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Spl. CorrespondentKochi, 30 August : Restrictions in the Kashmir Valley are being lift-

ed every day progressively, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said onFriday as he promised a "completely normal new Kashmir".He also crit-icised certain international media outlets for telecasting "fake news" onthe Kashmir situation and said they are being "exposed every day".TheMinister for Information and Broadcasting, who was interacting withthe audience at the Malayala Manorama News Conclave here, rejectedsuggestions that there was a media blackout in theRepresentatives ofnewspapers and TV news channels were on the field, he added.Kashmirinewspapers are getting printed daily in all languages, and in Srinagarradio and news channels are reaching to the people, Javadekar said.He

was responding to a query on the alleged media blackout since August5 when the Centre revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status underArticle 370 and divided the state into two UnionTerritories of Jammuand Kashmir and Ladakh."There was a phase of reasonable restric-tions. Now these restrictions are lifted every day progressively and youwill have completely normal new Kashmir and new India," the ministersaid.On international media reportage on Kashmir, he said, "Noweverybody has come to a situation where they realise that fake won'tsurvive. It is people's power. They won't tolerate fake news.""As far asthe media is concerned, many channels are exposing every day. As weknow, a very famous foreign TV channel showed a demonstration of10,000 people.

Spl. Correspondent]New Delhi, 30 August : The Congress on

Friday accused the BJP government of forcefullytaking Rs 1,76 lakh crore from the RBI to hide a"grave" economic slowdown and claimed that ithad pushed the country into a "financial emer-gency".The Reserve Bank of India had on Mondayapproved the transfer of a record Rs 1.76 lakh croredividend and surplus reserves to the government,boosting the BJP-led regime's prospect of stimulat-ing the slowing economy without widening fiscaldeficit."RBI's emergency fund is at a six-year low asthe BJP government has forcefully taken Rs1,76,000 crore from the RBI to hide its failures andgrave economic slowdown," Congress chiefspokesperson Randeep Surjewala tweeted, tagginga media report on the central bank's emergencyfund."The BJP government has pushed the coun-try into a financial emergency," he said.In anothertweet, the Congress spokesperson also pointed out

to the rising number of bank frauds. "'Loot & Scoot' in 'New India'as a complicit BJP govt looks the other way and common man istaxed!" he said.According to the RBI annual report, the number ofcases of frauds reported by banks saw a jump of 15 per cent year-on-year basis in 2018-19, with the amount involved increasing by 73.8per cent to Rs 71,543 crore from Rs 41,167 crore reported in the pre-vious fiscal.

Priyanka Gandhi Hits Out at Centre Over RBI's Annual Report Showing 'Big Bank Frauds'

New Delhi, 30 August : Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadraattacked the government on Friday over an RBI report showingbank frauds have gone up by 15 per cent year-on-year in 2018-19,asking who is the guarantor allowing such "big bank frauds".Thenumber of cases of frauds reported by banks saw a jump of 15 percent year-on-year basis in 2018-19, with the amount involvedincreasing by 73.8 per cent in the year, the Reserve Bank of India'sannual report showed.In FY19, banking sector reported 6,801frauds involving Rs 71,542.93 crore as against 5,916 cases involvingRs 41,167.04 crore reported in 2017-18.

BJP Issues Gag Order on Pragya Thakur

New Delhi, 30 August : ControversialBJP MP Pragya Thakur's repeatedgaffes have forced the saffron party lead-ership to restrain her from speaking tothe media on any issue. Sources said shehas been asked not to speak even at stateBJP events or talks for the time being.However, it isn't clear whether the gagorder extends to her tweets as well.Sincethe time her candidature for the LokSabha elections was announced earlythis year, Thakur's controversial state-ments have repeatedly put the party in aspot. The action, though unofficial, cameafter a section of the BJP's MadhyaPradesh unit complained to the centralleadership in this regard.Early thisweek, while speaking at a condolencemeeting organised by the MadhyaPradesh unit of the BJP for deceasedparty leaders Arun Jaitley, Babulal Gaurand Sushma Swaraj, Thakur accused theOpposition of having used "marak shak-ti" to harm them."When I was contesting(Lok Sabha) elections, a Maharaj ji toldme that bad times are upon us and theOpposition is up to something usingsome 'marak shakti' against BJP. I laterforgot what he said but now when I seeour top leaders leaving us one by one, Iam forced to think, wasn't Maharaj jiright?," she said.Her remarks, whichcame while Jaitley's family was still com-ing to terms with his loss, left the BJPleadership red-faced.Earlier, Thakur hadstirred a row when she said thatMahatma Gandhi's killer "NathuramGodse was a patriot". Following a furoreover the remark, Prime Minister had tosay that he will never forgive PragyaThakur for her remarks onBapu.Though later she apologised andretracted her statement, Amit Shah saidit was a fit case for disciplinary proceed-ings. "BJP has taken the statements seri-ously and sent these statements to a dis-ciplinary committee," said Shah.A seniorBJP leader said he was privy to discipli-nary proceedings against Thakur in onecase. However, in another case, he said,a decision on the disciplinary proceed-ings initiated against her is still pendingwith party President Amit Shah.

Shashi Tharoor Doesit Again, Tweets

Support for PM ModiNew Delhi, 30 August : On Friday,

Tharoor tweeted in support of PMModi’s initiative to “learn one new worda day from an Indian language otherthan our own”. The Thiruvanan thapu-ram MP was referring to the PrimeMinister’s video address at theManorama News Conclave. gesting weall learn one new word a day from anIndian language other than our own.

Raipur, 30 August : An FIR has been regis-tered against former Chhattisgarh chief ministerAjit Jogi in Bilaspur district, days after a govern-ment-appointed committee rejected his claim ofbeing a tribal, police said on Friday.A high-levelcaste scrutiny committee set up by the state gov-ernment had last week dismissed Ajit Jogi's claimof belonging to a Scheduled Tribe (ST) and can-celled his caste certificates.Subsequently, AjitJogi, who served as the first chief minister ofChhattisgarh, has been booked for allegedlyfraudulently obtaining caste certificates, thepolice said.The 73-year-old politician's claim ofbeing a tribal has been rejected multiple times inthe past too. The case against Ajit Jogi was filedon Thursday night under section 10 (1) of theChhattisgarh Scheduled Castes, ScheduledTribes and Other Backward Classes (Regulationof Certification of Social Status) Rules, 2013, atthe civil lines police station on the direction of thedistrict administration, Bilaspur SP PrashantAgrawal told PTI.The FIR was lodged by T RBhardwaj, tehsildar of Bilaspur, around 120kmfrom here, on behalf of district collector, headded.The district administration has pointed outthat the scrutiny committee had cancelled Jogiscaste certificates in its order dated August 23, hesaid.The panel had authorised the Bilaspur col-

lector to carry out necessary proceedings underthe Chhattisgarh ST/SC/ OBC (Regulation ofSocial Status Certification) Rules, 2013 in the mat-ter, Agrawal said.Subsequently, the collectorwrote to the tehsildar to lodge an FIR in this con-nection, the SP said. However, Ajit Jogi, a sittingMLA and a former Congressman, is yet to bearrested as the investigation into the matter isunderway, he added.According to police officials,the section 10 (1) is invoked against those whoacquire caste certificate which later turns out tobe invalid during scrutiny.It's a non-bailable sec-tion, they said.Reacting to the move, Amit Jogi,the son of Ajit Jogi, dubbed it as "political vendet-ta" and targeted Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghelover the issue.Ajit Jogi is chief of the JanataCongress Chhattisgarh (J), a party floated by himafter parting ways with the Congress in2016."The state is being governed by the `rule ofBhupesh' not by the rule of law. The governmentis doing vendetta politics against my father, AmitJogi alleged."We had filed a writ petition againstthe order of the high-powered committee in theHC on Thursday. Today (Friday) it will be men-tioned in the HC, he added.Notably, the scrutinycommittee that looked into Ajit Jogi's caste statuswas formed on the order of the ChhattisgarhHigh Court in 2018.

Kolkata, 30 August : The West Bengalassembly Friday passed a bill to checkincidents of mob assaults and lynchingand criminalised such actions.The WestBengal (Prevention of Lynching) Bill,2019 was tabled in the House on Fridayand supported by the opposition Congressand CPI(M). The BJP, which has emergedas the main opposition party, neither sup-ported nor opposed the bill as it felt thatthe legislation may be used for settlingpolitical scores.Chief Minister MamataBanerjee Friday the state government hasbrought The West Bengal (Prevention ofLynching) Bill, 2019 as the Centre did notintroduce any law against it."Lynching is asocial evil and all of us have to cometogether to fight against it. "The centralgovernment should have brought a lawagainst it. But they are yet to do so. So weare bringing this law in our state to fightagainst this social evil," she said tablingthe bill in the House.Lynching is a socialevil and the Supreme Court has givendirection to take action against lynching.she told the Assembly.The Bill aims to pro-tect the constitutional rights of vulnerablepersons and prevent incidents of lynching.

It also proposes action against thoseinvolved in perpetrating the crime.The leg-islation also pitches for a jail term, whichmay vary from three years to life for thoseinvolved in assaulting and injuring a vic-tim.In case of death of the victim, personsresponsible for the incident would be pun-ished with rigorous life imprisonment andfine up to Rs 5 lakh, the bill said.

Centre Should have Brought Law Against Lynching : Mamata

Bengaluru, 30 August DK Shivakumar is no P Chidambaram forthe Congress in New Delhi. But, he is much more for many in the partyin Karnataka. Like the one-time all powerful former Union Minister PChidambaram, Congress’ Karnataka troubleshooter is also facing thetoughest period of his political career. The Enforcement Directorate(ED) is knocking on his doors and the Karnataka High Court has dis-missed his plea seeking a stay on ED summons.Shivakumar, the partystrongman, is in New Delhi to appear before the ED sleuths. If he isarrested in an alleged money laundering case, he may have to cool hisheels in jail for some time, temporarily endangering his political careerback home in Karnataka. And Ganesh Chaturthi, which falls on com-ing Monday, would be a bitter one for him and his family.In his usualstyle, before leaving for New Delhi, Shivakumar breathed fire and toldthe media that he had not committed any murder and it was a minorissue related to money.Shivakumar, a wannabe chief minister ofKarnataka, is a colourful personality in state politics. He has been a fix-ture in state politics ever since he first entered the state Assemblyexactly 30 years ago in 1989 as a 27-year-old MLA.Shivakumar, knownas DKS in Karnataka politics, is an all-weather man for the Congress.He reached the top of state politics by fighting the Gowda family intheir stronghold and his prolonged fight with the Gowdas is leg-endary.Shivakumar, a Vokkaliga, won his first Assembly election in1989 from Sathanur in Kanakapura taluk by defeating the giant ofKarnataka politics, HD Deve Gowda. When S Bangarappa became theCM in 1990, he recognised Shivakumar’s talent and made him a juniorminister with Prisons and Homeguards portfolio. Even though theportfolio was insignificant, Shivakumar caught the attention of the topbrass because of his leadership skills and daring. He was just 29 yearsold and that mattered a lot.When Deve Gowda-led Janata Dal came topower in 1994, Shivakumar was one of the very few who survived the

storm. He fought a battle with the Gowdas even when Deve Gowda wasthe PM.When a fellow Vokkaliga, SM Krishna, became the CM in 1999,he made Shivakumar his Urban Development minister. Shivakumarbehaved like de-facto CM, rubbing many top leaders the wrong way. Inthe 2002 Lok Sabha bypolls, he fought against Deve Gowda fromKanakapura and lost. He took his revenge by defeating Deve Gowda inthe 2004 Lok Sabha polls from the same seat by fielding a journalist,Tejaswini, against him.But the Krishna government lost the Assemblypolls held along with Lok Sabha polls. Congress and JD(S) formed acoalition government and Shivakumar was kept out. He had to wait tillJanuary 2014 to return to Karnataka Cabinet.He had held the post ofKPCC working president during Yeddyurappa’s government. But hewas ineffective as the head of Congress.When Siddaramaiah-ledCongress came to power in 2013, Shivakumar was kept out on chargesof corruption. But he did not quit the party or say anything against thehigh command. He was made the power minister in January 2014.Eventhough he never shared a good rapport with Siddaramaiah, they stucktogether because of their common enemy the Gowdas.

Sitaram Yechury SaysSituation in Valley

Contrary to Govt's ClaimsNew Delhi, 30 August : CPM general secretary

Sitaram Yechury, who returned to Delhi from Srinagaron Friday, contested the government's claims about the

situation in the state andclaimed that he was notallowed to speak to any-one. "We were notallowed to meet anyoneelse so there was no wayto assess the situation.But from what I could seeon the roads, the situa-tion is not what the gov-ernment claims," hesaid.Yechury visitedSrinagar on Thursday tomeet ailing party col-

league Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami after the SupremeCourt rejected the Centre's contention that his visit mayendanger the situation in the state. "We met Tarigamitwice, on Thursday and Friday morning. Friday's visitwas with the doctors," Yechury told News18."The admin-istration wanted us to leave on Thursday evening but westayed back. We were kept in a guest house and notallowed to meet anyone or even leave the premises.

Goa Health Minister DeniesAAP's Claims of ImportingFish Laced with FormalinPanaji, 30 August : The Aam Aadmi

Party on Thursday claimed that the fishimported in Goa was laced with formalin,following which state Health MinisterVishwajit Rane said none of the sampleshave tested positive.In a statement issuedlate evening on Thursday, Rane said theQuality Council of India (QCI) has startedtesting fish at the two border points sinceJune 15, this year and till date, 1,800 sam-ples have been tested and none have itshowed the presence of added formalin inthem.Rane said besides, QCI, the Goa Foodand Drugs Administration (FDA) officershave tested more than 6,000 samples of fishfrom border points, wholesale markets aswell as retail fish markets in Goa and noneof the samples showed addedformalin."More than 100 samples have alsobeen subjected to laboratory testing usingsophisticated instruments and absence offormalin has been established in all thesamples," the minister said.Rane said thegovernment would like to assure the peopleof Goa that the fish sold in the state is safeand free of formalin. "There is absolutely noneed to panic or to pay heed to anyrumours," he said.

BJP Launches Anti-AAP Campaign New Delhi, 30 August : As the city gears

up for the upcoming Assembly polls, theBJP on Thursday started "Delhi Bachao(Save Delhi) Parivartan Yatra" to expose thefailures of the Aam Aadmi Party and to seekpublic support.The 'Yatra' launched byDelhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari atRamleela Ground in Bhalswa Dairy area willcover all the 14 districts and 70 assemblyseats of Delhi. Tiwari accused the ArvindKejriwal government of making people suf-fer."Kejriwal has cheated the people in thelast five years. This time people are eager togo with Prime Minister Narendra Modi,"Tiwari said in his address.He also said thatKejriwal could not fulfil any of its promise inthe last five years.The tenure of the ArvindKejriwal government will end on February2020.While Tiwari said Kejriwal has beenrestricting the welfare of the people in Delhi,AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh respond-ed saying Tiwari and other BJP leaders inDelhi have been creating issues in the "pro-people schemes of Kejriwal".

Pinarayi Vijayan SaysNo Change in Govt'sStand on SabarimalaThiruvananthapuram, 30 August :

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan onThursday asserted that there was nochange in the CPI(M)-LDF government'sstance on Sabarimala and lashed out at theBJP saying the saffron party had "cheated"devotees in the name of a new legislation."There is no change in the state govern-ment's stand on Sabarimala. Our stand wasto implement the Supreme Court order. Ifthe court orders otherwise, we will actaccordingly," Vijayan told reporters here.

Panel Rejects Chhattisgarh Ex CM Ajit Jogi's Claim of Tribal Status

Congress Accuses BJP of Pushing Country into 'Financial Emergency', 'Loot and Scoot' in 'New India'

DK Shivakumar, Congress's Karnataka

Troubleshooter, Faces a Chidambaram Moment

Prakash Javadekar Promises

'Completely Normal New Kashmir'

Kamal Nath Meets Sonia GandhiNew Delhi, 30 August : Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath

called on interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday amid an inter-nal tussle for the post of the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief. Thedevelopment comes amid reports that former Guna MP Jyotiraditya Scindiahas given an ultimatum to the party to appoint him head of the PCC or hewould have to “look for other options”.Political circles are abuzz with spec-ulation that Scindia is in touch with BJP leaders and he could switch partiesunless he is made the PCC chief.Earlier, the name of senior Congressleader and former leader of Opposition in the Assembly Ajay Singh wasdoing the rounds for the post of state party chief.

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BJP is a party of workers

unlike other parties havingLohardaga (Jharkhand), Aug 30 (TST)

Every party in the country has stood on"parivarwad" (politics of family/dynasty),but the BJP is a party of workers wherecommon activists pasting posters on wallsor selling tea have reached to the top posi-tion, its working president J P Nadda saidFriday.Nadda said the party has formedgovernment in 17 states and the next aimwas to come to power in the WestBengal.Lauding Union Home MinisterAmit Shah on abrogation of Article 370,Nadda said "Shah decimated Article 370just in a days debate, freeing Jammu &Kashmirs 70 years ordeal".Addressing theBJPs Shakti Kendra-cum-booth level work-ers Convention here, Nadda accused otherpolitical parties of laying their foundationson "politics of family and dynasty" whilethe BJP gives opportunity to every workerof the party to grow."Every party in thecountry has stood on parivarwad (politicsof family/dynasty). But BJP is a party ofworkers.Common workers who have putposters (on walls), held flags and sold teahave reached to the top now," hesaid.Though he did not take any names, healluded to Prime Minister Narendra Modiand Union Home Minister Amit Shah, hav-ing humble beginning in politics.Naddaexpressed gladness at seven crore mem-

bers being added to the party during theongoing membership drive, taking the totalcount to 18 crore in the country."The BJPhas formed governments in 17 states andnow West Bengal remains. First Jharkhandand then Bengal, he said.Assembly elec-tions in Jharkhand are likely to be held inNovember or December this year.Buoyedby stupendous performance in the generalelection where it bagged 18 out of a total of42 Lok Sabha seats in Bengal, only fourless than the ruling TMC, the saffron partyleaders have been asserting that their tar-get was to unseat Chief Minister MamataBanerjee from the power in the 2021Assembly poll there.In his address,Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Dassaid, "Kashmir is ours and will remain ours

forever," and thanked Prime MinisterNarendra Modi for diluting Article 370 thatgave special provisions to Jammu andKashmir.Das said, Jharkhand sufferedpolitical instability for 14 years (since itsformation as state in 2000). On one hand(former) ministers and (ex-) chief minister(Madhu Koda) of those 14 years went toHotwar jail, on the other, there is no scamin our government now.Taking a dig atopposition parties, Das echoed Nadda say-ing while family affiliations are requiredfor becoming prime minister and partypresident in other parties, the BJP makes atea-seller as prime minister and party pres-ident who put posters on walls, alluding toNarendra Modi and Union Home MinisterAmit Shah respectively.

WB BJP chief flays Mamata for attacking central agenciesKolkata : West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh

Wednesday slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for hercomments against the central agencies and wondered if she hasnot committed any wrong then why is she afraid of the probebodies. Ghosh accussed Banerjee of speaking the language ofPakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on the Kashmir issue andtaking a stance which is completely opposite to the interest ofthe country. "If she and her party have committed no wrongthen why is she afraid of central investiagating agencies. Thestate government has filed 28,000 cases against our party work-ers and leaders across the state. Have we ever cribbed over it?We are fighting it politically, legally and democratically,"Ghosh,MP, told PTI over phone. "Whoever has committed anywrong or is involved in corruption will not be spared," Ghoshsaid. If CBI or ED are summoning someone to bring out thetruth through investigation then what is the harm in it.If some-one has committed no wrong then he or she has nothing toworry about. The CBI investigation in Saradha Chit fund case is

being held under the instructions of Supreme Court. Why isTMC crying political vendetta over it? It means they have some-thing to hide, Ghosh said. Banerjee while addressing a partyrally dared the Centre to arrest her for raising her voice againstthe government, asserting that she "will not bow down beforethe BJP". Accusing the central agencies of trying to intimidateTMC MLAs and leaders, Banerjee said they are calling TMCleaders every other day with the sole intention to threaten andintimidate them. While speaking on Kashmir issue, Banerjee onWednesday accused the BJP-led central government of usingbrute force to scuttle the voices of dissent in the Kashmir Valley.Ghosh alleged that Banerjee is speaking language of PakistanPrime Minister Imran Khan as part of her "muslim- appease-ment policy". "It seems she is busy in appeasing minority com-munity that is why she has started speaking the language ofPakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. Whatever Imran Khan issaying, she is just repeating it. When Kashmir is headingtowards a new era of development, such a statement from a

Chief Minister of a country is against the interest of the nation,"Ghosh said. In the last few years, the saffron party has madedeep inroads in Bengal and emerged as the main challenger tothe ruling TMC by pushing the Congress and the Left Front todistant third and fourth positions respectively. It's leaders arenow asserting that their next target was to unseat Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee in the 2021 Assembly elections.

