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Newly appointed State BJPelection co in-charge cum

Minister of road constructiondepartment in BiharGovernment Nand KishoreYadav on Wednesday exudedconfidence of BJP repeatingthe Lok Sabha election perfor-mance in the Assembly electionsin Jharkhand. He said for party,it is immaterial, who is con-testing against BJP, as party isconfident of making a landslidevictory in election and able toform the Government of itsown.

Yadav, taking to media per-sons for the first time afterassuming charge said, “InJharkhand, the party is leastbothered, who is contestingagainst BJP. The party has set atarget of 65 plus seats after get-ting feedbacks from party cadresworking on ground.”

He further said, “The partyhas fixed a target of enrolling 25lakh new members across theState by year-end Assemblyelections and in this connection,all MPs and Ministers havebeen asked to camp at party’sorganisational mandals tillAugust 31.” The leaders camp-ing at mandals will overseemembership drive apart fromcarrying out membership drivereaching people at booth level.

The Central BJP to overseepoll preparations in four pollbound states has appointedelection in-charge and co in-charge for four States. SeniorBJP leader from Rajasthan OmPrakash Mathur has beenappointed as election in-chargeof BJP, while Yadav has beenmade as his deputy. Mathur to

oversee BJP poll preparations isto visit Ranchi next week.

Yadav on his first visit toJharkhand after becoming elec-tion in-charge on Tuesday holdthe core committee meeting.Sources said that within amonth this is second core com-mittee meet of BJP inJharkhand. On July 13-14, whenBJP working president JPNadda visited Jharkhand heheld a meeting of the coregroup of the state BJP dis-cussing the party’s preparationand candidates for the upcom-ing assembly elections.

On whether BJP will allywith other parties in Jharkhandfor year-end Assembly elec-tion, he said BJP alliance inJharkhand is with AJSU partyand in future no other partieswill be included in the alliance.

He also said that JDUalliance with BJP is limited inBihar. Yadav said, “In Bihar boththe parties have joined hands onthe issue of development andthe alliance is limited in Bihar.”The Bihar Minister’s statementassumes importance as in pastfew weeks, Bihar Chief Minister

Nitish Kumar’s party JDU hastaken a separate stands on dif-ferent issue. The JDU hasopposed abrogation of Article370 and 35 (A) of IndianConstitution. The party hasalso staged a walkout fromRajya Sabha on the issue oftriple talaq bill passed in upperhouse of Parliament.

Yadav also predicted thatRJD will face same conse-quences in Bihar, which theparty faced in Jharkhand. Hesaid, “The people of countryhave come to know about thereality of caste based parties(read RJD and SamajwadiParty). These parties sole aim isto promote their family and theyare least concern about people.”

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Showing great respect forpeople of Primitive and

Vulnerable Tribal Groups,today, Chief Minister RaghubarDas personally made twowomen of PVTGs wear theirsleepers during the inaugura-tion of Charan Paduka Yojna inWest Sighbhum district onWednesday.

The CM, like a youngerbrother, approached JhalakMuni Birhor and Tirki Birhor,gave them sleepers from hisown hands and greeted themwith folded hands. Both thewomen were choked; peoplesaw the CM in surprise andadmired his step just a daybefore Raksha Bandhan.

The day reminded every-one of Santhal Pargana, whenon September 14, 2016 inDumka, the CM had reacheda Divyang person who did nothave feet. The CM hadapproached the man and hadsaid, “I am not a ChiefMinister, I am your servant.”Similar situation was theretoday in West Singhbhum.

The CM said today thatunder the Charan PadukaYojana, sleepers made bywomen of self-help group ofWest Singhbhum district willbe given free of cost to theprimitive tribes community. Itis to be known that the scheme is going through the CSR Fund of ACC Cement.

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At least 25 police personnelfrom Jharkhand found place

in the list of gallantry award win-ners announced by the Ministryof Home Affairs (MHA) onWednesday. The list includesInspector Naval Kishore Singhof Dhanbad, who will be award-ed the President’s award forexemplary work in police ser-vice.

Besides, four police per-sonnel, including a martyr, fromthe State will get gallantryawards for their bravery on theline of duty. The four police per-sonnel in this category areInspector Ramakant Prasad,

Sub Inspector Jyoti Prasad,Constable Zafar Imam andChowkidar Chotelal Paswan,who attained martyrdom in theline of duty. Moreover, at least 19police personnel from the Statewill also get medals for theircommendable performance inthe police force here.

Every Independence Day,the MHA announces the namesof police personnel, who haveshowcased valour while servingtheir duties. Jharkhand is one ofthe Left Wing Extremism- hitstates in the country, and sever-al thousand police personnelfrom central forces as well as theState police risk their lives everyday to maintain law and order

in the interiors of the tribalState. According to figures withthe MHA, at least 18 of 24 dis-tricts in Jharkhand are LeftWing Extremism affected.Apart from the CPI (Maoist), atleast 17 splinter outfits areactive here.

The Central Reserve PoliceForce (CRPF), which plays apivotal role in fighting extrem-ism in the red corridor of theState, will celebrate the 73rdIndependence Day in Ranchi byhoisting a 73 meter tall Indiannational flag at its camp. Theflag will be unfurled by CRPF’sInspector General SanjayAnand Latkar.

This flag will be the tallesttricolor hoisted in Ranchi onIndependence Day. A presscommuniqué from the CRPFsaid on Wednesday that the flagwill be hoisted on the tallest hillin the CRPF camp here and willbe visible from different partsof Ranchi. This flag, however,will be hoisted every day start-ing this Independence Day andinstill patriotism in the residentsof Ranchi.

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With the Central Board ofSecondary Education

(CBSE) announcing a fee hikefor students of class 10 and 12,the All School ParentsAssociation Jharkhand hasdecided to launch a protestagainst the same.

For students belonging tothe Schedule Caste andSchedule Tribe (SC/ST) cate-gory, the board has increasedthe fees from �50 to �1,200while the amount has beendoubled for those in the gen-eral category who will nowhave to pay �1,500 to appear forthe board examinations.

“All the elected membersof the Lok Sabha and RajyaSabha from Jharkhand will begiven a memorandum by theassociation so that it reachesthe Ministry of HumanResource Development. TheCBSE coordinator in Ranchiwill also be presented a mem-orandum on August 16 regard-ing the same,” said Federationof Parents Association, GeneralSecretary, Ajay Rai.

According to Rai, theprotest will continue till thenew fee structure is with-drawn. “The fees of private

schools are already quite high.With the new fee hike of CBSEschools, it will further harassthe parents. The board alreadyreceives a good amount ofroyalty from its affiliatedschools and it is unfair toraise the fees. The new fee hikewill compel the parents tothink before sending theirchildren to a CBSE school,” hesaid.

As per the association offi-cial the Government shouldinterfere in this matter and takesteps so that education reach-es every child in India. Thepolicy of ‘one education, oneboard’ should be implementedby the Centre

Rai further added that inJharkhand there are about 9-10 lakh students studying inCBSE schools and around 2lakh appear for the class 10 andclass 12 board examinations.

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In a major breakthrough,Ranchi Police seized a huge

cache of cough syrup (sedative)estimated worth of �75 lakh to�1 Crore from Amrud BazarArea of Sukhdeo Nagar PoliceStation in the State Capital onWednesday.

Deputy Superintendent ofPolice, Kotwali, Ajit KumarVimal informed that the Policeraided a godown situated atAmrud Bagan area of RatuRoad under Sukhdeo NagarPolice Station in the StateCapital on Wednesday ataround 12 pm and seized hugecache of sedative cough syrupand detained two persons fromthe godown. “After investiga-tion the Police found that thegodown belongs to RKEnterprises owner SanjayGupta, resident of Piska Morearea of Sukhdeo Nagar Police

Station in Ranchi. The Policealso detained two personsDipak Singh and VimalenduAggarwal from the spot tofurther investigation and thepolice also detainedKapileshwar Gupta father ofSanjay Gupta,” he added.

“Few days earlier the Policewas suspecting that somethingsuspicious is going on in thearea. Police have recoveredmore than 100 cartons of thesyrups from the godown. ThePolice assessing that the syrup’sprice was between �75 lakh to�1 Crore. A case has been reg-ister in connection with theissue,” said Vimal.

The Police team led by DySP, Kotwali, Vimal and accom-panied by Director DrugControl Department, RituSahay, Joint Director DrugControl Department SurendraPrasad were involved in theraid.

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For the next few days- August15 to August 18, Jharkhand

is expected to have reducedrainfall activity. The new lowpressure system which wasforming over the Bay of Bengaland its surrounding areas onAugust 12 is now graduallyshifting towards the west thusthe rainfall activity is expectedto reduce across the State.

“The low pressure systemhas now shifted towardsChhattisgarh and will gradual-ly continue to move towards thewest. Because of this move-

ment there will be reduced rain-fall activity in the State,” saidforecasting officer METObservatory Centre Ranchi, SCMandal. According to theweather department, for August15 and August 16 the forecast isof light to moderate rainfall inparts of northern Jharkhand. OnAugust 17 and August 18 theprediction is of wide spreadshowers of light to moderate cat-egory at many places in the State.

“There is no warning ofheavy rain showers across theState. However from August 16to August 18, rainfall accompa-nied with thunder storms andlightning could occur at someplaces in Jharkhand,” added theofficial.

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The entire security grid hasbeen put in a state of high

alert to ensure peaceful cele-brations of the 73rdIndependence Day in Jammu &Kashmir on Thursday.

Amid heightened tensionwith Pakistan, foot soldiers ofthe Indian Army and BSF havebeen asked to remain vigilantto prevent any infiltration bidfrom across the border.

Elaborate security arrange-ments have been put in placeacross both the main cities ofJammu and Srinagar to ensureincident-free celebrations.

This is the firstIndependence Day after theabrogation of the special statusto Jammu & Kashmir underArticle 370 and reorganisa-tion of the State into two UnionTerritories.

To set the stage for the spe-cial celebrations, severalTiranga rallies were organisedacross Jammu region where alarge number of people tookout rallies holding tricolours.

Barring Kishtwar andPoonch, where security forcesexercised extra caution toensure peace, situationremained peaceful across otherdistrict headquarters of Jammuregion on Wednesday. But anti-India posters surfaced inPoonch in Sheeshmahal areanear office of the DeputyCommissioner. Strict enforce-ment of Section 144 CrPC wasapplied in Kishtwar and peoplewere advised to stay indoors.

The Government onWednesday said all the arrange-ments to celebrate theIndependence Day are now inplace in all the districts ofJammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.

This was stated by theGovernment’s spokespersonand Principal SecretaryPlanning and DevelopmentRohit Kansal in Srinagar.

Kansal said restrictionswere eased out in various parts

of Kashmir, including Srinagarcity which remained peaceful.He added reasonable restric-tions are put in place to main-tain law and order situation inthe Valley.

He further said situation inKashmir is peaceful and nomajor incidents have beenreported. The Government hasrelaxed prohibitory orders inmany areas, he said.

Additional Director-General of Police, Law andOrder, Munir Khan said the sit-uation is under control and themain focus is to have a peace-ful celebration onIndependence Day.

Khan said there have beenlocalised incidents at variousparts of Srinagar and other dis-tricts and these were containedlocally. “There have been nomajor injuries, but a few pelletinjuries. Our biggest endeavouris that no civil casualty should

take place,” he said.Regarding the availability

of essential services, Kansal saidservices like National Highway,Airport, are normal, availabil-ity of normal and emergencymedicines are available at allthe hospitals.

Senior Superintendent ofPolice, Jammu Tejinder Singhsaid several security checkpoints have been established toensure smooth conduct of theIndependence Day celebra-tions in Jammu. He said severalteams have been deployed invulnerable areas to keep a closewatch on the suspects whilevenues of I-Day functions havebeen fully secured with heavydeployment of security forces.

People have been asked toinform police in case theynotice any suspicious person orobject, an advisory issued bythe Senior Superintendent ofPolice (Security), Jammu, said.

They have been advised tonot carry arms and ammuni-tion, sharp-edged weapons,hand bags, polythene bags,transistors, hand fire extin-guishers, stop watch, any kindof powder, inflammable mate-rial like cigarettes, match boxes,lighter, cameras and alikeobjectionable items.

People have been advisedto cooperate with security per-sonnel and not hesitate in dis-closing their identity if request-ed by the personnel. Districtadministrations have been con-stantly reviewing the securitysituation since the Governmentscrapped Jammu & Kashmir’sspecial status on August 5.

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Coming down on thoseopposing the abrogation of

Article 370, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi on Wednesdaysaid the critics belong to theusual vested interest groups,political dynasties or are terrorsympathisers as well as some“friends” in the Opposition.

Modi said in the past sevendecades intimidation ruled theroost in the Valley and now itis time to give chance fordevelopment. In an interviewto news agency IANS, the PMsaid Articles 370 and 35(A)fully isolated the State and cit-izens were kept away fromfruits of development.

“Please see the list of peo-ple who have opposed thedecisions about Kashmir: Theusual vested interest groups,political dynasties, those whosympathise with terror andsome friends in the Opposition.The people of India, irrespec-tive of what their political pref-erence is, have supported thesteps taken in Jammu, Kashmirand Ladakh. This is about thenation, not politics. The peopleof India are seeing that toughbut essential decisions thatwere earlier assumed to beimpossible are becoming areality,” Modi said.

Detailed interview on P9

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The State Cabinet onWednesday approved ben-

efits under the MukhyamantriKanyadan Yojana andMukhyamantri Sukanya Yojanato all the 57 lakh odd rationcard holders in Jharkhand. Tilldate, the eligibility of benefi-ciaries under the schemes wasdecided on the basis of theSocio Economic Class Census(SECC). However, now on theeligibility criteria for seekingbenefits under the two State-run schemes will be same as theeligibility criteria for PradhanMantri Ujjwala Yojana(PMYU), Secretary of theDepartment of Women, ChildDevelopment and SocialSecurity, Amitabh Kaushal said.

“All the ration card holdersin Jharkhand will be eligible forMukhyamantri KanyadanYojana and MukhyamantriSukanya Yojana. There are threecategories of ration card hold-ers under NFSA (National FoodSecurity Act) and all of themwill be eligible for benefitsunder the two welfareschemes,” Kaushal said. Thethree categories of ration cardholders under NFSA are prior-ity card holders, Antyodayacard holders and white cardholders.

The Cabinet on Wednesdayalso decided that the State will

bear the cost of one additionalcylinder refill under PMUY forall the beneficiaries here in year2019-2020. The cost of refillingthe cylinders will be directlycredited to the bank accounts ofthe beneficiaries through DirectBenefit Transfer (DBT). “Thebeneficiaries with 14.2 Kg cylin-der will get one additional refillfrom the State, while the oneswith 5 Kg cylinders will get twoadditional refills,” Kaushal said.

Chief Minister RaghubarDas launched theMukhyamantri Sukanya Yojanain January this year. Aimed atproviding social security to girlchildren, the scheme assures Rs40,000 in seven installments toa girl child since the day she isborn. The installments will bedirectly deposited to the regis-tered bank account of the ben-eficiary’s mother. If beneficia-ries under this scheme plan toget married, then the State willpay the family a sum of �30,000under MukhyamantriKanyadan Yojana.

Other than increasing thetarget beneficiaries under wel-fare schemes, the Cabinet onWednesday also approvedmonetary compensation to thefamilies of poll personnel whoeither get injured or lose theirlives during poll duty.

Poll personnel involved inconducting Lok Sabha elec-tions, Assembly elections,municipal elections andPanchayat elections will be cov-ered under the scheme, saidState Urban DevelopmentSecretary AK Singh.

As per the scheme, thecompensation amount willdouble from �15 lakh to �30lakh for any poll staff who diesin an act of extremism violencesuch as land mine blast, bombblast or firing, said Singh.Compensations will also begiven to the poll personnelwho get disabled in attacksexecuted by Left WingExtremist (LWE) groups. As perthe scheme, people who sustainfive to 20 per cent disability inLWE attacks will get a com-pensation of Rs.75,000. Theamount will go up to Rs.7.5lakh for people who sustainmore than 75 per cent disabil-ity in such incidents. The com-pensation will be doubled if thedisability is caused in landmine blasts, bomb blasts or fir-ing.

As per figures with theMinistry of Home Affairs(MHA), at least 18 of 24 dis-tricts in Jharkhand are LWEaffected. Apart from the mainCPI (Maoist), at least 17 splin-ter groups are active inJharkhand.

The Cabinet on Wednesdayapproved 19 proposals. It alsodecided to strengthen the dis-aster management measures inrural areas of Jharkhand.

The Cabinet decided thatthe Government will sign aMemorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) withNational Disaster ManagementAuthority (NDMA) forstrengthening the disaster man-agement works in 19 back-ward districts of Jharkhand.

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Major portion of the year2019 has treasured into

the womb of history. As wedeeply analyse the unfolding ofevents during this period, we’llfind that the transitionalchurning in our hinterlandshas been exceptionally con-structive. The internal securi-ty has witnessed a strengthen-ing phase while security forceshave been triumphantly con-solidating the domination ininsurgency hit regions.Peaceful conduct of GeneralParliamentary Elections duringthis phase has also gloriouslycemented our democraticvirtues.

