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F inance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday unveiled over 70,000 crore of measures for exporters and the real estate sector, including 30,000 crore new spending in plans such as setting up of a stressed asset fund, as part of efforts to boost economic growth from a six-year low. While measures to boost exports include remission of duties, higher insurance cov- erage and technology enable- ment to cut downtime at ports, for real estate sector a 20,000 crore fund — with half of the money coming from the Government — will be set up to provide last-mile funding for housing projects that are not in bankruptcy courts or already tagged as bad debt. The remission based incen- tive scheme for export of goods would involve 50,000 crore of outgo, higher than the 40,000- 45,000 crore budgeted in exist- ing plans that it is replacing. At a press conference called to announce the third and final set of measures to address stress in specific sectors and bolster growth, Sitharaman said housing finance compa- nies have been allowed to bor- row funds from abroad at relaxed rules while interest rate on housing building advance has been lowered, benefiting Government ser- vants who make up for a major component of demand for houses. Exports have declined in two out of last three months despite a weaker rupee, while the shock 2016 demonetisation of 86 per cent of the currency in circulation and introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) had dented the real estate market. The stressed asset fund, which is to be used to provide finance to affordable housing projects, will benefit around 3.5 lakh homebuyers, Sitharaman said, adding that buyers stuck in bankruptcy-bound projects will get relief through the NCLT route. For exporters, a new scheme for reimbursement of taxes paid on exports, called the Remission of Duties or Taxes on Export Product (RoDTEP), will come into effect from January 2020 to replace exist- ing dispensations. The new RoDTEP “will more than adequately incen- tivise exporters than existing schemes put together,” she said. Besides, a 1,700 crore annual dole will allow Export Credit Guarantee Corp to offer higher insurance cover to banks lending working capital for exports, she said. This will enable reduction in the overall cost of export credit, including interest rate, especially for MSMEs, she added. Priority sector lending tag for export credit is under con- sideration of the Reserve Bank, which will release an additional 36,000 crore to 68,000 crore as export credit. Other measures for exporters included real-time electronic processing of GST refunds by the month-end, action plan to reduce time to export or turnaround time at airports and ports by December and a special FTA utilisation mission that will work with export houses to utilise concessional tariffs in each free trade agreement India has with different nations. U nion Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday created a flutter as he pitched for “one nation, one language” while espousing the cause of Hindi, which, he said, is spoken by most of the people in India, and can become country’s identity globally and unite the nation. Shah’s pitch on “Hindi Diwas” was instantly opposed, mostly by the Dravidian and southern political parties like DMK, AIADMK and AMIM besides the Congress, Trinamool Congress and the CPI, with the common refrain being that any move for impo- sition of Hindi would disinte- grate the country and its pro- motion should not be at the cost of the mother tongue or a native language. Maintaining that it was important to have a common language in the country that becomes the “mark of India’s identity globally”, Shah said, “I want to appeal to people to pro- mote their native languages but also use Hindi to make the dream of Bapu (Mahatma Gandhi) and Sardar (Vallabhbhai) Patel of one lan- guage come true.” The Home Minister also said efforts will be made to expand Hindi to different parts of the country and asked everyone to use their native languages as much as possible. A mid its continuous cease- fire violations along the Line of Control (LoC), the Pakistan Army was forced to raise the “white flag” to recov- er the bodies of two of its sol- diers killed in the strong retal- iatory firing by the Indian Army in Hajipir in Uri sector. While the soldiers were killed on September 10-11, Pakistan could not retrieve the bodies despite shelling on the Indian posts. It finally showed the white flag implying truce for the time being on Friday. The LoC has become “hot” again since the abroga- tion of Article 370 and more than 350 ceasefire violations have taken place in the past one and a half month. In fact, violations are taking place daily since August 15. Four Indian soldiers and one civil- ian have died in shelling from across the border. In an effort to interna- tionalise the Kashmir issue, the Pakistan Army is desperate to raise the ante on the LoC by relentless firing and to provide covering fire to ultras to help infiltrate into the State. As regards the Hajipir inci- dent, officials said the retalia- tory fire by the Indian Army led to the death of one Pakistani soldier of its Punjab Regiment identified as Sepoy Ghulam Rasool. Initially, the Pakistan Army tried to get hold of the bodies by targeting the Indian posts to suppress them. However, such repeated attempts failed leading to the death of another Pakistani sol- dier forcing the local Pakistan commanders to raise the white flag to retrieve the bodies. B olstering the Delhi Government’s anti-dengue campaign, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will address a gathering of resident wel- fare associa- tions on September 24, in which 3,000 RWAs across city will participate. The AAP Government on Saturday said it has signed MoUs with RWA apex bodies — URJA and Citizens’ Alliance — as part of its initiative to reach out to RWAs across Delhi in a big way. “Dengue and pollution — both are challenges that Delhi can overcome through people’s participation. I welcome RWAs to join the fight against both dengue and pollution,” Kejriwal tweeted. D rones attacked the world’s largest oil processing facil- ity in Saudi Arabia and a major oilfield operated by Saudi Aramco early on Saturday, the kingdom’s Interior Ministry said, sparking a huge fire at a processor crucial to global energy supplies. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks in Buqyaq and the Khurais oil field, though Yemen’s Houthi rebels previ- ously launched drone assaults deep inside of the kingdom. It wasn’t clear if there were any injuries in the attacks, nor what effect it would have on oil production in the kingdom. T he southwest monsoon is running behind its September 1 withdrawal sched- ule and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in east Rajasthan, west Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat in next two-three days. On Saturday, the all India rainfall stood 4 per cent above normal with only east and North-East India showing a deficit among the four main geographic regions. It was 21 per cent above the normal in central India, 10 per cent above the normal in south peninsu- la; but minus 9 per cent in North-West India. India recorded 835.2 mm rainfall as against the normal of 801 mm. According to IMD offi- cials, the rainfall activity over most parts of the country may start to lose intensity from September 19-20. The withdrawal commences from the western parts of Rajasthan, at times simultaneously cov- ering Punjab, Haryana, and J&K. “There is no set pattern, date or pace of the withdraw- al process. The withdrawal is usually seen in the second half of September. Before declaring withdrawal date, there should be cessation of rain over an area for a total of five days. Another factor is the formation of an anti-cyclone in the lower levels, along with drop in humidity levels, increase in tempera- tures, and reduction in cloud- ing,” the IMD said. In fact, this season saw many events of flooding in Bihar, UP, MP, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala. As per IMD data of the 683 districts, 436 have received either normal or above normal rainfall while 242 have record- ed deficient monsoon. “The weakening of El Nino during early July and the consistent shifting of the monsoon trough between south and central India regions hugely benefited the overall rainfall this season,” officials said. Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Bengal, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura received less rain. Due to change of weather pat- tern, east Rajasthan recorded 47 per cent more rainfall, while west Rajasthan received 19 per cent above the normal rain this year.

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Finance Minister NirmalaSitharaman on Saturday

unveiled over �70,000 crore ofmeasures for exporters andthe real estate sector, including�30,000 crore new spending inplans such as setting up of astressed asset fund, as part ofefforts to boost economicgrowth from a six-year low.

While measures to boostexports include remission ofduties, higher insurance cov-erage and technology enable-ment to cut downtime at ports,for real estate sector a �20,000crore fund — with half of themoney coming from theGovernment — will be set upto provide last-mile funding forhousing projects that are not inbankruptcy courts or alreadytagged as bad debt.