HP CM says no plans to regularise outsource employees

Shimla, Aug 30 (TST) The Himachal Pradesh governmenthas no plans to regularise any outsource employees, ChiefMinister Jai Ram Thakur informed the assembly onFriday.Thakur made the remarks in response to questions byCongress MLAs Mohan Lal Brakta,Mukesh Agnihotri andVikramaditya Singh.A total of 12,165 outsource employees areworking in the state, he said, adding that of them, 3100 weredeployed last year.The government provides Rs 153.19 crores tothe outsource companies against the services of these employeesand the companies give Rs 130.10 crores to the employees.

Guj receives 93.5 pc of season's rainAhmedabad: Heavy showers have lashed some dis-

tricts in Gujarat, a government department said onWednesday, adding that the state has so far received93.54 per cent of the average rain this monsoon season.In 24 hours ending 6 am on Wednesday, the ChhotaUdepur taluka in that district received 182 mm rain, thehighest in the state during this period, followed by PaviJetpur taluka getting 162 mm and Kwant 159 mm, as perdata released by the state emergency operation centre.Besides, Halol taluka in Panchmahal district received159 mm rainfall, Vijapur taluka in Mehsana got 115 mmrain, while Mehsana talukagot 106 mm downpour, itsaid. "As many as 187 out of251 talukas of the statereceived rainfall during thisperiod. With this, the statehas so far received total763.27 mm rainfall, or 93.54per cent of the average annu-al rainfall at 810 mm," as perthe data. The state's southzone received the highestrainfall of the season at107.02 per cent, followed byKutch zone - 103.04 per cent,east central zone- 93.15 percent and Saurashtra zone-80.06 per cent, it revealed.District-wise, ChhotaUdepur recorded the high-est rain of the season at137.96 per cent, followed byBharuch-136.11 per cent,Narmada-120.07 per cent,Surat- 110.05 per cent,Panchmahal-109.67 per centand Tapi-101.6 per cent.However, DevbhoomiDwarka district received thelowest rainfall at 60.78 percent, while Banaskantha got65.62 per cent, Mahisagar -65.75 per cent and Mehsana-67.67 per cent. The IndiaMeteorological Department(IMD) has predicted heavyrains at some places inBanaskantha, Patan,Mehsana, Sabarkantha dis-tricts on Wednesday, withheavy to very heavy show-ers likely in Surendranagar,Morbi and Kutch.

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WB Assembly passes bill

against lynchingKolkata, Aug 30 (TST) The

West Bengal assembly Fridaypassed a bill to check incidents ofmob assaults and lynching andcriminalised such actions.TheWest Bengal (Prevention ofLynching) Bill, 2019 was tabledin the House on Friday and sup-ported by the oppositionCongress and CPI(M).The BJP,which has emerged as the mainopposition party, neither support-ed nor opposed the bill as it feltthat the legislation may be usedfor settling politicalscores."Lynching is a social eviland all of us have to come togeth-er to fight against this evil. TheSupreme Court has given direc-tion to take action against lynch-ing. " Banerjee said while speak-ing on Bill in the House."The

central government should havebrought a law against it. But as itis yet to do so we are we arebringing this law in our state tofight against this social evil. Weneed to raise awareness againstthe incident of lynchings," sheadded.The Bill aims to protectthe constitutional rights of vul-nerable persons and prevent inci-dents of lynching. It also propos-es action against those involvedin perpetrating the crime.Thelegislation also pitches for a jailterm, which may vary from threeyears to life for those involved inassaulting and injuring avictim.In case of death of the vic-tim, persons responsible for theincident would be punished withrigorous life imprisonment andfine up to Rs 5 lakh, the bill said.

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Haryana Shakti Sr. Secondary School, KanjhawalaNew Delhi-110081AGENDA NOTICE

Whereas the undersigned has been appointed as Returning officer by the board oftrustees of the Haryana Shakti Education Society(Regd..) Kanjhawala, Delhi-110081 intheir meeting held on 18.08.2017 so as to conduct the election of the Board of trustees,Haryana Shakti Education Society(Reg.)Now, thereafter, H.S.Gujral Returning officer, Haryana Shakti Education Society(Reg.),Kanjhawala Delhi-110081 do hereby issue the following programme for conducting theelection of 16 members of Board of Trustees as per registered Rules & Regulations ofthe aforesaid Society.

ELECTION PROGRAMME

S.No. Programme Date Timing Venue

1. Issue of NominationForms

16.09.2019 10.00 am to 03:00 pm Haryana ShaktiSenior SecondarySchool, KanjhawalaDelhi-110081

2. Filing of Nomination 18.09.2019 10:00 am to 03:00 pm do

3. Scrutiny ofNomination Forms

19.09.2019 10:00 am to 03:00 pm do

4. Withdrawal ofNominations

20.09.2019 10:00 am to 03:00 pm do

5. Display fo Final list ofContesting candidates

20.09.2019 03:00 am to 05:00 pm do

6. Polling, if necessary 06.10.2019 09:00 am to 05:00 pm do

7. Counting of Votes 06.10.2019 06:00 pm on wards do

8. Declaration of Results 06.10.2019 -same day- do

The List of members of the aforesaid society as submitted in office of Registrar of soci-eties & Firms, Delhi will be displayed at the Notice Board of the aforesaid School and onecopy thereof is also kept with the undersigned. Interested member may obtain a copy ofthe list of member after paying the requisite fee of Rs. 2000/- from the office of the soci-ety. All members are requested to bring any identity proof like Election Card, Identity Card,issued by Government agencies, Passport, Driving License, etc.

(H.S.Gujral), Returning Officer, Haryana Sahkti Education Society,

(Registration No. 260) Kanjhawala, Delhi-81.

I, MOHD ALEEM KHAN S/OMOHD YUNUS KHAN resi-dent of H NO-28, GALI NO-2,JAFRABAD, DELHI-110053.have changed my name toALEEM KHAN for all futurepurpose.

I, Ikram Malik s/o IslamuddinR/o 161/20, Main Road, JogaBai, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-110025, have changed myname to Ikramuddin Malik forall future Purposes.

I Kshama Bhargava W/oHarish Bhargava R/o 253, GaliNo.4, Bhola Nath Nagar,Shahdara North East Delhi-110032. I have changed myName Kshama Bhargav toKshama Bhargava for allFuture Purpose, both are thesame and one person.

I, Yashpal Singh Bhandari s/oShri Rajinder Singh Bhandarir/o A-146, Karampura, Delhi-110015, have changed myname to Yashpal Bhandaripermanently

Public NoticeBe it known to public at largethat my clientess Smt. SukeshKadam W/o Late Sh. GangaSingh Kadam R/o H.No. D-50, Satyawati Colony, AshokVihar, Phase-III, Delhi-110052, has severed her allrelations with her daughter-in-law, namely Smt. SunitaKadam@Shalini W/o Sh.Lokender Kadam and herDaughter namely KamyaKadam(i.e. Granddaughter ofmy clientess) and alsodebarred them from hermoveable and immoveableproperty acquired or to beacquired in future, on accountof their impertinent, disre-spectful, indisciplened, behav-iour. My clientess shall not beresponsible of the acts ofabove named debarred per-sons from now onwards. Gulshan Kumar, ( Advocate)

Ch. No. 275, Civil wing, TisHazari Courts, Delhi-54

Name ChangeI, Naina Kumar W/o Mr.

Karandeep Singh R/o A-56B,Ground Floor, Asha Park, JailRoad, New Delhi-110018, havechanged my name and I shallhereinafter be known as NainaKaur for all future purposes.

Name ChangeI, Birham Chand

S/o Late ShriChander R/o 117,Chirag Delhi,Malviya Nagar,South Delhi, NewDelhi-110017, have changed myminor son's name from SahilBharti to Sahil and my nameB.C.Chand to Birham Chand forall future purposes. PUBLIC NOTICE

This is to certify that my clientSmt. Santosh kumari w/o Sh.Rajender kumar vats and herhusband Rajender kumar vatss/o Late sh. Jagram sharma,resident of H.no.561,sector-22B GURGAON-122016 hasdisowned and severed all theirrelation with their son MukulVats and their daughter-in-lawnamely smt. Surbhi Vats anddebarred them from all theirmovable and immovable prop-erties for ever,as they are disre-garding,disobeying,assaultingand creating nuisance for ourclient, henceforth our clients willhave no concern with themwhatsoever .If anybody dealswith them,he/she/they will doso at his/her/their own cost &Risk.

Vipin SehrawatAdvocate

Dwarka courtDelhi-110075

Name ChangeI, Khalid Riyaz S/o Riyazuddin

R/o 226, 1st floor, A Block, NewFriends Colony, New Delhi-110025, have changed my namefrom Khalid Riyaz to Khalid Riazfor all future purposes.

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Kumar @ Manoj Kumar YadavS/o Sh. Khazan Singh Yadav R/o194, Rao Chaturbhuj Marg,Kapashera, South West Dellhi,Delhi-110037, have changed myname and shall hereafter beknown as Manoj Kumar Yadav.

Goa CM asksescort vehicle

personnel to helpclear traffic jamPanaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod

Sawant on Thursday asked his escortvehicle personnel to help clear the trafficjam on a road connecting North Goa dis-trict to Panaji where his own convoy wasbriefly stuck. Sawant, who was on way toPanaji, left behind one of his two escortvehicles with an instruction to the per-sonnel to leave the spot only after theroad blockade was cleared. He was trav-elling from his residence at Sankhalimvillage in North Goa to the state capitalwhen he got stuck in the traffic jamaround 9.30 am, the Chief Minister'sOffice (CMO) said. The entire road wasblocked due to an accident involving ahuge truck-trolley near Old Goa, leavingseveral office-goers stranded. "The chiefminister asked the personnel of hisescort vehicle to help the traffic policeclear the road blockade. He also leftbehind one of his vehicles with instruc-tions to the personnel not to leave theplace till normal vehicular movementwas restored," an official in the CMOsaid. The traffic congestion eased afteralmost half-an-hour following which theescort vehicle joined the chief minister'sentourage in Panaji.

Three pilgrims die as snakebites them in RajsathanBikaner: Three pilgrims,

including a couple, died onWednesday after a snake bitthem in Rajasthan's Bikanerdistrict, police said. Three pil-grims on way to Ram Devrain Jaisalmer fromSriganganagar were attackedby a snake when they hadstopped at a temple inMotigarh for rest Tuesdaynight, Superintendent ofPolice, Bikaner, PradeepMohan Sharma said.

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CHANDIGARH: The e n f o r c e m e n tdirectorate (ED) on Thursday attached 14 industrial plots worth over Rs 30 crore located in the industrial area of Panchkula. These plots were allotted by former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda during the Congress regime in Haryana in 2013. Although the matter regarding alleged irregularities in the allotment of these plots is being investigated by the CBI, the plots have been attached by ED by invoking the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (MPLA).“ED attaches 14 industrial worth Rs 30.34 crore under PMLA in Panchkula Industrial Plots Allocation Scam,” the agency announced on its Twitter handle.

These plots, ranging between 500 and 1,000 square metres in size, were allotted to those close to Hooda. The prominent beneficiaries of the scheme were close members of Hooda’s family, his MLAs/party workers and his personal staff in the chief minister’soffice.

The allegations are that industrial plots were given to 14 people by allegedly manipulating certain provisions of allotment which included allowing them to submit their applications even after the last date of submission had ended.The allegations included that ineligible beneficiaries were allotted plots at rates lesser than the prevailing market rates, causing loss of several crores to the state exchequer.Petitionon irregularities dates back to October 201The FIR in this case was registered by the Haryana vigilance bureau on May 16, 2016 and Hooda has been booked in the case being chairperson of Haryana urban development authority (HUDA). Later, the case was referred to the CBI for probe.The issue of irregularities in these industrial plots surfaced after a petition was filed by Colonel S K Jain (retd) of Panchkula in the Punjab and Haryana high court in October 2013.The plots were allotted to 14 persons, including relative of a retired judge of the Punjab and Haryana high court. However, after the allegations of massive irregularities surfaced, the family of the judge had surrendered the allotment.

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No safety gear, worker cleaning sewer line inhales toxic gas, dies

Gurugram woman attendant beaten up for asking toll fee

toll. He produced a fake registration certificate hands inside the toll booth’s window. She was GURUGRAM: In a small toll booth where only and asked for exemption. When I asked him to quick enough to move back and escape theirtwo persons can fit snugly, 22-year-old Sonieither produce an original document or pay the grip.Kumari has grown normal to theseKumari was attending her morning shift andtoll, he started using foul language. I requested instances of violence, just like her 280 otherguarding lane 11 of the Kherki Daula toll plaza him to be civil and told him that I was only colleagues who operate the 28 lanes of the tollon Thursday. Around 10.35am when an Altodoing my duty. But, he got violent and attacked plaza. Officials of MCEPL said they hadstopped near the barricade, little did she knowme,” said Kumari, originally from from switched to employing more female staff at the that she was about to land in a heated argumentVaranasi.Later in the day, officials of booths assuming that would discourage errantand be manhandled, yet again. While on June concessionaire Millennium City Expressway motorists form getting into heated arguments.29 she had narrowly escaped physical assault, Private Ltd (MCEPL) went to the Kherki Daula The situation, however, hasn’t improved. “Theshe wasn’t lucky this time.

This led to heated arguments, with the accused, police station and filed a complaint. Police idea of keeping female staff was that many In what could be described as recurrentidentified as Rahul, hurling obscene abuses at spokesperson Subhash Boken said that “Rahul, vehicle owners would abstain from getting into skirmishes at the plaza, Kumari was physicallyher. When she put her head of the booth’s a resident of Sikohpur village, was arrested on arguments and scuffle. But, these people haveassaulted by the Alto driver for demanding Rswindow to object, the accused slapped her. She charges of assault and criminal intimidation, no soft corner even for women. The way they65 as the toll fee. Claiming to be a local and tried to hit back, but the accused got more and produced in a court that sent him to judicial hit them, like on Thursday, it’s shameful,” saiddemanding exemptionfrom the toll fee, theviolent and started slapping her unceasingly. custody”.On June 29, Kumari got into a similar an official of MCEPL. “The problem is with the driver produced a forged registrationOther employees present at the toll plaza situation when a driver of a private car people who are not in the list of 31 villages that certificate. By now expert in spotting fakeimmediately intervened and let the 23-year-old produced a Haryana Police ID card, asking for are exempted from the toll. They produce fake documents, Kumari immediately turned downdriver leave.“At 10.35am, I stopped this car, exemption, and she refused. Two men got out documents to trick our staff. and when stopped, the demand for exemption and asked thewhich had a Delhi number plate, and demanded of the car and tried to grab her by putting their create ruckus.”motorist to pay up.

Line loss sees a dip in Gurgaon, 6 substations to open soon

Noida snaps water, sewersupply of GIP, Logix malls

Gurgaon: The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) chief, DS Dhesi, on Thursday met Dakshin Haryana Bijli VitranNigam (DHBVN) officials to take stock of the power supply situation and infrastructure in the city. The officials informed Dhesi that the line losses — power that is lost in a conductor during transmission and distribution phase — in the city have reduced from 40% to 17%. Dhesi was also informed that the discom is setting up six substations to cater to the power demand of new sectors (58 to 115) and they would be operational in three months.

Giving details about the six substations, where work in going on since the past two years, an official said that they would be located in sectors 65, 77, 85, 95 and 107. Each substation will have a capacity of 220kV.

“Like water, power is also the basic need of people. So, every household should have power connectivity. Rules should not become a hurdle in the way of getting a power connection. Regulatory bodies are working to make the process of getting a power connection easy,” Dhesi told the officials.Regardingoutages, the officials informed Dhesi that only builder areas are prone to power cuts in the city as the developers have not set up i n f r a s t r u c t u r e t o i n s t a l l substat ions in their area. However, the officials said that efforts are being made to fulfil the electricity demands of residents living in builder areas.

government will pay for the policy, and in Gurgaon: A 56-year-old worker died after case of an accident resulting in loss of life, inhaling toxic gases while cleaning a sewerthe amount will be paid to the family of line in Krishna Colony, police said onthe sanitation worker.The scheme,Thursday. Balraj was hired by a dairy owner however, cannot be availed by thosefor Rs 800 to clean an overflowing sewer employed by private contractors. Hence,line in front of his home on Tuesday.Balraj’s family will not be benefited from The dairy owner, Anoop, was arrested andsuch policy. Even though the statereleased on bail on Thursday. Balraj and his government is taking initiatives totwo helpers, according to police, didn’tpromote the use of robots for cleaninghave any safety gear and were forced to sewers, many workers are still forced to clean the drain with bamboo sticks. Balrajenter drains without safety gear. In many went inside the 6.5-foot- deep sewer line,cases, workers lose their lives. MCG haswhile his helpers were told to help him from robots to clean sewer lines but, according outside.to sources, the number is insufficient and After removing two big stones that blocked death). Though the house owner was arrested,

human are still used for cleaning sewers.the drain, he went again inside the duct to clean he was granted bail later.In Gurgaon alone, as many as 10 workers lost it but fainted after inhaling toxic gases. When Gurgaon police spokesperson Subhash Boken

their lives in the last two years while cleaninghe didn’t come out for a few minutes, his said Balraj had been residing in New Colony sewers. The data collected by the Nationalhelpers started looking for him and pulled him area with his brother for last 10 years. Earlier,Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK)out of the drain. They then rushed him to the he had also worked with a few organisations as shows that at least 50 workers died cleaningcivil hospital in Sector 10, where he died during sweeper.“Balraj used to take contracts for sewers in the first six months of 2019. Thisthe treatment.Balraj was wearing only his nners cleaning sewers of individual houses and data, according to the commission, is a gross while cleaning the sewer duct. “He fainted after colonies in Old Gurgaon,” said a police officer.underestimate and includes figures of onlyinhaling toxic gases and was rushed to the Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Augusteight states — Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi,hospital where he died,” a police officer said, 15 had announced an insurance cover of Rs 10 Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka andadding that a case was registered on lakh for sewer workers associated with Tamil Nadu.Wednesday under Section 304A (accidental government agencies in the state. The

Walkways, lights and trees for one more green belt

Revenue goes to HSVP, MCG boss threatens to stall upkeep in sectors

Gurgaon: After turning a dumping site situated in H Block of DLF-1 into a green belt, MCG will revamp another 500m-long green belt from Silver Oaks to Khushbu Chowk.The corporation has accepted the residents’ request to b u i l d w a l k w a y s , i n s t a l l streetlights and carry out plantation drives in the green belt. “Starting from Silver Oaks to Khushbu Chowk, the green belt has been an unmaintained patch with heaps of garbage. The trees in the green belt were dying owing to continuous waste d u m p i n g a n d l a c k o f maintenance. The residents want to develop the green belt, like it has been done in DLF-1,” said RS Rathee, MCG councillor of the area.The idea to have kitchen gardens in the green belt drew the attention of residents, and they came together to request MCG to maintain the green belt. “Even though the green belt always had a few trees and some wild shrubs, the belt was in very bad shape. However, installing streetlights, building walkways and planting trees would help provide ample shade and clean the air in the area. It will also offer a safe place to women and children to walk and play,” said Rashi, a resident of the township.Residents of H-Block are growing spinach, coriander,radish, onions and various herbs in the green belt located in front of their block.“We will involve residents in the same way. It is a good idea to involve the residents in plantation drives as it gives a sense of belonging towards the green patch,” said Ravinder Yadav, an RWA member who lives in G-Block, DLF-1.

ED attaches 14 industrial plotsin Panchkula under PMLA

Gurgaon: At a time when MCG has been carrying out maintenance work of water and sewer connections to sector areas since 2016, the upkeep fee is being collected by Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP), earlier known as Huda.Failing to recover the funds from HSVP, the corporation has sent a strong-worded letter to the chief administrator of the development body, asking him to transfer the accrued amount to MCG for the maintenance work it has carried out so far.In the letter, the MCG commissioner has said the civic body will stall the maintenance work of these services if the corporation doesn’t get the funds, and ask the state government to hand over the upkeep work back to HSVP.At present, a private firm — BCITS Private Ltd — manages water and sewerage billing of HSVP sectors, and the revenue collected goes to HSVP. The

MCG chief, in his letter, asked the chief administrator to direct BCITS to execute an agreement with MCG at the earliest so that the billing of water and sewerage charges is handed over to MCG.The corporation has also sought information about the revenue which HSVP has been collecting since 2016 under d i fferent ca tegor ies — res ident ia l , commercial, industrial and institutional — of connections.

MCG, according to an official, has paid Rs 27 crore to GMDA for water supply and sewerage services in the HSVP sectors up to June this year. If the revenue doesn’t go to MCG, he said, the corporation would have no other option but to stall the maintenance of services and hand over upkeep of these services back to HSVP.

The MCG commissioner has asked the chief

engineer to direct the executive engineer concerned to take up the matter to recover the pending water charges up to July 2019 from HSVP and come up with a plan to raise water and sewerage fee from August 2019.

