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G iving a jolt to both the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress, who were willing to co-opt him ahead of the Punjab Assembly polls, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday sprang a major surprise by floating a political outfit along with former hockey Captain Pargat Singh. Awaaz-e-Punjab was formed just about six months before the Punjab Assembly polls. With this, the politics in the State took a spin, providing the voters with yet another alternative, marking a clear cut departure from two-party politics in Punjab. This will perhaps be the first time that four political parties will slug it out on the electoral battlefield instead of the traditional rivals — the Congress and the SAD- BJP combine. The leadership crisis and turmoil within the Punjab unit of the AAP is being seen as one of the major contributory fac- tor towards the emergence of the fourth front which also include the Olympian and “sus- pended” Akali MLA Pargat Singh, and sitting MLAs Balwinder Singh Bains and Simarjit Singh Bains, popular- ly known as Bains brothers. Even as the formal announcement for the new front is expected to be made sometime next week, Pargat Singh and Simarjit Bains have confirmed the development. It has been learnt that former AAP member and Swaraj Abhiyaan chief Yogendra Yadav floated the move. The news broke soon as the Indian hockey team’s former captain shared a poster on his official Facebook page announcing the new front car- rying the picture of all four lead- ers standing together arms-in- arms. The same was later shared by Sidhu’s MLA wife Navjot Kaur. “Our battle is against such forces that ruined Punjab,” read the poster in Punjabi. Playing defensive ever since he stepped down as a Rajya Sabha member in July, Sidhu’s reverse sweep of float- ing a new party knocked the AAP for six, which was expecting that the former cricketer would join the party and give a much-needed push to its ‘Mission Punjab’. The development came at a time when the party is facing unrest and is expected to split vertically following the removal of its Punjab con- vener Sucha Singh Chhotepur over the allegations of bribery, coupled with a series of other controversies. Sidhu, who was reported- ly in talks with the AAP from the day he resigned, decided to float the new outfit along with like-minded leaders after the talks failed. Reportedly, Sidhu had asked the AAP for a posi- tion no less than the Punjab Chief Minister but the party was not willing to concede to his demand. However, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had maintained that Sidhu has not put any pre-conditions on join- ing the AAP and needs time to think over the issue. As per another theory, some of the State and national leaders scuttled Sidhu’s entry in the party. Reacting to the news, AAP’s Punjab in-charge Sanjay Singh said, “We have learnt that Sidhu has formed a political front. It is up to him to com- ment whether they will launch a party or not.” AAP’s senior leader and Punjab unit’s legal cell head Himmat Singh Shergill said that forming a political outfit is a personal decision of Sidhu. Asked whether it would hurt AAP’s prospects in next year’s Assembly election, Shergill said, “AAP is based on an ide- ology and not on an individual. People are with us.” P rime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday con- demned violence against Dalits and accused the “thekedars’ of the community of giving polit- ical colour to the social prob- lem to create tensions. Asking politicians to avoid making irresponsible statements on these issues, he said he was committed to the welfare of Dalits and other oppressed sections of the society. While asserting that he “never opened file to settle political score”, Modi said that the BJP will fight UP elections on development plank. Claiming that some people cannot digest that “Modi is pro- Dalit,” the PM said, “Ever since I celebrated the 125th birth anniver- sary of B R Ambedkar... Many people felt that Modi is Ambedkar’s fol- lower. They started having problems.” He condemned the inci- dents of violence against Dalits, saying it did not suit any civilised society. “I want to tell politicians, including the leaders of my own party, that there should be no irre- sponsible statements against any person or community. The country’s unity, social unity and equality should not be affected. We should be extra cautious,” said Modi. Noting that there are many Dalits who are BJP MPs and MLAs in the country, he said, “Those, who consider them- selves as “thekedar” (self-app- ointed champions) of some spe- cial section and want to create tension in the society, could not digest that Modi is pro-Dalit...” Insisting that he was com- mitted to the welfare of Dalits, victims, oppressed, deprived, tribals and women, the Prime Minister said, “Those facing trouble because of this are cre- ating problems and levelling baseless charges against me.” Talking to Network18’s Group Editor Rahul Joshi, Prime MInister said, “Those who have poisoned this coun- try in the name of casteism, they should stop giving polit- ical colour to a social problem.” The Prime Minister said there should never be any vio- lence against Dalits and added that the country has full faith that “our agenda is develop- ment only”. “There is no con- fusion among people of the country. But those who never wanted that such a Government is formed, those who never wanted that previ- ous government should go, their problems are going on.” T he legislature alone should decide on the validity of Muslim personal laws and the judiciary should keep out of it. This is All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIM- PLB)’s stand before the Supreme Court on Friday on issues like triple talaq, polygamy, mainte- nance under Sharia law. Responding to petitions by Muslim women and a suo moto petition initiated by the apex court, the Board said, “the issue of Muslim Personal Laws is a cultural issue which is inextri- cably interwoven with religion of Islam…practices in each reli- gion are peculiar to only that religion and these practices have been cloaked with the protection under Articles 25, 26 and 29 (relating to freedom to practice and propagate religion).” Referring to the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act 1986 which pro- vides for rights in matters of divorce and maintenance, the affidavit went on to state, “In view of such clear provisions, if this court frames fresh provi- sions, it will amount to judicial legislation and will be violative of the doctrine of separation of powers.” The Muslim women petitioners contended that the Sharia law gave freedom to men to annul their marriage by pronouncing ‘talaq’ three times and the wife’s consent is imma- terial. The Board said that it is ‘sin’ under Islam to pronounce divorce until there exists com- pelling grounds where both husband and wife are unable to fulfil their marital obligations. However, the unilateral right given to men in this regard was explained interestingly by the Board. The affidavit said, “Sharia grants the right to divorce to husband because men have greater power of decision making. They are more likely to control emotions and not to take a hasty decision.” It explained that talaq is not that bad if one was to understand its advantage compared to a divorce decree given by a court of law. The affidavit, filed by advocate Ejaz Maqbool and set- tled by two senior advocates, said, “Apart from being more economical, a divorce within the parameters of Muslim personal law does not only guarantee speedy relief but also secures pri- vacy of the parties which is often lost in judicial hearing before courts. This is one of the primary reasons why Muslims prefer to resort to their own personal law in matters of marriage and divorce.” On the other contentious issue of polygamy, the Board said, “If polygamy is not per- mitted, women will be forced into leading a spinster’s life. Polygamy is not for gratifying men’s lust; it is a social need.” Pointing to court’s recent inter- ventions in extending rights of maintenance, residence to women in a live-in relationship outside marriage, the affidavit failed to understand why polygamy was bad in eyes of law. “It is rather strange that a law that recognises live-in relationship worthy of protection should frown upon a relationship which is formalised by the sanctity of marriage as immoral.” R uling BJD spokesperson Pratap Keshari Deb on Friday admitted that the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has sought a report from the State Government on the recent shocking Kalahandi incidence and the State received the letter on Thursday. The incidence relates to a tribal person, Dana Majhi carrying the dead body of his wife on his shoulders for about 12 km as no vehicle or ambulance was provided by the district administration. “The PMO’s letter dis- patched on August 26 seeking details of the incidence was received by the State Government yesterday. All facts pertaining to how the incidence happened, what action has been taken, everything in detail will be cer- tainly provided to the Prime Minister by the State Govern- ment at the earliest,” informed Deb. “In the past too, we have said that the incidence was unfor- tunate and it should not have happened. An inquiry has been conducted on the incidence and the Government has received the report. The State Government will, accordingly, comply with the PMO letter,” Deb added. The State Government has come under widespread criti- cism after Dana Majhi was seen carrying his wife Amang’s body wrapped in clothes along with his 12-year old daughter from Bhawanipatna late last month. The 40-year-old woman had died of TB at the District Headquarters Hospital at Bhawanipatna on August 24. Majhi who lives 60 km away from the hospital, could not afford to hire a vehicle. I n yet another embarrass- ment to the State Government, a poor tribal man of Malkangiri district was spot- ted walking six kilometres car- rying his dead minor daughter on his arms as the 108 ambu- lance left them midway. The incidence happened when the Dana Majhi case is still sending shocking waves globally. One Mukunda Khemudu of Puspali village under Khairput block in Malkangiri district on Wednesday took his six-year-old daughter Barsha, to the Kudumuluguma Community Health Centre (CHC). As her condition dete- riorated, Mukunda on the advice of doctors shifted her to the Mathili CHC on Thursday. The Mathili CHC doctors referred her to the Malkangiri District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) on the very Thursday night. However, the girl died when being carried to the DHH on Friday morning. The ambulance staffs forced Mukunda to step down with his daughter’s body at Naikguda village between Mathili and Pandiripani. And the hapless father had to walk down 6 km with the body on his arms when some villagers of Naikguda spotted him and immediately informed the Mathili BDO. Continued on Page 4 Vigilance sleuths on Friday conducted simultaneous raids in Bhubaneswar and Baleswar and seized some documents in con- nection with the sting operation in which four BJD MLAs, including a woman, were caught demanding money from a man posing himself an industrialist. A team led by the Vigilance Cell SP raided the office of the India 24×7 web channel at Madhusudannagar in Bhubaneswar but could not find its editor Rabi Sharma. Sources said the web channel had con- ducted the sting operation. The probe team also searched the house of web chan- nel’s cameraman Saroj Kamila at Dudapal under the Kamarda police station in Baleswar district. Sources said three laptops, three hard disks and five pen drives were seized during the raid. During the raid Kamila was also not present in his house. The Vigilance officials had to return only after inspecting the house. The cameraman, who works for an agency, was a part of the sting operation. Four BJD MLAs Seemarani Nayak (Hindol), Susant Kumar Behera (Chhendipada), Bijay Kumar Nayak (Karanjia) and Anam Nayak (Bhawanipata) were caught on camera while allegedly negotiating for crores of rupees with some persons pos- ing as industrialists for facilitat- ing land acquisition for setting up industries in their respective constituencies. After the incident came to light, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had on Tuesday ordered a probe by the Vigilance into the case. T he 24-hour Bharat Bandh called by central trade unions on Friday to press their 12-point charter of demands affected the normal life in Odisha. Under the banners of 10 major trade unions, both Government and private sec- tor workers joined the strike demanding a minimum monthly wage of 18,000, end to privatisation of public sector undertakings, and immediate action to control the price rise, among other things. The public transport sys- tem came to a standstill as the protesters resorted to block- ade of roads and railway tracks in several areas. Many passenger and freight trains were stranded at various stations due to the strike. Shops and other business establishments and some edu- cational institutions also remained closed due to the shutdown, the State police authorities said. The State administration also was crippled as employ- ees did not turn up at offices lending their support to the strike. The protesters resort- ed to picketing at Government offices. In the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, members of the trade unions blocked roads and burnt tyres to prevent traffic. “We are protesting the Central Government’s indif- ference towards our demands and effecting anti- worker changes in labour laws,” said Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) national vice-president Bishnu Mohanty.

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Giving a jolt to both theAam Aadmi Party (AAP)

and the Congress, who werewilling to co-opt him ahead ofthe Punjab Assembly polls,cricketer-turned-politicianNavjot Singh Sidhu on Fridaysprang a major surprise byfloating a political outfit alongwith former hockey CaptainPargat Singh. Awaaz-e-Punjabwas formed just about sixmonths before the PunjabAssembly polls.

With this, the politics inthe State took a spin, providingthe voters with yet anotheralternative, marking a clearcut departure from two-partypolitics in Punjab. This willperhaps be the first time thatfour political parties will slug itout on the electoral battlefieldinstead of the traditional rivals— the Congress and the SAD-BJP combine.

The leadership crisis andturmoil within the Punjab unitof the AAP is being seen as oneof the major contributory fac-tor towards the emergence ofthe fourth front which alsoinclude the Olympian and “sus-pended” Akali MLA PargatSingh, and sitting MLAsBalwinder Singh Bains andSimarjit Singh Bains, popular-ly known as Bains brothers.

Even as the formalannouncement for the newfront is expected to be madesometime next week, PargatSingh and Simarjit Bains haveconfirmed the development. Ithas been learnt that formerAAP member and SwarajAbhiyaan chief Yogendra Yadavfloated the move.

The news broke soon as theIndian hockey team’s formercaptain shared a poster on his

official Facebook pageannouncing the new front car-rying the picture of all four lead-ers standing together arms-in-arms. The same was later sharedby Sidhu’s MLA wife NavjotKaur. “Our battle is againstsuch forces that ruined Punjab,”read the poster in Punjabi.

Playing defensive eversince he stepped down as aRajya Sabha member in July,Sidhu’s reverse sweep of float-

ing a new party knocked theAAP for six, which wasexpecting that the formercricketer would join the partyand give a much-needed pushto its ‘Mission Punjab’. Thedevelopment came at a timewhen the party is facingunrest and is expected to splitvertical ly fol lowing theremoval of its Punjab con-vener Sucha Singh Chhotepurover the allegations of bribery,

coupled with a series of othercontroversies.

Sidhu, who was reported-ly in talks with the AAP fromthe day he resigned, decided tofloat the new outfit along withlike-minded leaders after thetalks failed. Reportedly, Sidhuhad asked the AAP for a posi-tion no less than the PunjabChief Minister but the partywas not willing to concede tohis demand.

However, Delhi ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwal hadmaintained that Sidhu has notput any pre-conditions on join-ing the AAP and needs time tothink over the issue.

As per another theory,some of the State and nationalleaders scuttled Sidhu’s entry inthe party. Reacting to the news,AAP’s Punjab in-charge SanjaySingh said, “We have learnt thatSidhu has formed a politicalfront. It is up to him to com-ment whether they will launcha party or not.”

AAP’s senior leader andPunjab unit’s legal cell headHimmat Singh Shergill saidthat forming a political outfit isa personal decision of Sidhu.Asked whether it would hurtAAP’s prospects in next year’sAssembly election, Shergillsaid, “AAP is based on an ide-ology and not on an individual.People are with us.”

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Prime Minister NarendraModi on Friday con-

demned violence against Dalitsand accused the “thekedars’ ofthe community of giving polit-ical colour to the social prob-lem to create tensions. Askingpoliticians to avoid makingirresponsible statements onthese issues, he said he wascommitted to the welfare ofDalits and other oppressedsections of the society.

While asserting that he“never opened file to settlepolitical score”, Modi said thatthe BJP will fight UP electionson development plank.

Claiming that some peoplecannot digest that “Modi is pro-Dalit,” the PM said, “Ever sinceI celebratedthe 125thb i r t hanniver-sary ofB R

Ambedkar... Many people feltthat Modi is Ambedkar’s fol-lower. They started havingproblems.”

He condemned the inci-dents of violence againstDalits, saying it did not suitany civilised society. “I wantto tell politicians, includingthe leaders of my own party,that there should be no irre-sponsible statements against

any person or community. Thecountry’s unity, social unity andequality should not be affected.We should be extra cautious,”said Modi.

Noting that there are manyDalits who are BJP MPs andMLAs in the country, he said,“Those, who consider them-selves as “thekedar” (self-app-ointed champions) of some spe-cial section and want to createtension in the society, could notdigest that Modi is pro-Dalit...”

Insisting that he was com-mitted to the welfare of Dalits,victims, oppressed, deprived,tribals and women, the PrimeMinister said, “Those facingtrouble because of this are cre-ating problems and levellingbaseless charges against me.”

Talking to Network18’sGroup Editor Rahul Joshi,Prime MInister said, “Thosewho have poisoned this coun-try in the name of casteism,they should stop giving polit-ical colour to a social problem.”

The Prime Minister saidthere should never be any vio-lence against Dalits and addedthat the country has full faiththat “our agenda is develop-ment only”. “There is no con-fusion among people of thecountry. But those who neverwanted that such aGovernment is formed, thosewho never wanted that previ-ous government should go,their problems are going on.”

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The legislature alone shoulddecide on the validity of

Muslim personal laws and thejudiciary should keep out of it.This is All India MuslimPersonal Law Board (AIM-PLB)’s stand before the SupremeCourt on Friday on issues liketriple talaq, polygamy, mainte-nance under Sharia law.

Responding to petitions byMuslim women and a suo motopetition initiated by the apexcourt, the Board said, “the issueof Muslim Personal Laws is acultural issue which is inextri-cably interwoven with religionof Islam…practices in each reli-gion are peculiar to only thatreligion and these practices havebeen cloaked with the protectionunder Articles 25, 26 and 29(relating to freedom to practiceand propagate religion).”

Referring to the MuslimWomen (Protection of Rights onDivorce) Act 1986 which pro-vides for rights in matters ofdivorce and maintenance, theaffidavit went on to state, “Inview of such clear provisions, ifthis court frames fresh provi-sions, it will amount to judiciallegislation and will be violativeof the doctrine of separation of

powers.” The Muslim womenpetitioners contended that theSharia law gave freedom tomen to annul their marriage bypronouncing ‘talaq’ three timesand the wife’s consent is imma-terial. The Board said that it is‘sin’ under Islam to pronouncedivorce until there exists com-pelling grounds where bothhusband and wife are unable tofulfil their marital obligations.

However, the unilateralright given to men in this regardwas explained interestingly bythe Board. The affidavit said,“Sharia grants the right to

divorce to husband becausemen have greater power ofdecision making. They are morelikely to control emotions andnot to take a hasty decision.”

It explained that talaq is notthat bad if one was to understandits advantage compared to adivorce decree given by a courtof law. The affidavit, filed byadvocate Ejaz Maqbool and set-tled by two senior advocates,said, “Apart from being moreeconomical, a divorce within theparameters of Muslim personallaw does not only guaranteespeedy relief but also secures pri-vacy of the parties which is oftenlost in judicial hearing beforecourts. This is one of the primaryreasons why Muslims prefer toresort to their own personal law

in matters of marriage anddivorce.”

On the other contentiousissue of polygamy, the Boardsaid, “If polygamy is not per-mitted, women will be forcedinto leading a spinster’s life.Polygamy is not for gratifyingmen’s lust; it is a social need.”Pointing to court’s recent inter-ventions in extending rights ofmaintenance, residence towomen in a live-in relationshipoutside marriage, the affidavitfailed to understand whypolygamy was bad in eyes of law.“It is rather strange that a law thatrecognises live-in relationshipworthy of protection shouldfrown upon a relationship whichis formalised by the sanctity ofmarriage as immoral.”

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Ruling BJD spokespersonPratap Keshari Deb on

Friday admitted that the PrimeMinister’s Office (PMO) hassought a report from the StateGovernment on the recentshocking Kalahandi incidenceand the State received the letteron Thursday. The incidencerelates to a tribal person, DanaMajhi carrying the dead body ofhis wife on his shoulders forabout 12 km as no vehicle orambulance was provided by thedistrict administration.

“The PMO’s letter dis-patched on August 26 seekingdetails of the incidence wasreceived by the State Governmentyesterday. All facts pertaining tohow the incidence happened,what action has been taken,everything in detail will be cer-tainly provided to the PrimeMinister by the State Govern-ment at the earliest,” informedDeb. “In the past too, we have

said that the incidence was unfor-tunate and it should not havehappened. An inquiry has beenconducted on the incidence andthe Government has received thereport. The State Governmentwill, accordingly, comply with thePMO letter,” Deb added.

The State Government hascome under widespread criti-cism after Dana Majhi wasseen carrying his wife Amang’sbody wrapped in clothes alongwith his 12-year old daughterfrom Bhawanipatna late lastmonth. The 40-year-oldwoman had died of TB at theDistrict Headquarters Hospitalat Bhawanipatna on August24. Majhi who lives 60 km awayfrom the hospital, could notafford to hire a vehicle.

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In yet another embarrass-ment to the State

Government, a poor tribal manof Malkangiri district was spot-ted walking six kilometres car-rying his dead minor daughteron his arms as the 108 ambu-lance left them midway.

The incidence happenedwhen the Dana Majhi case isstill sending shocking wavesglobally.

One Mukunda Khemuduof Puspali village underKhairput block in Malkangiridistrict on Wednesday took hissix-year-old daughter Barsha,to the Kudumuluguma

Community Health Centre(CHC). As her condition dete-riorated, Mukunda on theadvice of doctors shifted her tothe Mathili CHC on Thursday.The Mathili CHC doctorsreferred her to the MalkangiriDistrict Headquarters Hospital(DHH) on the very Thursdaynight. However, the girl diedwhen being carried to theDHH on Friday morning.

The ambulance staffsforced Mukunda to step downwith his daughter’s body atNaikguda village betweenMathili and Pandiripani. Andthe hapless father had to walkdown 6 km with the body onhis arms when some villagersof Naikguda spotted him andimmediately informed theMathili BDO.

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Vigilance sleuths on Fridayconducted simultaneous raids inBhubaneswar and Baleswar andseized some documents in con-nection with the sting operationin which four BJD MLAs,including a woman, were caughtdemanding money from a manposing himself an industrialist.

A team led by the VigilanceCell SP raided the office of theIndia 24×7 web channel atMadhusudannagar inBhubaneswar but could not find

its editor Rabi Sharma. Sourcessaid the web channel had con-ducted the sting operation.

The probe team alsosearched the house of web chan-nel’s cameraman Saroj Kamila atDudapal under the Kamardapolice station in Baleswar district.Sources said three laptops, threehard disks and five pen driveswere seized during the raid.

During the raid Kamila wasalso not present in his house. TheVigilance officials had to returnonly after inspecting the house.The cameraman, who worksfor an agency, was a part of thesting operation.

Four BJD MLAs SeemaraniNayak (Hindol), Susant KumarBehera (Chhendipada), BijayKumar Nayak (Karanjia) andAnam Nayak (Bhawanipata)were caught on camera whileallegedly negotiating for crores ofrupees with some persons pos-ing as industrialists for facilitat-ing land acquisition for setting upindustries in their respectiveconstituencies.