The remission based incen-tive scheme for export of goodswould involve �50,000 crore ofoutgo, higher than the �40,000-45,000 crore budgeted in exist-ing plans that it is replacing.

At a press conference calledto announce the third andfinal set of measures to addressstress in specific sectors and

bolster growth, Sitharamansaid housing finance compa-nies have been allowed to bor-row funds from abroad atrelaxed rules while interestrate on housing buildingadvance has been lowered,benefiting Government ser-vants who make up for a major

component of demand forhouses.

Exports have declined intwo out of last three monthsdespite a weaker rupee, whilethe shock 2016 demonetisationof 86 per cent of the currencyin circulation and introductionof the Goods and Services Tax

(GST) had dented the realestate market.

The stressed asset fund,which is to be used to providefinance to affordable housingprojects, will benefit around 3.5lakh homebuyers, Sitharamansaid, adding that buyers stuckin bankruptcy-bound projects

will get relief through theNCLT route.

For exporters, a newscheme for reimbursement oftaxes paid on exports, called theRemission of Duties or Taxeson Export Product (RoDTEP),will come into effect fromJanuary 2020 to replace exist-

ing dispensations.The new RoDTEP “will

more than adequately incen-tivise exporters than existingschemes put together,” shesaid.

Besides, a �1,700 croreannual dole will allow ExportCredit Guarantee Corp to offerhigher insurance cover tobanks lending working capitalfor exports, she said. This willenable reduction in the overallcost of export credit, includinginterest rate, especially forMSMEs, she added.

Priority sector lending tagfor export credit is under con-sideration of the Reserve Bank,which will release an additional�36,000 crore to �68,000 croreas export credit.

Other measures forexporters included real-timeelectronic processing of GSTrefunds by the month-end,action plan to reduce time toexport or turnaround time atairports and ports byDecember and a special FTAutilisation mission that willwork with export houses toutilise concessional tariffs ineach free trade agreement Indiahas with different nations.

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Union Home Minister AmitShah on Saturday created

a flutter as he pitched for “onenation, one language” whileespousing the cause of Hindi,which, he said, is spoken bymost of the people in India, andcan become country’s identityglobally and unite the nation.

Shah’s pitch on “HindiDiwas” was instantly opposed,mostly by the Dravidian andsouthern political parties likeDMK, AIADMK and AMIMbesides the Congress,Trinamool Congress and theCPI, with the common refrainbeing that any move for impo-sition of Hindi would disinte-grate the country and its pro-

motion should not be at thecost of the mother tongue or anative language.

Maintaining that it wasimportant to have a commonlanguage in the country thatbecomes the “mark of India’sidentity globally”, Shah said, “Iwant to appeal to people to pro-mote their native languages butalso use Hindi to make the

dream of Bapu (MahatmaGandhi) and Sardar(Vallabhbhai) Patel of one lan-guage come true.”

The Home Minister alsosaid efforts will be made toexpand Hindi to differentparts of the country and askedeveryone to use their nativelanguages as much as possible.

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Amid its continuous cease-fire violations along the

Line of Control (LoC), thePakistan Army was forced toraise the “white flag” to recov-er the bodies of two of its sol-diers killed in the strong retal-iatory firing by the IndianArmy in Hajipir in Uri sector.

While the soldiers werekilled on September 10-11,Pakistan could not retrieve thebodies despite shelling on theIndian posts. It finally showedthe white flag implying trucefor the time being on Friday.

The LoC has become“hot” again since the abroga-tion of Article 370 and morethan 350 ceasefire violationshave taken place in the pastone and a half month. In fact,violations are taking placedaily since August 15. FourIndian soldiers and one civil-ian have died in shelling fromacross the border.

In an effort to interna-tionalise the Kashmir issue, the

Pakistan Army is desperate toraise the ante on the LoC byrelentless firing and to providecovering fire to ultras to helpinfiltrate into the State.

As regards the Hajipir inci-dent, officials said the retalia-tory fire by the Indian Armyled to the death of onePakistani soldier of its PunjabRegiment identified as SepoyGhulam Rasool. Initially, thePakistan Army tried to gethold of the bodies by targetingthe Indian posts to suppressthem. However, such repeatedattempts failed leading to thedeath of another Pakistani sol-dier forcing the local Pakistancommanders to raise the whiteflag to retrieve the bodies.

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Bolstering the DelhiGovernment’s anti-dengue

campaign, Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal will address agathering ofresident wel-fare associa-tions onS eptember24, in which3,000 RWAsacross citywill participate.

The AAP Government onSaturday said it has signedMoUs with RWA apex bodies— URJA and Citizens’ Alliance— as part of its initiative toreach out to RWAs across Delhiin a big way.

“Dengue and pollution —both are challenges that Delhican overcome through people’sparticipation. I welcome RWAsto join the fight against bothdengue and pollution,” Kejriwaltweeted.

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Drones attacked the world’slargest oil processing facil-

ity in Saudi Arabia and a majoroilfield operated by SaudiAramco early on Saturday, thekingdom’s Interior Ministrysaid, sparking a huge fire at aprocessor crucial to globalenergy supplies.

No one immediatelyclaimed responsibility for theattacks in Buqyaq and theKhurais oil field, thoughYemen’s Houthi rebels previ-ously launched drone assaultsdeep inside of the kingdom.

It wasn’t clear if therewere any injuries in theattacks, nor what effect itwould have on oil productionin the kingdom.

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The southwest monsoon isrunning behind its

September 1 withdrawal sched-ule and the IndiaMeteorological Department(IMD) has predicted heavyrainfall in east Rajasthan, westMadhya Pradesh and Gujaratin next two-three days.

On Saturday, the all Indiarainfall stood 4 per cent abovenormal with only east andNorth-East India showing adeficit among the four maingeographic regions. It was 21per cent above the normal incentral India, 10 per cent abovethe normal in south peninsu-la; but minus 9 per cent inNorth-West India. Indiarecorded 835.2 mm rainfall asagainst the normal of 801 mm.

According to IMD offi-cials, the rainfall activity overmost parts of the country

may start to lose intensityfrom September 19-20. Thewithdrawal commences fromthe western parts of Rajasthan,at times simultaneously cov-ering Punjab, Haryana, andJ&K.

“There is no set pattern,date or pace of the withdraw-al process. The withdrawal isusually seen in the second halfof September. Before declaring

withdrawal date, there shouldbe cessation of rain over an areafor a total of five days. Anotherfactor is the formation of ananti-cyclone in the lower levels,along with drop in humiditylevels, increase in tempera-tures, and reduction in cloud-ing,” the IMD said.

In fact, this season sawmany events of flooding inBihar, UP, MP, Punjab,

Himachal Pradesh,Uttarakhand, Rajasthan,Gujarat, Maharashtra,Karnataka and Kerala.

As per IMD data of the 683districts, 436 have receivedeither normal or above normalrainfall while 242 have record-ed deficient monsoon. “Theweakening of El Nino duringearly July and the consistentshifting of the monsoon troughbetween south and centralIndia regions hugely benefitedthe overall rainfall this season,”officials said.

Uttarakhand, Chandigarh,Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh,Bihar, Jharkhand, Bengal,Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoramand Tripura received less rain.Due to change of weather pat-tern, east Rajasthan recorded47 per cent more rainfall, whilewest Rajasthan received 19 percent above the normal rain thisyear.