RS Rathee, the councillor of ward 34, said MCG should also develop a mechanism to collect revenue for water supply from licensed colonies which have been recently taken over by the corporation.MCG has taken over five licensed colonies — Sushant Lok 1, Suncity,Palam Vihar, South City 1 and South City 2 — but it is not collecting water charges from the residents of these areas.The corporation is paying the water fee to the tune of several crores to GMDA, said Rathee. On the other hand, residents of DLF colonies — phases 1, 2 & 3 — are paying water charges to the developer, who hands it over GMDA.

Politicalhoardings distract commuters, MCG begins driveGurgaon: Hoardings put up by

local leaders ahead of Haryana assembly elections, including the ones welcoming chief minister Manohar La l Khat ta r, a t Signature Chowk underpass are causing inconvenience to the commuters.These hoardings are mounted at the pillars of the underpass and obstructing the view of motorists. The issue was also raised by the district road safety committee in a recent meeting, where it was decided to ask the MCG to remove the hoardings, considering the road safety aspects of the commuters.

However, MCG commissioner Amit Khatri said that the MCG has already begun the drive to remove illegal hoardings and “these will also be taken offsoon”.Since the assembly elections are approaching, such hoardings can be seen at multiple locations, including Hero Honda Chowk underpass and Rajiv Chowk underpass. Road safety experts say these hoardings should not be mounted on the pillars at the underpasses keeping in view the road safety of the commuters.

been living in villages across Noida: The farmers’ union in the city G a u t a m B u d h N a g a r f o rprotested on Thursday against thegenerations. But now theseanti-encroachment drives by theofficials have decided sitting in NoidaAuthority across the district.their air-conditioned offices that Farmers said the Authority is our land will belong to them and so f o r c e f u l l y c h a n g i n g l a n d they have started demolishing our ownership and taking away their homes,” said Anit Kasana, district lands. They also alleged that anti-president of Bhartiya Kisan Union.encroachment drives are a way of

Other farmers also maintained that if pushing away the natives of thethey try to expand their ancestralcity to make way for highrises and homes even by a few feet, their commercial buildings.“We’ve

NOIDA: The Noida Authority on Thursday disconnected water and sewer connections of Great India Place (GIP) and Logix City Centre mall after their dues were not cleared despite repeated reminders.

Officials said GIP mall in Sector 38A has the highest dues among all commercial and industrial establishments under the Authority and it amounts to Rs 14.35 crore. Logix City Centre mall in Sector 32 has dues worth Rs 46 lakh.

The amounts are pending for several years. Representatives from the malls were not available for comment. However, the establishments did not face much problems and it seemed they had their own submers ib l e wa te r pump connections, officials said. Other establishments where water and sewer connections were disconnected on Thursday include NMC hospital in Sector 30 that has dues worth Rs 46 lakh, SD Agnel School in Sector 40 that has dues worth Rs 12 lakh and five other commercial plots that have a total due of Rs 79 lakh.“We have been issuing notices to these establishments and have informed them about the dues. Whenthey failed to pay up, the action was t a k e n . T h e r e a r e o t h e r s u c h

establishments that we will be checking,” said Ritu Maheshwari, CEO, Noida Authority.

The authority will soon take action against 28 defaulters who have dues of over Rs 10 lakh each, officialsadded. However, those who will make the payment in the next few days, will be exempted, an officialsaid.Three teams have been formed by the authority to check the premises of all 28 defaulters in the next few days. The authority had earlier sent notices to several group housing societies and other commerc ia l and indus t r i a l establishments who were not maintaining their rainwater harvesting systems.

Our land taken, houses razed to drive us out, say farmers

homes are demolished.However, officials argued that only

those constructions are being demolished that have been built over encroached Authority land.Farmersalso said that there is already a Supreme Court order that has cancelled acquisition of land in the village by the Authority.“Despitecourt orders from 2013 and 2016, the Authority demolished several homes and shops in Salarpur. This is nothing but dictatorial attitude and the officials are not even ready to listen to the residents. They are treating us like criminals,” said Vijendra Bhati, a resident of Salarpur.Meanwhile, the Noida Authority conducted yet another ant i -encroachment dr ive on Thursday and demolished houses and shops in Chhajarsi village in Sector 63. The drive was conducted to reclaim about 6, 000 square metres of land worth Rs 24 crore.Officials said that the encroachers had built a boundary wall and about 50 huts and 16 shops within the premises. The Noida Authority has also filed a complaint against five people in the case.

Govt using brute force to scuttle voices of dissent inNew Delhi/Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the Centre of using brute force to "scuttle" the voices of dissent in the Kashmir valley, and

dared the BJP-led ministry to arrest her for raising voice against the government. Banerjee, while referring to RBI's decison to hand over Rs 1.76 lakh crore to the government, said that impor-tant institutions of the country are being headed by retired bureaucrats, who are acting as "yes men" of the government. "What is going on in Kashmir? The government is using brute forceto scuttle all voices of dissent in the valley," she said while addressing a students rally here. TMC had opposed the Jammu anfd Kashmir Reorganisation Bill in Parliament and staged a walk-out during the voting early this month. "If there is an all-party meeting, we would have kept our views. We don't know where Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti & Omar Abdullah are present-ly," she said. Banerjee has on several occasions criticised detention of the three former chief ministers of Jammu & Kashmir after abrogation of Article 370 that gave special status to the state.A bitter critic of the saffron party, Banerjee asserted that she would continue to raise her voice against the government and dared it to arrest her for doing so. The TMC supremo said she"will not bow down before the BJP". "All the institutions are headed by retired persons, who have no accountability. They are just following orders of the government like 'yes men'," the CMsaid, while addressing TMC's students wing-Trinamool Chatra Parishad foundation day rally here. While referring to Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s decision to give Rs 1.76 lakh crore to theCentre, Banerjee on Wednesday said the reserve money of the central bank has also been exhausted due to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. "There is no reserve moneyin RBI now. All money has been used by the centre," Banerjee said. The country is heading towards presidential form of government, and there will be no place for democracy, Banerjee saidwhile hitting out at the ruling dispensation. "They are propagating one government, one leader,one party, one emergency. I presume we're heading towards a presidential form of election. Isthis what our freedom fighters fought for? "All other parties are being fragmented, when Karnataka government fell, no one said anything. They say they will capture Bengal too, I will seehow that happens," she said. "The central government is either threatening opposition leaders or buying them out with money. It is after Bengal now, as we are opposing its policies and divi-sive politics," she added. Accusing the central agencies of trying to intimidate TMC MLAs and leaders, Banerjee said they are calling party leaders every other day with the sole intention tothreaten and intimidate them. "One of my MLAs told me how the central agencies are intimidating them. We are not scared of any agency. We have committed no wrong. They will call oneperson today and another leader tomorrow. If they want they put me behind bars, I will go to jail. I will take that as fight for freedom struggle. I won't bow down before BJP," she said. HerOver 40 injured as bus falls

into gorge in UdhampurUdhampur (J-K): Over 40 passengers were

injured on Tuesday when an overloaded minibus rolled down into a gorge in Udhampur dis-trict of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Theaccident took place shortly after the vehicle leftChunanta village for Udhampur around 7.30am, a police official said. He said the driver ofthe vehicle lost control over the vehicle whilenegotiating a curve in Ramnagar area as aresult of which the vehicle overturned beforerolling down into a 70-feet gorge. A rescueoperation was launched and 41 injured personswere shifted to hospital. "The vehicle was over-loaded and some of the passengers were sittingon its rooftop when the accident occurred," oneof the injured passengers, undergoing treat-ment at district hospital Udhampur, said.Police have registered a case.

UP: Man dies in policecustody, family alleges torture

Sonbhadra (UP): A 25-year-old man arrest-ed for allegedly stealing some mustard seeddied in police custody after falling ill, policesaid on Wednesday, but the family has allegedhe was tortured. Shivam was arrested by thePunnuganj police on Monday and he fell ill onTuesday evening, the police said, adding theman was taken to the district hospital wherehe died. Station House Officer Ram NarainRam of Pannuganj police station has been sus-pended after the custodial death and a murdercase has been lodged against him and oneother unnamed person, AdditionalSuperintendent of Police O P Singh said. Thevictim's family, however, alleged that Shivamwas "mercilessly beaten" in the police stationbecause of which he died. "He was fine whenwe had met him on Tuesday around 5 pm butaround 7 pm we got the news through thegram pradhan that he was taken ill," Shivam'sfather Umapati Shukla said. Shukla allegedthe station house officer "murdered his son"and demanded strict action against him. Thefamily members also staged a sit-in onVaranasi-Skaktinagar road demanding thearrest of suspended SHO.Rawat invites investors to invest in U'khand

Dehradun : Chief Minister TrivendraSingh Rawat on Thursday invited investors toinvest in Uttarakhand highlighting the state'spotential in tourism, biotechnology, renew-able energy and information technology sec-tors. During the "Invest North" event heldin Bengaluru, Rawat said Uttarakhand hasfast emerged as a "favourite investment desti-nation in the country" due to the state govern-ment's readiness to offer all support to theinvestors. The chief minister said his govern-ment's new tourism policy, with focus on giv-ing a boost to rural Uttarakhand and wellnessand adventure tourism, aims to facilitate"reverse migration" of people to the hills.Rawat said the government's new film policyhas helped the state become a favourite desti-nation for film shootings and Uttarakhandwas awarded for being the "most film friendlystate" at the 66th Filmfare awards. More than180 films and television serials were shot inUttarakhand last year due its scenic locationsand the concessions being offered to film-makers by the state government, he said.Pakistan has no locus standi on Kashmir

Leh: Pakistan has no locus standi onKashmir and no country is backing it on the"current issue", Defence Minister RajnathSingh said on Thursday amid Islamabad'sefforts to internationalise the Centre's moveto abrogate provisions of Article 370.Addressing a DRDO event here, Singh askedhow can India talk to Pakistan when it keepstrying to destabilise India using terror. Indiawants to have good neighbourly relationshipwith Pakistan, but it should first stop export-ing terror to India, Singh said. He assertedthat Pakistan has no locus standi on Kashmir."I want to ask Pakistan, when had Kashmirbelonged to it. Kashmir was always part ofIndia," he said. Pakistan should focus onaddressing human rights violations and atroc-ities in Pakistan occupied Kashmir, the Unionminister said. He said US Defense SecretaryMark Esper during a telephonic conversationtold him that abrogation of provisions ofArticle 370 was an internal matter of India."No country is with Pakistan on the currentissue," Singh added.Class 10 student dies at school in Navi Mumbai

Mumbai, Aug 30 (TST) A 15-year-old boydied at a school at Nerul in neighbouringNavi Mumbai on Friday morning, policesaid.The incident took place at Poddar schoolin Seawoods locality.Soumya SanjayBhatnagar, a Class 10 student, apparently hadan epileptic fit near computer room at theschool around 7.20 am and collapsed.He wasrushed to D Y Patil Hospital in Nerul wherehe was declared dead before arrival, a policeofficial said.Soumya was undergoing treat-ment for epilepsy and he had returned to theschool after a gap of five days, he said.

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NEW DELHI.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to moderate rainfalls in several states across the country for the next three days. On Friday,heavy to very heavy rains are likely to lash at isolated places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Gujarat and Kerala. Thunderstormaccompanied with lightning is expected likely at isolated places over Bihar,

department in engulf the states of Uttar Pradesh, AndhraJharkhand, West Bengal & Sikkim, Odisha, “This is the sixth consecutive low-pressure its latest statement. Fishermen have been Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Jammu & area to form in August in quick succession. Assam and Meghalaya.advised not to venture into these areas. In Kashmir, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi. With this, Monsoon 2019 rain would once “Strong winds, speed reaching 45-55 kmph, Goa, heavy to moderate rainfall spells are According to Skymetweather, a fresh low- again revive over Central India,” it added. are very likely to prevail over westcentral & very likely to affect the north and south pressure area has formed in the Northwest However, the latest monsoon system is not southwest Arabian Sea, central & southeast districts till Friday afternoon.Similar Bay of Bengal and adjoining area of very strong and extremely heavy rains are Bay of Bengal and along & off Andaman & weather conditions will prevail for the next Gangetic West Bengal and North Odisha. not expected.Nicobar Islands,” said the weather three to four days. The wet spell will further

Ahead of questioning by ED, Congress leader DK Shivakumar calls I-T raids 'politically motivated'

four others for quashing the summons, Justice Bengaluru. Ahead of his questioning by the Aravind Kumar directed them to appear before Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an allegedthe ED and face the inquiry on the alleged money laundering case against him,hawala transactions in violation of theCongress leader DK Shivakumar has calledPrevention of Money Laundering Actthe Income Tax raids on his properties in (PMLA), 2002.The other four petitioners are Karnataka ''politically motivated''.Sachin Narayana, Sunil Kumar Sharma, Speaking to news agency , the senior Anjaneya Hanumanthaiah and Rajendra, who Karnataka Congress leader maintained that are associates of the high-profile lawmaker he has done nothing wrong and the BJPfrom the Kanakapura assembly segment and a leaders are doing this to spell more trouble trouble-shooter of the Congress.for him.

The alleged money laundering came to light after ''There’s no illegal activities that I've done. raids by the tax sleuths on the premises of BJP leaders have said it on record, they're

against him for questioning, Shivakumar said, Shivakumar in Bengaluru, Kanakapura and going to harass me. Let them enjoy giving me ''I've requested 'the court that it's a simple New Delhi on August 2, 2017 led to seizure of trouble. But I'll participate and cooperate. I am Income Tax matter. I've already filed ITR. unaccounted cash worth Rs 8.59 crore and no busy till this afternoon, then I will go to Delhi.''T h e r e ' s n o P r e v e n t i o n o f M o n e y evidence on its source.He continued by saying the ED move against him Laundering(PMLA) Act. Last night, they Cases were filed against all the five accused and the Income Tax raids were being conducted summoned me to come to Delhi by 1 pm. I'll under sections 277 and 278 of the Income Taxat the behest of the BJP government in the state.respect the law.''In a setback to Shivakumar, the Act, 1961 and sections 120(B), 193 and 199 of ''From the past two years, the entire property of Karnataka High Court on Thursday declined to the Indian Penal Code (IPC).my 84-year-old mother has been attached by stay the summons issued by the Enforcement According to Congress party sources, various investigation authorities as ''benami' Directorate in December 2018 to him in an Shivakumar is likely to approach the Supreme property and I am the ''benami'' there. Our entire alleged money laundering case. Court against the High Court order dismissing blood has already been sucked,'' he said.

Dismissing the writ petitions of Shivakumar and his petition in the case.To a question on the ED issuing a summon

N E W D E L H I . assistance booth, the circle office, calling it victimisation of the poor T h e A s s a mthe office of deputy commissioners and lop-sided for those belonging to government has tightened security or the NRC web site.There had been tribal groups because they had notacross the state ahead of the a huge backlash from local citizens, preserved data pertaining to theirpublication of National Register of who claimed they originally legacy in order to prove their Citizens (NRC) on August 31.belonged to Assam, when their citizenship in the future.The Union government is also names went missing from the draft Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister reviewing the state's preparedness NRC published on July 30, 2018. Sarbananda Sonowal has asked to handle the law and order issue Nearly 41 lakh applications had people to not panic and said the state that might arise as reaction from been rejected from the 3.29 crore government would take all possible those left out of the NRC.that had been submitted. steps to help genuine Indians prove The NRC is a list of all citizens

Again, nearly one lakh additional their citizenship and provide legaldomiciled in Assam and is being s a i d " f o o l p r o o f s e c u r i t y " names were left out from the list that assistance.Sonowal also saidupdated at present to retain bonafide arrangements are in place following was published subsequently on June exclusion of anyone's name from the citizens within the state and evict identification of "sensitive areas" 26, 2019. final list of the National Register of illegal settlers, purportedly migrants across the state.State government

Citizens (NRC) to be published on Confusion prevailed among locals from Bangladesh. officials and local administration are Saturday, does not mean that he or about the two lists because many on an overdrive undertaking last-The draft NRC, published on July 30 she has become a foreigner as such a citizens whose names had figured in minute quality control checks tolast year, ran into a controversy after decision can be taken only by a the first draft published in July, 2018 ensure no bonafide citizen is left outit was claimed that as many as 40.7 Foreigners Tribunal (FTs) after were missing from the subsequent from the NRC. Officials said persons lakh people were excluded from it.following proper legal process.list published in June this year.against whom cases are pending in At present, the list is being updated --

"No one should be worried. No one The basic aim of updating the list is to the Foreigners Tribunal or the Border for the first time since 1951 -- by the should panic. Government is here to identify those who have migrated to Police wing are being excluded from Registrar General of India in a take care of everyone. Even those Assam in huge numbers from the the list.Coordinating officials of the Supreme Court-monitored exercise.who will be excluded from final list neighbouring country of Bangladesh NRC have issued advisories upon The Central government has assured will get enough opportunity to prove since early 20th century.citizens to check their names in the Assam police that additional their Indian citizenship," he told PTI Human rights' bodies though have list. Citizens can check their names reinforcements will be sent if in an interview, on Friday.castigated the NRC exercise by by visiting the local citizens' required. The Assam police chief has

Heavy rains to lash Gujarat, Goa today; wet spell across India for next 3 days

CBI conducts raids in Bihar in a multi-crore chit fund scam

NRC final list out on Aug 31; Assam on high alert

Security beefed up in Ayodhya

222 ceasefire violations by Pakistan since Centre's scrapping of Article 370 in J&K

Patna.ACBI team on Thursday carried out raids at several locations in Darbhanga in Bihar to investigate an alleged scam running into several crores in IDOL India Corporation Limited, a non-banking financial institution. The CBI team confiscated the original bond papers of investment from various agents.

CBI began its investigation five days back and during this period called all the agentsrelated to the institution from Darbhanga and neighbouring districts. CBI has collected all the original documents of the investors which were being held by the agents.When police in Darbhanga came to know of CBI raids, they inquired if the officers were actually from the CBI. It was only after a few hours that the senior police officers appeared satisfied about genuineness of the CBI raids.

On the other hand, the agents were confused whether the officers of the financial institution had come in the garb of CBI officers to collect the original investment papers from them and feared that they would run away.

CBI officer Santosh Kumar told the media that in 2015 they had got a case of an alleged scam in IDOL India Corporation Limited, and following the directions of the Supreme Court they had begun the investigation.

"This financial institution has carried out a scam to the tune of 120 crores and duped several investors. The CBI is investigating this case. We are collecting the original documents from the agents to submitted in the Supreme Court" said Santosh Kumar CBI officer.

In 2011-12 IDOL India Corporation Limited, a Kolkata-based chit fund company,collected several crores from investors in Darbhanga and neighbouring districts of Bihar and went missing in 2014. Following this, several FIRs were registered in various police stations in Darbhanga and other places.

SRINAGAR. There have been internationalise the Kashmir issue (PoK) to carry out attacks on the inputs about possible terrormore than 222 incidents of by carrying out ceasefire security forces in Kashmir and attacks to disturb peace inceasefire violations by the violations to not only dominate disturb the peace. K a s h m i r , P a k i s t a n - b a s e dPakistani troops along the Line of the Line of Control (LoC), but terrorists may target schools,Inputs gathered by the intelligence Control ever since the Narendra also provide cover to terrorists government buildings andagencies suggest that infiltration Modi-led NDA government attempting to infiltrate into the personnel of the J&K Police.attempts are being made every abrogated Article 370 and divided India side of the border. night. There are also inputs about Amid all this, Army Chief GeneralJammu and Kashmir into two However, despite the unprovoked terrorists targeting political Bipin Rawat is due to arrive in Union Territories on August 5. heavy shelling from Pakistan, the leaders in Kashmir. Kashmir on Friday to review the

According to figures released by the Indian Army has been giving a ground situation – his first visitPakistan-based terror group Jaish-government, the Pakistani Army s t r o n g r e s p o n s e t o t h e since the abrogation of Articlee-Mohammad (JeM) is planning a has violated ceasefire a total of neighbouring troops. Intercepts 370 by the Centre.massive infiltration to target1,900 times this year with more and other intelligence inputs security forces in Jammu and General Rawat's visit to Srinagar than 222 incidents reported in just suggest some critical Pakistan Kashmir, according to a report by comes at a time when Ministry of 25 days since the abrogation of Army installations have been hit the Research and Analysis Wing. Home Affairs (MHA) sourcesprovisionsArticle 370. across the border. said that internet services in the Credible inputs about a crucial

On an average, there have been Even in the month of July, at least Valley are unlikely to be restoredmeeting held on August 19, at close to 10 incidents of ceasefire 296 incidents of ceasefire soon as Pakistan has launched aM a r k a z U s a m a - O - A l i a t violations by the Pakistani troops violations by the Pakistani forces vitriolic campaign against IndiaBhawalpur in Pakistan and since August 5, leading to were reported. The increase in and Pakistani security agencieschaired by JeM chief Maluna frequent skirmishes and heavy ceasefire violations come amid are using provocative videoMasood Azhar's brother Rauf exchange of fire from both sides intelligence warnings about messages on social mediaAsghar, have also been received.daily. The figures also point to Pakistan pushing in terrorists platforms to create unrest in India.Rauf is the commander of JeM's Pakistan's desperate attempts to from Pakistan occupied Kashmir armed wing.According to other

Peter and Indrani Mukerjea, accused in Sheena Bora murder

case, may formally split on August 30

NEW DELHI.Peter and Indrani Mukerjea, accused in the sensational Sheena Bora murder case, may formally spilt on Friday,August 30. A family court at Bandra in Maharashtra capital Mumbai is scheduled to pass the final order granting divorce by mutual consent, as sought in a joint plea by the duo.ndrani, the prime accused in her daughter Sheena Bora's murder case, sent a notice to her husband and co-accused Peter,seeking an amicable and mutual consent divorce to their 16-year-old marriage. Thedivorce plea stated that the couple's relationship hit rock bottom without any chance of reconciliation.