Apart from the perceptible

happenings around, there hasbeen an undeniable compellingphenomenon, which has grad-ually shattered the prevalentroutine in Naxal affected pock-ets and has further integratedthe national solidarity. Whilebeing engaged with the dutiesof State Force Coordinator forJharkhand during Lok Sabhaelections held few monthsbefore, I got the opportunity toget a sense of this from closequarters. A real proud feeling,it was something beyond ecsta-sy for us when last ballot wascast on 19th of May. We wereable to achieve something thatwas never witnessed in the his-tory of the State. Not a singlebullet fired, not a single dropof bloodshed and not a singleinstance of chaos or panic.Naxals were comprehensivelyoutmanoeuvred and outwitted.Any vicious attempt was deci-sively thwarted. It was anunparallel tribute to the yearsof sacrifice and martyrdom ofmen in Khakhi. Undertakingconfidence building measuresover a period of time throughcivic action programmes inremote interiors and reachingout to people whenever theywere in distress paid rich div-idends. Large scale induction

of Central Armed Police Forcesduring elections was also toohot to handle for Naxal cadres.For the visible eyes, securityforces played a defining role.Of course they did. However,there’s more to this than meetsthe eye.

Being one of the hotbedsof violent Naxalism, Jharkhandhas suffered its wrath on toomany consistent bases. In thepast, they have managed tounleash havoc almost at will,owing to strong support basethey boasted among the locals.But, the unprecedented voterturnout this time around inown backyard of prominentNaxal leaders has reinstated thebelief that barrel of the gun canno more call the shots. Handfulof these men cannot blackmailthe majority; emotionally, ide-ologically or threateningly. Theunflinching footing they oncecommanded, being one oftheir own has begun to oblit-erate away. If we take into con-sideration the polling patternduring last couple of parlia-mentary elections inJharkhand, from 42 exclusivenative villages of top CPI(Maoists) in the rank of ZonalCommanders and above, eachcarrying a reward of morethan ? 10 lakhs, we’ll see thataverage voting percentage inthese regions has surged from58 per cent in 2014 to 71 percent in 2019. Analysing simi-lar criteria for 13 villages ofequally notorious and dreadedSplinter Group Naxals, thefigure has jumped from 53 percent (2014) to 65 per cent(2019).

This climb reflects strong-willed and unbendingapproach of the residents here.The preceding 5 years haveseen shaking and then gradu-ally shifting ground base forthe Naxals. The paradigm shifthas broken the long overdueshackles which were majorbarrier in the normal dis-course.

This aspect materialisingin spite of the diktat issued byNaxals to boycott electionsand threatening people withdire consequences is testimo-ny of the fearless and resolutestand of the masses. In years ofcoercive submission, inhabi-tants are now seeing throughthese crooks and have defiantlychosen ballot over bullet. Theawakening is here and real.

So baffled have the localsbeen by the exasperating cir-cumstances that village Chaniin Chatra district and villageMadma in Latehar district,natives of top Naxal ZonalCommanders, Santosh Yadavand Muneshwar Ganjhurespectively, have witnessedpolling percentage rise from amere 34 per cent (2014) to astaggering 73 per cent (2019).

Similarly in Palamu dis-trict, in villages Dumri andAbun, natives of ZonalCommanders Rahiman Jeeand Niraj Singh Khairwarrespectively, has escalated from24 per cent to 63 per cent andfrom 31 per cent to 69 per cent.There are dozens of such illus-trations where people beingdisillusioned and having suf-fered grossly, voting participa-tion has skyrocketed tremen-dously.

Having taken poor peoplefor a ride in the name of a fal-lacious ideology and vestedinterests, Naxals misguidedthem and opposed the devel-opmental projects with hostileresistance. This status quosuited them perfectly.Exploiting the innocence,handful of these thugs madelife miserable for their ownpeople. There’s a saying, thereis light at the end of every tun-nel. The tunnel of Naxalism isnear its end and people arenow seeing light of the main-stream.

It’s obviously certain nowthat when even the natives ofNaxal Commanders haveditched them to join the demo-cratic process, their days arereally numbered and the atro-cious movement may collapseanytime soon. Kudos to thespirit of these inhabitants, whoare the chief engineers of thistransition and have mergedtheir aspirations with that ofthe nation.

Reflecting on the chal-lenges faced by our augustnation on Independence Daytoday, we've had our share ofdemons and we are truly onour way to conquer them.

Poll figures courtesy Officeof Chief Electoral Officer,Jharkhand.

(The writer is InspectorGeneral, Central Reserve PoliceForce, Jharkhand Sector)

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Wing CommanderAbhinandan Varthaman,

who became a household nameafter he shot down a PakistaniF-16 and was later capturedwhen his MIG-21 was hit by amissile, has been conferredwith Vir Chakra on the eve ofIndependence Day. This medalis the third highest war timegallantry medal. Some otherpilots who took part in the airstrikes to destroy terrorist campin Balakot were conferred withYudh Seva Medal.

President Ram NathKovind, who is also theSupreme Commander of theArmed Forces, has approved atotal of 132 Awards to armedforces personnel and mem-bers of paramilitary Forces.The awards include two KirtiChakras, one Vir Chakra, 14

Shaurya Chakras, eight Bar toSena Medals (Gallantry), 90Sena Medals (Gallantry), fiveNao Sena Medals (Gallantry),seven Vayu Sena Medals andfive Yudh Seva Medals.

Kirti Chakra, the secondhighest peace time medal wasconferred posthumously onPrakash Jadhav of Corps ofEngineers. He died fighting ter-rorists in Jammu & Kashmir.

The other Kirti Chakraawardee is DeputyCommandant of CentralReserve Police Force (CRPF)Harshpal Singh for his gallantaction in Kashmir.

Vir Chakra recipientVarthaman, 36, was capturedby the Pakistan Army onFebruary 27 this year after hisMIG-21 Bison jet was shotdown by a missile during a dog

fight with the Pakistani jetswhen they intruded into theIndian air space in Rajouri sec-tor of Jammu & Kashmir. Atleast four to five Pakistani jetstried to hit Indian militaryinstallations in retaliation to theIAF air strikes in Balakot inPakistan a day earlier.

Varthaman was part of theIAF team guarding the Rajourisector and successfully chasedaway the Pakistani jets and shotdown a Pakistani F-16 beforegetting hit. He bailed out andlanded in Pakistan OccupiedKashmir (POK). The pilot wasreleased and returned to Indiatwo days later to a hero’s wel-come. He had suffered injurieswhile ejecting from his MiG-21Bison during the aerial combat.

A high-level medical boardof the IAF has clearedVarthaman to return to thefighter cockpit. He may resume

fighter flying soon.Woman officer Squadron

Leader Minty Agarwal, whoplayed a key role as flight con-troller during the aerial com-bat between India and Pakistanon February 27, has beenawarded Yudh Seva medal.The IAF received a total of 13awards including five YudhSeva Medals and seven VayuSena Medals. At least fiveMirage fighter pilots, who werepart of the operation to strikea Jaish-e-Mohmamed(JeM)terrorist training camp inBalakot on February 26, wereamong the awardees. The raidwas carried out after thePulwama incident on February14 where 40 CRPF personnelwere killed in a suicide attack.

The Army also got eightShaurya Chakra awards and 98Sena medals. The Navy got oneShaurya Chakra award.

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Gallant role in the counter-terrorism grid of Jammu

& Kashmir has fetched theCentral Security forces maxi-mum gallantry medalsamongst the 180 such decora-tions announced by theGovernment on the eve of theIndependence Day. A total of114 gallantry medals havebeen given to the troopsdeployed in J&K and 62 such medals in the Naxal-affected States.

Four gallantry medalswere announced for Centralforces for their counter-insur-gency operations in the North Eastern States.

The Centre announced asmany as 946 medals for per-sonnel and officers of CentralArmed Police Forces (CAPFs)and state police forces, out ofwhich three have been deco-rated with the President’sPolice Medal for Gallantry(PPMG) while 177 have beenawarded the PMG.

Nine personnel have beengiven these bravery medalsposthumously, a HomeMinistry statement said.

In keeping with the tradi-tion, the CRPF has bagged themaximum, 75 gallantry medalsfollowed by 61 by the J&KPolice, 23 by Odisha police,nine by police personnel fromChhattisgarh, a major Naxal-affectedState, and five each bythe Border Security Force(BSF) and the Indo-TibetanBorder Police force (ITBP).

Likewise, 89 police per-sonnel have been given thePresident’s Police Medal fordistinguished service and 677have been awarded the policemedal for meritorious service.

A total of 56 personnelhave been awarded fire servicemedals and 44 officials havebeen given the home guardand civil defence medal.

Forty personnel have alsobeen awarded the correction-al service medals that are givento prison staffers who guardand manage jails in variousStates.

The CRPF bagged theKirti Chakra and two ShauryaChakras for counter-terroristoperations in Jammu andKashmir and in the anti-Naxalcombat theatre.

Harshpal Singh, now pro-moted in the Second-in-Command rank from DeputyCommandant, and his buddyconstable Zaker Hussain havebeen decorated with the mili-tary medals for killing “threedreaded terrorists of Jaish-e-Mohammed” in Septemberlast year in Jammu.

“Both these brave heartstook bullets and grenade splin-ters fired by the terrorists butthey held their ground till theygunned down all the three ter-rorists hiding behind a house,”

reads the their citation. Singh has been decorated

with the Kirti Chakra, the sec-ond highest peacetime gal-lantry medal of the country,while Hussain has been award-ed the Shaurya Chakra, onebelow in precedence than theKirti Chakra, for this opera-tion. Another CRPF ConstableSable Dyaneshwar Shriram ofthe 53rd battalion of the forcewas awarded the ShauryaChakra for killing two armedJeM terrorists after takingthem on in Baramulla districtof Kashmir Valley while he wason ‘naka’ (checkpost) duty onOctober 19 last year.

Five personnel of the ITBPhave been decorated withPolice Medal for Gallantry forexemplary valour and extra-ordinary courage in a Naxalencounter that took place onOctober 25, 2017 in the junglesof Kamkasur and Kopankarkain Rajnandgaon district ofChhattisgarh.

The force has been award-ed a total of 19 medals in var-ious service categories thistime.

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From this year’sIndependence Day, private

satellite news TV channels willhave to telecast a short programme on the celebra-tions along with correspondingsign language interpretationin the afternoon/evening ofAugust 15 as mandated by theUnion Information andBroadcasting Ministry.

The private news chan-nels have been told that theymay either make their own pro-gramme with sign languageinterpretation, or, if they wish,they may carry a bulletin pre-pared by DD News free of cost,Amit Khare, I&B Secretarysaid at an event here organisedby the NCPEDP Wednesday.

The Ministry baggedSpecial Jury NCPEDP-Mphasis

Universal Design Award for itsefforts in making televisionaccessible for people with hear-ing disabilities. MP Rama Devicalled for ensuring the disabledthe access to independenceand livelihoods while NCPEDPhead Arman Ali said, “withoutaccessibility, inclusion is impos-sible. Some of the ideas thathave won this year are so futur-istic that it gives us hope.”

Devanshi Joshi, a specially-abled who suffers from Downsyndrome and an employee ofFuture Group working in BigBazaar, Vasant Kunj on behalfof the corporate sectorexpressed happiness that com-panies were focusing on mak-ing their spaces more inclusivewhich will go a long way inmaking the society inclusive.

Among corporate thosewho clinched the awards were

Bleetech Pvt Ltd, Maharashtrafor developing a wearable bandthat connects with the users’Smartphone and convertssound signals to vibrationsand visual notifications, SMLearning Skills Academy forSpecial Needs Private Limited,Haryana for developing anonline platform, CogniAbleand Noida-based NIOS fordeveloping videos in sign lan-guage version.

Big Bazaar- Future Retailfrom Maharashtra andBangaluru based Robert BoschEngineering and BusinessSolutions Private Limited wereawarded respectively for theproject “Sab Ke Liye” whichensures accessible spaces toall including specially-abledand elderly and developingMPAS, an assistive technologydevice for the blind.

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President Ram Nath Kovindon Wednesday chose his

Independence Day address tothe nation to express confi-dence that the people of Jammu& Kashmir will immenselybenefit from the revocation ofprovisions of Article 370 thatgave special status to the stateand its bifurcation into twoUnion Territories.

Delivering his address,Kovind also said the changesmade in Jammu & Kashmirand Ladakh recently will enablethe people to access and enjoythe same rights, same privileges and same facilities astheir fellow citizens in the restof the country.

“...I am confident that therecent changes made inJammu-Kashmir and Ladakhwould be of immense benefit to

those regions. They will enablethe people to access and enjoythe same rights, same privilegesand same facilities as their fel-low citizens in the rest of thecountry,” Kovind said on the eve of the 73rdIndependence Day.

Kovind made a reference tothe changes in Jammu &Kashmir while recalling thatthe illustrious generation thatled us to freedom did not perceive Independenceonly in terms of transfer ofpolitical power.

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As many as 500 people havedied and at least 100 are

missing in torrential rains andfloods across India sinceAugust 1. After Kerala andKarnataka, Andhra Pradesh ison alert following rising waterlevels in Krishna River. Allmajor rivers-Brahmaputra inAssam, Bagmati and Kosi inBihar, Warna in Maharashtra,

Tungabhadra in AndhraPradesh, Ganga in UttarPradesh and Vamsadhara inOdisha are flowing above dan-ger level.

As per flood situationreport prepared by the Ministryof Home Affairs, 91 deathshave been reported from Kerala,54 from Karnataka, 48 fromMaharashtra and eight fromOdisha in the past one week.Between July and the first week

of August, at least 98 deathswere reported from Gujarat, 123in Bihar and 71 in Assam. Withseveral persons still missing,authorities fear the toll willlikely go up. Since the onset ofmonsoon (from June 1), asmany as 950 people died due tofloods, landslides and rain relat-ed incidents across the country.

The IMD has warned ofheavy rainfall over the next fivedays in several places. Heavy

rain in parts of four Indianstates — Kerala, Karnataka,Maharashtra and Gujarat —has forced more than 1.2 mil-lion people to leave theirhomes, mostly for govern-ment-run relief camps

At least 95 people werekilled and more than 50 aremissing in Kerala, where heavyrainfall triggered dozens oflandslides last week andtrapped more than 100 people.Kerala was hit by its worstfloods in almost a century lastyear, when 450 people died,and the state is still recoveringfrom the damage to publicinfrastructure including rail-ways and roads.

In neighbouring Karnataka,home to the technology hubBengaluru, 54 people died and15 are missing after rivers bursttheir banks when authoritiesreleased water from dams.Nearly 700,000 people havebeen evacuated in the state.Heavy rainfall is expected inparts of Karnataka, Maharashtraand Gujarat, as well as MadhyaPradesh, in the next two days,IMD said. In Maharashtra, 48people died but flood waters arereceding. In Madhya Pradesh,the biggest producer of soy-beans, heavy rains killed 32 peo-ple and damaged crops, author-ities said. In Gujarat, 31 peopledied in rain-related incidents,while landslides killed nearly adozen people in the northernhilly State of Uttarakhand.

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Congress leader RahulGandhi has written to RBI

Governor Shaktikanta Das,urging that the moratorium onrepayment of crop loans beextended to December 31 forfarmers in Kerala in the wakeof floods in the State. Thedeath toll in the Kerala floodsis 95, as per Government fig-ures, and over 1.89 lakh peopledisplaced by the deluge sinceAugust 8 have taken refuge in1,118 camps since August 8.

“Almost a year back, Keralawitnessed the worst floods inover a century. I request RBI totake measures to extend themoratorium on repayment ofloans by farmers to December2019,” wrote Rahul.

He said the impact offloods is further aggravated bythe inability of farmers to repayagricultural loans due to croploss coupled with falling com-modity prices of cash crops that affects their ability tobounce back.

“Kerala has witnessed atragic spate of farmer suicidesin the wake of banks initiating

recovery proceedings underhelpless farmers under theSecuritisation andReconstruction of FinancialAssets and Enforcement ofSecurities Interests Act, 2002(SARFAESI Act).”

“Despite the demand fromthe State government and theopposition parties to extend themoratorium on repayment ofloans to December 31, 2019,the state level banker’s com-mittee as refused to considerthe demand,” he added.

Rahul had also written aletter to Prime MinisterNarendra Modi asking forCentre’s assistance in tacklingthe flood situation in Kerala.

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As the national cleanlinesscampaign completes its

five years on October, 2, 2019,the Union Jal Shakti Ministryon Wednesday kicked off a 15-day survey, SwachchhSarvekshan Grameen-2019 tocover 17,450 villages in 698 dis-tricts across the country.

The aim is to providenational ranking of all dis-tricts and States on the basis ofquantitative and qualitativesanitation (Swachchhta) para-meters, said a senior officialfrom the Ministry.

Feedback will be garneredfrom over 87,250 public placesincluding schools, anganwadisand public health centres,haat/bazaars/religious placesin the identified villages.Around 250,000 citizens will beinterviewed for their feedbackon SBM related issues. Also cit-izens will be mobilised to pro-vide feedback on sanitation

relation related issues onlineusing an application devel-oped for the purpose, said theofficial from the Ministry.

A detailed protocol hasbeen developed to guide theranking of districts basis theirperformance on key quality

and quantitative parameters. The official said the maid-

en exercise by Department ofDrinking Water and Sanitation,Ministry of Jal Shakti to rankstates and districts on key san-itation parameters through a“Swachh Survekshan

Grameen” in 2018 covered 698districts and more than 7000villages. The Survekshan gen-erated huge enthusiasm acrossdistricts and generated hugeattention from all stakeholdersand common citizens in par-ticular. More than a crore cit-izen provided direct feedbackon various sanitation parame-ters in their settings using the

Swachh Survekshan App devel-oped by the Ministry.