After the incident came tolight, Chief Minister NaveenPatnaik had on Tuesdayordered a probe by theVigilance into the case.

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The 24-hour Bharat Bandhcalled by central trade

unions on Friday to presstheir 12-point charter ofdemands affected the normallife in Odisha.

Under the banners of 10major trade unions, bothGovernment and private sec-tor workers joined the strikedemanding a minimummonthly wage of �18,000,end to privatisation of publicsector undertakings, andimmediate action to control the price rise, amongother things.

The public transport sys-tem came to a standstill as theprotesters resorted to block-ade of roads and railwaytracks in several areas.

Many passenger andfreight trains were stranded atvarious stat ions due to the strike.

Shops and other businessestablishments and some edu-cational institutions alsoremained closed due to theshutdown, the State policeauthorities said.

The State administration

also was crippled as employ-ees did not turn up at officeslending their support to thestrike. The protesters resort-ed to picket ing atGovernment offices.

In the twin cities ofBhubaneswar and Cuttack,members of the trade unionsblocked roads and burnt tyresto prevent traffic.

“We are protesting theCentral Government’s indif-ference towards our demands and effecting anti-worker changes in labourlaws,” said Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU)national vice-presidentBishnu Mohanty.

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Chhattisgarh Chief MinisterRaman Singh has said his

State is using only 3.5 per centof the Mahanadi water whileOdisha is using 14 per cent of it.

Singh said this in Raipurafter chairing a meeting onThursday.

“The remaining 82 percent of the river water is leftunutil ised,” addedChhattisgarh Water ResourcesMinister Brij Mohan Agrawal

after the meeting.He charged that the

Chhattisgarh Government hasshared the information on pro-jects on Mahanadi to Odisha.

“We have sent the infor-mation to Odisha and CentralWater Commission. But weare yet to receive the same fromOdisha Government,” saidAgrawal.

On the other hand, OdishaWater Resources SecretaryPradeep Kumar Jena said theState Government has not yetreceived information about allthe projects already construct-ed, planned and under con-struction on the Mahanadi.

“We have received detailsof some projects. We are yet to

receive information on all theprojects from the ChhattisgarhGovernment.” said Jena.

Meanwhile, UnionPetroleum and Natural GasMinister Dharmendra Pradhanon Friday suggested thatOdisha Chief Secretary visitChhattisgarh for firsthandinformation on the construc-tion of dams in the neigh-bouring State.

Union Water ResourcesMinister Uma Bharti had onAugust 24 called for a meetingwith the Chief Ministers ofOdisha and Chhattisgarh on amutually convenient datebetween September 10 and 20to resolve the Mahanadi waterdispute.

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The National GreenTribunal (NGT) has

issued notices to the NTPCGroup General Manager,Odisha State Pol lut ionControl Board (OSPCB) andAngul district Collector seek-ing replies in connection withwater pollution in Nandirarivulet and Brahmani riveral legedly caused by theTalcher Thermal PowerStation (TTPS).

The NTG issued noticesupon hearing a petition filedby a local lawyer, GadadharSamal, in this regard.

Samal contended that the460-MW coal-based TTPS, aunit of the NTPC, has beendischarging untreated waterand ash slurry directly intoNandira rivulet, which final-ly joins Brahmani after 2 km.Such contaminated water hascaused skin diseases and gas-

tro intestinal disorders inhumans and affected aquaticanimals also.

He too mentioned thatash pipe breach has turned tobe a regular phenomenon forwhich the Nadira rivulet isfacing a silent death.

Appearing on behalf ofthe petitioner, lawyer SankarPrasad Pani argued that WaterPrevention and Control ofPollution Act 1974 has beenviolated and, hence, therespondents may be directedto restore the original statusof Nandira and Brahmaniand imposed exemplar ypenalty.

The NGT directed theOSPCB to make an inspectionand submit report in regard tothe pollution allegation. Itwas a lso asked to take action as per the law, ifrequired.

The next date of hearingis set for October 7, 2016.

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Ten Central trade unionsand their affiliated organ-

isations joined the nationwidestrike here on Friday protest-ing against the UnionGovernment’s indifferencetowards their 12-pointdemands. The impact of thestir was visible in theJagatsinghpur district head-quarters town and at the porttown of Paradip.

Reports said thousandsof people supporting the tradeunions’ strike converged atthe Collectorate here and helda protest meeting fumingagainst the UnionGovernment’s “anti-workerpolicies”.

Bus ser vice toJagatsinghpur was disrupted,while Government offices,schools and colleges func-tioned normally. No unto-ward incidents were reported,police said.

The trade union leadersand their sympathizers alsoprotested at a l l block headquarters across the dis-trict.

At Paradip, the tradeunions protested in front ofIFFCO, PPL, PPT, IOCL sitesand criticised the UnionGovernment’s policies. A

meeting was organised atBadapadia. Bus and train ser-vices, besides truck operationto the port town, got haltedfor the entire day.

Meanwhile, attendancesof employees in industrialhouses were reportedly thin.Heavy police arrangementswere made to prevent anyuntoward situation.

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The State Selection Board(SSB) has recruited over

1,500 Lecturers in the Non-Government Aided Colleges.The SSB has done it after 20years af ter the board was revived by theGovernment for recruitmentof Lecturers.

At a high-level meetingon Thursday, Chief MinisterNaveen Patnaik asked officialsof the Department of HigherEducation to ensure postingof these Lecturers in a trans-parent manner.

Development Comm-issioner R Balakrishnan,Higher Education Principal

Secretary G Venugopal Sarmaand Higher EducationDirector Nihar RanjanPatnaik attended the meeting.

Emphasis has been givento f i l l up the posts ofLecturers in the colleges sit-uated in the backward areas.Instruct ions have been issued, “No recommendationsof anybody wil l be accepted while deciding thepostings.”

As these Lecturers arenot Government servants,orders of appointment wouldbe issued by respective gov-erning bodies of the Non-Government Aided Colleges.Accordingly, the department’sPrincipal Secretary has issuedorders for counselling, and acalendar has been preparedfor the authorities.

Counselling would beconducted on Saturday(September 3) at the OdishaState Bureau of Text Book Preparat ion andProduction Complex, popu-larly known as the PustakBhawan at Achrya Vihar.

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The State Government hasdecided to open 26 Modern

Fish Selling Kiosks in the linewith the Chilika Fresh to sell var-ious freshwater and marine fish-es to consumers at best afford-able prices in the city. TheGeneral AdministrationDepartment has already pro-vided spaces for the proposed

kiosks on the request of OdishaState Fishermen Co-operativeFederation (Fishfed). Thekiosks would be set up on PPPbasis and the Falcon MarineExports Ltd has been selectedas the highest bidder to set upthese units, said F and ARDSecretary Bishnupad Sethi.

He further infored that theFishfed will get a rent of Rs 61.92lakh in the first year and the rentwould increase by 6 per cent perannum for a period of 15 years.

It may be noted that twoChilika Fresh outlets, one atSiripur Square and another atCRP Square, are selling fresh-water fish like rohu, catla, mri-gal and other minor carps andmarine fish like hilsha, pom-frets, mackerel, bhetki (sea-bass), khainga (mullets),prawns and crabs.

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The Falcon Marine ExportsLtd on Friday signed a

lease agreement with theDirectorate of Fisheries to takethree clusters of theJagatjore–Banapada ShrimpCulture Project, Kendrapadafor 15 years.

The clusters have a grossarea of 433 hectares compris-ing 437 of culture ponds spreadover 257 hectares of waterarea. The Government willget revenue of Rs 13 crore fromthe lessee during the 15 years.

Fisheries and ARDDepartment SecretaryBishnupad Sethi said, as pertarget, about 2500 metric tonneof L vannamei shrimp wouldbe produced in the initial yearwith a value of about Rs 100crore. The success of the pro-

ject would generate employ-ment and interest among farm-ers of the area for better aqua-culture practices.

Notably, the project imple-mented in 1992-93 inMahakalpada tehasil by theFisheries Department withloan assistance of Rs 25.23crore from World Bank had405 ponds, each having 0.5hectare area. The ponds hadbeen allotted to 405 beneficia-ries of lower income group.Shrimp culture was taken up in2001 and Rs 81 lakh providedto the BPL beneficiaries asworking capital.

Only one crop was par-tially successful and after thatthe project became defunct.The entrepreneurs and thefarmers sustained heavy loss-es and did not refund theirsub-loan and the leases werecancelled.

Later in 2004, theGovernment had decided tolease out the project on a longterm basis.

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Indian Red Cross Society life-time member Dillip

Dashsharma attended the annu-al meet of the Indian Red CrossSociety at the Rashtraati Bhabanrecently. President PranabMukherjee gave four seals to theOdisha Red Cross Societybranch in the field of blooddonation and blood collection.

A meeting with UnionHealth Minister Jagat PrakashNadda was also held at theDRDO Bhavan. It was discussedin the meet that the Odishabranch of the Red Cross Societyis not organising its annual meetfrom last eight years, informedDashsharma. The Indian RedCross Society should take stepsin this regard, he added.

Minister Nadda instructedthe State unit president toapprise the issue to the State

Governor.State Red Cross secretary

Dr Chakradhar Panda, joint-secretary Kalpana Das and

Umakant Nag were also presentin the meet.

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The nationwide 24-hour strikecalled by 10 Central trade

unions, 56 mass organisationsand all federations hit normal lifein Sundargarh district as bothGovernment and private sectorworkers joined the strike. Theagitators pressed for a 12-pointcharter of demands.

But the Rourkela Steel Plantauthority claimed that the strikehad no impact on the productionof the plant. While 94 per cent

attendance was recorded inwhole SAIL managed units, itwas 99.3 per cent in RSP, claimedits authority. It is to be mentionedhere that the RSP managementhas asked its workers and officersto enter into the plant fromSeptember 1 night with a prepa-ration to stay inside tillSeptember 3 morning.

Accordingly, many hadalready entered on Thursdaynight and a few entered wellahead of 6.00 am (the beginningof strike time). Besides, there wasa fear of wage cut by Rs 5,000 ifany one remained absent on thestrike day. Consequently, theplant workers were virtually

forced to avoid strike. However,despite this, some tussles werenoticed at Visra Chowk, Boniagate and plant site gate whilesome workers were trying toenter into the plant at 6.00am.

The strike had direct impacton schools, colleges, other edu-cational institutions, petrolpumps, banks, other offices,markets and other industries.Even the autos, taxis, town busesand long route buses stayed offthe road. Even the long routenight coaches had terminatedservice. The trains were haltedfor an hour due to railroko. Eventhe news paper hawkers wereseen participating in strike.

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The body of a middle-agedtusker in Angarpada village

under Banki Forest Range ofSundargarh district was recov-ered by forest officials on Friday.

The Rourkela DivisionalForest Officer and the RegionalChief Conservator of Forest(RCCF) visited the spot. A teamof veterinary officials conductedpostmortem on the jumbo’sbody. Forest officials informedthat on Thursday night nine ele-phants had entered Anagarpadavillage. Searching for food, theelephants entered into severalhouses. One of them damaged a

house in the village and atecooked rice, raw rice, dal, ureaand pesticides kept in the house.

Then, the elephants wentback to the forest. But after pro-ceeding about 100 metre, atusker, which had reportedlyeaten urea and pesticides, died ina paddy field.

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AUtkal Literature Festival(ULF)-2016 would be held

from September 4 to 6 here atthe Bhanja Kala Mandap. It isa public festival to celebrate lit-erature and performing arts,organised by the UtkalLiterature Festival Trust (ULF).

The ULF would be abilingual festival and therewould have both Odia andEnglish sessions. The festivalwould have panel discussions,conversations, ‘Meet theAuthor’ programmes, bookreadings, poetry recitals andother literary sessions on fic-tion, non-fiction, translation,regional literature, bilingualwriting etc.

Eminent and promisingwriters and poets from theState and various parts of the

country would participate.In order to encourage

young and upcoming writers,the festival would also feature‘Creative Writing Workshop’and ‘Poetry under the Tree’ ses-sions.

“The purpose of the festi-val is to offer a bilingual plat-form in Odia and English,where creative writers, artists,academicians, critics, transla-tors from across the countrycan come together and delib-erate on the high points of lit-erature,” said PersonnelDepartment Additional DGand an active member of ULF,Debashish Panigrahi.

The objective of the festi-val is to promote Odia languageand literature and take itbeyond the borders of Odishathrough translation and bilin-gual writing, he added.

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Vegetarianism is growingmore popular in the sports

industry, with current as well asformer athletes giving up theanimal based proteins andturning to the alternate optionthat is vegetables and otherplant-based food.

There have been manydebates over the subject, assome believe that it’s a disad-vantage. Nonetheless, athleteswho have won endless medalsand competitions have provedotherwise, going down in his-tory as some of the most mem-orable and talented in theirsports regardless of their dietchoices. Many famousOlympians and highly respect-ed athletes are either vegan,vegetarian of cutting meat outof a lot of their daily diets.

Therefore, contrary to whatmany believe, it really is possi-ble to succeed in the highlyintensive world of sports on avegetarian diet.

Walter “Killer” Kowalski, aformer Canadian professionalwrestler, world tag team cham-pion and US tag team champi-on, becoming vegetarian wasinitially for athletic purposes.

Bill Walton is rememberedas one of the greatest players inNBA history. He has won theCollege Player of the YearAwards three times straightwith UCLA and continued toimpress as he became MVP inhis NBA career. Throughouthis entire basketball career, theHall of Fame athlete commit-ted to a plant-based diet, whichonly added to his athleticism.

Being one of the mostrespected UK practitioners ofSavate, James Southwood is aself-funded and proud vege-tarian athlete kept within strictweight limits for his sport.

Ricky Williams was one ofthe first footballers in the NFL

to choose a vegetarian dietbecause he felt that it was anoverall healthier lifestyle. Thefamous athlete also opened avegetarian-friendly restaurantto support his beliefs and sharethe benefits of vegetarianismwith the world.

The first baseman for theTexas Rangers and one of themost respected vegetarian ath-letes, Prince Fielder has fol-lowed a strict vegetarian dietsince the beginning of 2008 andhasn’t looked back.

Venus Williams changedinto a full vegan diet afterbeing diagnosed with Sjogren’ssyndrome, an autoimmunecondition, in 2011. Williamsclaimed that her diet has onlyaffected her athleticism posi-tively, improving her health andassisting in the management ofher Sjorgren’s symptoms.

Competing for years in thebrutal and high-demandingsport that is MMA, MacDanzig’s vegan diet has madehim stand out immensely in theworld of professional fighting.

Regardless of his vegetari-an diet, Robert Parish becamea part of history, being one ofthe greatest NBA basketballplayers of all time.

Former sports car champi-on and NASCAR driver, AndyLally moved from vegetarian tovegan in 2013, considering it anethical choice. Hannah Teter isan athlete with an impressivesporting career. The US snow-boarder is a famous two-timeOlympic medalist, US snow-board Overall Grand Prix half-pipe champion and X Gamessuper-pipe champion who hasan intense love for animals. Somuch so that she becameextremely motivated to take theworld of sports by storm as avegetarian.

The ‘Flying Finn’, alsoknown as Paavo Nurmi, is oneof the greatest distance runnersin history. Not only did Nurmihave a successful career withnine gold medals in long-dis-tance running during the 1924and 1928 Olympics, but thefamous runner had his exten-

sive and impressive career ona vegetarian diet, which he hadstarted at the age of 12.

The world famous CarlLewis decided to change hisdiet in the middle of hisimpressive career in track run-ning. In 1991, after winningfour gold medals in 1984, herestricted his diet, adopting avegan diet in preparation forthe World Championships in1991, where he won the ABC’sWide World of Sports Athleteof the year at the age of 30.

Former Kansas City Chiefs,Atlanta Falcons tight end andpossibly NFL’s most famousvegetarian, Tony Gonzalezadmits that fellow teammatesoften doubted his dietarychoices whilst they fueled theirbodies with meaty foods.Nonetheless, Gonzalez is aprime example of the benefitsof vegetarianism for athletes.

The famous Mike Tyson isa retired US boxer and formerheavyweight champion whoindulges in his vegan diet andbelieves that it gives him explo-

sions of energy. Although thelegendary boxer was extreme-ly carnivorous when trainingfor fights, his diet was forced tochange as he got older, havingjoint problems and weightissues.

US bodybuilder, Bill Pearlgave up on meat after a badrestaurant experience, where hedecided that the excess femalehormones chicken were fedwasn’t something he wanted inhis system. He proudly admitsto being vegetarian for almost35 years and states that he canstill carry enough muscle massto win another Mr Universetitle.

Billie Jean King has 39Grand Slam titles to her nameand was ranked Number 1 inthe world at one point in hercareer – she is also a long timevegetarian.

Jason ‘Dizzy’ Gillespie:Not afraid to speak out foranimals, Jason “Dizzy”Gillespie is a proud veganand animal rights activist. Hescored a double century com-

ing as night watchman, arecord in cricket history.

Most of our famous southIndian batsmen, fast bowlersand spinners are vegetarian.Most of the Sri-Lanka playersare vegetarian. Indian teamdreaded opening bowler IshantSharma is a strict vegetarian.Our most aggressive and bestPrime Minister of IndiaNarendra Modi is a strict veg-etarian. There are many famousathletes and sportsman whoturned vegetarian in life. Theworld famous singer andactress, Madonna is a vegetar-ian.

The list goes on and on. Ifeating beef could producesuper athletes then how manyfrom Bangladesh, Pakistan,Middle East or beef eatingIndians won gold in athletics?Eating beef does not produceBolt or Gayle but it depends onwho is winning after eatingbeef.

(Dr Satpathy is JointDirector, Medicine, SAIL,Rourkela)

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ABritish era monument,standing tall and recapping

the memory of pre indepen-dence education system here atcoastal Kendrapara district, islying in dilapidated condition.

Thanks to the districtadministration and the politi-cal leaders of the district, not asingle step has been taken topreserve the monument forposterity. The 129-year-oldschool, Fraser Girl’s School, sit-uated at Old Bus stand, theheart of Kendrapada town,was established during the preindependence era. Whenwoman education was a far cry

at that time, the then SDO ofKendrapada Sub Division hadset up a school on the name ofhis wife “Fraser” in 1887. Withthe passing of time, the premierinstitution in the district hasstarted decaying fast due to lackof proper maintenance andconservation.

The School and MassEducation Department, morethan a decade back, haddeclared the building to beunsafe and stopped classroomteaching in the building.Though later the EducationDepartment has constructed atwo storied building to run theschool at the backside of thecentury-old dilapidated build-ing, but the renovation workwas not carried out.

Meanwhile, the roof of thebuilding has been damaged.Most of the walls are in dilap-

idated condition, with bigcracks showing up while thedoors and windows are toodamaged. Weeds and smallbushes have grown in most partof the building, alleged AshisSenapati, an intellectual person.

It is purely an irony that theBritish era monument, that islocated just behind the districtCollector’s office, remains indilapidated condition since long.When the State Governmenthas been taking steps for therefurbishment of 100-year-oldstructures having historicimportance, it has shut its eyesto the British era school build-ing, said intellectual masses.

When contacted, DistrictTourist Officer Bijay KumarMohanty stated that a propos-al would be sent to the StateGovernment for taking steps torenovate the building.

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The rail over bridge beingconstructed at a snail’s

pace is causing hardships tothe general public. As many as19 mouzas, including the vil-lagers of Bandhbahal andBanharpali under Lakhanpurblock, are largely affected.

Sources said the rail overbridge is being constructed atBelpahar railway crossingover Mumbai-Howrah railline at a cost of more than Rs50 crore. But the constructionwork is far from satisfactory.

Besides, the rail trackremains busy most of thet ime and the common

people have to wait for hours to cross the railwaycrossing gate.

The railway crossingremains closed for about 9hours daily. Hundreds of vehi-cles are stranded on bothsides of the crossing, whichcauses abnormal delays.

Even, the passengers fail

to catch their train.Besides, the passengers

for OPGC, TRL Krosaki,Lakhanpur coal mines andInd Barath Energy are facinginnumerable problems.Sometimes, due to small orbig accidents, many lives andproperties are at stake.

The officials of the con-

struction work told that dueto rainy season, the con-struct ion work has been delayed and afterBiswakarma Puja, the workwill be expedited.

That apart, delay is causeddue to handing over of landand settlement of the griev-ances of the villagers.

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Ironically, scores of Ganeshidol makers in Jajpur district

are languishing in penurythough they are making imagesof a God who stands for wisdom,wealth and prosperity.

As thousands of devoteesprepare to conduct the GaneshPuja on September 5, the artisansat Kumbharsahii village, 5 kmfrom here, are busy giving fin-ishing touches to the idols. Manyilliterate and poor artisans aremaking the images of the God ofknowledge and good fortune astheir parents could not afford toprovide them education.

Not many in the district andits nearby areas, who celebratethe festival with devotion, knowthat the beautifully crafted idolscome from a nondescript villagewhere about 40 families, includ-ing men, women and children,contribute their mite to themaking of the idols during thesundry festival seasons.

Raghu Behera (50), a sculp-tor, said they make about 400images of Ganesh every year.These were sold in the districtand other areas of the State. Hesaid five years ago, all the artisanswere making clay idols. But at

present, they have graduated tousing plaster of Paris with jute tomake terracotta idols. Theprocess is more complicatedand labour intensive comparedto the traditional style of idolmaking with clay.

“We earn about Rs 4,000 tomake a 5 feet high image of deityGanesh. At least five potterswork ten days to create the eart-hen image. My 10- year-old sonGourang is also giving me a help-ing hand to make the images,”said artisan Manoj Behera.