Ayodhya.Security is being further beefed up inAyodhya following intelligence inputs of a possible terror attack.

According to sources, the office of the Director-General of Police (DGP) has asked the Additional Director Generals (ADG) of Bareilly, Kanpur and Prayagraj zones to identify 100 constables each who are 'competent, incorrupt and have a clean image'.The DGP office has also asked the ADGs to ensure that the selected police personnel are not residents of Ayodhya.These constables will be deployed in Ayodhya, around prominent temples for the next one year.The security is being enhanced in view of the daily hearings in theAyodhya case in the Supreme Court and also the growing threat from Pakistan and terror outfits in retaliation to abrogation of Article 370.

The Union

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those left out

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Azam Khan booked for stealing buffaloRampur.Following the cancellation of his

anticipatory bail plea, Samajwadi Party MPAzam Khan has now been booked for stealing a buffalo.Khan was booked on Thursday evening based on a complaint lodged by Asif and Zakir Ali, who have claimed that the MP, along with five others, barged into their house on October 15, 2016, and vandalized their residence, stole their buffalo and took away Rs 25,000 in cash.The case has been registered against Khan, former Circle Officer Alay Hasan and four others. The FIR also includes 40 unnamed persons.The complainants said that they were asked by Khan to vacate their house, located near Ghosiyan Yateemkhana, because the land was required for a school.

The FIR said that the complainants were bona fide tenants of the house and had rent receipts to prove it.Khan has been booked in about 50 cases of land grabbing, acquiring Waqf properties illegally, stealing books and making hate speeches during the elections.He had applied for anticipatory bail in 29 cases of land grabbing registered against him in Rampur. Of which, 28 cases are related to the FIRs lodged by farmers of Aliyaganj.

His bail application was rejected on Wednesday.

Rainy conditions will prevail for the next three to four days across the country due to revived monsoons.

Mehbooba Mufti's mother, sister meet

her at Srinagar's Chashmashahi

Resort

Srinagar.Former Jammu and Kashmi r Ch ie f Min i s t e r Mehbooba Mufti's mother and sister Rubya Sayeed met her on Thursday at Chashmashahi Resort, where she has been kept under detention.

The first request from her daughter Sana was received in the DC office Srinagar on Aug 27 and they were informed that no permission was required and the concerned Superintendent would facilitate the visit. Rubya Sayeed reached Srinagar on Wednesday evening and met her on Thursday.

A letter is being circulated by Iltija Javed, Mehbooba's daughter,which was neither delivered or sent/faxed/ mailed to DC officeSrinagar. However, it was received via Signal App on Aug27. There has never been any prohibition on family members meeting her, government sources said.

On Wednesday Sheha rya rKhanum, daughter of PDP leader Nayeem Akhter, was being shown on NDTV as saying she wasn't allowed to meet her father. She met her father on August 23 and 25. His wife met him on August 17, 23, 25. More than 25 friends, family members and relatives have met Nayeem Akhter as she spoke, the sources said.

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba

Mufti's mother and sister Rubya Sayeed met her on Thursday at Chashmashahi Resort, where

she has been kept under detention.

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday declined to stay the summons issued by the ED in December 2018 to DK Shivakumar in an alleged money laundering case.

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Bengaluru MP pushes for suburban train services in city

N e w D e l h i . A n o n - d u t y c o n s t a b l e o f R a i l w a y Protection Force (RPF) saved a passenger's life, who got stuck in-between a moving t r a i n a n d p l a t f o r m a t H y d e r a b a d ' s N a m p a l l y railway station on Thursday. A45-year-old passenger had fallen into the gap between the platform and a moving train when alert constable VikulKumar acted quickly and rescued him.

Hyderabad RPF inspector Janardhan Reddy told media that the incident occurred when Train 12759 Charminar Express from Chennai was entering Platform No. 5 at about 8 am on Thursday.

“A passenger named T. VenkatR e d d y, a 4 5 - y e a r - o l dbusinessman, while getting down from Coach S-4 of the moving train fell down and slipped between the platform and the train. He was about to come under the wheels of the train,” Janardhan Reddy told a reporter.On seeing this, RPF constable Vikul Kumarimmediately acted and rushed to the spot. He then pulled passenger Venkat Reddy out even as the train was moving.

“With his timely action, one life was saved. Venkat Reddy did not suffer injuries,” Janar-dhan Reddy said.

RPF Constable Vikul Kumar was congratulated by RPF IG Eshwar and Commissioner Ramakrishna for being alert and his switch response in saving the passenger's life.

Kolkata: Hotel management student commits suicide in hostel roomKolkata.A hotel management student in

Kolkata committed suicide by hanging himself in his hostel room on Thursday.

Aritra Mukherjee, a third-year student of Institute of Hotel Management in Taratalawas reportedly struggling with depression.

In a handwritten note, found by police, the youngster had expressed pain for taking several wrong steps in life.

The incident came to light when on Thursdaywhen his family failed to contact him.

His mother called the hostel warden to ask about his whereabouts when Mukherjee did not answer her repeated calls.Later, the college authorities found that Mukherjee had locked his room from inside and they had to break the door to recover his body.

According to police, Mukherjee was suffering from a neurological condition following a road accident earlier that led to bouts of depression. The victim’s family was aware of this.

Mukherjee had successfully completed his industrial training at a five-star hotel in Kolkata.However, his suicide note stated that he was unable to cope with academic pressure.

Husband, in-laws booked overinstant-talaq, dowry charges

Muzaffarnagar .A case has been registered against a man for allegedly giving instant triple talaq to a woman in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Friday.

According to the complaint, Shahvaiz and his other family members has been harassing the woman over dowry. The accused, a resident of Thana Bhawan town of neighbouring Shamli district, came to the woman's parental house in Purkazi gave her instant triple talaq on Monday.

The couple got married last December.Cases have been registered on Thursday against Shahvaiz, his mother, brother,

sister, brother-in-law under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage)Act and the Dowry Prohibition Act, the police said.

Delhi.A 21-year-old man, arrested in connection with snatching of a mobile phone, escaped from police custody from outer North Delhi's Samaypur Badli police station, officials said on Thursday.

The accused, identified as Rohit, was arrested on Tuesday evening and escaped from the custody late in the night, a senior police officer said.On August 17, a case of snatching was reported, following which police teams started looking for the accused. A minor was apprehended for the alleged crime and he revealed Rohit's involvement, he said.

The teams looked for him and a tip-off was received on Tuesday regarding his presence in the area. A trap was laid and he was arrested, police said.

Rohit was brought to the police station in the evening and was lodged inside, however, he told the constable that he needs to use the washroom and managed to escape from the custody, police said.

Relevant sections have been added to the FIR registered earlier and teams have been formed to nab the absconding accused, they said.

However, in the first week of June this year,New Delhi.As sleuths of the Special Cell of a huge consignment of FICN amounting to Delhi police unravel the Pakistani links inRs 7.67 crore was seized by Nepal police at the smuggling of high-quality Fake IndianTribhuwan Airport in Kathmandu. TheCurrency Notes (FICN), the ongoingseizure alarmed the agencies in New Delhi investigation has upset the Indian securityas for the first time, the consignment establishment. The key concern is thearriving from Karachi via Qatar carried high startling fact that Pakistan-based crime-quality FICN. "The latest seizure of notes syndicates have copied the most exclusive made by Special Cell has a more upgraded security features of Rs 2000 Indian currencyversion of FICN. It seems that Optical notes, a feat not possible without theVariable Ink, is being smuggled through the connivance of the state machinery.connivance of the state-run printing press in For the first time, the FICN seized by Special Pakistan from a multi-national company Cell proves that 'Optical Variable Ink' used which supplies this ink only to federal by India in printing Rs 2000 notes has also governments. It is a serious security been used by the Pakistan operatives. "Its a breach," said an official of the Directorate of very high quality special ink, which gives a Revenue Intelligence.colour shift effect. On the front side of Rs

On August 24, a Special Cell team led by DCP2000 note, the colour of thread changes fromthe prominent distributors of ISI is India's hi-tech security features. "They have now

Pramod Kumar Singh Kushwaha trapped agreen to blue when the note is tilted," told an most wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim's even copied the exploding series numbers

D-company agent Aslam Ansari from Nehruofficial of the Special Cell to .infamous D-company, which also operates printed on the right hand bottom of the notes.

place in Delhi and recovered FICN worth Sources said that hi-tech Optical Variable Ink from Karachi. The investigation reveals that For instance, in newly seized Rs 2000 notes, over Rs 5.50 lakh. In the first glimpse, police is used in the new series of fake notes, another prominent security feature copied bearing series '7FK' the series is printed in sleuths could not verify the authenticity of reportedly being printed at Pakistan security for the first time by ISI operatives is the exploded formation. Hitherto, these featuresthe Rs 2000 notes as they carried almost all press in Malir Halt, Karachi. Sources said raised bleed lines printed on the extreme left were absent on FICN, enabling anyone tothe security marks including thread, water during investigation it was revealed that and right side of the note. These raised lines detect them with naked eyes," siad themarks and other features. Later the currency notes are being printed under the supervision are identification marks, meant for the official.After demonetisation in 2016, theexperts confirmed that notes seized by the of senior officials of Pakistan's spy agency, visually impaired people. six months back, circulation of FICNs from PakistanSpecial Cell were high quality FICN.the Inter services Intelligence (ISI). One of the FICN seized in India did not have such remained almost shut for a long period.

ALERT: ISI agents copy hi-tech features in latest Rs 2000 fake notes

Man arrested for snatching escapes police custody

@cpronammametro @CMofKarnataka Bengaluru.The long sought after suburban @ B S Y B J P @ T e j a s v i _ S u r y atrain service in Bengaluru is inching closer @ D V S a d a n a n d G o w d ato reality with the government in the Centre @BMTC_BENGALURUand also Bangalore Central MP PC Mohan

joining hands with local citizens to get this Sandeep Anirudhan, Core team member of work sorted.On Thursday, the BJP MP went Bengaluru Suburban Rail Users group told on the Bengaluru City Whitefield train India Today TV that the officials should not journey along with railways officials to complicate things with specific timings. He understand what commuters wanted. says the present time table followed by the

Railways is such that they never run the He tweeted, Today morning I travelled to &trains on time and if you miss a train, the next back in BLR WhiteField SubUrban train wischeduled train will be hours later.Sr Rly Officials. I interacted wit commuters

to understand probs & take their feedback. "Most choked roads in Bengaluru are Recd useful suggs & inputs which wil be Whitefield and Hosur. Largely people from used to improve services.’ different parts of the city head over there and

this is why the traffic density is high," he said On August 26, PC Mohan after meeting Unionadding that the factors that will make people Minister of State for Railways Sureshuse these services will be proper periodicity Angadi and the Divisional Railway Managerof service along with dependability and last-had said that the suburban railway services assured this in my meeting wit Rly Min Shri immediate demands onAugust 28.mile connectivity.between Bengaluru city and Whitefield will Suresh Angadi. Commuters can share Thank you for your call for feedback! Here is

begin soon.He had tweeted, Suburban Commuters want trains every 15 minutes feedback on preferred timings & any other our feedback from 'Bengaluru Suburban services between BLR & Whitefield will during peak hours and every 30 minutes suggs.’Commuters then responded to the Rail Users Group'! We hope you'll address begin shortly & will have increased during non-peak hours and the service MP with their demands. Bengaluru the demands! Thank you! @CA4Blr frequency esp during peak hours. DRM should be 24 hours.Suburban Rail Users came out with their @citizensforblr @NammaWhitefield

Officer who quit IAS over Centre's Kashmir move refuses to join duty despite notice

quoted Gopinathan, as saying.New Delhi.IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan, who resigned last week citing the denial of He added, "I have not decided my future "freedom of expression" to the people of step. I am exploring job options that are Jammu and Kashmir as the sole reason, has related to public services with private refused to re-join even as the office of the organisations. Last one week was hectic administrator of the Union Territory of and I did not get time to work on it."The Daman and Diu issued a notice asking him said notice, citing Department of to report to work. Personnel and Training (DoPT) rules,

mentioned the resignation by aGopinathan was asked to resume duty and government officer "becomes effectivecontinue to work till his resignation was only when it is accepted".accepted.Kannan Gopinathan, who was the

secretary, power department of the Union "Therefore, you are hereby directed to Territories of Daman and Diu, and Dadra continue attending to your assigned duties and Nagar Haveli, submitted his immediately, till a decision is taken on Gopinathan said he would remain firm on his resignation to the Home Ministry on August 21. your resignation," it added.Gopinathan's decision."I came home at Silvassa, late last

resignation, notably, had made no mention of The Personnel Department of Daman and Diu, night (Wednesday), and learnt about the notice the Kashmir issue.The 32-year-old officer hadhowever, asked him to attend the office till it put on the door. It is a procedural notice because first come into limelight when he hid his was accepted.As he was not present in Silvassa, what they are saying is during the intervening identity and joined in relief work during the the capital city of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, period (till the resignation is accepted), I should 2018 Kerala floods.After the 2019 Lok Sabhaofficials pasted a notice on the door of the room rejoin the duties. I have gone public with my polls, Kannan was transferred from the post of in a government guesthouse where he lived. opinion and I strongly remain firm on my Collector and was made Secretary (Power & The notice, dated August 27, was signed by decision. It might not be appropriate for me to Non-Conventional sources of Energy), Daman Gurpreet Singh, deputy secretary, personnel join duties at same place during this intervening & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli.department of Daman and Diu.To this end, (processing) period," The Indian Express

Hyderabad: Alert RPF constable

savespassenger's life, pulls him from falling under moving train

Aspiring actor jumps off terrace of Mumbai apartment, dead

Mumbai.A woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the terrace of her apartment here in Oshiwara late Thursdaynight.

The deceased has been identified as Pearl Punjabi. Reportedly, she was an aspiring actress. Punjabi had been trying to get into the cinema world for a long time without any success.

Speaking about the incident, Bipin Kumar Thakur, a security guard employed at the apartment where the woman was residing said, "It happened between 12:15 and 12:30 am. There was some noise, I thought somebody was shouting on the road. Wewent there to check what was happening. When I came back, I heard sounds from the third floor where she lived."

Police said the woman was mentally disturbed. Reportedly, the girl used to have frequent fights with her mother. Earlier too, she had tried to commit suicide twice but was saved in time. Oshiwara police is investigating the case.

Unidentified caller helps Mumbai Police bust prostitution racket

An unidentified caller has helped the social service branch of the Mumbai Police to bust a case human trafficking racket.

The team has also rescued 16 women.On Wednesday, an unidentified woman called the social service branch and informed that she had been forcibly trafficked into prostitution and was being tortured and assaulted by her captors.Following the call, a meeting between the victim and officersof the social service branch was held at Mumbai Central.

The victim, a Bangladeshi national, comesfrom a poor family and wanted to help the family for which she sought help. A family friend, on the pretext of getting her a job in Mumbai with a good salary, illegally brought her in the country crossing the Indo-Bangla border at night a few days ago.

The woman was reportedly brought to Navi Mumbai where she stayed for a few days and then the family friend sold her at a brothel on Grant Road.The brothel keeper along with her aides assaulted and tortured the victim and forced her into prostitution, the victim alleged.The victim revealed her ordeal to a customer visiting the brothel who then gave her the landline number of the social service branch. The victim called the social service branch office and as requested, she met them on Wednesdayafter sneaking out of the brothel.

As sleuths of the Special Cell of Delhi police unravel the Pakistani links in the smuggling of high-quality Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), the ongoing investigation has upset the Indian security establishment. The key concern is the startling fact that Pakistan-based crime-syndicates have

copied the most exclusive security features of Rs 2000 Indian currency notes, a feat not possible without the connivance of the state machinery.

A case has been registered against a man for allegedly giving instant triple talaq to a woman in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar

district, police said on Friday

Kannan Gopinathan, who was the secretary, power department of the Union Territories of Daman and

Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, submitted his resignation to the Home Ministry on August 21.

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n the crying and washing of Pakistan as well as its threatening and provocative attitude towards Kashmir, India has ignored it in a way O

by saying that it is working to spoil the atmosphere by showing irresponsibility.

After the historic decision of the Government of India in the matter of Jammu and Kashmir, the manner in which Pakistan is demonstrating its rage is showing disrespect. Surprisingly, he is not ready to accept the fact that no major country except China is willing to listen to his cry.

At least now Pakistan should have realized that he was living in this deception that Kashmir belongs to him and will one day acquire it. Due to this deception, he allowed his army to dominate himself.

Since Pakistan deliberately refused to face the truth that Kashmir does not have its authority and it cannot acquire it with deceit, therefore now it is not

understood what to do if it does?

In this same rage, he is sometimes threatening to teach India a lesson and sometimes he is cursing the world. It is better that ordinary Pakistanis ask their government as well as thei r army a s imple question whether Article3 7 0 o n J a m m u a n d Kashmir was created by asking them or on their advice?

India had made it at its level u n d e r s p e c i a l circumstances and when it saw that the loss was more and the profit was less than that. After all, why should Pakistan or any other country give a hue and cry to this?

After the removal of Article370 from Jammu and Kashmir, the manner in which Pakistan is raising its head, it proves that this article was knowingly and unknowingly fulfilling its interests. It is true that Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is more of a puppet of his army, but he should have such understanding that he cannot achieve anything by threatening India.

They should look at the image of Pakistan as well as the pathetic economic condition before cooking the casserole of bending India.

Since Imran Khan is more familiar with India than his military officers, he will be two to four even to the fact that present-day India is twenty to Pakistan in every respect. It is better if he and his military general understand that Pakistan's interest is in improving relations with India and walking with it.

he complete statehood of Jammu and Kashmir and racial and religious identity, was a great symbol of under a decentralized and well-planned strategy in a waythe abolition of constitutional privileges granted to it pluralistic India, but the jihadist shock at its co-ordinating that establishes peace at the local level.by the Modi government is a historic milestone for culture and traditions changed the whole scenario.T -Pakistan's deep nexus

India. The Modi government took this step not only by After 1989, the ruling governments in New Delhi were For this, rewarding as well as punishing attitude should be looking at domestic factors, but also keeping in mind the helpless in stopping this trend. As a result, Wahhabi and adopted. India's biggest challenge is the deepening China-international aspects. Salafi customs came to dominate Kashmir's diverse Pakistan nexus. Under the protection of China, Pakistan

These included aspects such as US President Donald traditions. The abolition of Article 370 may not stop the will continue to use jihadi terror against India. Instead of Trump's mediation in Kashmir, and the US bargaining Arabization of Islam in the Kashmir Valley, but it will taking action against the pittu terrorists of India, India will with the Afghan Taliban, who are in Pakistan. After the definitely solve the problem of genuine integration of have to clamp down on their real masters, military abolition of Article 370, China initiated the Jammu and Kashmir in the Indian Union. commanders.internationalization of the Jammu and Kashmir issue. Regional challenges will have to be given attention Following the Uri attack in 2016, whether it was a surgical

For this, he called a special, but informal meeting of the In fact, this change will enable the Central Government to strike or the Balakot attack in February, both of theseUnited Nations Security Council. He unconsciously take firm decisions on security related decisions in Jammu actions took place at terrorist targets. They did not spoilexposed his role in this dispute, while he illegally the military rulers who are trying to give a strategy to occupied 20 percent of the territory of Jammu and give a thousand wounds to India. The real force Kashmir. He presented this issue only as an India- behind Pakistan is China, against which India is also Pakistan issue. reluctant to raise its voice.