Intense IEC and sanitationimprovement activities werecarried out by people toimprove the sanitation status oftheir villages. SSG 2018 alsofostered a spirit of healthycompetition among villages toimprove their service deliveryto citizens, towards creatingcleaner villages.

On Tuesday, the UnionHousing and Urban AffairsMinister Hardeep Singh Purihad launched the SwachhSurvekshan 2020, the fifth edi-tion of the annual cleanlinesssurvey. He had claimed that asmany as 4284 cities in 24 stateshave been certified OpenDefecation-Free (ODF) by now.The remaining 150 is expectedto be certified ODF by October2, this year. More than 98 percent of our toilet constructiontargets have been met. We areon track to achieve our sanita-tion targets, Puri had said.

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In a bid to enhance the qual-ity of Doordarshan pro-

grammes, the Prasar BharatiBoard on Wednesday approvedthe restructuring of the nation-al broadcaster that will nowhave a separate dedicated ver-tical for handling content oper-ations.

The Board, at its 156thmeeting, has authorised thesearch and selection commit-tee headed by Prasar BharatiChairman A Surya Prakash toselect suitable professionals forthe roles of Chief ContentOfficer and Channel Headson a contract basis.

The board desired thatsuitable professionals may beidentified with 15-20 years ormore of experience in broad-casting with specialisation innews/culture /arts /entertain-ment/sports and other genresof relevance to public broad-casting, having held leadershiproles over the last five years,preferably at a large networkwith responsibility for one ormore channels with a nation-wide viewership footprint.

It was also indicated at the

meeting that identified profes-sionals must be tuned into thegoals and responsibilities of thePublic Broadcaster as man-dated by Parliament, a state-ment by Prasar Bharati said.

While the Chief ContentOfficer will be responsible forthe content/creative functionsand operations across theDoordarshan network(National and regional chan-nels) in line with the goals andobjectives of Prasar Bharati, theChannel Heads are expected tomanage individual channelsin line with the Content andChannel Strategy.

With this restructuringPrasar Bharati intends toinduce professionalism into itscontent and creative functionsin line with state of the arttrends, production values andindustry best practices, thestatement said.

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English merchant WilliamFinch, who visited India in

1608-1611, recorded in histravelogue that there was a fortin Ayodhya where Hindusbelieved Ram was born, thecounsel for diety ‘Ram Lalla’said in the Supreme Court onWednesday.

‘Ram Lalla’, one of thethree parties in the decades oldRam Janambhoomi-BabriMasjid dispute, has been grant-ed one-third of the 2.77 acreland by the Allahabad HighCourt in 2010. NirmohiAkhara and Sunni Waqf Boardare the other parties.

A five-judge bench headedby Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoiwas informed by senior advo-cate CS Vaidyanathan, appear-ing for ‘Ram Lalla’, that Finchvisited India in early 17th cen-tury and recorded that there

was a fort or castle in Ayodhyawhere Hindus believed LordRam was born.

Referring to the travel-ogue, published in the book‘Early Travels to India’, he saidthe English trader has mentioned that Hindusbelieved Ayodhya was‘Janmasthan’ (birthplace) ofLord Ram.

Vaidyanathan also referredto other travelogues, includingthose written by British sur-veyor Montgomery Martin andJesuit missionary JosephTiefenthaler, to buttress hisarguments about faith of peo-ple in the birthplace of LordRam.

It is the “belief and faith” ofHindus that Ayodhya is thebirthplace of Lord Ram and hewas born at the site of the dis-puted structure, Vaidyanathanfurther said addressing thebench, also comprising Justices

S A Bobde, D Y Chandrachud,Ashok Bhushan and S ANazeer.

The senior counsel alsoreferred to the ‘Puranas’ (sacredmythological writings),believed to be written by sages,to support his arguments.

Advancing arguments onthe sixth day of the hearing, hesaid the top court should not gobeyond to see how rational thisis. “It is the faith of people thatit is the place where Lord Ramwas born. It was always con-sidered to be the birthplace ofLord Ram”.

The bench askedVaidyanathan about the struc-ture. “When it was first calledBabri Masjid?”.

Responding to the query,the senior counsel said, “In the19th century. There is no doc-ument available to show thatearlier (prior to 19th century)it was known as Babri Masjid.”

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MLAs joined BJP, SikkimDemocratic Front (SDF), suf-fered further jolt onWednesday when two otherlegislators of the party switchedover to the ruling SikkimKrantikari Morcha (SKM).

The SDF, which ruledSikkim for nearly 25 years, isnow left with just one MLA-Pawan Kumar Chamling- whohas also been the party supre-mo since its formation 26 yearsago.

MLAs — GT Dhungel andEm Prasad Sharma — onWednesday announced joiningSikkim Krantikari Morcha(SKM) at a press conference.

On Tuesday 10 SDF MLAshad deserted the party andjoined Bhartiya Janata Party inthe national capital.

"We have joined the SKMas we feel comfortable with itsleadership and agendas,"

Dhungel and Sharma toldreporters here.

With the joining of twoSDF MLAs, the strength of theruling SKM has gone up to 18,while the BJP has 10 MLAs andthe SDF is left with one MLA.

The saffron party has nowbecome the main opposition inthe state, where it had not wona single seat in the Assemblypolls held in April this year.

The 32-member SikkimLegislative Assembly presentlyhas 29 MLAs after three legis-lators vacated one seat each onbeing elected from two con-stituencies.

The two MLAs, whocrossed over to SKM, had ear-lier revolted against the SDFleadership by attending theBudget session of the SikkimLegislative Assembly thismonth in defiance of the party'sdecision to stay away from theHouse. PTI

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Noida (UP): Around 200 fam-ilies in a residential complex hereheaved a sigh of relief onWednesday after the UnionBank of India withdrew evictionnotices it had issued to themover non-payment of a loan of�78 crore by the builder.

The State-run bank had onAugust 5 issued the notices tothe residents of Garden Gatewayin Sector 75, asking them tovacate their houses by August 20,the apartment owners' associa-tion had said.

The bank, however, with-drew the notices on Wednesdayevening after there was outrageover the matter.

Referring to its notices to theflat owners, the bank's assetrecovery branch, Delhi, stated ina communication to them "wehereby inform you that the saidintimation dated August 5, 2019,has been withdrawn with imme-diate effect".

According to the bank'snotices, the housing project wasmortgaged as security by thebuilder of Gardenia IndiaLimited for the loan. The dueamount stood at �78.45 lakh on

December 31, 2015, and inter-est thereon.

The notices had said that thebank was initiating action sincethe borrower had "defaulted inpayment of the said amount". Itasked the flat owners to "vacatethe premises within 15 days ofreceipt of the notice to avoid anyfurther inconvenience". Earlier,the apartment owners' associa-tion had claimed that the resi-dents had made full payment fortheir flats and were not aware ofthe builder taking the loan bymortgaging the project.

"The bank had given a loanof �78 crore to Gardenia IndiaLimited four years ago for con-struction (of the society).However, the construction of theproject was already complete (bythen). Several people had madefull payments and purchasedflats in the society around fouryears ago," said a statementsigned by the association's pres-ident BS Lavania, vice presidentAK Jaiswal and secretary RakeshKumaria.

The flat owners had notbeen informed about this loangiven by the bank to the "fraud

builder", it said. The association had alleged

that the builder "diverted funds"instead of repaying the loan andthe flat owners were being"unnecessarily harassed".

Residents of the societywere relieved after the bankwithdrew its notice.

"It's total relief now. There'sno more fear," Jaiswal, who hasbeen living in the society for thelast three years, told PTI.

"Some problems stillremain. The project does nothave an occupancy certificate(OC) from the Noida Authorityand flat owners do not have reg-istry for their properties and wehope that the issues are sortedsoon," he said.

"The builder had promisedfacilities like swimming pool andclub in the society but is yet todeliver on that," he added.

Another resident claimedthat the builder owes crores indues to the Noida Authority andthat is why the registries have notbeen done. When contacted, aNoida Authority spokespersondeclined to comment on thematter. PTI

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Chhtradhar Mahato, a pro-Maoist leader and the face

of Lalgarh movement, whomade an abortive bid on thelife of the then West BengalChief Minister BuddhadebBhattacharjee in 2008, got amajor reprieve on Thursdayfrom the Calcutta High Court,which commuted his life sen-tence to 10 years in prison.

Along with Mahato, thelife sentence of other pro-Maoist leaders Sambhu Soren,Sukh Shanti Baskey and SagunMurmu was also reduced to 10years. Accordingly the sen-tence of these leaders who stillenjoy good following in theJangal Mahal area will end onSeptember 25. They werearrested during the Left Frontregime in September 2009and booked under UnlawfulActivities Prevention Act(UAPA).

Apart from commutingtheir sentences, the DivisionBench of Justice MumtazKhan and Jay Sengupta acquit-ted two other alleged ultraLeftist ideologues Raja Sorkheland Prasun Chatterjee whowere serving life sentence forwant of evidence.

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh policehas issued directives barringany “spill-over” of religiousactivities, like offering of‘namaz’ and ‘aarti’, on roads inthe State, citing hindrance tomovement of traffic.

Earlier, similar directiveswere issued in Aligarh afterHindu organisations had givena call for holding 'HanumanChalisa' recital on roads. Theywere protesting the offering ofFriday namaz on roads byMuslim congregations nearmosques.

"Directives have beenissued to ensure that the spill-over of activities like namaz oraarti do not come on the roadshindering movement of vehic-ular traffic and this will beimplemented all over the state,"Uttar Pradesh DirectorGeneral of Police Om PrakashSingh said on Wednesday.

The DGP said that verbalorders have also been issued toorganise peace committeemeetings to see that this direc-tive is enforced in a harmo-nious manner.

Referring to similar direc-tives which are already in placein Aligarh and Meerut dis-tricts, he said these will beextended to all cities and townsin the state and expressed thehope that it will have a goodimpact. PTI

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J&K Governor Satya PalMalik in his Independence

day address on Wednesdaysaid the changes brought out bythe Union Government arenot just historic but haveopened a new vista of devel-opment for the people ofJammu & Kashmir and thepeople of Ladakh.

He said for the past 70years, the common people of theState have been distracted on thecore issues of economic devel-opment, peace and prosperity.Rather than focus on these, peo-ple have been misled aboutissues which are not material totheir lives. It is amazing thatwhether it is an election or oth-erwise, the public discoursenever focussed on issues ofRoti, Kapada and Makan.

He said, "with thesechanges, the veil has beenremoved. This will speed upeconomic growth and pros-

perity, promote good gover-nance, usher in self sufficien-cy, provide enhanced jobopportunities and more impor-tantly bring a feeling of belong-ing and oneness amongst theresidents of Jammu & Kashmir,with the rest of the country.

Giving an assurance to thepeople of Jammu & Kashmir,Malik said that their identity isnot at stake nor has been tam-pered with. The Constitutionof India allows many regionalidentities to thrive and prosper.If you travel from Kashmir to

Kanyakumari, one will seewide range of languages, cul-tures, religions and societies.Therefore, no one should getworried that their identity willbe lost with the measures takenby the Union Government. Infact this opportunity can beused to promote the tradition-al cultures, values and lan-guages in the State. Kashmiri,Dogri, Gojri, Pahari, Balti,Sheena and other languageswill have opportunity to thrivein the new set up. Varioustribes and castes in the Statewho have not had politicalrepresentation will find prop-er representation.

He said, a long pendingdemand of the people ofLadakh has also been fulfilledwith the formation of a UnionTerritory of Ladakh. This willenable the people of Ladakh torealise their aspirations inspiteof the problems they face onaccount of the large and diffi-cult terrain.

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Srinagar: Former IAS officerShah Faesal on Wednesdaywas sent back to Kashmirfrom the Delhi airport anddetained here under thePublic Safety Act (PSA), offi-cials said.

Faesal, who was bound forIstanbul, was detained at theairport during the interveningnight of Tuesday andWednesday, they said.

His purpose of visitingturkey was not immediacyknown, they said.

The former bureaucratfrom Jammu & Kashmir hadfloated a political outfit afterresigning from the IndianAdministrative Service (IAS).

After being detained at theDelhi airport, he was againdetained under the PSA on hisarrival in Srinagar, the officialssaid.

Post the removal of specialstatus to Jammu & Kashmir,provided under Article 370,Faesal had said Kashmir isexperiencing an "unprece-dented" lockdown and itseight million population"incarcerated" like neverbefore.

He is among the last polit-ical leaders who have beenplaced under house arrest.

Faesal is the president ofthe J&K Peoples Movementparty. PTI

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Ganderbal (J&K): Dismissingconcerns about Jammu &Kashmir becoming two UnionTerritories, former PDP leaderFarooq Ahmed Dar says thereis no harm if people benefitfrom it.

He cited the example ofNew Delhi, asserting that thenational Capital has continuedto develop even though itschief minister Arvind Kejriwalis frequently locked in con-frontations with the UnionGovernment.

“If people can benefit froma UT status, what's the harm?"he asked, pointing out that thestate has never developedbeyond being a "consumerstate" since 1947.

“We were a consumer statein 1947 and are a consumerstate in 2019. We were depen-dent on outside supply and weare dependent even now,” Dartold PTI.

He suggested that the state'slack of self reliance was because

of inept leadership provided bysuccessive state governmentsonce Sheikh Abdullah left thescene.

Acknowledging the role ofSheikh Abdullah, who became'Prime Minister' of Jammu &Kashmir in 1948 and went onto found the NationalConference, Dar said “he wasthe tallest leader who led thepeople of Jammu and Kashmirinto accepting India". "Everyone accepted it," he said.

Dar, popularly known as“Farooq Ganderbali”, resignedrecently as distinct president ofthe Peoples Democratic Party.

He also hit out at PDP chiefand former chief ministerMehbooba Mufti and her pre-decessor, National Conference'sOmar Abdullah, for misguidingpeople of the State.

“What has been left ofArticle 370... What are wecrying for? In the past 70years everything was diluted,”Dar said. PTI

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Lucknow: Neeraj Shekhar, sonof former Prime MinisterChandra Shekhar, onWednesday filed his nomina-tion papers as the BJP candi-date for Rajya Sabha bypollfrom Uttar Pradesh, and is allset to be re-elected unopposed.

"No one trusts the SP lead-ership now," the leader, whohad recently quit theSamajwadi Party and resignedfrom the Rajya Sabha seat,told reporters after filing hispapers in the presence of UPChief Minister YogiAdityanath, BJP state unitSwatantra Dev Singh and othersenior party leaders

Interestingly, senior SPleaders, including MLC RaviShankar Singh Pappu who is aclose relative of Neeraj Shekhar,were present as he submittedhis nomination papers.

Ravi Shankar Singh aliasPappu, when contacted, said hehad gone there as a familymember. "For me, family isabove party politics," Pappuadded.

The bypoll was necessitat-ed due to Neeraj Shekhar'sresignation from Rajya Sabhato join the ruling party. Theterm of the seat is up toNovember 25, 2020.

No other candidate has

filed nomination, PrincipalSecretary, UP Assembly,Pradeep Dubey said.Wednesday was the last dayof filing of papers for theAugust 26 Rajya Sabhabypoll.

Scrutiny will be done onAugust 16 and the last datefor withdrawal of candida-ture is August 19.

Neeraj Shekhar thankedPrime Minister NarendraModi and Home MinisterAmit Shah and said that hewould try to strengthen theparty.

Attacking SamajwadiParty supremo AkhileshYadav, he said, "No one truststhe SP leadership now.Everyone knows that after theLok Sabha polls, the leader-ship is itself in grief anddoes not want to work onground."

On opposition members

joining the BJP, Shekhar said,"PM Modi works with fulldedication. And, that is whyeveryone trusts him." PTI

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In a bid to take skill trainingand entrepreneurship devel-

opment to the next level, theUnion Government intends toset up the Indian Institute ofSkills (IIS) in Mumbai.

Talking to media personsafter Chief Minister DevendraFadnavis for a discussion on theproposed initiative, Minister forSkill Development andEntrepreneurship (MSDE) DrMahendra Nath Pandey saidthat the Government was work-ing towards fulfilling PrimeMinister Narendra Modi’s vision

of setting up world-class SkillTraining Institutes in India andenabling the young generationto acquire skills at par with glob-al standards. He said the firststep was being taken in the formof Indian Institute of Skills (IIS).

“The idea was conceived byour Prime Minister during hisvisit to Singapore’s Institute ofTechnical Education. We will laythe foundation stone for IISsoon,” the Minister said.

Earlier in the day, Pandeyvisited the National SkillTraining Institute (NSTI),Mumbai, where he reviewedthe IIS project and discussed its

progress at length. TheMinister said the project wouldbe executed in PPP modewherein construction would bedone by TEDT.

“The Govt has provided 4.5acres of land for the project andthe Tata Group will investaround �300 crore. Work onthe project is expected to startby September. On completion,IIS will have a capacity oftraining 10,000 trainees.Besides traditional areas, theinstitute will provide skilling invarious areas including securi-ty, aerospace, iron and naturalgas,” Pandey said.

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Despite several judicial pronounce-ments and recommendations ofJustice RS Sarkaria and Justice Punchhi

Commissions, Governors are known to haveacted differently in seemingly similar situa-tions with Constitutional consequences.Ultimately, it has been left to the SupremeCourt to restore balance and uphold the prin-ciples enshrined in our Constitution.