“We supply the images ofLord Ganesh to almost all theschools, colleges and other edu-cational institutions. But ourchildren never go to the schoolsfor reading,” stated GadadharBehera (54).

The new techniques give theidols a better finish and increas-es durability. The work often getsdivided and sub-divided amongthe families with each memberspecialising in a particular aspect,he informed.

Another artisan, DibakarBehera (35), who became anexpert idol maker at the age of17, said that it is a boom time

during each festival season. Si-delined by the cheap plastic id-ols and due to lack of monetarysupport, the age old craft is fight-ing for survival, he lamented.

The bright colours and spa-rkle of the decorations of the id-ols hide the abject poverty of theartisans. Artisan Manas Behera(28) said even though the entirefamily are engaged in idol mak-ing, it is hard to make ends meet.

The artisans do not get anyfinancial assistance from theGovernment. Since idol makingis a seasonal activity, banks shyaway from lending them the req-uired funds. The only recourseleft is to borrow from the moneylenders at high interest rate up to50 to 60 per cent, allegedMadanmohan Behera (45).

“Once the festival is over,most of us are rendered joblesstill the next festivals. But a fewpotters eke out their livings bymaking earthen pots and otheritems. Three decades back, alarge number of people used todepend on earthen pots forcooking and keeping water intheir homes. But now-a-days fewpeople use the earthen items fortheir household purposes,” saidRama Behera.

“We take great care to makethe eco-friendly idols as perfectas possible knowing fully wellthat after the Puja celebration,idols are destined to beimmersed in the rivers,” saidManas Behera.

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Normal life was thrown outof gear in the industrial

Jharsuguda district on Fridaydue to the Bharat Bandh calledby the major central tradeunions to protest against allegedanti-labour policies by the NDA-led Government at the Centre.

BMS workers were not partof the strike, sources said.

Ib Valley Coalfields OCMSregional secretary Bijesh Sharmasaid that about 2,900 workers ofOrient, 1,900 workers of Lakh-anpur, 1,600 workers of Ib Valleyand 150 workers of CentralWorkshop joined the protest.

Essential services such asbanking, business and public

transport were completely dis-rupted with commuters strand-ed for hours in Jharsuguda,Brajrajnagar and Belpahar.Police presence was seen atmost of the important districtintersections. Coal productionand dispatch were hit hard at fiveopencast and three undergroundmines in Brajrajnagar, Belpaharand Bandhbahal as workersstayed away from work.

When contacted,Lakhanpur Area GeneralManager MG Brahmapur saidthat due to the strike inLakhanpur, Ib Valley and OrientArea of MCL, there was a loss ofproduction of estimated 1.07lakh tonne coal and 24 rakes ofcoal could not be dispatched tothe power plants.

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Thanks to the timely inter-vention of RDC (Central)

Akhila Bihari Ota, nineinjured victims of Namatarapolice firing were shifted tothe SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack onAugust 30.

They are now getting freetreatment and medicine there.

According to districtCollector Debaraj Senapati,the district administrationhas arranged vehicle for theinjured victims for takingthem to the SCB to providethem routine health checkups.The f iring victims wereaccompanied by Rajkanikatehsildar Sukadev Behera.

While deposing beforethe RDC, the firing victimshad alleged that they hadbeen still reeling under painfor the bullet injuries whichhad not healed. RDC Otarealising the problems of theinjured victims of Namatarapolice firing, directed the dis-trict Collector on last Fridayfor taking all the injured tothe SCB on August 30. As aresult, the Rajkanika tehsildarhad carried out the directionof the RDC.

It may be noted here thatthe The RDC on August 25last had started a probe onNamatara police firing byissuing notices to the victims and police staff.Between August 25 and 27, asmany as 35 persons appearedbefore the RDC and record-ed their statement.

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Normal life was affected inBrahmapur and Balangir

due to the Bharat Bandh callgiven by 10 trade unionsdemanding fulfilment of 12-point charter of demands.

Schools, colleges, shops,barring some, and other busi-ness establishment were closed.Both Government and privatebuses were off the roads. Petrolpumps, post offices and bankswere closed in Brahampur as

well as Balangir.Many long-route buses

were stranded on the roadsidesin Brahampur. However, move-ment of motorbikes and three-wheelers was normal in he city.

Members of central tradeunions lie CITU, AITUC,INTUC, HMS and othersunder the banner of the UnitedTrade Unions led byBhibhudatta Mishra, SuruMatrai of OSRU, Lalit Nayak,Rabi Mishra and othersmarched through the Balangirtown in a motorcycle rally and

picketed before Governmentoffices and held a meetingbefore the district Collectorate.Speakers criticised the “anti-labour policies” of the ModiGovernment.

In Gajapati district, thebandh was observed in allseven blocks ofParalakhemundi, Gumma,Raigarh, Mohana, R Udaygiri,Nuagada, Gosani andKasinagar. Bus movement wasstopped and shops, bazaars,banks, educational institutionswere closed.

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The growing multi-milliondollar baby factory business

in India as the most preferreddestination for fertility tourismin the world is going to be reg-ulated with the proposedSurrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2016which has been cleared by UnionCabinet recently and to be intro-duced in Parliament soon.

The proposed new legisla-tion will apply to the whole ofIndia except Jammu andKashmir after getting approval ofthe Parliament. There has beenfelt need for a legislation to dealwith issues of surrogacy moth-er. The guideline by the IndianCouncil of Medical Research hasmade commercial surrogacylegal in India but there is no leg-islative support to it.

In 2015, the Governmentof India informed to theSupreme Court in an affidavitthat it does not support com-mercial surrogacy and pro-posed new law will allow sur-rogacy only for Indian couplesand not to foreigners. Thereare reports of a number oflegal problems over the childand commissioning parentsoutside India and the twomost popular cases fromAustralia and Japan were vis-ible in the country.

Commercial surrogacy isbanned in many countries suchas Canada, Australia, UK,Germany, New ZealandFinland, France, Hungary,Nederland, Italy, Spain,Pakistan, Hong Kong etc.Taking over the advantage ofrelatively low cost medicalfacility with a favorable legalprovisions and availability ofilliterate poor women willing tobecome surrogate mother,India become the most pre-ferred international destina-tion for surrogacy. The com-mercial surrogacy has widersocio-economic impact overthe people, especially on

women of the country.The proposed bill has cre-

ated good response with itsstrong rejection of commercialsurrogacy in India that hasbeen exploiting poor and illit-erate women in distress forfinancial benefits. It has putrestriction on certain categoryof people such as married cou-ple with biological and adopt-ed kids, NRIs, People of Indianorigin, overseas citizens ofIndia, OCI cards holders, gays,live-ins, foreigners, single par-ent, and homosexuals not to gofor surrogacy. The bill hasallowed needy infertile childlesscouples who have been marriedfor at least five years to availsurrogate motherhood.Childless and unmarriedwomen are not allowed to besurrogate mothers.

The bill has legalized sur-rogacy for infertile couple withlimitation on age and length ofmarriage. While denying pay-ment to surrogate mothers, ithas suggested preferring some-one from among close relativesfor this job. Surrogacy isallowed only in case of neces-sity not for luxury or fashion

being exhibited by the celebri-ties. It has not allowed peoplehaving child for another oneand limits the timing of surro-gacy only for once. It has pro-posed a national regulatory

body under the chairmanshipof the Union Health Ministerto monitor the hospitals offer-ing surrogate service and thehospitals providing supportshould have to maintainrecords for 25 years after thebirth of the child.

It is further said that pro-vision of legal aid to surrogatemothers requiring for suchhelp is there in the bill. Theviolation of law can attract 10years of imprisonment. It iswidely reported in media thatIndia has been emerging asmost attractive hub of surro-gacy with annually about2,000 births from 3,000 sur-rogacy clinics across the coun-try. The surrogate baby busi-ness is estimated in thou-sands of cores of rupees in apoor country having high

maternal mortality rate.Commissioning parents

come to India from countrieswhere commercial surrogacy isbanned or restricted and alsocost-wise, it is cheaper in India.There are clinics in Anand,Surat, Jamnagar, Bhopal,Hyderabad, Bangalore, Delhi,Indore, Raipur, Bilaspur andSambalpur,Baragada, Cuttackand Bhubaneswar in Odisha. Itis observed that a large num-ber of couples from Britain,America and Russia are visit-ing the clinics in India that haveengaged many people in thewhole operation. The GujaratState is the surrogacy capital ofIndia and privately it is esti-mated that about 12,000 for-eigners come to India each yearto hire surrogates. The healthand tourism sector togethermake profit out of it in a rangeof related business.

The poor women fromrural village and slums inmetropolis are becoming sur-rogacy mothers for rich peopleand foreigners and mostly theyare exploited by doctors andmiddlemen involved in thisbusiness as racket of vested

interest. It is reported that thesurrogate mothers have to stayin hostels, shelter homes inalienation for about ninemonths to make available reg-ular health monitoring by doc-tors. It has very negative impactover the psychology of surro-gate mothers. They are not fullyaware about the impact overtheir health as there werereports that many of themdied without proper heathcareand post-delivery nourishment.These poor and uneducatedwomen are forced out of pover-ty and economic compulsion totake up the job where the clin-ic and agents have taken a lionshare of the business. It isfound that mostly the womenof poor socio-economic back-ground are chosen for this jobwith payment. A study byCenter for Social Research wellreveals the socio-economiccondition of surrogate mothersfrom Gujarat. It is said in thereport that many women hav-ing natural capacity of repro-duction are forced to use repro-ductive assistance techniques tobecome a surrogate mother.

The most important con-

cern area is the social status ofwomen in a patriarchal soci-ety and rights of womenwhich have been always linkedto the prevailing social andreligious value system. It isreported that the woman whobecame surrogate motherwere socially looked down byown children, husband andother family members .

So, most surrogate motherskeep their pregnancy a secretdue to social taboos, relating tosuch kind of motherhood. Therelationship among surrogatemothers and commissioningparents are not cordial as most-ly the agents and doctors haveto make the deal as the poorand illiterate women are in dis-tress and need of money.

Studies found that there areno regulatory mechanism andprovisions of compensationand insurance in post-deliveryhealthcare that affects the sur-rogate mother. The socio-psy-chological condition attached topregnancy and the very conceptof motherhood will be changedwith commercial surrogacy.

Through this bill it is beingexpected that the exploitation

of poor women becoming sur-rogate mothers will be restrict-ed to a large extent with ban oncommercial surrogacy.However, it is reported inmedia that surrogate mothersin Anand,Gujarat, protestedagainst the ban on commercialsurrogacy and instead sug-gested for more protection andregulation rather than a com-plete ban on it.

It is apprehended that acomplete ban on commercialsurrogacy will encourageunderground activities like ille-gal organ trafficking whichwill make the condition ofpoor women more vulnerable.So it is expected that during thediscussion over the bill, the newlegislation may include moreprovisions in addressing thegaps in the existing draft. Thepeople concerned over theissue, health professionals,women organisations and civilsociety groups, media, legisla-tors and Parliamentariansshould take the debate to peo-ple of the country.

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An initiative has been takenby the Regional Transport

Office here to identify the acci-dent-prone zones in the NHstretch in the Baleswar region.

In a year while about 200accidents occur in about 120 kmlength, including 70 km underNH-5 and 50 km under the NH-60, the death toll is about 100.

In order to contain the acci-dents, the department said asmany as 20 patches have beenidentified as vulnerable to acci-dent ‘black spots’.

The prominent fatal zoneshave Soro, Simulia, Rupsa, Basta,Jaleswar and Laxamnnath. Themain causes of accidents, besideshuman factors, are unrestricted

entry from branch roads to thehighway, unauthorized cuttingof NH dividers and unregulat-ed growth of bushes on thedividers, where stray cattle areoften found.

The human factors whichcontribute to the accidentsinclude rash and drunken dri-ving, overloaded vehicle and useof cell phone while driving.

“The Central Governmenthas directed to identify theblack spots on the NH stretch-es and accordingly, with thejoint survey by the TransportDepartment and the police,about 20 spots have been iden-tified where fatal accidentsoccur,” said RegionalTransport Officer , BaleswarAmresh Patra.

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The all-India strike called bydifferent trade unions affect-

ed normal life in Keonjhar dis-trict on Friday. Several agitatorsled by the local AITUC leadersblocked railway tracks disrupt-ing running of trains betweenKeonjhar and Bhubaneswar.

Fearing disturbances,shopkeepers in Keonjhar,Barbil, Joda, Anandpur,Champua, Jhumpura townkept their establishments closedtill evening.

Offices, banks and educa-tion institutions were alsoclosed. The strike went peace-ful. Comrade Maheswar Rout,

Satyanarayan Panda andHrudayaballav Rout wereamong the leaders from theAITUC, the HMS and theCITU who led the strike in thedistrict.

The agitators submitted a12-point charter of demands tothe Government through thedistrict administration.

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Acting on reliable informa-tion, Vigilance officers on

Saturday intercepted TitilagarhRWD Executive EngineerDebendra Kumar Pattnaik 15km ahead of Balangir andfound him carrying unac-counted amount of Rs 4, 58,170.

The Executive Engineerwas proceeding to Angul fromTitilagarh by a Scorpio carwhen he was intercepted.

In order to ascertain thefurther assets possessed byhim, his residential houses atAngul, native Village Talamula,Banarpal in Angul district,Government quarter and officechamber at Titilagarh weresimultaneously searched, saidan official release.

Pattnaik had entered intoGovernment Service asContractual AE in the year1992. He was regularised in thesame rank in 1999. He got pro-motion to the rank of ExecutiveEngineer in 2014 and posted atthe current place.

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Ashok Kumar Tripathysuperannuated from the

IAS as Member, Board ofRevenue on August 31. Hewill now spend his time forsocial and cultural activities.He was instrumental in stag-ing big cultural events in theState during his tenure inDepartment of Culture andTourism.

The IAS Association ofOdisha lauded his achieve-ments and wished him wellduring his retirement period.

Tripathy, a 1981-batchIAS officer, created newbenchmark in the land rev-enue system during hisincumbency as Member,Board of Revenue. He was

instrumental in restoring backmore than Rs 1,000-crore-worth of land as per marketrate to the Government whichwas fraudulently taken byland sharks.

He heard a record num-ber of court cases and dis-posed of many of them, whichwere pending for quite someyears.

He modernised theRecord Room of the Board ofRevenue for proper preserva-tion of valuable records. TheBoard of Revenue launched acomputerised court case man-agement system, which wouldhelp the common man in fil-ing cases.

Tripathy is available onhand phone 09437040285 andlandline 0674-2727380.

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When the bandh was beingobserved over 12

demands by trade unions onFriday, thousands of DangariaKandha men and womenunder the aegis of NiyamagiriSurakhya Samiti (NSS) camedown to Muniguda in supportof the bandh but with the soledemand of closure of Vedantarefinery at Lanjigarh.

Though Dangarias assem-bled to participate in thebandh, not a single trade unionsupported their cause, said aNSS leader.

“By branding us Maoists ortheir supporters, the

Government had always sup-pressed us and used several tac-tics to dismantle a democraticstruggle even by arresting and

killing innocent tribals,” saidthe leader, adding, “ultimatelyit was not possible as we wereunited for the cause.”

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Iskcon Guru, preacher andphilosopher Baishnaba

Acharya was born onSeptember 2, 1929 inJagannathpur village nearBhubaneswar. So the 87th HolyAppearance Day of the Gurufell on September 2 last.

The Acharya started hiscareer as a teacher for main-taining his family. Also, he con-tinued his study during thetime. He passed with distinctionin BA in 1958 and post gradu-ate degree in the year 1961.

He married Basant Deb,daughter of Kalyan Nandi ofPatakura area of Kendrapadadistrict during 1953. Herenounced his family life andstarted life of a Sanyasi.

Before that he resignedfrom Government service andleft his house. He took a dar-shan of the family’s presidingdeity in his uncle’s house, GopalJew and took his permissionand left the house on April 10,1974. He declared himself GourGopal instead of Brajabandhu.He started to travel from city tocity all over India and inquiredabout his spiritual guru. At last,he arrived at Brundaban. Hevisited many temples and spir-itual organisations atBrundaban. At last, he metfounder of Iscon ACBhaktivedanta SwamiPrabhupad. In his first darshan,Prabhupad asked Gour Gopalwhether he had taken Sanyas?As he replied no, Prabhupadpromised to give him Sanyas.Gour Gopal accepted him in

his heart as his spiritual mas-ter and obeyed his direction.Prabhupad directed him totranslate book ‘Back to Gerard’in Hindi language. Prabhupadwas satisfied with his transla-tion skill and his depth inHindi literature. He directedhim to go to Hyderabad andtranslate his writings in Englishto Hindi.

As per his direction,Gurudev proceeded toMayapur. Prabhupad gave himHarinam initiation andchanged his name from GourGopal to “Gour Govinda.” Onlyafter 4 months, Prabhupadgave him Brahmin initiationand directed him to stay atBhubaneswar and construct anew temple there. The land wasdonated by one ChhabiKanungo. Gour Govind oblig-ed and continued his preachingprogramme there.

His preaching programmein Krishna consciousness wasappreciated internationally. Hetravelled to the United States,

England, the USSR,Canada, South Africa,

Australia, Indonesia and manyother countries and createdthousands and thousands offollowers and devotees. Heconstructed lotus temple inthe premises of Iskcon atBhubanesw and installed thedeity Radha Gopinath there.

He started a Go sala andfarm project at Atala,Jagannathpur which is 14 kmaway from Bhubaneswar. Heproposed to keep 108 cows. Hestarted a fassi project atDasapalla forest which is essen-tially meant for construction ofchariot for the Car festival. Healso started Dandabhanga pro-ject at Puri district. He organisedHare Krishna Utsav for threedays in the Exhibition Ground,Bhubaneswar where interna-tional devotees, and intellectu-als participated. He also mod-ernised the Allarnath temple atBrahmagiri of Puri district.

(The writer is State PRO,Iskcon)

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Meanwhile, Malkangiridistrict Collector K SudarshanChakraborty ordered for crim-inal proceedings against theconcerned 108 ambulance dri-ver, and an FIR has been filedat the Mathili police station.

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An international research pro-ject featuring Indian and

Australian biotechnology scien-tists is underway to develop a vari-ety of salt tolerant rice seed whichis expected to address issues likeglobal warming, sea level increaseand nutrition deficiency.

MS Swaminathan ResearchFoundation and University ofTasmania in Australia (UTAS)inked a deal on Thursday for a jointventure research to develop a salttolerant seed which according to sci-entists could play a significant rolein food and nutrition security.

The rice variety, capable ofstanding up to salt water incursionsand sea water rise due to climatechange, was developed by theagronomists and biotechnologists

in MSSRF led by Prof Ajay Paridain 2010. But due to oppositionfrom self-styled activists and envi-ronmentalists, the field trials of thisgenetically-modified seeds couldnot be taken up in India andhence the development work wasin state of limbo.

"Though initial experimentswere successful we could not takeup the project further because ofopposition from a section of peo-ple," Prof Parida told The Pioneer.This salt and drought resistant vari-ety assumes importance in thebackdrop of water shortage ruiningpaddy crops and salt water incur-sion into paddy fields because of cli-mate change, said the professor.

He said the seed was developedfrom wild variety of rice which hadmany desirable and undesirabletraits. "The undesirable traits such

as grain shattering, poor planttype, poor grain characteristics, andlow seed yield were removed fromthe seed. To achieve precise trans-fer of genes from wild species,strategies involving a combinationof conventional plant breedingmethods along with otherapproaches such as tissue cultureand molecular approaches havebecome important. That's why weare collaborating with University ofTasmania," said Prof Parida.

The three-year project is beingdone in the University of Tasmaniaagricultural fields and has beentitled "Developing salt tolerancerice for food security in Australiaand India. The research work issupported by Australia-IndiaStrategic Research Fund.

"We need to produce as muchfood in the next 50 years as we didin the entire 10,000 year history ofagriculture. This is the reasonwhy we need these kinds of pro-jects," said Holger Meinke,Director, School of Land andFood, University of Tasmania,Hobart, who was the signatory onbehalf of UTAS.

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network in India where it should not take morethan 12 hours by train to travel from one partof the country to the other. He said the nation-al transporter is in the process of acquiring ultrahigh speed technology.

"Technological inventions are transformingtransportation. The average speed of all IndianRailways' trains should increase. Now we aredreaming of an India where it doesn't take morethan 12 hours to travel from one part of thecountry to the other," Prabhu said at theInternational Conference on Technology forUltra High-Speed Rolling Stock for operation

of trains at maximum speed of 500 kmph andabove. He said railways want to reduce traveltime by running high speed trains and was infavour of developing ultra high-speed technol-ogy under Make in India programme.

The conference evoked interest from allmajors in the field of ultra high speed. Leaderslike HyperLoop Transport Technology, USA,Quadralev USA, Talgo, Spain, RTRI Japan,Siemens Germany, Knorr Bremse, Germany,Prose Switzerland are taking part in the day-longmeet. As part of 'Make in India' initiatives, theRailway Minister invited all major global play-ers to become partner and help India put onhyper speed trains, a step ahead of high speedwhich includes the ambitious Bullet Trainbetween Mumbai Ahemdabad.

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Adding the privacy angle tothe debate over beef ban,

the Supreme Court on Fridayissued notice on a petitionfiled by several organisationsand activists who questionedthe ban on consumption andimport of beef on the groundthat citizens have a funda-mental right to eat food oftheir choice.

This question is signifi-cant since in the past, beef banhas been challenged by mem-bers of the butcher commu-nity who challenged the ban asviolation of their right topractice their profession ortrade. Following a law enact-ed by the MaharashtraGovernment making con-sumption or importing ofbeef a punishable offence,activists approached the apexcourt against a Bombay HighCourt, which upheld the ban

on slaughter of cows, bulls andbullocks while permitting themeat to be imported into theState for consumption.