Separatists got help from china mischief China is increasing military capabilitiesIt would be completely wrong to believe that this Chinese In fact, China is increasing its military capabilities by

exercise in the Security Council did not achieve using a huge trade surplus against India. He is serving anything. Pakistan and its puppies will be encouraged his aggressive interests without firing a bullet. In a by this deed. The mischief of China also helped the way India is providing its own means of control. separatists in Jammu and Kashmir. China has already established dominance in India's

Even though the meeting of the Security Council has not telecom sector and instead of banning Huawei for 5Gyielded any concrete results, this meeting has brought testing in India, India is looking for a middle ground.India's Jammu and Kashmir policy to international In April 2018, the Wuhan hangout did not last for a discussion. In the closed-door meeting, the fact that week. Nevertheless, despite the recent incitement by Kashmir was discussed in the Security Council for the China, the Chinese President will come to India in first time after the 1971 war with Pakistan. October for talks like Wuhan which will probably be

China strategy in Varanasi. Earlier, China is showing intention to engage India in negotiations related to border The Chinese conspiracy reminds India that its dispute. On the economic front, at least India can do interference in the affairs of Jammu and Kashmir will so much that it can block the path of China in key increase further. China's strategy is to take the areas.stalemate to an extreme by breaking India's painful

arm. Beijing sees Jammu and Kashmir as India's major PM Modi and Chinese President meet next monthweakness. Conversely, a constitutional change in If India continues to ignore the inciting activities of Jammu and Kashmir will help India deal with the China, then next month when Modi sits down for and Kashmir. In the light of the steps taken in Jammu and China-Pakistan nexus in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. talks with the Chinese President, the Indian side will feel Kashmir, India handled the situation on the international By dividing Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh into two weak. The same will apply to Ajit Doval when he meets front very well, but now it has to focus on internal security union territories, India also divided its border dispute with the Chinese National Security Advisor for border talks.and regional challenges. Constitutional rights are being Jammu and Kashmir into separate parts with Pakistan and affected by the restrictions imposed by the government on Jammu and Kashmir is a fundamental issue related toChina. the level of movement and communication. These secular identity and national security for India. For some

Jammu and Kashmir was the symbol of pluralistic India restrictions can be removed in a phased manner, given the time, the situation in the Kashmir Valley may appear torisks on the security front.Due to Article 370, Pakistan's attitude was that India deteriorate due to which pressure from India and foreign

considers Jammu and Kashmir as a disputed area. Since critics as well as human rightsists may increase. However,While the people of Hong Kong are demonstrating only permanent citizens were allowed to buy land in the in the long term, extensive engagement with India andpeacefully for democracy, the armed jihadis of Kashmir state, Islamic fundamentalists came to dominate the development activities will contribute to normalizing thehave no faith in democracy and want to establish the rule Kashmir Valley. From there Kashmiri Pandits were situation in the Kashmir Valley. To gain a big advantage of the Khalifa. In such a situation, the administration forcibly banished. Jammu and Kashmir, with its diverse India will have to face this momentary sorrow.should impose sanctions in unstable districts of the valley

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Jaitley did the work in the economy by bringing GST, which Sardar Patel did for political integration

discussion about the double control of the Center and run Jaitley, the former finance minister whothe States on businessmen and the tax rates under the created the consensus, perhaps the largestA GST. In these discussions, he listened carefully to conscience builder of modern India, did whateverything from the biggest and the smallest state, tookSardar Patel did for the political integration of India in the opinion of all and carried out the decision makingthe context of the Indian economy. It would not be an process by the GST Council. Prior to the council exaggeration to say that if Arun Jaitley had not beenmeeting, arrangements were made for meeting thethere, it would have been difficult to implement GST in officials of the center and all the states. Thoughts from India. Implementing GST in the Federal Republic likethese meetings came to the council, which made it veryIndia was a harder task than any other country in the easy for the council to decide. With this, discussions world.and decisions on more and more issues were also I got a direct experience of this when we saw the possible.implementation of GST in Europe, Canada and Every aspect was discussed in Jaitley's meetingAustralia while heading an authorized committee of

state finance ministers. In all countries except Canada, In some disputed cases, Arunji usually formed a group of the central government collects GST and distributes it ministers, which included ministers of every ideology.between the center and the state, but under the More than a dozen such groups were formed and all constitutional system of India both the center and the aspects of the dispute were discussed in their meetings. states were empowered to collect GST. This also led to a valid conclusion which was often

Arun Jaitley had many qualities accepted by the Council.Apart from this, Arun ji often adjourned the disputedFor this reason it was more difficult to implement double

matters till the next meeting and urged the states to GST here. Implementing GST in a diverse country likeconsider those matters afresh. Arrangements like theIndia required foresight, tireless hard work, a deep grip removed the major concern of the states towards GST. As

double tax rate system on lotteries, services provided toon content and the ability to carry all sides together. a result, states became interested in having a meaningful the government, restaurants, tax rates on branded foods, Incidentally, all these qualities were entrenched inArun Ji. discussion on GST. There was no significant progress till TCS / TDS, e-way bills were easily resolved by Arun ji, The discussion of GST had been going on for almost a 2014 due to disagreement between the Center and the while expecting less. Was only visible His prudence, decade before Arun Jaitley became finance minister, but states on some important issues.overall understanding of the matter, his knowledge of the there was no significant progress in it because the states In December 2014, in a separate meeting with a group of law, his tendency to take everyone along and his strong could not trust the central government. An announcement state finance ministers to resolve issues directly related to will proved to be effective in all these matters.was also made in the Union Budget to compensate the the state's concern, such as entry tax and inclusion of

GST idea turned into realitystates for the loss due to the reduction of the central sales petrochemical products in the GST, these issues were tax rate, but no compensation was received despite the I can say without hesitation that it was Arun Jaitley who resolved and the new Constitution Amendment Bill. assurance of the Center.All states were apprehensive with transformed the idea of ??GST into reality and brought it Prepared a blueprint forthis attitude of the Center whether the damage from GST down to the ground. This task was even more difficult at a Amendment bill passed unanimouslyimplementation would be compensated or not? time when the number of BJP-ruled states in the GST

In order to gain the consensus of all on this new format, he Council was relatively small.After taking charge of the finance minister,Arun Jaitley first attended the meeting of the authorized committee of state fulfilled the assurance given by the former government Took all parties into confidencefinance ministers and after long deliberations, was able to and provided compensation to the states in this matter. If the Central Government, 29 states and seven Union form a consensus on it. That is why the new Constitution This one step increased the confidence of the states. This Territories did not get divided on any issue in the GSTAmendment Bill was passed unanimously in Parliament made it easier to continue the discussion on GST. Council formed in a mixed form, it became possible only and the states also supported it. This was the first

Draft constitution amendment and only due to Arun Ji's tendency to take everyone along. necessary, decisive and important step to implement GST,Arun ji gained the trust of Finance Ministers ranging from Arun ji's draft of the constitution amendment included a which resulted in the formation of GST Council.Congress, CPI (M) to Trinamool. The result of this wasproposal to complete the loss due to GST to the states with In the initial meetings of the Council, it was only after Arunthat he made the GST look like impossible.a fixed increase of 14 percent for five years. This decision Ji's leadership that it was acceptable to all, after extensive

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Furniture

What story can the dust collected from your house tell?These organisms can indicate not just the geographical location of your residence, but also the proportion of male and female members in the house, and can also reveal if you have a pet, says a new study.The new findings highlight the impressive amount of microbial diversity in the average household."Every day, we are surrounded by a vast array of organisms in our homes, most of which we cannot

How green is your home?

If mirrors fascinate you

more than anything, here's

how using mirrors

differently can make your

home look playful and classy

at the same time.

Mirrors as art workMirrors are not always a utility or random piece of decor that is just only used in wardrobes or dressing tables. Mirrors can be creatively used as artwork at home to lend an artistic look. You can either have a collection of small or different-sized mirrors, hung haphazardly to create an artsy look on the wall. You can also use a single statement mirror on a highlighted wall to add to its charm.

Brighten your living roomwith a mirror wall

Since, space crunch is something we all face while living in a city like Mumbai, ideas that make the home look spacious are always welcome. Living rooms make for a great place for installing a super-large mirror; especially mirror walls. use one wall in your living room to install a simple wooden frame mirror, to open up the space with the entire reflection of the room. Make sure you use a wall near the window, so that it also reflects enough sunlight to make your home look bigger and brighter.

A mirror cabinet for a bigger looking kitchen

The latest design trends for living room furniture have to offer many traditional and contemporary sofa designs and myriad options of using colours, textures and designs to enhance the feel of a room. Here are a few ideas

Style or trends can be thought of later when it comes to sofas, rather comfort and personality are priorities. Modern settee, sofa, lounges can give you that special 'my space' in any room with a decor that is stylish but impersonal. These usually are furniture that are functional — a lounger in front of the television set, a recliner in front of your bookcase to sit down and read, a settee for knitting, an armchair to take a quick nap on, or a comfortable sofa for your guests to sit. The latest design trends for living room furniture have to offer many traditional and contemporary sofa designs and myriad options of using colours, textures and designs to enhance the feel of a room.Two-seaters are cosier

If you are the one who likes rugged and country-side look in a house, doing up your pad with rustic furniture is your best bet. It makes your house look unique and interesting. Here are a few options —

Using a mirror instead of tiles for your kitchen wall against the sink or the platform will help open up a small area. You can also use mirrors as a sliding door for your cabinets so that they do not look like one. Especially if you have an open kitchen, this mirror will help you talk to people in the living area without facing them as well as increase the brightness of the space.

Create optical illusion in the hallway

see," said co-author of the study Noah Fierer, associate professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the US."We live in a microbial zoo, and this study was an attempt to catalog that diversity," Fierer said.The study examined roughly 1,200 homes across the US.On average, each home contains more than 5,000 different species of bacteria and around 2,000 species of fungi.Fungal communities tend to be more

predictive of a home's location while bacterial communities provide clues about the identity of its residents."Geography is the best predictor of fungi in your home," Fierer noted.When it comes to bacteria, however, where you live may be less important than whom you live with.From the dust samples, researchers could confidently predict which homes had pets such ascats or dogs and, to a slightly lesser extent, the gender ratio of the residents.

A comfortable two-seater sofa can double up as a space to take a nap on or watch your favourite show on TVBright upholstery works Choose bright upholstery to jazz up your otherwise simple and minimalist decor.Paisley shaped setteesTake paisley to another level with a bright settee. There are some available that are in the shape of a paisley too. Try different shapes.Stylish reclinersSingle recliners can add personality to your decorLounge on your L-shaped sofaAn L-shaped sofa is not just comfortable but can also work as a lounger

MakeSofa

For your living roomInstead of having a sofa in your living area, opt for light-weight wooden arm-rests. To add comfort, you can add a few cushions. To jazz up the look, you can also paint the chairs in quirky colours.For your bedroomChoose a teak wood bed, instead of rot iron one. For the country-side charm, you can also have a piece of log placed in the room, near the bed to make your bedroom look interesting.For your balconyA few wooden chairs in the balcony along with an unpolished table looks great. To complete the look, you can have a wooden or a cane swing chair placed near the chairs.

Tips to buy rustic

MirrorsHow to decorate your home with

a statement with your

If you always thought a hallway is something you just just quickly pass by,you got to think again. Adding mirrors to the space will open up the area so that you don't feel confined within it. If you creatively place them, they can also serve as hallway utilities, like the ones here. Drawers and cabinets with mirror doors in the hallway can make the home look lively and colourful, as they would reflect everything around it. No to mention, you can always stop by to have a good look at yourself while passing.

A statement mirror at the dining area

Now, you would ask why do we need a mirror in the dining area? We say, why not? As mentioned before, mirrors are not just an utility, its a style statement. Using a statement mirror with a beautifully carved wooden or metal with filigree worked frame on one of the walls of your dining space, will add to the motif of the room without taking away from the more interesting things, like food. Although an attention-getter,the mirror will only enhance the look of your enclosed dining area.

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Personality

KitchenTechniquesSimple cleaning

that never go wrongTechniques

Want to be a domestic goddess but having trouble getting that elusive crown? Not every

woman is blessed with the natural gift of having amazing housekeeping skills.

But that doesn't mean you can ' t l e a r n . S t a r t b y learning basic things , cleaners, detergents, powders, etc. Andmake sure you don't make these mistakes:

If you have wooden flooring in any part of the house, make sure that you don't ever clean it with water.Mopping a wooden floor with water will be its death knell , it will damage the wooden flooring in notime. Use a slightly damp cloth to clean it instead. The idea is to minimize the use of water as much as you can. The same goes for laminated floors as well.

While polishing your wooden furniture, don't go overboard with the polish. While it might make the furniture look shiny and new,it can also make smears look more noticeable, which is the last thing you want. Instead, just use a clean cloth every other day

to keep your furniture clean and use the polish sparingly for special occasions.

Whether you're the most careful person in your family or not, everyone spills things. Even the smallest and most innocuous things can cause ghastly stains on your lovely upholstery, carpets or clothes. Instead

o freaching out for some water and

scrubbing the stain with your fingers, use a tissue paper or a dry towel to blot out the stain. Keep the stained item in a bucket of water and detergent and try the blotting technique again.

Thanks to the omnipresent dust and pollution in Mumbai, windows get dirty very quickly. But the trick is to clean your windows after the sun has set or before the sun rays hit your windows. This is because the harsh rays of the sun can cause the cleaning liquid to make streaks across the glass , just the thing you don't want.

Kitchenstyle to match your

Every person has a specific

style of kitchen which

reflects their personality.

Whether it is the typical

urban kitchen or the old

world charm of the cottage

style kitchen, everybody

has a preferred style that

goes with their personality .

Says interior designer Bindya Chhabria, " A home decor expert can only work on the walls of the kitchen. It is the owner of the kitchen who can make it look warm and inviting."

Bright and sparkling -that's how a traditional kitchen looks like. Warmneutral colours with structured cabinets door and furniture speak about your approachable and straight forward personality . Thereis an antique touch to this kitchen. Traditional kitchens are spacious with a lot of cross ventilation.In this kitchen, everything is organised. There is absolutely no scope for any kind of mess.

Cottage style kitchens have a charm of their own. They are built for comfort with features that help you through the rou tine life, and also bring in a fresh whiff of air.There is an element of warmth in this style of kitchen, and retains its old world charm. ArtistRadha Sardesai says, "I love inviting people home for informal lunches and dinners and serving simple home-cooked food.So, I wanted my kitchen to

TRADITIONAL STYLE KITCHEN

COTTAGE STYLE KITCHEN

have a simple earthen look with brick walls. I have deco rated it with pots and pans to add that rustic look to it."URBAN STYLE KITCHEN

The urban kitchen is functional and at the same time, versatile. The stainless steel sink and utilitarian stools lend sophistication to the place. The kitchen has the best of fits and all possible electrical gadgets to give a chic look. Thefurniture is unique and often mismatched. There is a touch of affluence in this type of kitchen. Amisha Puri, a businesswoman, says, "My husband and I travel a lot.Since we have friends from all over the world visiting us, we wanted to keep our kitchen very urban; it looks uber cool and food can be cooked fast."

The characteristic of a Mediterranean style kitchen is essentially its colours. When it comes to accessories and decor, you will have plenty of options that radiate a relaxed look. Appliances in the kitchen, like coffee maker,mixer and toaster, are in a wide range of colours. Malini Singh, a teacher, says, "My husband and I love all things bright. Everything, including the cookware and the cutlery in our kitchen, is in bright colours." Furnitures are often constructed from quality hardwood. The

coloured chairs, tables and stools are a typical characteristic of this style of kitchen.

MEDITERRANEAN STYLE KITCHEN

Using colour psychology for

Your home Your homeMost of the time, when we think of interior decoration, we only have the aesthetics in mind and so, whatever — according to our sensibilities — looks the most appealing to us, goes into the decor scheme.But psychologists, vaastu consultants, feng shui experts and colour therapists say that the colours you are using in your house could have a profound effect on your emotional state. Colours could actually be used like a tool to leverage one's behaviours and emotions.

Colours schemes that work bestDr Snehal Deshpande, vaastu and feng shui professional consultant states, "The year 2004 was a year when a lot of energy changes happened. So people who have homes made that year of after, should follow a certain theme. Even if you have done a renovation after 2004, including changing the floor of the house etc., you should follow this — use a light coloured theme in the entire house." Senhal suggests, "Off-whites,a touch of pink or peach should be used extensively. You could also opt for metallic colours like gold and silver." If one feels angry and irritated most of the time they

should opt for whites and gold to experience peace of mind.

Colours can clam you downSeema Hingorrany, clinical psychologist says, "I have had depression patients who have changed their house colours and reported to have felt much better.Subtle colours have a deep impact on the psyche and they play an important role in helping to calm you down

completely."

What you need to avoidDark heavy colours like dark pink, dark violet, dark peach, dark green provokes the fire element in the house and hence should be avoided. Painting your walls only with browns should be avoided.Try these remedies* There are some homes that have a lot of fire experiences like bursting or breaking of bulbs,

pressure cooker bursts etc., t h e y s h o u l d u s e acombination of browns and dark blues to calm down the fire element.* If there are too many disputes and fights in the house you must a bunch of have fresh or artificial pink flowers. You could also use v i o l e t f l o w e r s o r acombination of pink and violet flowers.* If you feel irritable and angry in rooms that have very bright colours you could switch to light coloured rooms. Paint the walls in light shades of whites.

How to make flower-pot people

Get the kids involved in gardening this season. Mrs Pott is easy to make, and her edible hair makes this the perfect craft project to get little ones interested in gardening.YOU WILL NEED:GlueBrown twineOne large and one small terracotta potButtonsGoogly eyesRed paint and brushGemsRibbonCardPapier mache paperTo make the arms, glue twine onto the base of the small pot. Thread two large buttons on the ends of the twine and secure with a knot.Turn the large pot upside down and glue

the smaller one on top (right-side up) to form a head and body .Attach googly eyes with glue, and paint on a little smile.

Stick gems down the front of the large pot to create buttons on a jacket, and glue ribbon around the base. Now to create her lovely floral wellies.Draw a pair of boots onto card and cover them with glue. Attach twine to each boot, then cover with papier mache paper.Glue the twine to the inside edge of the large pot.

Finally, plant cress or anything else you like into the top pot to create hair, then find her a nice sunny indoor or outdoor spot so she can grow.

DIY ways to brighten up your garden furniture

Love sitting in your garden but feel your chairs are in need of a face-lift? Try this simple, yet effective DIY idea Are your outdoor chairs looking a little shabby? Follow this easy guide to make your garden the envy of all your neighbours...

YOU WILL NEED:Garden furnitureNewspaperdust sheetsSandpaperMasking tape2 cans of all-surfaces spray paintMove your furniture to a well-ventilated area and place it on top of a large dust sheet or some old newspapers. You may want to cover the surrounding area with additional dust sheets newspaper to protect it from spray mist.Make sure the surfaces that will be painted are free from loose paint, rust, wax, oil and grease, and lightly sand down furniture that's been previously painted.

Cover any areas you don't want painted with masking tape - like the metal legs on this rattan chair.Using your selected colour (we chose bright orange), hold the can approximately 30cm from the surface of the furniture and spray in a steady back-and-forth motion, slightly overlapping with each stroke. For best results, apply several light coats a few minutes apart.Once completely dry , they're ready to use.

