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F ormer Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan has blamed ‘suspect’ allocation of coal mines and slowdown in deci- sion making by the Congress- led UPA as also the lack of urgency shown by the incum- bent NDA dispensation accountable for the rising Non- Performing Assets (NPA) of the banks. In his report to a Parliamentary panel, Rajan also disclosed he sent a list of high-pro- file fraud cases to the Prime Minister’s Office but was “not aware of any progress” on it. “The RBI set up a fraud monitoring cell when I was the Governor to coordinate the early reporting of fraud cases to the probe agencies. I also sent a list of high-profile cases to the PMO urging that we coordi- nate action to bring in at least one or two to book. I am not aware of progress on this front. This is a matter that should be addressed with urgency,” said Rajan in his report. Unfortunately, he said, the system had been “singularly ineffective” in bringing even a single high-profile fraudster to book. “As a result, fraud is not discouraged,” Rajan said. It is not clear as to which regime Rajan addressed his list of high-profile cases of frauds. The bad loan prob- lem mainly surfaced due to slowdown in the Government’s decision making and econom- ic growth seeing a dip along with over-optimistic bankers, he said. “A variety of governance problems such as the suspect allocation of coal mines cou- pled with the fear of investiga- tion slowed down Government decision making in Delhi, both in the UPA and the subsequent NDA Governments,” Rajan said in his note submitted to the Parliament’s Committee on Estimates headed by BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi. Rajan is currently the Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at Chicago Booth School of Business. He served in the capacity of the RBI Governor for three years till September 2016. The comments of the for- mer RBI Governor, who exit- ed after completing his tenure (not given a second term) during the Modi Government, triggered a war of words between the BJP and the Congress. The Congress hit back on the bad loans issue say- ing that the Narendra Modi Government is accountable for the NPA mess. Party spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said when the UPA had left office in 2014, total (NPA)s were 2.83 lakh crore and this has jumped to 12 lakh crore under the NDA rule. A fter the fugitive diaman- taire Mehul Choksi released a video message deny- ing all charges of defrauding the PNB, the Congress on Tuesday released documents to allege complicity of Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the Finance Ministry in the escape of Nirav Modi and Choksi from the country. Accusing the Modi Government of inaction, the party shared a number of com- plaints made by different peo- ple at various intervals during the last three years against the duo to the PMO and several other agencies, including Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Furnishing proof of Modi Government’s alleged involve- ment in their escape, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said, ‘’On April 20 this year, after Choksi fled, PM Modi met the Antiguan President in the UK but he did- n’t utter a word to send back Choksi. This is not my words, it has been said by the Antiguan President in an interview on July 27. The Indian Government never approached them on this issue.” The Congress also shared some documents on Twitter to claim how PMO, MEA, CBI, SEBI etc., gave a clean chit to the fraudsters and facilitated their escape from the country. The fresh attack on the Government from the Congress came hours after fugitive Mehul Choksi released a video message denying alle- gations of wrongdoings by him. Kottayam/Kochi/Kannur: A nun who has accused a Roman Catholic Bishop of raping her has petitioned the Vatican rep- resentative in India alleging that the clergyman was using “political and money power” to bury the case even as the Kerala Government on Tuesday assured “justice will be done”. Making a fervent plea for urgent intervention, the nun in a scathing letter to Giambattista Diquattro, Vatican’s Apostolic Nuncio (a diplomatic mission, also sought to explain her silence before coming out against the bishop and said she had “tremendous fear and shame” and wondered why the church was “closing its eyes towards the truth”. Detailed report on P8 T he Indian Rupee continued to make a fresh low on daily basis against the backdrop of rising fuel prices, capital out- flow and global trade war ten- sion leading to mayhem in the stock market and posing seri- ous concern for the funda- mental of the economy. After opening in positive territory on Tuesday morning and touching of 72.25 versus the dollar, the Rupee plummeted 24 paise to end at a new record low of 72.74. However, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) interven- tion led to some recovery. Petrol and diesel prices hit fresh highs on Tuesday. A 14 paisa per litre hike in petrol and diesel prices each took the rates to an all-time high. While some States have marginally reduced VAT to provide symbolic relief to consumers, but it is too lit- tle to make any difference in view of the massive rise over the last few days in fuel prices. Petrol price in Delhi climbed to 80.87 per litre, while in Mumbai it inched up to 88.26. A litre of diesel in the national Capital was priced at 72.97 and 77.47 in Mumbai. Delhi has the cheapest fuel among all metros and most State capitals because of lower taxes. Mumbai has the highest sales tax or VAT. Petrol in Chennai costs 84.07 per litre and 83.75 in Kolkata. Diesel is priced at 77.15 per litre in Chennai and 75.82 in Kolkata. While the Government has ruled out any excise duty cut to contain the rise of fuel prices, it may be forced to come out with NRI bond, as was done in 2013, to deal with the falling Rupee. The Rupee is facing twin problems. First the rise in fuel prices, second, the strengthen- ing of the US dollar on the back of a strong jobs report and expectations of a rate hike from the Federal Reserve this month. The Rupee has also come under pressure from huge port- folio liquidation pressure from foreign investors. The political uncertainty about 2019 general elections have also been acting as a dampener on forex market sentiments. Foreign investors withdrew close to 2,300 crore from the capital markets since Monday. Related reports on P10 C hief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Tuesday dedicated Parasdoh dam constructed at a cost of 72.37 crore at Multai in Betul and performed bhoomi- pujan of Parasdoh Micro Irrigation System project to be constructed at cost of 206.49 crore and Ghatbirouli project at a cost of 6.42 crore. Member of Parliament Prabhat Jha, Chairman of Civil Supplies Corporation Hitesh Bajpai, Betul MP Jyoti Dhurve, MLA Betul Hemant Khandelwal and MLA Multai Chandrashekhar Deshmukh were present on the occasion. Addressing the programme, Chief Minister Chouhan said that Multai has a distinct place in the State. He announced opening of a Government ITI soon for the development of technical skills of students and that Science subject will also be introduced. He said that the farmers will not have to face any hardship in the sale of soyabean and they will also get fair price for it. He said that the farmers owning 5 acres of land will also be included in the Sambal Yojana. Farmers will not have to worry about water in future as dams will be constructed wherever necessary. Rabi irrigation will be carried out in about 9990 hectare agricultural land of Multai, Prabhatpattan, Athner and Betul development block in Multai. With an increase/improvement in ground water level resulting from the pro- ject, there will be improvement in the envi- ronment also. The Chief Minister announced to introduce MA course in the university besides construction of ITI building at Bheempur during the public meeting organised at Bhainsdehi. MP Jyoti Dhurve, Bhainsdehi MLA Mahendra Singh Chouhan and public rep- resentatives were present during the programme. T hree Congress activists were on Tuesday arrested for allegedly blackening the face of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a poster at Mhow town in the district during the 'Bharat bandh' called by the party on Monday. The Congress activists had allegedly blackened Modi's image on a hoarding put up at a petrol pump in Mhow, police said. The Congress had called a nationwide 'bandh' against the rising fuel prices. Additional Superintendent of Police Nagendra Singh told that those arrested have been identified as Pappu Khan, Ankit Dholi and Saurabh Borasi. "These Congress activists were part of the protesters, who created a ruckus at a petrol pump in RCM area of Mhow town, 25-kms from the district headquarters, during the bandh," he said. The protesters climbed a ladder and blackened the pic- ture of the prime minister on a hoarding at the petrol pump, Singh added. "The protesters are accused of trying to damage the prop- erty of the petrol pump owner during their attempts to forcibly shut the establishment. They also tried to hurt the dig- nity of the Constitutional post of the Prime Minister," he said. Singh said the accused are booked under sections 147, 188 and 504 of the IPC. At least five more persons are suspected to be involved in the act, he said adding that the police are trying to identify those accused by going through the CCTV footage. Local BJP leaders had held a protest in front of the police against the incident of blackening of Modi's poster. S tate secretary of BJP Shardendu Tiwari has lodged a complaint with IG Rewa for the release of the witness to the attack on Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s Jan Ashirwad yatra in Churhat, held hostage by Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly Ajay Singh. In the complaint, the allegations of pressurising the witness to change his statements have been made. Tiwari in the complaint alleged that during the Chouhan’s Jan Ashirwad Yatra in Churhat on September 2, stone pelting and deadly attack occurred and Sandeep Chaturvedi was an eye- witness and recorded his statements with police, but Ajay Singh is continuously influencing Sandeep to change his statements. It has also been alleged that Ajay Singh is trying to create problems in the investigation by pressuring the witness to change his statements. Ajay Singh has presented Sandeep in front of media in the state capital where he revealed the truth regarding the incident but Sandeep has been forced to change his statements of wit- nessing the incident. In the media interaction Ajay Singh said Sandeep is in his custody and which makes it clear that Singh is trying to influence the witness and threatening t him to alter his statements. Tiwari has demanded IG to register case against Ajay Singh for keeping Sandeep captive and forcing him to change his statements. C M Y K C M Y K RNI Regn. No. MPENG/2004/13703, Regd. No. L-2/BPLON/41/2006-2008

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Page 1: C M Y K - The Pioneer€¦ · ˛ #1˚ ˇˇ ˛ ˘ ! ˙ ... Member of Parliament Prabhat Jha, Chairman of Civil Supplies Corporation Hitesh Bajpai, Betul MP Jyoti Dhurve, MLA Betul

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Former Reserve Bank ofIndia (RBI) Governor

Raghuram Rajan has blamed‘suspect’ allocation of coalmines and slowdown in deci-sion making by the Congress-led UPA as also the lack ofurgency shown by the incum-bent NDA dispensationaccountable for the rising Non-Performing Assets (NPA) of thebanks.

In his report to aParliamentary panel,Rajan also disclosed hesent a list of high-pro-file fraud cases to thePrime Minister’sOffice but was “notaware of anyprogress” on it.

“The RBI set up afraud monitoring cellwhen I was the Governorto coordinate the early

reporting of fraud cases to theprobe agencies. I also sent a listof high-profile cases to thePMO urging that we coordi-nate action to bring in at leastone or two to book. I am not

aware ofprogress onthis front.

This is a matter that should beaddressed with urgency,” saidRajan in his report.

Unfortunately, he said, thesystem had been “singularlyineffective” in bringing even asingle high-profile fraudsterto book. “As a result, fraud isnot discouraged,” Rajan said.

It is not clear as to whichregime Rajan addressed

his list of high-profilecases of frauds.

The bad loan prob-lem mainly surfaced due

to slowdown in theGovernment’s decision

making and econom-ic growth seeinga dip along withover-optimisticbankers, hesaid.

“A variety of governanceproblems such as the suspectallocation of coal mines cou-pled with the fear of investiga-tion slowed down Governmentdecision making in Delhi, bothin the UPA and the subsequentNDA Governments,” Rajansaid in his note submitted tothe Parliament’s Committeeon Estimates headed by BJPleader Murli Manohar Joshi.

Rajan is currently theKatherine Dusak MillerDistinguished ServiceProfessor of Finance atChicago Booth School ofBusiness. He served in thecapacity of the RBI Governorfor three years till September2016.

The comments of the for-mer RBI Governor, who exit-ed after completing his tenure(not given a second term)during the Modi Government,triggered a war of words

between the BJP and theCongress. The Congress hitback on the bad loans issue say-ing that the Narendra ModiGovernment is accountable forthe NPA mess. Partyspokesperson RandeepSurjewala said when the UPAhad left office in 2014, total(NPA)s were �2.83 lakh croreand this has jumped to �12lakh crore under the NDArule.

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After the fugitive diaman-taire Mehul Choksi

released a video message deny-ing all charges of defraudingthe PNB, the Congress onTuesday released documents toallege complicity of PrimeMinister’s Office (PMO) andthe Finance Ministry in theescape of Nirav Modi andChoksi from the country.

Accusing the ModiGovernment of inaction, the

party shared a number of com-plaints made by different peo-ple at various intervals duringthe last three years against theduo to the PMO and severalother agencies, includingSecurities and Exchange Boardof India (SEBI).

Furnishing proof of ModiGovernment’s alleged involve-ment in their escape, Congressspokesperson Randeep SinghSurjewala said, ‘’On April 20

this year, after Choksi fled, PMModi met the AntiguanPresident in the UK but he did-n’t utter a word to send backChoksi.

This is not my words, it hasbeen said by the AntiguanPresident in an interview onJuly 27. The IndianGovernment never approachedthem on this issue.”

The Congress also sharedsome documents on Twitter toclaim how PMO, MEA, CBI,SEBI etc., gave a clean chit tothe fraudsters and facilitatedtheir escape from the country.

The fresh attack on theGovernment from theCongress came hours afterfugitive Mehul Choksi releaseda video message denying alle-gations of wrongdoings byhim.

Kottayam/Kochi/Kannur: Anun who has accused a RomanCatholic Bishop of raping herhas petitioned the Vatican rep-resentative in India allegingthat the clergyman was using“political and money power” tobury the case even as theKerala Government onTuesday assured “justice will be done”.

Making a fervent plea forurgent intervention, the nun ina scathing letter to GiambattistaDiquattro, Vatican’s ApostolicNuncio (a diplomatic mission,also sought to explain hersilence before coming outagainst the bishop and said shehad “tremendous fear andshame” and wondered why thechurch was “closing its eyestowards the truth”.

Detailed report on P8

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The Indian Rupee continuedto make a fresh low on daily

basis against the backdrop ofrising fuel prices, capital out-flow and global trade war ten-sion leading to mayhem in thestock market and posing seri-ous concern for the funda-mental of the economy. Afteropening in positive territory onTuesday morning and touchingof 72.25 versus the dollar, theRupee plummeted 24 paise toend at a new record low of72.74. However, the ReserveBank of India (RBI) interven-tion led to some recovery.

Petrol and diesel prices hitfresh highs on Tuesday. A 14paisa per litre hike in petrol anddiesel prices each took the ratesto an all-time high. While someStates have marginally reducedVAT to provide symbolic reliefto consumers, but it is too lit-tle to make any difference inview of the massive rise over thelast few days in fuel prices.

Petrol price in Delhiclimbed to �80.87 per litre,while in Mumbai it inched upto �88.26. A litre of diesel in thenational Capital was priced at�72.97 and �77.47 in Mumbai.Delhi has the cheapest fuel

among all metros and mostState capitals because of lowertaxes. Mumbai has the highestsales tax or VAT. Petrol inChennai costs �84.07 per litreand �83.75 in Kolkata.

Diesel is priced at �77.15per litre in Chennai and �75.82in Kolkata.

While the Government hasruled out any excise duty cut tocontain the rise of fuel prices,it may be forced to come outwith NRI bond, as was done in2013, to deal with the falling Rupee.

The Rupee is facing twinproblems. First the rise in fuel

prices, second, the strengthen-ing of the US dollar on the backof a strong jobs report andexpectations of a rate hike fromthe Federal Reserve this month.

The Rupee has also comeunder pressure from huge port-folio liquidation pressure fromforeign investors.

The political uncertaintyabout 2019 general electionshave also been acting as adampener on forex marketsentiments. Foreign investorswithdrew close to �2,300 crorefrom the capital markets sinceMonday.

Related reports on P10

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Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan,on Tuesday dedicated Parasdoh dam

constructed at a cost of � 72.37 crore atMultai in Betul and performed bhoomi-pujan of Parasdoh Micro Irrigation Systemproject to be constructed at cost of � 206.49crore and Ghatbirouli project at a cost of� 6.42 crore.

Member of Parliament Prabhat Jha,Chairman of Civil Supplies CorporationHitesh Bajpai, Betul MP Jyoti Dhurve,MLA Betul Hemant Khandelwal andMLA Multai Chandrashekhar Deshmukhwere present on the occasion.

Addressing the programme, ChiefMinister Chouhan said that Multai has adistinct place in the State. He announcedopening of a Government ITI soon for thedevelopment of technical skills of studentsand that Science subject will also beintroduced.

He said that the farmers will not haveto face any hardship in the sale of soyabean

and they will also get fair price for it. Hesaid that the farmers owning 5 acres of landwill also be included in the Sambal Yojana.

Farmers will not have to worry aboutwater in future as dams will be constructedwherever necessary.

Rabi irrigation will be carried out inabout 9990 hectare agricultural land ofMultai, Prabhatpattan, Athner and Betuldevelopment block in Multai.

With an increase/improvement inground water level resulting from the pro-ject, there will be improvement in the envi-ronment also.

The Chief Minister announced tointroduce MA course in the universitybesides construction of ITI building atBheempur during the public meetingorganised at Bhainsdehi.

MP Jyoti Dhurve, Bhainsdehi MLAMahendra Singh Chouhan and public rep-resentatives were present during the programme.

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Three Congress activistswere on Tuesday arrested

for allegedly blackening theface of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi in a poster atMhow town in the districtduring the 'Bharat bandh'called by the party on Monday.

The Congress activists hadallegedly blackened Modi'simage on a hoarding put up ata petrol pump in Mhow, policesaid. The Congress had calleda nationwide 'bandh' againstthe rising fuel prices.

Additional Superintendentof Police Nagendra Singh toldthat those arrested have beenidentified as Pappu Khan,Ankit Dholi and SaurabhBorasi.

"These Congress activistswere part of the protesters, whocreated a ruckus at a petrolpump in RCM area of Mhowtown, 25-kms from the district

headquarters, during thebandh," he said.

The protesters climbed aladder and blackened the pic-ture of the prime minister ona hoarding at the petrol pump,Singh added.

"The protesters are accusedof trying to damage the prop-erty of the petrol pump ownerduring their attempts toforcibly shut the establishment.They also tried to hurt the dig-nity of the Constitutional postof the Prime Minister," he said.

Singh said the accused arebooked under sections 147, 188and 504 of the IPC.

At least five more personsare suspected to be involved inthe act, he said adding that thepolice are trying to identifythose accused by going throughthe CCTV footage. Local BJPleaders had held a protest infront of the police against theincident of blackening ofModi's poster.

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State secretary of BJP Shardendu Tiwari has lodged a complaintwith IG Rewa for the release of the witness to the attack on

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s Jan Ashirwad yatra inChurhat, held hostage by Leader of Opposition in the StateAssembly Ajay Singh.

In the complaint, the allegations of pressurising the witnessto change his statements have been made.

Tiwari in the complaint alleged that during the Chouhan’sJan Ashirwad Yatra in Churhat on September 2, stone peltingand deadly attack occurred and Sandeep Chaturvedi was an eye-witness and recorded his statements with police, but Ajay Singhis continuously influencing Sandeep to change his statements.

It has also been alleged that Ajay Singh is trying to createproblems in the investigation by pressuring the witness to changehis statements.

Ajay Singh has presented Sandeep in front of media in thestate capital where he revealed the truth regarding the incidentbut Sandeep has been forced to change his statements of wit-nessing the incident. In the media interaction Ajay Singh saidSandeep is in his custody and which makes it clear that Singhis trying to influence the witness and threatening t him to alterhis statements. Tiwari has demanded IG to register case againstAjay Singh for keeping Sandeep captive and forcing him to changehis statements.

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Under the RajmataVijayaraje Scindia

Women's Hockey Cup tourna-ment, the players of MadhyaPradesh Women's HockeyAcademy maintained theirdominance on the second dayas well. In the league matchplayed on Tuesday the playersperformed brilliantly, defeatingDelhi Hockey by 7-0 points.

In the earlier matches,Indian Railways, SonepatHaryana and BOR teams alsowon league matches.

Under the RajmataVijayaraje Scindia Women'sHockey Cup tournament atMajor Dhyan Chand HockeySports Complex the leaguematch was played betweenMadhya Pradesh Women'sHockey Academy and Delhi

Hockey. Academy's playerRenuka Yadav scored the firstfield goal in the 11th minutebringing the team winningstreak. In the 27th minute ofthe match, Academy’s playerSarita scored the second goalwith a penalty corner.

Third field goal was hit byAcademy’s player Lily Chanu in30th minute players RakhiPrajapati in the 50th minuteand Ritnya Sahu in the 52ndminute, gave the field goal a 7-0 lead by giving the team a one-sided victory. The academy'steam was ahead 3-0 in the HalfTime.

In the league matchesplayed under the tournament,Indian Railways defeated BhilaiSteel Plant by 10-0 goals.During the match Captain ofIndian Railways team SushilaChanu, Virangani Ekka and

Priyanka Wankhede scoredtwo goals each, and PreetiDubey, Anupa Barla, ShyamaTidgam and Poonam Barlascored one goal each and con-ceded the team.

In another league matchplayed under the tournament,Sonepat Hockey AcademyHaryana defeated SAI Bhopalby 9-0.

Player of Sonepat HockeyAcademy, Sharmila scored fourfield goals, while the other byKurinder Kaur and JaspreetMalik, the last and Sarita gotone goal each and bagged aone-sided victory.

Similarly, B.O.R.L. (BharatOman Refineries Ltd) Binadefeated UCO Bank by 5-0.BORL Team player SadhanaSanger scored three goals, JyotiPal and Karishma Singh scoredone goal each.

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The lights, backdrop designadorned with folk singing,

the entire splendor of folkmusic is displayed throughpaintings. A painting exhibition‘Folk Studio’ is being put up atAlliance Francaise de Bhopal,giving thrills to the art lovers ofthe city.

Put up by a young artistAnup Shrivastava, the entiretheme of the painting exhibi-tion focuses on Folk Music ofIndia. The paintings beautiful-ly define the innocence andenchantment of folk music.The exhibition began fromMonday at Alliance Francaisede Bhopal’s art gallery.

Notably, Anup Shrivastavais a talented young artist whohas been exploring rural life inhis paintings through coloursand forms. In the last twoyears he has painted hundredsof canvases just to be at easewith the subject he is workingon. He is not interested indepicting the reality as it is buthis analytical approach thatforces him to find a new way ofrealizing the reality with a pic-torial sensibility.

He is dynamic yet verysilent in his works. He exploresthe beauty of forms and thenew relationship betweencolour tones. Interestingly, hehas also created a painting of‘Teejan Bai’. In this painting,Anup gave tribute to therenowned folk singer TeejanBai. He painted her in a bluesari and the red bindi on herforehead defines her beauty.

The 13-day exhibition islike a mass treat for the artlovers as well as the musiclovers of the city as they wit-nessed creativity in abundance.

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Bhopalites are enjoying won-derful range of outfits in-

trend this season. The ‘BhadraMela’ being organised at BhopalHaat is evoking a good response,as the shopaholics have got anopportunity to pick the bestdress for this festive season.

This annual mela is organ-ised by State Panchayat andRural DevelopmentDepartment began fromMonday. There is an exquisitecollection of dress materials,jewellery, leather, food items,terracotta and much more.The self-employed artisanshave participated in the fair.

It is to be noted that Melais organised every year and isscheduled in the annual calen-dar, to promote the self-employed artisans living underpoverty line. With the help ofsuch opportunities offered bygovernment they get a chanceto display their products. Asmany as 42 Self Help Groups

(SHGs) from across the coun-try have participated in themela. SHGs artisans from dif-ferent parts of the countryhave arrived in the mela to dis-play and sale their products.Quoting the fact Tiwari saidthat these artisans earn theprofit of sale directly from thecustomers. There is a highrange of cotton products fromdifferent parts of the country.The mela has brought a hugevariety of different materialsfrom Gujarat, Rajasthan andChhattisgarh as well. There arenight lamps from Rajasthan,hand printed cotton bed sheets,fine cotton dress materials,readymade kurtis and bedsheets from Gujarat, hand-loom bed sheets and interiormaterials from Tikamgarh.

The mela also shares amajor collection from MadhyaPradesh. A variety of Chanderidress material, sarees, bed-sheets, terracotta, bagh print,jute and leather materials likepurses and hand bags.

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Bhopal: From the popcornseller’s eyes, the Bhopaliteswitnessed the reality of society.A solo act play ‘Popcorn’ wasstaged at Shaheed Bhavan audi-torium here on Tuesday.

The play marked the con-clusion of the two-day theatrefest. The play is directed andwritten by Ashish Pathak fromJabalpur and was presented byHum Theatre Troupe, Bhopal.

The play begins with show-casing a railway station. The setof the play was huge and real-ly beautiful. It looked like a realrailway station on stage. Now,here enters the protagonist ofthe play the ‘popcorn-seller’.

