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1 C M Y K RNI Regn. No. MPENG/2004/13703, Regd. No. L-2/BPLON/41/ n the flood fury that has Iseverely impacted a large section of over 19 lakh farmers in Kerala, only 46,136 have insured their crops under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY) in The number of Kerala farmers who insured their crops is fewer than those in other States, which reflects that farmers are still unaware of the details of the PMFBY. Interestingly, the number of insured farmers declined from 77,000 in to 46,136 in Even these insured farmers cannot hope for an early relief. The Agriculture Ministry data shows the insurance companies are yet to settle claims for kharif and rabi crops under the PMFBY in the State. Not a single farmer got his claims under the PMFBY in Similarly, in , as many as 77,000 farmers insured their crops and only 23,300 received their claims. Due to flood and rain in all districts in Kerala, around 42,632 hectares of agricultural land have reportedly been destroyed and the initial estimates put the loss at around 1,000 crore. Meanwhile, the Union Finance Ministry has directed insurance companies to simplify and settle insurance claims under the PMFBY to flood victims in Kerala. During rabi season in , of the total 45,874 farmers who insured the crops, only 2,200 were found eligible for insurance claims. During kharif season, 21,000 farmers received the insurance claims against 31,500. According to sources, insurance companies, aurabh Chaudhary, all of 16, Son Tuesday became the youngest Indian shooter to win an Asian Games gold medal as he trumped a field comprising multiple world and Olympic champions in the 10m air pistol finals here. The seasoned Sanjeev Rajput then made the country proud, winning the silver in the 50m rifle 3 positions. Another Indian making his international debut, 29-year-old Abhishek Verma, shot to secure bronze in 10m air pistol event. Chaudhary aggregated to finish top of the podium and become the fifth in many cases did not investigate losses due to a localised calamity and, therefore, did not pay claims. The Kerala Government has fixed cutoff date as August 15, 2018, for kharif crops. Sources said the crop cutting experiment (CCE) data, which forms a key element of the PMFBY, is the main reason for delay of insurance claims. CCE data at the harvest time helps assessing yield loss, and it requires substantial manpower. At present, State Governments are responsible for conducting experiments. Officials said that according to insurers, CCEs were not properly conducted. While in some cases, the experiments were not conducted on the date intimated to the insurers, in others data presented by the State Government did not match ground realities. The Agriculture Ministry data, in insurance companies collected over 24,450 crore as premium even after the delay by States in forking out their subsidy contribution. The Agriculture Ministry claimed insurance companies settled 11,899-crore claims under the PMFBY for kharif in The claims of 16,448 crore have been estimated and 13,768 crore has been approved. Out of which, 11,899 crore has been settled by the insurance companies, Minister of State for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. In , gross premium collections both charged to farmers as well as subsidy received from the Centre and States amounted to 22,180 crore. As against this, total wo months after an eight- girl was gang- Tyear-old raped, Mandsaur special court judge Nisha Gupta held two accused in the case guilty and sentenced them to death under the newly-introduced IPC section 376 DB (punishment for rape of a woman under 12 years of age by one or more persons). Reacting to the judgement, father of the victim expressed satisfaction over the special court verdict handing down capital punishment to two men in the case that had caused a huge public outrage. According to prosecution, the eight-year-old girl was abducted when she was waiting outside her school by Irfan alias Bhaiyu (20) and Asif (24) on June 26 and was raped by them. They had also tried to kill her by slitting her throat and inflicted injuries on her neck, face, head and private parts, but she survived. Talking to media persons in Indore, victim's father hoped that the verdict would send a strong message and act as a deterrent. A resident of Mandsaur, victim s father is currently staying in Indore, as the victim is undergoing treatment at a city hospital. My daughter and my family have been under stress since the past two months. Since the beginning, we wanted them to be hanged. Finally, justice has been delivered today, he said, adding that the verdict was delivered in time because the trial was conducted in a fast track court. The court judgement would send a strong message in the society and (hopefully) such crimes against minors would be reduced, he said. Indian shooter to win an Asiad gold. The day belonged to teenage prodigy Chaudhary, son of a farmer based in Kalina Village in Meerut district. Competing in his first senior event, Chaudhary showed maturity and calmness claims of 15,352 crore were paid to the farmers. The data shows over 1.20 crore farmers have benefited from the crop insurance scheme during the kharif season last year and the rabi season in as compared to 1.62 crore in Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has said the insurance companies should follow a procedure similar to the one used to settle claims after the Chennai floods in well beyond his age to snatch the lead from 2010 World Champion Tomoyuki Matsuda on the penultimate attempt of the 24-shot pistol final. In the qualification, the worst-ever floods since losses and damages in the 1924, in West Bengal the agriculture land damaged by flood According to report, over flood-affected States. he monsoon-triggered Tflood has ravaged a whopping is greater. 50,000 houses and 42, lakh acre ( Compared to Kerala s loss hectare crops were completely hectare) of agricultural land in of 42, hectare farm land, damaged in Kerala. Kerala, Karnataka, Assam, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. Though Kerala is witnessing West Bengal lost crops on 48, hectare as per the latest Government data on the A total of 5,000 trees, 1,75,00 plantain trees with fruits and 15,000 plantain trees without fruits have been uprooted across the State. As per report, maximum number of damage to crops, animal deaths and damage to houses was reported in Kannur, Kollam, Kasaragod, Alappuzha, Idukki, Wayanad, Kottayam, Thiruvanthapuram, Palakad, Ernakulam and Mallappuram. Continued on Page 4 Chaudhary pipped legendary Korean shooter Jin Jong-oh, a four-time Olympic and threetime world champion. Continued on Page 4 Related reports on P11 hief Minister Arvind CKejriwal on Tuesday said higher educational institutions in the city should strive to be among the top 10 institutes in the world and that his Government would provide them funds required to achieve the goal. Kejriwal said his Government would organise a summit and invite teaching professionals of Indian origin from across the world to discuss ways to improve the education system in Delhi. We will do it soon, he said at the inauguration function of Phase II of IIIT-Delhi campus on Okhla area of South east Delhi. No Indian institute figures among the top 10 institutions in the world. It is our dream he Centre on Tuesday Tappointed Bihar Governor Satya Pal Malik as new Governor of militancy-hit Jammu & Kashmir and replaced him by veteran BJP leader Lalji Tandon as Governor of Bihar. Bihar BJP leaders Satyadev Naryan Arya and former Agra Mayor Baby Rani Maurya have been appointed as Governors of Haryana and Uttarakhand respectively. Kaptan Singh Solanki, the Governor of Haryana, has been transferred to Tripura and the current Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy has been sent to Meghalaya. Ganga Prasad, the Governor of Meghalaya, has been transferred to Sikkim, said a Rashtrapati Bhavan communiqué. Former Central Minister Satya Pal Malik s appointment as Jammu & Kashmir Governor came as surprise as several retired senior army officers and former Home Secretaries, including CAG Rajiv Mehrishi, were seen as front runners. Malik was a Minister of State in VP Singh Government, handling Parliamentary Affairs. The 72-year-old Malik will be the first career politician to be appointed as Governor of the restive State after Karan Singh, who held the post from 1965 to Before this, Singh was Sadar-e-Riyasat after the State was made part of Indian union. Continued on Page 4 that at least one college or university from Delhi make it to the top-10 list. I can assure you there will be no shortage of money, Kejriwal said. The Chief Minister rued that only 1.25 lakh of the total around 2.5 lakh students clearing Class XII exams every year get admissions to colleges and universities in the national Capital. The Chief Minister stressed on the shortage of Higher Education capacity and the irony that many students with enior Congress leader SAhmed Patel, former political secretary to UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, was on Tuesday appointed AICC Treasurer by replacing old guard Motilal Vohra. Patel takes charge of the Congress kitty at a time when the funds have dried up and the party has to face year-end Assembly elections in three crucial States and general elections in Vohra, a Rajya Sabha member and one of the oldest Congress members, was assigned a new task as head of a newly created post of General Secretary Administration. Simultaneously, former Union Minister Anand Sharma was appointed as chairperson of the party s foreign affairs committee by replacing veteran Karan Singh. A Rajya Sabha member, Patel had earlier served as treasurer from 1996 to 2000 and turned 69 on Tuesday. Patel has been revitalising the party by emphasising on door-to-door collections and persuading grass-root Congress workers to contribute to the party funds. He believes this will help mobilise party workers and will work as a bridge between the old timers and new generations. The party funds have taken a huge hit after the Congress lost power in 2014, said a party insider on Patel s new task. Patel is one of the few Congress leaders who have worked closely with three generations of Gandhis Indira, Rajiv, Sonia and now Rahul. He also shared a good rapport with former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao and former Congress chief Sitaram Kesri but never breached the trust of the Gandhi family and thus emerged as one of most powerful leaders of the party during the 10-year-long UPA regime under Manmohan Singh. The changes come a month after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi restructured the party set-up and dropped veterans such as Digvijaya Singh, Sushikumar Shinde, Janardhan Dwivedi and CP Joshi from the all-powerful CWC and appointed some new faces in their place. The appointment is part of Rahul Gandhi s ongoing move to infuse fresh blood in the grand old party. Continued on Page 4 C M Y K wo girls and their 28-year- mother died while their Told father escaped with injuries after their shanty caved in at Dhobi Ghat under Shymala Hills police station area in the wee hours of Tuesday. Police said Samaila Khan (28), Tanzeela (9) and Areeva (3) died after their shanty caved in late in the night on Monday. The three were rushed to nearby hospital where they were declared dead while fourth one identified as Azeen Khan escaped with injuries. Locals informed the police and a team was rushed to the rescue and four were rescued in which three died and one survived the incident. The person who escaped with injuries is the head of the family and Samaila s husband. Police said that the wall with which the shanty was supported was made of stone and was boundary wall and in the heavy rain it caved in resulting into death of three family members. Azeem Khan sustained multiple injuries and is undergoing treatment at Hamidia hospital where his condition is reportedly stable. The bodies were sent for the post mortem and a case under section 174 of the CrPC was registered. Police have started further investigation. During the investigation police found that the family was issued warning of repairing the house which was in dilapidated condition and Azeem responded by asking for time for repair work. The family members were asleep at the time of the incident due to which they failed to save themselves from the wall which collapsed per cent also don t get good colleges. He firmly stressed that no nation can be developed unless the people of the nation are well educated, it is a necessary but not sufficient condition. Education is a mission, an ideology for us. That is why we doubled the budget on education, and that is why Manish Sisodia is working so hard to motivate teachers and principals to a better Education system, the Chief Minister said. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the Phase II of Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT-D) campus was completed in about 2.5 years and it was testament to Government s commitment towards education. Continued on Page 4

2 C M Y K was very happy person. Deputy speaker in the legislative assembly, Rajendra Singh said that hief Minister Shivraj Singh CChouhan, while paying late Atal Ji delivered the message tribute to the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, said that he was an amazing politician full of for love and harmony leaving aside the party line. He was a great person. Regional humanity. He was a great orator Bauddhik Pramukh of and versatile personality. He was a crown of India in real sense. Chouhan was addressing a gathering organised to pay tribute to the former Prime Minister at Motilal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Vilasrao Bole said that late Atal Ji elevated the respect for the Rashtra Bhasha in the world. His departure is the departure of ascetic. Socialist leader Raghu Thakur said that people are still Remembering late recalling late Atal Ji after his life. Vajpayee, Chauhan narrated He carved out three states during his tenure as the prime many memoirs. He said that Atal Ji can never leave us. He will always live in the hearts of Ji, if we try to become like him. of the Himalaya. Former Member of Parliament and minister without any oppose. He used to win everybody's crores of Indians. Mentioning Union Minister for Minister Suresh Pachori said State BJP Rakesh Singh said heart. the unique quality of Atal Ji's personality, Chouhan said that he was always attentive towards minor things. He was very Drinking Water and Sanitation, Uma Bharati said that late Atal Ji has a very important role in her life. He was merciful, generous that late Atal Ji's entire life was devoted to the country. Atal Ji was one among those who taught that there is no enmity that late Atal ji made a place in the hearts of people, beyond the political limitations. He was the proud son of Madhya Member of Rajya Sabha and vice president of the BJP Prabhat Jha recalled the working of late Atal Ji as a journal- warm-hearted. He has and of humorous nature. in politics, just competition. Pradesh s soil, we are proud of ist. Shailendra Shaili of the enhanced the respect for Hindi across the world. He said that the present generation would feel proud that it saw Atal Ji. It would be the real tribute to Atal He had a unique combination of sweet and fragrance. She had very emotional closeness with him. He had wide contacts with all and was like a Devdar tree Former MP Kailash Sarang said that late Atal Ji was Yug Purush. He set an ideal by not doing politics of manipulation. it. He was an institution in fact. General Secretary of the BJP Kailash Vijayvargiya said that Atal Ji was a great personality and everybody likes him. He Community party of India said that late Atal Ji favoured ethis and democrative values in politics. He was the representative of human values. uge masks, over decorated Hcostumes and heavy accessories altogether made the splendid performance of the sagacious epic Ramayana marked the conclusion of three-day theatre festival. The mythological tale Ramayana was wondorously performed here on Tuesday. Directed by Shanti Vardhan, the legendary story was performed in a ballet form by the artists of Ranga Sri Little Ballet Troupe, Bhopal. This was a novel composition combined the features of ballet and puppet play. It presented a folkloristic version of the Ramayana in the manner of the Rajasthani Puppet play. The dance belongs to Orissa and the movements of the human puppets are stylized and all dancers wear square masks on their faces, crowns and headgears are modeled and painted. The performers created the illusion of the wooden, head- heavy puppet, but gave ince, the festival of Rakshabandhan is Sapproaching near, the festivity has started gripping the State capital. The preparations for Rakhi are in its full swing. The festival would be celebrated on Sunday. The markets are packed with different varieties of Rakhis, tempting chocolates and enormous ranges of sweets. The festivals bring joy and a lot of contentment along with traditions and customs associated with them. Now the tradition with which rakhi is associated is that sister ties a thread on her brother s wrist with brother giving a promise to protect her all her life. The festival dedicated to love and affection between brothers and sisters have a lot of preparations to be made. The markets are displaying different varieties of Rakhis for the tiny tots. Rakhis featuring Superman, Krrish, Bal Hanuman and Chhota Bheem are major attractions for kids this season. While choosing a Rakhi customers usually go with the colour and design of their preference and little girls want to buy the rakhi with favourite character of their brother, says Kumar, a shopkeeper. The rates of such rakhis start from Rs 50 to 150. I want to buy a Rakhi featuring Chhota Bheem, as my little brother is a big fan of Chota Bheem, says Shweta, a buyer. The glowing Rakhi, Rakhis featuring teddy-bear, car, mobile and mouse rakhis are a major pick-up among children. Some of the rakhis have been made of resham and zari threads and are decorated with different items like pearls, beads, stones, gems or imitation jewellery material. I prefer to buy a traditional rakhi beautifully decorated with gems and pearl. This rakhi which I bought would definitely suit on my brother s wrist, says Shruti, another buyer. Raksha Bandhan is a festival of great happiness and no celebration is complete without sweets. he young minds painted TIndia of their dreams in a painting competition 'Mere Sapnon Ka Bharat organised post Independence Day. The painting competition was organized by Pratibha Syntax's Carbon Basics brand. The main purpose of this competition was to engage with the children and to make them aware of painting and to paint India in their minds as painting. Apart from this, it was also the main aim of the competition was to encourage the children to experience the Garments Manufacturing Unit and to increase their knowledge in this direction. The judge of this competition was eminent artist Sanjay Imaleji. This contest was divided into two sections. The first section was for children under age 10 years and in the second segment, children from 11 years to 14 years were included. The first prize in the age group below 10 years was received by Ananya Somatke. Second prize in this age group was given to Santu Srivastava. Harshvardhan Jain got the first prize under the category of 11 and 14 years. In this class, the second award was won by Nishtha Mishra. In order to encourage children, a special T-shirt was given as a reward, in which the children's painting was painted. Children are happy to see their paintings being printed on T-shirts. Business head of Carbon Basics, Prerna Chaudhary said, The children have shown the dream of India in their painting brilliantly and after they will grow up they will definitely fulfill that dream. skilful execution an almost fantastic animation to the faces. The theme of the Ramayana was aptly introduced in the context of a village fair, with peasants and their womenfolk milling around in the excitement of the market. In the background rival showmen are trying to attract revelers to their respective entertainments. The Puppet Masters hile reacting on the deci- of death penalty Wsion awarded in the inhuman and heinous crime committed in Mandsaur, the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that justice is served in this case. The promptness shown by the District Court, Police and officers related to the prosecution to ensure death penalty to the convicts is praiseworthy. Chouhan mentioned that there is only capital punishment for those who hurt dignity of daughters. The victim is the daughter of the state. She will be looked after completely. Besides, Chouhan said that the investigation team of Mandsaur District Police has worked promptly and gathered all the evidences against the convicts to ensure death penalty for them. Prosecution work was completed in just 8 days. The Court of the Special Justice has found them guilty of crime and ordered death penalty in the case. The work carried out by the Police and Prosecution Officers in this case with dedication and skill is praiseworthy. The State Government is sensitive towards such heinous crimes. Criminals will not be spared at any cost. Madhya Pradesh has acted with promptness in such a sensitive case to ensure death penalty to the convicts. began to show their marionettes, while the Drummer announces the main attraction of the performance. A brief invocation to the spirits of the original characters accompanies the transition from the real life scene of the fair to the puppet stage, and preludes the action. The Bhopalites enjoyed the show whole-heartedly and excitement. The audiences loved the show. As the story of Lord Rama was showcased through the puppet cum ballet dance, it was a unique presentation that left the audience enthralled. It is a bit difficult to perform with heavy masks and highly decorated costumes but the artists managed do perform the show with perfection. The stage setting and lighting added life in the performance leaving the viewers mesmerized. he ashes of former Prime TMinister the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee would be immersed in 10 main rivers of Madhya Pradesh after taking out processions with urns containing the ashes in his home State. Ten Kalash Yatras, processions on vehicles with urns containing Vajpayee's ashes, will be taken out in different parts of the State before the ashes are immersed in rivers across Madhya Pradesh, the BJP said. Nine of the yatras would commence from the BJP state headquarters in Bhopal, while the tenth one would begin from Gwalior, Vajpayee's birthplace, said State BJP media cell in- charge Lokendra Parashar. The ashes from one of the 10 urns would be immersed in the Narmada, MP's most sacred river, today, while the rest would be immersed on Thursday, he said, adding that the urns would reach Bhopal A ne of the most-loved chil- fantasy tales Odren s Aladdin hit the television screens from Tuesday. The special screening of the serial was held here on Tuesday at Fun Cinemas DB City Mall. Aladdin is a folk tale of Middle Eastern origin. It is one of the tales in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights The Arabian Nights, and one of the best known but it was not part of the original Arabic text, being added in the 18th century by Frenchman Antoine Galland, who attributed the tale to Syrian storyteller Youhenna Diab. Since it first appeared in the early 18th century "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp" has been one of the best known and most retold of all fairy stories. on Wednesday and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and state BJP president Rakesh Singh would leave for Hoshangabad from party headquarters with one of the urns for immersion of the ashes in the Narmada in the afternoon. Both the leaders along with other party leaders and workers would immerse the ashes in the Narmada river on Wednesday evening, he said. On Thursday, the processions for immersion of the ashes in eight rivers would start from the State BJP headquarters - Deendayal Parisar - in Bhopal. Another yatra would start six-year-old girl died after a wall collapsed at Golkhedi under Gunga police station area on Tuesday. The heavy rainfall led to the death of 6-year-old girl at Golkhedi who was asleep at the time of the incident. Police said that the deceased identified as Deepa Ahirwar died after wall caved in around 4 am on Tuesday. SHO Eithkhedi police Ashok Gautam said that the girl was sleeping close to wall while the other three children were sleeping at some distance from the wall which saved them but as the whole wall collapsed over the girl she failed to rescue herself. The area received heavy rainfall in the night which made the wall weak and it collapsed at around 4 am, she was rescued and fter high voltage drama that kept police offi- on toes for hours by a murder suspect Acials in Kolar area and detained later accepted disposal of Iron worth Rs 5 lakh stolen from a truck whose truck driver was killed on August 15. Police have detained two accused Vijay Shrivastava and Ritesh in connection with the disposal of the stolen iron carried in the truck by the deceased truck driver Makhan Singh on August 13. SHO Bilkharia police Lokendra Singh Thakur said that Vijay has confessed disposal of iron worth Rs 5 lakh but the main accused who killed Makhan Singh are yet to be identified and nabbed. The details have been provided by the nabbed accused and based on the details search has been intensified to nab the accused. The truck carrying iron of Bansal Steel Company was on its way to Karond from Bhopal but went missing and later recovered near Ayodhya Nagar police station. The story is about a boy Aladdin who falls in love with the princess. But, fate decided something else for him. Aladdin finds a magical lamp and that s when the adventure begins. The serial will be aired on Sab Tv. The channel has roped in popular child actors Siddharth Nigam and Avneet Kaur to play the lead roles of Aladdin and Princess Jasmine. The role of antagonist Jafar is essayed by Amir Dalvi. from Gwalior for the immersion of ashes in the Chambal river, Parashar said. After the end of processions, the ashes would be immersed in the Parvati river at Chanchoda (Guna district), the Kshipra river in Ujjain, the Tapti in Burhanpur, the Son in Rewa, the Betwa in Orchha, the Pench in Chhindwara, the Sindh in Datia and the Ken river in Panna, he added. The BJP plans to immerse Vajpayee's ashes in 100 rivers across the country. The 93-year-old BJP stalwart died on August 16 in New Delhi after a prolonged illness and he was cremated the next day in the national capital. rushed to a nearby hospital where she was declared dead, he added. The parents of the deceased were asleep in other room while three siblings were sleeping in the same room but they escaped unhurt in the incident. After the preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem. The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation. Meanwhile, a 15-year-old youth swept in nullah at Teelajamalpura in the early morning hours on Tuesday. The youth identified as Waseem was sitting over boundary wall of nullah and fell in the nullah after losing balance and swept in the heavy water current. Till the filing of the report he was not found by the police and divers. Siddharth, who rose to fame playing the young Aamir Khan in Dhoom 3, has played the young lead in Mahakumbh, Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat and Chandra Nandni. Avneet, the young girl stepped into the limelight after participating in DID Little Masters. With a pretty face and the talent to act, she soon grabbed shows like Meri Maa, Savitri and Hamari Sister Didi among others. She was also part of the movie Mardaani. Initially steel company lodged a complaint against Makhan Singh and a case of criminal breach of trust was registered against the truck after he went missing on August 13. The accused recce and managed to get lift and later killed Makhan. In connection to the murder police detained Vijay Shrivastava and while he was taken to Kolar for further investigation where he managed to escape and climbed fifth floor of building demanding fair investigation or he would jump later after he got convinced by police he climbed down. Thereafter, when he was quizzed he confessed disposal of stolen iron. C M Y K