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Sitting on the hot seat withBig B right in front isevery Indian’s dream.

While it come true for some,others merely enjoy Big-B’saura on their TV screens. KaunBanega Crorepati has turnedeleven and after almost onemonth into the new season, theshow has finally found its firstcrorepati. Yes, you read thatright. A 25-year-old boy fromBihar’s Jehanabad district, SanojRaj, has become the firstcontestant to have won �1crore. He went on attemptingthe koti ki choti prashan — �7crore question, but decided toquit the game.

Raj, an engineer byprofession, who lives in a jointfamily, is preparing for theCivil Services. It took Raj,hours of studying and monthsof preparations to crack theKBC code.

“I worked as an engineerfor two-and-a-half years. I waspaid well. But, I decided to giveup on my job and concentrateon my Civil Servicespreparations. I used to study forhours and gather as muchinformation as possible. I usedto read a lot of books as well,”he says.

The adage, life is not a bedof roses, holds true to Raj, whowas trying to enter the show forthe last eight years, but failed.

“Not even for once did Ithink that I should quit. Iknew I have to be on the hotseat, no matter how long it willtake. I was confident that I willmake it there one day. And thattime came on Friday,” he saysand tells you that it doesn’t tookhim any extra preparations forthe show but what he studiedfor the Civil Services.

It was nothing short of afestivity in Raj’s family whenthey got to know about hisselection. “My uncle got a callfrom the team that I wasselected in KBC. He then wenton to tell the news to myfamily and friends. I was out forsome work then and I got toknow about it from my friends.I was on cloud nine, ” he says.

Meeting AmitabhBachchan and sharing the stagewith him gave Raj goosebumps.

“The moment I stepped onto the stage my heartbeat

increased. I was nervous. It wasa dream come true moment forme. Once you are on the hotseat, in the centrestage with somany people around it sentshivers down the spine. But,once Big B starts talking hemakes sure that the otherperson gets comfortable,” hetells you. Raj was confident thathe will win �50 lakh butwinning as much as �1 crorecame as a surprise.

With the winning amount,Raj want to complete his CivilServices preparations, open anursery for his father in hisvillage and travel all throughthe Indian sub-continent.

“We are already exploitingour environment a lot. Byopening up the nursery I wantto contribute my bit towardsNature. I know it will notsolve all the problems but itwill definitely help fightingsome. I love travelling and

exploring places — North-east being my favourite. I willfirst travel to Meghalaya andthen explore the other placeswith the remaining amount,”he says.

He recalls that when hewon �1 crore he was about toburst into tears.

“It was a moment ofextreme joy. I felt like all myhard work had paid off. It washard to believe that in just anhour I have turned into amillionaire. My success mantrais to have patience and takeone step at a time. Leaps andbounds would take younowhere. Not only destiny butmy family played their parttoo. They supported methrough thick and thin. Theyhad faith in all my decisions,they knew I will make it bigsome day. And I am proud tohave proved them right,” hetells you.

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delivering a good comedy is not due to lack oftalent or good writers. So when one comesacross a film that manages to make theaudience laugh till the very end, then theperson who has written the dialogues needs tobe given a pat on the back. In this case it goesto Raaj Shaandilyaa who is the director ofDream Girl.

We all know that a movie that portraysmiddle class resonate with the masses sincethey manage to find a connect. That is a majorcontributor why such a movie finds manytakers. Then there’s the fact that people love tolaugh. A rom-com that has the rightingredients works wonders. Add to that thelead character who works with a call centre...main Pooja bol raheen hoon, mujhse dostikarogey — it will have the audience in splits

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for 132 minutes, it is paisa wasool when onegoes to see Dream Girl. However, one needs tokeep all sensibilities at home. Also if you arethe kind of person who wants to only watchmeaningful cinema, this film is not for you.

But one may want to see this one forKhurrana who has given a great performance.His reactions to men wanting to marry him, ofpeople who touch his feet because he plays Sitaare brilliant to say the least. One will also get akick out of why and how he always endsplaying Sita, Draupadi and even Radha.

Then there is some great performancefrom Annu Kapoor who plays Khurana’s fatherin this one. The two share a fabulouschemistry. Vijay Raaz as a cop, a shayar with acantankerous wife at home, wins your heart.Manjot Singh as Khurana’s friend is just asgood. A special mention for the 90-somethingdadi (Neela Mulherkar) who downs whiskeylike a pro.

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Krishan Kumar Bedi,Haryana Minister of State

for Social JusticeEmpowerment and Welfare forSC/BC classes says that welfareschemes which were launchedby the Central and State gov-ernments in the last five yearshave been implemented withhonesty and unbiased mannerin the State.

The eligible beneficiariesespecially those are belongingto SC/BCs have been benefit-ed of schemes being run by thedepartments likeMukhyamantri Vivah ShagunYojana, Dr BR Ambedkar AwasYojana, Inter-caste MarriageScheme, Legal Aid Scheme,scheme to encouragePanchayati Raj, Dr BRAmbedkar Medhavi ChhatraYojana, Post-matric scholarshipscheme for the students ofScheduled Castes andBackward Classes, incentivescheme for higher educationfor Scheduled Castes students,pre-matric scholarship schemefor the children of thoseinvolved in sanitation and lifethreatening jobs, Babu JagjivanRam Chhatrawas Yojana, skilltraining in typing and dataentry for unemployed youth ofScheduled Castes andBackward Classes.

He says that the centralgovernment under the leader-ship of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and theHaryana government underthe leadership of Manohar LalKhattar, while following theprinciple of Sabka Saath-SabkaVikas and Antyodaya, havebeen working for the welfare ofall the people including poor.The concerns of Guest teach-ers, Anganwadi workers, ruraland urban sanitation workersin the State have been redressedby the chief minister.

Bedi who won the 13thVidhan Sabha election by a

margin of merely 562 votesfrom the Shahabad (Reserved)constituency first time in 2014was made Minister of State forSocial Justice Empowermentand Welfare for SC/BC classesby the Chief Minister ManoharLal Khattar.

In an exclusive interviewwith The Pioneer, Bedi revealshis government’s achievementin five years, his political jour-ney as well as his strategy forthe upcoming assembly polls.Excerpts from the interview:

It is said that one should havea political background orhave at least a monetarybackup to join big politicalparties. How did you secureticket from BJP? Have youbeen associated with RSS orABVP before joining the BJP?How has been your politicaljourney so far?

I was born in a non-polit-ical family on June 15 1967 inKurukshetra. Despite adverseeconomic conditions, I didschooling from GovernmentSenior Model School,Kurkshetra. I took my gradu-ation degree from UniversityCollege of Kurukshetra. Afterthe completion of graduation,I did my Post Graduation in1992 from the KurukshetraUniversity. I took part in stu-dents’ union election in 1989.Then I fought MunicipalCorporation election inKurukshetra in 1994. Thattime, I was the youngest coun-cillor of Municipal Corporationof Kurukshetra. In 1996, Ibecame a secretary in BJPMandal Thanesar. In 1998, Iwas the general secretary in BJPYuva Morcha (BJYM) and laterI became the district Presidentin BJYM, Kurkshetra. Then in2002, I touched the new heightsby becoming State GeneralSecretary in SC Morcha inHaryana. In 2011, I became amember of National CouncilBJP. In 2013, I became State

President of SC MorchaHaryana and I was the mem-ber of National Council BJP. In2004, I fought my first MLAelection as BJP candidate in(Radour) Constituency, dis-trict Yamuna Nagar.