The entire play movesaround the popcorn seller andthe way he has witnessed thedifferent shades of society. Hemarks questions about the evilsprevailing and why are theyprevailing either. The storybegins with the popcorn-sell-er selling popcorns on a railwaystation. Every day he givessome popcorn to a mentallyimpaired woman, Tukia. SR

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Amedia meet was organ-ised on the theme of

Poshan Abhiyan by UNICEF,Department of Woman andChild Development and BansalNews in Bhopal. As many as 70TV journalists from 25 districtsof Madhya Pradesh partici-pated in the same. The aim wasto orient them on the keyissues, provide them with keymessages of Poshan Abiyan.

Member of ParliamentAlok Sanjar while addressingthe meet said that it is impor-tant to engage all media, com-munity members in move-ment to say no to child mal-nutrition. JN Kansotia,Principal Secretary, Womanand Child Development,Government of MadhyaPradesh, emphasized on sig-nificance of different compo-

nent of sanitation along withmalnutrition as it plays a vitalrole to prevent disease espe-cially among children. He saidengagement with media is cru-cial in Poshan Abhiyan and ithelps in reaching out with keymessages for children.

Michael Juma, ChiefUNICEF, Madhya Pradesh, saidthat you as media have powerto reach out to people and youcan support for reaching out tocommunities with messagesand also help build account-ability in the system. He furthersaid that we need to focus on1000 days in child’s life. SharadDwivedi, Group Editor ofBansal News, thanked UNICEFfor organizing the programmeand said, “We as media can playa positive role in bringing outstories which are of humaninterest. He said that we asmedia house will support

Poshan Abhiyan and see howwe can play positive role inreaching out to communities.

Anil Gulati, CommunicationSpecialist, UNICEF, MadhyaPradesh spoke on the partner-ships for Poshan Abhiyan andhow with support of media wecan reach out with lifesaving mes-sages for children. He also briefedon the twitter hashtags of# P o s h a n A b h i y a n ,#SahiPoshanDeshRoshan and#PoshanMaah, for the campaign.Dr Sameer Pawar, NutritionSpecialist, UNICEF, MadhyaPradesh made presentation onthe Poshan Abhiyan, role ofnutrtion in children. Dr AshokBhargav Commissioner Womenand Child Development, SanjaySingh, Communication forDevelopment Specialist,UNICEF, Pushpa AwasthyNutrition Officer, UNICEF wasalso present at the meet.

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Chief Secretary BasantPratap Singh said that there

is a noticeable rise in the num-ber of redressal of cases with-in the prescribed time limit,with Government servicescoming under the jurisdictionof Public Service Management.

This has also enhancedthe faith of the people in gov-ernment systems and they arealso experiencing the sense ofgood governance. Singh wasaddressing the concluding ses-sion of Government of India’sregional conference organizedon good governance in Bhopal.

Delegations fromRajasthan, Bihar, Chhattisgarh,Gujarat, Punjab, MadhyaPradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand,Meghalaya, Himachal Pradeshand Haryana took part in thetwo-day regional conferencebased on education, agricultureand public-oriented services.Advisor of NITI Aayog RakeshRanjan gave a presentation onthe changes in aspiring dis-tricts.

On the second day of theconference, a presentation wasgiven on slum-free cityChandigarh, Panch-Sarpanchportal of Madhya Pradesh andthe process of online applica-tion of students in Odisha.

The Chief Secretary toldthat Madhya Pradesh was thefirst state in the country to haveintroduced the Public ServicesDelivery Guarantee Act in year2010. A separate departmentwas set up for smooth func-tioning of the Act. More than425 services have been notifiedunder the Act so far out ofwhich more than 250 servicesare totally online.

Singh told that 412 PublicService Centres and over13,000 MP Online kiosks areoperating at tehsil and devel-opment block headquarters inthe state. More than 28 lakh

applications have been settledin four months from therecently introduced ‘SamadhanEk Din’ counter.

Innovative initiatives likeParakh, Samadhan Online andCM Helpline for promptredressal of public grievancesand to directly connect with thepeople have been introduced.Singh said that the RegionalConference organized by theGovernment of India to sharetheir experiences with respectto good governance has pro-vided new opportunities for thestates to learn. Secretary,Government of India, KVEapen also addressed theConference. AppreciatingMadhya Pradesh’s Yojana‘Samadhan Ek Din’, Eapen saidthat the implementation ofsuch innovations in differentstates on a wider level only canprove the effectiveness of suchconferences.

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There is a need to sow the seeds of tribal his-tory and to protect the folk traditions of

Medieval India, said Higher Education MinisterJaibhan Singh Pawaiya. The tribal communityhas preserved its culture even on Tuesday.

Pawaiya was addressing the inaugural cer-emony of a two-day national seminar on‘Medieval India: New Dimensions 'History-Culture and Tribal Traditions’. The seminar wasorganised under the joint aegis of theDepartment of Culture and Dattopant ThengadiResearch Institute at Vigyan Bhavan in NewDelhi.

Pawaiya said that any country that does nottake pride in its culture and history, is sure tofall. When Japan faced crisis, a large populationsurrendered its gold teeth on a clarion call bythe King. He said that the feeling of national con-sciousness among the citizens should be strong.He said that civilizations change with the pass-ing times, but culture does not change. He laidstress on the need to protect various customs andtraditions which are becoming extinct these days.

He further said that the cultural importanceof Madhya Pradesh can be gauged from the fact

that Lord Krishna came to Madhya Bharat in theMahabharat period to acquire knowledge fromhis Guru Sandipani. When Lord Ram distrib-uted his kingdom among the sons of his broth-ers in the Ramayana period, Shatrughna’s sonwas given Vidisha state. He said that the tribalcommunity has retained its folk songs, dialect,tradition, culture, lifestyle etc. even today.Today there is need to write history focusing onthe tribal community and culture rather than onthe western outlook.

Folk and tribal scholar Kapil Tiwari alsoaddressed the seminar. The ceremony wasconducted by Professor Manish Sharma.Director of Thengadi Research Institute MukeshMishra, Vice-Chancellors of various universi-ties, teachers, scholars from around the coun-try, researchers and intellectuals took part in theseminar.

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Birthday of the BlessedVirgin Mary, the patroness

of the school was celebrated inSt Mary's Convent Sr SecSchool, Tulsi Nagar onSaturday in the school premis-es with much fervour andenthusiasm.

Mother Mary's statue wasgarlanded before the colourfulprogramme began. A solemnprayer service was followed bya prayer dance and a skitdepicting the Holy wedding atCana. The school choir ren-dered a beautiful song wishing'Happy Feast' to all.Scholarships were given awayto the deserving students andthe toppers of different classes.

The Principal, Sr Mary CDintroduced the two jubilarianteachers Santhosh Philiposeand Miss Namita Meston. Afterfelicitating them, she expressedher gratitude to the teachers for

rendering selfless service to theinstitution and for being thepillars in the growth of theschool. She greeted all the stu-dents, teachers and the specialguests on the occasion andurged the students to inculcatethe virtues of Mother Mary.

The Parent TeacherAssociation (PTA) ex officio

Sanjeev Bhargava honouredthe teachers of class 12 for theoutstanding result of the stu-dents in the board examina-tions. This was followed by amelodious thanks giving songby the choir. The programmeended with a scintillating danceperformance by the junior sec-tion.

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AState level consultation onSDG 3 and 5 was orga-

nized by Sahaj, Vadodara herefor representatives of con-cerned departments, NGOsand the media.

Presenting detailed infor-mation on the existing schemesto achieve the goals enlisted inSDGs, JS Kansotia, PrincipalSecretary, MWCD suggestedthat NGOs have a key role inensuring that the needy bene-ficiaries are not excluded fromdepartmental schemes. ShaliniKapoor, Consultant, Tata Truststated that social activists mustplay an active role and con-tribute significantly towardsbetter delivery of services and

facilities. Suresh Tomar, JointCoordinator, MWCD invitedeveryone present to participatein different schemes forwomen's welfare for creation ofa violence free society.

As part of the ConsultationNilangi and Rashmi from Sahajmade a presentation to repre-sentatives of NGOs working onwomen's health and genderissues, member organizationsof the Maternal Health RightsCampaign and Media col-leagues present at the occasion.Representatives at theConsultation also presentedtheir feedback on the draftreport and data of the researchconducted by Sahaj which waspresented. The consultationwas moderated by Ramjisharan

Rai from Maternal HealthRights Campaign, MadhyaPradesh. The vote of thankswas presented by Nidhi Shukla.

Others present at theConsultation included RS Gaurfrom Bhind, Narsingh Rathaur,Omprakash Nimraje andAnupam Sahu from Gwalior,Shobha Shivhare from Morena,Pravin Bhatnagar, Sarthi andSushil Sharma from Anuppur,Anand and Anjali from Indore,Smriti and Nidhi Shukla fromBhopal, Ashok Mandre fromChhinndwara, Arun Tyagifrom Sidhi and SheshmaniShukla. The above colleaguesfinalised the draft report incor-porating all essential pointsmade by representatives pre-sent at the Consultation.

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With the confession of three more murders by serial killerAdesh Khamra, the tally has reached to 33.

Two drivers from Betul and Bhind and one cleaner from Betulwere among the three killed as confessed by Khambra.

DIG Bhopal Dharmendra Choudhary while speaking withthe media persons on Tuesday said from Betul Rajesh Yadav andManoj Yadav were killed after they provided drinks laced withsedatives in the year 2010.

A case was registered by Padhar police outpost of Kotwalipolice station.

The truck was robbed while one of the bodies was dumpedbetween Biaora and Raghogarh and another body was dumpedaround 20-25 km near Malanpur in Bhind.

The third murder confessed by Khambra was in Bhind andbody was dumped in Itawa road and robbed the truck loadedwith betel nut and later sold the truck with betel nut.

In the confession of two murders a case of murder of iden-tified person was registered in Gohad Chouraha police station.Case under section 302 and 201 of the IPC was registered whilethe details of the murder in which driver of truck loaded withbetel nut would be investigated.

Truck loaded with Iron bars with Rajesh Yadav and ManojYadav went missing in the year 2010 after it left the state capi-tal. The revelations of more than 30 murders by a gang headedby kingpin Adesh Khambra which targeted truck drivers to lootthe goods and kill the truck drivers and cleaners were nabbedby district police after a truck driver Makhan Singh was robbedand killed at Jhagaria.

Bhopal: Bairagarh police nabbed a 22-year-oldDelhi based youth for sexually exploiting a 22-year-old girl for the past four years. A case ofsexual assault was registered by Bairagarh policeon Monday.

According to the police, the victim was sexu-ally assaulted and exploited by the accused identi-fied as Mohit, who became friend with her over face-book. The investigating officer SI Urmila Yadav saidthat in her complaint the victim told the police thatshe became friend with Mohit Kumar of Delhi andfour years ago on the assurance of marriage he cameto the state capital and sexually assaulted her at alodge in Bairagarh.

Later, he took victim to Sonipat and sexuallyexploited her for the past three years and when thevictim managed to escape she returned and lodgeda complaint with the Bairagarh police.

The accused works with a private firm and keptthe victim without marrying her, she added.

The victim contacted the accused after shereturned to the state capital and asked her to meetand when the accused came to meet her he wasarrested by the police.

The police have registered a case under sections376, 344 and 506 of the IPC and have started fur-ther investigation. The accused was married butnever revealed the same to the victim and alwaysmaintained that he was unmarried. The victim isa resident of Bairgarh. SR

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The Rajiv Gandhi ProudyogikiVishwavidyalaya has given the

facility of giving Engineering exam-ination in Hindi medium to theHindi speaking students. AMemorandum of Understandinghas been signed between CRISP andAA Edutech to enhance communi-cation skills and for personalitydevelopment of these students tomatch global needs.

These students will be taughtEnglish to enhance their commu-nication skills. Former IndianCricket Team Captain K Shrikant isthe Director of AA Edutech. Thiswas informed by Minister of Statefor Technical Education and SkillDevelopment (IndependentCharge) and School EducationDeepak Joshi at the ‘Uday’ pro-gramme organized in Rajiv GandhiProudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya.

Joshi said that 30 selected stu-dents of the university are beingimparted training in the first phaseof ‘Uday’ programme whichincludes 360 hours of online and

offline training. K Shrikant told thestudents that they should not studysimply to score marks.

He said that if they work withpositive thinking and passion, theywould be achievers. He said thatthey should not bother about peo-ple say. Shrikant said that SachinTendulkar created his record 100centuries due to positive approach

and passion.Vice-Chancellor Sunil Gupta

said that to become a good com-municator, it is important to begood speakers besides being a goodaudience.

He told that an internshipawareness drive is also being con-ducted along with the Uday pro-gramme.

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Madhya Pradesh RuralRoad Development

Authority received threenational awards for its out-standing contribution in theconstruction work of ruralroads by Union Minister forRural Development NarendraTomar. Chief Engineer,Madhya Pradesh Rural RoadDevelopment Authority PKNigam received the awards onbehalf of the Madhya Pradeshgovernment at a programmeorganized at Vigyan Bhavan inNew Delhi.

Chief Executive OfficerMPRRDA Nitesh Vyas toldthat Madhya Pradesh hasbagged the first prize for use ofnew technology in road con-struction in year 2017-18 andalso in quality control besidesthe state bagged the third prizefor constructing the longestroad in the country.

It may be noted that near-ly 78,000 kilometer road hasbeen constructed in MadhyaPradesh under Pradhan MantriGram Sadak Yojana.Asphaltation work of 10,500kilometer roads constructedunder Mukhya Mantri GramSadak Yojana is in progress. E-MARG or G-RICH softwarehas been developed usingmodern technique in con-struction as well as monitoringof roads by the Authority whichhas also been lauded at thenational level. Union Ministerof State for Rural DevelopmentRam Kripal Yadav, SecretaryRural Development andPanchayat Raj Amarjit Singh,Additional Secretary SanjayKumar and rural developmentofficers of other states were pre-sent during the award cere-mony. Panchayat and RuralDevelopment Gopal Bhargavextended his good wishes forthe awards obtained by theMadhya Pradesh Rural RoadDevelopment Authority atnational level. He said thatPradhan Mantri Gram Sadak,is the spine of development ofthe rural region. This haschanged the picture of theMadhya Pradesh rural region.Nearly all villages have beenconnected to the main roads ofthe state. In addition, hecticwork of connecting thinly pop-ulated villages with Barahmasiroads is in progress.

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Giving a relief to the elec-tricity consumers in the

State, Haryana Chief MinisterManohar Lal on Tuesdayannounced to reduce the powertariff on monthly consumptionof upto 200 units from �4.50per unit to �2.50 per unit.

Announcing further relax-ation for the people belongingto poor families, the ChiefMinister said that in case a fam-ily limits its monthly electric-ity consumption upto 50 units,the electricity rate would thenbe applicable at the rate of �2per unit.

Manohar Lal made theseannouncements on the thirdand last day of monsoon ses-sion of Haryana Vidhan Sabhahere. He said the reduced tar-iff would ensure saving of �437 per month to the con-sumers, which constitute about46.6 per cent.

The Chief Minister alsosaid that it is a historic decisionand would benefit 41.53 lakhdomestic consumers in theState. He added with theseannouncements he had fulfilledhis earlier promise to reducethe power tariff in the State.

“During the last about fouryears, the State Governmenthas taken several initiatives. Insome of them, Haryana is lead-ing in the country. We havemade Haryana kerosene freeand also launched SakshamYojna to provide 100 hourguaranteed work to educatedunemployed youth,” he said.

Apart from introducing theconcept of educated panchayatsin the State, the StateGovernment has also furtherstrengthened the PanchayatiRaj Institutions (PRIs) especiallythe Zila Parishads by decen-tralization of powers. InterDistrict Council has been con-stituted and the budget of ZilaParishads has been enhanced to�10 crore and next year itwould further be increased to�25 crore, he announced. Whilereferring to the Beti Bachao BetiPadhao programme, he saidthat as a result of the coopera-tion of people, the sex ratiowhich was 837 girls per 1,000boys has now reached to 914girls per 1000 boys.

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Chief Minister ManoharLal announced that free ofcost electricity connectionswould be provided to thosedhanis in the state which aresituated within one kilometerof Lal Dora of villages.

He said another scheme isalso under the active consid-eration of the StateGovernment under which a

cluster of 11 houses within onekilometer radius would be pro-vided free of cost electricityconnection, who will apply forthe same. The aim of the StateGovernment is to ensure thateach household in the State haselectricity connection, headded.

The Chief Minister saidthat the Government is alsoconsidering to enhance thepower supply to agricultureconnections under PATscheme. At present, addition-al three hours electricity sup-ply is being ensured in morn-ing and evening hours underthe scheme, Manohar Lal said.

He added it has beendecided that the left out isolat-ed household would be pro-vided electricity throughrenewable energy so that eachhousehold in state has thefacility of electricity.

HARYANA TO PURCHASE458 AMBULANCESHealth Minister Anil Vij

informed the House that 458ambulances would be pur-chased for facilitating thepatients in the state.

For this, tenders have beenfloated for about 150 ambu-lances. The procedure to pur-chase remaining number ofambulances would soon becompleted, he informed theState Assembly. At present,358 ambulances are providingservices in the State. All ambu-lances are equipped with ade-quate quantity of fuel and allare being driven by trained dri-vers. These ambulances includeone general ambulanceequipped with oxygen cylinderand other ambulance hasadvance life support systemventilator in it, he said. TheMinister also informed that theHealth Department is going toset up one call centre for theentire State from where allambulances in the State would

be monitored.

5.17 LAKH HOUSEHOLDSPROVIDED WITH FREE

LPG GAS CONNECTIONSMinister of State for Food,

Civil Supplies and ConsumerAffairs, Karan Dev Kambojinformed the House that underPradhan Mantri UjjwalaYojana, so far 5.17 lakh house-holds have been provided withfree LPG gas connections andthe remaining householdswould also be provided withgas connections by March 31,2020 in the state.

Replying to a question, hesaid that the State Governmentwould provide gas connectionto all the remaining house-holds. According to the data of

Socio Economic and CasteCensus, the number of eligiblefamilies is 13.53 lakh, of which5.17 lakh families have beenprovided with gas connections.

About 13,000 families haveapplied for gas connection andthey would soon be providedwith gas connection. Besidesthis, the government has pro-vided 1.56 lakh families withfree gas connections from theState Budget, whereas othershave been provided free gasconnections from CentralGovernment, he said.

Under this, the customer isexempted to pay the securityamount of �1,600 for gas cylin-der, whereas he or she only hasto pay for filling the gas cylin-der. Strict action would be

taken, if any officer is foundtaking security amount for gascylinder, he added.

CENTRAL CONTROLCENTRE TO COME

UP IN PKLIn a bid to prevent the inci-

dents of crime and to improvethe Police Response System, theHaryana Government under itsstate level project “Haryana-100” is establishing CentralControl Centre in Panchkula sothat the people may get policehelp on the spot in the mini-mum possible time, stated theState Government in reply toquestion.

It was informed that to pre-vent the atrocities and crimeagainst women, one women

Police station has been estab-lished in each districtHeadquarter and women helpcentres are established at theblock level throughout thestate. Besides this, “OperationDurga” campaign has also beenstarted in the state.

The Government alsoinformed that CCTV camerashave been installed at sensitiveareas. PCRs and Motorcycleshave also been deputed at theimportant places in Haryana.

�9.13 CRORE SPENT ONPRAVASI HARYANA DIVAS

A sum of �9.13 crores wasspent by Haryana Governmenton events held for attracting for-eign investment in the State in2016-17. 24 MoUs were signed

during Pravasi Haryana Divason January 10, 11 in 2017 atGurugram, proposing invest-ment of �20430 crores. Fourprojects with proposed foreigninvestment of �3224 crore arealready under implementation.The State Governmentinformed the House that FourFresh Retail Pvt Ltd has pro-posed investment of �200which will generate employ-ment of 325 persons whileFujikura company has pro-posed �24.3 crore investmentwith employment generation of35 people. Tanisha Aright Rayshas proposed investment of�3000 crore with expectedemployment generation for5000 people, the Governmentsaid.

3.2 LAKH CATTLETAGGED IN HARYANA

There are a total of 513gaushalas including 500 regis-tered in Haryana. Under itsexercise of tagging the cattle ingaushalas, the StateGovernment has so far tagged3,218,38 cattle, the StateGovernment informed in reply to a question in the House.

Like the Aadhaar card forthe citizens of the country,these ear tags contain thedetails about the bovine speciesincluding the 12-digit tagnumber, district number andgaushala number. There are atotal of 3,663,98 cattle kept inthe 513 gaushalas of Haryana,the House was informed.

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The treasury benches andopposition on Tuesday

engaged in a war of words overthe issue of giving facilities tosportspersons and soldiers inthe State.

During the zero hour inHaryana Assembly, Leader ofopposition and INLD’s seniorleader Abhay Singh Chautalaalleged that the StateGovernment has insulted thesportspersons of Haryana.

Earlier, the medal winnersof Commonwealth Gameswere insulted, now theGovernment has insulted themedal winners of AsianGames held at Jakarta recent-ly, Chautala alleged.

No one from the StateGovernment reached the air-port to receive the medal win-ners of Asian Games, he said.

Continuing his tiradeagainst the State Government,the INLD leader said that ear-lier, the Government had tocancel its felicitation functionfor the States CommonwealthGames medal winners follow-ing threats of boycott from thetop athletes over the proposedcut in their prize money.

Former Chief MinisterBhupinder Singh Hooda saidthat the Government is mak-ing fun of sportspersons.

INLD’s Parminder SinghDhull said that there are short-comings in the sports policyframed by the StateGovernment and it should beapplicable to people withdomicile of Haryana otherwiseoutsiders will play for Haryanaand get cash awards and jobs.

On this, Haryana Sportsand Youth Affairs Ministerclarified that clauses of sportspolicy ensures that only peo-

ple from the State will be ben-efitted from the sports policy.

He also claimed that thecash reward under variouscategories for medal winnershave been increased manifold during the currentBJP’s regime.

The sportspersons fromHaryana won 17 medals inAsian games held at Jakartarecently. In these games,Haryana won five gold medals,five silver medals and sevenbronze medals. Soon a State-level function will be organisedhere to honour them, Vij added.

After the Minister’s reply,the Congress legislators triedto corner the StateGovernment over its sportspolicy while the ruling BJPlaunched a scathing attack onthe Congress for recent orderof Punjab and Haryana HighCourt, which set aside the reg-ularisation policies framed in2014 by previous CongressGovernment.

Haryana Minister Krishan

Kumar Bedi accused theCongress of betraying theGovernment employees forpolitical gains ahead of 2014 elections.

Earlier, demanding with-drawal of ESMA, Congress’Karan Dalal said that theGovernment had earlierpromised to bring a Bill to reg-ularize the services of con-tractual employees affecteddue to High Court order.

But later, it took a u-turnand decided to file SLP inSupreme Court.

The Government shouldgive explanation on its standon contractual employees, hedemanded.

Later, the BJP andCongress MLAs also traded charges against eachother over the issue of onerank one pension.

Speaking during the zerohour, Congress MLA GeetaBhukkal while raising thedemands of ex-service andsainik organisations, said thatcompensation given to the

families of martyrs should be increased from �50lakh to �1 crore.

Other demands includedhousing facility for them, jobfor disabled sainiks andincrease in honorarium of ex-serviceman employed by theHaryana Government.

BJP MLA Abhay SinghYadav also backed the demand of increase in com-pensation given to the familiesof martyrs.

Reacting to the demandsraised by Geeta Bhukkal,Finance Minister Capt.Abhimanyu slammed theCongress Government for notimplementing one rank onepension during its tenure.

The Minister also accusedthe Congress of doing politicson deaths of soldiers.

He informed the Housethat the present governmenthas given 230 jobs to thedependent of martyrs while till2004, 66 jobs were given and17 jobs were given from 2004to 2014.

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The country’s millenniumcity, Gurugram is ahead of

all cities in Haryana when itcomes to registration of numberof crimes, including maximumcases of crime against women.

As many as 19,242 cases ofcrime were registered in 2017 inGurugram while 11,038 cases have been registered tillJuly 2018. In 2015, 15,873 crimecases were registered whichincreased to 17,207 cases in2016, stated the StateGovernment in a reply to aquestion tabled in the HaryanaAssembly on Tuesday.