According to the 38th Constitutionalamendment of 1975, presidential proclama-tions issued under Article 356 were beyondthe scope of any judicial review. This was laterrevoked by the 44th amendment of 1978. TheBommai judgement of 1994 not only laiddown the principles to be followed in aConstitutional crisis — in the context ofArticle 356 — but also held that if the procla-mation was invalidated, then notwithstand-ing its approval by Parliament, the court couldlawfully revive the dissolved LegislativeAssembly. Some of the cases, which illustratethe role of the Governor taking recourse toArticle 356 and where the apex court had tointervene, have been discussed here.

In 1991, a peculiar situation had arisenin Meghalaya where the Speaker himself, withthe help of the principal Opposition party,became a chief ministerial candidate. Earlier,he had disqualified five independent MLAswho had been supporting the Government,thereby precipitating a crisis. The SupremeCourt intervened on a petition by the MLAsand gave an interim stay against the order ofthe Speaker, who then issued a Press statementto the effect that he did not accept any inter-ference in his orders.

On a contempt petition being moved, theapex court ordered that all authorities of theState, including the Governor, must ensurethat its earlier orders are implemented. Thesubsequent proceedings of the House show-ing a tie, the Speaker voted against theGovernment and adjourned the House sinedie. It was discovered that the Speaker had notcounted the votes of the Independents whiledeclaring a tie. As such, the House continuedthe proceedings under a freshly electedSpeaker and conveyed to the Governor thatthe House had confidence in the Governmentand had passed a motion of no confidenceagainst the Speaker. Not paying any heed tothe direction of the Supreme Court, theGovernor observed that the matter wasbetween the Supreme Court and the Speakerand recommended to the President dissolu-tion of the House, which was so proclaimedunder Article 356.

This matter came up to the SupremeCourt, which in its orders stated: “Theunflattering episode shows in unmistakableterms the Governor’s unnecessary anxiety todismiss the Ministry and dissolve theAssembly and also his failure as aConstitutional functionary to realise thebinding legal consequences of, and givingeffect to the order of this court. What is worse,the Union Council of Ministers also chose togive advice to the President to issue the procla-mation on the material in question. Prima

facie, the material before the President wasnot only irrational but motivated by factualand legal mala fides. The proclamation was,therefore, invalid.”

Since fresh elections had been held to theAssembly and a new House had come intoexistence, the court did not issue the writ anddirection for the restoration of the LyngdohMinistry or the Assembly.

Yet another case where the Governor’saction drew the public’s as well as the judi-ciary’s ire was from the State of UttarPradesh. As a former diplomat, the Governorhad earlier held several important assign-ments. While the details of the case wouldbe of immense interest to the reader, let mefirst quote the Supreme Court’s ruling in thematter:

“It appears that the Governor had pro-ceeded on the basis of such information, inti-mation, letters or telephone calls. Nowherehas he mentioned that he had verified theissues himself before coming to any conclu-sion. His assessment was based on the inti-mation given to him by leaders of some ofthe political parties.”

The most interesting part of the eventswas that the Kalyan Singh Ministry was dis-missed on February 21, 1998, just a few hoursbefore the Lok Sabha elections were to beheld. In the meantime, a petition was movedin the Allahabad High Court before theswearing-in of the successor Government.The proceedings in the High Court weretaken up the same evening itself and contin-ued till the next morning. In between, theGovernor swore in Jagdambika Pal as theChief Minister on the night of February 21at 10 pm. The new Chief Minister was asked

to seek a vote of confidence on February 24but on August 22 itself, the High Court stayedthe dismissal of the Kalyan SinghGovernment. This in effect meant thatJagdambika Pal could remain the ChiefMinister for a few hours.

The matter went up to the SupremeCourt, where Jagdambika Pal appealedagainst the stay on the dismissal of KalyanSingh. Unprecedented in the judicial as wellas legislative history, the top court fixed thetime for the Assembly to meet on February26 for a composite test. The order was uniqueas it was for the first time that the apex courtwas not only actively participating and facil-itating a democratic processes but was alsofixing the agenda for the legislature. Theextracts from the historic order of theSupreme Court are reproduced here :

“(i) A special session of the UttarPradesh Assembly be summoned/convenedfor February, 26, 1998, the session commenc-ing forenoon. (ii) The only agenda in theAssembly would be to have a composite floor-test between the contending parties in orderto see which out of the two contestingclaimants of chief ministership has majori-ty in the House. (iii) It is pertinently empha-sised that the proceedings in the Assemblyshall be totally peaceful and disturbance, ifany, caused therein would be viewed serious-ly. (iv) The result of the composite floor-testwould be announced by the Speaker faith-fully and truthfully.

Further, “It appears that he (theGovernor) had sought to find out himselfabout the loss of confidence on the basis ofinformation, as mentioned in his order, fromthe leaders of some groups or parties and had

calculated himself to come to the conclusionthat Jagdambika Pal had mustered supportof the majority.” He had also mentioned that“it was not for me to do the count of heads.I have to go by what the leaders of the polit-ical parties maintained.”

According to him, no opportunity toKalyan Singh to test his strength on the floorshould be given. The reason for such a deci-sion was sought to be supported on theground that there was chance of horse-trad-ing on the basis of his experience of what hadhappened in October, 1997. He also record-ed that he received telephone calls from somepeople, who had informed that they were ontheir way to Lucknow from different places.He also mentioned that he wished to adhereto the principles of floor-test, “the essence ofBommai judgement.” In fact, this referenceto the Bommai judgement was completelymisplaced.

Further, according to the SupremeCourt, “prima facie, it appears that the deci-sion is based on materials, which in our view,cannot form materials for the Governor toform such an opinion. It is such a serious anda touchy issue and in such a hot haste on theeve of Lok Sabha election scheduled to be heldon February 22, 1998, a few hours later, it can-not be ruled out that power has been exer-cised for purpose not warranted by law.”

As ordered by the Supreme Court, acomposite floor-test was undertaken in theUttar Pradesh Assembly where Kalyan Singhcarried the day. Thereafter, within a few days,the Governor submitted his resignation,which was just a few months before his tenurewas to come to an end.

In yet another case in Uttarakhand, theGovernor had fixed the date for the ChiefMinister to seek a vote of confidence but aday before it, the Assembly was suspendedunder Article 356. The suspension wasoverruled by the High Court and when thematter went up to the Supreme Court, a datefor a floor-test and the modalities for con-ducting the same were assigned. The law andjudicial secretary of the Government wasentrusted the task of overseeing the processof voting where the sitting Government wonthe confidence of the House. Here also, thedate for the Assembly to be convened and theagenda for its proceedings was fixed by theSupreme Court.

In the case of Arunachal Pradesh, in alandmark judgement, the Supreme Court ledby Chief Justice of India, Justice Khehar, alongwith Justice Misra and Justice Madan Lokur,restored the status quo of the Assembly asprior to the declaration of President’s Rule.The Governor’s decision to advance theSession from January, 14, 2016, to December16, 2015, was quashed as also the President’sRule. This also led to the resignation of theGovernor and restoration of the Nabam TukiGovernment.

It would not be out of place to mentionthat in the four cases discussed above, oneGovernor was a politician and the other threewere from the IAS, IPS and IFS. From timeto time, instances have come to noticewhere the principles laid in the Bommaijudgement have not been followed byGovernors and as such, wherever and when-ever warranted, despite the provisions ofArticle 212, where courts are not to enquireinto proceedings of the legislature, theSupreme Court has assumed a proactive roleto ensure the majesty of the Constitution.

(The writer is a former Governor and aSenior Advisor at the Pranab MukherjeeFoundation)

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With rare availability, onlyone to four per cent of the thou-sand patients waiting for trans-plantation get lucky. Regainingpeople’s trust is of utmost impor-tance if we want to increaseorgan donation and transplanta-tion rates. This is hardly said thandone in today’s materialistic worldwhen it is difficult to reposeblind faith. To allay fears, themedical world must ensure arobust network for swift transportof the organs besides raisingawareness so that more and morepeople sign up for organ dona-tion. A centralised data system,which indicates the demand andsupply gap, is needed.

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Sir — As we celebrateIndependence Day, besideshoisting the national flag, recit-ing the national anthem, singingpatriotic songs and organising

social and cultural events, wemust also sincerely rememberthe sacrifices made by our free-dom fighters, who bravelyfought for our country’s inde-pendence.

It is a pity that after celebra-tions, the country’s national flag

is strewn on the streets and peo-ple, irrespective of caste, creed,colour or religion, blithely walkover them. As Indians, we mustrespect our national flag, nation-al song and national anthem.

Jubel D’CruzMumbai

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P ArihanthSecunderabad

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PadmanabhanVia email

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With Prime MinisterNarendra Modi complet-ing 75 days today in hissecond avatar as thenation’s helmsman, he

speaks extensively to IANS on his priori-ties going forward and also touches uponvarious sensitive issues varying fromJammu & Kashmir (J&K), medicalreforms, criticality of education to takingthe knife to the malaise of corruption with-in the bureaucracy. In an extensive con-versation, the Prime Minister walksthrough the most contentious issues fac-ing India and his remedies for maladies.

You complete 75 days of yourGovernment today. Every Governmentpasses through such milestone numbersand talks about steps taken. Why shouldwe think your Government is any differ-ent?

We have set an unprecedented pacewithin just the first few days of ourGovernment. What we have been able toachieve is the result of “Spasht Neeti, SahiDisha (Right Intentions, Clear Policy).” Inthe first 75 days of our Government, a lothas happened. From children’s safety toChandrayaan-II, from action against cor-ruption to freeing Muslim women fromthe scourge of triple talaq, from Kashmirto kisan, we have shown what a resoluteGovernment with a strong mandate of thepeople can achieve. We have taken a head-start in tackling the most pressing issue ofour times, with the formation of Jal ShaktiMinistry for a mission mode and integrat-ed approach to improve water supply andaugment water conservation.

Did the unprecedented mandatehelp you firm up your commitment tothe people with an unstinting resolve thatreform has to percolate down? Andhave you used your political heft by goingbeyond the executive and using themandate in the legislature?

In a way, it is also the result of theGovernment coming back with a strongermandate. What we were able to achieve inthe first 75 days was the outcome of therobust base we were able to build in thelast five years. Hundreds of reforms in thelast five years have ensured the country isnow ready to take off, powered by the aspi-rations of the people. The first session ofthe 17th Lok Sabha has been a record-cre-ating one — it was the most productive ses-sion since 1952. This is not a minorachievement but, in my view, a historicturn for the better and one which will makeour Parliament much more responsive tothe needs and aspirations of the people.

Many momentous initiatives havebeen taken such as pension schemes forfarmers and traders, reform of the med-ical sector, important amendments in theInsolvency and Bankruptcy code, begin-ning of labour reforms, I could go on andon... But the gist of the matter is that whenthe intentions are right, there is clarity ofpurpose and implementation and whenthere is people’s support, then there’s nolimit to what we can do.

Your decision on Article 370 hasbeen welcomed by many and also beenopposed by a few. There seems to be anuneasy calm at the moment. Why doyou think the people of J&K will standwith you?

Please see the list of people who haveopposed the decisions about Kashmir —the usual vested interest groups, politicaldynasties, those who sympathise with ter-ror and some friends in the Opposition.The people of India, irrespective of whattheir political preference is, have support-ed the steps taken in Jammu, Kashmir andLadakh. This is about the nation, not pol-itics. The people of India are seeing thattough but essential decisions that wereearlier assumed to be impossible arebecoming a reality. It is now clear toeveryone how Articles 370 and 35(A) fullyisolated Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.The status quo of seven-long decadesclearly could not fulfill people’s aspira-tions. Citizens were kept away from thefruits of development. The greatest casu-alty was the lack of any proper econom-ic avenues to increase earnings. Ourapproach is different — instead of thevicious cycle of poverty, the people needmore economic opportunities.

What is your message for the peopleof J&K in the new dispensation, unshack-led and unfettered to reap the future ofreform in India, one replete with jobs anda better life?

For years, intimidation ruled the roost.Let us now give development a chance. Mysisters and brothers of Jammu, Kashmir andLadakh always wanted a better future forthem but Article 370 did not enable it. Therewas injustice against women and children,ST as well as SC communities. And, mostimportantly, the innovative zeal of the peo-ple of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh was notharnessed. Now, from BPOs to startups,from food processing to tourism, manyindustries can avail investment and createopportunities for the local youth. Educationand skill development will also bloom. Iwant to clearly assure my sisters and broth-ers of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh thatthese regions will develop as per the wish-es of local people, their dreams and ambi-tions. The growth of these regions will firstand foremost be powered by those belong-ing to these regions. Articles 370 and 35(A)were like chains that kept people tied. Thesechains are now broken, people have beenunshackled from such dominance andthey will now shape their own destiny.

Those who are opposing the decisions

on J&K should answer one basic question:What is their defence for Articles 370 and35(A) remaining? They would have noanswer to this question. And these are thesame people who are used to protestingwhen it comes to anything that helps com-mon people. There is a project to providewater to people, they will oppose it. Thereis a railway track being built, they willoppose that. Their heart only beats forMaoists and terrorists, who have only bul-lied common citizens. Today, every Indianis fully standing with the people of Jammu,Kashmir and Ladakh and I am confidentthey will stand with us in the aim to boostdevelopment and bring peace.

But aren’t there concerns aboutdemocracy? Will the voice of the peopleof Kashmir be heard?

Kashmir has never witnessed such astrong commitment in favour of democra-cy. Remember the turnout during thepanchayat elections? The people voted inlarge numbers and did not get cowed bybullying. In November and December of2018, there were 35,000 sarpanches elect-ed and the turnout in the panchayat elec-tions was a record 74 per cent. There wasno violence during the panchayat elections.Not a drop of blood was shed in poll vio-lence. This, when the main parties there,were lukewarm to this entire exercise. It isvery satisfying that now panchayats are backat the forefront of furthering developmentand human empowerment.

Imagine, for so many years those inpower did not find it prudent to worktowards strengthening panchayats. Andremember, they gave great sermons ondemocracy but the words never led toaction. It surprised and saddened me thatthe 73rd amendment did not apply to J&K.How could such injustice be tolerated? Itwas in the last few years that panchayats inJ&K got more powers to work towards peo-ple’s progress and various subjects trans-ferred to panchayats under the 73rd amend-ment were transferred to panchayats of J&K.Now, I have requested the HonourableGovernor to work towards organisingBlock Panchayat elections, too.

Recently, the J&K administration con-ducted the “Back to Village” programme,where the entire Government machinerywent to the people instead of vice versa.They went just to mitigate people’s prob-lems. The common citizens appreciated theprogramme. The results of these efforts arefor all to see. Swachh Bharat, rural elec-trification and other such initiatives arereaching the grassroots. This is whatdemocracy truly is. In any case, I haveassured people that elections in Jammu,Kashmir will continue and it is the peo-ple of these regions only who will repre-sent the larger public. Yes, those who ruledKashmir thinking it is their divine right todo so will dislike democratisation and ped-dle incorrect narratives. They do notwant a self-made, younger leadership toemerge. These are the same people whoseown conduct in the 1987 elections has beensuspect. Article 370 has helped the localpolitical class avoid transparency andaccountability. Its removal will onlyempower democracy even more.

You have appeared in Man Vs Wild.What prompted you to appear in this veryunconventional show for a politician?

Sometimes it is good to do somethingunconventional to highlight a conven-tional cause. I believe that it is always a goodtime to speak and act for the right cause.Every community, every State, every coun-

try, every region has a cause dear to it. ButI believe the cause of environment conser-vation is larger than the sum total of all caus-es affecting select groups of people. Thisaffects every single human being, every sin-gle herb and bush, every single animal onthe planet today. It is a test of humankindof how fast and how effectively can we riseabove our self interests to think about glob-al interest.

India has a great tradition of living inharmony with nature. Across the country,across States and cultures, various aspectsof nature are considered holy, automatical-ly helping in its preservation. This is in away a natural conservation mechanisminbuilt in our country. Our upbringing issuch that we are trained to co-exist withnature. We just need to remember theseideals. I think we are also succeeding as therecent released figures show an impressiveincrease in the tiger population. The pro-gramme was a good medium to showIndia’s flora and fauna, along with its beau-ty and its richness to the world. India isblessed with innumerable places for peo-ple, who love nature, places rich in vari-ous forms of vegetation, places rich withvarious forms of wildlife. The last five yearshave seen an increase of almost 50 per centin terms of the foreign tourist arrivals inour country. I am confident that with var-ious initiatives planned to boost infrastruc-ture, connectivity and safety we will seeeven more tourists coming in from acrossthe world to experience the beauty ofIncredible India.

There has been some noise on themedical reforms front from variousquarters. Do you think the changes youhave brought in are well thoughtthrough?

When we formed the Government in2014, there were many concerns about theexisting system of medical education.Earlier, courts have used strong words forthe institution overseeing medical educa-tion in India, calling it a “den of corrup-tion.” A parliamentary committee did rig-orous study and took a very dull view ofthe state of affairs in medical education.It pointed out mismanagement, lack oftransparency and arbitrariness. EarlierGovernments, too, had given a thought toreforming this sector but could not gothrough with it. We decided to go throughwith it because this is not a matter that canbe taken lightly as it concerns the healthof our people and future of our youth. So,we set up an expert group to look into whatis plaguing it. The expert group studied thesystem carefully and brought out theproblems and improvement areas. It isbased on the suggestions from experts thatwe came to the current Bill.

Why is there so much hullabalooabout the Bill then?