3 18 to for the purpose of providing residential facility to the Scheduled he State Cabinet here on Tuesday Caste students from their place of residence to a different place. Tgranted administrative approval of crore for 18,490 hectare total irrigated area of four irrigation schemes of the action taken by Forest Department of The Cabinet gave facto approval to the state. merging the Forest Department's This includes administrative approval Vanrakshak s Junior Pay Scale (Grade Pay of crore for total irrigated area of 1800) and Senior Pay Scale (Grade Pay 2400 hectare of Kanyakhedi irrigation project of Sehore district, crore for total September 8, ) to Grade Pay 1900 from irrigated area of 3500 hectare of Nirgudh The Cabinet also decided to consider irrigation project of Betul district, eligibility for Grade pay of 2400 after calculation crore for total irrigated area of 9990 hectare of Ghoghri irrigation project of Betul district and crore for total irrigated area of 2600 hectare of Jhinna Micro Irrigation Project. The Cabinet granted approval for the scheme of construction and maintenance of stadium in Umaria district and also granted one crore 55 lakh 12 thousand for it. A new Two-year Coaching Yojana was approved for the preparation of national competitive examinations like JEE, NEET, AIIMS, NDA and CLAT etc for the meritorious Scheduled Caste students of the State and also took a decision to run the scheme for year to year In addition to this, it was also decided to provide benefits of payscale at par with teacher cadre to eligible shikshakarmis/contract teachers of grantaided non-government institutions under Tribal Welfare Department from July one, Under the operation of Senior Hostels Scheme, the Cabinet decided to give continuance of the scheme for the year of period of service on grade pay of 1800, 1900 and 2100 by the Forest Department on September 8, 2014, or on subsequent date, after completion of 10 years of service period, if there are other prescribed qualifications for the pay scale. Similarly, the Cabinet decided to consider eligibility for 2800 grade pay on the completion of other prescribed qualifications of timescale payscale on completion of 20 service period on September 8, 2014 or corresponding date in grade pay 1800, 1900, 2100 and 2400 by the Van Rakshak. uge rush was witnessed at Hthe Public Service Management centres in the city as thousands of people turned up to submit applications for the BPL cards as well as Sambal Yojana and the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. More than 80 per cent of the applications were for BPL cards. Chaos prevailed at most of the centers as many of the applicants were not eligible for BPL cards and the officials at the center had a tough time he 110th meeting of the TMajor Project Control Board was held at Mantralaya on Tuesday under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Approval was granted to tenders regarding works costing 1925 crore for Design Build Operate of Right Bank Distribution System of Kundliya Irrigation Project, for dam construction under the multipurpose Bina Joint Irrigation Project, Parvati Composite Gravity Dam construction and for construction of Composite Gravity Dam under the Sita Nagar Project. On completion of these works, irrigation facility will be provided on over total 2.18 lakh hectare of Rajgarh, Sagar and Damoh district. Chouhan said that construction works of the projects should be ensured with quality and within the stipulated convincing them about this fact. Five operators were specifically appointed to handle the BPL applicants. Neither the department nor the District Administration had made any adequate arrangements to handle the situation which led to protest by the applicants. To make matters worse there were no proper arrangements, like extra counters, drinking water or sheds to enable the people waiting in long queue for their turn to submit the applications. time. Works should be monitored constantly. Chouhan was apprised that the construction work of the dam on Kali Sindh river under the Kundliya Project in Sirpoi village of Jirapur block-rajgarh District has been completed. Irrigation facility will be provided on 1.25 lakh hectare area from the dam water. Besides, 10 million cubic meter water for the purpose of drinking and 15 million cubic meter water for industrial use will be made available. Police personnel from the nearby police stations were also positioned in the centers to handle the crowd. More than applications were received at the five PSM centers in the city during the past one month, out of which 7000 applications were rejected. The rejected applicants continue to throng the centers, including the A Grade LokSeva Guarantee Yojaan center at Gorkhi to reapply, and this is creating a huge rush and chaos. According to sources the number of people applying for BPL ration cards has gone up many times over in the recent past as a BPL card holder is eligible to avail benefits of different government-run schemes and projects including grains through the fair price shops Along with this, the provision of 30 million cubic meter water has been made towards environment conservation works. Besides, it was informed in the meeting that high class irrigation facility will be provided on about 65,000 hectare area in Rajgarh. On completion of the work, water distribution system for irrigation will be set up through pressurized and micro pipeline on 64,656 hectare land. The project will provide irrigation facility to 255 villages of Rajgarh district. The construction of dam with total water storage capacity of 270 million cubic meter water, on Bina river near Gavri village of Rahatgarh-Sagar district is proposed under the multipurpose Bina Joint Irrigation Project. Under this, 37 million cubic meter water will be kept reserved for the 3 Gramin Payjal Samooh Yojana. The construction of another Chakarpur dam, 10 km down from this dam is under progress. Both the dams will have joint water storage capacity of 300 million cubic metre. This will provide irrigation on the total 90,000 hectare land of 403 villages of Sagar district through sprinkler system by laying underground pipeline up to one hectare area. Dam construction project is proposed on Parvati river near village Fatehpur of Rajgarh district. The total water storage capacity of the dam is 172 million cubic meter and the designed irrigation capacity is 48 thousand hectare. A provision of 10 million cubic meter water has been made towards potable water. Similarly, Sita Nagar project is proposed on Sonar river near Sitapur village of Pathriya block-damoh district. The total storage capacity of the dam is over 65 million cubic meter water. and Right to Education. Besides these, a BPL card holder, who does not own a houseis also entitled to get one under various schemes of the state and central governments. The PSM centers receive applications for more than 400 services of the state and the center governments and the rush for the BPL cards is affecting those services too. Speaking to the media persons, Amit Shiromoni, Manager, Lok Seva Guarantee Yojana, Gwalior said that the number of applicants for the BPL cards has increased unprecedentedly in the past one month. He added that more than 70 per cent of the applicants are not eligible for the card and convincing them about this is becoming a tough task. He also said that currently there is no system to stop them from applying again. or the second consecutive Fday heavy rains lashed the State Capital on Tuesday and heavy rainfall would prevail in the next 48 hours in the State Capital and State. As many as 35 districts are likely to witness heavy rainfall according to the warning issued by Met department. Several districts which have issued warning on Monday have received heavy rainfall and on Tuesday Met department issued warning of heavy rainfall. A low pressure area over central part of North Madhya Pradesh has started its movement towards north west Madhya Pradesh which would f our intentions are strong, Ithen no storm can stop us from achieving our goals. The position which BHEL has achieved today is the result of the selfless contribution of its employees, opined DK Thakur Executive Director BHEL Bhopal while addressing the employees at the Management Employee Communication Meeting held at Cultural Hall, he police officials in the TState capital, right from the traffic police to the DIG, are not concerned with the problems of the common people who are forced to remain in traffic jam for hours in MP Nagar and nearby areas. The officials are more concerned towards minting money by imposing fines to the fourwheeler and two-wheeler owners accusing them of violating traffic rules. However, they are not concerned about the expenses incurred on the diesel and petrol consumed on traffic jams. The situation of traffic jam is being witnessed in the same MP Nagar and adjoining areas for past couple of years. The main reasons of the jams are considered as rains and the traffic diversions. However, the Learned cops posted in the make system feeble decreasing the rainfall in central part of North Madhya Pradesh while heavy rainfall would be witnessed in several parts of north west Madhya Pradesh in the next 2-3 days. Most of the parts of Jabalpur, Bhopal, Indore and Ujjain divisions and several parts of Rewa, Gwalior, Hoshangabad, Shahdol and Sagar divisions witnessed rainfall in the next 24 hours. Udaipura and Bhopal recorded 17 cm of rainfall which was the highest in the state in the past 24 hours. Bareli recorded 12 cm, Silwani recorded 11 cm, Bhensadehi recorded 10 cm, Khandwa and Sehore recorded 9 cm, Harda, Icchawar, Narsinghpur and Piplani in association with Human Resource Development Centre BHEL Bhopal. On this occasion, M Isadore General Manager (HR), SM Ramanathan General Manager (P&D, IT), all general managers, Amitabh Dubey AGM (HRD) and employees in large number were present. The Management Employee Communication meeting started in Bhopal in the 70s, is now in operation in Jabalpur recorded 6 cm, Mandla, Amarkantak, Khategaon, Maheswar, most of the public sector organisations as well as the private sector companies. During the meeting Thakur along with the respective product managers answered the queries raised by the employees, assuring the employees of bringing their suggestion into practice. The theme of the programme has been chosen keeping in view the ECS (Execution, Consolidation and State capital have not been able to come out with the solution of this problem. Particularly on Tuesday, the officials remained busy in dealing with the VIP movement at Lal Parade ground, where a programme to pay tributes to former prime minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee was organised. Nsobody was concerned with the problems Nasrullahganj, Bhikangoan, Ashta, Khirkiya, Guna, Dhar, Begumganj recorded 5 cm of being faced by the common people. Additional SP Traffic Arvind Dubey told The Pioneer that he was busy in VIP movement and can not talk. SP South Rahul Kumar Lodha instead of commenting on the situation, said that the reporter should talk to traffic officials. After heavy rainfall it was heavy traffic which disrupted normal life for the commuters on Tuesday. Huge bee lines of vehicles were witnessed at several parts of the state capital and which turned worst in the evening make the lives of commuters miserable. The heavy rainfall exposed the road repair patches recently made to fill pot holes and made the traffic to move slowly at several places in the State capital. The traffic signals stopped functioning at few squares making the traffic personnel to manage traffic flow manually rainfall. According to the forecast most of the parts of Jabalpur, Sagar, Rewa, Shahdol, Simplification) objective of Atul Sobti CMD (BHEL). Earlier, Isadore welcoming all the guest threw light on the objective of MECOM. He further said that we all should try to reap maximum benefits from this type of forum. but which helped little as commuters faced problems in making through the heavy traffic jams and kept stranded for hours. Subhash Nagar railway crossing area, Rachna Nagar under bridge, Chetak Bridge square, Jyoti talkies square, Board office square, Hotel residency road, BDA office square, Axis Bank road and DB Mall square where the regions in and around MP Nagar area which witnessed heavy traffic jams and vehicles were moving at dead speed. Along with the main roads service roads were also filled with vehicles restricting the movement of vehicles. Traffic police officers said that due to tribute paying ceremony at Lal Parade Ground during the day traffic diversions were made and which created traffic congestions and later augmented during the peak hours. Gwalior and Chambal divisions and Neemuch, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Jhabua, Alirajpur, Addressing the gathering Ramanathan gave a presentation on the organisations Roadmap He further said the BHEL s contribution in the growth of the country has been exemplary. On this occasion the best executive, supervisor and worker of the quarter were also felicitated. KV Padmaja coordinated the programme and Dubey proposed the vote of thanks. Badwani, Ujjain and Dhar districts and several places in Bhopal, Hoshangabad, Ujjain( except Ujjain) and Indore (except Indore) would receive heavy rainfall.

4 rhythm and movements they on special occasions, such as at greet for the occasion. weddings, festivals and religious occasions which some- he little dancers of the city Ghoomar is a traditional Tenthralled the audience folk dance of Bhil tribe performed to worship Goddess The last performance was times lasts for hours. with their spontaneous performance. The folk dances Sarasvati which was later Naurata dance. This dance has were performed by the youngsters of the city at Gandhi communities. The dance is unmarried girls in the embraced by other Rajasthani a special significance to the Bhavan auditorium on Tuesday. chiefly performed by veiled Bundelkhand region of The event was organised by women who wear flowing Madhya Pradesh. Naurata Saharsh Sanstha, Bhopal. The dresses called Ghaghara. dance is performed by the event began with paying a floral tribute to former President involves performers pirouetting God seeking a good match and The dance typically would be brides to invoke the Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Later, while moving in and out of a conjugal bliss. the kids performed folk dances wide circle. According to the The nine day festivities including Badhai, Ghoomar and Naurata. Badhai is a ceremonial dance. It is performed on child birth, marriages or any other get together to celebrate happiness and joy. The collective moments of dancers show the unique expressions of their faces. With traditional rituals, newly married bride is expected to dance ghoomar on being welcomed to her new marital home. Ghoomar is often performed during the period of navratri are marked by creating Naurata intricate designs outside the house made from lime and various colours.... From page 1 The Phase II expansion of IIIT-D will enhance its students uptake from over 1,800 to 3,000. Sisodia who also holds the Education portfolio Minister recalled that the foundation of the institute was laid down by him in 2015 and highlighted the rarity that within just three years such a sprawling campus has been built. Identifying three major things that highlight the priority to higher education by previous Governments: One being the Delhi University Act from before Independence, that disabled the formation of any affiliating University except one, two being the lack of land demarked for schools and colleges in Delhi by land controlling authorities and thirdly the money allocated to education, Sisodia claimed. While working within its purview, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government has doubled the budget on education and has been expanding the campuses institutions like Delhi Technical University, Ambedkar University, IIIT Delhi as much as possible. Located in Okhla Industrial Area, IIIT-D caters to more than 1,800 students offering P.hD. Program (Areas of CSE, ECE, Mathematics, CB, and SSH); B.Tech Program (CSE, ECE, CSAM, CSD, CSSS, CB) and Specialised MTech programme. he row over Punjab Minister TNavjot Singh Sidhu s visit to Islamabad refused to die down as the former cricketer on Tuesday stoutly defended hugging the Pakistan Army chief in Islamabad and accused the BJP of double standards, while the BJP reminded him that diplomacy is the Centre s prerogative, not of an individual Minister. A day after Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh criticised Sidhu for his act, Imran hailed Sidhu as an ambassador of peace and lashed out at the critics saying they are doing a great disservice to peace in the subcontinent. Sidhu reasoned that hugging Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa at the swearing-in ceremony of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was an emotional response on learning that Sikh pilgrims may now be allowed to visit the Kartarpur shrine across the border. Then Prime Minister Atal ji went there with a message of friendship. Thereafter, the Kargil War took place. Five hundred twenty-seven Indian jawans attained martyrdom. Will you blame him?... Then, Modi sahib went to Pakistan without even any official formalities and hugged former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif. Will you not call him a patriot? Why are there double standards? Sidhu said at a Press conference in Chandigarh.Hitting out at the Congress leader for drawing a parallel between his visit to Pakistan and that of Vajpayee, the BJP on Tuesday reminded the former cricketer that diplomacy is the Centre s prerogative, not of an individual Minister. He also asked the BJP why the Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad gifted a cricket bat to Imran Khan after he emerged as the prime minister-designate. Sidhu said he wanted to clarify that his Islamabad visit was not political and just in response to a warm invitation from a friend. That friend who went through immense hard work and struggle in life. The one who reached a position which is respected and holds the capability of changing the fate of crores of people, he said. The former cricketer said Imran Khan s invitation should be seen in a larger context, adding that he had sent out a message of friendship and peace. He hoped India and Pakistan can settle their differences through talks and increase trade and other exchanges. From page 1 The 42-year-old Matsuda from Japan misfired on the 23rd shot to settle for silver with an overall score of Chaudhary also set a Games record with his sensational effort. His last two shots were a 10.2 and 10.4, giving him the decisive lead. The Japanese s last two shots were an 8.9 and Expectations were high from Chaudhary as he had broken the world record on way to winning a gold in the Junior World Cup in Germany couple of months ago. But not many thought that he would emulate the likes of Jaspal Rana, Randhir Singh, Jitu Rai and Ronjan Sodhi at such a young age to win an Asiad gold. I did not feel any pressure. It doesn t help, said Chaudhary, who picked up the sport only three years ago, when asked about the competition that included world champion Matsuda and Jongoh from South Korea, the multiple Olympic and world champion. He did not show any sign of nerve even in the qualification held earlier in the day, bossing it with a 586. Jong-oh was second in the qualification while Verma finished sixth. Chaudhary, a student of Class XI, will be off to the World Championships after the Games. He learned the tricks of the trade at Amit Sheoran s academy at Benoli near Baghpat, 53 kms from Meerut. Whenever he is home, he helps his father in the farming business and likes to draw in free time. He is also a vegetarian, like his contemporary Manu Bhaker. I like farming. We don t get much time off from training but whenever I do, I go back to my Village (Kalina) and help my father, said Chaudhary. Bronze medallist Verma also picked up the sport three years ago. The 29-year-old Lawyer-cum shooter didn t begin well but saved his best for the last to win bronze. In the fifth series, he shot a couple of 10.7s to get himself into medal contention. He consolidated from there, producing a solid finish. Verma and Bhaker had disappointed in the mixed team event, failing to qualify for the final. I was not disappointed with that result. It actually helped me prepare well for the individual finals. I did feel the pressure, considering it was a high quality field and it was my first international tournament but I was able to calm myself down, said Verma. In the mixed trap event, Shreyasi Singh and Lakshay finished sixth in the final after clearing the qualification. Shreyasi had won the women s double trap gold medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games earlier this year. n the gap of one year, two ICentral agencies have come out with two conflicting figures on the number of children in child care institutions (CCI) with the difference between both surveys as huge as two lakh. Perturbed by the survey reports, one by NCPCR and NGO Childline prepared on March 27, 2017 that reported 4.30 lakh children, and another by the Ministry of Women and Child Development dated March 30, 2018 giving a figure of 2.61 lakh children, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre, Where have From page 1 Malik was also a Rajya Sabha MP for two terms and a Lok Sabha MP from 1989 to Malik was also a Member of Uttar Pradesh Assembly from 1974 to In his political career, he has also been the chairman and member of many parliamentary committees. His appointment ends the over 10-year tenure of Vohra, who took over the reins of the State on June 25, 2008, at a difficult time when Jammu & Kashmir was facing the Amarnath agitation. Malik, who has been associated with Bhartiya Kranti Dal, Lok Dal, Congress and Janata Dal and the BJP during his political career, will be heading the administration of the State. Eighty-three-year-old Tandon, BJP stalwart and a confidant of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, was a key negotiator when the BJP formed Government with Mayawati. He had to face criticism in the infamous sari distribution tragedy in 2004 that claimed lives of 21 women and a child. BJP leader from Agra and member of Uttar Pardesh Juvenile Justice Board Baby Rani Maurya has been appointed as the Governor of Uttarakhand, where former Delhi Police Commissioner KK Paul completed his tenure. Arya, an eight-term MLA in Bihar, was also a Minister in the 2010 BJP-JDU Government in the State. He has been appointed as new Haryana Governor. Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki has been transferred to Tripura, replacing Tathagata Roy who has been transferred to Meghalaya, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said. the two lakh children gone? The mismatch was pointed out to the court by amicus curiae Aparna Bhatt assisting the court in a PIL relating to status of orphanages across the country. Going through the voluminous report running into 40,000 pages, Bhatt compiled findings of the survey report prepared in March 2017 where a team of NCPCR and Childline visited each home and prepared a detailed study of children in 9,589 CCIs. This figure came to around 4.30 lakh. Next, she examined a status report prepared by the WCD Ministry compiling data from each State on the number of CCIs and the children staying in them. It stated a total of 2.61 lakh children in 8,631 homes. Pointing to the recent instances of sexual abuse of girls in shelter homes located in Muzaffarpur (Bihar) and Deoria (UP), Bhatt said the gap in the two figures cannot be ignored and must be investigated. The Bench of Justices Madan B Lokur, S Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta said, This concerns two lakh children and nobody knows where they are. It s a serious situation where have the children gone. The Centre represented by advocate R Balasubramanium informed the court that shelter homes and CCIs are run under the supervision of States and UTs and the Centre practically has to rely on the figures provided by them. He said there was a possibility of error creeping into the preparation of the data by States. But the Bench wondered whether the margin of error would be this huge. Finding no answers forthcoming, the Bench proposed having an oversight committee set up in each State/UT and at the Central level to examine the functioning of these CCIs. These may be headed by either a retired judge of the High Court or a retired bureaucrat. The Centre sought time to seek instructions while the States consented to having such a body. The affidavit by the Centre further pointed out that out of 8,631 CCIs, a total of 7,109 are registered, 401 are in the process of registration, 290 were temporarily registered while only 64 were unregistered. In addition, there are 1,189 orphanages under the control of Orphanages and Other Charitable Homes (Supervision and Control) Act Kerala is the only State that is yet to provide information about unregistered CCIs. paneer, 150 kg curd and 150 lected for further analysis, he kg adulterated milk.the dairy said. day after Punjab has been sealed and samples A raid was also conducted at paneer manufacturing AGovernment warned sent for analysis, he said. those indulging in making spurious and adulterated milk and milk products in the state, various Food Safety Teams has unearthed hoards of spurious milk and milk products (MMP) in Amritsar and Mohali. The teams have also collected samples from Mansa, Pathankot, Jalandhar and Gurdaspur. In two different raids at Amritsar, the Food Safety Teams seized substantial amount of spurious milk and milk products. Amritsar s food safety team, accompanied by the concerned SHO, conducted a raid at Gill Dairy in Gonsawal village from where 58 bags of skimmed milk powder of low quality, each weighing 25 kg, seven quintals of desi ghee, 40 kg curd, 20 kg paneer, and 30 kg adulterated milk was seized, said the state During another raid in a paneer factory in Balomajra village in Mohali, quintals of paneer and 135 bags of skimmed milk powder was seized and samples of paneer, desi ghee, cream, butter, khoya and skimmed milk powder have been sent to Lab. The factory does not has a license. The police team has arrested Ashok Kumar, who is running the business of fake dairy products and a charge sheet, under section 272, 273 and 420 of IPC has been registered at Police Station Balongi. Involvement of some other persons is likely to be disclosed from Ashok Kumar, said a spokesperson. It has been learnt that the fake cheese, ghee and other dairy items prepared at Ballomajra village were supplied to Chandigarh including unit at Chandila village of Fatehgarh Sahib district where about 100 kg stock of paneer was lying. Also vehicles carrying milk were intercepted. Samples of paneer and milk were taken. Sampling of milk and milk products was also done in Pathankot along with dairy department. Private buses coming from Delhi side were inspected by the team. Jalandhar Food team intercepted a vehicle carrying about one quintal paneer coming from Gurdaspur at Choti Baradari area. A premises at residential area of Golden Avenue was also inspected and about two quintals of paneer and about 50 kg dahi kept for sale were found. Samples of milk were also taken from other milk vendors at Mai Heera gate and were Food and Drug Kharar, Kurali, SAS Nagar, sent to the state lab for analysis. Administration commissioner Dera Bassi, Rajpura and nearby KS Pannu. He said that the samples of towns. Mansa s team seized 1.5 Taking a strong note of the development, the state Animal desi ghee, skimmed milk powder, quintal of patisa, on receiving Husbandry and Dairy paneer, milk and curd, suspected to be prepared from adulterants, have been sent for analysis to Kharar Food Lab, and the dairy has been sealed while an FIR has been registered under section 272, 273, 336 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code against the culprits. He said that another dairy, Pannu Dairy, was also raided from where the team seized 74 bags of skimmed milk powder,18 quintal desi ghee, 35 kg secret information, which was being supplied at very low cost of Rs 40 per kg. The same has also been sent for analysis. Earlier in the morning, joint raid was conducted by Dairy Department and CIA staff Barnala at paneer and khoya manufacturing unit at Neem Wala Mor village of Barnala Tehsil. Samples of paneer, khoya, cream and milk were taken. No visible objectionable item was found on the spot. The samples were col- Development Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Tuesday directed to take strict action against the culprits. He also directed to conduct raids at suspicious locations, so that food adulterations could be tackled effectively. At the same time, Sidhu warned the persons involved in food adulterations to stop spoiling the health of general public otherwise there will be no chance of their escape. From page 1 Last week Rahul, who is trying to involve both the older and younger generations in the decision making, constituted a committee on Rafale deal by bringing another Congress stalwart and former Union Minister S Jaipal Reddy. A couple of weeks earlier Jaipal, who was virtually on the sideline, was appointed as a party spokesman. While former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar was made a permanent invitee to the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the highest decisionmaking body of the party, Luizinho Falerio was appointed as AICC general secretary incharge of the North-eastern States, except Assam. He replaces CP Joshi, who ceases to be the party general secretary. The party appreciates the hard work and contribution of Motilal Vohra as treasurer of the party, AICC general secretary organisation Ashok Gehlot said in a statement. He also appreciated the contribution made by Karan Singh as chairperson of the AICC foreign affairs department and Joshi as general secretary of North-eastern State. unjab Police on Tuesday Parrested a Nigerian drug smuggler with two kilograms of heroin worth Rs 1.8 crore, to further tighten the noose against foreign nationals, especially Africans, engaged in smuggling of narcotics. Police described 27-yearold Frank Margin as a big fish who was in touch with several Afghan nationals in Delhi and Afghanistan for supply of contraband to drug smugglers in the national capital and Punjab. Currently residing in Delhi, Frank headed a gang of drug smugglers, who were all African nationals, said Rupnagar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Swapan Sharma, adding that the police were now on the trail of other members of the gang. Investigations had revealed that Frank was in regular touch with more than 25 drug peddlers in various districts of Punjab, and had, in July alone, sold nearly 3.5 kgs of heroin and 60 grams of ICE in the state. Sharma said that the police investigations were now focused on cracking the modus operandi of the gang headed by Frank, whose main area of operation recently had been in Chander Vihara, Uttam Nagar and Dwarka areas of Delhi. Amid reports of foreign nationals indulging in largescale smuggling of drugs, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh had issued strict directives to the police to trace and nab all such foreigners.

5 o expenditure was incurred on Nthe making of Prime Minister Narendra Modi s fitness video in June, the PMO has said in an RTI reply. On June 13, a week before the Yoga day, Modi posted his fitness video on Twitter in which he was seen stretching on a rock, walking barefoot on a narrow path and doing yoga, wearing a black jogging dress. The PM had released the video days after accepting a fitness challenge from Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor had alleged that 35 lakh was spent on making of the video, but the claim was rejected by the Government. No expenditure has been incurred on filming of the video posted by Shri Narendra Modi. The video was filmed at the Prime Minister s residence, the PMO said replying to an RTI query. he Army on Tuesday floated a global Ttender or request for information(rfi) for more than 40,000 light machine guns(lmg). The contract is worth over 3,000 crore and the Defence Acquisition Council(DAC) had given the nod for this project under Buy and Make in India category in February this year. Giving details of the proposed deal, officials said here the tender is for 40,949 LMGs. While 10,237 guns will be manufactured by the public sector ordnance factories, the private sector companies will manufacture the remaining 30,712 guns. The LMGs are one of the basic weapons of infantry battalions and the specifications of the tender stipulate that the 7.62X 51mm caliber gun should be able to hit a target accurately at a range of not less than 800 metres, they said. Moreover, the guns should be in specific black and grey colour with non-reflective surface. Also, the guns should be compatible with all modern sights and accessories. The present lot of LMGs in the army s inventory is more than 20 years old and need urgent replacement, officials said while explaining the need for new rapid fire LMGs. n order to prevent persons Iwith criminal antecedents from contesting elections, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday mulled the possibility of asking the Election Commission to cancel the registration of political parties that field such candidates in elections. Stating that something must be done to contain the rot of criminalisation of politics, a five-judge bench said it may not stop at that as it is further contemplating to ask the poll panel to ensure that such candidates facing criminal cases should not be given the common election symbol of the party to contest polls. The suggestions came from a Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra during the hearing of a PIL filed by NGO Public Interest Foundation to ensure that without waiting for an order of conviction, disqualification to fight elections must be enforced at the stage when charges are framed in heinous offences punishable with more than two years imprisonment. The Centre opposed the suggestions by the bench on the ground that it amounted to judicial legislation. Attorney General KK Venugopal who appeared for the Centre said, By this move, you are imposing sanction both against the candidate and the political party. Is this not amounting to It said the videography was done by the cameraman of the PMO and that nothing has been procured for the video. Here are moments from my morning exercises. Apart from Yoga, I walk on a track inspired by the panchtatvas or five elements of nature Prithvi, Jal, Agni, Vayu, Aakash. This is extremely refreshing and rejuvenating. I also practice breathing exercises. #HumFitTohIndiaFit, the Prime Minister had tweeted along with the video. In the video, the PM was seen doing the exercises and yoga, wearing a black jogging dress. He was also seen balancing himself while walking on a narrow, circular track. Ahead of the Yoga Day celebrations, a campaign titled #HumFitTohIndiaFit (If we are fit, India is fit) was launched and Sports Minister Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore had said that Modi was the inspiration for it. ehelka magazine s founder TTarun Tejpal, accused in a case of alleged rape lodged by a former woman colleague, on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the police officer who was investigating the case against him was also the informant. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan was told by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Tejpal, that the apex court had recently ruled that informant and investigator cannot be the same person. The bench said it will go through the verdict delivered on August 16, which said that justice must not only be done, but must appear to be done also. legislation? The bench, also comprising Justices RF Nariman, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra rebutted. It said, We understand that we cannot legislate. But short of that, can we not ask the political party to disclose to Election Commission the persons with criminal antecedents and failure to disclose may result in the party losing recognition. There is no bar on the candidate to stand for elections. We will incorporate this he BJP on Tuesday hit out at crick- in the Congress Teter-turned-Minister Government in Punjab Navjot Singh Sidhu for hugging Pakistan s Army Chief and asked Congress President Rahul Gandhi to explain his party leader s conduct at the swearing-in-ceremony of new Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad. What are you doing, Rahul Gandhi? Have you opened a Pakistan desk in India, asked BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra after Sidhu held a press conference to defend his hugging and comments in Islamabad. He tried to implicate India in some way. He tried to say India is not the one who talks peace and prosperity. Who gives him the license to say all that but Rahul Gandhi, railed Patra. Slamming Sidhu over his clarification, the BJP spokesperson said that Sidhu was briefing media at behest of Rahul. We want Rahul Gandhi to answer. Instead of explaining why he hugged Bajwa, Sidhu is giving a long lecture. It is unbelievable how someone can hold a press conference in support of Pakistan. he HRD Ministry on TTuesday revoked its earlier plan to conduct the NEET medical and dental entrance exam twice a year and in online mode after the Health Ministry raised its concerns over it. The Health Ministry wrote to its HRD counterpart expressing its concerns about conducting NEET twice a year as the examination calendar may put additional pressure on students. It had also voiced concern about students living in rural areas, who may suffer if the exam is conducted in online mode only. HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar had announced that the newly-formed National Testing Agency (NTA) would conduct the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test, along with the Joint Entrance ocal beverages like Feni LGoa s traditional cashew brew and mahua, an alcoholic drink made out of flowers of the mahua tree in Chhattisgarh may have their own fans but a parliamentary panel has flagged health concerns over their preparation process. The panel headed by Rajya Sabha member of Parliament, Ram Gopal Yadav has asked the top food regulator, Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) to formulate standards and monitor the production process of Goa s State drink Feni, Mahua drinks and those made of other spices that have long been popular among the tribal people and now finding acceptance among urban masses too. The suggestions follows condition into the Symbols Order to ensure such candidates do not get the common party symbol. Venugopal replied that in this country, one cannot lose sight of the ground reality that criminal cases are filed against candidates by their rivals even on the eve of elections. He pointed out to the corrupt electoral malpractices that abound during the conduct of elections despite Court ruling against it. The bench maintained that such a ruling will not take away the right of the candidate to fight elections and this way, it will not amount to stepping into Parliamentary domain. One judge on the bench, Justice Indu Malhotra supported the A-G submission by suggesting that the threshold of disqualifying election candidates should be at the conviction stage as there is presumption of innocence till a person is proved guilty. The arguments by A-G will continue next Tuesday. He also said what Sidhu did was against the ethos of India. Patra said Sidhu s hugging army chief sends a very wrong message in the backdrop of what Paksitani army has done against India. Prior to this on Saturday BJP had first attacked Punjab Minister for hugging Pakistan s Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa and for sitting beside the President of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) at the swearing in ceremony of new Prime Minister and demanded his suspension from the party immediately. Sidhu during his visit to Pakistan to attend the swearing in ceremony of Imran Khan as Pakistan s Prime Minister hugged Pakistan s Army Chief, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra told reporters adding that he also sat next to PoK President Masood Khan. Lashing out at Sidhu, he said that before hugging Pakistan s Army Chief, did he not remember how their army killed innocent people and army men in India? The BJP spokesperson s remarks came after Sidhu s participation in the ceremony and his statement to the media there that he hoped ties between New Delhi and Islamabad would improve with Khan at the helm. the panel s observation that such local beverages were being commercialised and sold by private companies without ensuring any safety norms. In a large country like India, there is diversity in food, beverages and eating habits. Different regions of our country serve different kinds of local beverages that is a reflection of their local culture and Any possibility of bias or a predetermined conclusion has to be excluded. It adjourned the matter for further hearing for next week. The verdict delivered by a bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi had held that a fair investigation, which is but the very foundation of fair trial, necessarily postulates that the informant and the investigator must not be the same person. On April 9, the apex court had directed a Goa court to complete the trial against Tejpal within a year. Tejpal had challenged the Bombay High Court s December 20, 2017 order dismissing his plea for quashing of rape charges. Examination-Main for admission to engineering colleges, twice a year. He had also announced that all exams conducted by NTA would be computer-based. The change in the NEET exam pattern as against the statement earlier, which will now be a single exam in penand-paper mode and in the same number of languages as has been conducted last year, is on the request of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, which wanted the same pattern followed last year to be maintained, an HRD Ministry statement said. Subsequent to the tentative schedule released by the ministry last month, the HRD Ministry made public the final schedule of examinations to be conducted by NTA till May, NEET will be conducted on May 5, The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)-Main for admission to engineering colleges across the country, however, will be held on January 31 and April 30 next year. This is the first time the exam will be conducted twice a year and completely in online mode. The newly formed National Testing Agency announced the exam schedule on Tuesday. flavours. Local drink such as feni of Goa has been accorded heritage drink status by the State Government. Drinks made from Mahua flowers and other local spices have been popular among the tribal people and its popularity is also growing among the urban masses. Such local beverages have been commercialised by private companies and are being sold in the market, said the panel in its report submitted in Parliament recently. The panel has taken exception that there were no uniform standards for the formulation of such traditional drinks/beverages neither any guidelines for regulating and monitoring their production process. Standards for the alcoholic he Supreme Court on TTuesday ended the choice of legislators to press none of the above (NOTA) option in the process of electing members to the Rajya Sabha stating that giving such a choice would encourage the satan of defection and graft. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud said that the NOTA option was meant for direct elections and not polls held by the system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote. When one analyses the exercise of choice of NOTA in the voting process of the Council of States, where open ballot is permissible and secrecy of voting has no room, and further where the discipline of the political party/parties matters, it is clear that such choice will have a negative impact, said the bench. It added by saying, that a candidate, after being elected as member of Rajya Sabha becomes a representative of the State and does not represent a particular constituency. The NOTA option was introduced in RS polls by the Election Commission in its two circulars issued on January 24, 2014 and November 12, The same was challenged by Shailesh Manubhai Parmar, the Congress chief whip in the Gujarat assembly at the time when the party had fielded sitting MP Ahmed Patel as Rajya Sabha candidate. P a r m a r challenged the poll panel s notification on the ground that it would encourage horse-trading and corruption. The bench agreed with this view and said, We may immediately add that the option of NOTA may serve as an elixir in direct elections, but in respect of the election to the Council of States, which is a different one as discussed above, it would not only undermine the purity of democracy but also serve the Satan of defection and corruption. The poll panel had said NOTA was first introduced in 2014 following an apex court verdict a year earlier and the Congress then did not have any objection in subsequent polls as it suited them. aintaining that India-China relations were a fac- in world stability, Prime Minister Narendra Mtor Modi on Tuesday said the two nations are handling their differences with sensitivity and maturity by not allowing them to become disputes and this was evident from peace in border areas. According to a statement from the Prime Minister s Office, Modi made these remarks when State Councillor and Defence Minister of China General Wei Fenghe called on him here. Modi appreciated the increased momentum of high-level contacts between India and China in all spheres, including in the areas of defence and military exchanges. Terming India-China relations as a factor of stability in the world, the Prime Minister said that maintenance of peace and tranquillity in the border areas is indicative of the sensitivity and maturity with which India and China handle their differences, not allowing them to become disputes, the statement said. Prime Minister Modi also warmly recalled his recent meetings with President Xi Jinping in Wuhan, Qingdao and Johannesburg. content in the traditional beverages will ensure the supply of quality drinks and prevent instances of alcohol poisoning. There is a need to standardise the ingredients use and regulate the production especially for local traditional heritage drinks so that these local drinks are safe for consumption and at the same time commercially competitive and at par with international drinks, said the panel. The Committee also observed that States are famous for their local food items which are produced by small scale industries generally in households. There is a growing demand for these food items in other States. In view of absence of regulations for such food items, it is imperative that to ensure safety food products of different States should adhere to basic standards of food safety. ongress president Rahul CGandhi on Tuesday left for a four-day tour of the United Kingdom and Germany, where he is likely to hold interactions with the Indian diaspora and meet foreign dignitaries. According to sources, during the four-day visit as part of the party s NRI outreach programme, Gandhi is also likely to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel. In Germany, he will address two meetings in the German cities of Hamburg and Berlin. In Hamburg, Gandhi will deliver a speech at Kampnagel Theater, Bucerius Summer School, while on August 23 rime Minister Narendra PModi and BJP president Amit Shah will hand over Asthi kalash (urns) of former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee to all State BJP Chiefs on Wednesday morning to be immersed in the respective State rivers after taking Atal Kalash Yatra. The Atal Kalash Yatra would be held from State Capital to the level of Talukas in each State, according to a statement issued by the party. The urns would be handed over to State heads personally at 11, Ashoka Road, the erstwhile BJP head office which has been turned into war room by the party for 2019 polls. All State BJP units would be organising Shradhanjalis, the party said. The urns would be immersed to respective rivers after Atal Kalash Yatras, it said. the Congress chief will address the Indian Overseas Congress in Berlin. He will thereafter visit the UK where he will address an event organised by the Indian Overseas Congress in collaboration with some local Indian-origin parliamentarians. In September last year, Gandhi addressed students at the University of California, Berkeley on India at 70. In March this year, he addressed a gathering at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore and he also travelled to Malaysia. He has also addressed the Indian diaspora in Bahrain, where he was invited by the King there.