The total cases of crime inthe State stood at 1,288,67 in2017, while 77,435 cases havebeen registered till July 2018.

In 2016 and 2015, 1,201,91and 115421 crime cases respectively were registered inthe State. Millennium city is fol-lowed by its neighboring cityand Haryana’s industrial hubFaridabad with registration of15,347 in 2017 and 8,087 casestill July 2018.

12,115 crime cases in 2016and 9,902 were registered in 2015 in Faridabad, the data stated. Next in the tally isChief Minister Manohar Lal’sconstituency Karnal, which reg-istered 8,042 crime cases lastyear and 5,379 till July this year.

A day before, the StateGovernment had tabled thedata related to crime againstwomen in Haryana. Gurugram

recorded the maximum numberof rape cases in 2017, as per the data. 172 cases of rape,380 of molestation, 402 of kid-napping, 236 of dowry harass-ment were registered inGurugram in 2017 while inFaridabad, 1,220 cases including127 rape cases, 208 molestation,389 kidnapping cases and a high4 7 3dowry harassment were regis-tered last year. The data alsorevealed that 9,082 cases ofthese crimes against womenwere registered in 2016, whichincreased to 10,248 in the year2017. The state had registered1,328 cases of rape in the year2017, which averages to morethan three rapes a day.

OPPOSITION ATTACKSGOVT OVER LAW AND

ORDER SITUATIONDuring the monsoon

Session of Haryana Assembly,the opposition parties—IndianNational Lok Dal andCongress—slammed the StateGovernment for deterioratinglaw and order situation.

Lashing out at the StateGovernment, Leader of oppo-sition and INLD’s senior leaderAbhay Chautala on Tuesdaysaid that the State Governmenthas failed to take action on FIRsregistered in various cases.

While speaking during thezero hour, he also alleged thatson of a BJP MLA was involvedin a case of misbehaving with acop but no action was takenagainst him.

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Chhattisgarh GovernorAnandiben Patel has

directed vice chancellors ofvarious universities in the Stateto get video recording done ofall Viva sessions held of PhDstudents to curb irregularities.

Addressing a meeting ofvice chancellors here in RajBhavan, she said that thelibraries in universities should

be open for extended hours forbenefit of students.

The Governor also direct-ed the vice chancellors to visithostels and listen to the prob-lems of the students.

She also advised that uni-versities should have linkagewith local industries so that thestudents after passing out ofuniversities get employment.

The Governor said thatuniversities have a responsi-

bility of imparting quality edu-cation and also contribute incharacter and personalitybuilding of students.

The universities must makestudents as sensitive citizensand should inculcate a sense ofservice in them.

The vice chancellors willhave to prepare a road map forbringing their universities inthe category of best universities,she said.

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On the occasion of 13th‘National Forest Martyrs

Day’, Forest Minister MaheshGagda dedicated the newly-constructed ‘Van ShahidSmarak’ (Forest MartyrsMemorial) at Rajiv Smriti Vanpremises to the people of theState here on Tuesday.

The day is observed for the

personnel who had sacrificedtheir life in efforts aimed at pro-tecting forests in the country.

The Forest Ministerofferedfloral tributes to the ‘ForestMartyrs’. He also administeredoath to the Forest Departmentofficers and employees for pro-tection of forests and wildlifealong with conserving them.

On the memorial, thename of 31 forest martyrs of

Chhattisgarh had beenengraved. The representativesof 18 Forest Associations, fam-ily members of martyrs andothers were present.

Additional Chief SecretaryC.K. Khetan, Principal ChiefConservator of Forest R.K.Singh along with public repre-sentatives and departmentalofficers and employees werealso present.

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Army Chief General BipinRawat on Tuesday

reviewed the reports of fourstudy groups set up to rec-ommend ways to restructurethe force to enhance its com-bat effectiveness and savemoney for capital expenditure.Apart from a proposal toreduce the 13 lakh strongarmy by at least 1,50,000 overthe next few years, the com-manders also discussed thepossibility of increasing thepensionable tenure from theexisting 15 to 20 years forjawans.

At present, the jawans areeligible for full pension aftera service of 15 years. Given theimprovement in life expectan-cy and enhanced levels of fit-ness over the last five decades,the Army feels a jawan cannow go home after 20 years ofservice. It will save the gov-ernment money in terms ofpension and expenditureincurred on training a rawrecruit into a fighting soldier,officials said here.

The four study groups toreview the ArmyHeadquarters, promotion ofjawans, cadre review of offi-cers and restructuring of var-ious arms respectively gavetheir presentations to theChief besides seven com-manders. A much widergroup will have final reviewduring the ArmyCommanders conference nextmonth and if the recommen-dations are approved then theproposals will be circulated

amongst the army personnelfor their feedback. The finalnod will come from theDefence Ministry and officialssaid the proposals will beimplemented early next year.

The proposed reductionin strength is expected to saveat least �5,000-7,000 croreannually and will add at least20% to the existing capitalexpenditure of the budget,they said.

The Army is facing anincreasing burden of revenueexpenditure and pensionsleaving very little funds fornew purchases and moderni-sation. In this year’s defencebudget, the Army’s share was�1,28,076 crore for revenuestream while �26,688 crorewas the capital allocation..The current revenue to capi-tal ratio is around 83:17 whichis unviable. While the idealratio is 60:40, the target is65:35 which itself will be agreat achievement, officialssaid.

Apart from reducing thestrength to make the forceleaner and better equipped,the Army is also mullingdoing away with the rank ofBrigadier and brigade head-quarters as part of the officercadre review.

This is expected to free upsignificant number of officerswho will be available for fieldduties. Army headquarterstoo is likely to see a majorchurn with several depart-ments doing overlappingfunctions merged or off-loaded away from the head-quarters.

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There’s good news for healthworkers like anganwadi

workers and Accredited SocialHealth Activists (ASHA) andAuxiliary Nurse Midwives(ANM) working at the ground-level to improve the delivery ofhealth and nutrition services inthe society. Starting October,anganwadi workers receiving�3,000 so far would get �4,000.Similarly, those receiving�2,200 would get �3,500. Thehonorarium for anganwadihelpers has also been increasedfrom �1,500 to �2,250.

This was announced byPrime Minister Narendra Modion Tuesday while interactingwith the health workers fromacross the nation via a livevideo conference. He said therevised incentive will comeinto effect from October and itwill reflect in their salaries

from November onwards,which would be a Diwali giftfor them.

Besides doubling of routineincentives given by the UnionGovernment, ASHA workersand their helpers would be pro-vided free insurance cover underthe “Pradhan Mantri JeevanJyoti Bima Yojana” and “PrimeMinister Suraksha Bima Yojana”.

Anganwadi workers andhelpers using techniques suchas Common ApplicationSoftware (ICDS-CAS) wouldget additional incentives rang-ing from �250 to �500 whichwould be based on perfor-mance.

During the interaction,Modi said the Governmenthad focussed on aspects relat-

ing to nutrition and qualityhealthcare. Vaccination effortswere progressing at a quickpace, helping women and chil-dren in particular. ASHAs arecommunity health workersinstituted by the Ministry ofHealth and Family Welfare aspart of the National RuralHealth Mission.

Anganwadi is a ruralmother and child care centreunder the Ministry of Womenand Child Development. Ashaand Anganwadi workers areplaying a critical role instrengthening the foundationof the country, ensuring healthand wellbeing of the newborn,ensuring nutritional standardsand maintaining cleanliness,Modi said.

He said the Government’sflagship health insurance pro-gramme Ayushman Bharat willbe launched from Jharkhandon September 23, and the ben-

eficiaries have already beenidentified. Karishma, a new-born in Karnal district ofHaryana, is the first beneficia-ry under this scheme, he said.During his interaction, thePrime Minister laid emphasison redoubling efforts to reduceanaemia-related illness in thecountry by three times, thereduction rate of which cur-rently stands at only one percent.

September is being devot-ed to nutrition and “PoshanMaah” aims to reach everyhousehold in the country withthe message of the importanceof optimum nutrition. Modiappreciated their efforts towork together, to use innova-tive means and technology, toimprove the delivery of healthand nutrition services andachieve the goal of the‘POSHAN Abhiyan’ (nutritionmission).

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Charging the NDA Government with“spinning a web of lies” on Rafale fight-

er jet deal, BJP rebels Arun Shourie andYashwant Sinha, besides lawyer PrashantBhushan, said here on Tuesday the recentstatements by Finance Minister ArunJaitley defending the deal were meant toprotect only one person — Prime MinisterNarendra Modi — who overturned estab-lished norms for the contract with France.The trio also alleged that Reliance was given“backdoor” entry into the offsets.

They claimed that the morale of the IAFwas affected and claimed that theGovernment was forcing senior officers todefend the �59,000-crore Government-to-Government contract. This assertion camein the backdrop of Vice Chief SB Deo andDeputy Chief R Nambiar stating last weekthat Rafale was an excellent aircraft and willenhance the combat capabilities of the IAF.Bhushan said the officers were made to saythe IAF was happy with 36 jets whereas theService needed at least 126 jets.

Addressing a news conference, the sec-ond in recent times, Bhushan, Shourie andSinha said the deal was “unilaterally struck”by Modi compromising national securityand disregarding the IAF requirements.They charged that Modi was “directly cul-

pable” for the alleged scam and theGovernment was hiding behind the veil ofsecrecy clause because it knew that thePrime Minister himself is “guilty of crim-inal misconduct.”

Elaborating upon the alleged circum-venting of procedures, they said the deci-sion to buy 36 jets in fly away conditionfrom France was taken without taking theIAF and Defence Ministry on board. Theyalso charged that the Defence ProcurementProdecure(DPP) which guides arms con-

tract was also overlooked.As regards the secrecy clause binding

the deal, they said the Government itself in2016 admitted in Parliament that the priceof each Rafale was �670 crore. Claiming awhopping hike the price later on, they saidthe media releases of Dassault, manufac-turer of Rafale, and Reliance, offset partnerof Dassault, said the price was �1,660 croreper aircraft. They said the increase of �1,000crore per plane on account of India-specificenhancements was an “outright lie.”

New Delhi: AgricultureMinister Radha Mohan Singhon Tuesday appealed to farm-ers not to burn crop residueand asked them to adopt newmethods to manage it, includ-ing using the waste for biogasproduction. Highlighting theGovernment’s support to thefarmers for addressing the cropresidue, he said a provision of�1,151.80 crore for two yearshas been made under a schemefor states like Punjab, Haryana,Uttar Pradesh and Delhi-NCR.

“The Central Governmentis providing 50-80 per cent sub-sidy for crop residue manage-ment machineries, which help

farmers in mixing crop residuewith soil to make it more pro-ductive”, the Minister said whilereleasing a booklet titled‘ N C D C - A s s i s t i n gCooperatives. Always!’ high-lighting the role and activitiesassisted by NationalCooperative DevelopmentCorporation in Krishi Bhawan.

Farmers groups are beingprovided financial assistance at80 per cent of the project costfor establishing FarmMachinery Banks for customhiring of crop residue man-agement machinery. Under thesub mission on agriculturalmechanisation, 40 per cent

subsidy is given on straw rake,straw baler, loader, etc. Thatapart, the Government’s agri-research body ICAR’s two cen-tres, one at Ludhiana in Punjaband Anand in Gujarat, havedeveloped and installed a plantfor biogas production usingpaddy straw, he said.

According to the Minister,the management of crop residuein the field will help the soilbecome more fertile therebyresulting in the savings of �2,000per hectare from the farmer’smanure cost. By making palettefrom crop residue, the Ministersaid that it can be used forpower generation. PNS

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Aday after the Delhi HighCourt dismissed pleas filed

by Congress president RahulGandhi and his mother Soniaagainst reopening tax assess-ment cases in relation to theNational Herald newspaper,the BJP alleged that Rahuland his party were runningaway from the Tax departmentafter committing a “NationalHera-feri” of tax payers’money.

Rahul Gandhi needs toanswer many questions, UnionTextile Minister Smiriti Iranisaid at a press conference here.

“Why is it that RahulGandhi, who is too quick tohug the Prime Minister, wouldrun a mile when it comes to anIncome Tax officer,” Iraniasked, referring to the Congresspresident hugging Modi in theLok Sabha during the no-con-fidence debate in July.

She accused Rahul of set-ting up a not-for-profit com-pany, Young Indians, whichthen bought a commercialcompany, Associated JournalsLtd, and its debts worth �90

crore for �50 lakh.“Rahul Gandhi set up a

company in 2011, professing itwill not indulge in profit-lossbusiness. Young Indian boughtAssociated Journals, which iscommercial,” she said, ques-tioning the deal.

Associated Journals Ltd,founded by Jawaharlal Nehru,publishes three newspapers,including the National Herald.

After buying the loan ofAssociated Journals, RahulGandhi, his sister PriyankaGandhi Vadra and SoniaGandhi become owners of acompany, Irani claimed.

The BJP alleged that thefamily used Congress funds topay its debts even though thepublisher has real estate assetsworth thousands of crores.

She said Congress topleaders were indulging in fraudand national ‘hera-feri’ andconsolidating their ownfinances. On the other hand,Irani said the Prime Ministeris working to empower thepoor anganwadi works byincreasing their emoluments asthe dynasty is busy “empow-ering” itself.

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For the first time since thelaunch of the Smart City

Mission four years ago, theCentre has stressed on makinga blueprint on how a smart cityshould look like from a differ-ently-abled person’s point ofview.

The Modi Government onTuesday asked the States toensure integrating disabled-friendly measures in variousprojects being implemented inthe smart cities under the PrimeMinister Narendra Modi’s petproject.

Hardeep Singh Puri,Minister of State for Housingand Urban Affairs, remindedthe project managers that inte-grating divyang-friendly mea-sures in various projects beingimplemented in the SmartCities in the country is requiredat the initial project planningstage to ensure that cities areaccessible to all.

He was speaking at aninteractive session on “DivyangFriendly Measures and PolicyRecommendations for SmartCities in India” here on Tuesday.

He said that in conjunction withthe Atal Mission forRejuvenation and UrbanTransformation (AMRUT), theSmart Cities Mission seeks toensure that the most vulnerablesections of the society enjoy‘Ease of Living’ in Indian cities.

The workshop, organisedby the National Institute ofUrban Affairs, had participationfrom the persons with disabil-ity sector from different walksof life and eminent citizens andexperts, including several inter-national sports personalities.

Addressing the partici-pants, Puri said that the feed-back emanating from suchstakeholders’ interactions willbe sent to the CEOs and projectmanagers of the Smart Cities tobe incorporated in their plans.He said that these measures will

improve the “ease of living” forthose who lacked accessibilityto all facilities.

Lamenting that India par-ticularly lacks data on disabil-ity, Puri said that “we will belooking at 25% of the popula-tion that will need universalaccessibility in order to liveindependently and with digni-ty,” and asserted that theDisability Act of 1995 alsomandated accessibility forPwDs. He pointed out that the“Clause 40-48 of the VIIIthChapter of the Rights of Personswith Disabilities Act, 2016 alsomandates making all build-ings, services and productsaccessible giving definite time-lines for implementation andretrofitting.”

The Minister was categor-ical in saying that “the standardsexist, legislation is in place, thuswe now have no reason toignore this very urgent issue ofaccessibility any longer.” Heoutlined that according to theUnited Nations, a mere 1%additional cost is incurred forincorporating universal designand accessibility in the designand planning stage itself.

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Issuing a show-cause notice tothe Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

after finding discrepancies in its2014-15 electoral funding state-ment, the ElectionCommission (EC) on Tuesdaysaid it may be forced to initi-ate action against the party for“prima facie failing” to followits transparency guidelines.The EC claimed that transac-tions through hawala operatorswere “wrongly disclosed asvoluntary donations”.

It directed the AAP toexplain as to why action shouldnot be taken against it for fail-ure to follow EC’s directionsand instructions.

“Your representationshould reach the office of thecommission within 20 days(by October 1) from the date ofreceipt of the notice, failingwhich the matter will be decid-ed on merits based on infor-mation available on record,” thenotice read.

The notice said the AAPhad submitted the originalcontribution report forFinancial Year 2014-15, which

was received by it onSeptember 30, 2015. The partylater submitted a revised reporton March 20, 2017.

Reacting to the EC notice,the AAP stated that this isbased on poor interpretation ofbasic accounting practices byCBDT. “Such observationsshow deep-rooted bias of statu-tory authority against a lawabiding political party. It isstrange that CBDT has sub-mitted a report to EC on May5, 2018 contravening the pro-vision of the Income Tax Act.This clearly shows the bias ofagencies of the CentralGovernment. The party hasexplained each and every mis-interpretation and so-calleddifference of 13 crore as allegedby CBDT in its appeal. The

appeal is pending,” the AAPsaid in its statement.

Citing the CBDT report,the EC said that the originalreport contains a list of 2,696donors with the total donationsamounting to �37,45,44,618and the revised contributionreport shows the total amountas �37,60,62,631 received from8,264 donors. Referring to con-cealment of donations, the ECnotice said the bank account ofthe AAP recorded total creditsof �67.67 crore, including�64.44 crore from donations inexcess of �20,001.

“However, the party hasdisclosed total income of�54.15 crore from donations inits audited accounts for theyear. Therefore, it has been heldby the assessing officer that�13.16 crore have not beenaccounted for by the party andthese donations have been heldto be from unknown sources,”the notice read.

“A report was receivedfrom the office of the CBDTchairman in 2018 regarding“concealment of donationsreceived by the AAP” duringFinancial Year 2014-15,” it said.

The notice also mentionstransactions with hawala deal-ers, claiming that the party hastaken “accommodation entriesfrom hawala operators to thetune of �2 crore. These havealso been wrongly disclosed asvoluntary donations.”

Referring to the CBDTreport, the EC said the AAPmade “wrong disclosures” onits official website and also fur-nished incorrect information tothe poll panel under Section29C of the Representation ofthe People Act. “It (CBDT let-ter to EC) details how theparty has changed/revised itscontribution report once thecorrectness of the same wasquestioned. In conclusion, it isstated that its disclosures to theElection Commission in theform of the contribution reportare incorrect,” the EC noticesaid.

Rule 16 A of the ElectionSymbols (Reservation andAllotment) Order allows theEC to either suspend or with-draw recognition of a recog-nised political party. The AAPis a recognised state party inDelhi.

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Following a Supreme Court’sdirective, the Election

Commission has told allStates/Union Territories that‘NOTA’ option should not beprinted in the ballot papers forelections to the council ofStates and State legislativecouncils.

“In pursuance of the judge-ment of the Supreme court, theNOTA option will no longer beapplicable in Rajya Sabha elec-tions and Legislative Councilelection,” the EC said in itsorder.

The EC further directedreturning officers for electionsto the council of States andState legislative councils withinstructions that column for“NOTA” should not be printedon the ballot papers for theseelections.

In August, the SupremeCourt struck down the provi-sion of NOTA in the RajyaSabha polls. “The introductionof NOTA in indirect electionsmay on first glance tempt the

intellect but on keen scrutiny,it falls to the ground, for it com-pletely ignores the role of anelector in such an election anddestroys democratic values,”ruled a bench of Chief JusticeDipak Misra and Justices A MKhanwilkar and D YChandrachud.

The EC had introducedNOTA option in Rajya Sabhapolls in 2014, a year after theSC had ordered the commis-sion to give the option to vot-ers in direct polls to registertheir protest that none of thecandidates in the fray were suit-able to represent them in LokSabha or Assemblies.

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Prime Minister NarendraModi on Tuesday addressed

the World Hindu Congress viavideo conference and said thathe considerd himself to befortunate to be able to attendthe 125th anniversary of SwamiVivekananda’s speech inChicago.

Addressing a valedictoryfunction of the 125th anniver-sary of Swami Vivekananda’sChicago speech, PM Modi high-lighted the Indian monk’s role inshowcasing the Indian culture,tradition, and values on theworld stage. “The Philosophy of‘Ek Bharat, Sreshtha Bharat’ isessence of Swami Vivekananda’s

Chicago speech,” he said.“Swami Vivekananda ji

firmly believes that the futureof India depends on the youthand I’m happy to see that todayYouth is marching ahead witha sense of mission,” he added.“The scale of SwamiVivekanand’s achievementslook much greater if youremember the times in whichhe lived in,” he added.

On 11 September 1893,Swami Vivekananda deliveredhis first speech in theParliament of the World’sReligions in Chicago. SwamiVivekananda is rememberedas one of the key people whointroduced philosophies such asVedanta and Yoga to the West.

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me,

re

mem

beri

ng

Roh

anD

aluw

atte

(D

allu

), Sr

i Lan

ka’s

first

Chie

f of D

efen

ce St

aff w

as a

poig

nant

occa

sion

rece

ntly

in

Col

ombo

. He

died

thre

e day

s bef

ore t

he S

ri La

nka

Arm

y’s (S

LA) e

ight

h an

nual

def

ence

sem

inar

to w

hich

I a

m a

priv

ilege

d in

vite

e sin

ce it

sin

cept

ion

in 2

011.

The

even

t com

mem

orat

esth

e Sr

i Lan

kan

Secu

rity

Forc

es fa

ntas

tic v

ic-

tory

ove

r the

Lib

erat

ion

Tige

rs o

f Tam

il Ee

lam(L

TTE)

in

May

200

9 w

hen

its s

upre

mo

Prab

haka

ran

was

kill

ed in

the

last

sho

otou

ton

the

nor

ther

n ba

nk o

f th

e N

andi

kada

lla

goon

by

53 In

fant

ry D

ivisi

on. T

his m

ilita

rytr

ium

ph is

a tu

rnin

g po

int i

n th

e hi

stor

y of

insu

rgen

cy i

n th

e 21

st c

entu

ry a

nd i

t w

asm

ade

poss

ible

by

mili

tary

com

man

ders

of

Dal

uwat

te’s

ilk,

who

mir

acul

ously

tra

ns-

form

ed th

e A

rmy,

mos

tly o

n th

e ru

n in

to a

war

-win

ning

mac

hine

.

The

war

in S

ri La

nka

had

been

one

of

snak

es an

d la

dder

s, m

ostly

snak

es, m

orph

ing

into

the

ladd

er to

con

ques

t. I r

ecal

l the

pre

-se

nt C

DS,

Adm

iral R

avin

dra W

ijegu

nara

tne,

writ

ing

mod

estly

to m

e in

2009

, afte

r sub

du-

ing

LTTE

: “Th

e wor

k th

at w

as st

arte

d by

you

(Ind

ian

Peac

e Ke

epin

g Fo

rces

) ha

s be

enco

mpl

eted

by

us.”

My

pres

ence

at th

e def

ence

sem

inar

ens

ured

by

the

pres

ent

Arm

yC

omm

ande

r, Lt

Gen

Mah

esh

Sena

naya

ke,

who

spe

nt t

hree

yea

rs t

rain

ing

in P

une,

refle

cts t

he sp

ecia

l bon

ding

bet

wee

n th

e tw

om

ilita

ries.

In M

ay th

is ye

ar, A

rmy

Chi

ef G

en B

ipin

Raw

at v

isite

d Sr

i Lan

ka, l

aid

a w

reat

h at

the

Indi

an P

eace

Kee

ping

For

ce (I

PKF)

mem

or-

ial i

n C

olom

bo, w

hich

reco

gnise

s th

e sa

cri-

fices

of 2

,500

Indi

an m

arty

rs o

f the

firs

t out

-of

-are

a pe

ace

enfo

rcem

ent

miss

ion.

Raw

atke

pt h

is pr

omise

to b

ring

Sri L

anka

n so

ldie

rs,

sailo

rs an

d ai

rmen

for a

Bud

dhist

pilg

rimag

eto

Bod

h G

aya

by s

endi

ng a

Glo

bem

aste

r to

ferr

y th

e tro

ops.

Nex

t tim

e, th

e Glo

bem

aste

r,in

stea

d of

flyi

ng em

pty,

will

carr

y In

dian

sol-

dier

s to

Col

ombo

and

retu

rn w

ith L

anka

n so

l-di

ers i

n a r

eligi

ous a

nd cu

ltura

l exc

hang

e. Su

char

e th

e en

durin

g tr

aditi

ons

of k

insh

ip a

ndca

mar

ader

ie p

asse

d on

by

com

man

ders

like

Dal

uwat

te.