I too had heard beforejoining the politics that oneshould have a political back-ground or have atleast a mon-etary backup to join any polit-ical parties. BJP is a partywherein one does not need tohave a political background ormonetary backup. But oneshould be dedicated to publicworks.

You won assembly electionfirst time by a margin ofmerely 562 votes in 2014. Butyou were made Minister ofState for Social JusticeEmpowerment and Welfarefor SC/BC classes. How wasyour experience as a Minister?

In 2004, I fought my firstMLA election in (Radour)Constituency, district YamunaNagar but lost the election.Again in 2009, I fought my sec-ond MLA election fromShahbad MarkandaConstituency Kurukshetra and

lost the election. In 2014, I gotelected as an MLA on October19 in Shahbad Constituencyand on October 26, 2014, Ibecame State Minister underManohar Lal KhattarGovernment Haryana. As aMinister, I got a chance to workfor the people of the State.Several steps were been takenfor the upliftment of the peo-ple belonging to SC/BC.

What are the steps you havetaken for SC and OBC?

Several steps were taken forthe welfare of the SC/OBCpeople of the State. During thefinancial year 2019-20,Haryana Scheduled CastesFinance and DevelopmentCorporation has providedfinancial assistance of over Rs872.01 lakh to 967 beneficiarieswith a subsidy of Rs 54.99 lakh,till August 2019, under variousschemes. SC and other back-ward classes (OBC) people canapply for loans for self-employ-ment from various corpora-tions, along with other welfareschemes being run by thedepartment, to make their fam-ily prosperous.

The Corporation provides

loans to peoplebelonging toScheduled Castes under vari-ous categories so that theycould establish their business orbecome self-employed.

These categories includeagriculture and allied sectors,industrial, trade, business, pro-fessional and self-employmentsectors. The officers of thedepartment concerned havebeen directed to take the ini-tiative of making maximumyouth belonging to ScheduledCastes and Backward Classesemployable especially throughthe medium of computertraining centres being run inall districts under variousschemes of the StateGovernment.

What are the works done infive years as a Minister in theState?

Central Government underthe leadership of PrimeMinister Narendra Modi andthe Haryana Governmentunder the leadership ofManohar Lal, while followingthe principle of Sabka Saath-Sabka Vikas and Antyodaya, areworking for the welfare of poor.Online working system wasbeing implemented in govern-ment departments by adoptingzero tolerance policy towardscorruption. The eligible bene-ficiaries get the benefit ofschemes being run by thedepartment, likeMukhyamantri Vivah ShagunYojana, Dr B. R. AmbedkarAwas Yojana, Inter-casteMarriage Scheme, Legal AidScheme, scheme to encouragePanchayati Raj, Dr B. R.Ambedkar Medhavi ChhatraYojana, Post-matric scholar-ship scheme for the students ofScheduled Castes and

Backward Classes, incentivescheme for higher education forScheduled Castes students, pre-matric scholarship scheme forthe children of those involvedin sanitation and life threaten-ing jobs, Babu Jagjivan RamChhatrawas Yojana, skill train-ing in typing and data entry forunemployed youth ofScheduled Castes andBackward Classes. In 2014, thepeople of Haryana had blessedus for five years. We have neverlooked back and have servedthe entire Haryana state as afamily in these five years. Manyhistorical decisions were takenfor the welfare of the People. Infive years of BJP-led govern-ment, not a single case of nepo-tism, corruption, casteism,regionalism has been reportedfrom any parts of the state.

You were with the chief min-ister during Jan AshirwadYatra. Do you think JanAshirwad yatra will help theBJP to form the government?

Jan Ashirwad yatra carriedout by the Chief MinisterManohar Lal Khattar has beena huge success. Wherever theyatra went, from villages tocities, the CM was warmlywelcomed by the people in allthe 90 Assembly constituencies.Local residents, party sup-porters and public representa-tives welcomed the yatra attheir respective areas. The pop-ularity of the Chief Ministeramong all the section of soci-ety, be it farmers, traders,labourers, youths and womenhas been witnessed at the topduring the yatra.Developmental works done bythe BJP-led government underthe leadership of CM Khattarin five years were appreciatedby the people.

The party leaders andmembers have already starteddoor to door campaign atbooth levels and the target of75+ seats set by the Party will

be achieved. People of the statehad shown faith on the partyand its leadership and duringLok Sabha election, the partyhad secured victory on all the10 parliamentary seats.

Prime Minister NarendraModi and Home MinisterAmit Shah had recentlyaddressed a huge public rallyin Rohtak and Jind respec-tively. Will it convert intovotes?

Our party is a nationalparty. Central leadership helpsthe state unit to win the election.Our party has focused only ondevelopment in five years.Thousands of people attendedboth the rallies as they want tohear our PM and HomeMinister. Prime MinisterNarendra Modi had addressedthe rally in Rohtak onSeptember 8. Union HomeMinister and BJP presidentAmit Shah had addressed apublic rally in Jind on August16. These rallies had attractedyouth and energised party lead-ers and workers. Both the ral-lies were historic and successful.

Apart from Congress party,do you think parties likeINLD, JJP, AAP and SwarajParty will give your partystrong fight in some con-stituencies?

Congress Party leaders arefighting over leadership issue.The organisational changes inHaryana made by the Congresswill not help them at all. AsCongress had lost all the LokSabha seats recently, similarlythe results of the Congress inHaryana will be the same in theassembly elections. There is noopposition party which cangive big fight to the BJP in theassembly election.

What are the works you donefor your constituency?

Being a Minister, I got achance to work for the people

of my constituency as well asvarious parts of the State. I wasconnected with the people ofthe constituency and their con-cerns were redressed. I wasalways available for them. Allround development has beentaken place in my constituen-cy.

Has your governmentaddressed the issue of unem-ployed?

Our government has doneseveral works to generateemployment to youth. The dataof the last five years reveals thatour government has succeededin providing job to the youths.Party has made a vision docu-ment drive. We will makeHaryana exactly as the peopleof the state want. The party willprepare its manifesto for theassembly elections on the basisof people’s expectations.

What are the other steps takenfor the welfare of SC/BC peo-ple?

For the welfare of VimuktGhumantu Jati, our govern-ment has not only set upHaryana Vimukt GhumantuJati Vikas Board but will alsoconstitute a Vimukt GhumantuJati Vitt Evam Vikas Nigamsoon.

As per the vision of PrimeMinister to provide housing forall by 2022 (Pradhan MantriAwaas Yojna), applications havebeen invited from the people ofthese tribes so as to enable themto avail the benefits of housing.Under this, as many as 5913application have been receivedso far. To encourage the chil-dren of these tribes for highereducation and other competi-tive examinations, hostelswould be set up in two districtsin the next five years. Land forthese hostels has already beenallocated. By that time, thesehostels would be made opera-tional from the rented building.

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All India CongressCommittee (AICC) on

Saturday rejected the resigna-tion of Sunil Jakhar, who hadresigned as Punjab chief afterlosing to BJP's Sunny Deol onGurdaspur Lok Sabha seat,saying he should continue tosteer the grand old party withhis “astute leadership”.