6 COMMENT & ANALYSIS AFSPA imperative Evidence that women, while still overwhelmingly the victims/survivors of sexual crimes, can also be perpetrators of harassment and assault has come to light. #MeToo activist Asia Argento has paid hush money to a male co-actor whom she sexually assaulted when he was 17. She, as an affluent, empowered older woman, preyed on a soft target proving it s not always about gender. Golden girl What s eating the United States? Everyday our jawans are getting martyred. To hug their Chief General Bajwa...I am against this. Punjab Chief Minister AMARINDER SINGH S tock markets are generally unpredictable and it would be naïve to think that market experts like fund managers and stock analysts can predict the movements of the market with accuracy all the time. Sometimes advance stock analysis techniques like fundamental and technical analysis and even experience do not help investors and the markets move exactly in the opposite direction of the primary bet or the position the investor has taken. So what are the options available for investors who want to invest a lump sum but are apprehensive about the market timing and are wary to invest the entire amount at one go? Can they protect themselves against such volatile market movements and infact take advantage of it? For an investor who has invested in the markets through a mutual fund, systematic transfer plans (STP) can be quite handy. An STP helps an investor invest in the market in a systematic and staggered manner by investing a lump sum amount in one scheme and transfer regularly a predefined amount into another scheme. The scheme considered for lump sum investment is called source scheme or transferor scheme, and the scheme to which the amount is transferred is called destination scheme or target scheme or transferee scheme. In most cases, investors park the lump sum amount in a liquid ultra short-term fund and transfer it to an equity balanced fund. So, in a way, STP with a scheme to scheme transfer, is an extension of a Systematic Investment Plan (SIP), which is a savings account to scheme transfer. Since the transfer from a debt scheme to an equity scheme is staggered, an investor can take advantage of rupee cost averaging. To emphasise the importance of staggered and systematic investments, consider an investor who invested an amount of 10 lakhs in an equity mutual funds during the later part of last year, say November Sir This refers to the article, Barking up the wrong tree (August 20) by Prafull Goradia. As the article has underlined, the Muslim League headed by Muhammad Ali Jinnah, urged an exchange of population. Jawaharlal Nehru refused but Rajendra Prasad, our President for two terms, suggested that those Muslims who could not emigrate, could stay in India. But, it is tragic that Pakistan implemented Hindu-Sikh migration unilaterally, reducing their population from per cent in 1947 to two to three Thinkers on the American left, self-confessed liberals, are producing diagnoses of why the United States and its political culture is more divided than united. The question, what made the election of Donald Trump possible? is the spark. Mark Lilla s The Once and Future Liberal and Amy Chua s Political Tribes, Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations are two readable attempts by Ivy League professors at figuring out just what is ailing America. They show that Trump has only brought to the surface and taken advantage of cleavages that were already present. When thinking of criticism of the USA s descent into identity politics, names such as Roger Kimball, Michael Walsh, and Bruce Bawer come to mind. Surprisingly, the books by both Ivy professors basically agree with what these conservative American thinkers have been saying for decades. They too hold that politics has somewhere gone wrong in the United States because of the spread of identity politics. Americans are not alone. Toronto s Jordan Peterson has also spoken about the corrosive cultural influence of identity politics. Among British academics, Frank Furedi and Joanna Williams, have picked up the theme. The sense is palpable that America has sneezed and the problem has spread. India too is infected deeply and reflecting on the lessons contained in both books may prove useful. Chua s inquiry actually ranges far wider than the descent of the United States into identity politics at home. She considers that America s inability to understand its identity politics, which she also baptises as a political tribalism related to a human attribute of group-think, has led to foreign policy blunders in its imperial adventures in Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq and Venezuela, and in fighting the war on terror. The global reach of her work is accompanied by subtle themes well worth pursuing further. Although she shot into the limelight for her approbation of Chinese tiger mothering, here Chua builds on her prior writing (especially World on Fire, How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability), and now brings into question the democracy that America has wanted to foist upon countries that aren t strong enough to hold a variety of tribes into one super-group. America 2, After the presentation of the Union Budget on February 1 this year, the markets tanked 2.3 per cent on February 2 and this would have seen a considerable decline in the portfolio value of the investor. On the contrary, if the investor had invested gradually over a period of months, averaging over a year, the impact would have been less as the average cost of acquisition would be low. The longer the systematic investment period, the lesser the impact of market downturns. In addition, in an STP, an investor is still invested in debt and continues to earn returns and capital protection while the transfer to equity mutual funds continues. Rebalancing of portfolio is another important feature of an STP. Depending on the swings in either the stock markets or interest rates, an investor can transfer his funds to either debt or equities. A Systematic Transfer Plan is of three types: Fixed STP, Capital Appreciation STP per cent at present. All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Deputy grand Mufti of Srinagar, Nasir-ul Islam, insisted on Darul Qaza (Shariah courts) and former even demanded to know the number of Muslims in Indian Armed Force. Mufti even went to the extent of threatening that if the demand was not conceded, Muslims would be justified in asking for another Pakistan. Owaisi heads a party that was in the vanguard of the Hyderabad Nizam s movement to join Pakistan. Although Owaisi is a Member of Parliament from Hyderabad, his Those in India who targeted Navjot Singh Sidhu, are doing a disservice to peace. Without peace there can t be any progress. Pakistan Prime Minister IMRAN KHAN Systematic transfer plans and Flex STP. In Fixed STP, the investor transfers a fixed sum of money from one mutual fund scheme to another. In Capital Appreciation STP, the investor transfers the profit part out of one investment and invests in the other. In Flex STP, the investor has a choice to transfer a variable amount. The fixed amount will be the minimum amount and the variable amount depends upon the volatility in the market. To start an STP in a fund of one s choice, the investor needs to hold units of another fund of the same fund house (AMC). For eg, to start STP in HDFC Small cap, an investor needs to hold units in any other fund like HDFC Short Term Debt. Then, the investor should decide the transfer amount and the frequency of the transfer which could be weekly, monthly or quarterly. Suppose Raj is a small investor who has been able to save two lakh rupees and is aware that inflation will eat into his money if he leaves it in a bank. He wants his money to earn higher returns but is hesitant of investing his hard earned money at one go in any mutual fund and is unaware if this this correct time to enter the market. So, Raj can invest in a longterm (more than five years) STP plan for investing his two lakh rupees lump sum. This is how he can proceed: i) Invest one lakh rupees in two different source debt funds. ii) Set STP for 1,000/week to the respective destination equity funds iii) He can have the option of transferring 2,000 everytime market falls by more than one per cent. Through this process, in about two years time, Raj s entire investment will be transferred to growth oriented equity funds, all the while taking advantage of rupee cost averaging, buying more mutual fund units when there is a downturn in the market. A Systematic Transfer Plan is particularly suitable to investors who have lump sum money and wish to invest in equity funds but are wary of timing the market. They can then choose to park the money in a liquid or debt fund and use the STP option to systematically transfer a fixed amount of money at regular intervals into the target equity fund. (The writer is Assistant Professor, Amity University) In today s world, economic climate changes more quickly, and countries realise that globalisation has made the world smaller and more competitive. Also, customers seek products and services that can respond to their specific needs and firms make effort to create competitive advantages to keep their profit and market share. All of the above trends lead firms and countries to focus on supply chain and integrated logistics. In layman terms, logistics basically imply the distribution of products and services from the point of origin to the point of consumption. Making supply chain activities more effective and efficient is a sustainable competitive advantage for countries. One of the important parts of these activities is logistics activities, which can make a significant reduction in costs. Efficient management of logistics activities is a perfect source for creating competitive advantages. Besides, it allows firms to respond to their customers specific needs, which in turn results in customer satisfaction. In this context, it is important to quantify national logistics cost and to identify the sources through which this cost can be reduced so as to increase competitiveness of the nation. Unfortunately, estimates of such costs for India, based on detailed studies, are not readily available. It is generally believed that the cost of logistics is very high in our country. The ball mark figure, often quoted in the context of India, is about 13 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), though the methodology of the same is not published anywhere. Incidentally, this is higher than that of US (nine), Europe (10), Japan (11) and Germany (eight). Inefficiencies have grown over the years from a combination of a non-conducive policy environment, extensive industry fragmentation and lack of good basic infrastructure. India s indirect tax regime discouraged large centralised warehouses and over a period of time, led to the fragmentation of the warehousing sector. Extensive disintegration meant the inability of players to develop the industry as a whole and poor support infrastructure, such as roads, ports, and telecom, which led to a situation where opportunity to create value is limited. No doubt, high logistics cost reduces competitiveness of Indian goods, both in domestic as well as export market. The development of modern logistics is essential for Make in India mission and, thus, would give a boost to both domestic as well as external demand, thereby encouraging manufacturing growth and job creation. However, much of this is changing as the Government is now demonstrating a strong commitment towards providing an enabling infrastructure and creating conducive regulations. Recently, the logistics sector has been granted infrastructure status, which will help it access loans on easier terms. A logistics division has been constituted under the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry to look after the logistics issues. At the same time, regulations around rationalisation of tax structures and rollout of the Goods and Services Tax are creating an environment of positive change. Players now have the opportunity to leverage economies of scale, complemented with better infrastructure, to provide integrated logistics solutions,which are cost effective. Most of the developed countries, as well as emerging countries, compute performance indicators for logistics activities on a regular basis to measure operational costs and efficiency levels. These indicators provide information on lacunae, which needs urgent attention. Measuring operating costs helps identify whether and where to make the changes to control expenses and identify areas for improved performance of assets, both at the micro as well at the national level. Unfortunately, similar attempts have not been undertaken for India. In this context, we have undertaken a back-of-the-envelope calculation to estimate the logistics costs for our country. Typically, the following elements are considered worldwide to estimate logistics costs: Transportation costs: These include costs for both primary and secondary transportation. Primary transportation is the movement of finished goods from plants and vendors to warehouses. It includes costs for replenishment movement from plants or distribution centers to other plants or distribution centers, and inbound freight on purchased finished goods, movement to plants or distribution centers for resale. On the other hand, secondary transportation is the delivery of finished goods to customers. It includes payments to carriers, pickup allowances, truck or rail equipment and operations costs, and freight allowed. Inventory carrying costs: These include the cost of money (opportunity or interest), ad valorem taxes, insurance, among others. Management and administration cost of distribution: These include indirect management personnel and support staff, including was once such a super-group, so much so that Obama got elected. It isn t anymore, she argues. Lilla might agree. And it s not merely the conduct of politics that identity politics undermines. As with their conservative counterparts, Chua and Lilla, point the finger at higher education as its originary place. Lilla s account of this is more febrile and thus more gripping. He explains how, from the 1970s, the New Left abandoned politics, concentrated on community organising and movements, headed for college towns, and presented the study of identity groups as an urgent political task. Tenured radicals became ensconced in the chairs, centres, and departments devoted to identity politics and the students that came their way got a distorted picture of history and of their country. The university training grounds were isolated islands in a conservative countryside of whose concerns they remained oblivious. (Incidentally, Bruce Bawer s The Victims Revolution, The Rise of Identity Studies and the Closing of the Liberal Mind is a tenacious, more detailed account of how that happened.) As it has spread out from the American universities, identity politics has meant that one speaks as an identity, each identity has its own epistemology and, since identity means everything, no space remains for dialogue. The winner is one who invokes the morally superior identity and expresses the most outrage when questioned. Reagan ushered in a new era of conservative politics that built on Republican think tanks and foundations set up outside the universities, with party workers reaching out to ordinary voters, and getting party candidates elected at all levels of Government. While Bill Clinton and Barack Obama had kept the tide in check, the Democrats were resiling, and responding with the identity politics their party workers had learnt from their education, without grassroots efforts or cadres needed to win votes. Identity movement politics isn t democratic politics. As Chua says, the zero sum game which saw identities being pushed against each other eventually resulted in a whitelash that brought in Trump. Strengthening logistics network India is in dire need of a long-term national logistics plan that can help minimise gaps, reduce costs, align developmental projects so we can all reap economic benefits the central distribution staff, inventory planning and analysis staff, and the traffic department. Nowadays, computer software and hardware cost allocations are an important distribution expense. Ideally, estimates of logistics cost are computed from primary as well as secondary data sources. The National Accounts Statistics and input-output tables provide limited information on some of the elements of the logistics costs. Below, we provide a tentative estimate of logistics cost using a secondary source of information. As noted earlier, there are three thinking and policies are provocative. Such radical, fanatic Islamist mindsets have no place in our country. M Ratan Via mail Sir It is a matter of joy that Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Delhi, and the Union Territory of Chandigarh have came together and established a centralised secretariat at Panchkula (Haryana) to fight drug menace. They agreed upon a more proactive and quick information exchange on drug trends, breaking and demolishing the supply chain. I appreciate this act because most of the talents is being futile because of drug abuse. It is our responsibility to keep an eye on abnormal behaviour of our children and engage them in constructive activities so that they could refrain from drugs. Let s purge our society of all intoxication. Qiyam Bihari Via mail Sir Success is a result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence. In 2016, Vinesh Phogat was stretchered out of wrestling arena of Rio Olympic campaign owing to a knee injury. She rued the missed opportunity and started her journey all over again. Since then there was no looking back until she reached her success. She is the first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal at the Asian Games. I congratulate her for making India proud. Mohd Usmani Hyderabad If others had much to grumble of, so did white Americans. They are victims of diversity policies in college and job admissions and are underrepresented at universities. Working class whites have the lowest upward mobility rates and are least optimistic about the future. A cultural anxiety has taken root, as whites, whose pride in their identity is forbidden, find themselves at the bottom of the oppression or victimhood Olympics. Pushed to the corner, they were willing to overlook Trump s boorish lack of constraint by the principle of non-contradiction. The Left and the Democrats argue Lilla and Chua had little to offer other than the dubious appeal of identity politics with its exclusionary overtones. Chua notices though that whites are far from being one tribe. The coastal elites, as she terms them, remain a segment apart, a market dominant minority, that looks down on middle- American whites. And as she showed in World on Fire, on developing world market dominant minorities, they end up producing and becoming victims of a democratic backlash. Harvard though will soon be called to account in court for preferential admissions practiced in favour of everyone else except Asians. Could one look to a future where Asians are the market dominant minority, and no longer the coastal white elites? Chua anticipates a near time when whites cease to become a majority in the United States. Both authors point to the need for principal components of logistics costs namely, transportations costs, inventory carrying costs and administration costs of distribution. Out of these, one can derive an estimate of the transportation cost from India s input-output (IO) table. The inputoutput table of a country provides the cost structure of each sector of the economy by the principal inputs (goods and services), value added (returns to factors of production) and indirect taxes paid to the Government. Since transportation is a principal input in the production process, IO table typically provides estimates of such costs. To some extent, the second component of logistics cost (inventory carrying cost) is also documented in the IO table. However, the last component of logistics cost is subsumed in other inputs. As a result, it is difficult to arrive at the estimate the logistics costs from IO table. In Table 1, we have shown our estimate of logistics cost (primarily first two components) from the latest published IO table of India, which refers to the year Our estimate comes to about 8.9 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). It may be noted this is a crude estimate of logistics cost in the production process and excludes the logistics cost of delivery from the points of production to the final demand. It must be mentioned that neither the inventory carrying cost nor the management and administration cost is fully accounted for here. The insurance cost shown in the Table is an overestimate as it reflects total insurance cost and not specific to logistic activities. Our estimated transport cost (7.4 per cent) is on the higher side compared to that of South Africa (6.8 per cent) or Brazil (6.3 per cent) in The management and administration component of logistics cost is about two per cent in South Africa. If we assume the rate to be of the same magnitude in India, our estimate of logistics cost as per cent of GDP turns to be near 11 per cent of GDP. This is a back of envelope estimates and dated sometime back. Like other countries, there is urgent need to track national logistics cost to increase the competitiveness of India. (The writers are Senior Fellows, NCAER) Americans to rediscover the commonality of American citizenship as the bedrock of political status, not as an exclusionary tool. They call for common identification, with acknowledgement of past failures, but not abandoning the quest to live up to American ideals, and the reinstatement of America as a super-group. Europeans are feeling the wave of identity politics gripping them too. Their elites are called to listen to the left-behinds (or David Goodhart s somewhere people), those threatened by multinationals, immigration and Islam. Europeans too might look to the best in liberal values to hold their ark together. But how is this working out in India? Identity politics has become a way of conduct in India for almost as long as in the United States. But a deeper inquiry is needed to understand how the derivative discourse of identity has entrenched itself in India, with its already colonised culture. Indians don t have the luxury of falling back on liberal values as the Americans and Europeans do. For India, liberalism too is a derived discourse, and it doesn t have the religious backdrop against which it could make sense. Some American intellectuals are realising though that identity politics is killing their culture. Do Indians? (The writer is Reader in Culture and Law, Department of Law, Queen Mary, University of London)