The National Medical Commission(NMC) is a far-reaching reform in thisspace and seeks to correct prevalent prob-lems. It contains multiple reforms that curbavenues of corruption and boost trans-parency. At a time when nations are look-ing at India to power the next wave ofgrowth in the world, we realise that thiscan happen only with a healthy populace.Freeing the poor from the vicious cycle ofpoverty that lack of health perpetuates isvery important. The NMC serves this pur-pose well, too. It will ensure transparen-cy, accountability and quality in the gov-ernance of medical education in thecountry. It aims to lessen the burden onstudents, increase the number of medical

seats and reduce cost of medical education.This means more talented youth can takeup medicine as a profession and this willhelp us increase the number of medicalprofessionals.

Ayushman Bharat is bringing about arevolution in the healthcare sector. It isincreasing awareness as well as affordabil-ity of quality healthcare, especially in tier-II and tier-III towns. We are also workingto ensure that there is at least one medicalcollege between every three districts.With rising awareness about healthcare,increasing incomes and greater focus onaspirational goals among people, we willneed thousands and thousands of doctorsto fulfill the demand, especially in ruraland urban areas. The NMC seeks toaddress these issues for a better outcomefor all stakeholders. You must have alsoread that the academic year 2019-20 willsee the biggest addition of medical seatsin Government colleges in a single yearwith the creation of around two dozen newGovernment medical colleges. Ourroadmap is clear — a transparent, acces-sible and affordable medical education sys-tem, leading to better healthcare outcomes.

Education is critical for a youngnation. However, in the conversationssurrounding your Government, educa-tion seems missing. What is theGovernment doing on this?

Education is not just critical but themost important component in the over-all spectrum of skilled human resource fora technology-oriented, inclusive, people-centric and people-driven growth model.It not only has the potential to positivelytransform lives but also has a bearing onthe future of the nation.

We are working on all aspects of edu-cation. At the school level, special focus isbeing paid to improving quality of educa-tion, improving learning outcomes, givinga boost to innovation and scientific tem-per, improving infrastructure, using tech-nology to improve understanding amongthe students. We are trying to leveragetechnology like Artificial Intelligence andmachine learning to improve school edu-cation. In higher education, we are con-stantly striving to increase seats, increasepresence of premier institutions across thecountry, give more autonomy to institu-tions while boosting research and innova-tion. We set up a Higher EducationFinancing Agency (HEFA) with an aim toprovide funds up to one lakh crore rupeesby 2022. A sum of �21,000 crore hasalready been sanctioned till now. Sixtyhigher educational institutions, including52 universities, have been granted auton-omy.

These universities will remain withinthe ambit of the University GrantsCommission (UGC) but will have the free-dom to start new courses, off campus cen-tres, skill development courses, researchparks and any other new academic pro-grammes. They will also have the freedomto hire foreign faculty, enroll foreign stu-dents, give incentive-based emoluments tothe faculty, enter into academic collabo-rations and run open distance learningprogrammes. Progress has been also madein taking forward the mission of NationalEducation Policy (NEP). The first draft ofNEP got lakhs of inputs and suggestionsright from the block and panchayat level.Looking at the response and interest of var-ious stakeholders, the committee went foranother round of consultations.

The latest draft of the education pol-

icy, drawn after such extensive consulta-tions, has again been put in the publicdomain for a final round of inputs. Allstakeholders in education — the States,parents, teachers, students and coun-selors — have been heard a multiple num-ber of times. Our focus is that the NEPshould be driven by educationists, expertsand stakeholders so that it does notremain a policy but is adopted in practiceat the earliest. India, with its huge demo-graphic dividend, has the potential tobecome a leading knowledge economy inthe world.

A couple of important decisionsrelated to corruption sent shock wavesin the bureaucracy — what message wereyou intending to send?

Since India’s independence, one of thebiggest things holding us back was corrup-tion. It spared no one, neither the rich northe poor. People resorted to corruptioneither due to some greed or to make aquick buck or due to some compulsion.But even these people wanted corruptionto stop. The question in everyone’s mindwas that who will start the fight against cor-ruption and from where? The fight againstcorruption always had the support of peo-ple, media and institutions because every-one agreed that it was a major obstacle inIndia’s development journey. And this wasnot only an issue related to money.Corruption eroded trust in the society, beit a Government office or the market. Aperson going to the police station wouldthink whether he will get justice and sim-ilarly a person buying something from themarket will fear adulteration.

We decided, right from day one, toattack the menace of corruption. Someonehad to make a start somewhere, wedecided to do this, without caring forpolitical consequences. The results showthat we are succeeding. Not only is cor-ruption coming down but trust in soci-ety is increasing. The number of peoplefiling income tax returns almost doubledin the last five years. We have systemat-ically clamped down on corruption andmade tax filing and refund processonline.

Already, refunds are being crediteddirectly to bank accounts of income-taxpayers, without any human intervention.Going a few steps further, we aim to makefaceless assessment of income tax returna reality. This would be a game-changerin ushering a new era of transparency inthe tax system. We are firm in our com-mitment that neither will we allow cor-ruption nor will we tolerate any form ofundue harassment. Hence, we took toughsteps and compulsorily retired some taxofficials in the last few weeks. In the pre-vious term also, hundreds of Governmentofficials were removed from servicewhen there were reasons to do so. Wehave also leveraged the power of technol-ogy through Direct Benefit Transfer(DBT), which has resulted in a savings ofmore than �1.4 lakh crore.

How do you see the developments inCongress where Sonia Gandhi became thepresident after Rahul Gandhi had publiclysaid that he doesn’t want any Gandhi toget the role?

What happened in the Congress is aninternal matter of their family. I would notlike to comment on it.

It was believed in 2014 that youwould not be able to establish friendlyrelations with Gulf countries, but we haveseen that India’s relations with the them

have been improving since 2014.Currently, it may not be wrong to say thatIndia’s relations with Gulf countries arethe best now in the last seven decades.How do you explain this?

I feel that there are two aspects to this.First, a certain section of people believedthat my Government — and I personally— would fail on the foreign policy front notjust in the Gulf region but also in the widercontext. The reality is that my Government’ssuccessful track record on foreign policyacross the world is there for everyone to see.In fact, after assuming office in 2014, thevery first Foreign Minister my Governmentreceived on an official visit was that of theSultanate of Oman. So, what others thoughtof me and what the reality turned out to be,is for them to introspect.

I want to focus on the second aspectinstead — the importance of the Gulf regionto India. This is a region that has deep-root-ed historical and cultural ties with India. Itis home to almost nine million Indianswhose remittances are a significant contrib-utor to our economy and they have alsocontributed immensely to prosperity in theregion. I have always found that leaders ofthe Gulf countries value the enriching pres-ence of the Indian diaspora and care fortheir well-being like a guardian.

This region is also our major partnerin ensuring our energy security. We havegone beyond a buyer-seller relationship withthem. The UAE has participated in ourstrategic petroleum reserve programme andboth the UAE and Saudi Arabia are to investin the world’s largest oil refinery project inIndia. For the first time, Indian companieshave secured rights in offshore oil fields inthe Gulf region.

I have made a special effort to focusour foreign policy on enhancing our tieswith all countries in the region. Our out-reach to the region has been unprecedent-ed, right from the official level to thepolitical level. I have myself visited theregion many times and we have also host-ed many leaders from the region in India.Some of my closest and warmest interac-tions anywhere in the world are with lead-ers in the Gulf region. We are regularlyin touch. And I think our policy has suc-ceeded to a large extent because of thisoutreach, this constant engagement. Wehave not allowed any miscommunication,any doubts to play spoilsport. We havebeen very open with all the countries andthey have also reciprocated with warmthand friendship. I firmly believe thatIndia and the Gulf countries have onlybegun to explore the true potential of apartnership, which will go far beyondmutual benefits and can anchor peace,progress and prosperity not only in ourcommon and extended neighbourhoodbut also in the larger world.

During the 2019 elections, a lot ofpeople predicted that you may not get themajority. Some said that 2014 was a BlackSwan moment. While you were campaign-ing what was your inner self saying andhow confident were you of the victory?

There is a set of people, who becauseof their prejudice, ideology or some sortcommitment, invent logic to defeat peoplethey do not like. There is a time when thereality becomes evident on the ground butthese people choose to rubbish the reality.They deploy lies and spurious data to cre-ate confusion in the minds of people. It isthese people who invent theories like BJPwill not get majority, BJP will formGovernment but will need a new leader andBJP will need newer allies, among otherthings. These people also discredit thosewho don’t toe their line. They have beencaught again and again but their behaviourremains the same.

In our country, election analysis by thisset of people takes into account parties,potential alliances, glamour of familiesbased on decades old chemistry but ignorespeople and their aspirations. In 2014 and2019, people, who chose to talk to peopleand understand their preferences, knewwhat was happening.

As for us, we don’t work to win elec-tions, we work to win trust of people.Meeting sarkari targets alone don’t achievemuch if we do not win people’s trust.“Sarkari Dhan se zyada Janta ke Man kiTaakat hota hai” (People’s views are morepowerful than government’s money). Wefocus on the welfare of the people, electionresults are a byproduct. For the last 20years, I have been actively involved in sev-eral campaigns and there has not been oneelection where my defeat has not been pre-dicted. There are doom-sayers and I wishthem well.

Talking specifically about 2019, I cantell you that I was very confident about ourelectoral prospects. This confidencestemmed out of the track record of our gov-ernment and the manner in which we havedelivered on the agenda of good governanceand development.

Wherever I went, I could see thegroundswell of support for the BJP andNDA family. The people had made up theirmind — corruption, nepotism, dynasty pol-itics are not acceptable in 21st century India.We live in the era of politics of developmentand performance, not outdated rhetoric andtokenism. To give you an example — theCongress spoke about the NYAY scheme.Perhaps, it was the biggest ever pre-electionpromise but the people saw through suchempty promises. They did not see theCongress as having the honesty and capac-ity to deliver on such a scheme. No won-der those, who promised �72,000, could noteven manage 72 seats!

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India’s exports growth turnedpositive in July, spurting 2.25

per cent, while trade deficitnarrowed to a four-month lowof $13.43 billion, governmentdata showed on Wednesday.

Exports increased to $26.33 billion in July as against$25.75 billion in the samemonth last year.

Decline in overall imports,including oil and gold, led tonarrowing of the trade deficit— the difference betweenimports and exports.

Trade deficit in July 2018stood at $18.63 billion. The pre-vious low was in March 2019,when this gap was at $10.89 bil-lion.

Gold imports declined 42.2per cent to $1.71 billion in July.Oil imports fell 22.15 per centto $9.6 billion, while non-oilslipped by 5.92 per cent to$30.16 billion.

Export sectors that showedpositive growth in the lastmonth included chemical, ironore, electronics, marine prod-ucts and pharmaceuticals.

However, shipments ofsome key sectors recorded neg-ative growth, including gems

and jewellery(- 6.82 percent), engi-n e e r i n ggoods (- 1.69per cent) andp e t r o l e u mproducts (- 5per cent),according tothe data.

Cumulatively, duringApril-July 2019, exports dipped0.37 per cent to $107.41 billion,while imports contracted by3.63 per cent to $166.8 billion.

Trade deficit during thefour-month period narrowedto $59.39 billion as comparedto $65.27 billion in the sameperiod last fiscal.

Oil imports in April-July2019-20 were at $44.45 billion,which was 5.69 per cent loweras compared to $47.13 billionin the same period last year.

Commenting on the data,Federation of Indian ExportOrganisations (FIEO) said thesluggish global demand anduncertainties emanating fromtariff wars are clearly visible inthe slowdown in exports acrossthe globe.

“Domestic issues includingaccess to credit, cost of creditespecially for merchantexporters, interest equalisationsupport to all agri exports,benefits on sales to foreigntourists and quick refund ofGST should be seriously looked

into,” FIEO President SharadKumar Saraf said.

Trade Promotion Councilof India (TPCI) ChairmanMohit Singla said to someextent this export growth ispartially on account of rupee,which has depreciated by about3.5 per cent in the past sixweeks, which gives an impetusfor short-term export gains.

“Since the consumptionrates in India have plummet-ed, demand has beensqueezed, especially for pre-cious stones and electronicgoods,” Singla said. India’sexports growth entered thenegative zone after a gap ofeight months in June, record-ing a decline of 9.71 per cent,amid global headwinds.

The World Bank in itsGlobal Economic Prospects(June 2019) has projectedweakening of global trade in2019.

Global trade is projected togrow at 2.6 per cent this year,a full percentage point below itsprevious forecast.

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The recent steps by theReserve Bank to encourage

banks to increase lending tonon-banking finance compa-nies and retail borrowers arelikely to rise risks for the sec-tor, warns a report.

Earlier this month, the cen-tral bank announced threemajor steps to encourage banksto lend more to liquidity starvedNBFCs — an increase in thesingle-exposure limit to 20 per-cent of tier 1 capital (from 15percent); priority lending statusfor credit to NBFIs for on-lend-ing to finance agriculture, smallbusinesses and home-buyers;and a reduction in the riskweight for consumer loans(except credit cards) to 100 per-cent from 125 percent.

Global rating agency Fitchsaid Wednesday these initia-tives are designed to help keepcredit flowing to the real econ-omy amid growing signs of aslowdown.

“Averting a significantslowdown would help borrow-ers and therefore the stability ofthe financial system, but themeasures could push up banks’risk if these steps lead banks toaccept higher credit risk thanthey previously had the appetitefor,” the agency said.

The constant nudging ofbanks to lend more to NBFCsis in contrast to the global trendof authorities trying to breakthe linkages between banks

and NBFCs, it noted andargued that it increases thepotential of risks in NBFCsspilling over to banks, exacer-bated by the limited capacity ofthe capital markets to provideextra funding to NBFCs.

The parallel banking sectorhas been under significantfunding pressure as investorsshy away following the defaultof IL&FS last September andthe resultant troubles at DewanHousing early this year.

NBFC disbursements havedeclined steeply as a result, withknock-on effects to other sec-tors, particularly consumption,it noted. Reduced availability offinancing has contributed tothe slowdown in the auto sec-tor, with vehicle sales in Julyfalling 31 percent, the worst intwo decade.

“Some of the pressure onNBFIs will be alleviated ifbanks start to direct morefunding to them, but we expectmost of the benefit will go onlyto the strongest of them,” theagency said. The reduction inthe risk weight for consumerloans will give a small boost tobanks’ regulatory capital ratios(estimate 1.3 percentage pointson average), it said.

“This will enable banks tolend slightly more for each unitof capital, which would bepositive for loan growth butnegative for their overall cred-it profile if the extra lending isriskier than average,” the reportsaid.

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Of the 169 domestic sub-sidiaries of the bankrupt

IL&FS Group, the resolutionprofessional has classified 55as green in its fifth progressreport submitted to the NCLTas none of them had anydefaults/pending overdues, orany issues with cash-flow fromits operations.

These 169 entities havebeen classified into three cat-egories — green, amber andred — based on their cashflows in the last 12 months,according to a filing by the RPto the tribunal Thursday.

Asp per the filing, 13 enti-ties are classified amber as theyare not able to meet financialobligations during the periodand could only meet opera-tional payments obligations.

Further, 82 entities areclassified as red, while 8 aregoing in for liquidation andclassification of 11 are cur-rently underway, it added.

The IL&FS board, headedby banker Uday Kotak, alsosaid the ‘red’ entities owe�61,375 crore, while the‘amber’ entities owe �16,372.6crore and ‘green’ owe �11,022.9crore. And the 11 entities yetto be classified, owe a debt of�5,895.9 crore.

The progress report alsosaid assets for which saleprocess has been launched sofar (except certain non-coreassets) account for about�50,000 crore of the total out-standing fund-based debt of�94,000 crore.

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Suggesting substantialchanges to competition reg-

ulatory framework, aGovernment-constituted highlevel panel has recommendeda green channel for automaticapproval of certain combina-tions, including those underthe insolvency law, by theCompetition Commission.

Under the CompetitionAct, combinations (mergersand acquisitions) beyond acertain threshold require clear-ance from the CompetitionCommission of India (CCI).

The Competition LawReview Committee, chairedby Corporate Affairs SecretaryInjeti Srinivas, has recom-mended a slew of changeswith respect to the Act.

The panel has suggested a“green channel route” for auto-matic approval of certain com-binations.

“Parties to the combina-tion may self-assess, based onspecified criteria and pre-filingconsultation with the CCI,whether they qualify for noti-fication under the GreenChannel,” the report, uploadedon the corporate affairs min-istry website, said.

Green Channel routeshould be the de facto route formerger notification andapproval for majority cases.The government can formulatea detailed eligibility criteria inconsultation with the CCI.

“Combinations arising outof the insolvency resolutionprocess under the IBC(Insolvency and BankruptcyCode) should be eligible for the

Green Channel,” the panelsaid.

The mandatory 30-daytimeline for completion of thefirst phase of review of com-bination cases should beincluded in the Act itself, thereport said.

“This timeline would con-tinue to govern combinationsthat are not eligible for the pro-posed Green Channel,” itadded.

Another recommendationis that all permissible timeexclusions from the 210-daytimeline for assessment ofmergers have to be codified inthe Act itself in order to pro-vide certainty and transparen-cy in the process.

The panel also suggestedthat the regulator’s power beenhanced to impose penaltyfor false statement.

To address issues related tojurisdictions when it comes todigital markets, the panel hassuggested that a “size of trans-action or deal value” thresholdcould be introduced for noti-fication of combinations underthe Act.

“The committee focusedon furthering ease of doingbusiness, encouraging startupsand meeting the challenges ofthe new economy,” an officialrelease said.