“You have submitted yourresignation as President,Punjab PCC. Congress partydoes not accept your resigna-tion and you are expected tocarry on the good work asusual,” a letter issued byCongress in-charge of Punjabaffairs Asha Kumari said.

She also asked Jakhar tocontinue steering the partywith his able guidance andastute leadership. When con-tacted, Kumari reiteratedJakhar has been asked to con-tinue in the post.

Jakhar had sent his resig-nation to then party presidentRahul Gandhi, a day after 2019Lok Sabha election results weredeclared on May 23. He lost theGurdaspur seat to actor-politi-cian Deol by a margin of 82,459votes.

He had won the seat in by-polls in October 2017. It hadfallen vacant after the death ofBJP MP Vinod Khanna. PunjabChief Minister AmarinderSingh had described Jakhar's

resignation as “totally unnec-essary”.

On Saturday, CaptAmarinder welcomed theCongress decision, terming it inthe party's interest as Jakhar isa seasoned grassroots leader inPunjab. He said Jakhar hasdone immense work on theground and built a strong partycadre.

In a communique, Kumarisaid Punjab Congress workershave “always drawn inspirationand confidence” from Jakhar's“informed and compulsivestyle of leadership.” She askedJakhar to be the voice of theparty in taking the liberal andsecular credentials of the grandold party to each and everydoor.

“Congress and its leaderswould keep raising their voiceagainst the tyrannical policiesof the oppressive Modi regime,”she added.

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Cricket legend Kapil Dev willbe the first Chancellor of

the Haryana Sports Universityat Rai in Sonipat district.

“Kapil Dev will be the firstChancellor of Haryana SportsUniversity at Rai, Sonipat,”Haryana Sports Minister AnilVij said in a tweet on Saturday.

The Sports University ofHaryana will be the third sportsuniversity established by a stategovernment in the countryafter Swarnim Gujarat SportsUniversity (Gandhinagar) andTamil Nadu Physical Educationand Sports University(Chennai).

Vij had earlier announcedthat the Sports School, Rai(Sonipat), will be upgraded toa Sports University. The StateCabinet had recently approvedthe proposal.

Vij had said that the uni-

versity will conduct academ-ic and training programmes inphysical education and sportssciences, including sportstechnology and sports medi-cine.

Courses will include train-ing for sports management,sports infrastructure engi-neering, sports psychology,sports nutrition, sports jour-nalism and sports marketing.

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Haryana Government onSaturday issued transfer

and posting orders of seven IASofficers with immediate effect.

Anita Yadav,Commissioner, MunicipalCorporation, Faridabad hasbeen posted as Director andSpecial Secretary, TourismDepartment relieving VikasYadav.

Atul Kumar, DeputyCommissioner, Faridabad hasbeen given additional charge ofAdministrator, HSVP,Faridabad and AdditionalDirector, Urban Estate,Faridabad relieving Sonal Goelof the charge.

Anshaj Singh, DeputyCommissioner, Sonepat hasbeen given additional charge ofCommissioner, MunicipalCorporation, Sonepat, againsta vacant post.

Rajiv Rattan, SpecialSecretary, Home-IIDepartment andCommissioner, GurudwaraElections has been given addi-tional charge of Director,Consolidation of LandHoldings and Land Records,Special Officer (Headquarters)and Special LAO andAdditional Secretary, Revenueand Disaster ManagementDepartment, against a vacantpost.

Sonal Goel, Administrator,HSVP, Faridabad and

Additional Director, UrbanEstate, Faridabad andAdditional Chief ExecutiveOfficer, FaridabadMetropolitan DevelopmentAuthority, Faridabad goes asCommissioner, MunicipalCorporation, Faridabad viceAnita Yadav.

Mukul Kumar, AdditionalSecretary, Haryana UrbanEstates Department, DeputyCommissioner, Yamunanagarand Commissioner, MunicipalCorporation, Yamunanagar hasbeen given additional charge ofMember Secretary, HaryanaBackward Classes Commissionrelieving Shekhar Vidyarthi ofthe said charge.

Sangeeta Tetarwal, await-ing orders of posting, has beenposted as Managing Director,Haryana Women DevelopmentCorporation relieving ManojKumar of the charge.

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In the backdrop of Friday’sattack on a Punjab Police

Sub-Inspector by a group ofdrug smugglers in villageChogawan of Tarn Taran,Punjab Chief Minister CaptAmarinder Singh on Saturdayordered the immediate dis-missal of the personnel whoaccompanied the officer buttook no action to come to hisrescue.

Acting on the ChiefMinister’s orders, Punjab DGPDinkar Gupta got an inquiryconducted by IG Border intothe role of the raiding policeparty, which accompanied SIBaldev Singh of PS KachhaPacca to Chogawan village onthe morning of 13thSeptember. Based on his report,three police officers, includingASI Sawinder Singh, HCGurvinder Singh, and CTNishan Singh, along with PHGJawan Darshan Singh, weredismissed from service forinaction and dereliction ofduty.

Inspector Jhirmal Singh,SHO Kacha Pakka, Tarn Tarandistrict, was shifted to PoliceLines as his explanation intothe incident was found to besatisfactory, said Gupta.

According to an officialspokesperson, angered by thereports of the incident onSocial Media, the ChiefMinister took serious note ofthe fact that the cops accom-

panying the SI simply lookedon while their leader was beingseverely beaten. “This act ofcowardly behaviour is unac-ceptable in a uniformed force,”said the Chief Minister, send-ing a strong signal down thepolice force that such cow-ardice was not acceptableunder his regime.

Five persons have beenarrested so far for the assault on

the SI and the police have reg-istered a case in different sec-tions against them and some 25-30 unknown persons, saidGupta.

The DGP has ordered IGBorder and SSP Amritsar(Rural) to take stringent actionagainst the culprits, who wereled by drug supplier AmandeepSingh and his brotherGagandeep Singh.

Giving details, the DGPsaid the police party had goneto the village to raid thehouse of Amandeep in a caseunder NDPS Act in which152 gm of Heroin had beenseized by the Tarn TaranPolice. Amandeep and hisbrother gathered a group attheir house and they made amurderous attempt on thelife of SI Baldev Singh.

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The Chautala clan is likely togo to the polls with their

separate political parties asunity efforts by the KhapPanchayats has failed.

The Khaps, trying forunity, on Saturday announcedto call off their efforts to reunitethe Chautala clan, after beingperturbed over Jannayak JanataParty leader DushyantChautala's “trap” remarks.

Khap or caste council leaderRamesh Dalal also gave an ulti-matum of two days to Dushyantfor seeking an apology for hisreported remarks. “We havedecided to end our efforts toreunite the Chautala family fromtoday,” Dalal said on Saturday.

The decision to end theirefforts of reuniting family wastaken by 20 Khap Panchayats,he said. Khap Panchayats hadbeen making efforts to reuniteChautala family for the past

several days. They had heldmeetings with former HaryanaChief Minister Om PrakashChautala, former Punjab CMParkash Singh Badal andAbhay Chautala.

While Abhay had said thathe would abide by whatever deci-sion was taken by KhapPanchayats, JJP leader Dushyant

Chautala had left it to his fatherAjay Chautala after a meetingbetween Badal and O P Chautalaon reuniting as family.