Leading the argument foractivists, senior advocateIndira Jaising submittedbefore a Bench of Justices AKSikri and DY Chandrachudthat the ban was against theright to live protected underArticle 21 of the Constitution.Every citizen, according toher, living in any part of thecountry, had right to choose,which food to eat and beefsupplies an “essential protein”for the body.

The petition submitted,“No person can be compelledto eat what he or she does notwish to eat as an alternatesource of food since the rightto eat food of one’s choice ispart of the fundamental rightto life guaranteed underArticle 21 of the Constitution.”Jaising argued that any inter-

vention by the Government incitizens’ private life by askingthem to change their foodhabits also amounted to a vio-lation of their right to live asfood habits are formed overcenturies and right to conservefood cultures is also containedwithin the ambit of Article 21.

Already, the court hadentertained petitions bybutchers association and otherindividuals from the State onthe issue. Besides, a separatepetition filed by the AkhilBhartiya Krishi Goseva Sanghhas challenged that part of theBombay HC judgment allow-ing importing beef from otherStates into Maharashtra forconsumption or sale.

The Bench directed theCentre and the MaharashtraGovernment to respond onthe petition within six weeksand decided to club hearing ofall petitions related to theissue.

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Former Finance Minister PChidambaram on Friday

blamed the EnforcementDirectorate for spreading “canardto discredit him” and harass hisson Karti. He was responding tothe media reports that Karti wasnot cooperating with the ED inthe Aircel-Maxis scam probe andfailed to appear before the agencydespite being summoned thrice.Chidambaram in a statementeven claimed that his son wasready to cooperate with ED andthe agencies summons werevague in nature.

“A canard is being spreadthat my son Karti has refused toappear before ED. That is nottrue. The canard is intended todiscredit me and harass themembers of my family,” saidChidambaram claiming the ED

was not responding to his son’sletters seeking clarifications.

“I repeat that he (Karti) willanswer all questions provided heis told the offence that is beinginvestigated,” he added.Chidambaram also said ED didnot inform Karti about theoffence being investigated.

ED officials rubbishedChidambaram’s claims sayingthe five-page summons noticedetails the entire irregularity ofKarti’s companies and money

trail with Maxis and Aircel. InJuly, ED asked Karti to submit allhis accounts of his companies. Italso asked him to provide thefinancial statements of receipt oftwo lakh dollars from Maxis,soon after his father as FinanceMinister cleared the FPIBapproval to Maxis to take overAircel. Maxis payments wererouted to Karti’s company ChessManagement Services limited.

The agency has alreadyunearthed Karti’s huge invest-ments and real estate in 14countries. It is widely reportedthat ED may arrest Karti, as hehad failed to appear before it afterthe third notice, which askedhim to present himself on August31. The CBI and the ED havealready mentioned in thechargesheet that the FIPBapproval given by Chidambaramwas totally illegal.

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With its action plan ready,the Government is hop-

ing to make the surroundingsof 10 iconic places in thecountry including Taj Mahal,Vaishno Devi temple andAjmer Sharif spic and spanwithin a year under theSwachchh Bharat Mission.

Akshay Rout, OSD in theUnion Water and SanitationMinistry, said separate actionplan for each ten identifiedtourists hotspots were finalisedlast week, aiming to ensureinternational standards forcleanliness.

Each plan has a timeline oftwo, six, nine and 12 months,

and, the Ministry hopes thatresults will be distinctly visi-ble as the plan progresses.The plan has been framedafter intensive consultationwith the State representativesand consultants from theinternational bodies likeWorld Bank in keeping theregion requirement.

Focus will be majorly onthe exterior of the hotspots,which witness huge footfallsevery year.

The coverage area forcleanliness including sanita-tion has been kept flexible,depending on the limitations,Rout said on the sidelines of abriefing on Swachchh BharatPakhwada (fortnight)

observed by Ministries ofInformation and Broadcastingand Youth Affairs and Sportshere on Friday.

For instance, Rout saidthat in the case of Taj Mahalin Agra, cleanliness drive willbe undertaken on Agra

Westgate to Fatehpur Sikriroute where focus will be onsolid waste management whilein Vaishno Devi temple, Katrawill be covered, being accesspoint to the temple. The regionis also facing sanitation prob-lem due to excessive mule

dung that litters the path to thetemple.

Apart from Vaishno Devitemple, Taj Mahal, and AjmerSharif, Tirupati temple inAndhra Pradesh, GoldenTemple in Punjab, Jagannathtemple in Orissa, Chhatrapati

Shivaji Terminus inMaharashtra, ManikarnikaGhat in Uttar Pradesh,Meenakshi Temple in TamilNadu and Kamakhya Templein Assam have been selectedfor cleanliness drive.

The off icial said theMinistry is also in the processof selecting 90 other iconicplaces for cleaning under thePrime Minister NarendraModi’s flagship scheme andmost will be either tourist orreligious spots.

Major part of funds will becoming from corporate spon-sorship and various pro-grammes and schemes of theCentre like Hriday and respec-tive State Government.

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In the run up to the first everBRICS Film festival on

Friday, delegates from the fivemember nations called forleveraging culture, filmingtechniques and market of theBRICS Nations as the primefocus of the festival. SpecialFilm Panchayats would beorganised on the occasion tofacilitate the above.

Speaking at the Press-meet, delegates from BRICScountries said that films madein a country connect to atleast one of the other nations.The films for the festival havebeen specially selected to show-case culture, art and history ofthe countries they are made in,said Hugo Lorenzetti Netofrom Brazil. Others who werepresent include C Senthil Rajan(India), Kirill Razligov(Russia), Zhou Jiandong andMonica Newton (SouthAfrica).

According to KirillRazligov , discussions made atthe BRICS Film Festival willhelp in better understanding ofthe complexities and art of filmmaking by the membernations. “We all need to workin cooperation and create filmstogether to bring people clos-er,” he said.

Beginning from Saturday,the film festival will have spe-

cial meets with the cast andcrew from the 5 nations, moviescreenings and FilmPanchayats, panel discussionswith renowned personalities on

the topics ranging fromCinema and Nation building,Women in BRICS Cinema,BRICS coproduction,Opportunities and Challenges.

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Prime Minister NarendraModi on Friday said India

will engage constructively onall pressing international pri-orities and challenges withworld leaders as he is looks for-ward to “a productive andoutcome oriented” G20Summit in China’s Hangzhouthat begins from Sunday.

The Prime Minister, whowill travel to Vietnam thisevening before heading forChina on Saturday, said hisGovernment attaches a highpriority to bilateral relationswith Vietnam and the partner-ship between the two countrieswill benefit Asia and the rest ofthe world.

“Today evening, I will reachHanoi in Vietnam, marking thestart of a very important visitthat will further cement the closebond between India andVietnam,” Modi said.

“We wish to forge a strongeconomic relationship withVietnam that can mutually ben-efit our citizens. Strengtheningthe people-to-people ties willalso be an my endeavour duringthe Vietnam visit,” he said in a

facebook post.Modi said he will have an

opportunity to engage withother world leaders on pressinginternational priorities and chal-lenges during the G20 Summit.

“We will discuss puttingthe global economy on the trackof sustainable steady growthand responding to emergingand entrenched social, securityand economic challenges.

“India will engage con-structively on all the issuesbefore us and work towardsfinding solutions and takingforward the agenda for a robust,inclusive and sustainable inter-national economic order thatuplifts the socio-economic con-ditions of people across theworld, especially those whoneed it most in developingcountries,” the Prime Ministersaid. Modi said he looks forward“to a productive and outcomeoriented Summit”.

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The Union Health Ministryhas asked its counterpart

External Affairs Ministry toinform it if any of the 13Indians, who have tested pos-itive for Zika virus inSingapore, decide to return toIndia so that appropriate mea-sures can be taken.

“We are regularly screeningand we have requested that ifthese 13 people travel to India,do inform us so that they canbe examined,” Health secretaryC K Mishra said.

He said the request wasmade to the MEA after thereport of 13 affected Indianscame to the forefront.

External Affairs MinistrySpokesperson Vikas Swaruphad yesterday said IndianEmbassy in Singapore hasreported that 13 Indians havebeen affected by Zika virus.

He said as per Singapore’sMinistry of Health, the affect-ed Indians were showing “mildsymptoms” and have eitherrecovered or are recovering. “Their recovery process isbeing monitored closely. Due topatient confidentiality, theSingapore authorities areunable to share details of these

patients without their consent.The cases seem to be localisedin a defined area,” Swarup hadsaid.

The Indian Mission is in“constant close touch” with theMinistry of Health of Singaporeand will continue to follow upto ensure that Indian Nationalsreceive full medical support.

The Union HealthMinistry in February this year,had issued detailed guidelinesfor combating the disease,including a travel advisory thatasked pregnant women toeither defer or cancel theirtravel to the affected areas.

The ministry had saidthat all international airportsand ports will display signagewith information on the dis-ease and travellers will beasked to report to customs ifthey are returning from affect-ed countries and sufferingfrom febrile illness.

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Terming the Singur landacquisition for Tata a mis-

take, the CPI on Friday blamedCPI(M) for it and said this ledto the surge of MamataBanerjee in West Bengal.Singur episode created a “neg-ative impression” of the LeftFront’s attitude towards farm-ers and Trinamool Congresssupremo Mamata Banerjee,now West Bengal ChiefMinister, took “full advantage”of it politically, said CPI generalsecretary S Sudhakar Reddy.

He was responding tomedia in Hyderabad to querieson the Supreme Court verdictwhich, quashed the entire landacquisition process carried outby the erstwhile Left Frontgovernment in West Bengal.Soon in the evening the partyin New Delhi also issued state-ment putting blame onCPI(M), which was the bigbrother in the Left coalition inWest Bengal. However CPI(M)not yet responded to CPI’scriticism.

“She (Mamata Banerjee)

was successful in creating anegative impression about theLeft but on the whole, Bengallost (a big industry). I believethat even in the coming peri-od, there will be a negativeimpact (on industrial invest-ment),” said Reddy.

“Though the governmenthad taken over the land withthe good intention of bringingin a big industry which wouldhave provided employmentand revenue to the state, but themethod adopted was not cor-rect. They (the Left govern-ment) should have convincedthe peasants. Those who didnot want (to give land), shouldhave been given alternativelands and more compensation(should have been paid) and allthat. Unfortunately, the gov-ernment there made a mistake,”he said.

“The Left Front could havedealt the issue in a better wayby providing reasonable com-pensation and alternate land.The method adopted was notcorrect and put the Left inentire country in embarrass-ment. The credibility of the Leftsuffered. Trinmool Congress

took advantage of the mistakesand a political agitation waslaunched. The whole deal cost-ed Left Front and lost the elec-tion also,” said CPI in a state-ment in New Delhi, soon after

the party general secretaryblamed the CPI(M) controlledLeft coalition for the mess inSingur land acquisition forTata’s controversial Nano Carproject.

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The Supreme Court onFriday asked Karnataka to

shed its indifference to thewoes faced by Tamil Naduover non-sharing of Cauveryriver water and agree to sharesome water bearing in mindthe “live and let live” principle.

Tamil Nadu hadapproached the Supreme Courtagainst Karnataka for not hon-ouring the formula of watersharing proposed by an Awardby the Inter-state Water DisputeTribunal. Under this arrange-ment, considering the monthsof deficit monsoons and goodmonsoons, Tamil Nadu was toreceive 134 thousand millioncubic (TMC) feet of waterbetween June and September.However, till date, there is adeficit of 60 TMC waterreceived from Karnataka.

With farmers in TamilNadu coming out in protest fol-lowing non-supply of water fortheir crops, senior advocate

Shekhar Naphade appearingfor TN said that the situationwas precarious since Karnatakawas not willing to budge. Eventhe Supervisory Committeethat is to monitor implemen-tation of the Tribunal’s Awardmeets once in a while giving nohope to the State for an earlyresolution of the prevailingimpasse.

The Bench of JusticesDipak Misra and UU Lalit feltthat the Constitution providesfor harmonious existence ofStates. It said, “Due to non-

supply of water, industry, busi-ness and everything else getsaffected.” It asked senior advo-cate Fali S Nariman appearingfor Karnataka whether he canimpress upon the authorities inthe State for a solution whichcould be expeditious.

The Bench said, “We arenot asking you to compensatefor the deficit created fromJune-August, but at lease live upto the formula prescribedunder the Award. The princi-ple of live and let live has to beapplied in this situation.”

Nariman told the courtthat the formula under theAward was unworkable. Hesaid that Karnataka itself wasreeling under deficit monsoonsthis year. It showed a chartexplaining that its reservoirscurrently has about 47 TMCwater, even as Tamil Nadu isclaiming a share of 60 TMCmore from the State for the pastthree months. Nariman furtherobserved that the Award doesnot envisage a formula fordeficit rainfall months.

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New Delhi: The CPI(M) onFriday defended the ongoingday-long nationwide strikecalled by 10 central trade unions(CTUs) over issues includingGovernment’s “anti-labour”reforms, saying the protest is for“each one of us” and that work-ers’ rights are “no charity”.

“Today’s #All IndiaStrike isfor workers (organised andunorganised), farmers, unem-ployed and for each one of us.

“#AllIndiaStrike #Today#Workers #Dignity #Livelihood# RightsNotCharity,” partyGeneral Secretary SitaramYechury said in a series oftweets.

The Marxist leader also

reiterated one of the 12 keydemands put forth by the CTUsthat the minimum wage forworkers from both organisedand unorganised sectors mustbe at least �18,000 per month(approximately �692 per day).

In one of his posts, the RSmember also sought to knowwhy there is a ceiling on bonus,provident fund and gratuitywhen there are “no limits onprofits” of employers.

All unions, except RSS-associated Bhartiya MazdoorSangh, joined the strike call,protesting against “anti-worker”changes in labour laws and theCentre’s “indifference” to theirdemands for better wages. PTI

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The general strike on Friday,called by central trade

unions to protest against whatthey called the anti-peoplepolicies of the Centre, virtual-ly turned into a hartal in Keralathrowing normal life out ofgear while it evoked only luke-warm response in other partsof the country. Tension pre-vailed in several parts of Keralaon Friday morning as agitatorsblocked employees from enter-ing industrial establishmentsfor work.

The strike affected theoperation of the ISRO inThiruvananthapuram for thefirst time in the State’s historyeven as vehicles kept off theroads, industrial units andoffices — both in theGovernment and private sectors— recorded skeletal attendanceand educational institutions,shops and commercial estab-lishments remained closed.

Several minor incidentslike smashing of the wind-shield of a Uber cab in Kochi,blocking of vehicles in severalareas and stone-pelting onvehicles in some places werereported. Even private vehicleswere seen only rarely on theroads though the unions hadassured that vehicles wouldnot be blocked.

Hundreds of passengerswere trapped at railway stationsin the absence of cabs andautorikshaws. The strike alsoaffected several tourists. “Ihave to reach Fort Kochi. Thereis nothing. No cab, no restau-rant... It seems I will have towalk all the way to my hotel onan empty stomach,” said a

Spanish tourist at ErnakulamSouth Railway Station.

The strike hit, though par-tially, the operations at thethree ISRO units inThiruvananthapuram —Thumba, Vattiyoorkavu andValiamala — as over 300 vehi-cles of the institution meant fortransporting employees couldnot be put into operation onFriday morning after agitatorslaid siege to the garage atMarappalam in the city.

Tension prevailed for sometime on Friday morning atThiruvananthapuram city’smain railway station atThampanoor following heatedarguments between the agita-tors and a group of autorikshawdrivers — said to be membersof the BMS which was not par-ticipating in the strike — whohad come prepared to take pas-sengers.

Agitators blocked a groupof employees, who had comeprepared to work on the day ofthe general strike, at the gatesof a public sector industrial unitin Kalamassery near Kochi.The incident led to some ten-sion in the area. “We have aright not to strike just like they(the unionists) have their rightto strike,” said one of theemployees.

Tension prevailed for sometime also at the gates of theApollo Tyres unit at Perambra,Chalakkudy in Thrissur districtas several employees whoarrived there with willingnessto work were blocked by theagitators. The issue was settledwith the intervention of thepolice who helped the employ-ees to enter the factory.

In Kochi, Kerala’s com-

mercial capital, all the tradeestablishments remained closedwhile the attendance levelsrecorded at several institutionswere skeletal. The Cochin PortTrust claimed an attendancelevel of 51 per cent. Operationsof IT facility Infopark and thespecial economic zone offKochi also were hit by thestrike.

The strike evoked totalresponse in Malabar, the north-ern region of Kerala.Commercial establishments,schools trading houses, etcremained closed on Friday inMalappuram, Kozhikode,Kannur and Kasaragod.Reports said that hundreds ofvehicles were lying trapped atthe Manjeswaram inter-stateborder check post inKasaragod.

However, the strike didnot affect the works of MarxistChief Minister PinarayiVijayan, who had got into acontroversy by giving a call toall to make the strike a success,and several Ministers. Pinarayiattended a meeting at theCPI(M)’s State headquarters,and later went to theThiruvananthapuram airportin his official vehicle to boarda flight to Delhi.

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Perhaps for the first time inthe history of Bengal a

bandh called by a prominentpolitical outfit evoked so littleresponse as it did in Kolkata onFriday when most of the vehi-cles plied, most offices remainedopen and most people joinedwork almost showing no regardfor the Bharat Bandh called bycentral trade unions particularlythe Left Front.

In remaining parts of theState the bandh evoked mixedresponse with life comingalmost to a standstill in Siliguri,Coochbehar, Malda,

Behrampore and Jalpaiguri inNorth Bengal. In South Bengaltoo the districts like Purulia,Bankura and Burdwanremained partially closed.

Thanks to measures takenby Chief Minister MamataBanerjee who on Friday took aflight to Rome to attendMother Teresa’s beatificationceremony Kolkata the erst-while city of bandhs remainedalmost normal throughout theday save some stray clashesbetween bandh-supporters andTrinamool men and occasion-al road-jams.

Unlike in the past mostpublic and private transportswere visible on the streetsthough many of them ran half-filled. State Transport MinisterSuvendu Adhikary said over2,000 buses and 99 trams pliedon the roads. “Even the revenuegenerated by the transportdepartment was higher thanthe usual days.”

Banerjee who left for Rometold the media at the airportthat she would “personallymonitor the situation fromDubai where I will reach by 2pm. Till not the city is normaland things will continue to beso throughout the day as thepeople have rejected the bandhcompletely.”

The attendance sheetshowed near 95 per cent atten-dance at Government officessave Vikash Bhawan. Mostschools were closed but thoseremaining open saw limitedattendance. Local train ser-vices were normal while long-route trains were blockaded atvarious places. Air servicesremained normal.

The CPI(M) andTrinamool members clashedwith each other at Behala andthe police resorted to lathi-charge. The two sides had afaceoff at Lake Market andother areas too causing thepolice to intervene.

In the North police arrest-ed Siliguri Mayor AsokBhattacharya and 70 othersfor trying to enforced bandh.Bengal’s third city witnessed anear-total bandh.

More than a hundred peo-ple were arrested and about 15vehicles were damaged at var-ious places the police said.

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The dusk to dawn strike called by thetrade unions on Friday has evoked

either lukewarm or mixed response inKarnataka affecting normal life as theState-run transport corporation hadwithdrawn its services across the State.

'Bharat Bandh' called by varioustrade unions in protest against allegedanti-worker policy of the Centre passedoff peacefully in Karnataka howeverwith mixed response. While it was totalin parts of the State including IT City,the Bandh evoked lukewarm responsein Mumbai-Karnataka and Hyderabad-Karnataka regions.

The bus services, which were sus-pended since morning, resumed in theafternoon and travelling public, whofaced hardship in reaching their desti-nation, heaved a sigh of relief as BMTCand KSRTC started running the services.

Members of various Trade Unionstook out rallies in various parts of thestate and raised slogans against allegedanti-labour policy of the Centre anddemanded hike in daily wage from�18,000 to �25,000 per month.

According to police no untowardincident reported from any part of thestate as the bandh passed off peaceful-ly. While schools and colleges weredeclared holiday as a precautionarymeasure, a number of shops and estab-lishments were open in many parts ofBengaluru.

In IT city Bengaluru Banks,Government Offices both State andCentral, LIC and others did not functionas workers have joined the Strike.

However, Hotels, Petrol pumps wereopen. Schools and Colleges were declaredholiday in many parts of the State andexaminations scheduled for Friday were

postponed in view of Bandh.The transport of passengers from

Bengaluru International Airport wasnot affected as Airport taxi operations

remained normal. Members ofConfederation of Central GovernmentEmployees and Workers of KarnatakaState took out a huge procession on themain roads to Freedom Park whereleaders addressed them condemning thecentral government for its alleged anti-workers policy.

In Mysuru the Bandh called by 11central trade unions evoked a goodresponse. The KSRTC withdrew theinter-city services from Mysuru fol-lowing protest by the trade union lead-ers. However, urban services were seenoperating. In Hyderabad-Karnatakaregion the Bandh did not affect normallife, while there was mixed response inKoppal and Ballari Districts.

The State run transport services wasoff the road and shops, markets, banksand factories were shut, private buses,taxis and autos kept off the roads left thepeople struggle for commuting.

However shops, establishments,markets and hotels functioned normally.Though some auto and cab unions hadannounced their support for the bandh,their movement was by and large nor-mal in Bengaluru.

The strike did not affect IT andbiotech firms in Bengaluru, Mysuru,Mangaluru and Hubblli.

In spite of the State Government'soffices remaining open, attendancewas thin in the first hour in the absenceof alternative transport for commutingfrom their houses in many parts of theState.