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A big deal: Florida braces for Hurricane Dorianarea.Josefine Larrauri, a retired pushes out into warm waters Miami Florida residents picked translator, went to a Publix with favorable winds, thethe shelves clean of bottled watersupermarket in Miami only to University of Miami's McNoldyand lined up at gas stations find empty shelves in the water s a i d , a d d i n g : " S t a r t i n gThursday as an increasinglysection and store employees tomorrow, it really has nomenacing-looking Hurricane unsure of when more cases obstacles left in its way."TheDorian threatened to broadsidewould arrive."I feel helpless National Hurricane Center'sthe state over Labor Daybecause the whole coast is projected track had the stormweekend.Leaving lighter-than-threatened," she said. "What's blowing ashore midway alongexpected damage in its wake in the use of going all the way to the Florida peninsula, southeast Puerto Rico and the Virgin hurricane researcher Brian G e o r g i a i f i t c a n l a n d of Orlando and well north of Islands, the second hurricane of McNoldy. "A lot of people are there?"Tiffany Miranda of Miami or Fort Lauderdale. But the 2019 season swirled toward going to be affected. A lot of Miami Springs waited well over because of the difficulty ofthe US, with forecasters warning insurance claims."President 30 minutes in line at BJ's predicting its course this farit will draw energy from the Donald Trump canceled his Wholesale Club in Hialeah to ahead, the "cone of uncertainty"warm, open waters as it closes in. weekend trip to Poland and buy hurricane supplies. Some 50 covered nearly the entire state.The National Hurricane Center declared Florida is "going to be vehicles were bumper-to- Forecasters said coastal areas ofsaid the Category 1 storm is totally ready."With the storm's bumper, waiting to fill up at the the Southeast could get 5 to 10 expected to strengthen into a track still unclear, no immediate store's 12 gas pumps."You never inches of rain, with 15 inches in p o t e n t i a l l y c a t a s t r o p h i c mass evacuations were ordered.know with these hurricanes. It some places, triggering life-Category 4 with winds of 130 Along Florida's east coast, local could be good, it could be bad. threatening flash floods.Alsomph (209 kph) and slam into the governments began distributing You just have to be prepared," imperiled were the Bahamas, US on Monday somewhere sandbags, shoppers rushed to she said.As of Thursday evening, with Dorian's expected trackbetween the Florida Keys and stock up on food, plywood and Dorian was centered about 330 running just to the north of Great southern Georgia - a 500-mile other emergency supplies at miles (535 kilometers) east of the Abaco and Grand Bahamastretch that reflected the high supermarkets and hardware Bahamas, its winds blowing at islands.Jeff Byard, an associatedegree of uncertainty this far out. stores, and motorists topped off85 mph (140 kph) as it moved administrator at the Federal "If it makes landfall as a Category their tanks and filled gasoline northwest at 13 mph (20 kph).It E m e rg e n c y M a n a g e m e n t 3 or 4 hurricane, that's a big cans.Some fuel shortages were is expected to pick up steam as it Agency.deal," said University of Miami reported in the Cape Canaveral

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested before weekend protests

for 79 days, was released from jail in international airport and that he had against foreign governments routine rotation of its garrisonJune after serving a five-week term been told he was about to be arrested. i n t e r f e r i n g i n t h e c i t y ' s there.Chinese state media stressed

Police did not respond immediately to for contempt of court."He was protests.'THUGGISH REGIME' the troop movement was routine andrequests for comment about all three. A photograph in a pro-Beijingsuddenly pushed into a private car on Asian and Western diplomats

newspaper earlier this month of the street," Wong's political party watching the People's LiberationUnrest in Hong Kong escalated in mid-Wong meeting a U.S. consularDemosisto, which advocates for Army (PLA) forces in the territoryJune over a now-suspended official triggered a war of words greater democracy in Hong Kong, had been expecting it.extradition bill that would have between Washingon and Beijing. Police have refused permission for a said on its off icial Twit ter allowed people to be sent to mainland

pro-democracy march on Saturdayaccount."He has now been escorted China for trial in Communist Party- U.S. State Department spokeswomanbut organisers have appealed against to the police headquarters in Wan controlled courts.It has since evolved Morgan Ortagus called China athe decision.The Civil Human Rights Chai," it said. Demosisto's lawyers into calls for greater democracy "thuggish regime" for disclosingFront, the organiser of previous masswere working on the case, it said. under the "one country, two systems" photographs and personal details ofHong Kong Hong Kong democracy

formula, which guarantees freedoms the diplomat.Nearly 900 people haveDemosisto party member Agnes Chow protests in Hong Kong, plans a rally activist Joshua Wong was arrested on not enjoyed on the mainland that b e e n a r r e s t e d s i n c e t h ewas also arrested, the group said, from Hong Kong's Central businessFriday ahead of another weekend of include an independent judiciary, demonstrations escalated in mid-although it was not clear what d i s t r i c t t o B e i j i n g ' s m a i nplanned protests in the Chinese-ruled under which Hong Kong ha been June with frequent clashes betweencharges she faced.Andy Chan, a representative Liaison Office in thecity that is grappling with its biggest ruled since 1997.China has accused protesters and police, who have at founder of the pro-independence city.The group's leader, Jimmy Sham,political crisis since its handover to foreign powers, particularly the times fired tear gas and rubber bullets Hong Kong National Party that was was attacked by two men armed withBeijing more than two decades ago.United States and Britain, of to disperse activists.China broughtbanned last September, said on his a knife and a baseball bat onWong, the face of Hong Kong's push fomenting the demonstrations in the fresh troops into Hong Kong on Facebook page late on Thursday he Thursday, it said on its Facebookfor full democracy during protests in former British colony and warned Thursday in what it described as a had been detained at HongKong's page.2014 that paralysed parts of the city

Pakistan test-fires 290-km range missileIs lamabad : Pakis tan has

successfully test-fired nuclear-capable surface-to- surface ballistic missile 'Ghaznavi' with a range of up to 290 km, the Armysaid on Thursday, amid fresh Indo- Pak tensions after India revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status. Pakistan Civil Av i a t i o n A u t h o r i t y o nWednesday closed three aviation routes of Karachi airspace till August 31, leading to reports that the Pakistan Army may conduct a missile test from a flight test range in Balochistan.

The Pakistan military's media spokesperson, Major General Asif Ghafoor on Thursday shared a video of the "night-training launch" of the short-range ballistic missile on Twitter. TheGhaznavi missile is capable of delivering multiple types of warheads up to 290 km, that could cover parts of India. According to experts, the Ghaznavi missile could be an improved 'Scud' type ballistic missile.

The missile's warhead can be conventional, high explosive (HE) and nuclear. Maj Gen. Ghafoor said that the Pakistan Chairman Joint Chiefs of StaffCommittee (CJCSC) and the t h r e e s e r v i c e s c h i e f s congratulated the team of experts for successfully testing the missile. President Arif Alvi andPrime Minister Imran Khan also conveyed their appreciation to the team, and congratulated the nation on the feat, he said.

Israel escalates its shadow war against Iran with attacks

in Syria, Lebanon and IraqJerusalem. Israel has carried out a series of attacks

across the Middle East in recent weeks to prevent Iran from equipping its Arab allies with precision-guided missiles, drones and other sophisticated weapons that could challenge Israel’s defenses.The attacks represent a new escalation in the shadow war between Iran and Israel, which has broken into the open and threatens to set off a wider confrontation.

In one 18-hour period over the weekend, an Israeli airstrike killed two Iranian-trained militants in Syria, a drone set off a blast near a Hezbollah office in Beirut’ssouthern suburbs and an airstrike in al-Qaim, Iraq, killed a commander of an Iran-backed Iraqi militia.

Israel accuses Iran of trying to establish an overland arms-supply line through Iraq and northern Syria to Lebanon. The attacks, only one of which Israel has publicly acknowledged, were aimed at stopping Iran and signaling to its proxies that Israel will not tolerate a fleet of smart missiles on its borders, officials and analysts said.Iranian officials said the Israeli attacks would not go unanswered. Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Quds Force, who oversees covert military operations outside Iran, said on Twitter that “the Zionist actions are insane and will be their last.”While Iran has not publicly acknowledged the transfer of missile technology, an Iranian with knowledge of Iran’s regional efforts said that in the past year Iran had shifted its focus from training its proxy forces for ground battle in Syria and.

WASHINGTON: They swept the dirt from its path as the old rocket plane was rolled out of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum on Tu e s d a y n i g h t . B e n e a t h t h e spotlights, it still looked menacing, with its long, dark silhouette, tiny cockpit windows and stubby wings. Once the legend of the skies, the X-15 flew faster than a rifle bullet and lofted its pilots to the edge of space 60 miles up.And as workers crowded around, it seemed as if it was being set for another mission. But its wings were wrapped in padding. Its skin was coated in dust. And around midnight it was plucked by a crane, lowered backward onto a truck and driven off into storage.

But for a moment as it hung over Independence Avenue, with the yellow-and-black NASA logo on its tail and "U.S. Air Force" on its fuselage, it was a reminder of the days when pilots called it "the bull," and it took them on harrowing,

r e s o l u t i o n i n c l u d e s aThe draft resolution, written by requirement on the insistence of F r a n c e a n d a p p r o v e dthe United States, diplomats unanimously, would allow forsaid for the UN secretarythe approximately 10,000 g e n e r a l t o p e r f o r m a nmembers of the United Nations evaluation on the UNIFILInterim Force in Lebanon mission and its staff before June (UNIFIL) which was created in1, 2020.M a r c h 1 9 7 8 t o s t a y i n

place.According to the draft text, Wa s h i n g t o n w a s u n a b l e , the Security Council warned that however, to reduce the "violations of the cessation of maximum allowed number of hostilities could lead to a new peacekeepers deployed to conflict that none of the parties or 9,000. Also at the US's request,

Hezbollah blamed an armed drone the region can afford."It "condemns the Security Council resolution calls attack in its south Beirut stronghold all violations of the Blue Line" for UNIFIL to have full access to the on Israel -- an incident that President between Lebanon and Israel, "both by Blue Line.It expresses "concern that Michel Aoun said amounted to a air and ground, and strongly calls UNIFIL still has not been able to "declaration of war.""Urging all upon all parties to rspect the cessation access all relevant locations north of parties to make every effort to ensure of hostilities."The Lebanese army the Blue Line related to the discovery that the cessation of hostilities is fired on an Israeli drone in the of tunnels crossing the Blue Line." sustained," the Security Council southern part of the country Israel has said it discovered and called on all sides to "exercise Wednesday. That incident came just destroyed a series of cross-border maximum calm and restraint." Thedays a f te r Shi i te movement Hezbollah tunnels since late last year.

sometimes deadly, rides.The Smithsonian's X-15 had hung from the ceiling of the museum since its opening in 1976. It was lowered for the first time in 43 years on Aug. 21, one of 40 airplanes that have been moved out of the popular museum on the Mall as the building undergoes a seven-year renovation.

The museum remains open, with other famous aircraft such as Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis and the 1903 Wright brothers' Flyer still on display.But the X-15 holds aunique place among aircraft.It's flight was a controlled explosion. It was carried like a huge bomb, shackled to the wing of a B-52 "mother ship." The pilot sat in an ejection seat that suggested the electric chair, in front of a fuel compartment containing 2,400 gallons of liquid oxygen and anhydrous ammonia.At about 40,000 feet, the X-15 was dropped, the engine was "lit" and .

Donald Trump says Florida faces absolute monster hurricanesurfing beach of the Florida town of Florida east coast late this weekendCocoa Beach. "We woke up a lot more and early next week continues toscared than we went to bed last night, increase." After making landfall,and the news is not getting any better." Dorian was forecast to linger overOfficials were making piles of sand central Florida on Tuesday, accordingavailable for Cocoa Beach residents to to the NHC. Tropical storm-forcefill sandbags starting on Friday. winds could be felt in parts of the state Dorian, expected to strengthen in the as early as Saturday evening. TheAtlantic with violent winds topping biggest hurricane to have come ashore 130 miles per hour, is aiming at central in the area in recent history was Jeanne Florida, including the famed Space in 2004, which made landfall around Coast. It is expected to make landfall Port St. Lucie as a Category 3 storm. on Monday, the Labor Day holiday. It Miami television station WSVNcould churn across dozens of showed images of dozens of shoppers launchpads owned by NASA, the US with empty carts lining up outside a Air Force and companies such as Elon supermarket in Davie, in the MiamiMusk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue metropolitan area, waiting to getOrigin. Such winds would make inside to stock up on supplies.Dorian a Category 4 storm, the The Universal Orlando Resort theme second-strongest on the Saffir- park, owned by Comcast Corp, said it Simpson scale for measuring was following the approaching storm like it could be an absolute monster," of Florida. "Floridians need to takeMiami: Florida residents on Thursdayhurricane intensity. closely. Nearby towns were checking Trump said in a video posted on this storm seriously. Hurricanewere bracing for a hurricane that was Bahams now in path Dorian, a storm drains and back-up generatorsTwitter, adding that food and water #Dorian is moving slowly & gainingthreatening to smack into the centre of Category 1 hurricane on Thursday for waste-water plants as well as was being shipped to Florida. strength," DeSantis wrote on Twitter.the state over the Labor Day weekend, afternoon, had maximum sustained setting up round-the-clock shifts for "Now is the time to get prepared & Trump said Vice President Mike and President Donald Trump said it winds of 85 miles per hour (137 km emergency personnel.have a planPence would make the trip to Poland appeared the storm's winds would be per hour), moving towards the The University of Central Florida, one in his place so that he could remain in Georgia Governor Brian Kemp"unbelievably high." Trump cancelled northwest at 13 mph (20 kph) some of the largest US universities by the United States to make sure federal declared a state of emergency in 12a visit to Poland scheduled for the 330 miles (535 km) east of the student population, said its main resources were properly directed at counties to assist with stormweekend and Florida's governor Bahamas, the National Hurricane campus in Orlando would close on the arriving storm. Florida Governor readiness, response and recovery.expanded a state of emergency to Center said. The Miami-based NHC Friday afternoon. DeSantis said the Ron DeSantis, who had already "We're worried. This is not lookingprepare for Hurricane Dorian, which said hurricane watches could be storm "has the potential to severely declared a state of emergency for 26 good for us," saidAngela Johnson, 39,is forecast to make landfall on the issued for portions of the Bahamas on damage homes, businesses and counties on the state's east coast, bar manager at Coconuts On TheAtlantic coast Monday as a dangerous Friday and the risk of "devastating buildings, which is why all Floridians extended it on Thursday to the whole Beach, a bar and restaurant on the Category 4 storm.Now it's looking hurricane-force winds along the should remain vigilant."

Seward Leaves in Alaska are changing colour and the rainy season is supposed to begin, but wildfires are raging on in an unusually long and fierce fire season that scientists say is linked to the far north's long-term climate warmup.Usually, Alaskawildfires wind down by late July,bu t t h i s week , t he s t a t e Department of Natural Resources extended the official fire season to Sept. 30. Last week, Governor Mike Dunleavy declared state emergencies for fires burning north and south of Anchorage.

The most serious blaze is the Swan Lake Fire on the Kenai Peninsula south of Anchorage, which had grown to over 160,000 acres (64,750 hectares) by Thursdayand the 3,300-acre (1,335- hectare) McKinley Fire north of Anchorage.Billowing smoke from the Swan Lake Fire has sent particulate pollution levels in the Kenai Peninsula to some of the worst measured anywhere in the world. Ignited by an early June lightning strike, the fire has snarled traffic and nearly shut down tourism in an area famous for its outdoor recreation.In the port town of Seward, thick smoke blowing south from the Swan Lake fire blotted out the normally spectacular views of mountains a n d g l a c i e r s a n d f o r c e d c a n c e l l a t i o n o f t o u r i s t s ' excursions."What can you do? Global warming," said Marlee Hernandez at Exit Glacier Toursin Seward."It's been kind of a botched summer," said Joe Drevets, who was working behind the counter at Seward's Sea Bean Café.The McKinley Fire has des t royed more than 130 structures, 51 of them primary homes, and displaced hundreds of people in the woodsy area, about 80 miles (130 km) north of Anchorage. It was 71-percent contained on Thursday and officials were allowing evacuated residents to return, but 560 firefighters remained on duty.

As fall begins in Alaska, wildfires linked to warming rage on

Iranian satellite explodes ahead of scheduled launch due to technical issues: Official

An Iranian rocket exploded on its launch pad at Imam Khomeini Space Centre in northern Iran before its scheduled launch on Thursday, an Iranian officialsaid.An Iranian rocket exploded on its launch pad at Imam Khomeini Space Centre in northern Iran before i ts scheduled launch on Thursday,an Iranian official said.The launch was due to have taken place despite US warnings to Iran that it should avoid such activity."It was due to some technical issues and it exploded but our young scientists are working to fix the problem," the Iranian official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. He gave no further details.A US official, also speaking on condition of anonymity, also said that Iran suffered a satellite launch failure.

Trump cancelled visit to Poland scheduled for weekend and Florida's governor expanded a state of emergency to prepare for Hurricane Dorian.

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong has been arrested. Wongwas the face of Hong Kong protests in 2014.

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said in an exchange notification a f t e r m a r k e t h o u r s o n Thursday."All the assets have long term Power Purchase Agreements(PPAs) with various state electricity distribution companies. The portfolio is relatively young with average remaining PPA life of approximately 22 years," the company added.Jayant Parimal, CEO of Adani Green Energy, said, "The acquisition of 205 MW of New Delhi: Gautam Adani-led by operating solar assets strengthens Adani Group's Adani Green EnergyAdani Green Energy's position as said it has signed an agreement to buy one of India's premier renewable solar assets of Essel Group. The deal

which was down 0.15 per cent. power producers, with a total portfolio of values Essel Group's solar assets at Rs. "Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) 5.5 GW, of which 2.5 GW is operational, 1,300 crore. Following this development, today signed a securities purchase and the remaining is to be operationalized Adani Green Energy's share price rose as agreement for acquisition of 205 MW over the next 2 years.much as 10.5 per cent to hit an intraday high operating solar assets of Essel Green COMMENTAs of 1:49 pm, Adani Green of Rs. 47.90 on the BSE. On the National Energy Private Limited (EGEPL) and Essel Energy shares traded 6.8 per cent higher at Stock Exchange Adani Green Energy'sInfraprojects Limited (EIL). Rs. 46.30, outperforming the Nifty which share price climbed as much as 10.25 per The assets are located in Punjab, Karnataka was up 0.14 per cent.cent to Rs. 47.85 outperforming the Nifty and Uttar Pradesh," Adani Green Energy

Adani Green Energy To Buy Essel Group's Solar Assets

RBI proposes to strengthen ALM framework for NBFCs in annual report Fy2019

MUMBAI: Vehicle makers are employees with special offers. market has shrunk by a quarter pulling out all the stops in a bid to Others are also increasingly and two-wheeler sales declinedmake the most during the festive using car and bike melas, mall 14% so far this fiscal year. In a season, amid a crippling and airport activities, moving tepid economic environmentslowdown in the local market. billboards and showroom on with the fear of job losses also

wheels in search of the buyer. looming large in several sectors,With buyers dithering to enter the manufacturers and dealers have showroom, the companies are Innovative OffersSuch activitiesbeen compelled to resort to literally landing up at their have been used in the past as well, innovative offers and campaigns, doorstep to make a sales pitch. but the intensity has never beenin addition to the discounts that Most of them have boosted their so fervent. Gone are the daysare already at a record high, to sales and marketing budgets and when you see a scramble in the bring in buyers.Hyundai Motor are launching special campaigns showrooms, a senior industryhas named its festive campaign f o r t h e f e s t i v e m o n t h s , executive said, speaking on the ‘Ce lebra thon’ , whi le fo r traditionally the busiest sales condition of anonymity. In these Mercedes-Benz, it is a ‘Wishseason.A leading two-wheeler days, one has to engage with the Box’. The local unit of Toyotamaker is engaging with the youth buyers at their homes, schools,Motor has launched two by organising events on college col leges, workplaces andfinancing schemes for buyers in campuses, while Hyundai Motor shopping complexes, he said,the festival season: ‘Toyotais using the portals of puja adding: “In short, we have toEdge’ and ‘Toyota Smart’. pandals as an opportunity to push walk to the customer, instead ofThrough the offers, companies sales and Maruti Suzuki is them walking to us.”The are promising better value to a p p r o a c h i n g p r o s p e c t i v e automotive industry is going prospective buyers, seeking to customer segments like defence through its worst slowdown in convert their intent into purchase.personnel and government about two decades. India’s car

Automakers go all out to drive sales in festive season

NTPC commissions its first commercial EV charging stationNew Delhi: To promote e-mobility in line with the

vision of Government of, NTPC and Indian Oil Corporation have commissioned its first EVcharging station at Indian Oil COCO Petro Pump near New Holland Tractor plant, Greater Noida.

India’s leading power generator, NTPC and India’sleading fuel retailer, IOCL have joined hands to set

up many such chargings t a t i o n s . T h i s E VCharging station is first in the series of such charging stations which have been planned ac ros s c i t i e s and h i g h w a y s . T h e charging station offers

four nos. charging points with fast and slow charging options conforming to Bharat DC 001 and Bharat AC 001 standards.The electric vehicles help in reducing auto emissions, improving air quality as well as providing financial benefits to customers in terms of low running and maintenance cost.NTPC has been putting lot of thrust on setting up electric vehicle chargingstations. Agreements are made with fuel retailers, DMRC and State governments for providing e-mobility solutions.