Dalal said that KhapPanchayats were upset with JJPleader Dushyant's remarks overthe efforts of caste councilstowards reuniting the Chautalafamily.

“Dushyant made accusa-tions of trapping him. He doesnot trust Panchayats, he insult-ed Khap Panchayats and hethinks that he is above KhapPanchayats,” alleged Dalaladding that Dushyant's accu-sations are “baseless”.

Dalal of HaryanaSwabhiman Andolan said that

he had sought apology fromDushyant for his remarks with-in two days. In a letter toDushyant, Dalal said that KhapPanchyats wanted to make himleader by reuniting Chautalaclan but he made false allega-tions against him.

Notably, on Thursday inSirsa, Dushyant had said, “Dothey (Khap) want to trap meand make me the target. I amshocked to hear Ramesh Dalal'sstatement which he gave in vil-lage Chautala (in Sirsa) sayingI am siding with the BJP. Ifthere is any one party inHaryana which has fought BJPin the state it is the JJP. We havebeen raising people's issue.”

The party has decided tocontest on all 90 assembly seatsin Haryana. On Thursday,Dushyant had also said thatKhap Panchayats should worktowards bringing togetherentire clan of late ChaudharyDevi Lal before working for

unity in Chautala clan.Meanwhile, INLD leader

Abhay Chautala said that hewould go by whatever decisionwas taken by Khap Panchayats.“Besides, I will also abide bywhat Ajay Chautala decides. IfAjay Chautala says I shouldleave politics, I would have alsoagreed to it,” said Abhay.

Even Punjab CM ParkashSingh Badal had recentlyappealed for unity in theChautala clan. Notably, thefamily feud in the Chautalafamily has continued to playout in public despite the INLD'ssplit.

The Indian National LokDal, a party founded by formerdeputy prime minister DeviLal, had split in 2018 after afamily feud. Former Hisar MPDushyant Chautala, grandsonof Om Prakash Chautala andson of Ajay Chautala, hadlaunched the Jannayak JanataParty last year.

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Joining the nationwide cam-paign to get rid of Single Use

Plastic (SUP), Punjab hasgeared up its machinery forcommunity mobilizationregarding plastic waste shram-daan slated for October 2 tomaking the state free fromSUP.

Chief Secretary KaranAvtar Singh on Saturday helda meeting with departments ofEnvironment, LocalGovernment, RuralDevelopment & Panchayatsand Punjab Pollution ControlBoard to chalk out a compre-hensive strategy for tackling themenace of plastic pollutionunder the umbrella of "MissionTandrust Punjab ".

The State has decided toelicit public participation as anoble initiative to create aware-ness amongst masses aboutthe ill-effects of plastic pollu-tion to mark the occasion of550th Prakash Purb of GuruNanak Dev.

An official spokespersonsaid deliberations were aimed

at strategizing an action plan togarner public support andinvolvement to make thismovement a grand successacross the state. The LocalGovernment was directed toevolve a strategy for effectiveexecution of programme atward level. Likewise, the RuralDevelopment and PanchayatsDepartment would also spear-headed the drive in the Rural

areas.Similarly, the Punjab

Pollution Control Board wasdirected to being awarenessamongst the people to publicisethe obligations under Rulesand the specific single useplastic items to be discouragedunder the ban, as well as thealternatives among the publicthrough every possible com-munication medium.

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Punjab Chief Minister CaptAmarinder Singh on

Saturday wrote to his Odishacounterpart Naveen Patnaik,urging the latter to retract hisgovernment’s decision todemolish the Mangu Muttassociated with Guru NanakDev.

Capt Amarinder has termedas unfortunate the move todemolish the Mutt, which hadage-old significance for the Sikhcommunity, as Guru NanakDev ji had visited the holy tem-ple to spread his universal mes-sage of the oneness of God.

It was shocking that whilethe whole world was gettingready to commemorate the550th Prakash Purb of the firstSikh Guru, the historicallyimportant Mutt, a symbol ofthe connection betweenSikhism and the JagannathTemple, was sought to bedemolished by the Odishagovernment, said the PunjabCM.

Media reports suggest theOdisha government had decid-ed to demolish the historical-ly significant Mutt to make wayfor a heritage corridor within75 metres of 'MeghanadPrachir' of the Jagannath

Temple.Set up in 1615 by Bhai

Almast, a Sikh preacher andhead of Dhuari of the UdasiSect, the Mangu Mutt was alsovisited by Guru Tegh Bahadurin 1670. Further, the eldest sonof Guru Hargobind, BabaGurditta, had chosen BhaiAlmast to disseminate GuruNanak's message.

Besides, the Mutt was theabode of the Nanak Panthis,who were primarily responsi-ble for taking Jagannath cultureto North India. The image ofBaba Shri Chand, GuruNanak's son is kept in theshrine inside the mutt.

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Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singhon Saturday urged the Union External

Affairs Ministry to provide help in bringing backthe mortal remains of four Sikh men drownedin a sewage tank in Italy.

The incident happened on Thursday at a cat-tle farm in northern Italy due to the carbon diox-ide fumes coming out from the cow manure,according to media reports.

Of the four, two were brothers - Prem, 48,and Tarsem Singh, 45 — who were running thefarm. The other two were workers, identified asArminder Singh, 29, and Manjinder Singh, 28.

"Saddened to hear about the death of 4Punjabi men drown in a farm manure tank near

Pavia, Italy. Request @DrSJaishankar to instructthe Indian Mission in Italy to help get the mor-tal remains back to India," Amarinder Singhtweeted.

Replying to his tweet, Union ExternalAffairs Minister S Jaishankar wrote, "We have

alerted our Embassy@IndiainItaly to extend allhelp."

Prem and Tarsem werefrom a village in Jalandhar,while Arminder andManjinder were from TandaUrmar in Hoshiarpur.

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To make the ongoingDengue awareness cam-

paign — 10 Hafte 10 Baje 10Minute — more effective onground, the Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) in Delhi is joining handswith Resident WelfareAssociation (RWAs) onSaturday.

In this context, DelhiDialogue Commission (DDA)has signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) withRWA apex bodies URJA andCitizens' Alliance.

While signing the MoU,Health Minister Satyendar Jainsaid that Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal will address 3,000RWAs at Talkatora stadium fortaking forward the Dengueand Chikunguniya awarenessprogramme. "Anti-Denguecampaign of the DelhiGovernment is getting supportfrom people across the spec-trum. The participation ofRWAs is very important for usas they can ensure that this trulybecomes a mass campaign,"Jain said.

While thanking URJA andCitizens Alliance for their sup-port, Jasmine Shah, Vice-Chairman DDC said, "Withina short span of 4 years, thenumber of Dengue cases inDelhi has drastically comedown by 80 per cent due to con-tinuous efforts made by theDelhi Government. We willreach out to all RWAs across thecapital and ensure each andevery resident of Delhi joins thiscampaign."

The RWAs who pledgetheir support will be urged toparticipate in the campaign bycarrying out checking in theirrespective areas, especially thecommon areas like parking, ter-race. The RWAs will alsoencourage houses under themto maintain a Dengue freeatmosphere and provide themwith information materials likepamphlets and stickers onDengue.

Ashutosh Dikshit fromURJA said, "We welcome theinitiative of the Delhi govern-ment to eradicate Denguefrom the city. From URJA wewill inform as well as exhort all

RWAs to come forward andactively participate in this drive.We will advise RWAs and theirmembers to inspect theirrespective locality and house-holds regularly so that clearwater does not pool in the area.