Barring the Bharat Mazdoor Sangh,all central and State level trade unionstook part in the bandh.

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Massive protests erupted inKashmir on Friday even as

the authorities had re-imposedcurfew in most parts of capitalSrinagar and sensitive townsacross the Valley to thwart sep-aratists’ call for post-Friday-prayers’ protests. Sources saidthat around 80 people wereinjured in the clashes across theValley, many with bullets andpellets fired by the securitypersonnel to quell protests. Thiswas the straight eighth Fridaywhen massive clashes eruptedacross the Valley.

A police spokesman saidthat 35 stone pelting incidentswere reported from Srinagar,Sopore, Anantnag, Pulwama,Shopian, Baramulla, Bandipora,Kulgam and Kupwara till thelast reports came in. “Lastevening some unknown per-sons set ablaze a VocationalTraining Center (VTC) atWatergam in the jurisdiction ofPolice Station Dangiwacha,Sopore, resulting in completedamage to the structure,” apolice spokesman said.

Thousands of people tookto streets in Palpora village on

the outskirts of Srinagar afterthe body of 12-year schoolboyDanish Sultan Haroon wasfished out from River Jhelum.Haroon, people allege, waschased by security forces lead-ing to his drowning. Threemore youngsters swam to theshore and saved their lives.

With the death of minorDanish Sultan, the civiliandeath toll reached 69.

At least 12 persons sus-tained injuries when the funer-al procession was allegedly inter-cepted by the police and secu-rity forces leading to clashes.

Several pro-azaadi protestrallies were held at Palhallan,

Bandipora Nad and other areas.Over 30 persons were reportedinjured during clashes in northKashmir’s Bandipora district.Clashes were reported fromHajin area with reports of at least6 persons receiving injuries. Atleast 16 persons were injured inclashes in Beerwah area of cen-tral Kashmir’s Budgam district.Reports said three womenreceived pellet injuries afterthey resisted the alleged ran-sacking of the houses andexcesses by security forces inHassanabad Mohalla ofBeerwah. Clashes broke outbetween security forces andprotesters near Hospital Road

Shopian in south Kashmir’sShopian district. Reports saidfour persons sustained bulletand pellet injuries. One youthidentified as Omar has been hitin both the eyes by the pelletsand is said to be in a critical State.

Reports said hundreds ofyouths participated in protestrallies in Srinagar’s Barzulla,Soura, Rainawari, Kaka Saraiand Shivpora areas. Theauthorities disallowed prayersat Jamia Masjid Srinagar on the8th consecutive Friday sinceJuly 9. Several people wereinjured in clashes acrossSrinagar city.

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Dasrath Manjhi, rightlynamed as Mountain Man,

of Gehlaur village in Gaya dis-trict impressed many during hislifetime and after death. Thosewho were highly impressed bythe poor Mahadalit manincluded Chief Minister NitishKumar, who vacated his chairfor Manjhi in order to show hisrespect, actor Aamir Khan whovisited his village and dedicat-ed the first episode of his showSatyamev Jayate to him and filmdirector Ketan Mehta made abiopic with NawazuddinSiddiqui playing role of theMountain Man.

The list is long. The newadmirer of Manjhi is RailwayMinister Suresh Prabhu whoannounced to conduct a surveyfor laying railway line up toGehlaur and open a stationthere and name it after the leg-endary man who hand chiseleda path through a mountainafter 22 years of hard work..

Prabhu at a programmeorganised by Akshar SansarFoundation in New Delhiannounced on Wednesday thathe would speak to the railwayofficials for laying rail line upto Mountain Man’s villageGehalur. “Soon a survey will beconducted. The station atGehlaur will be named after

Baba Dasrath Manjhi,” theRailway Minister announced.When this news reachedGehlaur under Wazirganjblock, the villagers jumped inexcitement and gave credit forthis to Baba.

East Central Railway(ECR) general manger DKGayen said, “The ECR willsoon initiate all procedures onthis project. To take rail line upto Dasrath Manjhi’s village willbe matter or pride for the rail-ways.”

Expressing happiness overPrabhu’s promise, senior BJPleader Nand Kishore Yadavcongratulated the Railway

Minister and hoped that thesurvey and other process wouldbe completed soon and work becompleted before Manjhi’stenth death anniversary.

Manjhi, who died onAugust 17, 2007, was so poorthat could not afford to buy arailway ticket and the TT thewithout ticket Manjhi to getdown from a Delhi boundtrain. What Manjhi did wasunthinkable. He decided to goto Delhi on foot and startingfrom Gaya he walked along therailway tracks and reached thenational capital after months oftrekking. He wanted to meetthen Prime Minister IndiraGandhi but failed.

This was before he took upa hammer and chisel and start-ed cutting the Gehlaur hillocksand aftr 22 years of hard workhe shortened the distancebetween Atri and Wazirganjblocks from 55 km to 15 km bycutting a 360 feet long and 25feet wide road through the hills.

Ketan Mehta’s biopic theMountain Man, which wasreleased in August last year, wasa big hit in Bihar as the StateGovernment waived the enter-tainment tax. A good part ofthe film had been shot inGehlaur village itself.

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Three days after one Armyjawan was killed in firing

from across the Line of Controlanother incident of ceasefireviolation was reported in theAkhnoor sector of Jammu onFriday.

According to reports, thesmall arms firing which start-ed around 11.45 am continuedtill 4.00 pm.

Following unprovoked fir-ing in the forward area panicgripped forward villages espe-cially among farming commu-nity as their free movementcould be curtailed.

Defence PRO in Jammu

claimed,“Pakistani soldiers ini-tiated indiscriminate firing ataround 11.45 am on IndianArmy posts along the Line ofControl (LC) in Akhnoor sec-tor on Friday.”

The Indian Army respond-ed appropriately in a controlledand measured manner, he said,adding the “intermittent firingis presently on”.

There has been no loss oflife or injury to anyone on theIndian side of the border, theofficer added.

On August 30 an Armyjawan was killed and anotherinjured as troops foiled infiltration attempt by the mil-itants in Jogma area ofAkhnoor sector.

Patna: The toll in Bihar floodson Friday mounted to 179with seven more deaths report-ed in the State, even as waterlevel of the swollen Ganga hasstarted receding in many parts.

The seven fresh deaths havebeen reported from Vaishali,Samastipur and Khagaria.

Vaishali alone accountedfor the highest number ofdeaths at five, followed bySamastipur and Khagaria withone death each, a statement bythe Disaster ManagementDepartment said.

The overall death toll infloods in Bihar has risen to 179,the statement said.

The flood has been causedmainly by swollen Ganga apartfrom other rain-fed rivers suchas Sone, Punpun, Burhi

Gandak, Ghaghra,Kosi and has affected41.40 lakh people in

2,173 villages under 613 pan-chayats of 77 blocks of 12 dis-tricts in the state, it said.

A total of 6.56 lakh peoplehave been evacuated so farfrom the 12 flood-affected dis-tricts of Buxar, Bhojpur, Patna,Vaishali, Saran, Begusarai,Samastipur, Lakhisarai,Khagaria, Munger, Bhagalpurand Katihar, the statement said.

According to WaterResources Department, Gangais witnessing a receding trendat Digha ghat, Gandhi ghat andHathidah in Patna while it isreceding in Buxar and Munger.

But its water is still flowingabove the danger mark at twoplaces — Bhagalpur andKahalgaon — in Bhagalpurdistrict, it said.

The water level was record-

ed below danger mark at GandhiGhat and Digha Ghat for secondconsecutive day, thus bringingmuch needed relief for Patnaiteswho were facing the threat offlood waters entering the city atone point of time.

Budhi Gandak was flowingabove red mark in Khagaria, itadded.

The Government hasdeployed 2,944 boats for evac-uation while national and statedisaster response forces havealready been deployed in theaffected districts.

A total of 696 relief campsare being run in the flood-hitareas in which 4.08 lakh peo-ple have taken shelter. They arebeing provided medical ser-vices by 574 teams.

A total of 210 camps arebeing operated for cattle affect-ed by flooding of households.

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Representatives and activistsof several women’s and civil

society organisations on Fridayurged the Ministry of Healthand Family Welfare not tobring about any amendmentsto the Pre-Conception andPre-Natal DiagnosticTechniques (PC-PNDT) Act in1994, as such amendmentswould not only weaken the leg-islation but also defeat thevery purpose the Centre’s flag-ship programme — ‘BetiBachao Beti Padhao’ (BBBP).

Opposing the nation-widestrike launched by sonologistsand radiologists from fromThursday to press for amend-ments in the PCPNDT Act, theactivists said, “Amendments tothe law at this stage will not onlyweaken the PC-PNDT Act butalso defeat the purpose of BetiBachao Beti Padhao (BBBP)”that was launched in January2015. The amendments beingpushed by the medicalAssociations would allow tens ofthousands of medical profes-sionals to continue profiteeringfrom gender-biased sex selectionand escape criminal prosecution”.

According to variouswomen and civil society organ-

siations and activists, the ChildSex Ratio (CSR) in the agegroup 0-6 years has been con-tinuously declining since 1981.According to one estimate, onan average 4.56 lakh girls wentmissing at birth every yearduring the period 2001-12.

The Sample RegistrationSurvey (SRS) Statistical Report-2013 released by the Census ofIndia in 2015 shows the sameadverse trend at birth for mostof the States. The Sex Ratio atBirth (SRB) was found to be864 for Haryana, 867 forPunjab, 902 for J&K, 893 forRajasthan, 911 for Gujarat, 902for Maharashtra, and 878 forUttar Pradesh (2011-13).

The signatories to the jointstatement included — AkhilBharatiya Janwadi MahilaSanghatana, MASUM, BharatiyaMahila Federation, Forumagainst Sex Selection, ChetnaMahila Vikas Manch,Abhivyakti, Streevani, KagadKach Patra Kashtkari Panchayat,Bhatke Vimukt Mahila AdhikarAndolan, Shramik Mukti DalLokshahiwadi and activists likeKiran Moghe, Dr. ManishaGupte, Adv . Kamayani BaliMahabal, Purnima Chikkarma-ne and Sanyogita Dhamdhere.

The organisations and

activists said that though theCentre passed the PC-PNDT Actin 1994 to contain gender-biasedsex selection but its implemen-tation remained on paper forseveral years. It was only after theSupreme Court’s interventionin 2001 that the implantationstarted and the registration ofultrasound centres began.

They said that the recentCensus had clearly highlightedthe fact that gender-biased sexselection was still rampant andthe situation demanded strin-gent and more accountableimplementation of the PC-PNDT Act. “The present Act isadequate to create deterrenceand deal with the crime of gen-der-biased sex selection as is evi-dent in the states of Maharashtraand Haryana where medicalpr0fessionals are being bookedfor illegal and unethical practiceof gender-biased sex selection,”the activists said.,

The activists said that “pow-erful medical lobby was push-ing to undermine the PC-PNDTAct. Pressure is also being builtby the professional medicalAssociations on the Ministry ofHealth and Family Welfare,Government of India to dilutethe strong provisions of the pre-sent Act,” they said.

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In a big relief to AndhraPradesh Chief Minister N

Chandrababu Naidu, theHyderabad High Court onFriday stayed the orders ofTelangana Special Court to theState Anti Corruption Bureaufor fresh probe into the cash-for-vote scam.

Hearing the petition filedby Chandrababu Naidu, JusticeRaja Elango directed the ACBto file its counter for the fullhearing of the case after 8weeks.

In his petitionChandrababu Naidu hadsought the quashing of theorders of the ACB Court thatthe Anti Corruption Bureaushould register a fresh FIRand re-investigate the case inwhich a Telugu Desam MLA ARevanth Reddy was caught redhanded offering bribe to aTelangana legislator Stephan tovote for the TDP in LegislativeCouncil Elections.

While the counsel for thepetitioner argued that the YSRCongress MLA A RamakrishnaReddy had approached theACB court againstChandrababu Naidu with apolitical motive, the counsel forthe ACB told the judge that theBureau’s investigation was con-tinuing in the cash for vote

scam. The ACB has alsoinformed the lower court aboutit, the counsel said.

After hearing the argu-ments of both the sides, JusticeElango asked the counsel forACB to file a detailed counterand adjourned the hearing ofthe petition for 8 weeks.

Naidu in his petition filedon Thursday had questionedthe locus standi of a YSRCPMLA A Ramakrishna Reddy inapproaching the TelanganaACB court seeking a freshprobe in to the case.

The ACB Court hasordered the ACB to re-investi-gate the case and file its reportby September 29. The ACB inits memo filed before thePrincipal Judge of the ACBcourt said that there was noneed for any fresh investiga-tions as the probe on the basisof the first FIR was continuing.

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In a startling move,Telangana Chief Minister K

Chandrasekhar Rao hasremoved his favourite IPS offi-cer from the key post of theState Intelligence Chief BShivadhar Reddy and replacedhim with Naveen Chand whowas recently appointed theCommissioner of Police,Cyberabad West.

Shivadhar Reddy, who isthe first key officer to bepicked up KCR soon after he

took over as the first ChiefMinister of Telangana in June2014, was recently in the newsfor planning and executing theelimination of notorious gang-ster Nayeemuddin.

Shivadhar Reddy’sremoval is part of a significantoverhaul of the police depart-ment at the top level in whichthe number two in the StateIntelligence N Siva ShankarReddy was also removed andposted to the state CrimeInvestigation Department(CID).

What has perplexed manyin the administration and thepolitical circles was the factthat Shivadhar Reddy has nowbeen given the insignificantpost of Inspector GeneralPersonnel indicating that hehas indeed fallen from thegrace. So far he was seen as atrusted official of the ChiefMinister as his input was givenutmost value in taking crucialdecisions.

The reason behind themove was still a matter of con-jecture and the only man who

can shed some light — theofficer concerned — was asusual silent.

T Prabhakar Rao, DIG ofWarangal Range is the newDIG Intelligence whileSandeep Shandaliya, IGPPersonnel, is the newCommissioner of CyberabadWest.

DIG CID Ravi Verma wastransferred as DIG WarangalRange and SP CID K RameshNaidu has been transferredand posted as DCP Traffic,Rachakonda.

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Patna: BJP leader leader SushilKumar Modi on Friday allegedthat the Nitish KumarGovernment has failed to effec-tively implement prohibition inBihar as indicated by the richhaul of alcohol during seizureoperations.

"The Government hastotally failed in effectivelyimplementing prohibition," hesaid in a statement here.

"Though as per official sta-tistics, around 14,000 peoplehave been arrested so far for

violation of the new Excise law,the way foreign brand beer andcountry spirit have been seizedduring the last five months ofprohibition, it proves that ille-gal trade in alcohol is rampant,"Sushil Modi said.

Officials of the state Excisedepartment had on Thursdaybriefed that 11,679 litre ofIndian Made Foreign Liquor(IMFL) and 92,291.47 litre ofcountry liquor were seizedfrom April to August this year.

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The security threats Indiafaces from Pakistan andChina have been dis-cussed at length.Islamabad’s strategic

doctrine of balkanising India tocounter this country’s militarysuperiority over it and salience inthe world is well-known. While itsmain focus is currently on stirringup trouble in Jammu & Kashmirby orchestrating street violence,and stepping up cross-border ter-rorist strikes, in the State, North-East India has from the beginningbeen very much under its gaze.

China’s goals are different. Atone level it seeks the resolution ofits claims on Indian territory inLadakh in the north-west, andsouth of the McMahon line, whichmarks the border between the twocountries in the East and theNorth-East, on its terms. At anoth-er, it wants to keep India fromemerging as a power that can rivalits own role as a super power.

A Government in Dhaka thatis hostile to India and ready to assistin Pakistan and China’s designs, willpose serious problems for India.Bangladesh, either on its own or onbehalf of Pakistan and China, canthreaten India or become thespringboard of threats to India, inseveral ways. The first is cutting offIndia’s links with its north-easternStates through the Siliguri-IslampurCorridor or the Siliguri Corridor,which is about 200 kilometreslong and between 20 and 60 kilo-metres wide, and is often referredto as the “Chicken’s Neck”.

It is unlikely to attack Chicken’sNeck on its own. It can, however,try such an adventure in a situa-tion in which India is engaged ina war with Pakistan in the west andChina in the north and North-East.And even if it does not move mil-itarily, it may sponsor terroriststrikes to hinder the movement oftroops, arms and supplies, throughthe corridor. That this is not a merehypothetical speculation becameclear during the Kargil War whena blast occurred in a train in northJalpaiguri station on June 24, 1999.It was directed at a group ofjawans travelling to north-westernIndia in connection with the oper-ations. Two jawans were killed and16 injured. The Inter-ServicesIntelligence (ISI), which has beenactive in the area since the early1950s when Bangladesh was eastPakistan, was strongly suspected tohave been behind the incident aswell as several others aimed at dis-rupting the movement of troopsand equipment from north-easternto north-western India.

Besides, it can — as it had been

doing in the past — provide sanc-tuary and assistance to North-EastIndia’s rebel groups like the UnitedLiberation Front of Asom, theNational-Socialist Council ofNagaland, the People’s LiberationArmy of Kangleipak in Manipur,the All-Tripura Tiger Force (initial-ly formed as All-Tripura TribalForce), and the NationalDemocratic Front of Bodoland. Inaddition, either the BangladeshGovernment or terrorist groupssupported by it, or too powerful tobe curbed by it, may send money,arms and terrorists across thelong and porous border betweenthe two countries to stage terrorstrikes in India.

As for the movement of terror-ists to India, there is the exampleof what happened in January,1999, when Delhi police arrestedSyed Abu Nasir, a Bangladeshi,who had crossed over fromBangladesh to bomb the USEmbassy in Delhi and ConsulateGeneral in Chennai. He revealedduring interrogation that he andhis team of nine — six of whomhad come via Bangladesh, gatheredin Calcutta in December, 1998.From there, the three Indian mem-

bers had been sent to Siliguri toestablish a support base in collab-oration with ISI agents stationedthere, while the six ‘Afghans’ — ageneric term used to signifyAfghans as well as various Araband other terrorists trained inAfghanistan by the Al Qaeda —went to Chennai. The three Indianswho went to Siliguri were subse-quently arrested while the six‘Afghans’ managed to disappear.

Bangladesh not only providedsanctuary, assistance and trainingto North-East India’s rebel groups,but mocked at detailed informa-tion India provided about thelocation of training camps. Major-General Mohammad JahangirAlam Khan Chowdhuri, Director-General of the Bangladesh Rifles(now Bangladesh Border Guards),visiting India for talks with hiscounterpart in the Border SecurityForce, Ajay Raj Sharma, referred tothe list of insurgent camps provid-ed by the Border Security Force(BSF) and said, “There is not a sin-gle camp in Bangladesh. We lookedfor the camps’ locations given inthe BSF list. Some of the address-es were of our cantonment areaand our headquarters…. Some

addresses even pertained to theBay of Bengal.”

Bangladesh’s awareness of itsability to threaten North-EasternIndia was starkly demonstratedwhen its Foreign Minister,Morshed Khan, stated while inau-gurating an India-BangladeshDialogue of Young Journalists inDhaka on September 7, 2004,“Bangladesh is India-locked. ButDelhi has also to remember thatthe seven North-Eastern IndianStates are Bangladesh-locked.”Khan further raised the pitch of hisminatory statement when, refer-ring to what he described as India’srestrictions on the import of goodsfrom Bangladesh, he said, he could“end India’s three billion dollar (sic)trade here by issuing an StatutoryRegulating Order (SRO) on allIndian goods entering Bangladesh.”

Khan was Foreign Minister inthe coalition Government com-prising the Bangladesh NationalistParty and Jamaat-e-IslamiBangladesh, which was in officefrom 2001 to 2006 with BegumKhaleda Zia as Prime Minister. Itmade no bones about its hostilityto India. Major-General KhanChowdhuri, headed the BDR inthe same period. In fact, exceptthose headed by Sheikh Hasina, allGovernments of Bangladesh sincethe murder of Sheikh MujiburRahman in 1975 have been hostileto India and pro-Pakistan. TheAwami League Government, head-ed by Sheikh Hasina, which is nowin power, is friendly to India. It isworking closely with this country.

It has not only closed downthe camps of the North-EasternIndia’s insurgent groups but madeit impossible for these to operatefrom Bangladesh. It has clampeddown hard on fundamentalist ter-rorist Islamist organisations likeAnsar-al-Islam (pro-Al Qaeda)and Islamic State (or New Jamaat-ul Mujaheedin Bangladesh)whose name indicates its alle-giance, as well as other elementsassociated with the BangladeshNationalist Party (BNP) andJamaat that are implacably hostileboth to Sheikh Hasina and India.In fact, India-Bangladesh rela-tions are now more cordial thanperhaps even when SheikhMujibur Rahman headed theGovernment in Dhaka.

The return of the BNP-Jamaat coalition to power willmean the re-establishment of theascendance of anti-India forcesin Bangladesh which will revertto being the happy huntingground of Pakistan’s ISI. This issomething that India must try toprevent at all cost.�

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Sir — This refers to the editor-ial, “Bad precedent in Bengal”(September 2). The SupremeCourt’s judgement on Nano landmay bring cheers to theMamata-led Government ingeneral and the affected familiesin particular. But the question is:Will the land, so handed over tothe farmers, be as fertile as it waswhen it was taken over by theTatas 10 years back?

The editorial has rightly saidthat this land re-acquisition by theBengal Government may prove tobe a personal victory for Didi, butultimately, it will be the State whichwill lose in the long-run as there willbe no investment, either by the ver-nacular or foreign entity in the State.The State will further go downtowards south in development.