The

Dal

uwat

te c

onne

ctio

n go

es b

ack

to19

88 w

hen

as G

ener

al O

ffice

r Com

man

ding

IPK

F So

uth

in B

attic

aloa

, the

land

of s

ingi

ngfis

h, I

first

met

my

Sri L

anka

Art

iller

y (S

LA)

coun

terp

art l

ocat

ed in

nei

ghbo

urin

g A

mpa

rain

my

head

quar

ters

at M

anre

sa, t

he a

iry

and

leaf

y Je

suit

retr

eat p

erch

ed o

n th

e Ba

ttica

loa

lago

on, n

ot fa

r fr

om th

e LT

TE c

omm

ande

rKa

runa

’s hi

deou

t nea

r Kira

n. Si

x fee

t two

inch

-es

tall

and

bapt

ised

in th

e A

rmou

red

Cor

ps,

Sand

hurs

t-tr

aine

d Br

ig D

aluw

atte

pro

ved

extr

emel

y co

nfid

ent

and

prof

essio

nal.

He

beca

me

my

inte

llect

ual a

nd c

ultu

ral g

uide

,fa

mili

arisi

ng m

e with

all I

shou

ld k

now

of t

hear

ea o

f op

erat

ions

. Ja

yant

hi D

aluw

atte

rem

inde

d m

e whe

n I w

ent t

o co

ndol

e her

ear-

lier t

his m

onth

, abo

ut o

ne In

dian

nav

al h

eli-

copt

er p

ilot

Rufu

s, w

ho w

ould

fly

me

toA

mpa

ra an

d w

hile

retu

rnin

g to

bas

e, pe

rform

brea

thta

king

aer

ial a

erob

atic

s ove

r Am

para

.Fo

r al

l the

rul

es h

e br

oke,

he

was

rec

alle

dov

erru

ling m

y pra

ise fo

r his

cour

age a

nd b

rav-

ery

in c

omba

t ope

ratio

ns.

Just

befo

re th

e IPK

F w

as to

dei

nduc

t fro

mSr

i La

nka,

afte

r Pr

ime

Min

ister

VP

Sing

hch

ose t

o w

ithdr

aw th

e for

ce fo

llow

ing t

he u

lti-

mat

um fr

om S

ri La

nkan

Pre

siden

t Pre

mad

asa

to ev

ict I

PKF,

thin

ning

out

of t

roop

s sta

rted

.Th

e ar

eas v

acat

ed w

ere

occu

pied

by

a ha

sti-

ly a

ssem

bled

rag

tag

forc

e ca

lled

the

Tam

ilN

atio

nal A

rmy

(TN

A),

whi

ch w

as la

ter d

ec-

imat

ed b

y th

e LT

TE. D

aluw

atte

, som

ewhe

rene

ar K

alm

unai

alon

g w

ith h

is se

curit

y de

tail,

was

ambu

shed

by

TNA

— p

inne

d do

wn

with

heav

y mor

tar a

nd sm

all a

rms f

ire. F

ortu

nate

ly,he

man

aged

to co

ntac

t me.

I ens

ured

no

harm

cam

e to

him

or h

is so

ldie

rs a

fter c

onta

ctin

gC

hief

Min

ister

of N

orth

Eas

t Pro

vinc

e of

Sri

Lank

a, V

arad

araj

a Pe

rum

al t

o or

der

the

TNA

to

ceas

e fir

ing.

Dal

uwat

te a

nd h

ises

cort

wer

e ab

le to

driv

e ou

t of t

he a

mbu

shun

harm

ed.

Dal

lu w

ill b

e rem

embe

red

for h

is ga

llant

lead

ersh

ip,

as o

vera

ll co

mm

ande

r of

Ope

ratio

n Ri

vire

sa re

taki

ng Ja

ffna i

n 19

95. O

nD

ecem

ber

5, D

allu

wat

te, a

t a

cere

mon

y in

Jaff

na t

o ce

lebr

ate

wha

t w

as d

eem

edun

achi

evab

le, r

epor

ted

to D

eput

y D

efen

ceM

inist

er an

d an

unc

le o

f Pre

siden

t Cha

ndrik

aKu

mar

atun

ga, C

ol A

nuru

ddha

Rat

wat

te o

f the

SLA

Vol

unte

er F

orce

: “Si

r, Ja

ffna i

s lib

erat

ed.”

In h

is bo

ok, R

oad

to N

andi

kada

l: Tr

ue st

ory

of d

efea

ting

Tam

il Ti

gers

, M

aj G

en K

amal

Gun

arat

ne, G

oc 5

3 In

fant

ry D

ivisi

on, w

hich

took

out

Pra

bhak

aran

, no

tes

“und

er t

hegr

eat

lead

ersh

ip o

f M

aj G

en D

allu

wat

te,

Jaffn

a was

reca

ptur

ed”. S

oon

he as

sum

ed co

m-

man

d of

the

SLA

and

is

rem

embe

red

for

refo

rms l

ike b

anni

ng th

e con

sum

ptio

n of

bee

fin

the A

rmy a

nd st

artin

g the

Arm

y Com

man

dan

d St

aff C

olle

ge.

The

stor

y no

t kn

own

to m

any

is of

an

oper

atio

nal b

riefin

g th

at a

lmos

t nev

er h

ap-

pene

d at

Wel

ioya

. Sen

ior m

ilita

ry an

d po

lice

com

man

ders

wer

e sc

hedu

led

to d

iscus

s an

oper

atio

n w

ith R

atw

atte

on

Dec

embe

r 7, 1

996.

Two

helic

opte

rs w

ere t

o re

ndez

vous

secr

etly,

one

carr

ying

Arm

y C

omm

ande

r Dal

uwat

te,

Ratw

atte

and

the

ir ai

des.

The

seco

nd h

eli-

copt

er w

ith o

ther

com

man

ders

lan

ded

atW

elio

ya.

The

one

carr

ying

Rat

wat

te a

ndD

aluw

atte

los

t its

bea

ring

s an

d re

ache

dPo

oner

yn in

a b

ad w

eath

er. B

y th

e tim

e th

epi

lot r

ecov

ered

his

coor

dina

tes,

he h

ad ru

n ou

tof

fuel

and

dec

ided

to fl

y ba

ck to

Vav

uniy

abu

t fel

l shy

of i

t by

40 k

m fo

rce,

land

ing

in a

jung

le v

eget

able

pat

ch i

nfes

ted

with

the

LTTE

. The

hel

icop

ter w

as d

isabl

ed an

d so

onbl

own

up b

y the

LTT

E. D

aluw

atte

dec

ided

the

only

sal

vatio

n w

as t

o w

alk

and

run

toVa

vuni

ya a

s the

LTT

E w

as o

n th

e ch

ase.

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s the

por

tly R

atw

atte

, with

an

inju

ry to

one

leg

coul

d no

t ke

ep u

p, t

he a

thle

ticD

aluw

atte

did

a r

unni

ng f

irem

an’s

lift

till

mira

culo

usly

com

mun

icat

ion

was

esta

blish

edan

d he

licop

ters

with

com

man

does

plu

cked

them

to

safe

ty. I

n th

e op

erat

ions

roo

m i

n

Col

ombo

, Cha

ndrik

a Kum

arat

unga

was

cry-

ing

with

hap

pine

ss. H

ad th

ey b

een

capt

ured

,sh

e m

ight

hav

e ac

cept

ed a

ny d

eal w

ith t

heLT

TE fo

r th

eir

rele

ase.

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uwat

te, w

ithhi

s pr

esen

ce o

f min

d an

d br

oad

shou

lder

s,sa

ved

the d

ay fa

cilit

atin

g th

e res

cue m

issio

n.A

nd th

e m

eetin

g w

as h

eld

at W

elio

ya.

Dal

uwat

te w

as a

n ic

onic

figu

re in

all

the

defe

nce

sem

inar

s an

d th

is ye

ar h

e w

as c

on-

spic

uous

ly m

issin

g, h

avin

g br

eath

ed h

is la

stth

ree

days

bef

ore

it. T

he A

rmy

issue

d a

spe-

cial

ord

er o

f the

day

and

per

form

ed h

is la

strit

es at

a so

lem

n fu

nera

l at B

orel

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met

ery,

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ting

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r sta

r Gen

eral

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the o

ne h

our

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nt w

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yant

hi, s

he re

coun

ted

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ime

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spen

t to

geth

er,

brin

ging

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ento

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mem

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y dr

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nce

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sant

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o th

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fth

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rom

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initi

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wor

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it w

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ter b

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reas

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a to

tal o

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ices

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men

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all c

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peop

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n ta

ke a

dvan

tage

eve

n af

ter

retu

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m w

ork.

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serv

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illno

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huge

man

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low

pub

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wor

k m

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effic

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void

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embe

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pub

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e of g

reat

adva

ntag

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illit

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ple w

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serv

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pro-

vidi

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am m

embe

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ill ev

en b

e fill

-in

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quire

d fo

rms.

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good

that

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over

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s ta

ken

suffi

-ci

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afeg

uard

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avoi

d co

rrup

tion.

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est

ablis

hed

a ca

ll ce

ntre

to re

g-ist

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edba

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alls.

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rvic

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vidi

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ency

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ing

been

give

n th

e con

tract

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uld

ensu

re

the

succ

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sche

me

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rocu

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m o

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ropr

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par

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ing

to an

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s with

mix

ed ge

nder

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ore

prod

uctiv

e an

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e. In

fac

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that

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ply m

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ne th

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beca

use

grea

ter

soci

al d

iver

sity

impl

ies

agr

eate

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of ex

perie

nce,

whi

chad

d to

the c

olle

ctiv

e kno

wle

dge o

fa

grou

p of

wor

kers

and

mak

e th

eun

it pe

rform

mor

e effe

ctiv

ely.

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ever

, wom

en a

roun

d th

egl

obe

have

rem

aine

d un

derr

epre

-se

nted

at ev

ery l

evel

in th

e cor

pora

tewo

rld. F

or m

ost w

omen

, bal

ancin

gbo

th h

ome

and

care

er ta

kes a

toll,

and

they

dec

ide

to ta

ke a

bre

ak. I

tis

a hug

e los

s for

the c

ompa

ny, s

oci-

ety a

nd n

atio

n as

a w

hole.

Alth

ough

hirin

g wom

en h

as b

een

clear

ly be

n-ef

icial,

the

bene

fits w

ill n

ot a

ccru

ew

ith a

mer

e inc

reas

e in

head

coun

t.W

omen

are

lar

gely

unt

appe

dre

sour

ces t

hat a

re o

ften

not r

ecog

-ni

sed.

Hen

ce, i

ncre

asin

g th

e nu

m-

ber o

f wom

en in

lead

ersh

ip p

ositi

ons

is cr

itica

l not

onl

y to

give

wom

en a

voice

, bu

t al

so b

ecau

se w

omen

’sin

volve

men

t im

prov

es th

e way

lead

-er

ship

and

decis

ion-

mak

ing i

s pra

c-tic

ed. A

s a n

atio

n, w

e sho

uld

deve

l-op

stro

ng le

ader

ship

and

succ

essio

npr

ogra

mm

es t

o m

ento

r or

gui

dede

serv

ing

wom

en c

andi

date

s to

leade

rshi

p po

sitio

ns in

the c

ount

ry.

Wom

en’s

repr

esen

tatio

n in

the

man

agem

ent

pipe

line

drop

s su

b-sta

ntia

lly a

s one

clim

bs th

e hi

gher

ladde

r. Th

e pro

porti

on of

wom

en in

seni

orm

ost m

anag

emen

t rol

e fall

s to

18 p

er ce

nt fr

om 4

6 pe

r cen

t at t

heen

try l

evel.

Apa

rt fro

m so

me o

f the

chal

leng

es t

hat

both

men

and

wom

en fa

ce in

the

work

plac

e lik

ewo

rk/li

fe b

alanc

e, pa

rent

ing,

jug

-gl

ing

resp

onsib

ilitie

s an

d m

ulti-

task

ing,

the

re a

re s

peci

fic c

hal-

lenge

s suc

h as

wag

e ga

p, d

iscrim

i-na

tion

and

sexu

al ha

rass

men

t at

work

plac

e, th

at a

re d

istin

ctiv

e fo

rwo

men

. Wom

en st

ill e

arn

only

73

per c

ent o

f wha

t men

ear

n fo

r the

sam

e jo

b, a

nd sa

dly,

sexu

al ha

rass

-m

ent i

s stil

l not

a th

ing f

rom

the p

ast.

In o

ne o

f stu

dies

of 4

00 la

rges

tco

mpa

nies

in C

alifo

rnia

, onl

y 9.

7pe

r cen

t of b

oard

room

s or t

op p

ay-

ing e

xecu

tive p

ositi

ons w

ere h

eld by

wom

en. T

hirt

y-fo

ur p

er c

ent h

adno

wom

en o

n th

eir ex

ecut

ive b

oard

and

none

of t

he c

ompa

nies

in th

estu

dy h

ad a

n al

l-fem

ale

boar

d. In

addi

tion,

non

e of

the

com

pani

esha

d a

gend

er-b

alan

ced

boar

d or

man

agem

ent t

eam

.W

hat s

teps

shou

ld c

ompa

nies

take

to im

prov

e mor

e wom

en p

ar-

ticip

atio

n in

hig

her m

anag

emen

t?Th

e firs

t ste

p is

to d

evelo

p th

e int

er-

nal p

ipeli

ne a

nd m

ake

sure

that

itis

not c

hoke

d. L

ever

agin

g ex

istin

gH

R in

form

atio

n an

d da

ta an

alyt

ics

can

gene

rate

im

port

ant

insig

hts

abou

t the

wor

kfor

ce an

d he

lp id

en-

tify

high

pot

entia

l wom

en as

lead

-er

ship

can

dida

tes.

Dev

elopi

ng th

ein

tern

al p

ipeli

ne is

not

solel

y abo

utth

e tal

ent p

roce

ss. W

orkp

lace

pro

-gr

amm

es an

d ef

forts

such

as w

ork-

life

inte

grat

ion

and

pay

equi

ty a

real

so im

port

ant f

acto

rs to

con

sider

in s

trat

egie

s to

dev

elop

the

tale

ntpi

pelin

e in

the i

ndus

try.

Opp

ortu

nitie

s fo

r in

divi

dual

coac

hing

, affi

nity

-bas

ed le

ader

ship

deve

lopm

ent,

exec

utiv

e sp

onso

r-sh

ip an

d m

ento

ring a

re al

so es

sen-

tial c

ompo

nent

s of t

he le

ader

ship

deve

lopm

ent c

ontin

uum

— p

artic

-ul

arly

for

wom

en w

ho m

ay l

ack

acce

ss to

train

ing a

nd ad

vanc

emen

top

tions

. St

retc

h as

signm

ents

are

also

effe

ctiv

e int

erve

ntio

ns to

dev

el-op

new

ski

lls a

nd p

ersp

ectiv

es,

and

inclu

ding

div

erse

hig

h po

ten-

tial e

mpl

oyee

s in

netw

orki

ng ev

ents

with

com

pany

and

indu

stry l

eade

rsis

anot

her s

trate

gy to

bui

ld co

mpe

-te

ncies

and

forg

e new

relat

ions

hips

. To

hire

rig

ht w

omen

tal

ent,

orga

nisa

tions

shou

ld d

eter

min

e the

curr

ent a

nd fu

ture

nee

ds. T

he id

en-

tific

atio

n an

d an

alys

is of

crit

ical

roles

is th

e fir

st ste

p in

dev

elopi

ngth

e poo

l of n

ext g

ener

atio

n lea

ders

and

criti

cal

tale

nt.

Com

pani

essh

ould

ass

ess

the

talen

t poo

l and

char

acte

rise

nece

ssar

y sk

ills

and

com

pete

ncies

nee

ded

for s

ucce

ss in

thos

e rol

es. A

lso, c

ompa

nies

shou

ldde

term

ine

the

mix

for f

illin

g ga

psan

d th

e cul

tura

l im

port

ance

of h

ir-in

g fro

m w

ithin

for c

ritica

l rol

es. A

nim

port

ant

aspe

ct is

to

defin

e th

epo

ol of

inter

nal c

andi

dates

. Step

s are

need

ed t

o tra

ck p

rom

otio

n an

dtu

rnov

er r

ates

, an

d lo

wer

-than

-ex

pect

ed p

rom

otio

n ra

tes m

ay in

di-

cate

that

dev

elopm

ent p

rogr

amm

esne

ed to

be r

evisi

ted

and

refin

ed.

Sim

ilarly

, hig

her-

than

-exp

ect-

ed t

urno

ver

rate

s sh

ould

driv

ech

ange

s in

how

the

org

anisa

tion

appr

oach

es b

uild

ing

pipe

lines

for

criti

cal p

ositi

ons.

Also

, def

ine

the

pool

of ex

istin

g ext

erna

l can

dida

tes,

bear

ing

in m

ind

the s

kills

nee

ded,

com

pete

ncie

s, an

d ta

lent

pro

files

,m

ine

info

rmat

ion

on p

ast

cand

i-da

tes i

n th

e org

anisa

tion’s

cand

idat

eda

taba

se to

iden

tify

mat

ches

and

asse

ss t

he p

oten

tial

of e

xter

nal

hire

s to

fill c

ritic

al ro

les.

Also

def

ine

and

exec

ute

cam

-pa

igns

to en

gage

cand

idate

s. Id

entif

yco

nfer

ence

s, in

dustr

y as

socia

tions

,an

d so

cial n

etwo

rks t

hat m

atch

the

criti

cal r

ole p

rofil

e. M

oreo

ver,

work

with

hiri

ng m

anag

ers a

nd em

ploy

-ee

s fo

r re

latio

nshi

p bu

ildin

g. I

nad

ditio

n, a

sses

s and

refin

e cu

rren

tso

urci

ng s

trat

egie

s an

d an

alys

eso

urce

s tha

t hav

e bee

n su

cces

sful i

n

the p

ast t

o de

velo

p a t

arge

ted

sour

c-in

g stra

tegy

for e

xter

nal c

andi

date

sba

sed

on id

eal c

andi

date

prof

iles a

ndhi

storic

al tre

nds.

Com

pani

es sh

ould

impl

emen

t an

d m

onito

r so

urcin

gstr

ateg

ies t

o se

ek ta

lent t

hat c

an fi

llcr

itica

l rol

es, a

nd ca

ptur

e inf

orm

a-tio

n ab

out t

hose

peo

ple’s

know

ledge

,sk

ills a

nd ex

perie

nce i

n ad

ditio

n to

cont

act

info

rmat

ion

for

ongo

ing

com

mun

icatio

ns. F

inall

y, it

is cr

u-cia

l to t

rack

the o

vera

ll size

and

qual-

ity o

f int

erna

l and

exte

rnal

poo

ls.O

nce

pote

ntia

l wom

en le

ader

sar

e ide

ntifi

ed, o

rgan

isatio

ns sh

ould

esta

blish

a de

velo

pmen

t fra

mew

ork

to n

urtu

re t

hem

. O

rgan

isatio

nssh

ould

act

ively

eng

age

pote

ntia

llea

ders

by id

entif

ying

and

inve

sting

in h

igh

perfo

rmin

g wom

en w

ith th

eca

pacit

y and

incli

natio

n to

lead

, and

give

the

m t

he s

kills

, tra

inin

g an

dco

nfid

ence

to d

o so

. The

y sh

ould

treat

leade

rship

as a

tang

ible

skill

and

prov

ide t

rain

ing

oppo

rtuni

ties a

ndco

nfid

ence

bui

ldin

g fo

r w

omen

who

wish

to

hone

the

ir sk

ills.

Net

work

ing

is th

e m

ost i

mpo

rtant

skill

and

orga

nisa

tions

shou

ld h

elppo

tent

ial w

omen

lead

ers t

o esta

blish

relat

ions

hips

and

net

work

s. Th

eysh

ould

activ

ely co

nnec

t jun

ior-l

evel

empl

oyee

s with

seni

or fe

male

lead

erm

ento

rs a

nd c

reat

e ne

twor

king

oppo

rtuni

ties r

egar

dles

s of l

evel.

O

rgan

isatio

ns sh

ould

also

con

-

scio

usly

enh

ance

the

visi

bilit

y of

role

mod

els

and

high

light

fem

ale

seni

or le

ader

s. C

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ldar

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ate t

he st

eps f

or ca

reer

dev

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men

t, sta

rting

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r tw

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and

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rman

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ear a

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ther

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nal r

ewar

dsof

raise

s and

pro

mot

ions

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vera

l com

pani

es h

ave

iden

-tif

ied th

e im

porta

nce t

o de

velo

ping

wom

en l

eade

rs.

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ple,

Sano

fi’s

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ATE

initi

ativ

e w

aslau

nche

d as

an

acce

lera

ted,

six

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onth

dev

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rogr

amm

e to

prep

are

pote

ntia

l w

omen

in

the

orga

nisa

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for

lead

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ip r

oles

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rticip

ants

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nom

inat

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ased

on t

he e

xist

ing

tale

nt r

evie

wpr

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s, w

ith a

targ

et co

hort

size o

f20

-25

wom

en. W

omen

wer

e ide

n-tif

ied

from

the s

enio

r dire

ctor

and

AVP

leve

l, th

e na

tura

l fee

der p

ool

for t

he le

ader

ship

leve

l whe

re Sa

nofi

saw

the l

arge

st ge

nder

gap

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rtic

ipan

ts r

epre

sent

ed a

lllin

es o

f bus

ines

s at S

anof

i inc

lud-

ing S

TEM

field

s, co

mm

erci

al ro

les,

staff

roles

and

man

ufac

turin

g. Th

eyw

ere

split

int

o sm

all

team

s th

atw

orke

d on

pro

ject

s ou

tside

the

ircu

rren

t bus

ines

s ent

ity. E

ach

team

was a

ssig

ned

a sen

ior-

level

spon

sor

and

exec

utiv

e co

ach.

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six

-m

onth

actio

n-lea

rnin

g pro

ject p

ro-

vide

d ex

perie

nces

for p

artic

ipan

tsto

dev

elop

seni

or-le

vel l

eade

rshi

psk

illse

ts w

hile

ide

ntify

ing

new

grow

th o

ppor

tuni

ties a

nd b

uild

ing

new

capa

bilit

ies f

or S

anof

i. Le

ader

ship

com

pete

ncies

dev

el-op

ed in

clude

d cr

oss-

func

tiona

l col

-lab

orat

ion,

man

agin

g sta

keho

lder

s,ne

gotia

tion

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exer

cisin

g inf

luen

ce,

navi

gatin

g an

d in

fluen

cing

gend

erdy

nam

ics,

com

mun

icat

ing

with

visio

n, le

adin

g stra

tegi

c cha

nge,

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ting

a cu

lture

of

inno

vatio

nan

d gr

owth

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ll th

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en w

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nt th

roug

h th

e pro

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ade

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wled

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ffort

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very

girl

child

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ave

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aid

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don

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t thi

s is e

xact

ly w

hat N

ares

hKu

mar

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echa

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r, w

hole

ft hi

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try

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e priv

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ecto

r, ha

s bee

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do

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his

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dea

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man

a, o

r th

e ‘d

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ntai

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mak

es o

ptim

um u

se o

f th

e en

velo

peav

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r the

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tena

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as in

200

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hen

Kum

ar w

as o

nde

puta

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to

th

e Pi

pava

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ail

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pora

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a J

V c

ompa

ny o

f In

dian

Railw

ays,

whe

n he

conc

eptu

alise

d th

e ide

aof

dou

ble-

stac

k IS

O co

ntai

ners

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rain

sru

nnin

g on

the n

on-e

lect

rifie

d se

ctio

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fRe

war

i-Pip

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ch h

ave b

een

runn

ing

alm

ost f

or a

deca

de n

ow. L

eavi

nghi

s jo

b w

ith th

e ra

ilway

s in

201

0, h

e se

tup

his

own

com

pany

, Kal

yani

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t Tec

h,an

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st is

hist

ory.

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stan

dard

8x8

x40

feet

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tain

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doe

s no

t mak

e us

e of

the

4-fe

et a

ddi-

tiona

l he

ight

ava

ilabl

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to

the

25kV

OH

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tena

ry w

ires,

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dou

ble-

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dwar

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tain

er se

rvic

e doe

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enab

ling

alm

ost

30 p

er c

ent

savi

ngs

in f

reig

htch

arge

s. Be

sides

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‘dw

arf’

can

hold

avo

lum

e of a

ppro

xim

ately

67

per c

ent m

ore

whe

n co

mpa

red

to t

radi

tiona

l on

es.