On Wednesday, Srinivassubmitted the report toFinance and Corporate AffairsMinister Nirmala Sitharaman.

A ranking system for stateson the basis of competitivenessof their laws and policies in thecontext of competition hasalso been suggested by thepanel.

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Wholesale price-basedinflation declined for

the third consecutive month toa 25-month low of 1.08 percent in July, mainly on accountof subdued prices of fooditems, fuel and manufacturedproducts, government datashowed on Wednesday.

The wholesale price index(WPI)-based inflation was at2.02 per cent in June this yearand 5.27 per cent in July 2018.

The previous low for WPIinflation was 0.9 per cent inJune 2017.

The consumer price index(CPI)-based retail inflation,which the Reserve Bank of

India (RBI) takes into accountwhile deciding its monetarypolicy, eased marginally to3.15 per cent for July, indicat-ing room for further rate cutin monetary policy in October.

Although the RBI doesnot take into account the WPIwhile deciding its monetarypolicy, steep decline in whole-sale inflation rate to 1.08 percent will strengthen the casefor a further rate cut in thenext policy decision inOctober.

The inflation in food arti-cles — with over 15 per centweightage in WPI basket —stood at 6.15 per cent in July,as against 6.98 per cent in theprevious month, data released

by the Commerce Ministryshowed.

Amongst food articles,potato prices continued toslide during July at (-)23.63 percent as against (-) 24.27 percent a month earlier and veg-etable prices eased with aninflation print of 10.67 percent (from 24.76 per cent).

However, prices of fruitsmoved up by 15.38 per centduring the month as against ameagre inflation print of 1.87per cent in June this year.

Likewise, wholesale infla-tion in fuel and power seg-ment (contributing 13.15 percent) contracted further to (-) 3.64 per cent as against (-) 2.2per cent in June.

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Mumbai: Equity benchmarksnotched up smart gains on Wednesdayas positive macroeconomic data andUS delaying tariffs on some Chinesegoods buoyed investor sentiment.After surging 515 points during thesession, the 30-share BSE Sensex set-tled 353.37 points or 0.96% higher at37,311.53.

The broader NSE Nifty reclaimedthe 11,000-mark, jumping 103.55points or 0.95% to close at 11,029.40.

Asian markets closed in the pos-itive territory after US PresidentDonald Trump delayed tariffs on elec-tronic goods from China, assuaginginvestor concerns over the prolongedUS-China trade war.

Domestic investor sentiment gotan additional boost as easing retail andwholesale inflation left room for theReserve Bank to go for another roundof rate cut in October, experts said.

Top gainers in the Sensex packincluded Vedanta, Tata Steel, YesBank, Tech Mahindra, HeroMotoCorp, Bharti Airtel, SBI andBajaj Finance and IndusInd Bank,which rose up to 4.83%.

However, Sun Pharma, ONGC,Kotak Bank, Tata Motors, Asian Paints,HCL Tech and NTPC ended up to4.58% lower.

“Moderation in inflation and pos-itive development between US-Chinaon trade war boosted the market sen-timent. Market is expecting anotherrate cut and supportive actions by thegovernment... These points are goingto define the trend of the market in theshort-term. Any delay in measures canhave an adverse impact on the market,”

said Vinod Nair, head of research,Geojit Financial Services.

Barring healthcare, all BSE sectoralindices ended in the green, led by metal,telecom, basic materials, capital goods,oil and gas, finance, bankex and teck,which gained up to 2.68%. The broad-er BSE midcap and smallcap indicesended up to 0.85% higher.

Globally, enthusiasm on the US-China trade front was tempered by dis-appointing Chinese industrial growthdata, while Germany’s economy shrankby 0.1% in the three months to June,hinting at a looming global recession.

Elsewhere in Asia, Hang Seng,Kospi, Shanghai Composite Indexand Nikkei closed with gains. Equitiesin Europe, on the other hand, weretrading in the red in early deals.

Meanwhile, the Indian rupee appre-ciated 13 paise to 71.27 against the USdollar intra-day. Brent crude futures, theglobal oil benchmark, slipped 0.83% toUSD 60.79 per barrel.

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Wednesday slumped �425 to �37,945per 10 gram in the national capitaldue to lacklustre demand from jew-ellers despite the precious metal gain-ing overseas, according to the AllIndia Sarafa Association. Silver alsodeclined �690 to �44,310 per kilo-gram on reduced offtake by industrialunits and coin makers. Easingdemand from jewellers in the domes-tic spot market led to the dip in priceof the precious metal, traders said.However positive trend overseascapped the fall, they added. PTI

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Wholesale price-basedinflation declined forthe third consecutive

month to a 25-month low of1.08 per cent in July, mainly onaccount of subdued prices offood items, fuel and manufac-tured products, governmentdata showed on Wednesday.

The wholesale price index(WPI)-based inflation was at2.02 per cent in June this yearand 5.27 per cent in July 2018.

The previous low for WPIinflation was 0.9 per cent in June2017.

The consumer price index(CPI)-based retail inflation,which the Reserve Bank ofIndia (RBI) takes into accountwhile deciding its monetarypolicy, eased marginally to 3.15per cent for July, indicatingroom for further rate cut inmonetary policy in October.

Although the RBI does nottake into account the WPIwhile deciding its monetarypolicy, steep decline in whole-sale inflation rate to 1.08 percent will strengthen the case fora further rate cut in the next pol-icy decision in October.

The inflation in food arti-cles — with over 15 per centweightage in WPI basket —stood at 6.15 per cent in July, as

against 6.98 per cent in the pre-vious month, data released bythe Commerce Ministryshowed.

Amongst food articles,potato prices continued to slideduring July at -23.63 per cent asagainst -24.27 per cent a monthearlier and vegetable priceseased with an inflation print of10.67 per cent (from 24.76 percent).

However, prices of fruitsmoved up by 15.38 per cent dur-ing the month as against ameagre inflation print of 1.87per cent in June this year.

Likewise, wholesale infla-tion in fuel and power segment(contributing 13.15 per cent)contracted further to -3.64 percent as against -2.2 per cent inJune.

For non-food articles, thewholesale rate of price risestood at 4.29 per cent, slightlylower than 5.06 per cent amonth earlier.

Inflation in manufacturedproducts — with weightage of64.23 per cent — eased mar-ginally to 0.34 per cent from0.94 per cent, as per the gov-ernment data.

WPI inflation is expected toremain muted in the near term,reflecting the continued softnessin commodity prices, althougha weaker currency may arrest

the correction in price ofimports, said Aditi Nayar, prin-cipal economist of ICRA.

The fall in the core-WPIinflation contrasted with theuptick in core CPI inflation inJuly 2019, led by the differentcomposition of these twoindices.

Around half of the core-CPIis made up of services, thedemand for which is likely to besticky in a downturn and pricesrelatively inelastic to changes incommodity prices, she added.

“Moreover, available trendssuggest that the fall in wholesalefood inflation in July 2019 mayprove to be temporary.Additionally, the rise in goldprices would push up inflationrelated to other manufacturing,”Nayar said.

Rahul Gupta, currencyresearch head at Emkay GlobalFinancial Services said thedrop in WPI was unexpected,it was largely due to a fall infood inflation.

“The drop in retail andwholesale inflation clearly statesthat the 110 bps rate cut trans-mission is still not observed,keeping a room open for onemore rate cut in the future. If nota rate cut then RBI may forcebanks to reduce their MCLR inorder to revive consumerdemand,” he said.

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State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesdaysaid it is planning to dilute stake in its

card business through the initial publicoffer (IPO) route.

The country’s largest lender currentlyholds 74 per cent stake in SBI Cards &Payment Services Private Limited.

The Executive Committee of CentralBoard of the bank at its meeting held onWednesday “has given in-principleapproval to explore the possibility of dilut-ing SBI’s stake in SBI Cards & PaymentServices Private Limited, a subsidiary com-pany through IPO route at an opportunetime, subject to the approval of RBI andother regulatory agencies in this regard,”

the bank said in a regulatory filing.Further, specific disclosures on offer

for sale (OFS) by promoters will be begiven, once the same is finalised by thebank, it said.

The bank had launched SBI Card inOctober 1998. In December 2017, SBIand the Carlyle Group acquired GECapital’s stake in the joint venture. SBIholds 74 per cent, while Carlyle holds 26per cent in the JV. Currently, the bank hasa consumer base of about 6 million usingits SBI Card services for payment of prod-ucts and services.

SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar earli-er this month had indicated that the pub-lic offer would be made in the fourthquarter of the current fiscal.

'� "��H7��II@8F� �New Delhi (PTI): Pharma major

Wockhardt on Wednesday reported nar-rowing of consolidated net loss to �44.98crore for the June quarter. The compa-ny had posted a consolidated net loss of�86.18 crore in the year-ago period,Wockhardt said in a regulatory filing.

Consolidated revenue from opera-tions was lower at �863.11 crore in thefirst quarter as against �1,007.71 crore inthe year-ago quarter, it added.

During latest the quarter, the com-pany’s lndia business stood at �244 croreas compared to �395 crore in the sameperiod last fiscal, a decline of 38 per cent,mainly on account of lower sales in qual-ity generics division and in some of thetherapeutic areas. India business con-tributed 28 per cent of the overall glob-

al revenue of the company, it said.The US business continued to remain

steady at �186 crore as compared to �182crore in the same quarter a year ago,accounting for 22 per cent of global rev-enue.

Emerging markets business wit-nessed a growth of 21 per cent during thequarter at �144 crore, while the UK busi-ness declined by 6 per cent at �225 crore,it said.

Wockhardt said during the firstquarter it repaid �351 crore towards var-ious long-term debt obligations as perschedule.

“Total long-term outstanding debtsas on June 30, 2019, was �2,119 crore ascompared to �2,723 crore as on June 30,2018,” it said.

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SAIL 36.75 37.7 36.45 36.95TECHM 639.8 662.25 636.2 658.95ADANIENT 131.95 132.35 127.3 130.65MINDTREE 724.25 727.8 693.55 708.5RECLTD 141 144.85 141 143.8DCBBANK 194.5 197.85 193.9 195.95TATAGLOBAL 264.15 269.6 262 266.9PIDILITIND 1344 1358.5 1331.7 1346.55RAJESHEXPO 696 696 662.9 680.95MUTHOOTFIN 608.7 617.8 601.7 614.35BPCL 342 356.55 342 354.4GODREJPROP 902.9 912.9 898.2 900.9KTKBANK 78.5 79.25 78 78.45SUNTV 425 442.5 423.8 439.5TTKPRESTIG 6290 6480.95 5790.9 5948.05PAGEIND 18239.5 18651.4 17932.4 18023.25TATAMTRDVR 58.7 58.7 56 57.3MCX 833 855 818.4 852.05MGL 794.6 810 791.15 801.8OMAXE 199.3 199.3 196.3 196.5TATAPOWER 56.1 56.4 54.7 55.5IDFCFIRSTB 43.35 44.4 42.75 44.25ABFRL 201 201 194.8 196.7POWERGRID 202 206.1 197.85 205.4HAVELLS 646.1 659.3 643 653.85CHOLAFIN 262 267.9 260.4 265.3CANFINHOME 376 382.2 371.6 372.8INDIACEM 83 83.35 78.6 79.6UNIONBANK 63.4 64.25 62.7 63.1TATACHEM 552.8 572.5 552.55 562.7BERGEPAINT 367 367 358.75 364.25NBCC 34.5 35.5 33.85 35.1BALKRISIND 763.95 763.95 725.65 734.45MPHASIS 962.9 967.65 958.95 966.65LICHSGFIN 480.25 496.3 480.25 489SWANENERGY 100.5 104.2 98.4 103.35DABUR 429 433.7 426.3 431.45PFIZER 3075 3075 2996.2 3021.25TORNTPHARM 1671.25 1696.7 1632.25 1691.8NESTLEIND 11938 12154 11871.9 12030.8HEXAWARE 374 382.65 372.6 380.2HCLTECH 1070.6 1082.9 1057.55 1076.45APOLLOTYRE 159.2 163.85 157 162.95WOCKPHARMA 289.65 294.6 281 288.8

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ENGINERSIN 102.6 104.15 99.85 103.2PHILIPCARB 121.15 126.9 119.7 123.1INDIANB 188 188 181.3 183.3RPOWER 3.65 3.74 3.51 3.57SPARC 163.5 163.8 155.2 157.25CEATLTD 857 877.85 837.3 871.15GUJGAS 183.5 190 183.5 188.6RAMCOCEM 741.8 742 721.8 739IDBI 27.2 27.45 26.55 27.15GLAXO 1204 1210.5 1177.35 1207.3KAJARIACER 471.2 485.75 469.35 483.45GSFC 70.45 71.5 70.05 71.1RAIN 87.8 88 81.5 82.85HFCL 18.8 19.35 18.7 18.75JAMNAAUTO 34.05 35.3 32.5 33.05DCMSHRIRAM 394 413.8 392.95 399.4BLISSGVS 97.9 98.9 94.75 98.3INTELLECT 220 220 214.7 217.25IRB 95.5 95.5 89.65 90.95RCOM 1.23 1.25 1.2 1.23BANDHANBNK 496.45 499.8 491.7 497.4UFLEX 225.5 230.75 221.9 227.1AMARAJABAT 628 634.6 620.6 628.45REPCOHOME 311.1 311.1 295.3 303.55BOMDYEING 72.6 72.6 70.7 71.4GRUH 259.8 262.35 258.9 261.15GSKCONS 7850 7954 7780.1 7914.2WESTLIFE 278 280.1 277.75 279.8OFSS 3066 3066 2958.3 2987.2GMRINFRA 15.25 15.25 14.74 15.01AJANTPHARM 944.2 987.65 926 981.15HATHWAY 26.15 27.2 24.75 25.45EXIDEIND 178.95 182.5 177.4 180.65SUZLON 4.3 4.38 4.06 4.16LALPATHLAB 1110 1118.5 1085 1115.5FORTIS 118.5 129 117.75 127.7ABBOTINDIA 9090 9234.4 9079.7 9165.25JUBILANT 439.5 451.85 429 447.2CONCOR 474 480 466 475.25ADANIGAS 154.4 156.7 151.7 153.5CGPOWER 18.2 18.2 17.5 17.85CARERATING 521.3 573.35 510 561.3BBTC 786.8 815 778.05 811.1IDFC 32.2 32.8 31.75 32.65CASTROLIND 115.8 117.65 115.25 117.35ADANITRANS 214 217.8 209.7 211.25MRPL 50.15 50.85 50.1 50.5PARAGMILK 176.2 176.2 166.5 168.65DELTACORP 165 167.2 163.65 164.1LTI 1602 1631 1582.85 1625.95HINDZINC 204.9 208.5 204.05 205.1INFIBEAM 42.55 44.2 41.9 43.15GESHIP* 230.3 235.8 217 234.15HUDCO 33.45 33.5 32.7 33.35DEEPAKNI 267 271.45 261 268.15J&KBANK 41.5 41.75 38.8 39.5WELCORP 114.8 118.85 114.55 118.05ASTRAZEN 1771 1780 1668 1682.7JISLJALEQS 21.9 22.65 21.85 22.35VIPIND 406.9 406.9 385.25 387.4SOBHA 507.3 509.95 482 485.4NHPC 22.6 23 22.5 22.8RNAM 250 254.5 239.5 240.5FSL 46.8 47.15 46.25 46.85HSCL 82.1 83.9 82.05 82.9RADICO 315.4 324.3 313 322.45GODREJAGRO 460.8 460.8 448 449.95SHILPAMED 327.5 350 266 276.8LINDEINDIA 486.95 524.9 485.35 514.45ENDURANCE 854.55 854.55 830.35 841.25NATCOPHARM 548 552.4 541 550.6IPCALAB 940 948.1 930 937.45APLAPOLLO 1294.1 1301.7 1229.8 1269.35OIL 149.15 151.9 149.1 151.2IBULISL 105 105 105 105REDINGTON 94.55 99.2 91.7 98.9DEEPAKFERT 87.65 88.95 83.7 86.53MINDIA 21487.95 21838.6 20900.05 20957VINATIORGA 2096.2 2130 2093.35 2111.7VENKYS 1335.05 1353.9 1327.65 1331.4DBL 399.6 403 396.3 400.25CAPPL 436.3 456 435 451.85KRBL 222.05 241.25 221.85 228.4LTTS 1595 1616 1575 1583.9JBCHEPHARM 375 380 372.65 375.2PGHL 4554 4645.55 4475 4483.1COROMANDEL 359 359 338.8 344.05NOCIL 86.45 87.15 84.8 85.1LAKSHVILAS 44.9 44.9 44.9 44.9RCF 44.75 44.8 44 44.15FCONSUMER 34.7 34.7 32.65 33.7VBL 627.2 642 624 631.15RITES 239.55 239.6 230 230.55KEI 495.8 495.8 467 468.35JSLHISAR 65.55 68 65.5 67.45VGUARD 224.75 226.4 223.8 225.4MEGH 47.9 48.25 46.6 46.75THERMAX 1070.2 1086.25 1050 1074.85JINDALSAW 68 69.8 68 68.65WABCOINDIA 6079.95 6109 6055 6067.35TATACOMM 445 451 440.4 448.5PGHH 10848.75 10848.75 10220 10283.55GSPL 217 220.25 217 219.45INDHOTEL 136.5 136.55 132.1 134.4CROMPTON 228.2 230.1 226 227.65SUNDRMFAST 417.45 418.55 400.65 409.2SOUTHBANK 11.57 11.65 11.53 11.58AAVAS 1547.55 1590 1540 1562.85HONAUT 22594 23765 22594 23337.75