IDBI Bank introduces repo linked Suvidha Plus home loan and auto loan

Mumbai: IDBI Bank introduces two Repo Linked Products -Suvidha Plus Home Loan and Suvidha Plus AutoLoan. The products wil l be benchmarked to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Repo rate and will be available to customers effective from 10th September 2019.The Suvidha Plus Home Loan and Suvidha Plus Auto Loan products will be offered to new customers having good credit score and minimum income of Rs. 6 lakh per annum.The Suvidha Plus Home Loan will be offered for up to Rs. 75 Lakh with a tenor of up to 35

years. Bank will also be offering balance transfer with top up facility under the new variant with NILProcessing fees. Currently,the interest rate on Home loan will be from 8.30% p.a. onwards.The Suvidha Plus Auto loan will be offered for up to Rs. 25 Lakh covering the on road price with a tenor of up to 7 years. The loan will

be extended exclusively for new 4 wheeler loans. Currently, the interest rate on Auto loan will be from 8.90% p.a. onwards.To promote green initiative, additional discount of 10 bps will be offered for purchase of electric car under Suvidha Plus AutoLoan.Speaking on the occasion Shri Rakesh Sharma MD & CEO, said “Our retail segment loan book is growing at 19% YOY and this measure will surely help us to improve the business under the segment”

New Delhi, The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has initiated a study on e-commerce to gather information and insightsfrom market participants in goods and services.The study includes sectors like mobile, grocery, food, electronic/ electrical appliances, lifestyle and hotels.According to the interim findings, restaurant owners, online platforms, hotels, online travel agencies, sellers and e-marketplace places raised their concerns related to discounts, commission and algorithm issues.Vendors or sellers said that e-commerce platforms give preferential treatment to certain sellers; there is a high search ranking for preferred sellers; and they feel compelled to participate in discounts.On the other hand, e-commerce market place players have said that the sellers are independent third party players; sellers participate in deals at their own discretion; search ranking of sellers is based on algorithms; and there is a mechanism in place to deal with unauthorised vendors selling counterfeit products.Similarly, the hotel industry arguedthat they are forced to set unviable rates because of discounts by online travel operators.They also informed CCI that they see unilateral increase in commissions by online tour operators, and the search ranking algorithm is opaque.Online tour operators have said that prices are determined by hotels, and they offer discounts above listed room price.In the food sector, restaurants have said that deep discounts by online platforms "cannibalising dine in" and the burden on discounts is shifting to restaurants.They have also noted that online food platforms arbitrarily increase commissionsand compelled them to use their manpower.Whereas online food platforms stated that restaurants participate in discount schemes at their own discretion; and commissions are decided based on mutual negotiations and there is no restriction on use of manpower.The CCI sought views of all stakeholders by September 30 as the study is still on.The interim findings were shared during a CCI's workshop on e-commerce - changing competition and landscape in India."It is part of an exercise as part of a market study on e-commerce being conducted by CCI," its chairman Ashok Kumar Gupta said. RR CS BAL

CCI initiates market study on e-commerce

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India has proposed to strengthen the asset-liability management (ALM) framework for NBFCs.In pursuance of the announcement made in the Union Budget 2019-20, the government had rolled out a scheme offering to provide a one-time partial credit guarantee for first loss up to 10 percent to public sector banks (PSBs) for purchase of high-rated pooled assets amounting to Rs 1 t r i l l i on f rom f i nanc i a l l y sound NBFCs/Housing Finance Companies (HFCs). This policy measure will support NBFCs’ access to funding from the PSBs.“On its part, the Reserve Bank will provide required liquidity backstop to the banks against their excess G-sec holdings. The Reserve Bank has also front-loaded increase in the facility to avail liquidity for liquidity coverage ratio (FALLCR) of 0.5 per cent each of banks’ NDTL scheduled for August 1 and December 1, 2019, respectively, for incremental credit given to NBFCs and HFCs, over and above credit outstanding to NBFCs and HFCs as on July 5, 2019. Dispensing with the Debenture Redemption Reserve (DRR) will also facilitate the issuance of bonds by NBFCs,” the RBI said.

Releasing its annual report FY2019, the Central Bank expressed concerns that India’s external sector outlook is vulnerable to downside risks from global developments, especially the possibility of the global downturn deepening, the uncertainty surrounding international crude oil prices and the volatility of capital flows.

i n v e s t m e n t b e f o r e t h e cash crunch in the banking Country's prolonged consumption "The government has done onlyelection, high-frequency sector.slowdown and a deteriorating global some tweaks to existing policies, but indicators since then suggestenvironment are delaying a recovery nothing that's really big-bang," saidWhat Bloomberg's Economists the economy's lack ofin Asia's third-largest economy, NR Bhanumurthy, an economist atSay"India's slowdown istaking momentum has persisted.nudging its government into action Delhi-based National Institute oflonger than anticipated to turn

to supplement the central bank's Public Finance and Policy. "MarketsFinance Minister Nirmala around, with the slump likely monetary stimulus.In a spate of seem to be awaiting more measures. Sitharaman is still considering extending into the April-Juneannouncements within the space of a The government shouldn't keepwhether to use the windfall quarter. The reasons -- a slowweek, the government eased foreign them in waiting."In the absence of from the central bank to cut roll-out of a fiscal supportinvestment rules, gave concessions any substantial fiscal stimulus, some borrowings or boost spending. package for farmers, and weak o n v e h i c l e p u r c h a s e s a n d economists feel the RBI may have to T h e o t h e r m e a s u r e s transmission of the Reserve encouraged banks to make loans do more heavy lifting to support announced so far, like the Bank's rate cuts."-- Abhishekcheaper to spur growth from a five- growth. Prakash Sakpal, aneasing of foreign investment Gupta, India economistTheyear high, car year low. It also secured more fiscal economist at ING Groep NV inrules, will also do little to boost government added to that with a sales have slumped the most in space to stimulate the economy with Singapore, expects the central bankconsumer demand in the near decision to immediately inject Rs.almost two decades in July and a windfall from the central bank in to cut the key rate by another 50 term."Since the major contributors 70,000 crore ($9.8 billion) toinfrastructure output grew at the excess of $24 billion.Data due basis points before the end of this to the economy's investment pie are recapitalize state-run banks andslowest pace in more than four Friday is expected to show gross year.COMMENT"Despite al lh o u s e h o l d s a n d p r i v a t e encourage them to lend.years.The Reserve Bank of India has domestic product growth slowed for easing this year, there are nocorporations, their spending hold the The moves were initially cheered by already cut interest rates by 110a fifth straight quarter to 5.7 per cent improvements in the monetarykey for reviving broad-based the market, but those gains faded by basis points this year to the lowest in in the three months ended June. indicators," he said. "RBI is underinvestment activity in the economy," Thursday as concerns on the slowing nine years to boost loans and revive That's slower than the 5.8 per cent pressure from the government forsaid Sunil Kumar Sinha, principal local economy and trade talks investment, while signaling it's expansion in the previous quarter. more interest rate and liquidityeconomist at India Ratings and between the US and China ready to do more. It has been

support for the economy and it will Research, the local arm of Fitch While the slowdown last quarter dominated investor sentiment.pumping in liquidity to tide over a continue cutting policy rates."Ratings.Unemployment is at a 45-reflects, for the most part, a slump in

Modi's $5 trillion GDP goal hitsa hurdle: Debt at road builder

New Delhi: Snapping 2-day losing streak, markets opened on a positive note on Friday on positive global cues.The BSE Sensex rose 174.33 points or 0.47 percent to 37,243.26 in early trade while the NSE Nifty edged higher by 52.45 points or 0.48 percent to 11,000.75.

Major gainers in the Sensex pack were TataSteel, Vedanta, Yes Bank, ITC, TataMotors, ONGC, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finance, SBI, and L&T, rising upto 2.71 percent.In the previous session on Thursday, the BSE Sensex fell 382.91 points or 1.02 percent to 37,068.93 while the NSE Nifty dropped 97.80 points or 0.89 percent to close at 10,948.30.Among Asian peers, MSCI`s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan up 1 percent to the highest since August 23. E-Minis for the S&P500 added 0.2 percent after more than 1 percent gain on Wall Street overnight and futures for Eurostoxx50 rose 0.3 percent. Japan`s Nikkei jumped 1.2 percent while South Korea`s KOSPI index gained 1.7 percent and Australian shares were 0.9 percent higher, a Reuters report said.

Markets snap 2-day losing streak; Sensex jumps 174 points, Nifty above 11,000

about 3.1% of gross value added, according to Icra Ratings Ltd.NEW DELHI: India’s path to economic The prime minister’s office didn’t reply to an Modi’s economic advisers said in arecovery faces another obstacle, with

email seeking comment and NHAI declinedreport this year. Data due on Friday Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking theto comment. The letter contains only will probably show India’s gross state road builder to stop constructingsuggestions and top-rated NHAI is fully domestic product expanded 5.7% inhighways after its debt ballooned almostcapable of raising enough debt to keep the quarter through June, the slowestseven-fold over the past five years.building roads, Nitin Gadkari, Modi’s“National Highways Authority of India pace in five years.

Modi’s office now wants NHAI to revert minister for roads, was cited by a news (NHAI) totally logjammed withto a model used by his predecessor, agency on Tuesday.Ratings company Icra unplanned and excessive expansion ofwhere NHAI would auction projects to on Wednesday said the build up of debt roads,” the prime minister’s office wrotedevelopers. They’d construct the means NHAI must either go slow on new to NHAI in a letter dated August 17.roads, collect toll from users and then projects -- a choice Modi can’t afford as he “NHAI mandated to pay several times thewould transfer ownership back to needs to spur economic growth -- or shift to land cost; its construction costs alsoNHAI after an agreed period. Weak a build-operate-transfer model involvingshooting up. Road infrastructure hasprivate sector participation pushed equity-purchases by private players. Many become financially unviable.”Modi’s

budget deficit.Restricting road-building Modi to scrap this practice and he developers can’t support huge equity off ice proposed tha t NHAI berisks imperiling Modi’s target to make India permitted NHAI to bear as much as 100% of investments that are part of BOT projects,transformed into a road-asset managementa $5 trillion economy as roads are necessary the costs in certain road projects that led to the rating company said.company, according to the letter obtained byfor socio-economic development, said Among the beneficiaries of this shift could be ballooning debt.Bloomberg, and the prime minister’s officeVikash Kumar Sharda, a partner at NHAI’s outstanding debt of Rs 1.8 lakh crore IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd, whichasked NHAI to reply within a week.TheInfranomics Consulting LLP, who would entail annual interest servicing of has traditionally focused on BOT projectsdecision is a reversal from Modi’s first term, previously consulted for PWC India. “Road about Rs 14,000 crore, higher than the Rs where the operator collects a toll from roadwhen his administration was praised for itsis critical infrastructure, and putting breaks 10,000 crore NHAI collects as toll, users.“The decision to switch back to BOT-breakneck speed of highway constructionon it will not only result in a slowdown of according to analysts at SBICap Securities toll is much needed given the fiscalthat helped make India one of the fastest-highway construction but also of other Ltd.Land acquisition costs have also risen to constraints,” IRB Infrastructure chairmangrowing economies in the world. However,sectors that are dependent on it.” more than Rs 2.5 crore per hectare from Rs Virendra Mhaiskar said. “In the presentthis came with the burden of escalating

There’s a strong co-relation between 0.9 crore after fair-price laws were dispensation, given the land acquisitioncosts, leaving NHAI increasingly dependenteconomic growth and investments in introduced in 2013, and this alone accounts cost, restricting to BOT only for a year or on the government for financial support at ainfrastructure, with roads accounting for for more than 30% of NHAI’s expenses, two may be a wise idea.”time when Modi is looking to contain his

Gautam Adani-led byAdani Group's AdaniEnergy has signed an agreement to buy solar assets of Essel Group, Adani Green Energy said.

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ODI series though, with just 20 little over two years hence, he also runs in two innings. But the 21- abruptly relinquished his white-year-old has become India’s first- ball captaincy.A new selectionchoice ‘keeper-batsman across committee will come after the formats and as the BCCI insider BCCI elections, scheduled onput it, his grooming process will October 22. Also, Dhoni hasn’tcontinue. “Let’s see how it goes.” called time on his limited-overs

international career yet. He has And even if the Pant experiment lost his attacking mojo, but coming fails, there’s no guarantee that at No. 7, with India reeling on 92/6 Dhoni will be brought back to the in the World Cup semifinal against f o l d . “ T h e r e a r e o t h e r New Zealand at Old Trafford,wicketkeepers also. The Indian Dhoni’s partnership with Ravindra cricket is actually looking beyond Jadeja kept the team in the game MS Dhoni at the moment,” till the penultimate over.sources said.The next 50-over

World Cup will be played in 2023 Bands of brotherschief selector Prasad during whichDhoni decided to take a two-month and given that Dhoni is 38 years Probably for the first time in Indian the former had left his cricket sabbatical after the World Cup old, it’s very unlikely that he will cricket, two sets of brothers will be Kolkata MS Dhoni’s international future at the hands of the selection and although the three T20 last till then as a top-flight in the same India squad, as Hardik return seemed highly unlikely committee. Prasad, on the other internationals in September fell cricketer. Back-to-back World Pandya and Krunal, and Deepak after he was left out of the 15- hand, had laid out Indian cricket’sinto his recluse period, The Indian T20s, however, are lined up in Chahar and Rahul (they are member India T20 squad for the future roadmap. As the IndianExpress has learnt that the veteran 2020 and 2021 in Australia and cousins) have been picked for the upcoming three-match series team went to West Indies, Dhoni, ‘keeper-batsman wasn’t even India respectively. A Chennai home T20 series. Deepak and against South Africa. The MSK an honorary Lt Col of theconsidered.“Ahead of the West Super Kings official spoke Rahul were in the T20 squad Prasad-led selection committee Territorial Army, patrolled the Indies tour, the se lec t ion confident ly about Dhoni’s against West Indies. Hardik, announced the squad on Thursday, Kashmir valley as part of his committee decided give proper availability for the next year’s IPL, m e a n w h i l e , r e p l a c e d with Rishabh Pant as the sole training with the with the 106 TAopportunities to Pant. Actually, the but given that he has a mind of his Bhuvneshwar Kumar.specialist ‘keeper in the side. Battalion (Para).present selection committee is own, it would be interesting to see The three T20 internationals against According to a BCCI insider, the only looking at Pant, as he is being the ex-skipper’s future course of In three T20 internationals during South Africa will be played in present selection committee has groomed,” sources told this paper. action. He stunned everybody with the ongoing Caribbean tour, Pant D h a r a m s a l a , M o h a l i a n d decided to look beyond the former the suddenness of his Testscored 69 runs including anBefore the West Indies tour, Dhoni Bangalore on September 15, 18 India captain. retirement in December 2014. Aunbeaten 65. He had an average had an informal discussion with and 22 respectively.

Athletics Championships: Afterqualification, Anjali Devi faces next hurdle

Echevarria’s opening leap of 8.65 meters won the men’s long jump; and Lijiao Gong’s 20.31 meters took the women’s shot put.In the men’s 100, Noah Lyles surged late to win in 9.98, leaving world champion Justin Gatlin back in fourth.Racing into a slight headwind, Lyles trailed late in the race before blasting past his Americanteammate Gatlin in the next lane.“I

into a tie for third all-time. Track great followed my race plan, my execution Edwin Moses is now fifth on that list was great,” Lyles said. “The race was

Karsten Warholm ran the second-fastest with 47.02.“It was crazy,” Warholm not as fast as I wanted.”Lyles will focus time in history to win the men’s 400 said. “I knew that I will do a good time on the 200 at the Sept. 28-Oct. 6 worlds meters hurdles in 46.92 seconds at the but this race and with this new in Doha, where the 37-year-old Gatlin Diamond League finals on Thursday. ( p e r s o n a l b e s t ) , i t * s j u s t could be the best American hope for the

The 23-year-old world champion from amazing.”Four world-leading marks 100 title.Gatlin timed 10.08 behind Norway took 0.20 seconds off his were set on a warm evening at the runner-up Zhenye Lie of China, who lifetime best, but was 0.14 behind the storied Weltklasse meeting, one month clocked 10.04 and 2011 world 27-year-old world record set by Kevin before the world championships open champion Yohan Blake of Jamaica, Young winning the 1992 Barcelona in Qatar, where the 400 hurdles is who was third in 10.07.Miller-Uibo,Olympics title. Young was in Zurich for shaping up to be a standout the Olympic champion over 400, is Thursday’s race.Warholm was pressed duel.Shaunae Miller-Uibo ran 21.74 in now the 11th-fastest woman all-time in hard by Rai Benjamin who clocked the women’s 200; Juan Miguel the 200. 46.98, lifting the 22-year-oldAmerican

No Dhoni, no surprise, Pant lone keeper in T20 squad

Karsten Warholm runs second-fastest 400 hurdles ever at Diamond League

Abhishek Verma wins gold, bronze for Saurabh Chaudhary in Shooting World Cup

hands of Jasprit Bumrah and Co, and the Test match might not even last as long as it did in Antigua. But in their darkest of days, it’s the tinge of green that gives West Indies the slightest ray of hope. It was the idea in Antigua as well, though the assistance was ne g l i g i b l e b eyo nd t he f i r s t day.Ironically, the Indian seamers seem more equipped to kick up Kingston Sabina Park is nudging 90. Indies cricket, the Sabina Park track nostalgia at Sabina Park. Back in the It’s wrinkled and withering, the became unpredictable. Sometimes day, the venue had a reputation of characteristic sky blue paint peeling fast and bouncy, often slow and dry. offering a ferocious pitch and hostile off the patchy walls, revealing the

This time around, the buzz around atmosphere for any visiting team. Therust ing i ron rods and wires Sabina Park is about this being a stands thronged with reggae and rum, underneath. The yellow seats of the green, bowl-first surface. This is what the whiff of marijuana flitting in the George Headley Stand and the 10-feet the team has asked, they say. A few breeze.The spectators — many from walls, splashed with advertisements, days ago, chief curator Michael the neighbouring Trench Town, one of tremble when heavy trucks and SUVs Hylton told local newspaper Jamaican the roughest areas in the country — whizz by. The stands are lined with Gleaner that he’s grooming a made the players feel as though they dust and discarded beer bottles. TheWimbledon-like grass court. “When were performing in a coliseum. Theygrand old stadium, at once the rawest everyone gets here on August 30, I no longer flock the arena as they once and most romantic in the Caribbean, is want them to believe that they are at used to. In years gone by, the a metaphorical mausoleum of WestWimbledon on the first morning — atmosphere was e levated by Indies cricket — once grand and green, green, green … . That’s what I staggering, if at times, chilling g lor ious , now rumbl ing and want them to see, and the team that performances from Jamaica’s famous ragged.Sabina Park once had the executes the two disciplines well will sons — some of the quickest fast reputation of producing some get the desired result,” he had said.If bowlers the world had ever beheld. lightening fast tracks. It wasn’t always the way their batsmen folded up on the Michael Holding slithering down the the case so. The 1960s churned out fourth day on a placid surface in slope, scything through batting line-batting beauties to suit their batsmen; Antigua, and the fire the Indian ups like a hot knife through butter, or the 70s produced fast and bouncy seamers spewed, is any indication, a Patrick Patterson, bow-legged and tracks; the 80s saw some horrendous green track could easily backfire, rumbling up the hill, pounding the wickets with variable bounce, and by posing a considerable dilemma for the crease like a heavy truck, or Courtney the 90s the pitch was defanged. In the ground-staff. It could just play into the Walsh steaming against the wind.subsequent decades, just like West

‘Wimbledon’ at Sabina Park

Inter Milan sign AlexisSanchez on loan from

Manchester UnitedMilan ForwardAlexis Sanchez has joined Inter Milan on loan

after underperforming at Manchester United.Inter and United both confirmed the season-long deal Thursday.

While financial details were not announced, the teams are expected to both pay a share of Sanchez’s hefty salary – the highest on United’s squad. The Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Inter will pay Sanchez 5 million euros ($5.5 million) per season with United covering the remaining 7 mil l ion euros.At Inter, Sanchez will rejoin former United teammate Romelu Lukaku, who joined the Nerazzurri in a club-record 80 million euro transfer at the start of the month.Lukaku was among the scorers as Inter beat Lecce 4-0 in its Serie A opener in coach Antonio Conte’s debut on Monday.For the 30-year-old Sanchez, it’s a return Italy after establishing himself at Udinese from 2006-11.

Sanchez scored only five goals in 45 appearances for United over the last one and a half seasons after moving to Old Trafford from Arsenal. He also played for Barcelona.

World Cup gold around her neck and golden

earing waiting at homeChandigarh Rifle shooter Elavenil Valarivan loves gold

earrings. The 20-year-old is known to pester parents Dr Valarivan and Dr Saroja for a new pair every few months. On Thursday, the signature dangling gold jhumkas sparkled in her ears as the Ahmedabad shooter got herself some serious gold around her neck as well, winning the air rifle World Cup in Rio.

She became the second Indian shooter this year after ApurviChandela to win a gold medal in the women’s 10m air rifle at the ISSF World Cup in Brazil. A score of 251.7 in the final helped edge out Seonaid Mcintosh of Great Britain at Rio de Janeiro.