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ble-

stac

ked

cont

aine

rs c

an c

arry

aw

eigh

t of 7

1 to

nnes

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gain

st 4

0 to

nnes

carr

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by a

n IS

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onta

iner

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s m

ax-

imise

s th

e av

aila

ble

enve

lope

of m

ovin

gdi

men

sions

und

er th

e cat

enar

y as

wel

l as

the

perm

issib

le a

xle

load

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is co

uld

prov

e to

be a

gam

e-ch

ang-

er fo

r th

e Ra

ilway

s, w

inni

ng b

ack

bulk

ylo

w-d

ensit

y tr

affic

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h as

pla

stic

gra

n-ul

es, w

hite

goo

ds, F

MC

G p

rodu

cts,

PVC

fabr

ic, e

ven

auto

mob

iles.

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r, 90

uni

tsha

ve b

een

mad

e, 1

80 m

ore

are

on o

rder

,an

d th

e ta

lly c

ould

reac

h ov

er 2

,000

. W

ith 4

8 ho

urs o

f tra

nsit

time b

etw

een

Dad

ri-JN

PT an

d D

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vav-

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dra

corr

idor

s, th

e C

onta

iner

Cor

pora

tion

ofIn

dia

Ltd

(CO

NC

OR)

has

bee

n ab

le t

oca

ptur

e alm

ost h

alf o

f EXI

M ca

rgo

of th

e

ISO

cont

aine

rs. D

oubl

e sta

cked

ISO

con-

tain

ers b

etw

een

Rew

ari a

nd P

ipav

av n

on-

elect

rifie

d se

ctio

n ha

s bee

n a r

unaw

ay su

c-ce

ss, a

nd t

he ‘d

war

f’ co

uld

prov

e to

be

win

ner t

oo, a

nd th

is tim

e rig

ht u

nder

the

OH

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ew ‘d

war

f’ co

ntai

ners

are l

ower

inhe

ight

by

662-

mm

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inch

es) a

nd w

ider

by 1

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ches

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n sta

ndar

d IS

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ntai

ners

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ide

spac

e ha

s be

en m

ax-

imise

d by

ado

ptin

g FR

P (f

ibre

glas

s rei

n-fo

rced

pla

stic

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orin

g-on

ly 9

-mm

thic

k,as

aga

inst

ISO

’s 28

-mm

thic

k ha

rdbo

ard

floor

ing.

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war

f con

tain

er is

pro

vide

d w

ithan

elo

ngat

ed c

orne

r ca

stin

gs s

o th

at th

est

anda

rd lo

ckin

g arr

ange

men

t on

cont

ain-

er fl

at w

agon

s cou

ld b

e us

ed, e

ven

whe

nth

e co

ntai

ner i

s wid

er. T

houg

h th

e m

ov-

ing

dim

ensio

n pe

rmits

3,2

50 m

illim

etre

san

d 3,

135

mill

imet

res i

n ca

se o

f dou

ble-

deck

er co

ache

s, th

e Mot

or V

ehicl

e Act

per

-m

its o

nly 2

,600

mill

imet

res w

idth

on

road

.H

ence

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‘dw

arf’

was

des

igne

d w

ith th

islim

itatio

n. S

peci

al d

ispen

satio

n by

the

Min

istry

of R

oad

Tran

spor

t and

Hig

hway

sfo

r 3,2

50 m

illim

etre

s wid

e dw

arf c

onta

in-

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ill e

nabl

e fu

ll us

e of

the

pote

ntia

l of

the

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an R

ailw

ay’s

BG tr

acks

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he e

xist

ing

BLC

fla

t w

agon

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signe

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r 2,4

38 m

illim

etre

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e IS

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nly

2,10

0 m

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rt o

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ISO

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tain

er o

verh

angs

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eith

er s

ide.

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etre

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ide

dwar

f con

tain

er,

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ld in

crea

se to

575

mil-

limet

res o

n ei

ther

side

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rhap

s, ne

w w

ider

BLC

s co

uld

bede

signe

d an

d m

anuf

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red

espe

cial

lyfo

r the

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onta

iner

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estic

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fic;

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All India Majlis-e-IttehadulMuslimeen has re nomi-

nated all its seven sitting MLAsfor the forthcoming Assemblyelections.

The first list issued by theparty has only one change.Syed Ahmad Pasha Quadri,party veteran who representedCharminar constituency tillnow will swap the place withMumtaz Ahmad Khan whowas elected from Yakutpura inlast five elections.

Others renominated includeAkbaruddin Owaisi from histraditional constituencyChandrayangutta, AhmadBalala from Malakpet, KausarMohiuddin from Karwan,Mohammad Moazzam Khanfrom Bahadurpura and JafarHussain Meraj from Nampally.

They were all elected fromthe stronghold of the party in oldparts of Hyderabad. The first listwas released by the party presi-dent Asaduddin Owaisi last

night. Party sources at least twomore lists will be released asparty was in the process of final-ising their names. Party was alsoeyeing Assembly seats ofRajender Nagar, Jubilee Hills andAmberpet in Hyderabad and afew other seats in the districts.

Meanwhile the preparationfor the Assembly elections haspicked up the pace with thearrival of the team of ElectionCommission officials inHyderabad to assess the situa-tion. The team was led by theDeputy Election CommissionerUmesh Sinha. Team memberswill visit different parts of theState and hold discussions withthe respective district collectors.

Chief Electoral OfficerRajath Kumar has also releasedthe draft revised electoral rollsand they were kept in all thepolling stations for the votersto verify their names.According to the draft rolls thetotal number of voters in thestate was 2,61,36,776. It was2.89 crore in 2014.

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The family feud in the fam-ily of RJD supremo Lalu

Prasad came to fore once againon Tuesday when his youngerson and heir apparent TejashwiPrasad Yadav practically side-

lined his elder brother TejPratap Yadav.

While all the leaders of theparty huddled together at Lalu’sofficial residence to attend animportant meeting, Tej wasmissing from the scene. It is notthat he was not available or outof town; he was very much pre-sent at the house where themeeting was being held.

Not only that the formerHealth Minister was denied space, Tejashwi refused to

associate with elder brother’sscheduled programme onTuesday. Tej had organised apadyatra from Patna toSitabdiara by students wing ofthe party and former DeputyCM was supposed to flag offthe he event.

Students continued waitingor Tejashwi for hours outsidethe Circular Road house but hedidn’t come out. Finally Tejflagged off his much publicisedprogramme. No other leaderworth name was present thereto support Tej.

This family feud escalatedat a time when family patriarchLalu is struggling with hisdepression and high sugar levelat RIMS in Ranchi while serv-

ing his jail term.Furthermore, the RJD

meeting chaired by Tejashwiwith all the senior leaders,including Rabri Devi and MisaBharti, in attendance out right-ly rejected demand for reser-vation to poor among uppercastes. Only a couple of daysback Tej had supported thisdemand and wanted the partyto back it to gain support ofupper castes.

The meeting demandedfrom the Centre to make pub-lic the data of caste census.Tejashwi said that BJP and RSSdidn’t want to bring the figuresin public domain. Lalu too hadbeen demanding publicationof these data. Tejashwi toldnewsmen that his party wouldcontinue supporting dalitsrights and not tolerate anyamendment in SC/ST Act.“The Narendra ModiGovernment has an agenda togradually finish reservationpolicy. It is also contemplatingto make drastic changes in theconstitution and we willoppose it tooth and nail andmay start a big agitation, ifneeded,” he declared.

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The mechanised boats inAssam will soon become a

thing of the past.Stung by the recent boat

capsize incident that claimedfour lives in Assam and thecriticism that followed, theAssam Government has notonly decided to suspend therunning of mechanised boatsfrom the entire river system ofthe State but also to convert allthe existing single engine fer-ries to double engine oneswith reversible gear.

The decision was takenafter the Assam TransportMinister Chandra MohanPatowary held a review meet-ing with the top brass of theInland Water TransportDirectorate here.

“As per the safety norms,there must be one life jacket foreach passenger in the vessel andit will be mandatory for eachpassenger to put on the life jack-et while boarding the vessel,”said Patowary on Tuesday. Healso instructed that the DeputyCommissioners shall conductsafety audit of the ferry vesselswithin their respective districts.

At least four people diedon September 5 this year aftera mechanised boat capsised inBrahmaputra r iver nearAssam capital town Guwahati.Hundreds of mechanisedboats known as bhut bhutisare an integral part of theriver transport system inAssam. Thousands of peoplein Assam use the bhut bhutisevery day to commute to oneplace from another as well asto transport goods as part oftheir business. The lack-adaisical attitude of the InlandWater Transport Directoratetowards ensuring safety mea-sures have, however, led tomany capsize and othertragedies in the past.

The Minister also directedthat capacity building of IWTstaff and other stakeholdersmust be enhanced on a war-footing. The Minister routedthe fact that adequate attentionon fleet modernisation wasnot given in the past for whichvessels operating both underIWT and private operatorsturned old.

The ITW officialsinformed that during the lasttwo years, work for 15 steel ves-sels and 3 wooden vessels hasbeen undertaken.

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As the spiralling petroleumprices has become a major

political issue, the JD(S) –Congress coalition Governmentin Karnataka led by ChiefMinister HD Kumaraswamy tofollow Rajasthan and AndhraPradesh to reduce taxes onpetrol and diesel. Addressing apress conference in Bengaluruon Tuesday Chief Minister saidhe would be talking to officialsto cut the tax on petroleumproducts. This decision fol-lowed by Bharath Bandh calledby Congress President RahulGandhi which politicallyattacked ruling BJP Governmentat the Centre led by PrimeMinister Narendra Modi.

Kumaraswamy made thisstatement after he returnedfrom Delhi where he metPrime Minister Narendra Modiand sought Central aid to takeup rehabilitation and recon-struction of flood ravagedKodagu in Karnataka.

''I will discuss the prosand cons on how we can bringdown the State levies on themotor fuel. Anyway the UnionGovernment has ruled outbringing the central taxes onmotor fuel. BJP leader BSYeddyurappa has also given methe advise to bring down the

state taxes. I should respect hisfeelings even if the UnionGovernment is not responding.Soon I will take a decision,”Kumaraswamy who also holdsthe Finance Portfolio, said.

Chief Minister said he hadmet Modi and apprised him ofthe devastation in Kodagu andcoastal districts due to heavyrains, floods and landslidesthat caused huge losses to thestate. ''The Prime Minister hasresponded to send a centralassessment team and the teamis arriving tonight. We haveasked for a Central grant of�2,000 crore to take up reliefmeasures. Let us see how thecentre responds,'' he added.

To a question about bankssending notices to farmers whoare unable to return the farmloans despite the StateGovernment announcing loanwaiver scheme, he said the

Government had alreadyinstructed the bank officials notto do so and said theGovernment was ready to ful-fil the repayment assurance toall the banks including PSUand Commercial banks as perthe package announced by it.

Meanwhile Karnataka hasdeclared 23 districts out of 30 asdrought hit. Revenue MinisterRV Deshpande said the State hasdeclared 23 districts as droughthit as per the CentralGovernment assessment para-meters. He said ''TheGovernment had alreadyassessed the situation and initi-ated the preliminary measuressince last one month as mon-soon remained weak over mostparts of the districts in the Statefor last two weeks. ''Today wediscussed about immediate stepsto be taken in these drought hitTaluks in 16 Districts.''

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The Tamil NaduGovernment’s decision to

write to Governor BanwarilalPurohit asking him to releasethe seven assassins of formerPrime Minister Rajiv Gandhiwho are serving life term in aChennai jail has not gone downwell with the families of per-sons who perished or serious-ly injured in the May 21, 1991bomb blast perpetrated by theLiberation Tigers of TamilEelam (LTTE) terrorists.The Edappadi PalaniswamyGovernment had written to theGovernor last Sunday askinghim to release Nalini,Suthendraraja (Santhan),Sreeharan (Murugan, who isalso the husband of Nalini), AG Perarivalan (Arivu), RobertPayas, S Jayakumar, andRavichandran, the seven assas-sins accused of providing logis-tic and other help to the LTTEexecutioners Sivarajan, Dhanuand Suba.

Dhanu was the humanbomb who herself got blew upduring the assassination whileSivarasan and Suba committedsuicide to escape from theIndian Army commandoeswho were deputed to catchthem from their hide out inBangalore.

Perarivalan hadapproached the apex courtwith a plea that though he hadsubmitted a mercy petition tothe Governor in 2015 seekingremission from the life term thelatter had not taken any deci-sion. The apex court had onSeptember 6 asked theGovernor to consider themercy petition of Perarivalanthough it has not directed himto set the assassin free.

Political parties in TamilNadu barring the BJP and the

Congress welcomed theSupreme Court directive whichled to the State Cabinet writingto the Governor invokingArticle 161 of the Constitution.

All the accused were sen-tenced to death by the trialcourt which was upheld by theHigh Court as well as theSupreme Court. But the deathsentences were commuted tolife sentences following theclemency petitions filed by theassassins. It was Sonia Gandhiwho gave clemency to Nalini.

Legal experts state thatthe advice by the Council ofMinisters is binding on theGovernor. But no time limithas been prescribed in theConstitution.

The Governor can alsoseek the opinion of the Centrewith regard to the Tamil NaduGovernment’s advice.

The Congress in TamilNadu is of the view that theassassins had been givenclemency in the past and theywere saved from the gallows.“But the demand to releasethem from prison is unrea-sonable and unjustifiable,” saidVijayadharini, Congress MLAwhose mother BagavathyPadmanabhan suffered seri-ous injuries in the May 21, 1991blast at Sriperumbudur which

killed Gandhi.While the Dravidian fringe

groups and pro-LTTE ele-ments have gone gung-ho overthe Supreme Court directive,the general public are reluctantto come out against the movelest they earn the wrath ofextremist groups. “Whatshould the nation think of awife and two children who for-give killers who join with antiIndian foreign terrorist organ-isation to brutally blow upRajiv Gandhi and kill him incold blood merely for follow-ing national interests as PrimeMinister?,” asked SubramanianSwamy, MP.

There is a fear among thepeople in the State that thesame modus operandi could bedeployed in future to set freeSasikala, Ilavarasi, andSudhakaran serving imprison-ment in the disproportionateasset case. “Many Islamistorganisations have asked theGovernment to release convictsin murder cases who havecompleted 20 years of sen-tence This is not a good prece-dence,” said a legal expert whodid not want his name to bequoted. He said that action ofthe AIADMK in writing to thegovernor was with an eye onthe vote bank.

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The nun, who has accused aRoman Catholic Bishop of

raping her, has petitioned theVatican representative in Indiato sack the clergyman, claim-ing he was using "political andmoney power" to 'bury' thecase even as the KeralaGovernment Tuesday assured"justice will be done".

Making a fervent plea forurgent intervention, the nun, ina scathing letter, also sought toexplain her silence before com-ing out against the bishop,saying she had "tremendousfear and shame" and wonderedwhy the church was "closing itseyes towards the truth".

As the issue snowballedwith continued protests seek-ing action against him, BishopFranco Mulakkal of Jalandhardiocese in Punjab rejected thecharges as "baseless and con-cocted" and said he was openfor probe.

"If I am found guilty, whichI am not, I am likely to be pun-ished...I will appear beforepolice if I am summoned. I ama law abiding citizen," he toldtelevision channels in Jalandhar.

Accusing the nun of 'black-mailing' him, the Kerala priestalso also hit out at thoseprotesting against him.

Senior Kerala Minister E PJayarajan rejected allegations ofattempts to sabotage the probeand asserted it was proceedingin the "right direction."

"A very strong investiga-tion is being carried out in thecase. It is proceeding in theright direction. No accusedwould be allowed to escape theclutches of the law," he toldreporters in Kannur.

The Minister also saidthere was no pressure on thegovernment to act againstthe bishop.

The day also saw"Missionaries of Jesus", the con-gregation to which the nunbelongs, coming out against the

nun and five fellow nuns,protesting in Kochi seekingjustice, accusing them of"spreading blatant lies" againstthe Bishop.

The protesting nuns reject-ed the charge and said they willcontinue their agitation tilljustice was done.

In the lengthy letter toGiambattista Diquattro,Vatican's Apostolic Nuncio (adiplomatic mission), the nun,who has accused BishopFranco of rape and havingunnatural sex with her multi-ple times between 2014 and2016, said she has turned to theChurch authorities for justice.

She demanded removal ofthe Jalandhar Bishop, allegingthat while continuing in theposition, Franco and his closeassociates "are using the wealthof the diocese to divert" thecourse of investigation.

"Seeking your urgent inter-vention in this case as the rep-resentative of the Holy See inIndia," the nun said, knockingat the Vatican's door.

In the September 8 letter, acopy of which was available withthe media Tuesday, she allegedthat the Bishop and his associ-ates were 'luring' people to takea stand supportive of the cler-gyman by promising them prop-erties and other forms of wealth.

"They are arranging peo-ple to attack us and BishopFranco is using his politicalpower and money to get high-er authorities of the investi-gation and the Government tobury legal proceedings that Ihave f i led against him," she alleged.

Noting that she had filedthe complaint against theBishop two months ago, thenun claimed even though theSpecial Investigation Teamprobing it was convinced of theproof, it was not able to arresthim because of his political andeconomic clout.

"I beg the church author-ities to kindly make a speedyenquiry about this case and

remove Bishop Franco fromhis responsibilities as the spir-itual leader of the diocese,"the nun said.

Noting that she felt theCatholic church was stilldoubting her over the argu-ment as to why she allowedhim to sexually abuse her mul-tiple times, the nun said shehad tremendous "fear andshame" to bring the matter outinto the open. She also feared'threats' her family.

The nun wondered whythe Church was closing itseyes to the "truth when I havemustered courage...."

"Your highness, I wouldlike to ask: Will the Churchauthority -who stand to protectBishop Franco and safeguardthe dignity of the Church byhiding his wickedness- be ableto give back what I have lost?"she asked in the letter.

Copies of the letter weresent to 21 others, including theCatholic Bishops Conferenceof India (CBCI) presidentCardinal Oswald Gracias andDelhi MetropolitanArchbishop Anil Couto. Theletter surfaced as the protest byvarious Catholic reform organ-isations in Kochi seeking jus-tice for the nun entered thefourth day Tuesday.

Workers of various organ-isations continued to visit theprotest venue to lend theirsupport.

The protesters, includingfive fellow nuns of the rape sur-vivor, said they would contin-ue their agitation till action wastaken against the Bishop.

They have alleged that toppolice officials were trying tosabotage the probe.

The Missionaries of Jesuscongregation Tuesday said itwas planning to implead itselfin a case being heared by theKerala High Court.

In a statement, the con-gregation questioned the char-acter of the nun and alleged shehad an illicit relationship withone of her relatives.

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Jalandhar diocese BishopFranco Mulakkal, who has

been accused of rape by a nun,Tuesday rejected the charges as"baseless and concocted" andsaid he was open for probe.

"If I am found guilty,which I am not, I am likely tobe punished...I will appearbefore police if I am sum-moned. I am a law abidingcitizen," he told televisionchannels here.

The Kerala priest said helike everybody else had theright to take legal recourse.

He has been accused ofrape and unnatural sex withthe complainant multiple timesbetween 2014 and 2016.

Terming the allegationsagainst him as "serious", thebishop said only three personsknew the truth.

"The complainant's sister,myself and God (know thetruth)," he said.

The bishop also accusedthe nun of "blackmailing" him.

"In the first letter she (nun)wrote to Mother Superior, shemade some demands...Shewanted Bihar (church) to betreated as a separate region andthat she be re-instated asSuperior of the House...It is aclear case of blackmailing," heasserted.

The priest also hit out atthose protesting against him.

"Many derogatory state-

ments are being made againstme... Is anyone bothered? I aman individual and also a citi-zen...Though I am an accused,but that does not give anyonethe licence to tarnish my char-acter," he said.

Reposing his faith in theprobe, Bishop FrancoMulakkal said let the enquiryreport come up.

"At this moment, whatev-er is going on is not justifiable.I suffered it silently. This is atime of crisis...I am goingthrough painful agony...I telleveryone to pray to God...Letthe truth prevail," he said.

Meanwhile, the com-plainant nun has petitionedthe Vatican representative inIndia alleging that the clergy-man was using "political andmoney power" to bury thecase and sought his removalfrom the post.

In a letter to GiambattistaDiquattro, Vatican's ApostolicNuncio (a diplomatic mis-sion), the nun said she hasturned to the Church author-ities for justice. "Seeking yoururgent intervention in thiscase as the representative of theHoly See in India," she said.

She alleged that by con-tinuing in the position ofJalandhar diocese, BishopFranco Mulakkal and hisclose associates "are usingthe wealth of the diocese todivert" the course of thepolice investigation.

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Dismissed IPS officer SanjivBhatt sent for 10 days

remand by Gujarat HighCourt’s order on Tuesday inconnection with two decadesold abduction case.

Bhatt’s 14 days remand pleamoved by Gujarat CID crimedepartment was rejected by alocal court of Palanpur town ofBanaskantha district onMonday. Subsequently, Gujaratpolice approached High Courtwith the same 14 days remandrequest to interrogate formercop, but the High Court gave 10days remand.

The 1988 batch IPS officerwas arrested on September 5 bya Special Investigation Team(SIT) formed by Gujarat CIDcrime from his residence inAhmedabad on the charges ofabduction and framing aRajasthan based lawyer incrime related to narcotics.

In 1996 a Rajasthan baselawyer Sumer Singh Rajpurohit

was allegedly abducted andframed in a narcotics (opium)case on the instruction of Bhatt(when he was BanaskanthaSP) from a hotel in NorthGujarat town Palanpur.Subsequently Rajpurohit fileda case against Bhatt and sever-al others in Pali, Rajasthan.

Following Gujarat HighCourt had ordered to form aSpecial Investigation Team(SIT). During investigation SITfound that Bhatt had framedRajpurohit by filing false case.The Rajasthan lawyer in hiscomplaint claimed that he wasabducted by police in civil

dress in order to oblige then sit-ting judge of Gujarat HighCourt justice RR Jain.

Rajpurohit alleged that thefalse case was filed against himto force his family to evict arented commercial propertybelonging to Justice Jain’s sis-ter in Pali town of Rajasthan.He went on to say that he wasnot only abducted by impli-cated in a false Narcotic Drugsand Psychotropic Substances(NDPS) case after Gujaratpolice found nearly 1 kgopium from a hotel inPalanpur. According to him,he never booked a hotel roomin Palanpur and when thepolice raided the hotel, hewas in Pali.

Rajpurohit further allegedthat after abducting him, Bhattand his juniors pressurisedhim to vacate the rented prop-erty and threatened him toframe under NDPS Act.According to him, he had noother option but to vacate theproperty at that point of time.

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Bengal Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee once

again attacked the “funda-mentalist forces” for trying tousurp Hinduism and vitiate itscharitable tenets by reinter-preting it in their own dog-matic way.

Stopping short of namingBJP and RSS for upholding an“intolerant ideology” in thename of Hinduism “which it isnot” she said “today whensomeone tries to determinewhat others should eat andwhere they should live,” in thename of Hindu religion “I feelashamed,” because toleranceis the essence of the Hindu reli-gion which is the mother of allreligions of the world.”

Banerjee was delivering alecture at Belur Math, theheadquarter of theRamakrishna Mission orderon the 125th anniversary ofSwami Vivekananda’s famousspeech in the world conferenceof religions at Chicago.

Expressing her “great pain”because “some unholy cliqueconspired against me and cre-ated pressure on the

Ramakrishna Mission so that Ican be stopped from joiningthe Chicago conference thisyear,” Banerjee reminded“Hinduism is not an importeddogma preached by a handfulof people these days but a reli-gion that has emerged from theIndian soil. It is a great religionwhich preaches tolerance.”

Quoting SwamiVivekananda and his masterRamakrishna Paramahansawho preached unity of religions(sarva dharma samanvaya)Banerjee said in apparent ref-erence to the BJP Governmentthat “Swamiji said, ‘you may bethe king and I may be a cobbler

but that does not give you thelicense to demean me. You mayrecite from the Vedas withauthority but I can stitch theshoes with equal proficiency,’”and added “a true leader is onewho is dedicated to the serviceof the nation and not triggersdivision among the people.”