BALMLAWRIE 172.55 172.6 169.05 170.95SYNDIBANK 31.8 32.1 31.6 31.9ITI 72.8 72.8 71.05 71.35JSWENERGY 68.05 68.05 66.9 67.25PTC 58.65 59.25 57.65 58GRANULES 93.35 94.05 91.15 92.85MAHSCOOTER 3749.05 3775 3682.3 3720.45EMAMILTD 303.6 305.3 296.5 298.9JKTYRE 56.35 56.85 54.85 56.05PNBHOUSING 710.25 725 710 722.75TV18BRDCST 22.1 22.1 21.35 21.55HAL 679 679.1 652.6 657.55GUJALKALI 410.95 416.5 410 411.55FINCABLES 356.8 368.1 350.6 360.1AVANTI 298.05 304.85 298.05 302.2TAKE 102 103.35 101.5 102.95TRENT 466 466 441.25 444.55BAJAJELEC 368.05 382 368.05 379.5DCAL 192.4 193 184.05 186.2WELSPUNIND 48.2 48.25 47.2 47.65CUB 192.85 193.9 190.2 190.55KEC 301.5 301.5 282.5 288.3WABAG 273 276.4 269 271.65GREAVESCOT 117.8 118 115.45 116.45BAJAJHLDNG 3364.25 3396 3333 3335.6KNRCON 250.9 250.9 229.35 238.15HEIDELBERG 194.4 194.4 186 192.2SCI 26.5 26.85 26.25 26.6ASHOKA 122.65 123.2 117.1 118.8EIDPARRY 149.95 154 148.45 151.5TRIDENT 55.1 56.25 54.25 55.7GHCL 203 204.5 196.6 201.35MINDACORP 87.8 89.95 87.8 88.7IFCI 7.6 7.81 7.5 7.58QUESS 460.65 463.2 451.3 455.75ALBK 36.35 36.75 36.1 36.3PRSMJOHNSN 81.35 83.45 80.25 81.8ESSELPRO 111.65 111.95 102.4 104.1CRISIL 1187.95 1262 1155 1257.2LAXMIMACH 3837.55 3850 3788.15 3794.55KALPATPOWR 491.5 491.5 472.45 483.2MASFIN 617.85 625 599.8 616.25ADANIGREEN 47 47 46.25 46.6TATACOFFEE 72.15 73.85 71.1 73.35BLUESTARCO 702 713.45 691.15 709.15INOXLEISUR 296.8 296.8 283.85 284.9ZYDUSWELL 1500 1526 1475.3 1507.1INOXWIND 46.5 47.6 43 43.55ATUL 3617.1 3653 3610 3618.75ASAHIINDIA 190.9 190.9 185 188ASTRAL 1207.35 1211.65 1200 1204.4SJVN 24.7 24.7 24.45 24.55HSIL 218.65 228.05 218.6 225.1TIMKEN 695 710.4 680.9 704.75BAYERCROP 3092 3149.95 3065.4 3132.3NETWORK18 23.2 23.35 22.15 22.45CHAMBLFERT 147.3 148.4 145.05 146.7MINDAIND 319.5 323.3 313.05 317.15SADBHAV 131 141 124 132.95SONATSOFTW 327 327 318.55 319.85CREDITACC 505.85 525 505.85 512.25SANOFI 6272.45 6311 6249.6 6289.5KANSAINER 471 471 459.65 467.4FINEORG 1424.2 1424.2 1390 1399.05MOIL 130.05 130.15 128.05 128.9NILKAMAL 1009.5 1013 981 988.6SCHAEFFLER 4272 4285 4122.2 4149.75MMTC 18.4 19.25 18.25 18.95HINDCOPPER 31.75 31.9 31.1 31.4MAGMA 68 72.7 68 69.95HIMATSEIDE 138.1 145.5 135.4 135.75TATAINVEST 807 811.35 806 809.2BIRLACORPN 581 581.25 560 565.25STARCEMENT 99.95 100.1 97.75 98.05SKFINDIA 1832.7 1872 1832.7 1844.6TNPL 165.3 169.95 163.85 166.1CCL 249.95 249.95 240 241.4EIHOTEL 152.75 162 151.65 159.45ISEC 212.35 212.35 206 208.6GICRE 194 194.75 189.8 193.55THYROCARE 453 453 442.05 443.6LEMONTREE 51.15 52.45 50.25 52.3ORIENTELEC 162.1 163 157.6 162.05MAHINDCIE 161.5 161.5 152.5 159.55PNCINFRA 210 210 196.4 203.85THOMASCOOK 169.2 170.4 168.2 169.5PERSISTENT 530 534.15 512 518.25CENTRALBK 19.2 19.2 17.85 18.9MAHLOG 362.1 370.45 360 369.2TIMETECHNO 69 69.95 65.35 66CYIENT 440.25 442.8 435.45 437.55TATAMETALI 504.25 518.6 502.15 511.95APLLTD 527.85 532 514.25 523.25JSL 30.1 31.45 29.45 30.7BDL 289.75 296.8 289.75 294.1CENTRUM 26.25 26.35 24.7 25.9RALLIS 159.4 159.55 158.05 158.55SFL 1127.05 1162.2 1084 1131.8FINOLEXIND 533.65 533.65 520 526CARBORUNIV 279.35 283 275.75 276.25OBEROIRLTY 537.5 540.75 536.3 536.75JETAIRWAYS 42.35 42.35 42.35 42.35UNITEDBNK 9.57 10.13 9.55 10.06COFFEEDAY 66.5 66.5 66.25 66.25MOTILALOFS 532.25 540.3 532 538.05TEAMLEASE 2668.9 2668.9 2560.2 2589.1JPASSOCIAT 2.4 2.45 2.36 2.42NH 235.85 235.85 226.4 233.7IFBIND 630.25 647 623.3 636.55

GET&D 159.7 165 157.9 161.95DHANUKA 325.55 325.75 316.2 318.25IOB 10.31 10.32 10.18 10.2MAHSEAMLES 402.05 406.7 399.1 405SYNGENE 308.1 308.1 303.7 305.8NLCINDIA 54.85 55.8 54.75 55.55GALAXYSURF 1176.65 1218.45 1176.65 1190.35TEJASNET 90 92 88.35 89.7JKLAKSHMI 320 327.4 320 324.2SOLARINDS 1145 1145 1080.1 1083.8SUDARSCHEM 329.55 331.4 325.8 328.45UCOBANK 15.4 15.55 15.35 15.45SREINFRA 11.28 11.46 11.08 11.28BLUEDART 2277 2315 2243 2298.75AKZOINDIA 1712.5 1736.7 1702 1715.15TCNSBRANDS 704 715 696.65 709.9CHENNPETRO 194 195.1 192.8 194AEGISLOG 201.2 201.2 192.9 196.7RELAXO 424.25 435 424.25 431.55CENTURYPLY 134.85 135.4 131.15 132ANDHRABANK 19.4 19.4 19 19.1BAJAJCON 260.45 262.4 258.55 262.2NESCO 524.05 529.8 523.05 528.05LUXIND 1019.2 1040 1001 1012.8CERA 2466.2 2466.2 2452.5 2461.6MAHABANK 12.03 12.03 11.83 11.88SHANKARA 264.95 265.7 254.2 257SYMPHONY 1238.2 1250 1222.55 1243.2JAGRAN 66 69.9 61.25 66.2GILLETTE 7000 7171 7000 7147.3GMDCLTD 66 66.55 65.3 65.65TIINDIA 340 354.05 340 351.8MAXINDIA 60.6 60.6 58.8 59.4AIAENG 1645.2 1711.5 1640 1700.6ZENSARTECH 213.4 221.9 213.4 219.4JCHAC 1498 1530.4 1483.15 1483.15INDOSTAR 285 285 277.2 280.45ALKEM 1770 1794.15 1753 1767.3JMFINANCIL 71.45 72.65 70.55 72.05ORIENTCEM 87.6 88.2 86 87.65COCHINSHIP 346.95 350.5 344.35 348.5CHOLAHLDNG 471 483.2 469.65 480.3FDC 161.9 164.5 161.9 164.15NAVINFLUOR 666 667 650 661.25ASTERDM 121.05 121.9 119.8 120.7JKCEMENT 977.4 994 971.05 987.7IRCON 352.75 355.85 352.75 354.6GRINDWELL 542.15 542.65 537.95 538.15EVEREADY 83.15 83.15 80 80.7NIACL 113.95 114.6 112.8 113.45VMART 1763 1774.5 1750.5 1767.5PRESTIGE 282.55 285.3 280 283.6VTL 904 920 896 918.35SCHNEIDER 76 77.45 74.3 74.5SIS 884.8 884.8 796.5 805.05ITDCEM 70.7 72.05 70.4 71.6JSWHL 2724 2735.05 2700 2735.05ALLCARGO 94.45 94.95 92.45 94.45LAURUSLABS 335.05 343.15 335.05 342.7GEPIL 737.35 764.45 736.5 758.2TVSSRICHAK 1631.2 1640.15 1624.35 1630.45APARINDS 537.15 549 526 532.3ECLERX 525.35 525.35 510.3 513PHOENIXLTD 651.05 663 643.25 646.35JYOTHYLAB 151.05 154 151 153.3IEX 142.3 149.9 142 146.75MAHLIFE 380.35 385.35 377.55 383.95LAOPALA 158.05 162 153.6 158.65CORPBANK 19.5 19.95 19.2 19.75SOMANYCERA 307.6 307.75 302 303SHK 121.15 123.6 118.2 119.35SUPRAJIT 150.2 154.5 150.2 153.4ERIS 395 397.65 386.5 394.1FLFL 451.5 453.9 448.25 450.6GPPL 79.9 79.9 78.2 79.4MONSANTO 2020 2029.8 1989.3 2007.25ADVENZYMES 150.2 154.15 150 153.3NBVENTURES 88 89.4 87.4 87.55BASF 1013 1013 999 1007.85ITDC 168.25 172.9 166.5 168.95MHRIL 214.4 214.85 210.1 214.4SHOPERSTOP 391.3 391.3 381.25 386.5TRITURBINE 100.85 105.55 98.9 105.2GULFOILLUB 802 804 802 803.35VARROC 431.65 432.65 430 430.7KPRMILL 561.05 561.05 557.45 558.65HERITGFOOD 343.25 350.15 343.25 348.9ELGIEQUIP 246.4 246.4 243 245.75GAYAPROJ 154 154 131.35 132HATSUN 618 618 607 608.55SHRIRAMCIT 1416.35 1418.25 1416.35 1418.25DBCORP 157.2 157.2 154.95 156.1

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SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGENIFTY 50 11,003.25 11,078.15 10,935.60 11,029.40 103.55UPL 510 532.7 509.65 526.9 23.8BAJAJFINSV 7,198.00 7,449.90 7,130.05 7,413.00 323.85ZEEL 331.15 346.9 331.15 342.2 14.9TATASTEEL 353.6 370.75 353.4 363.1 14.4VEDL 140.6 148.1 140.6 145.5 5.75YESBANK 74.9 77.9 70.55 76.6 3GRASIM 709.65 744.65 709 735 25.35JSWSTEEL 222.6 229.9 220.75 227.3 7.15HINDALCO 176.6 181.25 176 180.45 5.4TECHM 639.05 662.5 638.9 658.75 19.6BPCL 341 356.8 341 353.05 9.95BHARTIARTL 355 363.85 347.3 361 9.35HEROMOTOCO2,588.95 2,647.70 2,580.00 2,632.45 65.65BAJFINANCE 3,269.95 3,329.90 3,245.00 3,288.30 66.45SBIN 285.05 291.25 284.5 289 5.65INDUSINDBK 1,389.00 1,408.80 1,377.10 1,400.10 26.65M&M 515.9 525.85 502.55 522 9.6AXISBANK 652.8 669.45 652 660.95 11.5BAJAJ-AUTO 2,672.00 2,757.00 2,672.00 2,713.95 43.4ICICIBANK 411.9 422.2 411.25 416.9 6.65TITAN 1,054.10 1,090.85 1,051.05 1,080.95 17.1LT 1,320.00 1,340.95 1,316.00 1,333.55 20.3MARUTI 5,792.00 5,933.40 5,710.00 5,823.00 87.55INFY 775.1 778.25 768 772.8 8.05RELIANCE 1,304.00 1,304.45 1,280.35 1,288.00 13.25ITC 246.3 253.6 244.05 248.6 2.3CIPLA 477.45 483.25 465 479.8 4.05ULTRACEMCO 4,195.00 4,300.00 4,195.00 4,215.60 34.45POWERGRID 201.05 206.2 197.75 203.55 1.55HDFC 2,129.00 2,146.00 2,105.25 2,113.90 13.8INFRATEL 246.7 252 246.2 248.2 1.55GAIL 126.7 130.3 126.25 126.65 0.65HDFCBANK 2,235.40 2,235.40 2,203.05 2,227.90 7.55TCS 2,181.10 2,217.85 2,167.40 2,205.30 5.85HINDUNILVR 1,826.00 1,854.15 1,808.70 1,828.00 3.25IOC 125.9 128.4 124.2 126 0.1NTPC 117.25 119 116.55 117.2 0.05HCLTECH 1,069.15 1,083.40 1,057.45 1,069.55 -0.95ASIANPAINT 1,574.50 1,575.50 1,552.50 1,571.00 -2.35EICHERMOT 16,995.00 16,995.00 16,401.15 16,550.00 -95ADANIPORTS 361.55 363 356.6 358 -2.55TATAMOTORS 122.7 123.8 118.6 120.75 -1.2ONGC 129 129.8 125.75 126.25 -1.5KOTAKBANK 1,515.00 1,515.40 1,479.45 1,492.00 -19.4BRITANNIA 2,549.70 2,549.70 2,470.00 2,471.00 -40.9DRREDDY 2,525.05 2,537.80 2,351.20 2,512.50 -43.85COALINDIA 208.5 208.5 195.65 199.9 -3.85WIPRO 259.8 260.1 250.25 251.1 -7.4IBULHSGFIN 587 619 542.75 544.65 -28.45SUNPHARMA 440 441 408.05 416.5 -22.75

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SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGENIFTY NEXT 50 25,659.30 25,958.95 25,553.65 25,914.00 277.9IDEA 5.1 5.8 5.05 5.7 0.7INDIGO 1,502.00 1,631.20 1,502.00 1,599.00 91.85SRTRANSFIN 999 1,053.95 995.05 1,039.00 51.45SBILIFE 780 816.8 776 811.3 40.05BIOCON 225.5 235.8 222.15 232.5 8.45ACC 1,548.00 1,602.90 1,548.00 1,595.00 47.9NMDC 103.45 105.35 102.05 104.3 3.1L&TFH 102.15 104.45 101 103.7 2.9BANKBARODA 98.35 101.5 98.1 100.85 2.75AMBUJACEM 208.45 215.2 208.45 214 5.6ICICIPRULI 374 390 365.9 384.15 9.05PEL 1,770.00 1,776.80 1,720.00 1,764.20 40.3HINDPETRO 240 249.25 239.6 245 4.3MOTHERSUMI 98.7 101.9 97.8 99 1.7DMART 1,464.00 1,494.85 1,459.95 1,486.50 25.6SIEMENS 1,142.05 1,173.50 1,134.00 1,160.00 17.95ASHOKLEY 62 63.6 60.3 62.4 0.85PETRONET 240.3 246.4 240.05 243.5 3.2SAIL 37 37.75 36.4 36.9 0.45GICRE 194.75 195 189.75 193.3 2.25MRF 56,621.00 57,871.50 56,350.00 57,374.90 638.15NHPC 22.5 23.05 22.5 22.75 0.25BANDHANBNK 494.25 499.5 491.05 499.4 5.4HAVELLS 650 659.5 642.3 654.5 6.6BHEL 50.85 52.15 50.6 51.05 0.5DABUR 430.35 433.85 426 432.3 3.05DIVISLAB 1,521.00 1,544.80 1,466.00 1,518.55 10.15PIDILITIND 1,349.00 1,359.90 1,331.20 1,353.00 8.9MCDOWELL-N 584 603.95 583.45 587.25 3.55UBL 1,331.40 1,381.50 1,331.40 1,368.00 7.05DLF 174.1 176.15 170.7 174.6 0.85AUROPHARMA 605 609 581 605.5 2.7NIACL 115.9 115.9 113 114.5 0.15HINDZINC 205 208.75 203.8 205.5 0.25CONCOR 474 479.85 466 474.4 0.35PAGEIND 18,099.00 18,678.75 17,946.05 18,000.15 9.75PGHH 10,293.20 10,395.00 10,201.00 10,282.00 -11.2SHREECEM 19,730.00 20,073.75 19,470.10 19,675.00 -23.75MARICO 394 395 389.9 392.05 -0.5CADILAHC 222.45 222.45 213.55 218.1 -1.6HDFCLIFE 487.5 540.55 481.25 515.4 -3.95HDFCAMC 2,229.00 2,249.95 2,183.40 2,200.30 -17.95BAJAJHLDNG 3,382.95 3,399.00 3,331.00 3,336.15 -28.9ICICIGI 1,158.00 1,175.00 1,135.00 1,142.50 -10.6COLPAL 1,214.25 1,215.00 1,193.05 1,196.75 -14.7BOSCHLTD 13,425.50 13,692.10 12,700.00 13,239.00 -186.1LUPIN 747 749.8 722.05 734 -14.25ABB 1,380.30 1,393.00 1,311.50 1,350.00 -29.1OFSS 3,080.00 3,087.00 2,970.00 2,997.00 -67.3GODREJCP 648.3 649.7 628 628.9 -16.2

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"We will leave if we have to,"Trump told a cheering audience

of workers at a Shell chemicalplant in Pennsylvania onTuesday.