7 ]PcX^] ' 17>?0; k F43=4B30H k 0D6DBC!!! ' :4A0;0 5;>>3B 4V_ecV cv]vrdvd ac`^zdvu C'!! Tc cv]zvw?=b Q =4F 34;78 he Centre on Tuesday released the immediate T assistance of C600 crore, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh to Kerala for rehabilitation from flood related calamities. The daily National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) meeting chaired by Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha has monitored the dispatch of 90,000 Metric Tonne of rice, 3.2 lakh gas cylinders and 2.2 lakh regulators to the flood effected districts of the States. The Department of Food & Public Distribution has made additional allocation of 89,540 MT of rice as per State Government s request. The Department of Consumer Affairs, in addition to 100 MT of pulses supplied earlier, is sending additional quantities of green gram and Tur dal. Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies have contributed C25 crore to the Chief Minister s Relief Fund in Kerala. The Ministr y of Petroleum and Natural Gas has opened special points in the flood affected areas of the state for LPG distribution. Permission has also been granted, in coordination with the State Government, for non-cer- tified vehicles to carry LPG cylinders. The Ministry has also made available 3.2 lakh LPG cylinders and 2.2 lakh regulators, said the statement issued by Home Ministry after the NCMC meeting. Railways have so far supplied 24 lakh litres of drinking water in addition to 2.7 lakh water bottles. Another 14 lakh litres water is currently available at Ernakulam. Railways has also made arrangements for supply of bed sheets and blankets. Trains on all sections have resumed. It is also transporting relief materials from various States to Kerala free of cost. The Department of Telecom informed the NCMC that 94 per cent of the telecom towers are repaired and power supply to telephone exchanges will be restored on priority. The Health Ministry will supply 3 crore Chlorine tablets in addition to one crore tablets supplied earlier. 30 tonnes of bleaching powder and 1.76 lakh sanitary pads have also been sent. Additional quantities will also be sent in the next few days. No major outbreak of disease has been reported so far. As per the State Government s requirement, essential spices, salt, tea and coffee are also being supplied by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, said Home Ministry. 6HDUFK PRELOLVDWLRQ 5XVKHV HPHUJHQF\ GUXJV WR FXUE HSLGHPLF RI UHVRXUFHV RQ WR EXLOG QHZ.HUDOD?=B Q =4F 34;78 Ministry on Monday dispatched essential emergency drugs, chlorine tablets and others to the Southern State. JP Nadda, Union Health Minister who has been holding a high-level meeting daily to review the relief measures in Kerala, said that the outbreak situation is being monitored on a daily basis and the strategic health operation centre has been activated. He further said that no outbreak of communicable disease has been reported yet. To meet with the situation, 65 metric tonnes of essential emergency drugs for flood situation have been airlifted by IAF and have reached Trivandrum. 1 crore chlorine tablets have been sent and another 1 crore is in transit. The total request for 4 crchlorine tablets will be sent in phases. In addition, 12 public health teams have already been constituted, one each for all 12 worst affected districts and ready for deployment on request of the State. The '( $# c^]]tb ^U U^^SVaPX]b c^]]tb ^U _d[btb c^ QT VXeT] UaTT?=B Q =4F 34;78 nion Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food U and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday announced that 89,540 tonnes of foodgrains and 100 tonnes of pulses will be supplied for free to flood-hit Kerala for distribution among those who are not covered under the Food Security Act. The Centre allo- ³FT WPeT cpzt] P STRXbX^] c^ _a^exst '( $# c^]]tb ^U U^^SVaPX]b c^ cwt BcPcT U^a SXbcaXQdcX^] c^ cw^bt fw^ PaT ]^c R^eTaTS d]sta =5B0 CWT P[[^RPcX^] fx[[ WT[_ cwt BcPcT c^ R^eTa \^bc ^U Xcb _^_d[pcx^] cates 1.18 lakh tonnes of foodgrains monthly to the State. About 52 per cent of the State population is already cov- 3T[dVT WXc bcpac atcda]x]v W^\T o prevent epidemic like situation in the flood-hit T Kerala, the Union Health ered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) under which highly subsidised grains are distribution via the Public Distribution System (PDS). We have taken a decision to provide 89,540 tonnes of foodgrains to the State for distribution to those who are not covered under NFSA. The allocation will help the State to cover most of its population, Paswan said this apart, 100 tonnes of pulses (dals) have been allocated to the State. The Ministry has also decided to provide to the State 80 tonnes of pulses on a daily basis to ensure adequate supply and check price rise, he said. The foodgrains and pulses are being provided free of cost. An order in this regard has been approved. The State had demanded foodgrains of 1.18 lakh tonnes from the Centre, he added. Paswan said this is an initial allocation. My department is ready to help the State if more is required, he added. EA 90H0A09 Q :>278 eople of deluge-battered Kerala on Tuesday started P leaving relief camps for their <TSXRP[ bd [XTb QTX]V [^PSTS ^]c^ P _[P]T c^ _a^exst UXabc PXS P]S \TSXRP[ catpc\t]c c^ cwt U[^^S PUUTRcTS _T^_[T X] :TaP[P Pc 0Xa 5^aRT BcPcX^] 7X]S^] ^] CdTbSPh?C8 National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has issued several health advisories to support the State in meeting with post-flood public health management when the threat of water borne, vector borne and viral hepatitis diseases shall become potent. NCDC teams are ready for deployment to support the State. As the flood situation in Kodagu in Karnataka is also worsening, one medical team from Bangalore to Kodagu district has also been dispatched there to provide necessary support, said an official. flood-ravaged houses in large numbers as floodwaters receded in several areas even as the State Government began devising plans and strategies to mobilise resources for meeting relief and rehabilitation of the affected and post-deluge reconstruction for which funds to the tune of several billions of rupees would be required. People returning home from relief camps are encountering unbearably painful sights as many of the houses have been destroyed or damaged and the still-standing houses and everything in them are blanketed by thick sheets of mud brought in by gushing floodwaters. Almost all of the flood-hit have lost all or most of the earnings and savings of their whole lives. At least 260 people were killed in landslides and floods caused by the torrential rains that had pounded the State for 11 days since August 8 and more than 400 lives have been lost in rain-related incidents since the onset of southwest monsoon in the State on May 29. The rain fury has also caused losses in infrastructure, property and crops to the tune of several billions of rupees. The situation has improved almost across the State as the rains have been staying away since Sunday and as the discharge of water from the reservoirs has been reduced considerably following drop bringing water level down in rivers. The rescue operations have been completed for all practical purposes but the efforts would continue till the last person stranded was rescued. Those returning home in areas like Aluva, Paravur and other areas near Kochi, Chengannur in Alappuzha district and other places are facing shortage of water, food, essential commodities, clothes etc. Also, entire household implements including kitchen utensils are either lost or have been rendered absolutely useless. BQY^ Vebi fysdy]c budeb^ X_]U cevvub XUQbdRbUQ[ d_ cuu TUcdbeSdY_^ EA 90H0A09 Q :>278 mana Nair, a 54-year-old widow whose entire life O has been a struggle for existence in the paddy fields and brick kilns, returned on Tuesday from the relief camp where she stayed for three days of deluge to her house in Pandanad but what the scene there was heartbreaking. She could not even enter into the compound as it was covered with two-feet- thick brown-black mud. Not even a blade of grass was visible on the front courtyard over the carpet of mud. The only coconut tree in the compound had fallen on the roof of the neighbour s house. Inside the house, everything the tiled floor, chairs, tables, clothes, hearth, gas cylinder, stove, utensils was blanketed by thick sheets of sludge and most of these were beyond salvage or repair. Only when she passed the kitchen, she could see the real magnitude of brutality the deluge: The entire rear wall of the house had crumbled. She ran around the house shifting her eyes from crack to crack in the walls and passing her hands over them. There was nothing she could do but to sink on to the muddy floor and wail: What will I do? What can I do? 0a\h _Tab^]]T[ atbrdt U[^^S PUUTRcTS _T^_[T X] 4a]PZd[P\ SXbcaXRc ^U :TaP[P ^] CdTbSPh?C8 7HODQJDQD WR VHQG WRQQHV RI ULFH WR.HUDOD WRGD\ ><4A 50A>>@ Q 7H34A0103 elangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has T said that the State will send 500 tonnes of rice worth C1 crore to Kerala. He directed the civil supplies department to make the necessary arrangements after a request from his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan. Commissioner Civil Supplies Akun Sabharwal said that 30 trucks carrying the rice would leave Hyderabad for Ernakulam on Wednesday. Minister for civil supplies E Rajinder discussed the arrangements with the officials to transport the consignment. This was in addition to the assistance of C25 crore Telangana has already given to Kerala. State Government has also sent 100 tonnes of nutritious food for children, 20 tonnes of milk power and 20 reverse osmosis equipment for cleaning water, 100 tonnes of cattle feed and 1.25 lakh doses of veterinary vaccines. Kerala Chief Minister thanked Telangana Government for donation of C25 crore to his flood hit state. In a letter addressed to K Chandrasekhar Rao, Vijayan said, I would like to express my gratitude on behalf of the people of Kerala for your kind 805 T]VPVTb cf^ 9VRgj crz_ a]rjd <X & RW^ Tab YRg`T Z_ 2_UYcR U^a :^SPVd at[xtu EV]R_XR_R, ^R_j :4BCDA E0BD:8 Q 14=60;DAD AF has pressed Two Mi-17 helicopters of Training Command, Bengaluru for flood relief operations in Kodagu region operating from Kushalnagar, Periapatna and Harangi. According to a press release by IAF helicopters undertook aerial recce and rescue missions in flood affected areas of Monnangeri and Jodupala to identify the modalities of ground rescue in close coordination with district officials. Close liaison is also being maintained with Karnataka NDRF team for airlift of essential relief supplies to affected areas. Airlift of relief supplies and emergency medical teams is being undertaken from Bengaluru to flood affected areas of Kerala. A total of seven transport aircraft have been pressed into service Kg of relief load, 207 personnel, 40 doctors and specialists has been airlifted till 20 Aug 18 with additional 9000 kg of relief supplies being transported to flood affected areas on 21 Aug 18. I arced XVe W]``UVU ><4A 50A>>@ Q 7H34A0103 any parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh M were facing flooding and the crops on thousands of acres have come under water as incessant heavy to very heavy rains were continuing under the influence of depression in Bay of Bengal. South West Monsoon had also become vigorous over both the states. The rain has played havoc in several districts of Telangana including Nalgonda, Khammam, Warangal and Adilabad affecting the crops. According to the officials Adilabad alone has suffered losses of C120 crore in terms of crops and property. The administration in both the State was put on alert as the Indian Meteorological Department has warned of more heavy to very heavy rains over the next 48 hours over north Telangana and coastal Andhra. gesture in contributing C25 crore for relief and rehabilitation in flood affected areas in Kerala. The over whelming response for you state and others demonstrate the extent of compassion and care that we show to each other in the hour of crisis and calamity which makes us all proud of being part of Indian ethos and spirit, the letter said. Meanwhile various sections continue to come forward to extend a helping hand to Kerala. After the Indian Police Service officers association, the IAS officers Association members have also announced donating their one day salary to Kerala CM s relief fund.

8 hirteen passengers includ- 11 pilgrims belonging Ting to the same family died in another road accident, second in last 24 hours, while returning from Machail yatra in Kishtwar district on Tuesday. According to Kishtwar police, at about 7.50 a.m one Ecco bearing registration No. 3594/JK17 met with an accident at Noose Kwad Padyarna resulting into death of 13 persons. According to eye witness reports the passenger vehicle rolled down in to a deep gorge after veering off the hilly road. The driver of the ill fated vehicle may have failed to negotiate the sharp bend which resulted in free fall of the vehicle in to a deep gorge. Due to impact of the accident the passengers were thrown out of the vehicle. Police recovered their scattered dead bodies along the deep slope on the banks of river Chenab. Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate is all set to place a supplementary chargesheet in the multi-crore Rose Valley scam, sources said. The chargesheet pegs the total scam value at Rs 17,520 crore and namesrv chief Gautam Kundu as the main mastermind. Besides it has named anumber of other persons, sources said without referring to the fact whether these names belonged to any politician or not. Kundu is currently in jail. PNS Families of two brothers and sister were returning from Gulabgarh after performing darshan at the famous shrine of Machail mata in Paddar area of Kishtwar. The deceased persons hailed from Muthi Marmat area of Doda. Son of owner of a passenger vehicle and its driver were among those killed in the accident. Soon after the police and local authorities came to know about the accident rescue operations were launched by the district police authorities. The rescue workers recovered all the dead bodies of the passengers with great difficulty. SSP Kishtwar, Rajinder Gupta and senior district officers supervised the rescue operations. The police teams were also assisted by local residents in shifting the bodies. The police could not recover the passenger vehicle as the same was washed away in the high speed Chenab river. Local residents in the area alleged the state government and road construction agencies were not paying attention towards improving the road condition in the remote areas of Kishtwar district. The residents claimed this year Machial yatra attracted huge rush of pilgrims but the state govt agencies have failed to improve the road conditions between Kishtwar and day after setting up road Amap in an industry meet for the small and medium scale industries to grab the growing opportunity, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has set up Bengal s own version of a Silicon Valley with an aim to put the State on a fast growing Information Technology trajectory. Rolling out a new aggressive IT policy for the State even as shelaunched the new Bengal Silicon Valley Technology Hub at New Town,Rajarhat the Chief Minmister said the new initiative would make Bengalone of the fastest growing IT powers in the country. Throwing light on the State s vision a notification said BengalSilicon Valley Hub would be to make Bengal one of the leading Statesin India in the IT, ITeS, ICT and ESDM sectors. The new policy focuses on 3D printing, big data analysis, animationand gaming apart from cyber security INTERNET-of-Things, robotics,drones, fin tech, artificial s countdown for the elec- of the DMK president Ation necessitated by the demise of M Karunanidhi began on Tuesday, so also the internal wrangling in the party though in a silent note. It is almost certain that MK Stalin, the second son of Karunanidhi, would be elevated as the party chief without any challenge. All members of the General Council which elect the president have been handpicked by Stalin over the last five years to facilitate his smooth elevation. But Stalin may have to face a turbulent September as his elder brother M K Alagiri has declared a fight-to-thefinish war to take control of the party. Karunanidhi s favourite daughter Selvi, hitherto confined to the drawing room meetings is being fielded by the family members to prevent the situation from going out of control. There are reports that some of the local satraps may dump Stalin and cross over to Alagiri camp in the near future. The General Council meeting for August 28 has been convened by K Anbazhagan, the 96-year-old general secretary of the party. The agenda for the meeting is to elect the president and treasurer and also to approve the report submitted by the audit committee. Stalin has been holding the post of treasurer in addition to his responsibilities as the working president. Sources in the DMK said that Durai Murugan, the principal secretary of the party would be elected to the crucial post of treasurer. But what has caused jitters in the DMK leadership is the announcement by loyalists of Alagiri, the Madurai-based elder son of Karunanidhi that, they would take out a silent rally in Chennai on September 5. The announcement came immediately after the declaration by the DMK about the August 28 meeting. P M Mannan, an Alagiri loyalist told reporters that the silent rally would be led by Annan (big brother) Alagiri as a mark of respect to the late Karunanidhi. enior actress Raveena Tandon Shas become an ambassador of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SNGP) at Borivli in north Mumbai. On Tuesday, the actress sent a letter to State Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, accepting her appointment as the ambassador of the SNGP. The minister had on August 1 requested the actress to work as an SNGP ambassador. Spread over 103 sq.km, the SNGP is home to a number of endangered species of flora intelligence, Industry 4.0, quantumcomputing and others, the notification says. It further strives to unlock the vast potential of the IT&E to designa paradigm shift in the sector all the while fostering socialwelfare, besides aiming at enhancing brand West Bengal as an epicentre of cutting-edge R&D in IT and promote innovation and enhance contribution to the global value chain. And also foster social benefits through digital technology and create an empowered populace. ith the uncontested-vic- case (in Panchayat Wtory elections) still pending in the Supreme Court, the Bengal Government on Tuesday issued a circular, appointing administrators to run the civic boards for the coming 90 days or till the Supreme Court verdict comes in. About 20,000 panchayat seats were won uncontested in the May 2018panchayat elections leading the opposition parties to move the ApexCourt challenging the results. The circular said the Government was appointing DMs, SDMs and BDOs torun the boards till an order was passed by the Supreme Court. The circular will remain valid for 90 days. and fauna and harbours approximately 800 species of flowering plants, 274 species of birds, 35 species of mammals, 78 species of reptiles, snakes and amphibians and 170 species of butterflies The SNGP is also home to a number of endangered species of flora and fauna and harbours approximately 800 species of flowering plants. Notable among the animals at the SNGP are large mammalian species such as leopard, wild boar, four-horned antelope, black-naped hare, wild cat, jackal and porcupine and many bird species such as Lesser grebe, Purple Heron, Smaller Egret, Lesser Whistling Teal, Pariah Kite. Many reptiles, including snakes as Indian Cobra and Viper are also found at the SNGP. The SGNP has always been the weekend picnic spot for Mumbaikars for years on end. Apart from providing a boat ride for visitors in an artificial lake or a joy ride in a mini train, visitors do walk up to the Gandhi Tekdi and roam around the wooded area and also visit 2000-year-old Kanheri Caves located inside the national park. Gulabgarh-base camp of Machail yatra. They claimed the accidents are taking place frequently due to poor condition of roads and absence of crash barriers,proper lights at sharp bends and vulnerable spots along the zigzag road. BJP MLA from Kishtwar Sunil Sharma also visited the site of accident and expressed hope that the project executing agencies would expedite construction of most difficult stretch on the hilly road to prevent repetition of such accidents in future. even Indian and interna- firms are in the race for Stional supplying 378 coaches for the upcoming Mumbai s Metro 2A and Metro 7 corridors, for which tenders were opened recently. The seven firms that have submitted bid documents for projects are: Messrs Hyundai Rotem, Korea, Messrs Bombardier India & Bombardier Germany, Messrs CRRC Corporation Ltd, Messrs Bharat Earth Movers Ltd, Messrs Titagarh wagons & Titagarh Firema, Messrs Alstom Transport India & Alstom SA and Messrs CAF India & CAF, Spain. Announcing that the bids for supply of coaches for two metro projects were opened in New Delhi recently, RA Rajeev, Metropolitan Commissioner, Mumbai Metro Region Development Authority (MMRDA) said, The entire bidding process is carried out adhering to the norms set by the Asian Development Bank who are funding the projects. n a major breakthrough in Ithe rationalist Narendra Dabholkar murder case, the CBI and Maharashtra s Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Tuesday recovered 7.65 bore pistol suspected to have been used in the heinous crime from the Aurangabad residence of an acquaintance of the recently arrested sharpshooter Sachin Andhure and detained three persons in connection with the seizure. Apart from 7.65 bore pistol, the CBI and State ATS officers also seized a sword and khukuri, in a joint search operation carried out at the residence of a friend of Andhure s brother in-law at Aurangabad the the early hours of Tuesday. The investigators also detained three persons, all common friends of both Andhure and his brother-inlaw, for questioning in connection with the brutal murder of Dabholkar. The seized pistol is a country-made weapon with 7.65 bore. It is a similar 7.65 bore pistol was used in Dabholkar s murder. We will send the weapon for ballistic analysis to confirm whether it was the same weapon that was used in the crime, a CBI spokesperson said. Andhure is said to be one of the two persons who shot 69-year-old rationalist and anti-superstition activist Narendra Dabholkar was shot dead from a point blank range, while the latter was taking a morning walk on the Omkareshwar bridge located in the heart of Pune, on August 20, The CBI officials arrested Andhure from Aurangabad on August 18 after the State ATS sleuths tipped them off the CBI about the revelations made by one of the three right wing activists arrested in connection with a terror conspiracy that they busted last week. Following the raids at various places at Nalla Sophara in the neighbouring Thane district, the ATS had on August 9 arrested three right wing activists --Vaibhav Raut (40), Sharad Kalaskar (25) and Sudhnava Ghondhalekar ( 39)--- and claimed to have foiled the attempts to engineer terror attacks in Mumbai, Pune, Satara, Solapur and Nala Sopara. During the raids, the investigators had seized a huge chunk of arms and ammunition and also unearthed a mini pistol assembling unit in the Nala Sopara residence of key accused Vaibhav Raut. The interrogation of the accused in the terror conspiracy case by the ATS revealed that Andhure and the accused in the terror conspiracy case Sharad Kalaskar were friends. It was Kalaskar who allegedly spilled the beans of Andhure s role in the Narendra Dabholkar s murder. The CBI, in close coordination with the Maharashtra ATS, is investigating the links among various right-wing organisations suspected to be involved in the killing of Dabholkar and others like Govind Pansare, M M Kalburgi mid the continuing crack- on various right- Adown wing organisations by the CBI and State ATS, Samajwadi Party s Maharashtra unit on Tuesday demanded a ban on the Sanatan Sanstha, even as the Congress rooted for the immediate arrest of Sanstha s Sanstha founder-chief Jayant B. Athavale. In a statement issued here, State SP president Abu Azmi urged the Centre and the Maharashtra government to ensure adequate security at and around various mosques in the state ahead of the Eid Al Adha festival. Azmi said that the and Gauri Lankesh, unravel their contacts elsewhere in the country, their other targets and modus operandi. It may be recalled that the brutal gunning down of Dabholkar who had long been crusading for the passage of anti-superstition and black magic bill in the Maharashtra Legislature had caused a major furore in the State. The Maharashtra government had faced criticism from various quarters for months on end. With the state police having failed to make any headway in the investigations into the Dabholkar murder case, the Bombay High Court had transferred the case to the CBI on May 9, 2014, after overruling the objections raised by the Maharashtra government. The CBI had registered a case on June 2, 2014, on the high court s orders. On September , the CBI filed a chargesheet in the Dabholkar murder case before a First Class Judicial Magistrate in Pune. increased security at and around mosques was essential in the wake of the State ATS finding that there was a major plan to foment communal disturbances and engineer terror strikes in five cities of Maharashtra and seizure of large quantities of arms and explosives from Nala Sopara. Azmi also urged the Maharashtra government to provide strong security to State ATS chief Atulchandra Kulkarni in the wake of recent arrests of right wing activists allegedly behind a conspiracy to engineer blasts in five different cities of the state and seizure of a huge cache of arms, ammunition and explosives.