Attacking the powers thatbe for trying to usurp all theseats of spiritual liberalismincluding the RamakrishnaMission Banerjee said, “I havebeen told that once Belur Mathmanaged the affairs at theVivekananda Rocks atKanyakumari where Swamijiused meditate but today the

place has been usurped by aparticular group. I have alsobeen told that they are tryingto threaten the RamakrishnaMission into submission inorder to usurp this order too.But we will not allow that tohappen.”

Referring to Vivekanandawho had “once puffed from a

hookah of a Muslim person tocheck whether that triggers a fallfrom the caste,” her brand ofHinduism did not depend onthe one preached by some hand-ful of bigots. “My analysis ofHinduism will depend uponwhat Ramarkishna and SwamiVivekananda and not what somefundamentalists propagate.”

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prices by �1 in order to “pro-vide some respite the people ofthe State.”

Announcing the decisionChief Minister MamataBanerjee said the Centre had onnine occasions increased exciseduty on petroleum , causing theprice to go up by �11. “We havedone our bit by reducing priceby �1. Now let them do theirs,”

Banerjee said.The State Government’s

decision comes a day after theall-India strike called by theopposition parties. Though theTrinamool Congress opposedthe bandh the TMC leaders leda massive rally in Kolkata toregister their protest against thecontinuing oil price hike.”

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Security forces shot dead twoterrorists in north Kashmir

on Tuesday claiming one ofthem was involved in killing ofa separatist activist.

A police spokesman saidthat two terrorists belonging toLashkar-e-Tayyeba outfit werekilled in Galoora village ofLangate in north Kashmir’sKupwara district. He said oneterrorist was involved in themurder of senior Hurriyatactivist Hakeem-ur-Rehman

Sultani of Sopore in Baramulladistrict. Sultani was killed byunknown gunmen in pointblank range at Bomai area inSopore on September 8.

The spokesman said thatslain Liyaqat Lone alias SahabaUmar Khalid along with otherLeT terrorists Gani Khawajaand Majid Mir, was involved inthe murder of Hakeem-ur-Rehman Sultani, a resident ofBomai on September 8, 2018.However, there is no word fromthe separatist HurriyatConference on Police statement.

Meanwhile, protests brokeout in north Kashmir’s Langatearea of Kupwara district againstthe killing of two terrorists.

The authorities suspendedclass work in Degree CollegeHandwara and all higher sec-ondary schools under Mawarand Langate educational zonesas a precautionary measurefollowing the killing of mili-tants. The authorities also sus-pended the mobile internetservice in parts of Handwara.

The counter terroristoperation was launched on thebasis of specific informationabout presence of terroristgroup in the area. After jointforces reached the suspectedspot the hiding terroristsopened fire indiscriminatelytriggering gunfight. It culmi-nated into the killing of twoarmed terrorists. There was noreport of fatal or non fatalcasualties on forces.

In another incident, sus-pected terrorists attacked anArmy bunker by hurling agrenade in Sopore area ofBaramulla district.

Security sources said thatthe terrorists lobbed a handgrenade towards army bunkernear Degree College missingthe target.

They said there was no lossof life or injury reported in the

incident. The blast created panicin the area and manhunt waslaunched to nab the attackers.

Unidentified terroristsalso attacked police guard atthe police station Pattan byhurling hand grenade towardsthe station.

They said a manhunt waslaunched to nab the attackers.

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In a shocking incident, a 32-year-old inebriated man has

been arrested for allegedlykilling his mother-in-law byflinging her out of the windowof a flat in a building at Thaneafter she tried to prevent himassaulting her daughter.

The incident happened atRumah Bali Society, nearHiranandani Estates, an upmar-ket complex of Thane, onMonday night when 68-year-oldParamjit Kaur had gone to meether deaf-mute daughterTarvinder Kaur (38) who recent-ly married the accused who is

younger than her daughter.Paramjit died instantly

after she was allegedly thrownby her son-in-law from of thefirst-floor flat where the newlymarried couple stayed.

The accused son-in-lawAnkush Dhiraj Bhatti, who wasarrested immediately after theincident, has been charged withmurder. “We produced theaccused before a local courttoday and he has remanded topolice custody till September 15,”Investigating Officer Pradeep N.Ugale of Kasarwadavali PoliceStation said.

A resident of Jammu inJammu & Kashmir, Bhatti runsa logistics company. He hadrecently married deaf-muteTarvinder, who is six years’older to him. Kaurs used to livewith Bhatti at HiranandaniEstates. However, Bhatti, whois an alcoholic, moved out tothe nearby Rumah Bali Societyas he needed privacy.

According to Ugale, moth-er-in-law Paramjit used to herdaughter and son-in-law everyday to enquire about the well-being of her handicappeddaughter, who used to be beat-en up regularly by Bhatti.

The situation was no dif-ferent at her son-in-law's placeat 8.30 on on Monday whenParamjit went to see her daugh-ter. Paramjit witnessed herdrunk son-in-law Bhatti assaulther daughter-in-law. Paramjitcould not hold herself. Whiletrying to preventing Bhattifrom continuing to assault herdaughter, Paramjit slapped him.

“Unable to stomach the egoof having been slapped by hismother-in-law, Bhatti in his

inebriated state and in a fit ofrage — pushed his mother-in-law to window, lifted her andthrew her out. Though it wasa first floor flat, the victim fellfrom a height of around 20 feetand died instantly,” Ugale said.

The residents in the hous-ing society rushed badly injuredParamjit to a nearby hospital,but she was declared dead uponadmission. After the incident,Bhatti had locked himself andhis wife up in their flat home.

Meanwhile, Paramjit’s sonManjit Singh was desperatelytrying to call his mother on hermobile phone. With no responsefrom his mother, Manjit rushedto his sister Tarvinder’s flat, butnobody answered the door.

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Anshula Kant has takencharge as the Managing

Director of State Bank of India.

Kant would be handling theareas of Stressed Assets, Riskand Compliance. Prior to thisrole, she was designated as theDeputy Managing Director(DMD) and Chief FinancialOfficer (CFO) of the bank.

Kant is a graduate inEconomics from Lady ShriRam College and post-gradu-ate from Delhi School of

Economics (DSE). She is alsoa Certified Associate of theIndian Institute of Bankers.Kant started her career with SBIin 1983 as a ProbationaryOfficer. Across a career span-ning three and a half decades,She has gained rich experiencein retail banking, corporatecredit, cross-border trade andbanking in developed markets

— both retail and wholesale.She has held several key

assignments in SBI includingChief General Manager (CGM)of Mumbai Circle(Maharashtra & Goa) and CEOat SBI Singapore where she wasresponsible for launching theretail operations, making SBIthe first Indian bank to do soin that geography.

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Market benchmark BSESensex on Tuesday

crashed 509 points to close atmore than one-month low of37,413.13 due to heavy sellingin FMCG, metal, auto andfinancial stocks amid growingconcerns over intensifyingglobal trade war.

The 30-share index tankedmore than 1 per cent for thesecond day in a row after therupee slid to a new lifetime lowof 72.73 in afternoon trade.

Stock markets had openedhigher nut bears regained thecontrol soon to wipe out initialgains as crude oil pricesrebounded in Asian trade.

The BSE barometer closedthe day with a hefty fall of509.04 points or 1.34 per centat 37,413.13. This is the weak-est closing since August 2 whenit had ended at 37,165.16. It hadlost 467.65 points in the previ-ous day.

The 50-share NSE Niftycracked below the 11,300-markby falling 150.60 points or 1.32per cent at 11,287.50. Intra-day,

it shuttled between 11,479.40and 11,274.

Surging crude oil prices,rupee plunging to record lowsand widening trade deficit,besides negative global leadswere major factors that damp-ened sentiments on the domes-tic bourses, a broker said.

In Asian trade, interna-tional benchmark Brent crudeagain went past the $ 78 totrade at $ 78.52 a barrel, by ris-ing 1.30 per cent amid loom-ing US sanction against Iran’spetroleum industry.

Investors were cautious astrade war concerns between theUS and China escalated, bro-kers said.

“The threat of trade tariffs,outflow of foreign funds andconcern on domestic macroswill influence investors to stayon a cautious note,” VinodNair, Head of Research, GeojitFinancial Services Ltd said.

Moreover, expectations ofa US interest rate hike thismonth by the Federal Reservethat may strengthen the dollarand accelerate sell-off by for-eign funds in emerging markets

too negatively impacted senti-ments, brokers said.

Of the Sensex con-stituents, Tata Steel recordedthe biggest fall of 3.46 percent, followed by PowerGridat 3.21 per cent.

FMCG stocks also took ahit owing to weak market sen-timent and stretched valuation.ITC dropped 2.92 per centwhile Hindustan Unilever fell1.19 per cent.

Auto stocks were alsodown as domestic passengervehicle sales declined for thesecond month in successionwith 2.46 per cent drop inAugust. Hero MotoCorp andTata Motors dropped morethan 3 per cent. Maruti fell 1.56per cent and Bajaj Auto by 1.24per cent.

HDFC twins also sufferedlosses with HDFC Bank losingmore than 2 per cent andHDFC by 0.68 per cent.

Bharti Airtel, Yes Bank,ICICI Bank, Adani Ports, KotakBank, TCS, Vedanta Ltd, RIL,Sun Pharma, SBI, L&T, ONGC,Wipro, IndusInd Bank andAxis Bank fell up to 3 per cent.

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prices hitfresh highs onTuesday asr u p e eplunged to anall-time low,making imports costlier.

A 14 paisa per litre hike inpetrol and diesel prices eachtook the rates to an all-timehigh, according to price noti-fication of state-owned fuelretailers.

Petrol price in Delhiclimbed to �80.87 per litre,while in Mumbai it inched upto �88.26. A litre of diesel in thenational capital was priced at�72.97 and �77.47 in Mumbai.

Delhi has the cheapest fuelamong all metros and moststate capitals because of lowertaxes. Mumbai has the highestsales tax or VAT.

Petrol in Chennai costs�84.07 per litre and �83.75 inKolkata. Diesel is priced at�77.15 per litre in Chennai and�75.82 in Kolkata.

According to oil compa-

nies, refinery gate price ofpetrol, without considering anycentral or state tax and dealerscommission, is �40.45 per litre.The same for diesel is �44.28.

Retail rates are high afteradding excise duty, which ischarged by the centralGovernment, commission paidto petrol pumps dealers andVAT, charged by state govern-ments.

Dealer’s commission onpetrol currently is �3.34 perlitre and that on diesel is �2.52.

While crude oil advanced0.4 per cent to $ 67.78 a barrel,the relentless slide in rupee hasadded fuel to the fire. The cur-rency fell to a new low of72.7375 on Tuesday.

Since mid-August, petrolprice has risen by �3.79 a litreand diesel by �4.20 per litre.

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Government policies posethe biggest risks for com-

panies over the next threeyears, followed by cyber secu-rity and technology disrup-tions, a survey of over 100 topcompany executives hasrevealed.

The primary reason forthis trend is that CXOs areconsidering regulatory com-pliance as a critical valueprotector exercise, theDeloitte India Risk Survey2018 noted.

The survey showed adivide on the viewpoint of riskmanagement amongst Indianorganisations.

While 44 per cent of busi-nesses harness risks to findfuture opportunities and drivereturns, 36 per cent use riskmanagement with an aim todrive compliance and preventlosses.

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t r a d eb e t w e e nIndia andwar tornSyria isexpected to reach $ 500 millionin next three years as there arehuge exports potential fordomestic players in areas,including automobile, machin-ery and plastics, exporters bodyFIEO said Tuesday.

Federation of IndianExport Organisations (FIEO)President Ganesh KumarGupta is leading an 84-mem-

ber business delegation toSyria for discussing ways topromote trade.

The bilateral tradebetween the countriesstood at $ 175 million in2017 and it would reach to$ 500 million by 2020, hesaid in a statement. Guptasaid India should reviewits exports strateg ydepending on importsprofile of Syria.

He also said the import ofautomobiles in Syria is about $293 million, with India’sexports of less than $ 1 million.

Similarly, electricalmachinery imports by Syria is$ 303 million, while India’sexports are $ 4.18 million only,he said, adding that hugeexport potential is there inmechanical machinery andappliances, and plastics.

The delegation discussedpayment mechanism andbanking arrangements, thetwo main stumbling block intrade and investment, henoted.

“Trading in local curren-cies, offsetting of trade balancewith investment were some ofthe options discussed with theSyrian authorities,” Guptaadded.

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India’s public spending onagriculture research and

development is not farbehind neighbouringChina, Niti Aayog memberRamesh Chand saidTuesday. He howeverexpressed concern that pri-vate sector is investing inother places than in India’sagriculture Research andDevelopment (R&D) andthis need to be changed.

Chand said the fooddemand is set to rise withincrease in population andthe technology innovationwill be a key driver to achievethe desired production.

He was participating ina panel discussion on thereport ‘Fixing Asia’s FoodSystem’ commissioned byCargill India.

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GAIL India Tuesday said itwill expand its pipeline

network capacity by about 50per cent by constructing 5,500-kilometers of new lines in thenext three years. The state-owned company is also lookingat setting up 400 CNG stationsand giving out a record 10 lakhpiped natural gas (PNG) con-nections to household kitchens,its Chairman and ManagingDirector B C Tripathi said.

GAIL operates 11,000-kmof pipeline network and mar-kets two-thirds of all naturalgas sold in the country.

It is rapidly building infra-structure to support the govern-ment push towards a gas-basedeconomy by raising the share ofnatural gas in the energy basketto 15 per cent from current 6.2per cent, in next few years.

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Russia launched on Tuesdaywhat it called its largest ever

military drills, with hundredsof thousands of troops takingpart along with Chinese sol-diers in a show of force NATOcondemned as a rehearsal for“large-scale conflict.”

President Vladimir Putin isexpected to attend the gamesafter hosting an economicforum in Russia’s far easterncity Vladivostok where hisChinese counterpart Xi Jinpingis one of the prominent guests.

The week-long war gamesdubbed “Vostok-2018”(East-2018) “have kicked off ” in fareastern Russia, the defenceministry said.

Taking part in the drills arearound 3,00,000 soldiers,36,000 military vehicles, 80ships and 1,000 aircraft, heli-copters and drones.

Some 3,500 Chinese troopswill take part in the games.

The defence ministryreleased video footage of mil-itary vehicles, planes, heli-copters and ships getting intoposition for the initial stage of

the drills. Putin praised Russia’sincreasingly close ties withChina as he met with Xi at theeconomic forum inVladivostok on Tuesday.

“We have trustworthy tiesin political, security anddefence spheres,” the Russianleader said.

Xi for his part said the twocountries’ “friendship is gettingstronger all the time.” The drills,which also include Mongoliansoldiers, have been condemnedby NATO as a rehearsal for“large-scale conflict”.

The military exercisescome at a time of escalatingtensions between Moscow andthe West over accusations ofRussian interference in westernaffairs and conflicts in Ukraineand Syria. The Russian Armyhas compared the show offorce to the USSR’s 1981 wargames that saw between1,00,000 and 1,50,000 WarsawPact soldiers take part in“Zapad-81” (West-81) — thelargest military exercises ofthe Soviet era.

But Defence MinisterSergei Shoigu said these exer-cises are even larger. “Imagine

36,000 military vehicles mov-ing at the same time: tanks,armoured personnel carriers,infantry fighting vehicles —and all of this, of course, in con-ditions as close to a combat sit-uation as possible,” Shoigu said.The exercises will be held

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United Nations: Russia willbrief the United NationsSecurity Council on Tuesdayabout the results of the Tehransummit it held with Iran andTurkey on the fate of Syria’sIdlib province, diplomats said.

The council will meet atRussia’s request at 11:00 am(2030 IST) to hear the briefingas Syrian forces, backed byRussia and Iran, are preparingfor an all-out military assaulton the rebel-held province.

The United Nations haswarned of a major humanitar-ian catastrophe if the offensivetakes place in the enclave wheresome three million people live— about half of whom havealready been displaced in theseven-year war.

On Friday, the presidentsof Iran, Russia and Turkeyfailed to agree during theTehran summit on how tostave off military action on thenorthwestern province. AFP

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The US has conveyed toPakistan that it wants

Islamabad to cooperate fully inthe war against terrorism as itis a matter of “extraordinaryimportance” to America,President Donald Trump’sNational Security Advisor JohnBolton has said.

During his visit toIslamabad last week, Secretary ofState Mike Pompeo had pressedthe new Pakistani Governmentled by Prime Minister ImranKhan “to do more” to rein in ter-ror groups operating from thecountry’s soil.

The Trump administra-tion has recently cancelled$300 million in military aid toIslamabad after it failed to takeactions against terror groups.

“He (Pompeo) wanted toconvey the message that wehoped and expected thatPakistan would cooperate fullyin the war against terrorism,which they had committed todo,” Bolton told a Washingtonaudience on Monday.

It (action against terrorists)

is a matter of “extraordinaryimportance to the US” and theone that it hopes the newPakistan Government address-es, he said in response to aquestion at the FederalistSociety for Law and PublicPolicy Studies.

“It was before my time, butthe Trump administration didnot take the decision to cancela substantial part of the militaryaid package to Pakistan lightly.

“It was done knowing wellthat Pakistan is a nuclearweapons state, and the risk thatthe government could fall intothe hands of terrorists thatwould get control of thosenuclear weapons was particu-larly serious,” Bolton said.

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Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, thewife of Pakistan’s jailed for-

mer Prime Minister NawazSharif, died on Tuesday inLondon after a protracted bat-tle with throat cancer.

Kulsoom, who was undertreatment at London’s HarleyStreet Clinic since June 2014,was placed on life support ear-lier on Tuesday after her healthdeteriorated, Geo TV reported.

The health of the 68-year-old former first lady begandeteriorating Monday night asshe had developed a lung prob-lem again, the channel said.

Sharif ’s brother andPakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president ShehbazSharif confirmed her death ina tweet.

“My sister-in-law and thewife of Nawaz Sharif sahib is nomore amongst us. May Godbless her soul,” he tweeted inUrdu. Nawaz Sharif, his daugh-ter Maryam and son-in-lawCaptain (retd) MuhammadSafdar are currently serving jailterms in Adiala Jail in

Rawalpindi after being con-victed by an accountabilitycourt in a corruption case inJuly. Citing sources, the chan-nel said Sharif, Maryam, andSafdar have been informedabout Kulsoom’s death.

The trio will be grantedparole to attend the funeral ofBegum Kulsoom, Geo TVreported. The three will begranted parole from the time ofKulsoom’s funeral prayers tillher burial, it said, citing theInterior Ministry sources.

The Sharif family hasdecided to bring backKulsoom’s body to Pakistan,reports said.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party leader KhawajaImran Nazeer, speaking to themedia in London, said BegumKulsoom may be laid to rest inthe family home at Raiwind, nearLahore, but clarified that alldecisions will be finalised onlyafter consultation between fam-ily members. He said in case thefamily decides to bury her inPakistan, the repatriation processmay take two or three days,Dawn newspaper reported.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-unhas written a “very warm” letter to

US President Donald Trump request-ing him for a second meeting, theWhite House has said, asserting that itis open to the idea and is already in theprocess of preparing ground for thehigh-profile summit.

The first meeting between the twoleaders was held in Singapore in June.

Talks between the US and NorthKorea have stalled since the leadersshook hands at the summit hailed as“historic”.

“President has received a letterfrom Kim Jong-un. It was a verywarm, very positive letter. We won't

release the full letter unless the NorthKorean leader agrees that we should,”White House Press Secretary SarahSanders told reporters on Monday.

“The primary purpose of the let-ter was to request and look to sched-ule another meeting with the President,which we are open to and are alreadyin the process of coordinating that,” shesaid. Last month, Trump directed hissecretary of state Mike Pompeo to delaya planned trip to North Korea, sayinghe felt “we are not making sufficientprogress with respect to the denu-clearization of the Korean peninsula”.

But on Monday, Sanders called theletter “further evidence of progress” inthe relationship between the two leaders.

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Young Rishabh Pantmade amends for hispoor glovework with a

scintillating hundred as Indiareached 298 for 5 againstEngland at tea in pursuit of aworld record target of 464 inthe fifth and final Test.

Left-handed Pant wasbatting 101 and added 177runs for the sixth wicket withKL Rahul (142 batting) asIndia require 166 runs in 32overs in the final session toearn a world record victory.

The second session cer-tainly belonged to Pant, whohit 14 boundaries and threesixes including one over deepmid-wicket off Adil Rashid tocomplete a well-deservedhundred.

Rahul who had attackedduring the first sessiondropped anchor allowingPant to play a free-flowinggame.

Having performed belowpar with the gloves, the cen-tury would certainly give himoxygen ahead of the WestIndies home series. WithMoeen Ali and Adil Rashid inoperation for the better part,Pant muscled the balls

through the gaps with somedelectable drives through offand powerful slog shotsthrough the on-side.

This was incidentally thefirst ever hundred by anIndian keeper on English soilsurpassing previous best of 92by MS Dhoni.

Earlier, Rahul finally didjustice to his immense talentas his belligerent century keptIndia in the hunt after the ini-tial hiccups.

Rahul has hit 19 fours anda six as England were oncourse striking twin blowstowards the end of the firstsession to remain on coursefor a 4-1 series victory.

This is Rahul's fifth Testhundred and first 50 plusscore of the series after fail-ing in nine successive innings.

Rahul added 118 runsfor the fourth wicket withvice-captain Ajinkya Rahane(37, 106 balls) before an indis-creet paddle sweep off MoeenAli brought about the latter'sdownfall.

Hanuma Vihari (0) didn'thave the luck of the firstinnings as Ben Stokes got himto nick one to Jonny Bairstowbehind the stumps.

Starting from overnight

58/3, Rahul and his fourth-wicket partner AjinkyaRahane (37) looked to playfor time. Thanks to the heavyroller, the wicket wasn't doingtoo much again as in the firstfour morning sessions.

Despite a few plays andmisses, the duo was able tosee off the first hour of playwithout any trouble, adding39 runs. Rahul reached 50 off57 balls.

Growing in confidence,they started playing a fewmore shots, especially againstMoeen Ali (1-47). Rahul sur-vived a hairy moment in the32nd over, when an lbw shoutvia DRS review was turneddown.

They took India past 150in the 41st over with their100-partnership coming off179 balls, thus raising visionof a fighting draw in overcastand gloomy conditions.

Rahul reached his hun-dred off 118 balls and put on46 runs off 50 balls withPant, as they staved offEngland despite their doubleblows.

The stand out shots fromRahul were a slapped six overextra cover and a boundarythrough mid-on off Stokes'

bowling.The celebrations were

predictably muted as he onlykissed the crest of his helmetand acknowledged the ova-tion from the Indian dressingroom.

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Mohammed Shami says hewatched videos of rival pac-ers Stuart Broad and JamesAnderson to understand howto exploit English conditionsand has learnt to make animpact while bowling in awayseries. Shami has bowlednicely in the ongoing seriestaking 16 wickets in fiveTests.

"If you compare my per-formances on this tour withthose in 2014, I haveimproved a lot. Overall, all ofus have done well. I've learnta lot, especially how to bowlaway from home, howfocused you need to be,"Shami said.

"This time, I watchedvideotapes of JamesAnderson and Stuart Broad'sbowling. I saw what areasthey bowled in, in these con-ditions. I've got to learn a lot,"he added.

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Retiring England batsmanAlastair Cook says he has

to thank Jasprit Bumrah forsaving him from some"heartache" as the overthrowfrom the Indian pacer broughtup his century in the final Testinnings of his career.

Batting at 96, Cook droveRavindra Jadeja for a single inthe cover region. Bumrahaimed hard at stumps and itresulted in giving five runs tothe home opener.

Cook said it would havebeen very embarrassing forhim if Cheteshwar Pujara hadstopped the overthrow and hehad started celebrating since hehad not noticed the latter chas-ing the ball, so he will thankBumrah for the overthrow.

"I remember cutting it for97 thinking that's three more togo. Just as he (Bumrah) let it goI thought, 'hang on a minute -he's launched that pretty hard'.As soon as I saw Ravi (Jadeja)not anywhere near it I thought'hang on a minute… hang ona minute'.