The Bengal Government,instead of dislodging the Tatasfrom Singur, could have negotiat-ed a better deal with them to haveat least one person from each ofthe affected farmers’ familiesemployed in their plant so estab-lished, but Didi wanted to have herbete noire, the Left Government,humiliated, leaving the interest ofaffected farmers at bay.

Sagar SinghNew Delhi

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Sir — This refers to the editorial,“The rise of violence” (September1). The ‘Crime in India Report’released by the National CrimesRecord Bureau is alarming. It is truethat no economy is growing as fastas India’s. However, it is also a bit-ter truth that the rate of crime inIndia has been growing with sameugliness and intensity and some ofthe most heinous crimes like rapeand murder are shaming India.

Delay in delivery of justice andleniency in executing punishmentdue to inexorably unholy nexusbetween the police and powerfulmoneyed-class, coupled with fallingsocial values and moral degradationhave led to exponential rise ofcrimes. The sooner these and manysuch other gaps and loopholes arechecked and remedial steps taken,the better it will be for our country.

Manzar Imam Delhi

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Sir — This refers to the editorial,“The rise of violence” (September1). Pornography is one cause thatinstigates sexual offences. It shouldbe banned. We are influenced bywhat we read or see. Good litera-

ture and theatre can inculcaterespect for women. Presentation ofwomen as consumer object infilms and advertisements shouldend. One cannot treat women as anobject of commodity and pleasureand at the same time have respectfor them. More the openness, morethe sexual offence.

Ashutosh Dube Via web

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Sir — This refers to the report,“Throwing money at bar dancersagainst dignity: SC” (August 31).The apex court’s ban on showeringmoney on bar girls is welcome, butcan this order bring a change in theattitude of the people? Rather, it isexpected that most of the peoplewho have seen this report willremain indifferent. It is not the caseof equality or inequality, liberty orno liberty. Women in bars are los-ing respect not because they arewomen. Showing disrespect to thepeople in hospitality service hasbecome a fashion. Barring few,respect in any human society isreserved for people in authority.

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Revised pay scales recommend-ed by Seventh Pay Commissionhave been implemented and

arrears disbursed, bringing about asense of general wellbeing among thelarge fraternity of Government offi-cials. But a few issues remain to beresolved. While the bone of con-tention is a relatively small matterconcerning two-year edge enjoyed byIAS officials in pay and promotionsover other All India and CentralGovernment Services, more funda-mental issues at stake concern gov-ernance structure suited for ourcountry at this stage of our develop-mental needs. In fact, this hasreopened the debate in the countryon “generalists vs technocrats”.

Panel Chairman Justice AshokMathur has emphatically argued forpay parity and functional autonomyamong all Group A services. He iscritical of the IAS cadre for havingarrogated to itself all powers of gov-ernance and for “relegating all otherservices to secondary position”despite various services “dischargingdistinct and valuable functions in theoverall governance” of the country.He has advocated that subjectdomain should be the criterion forsenior appointments in theGovernment instead of those jobsbeing routinely earmarked for gen-eralists from the IAS. Rather thangracefully accepting these recom-mendations, IAS associations choseto rubbish the “beaten down argu-ment of parity between different ser-vices.” Describing IAS as “permanentexecutive”, they have sought theretention of their narrow advantagesin pay and promotion by arguing thatthe role and responsibilities of theservice had multiplied manifold andthat it provided the “steel frame” forgovernance of the country. Mootpoint is whether we need to perpet-uate this dreaded colonial legacy.

Super elite administrators fromBritain initially constituted ICS, theprecursor to IAS, whose sole mandatewas to “protect” the interests of thecolonial power and to ensure unin-terrupted revenue collection in com-plete disregard of the welfare of ourpeople and the country’s develop-mental needs. Surely our governancestructure today needs to be respon-sive to the needs and aspirations ofour masses by remaining connectedwith people rather than adopting thestance of distanced elitism.

A commentary in the BusinessStandard last year highlighted the illsof our overdependence on a gener-alist civil service. It noted thatbureaucrats in India suffered from“complete and utter ignorance of theissues at hand” since despite provenintelligence the administrators justwere not able to handle the transi-tion from one department to anoth-er seamlessly. Someone having todeal with the potential foreigninvestors today may have been deal-ing with maintenance of law andorder or water harvesting earlier!Can we afford “on-the-job train-ing/familiarisation” for senior offi-cials who are charged with theresponsibility of policy formulationand implementation of key pro-grammes?

Echoing similar sentiments andfrustration, founder of InfosysNarayan Murthy has called for abo-

lition of IAS and the system of gen-eralist administrators and replacingthat with cadre of specialists to dealwith complex and highly technicalgovernance issues. He laments thatIndian bureaucrats are trapped in acolonial mindset, which makes thegovernance system antiquated.Murthy epitomises the enterprise anddynamism of a rising India and hisadvice cannot be dismissed lightly.

IAS had probably outlived itsutility on the day we becameIndependent. Indeed it is a queerirony that it was allowed to contin-ue unchanged because of the obses-sive and perhaps misguided concernof our leadership then to ensure aseamless transition from the Britishrule. In my view and with the ben-efit of hindsight, we should haveoverhauled the prevailing gover-nance structure at that time itself byrooting it to the ground to facilitate

inclusive development. We neededhelpful empathic administrators andnot the “steel frame”.

In the developed countries, themerit model with focus on domainknowledge is in vogue. In somecountries senior positions are held byparty members or politicians, but thatis fully understandable since in ademocratic dispensation, people’srepresentatives must remain closelyconnected with the governanceprocess and provide requisite guid-ance and direction at all levels. Whatis not acceptable, however, is thatthese political functions are arrogat-ed by a super elite service. Politicalleadership needs to be directly sup-ported by professional and technicallysound inputs. Positioning of IAS inbetween these two layers is at bestsuperfluous.

In these times when we arecompeting on the world stage

because of rapid globalisation wehave no option but to adopt inter-national best practices designed topropel our country to the next level.Only the very best would do — notruck with mediocrity and “muddlethrough” attitude please!

We should begin with suitabledownsizing of the IAS cadre and cre-ation of separate specialised cadre ofprofessionals to deal with specific tech-nical issues such as power/energy,mining, agriculture, public health,highways, infrastructure developmentand renewables. Each of these areas iscritical for our economic growth andwellbeing of our population. We haveprofessional cadres to service our rail-ways and tax collection; we have welltrained professional armed forceswhich can match with the best in theworld and which have made Indiaproud by their contribution to the UNpeacekeeping operations; and, we

have a professional diplomatic servicewhich is rated among the best in theworld. We can create new cadres alongthese lines by requisite training fortechnical inputs and constant exposureto the subject domain.

But the IAS lobby continues tohanker after preservation of status quowhich guarantees them a privilegedposition in the country’s governance.Several well meaning intellectualshave called for doing away with thesystem of hierarchy in Governmentservices and bringing about parity inevery respect; we do not need anypecking order. Members of specialisedcadre must be enabled to reach thehighest positions in their respectivefields without any undue interferenceor imposition from any quarter for thesake of their empowerment. All ser-vices perform equally important func-tions and should be accorded equaltreatment in terms of perks andopportunities. What we need is tobuild up the morale of our technicalprofessionals in order to motivatethem to deliver optimum output.

I have seen too many young peo-ple waiting for years to join the gen-eralist civil services, particularlyIAS. Many with professional degreesfrom IITs and reputed medical col-leges leave lucrative high paying jobsto prepare for the civil servicesexams. It is a pity that they do notconsider it worthwhile to pursue thetechnical jobs for which they havetrained for years. Why should youngpeople not pursue careers suited totheir respective aptitudes and fieldsof expertise? IAS is perceived to bethe superior elite service affordinghigher status in the society and anyyoung man would want to join thatservice. It is not his fault if he wantsto be a generalist administrator afteracquiring engineering or medicaldegree at considerable cost to theGovernment because of subsidisedhigher education. The Governmentneeds to fix this problem urgently.There is need for a systemic correc-tion which can only be brought aboutby ensuring a complete level playingfield between different services andexpanding the role and responsibil-ity of the specialised cadre in the gov-ernance of the country.

(The writer retired from theIndian Foreign Service recently. Heserved as Indian ambassador to sev-eral countries, including South Africa)

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Vietnam has come a long wayin the last four decades. Andover the next few years, a less

hobbled society added by a slew ofmassive foreign direct investmentwill probably reshape the destiny ofAsia’s “Other Tiger”. With the adventof the Trans-Pacific Partnership(TPP), Vietnam’s clout in interna-tional trade is expected to change.The fledgling economy of the coun-try, sleeping in the garb of the dev-astations of the war till recently, isnow in the middle of a big revolu-tion — huge capital flow is the trade-mark of the new beginning. Thenominally Communist nation isadvancing closer towards its formerarch enemy, America, and this willhelp the country become a com-petitor to China. Obviously with anappealing market for foreign invest-ment and trade with massive eco-nomic growth, it is today registeringthe fastest growth in Asia. Vietnamhas displayed to the world that triedand tested models of developmentcan work wonders. It symbolises acounter to techno-pessimism. LikeChina, Vietnam is clear-minded andknows what direction it must take tograb the opportunities thrown openby the global economy.

So far, the signs of developmentare positive. However, with end of thefirst quarter of 2016, Vietnam hadaimed for a GDP growth of 6.7 percent, but this period showed only5.46 per cent economic growth. Themassive climate change gave a dis-astrous blow to the economy of thecountry which mostly relies on agri-cultural sector. Can Van Luc, aneconomist with the Bank forInvestment and Development ofVietnam, rightly argues that thedrought and the intrusion of seawater into the agricultural land hashurt major farmlands in the MekongDelta region. As the Mekong Deltais the highest rice producing area, thecountry suffered losses in the begin-ning of the year. Though the agri-cultural output has declined, theindustrial production, retail sales ofgoods and services grew as expect-ed, and even more compared to thelast year. But it seems it is too earlyto predict the growth of Vietnam’seconomy which normally movesupward only at the end of the year.

Vietnam’s economy witnessed amajor leap after the country’s growthfell to as low as 5.25 per cent in 2012.The nation has largely benefited froma slow, but steady rise in investmentfrom foreign investors who are try-ing to cash in on the benefits of mostof the free trade agreements, includ-ing the TPP. Being a middle incomegroup nation in the 12-nation TPP,Vietnam stands out because TPPtogether accounts for more than 40per cent of global output. Sensing themega impact of the TPP on Vietnam,Hanoi-based World Bank economistSandeep Mahajan predicted inOctober last year, “The question ishow much benefit they can derivefrom the TPP; it is not whether theycan derive benefit. We have estimateswhich would show that cumulative-

ly by 2030 it would add about eightper cent to Vietnam’s GDP.”

Why Vietnam will factor in somuch in comparison to other Asiancountries like China? It is because ofthe rising costs of labour and otherservices that will force many of theforeign brands to move to Vietnam.Among the key industries to gainfrom the TPP membership includeVietnam’s textiles and garments andglobal supply chain operators liketelecommunications which are mak-ing fast strides as it is closer to China.But Vietnam’s agricultural sectorwill face strong competition frommajor commodity exporting coun-tries like that of Australia for sure.Apart from other areas of growth,Vietnam’s exports have been doingexceptionally well. Its market is dri-

ven more by foreign manufacturersthan the local ones for a number ofreasons. Many international labourlaw experts say that Vietnam offersa set of excellent set of labour lawsunlike even some other democraticnations like that of India in Asia.Beyond this, it has a very less heav-ily regulated business environmentwherein the multi-national corpo-rations do not have to encounterbureaucratic hassles quite often. It issad that despite having widely preva-lent democratic systems startingfrom the grass-roots to Parliament,today India is crippled by the rem-nants of an overwhelmingly colonialbureaucratic set up. Therefore, unlikeChina and India, Vietnam offers anexcellent opportunity to the foreigninvestors for a free environment

where the ease of doing business isthe rule of the day.

Being branded as one of the fewbright spots in Asia where econom-ic growth has accelerated beyond sixper cent in recent years, Vietnam willdefinitely pose a potential threat tothe Middle Kingdom sooner or later.China may come up with numerousproblems starting from terrorism inXinjiang, unrest in Hong Kong,problem with Tibet, a growing mid-dle class who aspires for more free-dom than money, brewing internalpolitical fights arising from variouslayers of the elite and finally its evergreater expansionist tendency in themost controversial zone of SouthChina Sea. These may help Vietnamin the coming years. China’s ambi-tions have no limit, but Vietnam is a

country that has limited enemiesunlike the former and it has no hid-den agenda.

Vietnam’s stable political envi-ronment contributes positively forthe growth of the nation. Thoughthere are contests for the top job i.e.Secretary General of the CommunistParty, it is not so complicated that itmay destabilise the national politi-cal environment. Vietnam is ruled bythe Communist Party and it is themost powerful organ of the country.Today, Nguyen Phu Trong, who is theSecretary General of the CommunistParty, virtually controls all affairs ofthe State. Indeed he secured a secondterm in the 12th party Congress thisyear where there was a tough battlefor the top job between him and thenPrime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung,but the latter failed. Though brand-ed as maverick and charismatic bymany, Dung’s own legacy invited hisdownfall. He was known widely asa great reformer, but in reality he isnot so. Undoubtedly, he built up apowerful patronage networkthroughout his rule. His reformshave helped well-placed personsand foreign investors for sure. He wasprojected as only one leader inVietnam, who espoused for moreopen and democratic Vietnam, butto be precise, the critics always dis-missed such expectations from him.Dung was succeeded by a less charis-matic Nguyen Xuan Phuc as thePrime Minister in April 2016. Phucis known as a team player and a tech-nocrat, ready to adhere to the partyline. It is critical for any Vietnameseleader to respect and work as per thesetting standards of the CommunistParty as it is the DNA of this east-ern-most country of the Indo-Chinapeninsula. Whatsoever it may be,barring political differences withinthe party, the country is forgingahead and it will rise above the hor-rors of the war. Vietnam has set itssights on becoming a developednation by 2020. Let’s wait and watchhow the communist country willwade through the troubles comingfrom both within and outside whilecompeting with the neighbouringgiant China.

(The writer is Senior Editor, The Pioneer)

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���#���� Private companiessaw their profits rise last fis-cal despite contraction insales, a first in the last 15years, according to theReserve Bank data of nearly3,000 firms.

At the aggregate level,operating profit grew by 10.2per cent in 2015-16 com-pared with 5.3 per cent in theprevious year, boosted main-ly on account of sharp con-traction in raw materialexpenses.

“Net profit grew by 9.3 percent in 2015-16 as against Y-o-Y contraction of 0.7 per centin the previous year mainly onaccount of higher operatingprofits and lower tax provi-sions growth. Y-o-Y growth innet profits improved across allsectors,” RBI said.

Overall sales totalled�29,898 billion (over �29.98lakh crore) last fiscal, asagainst �31,191 billion in2014-15. Net profits, on theother hand, were up at �1,966

billion (over �1.96 lakh crore)as against �1,825 billion.

“Boost in profits and prof-itability despite contraction insales performance of the pri-vate corporate business sectorduring 2015-16,” the centralbank said while releasing thedata today.

The data relates to 2,932companies. RBI compiles andreleases data based onabridged financial results oflisted non-government non-financial listed companiesquarterly and annually.

Sales of the private cor-porate business sector con-tracted in 2015-16 both at theaggregate level and for man-ufacturing sector.Performance of the manufac-turing sector was affected bythe fall in global commodityprices.

However, operating prof-it growth was boosted main-ly on account of fall in rawmaterial expenses, whichrecorded higher contraction

than that in the value of pro-duction.

In 2015-16, cost of rawmaterials (CRM) to sales andstaff cost to sales reachedtheir minimum and maxi-mum levels over the last fif-teen years, respectively, RBIsaid.

As per the data on theperformance of non-finan-cial private corporate businesssector during 2015-16, salescontracted by 1.6 per cent and

3.7 per cent at the aggregatelevel and for the manufactur-ing sector, respectively.

“This contraction wasobserved for the first time inthe last fifteen years,” it said.However, sales growthimproved for services (non-IT) and IT sector in 2015-16year-on-year. Pricing powermeasured by operating profitmarginimproved significant-ly for the manufacturing sec-tor and services (non-IT) sec-

tor. Net profit marginimproved across all sectors.

Further, year-on-year (Y-o-Y) interest expenses mod-erated for the manufacturingsector, while it increased sig-nificantly for the services(non-IT) sector on the back ofcontraction in the previousyear. Within the services(non-IT) sector,‘Telecommunications’ indus-try showed a significantincrease in interest expenseson account of large borrow-ings.

RBI said that at the aggre-gate level and for the manu-facturing sector, contractionin expenses on raw materialwas significantly higher thanthe previous year.

Y-o-Y growth rate of staffcost increased significantlyfor the IT sector.

The cost of raw materialsto sales ratio declined sig-nificantly at the aggregatelevel and for the manufac-turing sector.

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�����#���� UnionGovernment has made a pro-vision to the tune of �32,000crore for skill development innext three years, Minister ofState for Skill Developmentand Entrepreneurship RajivPratap Rudy said here onFriday.

“By next three years, theGovernment of India is com-mitted to a total amount inskilling...The provision made isto the tune of �32,000 crore.Never ever in the history ofindependent India, this largeallocation has been done andthis has been done at theinstance of the Prime Minister(Narendra Modi) himself,”Rudy told reporters.

“The challenge today is tosee how this money has to beutilised and...The formulationwhether between the ITIs andPMKVY (Pradhan MantriKaushal Vikas Yojana) orthrough the ApprenticeshipScheme which has been com-pletely revised,” he said.

Rudy recalled that Centralgovernment through Cabinetdecision for the PMKVY hasgiven the ministry �12,000crore.

Under the World Bankscheme of strengthening the

institutions of state and centralgovernments, a loan of $1.5 bil-lion was committed. Andrecently under apprenticeshipScheme another �12,000 crorewas given, he said.

Out of the �12,000 croresanctioned for Pradhan MantriKaushal Vikas Yojana(PMKVY), 25 per cent of thismoney will go directly to thestates, Rudy said.

“The guidelines for thestate Governments are beingprepared and once the guide-lines are ready they will be sentto the states in the next 15 daysand the State Governmentswill have to send their propos-als, and then we will sanctionthem,” the minister said.

Rudy said model centresfor skills will be establishedunder PMKVY across thecountry.

“There are 2,500 blocks inthe country which do not haveITIs, and Government of Indiais planning to set up in eachand every unserviced block ofthis country the multi-skilltraining institutes,” he said.

Rudy said that across theworld, training is not restrict-ed to classrooms. “In China, anestimated three crore studentsare being trained on factoryfloors, in Japan it is 1 crore andin Germany 40 lakh students.To make training successfulafter classroom teaching it hasto be connected to the institu-tion of industry.

“Yesterday, theAmbassador of India to Japanmet me and said if we can give10,000 boys who are skilled, theJapan government is ready totake them. There is not only ashortage of trained workforcewithin the country, the wholeworld is looking towards Indiafor a trained manpower. But,unfortunately the ecosystem ofskilling was compromised (ear-lier),” Rudy said.

He said the industry want-ed a trained manpower but thesystem cannot provide and thechallenge before the SkillDevelopment Ministry is tocreate that environment.

���#���� As an excellent lis-tener and communicator, theoutgoing RBI GovernorRaghuram Rajan used all themodes of communication tostop the market from runningahead and got it open-mouthedinstead, says a report.

Rajan will demit office onSeptember 6, and will return toteaching.

His three-year tenure hasseen many ups and downs interms of macro-challenges,policy choices and managingfiscal and monetary flanks ofthe stabilisation policy.

“Rajan is an excellent lis-tener and his policy decisionsreflect his careful listening ofthe bankers’ opinions. Being awonderful listener universallymakes him an excellent com-municator,” SBI ChiefEconomist SoumyakantiGhosh said in the ecowrapreport on Friday.

“Rajan during his tenurehas literally championed bothconventional and unconven-tional modes of communica-tion and not allowed the mar-ket to run ahead, instead openmouthed the market,” he said.

Such communication hadthe desired impact on move-ments in the exchange rate andin the term structure of inter-est rates being entirely consis-tent with the RBI’s monetary

policy stance, the report said.“Thanks to Rajan we are an

inflation-targeting countrynow. The primary definingcharacteristics of inflation tar-geting, symmetry, forward-looking nature and flexibility,require disciplined communi-cation efforts for monetarypolicy to be credible and effec-tive.

“Rajan has ensuredthrough his judicious com-munication that inflation tar-geting is now well-entrenchedin the psyche of each andevery stakeholder in the finan-cial sector space,” the reportsays.

Under Rajan’s leadership,RBI has delivered on all aspectsof banking to develop a soundand efficient financial system,which will contribute to thegrowth process of the country,it said.

Some of his major achieve-ments are: New policy frame-work, formation of monetarypolicy framework, implemen-tation of asset quality review toclean balance sheets of PSBs,new banking licence in privatesector and licensing small andpayment banks, universal pay-ment interface for integratedmobile banking system and lastbut not the least the trans-parency in public disclosures ofRBI.When Rajan took the

charge on September 4, 2013,the rupeewas trading at 63.8and is today at 66.9. After a yearof him assuming the officerupee had gained 4.5 per centto 60.9 in September 2014.

Before Rajan took over,the rupee had fallen to itsrecord low of 68.85 on August28, 2013.

In his three-year tenure,the foreign exchange reservesincreased by $91 billion from$276 billion to $367 billion,which is a record high, thereport notes.

Higher reserves helped thecountry increase its importcover from 8.1 months inSeptember 2013 to 12.4 monthsnow.

Under him, RBI has takena number of steps to managethe system liquidity in a betterway. It narrowed LAF corridorand introduced MCLR for abetter transmission of policyrate.

On financial inclusion, RBIhas issued two banking licencesin the private sector and intro-duced innovative banking interms of small finance banksand payment banks.