9 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT NOTICE INVITING e-tenders The Executive Engineer South Building (M) PWD, P.T.S., Malviya Nagar, New Delhi invites on behalf of President of India online Percentage Rate /Item Rate Tender/bid from approved and eligible contractor of CPWD, those of appropriate list of MES, BSNL and other state Govt. Departments dealing with buildings and roads and other experienced contractors who satisfy the criteria of execution of similar works for Following works:- (1). NIT No.47/EE/PWD BUILD. SOUTH (M)/ Tender ID 2018_PWD_156865_1. Name of work:-" Installation of Rain water harvesting at Yogi Arvind Sarvodya Bal Vidyalaya No.-1 (Yogi arvind), Sector-4, Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, New Delhi (School ID: , Building ID: , EOR ID: )." Estimated Cost Rs.16,35,225/-. Earnest Money Rs.32,705/- Period of completion 02 (Two) Months. Last Date and time of submission of Tender Through website on 25/08/2018:15:00 PM, Date and Time of opening of Tender 25/08/2018:15:30 PM. (2). NIT No.48/EE/PWD/South Building (M)/ Tender ID 2018_PWD_156874_1. Name of work:- "Rain Water Harvesting work at Govt. Boys Sr. Sec. School, Sec. 3, R.K. Puram, New Delhi.(School ID , Building ID , EOR ID )". Estimated Cost Rs.9,92,061/- Earnest Money Rs. 19,841/- Period of completion 02 (Two) Months, Last Date and time of submission of Tender Through website on 25/08/2018:15:00 PM, Date and Time of opening of Tender 25/08/2018:15:30 PM. (3). NIT No.49/EE/PWD/South Building (M)/ Tender ID 2018_PWD_156880_1. Name of work "Rain Water Harvesting need in our school for the benefit of the students and save water at Sarvodaya Vidyalaya No. 01, Sector-2, R.K. Puram, New Delhi. (School ID: , Building ID: , EOR ID: )." Estimated Cost Rs.11,82,941/- Earnest Money Rs.23,659/- Period of completion 02 (Two) Months, Last Date and time of submission of Tender Through website on 24/08/2018:15:00 PM, Date and Time of opening of Tender 24/08/2018:15:30 PM. (4). NIT No.51 /EE/PWD/South Building (M)/ Tender ID 2018_PWD_156885_1. Name of work "EOR to construction of rain water harvesting system at PTS Colony, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi. (SH: Providing rain water drainage line along service road at PTS, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi.)" Estimated Cost Rs.15,33,886/- Earnest Money Rs.30,678/- Period of completion 02 (Two) Months, Last Date and time of submission of Tender Through website on 24/08/2018:15:00 PM, Date and Time of opening of Tender 24/08/2018:15:30 PM. (5). NIT No.54/EE/PWD/South Building (M)/ Tender ID 2018_PWD_156888_1. Name of work "Special repair and misc. work of Quarters of Police Colony, Ambedkar Nagar, New' Delhi during " Estimated Cost Rs.75,23,666/- Earnest Money Rs.1,50,473/- Period of completion 04 (Four) Months, Last Date and time of submission of Tender Through website on 27/08/2018:15:00 PM, Date and Time of opening of Tender 27/08/2018:15:30 PM. (6). NIT No.55/EE/PWD/South Building (M)/ Tender ID 2018_PWD_156894_1. Name of work "Regarding Repair/ maintenance work at building of PS Malviya Nagar, New Delhi." Estimated Cost Rs. 9,99,459/- Earnest Money Rs.19,980/- Period of completion 02 (Two) Months, Last Date and time of submission of Tender Through website on 27/08/2018:15:00 PM, Date and Time of opening of Tender 27/08/2018:15:30 PM. hares of Jet Airways on STuesday fell nearly 4 per cent in morning trade on bourses after reports surfaced that the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has opened a preliminary inquiry into the carrier. As per the media reports, the Mumbai Registrar of Companies (RoC) will inspect Jet s books of accounts. In a regulatory filing, however, the company today said it "has not received any communication from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in this regard". The shares of the company opened on a weak note at , then fell to a low of , down 3.73 per cent over its previous closing price. Similar movement was seen on NSE as well, where the stock opened at , then fell to a low of , down 3.89 per cent over its last close. Jet Airways is facing financial stress and on August 9 the company held off from announcing the unaudited financial results for the June quarter. Both BSE and NSE have sought an explanation from the company on this. Meanwhile, a meeting of the board of directors is scheduled to be held on August 27 to consider and approve the KODA AUTO India has Šrebranded its entire sales, and service network with a Fresh, Modern and Simply Clever layout that elevates the presentation of the brand. ŠKODA will continue to offer proposition of 4 Year Service Care offering: 4 Year Warranty, 4 Year Road Side Assistance and optional 4 year Maintenance Package. As part of its efforts to enhance customer experience through digitalization, the MyŠKODA App was previously introduced and offers a single window interface for the customers to interact with the brand and vice versa. To facilitate 24x7 customer support services and enhanced customer interactions, ŠKODA AUTO has also introduced an AI-enabled Chat Bot on its website. On the service front, iservice has enabled a tabletbased standardized service consultation process. The Package Pricing System Online (PPSO) system coupled with Auto Part, an inventory management and analytical tool, will ensure transparency in part prices, enhanced quality of job work, uniformity of charges across service network, optimum stocking of spare parts and reduced turnaround time. New Delhi: Ministry of Corporate Affairs is seeking clarifications from the auditors of Jet Airways on the airline deferring announcement of its June quarter results, sources said. The board of crisis-hit Jet Airways which is working on ways to reduce costs amid financial woes on August 9 deferred the matter of consideration of the unaudited financial results for the June quarter. Sources said the ministry is seeking clarifications from the auditors of Jet Airways on delay in announcement of results. The auditors are believed to have issues regarding the airline being a going concern, they added. In accounting parlance, the going concern assumption means that the company would remain in business for the foreseeable future without being forced to halt operations and liquidate its assets. Markets regulator Sebi is also looking into the airline delaying the June quarter results. unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended June 30. HFL Pramerica Life DInsurance Ltd. has set up a special helpdesk to service the beneficiaries of the policyholders affected by the ravaging floods in the state of Kerala. For the quick settlement of the claims, the company has simplified the claim documentation requirements and have appointed nodal officers to oversee the claim settlement process. Kerala is in the midst of an unprecedented rain fury which has caused havoc in the state. DHFL Pramerica Life Insurance is committed towards helping people affected by the floods in Kerala. To help the bereaved families, we have set up a Flood Claims Helpdesk and have appointed nodal officers for rendering pro-active services to the beneficiaries of the affected policyholders. The process of claim documentation has also been simplified in order to expedite the claim settlements quickly, said, Anoop Pabby, Managing Director and CEO, DHFL Pramerica Life Insurance. New Delhi: Amid Jet Airways facing turbulent times, Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has made it clear that private airlines have to deal with issues facing them on their own and the Government s role can only be at the policy level. The minister's comments come at a time when the airline industry is grappling with tough times as high oil prices and stiff competition are crimping the profitability of carriers. When asked about the current situation at Jet Airways, Prabhu said, "We are not aware about their position." The full service carrier, which has been flying for over 25 years, is facing financial woes. Earlier this month, it also deferred the announcement of June quarter results. The airline's share price has taken a beating in recent weeks. "We are not aware about their (Jet Airways) position. As far as private airlines are concerned, they will have to deal with whatever issues they are dealing with. At the Ministry of (Civil) Aviation we can only deal at the policy level, Prabhu said he government has extend- the last date for filing of Ted GST summary sales returns for the month of July to August 24. "Last date of filing GSTR- 3B for the month of July, 2018 has been extended to August 24, 2018," an official statement said. The earlier due date was August 20. "There were instances of technical glitches faced on August 20 in filing the return, which was the last date for submission of GSTR 3B. It's good that more time has been given for filing," said Pratik Jain, Partner and Leader, Indirect Tax, PwC. GST collections rose to 96,483 crore in July from 95,610 crore mopped up in the previous month. in an interview. Jet Airways is facing financial stress and on August 9 the company held off from announcing the unaudited financial results for the June quarter. The airline's board is scheduled to meet on August 27 to consider and approve the unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended June 30. The carrier is also under the scanner of markets regulator Sebi for alleged disclosure lapses. Shares of the airline tumbled nearly 4 per cent today after reports that the Ministry of Corporate Affairs Ministry is looking into alleged fund diversions at the carrier. In a regulatory filing, Jet Airways said it "has not received any communication from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in this regard". About the overall situation in the airline industry, the minister said that whenever the fuel prices go up, the airlines get badly affected because it is a variable cost and cannot be absorbed into business model immediately. he telecom regulator will Tlook into concerns flagged by the industry on implementation of new pesky call rules, while the serious issue of unsolicited telemarketing calls and messages cannot be "undermined", Trai chief R S Sharma said on Tuesday. Sharma who has been re-appointed Trai Chairman for two more years said that he has directed his officials to call operators for a meeting soon to understand their grievances around unsolicited commercial communication. His comments that the regulator will give operators a patient hearing on the matter assumes significance as there has been a disquiet in the industry over the new unsolicited commercial communication norms. Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) had raised red flag over Trai's (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) new rules on curbing pesky calls and messages, terming them complex, timeconsuming and devoid of a cost-benefit analysis. "I have asked my officers to call the operators...understand from them...there may be a communication gap between what regulations say and what iti Aayog vice chairman NRajiv Kumar said Tuesday that he was more concerned about the rising trade deficit than the falling rupee, and called for efforts to push exports. He also said that there is a constituency which benefits from strong rupee but it needs to be put on the back foot. "I don't believe in strong rupee... Rupee should remain in its natural value, some countries depreciate their currency deliberately, this is wrong. It will be very difficult for India to try and push up the rupee," Kumar said at an event organised by industry body CII. "There is a constituency that benefits from strong rupee...the constituency should be put on back foot," he added. The rupee on August 16 had slumped to life-time low of on strong demand for the US dollar. Kumar further said that economic policy making should not focus only on fiscal deficit number, arguing that large economies like USA, China and European Union do not give much importance to fiscal deficit. the operators understand...there could be some implementation issues, so we will discuss with them and see where the problem lies," Sharma said. Trai plans to sit with the operators and talk about their difficulties and perceived problem areas, he said but added in the same breath that the issue of pesky calls was a "serious" one, and "must not be undermined". "The problem has to be tackled and all shareholders must come together to tackle this common problem. We must see to it that compliance burden does not fall unduly on one stakeholder," the Trai chief said. Voicing concerns over the freshly-minted rules, COAI has maintained that tailoring of systems, and use of blockchain technology will involve crore cost and 18 months for the roll out, at a crucial time when the sector is financially-stressed. The implementation timeline indicated by the industry body exceed the stipulated December deadline for operationalising the new system architecture. COAI has also rued that other markets have not prescribed such stringent requirements and obligations for operators. arket benchmarks Sensex Mand Nifty extended their rise for the third straight session today, though gains were marginal, and closed at fresh closing highs on buying in pharma and IT stocks amid optimism over US-China trade talks. The BSE Sensex edged higher by 7 points and managed to end at a new peak of 38,285.75, surpassing its previous record closing of 38, hit on Monday. The 30-share index also went on to hit its life-time high (intra-day) at 38, in day's trade. Its previous intra-day high was 38,340.69, reached yesterday. During the day, it touched a low of 38, The broader NSE Nifty also logged its fresh closing high of 11,570.90, up points, or 0.17 per cent. The 50- issue index surpassed its previous record closing of 11,551.75, marked yesterday. The Nifty also met its intra-day record high at 11,581.75, breaking its previous day's record of 11, The index slipped to a low of 11, during the day's trade. Unabated buying by domestic institutional investors (DIIs) and positive sentiment in world markets helped domestic markets scale fresh highs on Tuesday, brokers said. Investors have kept their eyes on US-China trade talks and are optimistic about a positive outcome. The tariff war between them has been keeping global markets uncertain for a while now. But, the trade talks between the two major economies, which are scheduled to take place through Tuesday and Wednesday this week, have led to an improvement in market sentiments, they added. Among the Sensex constituents, Coal India was the top gainer by climbing 2.59 per cent to close at ` after reports indicated that the government is planning to sell some minority stake in the company. Other gainers included Axis Bank 1.92 per cent, NTPC 1.70 per cent, Sun Pharma 1.69 per cent, Wipro 1.48 per cent, RIL 0.94 per cent, ONGC 0.71 per cent, Maruti Suzuki 0.32 per cent, TCS 0.16 per cent, ICICI Bank 0.16 per cent and Hero Motocorp 0.14 per cent, helping the index scale record high levels. Lupin rose 2.23 per cent after company today said it has received final approval from the USFDA to market Hydrocortisone Butyrate lotion, used for treatment of mild atopic dermatitis in patients 3 months of age and older. The broader markets also displayed a firm trend with mid-cap index rising by 0.52 per cent and small-cap index by 0.34 per cent. (7). NIT No.56/EE/PWD/South Building (M)/ Tender ID 2018_PWD_156899_1. Name of work "Structural repair & tiling of wall at Corridor & Rooms at Govt. Sarvodaya Co-Ed Vidyalaya, Shahpur Jat, New Delhi (School ID: , Building: , EOR ID: )." 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10 C M Y K Washington: The Trump administration is set to roll back the centerpiece of President Barack Obama s efforts to slow global warming, the Clean Power Plan that restricts greenhouse gas emissions from coalfired power plants. A plan to be announced in coming days would give states broad authority to determine how to restrict carbon dioxide S President Donald Trump Uexpressed worry that talking under oath to special counsel Robert Mueller about the Russia probe could lead to his being charged with perjury. In an interview with Reuters on Monday, Trump also declined to say if he will actually sit down to be interviewed by Mueller. Mueller is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election to help Trump win and whether his campaign colluded in that effort and tried to obstruct the probe. The President said he was concerned that anything he told Mueller under oath might be compared to statements by others, such as former FBI director James Comey, whom Trump fired, and that any discrepancies could be used against the US leader to charge him with perjury. So if I say something and he (Comey) says something, and it s my word against his, and he s best friends with Mueller, so Mueller might say: Well, I believe Comey, and even if I m telling the truth, that makes me a liar. That s no good, Trump said, according to Reuters. As he often does, Trump criticised the probe as biased and asserted that he had the right to intervene in it if he wishes. I can go in, and I could do whatever I could run it if I want. But I decided to stay out, Trump said. I m totally allowed to be involved if I wanted to be. So far, I haven t chosen to be involved. I ll stay out. and other greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming. The Environmental Protect Agency announced late Monday that acting administrator Andrew Wheeler planned to brief the news media by telephone Tuesday on greenhouse guidelines for states to set performance standards for existing coal-fired power plants. President Donald Trump is Kabul: Rockets were fired on Tuesday toward the presidential palace in Kabul as the Afghan president was delivering his holiday message for the Muslim celebrations of Eid al- Adha, police said, prompting a ferocious aerial response, with helicopter gunships bombing the house from where the rockets were reportedly launched. Police initially blamed the Taliban, but an Islamic State expected to promote the new plan at an appearance in West Virginia. The plan also would let states relax pollution rules for power plants that need upgrades, according to a summary of the plan and several people familiar with the full proposal who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they affiliate later issued a brief statement saying it had fired mortar shells at the presidential palace. There was no immediate comment from the Taliban. The first rocket landed somewhere near the presidency building, while the second hit near a NATO compound and the U.S. Embassy, but no one was hurt, said police official Jan Agha. The boom of the rockets was heard in the live broadcast of President Ashraf Ghani s speech. Ghani interrupted his message to said, If they are thinking the rocket attack will keep Afghans down, they are wrong. The area where the rockets hit is one of the most secure in the Afghan capital, where embassies and government buildings are surrounded by high cement blast walls and coils of razor wire. Many streets near the US Embassy are closed off, as well as those near sensitive Government and military installations. AP weren t authorized to discuss the plan publicly. Combined with a planned rollback of carmileage standards, the plan represents a significant retreat from Obama-era efforts to fight climate change and would reverse an Obama-era push to shift away from coal and toward less-polluting energy sources such as natural gas, wind and solar power. AP he UN s nuclear watchdog Tsaid it had not seen any indication that nuclear activities in North Korea have stopped despite its pledges to denuclearise. The continuation and further development of the DPRK s nuclear programme and related statements by the DPRK are a cause for grave concern, said a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), referring to North Korea s official name. The report, published late yesterday, by the director general of Yukiya Amano is to be submitted to an IAEA board meeting in September. In 2009 Pyongyang expelled IAEA inspectors from its Yongbyon nuclear site and has since refused to allow IAEA inspections on its territory. C M Y K

11 C M Y K J os Buttler and Ben Stokes provided stiff resistance as India endured a wicketless session against England, who reached 173 for 4 at tea on the fourth day of the third Test. Buttler (67 batting) and Stokes (42 batting) added 111 runs for the fifth wicket after England were reduced to 62 for 4 in the opening session. However India still have the upperhand as England need another 348 runs in their pursuit of 521. Post lunch, Stokes and Buttler added 89 runs in the session but more importantly mixed caution with occasional aggression. Ravichandran Ashwin (0-31) didn't take the field immediately because of a hip niggle but came on after a brief delay. Mohammed Shami (1-38) was off at the start of this session as well, though the reason was unknown. The batsmen were able to contend with Jasprit Bumrah (1-52) and Hardik Pandya (0-7) with minimum fuss. Ashwin had a good contest with Stokes, but it was clearly visible that his pivot while bowling was being hampered by the hip issue. There was one loud appeal for leg before against Stokes in the 55th over, but the batsman was saved by umpire's call. Shortly afterwards, Buttler brought up his ninth Test half-century off 93 balls, as their partnership also breached the 100-mark off 195 balls before the break. Earlier, Ishant Sharma sparked England's latest collapse as India eyed a crushing victory in the third Test at Trent Bridge on Monday. England had slumped to 84 for four at lunch on the fourth day, still 437 runs shy of a mammoth target of 521. It left India poised for a win that would cut England's lead in a five-match series to 2-1. Given the most any side have made in the fourth innings to win a Test is the West Indies' 418 for seven against Australia at St John's Antigua, in 2003, there was little prospect of an England paris: budapest: pune: belfast: C M Y K ohamed Salah was engulfed Min a diving storm as the Liverpool star won the controversial penalty that inspired their 2-0 win over 10-man Crystal Palace. Salah was accused of diving by Palace when he tumbled in the penalty area late in the first half at Selhurst Park. Referee Michael Oliver awarded a spot-kick for Mamadou Sakho's challenge on the Egypt winger and James Milner converted the penalty. Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville, working for Sky Sports, claimed it was a dive, saying: "A lot of people won't like it. If it's against you, you'll think it's soft. "It is a theatrical fall which we've seen a lot of players do." Adding insult to injury for Palace, Aaron Wan-Bissaka was sent off in the second half for bringing down Salah as he raced clear. Taking advantage of their numerical superiority, Jurgen Klopp's side made sure of extending their 100 percent start to the Premier League season thanks to victory. But having been skittled out for just 161 in a first innings lasting 38.2 overs, with unheralded medium-pacer Hardik Pandya taking five for 28, England might have been stung into greater toporder resistance this innings. Instead England slumped to 66 for four after resuming on 23 without loss the 31st occasion in their past 62 Test innings since 2016 that they had lost their fourth wicket having scored 100 or fewer runs. England had been shown the way by India captain Virat Kohli. He was far from his fluent best but still made 103 on Monday, after his firstinnings 97, and Cheteshwar Pujara who demonstrated a patient application in grinding out 72 off 208 balls in more than four hours at the crease to help consolidate the tourists' already strong position. Instead England lost their first wicket just five balls into Tuesday's play when fast bowler Sharma, testing the lefthanded openers from round the wicket, got one to straighten away from the flat-footed Keaton Jennings (13), whose thin outside edge was held safely by debutant wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant. England's 27 for one soon became 32 for two when Sharma, again from round the wicket, had Alastair Cook (17) edging one that straightened late to second-slip KL Rahul. England then lost their next two wickets on 64, with captain Joe Root (13) and Ollie Pope (16) both caught in the cordon. Root tried to force a Jasprit Bumrah delivery he could have left and Rahul, rom the pits of despair in Paris, Frecord-setting Novak Djokovic now eyes a third US Open title in New York where for the first time since Wimbledon last year, the sport's 'Big Four' will be reunited. Djokovic became the first man to win all nine Masters titles with victory over Roger Federer at Cincinnati on Sunday. Having captured, against all the odds, a fourth Wimbledon in July, the 31-year-old Serb suddenly finds himself as joint-favourite with world number one Rafael Nadal to triumph at Flushing Meadows. Champion in 2011 and 2015, and a five-time runner-up, Djokovic sat out the 2017 US Open to nurse an elbow injury. His physical limitations were still evident when he slumped away from Roland Garros in June after a shock quarter-final loss to journeyman Marco Cecchinato, threatening to skip Wimbledon to mend his shattered self-confidence. Fast forward three months and Djokovic is once again the man to beat. "It's a wonderful feeling. It's been still at second slip, held the sharp chance his fifth catch of the match As if to emphasise just how superior India's slip-fielding had been in comparison to England's this Test, Kohli then leapt high to his left at third slip to hold a superb catch that dismissed Pope, playing in just his second Test. But it was a poor shot by the 20-yearold Surrey batsman, especially given England's dire position, with Pope throwing his hands at a ball well-wide of off stump. An outside edge was always the likeliest result and so it proved. To make matters worse for England, a finger injury suffered by Jonny Bairstow while keeping wicket on Monday meant he did not come into bat in his usual number five position. At lunch recalled all-rounder Ben Stokes was three not out and Jos Buttler, dropped by Pant on one a rare India miss unbeaten on 19. Sadio Mane's goal in stoppagetime. Palace boss Roy Hodgson was furious with the penalty, saying: "My frustration is I don't think that's a penalty. It's cause for anger and disappointment. "Sakho is a defender and he has to try and defend. There is no way he is looking to foul the player. Liverpool didn't deserve to be leading." Klopp's men finally made the breakthrough just seconds before half-time. Roberto Firmino's pass found Salah just inside the Palace area and when Sakho caught him with an out-stretched leg, the Egyptian's slightly delayed tumble didn't dissuade Oliver from giving the penalty. Milner, ignoring the sound and fury, nervelessly sent Wayne Hennessey the wrong way with his spot-kick. And as Palace threw men forward in the final moments, Senegal winger Mane put the result beyond doubt when he sprinted clear, rounded Hennessey and slotted home. "In these moments the fuel is really low and maybe the players need a bit of help from an angry manager 'run or I will kill you' and they did that," Klopp smiled. a couple of tough months for me with an injury but then winning Wimbledon and Cincinnati," Djokovic said. Djokovic's Wimbledon triumph took his Grand Slam title collection to 13, just one behind Pete Sampras. He also has 31 Masters, two back from Nadal but four more than Federer. He will head for New York buoyed by his dominance over his three major rivals as well he leads Nadal 27-25, Federer and Andy Murray "He's a great champion," said Federer in praise of Djokovic in Cincinnati. World number one Nadal, who won the US Open last year to add to his 2010 and 2013 victories, skipped Cincinnati after triumphing in Toronto the week before. The Spaniard clinched an 11th French Open in June to take his majors tally to 17 before falling to Djokovic in a five-set, 5-hour 15- minute semi-final loss at Wimbledon. "Tennis is a high-demanding sport in terms of physical effort," said 32-year-old Nadal. "I cannot forget that I am older ndian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara admitted that Ihe was under pressure to score runs and credited his county stints for providing him the confidence to bat in English conditions and overturn his poor form during the third Test here. Pujara scored 72 runs and added 113 runs with skipper Virat Kohli as India piled on decl And set an imposing 521-run target for England to win the third Test. "Playing County cricket did help me. I've learnt a lot. Although I didn't score too many runs in County cricket but I was playing on challenging pitches. I think I was always confident," said Pujara. "I always felt that I was batting well especially in the nets, especially the way I was timing the ball. I was very confident that I was up for a big one. "The way I batted in this innings, I felt that whatever I was working on in the nets, it came along. Really pleased to score those 72 runs, valuable 72 runs for the team," he added. Pujara overcame a poor run of form wherein he averaged in the past nine innings, with his last half-century coming in tletico Madrid failed to get Atheir La Liga title bid off to a winning start, as Rodrigo earned Valencia a 1-1 draw at the Mestalla Stadium. Angel Correa gave Diego Simeone's visitors a 26th-minute lead on Monday, but Rodrigo struck in the second half for the home team and last season's runners-up Atletico failed to find a winner. There are high hopes at the Wanda Metropolitano that Atletico can muster a serious title challenge, after keeping their key players in the close season and claiming an impressive extra-time win over city rivals Real Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup last week. But they were given a tough test to start the campaign at a strong Valencia outfit who will be playing in the Champions League this season for the first time since 2015 after finishing fourth. "It's a shame because we wanted to bring the win home and we didn't manage it," the 23-year-old Correa, who also scored in every year." Federer also knows that the clock is ticking. The 20-time Grand Slam winner won the last of his five US Opens in Now 37, Federer would become the oldest New York champion in the Open era should he lift the trophy again on September 9 and second oldest of all time. But he was knocked out by 2009 champion Juan Martin del Potro in the quarter-finals last year having had to negotiate two five-setters in the opening rounds. Despite defending his Australian Open title in January, Federer's hopes of a ninth Wimbledon were blown apart in a five-set loss to Kevin Anderson in the quarter-finals. It was his earliest exit at the All England Club in five years. "Hopefully I have a chance after 10 years to do something special again at the US Open," said Federer. "I can't wait for the US Open to come around." Murray, the 2012 champion, is set to play his first Slam since a hip injury suffered at Wimbledon last year. Johannesburg on a green-top against South Africa. The batsman said he did feel pressure because of that poor form. "Yes (I did feel pressure). To be honest there is always some pressure especially when you have not scored too many runs. Even as a team as a batting unit, before this Test match, collectively we hadn't scored too many runs," he said. "You just need to trust your technique, your temperament and be confident about how you know to play in such condition," he said. Atletico's opening league game 12 months ago against Girona, told BeIN Sports Spain. Simeone gave a La Liga debut to Thomas Lemar, who joined from Monaco for 72 million euros ($84 million) in July, but the French World Cup winner struggled to make an impression and was hauled off in the 63rd minute. Atletico moved ahead midway through the first period with a wonderfully-crafted goal. But in the 56th minute Rodrigo lashed home right-footed after controlling Daniel Wass's looping header on his chest.