"Look - it (the overthrow)saved me a lot of heartache.He's (Bumrah) also caused mea lot of heartache in this series.For him to then give me thatlittle moment there, I'll thankhim for a while," said Cook.

"Then obviously it erupted.Joe (Root) didn't say anything.He was just saying "wow". Hewas just smiling. I think he wastelling me to better take it in.The ovation was just incredible.That's probably the only oneI've really taken in and thought- 'wow'. Then obviously the last10-minutes as well today wasspecial," he added.

Cook said the receptionsince his retirementannouncement has been sur-real and he is simply thankfulenough to go out on a high.

"I can't really describe theemotions I have felt in the lastfew days. It's just been the mostsurreal four days of my life real-ly. For all that to happen today,and every reception I've hadover the last four days, it's just

been incredible. Even that lastcouple of overs, when thewhole crowd were singing my'Barmy Army' song, it wasincredibly special," said Cook.

"From a purely selfish pointof view, I couldn't have askedfor a better week. But therehave been bigger things, inmore important games, whichhave meant more.”

The opener had managedonly 109 runs in seven inningsearlier in the series, and saidthat the century only con-firmed his decision to retire.Cook also scored 71 in the firstinnings, his first half-centurysince scoring against Pakistanat the start of this Englishsummer.

When asked if this couldpossibly reverse his retirementdecision, Cook said no, andadded that it wasn't a tough callto hang up his boots.

"It absolutely confirms it.This is not just the culminationof three or four low scores, badgames in a Test series. It's beensomething that's been comingfor 12-18 months, not just a bitof bad form. That's happenedto me a number of times in mycareer.

"It is just time. It's time forme - it's time for my family. It'salways nice people wanting alittle bit more than trying tokick you out, and to go on yourown terms makes it even bet-ter. It's weird because actuallyit was a really easy decision forme," Cook said.

"I've spent all my life tryingto play for England so then togive it up is obviously a bigthing. But, it's a bit like the cap-taincy - when you know it'sright, it's right. This is just theicing on the cake, this final lit-tle bit, the last four days areunbelievable," he added.

The opener broke manyrecords on the day, overtakingKumar Sangakkara as the fifth-highest run-getter in Test crick-et as well as overtaking SteveWaugh (32) in number of cen-turies.

He became only the fifthbatsman in history to scorecenturies in his first and lastTests. Cook said that it wouldbe a brilliant moment to be ableto go out on a high, particularlyif India lose the series 4-1.

"I don't know how I'vemanaged it to be brutally hon-est. But it is nice that it's hap-pened. I've seen a few people goout not on their own terms andit's obviously special. But to goout on your own terms whenyour last ever innings forEngland was a hundred. Andobviously tomorrow if we cantop it off with a win and a 4-1win over the number one sidein the world would make iteven more special," said Cook.

"It's strange how it (gettinghundreds in first and last Tests)works. I don't know whodecides all that stuff. But, yeahthere is," he signed off.

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Rishabh Pant's glovework has beenshoddy in England and he needs to

cover a lot of ground before he can betrusted as a Test-level wicket-keeper,some of the former India stumpers saidon Tuesday.

The 20-year-old has conceded anunprecedented 76 byes in six inningsin the ongoing Test series againstEngland although at least 20-25 of thoseruns were not exactly his fault.

After watching him closely, formerIndia 'keepers Nayan Mongia, KiranMore and Deep Dasgupta believe thatthe youngster is still a "work inprogress".

But at the same time, they want theselectors to have a clear cut policy onyoung keepers given that WriddhimanSaha is unlikely to start playing beforeanother three to four months.

"He (Pant) is still very raw and Ithink it's a wrong policy to pick play-ers based on their IPL form. His basicsof keeping are not correct. My concernis if he is not able to keep to spinnersin England, he will have problems on

fourth and fifth day tracks in the sub-continent," Mongia, who has keptwickets to the legendary Anil Kumble,said on Tuesday.

Mongia then dissected his keepingagainst Hanuma Vihari and RavindraJadeja.

"You need suppleness in shoulders.His shoulders are stiff. Now in England,at least the bounce is not uneven. Butthe test will be against Ashwin, Jadejaand Kuldeep on the uneven fourth andfifth day tracks in India. Against pac-ers, he is just diving from the spot," saidthe veteran of 44 Tests and 140 ODIs.

Asked about his preferred choice inthe upcoming series against the WestIndies, Mongia spoke about ParthivPatel.

"I think Parthiv was the secondkeeper in South Africa. How come heis not in the scheme of things? I thinkthey should try Parthiv but it's up to theselectors. I don't know why therearen't long-term camps at NCA foryoung keepers," he added.

While Mongia spoke about recall-ing Parthiv, another former cricketerand analyst Deep Dasgupta feels that it

could at best be a short-term policy."Look, Rishabh Pant is your long-

term future and he needs to be nurturedwell. Yes, there are a lot of areas in keep-ing that he needs to work on but I don'twant to see a player being dumped afterone series," Dasgupta, who has watcheda lot of domestic cricket as broadcast-er, opined.

Questioned on any technical flawthat he has observed, Dasgupta said: "I

think against seamers, he is trying tojudge the angle of the delivery from thehand. You can't do that in England. Alsohe needs to be stable in his position."

Asked about what will be hischoice for the next Test against WestIndies at Rajkot, Dasgupta termed it atricky one.

"I guess the situation is fluid. Dothe selectors want to go back toParthiv? He recently scored 80 in a

Duleep Trophy game. Now withParthiv or even DK (Dinesh Karthik)you know what to expect. So, if you arelooking at the next six Tests (includ-ing four against Australia), I don't mindhaving the two veterans," saidDasgupta.

Kiran More, who has been a for-mer chairman of selectors, wants Pantto get another chance against theCaribbeans at Rajkot.

"I would ideally give him one moreTest match. I feel for the boy. I believehe has been fast-tracked into Test crick-et and England is not an easy place tokeep wickets.

"But I would look at the positives.He hasn't dropped any catches eventhough he has conceded byes. He is aterrific talent. I only hope that thisdoesn't affect his batting," More said.

Like Mongia and Dasgupta, Morealso spoke about how Pant needs toreally work hard on his keeping.

"Yes, he needs to work a lot on hiskeeping. There is a lot that he can learnin terms of technique. I am ready towork on him and help him out if hewants," he added.

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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed reckons thatthe second group league game of the Asia

Cup against arch-rivals India will set the tonefor his side in the remainder of the tournament.

Pakistan will open their Asia Cup campaignagainst Hong Kong in Dubai on September 16followed by the match against India onSeptember 19.

"Our preparation is very good. We will tryto use the four days we get in the UAE and pre-pare well. Every match we play against Indiais important. The match against India will beour first big match and we will try to gain themomentum. We will try to be fully preparedagainst India," the Pakistan captain said.

Sarfraz time and again spoke about themomentum that a victory against India willgive.

"I have already said momentum is veryimportant for big events and here also momen-tum would be the key. The team has high hopesand the morale is also very good. So we willtry to gain the momentum from the first matchand carry that till the end," he said.

Having played most of their home seriesat UAE of late, Sarfraz is fully aware of the con-ditions in UAE.

"If you look at the pitches there (UAE), theyare generally slow in nature. So the spinners'role would be very crucial," he said.

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Ankit Bawne's 18-ball-28 ensured athrilling six-wicket victory for

India A against Australia A in the sec-ond 'Test' after Krishnappa Gowthamand Kuldeep Yadav set-up with finebowling performance.

The two-Test series ended 1-1 withAustralia winning the first game.

The match went down to the wireas India A dismissed the visitors for 213in their second innings with off-spin-ner Gowtham getting 3/39 and china-man Kuldeep ending with 3/46.

Needing 55 to win eight overs, IndiaA sent Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gillto open the innings but both were dis-missed cheaply.

Bawne guided the team to victoryafter Kona Bharat hit a six and four butIndia A were reduced to 25 for 4.

With Australia A spreading thefielders to the deep, Bawne changed thecourse of the match with 16 runs offChris Tremain's fifth over.

Earlier, starting the day at 38 for 2,Australia A were comfortably placed at116 for two with Travis Head (47) andPeter Handscomb (56) adding 79 for thethird wicket.

However once Head was dismissedby Shahbaz Nadeem (2/67 in 41 overs),the last six wickets fell for 73 runs.

However Mitchell Marsh (36, 79balls) and Michael Neser (17, 112balls) batted well in middle overs butconsumed nearly 16 overs.

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India produced a clinical perfor-mance to register a convincing

nine-wicket win over Sri Lanka inthe first ODI of the ICC Women'sChampionship here Tuesday.

India women produced an inci-sive bowling effort to bundle out SriLanka women for a meagre 98 in35.1 overs after the home side optedto bat first and then chased down thetarget with consummate ease, reach-ing 100 in 19.5 overs for the loss ofjust one wicket.

Medium pacer Mansi Joshi(3/16) and veteran Jhulan Goswami(2/13) wreaked havoc at the top.Besides the duo, Poonam Yadav(2/13) picked up two wickets forIndia.

The spin trio of Deepti Sharma(1/16), Rajeshwari Gayakwad (1/18)and Dayalan Hemalatha (1/19) alsochipped in with wickets. SkipperChamari Atapattu top-scored for SriLanka women with a struggling 93-

ball 33.Chasing the paltry target, the

Indian openers — Punam Raut (24)and Smriti Mandhana (73) — lookedat ease as they stitched 96 runs forthe first wicket to seal the match fortheir side. But just when it seemedIndia women would reach the tar-

get unscathed with just three runs towin, Raut was dismissed.

Mandhana starred with the batfor India women, scoring her runsoff 76 balls and hit 11 boundaries andtwo sixes in the process.

The second ODI of the serieswill be played here on Thursday.

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Australia ushered in a fresh eraon Tuesday by including five

uncapped players in their first Testsquad since the scandal-plaguedtour of South Africa this year.

With the disgraced SteveSmith, David Warner andCameron Bancroft all suspendedfor their role in the ball-tamperingrow that sparked one of the worstcrises cricket has faced, selectorshad slim pickings.

Also missing for their two-Testseries against Pakistan in theUnited Arab Emirates next monthare injured fast bowlers JoshHazlewood and Pat Cummins,leaving Australia with one of itsweakest Test squads in years.

Among the five debutants areQueensland trio Michael Neser,Brendan Doggett and MarnusLabuschagne, South Australia'sTravis Head and Victoria's AaronFinch.

"There has been significantchange to our Test squad, due tothe unavailability of a number ofkey players," said national selectorTrevor Hohns.

"That said, we firmly believethe squad selected is up to the chal-lenge ahead, and is capable of play-ing a brand of cricket that can per-form well in this series againstPakistan.

"It's a blend of experiencedplayers who have a significantamount of either Test or first-classcricket, and a number of youngerplayers who we are confident areready for the Test arena."

The aggressive Finch, betterknown for his exploits in theshorter form of the game, was alsoincluded and could open the bat-ting with Renshaw.

In a relief for selectors theexperienced Shaun Marsh wasdeclared fit after recovering froma shoulder injury that forced himto return home in July from a

county cricket stint withGlamorgan.

A slimmed-down UsmanKhawaja, all-rounder Mitch Marshand either Head or Labuschagneshould fill out the middle-orderplanks.

Peter Handscomb missed outafter poor form on the currentAustralia A tour of India, and therewas no room for batting all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, despitealso offering a handy off-spinoption.

Veteran Mitchell Starc willspearhead the attack and there wasa recall for workhorse quick PeterSiddle on the back of his red-hotform in England this year withEssex, with either Neser or Doggettpotential new-ball partners forStarc. Nathan Lyon, Jon Hollandand left-armer Ashton Agar occu-py the spin slots with captain TimPaine behind the wicket.

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Thirteen of Canada’s leadingbusiness schools will be on

a multi-city tour in India topresent MBA opportunitiesduring the 2018 EduCanadaMBA Showcase. Scheduledfrom September 17 to 25,2018. The representatives fromthese prominent Canadianuniversities will visit the citiesof Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai,Bengaluru and Mumbai.

This fifth edition of theEduCanada MBA Showcasewill provide an excellentopportunity for young profes-sionals, entrepreneurs and stu-dents aspiring to obtain aglobally recognised manage-ment degree, meet with repre-sentatives of Canadian institu-tions and learn about theirMBA programmes.

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The Future of Work, Workforceand Learning in Hyderabad.The theme of this year’s conclavewas Disruptions & Learning.

Eminent panelists sharedtheir opinion on two topics:Building a Design ThinkingCulture in Organizations andLeadership Development forSuccessful DigitalTransformations.

K Padmakar, director, HR,Bharat Petroleum CorporationLimited, a panellist, sharedthoughts about the conclave,“Conclaves of industry acade-mia interface are critical inenlightening all minds.Towards this extent this con-clave was very enlighteningand has given me a lot to mullover,” he said.

Prof Biju Varkkey, facultychair of IIMA-HR leadershipconclave elaborated and said:“The conclave focused on theemerging and latest practices inlearning and developmentfunction globally and how itcan be applied in the organisa-tions. Keeping the fast chang-ing developments globally inmind, the conclave offered aplatform for leaders of various

organizations and fromGovernment to discuss andexplore options through thelively panel discussions.”

The IIMA proactively con-nects with corporates,Government, alumni andresearchers over forums likeHR Leadership Conclaves todiscuss the most recent andemerging trends in organisa-tions and management, thushelping organizations to staycompetitive and engaging thetalent through technology.

Prof Errol D’Souza,Director, IIMA went on tospeak about the history andevolution of education of busi-ness schools and the current

challenges for a modern organ-isation. He emphasized on theorganisational requirements of— Leadership skills,Integrative/Systems thinkingand Importance ofCommunication.

He said: “As an Institute ofmanagement, IIMA research-es on these topics to helporganisations to find tangiblesolutions. Some of theseresearch insights come back asa part of executive educationprogrammes.”

The participants also gotinsights from the industryleaders on the current practicesin the context of learning anddevelopment.

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The National Institute of OpenSchooling (NIOS) has emergedas a unique learning platform

which allows students to learn at theirown pace, anywhere at any time. Theon-demand examination system alongwith its various unique courses on offer,have made NIOS a popular choiceamong students who did not fit the billof formal education structure. C BSharma advocates the importance ofvocational courses to be in tandemwith academic courses, which hebelieves will pave the way for entrepre-neurs of the future. Here are excerptsfrom the interview:●How is NIOS different from CBSE?

The Central Government has twoBoards — Central Board of SecondaryEducation (CBSE) and the NationalInstitute of Open Schooling. As aBoard, we have been given the author-ity to identify courses, develop thestructure and also certify them. Thus,we combine both the roles of theNational Council of EducationalResearch and Training (NCERT) andCBSE as a single organisation. We alsodesign courses and offer proper cur-riculum in areas which are not offeredby the CBSE.

For example, dancing, painting andVedic studies. Our system caters to thestudents who could not get universaleducation, the drop-outs who could notkeep up with the pace of the formalstructure, the underprivileged andtargeted groups.● How have you used ICT to furtheropen schooling system?

Recently, we made our admissionprocedure completely online wherethere is no currency exchange. We haveused the television medium to reachthe remotest areas with five channels.We are one of the largest partners withthe Swayam portal with 25 lakh learn-ers pursuing our online courses. An ini-tiative of the Ministry of HumanResources Development, it is an effortto take the best teaching learningresources to all, including the most dis-advantaged and bridge the digitaldivide for students who have hithertoremained untouched by the digital rev-olution. Most of the courses offered bythe institution are available in region-al languages across the country. SinceIndia has a wide reach of smartphones, we have used mobile technol-ogy to offer distant education. Throughthe app for Diploma in ElementaryEducation (D.El.Ed) course, more

than 10 lakh teachers have downloadedthe course material. We are not onlyusing technology to reach out, but alsomaking sure that the students using thenew ways of communication becomedigitally literate. We have assessed andevaluated nearly 55 lakh national dig-ital literacy mission candidates.●Have vocational courses been givenenough importance as compared toregular academic courses?

We have not paid adequate atten-tion to vocational courses. Thesecourses are very lucrative and haveimmense job opportunities.Unfortunately, we have been lookingat Government jobs as a means to sta-bility but have not considered beingself-employed.

As an institution, apart fromoffering academic courses, we focuso nfostering entrepreneurship amongstudents. This could also reduce the pressure on the Government toprovide jobs to a large population.For example, young girls pursuingcourses in the field of dance do notseek formal jobs.

They have found livelihoodthrough their performance. Similarly,tailoring courses have helped manyadd a source of income to families;courses in agriculture help learnerscombine not only new techniques offarming but also fisheries and bee-keeping to make them more affluentand diverse.

● What changes do you envisage inthe education system?

There is need for a revolutionarychange in the education structureand it has to be brought in right fromthe grassroots. The students have tobe confident that they can pursuetheir interests which will be worthyof employment. It is a notion thatstudents with good academic school-ing will be successful and be respect-ed. This has to change because noteveryone needs to be an engineer ora doctor. There are other avenues aswell beyond the academic education.Students have to be introduced tovocational courses right from Class1 to nurture them. Though we talkabout the finished model of school-

ing and the Kothari Commission rec-ommendations, but enough has notbeen done to teach life skills and thelikes to students to prepare them forrelevant opportunities in the future.● Tell us about the internationallinkages formed by NIOS to boostits outreach globally?

We have received requests fromforeign countries to introduce ourcentres of learning. We already havecentres in eight countries. There isa demand from Nigeria, Oman, andEast Asia among many others and weare devising a framework to worktowards global expansion. We havesigned a few memorandums ofunderstanding with various univer-sities to further this agenda.

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The scholarship forinternship is of a maximumvalue of $15,000. However,the FRQNT will allow nomore than the equivalent of$2,500 per month in livingexpenses.

Eligibility: The applicantmust be a Canadian citizen, apermanent resident ofCanada or a foreign studentwho has a valid study permitfor the province of Québec.For foreign students enrolledin an university outsideQuébec. The applicant musthave the valid study permitsor visa for the entire durationof the internship. The appli-cant can’t be enrolled in a co-degree from more than oneinstitution including aQuébec university. For thestudents enrolled in a co-degree see the rules of theFrontenac programme.

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Internship application dead-line is March 1, 2019.

The Faculty of Science atUniversity of Sydney awardsa limited number of Dean’sInternational postgraduateresearch scholarships forinternational students.Scholarships are available toundertake a research doctor-ate degree (PhD) pro-gramme.

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BHATT: The 9th sign of thezodiacis Sagittarius. You are spir-itual. Your element is Fire, rulingplanet is Jupiter. You are philo-

sophical, optimisticand straightforward.You enjoy your free-dom and self-expres-sion. You must find acareer where you canfind both. You can bea great counsellor and

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are one of the biggest travelersamong all zodiac signs. Youropen mind and philosophicalview motivates you to travelaround the world in search of themeaning of life. Sagittarius areextroverts, optimistic and enthu-siastic and likes changes.

You are a person with goodhabits and actions. You are bornwith many career options and aresuitable at many places withgood productivity at work.

Engineer: Sun in the chartsmeans that you can do wondersin a field related to machines orworking with hands. Hence youhave an option of being a teacher,a surgeon, engineer and an artist.

Writer: Sagittarius lovebooks. A career in this fieldwould be aligned with the goalsof your sign. Whether throughbooks, magazines, or the Internet,the Archer is capable of reachingout to people and enjoys dis-seminating ideas and storytelling.

Business: Your zodiac signmakes you perfect for business.

Due to yourneed for free-dom to exploreand a strongindependent streak.Sagittarians possess the naturalflair for sales and marketing.They know how to convince theclients with eloquence. Sagittariusentrepreneur is a gifted mentorfor the sales and marketing team.As you are capable to snatch a bigdeal or contract and know howto add more new clients.

Professor: The native of thissign is perfectly suited to a life inan academic setting. Sagittariansbelieve in seeking knowledgehence can be an inspirationalteacher. They love to keep theirstudents interested with stories ofadventure.

Management: Sagittarius areable to conceive of special eventsand programmes and then takesteps to pull everything togeth-er and make it work. They arewonderful facilitators and are ableto multitask easily.

They are good at managingthe operations as they can makepeople enthusiastic about projectsand bring a positive energy inthem. Hence, you can do well inany job related to managingadministration, operations orproject manager.

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RANK DECLARATIONThe ranks derived as shown above

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�The actual marks for the Aprilexam will be announced on April 30for those who have appeared for thesame.

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If the tie is still unresolved, thecandidates will be given the same rank.

KEY POINTS�How well you have mastered the

important topics in each of Physics,Chemistry and Mathematics

�How much practise you havedone on similar levels of questions asasked in JEE Main

�How well you have perfected onyour timing of solving an objectivetype question

�How much attention you havegiven to time management & Strategyapart from covering your syllabi.

�How much calm & confidentyou are when you take up the actualexam.

Students are advised to give in thebest shot as it is finally the relative per-formance in the actual exam that willfetch you a good rank in JEE 2019.

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From 2019, JEE Main will beconducted in two phases, thefirst for Admissions to

BE/BTech from January 6-20, 2019and the second phase for admis-sions to BArch/B Planning betweenApril 6-20, 2019. After being takenover by National Testing Agency(NTA), there will be no majorimpact as far as the pattern of theexam is concerned. The exam willhave the same papers as conduct-ed by the CBSE until last year.

Except for the exam mode, thepattern remains unchanged.Paper-I will be completely held incomputer based mode, and inPaper-II, Mathematics andAptitude Test will be computerbased whereas Drawing will bepen-and-paper based. All themultiple choice questions willcarry 4 marks each for the rightanswer and negative marking of 1mark for incorrect answer.

In JEE Main Paper-I, 30MCQ’s will be asked from eachsubject (Physics, Chemistry andMathematics) making it a total of90 questions. The question paperwill be available in English, Hindiand Gujarati (for students ofGujarat, Daman & Diu andNagarhaveli). Paper-I will be con-ducted in two sessions per day andthe candidates need to book theirslots.

Paper-II includes a total of 82questions. 30 MCQ’s inMathematics section, 50 fromAptitude and 2 questions will beasked from drawing test. All theMCQ's carry 4 marks each (with-1 negative marking) and eachdrawing test question carries 70marks.

MODIFICATIONSEarly Mock Tests: The NTA

has started student registrationfor JEE Main mock tests fromSeptember 1, 2018. Candidateswill be able to practice with thesetests to get a better understand-ing of the exam pattern, how toprepare and what to expect in theactual exam.

Common Service Centres :The authorities have set up 1.5lakh CSCs across the country tohelp candidates in both urbanand rural areas in application

form filling and submission.Age limit: The criteria of age

limit has been removed from JEEMain 2019. Candidates who havepassed their 10+2 in 2017, 2018or are appearing in 2019 canapply for the exam, irrespective oftheir age.

More than one attempt: JEEMain 2019 will be held twice ayear - the first time in Januaryand the second time in April.Candidates can choose to appearfor either one or both.

Revised Application fees:The application fees have beenreduced for different categoriesfor JEE Main 2019.

Mode of Test: JEE Main 2019will be a computer-based test forPaper-I; however, for Paper-II,Mathematics and Aptitude will bein computer-based mode andDrawing will be in pen and papermode. Paper-I will be in twoshifts per day, whereas, Paper-IIwill be in one shift only.

SELECTION PROCESSThe NTA will announce the

qualifying cutoff of JEE Main2019 in the first week of May after

the announcement of the result ofthe April exam. The results for thefirst exam will be announced onJanuary 31, 2019. The results ofJEE Main will be the scoresobtained by the students in theexam they have appeared inJanuary, April or both. The resultswill be devoid of ranks as it willbe compiled on the basis of bet-ter scores of candidates appear-ing in both the exams.

Common rank list: TheCommon Rank List for JEE Main2019 will be available in the firstweek of May after the declarationof the results of the April exam.The better of the scores of can-didates who have appeared inboth JEE Main January and Aprilwill be considered for the rank-ing purposes while the scores ofthe candidates who have appearedfor just one exam will be used asit is. The common rank lists willdenote the All India and Categoryranks of the candidates in addi-tion to the details of the candi-dates and marks obtained. TheJEE Main rank will be the basisfor admissions to the NITs, IIITsand GFTIs

EVALUATION PROCESSAs the JEE Main 2019 will be

held on different days and ses-sions, maintaining the equiva-lence among different sets ofquestion papers comes to the fore.To ensure that no candidate is ata disadvantage or highly benefit-ed, normalisation of marks will beenforced for the purpose of rank-ing. Students will be ranked onthe basis of their percentile scoreswhich will be calculated as per apre-determined formula.