Rajan’s tenure saw two newuniversal banks, IDFC Bankand Bandhan Bank, startedtheir operations.

The RBI gave in-principlelicense to 10 entities for small

finance banks and 11 for pay-ment banks.

The central bank took anumber of steps to reduceNPAs in the banking system.The signs of rising stress in thebanking system, measured bygross NPA, increased to 8.7 percent in June 2016 from 4.2 percent in September 2013.However, the pace of formationof fresh NPA moderated, thereport said.

The stressed assets (GNPAand restructured standardassets) for the banking systemas a whole, which stood at 11.5per cent as at the end ofSeptember 2013, moved upsharply to 14.5 per cent at theend of December 2015.

“The rising stressed assetsrefrain banks to lend credit, bywhich credit growth slowed tosingle digit from a robustgrowth of 17-18 per cent in2013 and before,” the reportsaid.

Deposits growth has alsoreduced significantly to sub-9per cent from a double digitgrowth.

Rajan had cut rates fivetimes and increased three timesin the last three years.

“On a lighter note, Rajanappears to be a dove, comparedto YV Reddy and D Subbaraowhen their rate cuts/hike areanalysed,” the report said.

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Supreme Court on Fridayasked the Sahara Group

to come clean by disclosingits sources from where ithad raised �25,000 croreand paid its investors incash, observing that it is“difficult to digest” as sucha huge amount “cannot fallfrom the heavens.”

“You (Sahara Group) tellus what is the source of thismoney? Did you get themoney from other compa-nies or other schemes to thetune of �24,000 crore?Withdrew it f rom bankaccounts? Or sold propertyto get it? It should be any oft he t h re e a l te r nat ive s .Money did not fall fromthe heavens. You have toshow from where you havegot the money.

“Though we don’t doubtthe capacity of your client topay crores of money to

investors, that too in cash intwo months. But the entireexplanation of the episode isdifficult to digest. Tell us thesource of the cash and therewill be no need to open thepandora box,” a bench head-ed by Chief Just ice TSThakur said.

The bench, also com-prising Justices AR Daveand AK Sikri, which will

hear the matter on the issueagain on September 16, said“you start the hearing onthat date by disclosing fromwhere you got the money.”

“Show us the do cu-ments. How the money waslying in other schemes,” thebench said af ter seniora dvo c ate Kapi l S ib a l ,appearing for Sahara ChiefSubrata Roy, submitted that

the group had raised moneyand paid to its investors incash and the market regula-tor SEBI was running awayfrom finding out crores ofinvestors.

“This is your (Sahara’s)claim. SEBI has a very sim-ple question.

Please tell us from whereyou got the money. You tellus and we will close the

case. You tell us how youraised �25,000 crore incash,” the bench said.

Sibal said the group wasopen for any probe and evenassuming that there is anapprehension that it is acase of blackmoney, thegroup can be investigatedbut “if it’s black money, whois SEBI to investigate? It ism atte r of Inc om e Ta x(Department).”

However, the bench saidthe onus was on the businesshouse to reveal the source ofthe money, whether it isaccounted money or unac-counted money.

“Was it lying in yourbank account or you got itfrom schemes floated byyou,” the bench said as Sibaltried to convince that theGroup drew money fromothers schemes in whichthe investment was made.

“I have already filed anaffidavit,” Sibal said.

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���� �� ���� Hours after theSupreme Court asked it to dis-close the source of its money, theSahara Group on Friday said themoney collected throughoptionally fully- convertibledebentures (OFCD) were invest-ed in various assets and thegroup companies made themoney available when the needarose for making repayments tothe investors.

The group’s statement,

which came after the apex courtasked the company to disclosethe source of money to the tuneof �25,000 crore that wasarranged, said, “it is relevant tomention that Sahara operatesfrom around 5000 branchesacross the country and all thepayments were made throughthose branches only.

“It is this pan-India net-work of Sahara’s branches,which made the company to

refund money.”The group, through its

lawyer, further said that all thedocuments pertaining to theserepayments have been handedover to SEBI in original, alongwith the original bond certifi-cates surrendered by theinvestors. It said that all the doc-uments pertaining to the pay-ments made to the investorshave already been placed beforethe apex court.

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The UK has retained its posi-tion as Europe’s top invest-

ment destination. The UK’sDepartment for InternationalTrade (DIT), has released newinward investment results for thetax year 2015 to 2016 showingthat a record number of inwardinvestment projects by interna-tional companies has createdthe second highest number ofnew jobs since records began.

Dr Liam Fox, Secretary ofState for International Trade,who was on a three day visit toIndia said: “These impressiveresults show the UK continues tobe the place to do business.”

“We’ve broadened our reachwith emerging markets across theworld to cement our position asthe number one destination inEurope for investment. This con-tinued vote of confidence in theUK will help attract foreigninvestment to create jobs, secu-rity and opportunities for peopleacross the UK,” Fox added.

India has emerged as thesecond largest job creator in theUK by creating 7,105 new jobsover the period, and retained itsposition as the third largestinvestor in Britain second timein a row providing 140 projects.India closely follows China(which includes Hong Kong)with 156. The USA remainedthe UK’s largest source ofinward investment providing570 projects.

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Realty major DLF on Fridayannounced the sale of its

remaining 7 screens of DTCinemas in the national capi-tal to Cinepolis India for near-ly �64 crore, thereby exiting thecinema exhibition business.

DLF Ltd had in Mayentered into an amended agree-ment to sell its 32 screens of DTcinemas to multiplex operatorPVR at a revised considerationof �433 crore. Originally, PVRwas to acquire all 39 screens,comprising 9,000 sitting capac-ity for �500 crore, but the dealwas revised after fair traderegulator CCI raised someobjections.

DLF operates multiplexarm DT cinemas businessunder its subsidiary DLF

Utilities. “DLF Utilities Ltd, hascompleted a transaction onFriday with Cinepolis India forsale and transfer of remainingseven screens pertaining toDT Cinemas (Saket-6 screens& Greater Kailash Part II - 1screen) as a going concern ona slump sale basis for a con-sideration of �63.67 crore uponreceipt of CCI approval,” DLFsaid in a BSE filing. With theclosure of this transaction, thecompany will exit the cinemaexhibition business.

“This is in line with thecompany’s strategy to focuson company’s core business anddivest non-core businesses orassets,” it added. TheCompetition Commission ofIndia had in May approvedPVR's proposed acquisition ofDT Cinemas from DLF while

directing the companies toexclude these 7 screens fromthe deal to address anti-com-petitive concerns.The dealwould take Cinepolis’ totalcount of screens to 267 andentry into the niche SouthDelhi market of the city.

Cinepolis India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mexico-based global exhibitorCinepolis has already operatingone complex in Rohini area ofDelhi. The company, which hasstarted its operations in Indiain 2009 operates screens underthe brand names of Cinepolis,Cinepolis VIP and FunCinemas. Headquartered inMorelia, Mexico Cinepolis isworld’s fourth largest movietheater circuit, operating morethan 465 multiplexes with over4,300 screens in 13 countries.

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on Friday briefly toppledReliance Industries to becomethe country’s second mostvaluable company in terms ofmarket valuation. During theafternoon trade at about 1332hrs on BSE, RIL touched itsday’s low of �1,003.10, down2.53 per cent.

Taking the intra-day low fig-ure into account, the company'smarket valuation stood at�3,25,249 crore. On the otherhand, shares of HDFC Bankwere quoting at �1,285 during thesame time, commanding a mar-ket valuation of �3,25,754 crore,which was about �505 croremore than RIL's mcap. PTI

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Donald Trump’s fiery immi-gration rhetoric and his

unveiling of a tough ten-pointagenda in Phoenix onWednesday may have enthusedhis hardcore Republican baseno end, but he is up against afierce Hispanic backlash thatcould mar his presidential bid.

Without a fair amount ofsupport from the burgeoningHispanic community that happens to be America’s largest

ethnic minority, Trump’s WhiteHouse campaign could simplyunravel — just as it happenedto Mitt Romney in the 2012 race against President BarackObama.

At least two members ofTrump’s recently-constitutedHispanic Advisory Councilquit the panel in a huff and twoothers publicly attacked hisimmigration proposals,terming them “awful” and “dis-appointing”. CBS News report-ed that as many as 15 of 24members of the panel had

either resigned or were plan-ning to.

“I gave Donald Trump aplan that would improve bordersecurity, remove hardened crim-inal aliens and most importantlygive work authority to the mil-lions of honest, hardworkingimmigrants in the US,” Texasattorney Jacob Monty, a keymember of the panel, wrote onFacebook, adding, “He rejectedthat tonight and so I mustreject him.”

Another member, RamiroPena, a pastor, also pulled out,commenting, “I am so sorrybut I believe Trump lost theelection tonight.” The panelitself seemed to be “simply foroptics”, he said, adding, “I do

not have the time or energy fora scam.”

“I think he’s done for withthe Hispanic community. He’snever going to see the WhiteHouse if he doesn’t get a sig-nificant portion of the Hispanicvote,” said US HispanicChamber of Commerce

President Javier Palamarez.In his Phoenix address,

Trump not only outlined hisplan for deportation of sometwo million criminal aliens, butalso made it clear that all 11 mil-lion illegal immigrants wouldhave to go back to their respec-tive countries and seek re-entry

to the US through the legalimmigration route. The bulk ofthese illegal immigrants areHispanics from Mexico.

Although Trump did signalthat his immediate priority asPresident would be to get rid ofthe criminal aliens and beginwork on the wall, his refusal toprovide any path to legalizationto the rest within the US itself hasdisappointed some key membersof his panel and angered theHispanic community as a whole.

A poll released in Julyshowed that only 19 per cent ofHispanic voters support Trump— even lower than the 27 percent who backed Romney in2012. With African-Americanssupporting his Democratic

rival Hillary Clinton virtuallyen bloc, Trump was widelyexpected to court moreHispanics with a softer immi-gration pitch, but he apparent-ly abandoned the plan in orderto keep his predominantlywhite voters’ base intact.

A Washington Post analysisestimated that at least 5 millionto as many as 6.5 million illegalimmigrants could be targetedunder the deportation prioritiesoutlined by Trump. WhileTrump himself pegged the tar-get at two million criminalaliens, the Post analysis has alsotaken into account his other list-ed priority of removing allthose who have become illegalby overstaying their visas.

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Moadimayet Al-Sham (Syria): More than 300 Syrians living ina rebel held town near Damascus were evacuated on Friday undera deal with the Government, state media reported.

The agreement between the regime and the rebels had alreadyseen thousands of civilians and opposition fighters leave the townof Daraya, southwest of the capital, after a four-year Governmentsiege. Civilians evacuated today from nearby Moadimayet al-Shamhad been living there for around three years after fleeing fight-ing in Daraya. Moadimayet al-Sham is also under Governmentsiege, but after a truce deal signed in late 2013 has been sparedthe heavy fighting that has ravaged other rebel-held areas aroundthe capital. Negotiations are underway to secure a deal underwhich rebel fighters in the town will also leave, though civilianswill reportedly remain, parties to the talks told AFP.

The evacuees walked to the edge of Moadimayet al-Sham,where eight buses were waiting to take them to reception cen-tres elsewhere in Damascus province, an AFP photographerreported.

Vatican City: Pope Francishas accepted the resignation ofan Italian bishop who wel-comed into his diocese priestsaccused of, and in some casesconvicted of, sexual abuse,homicide and other crimes.

The Vatican didn’t say whyBishop Mario Olivieri resignedtwo years before the regularretirement age of 75. Usually,the Vatican announces earlyretirements by saying they weredue to a “grave” reason that

made the bishop unfit foroffice. In Olivieri’s case, theVatican didn’t even providethat information on Thursday.

Italian newspapers haveidentified a handful of priestsaccused or convicted of crimeswho were accepted by the tra-dition-minded Olivieri intohis Albenga-Imperia dioceses.

In a letter, Olivieri said hewas pained to leave because heloved the dioceses “and aboveall its priests.” AP

Colombo: UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday said the Sri LankanGovernment needs to do much more to redress the “wrongs of the past”and to restore the “legitimacy and accountability” of key institutionssuch as the judiciary and security services after decades of bloodshedwith the LTTE. The UN secretary-general, however, welcomed the effortsmade by the Government of President Maithripala Sirisena, who hadcome to power on a pledge of reconciliation and reform after defeat-ing Sinhala-strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2015.

Ban welcomed the symbolic steps taken by the government to buildbridges among communities, including the decision to sing the nation-al anthem in Sinhala and Tamil on Independence Day in February thisyear for the first time since the 1950s.

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“Uzbek President IslamKarimov has died. May Allahrest him in peace,” PrimeMinister Binali Yildirim saidduring a televised cabinetmeeting. “As the Turkishrepublic, we share the sorrowof the Uzbek people,” he added.

An Uzbek Governmentstatement on Friday haddescribed him as being in crit-ical condition, saying his healthhad worsened “sharply” fol-lowing a stroke.

Rumours have swirled over

the president’s condition sinceUzbek officials first said lastSunday that he had been hospi-talised, with opposition mediabased outside the very tightly-controlled Central Asian nationclaiming he had already died.

Long criticised by rightsgroups for brutally crushingdissent, Karimov has ruledUzbekistan with an iron fistsince before it gained inde-pendence from the SovietUnion in 1991. AFP

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Still, Duterte said he wouldn’t raise the territorial disputeat an Asian summit in Laos next week that will be attended byseveral world leaders, including China. “The coast guard madesome little trips near them and there are a lot of barges. ... Whatis the purpose of a barge?” Duterte said in a speech in south-ern Panabo city in Davao del Norte province, adding that theintelligence report “was unsettling.”

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Researchers also found thatthe risk of an animal picking upa tick is as great in urban areasas in rural ones. Ticks can carrya range of diseases includingLyme disease, and also a para-site discovered in the UK forthe first time earlier this yearthat is potentially fatal to dogs,the BBC reported.

Lyme disease has thepotential to cause serioushealth problems, such asmeningitis and heart failure. Inthe most serious cases, it can befatal. Almost 15,000 dogs fromacross the UK were examinedin the study, which was carriedout by Bristol University lastyear, the report said.

Just under a third (31 percent) of these dogs checked atrandom during a visit to the vetwere found to be carrying atick. The researchers foundthat the arachnids are presentright across the UK, with thehighest risk areas beingScotland, East Anglia and theSouth West. There can be justas many in urban areas as inrural areas.

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Despite high aptitude, womenartistes were toned down asmere nautch girls in the pages

of performing arts' history, whiletheir male counterparts continue toearn recognition as Ustads. Manjarithrough her heart-warming perfor-mance questions the stigma attachedto it.

Recently the capital recalled thebygone era of kathak throughManjari’s performance. The Courtesan- An Enigma by Manjari at SteinAuditorium with graceful perfor-mance of darbari kathak wooed theaudience. It was well complimented bythe narration of anecdotes and storiesby actress Neesha Singh. She mes-merised the audience with her stun-ning voice and her elegant style. Sheshed light upon pre-conceived notionsabout courtesans, often misconstrued,such as their sensibilities and dispo-sition.

On the notes of Neesha Singh,Manjari performed darbari kathak'which is a more embellished form ofKathak.. Her expressive and gracefuldance performance made the ancienttexts alive on stage. The performancerelive the music and dance of royalcourts, the deep knowledge in poet-ry, dance and music, the exorbitantapparel of the courtesans studded withexpensive gems.

This concert was conceptualizedand created by Manjari. “This is anunusual subject, a subject that hasalways been brushed away as it hasmany social stigmas attached to it”,the danseuse said. This concert is partof a research project of Manjari, on the‘The Lost Songs of the Courtesans’.“Under this series we archive anddocument the artform. Our efforts areto remove the social stigmas associ-ated with the courtesan, and give themdue respect as artists par excellence”,she added. All this was done andtalked about while the audienceswere entertained by beautifully chore-ographed dance sequences, and sto-ries told, which would prompt themto think why history shortchangedthese women who were great per-formers.

The life and times of Gauhar Jaan,

who was born of Armenian parents,Chanda Bibi, Rasoolan Bai, Jaddan Baiand Zarina Begum was retold byNeesha. And the poetry by BehzadLakhnavi, Wajid Ali Shah, ArzooLakhnavi and others were also usedin the performance. “Neesha is play-ing a part in my production as a storyteller and encating the larger than lifecharacter of Gauhar jaan, the famouscourtesan from Calcutta”, Manjarisaid.

“Courtesans were woman artistes,classically trained, who danced andsang with panache. The y were thestyle icons of their times and theyeven customised the clothes and thejewellery for them”, she said.

“They entertained at a time whenthere were no films, no television andno multimedia. These women, hence,had the same status of the film starsof the current time”, she asserted.

For Manjari among her variousdocumentation projects, this projectis most difficult. “This is an archivaldocumentation project. At the same

time a performing art should beshared with the audiences to keep italive. Its difficult because it involvesa social stigma of ‘fallen women' dis-carded by society , simply because ofa mindset that hasn't been thought of,questioned, discussed, debated as anartform. Till date we do not have anyvideos of the mujra performances bythe erstwhile courtesans, everythingis available only as a bollywood ver-sion, or as hearsay, and we all knowhow far moved that would be from theoriginal. More so because our imageof a courtesan is largely that of whathas been depicted in our films”, shesaid.

While talking about the era of dar-bari kathak and its negligence, shesaid, “The performing art of thecourtesan, darbari kathak' is one thathas been destroyed by public neglect.As a remnant from the British Raj, ananglicised class of Indians frownedupon the ways of these women whoseart was dominated by the thought ofshringar and romance”, she said.

Darbari Kathak has also beenbrought alive, by Manjari ‘s endeav-our. “Darbari kathak relies heavily andvividly on the hands and the face forexpression and also the dancer mustbe exquisitely costumed. The cos-tumes have been designed with refer-ences from the erstwhile rare paint-ings and very few pictures availableof the courtesans from the 18th-20thcentury,” said Manjari.

The repertoire used poetry of the19th and 20th century poets keepingin tune with the era that was of thecourtesns. “The compositions havebeen specially selected and arrangedby me to represent the era. They arebeautifully sung by Radhika Chopra”,the dancer said. The courtesan, thepoetry, with the interlacing of Persianand Awadhi language influence thattouched the soul, the music - ghazals,dadra and thumri gayaki, where eachnote resonated the singer’s emotions,never failed to captivate the audience.

On the scenario of darbari kathak,Manjari commented strongly that,“The current generations of the erst-while male court dancers talk aboutthe family lineage with a sense of prideextolling the greatness of their fore-fathers as dancers in the royal courts.At the same time the generations ofthe women court dancers live with asense of shame never disclosing theirlineage or any connection with theerstwhile courts. Somewhere the gen-der discrimination in the field of artshad existed and had never beenaddressed, consequently this sect ofwomen were always ostracised fromthe society and considered lesserthan their contemporary men. Thedisdain and apathy of a callous soci-ety had subjected them to a life ofobscurity. Not having given them anopportunity to showcase their art, ithad also dissuaded them to train theirsucceeding generations in these forms.As a result, these rare treasures, grad-ually lost forever. It is high time for usto question this. Today most peoplewould invite a film actress to theirforum with pride and at the same timean erstwhile courtesan will be consid-ered inappropriate, why this inequal-ity for performing artists”, she asked.

Shariq Mustafa carries a stamp ofFarukhabad gharana, which produce

great performers of HindustaniClassical music including his fatherUstad Rashid Mustafa Thirakwa and thelegendary Ustad Ahmad Jaan ThirakwaKhan. He started obtaining informaltraining at his father's behest withouthaving any plans to pursue his careerin music. “I was initiated into Tablaplaying at the tender age of four. Therewas also a desire to opt for administra-tive services at the back of my mind, butthat suddenly took a backseat,, hesays. Besides being inclined towardsClassical, he is also passionate aboutfusion. He further says, “I am highlyadaptable to change. Fusion challengesme to come out of my comfort zone. I

would say in fusion there is no confu-sion”.

He has been the part of many fusionprojects and has worked jointly withmany great artists like Patsy Ried fromScotland. Apart from being an amaz-ing solo percussionist, Shariq is the leadvocalist of Mystique Sufi, a band creat-ed a few years ago which plays instru-ments like the base guitar, electronicguitar, keyboard and percussion instru-ments like tabla, darbuka and drums.“I sing both Sufi Compositions by UstadNusrat Fateh Ali Khan and other SufiQawwals and Bollywood music in theband”, he adds. He is also well-versedin playing instruments like cajon, dar-buka, and djembe.

Besides his father standing behindhim, his mother has also been support-ive throughout. He goes ahead saying,“My mother used to bribe me intolearning tabla. She has been an excel-lent guru, apart from an amazingmother.

This nurturship has shaped his atti-tude for women He believes thatwomen is the strong pillar of society.And what more ? He has started work-ing on his latest project called TablaNaari, in which the focus is women.

Shariq Mustafa , who recently pre-sented a solo performance at UstadAhmadjan Thirakwa Music Festival inthe capital city, says, “There are manythought provoking questions which goon my mind before I get on stage for myperformance. Everytime what happenson stage is contrary to what I hadplanned. Music is not just about the per-formance,,it is beyond that. What I wantis to see the smiling faces of my audi-ence after watching my performance”,he smiles.

Artists are simply artists.They have nothing to do

with Pakistan or India. And,they should be kept out of allthis mess which they aredragged into”, said Aamir Ali,son of Ustad Ghulam AliKhan. Aamir Ghulam Ali andhis father maestro UstadGhulam Ali Khan were in thetown for the launch of Aamir’shis latest single Nahin Milna.Sharing his disgust on the pastevents of concert cessation,Aamir said, “There are someelements in our society whocreate this nuisance. There isno need to divide art orartists. What we do is pureand simple.”