12 C M Y K B oardroom discussions are drastically changing the way businesses are adapting themselves due to the technological and digital advancement influencing functions, including HR. And within the purview of HR itself, gig economy is expected to bring transformational changes to traditional HR practices, hiring processes, sticking to the same job for years and years. With uberisation of the workforce, there is a quick changing dynamics of new age working population where virtual offices, flexi working and work from home all have found their place in their own terms. With the rapid growth in automation and integration of artificial intelligence in the workplace, employers across the globe and in India, have found it both expensive and unnecessary to limit workforce engagement to the traditional employer-employee model. Organisations, both start-ups and larger companies, are beginning to value flexi workers, and gig workers who are skilled and willing to work on short projects and assignments. Millennials and Gen X prefer to be their own bosses and the gig based economy allows them to pick their preferred working hours and helps them to work on an entrepreneurial approach, build their own network, update their skills according to market needs and demand. It is an open talent economy which includes internships and full time job. In addition to the monetary benefits, freedom and flexibility have drawn millennials towards this model. It not only generates employment but also provides cost advantage to businesses helping to generate more business. Perhaps, automation has acted as a facilitator to this rising trend to gig economy. Significantly, the gig economy is here to bring a change, it will open the door to flexi staffing. Flexible jobs will give the same kind of flexibility and freedom while choosing their jobs. Unlike gig economy, flexi-staffing will not only help to reduce the uncertainty of un-employment but also will help to get the same security benefits as those of permanent job roles. n the occasion of the annu- International Career and Oal College Counseling (IC3) conference scheduled to be held on August 29 and 30, 2018 at the Taj Palace, New Delhi, the Institute of International Education (IIE) shares a special report A World on The Move: Trends in Global Student Mobility. Drawing upon IIE s open doors report on International Educational Exchange, the report highlights that despite constant change in world dynamics, the demand for an international education has consistently been on the rise and is expected to increase further, reinforcing the need for building strong career and college counseling practices for better guidance to students globally. The two-day event, hosted by KIC UnivAssist and co-hosted by Ashoka University, will be a collaborative effort with content partners such as IIE, EducationUSA, Edu Canada, College Board, British Council, Cambridge Assessment, International Baccalaureate, and NACAC. The conference is expected to see attendance from over 700 plus delegates from leading high schools and global universities across India, South East Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia. With 100 plus speakers and over 40 sessions, the third edition of the Annual IC3 conference is all set to provide an engaging platform to discuss new ideas and opportunities in global higher education and student counselling. The registration for the 2018 Annual IC3 conference will be open till August 28, 208 at gister/. This year marks a major landmark the launch of the IC3 Institute which aims to aid better access to career counseling for high school students globally. It provides guidance and training to high schools and colleges to establish dedicated counseling departments. Additionally, IC3 will offer 100 scholarships to deserving counselors from underresourced schools and help them attend this year s conference. The event will also present the second edition of the career and college counseling awards to felicitate schools, counselors and universities for their outstanding contributions. With the sudden boom in this approach, the associated limitations to the gig economy cannot be overlooked. According to TIME Magazine, freelance workers and contractors will earn 28 percent less than their regular counterparts. Besides, it also delves into lacking employee benefits like pensions, sick pay, holiday entitlement or parental leave. Gig workers are yet to be covered under the purview of labour laws and changing employment dynamics as they are not part of regular workforce. It may pose as a major challenge in the long run especially when they benefit employers in saving costs. Second, gig workers might face a major issue in managing their career graph. At one point, they may feel lack of growth in their life, there would be no hierarchy which can take them to promotions. It becomes very difficult to maintain the same discipline throughout and chances of uncertainty increases. However, on the contrary flexi workers get all the benefits that a gig worker is deprived of and at the same time flexibility is assured at any cost. It is a model that benefits the employer and the employee. The staffing industry has created an ecosystem which provides flexibility, administrative efficiencies and flawless compliance for corporates to expand and grow in their business. Women in their late 30 s and 40 s who are generally married and stepping into early parenthood, often face the daunting dilemma of choosing between an established career and parenting. If we look at the trends globally, we can see a lot of career oriented successful women in their late 30 s or early 40 s become an entrepreneur or a freelancer by choice. For example, in the US, Amazon and Netflix are testing out 30-hour work weeks and flexible parental leave to help. Flexible working hours, purpose driven work and plenty of avenues to become independent, resourceful are only some of the perks that women can explore. However, carving out a career in the gig economy can be quite difficult. And research shows women may face even greater barriers owing to their lack of access to networks and financial capital. In India, women are only 35 per cent of the gig economy. Companies should look for ways to include women with mid and senior level experience in the gig economy. The added advantage is that many of these women, in fact, once exit a defined structure, they also have the added advantage of having learnt the skills of being entrepreneurial with limited resources. Taking on more women as independent professionals is a good organisational strategy because many women find it hard to return to the restrictions of a corporate environment. There are many talented and aspiring women who desires to work, have gig economy as their option to choose from the rest. The gig economy is on the path of a rapid explosion, echoing the desire of the population for the independence and ability to work on their own terms. There is always two sides of the same coin, hence, with this new opportunity comes many problems like payments, regulation, taxation, isolation, and data privacy. The gig workers don t receive the employee benefits from the companies they work for. They have to juggle with multiple clients and it may hamper their work and they also need to market and network themselves to find new work. But if they opt for a staffing company, opportunities open up for them as they provides the right opportunity for the right candidate. Change leads to adaptability and brings a plethora of options to choose from, and the decision lies in our hands to choose the best among the rest. he academic orientation pro- was celebrated at Tgramme SRM University, Delhi-NCR, Sonepat, where hundreds of newly-enrolled students and their parents participated with great zeal and enthusiasm. The chief guest Prof AP Mittal, member-secretary, All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi, encouraged the students to forge democratic relationship with the teacher and develop an unconscious leaning interest in the curriculum provided, so to have happiness and freedom ultimately. Senthil Kumar, director, admission and administration welcomed the august presence by advising them to follow the 4Ds Degree, Discovery, Dream & Doing as integral part of academic life and future successful career. Dr P Prakash, VC, SRM University Delhi-NCR, told the new students that they are entering into a life of transition and transformation through higher education and cutting-edge research, and aimed at making a world-class citizen, through university education with all its latest educational philosophy, infrastructure and research avenues. He counseled to the newly-joined students the importance of knowledge production, acquisition, expansion, equity and excellence along with ethos and ethics. Ravi Pachamoothoo, chancellor, SRM, encouraged the students, expressed the T he Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society recently organised a Know Your Risk campaign at the Rajkiya Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, Preet Vihar, East Delhi School. The campaign addresses each school s unique challenges to ensure that children vision of expanding higher education to the diverse Indian population and provided a synoptic overview of the quintessential growth of SRM Group of Institutions. He emphatically articulated the need to strike a balance regarding quality and quantity in higher education. Communicating to the students on the introduction of Smart India and India Initiative programmes in Science and Technology by the Government of India, he stated, self-improvement is the basic foundation of national development. The guests felicitated certificates of chancellor s and Haryana domicile scholarships to the meritorious students. go to school without fear, remain safe, and return home safely with preventive control and strategies for risk mitigation. Innovative medium like demonstrating through a shake table to show potential dangers of non-structural objects like furniture, water tanks, and loose objects during seismic activity. Volunteers from Honeywell India participated in the programme guiding each group of students to identify dark areas spots in the school. The Know your Risk campaign will be carried out in five more senior secondary schools as part of the Honeywell Safe School Programme in East Delhi The International School of Design, New Delhi, invites application for Bachelors, Masters and Diploma Programmes in Fashion, Interior and Jewellery Design. Eligibility: Class X pass for diploma, 10+2 for bachelors and diploma and graduates for Masters degree or diploma from any stream. Deadline: Saturday, August 25, 2018 Apply online at Or at insdschool@gmail.com. The TA Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) invites application for its newly launched TAPMI Virtual, Executive Learning programme Post- Graduate Certificate Program in Banking, Insurance & Financial Markets (BIFM) delivered through synchronous, and live mode to distributed classrooms in 27 plus cities Specially designed for the working executives, TAPMI has created a studio infrastructure with the help of VC Now, technology partner, in the campus from where its faculty will deliver the programme at the distributed classrooms across India. Dr Meera LB Aranha, programme head, Banking and Financial Services, said: Penetration of Insurance, credit card, digital payment and retail investment in stock market are extremely low in India. Thus, the entire BFSI sector is poised for a qualitative transformation and quantitative growth. Prof Surya, Chairman, TAPMI Virtual Executive Learning, added: The 11- month programme will be delivered through a mix of the virtual synchronous mode, campus segment, project work and offclassroom engagement. The campus segment will provide participants hands-on applied learning of Market Concepts in the finance lab through the Bloomberg and Reuters terminals. TAPMI Learning and Engagement Platform (LEAP) and Learning Tab will augment the learning of the participants. Eligibility: Applicants need to have a minimum industry experience of four years at reputed companies after completion of their graduation. Fee: 4 lakhs. Important dates: The program is scheduled to commence on November 11, There are three enrollment dates September 1, 24 and October 15, The British Council, New Delhi, opens the registration for the new batch of preparatory courses for International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in Delhi starting August 25, The preparation courses offered are IELTS Regular Course (two months), IELTS Intensive Course (two to three weeks) and IELTS courses for year old school students with a long-term ambition of studying abroad. The IELTS measures English language proficiency in reading, writing, listening and speaking tests rather than theoretical knowledge. The British Council has been helping aspirants improve their English proficiency to realise their ambitions of studying, working and/ or settling abroad. Students who enroll will be taught by Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) Certified teachers and will be given an interactive 360 degree learning experience. Next Batch Date: August 25, 2018 Course Fee: For IELTS Regular Course, the fee is 15,100. For IELTS Intensive Course, it is 11,000 and for IELTS courses for year olds, it is 15,100. For more information, log on to lish/exam-preparation-courses. ith an aim to giving a Wmajor boost to the Indian Chip Design Sector, the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, has launched Fabless Chip Design Incubator (FabCI) dedicated to incubate at least 50 Make-in-India chip design companies that can compete globally and generate Intellectual Property Rights. The incubator is calling for early stage start-ups to apply. For more details, visit The FabCI is funded by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. It will focus on creating an ecosystem for grooming startups in chip design. The incubator provides free software tools with leading technology partners in Electronic Design Automation, a good characterisation facility for testing chips and equipment for performing Direct Current (DC) and Radio Frequency (RF) characterisation. The vision is to leverage the design expertise that exists in India to create Indian IP and to make a mark in chip design internationally. FabCI technology partners Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and Mentor Graphics both are leading providers of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software, hardware and IP. The startups are provided with the relevant infrastructure, hardware and software and mentored to succeed with the help of mentors who are pioneers in this field. Three startups are already being incubated Lemonflip is working in innovative chip design IP for Energy Harvesting and highperformance RF modules to make battery less next generation smart electronics system. WiSig Networks develops products including terrestrial cellular, non-terrestrial and defence applications. Its vision is to create a world s leading IP company that specialises in Product IP 5G mobile communications, including mobile broadband and Internet-of- Things (IoT) systems. The demand in the Indian market driven by higher consumption of electronic goods and our strategic needs for using technology in education, defense and healthcare industries is projected to reach USD 400 Billion by year Starting a company in Integrated Circuit design field is an enormous task as the hardware, software and the relevant infrastructure requires huge amount of capital investment. Developing a business model in this highly competitive domain is a non-trivial task. Mentorship by experts in both technical and business domains would hasten the process of transition from a startup to a revenue generating company. C M Y K

13 I t is important that you have a streamlined and well-organised today for a better future. Academic success is the dream of every student, to make it happen, it is important to have a roadmap. So, if you want to ace Olympiads, it is imperative to have a strategic plan. As we all know, Olympiads like Science, Mathematic and Astronomy are great opportunities for a student to learn to prepare themselves for the forthcoming competitive exams in India and abroad. These exams not only help in building a student s confidence but also help him in challenging their ability and allowing them to selfevaluate and mature. Almost every student appears for at least one Olympiad these days, but it should not just be a shot in the dark. To crack any competitive/scholastic exam you need to have is right methodical approach, dedication and attitude. Here is the list of points that will help you prepare well for the Olympiad. As your goals are set and you are well in-tune to scale the goal, don t look back, just give your preparation that early start. Starting early is the key. It s all about peaking at the right moment and avoiding a burnout. Give yourself plenty of time, track your progress and keep your eyes on your destination! Remember the exam is taken by millions of students from around the world. This is an indicator that the questions are going to be trickier than what you are used to. So, you will need enough time to delve into every concept. One of the most important steps you can take towards achieving your greatest potential in life is to learn to acquire a positive attitude and its impact on your work performance and everything around you. Before you head towards academic excellence, it is equally important to get your attitude right. An optimistic approach towards the goal will help you lead the path with the right zeal and passion. Be thorough with your class notes and NCERT textbooks. Strengthen your basics. If you know your concepts well, you can answer any twisted and tricky question. It is important to have a strong foundation in subjects like Science and Mathematics. To rationalise the preparation tips, it is imperative to know the syllabus and the pattern of the exam thoroughly. Ensure that the content and the topics that you have come across along with the level of difficulty should be aligned to the actual examination. Some key points to consider while finding the right study material for Olympiads: Download syllabus & sample papers: There are numbers of reliable websites or online resources from where you can download various sample papers of the exam that will help you gauge your preparedness and get the right temperament of the examination. Take mock tests: Taking mock tests will help you identify your weak areas and work upon them. This will help you determine the right amount of time that you may need for Olympiad preparation. A good mentor will help you learn and develop specific skills and knowledge. So, find a tutor who is good and can know the gap between your present level and desired level and see you escalating towards your dream goal. This is the time by when you must have prepared a strategy or a schedule for yourself. Stick to that schedule and avoid falling off the track. Success calls for your determination. Stay resolute and go by your schedule to ensure you deliver optimum on the exam day. Once you start walking on the preparation path, do not forget to monitor your progress. Test your skills and knowledge regularly to ensure that you are progressing in your revision. All work and no play makes jack a dull boy. It might be an old saying but does work even today. In your pursuit to excellence, your health should not take a back seat. Do not let your rigid schedule take a toll on your health. A routine of good exercise, healthy food and short breaks will not only motivate you to stay fit but will also help you concentrate and focus better. Take the smartest approach to learning. Refer to the prescribed books & master all the areas thoroughly in a phased manner. Avoid spending too much time on online forums /chats on Olympiads as they may be irrelevant at times. Never underestimate the importance of taking up Olympiad practice papers and Olympiad sample papers. They are the ultimate guideposts to Olympiad preparation. Practice them rather regularly with a focus on improving your scores every time. Percentile scores help you ascertain where you stand in relation to others in the forum, therefore, take them seriously and work out your way gradually but surely towards success. The exam follows set pattern rather than varying and comprises of a fixed number of questions as declared beforehand on relevant site circulars. Based on your performance in the first level exam, you are given a rank. This rank determines whether you qualify for the second level exam or not. Top prespecified percentage of students (classwise) who appear for the first level exam and Top prespecified rank holders state-wise qualify for the next level. Having knowledge about the exam pattern will help you get in the right temperament. In the end, it is you who can make or break the deal. So, stay calm and confident and you will be all set to crack the deal with an ease. When it comes to success in Olympiad, it is all about practice and smart work along with a focused approach towards learning and practicing. Don t overstress yourself as you prepare for Olympiads. Just put your efforts in the right direction and you are certain to succeed. loud computing is a buzzword at Cpresent and is very likely to continue being one in the future as well. 