Suchita Meena, the GeneralSecretary of Citizens' Alliancewho also pledged support said," This is the first of its kindexperiment in India to eradicateDengue from the city. We arevery honoured to be a part ofsuch a Government initiative."We all have witnessed the dev-astating effects of Dengue ill-ness but from this time we willbe a part of the drive to eradi-cate Dengue,"Meena said.

"Without the active partic-ipation of the citizens withGovernment, goals cannot beachieved. Therefore, we willmobilise citizens and makethem aware of this campaign.With the help of the DelhiGovernment, we will ensurefrom our side that the inspec-tion of water deposition hap-pens every day at our localitiesand we will make DelhiDengue-free, she added.

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Day after the announcementof Odd- Even car rationing

scheme, the Delhi BJP presidentManoj Tiwari on Saturday wroteto Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal urging him to recon-sider the move to implement theodd-even scheme again as itwould cause problems to thepeople. This is merely a gim-mick to divert the attention ofDelhiites from core issues as theAAP Government has substan-tially failed to deliver and wantsto use taxpayers' money onadvertisements for its own pub-licity, Tiwari alleged in the let-ter to the Delhi Chief Minister.

"I am writing to you withgreat anguish over yourGovernment's decision to intro-duce odd-even policy in Delhionce again in the month ofNovember. The decision hasbeen taken without a properthought.

This had created so manyproblems for Delhiites the lasttime it was done," he said.

Kejriwal on Fridayannounced implementation ofthe odd-even scheme in Delhifrom November 4 to 15, sayingit will be one of the seven mea-sures against high level of pol-lution in the city due to cropstubble burning in Haryanaand Punjab during the period.

Tiwari said the AAPGovernment's decision to stickto the odd-even scheme speaksvolumes of its "inability" tocome up with any scientific andreasonable measure to fight airpollution. "In the interest of thepeople of Delhi, I urge you torethink over this decision ofimplementing odd-even schemeand kindly spare Delhiitesunnecessary hassles they would

be subjected to with this move,"Tiwari said in his letter.

Tiwari alleged the movewas an "insult" to the law abid-ing citizens who get their vehi-cles regularly checked for pol-lution as they will face problemsin commuting and droppingtheir children to schools.

The AAP Government hastargeted private vehiclesalthough there is no scientificstudy to support that they arethe biggest source of air pollu-tion in Delhi, he said.

As a matter of fact, the airpollution in Delhi has reducedby 25 per cent with the open-ing of the Eastern and WesternPeripheral Expressways inDelhi, thanks to PrimeMinister Narendra Modi andUnion Road Transport andHighways Minister NitinGadkari, Tiwari said

"The two expressways keepout nearly 60,000 heavy com-mercial vehicles from Delhiroads, considerably reducingtraffic congestion as well as pol-lution level," he said.

Under the scheme vehiclesply on odd and even dates asper their registration num-bers. The scheme was previ-ously introduced in Delhi bythe AAP government inJanuary and April 2016.

The opinion of experts as

well as the people is divided overthe efficacy of odd-even formulain combating air pollution.

Announcing its implemen-tation, Kejriwal had said stud-ies showed odd-even schemereduced air pollution level by10-13 per cent.

Critics of the move point tolack of adequate number of pub-lic transport buses in the city,and role of dust in bringingdown air quality.

Tiwari, in his letter, saidthat instead of bringing newbuses to boost public transport,the government was targetingmassive publicity campaign inthe name of the odd-evenscheme.

"While its efficacy hasalways remained doubtful, itgives you another avenue toget publicity and use the taxpayers money towards a tor-rent of advertisements," heblamed.

He claimed that a robustpublic transport system in thecity needed 20,000 buses, butthe AAP Government has beenable to procure just 25 buses sofar despite being in power forover four years.

Tiwari demanded that theChief Minister declare theamount to be spent on adver-tisements of odd-evenscheme.

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An incident of traffic viola-tion has cost a truck owner

a whopping �6.53 lakh aspenalty. The truck owner wasslapped the fine by theSambhalpur RTO for variousoffences.

What's more surprisingwas that the incident tookplace much before the imple-mentation of the newly amend-ed Motor Vehicles (MV) Act.

The fine was levied onAugust 10 in violation of theold MV Act much before thenew road rules came into effect.

The challan amounting to

�6.53,100 is the highest trafficpenalty in the country till date.

The truck, which was reg-istered in Nagaland, is ownedby one Shailesh Shankar LalGupta of Bethel Colony inPhek town of Nagaland. TheRTO issued the fine for dri-ving without road tax pay-ment and not carrying docu-ments including vehicle insur-ance.

The driver was also issueda challan for violating air andnoise pollution norms and car-rying passengers on the goodsvehicle as well. Apart from this,the vehicle violated permitconditions, said sources.

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Minister KT Rama Rao onSaturday said that irre-

spective of the Centre’s stance onInformation Technology andInvestment Region (ITIR),Telangana is growing in IT invest-ments. As part of ITIR, they pro-posed IT clusters in the State.

He said, “Neither UPA norNDA gave even �1 for ITIRproject. With the new NDAGovernment we asked 10timesby meeting personally, writingletters and providing the infor-mation. They clearly said thatthey gave up ITIR, ‘our policyis not ITIR and it is not part of NDA’”.

He said despite repeated

requests during the meetingswith then IT Minister RaviShankar Prasad and FinanceMinister Arun Jaitley and alsoseveral letters sent by the state,the Centre did not provide anyfunds. KTR pointed out thatPrasad went to the extent ofsaying that the governmenthas shelved ITIRs.

He said, “Even if theydidn’t give anything, nothingstopped. Because of ecosys-tem centric policies ofTelangana government, ITgrowth is 17percent unlikenational average of 8-9per-cent”|.

Dismissing claims ofCongress over not doingenough to get ITIR grounded

KTR said, “Bengaluru andHyderabad never got �1 forITIR. Did CongressGovernment even put onebrick for ITIR in Bengaluru?”

Government is taking stepsto encourage establishment ofIT companies in the Easternand Southern regions of thecity.

Addressing concerns raisedby some members that the ITindustry was currently clus-tered in just the Western partof the city putting increasingpressure on infrastructure inthe area, the Minister said theGovernment has alreadyapproved Maheshwaram andRaviryal areas for develop-ment of electronic industryclusters.

He said, “Owaisi askedfor startup program. In Old-city also we will try to getstartup program, if we get

any interest and land in thearea with help”.

Responding to the issue ofIT development in two tiertowns raised by KPVivekanand of the TRS and DSridhar Babu of Congress,KTR said,

“IT Tower in Karimangartown was getting ready forinauguration next month. Andthe one in Khammam will beready by November orDecember. The Governmentalso identified 50 acres for asimilar project inMahabubnaga. Because of theRural technology policy, BPOsare operating in Janagaon,Huzurabad, Kamareddy,Jadcherla,” he said.

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The Chief Minister YS JaganMohan Reddy has said that

there should be an effectivemechanism on market intelli-gence for agriculture productsand asked the officials to takeimmediate steps to keep theprices of vegetables undercheck.

Speaking at a review meet-ing on Agriculture Missionhere on Saturday, he said thata new mechanism should beevolved based on the inputsfrom Agriculture Committeesand a long-term plan should bedrafted for stabilising theprices.