As a youngster dabblingin a genere of music that isconsidered ‘slow and unhip’among the youth today,Aamir, unlike his father, hashis work cut out for him. “Ifind today’s youth is unable toconnect with my father’s ghaz-al. I’m trying to do my bit forchanging this. I try contempo-rise those ghazals-some ofwhich are 20 years old-sothat it can connect withtoday’s audience”, said Aamir.

Why Indian artists do not getdue respect in Pakistan as thePakistani artists get in India?“I do not believe in that.Great artists from India arewell recieved in Pakistan.Same happens in India as

well”, he said.Agreeing that there’s a

responsibility that comes withbeing the heir of an icon,Aamir said, “I would nevercompare myself with myfather. There is no way that Ican become like him ever.”“But I also feel that everyartist is unique”, he adds. Forhis new launch, however,Aamir promised a blend ofmodernistic visuals with con-temporary ghazal to meet theexpectations of the presentday audience. Further talkingabout the changing face ofmusic, he said, “My father hasalways said that no music isbad. Provided that it makesyou feel good.” “I feel sad thatat present a singer pops out ofnowhere, sings anything anddegrade the taste of music forthe public. People deserve tolisten to good music to feel thecore of it. Lyrics should makesense atleast.”

At the end, Aamir is opti-mistic that the golden days ofghazals will be back and peo-ple will someday get to hear,what it is called as ‘goodmusic’.

Looks like the heat in the B-town has gone up once

again. Controversies at thetime of clash releases is noth-ing new. But this time it hasreally gone ugly between AjayDevgn and Karan Johar. Withthe clash of their forthcomingmovies Shivaay and Ae DilHai Mushkil respectively,another controversy has cometo light. Ajay has accusedKaran Johar of bribingthe ‘self proclaimed’film critic KRK.

Lately, an audioclip leaked with

Kamaal R Khanrevealing that he hasbeen paid Rs 25 lacsby Karan Joharto praiseA D H M ' st e a s e r .Apparently,the audio clipis doingrounds overthe internet.In the audiotape, KumarMangat, pro-ducer ofShivaay, canbe heard talk-ing to KRK.Further in thetape, KRKi n d i r e c t l ypoints out atKJo for brib-ing him 25 lacsfor praisingADHM. Post theleak of audio clip,Devgn sent out anofficial statementwhere he hasexpressed his dis-pleasure over whatjust happened. Hesaid, “I have been apart of the Indianfilm industry for thepast 25 years andhave been associat-ed with over 100films. My fatherwas a profes-sional action director

and I have an emotional con-nection with this industry. Ittherefore pains me to see thatpeople like Kamaal R Khanare holding the film industryto ransom by spreading neg-ativity about films to extortmoney from producers. It isvery sad that people from ourown industry are supportingsuch elements and spoilingthe ethos of the film industry.I would strongly demand thatthis be thoroughly investigat-ed by competent authoritiesto clarify if Karan Johar wasindeed involved in this.”Soon after getting informa-tion about this shocking

statement actress Kajolalso expressed her

distress.According tothe reports,Ajay Devgnhas demand-ed an inves-t i g a t i o na g a i n s tKaran, whoa l l e g e d l y

p a i dKamaal R

Khan Rs 25lakhs to post pos-

itive reviews abouthis next film ‘Ae Dil

Hai Mushkil’ andgive negative reviewsof Devgn’s f i lm‘Shivaay’. KJo, onthe other hand, hasthanked his fans forgiving enormouslove to the teaser ofADHM.

As soon as thecontroversy came

to light, KRK tookto his social mediaaccount and post-ed that he hasn'theard any audioclip being talkedabout and hencereserve his com-ments upon any-thing. Karan, onthe other hand,has kept hissilence till now.

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�You worked with Fan Bingbing in Skiptrace,So how is to work with one of the mostbeautiful women for you?

I actually was very popularamong girls ever since I wasyoung. After I became astuntman, I would go tonightclubs with my seniorfellow apprentice. Afterbecoming rich andfamous, girls wouldcome to me like butter-flies. Actually, I've beennumb after so manyyears. I have seen toomany beautiful girls, fromChinese to foreigner thatnow I don't think anyone isparticularly beautiful.

�Describe your character's jour-ney in the film.

I'm the uncle of Fan Bingbing's charac-ter, who is my niece. Johnny's character is a scumbag. Heis always cheating people, hustling and gambling. He's ona blacklist around the world, except in Macau. I help Fan'scharacter chase Johnny's character from Russia back toHong Kong. During this chase, we're not able to travel theusual ways of trains, planes or cars. Our means of trans-portation including riding horses or donkeys, walking,taking boats down rivers, mountain climbing, and otherunusual ways of getting from point A to point B.It’s crazy.

�What are you hoping audiencestake away from the film?

A lot of time people ask mehow good a movie is but Inever will talk about a filmin that way. In my opin-ion, you don't need topromote great movies.One should watch themovie and tell me if

he/she likes it or not!

�Your movies always have a moral to it in spite of beingaction packed movies, how so?

I love action, but I hate violence. There is so much vio-lence in the world, from video games and from othermovies. I want my movies to have a message of peace, andhelping each other.

�How is acting different from directing for you?When I direct, the film is like my baby. I have to make

sure that there is comedy but no dirty comedy, and a pos-itive message. I like people to believe the stunts are real- it's not like Spider-Man or Iron Man where a 20-minutescene can be pure CGI. I only use a tiny bit of specialeffects. I want it to be believable, so where I used to doa triple kick, I now just do one. Eventually, there will beno kicks. There has to be plenty of action, but not vio-lence.

�Do you ever think of taking a break from the enter-tainment industry?

I've wanted to retire for a long, long time!But people keep offering me good scripts

although not for romance films andI think myself lucky as I am

working.

Iwas more interested in Sciencesthan anything else, I wanted a

career that gave me my Sciencewithout being a doctor or an engi-neer” Karishma said.

Having studied Viticulture andEnology at the University ofCalifornia, Karishma is the firstwell-known qualified woman tobe a part of winemaking industry.And is a spur for a lot of womenwho aspire to be wine makers. “Idon’t think about being a woman inthis industry. The first time it everstruck me was when people askedabout being a woman in this maledominated field. I love what I do,”she told us.

Robed in a beautiful blackdress, when asked about a thing thatwine makers should always do, shesaid, “Drink drink and drink,” andlaughed. She said, “The more youtaste, the better it is. More of otherpeoples’ and less of your own.”

Talking about her work, shesaid, “My work is not typical at all,which is why I like it. I travel a fairbit between our wineries in Nasikand Bangalore. From January toMay is harvest time, when we aremaking the wine and then from

September to December the highsale period, so there is a lot of bot-tling. So, the year is broken up intodifferent jobs for me.”

About her favourite wine,Karishma was quick and said “Eachone from our portfolio. I cannotchoose one. It actually depends onthe day and my mood”.

Taking about her passion, shesaid “I found my passion so youngin life that if not a wine maker, Ihave no idea what else I would havebeen”.

“It’s awful to balance work andhome. But I love my work so muchthat I don’t realise that a wholemonth has gone and I haven’t metanybody. It’s easy to say that youshould take out time for yourselfand things should be balanced butwhen you are really passionateabout your work, you don’t realisethat you are missing other things.And I think that’s the journey”.

To the women who aspire towork in this field, she said, “Beinga woman should never hold youback from doing anything. And youcan always call me”. The daughterof Kapil Grover she is the associ-ate wine-make at Grover vineyard.Grover Zampa vineyard hosted anexclusive La Reserve Wine Dinnerprepared by chef Vikramjit Roypaired with India’s finest reservewine at ITC Maurya in the capital.

“I grew up with wines. It wasmy grandfather who started GroverZampa, along with my father, so Iam the third generation.” “We havebeen working very hard to improvesmall things that are non-exciting.It’s a lot of grunt work and we arefinally beginning to see the resultnow with the awards we got”,Karishma said.

We all have been watchingsaas bahu sagas on televi-

sion sets with the melodramasand typical home made khich-di. But if you are willing to takea break, then Badho Bahu couldbe a better option. This roman-tic drama revolves around aHaryanavi girl Komal a.k.aBadho, who is tad plumpy,played by Rytasha Rathore andHaryana’s star wrestler LuckySingh Ahlawat, played byPrince Narula.

“It’s great that mainstreamIndian TV is writing such inter-esting characters. I am justhappy to be part of somethingthat’s challenging the statusquo,” says Rytasha, whose char-acter is being pitched as adaughter-in-law weighing 94kg. Her character has a childlikeinnocence and is very vocalabout her thoughts and herbumbling ways make her standout. “I relate with Badhobecause she is brave and strong,doesn’t take nonsense fromanybody. Also she is happy andbubbly. But in terms of differ-ence from her, I am not as kindand patient as she is. I have gota bit of mean side in me”,shared Rytasha.

While Badho is well knownfor her ‘bigness’, Lucky SinghAhlawat is the most celebratedwrestler in the town. “This willbe my first attempt at dailysoap, so I wanted to take up ashow that had unique contentwhich is different from whatyou see on television thesedays”, said Prince. I am playinga very challenging characterwho holds a gold medal inwrestling. Rytasha and I will beseen as the television's uncon-ventional couple and I hope theaudience appreciates ourefforts”, he added.

Narula, who has remaineda known face of reality showson Indian television, seemedquite excited about his role. Hesaid, “I’m the most eligiblebachelor in the whole village,and dream of having a girl likeKatrina Kaif in my life butBadho becomes the reality. Andfrom here the story takes turn.”

For Rytasha who have been

doing theatre, this role came asa great opportunity but at thesame place the transition fromtheatre to TV came as a chal-lenge for her. As she shares,

“The transition from theatre toTV was of course a challenge.This is because the number ofworking hours and also actingfor camera is different than act-

ing on stage. This is gettingmore of technical sense in yourattitude. I have recently startedshooting for the show, so I amstill preparing for the role. I amstill in the process of learning.Every day I learn somethingnew and interesting.”

Talking about the chal-lenges he faced, Narula said,“Language is the biggest prob-lem. I worked really hard to getthat Haryanvi accent. Moreover,to play the role of a wrestler Ihad to focus on my body. Itinvolved three months training,regular exercise, gym and prop-er diet. I took lot of inspirationfrom Salman Khan’s role inSultan and tried to create thesame magic on small screen.”

The actors had a greatworking experience togetherand were all praise about eachother. “She is very talented andsweet. It is easy to work withher” said Narula. “It didn’tseem like I am working withhim for the first time. He is verychilled out. And this makeseverybody around him com-fortable. Prince is total fun. Ilove him”, Rytasha said.

On sharing about somememorable moments from theset, Rytasha replies, “There is ascene where I had to play witha buffalo. I have never playedwith the buffalo before. I usedto get very scared in the begin-ning as I have never touchedany farm animals. But the buf-falo was very cute and later Ienjoyed it”, she chuckled. WhilePrince shared that, “I enjoyedevery moment. It all came asnew experience for me.”

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Maybe Serena Williams sim-ply wanted to put on a bet-ter show for her pal

Beyonce.Looking rather displeased with

herself at times, including when sheshook her head and smirked on theway to the net for a post-victoryhandshake Thursday night, Williamsstill managed to tie MartinaNavratilova's professional-erawomen's record with her 306th careervictory in Grand Slam matches.

Williams beat Vania King 6-3, 6-3 to reach the US Open's thirdround. "I just think it should havebeen a different scoreline for me. Ifeel like I made a lot of errors,"Williams said. "But, you know,there's nothing I can do about thatnow. What really matters is I got thewin. Hopefully I'll just get better."

Really? This performance didn'tseem OK? After all, Williams deliv-ered 13 aces with serves that reached121 mph. She compiled a 38-4 edgein winners. She only dropped sixgames and needed all of 65 minutesto win.

"I just didn't have a great day,"was her assessment.

Yes, there were problems. The 28unforced errors The return game:She won only 13 of 40 points onKing's first serves. Williams did,however, smack one backhandreturn winner in the final game.

Music power couple Beyonceand Jay Z sat behind Williams'coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, in theplayer's guest box Thursday.

"It's always good," Williams said

casually, "to have Beyonce and Jay inthe box."

King noticed Williams' negativebody language as she headed to thenet. "I think Serena's a perfectionist.She always wants to play her best. ...If she doesn't play really well, she'salways a little bit hard on herself,"King said.

Delivering 13 aces with the roofclosed at Arthur Ashe Stadium, andshowing no signs of a sore rightshoulder that she said requires "con-stant" treatment, Williams improvedto 306-42 in matches at major tour-naments, a winning percentage of.879. Navratilova retired with a 306-49 mark.

Only Roger Federer, with 307,has won more Grand Slam matchesthan Williams in the Open era,which dates to 1968 — and he won'tadd to that total during this tourna-ment because he is out for the sea-son as he rehabs his surgicallyrepaired left knee. Williams canequal Federer's total by beating47th-ranked Johanna Larsson ofSweden on Saturday.

"Would like to take one morestep," Williams said while discussingher Slam win total. After a pause, sheadded: "several more steps."

That's because it'll take fivemore victories to win the champi-onship, which would be her seventhat the US Open and 23rd overall atmajors, breaking Steffi Graf 's Open-era record in that category.

Never one to shy away fromnon-tennis interests, Williamsrecently appeared in one of Beyonce'smusic videos and introduced a per-formance by her at the MTV VideoMusic Awards in Manhattan onSunday night.

"Usually when people are there,I try to play better, especially ifthey're famous and they're doing sogreat at their job," Williams said. "It'slike I want to show them that I'mgood at my job, too."

Williams' older sister, seven-time major champion Venus, beatJulia Goerges 6-2, 6-3, 2011 US Openwinner Sam Stosur lost 6-3, 6-3 toZhang Shuai of China, and No 5Simona Halep eliminated LucieSafarova 6-3, 6-4 in a meetingbetween past French Open finaliststhat was the first contest playedentirely with the roof closed (it wasshut for the first time during a matchmidway through Rafael Nadal's vic-tory Wednesday).

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When heavy rain beganpelting the closed roof at

Arthur Ashe Stadium, AndyMurray couldn't pick up theusual sounds of a tennis match.

Most importantly, he said,the thwack of a ball coming offhis opponent's racket strings —or his own, for that matter —was completely indiscernibleduring a 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 second-round victory over MarcelGranollers at the US Open onThursday.

As it is, the new $150 mil-lion retractable cover makes thetournament's main stadiumlouder because the structure,even when open, traps thesounds of spectators chatting inthe stands.

When it's shut, as was thecase on Wednesday because ofshowers that delayed play on allother courts for hours at a time,

the roof amplifies all of thatambient noise.

And when the drops camedown early in Murray's secondset, well, it was loud as can be.

"You can't hear anything,really," 2012 US Open champi-on Murray said. "I mean, youcould hear the line calls."

But that was about it.As Murray and Granollers

played, there was a constant dinduring points, an amalgam ofthe downpour bouncing off theoutside of the roof and themurmur of the crowd bounc-ing off the inside. From a seatin the 10th row parallel to abaseline, the racket-ball impactwas rendered silent by a loud-er version of what you hearwhen you hold a seashell toyour ear.

It's not simply that it's anunfamiliar soundtrack for aGrand Slam match. It affectsthe competition.

"We use our ears when weplay. It's not just the eyes. (Thesound) helps us pick up thespeed of the ball, the spinthat's on the ball, how hardsomeone's hitting it. If weplayed with our ears covered orwith headphones on, it wouldbe a big advantage if youropponent wasn't wearingthem," explained Murray,whose next opponent is 40th-ranked Paolo Lorenzi. "It'stricky. You can still do it, but it'sharder, for sure."

Because of Thursday's wetweather, action around thegrounds was limited until earlyevening — but matches keptcoming under the roof in Ashe.

Men advancing included2009 champion Juan Martindel Potro, No 3 Stan Wawrinka,No 6 Kei Nishikori, No 8Dominic Thiem, No 14 NickKyrgios and No 22 GrigorDimitrov.

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He is expected to play animportant role in the

upcoming 13 Test matches athome but Ajinkya Rahane does-n't want to look too far ahead asit can clutter one's mind.

"I know I have a job at handbut I never set targets before-hand. I believe setting targetstakes you too much into future.Looking too far ahead can clut-ter your mind. Instead I like tak-ing each day as it comes. Rightnow, the focus will be on NewZealand series," Rahane said.

Rahane has always empha-sised on doing homeworkagainst particular oppositionsand it would not be any differ-ent this time also when NewZealand visit India for a three-Test and five-ODI series.

"I always discuss my battingwith my childhood coachPraveen Amre. It won't be anydifferent this time also.Obviously the preparations foreach series is slightly different.

But obviously you never revealyour strategy before the seriesstarts. The key is to alwaysremain three steps ahead of theopposition," Rahane said.

Talking about using of batswith different weight, Rahanesaid he always uses bats of sameweight.

"Whether it's Melbourne orMumbai, I have never tinkeredwith weight of my bats. It'salways been same irrespective ofbounce in various pitches acrossthe globe." He scored 243 runsincluding a century and a halfcentury in the recently con-cluded series vs the West Indies.

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Resolute half-centuries by Ben Stokesand Jonny Bairstow led England to

a four-wicket victory against Pakistanand a 4-0 lead in the five-match one-day international series on Thursday.

Stokes stroked a nearly run-a-ball69 and Bairstow, included at the lastminute in place of the injured JosButtler, made 61 as England chaseddown Pakistan's 247-8.

Moeen Ali, 45 not out, hit a winningsix off Pakistan captain Azhar Ali asEnglandposted 252-6 at Headingley.

Pakistan's top order struggledagainst spinners Adil Rashid, who took3-47, and Moeen, 2-39, before captainAzhar Ali's 80 and Imad Wasim'squickfire late unbeaten 57 off 41 ballsgave the visitors a competitive total.

Earlier, after winning the toss andopting to bat, Pakistan struggled to paceits innings around Azhar's half-centu-ry against some good England bowling.

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India's national football coachStephen Constantine on Friday

anointed towering goalkeeperGurpreet Singh Sandhu as captainfor Saturday's international friend-ly against higher-ranked PuertoRico at the suburban AndheriSports Complex ground here.

"Gurpreet Singh Sandhu willcaptain the team tomorrow againstPuerto Rico," Constantineannounced at the fag end of thepre-match media conference to givea huge boost to the 24-year-old, oneof the youngest players to lead thenational football team.

The elevation of Gurpreet, theonly Indian playing professionalfootball in Europe with Stabaek FCin Norway, in place of regularleader and ace striker Sunil Chhetri,means senior custodian Subrata

Paul, who recently won the Arjunaaward, would have to sit out.

The game against the CONCA-CAF rivals, the first football inter-national to be held in this megapo-lis since the India versus USSRmatch way back in 1955, gives achance to the national side seek toclimb the FIFA ranking.

Currently India are 152 ascompared to Puerto Rico's 114 andthis would be the national team'sfifth international game this year.

Puerto Rico squad missed theirconnecting flight and are to reachonly this evening, it wasannounced, but coach Constantinebrushed aside any extra advantagefor India due to this late arrival ofthe opponents.

"They are a good side withmany good players. Yeah, one maymention about their landing tim-ing in Mumbai but you cannot take

away their quality. Can you? PuertoRico were one of the best moversin the FIFA Rankings. They are avery organised side," saidConstantine.

"They love to keep the ball andplay it around. They are technical-ly very good. Once they are aroundthe box they are very dangerous.Against USA they split open therival defence with three touches,"said the national coach.

However, he also praised thenew-look Indian side, 13 of whomare under the age of 23.

"We are trying to build a poolof players who would representIndia for the next 6-7 years. In fact,we already have built a sizeablegroup but there will be additions,"Constantine said, adding, "Todaythere is a healthy competition foreach of the slots."LIVE: 8 pm at TEN NETWORK.

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Roberto Martinez's Belgium wasbooed off the pitch against

Spain. Gian Piero Ventura watchedItaly's error-prone defense gift goalsto France.

It was a night to forget for twocoaches on their national teamdebuts in Thursday's friendlies.

And the future of Netherlandmanager Danny Blind looks bleak-er after barely a year in the job afterhis team collapsed to Greece aheadof World Cup qualifying beginning.

But Julen Lopetegui enjoyed the

perfect introduction to internation-al football coaching with Spain — atMartinez's expense — as the recent-ly deposed European champion beattop-ranked Belgium. David Silvascored both goals as Spain out-classed Belgium, highlighting the sizeof the task facing former Evertonmanager Martinez to mold his talent-packed squad into a team capable ofliving up to its potential.

Elsewhere, Defender GiorgioChiellini was to blame for AnthonyMartial and Olivier Giroud scoringin the first half. On his Italy debut,17-year-old goalkeeper Gianluigi

Donnarumma also failed to protecthis near post to allow LayvinKurzawa to find the net after thebreak. Graziano Pelle scored Italy'sonly goal, initially canceling outMartial's first international goal.

The Netherlands was con-demned to a fifth straight home lossfor the first time since 1933, high-lighting the depths the team hassunk to since reaching the semifi-nals at the 2014 World Cup.

Georginio Wijnaldum put theDutch in front, but the confidenceebbed out of Blind's team andKonstantinos Mitroglou headed in

Greece's equaliser. IoannisGianniotas netted Greece's winnerin the second half.

Nani seized the limelight inCristiano Ronaldo's absence withtwo goals in Portugal's first matchsince beating France in theEuropean Championship final inJuly for its first major football titleto beat Gibraltar 5-0.

Meanwhile, Lionel Messi markedhis return from short-lived interna-tional retirement with the only goalas 10-man Argentina defeatedUruguay 1-0 to score a crucial 2018World Cup qualifying victory.

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