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14 oody s Investors Service Mtoday said the government s plan to provide more capital support to public sector banks in current fiscal will restore capital adequacy and improve loan-loss coverage at many loss-making banks, but stress will persist. The government plans to provide 65,000 crore of new capital for public sector banks (PSBs) in the year ending March 2019 (fiscal 2019) after infusing 90,000 crore in the prior year. Of the 65,000 crore, the government allocated 11,300 crore to five banks in July. The large-scale recapitalisation plan, which was meant to improve capital buffers and loan-loss reserves and also support sufficiently strong loan growth, will now be just enough to shore up capital ratios above regulatory requirements because the banks capital shortfalls have grown larger than the government s initial projection, said Alka Anbarasu, a Moody s vice-president and Senior Credit Officer. Moody s said the PSBs external capital needs will not grow much further after fiscal 2019 because the banks profitability will gradually improve as credit costs moderate in tandem with progress in an ongoing balance-sheet cleanup. Our analysis shows that the capital injections will only be enough to enable all the banks to achieve Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratios of at least 8 per cent by March 2019, satisfying the 2.5 per cent conservation buffer on top of the 5.5 per cent minimum under Basel III norms in India and giving the banks a capitalisation profile comparable to those of their similarly rated peers globally, Anbarasu said. In a report Banks - India: Government aid will give capital relief to public sector banks but stress will remain, Moody s said to maintain capital buffers at regulatory levels, the banks will have to keep loan growth modest, at 5-6 per cent. This means the government has little choice but to increase capital support if it seeks faster loan growth to support economic expansion, Anbarasu said. Moreover, while the capital injections will enable the banks to strengthen their provision coverage, it may still not be sufficient if they take large write-downs on the nonperforming loans (NPLs) they sell as part of new resolution proceedings. An increase in provisions could raise their capital needs significantly. Although the government support will help the public sector banks build up their capital and provisioning buffers against losses, the improvements are likely to prove only temporary, barring a broader reform to fundamentally strengthen their weak underwriting practices, the rating agency said. Without reform, the government will continue to have to inject capital into the banks when they face stress, which will strain its own finances and hinder its efforts for fiscal consolidation, it added. he telecom regulator will look Tinto concerns flagged by the industry on implementation of new pesky call rules, while the serious issue of unsolicited telemarketing calls and messages cannot be undermined, Trai chief RS Sharma said on Tuesday. Sharma who has been reappointed Trai Chairman for two more years told PTI that he has directed his officials to call operators for a meeting soon to understand their grievances around unsolicited commercial communication. His comments that the regulator will give operators a patient hearing on the matter assumes significance as there has been a disquiet in the industry over the new unsolicited commercial communication norms. Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) had raised red flag over Trai s (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) new rules on curbing pesky calls and messages, terming them complex, time-consuming and devoid of a cost-benefit analysis. I have asked my officers to call the operators...understand from them...there may be a communication gap between what regulations say and what the operators understand...there could be some implementation issues, so we will discuss with them and see where the problem lies, Sharma said. Trai plans to sit with the operators and talk about their difficulties and perceived problem areas, he said but added in the same breath that the issue of pesky calls was a serious one, and must not be undermined. The problem has to be tackled and all shareholders must come together to tackle this common problem. We must see to it that compliance burden does not fall unduly on one stakeholder, the Trai chief said. Voicing concerns over the freshly-minted rules, COAI has maintained that tailoring of systems, and use of blockchain technology will involve crore cost and 18 months for the roll out, at a crucial time when the sector is financially-stressed. The implementation timeline indicated by the industry body exceed the stipulated December deadline for operationalising the new system architecture. COAI has also rued that other markets have not prescribed such stringent requirements and obligations for operators. The new rules in this regard allow individuals to revoke permission that they have granted to any commercial entity for a service. Subscribers can set preference about days and time bands on which they would like to receive commercial communications as well as indicate preferred modes of communication - call or SMS. The rules lay down obligations for operators, including evolving code of practices, maintaining records, registering customer choice, and mandate the adoption of blockchain or the distributed ledger technology. Blockchain provides a decentralised database or digital ledger of transactions that everyone on the network can see. New Delhi: Honda Cars India (HCIL) on Tuesday said its newly launched compact sedan Amaze has clocked over 30,000 unit sales in the first three months of launch, thus becoming its best-selling new model ever. The car has recorded over 30,000 sales in the first three months of launch, which is the highest sales number recorded by any new model launched by HCIL in its 20-year history, the company said in a statement. HCIL Director, Sales and Marketing, Makoto Hyoda said the new Amaze has been built on all new platform and developed as a proper sedan from ground-up, helping it stand apart from the rest. The customers have really appreciated this aspect and accepted the car very well, he said. The robust response to the new Amaze has driven up the company s cumulative sales in the April-July period, which grew by 12.5 per cent to 62,579 units as against 55,647 units in the year-ago period, HCIL said. India is the first country where Honda has launched the all-new Amaze, which also has the first diesel automatic transmission (CVT) variant. The petrol CVT (continuously variable transmission) and diesel CVT have accounted for more than 30 per cent of the total Amaze sales since its launch in May this year, it said. New Delhi: More buying by local jewellers amid festive cheer coupled with firm global cues shot up gold prices to 30,600 per 10 gram at the bullion market on Tuesday. While the yellow metal rose by 180, silver gained 50 to 38,150 per kg on increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers. Marketmen said the upswing was a result of a firm global trend where gold rose on a weaker US dollar, after US President Donald Trump said he was not thrilled with the Federal Reserve for raising interest rates. Globally, gold rose 0.33 per cent to USD 1,194 an ounce and silver by 0.31 per cent to USD an ounce in Singapore. Moreover, persistent buying by local jewellers to meet the ongoing festive season demand at the domestic spot market kept the prices higher, they said. In the national capital, gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per cent purity climbed 180 each to 30,600 and 30,450 per 10 gram, respectively. The precious metal had gained 170 on Monday. Sovereign however remained flat at 24,400 per piece of eight gram.following gold, silver ready rose further by 50 to 38,150 per kg, while weekly-based delivery shed 10 to 36,950 per kg. On the other hand, silver coins continued to be traded at previous level of 72,000 for buying and 73,000 for selling of 100 pieces. New Delhi: Drug firm Lupin today said it has launched in the US its Clobetasol Propionate cream used for treating inflammation and itching caused by a number of skin conditions. The company had earlier received approval for the cream in the strength of 0.05 per cent from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), Lupin said in a statement. The product is a generic version of Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc s Temovate cream in the same strength, it added. As per IQVIA MAT June 2018 data, Clobetasol Propionate cream USP 0.05 per cent had annual sales of around USD million in the US, Lupin said. Clobetasol Propionate cream is indicated for the relief of inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses, it added.

15 C M Y K A n athlete not old enough to grasp the enormity of his feat struck Gold, a seasoned but scarred pro found his Silver lining and a man here for hobby collected a Bronze as shooters dominated India's medal haul in the Asian Games on Tuesday. The 16-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary, son of a farmer, became the youngest Indian shooter to strike Gold with a Games record of in the 10m air pistol event in a field of Olympic and world champions, the one in which lawyercum-marksman Abhishek Verma (219.3) picked up a bronze to justify his hobby in Palembang. "I did not feel any pressure. It doesn't help," said Chaudhary, a class XI student who picked up the sport only three years ago, when asked about the competition that included world champion Tomoyuki Matsuda of Japan and Jin Jong-oh from South Korea, the multiple Olympic and world champion. Then came Sanjeev Rajput, a life and career scarred by allegations of rape by a woman he was in a relationship with. The 37-year-old, with his Silver in the 50m rifle 3 positions event, continued his efforts of regaining a sense of at least professional normalcy. In normal circumstances, it would have counted for a mild disappointment given that he led after the kneeling and prone rounds. But on Tuesday, Rajput hoped that he could secure back a job, something that he lost after the allegations were made. "I hope to get a job now. Let's see," said Rajput. Dattu Baban Bhokanal qualified for the men's single sculls final round while the men's lightweight four team also made it to the title race in the rowing competition of the Asian Games here on Tuesday. Bhokanal topped heat number one repechage round of the men's singles scull with a time of 7:45.71 to qualify for the final. The men's lightweight four team of Bhopal Singh, Jagvir Singh, Tejas Shinde and Pranay Naukarkar made it to the final round after finishing second in the repechage heat with a time of 6: The final will be held on August 23. In the women's pair event, Dung Dung Sanjukta and Harpreet Kaur came third in the repechage heat with a time of 8:54.67 to make it to the final. Star gymnast Dipa Karmakar failed to qualify for the vault final but made the cut in the balance beam as India also booked a berth in the title round of the team competition in the Asian Games here on Tuesday. Dipa, who had narrowly missed a Bronze in the vault final in the 2016 Rio Olympics, finished eighth in her pet event's qualification round with a score of She could not qualify in the vault final as her two compatriots Pranati Nayak (13.425) and Aruna Budda Reddy (13.350) finished above her at sixth and seventh respectively. Dipa, however, made it to the balance beam final after finishing seventh with a score of Chen Yile of China finished on top in the qualification round with a score of Top eight competitors from the qualification round qualify for the final. The balance beam final will be held on August 24. In the team competition, India finished seventh in the qualification to make it to the final round to be held on Wednesday. India were on Tuesday assured of at least four medals in wushu competition of the Asian Games with all but one of them reaching the semifinals here. Five Indians took the field in different categories of sanda competition and four won their respective events to be assured of at least a medal each. The losing semifinalists will be awarded a Bronze each. All the semifinals will be held on Wednesday. Naorem Roshibini Devi was the first on the day to book a semifinal berth after beating Mubashra of Pakistan 2-0 in the women's sanda 60kg quarterfinals. She will face Cai Yingying of China in the semifinals. Santosh Kumar then beat Phithak Paokrathok 2-1 of Thailand in a tight quarterfinal fight of the men's sanda 56kg category to book a last-four berth and be assured of a medal. He will meet Truong Giang Bui of Vietnam in the semifinals. Surya Bhanu Partap Singh was the third Indian to be assured of a medal after he beat Jean Claude Saclag of Philippines 2-0 in the quarterfinals of the men's sanda 60kg. He will take on Erfan Ahangarian of Iran in the next stage. The fourth Indian to be assured of a medal was Narender Grewal who beat Akmal Rakhimov of Uzbekistan 2-0 in men's sanda 65kg quarterfinal match. He will play against Sem Foroud Zafari of Iran in the semifinals. ivya Kakran shrugged off a crushing quarter- defeat to bag a Bronze, ensuring that Dfinal medals continued to come from the wrestling arena even as three other Indians crashed out early at the Asian Games on Tuesday. Kakran was demolished by the experienced Mongolian Tumentsetseg Sharkhuu in the 68kg category but the Delhi athlete was lucky as she did not even have to come through a repechage to be in contention for Bronze. The draw was such that she was pitted against Chinese Taipei's Chen Wenling without playing a repechage round and won the bout in just one minute 29 seconds by technical superiority. Divya had won a Bronze at the 2018 Gold Coast CWG and Silver at the recently-held Asian Junior Championship in New Delhi. "This is my first Asian Games and first medal. I am glad I could I do it. The coach (Kuldeep Malik) had more confidence in me than myself," Divya said. "In Delhi, I was desperate to get Gold, so committed mistakes. Here I knew that Gold and Silver has gone out of reach, so fought hard for whatever was available. I just went for it," she said. India's national women freestyle coach Kuldeep Malik said, "She is young and it was her first tournament of this level. She will get better." Divya's medal came after three other wrestlers could not reach the medal round. Kiran was ousted from 76kg. With this the Indian women's campaign ended with two medals. Vinesh Phogat had won a Gold in the 50kg on irdhawal Khade bettered Vhis national record but missed the Bronze medal in the men's 50m freestyle by a whisker, finishing fourth in the final on Tuesday. After finishing third fastest in overall heats, Khade was a medal contender but missed it by hundredth of a second. He clocked 22.47s while Japan's Bronze winner Shunichi Nakao timed China's Hexin Yu (22.11) won Gold ahead of Katsumi Nakamura (22.20). In the morning session, 26- year-old Khade marginally bettered his own long-standing national record by clocking 22.43s which was a better effort than his 22.52s, set in August 2009 at Asian Age group swimming championships in Japan. "The national record does not matter to me now. I would have been happier if I timed 25s and won a medal. It unfortunately did not happen today," Khade, who had won a Bronze at the Gunagzhou Games in 2010, said. Khade returned to swimming only 18 months back after remaining out of action due to his job commitment with the Maharashtra government. He is posted as a Tehsildar at Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar, which manages a social welfare scheme. "It's strange but the government rule states that I have to do it (job) properly, so I can't miss office to train." Monday. The Greco Roman competition started today but India did not have anything to cheer about. Gyanender lost in the 60kg while Manish was ousted from 67kg competition. India's best bet in Greco Roman is Harpreet Singh. C M Y K But if swimming is his passion, why can't he pursue a career in sport? "It's simple. Financial issues. I can't invest from my own pocket. Money is not coming into swimming from anywhere. Had I been in TOPS, today's result would have been different. I would have trained better. When I was posted to Malvan, there was no swimming pool. I was there for two years. When pointed out that to be considered for TOPS, he has to compete regularly internationally and produce results, he quipped:"but I did compete at the CWG (in Gold Coast). From there the funding would have helped. I would have just trained harder without worrying about my job." Khade though is pleased with his improvement after making a comeback to the pool. "After nearly 10 years (eight years), I am competing at such a big event. I was also at the CWG also but there, I could not perform to my potential. I had timed 23.11s there, so it is half a second fast. Hopefully, I will be able to cut down more and get a medal soon." he Indian men's and women's kabaddi teams Tsecured emphatic wins against their respective opponents to qualify for the semifinals of the Asian Games here on Tuesday. The men's team, a seven-time Gold-medallist, bounced back from the shock defeat against South Korea to beat Thailand in its fourth and final Group A match. India is certain to finish among the top two teams in the group and qualify for the semifinals. In the women's competition, India played two matches and emerged victorious in both to top Group A with an all-win record and qualify for the semifinals. In the first match of the day, the Indian women's team defeated Sri Lanka before trouncing Indonesia in its final group match. The semifinals will be held on August 23 while the final will be played the next day. ndian women's hockey team Imauls Kazakhstan 21-0, misses record by one goal Four Indian players scored a hat-trick each as the women's hockey team mauled lowly Kazakhstan 21-0 to notch up its second consecutive win in the Asian Games here on Tuesday. Goals rained thick and fast in the Pool B match at the GBK Hockey Field with as many as 10 Indians out of 18, who took the field, entering their names in the scoresheet. The Indians scored almost at will against the hapless Kazakhstan team but the scoreline missed the all-time Asian Games record of 22-0 by a goal. The Indian women's team had beaten Hong Kong 22-0 in the 1982 Asiad. Navneet Kaur (11th, 12th, 16th, 48th, 48th) top-scored with five goals while dragflicker Gurjit Kaur, who had also scored a hat-trick in India's 8-0 thrashing of Indonesia in their opening match, had four strikes (8th, 36th, 44th and 51st). Lalremsiami found the target in the ninth, 19th and 29th minutes while Vandana Katariya (28th, 37th and 52nd) t was a 'victory in defeat' for the IIndian men's sepaktakraw team which settled for its maiden Asian Games Bronze medal after being beaten by a formidable Thailand in the semi-finals here on Tuesday. The Indian men's regu team lost to Thailand 0-2 but picked up a Bronze as both the losing semifinalists are also awarded a medal. India has participated since the 2006 edition and is slowly catching with the South East Asian countries, where the sport has a huge following. Thailand has won a whopping 22 Gold medals at the Games and Myanmar is a distant second in the list with five Gold. The Indian team was training in Thailand for the past two months and that made a huge difference, according to chief coach Hem Raj. "The only way is up for these boys. The government has put us in the priority sport list and we will continue to repay their faith with good performances," an ecstatic Raj said. Eight of the 12 members of the squad are from Manipur and the rest from Delhi. The sport is quite popular in op seeds Rohan Bopanna Tand Divij Sharan breezed into the men's doubles quarterfinals while Ankita Raina entered the last eight of the women's singles at the Asian Games here on Tuesday. Raina, ranked 189, overpowered world number 243 Eri Hozumi 6-1, 6-2 in a round of 16 clash. Compatriot Karman Kaur Thandi, however, was disappointed after losing to lower-ranked En-Shuo Liang was the fourth player to score a hat-trick in the lop-sided match. India, who had won a Manipur, primarily because of its proximity to Myanmar. "Yes, that is how the sport became so popular in Manipur. It is close to Myanmar and it has always been easy to source equipments from there. Now we use synthetic balls but back in the day, we used to get balls made of bamboo. That was the traditional way of playing the sport," said another team official Muhindro Singh Thokchom. Football is also popular in the Northeast and that is another reason why most India players are coming from that region, including captain Niken Singh and Alaksh Yumnam, the acrobatic striker who earlier used to play the of Chinese Taipei. The world number 196 lost a close match against the 278th ranked Liang, going down 6-2, 4-6, 6-7 (4) in the pre-quarterfinals. Thandi also lost a close mixed doubles match alongside the experienced Sharan. The Indians bounced back losing the first set before going down in the super tiebreak. The eventual scoreline read 4-6, 6-3, Howevers, India had a good day in the men's doubles as both its pairings reached the quarterfinals. Bopanna and Sharan sailed past Thailand's Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul and Nuttanon Kadchapanan 6-3, 6-1 in another round of 16 match. R a m a k u m a r Bronze in the 2014 are currently ranked ninth while Kazakhstan are 34th in the latest FIH chart. 'beautiful game'. "Compared to people from the other parts of India, people from Manipur pick up the sport faster. They are naturally agile and very skilful with their feet. But slowly the game is getting popular in other parts of the country too," added Thokchom. The men's team is not done yet and promises another medal in regu. The women's team failed to win a medal but they too are improving fast. "We should have a women's medal in the next edition. As I said, we are only going to up from here," summed chief coach Raj, who has already set his sights on a World Championship medal next month. Ramanathan and Sumit Nagal, who both are singles specialists and were told to pair up at the eleventh hour, put up a spirited show to outlast Taipei's fourth seeds Chen Ti and Peng Hsienyin 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2). Bopanna and Raina are the sole Indian pair left in the mixed doubles draw after the exit of Thandi and Sharan. The fourth seeds had a tough match against South Korea's Kim Nari and Lee Jeamoon before prevailing 6-3, 2-6, After starting their campaign with a record win, defending champions India will be eyeing another massive victory when they take on Hong Kong China in their second pool match on Wednesday. India hammered hosts Indonesia 17-0 in their opening Pool A match on Monday, thereby registering their highest victory margin in the history of the Asian Games. Ranked fifth in the world, the highest among the Asian countries, India are tipped the firm favourites to win their second consecutive Asian Games title.