"We know that they havebeen screwing us for years andit's not going to happen again,"he said.

Trump has made the WTOthe target of many previous

attacks, and threatened beforeto withdraw, claiming unfairtreatment toward the US andsaying Washington does nothave to abide by WTO rulings.

He is especially criticalabout the terms granted toChina when it joined the orga-nization, given US complaintsabout Chinese theft ofAmerican technology.

But the United States infact has a successful trackrecord of winning disputesmediated by the global tradingbody. While calling for reformsto the institution's rules, theTrump administration also haseffectively paralysed its work.

By blocking naming of

new members to the appellatepanel part of the DisputeSettlement Body that arbitrates disputes, the systemwill grind to a halt by the endof the year.

Chad Bown, a trade expertwith the Peterson Institute forInternational Economics, saidthe moves weakening the WTOhave done "lasting damage," notall of which can be reversed.

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Foreign spies keen to gettheir hands on Russian

research are monitoringRussian scientists around theclock, the Kremlin said Wednesday, after experts denounced a new secu-rity decree as a Soviet throw-back.

The Kremlin's commentscame after scientists criticiseda ministry directive calling onresearchers not to meet foreigncolleagues one-on-one andrequesting filed reports afterevery encounter -- even a cupof coffee.

"Of course we must besomewhat vigilant, becauseforeign special services are onalert," said President VladimirPutin's spokesman DmitryPeskov when questioned on the

decree from the science andeducation ministry.

"There is such a thing asscientific and industrial espi-onage," Peskov said. "It exists24/7 and is targeting our sci-entists, especially young scien-tists."

He noted however thatsome of the decree's provisions"sound excessive" adding thatRussia "should not be bound bysome rules that won't lead toanything good." The decreerecommending new rules oncontacting foreign scientists -- or Russian scientists workingfor foreign institutions

was made public byAlexander Fradkov from amechanical engineering insti-tute.

He called the rules "absurd"and urged authorities to retractthem.

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Afemale suicide bomberkilled six people after

blowing herself up in westernChad early Wednesday, a seniorArmy officer said, in an attackattributed to Nigeria's BokoHaram jihadists.

"Six people died, includinga soldier," in the attack inKaiga-Kindjiria district, saidthe source, speaking on condi-tion of anonymity.

A number of people werealso injured, the officer said,without giving figures. Aprovincial security official saida woman wearing an explo-sives-laden belt "blew herself upnear the home of a traditionalchief ". Four guards as well as asoldier were among the dead,and five people were wounded,the official said.

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There are some brands that haveendured the passage of time.Founded in the British India, they

have seen the transition that the countryunderwent over more than seven decades.These weathered not just the protection-ism of the early years but the winds of lib-eralisation that blew away many of the lessstable brands.

On the 73rd Independence Day, we listout 10 such brands and products ofIndian origin that have stayed and grownwith us.

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1920s, lead by the ideology of freedom,aimed at boycotting foreign cloth, wouldcreate something which would be lookedat as a statement piece seventy years afterits invention? When Gandhi encouragedpeople to boycott foreign British-madeclothes, spin their own yard and wearkhadi, he was trying to encourage them torediscover their pride in their heritage andsoil.

The fabric has embodied the world-view of the past as well as of the future. Itis not only symbolic of the Indian freedomstruggle but as well of its rich textile her-itage. And now, it’s been more than sevendecades that India attained its hard-wonindependence and ever since, the fabriccontinues to amaze and inspire people. Ithas now emerged as a global fashion state-ment.

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and history to our former colonisers, whofound that India’s soil was eminently suit-able and fertile to cultivate tea, the drinkhas, ever since, been an intrinsic part of oureveryday lives. As per the data, India con-sumes 837,000 tonnes of tea every year.

Established in 1841, the Teesta TeaValley Company is the oldest Indian teas,which has its premier tea estates in Assam,Darjeeling and Dooars, which have beenblessed with cool mists, crisp winds ofKanchenjunga and the brightest sunshine.They continue to make their mark onIndian tastebuds.

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Indian subcontinent by as early as the 17th

century, it became a phenomenon only inthe late 1970s through a sufi saint’s her-mitage backyard.

Creating a niche for itself in the worldof beverages, Leo coffee originates from asfar as 1901 and continues to hold on tonumerous South Indian coffee-lovers.Having 40 stores across Chennai, 120 shop-in-shop outlets and more than 100 yearsof being in the business, Leo Coffee stillputs into use a 50-year-old coffee-grind-ing machine in India, also keeping thestate’s filter coffee tradition alive.

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coriander and other assorted herbs withsweet odour-infused flowers concocts theinfamous rose drink, found in tradition-al mixtures, called sharbat Rooh Afza. Itwas Hakeem Abdul Mujeed who creat-ed it in his Unani Medicine shop in 1906.It was first invented to treat heat strokesand dehydration.

The scarlet-red syrup is now a stapleat the Iftar table with watermelon, stuffedgrape leaves, samosas, biryani and dates.

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back to pre-independenceera and as the name suggested, many did-n’t believe it to be an Indian brand. Well,even its founders had named it MonteCarlo with a similar ideology. The

Ludhiana-based clothing brand chose anItalian name simply to expand theIndian customer base.

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been a byword for the food culturein Old Delhi. It was the year of theGreat Darbar, 1911 and a youngman from the outskirts of Delhi,

Haji Karimuddin served dal as wellas meat and potatoes with freshly-maderotis at the back side of Jama Masjid. Hewas indeed at the right place as his busi-ness boomed.

Did he ever foresee that his little ven-ture in the streets of Old Delhi would beimmortalised? Did he ever imagine thatthe name would become a craving-satis-fying brand among the coming genera-tions?

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deliers, fine dining and uncluttered,relaxed surroundings, the United CoffeeHouse still holds a fondness for the cui-sine of the old Raj, especially British clubfood as it was conceived in the colonialera.

There are plenty of other staples thatthe outlet is known for among the currentgeneration too — chapli kebabs, dak bun-galow chicken curry, Railway muttoncurry, chicken Maryland, coq au vin, andchicken a la princess. Even though it keepson revamping its menu by bringing dish-es which have not been made in the last20-30 years, its chefs adjust the dishes asper today’s palate. For instance, if a bakedsalmon was served with boiled vegetablespreviously, it would today be done it withbraised bok choi.

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n’t even an industry. From selling sodas in1907, it has travelled through four gener-ations of Gandhis. It was Vadilal Gandhi,who used to make ice-cream by the tradi-tional Kothi method, using a hand-oper-ated machine to churn milk with otheringredients, ice and salt. Home delivery wasalso offered back then with ice creamspacked in thermocol boxes.

Treading from processed, frozenMango products in the 90s, it has markedmilestones in frozen foods category withmulti-faceted growth, an extensive prod-uct portfolio and expanded manufacturingfacility.

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brand’s name comes from theArabic/Persian word hammam, whichrefers to a public-bathing establishment inthe Middle Eastern countries. Long beforeayurveda became the buzzword for India’scosmetic and beauty products industry,the brand was already selling the USPs ofneem and tulsi to Indian consumers fordecades.

Today, it is a �300-crore brand and amarket leader in Tamil Nadu.

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Raymond was set up in Thane. When LalaKailashpat Singhania took over Raymondin 1944, the mill was used to manufacturecoarse woollen blankets and modestquantities of low-priced woolen fabrics.Soon the company forayed into manufac-turing Denim in 1996, focussing on qual-ity, innovation and the creation of exclu-sive products and designs that havealways caught the eye of some of theworld’s leading jeanswear brands as wellas making it amongst the top producersof specialty ring denim in India with a 60per cent market share even today.

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Roger Federer and NovakDjokovic overwhelmedopponents at the WTA-ATP

Cincinnati Masters on Tuesday,where Serena Williams withdrewbecause of back trouble.

Williams had hoped torebound from the back spasmsthat forced her out of the WTAfinal in Toronto on Sunday, whereshe lasted only four games beforeretiring.

But the 23-time Grand Slamchampion said her back was “stillnot right” casting a further shad-ow on her chances at the US Openstarting in Flushing Meadows onAugust 26.

For Djokovic and Federer,back in action for the first timesince the Serb’s victory over theSwiss in the Wimbledon final, itwas a smooth start to their USOpen build-up.

Federer, seeded third,remained unruffled by a one-hour rain interruption at 2-2 inthe second set, eventually defeat-ing Argentina’s Juan IgnacioLondero 6-3, 6-4 to reach the thirdround at the event he has wonseven times.

“I’m very happy, even if it wasa bit tricky with the rain delay,”Federer said. “I’m happy to beback on court.

“This is the start of a long,long hardcourt swing. It’s good tobegin with a win.

“I didn’t know that muchabout my opponent — he’s new tothe tour — but at the end you haveto concentrate on your own game.”

Defending championDjokovic double faulted threetimes as he dropped serve in theopening game against SamQuerrey but quickly put thingsright and pulled away for a 7-5, 6-1 victory over the American.

“I ended the match well even

if the start was nervy,” saidDjokovic, who would breakQuerrey twice to take the first setthen roll to victory.

“Sam was feeling comfortableon the court at the start and dic-tating. It was tough facing his bigserve,” Djokovic said.

He added that he is “hopingfor a better performance in thenext round,” when he’ll take onSpanish qualifier Pablo CarrenoBusta — who withstood 32 acesfrom John Isner and a match

point before beating theAmerican 6-4, 6-7 (1/7), 7-6(8/6).

Williams, meanwhile, was leftjust trying to get healthy afterpulling out of her scheduled first-round match against qualifierZarina Diyas.

“I came to Mason (Ohio) onSunday and have tried every-thing to be ready to play tonight,and was still hopeful after mypractice this morning,” Williamssaid in a statement released by

tournament officials.“But unfortunately my back is

still not right.”In early action, Stan

Wawrinka won a first-round bat-t le as he eliminated 2017Cincinnati champion GrigorDimitrov 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4).

Under leaden skies after anovernight thunderstorm,Dimitrov broke in the 12th gameof the first set to take the lead. The33-year-old Swiss fought backwith the only break in the second

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Former champion Samantha Stosur andteenage Wimbledon sensation Coco

Gauff highlight the list of US Open wild-cards announced on Tuesday.

Gauff, 15, reached the Wimbledonmain draw through qualifying then upsetfive-time champion Venus Williams in thefirst round before falling to eventualchampion Simona Halep in the fourthround.

Gauff is joined by four other teenagersamong eight wildcard invitees: a trio of 17-year-old Americans in Caty McNally,Whitney Osuigwe and Katie Volynets and16-year-old French player Diane Parry.

Stosur, meanwhile, brings a veteranpresence. The 35-year-old Aussie won thetitle in Flushing Meadows in 2011 and hasreached the quarter-finals on two otheroccasions.

Other women’s wildcards went to for-mer US collegiate champion Francesca DiLorenzo and three-time StanfordUniversity All-American and New Jerseynative Kristie Ahn.

On the men’s side, Americans BjornFratangelo, Marcos Giron, ChristopherEubanks and Jack Sock join US Open WildCard Challenge winner Ernesto Escobedoand 2019 US Tennis Association Boys’ 18sNational Champion Zachary Svajda asmain draw wild card recipients.

Antoine Hoang was awarded a maindraw wildcard by the French TennisFederation as part of its reciprocal agree-ment with the USTA, and Tennis Australia’sreciprocal agreement main draw wild cardwill go to a player to be announced.

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Former champion Juan Martindel Potro, who had surgery in

June to repair a broken rightkneecap, won’t be ready for the USOpen, organizers said on Tuesday.

The US Tennis Associationsaid the 2009 champion fromArgentina — who was runner-upat Flushing Meadows in 2018 —will miss the tournament as he con-tinues his recovery.

Del Potro shared a video ofhimself walking on a treadmill onJuly 31.

On June 21 he had said hewould undergo surgery after break-ing the patella in his right knee forthe second time in nine months. Atthat time he said he didn’t know ifhe’d played his last match.

So it’s no surprise he won’t beat Flushing Meadows; the USTA’sannouncement merely made itofficial.

Del Potro’s withdrawal sentAmerican Denis Kudla — who waspreviously announced as a wild-card — into the main draw. TheUSTA gave that wildcard toAmerican Christopher Eubanks.

set.Wawrinka then raced into a

5-1 lead in the final set but wast-ed two match points in the eighthgame and was broken twice whileserving for victory.

Wawrinka had to hold off hisBulgarian opponent in the final-set tiebreaker before squeezingthrough in more than two and ahalf hours with his 10th ace.

Venus Williams kept the fam-

ily flag flying, the 39-year-oldAmerican putting her decades ofexperience to good use in a 6-3,3-6, 7-6 (7/4) victory overdefending champion KikiBertens.

“Before the match I felt quitegood. Stepping on court, I’d sayfirst few games was pretty bad,”Bertens said. “I didn’t start thematch in a loose way. I knew thatI had to defend the title.”

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Ross Taylor hit an unbeat-en half-century to keep

New Zealand afloat after SriLanka spinner AkilaDananjaya claimed five wick-ets on a rain-hit day one of thefirst Test on Wednesday.

New Zealand were 203 forfive, having recovered from71-3 at lunch, when rainstopped play for the day in thefinal session in Galle withTaylor batting on 86.

Dananjaya, bowling witha remodelled action afterbeing reported for a suspectaction last year, stood outwith his fourth five-wickethaul.

The mystery spinner tookthree early wickets includingskipper Kane Williamson fornought before Taylor put on100 runs for the fourth wick-et with Henry Nicholls.

Dananjaya, who was over-looked for Tests in NewZealand, Australia and South

Africa, trappedNicholls for 42 tobreak the centurystand and then got BJWatling for one tomake New Zealandslip further. Taylorhandled pace andspin with aplomb ashe registered his 31stTest fifty and had noproblems picking upDananjaya, whomixed up his deliver-ies to outfox the bats-men.

Taylor registeredthe highest score by aKiwi batsman in aTest match at Galle,surpassing the 69 byTim McIntosh. NewZealand have strug-gled at this venuehaving lost all threeprevious Tests.

Earlier, openersJeet Raval and TomLatham put on 64runs beforeDananjaya struck ona pitch that is alreadyoffering big turn.

Latham was thefirst to go after beingcaught behind for 30as Dananjaya got the

left-handed batsmanto poke at a deliverythat was turningaway.

Williamson fellthree balls later whenhe f l icked onestraight into thehands of his oppositenumber DimuthKarunaratne at shortmidwicket.

In the last overbefore lunch, Ravalfailed to pick a googlyand was caught atf irst sl ip byDhananjaya de Silvafor 33.

Both Sri Lankaand New Zealand areplaying their firstmatch of the WorldTest Championship,which has nine topteams competing forsupremacy in thefive-day format.

Play was stoppedat 3.42 pm (10.12GMT) local time dueto rain and half anhour later was calledoff with 22 overs lostin the day. Play willresume early onThursday.

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Bayern Munich legendLothar Matthaeus believesunder-fire coach Niko

Kovac can define an era at theclub and walk in the footsteps ofmanagerial greats OttmarHitzfeld and Jupp Heynckes.

Speaking ahead of Bayern’sBundesliga opener againstHertha Berlin on Friday, the1990 World Cup winner saidthat Kovac could emulate theachievements of Bayern’s mostsuccessful coaches and lead theclub to Champions League glory.

“I think Kovac could evenbuild an era in the way OttmarHitzfeld, Jupp Heynckes andUdo Lattek did at Bayern,”Matthaeus said.

Kovac was under constantpressure in his first year atBayern last season and facedrepeated criticism from insidethe dressing room, despite even-tually leading the club to thedomestic double.

“He won the double in dif-ficult conditions last year. Heshowed he can fight,” saidMatthaeus.

“He is a football expert andI think this season will be easi-er for him.”

Matthaeus, who won sevenBundesliga titles with Bayern as

a player, said that Kovac hasbeen “left on his own” by play-ers who had “the ear of the clubbosses”.

He suggested that theCroatian would find it easiernow that senior players such asArjen Robben, Mats Hummels

and Franck Ribery had leftMunich.

“I think the younger playershe has now have the potential,the quality and the mentalitythat Niko needs to play his kindof football,” said Matthaeus.

The 58-year-old said that he

believed Bayern still had thequality to compete for theChampions League.

“Bayern have 17 playerswho are really at the top level,but they cannot afford to sufferlots of injuries as they did lastyear,” he said.

“If any German club isgoing to win the ChampionsLeague, it will be Bayern,” headded.

After they took the title raceto the final day of the season in2018/19, many in Germanybelieve that this could beBorussia Dortmund’s year in theBundesliga.

The perennial runners-uphave strengthened their squadwith Thorgan Hazard, JulianBrandt and Hummels, and havestated their intention to endBayern’s seven-year hegemonyover the German league.

Matthaeus admitted that, ingeneral, the Bundesliga nowlacked the quality of the EnglishPremier League and the SpanishLiga.

“Other countries have over-taken us, you saw that with theEnglish teams last season andthe Spanish teams in the last fewyears.”

“They are the strongestleagues in the world in terms ofinternational success.”

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