“The only thing I trouble my parents for is gold earrings after every 3-4 months (Laughs). But this time I am returning with my first senior gold medal and I am sure they will get me one more pair to celebrate,” she said. It was her second final of a World Cup and the focus was on improving the quality of shots. “I have been working on my balance and alignment. The range here is a 60-lane range as compared to 100-lane range in places like Munich and I was targeting a score above 630 in qualification,” shared Valarivan while talking with The Indian Express.Munich disappointment

The shooter, who became national champion in 2017, was competing in her fourth world cup and she scored 629.4 in qualification before emerging as the champion in the final with a difference of 1.1 over Mcintosh. The first two series saw Valarivan hitting scores of 10.5 or more six times to end third behind Mcintosh at 52.6 and Ying Shin Lin of Chinese Taepei at 52.3. The elimination series had Elavenil hitting the big 10s (10.5 or above) nine times with the only blemish being her last shot of 9.6.Before the last shot, Elavenil had a lead of 1.6 points over Mcintosh and with the British shooter ending with 10.1, the 9.6 was neatly enough. Two months ago, Elavenil had missed the bronze medal by 0.1 points in Germany where Chandela won gold.

not part of the national camp or athletes, who are not part of the possible facilities for training,New Delhi | Twenty-one-year-oldw h o s e f l a s h - i n - t h e - p a n national camp or have stayed including guidance from qualifiedAnjali Devi’s meteoric rise over the performances or sudden dip in away for whatever reason, coaches, a nutritious diet and, at past year, from being a little-knownform raise doubts over their attend these trials once they the same time, ensures that an athlete to twice breaching theability to excel consistently. qualify for an international athlete is clean as anti-doping tests W o r l d C h a m p i o n s h i p sAnjali fits the criterion.She won competition. Before the Asian are conducted regularly. The fieldqualification mark in the highlythe ‘best athlete award’ in Games, we had conducted Anjali obliterated in the women’scompetitive 400 metres, has beenBhubaneswar and after an similar confirmatory trials for 400 metres final on Thursdaynothing short of remarkable.Inassessment, was inducted in the athletes like Sandeep Kumari included nat ional campersSeptember, the Haryana athletenational camp under foreign (discus throw) and Monica Saritaben Gayakwad, Revathi Vwon the gold medal (51.79coach Galina Bukharina. She Chaudhary (1,500 metres) as and Jisna Mathew (Usha School).seconds) at the Open Nationals in wanting to sit for examinations. was seen as one of the brightest they were not part of the nationalBhubaneswar to mee t the The top quarter-milers, including Since the end of March, AFI has youngsters to emerge till her camp but had qualified. AFI hasQualifying Standards (51.80) for World Under-20 champion Hima made a number of attempts to timings began to plateau and then been asking Anjali to join thethe biennial global event. On Das are in a training-and-convince her to return to the camp, dip during the 90-day camp in national camp for the past few Thursday, at the 59th Inter-State competition phase in Jablonec in but over these five months she has Antalya, TurkeSo she was sent months but she has given differentAthletics Championships, Anjali the Czech Republic. This group stayed away. She also missed the back to train at the National reasons for not doing so. So we will beat a PT Usha-trained athlete and will head straight to the Doha state trials in June.Anjali tried to Institute of Sports in Patiala, where have to see her performance at the two national campers to emerge World Championships to be held in clear the air over her absence from campers train when in the confirmatory trials. Only after thatvictorious. She improved her S e p t e m b e r - O c t o b e r H i m a ’sthe camp and said she had an ankle country.Her timings in training will we decide on her selection for personal best to 51.53 seconds. inability to meet the Qualifying injury for which she wanted to didn’t improve – her best in four the World Championships,” AFI’s Standard of 51.80 seconds hasBut Anjali will have to appear for consult her personal doctor in races in Feb-March was 54.50 planning commission chairman resulted in the spotlight being on ‘confirmatory trials’ closer to the Rohtak. However, her explanation seconds – and soon she left the Lalit Bhanot told The Indian Anjali, whose rapid rise but long World Championships, a top cut no ice with the AFI.Anjali will camp. The reasons she gave for Express.Being at the national stints away from the camp has Athletics Federation of India (AFI) have to attend a confirmatory trial going home kept changing – from camp, according to Bhanot, made o ff i c i a l s cau t ious lyofficial confirmed. Confirmatory before the World Championships. her mother not being well, to provides an athlete the best optimistic about her future.trials are held for athletes who are AFI has a policy of making

Rio De Janeiro Abhishek Verma won the gold medal and Saurabh Chaudhary the bronze, in a dominant display by Indian shooters in the men’s 10m air pistol event of the World Cup here.Verma shot 244.2 in the eight-man finals, while Chaudhary’s 221.9 was good enough to get him the bronze.The silver medal went to Turkey’s Ismail Keles, who aggregated 243.1 in the season’s fourth ISSF World Cup for rifle and pistol shooters.India have already exhausted the maximum Olympic quotas available per country in this event, with both Verma and Chaudhary securing the quotas in the previous qual i fying events .n the qualifications, Saurabh Chaudhary was fourth with 584 points and Verma entered the finals in fifth position with 582 points, while Gaurav Rana was 44th with 571.

India were placed at the top of the medals tally with two gold, one silver and a bronze.

The young Elavenil Valarivan opened India’saccount with a gold in the women’s 10m air rifle event on the opening day.

Last captain to lead a formidable WI team, Richardson retraces his journey from a shy lad to a batsman of destructive repute.

New Delhi Hours before the bus outside Hotel Ashoka was to leave for Rashtrapati Bhavan Thursday, the occupants of Room No. 729 were dealing with a crisis of sorts. Mumbai-based hockey coach Merzban Patel, this year’s Dronacharya Awardwinner, was refusing to sport a tie. And his minders, mostly his one-time trainees, were trying their best to convince him that the function warrants formal wear.

“In the 69 years of my life, I haven’t worn a tie. Is it compulsory?” he asks.

Patel is popularly known as “Bawa”, the selfless Parsi coach known to spend most of his waking hours on the hockey field and who has groomed over two dozen international players, including former India captain Viren Rasquinha. “My students got me these leather shoes. Theyare not comfortable. I’ve worn sports shoes all my life,” says Patel, who has also refused to accept a smartphone from his students.

Having run Bombay Republicans, the club that is Mumbai hockey’s assembly line, for close to four decades, Patel is a self-taught coach with no formal training. “I watched and learnt,” he says.Patel is almost a permanent fixture at the Mumbai Hockey Association (MHA) stadium near Churchgate terminus, earning about Rs 12,000 every month for the training he imparts to children. His wards once floated the idea of pooling in money to fund a car but like the smartphone, Patel would have none of it.“He would always ensure we got something to eat at training. He would often stay on an empty stomach but ensure we were fed. There’s a joke in Mumbai circles about him. He always carries a handkerchief and during nervous moments in a match, he would chew on it. We used to hear: ‘Bawa khana khaye ya nahin, kerchief jaroor khayega (Whether he eats his food or not, he’ll definitely chew on his kerchief),” Rasquinha says, struggling to keep his laughter under control.Patel’s methods were rustic but effective. He believed in grinding it out in the field, and would not mince any words if he found that a player lacked motivation. “Nowadays, I have toned down. But in my youth, I used to get really angry. It always worked. It’s a booster,” he says, clenching his fist.

But, he says, no trainee has ever complained. “They know Bawa’s anger lasts only for a moment. On the ground, be serious and later be friendly. I think I have become more popular for my style than my coaching,” he says, with a wide grin

US Open 28th seed Suarez Navarro fined $40K after quittingNew York In the latest example of a player

fined thousands of dollars at a Grand Slam tournament for what tennis officials deem a lack of effort, 28th-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain was docked $40,000 at the U.S. Open on Thursday, two days after retiring from her first-round match with a lower-back injury.She was due to collect $58,000 as a first-round loser in singles at Flushing Meadows.But tournament referee Soeren Friemel said Suarez Navarro, who can appeal the decision, “did not perform to the required professional standards” and so was punished for violating the first-round performance rule. She stopped playing after losing the first set of her match against Timea Babos by a 6-2 score.

The Grand Slam Board introduced the rule before the 2018 season to deter players who enter tournaments while injured from retiring during first-round matches.

Suarez Navarro also retired from a match at the hard-court tournament in Torontoearlier this month.“Not the easiest weeks for me dealing with some back pain,” she tweeted Thursday. “We made our best effort to be ready and play our heart out, but it got really worse during my opening match in New York.”In July, Americanplayer Anna Tatishvili was awarded her French Open prize money when the Grand Slam Board reversed her fine of about $50,000 for a 6-0, 6-1 loss at the French Open. That was her first tournament since October 2017.Bernard Tomic was fined his full prize money of about $55,000 at Wimbledon last month after a three-set loss in the first round that lasted only 58 minutes.

Coach who gave up all to shape Mumbai hockey gets his due The 23-year-old world

champion from Norway took 0.20 seconds off his lifetime best, but was 0.14 behind the 27-year-old world record set by Kevin Young winning the 1992 Barcelona Olympics title.

Dhoni decided to take a two-month sabbatical after the World Cup and although the three T20 internationals in September fell into his recluse period, The Indian Express has learnt that the veteran ‘keeper-batsman wasn’t even considered.

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New Delhi.India and Pakistan held a technical meeting at the Zero Point on Friday on the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor, amid fresh tensions between the two countries after Jammu and Kashmir's special status was scrapped.

The meeting comprised of a group of 15 officials from each side, officials said. The Kartarpur Zero point is the point at which the Indian side of the corridor and the Pakistani side of the corridor will be converging.The corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Pakistan's Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district and facilitate visa-free movement of Indian Sikh pilgrims, who will have to just obtain a permit to visit Kartarpur Sahib, which was established in 1522 by Sikh faith founder Guru Nanak Dev.This is the first meeting that is being held after India had on August 5 revoked Article 370 of the Constitution, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and bifurcated the state into Union Territories.Pakistan had earlier said it would go ahead with the cross-border Kartarpur Corridor project, to be opened in November for the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism.Pakistan and India are still discussing the modalities regarding opening of the corridor at Narowal, some 125-km from Lahore, on the occasion of 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak in November.Over the past few months many rounds of meetings have been held on the Kartarpur corridor during which the experts from the two sides have discussed its alignment, coordinates and other engineering aspects of the proposed crossing points.In July, delegations of the two countries had held a meeting on the Pakistani side of the Attari-Wagah border to discuss the modalities of the Kartarpur corridor.The corridor will also be the first visa-free corridor between the two neighbours since their independence in 1947.Pakistan is building the corridor from the Indian border to the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, while the other part from Dera Baba Nanak up to the border will be constructed by India.India-Pakistan ties have nosedived after New Delhi revoked special status to Kashmir earlier this month. Pakistan, which has termed it as an act of "annexation", has snapped trade ties as well as people-to-people connect with India and also asked the Indian envoy to return.

Amit Shah to kick off BJP's campaign on Centre's Article 370 move on September 1

Centre releases Rs 47,436 crore to various states for afforestationNew Delhi. The Narendra Modi government

released Rs 47,436 crore to various states in a major boost towards promoting afforestation and achieving green objectives in the country.

The money, released under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA), was handed over by Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar at a meeting of State Forest Ministers and Authorities here.

Minister of State Babul Supriyo was also present. Javadekar told the meeting that the state budget for forests shall remain unaffected and the fund being transferred would be in addition to the state budget.

"It is expected that all states will utilise this fund towards forestry activities to achieve the objectives of the nationally determined contributions (NDCs) of increasing the forest and tree cover, which will create an additional carbon sink equivalent to 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide by the year 2030," he said.

Javadekar emphasised that the CAMPA funds cannot be used for payment of salary, travel allowances and medical expenses, among others, an official release said.

The minister said the money will be utilised for compensatory afforestation, catchment area treatment, wildlife management, assisted natural regeneration and forest fire prevention and control operations.

The other areas which will be covered are soil and moisture conservation works in the forests, improvement of wildlife habitat, management of biological diversity and biological resources, research in forestry and monitoring of CAMPA works, among others. With the initial experience of the states regarding under-utilisation of the money collected towards compensatory afforestation, the Supreme Court had ordered the establishment of the fund in 2001.

Lucknow.The Uttar Pradesh government's much-publicised 'Prerna' app, that allows teachers to mark their attendance by clicking a selfie in government schools, has run into trouble.The apex body of government primary school teachers is preparing to launch a statewide agitation against the app on September 4, a day before the Yogi Adityanath government launches it on September 5 to ensure that teachers and students regularly attend school.

To mark her presence in the school, the app requires teachers to click a selfie thrice a day with their students and forward it to the concerned officials.The Prathmik Shikshak Sangh has said that the mobile application threatens the privacy of women teaches and is a violation of their fundamental right. Women teachers are unsure about the use of their photographs on the app, which has already been tested in some districts.

"The photographs of female teachers can be leaked and misused, jeopardising their lives. This is a breach of their right to privacy.Who will take the responsibility if their photographs are misused?" asked Sushil Kumar Pandey, state President of the Sangh."These days one hears of photographs being morphed. Moreover, it is not a very practical idea to click a selfie with students as a mark of attendance. Theinternet services are erratic and how can one be marked absent just because he or she has not uploaded a selfie?" asked a government primary school teacher in Lucknow.

No-FIR in women's cases to attract

FIR against UP cop

Uttar Pradesh.In a bid to curb the rising trend of crime against women and ease out related proceedings at police stations, Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP), O.P. Singh has warned officers who dillydally registering complaints in such cases will attract strict penalty.

Each police station in the state will have this decree pasted on notice board cautioning the station in-charge.

Failure to take up complaints from women may also lead to an FIR under Section 166A of the IPC against the officers.

IG (Law and order), Praveen Kumar, said these notices have been put up outside all the police stations and include mobile numbers of all the higher authorities so that the victims can directly register their complaints with them.

The order came after DGP condemned the role of the police officers of Surir police station, Mathura where a couple set themselves on fire alleging inaction by the police over their complaint that some village strongmen were harassing them.

The FIR was registered after the incident and the police officers found guilty were immediately suspended. The role of other police officer is being investigated.

also attempt to reach out to 2,000 NEW DELHI. Union Home Minister Amitprominent personalities of the country on Shah will kick off BJP's nationwidethe matter. A list of such personalities is campaign to create awareness about thebeing prepared which will include people Narendra Modi government's decision tofrom different walks of life such as film, abrogate Jammu and Kashmir's specialsport, academia, media and legalstatus under Article 370 of the Constitution fraternity.on September 1.The ruling party will also

reach out to prominent personalities from The BJP leadership has recently also the fields of film, sports and academia formed a committee to carry out this among others in creating awareness among campaign. The panel includes Union the masses about the Centre's Kashmir Ministers Pralhad Joshi, Gajendra Singh move.The saffron leadership will also Shekhawat, Dharmendra Pradhan and organise a 'Jan Jagran Abhiyan' (public Jitendra Singh.Besides them, former awareness campaign) on the matter and will Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh hold indoor meetings at state and district Rathore, party's MP from Ladakh levels across the country.BJP's Jan Jagaran Jamyang Tsering Namgyal and another Abhiyan and Sampark Abhiyan on Article MP Tejaswi Surya are members of this 370 will begin from September 1 and run committee.BJP working president JPtill September 30. Nadda is the head of the panel and party

general secretary (organisation) BLWith assembly elections in four states around Santhosh, vice-president Baijayantthe corner, the saffron is keen to keep the Panda and its national secretary Y Satyaemotive issue alive among the masses as it Kumar are the other members of the seeks to draw maximum political mileagepanel.The first meeting of the panel was following the decision which, it believes, across the country with 500-1000 opinion- according to party sources.

held on Tuesday where the leadershas popular endorsement.At the same time, makers at the district level, and 35 big BJP's top brass, including its president and deliberated on the "positive feedback" fromthe party also wants to check the indoor meetings having a gathering of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, will the ground and gave the final touches to the opposition's propaganda on the issue.Small 2,000 people will be held at capitals of all address some of these indoor meetings at campaign.indoor meetings at 370 different locations states and Union territories in the country, the state level.Besides this, the party will

Ayush and Yoga on the very name. New India isn't about the voice of NEW DELHI. Prime Minister next day of the launch of Fit select few but each Indian. This is an India Narendra Modi on Friday saidIndia is a strange coincidence. where corruption is never an option,that AYUSH and Yoga are twoDuring the ceremony, PM whoever the person is. Competence is the strong pillars of the 'Fit India'M o d i r e l e a s e d 1 2 norm now,'' the PM said.movement, which he launchedcommemorative postageamid much fanfare at Delhi's These commemorative postal stamps stamps to honour eminentIndira Gandhi Stadium on highlight the great work and acknowledge scholars, practitioners and T h u r s d a y. A d d r e s s i n g a the achievements of the Great Master Great Master Healers ofgathering on the occasion, the Healers of AYUSH Systems. AYUSH Systems.PM said that Mahatma Gandhi He also launched ten AYUSH Health and

used to believe that naturopathy Taking a dig at the previous Wellness Centres located in Haryana. is a way of living. Congress-led governments, This is in line with Ministry of AYUSH’s

the PM asked if a postal stamp The Prime Minister further said commitment to making 12 thousand 500 on those who had dedicatedthat India has vast and ancient AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres their whole life promoting texts highlighting the importance functional in next three years.Yoga and AYUSH could ever ofAyurveda andYoga. The main focus of these centres will be be released in those times. Giving away Yoga Awards to the empowering the community for self-care by

''This is a new India where winners for Outs tand ing imbibing AYUSH based healthy food andModi said he makes full use of Yoga and surnames of the youth don't matter, what Con t r ibu t ion fo r P romot ion and lifestyle, social behaviour and use of Ayurveda in his life.matters is their ability to make their own Development of Yoga in New Delhi, PM medicinal plants for primary health care.He said that attending a program related to

Technical meeting between India, Pakistan on Kartarpur Corridor begins

Yogi's 'attendance by selfie' app runs into trouble

Maharaj ji told me that bad times are upon us and Opposition is up to something using some 'marak shakti' against BJP. I later forgotwhat he said but now when I see our top leaders leaving us one by one, I am forced to think, wasn't Maharaj ji right?" the BJP MP had said.

Sadhvi Pragya had made the remark as she addressed a leaders, the party high command has

condolence meeting at the state BJPasked the state leadership inform the New Delhi.The central leadership of the office to pay tributes to Jaitley and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has pulled top leadership in case the Bhopal MPformer Madhya Pradesh chief minister up its party MP Sadhvi Pragya for her makes another controversial statement, Babulal Gaur. Pragya said she forgotcontroversial remark on the use of evil sources said.what the Maharaj told her as she was in power by the Opposition to harm party BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur had earlier a crowd and moving. "But now, when I leaders. accused the Opposition of using 'marak see our top leaders Sushma ji, Babulal As per highly places sources in the BJP, shakti' (killing power) to harm BJPji, Jaitley ji leaving us one by one after Sadhvi Pragya has been asked not to leaders. She had said 'evil power' was undergoing pain, I am forced to think, speak in public and refrain from behind the recent deaths of former wasn't it (what Maharaj said) right? It is making such controversial statements. Union ministers Arun Jaitley and true that our leadership is leaving us Raising strong objection to Sadhvi Sushma Swaraj. "While I was untimely," the BJP MP had said.Pragya’s statement on the death of BJP contesting (Lok Sabha) elections, a

On Sadhvi Pragya’s marak shakti remark, embarrassed BJP asks MP not to speak in public

�BJP's Jan Jagaran Abhiyan and Sampark Abhiyan on Article 370 will begin from September 1 and run till September 30.

The meeting comprised of a group of 15 officials fromeach side, officials said. The Kartarpur Zero point is the point at which the Indian side of the corridor and the Pakistani side of the corridor will be converging.

AYUSH and Yoga are two strong pillars of 'Fit India' movement: PM Narendra Modi

BJP govt pushed country into financial emergency: Congress

New Delhi.The Congress on Friday "The BJP government has pushed the accused the BJP government of c o u n t r y i n t o a f i n a n c i a lforcefully taking Rs 1,76 lakh crore emergency," he said.In anotherfrom the RBI to hide a "grave" tweet, the Congress spokespersoneconomic slowdown and claimed also pointed out to the risingthat it had pushed the country into a number of bank frauds."financial emergency". "'Loot & Scoot' in 'New India' as a

The Reserve Bank of India had on complicit BJP govt looks the otherMonday approved the transfer of a way and common man is taxed!" he record Rs 1.76 lakh crore dividend said.and surplus reserves to the According to the RBI annual report, government, boosting the BJP-led the number of cases of frauds regime's prosf stipect omulating the reported by banks saw a jump of 15 slowing economy without widening per cent year-on-year basis in 2018-the RBI to hide its failures and grave fiscal deficit. 19, with the amount involved economic slowdown," Congress chief

"RBI's emergency fund is at a six-year increasing by 73.8 per cent to Rs 71,543 spokesperson Randeep Surjewala low as the BJP government has crore from Rs 41,167 crore reported in tweeted, tagging a media report on the forcefully taken Rs 1,76,000 crore from the previous fiscal.central bank's emergency fund.

�The Congress on Friday accused the BJP government of pushing the country into a "financial emergency".�The Congress spokesperson also pointed out to the rising number of bank frauds�The RBI approved the transfer of a record Rs 1.76 lakh crore dividend and surplus reserves to the government

Each police station in the state will have this decree pasted on notice board

cautioning the station in-charge.

�The BJP has reportedly asked Sadhvi Pragya to refrain from speaking in public after the Bhopal MP claimed that the

Opposition was using marak shakti or killing power to harm the party leaders.

PM Modi also gave away awards to the winners for Outstanding Contribution for Promotion and Development of Yoga in New Delhi

�BJP pulls up party MP Sadhvi Pragya for her controversial remarks yet again�Sadhvi Pragya had earlier claimed that Opposition was using killing power to harm BJP leaders�On her comments, BJP asked Sadhvi Pragya to refrain from making such statements

New Delhi, Saturday, 31 August 2019

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