Percentile scores: Based onthe relative performance of all theappearing candidates by trans-forming the scores into a com-mon scale ranging from 100 to 0for each session. Percentile Scoreshows the percentage of candi-dates who have scored equal to orbelow a particular percentile in anexam. It is the normalised scoreand not the raw scores. After nor-malisation, each topper of a ses-sion will get the same percentileof 100 which is the desirable one.Also the marks between the low-est and highest scores are alsoconverted to the respective per-centiles.

In case of percentile tie:When two or more candidatesobtain equal percentile scoresthen ranking will be sorteddepending on their percentiles inMathematics, then Physics andthen Chemistry. Even if the per-centiles remain same, the oldercandidate will be ranked higherand same rank will be allotted tothe candidates for a tie after thissituation.

Compilation of scores: Afterthe JEE Main I will conclude inJanuary, the result that will bedeclared on January 31 will dis-play the four NTA scores — foreach of the three subjects(Mathematics, Physics, andChemistry) and the total NTAscore for that attempt. The scoreswill be the percentile scores cal-culated as mentioned above.

Second attempt compila-tion of NTA scores:

The scores will again be cal-culated for the total and that ofthe three subjects individually asmentioned for the first attempt.

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New Delhi: As stock markets continued to face heavy sellingpressure for the second straight session Tuesday, investors became poor-er by more than �4.14 lakh crore in two days of trading. The BSE bench-mark index crashed 509.04 points, or 1.34 per cent, to end at 37,413.13.It had lost 467.65 points in the previous trading session also. Led bythe steep decline in stocks, the market capitalisation of the BSE-list-ed companies tumbled by �4,14,121.84 crore to �1,53,25,666 crore intwo consecutive days. Market experts said that rupee depreciation isa big concern for market sentiment. The rupee hit yet another newlifetime low of 72.73 against the dollar (intra-day) at the forex mar-ket. Besides, mounting tensions over trade war is a worrisome factorfor the Indian market, they added. From the 30-share basket, 25 stocksended with losses led by Tata Steel, Power Grid Corporation of India,Hero MotoCorp and Tata Motors. On the BSE, 1,841 stocks declined,while 874 advanced and 152 remained unchanged. Also, 153 stockshit their respective 52-week lows Tuesday. The broader market alsodepicted bearish trend, with the S&P BSE mid cap falling by 1.36 percent and small cap index 1.37 per cent. Sectorally, the BSE consumerdurables index was the biggest drag, down 2.47 per cent.

���*���**�$��.�*(*���,���H��.�*���,$New Delhi: Online hiring activity registered 17 per cent rise in August

led by insurance, construction and engineering sectors and the job mar-ket is expected to stay bullish in the coming months, says a Naukri.comreport. The Naukri JobSpeak Index for August 2018 stood at 2,161,up 17 per cent from August 2017 when the index stood at 1,851. Accordingto the job portal, the insurance and construction/ engineering industriesrecorded 68 per cent and 22 per cent growth in recruitment activity, respec-tively. The oil and gas industry which is undergoing revival, witnessedan increase of 36 per cent in recruitment in August 2018. “The JobSpeakIndex has been consistently surging ahead over the past few months...andthe job market is likely to move further north in the months to come,”Naukri.com Chief Sales Officer V Suresh said. He noted that apart fromgood performance of non-IT sectors like auto, auto ancillary, real estate,construction and BFSI, there is slow and steady revival of the IT & ITESsectors as well. The demand for young talent remained high as job cre-ation for freshers (0-3 years experience ) saw an increase of 19 per cent,while for the experience band of 4-7 years and mid-management rolesof 8-12 years, hiring activity increased 17 per cent and 15 per cent, respec-tively. For leadership roles with experience of over 16 years, 11 per centrise in hiring was seen. The report further said that hiring was positiveacross the metropolitan cities. In Delhi/NCR, hiring activity grew 12 percent, Chennai (18 per cent), Mumbai (22 per cent), Hyderabad (11 percent), Kolkata (21 per cent) and Pune (26 per cent).

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Retail investors are increas-ingly opting for systematic

investment plans (SIPs) inmutual funds as the industrygarnered over �7,600 crorethrough this route in August, asurge of 47 per cent from theyear-ago period.

With this, total funds gar-nered through SIPs has reachedto �36,760 crore in the currentfiscal so far (April-August),according to the data availablewith Association of MutualFunds in India (Amfi).

In the entire 2017-18, over67,000 crore was mopped-upthrough SIP route and more

than �43,900 crore in the pre-ceding fiscal.

SIPs have been the pre-ferred route for retail investorsto invest in mutual funds as ithelps them reduce market tim-ing risk. Further, investors arenot showing interest in tradi-tional asset classes like realestate and gold, and are pre-ferring financial assets such asmutual funds.

“While SIP remains a pop-ular mode of investment, thereis need for investor awarenesson the advantages of SIP, espe-cially in volatile markets. Thereare emerging challenges in thisspace such as premature can-cellations of SIP instructions as

investors rush to discontinuetheir SIPs in a falling market,”said Stefan Groening, director— Investment Solutions,Sharekhan, BNP Paribas.

As per the latest data, SIPcontribution in August was�7,658 crore, a little higher than�7,554 crore seen in the pre-ceding month. In comparison,the industry garnered �5,206crore in August last year and�3,496 crore in August 2016.

MFs have 2.38 crore SIPaccounts through whichinvestors regularly invest inIndian mutual fund schemes.In the current fiscal, over 10lakh SIP accounts were addedeach month on an average, with

an average ticket size of �3,200.“SIP flows seem to have

contributed majorly to inflowin mutual fund schemes asinvestors remained wary ofexpensive valuations amid ris-ing concerns over high oilprices and rupee depreciation,"Bajaj Capital CEO RahulParikh said.

SIP is an investment vehi-cle that allows investors toinvest in small amount peri-odically instead of a lumpsumpayment. The frequency ofinvestment is usually weekly,monthly or quarterly. It is sim-ilar to a recurring depositwhere investors deposit a smallor fixed amount every month.

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Domestic passenger vehiclesales declined for the sec-

ond month in succession with2.46 per cent drop in Augustdue to high base effect and par-tial impact of floods in Kerala,automobile industry bodySIAM said Tuesday.

According to data releasedby Society of IndianAutomobile Manufacturers(SIAM), domestic passengervehicle (PV) sales stood at to2,87,186 units last month asagainst 2,94,416 units in August

last year.Car sales declined 1.03 per

cent to 1,96,847 units lastmonth as against 1,98,892 unitsin August last year.

PV sales in July haddeclined by 2.71 per cent to2,90,960 units from 2,99,066units in the same month pre-vious year. Car sales had alsodeclined marginally to 1,91,979units in July compared to1,92,845 in the year-ago month.

“There is an impact ofhigh base effect, as sales lastyear from July to Septemberwere high after GST imple-

mentation,” SIAM DirectorGeneral Vishnu Mathur saidhere.

Besides, there is also someimpact of floods, specially inKerala which is a big automo-tive market, he added.

Mathur, however, said thecurrent high fuel prices had lit-tle impact on vehicle sales.

“Fuel prices keep fluctuat-ing and it doesn't have animmediate impact on sales,although in the long term it canhave some impact,” he said.

During the month, marketleader Maruti Suzuki India

posted 3.55 per cent decline inPV sales at 1,45,895 units.Rival Hyundai Motor Indiaalso saw 2.76 per cent dip at45,801 units.

Tata Motors, however,posted 24.98 per cent jump inits PV sales in August at 20,323units. According to SIAM,motorcycle sales last monthgrew by 6.18 per cent to12,06,512 units as compared to11,36,322 units in August 2017.

Scooter sales were mar-ginally down at 6,69,416 unitsas against 6,73,444 units inAugust last year.

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Japanese auto major Honda Cars is evaluating the Indianmarket to introduce more SUV models going ahead, a

top company official said Tuesday.The company, which is set to bolster its sport utility

vehicle (SUV) portfolio by introducing the next genera-tion CR-V next month, has already committed to launchsix models in the country over the next three years.

“The Indian market is diversifying, not only hatch-backs but sedans also. The SUV market is growing, soofcourse as Honda philosophy we always try to study fromthe customer... what kind of vehicle will be appreciated,”Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) President and CEO GakuNakanishi told PTI, replying to a query about company'splans to launch more SUV models.

Elaborating further, HCIL Senior Vice President andDirector (Sales and Marketing) Rajesh Goel said the shifttowards SUVs is a global phenomenon. “India also hasa similar trend and going forward one has to keep look-ing at the most optimum product which can be launched...to deliver maximum value to the customer, and that iswhat we intend to do,” he said. The company is studyingthe market very carefully, he added. When asked if theHonda has set a sales target for the all new CR-V, whichwould now also come with a diesel powertrain, Nakanishisaid Honda has “very high aspirations” from the model.

“We are looking at many many more numbers as com-pared to the outgoing model,” he said without sharing anysales target. The company has sold over 17,500 units ofpetrol powered CR-V units till date in the country.

With majority of sales in the premium segment com-ing from diesel variants, Honda is set to benefit by intro-ducing a diesel version, Goel said.

Currently, the premium SUV segment in the coun-try is dominated by the likes of Toyota Fortuner and FordEndeavour.

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Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu had to toil hard even asKidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy scored easy victo-

ries to progress to the second round of their respective eventsat the Japan Open, on Tuesday.

Third seed Sindhu had to sweat it out for 53 minutesbefore prevailing 21-17, 7-21, 21-13 over unseeded local girlSayaka Takahashi in her women's singles opening round.

Sindhu will next play Chinese Fangjie Gao, whodefeated the other Indian in fray Jakka Vaishnavi Reddy 21-10, 21-8.

Having finished second-best yet again with a historicSilver in the Asian Games, Olympic medallist Sindhu wouldbe desperate to break the final jinx here.

Sindhu has been outstanding with Silver medals in allthe major events this year — the Commonwealth Games,the World Championship and the Asian Games but the Goldhas been eluding the Indian for a while now.

In men's singles, Prannoy defeated current Asian GamesGold medallist Jonathan Christie of Indonesia 21-18, 21-17while Srikanth got the better of Chinese Yuxiang Huang 21-13, 21-15 in another first round match.

While Prannoy will be up against Anthony SinisukaGinting of Indonesia in the second round, Srikanth will takeon Vincent Wong Wing Ki of Hong Kong.

Both Srikanth and Prannoy had suffered shock defeatsin the second round of the Asian Games.

However, it was curtainsfor another Indian,Sameer Verma, whofought hard before

going down 18-21, 22-20, 10-21 in another

men's singles openinground encounter.

Meanwhile, it was amixed outing for the Indianmixed doubles pairs asSatwiksairak Rankireddyand Ashwini Ponappa

crashed out in the openinground even as the combina-

tion of Pranaav Jerry Chopra andN Sikki Reddy sailed into the nextround. Ranikireddy and Ponappa

were shown the door by secondseeds Yilyu Wang and DongpingHuang of China 13-21, 17-21,while Chopra and Reddy stormed

into the second round with a 21-9, 21-6 victory over Malaysian duo ofMathew Fogarty and Isabel Zhong.

Chopra and Reddy will faceanother Malaysian combination ofPeng Soon Chang and Liu Ying Goh

in the next round.

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Asian Games Gold medal-winning Indian boxer Amit

Panghal was Tuesday nominat-ed for this year's Arjuna awardsby the Boxing Federation ofIndia.

Amit, who claimed the lightflyweight (49kg) category Goldafter defeating reigning Olympicchampion Hasanboy Dusmatovof Uzbekistan in the Asiad final,joined Sonia Lather and GauravBidhuri in the list of boxingnominees for the second high-est sporting honour after theKhel Ratna.

"I am honoured to be nom-inated, I can't describe howhappy I am. My medal is talkingfor me and that is what I havealways wanted," the 22-year-oldAmit, only the eighth Indianboxer to claim an Asiad Goldsaid.

There were doubts onwhether he would be consideredgiven a positive dope test backin 2012, for which he served aone-year ban.

However, given the fact thathe is done with the punishmentfor the "inadvertent" violationand that it happened when hewas competing at the youth

level, the BFI decided to send hisname to the Ministry.

A Si lver medal in theCommonwealth Games put himin the big league before he out-shone his teammates with aGold in the Asian Games inJakarta.

"It has been a dream, I amstill living it. Hopefully theArjuna award will be the icingon the cake," he said.

Among the boxing nomi-nees, he faces competition fromSonia, a world and Asian Silver-medallist and Bidhuri, only thefourth Indian boxer ever to geta World Championship medal.

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Argentine legend Diego Maradonadescribed his decision to coach sec-

ond-division Mexican club Dorados as arebirth after years battling addictions, ashe officially became the team's new man-ager on Monday.

Maradona, who has publicly struggledwith drug addiction, alcoholism andobesity, raised eyebrows with the decisionto accept a job in the heart of Mexicandrug cartel country — the rough-and-tumble state of Sinaloa.

But in his first press conference forDorados, he described the job as ahealthy new beginning after a long "sick-ness," alluding to the excesses of his past.

"I want to give Dorados what I lostwhen I was sick," he told the 200 journal-ists who packed the hotel conferenceroom in Culiacan, the state capital, wherehe was officially presented as the strug-gling club's new coach.

"I was sick for 14 years. Now I wantto see the sun, I want to go to bed at night.I never even used to go to bed. I didn'teven know what a pillow was. That's whyI accepted the offer from Dorados," hesaid.

Mexico was the scene of Maradona'sgreatest triumph as a player: leadingArgentina to the 1986 World Cup title —almost single-handedly, according tosome. But he surprised the football worldwith his decision to coach a second-divi-

sion team who are currently in 13th placein their 15-team league.

Jokes soon broke out online about hischoice of destination: Sinaloa is perhapsbest known as home to the drug cartel ofthe same name. And Dorados are ownedby a politically powerful family, theHank clan, that has been accused of linksto drug trafficking.

Maradona, however, insisted his focusis on football, calling this "the bestmoment in my life." "I want to spend along time" at Dorados, he said.

"People can say a lot of things, but...I was heading downhill, I was eatingmyself up, it was a step backward, andfootball is a step forward. All that changedthanks to my daughters." He recounted anoft-told story, of how his youngest daugh-ter once spoke to him when he was in acoma, asking him to live — and convinc-ing him to change his ways.

It is a story he has been telling formore than a decade.

����(��������*.�����Maradona, 57, grinned as he accept-

ed a Dorados jersey with his old number10 on it, and joked with journalists thathe was ready to "sing any song you wantme to." Framed by two giant photos ofhimself during his playing days, he alsosaid he had turned down offers from theleftist presidents of Bolivia and Venezuela,his pals Evo Morales and Nicolas Maduro,to coach their national teams.

After a 10-minute speech and 15 min-utes taking questions — his speech slight-ly slurred and his statements sometimesfuzzy — Maradona headed to Doradosstadium to preside over his first practice.

On the way, he uploaded a video tohis Instagram account in which hethanked his fans and said, "Long live theChurch of Maradona."

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Andre Silva scored the only goal asEuropean champions Portugal —

without superstar Cristiano Ronaldo —got their Nations League campaign offthe mark with a 1-0 win over Italy inLisbon on Monday.

Ronaldo, 33, had been left out of thesquad at his own request to focus on hisnew Italian club Juventus.

But the Euro 2016 winners showedno sign of missing their star striker,dominating the Italians to secure theirfirst three points in a Group 3 that alsoincludes Poland.

Italy coach Roberto Mancini suf-fered his first competitive setback afterbeing held by Poland 1-1 in theiropener on Friday in Bologna, with theAzzurri on one point after two games.

"We made too many mistakes, butthe lads gave everything," said Mancini.

"We need to find a solution to scor-ing goals because you don't win gameswithout scoring. That's our main prob-lem right now." Silva scored threeminutes into the second half with theon-loan Sevilla striker picking up aBruma cross to beat GianluigiDonnarumma in the Italy goal.

Italy had been fortunate to keeptheir goal clear in the first half, large-

ly thanks to Donnarumma, as Portugaldictated play in the Estadio Da Luz.Bernardo Silva's effort was cleared offthe line by Alessio Romagnoli with aBruma effort deflected onto the bar.

Italy fought back with CiroImmobile and Simone Zaza threaten-ing just before the break.

Mancini had rang the changes withan experimental side with seven newplayers starting — midfielder Jorginhoand Donnarumma the only pair to beretained from the draw with Poland.

SPAL's Manuel Lazzari made hisinternational debut on the right ofdefense. Federico Chiesa and AndreSilva both missed chances early, whilea Zaza back-heel flick for Immobile wascleared in the box.

William Carvalho fired just widefrom distance and Jorginho's volley wascleared. Portugal grabbed the winnersoon after the restart through Silva withBernardo Silva coming close to a sec-ond only for Donnarumma to clear.

The four-time world championsnow risk being relegated from theirNations League group after also failingto qualify for the World Cup.

"We must help the youth grow, aswe don't have alternatives," said formerManchester City and Inter Milan coachMancini.

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Young Monaco driver CharlesLeclerc will replace Finnish vet-

eran Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari nextseason with the former world cham-pion returning to Sauber, bothFormula One teams announced onTuesday.

The 20-year-old Leclerc — aFerrari Driver Academy graduate —was the 2017 Formula 2 champion,and made his debut in F1 this sea-son with the Sauber team.

"Scuderia Ferrari announces that,at the end of the 2018 season, KimiRaikkonen will step down from hiscurrent role," the team said in a state-ment. ".. In the next Formula Oneracing season, Charles Leclerc willdrive for the Team alongsideSebastian Vettel," it added.

"Dreams do come true," Leclercposted on Twitter. "I'll be driving for@scuderiaferrari for the 2019Formula 1 World Championship."Leclerc has had a promising start tohis rookie season, finishing sixth atthe Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

He has been nurtured by theScuderia Ferrari for several years andis managed by Nicolas Todt, son offormer Ferrari team principal andcurrent FIA president Jean Todt.

"I will be eternally grateful to@scuderiaferrari for the opportuni-ty given. To @nicolastodt for sup-porting me since 2011. To my fam-ily," Leclerc added.

The 38-year-old Raikkonen hasstarted 287 Grands Prix, winning 20since his debut in 2001 with Sauber.

Raikkonen achieved his 100thpodium finish by finishing second atthe Italian Grand Prix in Monza thismonth after claiming his 18th polein style with F1's all-time fastest lap.

"During these years, Kimi's con-tribution to the team, both as a dri-ver and on account of his humanqualities, has been fundamental. Heplayed a decisive role in the team's

growth and was, at the same time,always a great team player," theteam said.

Raikkonen left F1 wo years afterwinning the world title with Ferrariand spent two years competing in theWorld Rally Championship, beforereturning to F1 with Lotus in 2012.

�,�������������Raikkonen moved back to

Ferrari in 2014."As a World Champion for

Scuderia Ferrari, he will always bepart of the Team's history and fam-ily. We thank Kimi for all of this andwish him and his family a prosper-ous future," the team added.

Sauber later confirmedRaikkonen would return to the teamhe made his debut with in 2001.

"The Alfa Romeo Sauber F1Team is delighted to announce thatKimi R?ikk?nen will join the teamfrom 2019. The 2007 Formula OneWorld Champion has signed for thenext two seasons," Sauber con-firmed.

Raikkonen left Sauber forMcLaren in 2002 before rejoiningFerrari in 2006.

He tweeted: "Guess who's back?!Next two years with @sauberf1teamahead! Feels extremely good to goback where it all began!"

Sauber team principal said:"Signing Kimi Raikkonen as our dri-ver represents an important pillar ofour project, and brings us closer toour target of making significantprogress as a team in the nearfuture.

"Kimi's undoubted talent andimmense experience in FormulaOne will not only contribute to thedevelopment of our car, but will alsoaccelerate the growth and develop-ment of our team as a whole.

"Together, we will start the 2019season with a strong foundation, dri-ven by the determination to fight forresults that count."

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India's junior shooters scaled another high bydelivering the country's first set of skeet

medals at the ISSF World Championships -- amen's team Silver and an individual Bronze byGurnihal Singh Garcha here on Tuesday.

Before this edition of the world champi-onship, India had won all its shotgun medalsin the trap and double trap disciplines. This willbe the first timethat Indian skeetshooters will comeback with medalsfrom the premierecompetition.

The trio ofGurnihal (119),Anantjeet SinghNaruka (117) and Ayush Rudraraju (119) com-bined for a score of 355 for a second-place fin-ish in the finals. The three had topped day oneof the team qualifying on Monday.

The 19-year-old Gurnihal also made thesix-strong individual final, where he shot ascore of 46 to claim the individual Bronze, thebiggest achievement of his international careerso far.

India are placed fourth in the overallmedals' tally with seven Gold, eight Silver andseven Bronze medals for a total of 20 at the pre-mier International Shooting Sport Federation(ISSF) showpiece, which is also the first qual-ifying event for the 2020 Olympic Games.

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Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopraon Tuesday said he would aim toconsistently hit the Asian Games

Gold-winning distance of 88m next sea-son before looking to cross the magical90m mark in 2020 ahead of the TokyoOlympics.

Chopra, who sent the spear to a dis-tance of 88.06m to claim the Gold in theAsian Games last month, said a "small"adjustment in his technique — which hewould work out before next season—should enable him to cross the 90mmark.

"It has been a very satisfying season,I have been consistent at 85-plusthroughout and I touched 88m inJakarta. I am now confident that cross-ing 90m is within my grasp, it can comeanytime. But before doing that I will haveto throw at around 88m consistently,"Chopra said in an interaction here.

"I would be looking to be consistentat around 88m next year and then go forthe 90m before 2020 Olympics. But younever know even in the biggest of events(like the World Championships andOlympics), you can win a medal at thisdistance (of 88m)," said the 20-year-oldHaryana athlete at the sidelines of anevent organised by global sports drinkscompany, Gatorade.

In 2016, Chopra became the firstIndian junior world champion athletewith a throw of 86.48m but had an ordi-nary season last year.

But this season, he emerged as atruly world-class javelin thrower, win-ning Gold in the Commonwealth andAsian Games and finishing fourth in theprestigious Diamond League Final.

He is the only javelin throweramong the current top stars in the worldto have crossed 85m while below 20years of age. Among the active javelinthrowers, six have crossed the 90mmark, including three Germans whohave been consistent at around thatmagic mark.

Chopra is aware of the tough com-petition at the global level but said areadjustment in his technique should puthim among the select few of 90mthrowers.

"I have to do a small change in mytechnique, that has been identifiedalong with my coach (former worldrecord holder Uwe Hohn). This will bedone before the new season next yearand I hope to improve my distance," hesaid.

"It is about the angle of release. Thespear is going sideways and moretowards left. I have to bring it towardsthe centre for a perfect angle of releaseso that the spear goes farther."

The youngster said that the sixth-place finish at the IAAF Continental Cupin Ostrava in Czech Republic onSeptember 9 was a blessing in disguiseas it showed he needed the adjustmentin his technique.

He had a third round throw of over85m but the spear went out of the sec-

tor, leaving Chopra out of medal con-tention.

"It (the spear) was over 85m butwent slightly out of the sector. Thatshows that there is some deficiency inmy technique and the angle of release.So, I have to work on these things so thatI can throw farther," he added.

A few weeks before the Asian

Games, Chopra's former coach GaryCalvert, who had guided him to becomea junior world champion, died in China.

"I became a junior world champi-on under him and I learnt a lot fromhim. He told me he would be with meat the Asian Games (as national coachof China) but that did not happen."

Chopra said standing at the podi-

um at the Asian Games flanked by aChinese and Pakistani did not strike himimmediately.

"It did not strike me at that momentbut it was talked about later. But everyathletes wants to do his best for hiscountry and play with sportsmanshipspirit. That is the same for me," hesaid.

Asked about his journeyfrom a village near Panipat tobeing a nation's Olympicmedal hope, he said, "I startedin 2011 in the district level andbroke the U-16 national recordin 2013. I went up step by stepand I was called for the nation-al camp. I had never thoughtat that time that I will go thisfar."

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