A Cell should be formedwith experts for purchase agri-culture produce and marketingand in the next meeting of theMission the discussion will beon the agriculture yield, MSPand the situation in the market.

The officials brought to thenotice of the chief minister thatsome pulses and tomatoes arenot getting proper prices due tothe availability of socks withfarmers, government andimport policy and in the com-ing days the issue would beaddressed to. The chief minis-ter has also enquired about thegrowing prices of onions andasked the officials to put acheck on it.

During the previous gov-ernment term, businessmenand politicians in the garb of

farmers have duped the farm-ers to a great extent. Village vol-unteers should help out famersin all possible ways and theyshould get MSP.

From the rabi crop, farm-ers should be helped in allaspects, the chief minister toldthe officials. Making best use ofMarket Stabilisation Fund, andopening of purchasing centresshould ensure that farmers getproper price to their produce,he said.

The dues to farmers of theprevious government which

accumulated up to Rs 1,830crores will be cleared by monthend. Rythu Bharosa and inputsubsidies will come a long wayin helping farmers in the days

to come, he said. The cultivation of pulses

should be encouraged in dryand arid lands, he said. (Spot)

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In the first major outreach toforeign press, Rashtriya

Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)chief Mohan Bhagwat willinteract with members of for-eign media later this month “toclear misconceptions” aboutthe outfit and its ideology.Invitation is being extended to70 foreign media organisa-tions from various countriesbarring Pakistan.

However, it will be an off-camera briefing and will not befor reporting, sources said.

RSS functionaries said theaim of the 'briefing' was to dis-cuss the RSS' views on varioustopics, as well as to addresssome “wrong narratives” aboutthe organisation that havedeveloped over the years.

“The main purpose of thismeeting is to clear misconcep-

tions about the Sangh and itsideology,” they said, adding “itwill be an off-camera briefingby Bhagwat and will not be forreporting”.

According to the sources, itis a first of its kind interactionwith the foreign press by theRSS, the ideological parent ofthe ruling BJP.

“The meeting will startwith Bhagwat ji making open-ing remarks and it will be fol-lowed by a question and answersession with him,” said a func-tionary involved in the event.

Sangh's prachar vibhag(publicity department) is coor-dinating the meeting which willbe held at the AmbedkarInternational Centre here.

The planned meetingcomes exactly a year afterBhagwat's three-day lectureseries in September last year, inwhich the India media had par-ticipated but the internationalmedia was largely left out.

Bhagwat had met membersof the diplomatic communitylast year as a part of the Sangh'soutreach activities. He alsohosted German Ambassador toIndia Walter J. Lindner at theRSS headquarters in Nagpur inJuly this year.

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The EnforcementDirectorate on Saturday

said that it has raided multiplelocations linked to Income TaxCommissioner, Neeraj Singh,in connection with a moneylaundering case associated toan alleged disproportionateassets case. Singh is under thescanner of the Kolkata Policeand the ED for alleged linkswith the prime accused of the� 15,000-crore Rose Valley chitfund scam Gautam Kundu.

Singh was last posted inChennai and has earlierworked in the investigationwing of the I-T department inKolkata.

The federal probe agencysaid it raided six locations,two each in Kolkata, Mumbaiand Patna, after it bookedSingh under the Prevention ofMoney Laundering Act

(PMLA).The ED filed its criminal

case against the IndianRevenue Service (IRS) officerbased on a Kolkata Police FIR“for accumulation of hugewealth in the name of hisassociates by giving unduefavours by misusing his officialposition”.

Searches conducted at sev-eral locations resulted inseizure of various propertydocuments, bank accounts andinvestment documents, the EDsaid.

Officials said Singh isunder the scanner of theKolkata Police and the ED for alleged links with the primeaccused of the �15,000-croreRose Valley chit fund scamGautam Kundu. Kundu hasbeen arrested by the ED in theRose Valley case. The IRS officer has denied these chargesin the past.

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Soon after Finance MinisterNirmala Sitharaman

announced a slew of measuresto revive the economy, theCongress on Saturday dubbedthem as “cosmetic measures”and said the Modi govern-ment was “clueless” over theeconomy which is in shambles.

The Congress' attack cameafter Sitharaman announced anover Rs 70,000-crore packagefor exports and real estate sec-tors, including setting up of astressed asset fund, as the gov-ernment continued with fire-fighting measures to pull theeconomy out of a six-year lowgrowth rate.

“I can only say that thefinance minister is clueless asto how to deal with the gravi-ty of the crisis and the govern-ment has no concrete plans torevive the economy,” Congressspokesperson Anand Sharmasaid at a press conference.

After the earlier announce-ments of stimulus package, the

situation deteriorated and thelatest steps are not going tohelp, Sharma asserted.

“The finance minister ofIndia is lacking in macroeco-nomic understanding. A com-prehensive package for eco-nomic revival was expected,” hesaid.

“The steps announcedtoday will not revive the Indianeconomy, they are purely cos-metic, piecemeal and also con-vey the arrogance of the gov-ernment and its indifference tothe seriousness of the situation,”he said.

Hitting out at the FinanceMinister for blaming the youthand millennials for the eco-nomic slowdown, Sharma said,“The BJP ministers have beenmaking shocking statementsinsulting the youth. TheFinance Minister said that themillennials are responsible forthe economic slowdown andhas not apologised for herstatement so far.”

He said the government isalso low on reserves. Citing the

figures of the government,Sharma said that in the lastfinancial year, the govern-ment was �1.7 lakh crore indeficit. This year they have atarget of Rs 24 lakh crore, butin last five months they haveonly managed to get Rs 5.4lakh crore.

India's growth rate hasslipped to 5 per cent in the Junequarter, government datashowed last month. Severalsectors from the auto manu-facturing to even consumergoods have raised concerns offlagging sales.

Forecasting the move couldlead to banks providing up toan extra Rs. 68,000 crore ofexport credit, Ms Sitharamansaid that the government willrelax rules for lending to pri-ority sectors

The finance minister alsodetailed other steps, includingimproved insurance cover tobanks that lend to exportersand the digitalization of certainservices that she said wouldfurther bolster exports.

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The Centre has asked Statesto focus on tackling mal-

nutrition among slum-dwellersand migrant population inurban areas during a month-long campaign under the gov-ernment's flagship nutritionscheme Poshan Abhiyaan,which was launched in 2018 toreduce low-birth weight, stunt-ing and undernutrition, andanaemia among children, ado-lescent girls and women.

The Government said mal-nutrition in urban areas ismainly caused by increasingpopulation of the poor, foodsafety risks and unhealthy foodenvironment, and asked thestates to expand the outreach ofhealth and nutrition services among slum-dwellers and migrantpopulation.

In a note to state and dis-trict authorities, the Womenand Child DevelopmentMinistry said that “activitiesunder Poshan Abhiyaan shouldbe promoted in urban areaswith an effort to expand theoutreach of health and nutri-tion services among slum-dwellers and migrant popula-tion.”

It has also set the respon-sibilities of the state, district andblock level officials which include special focuson migrant population andpeople living in slum areas.

It further said asked the

states to take steps likestrengthening convergencebetween departments, devel-oping urban health missionand spreading the messageSwachh Bharat Mission amongothers.

“Reach out to labour-cen-tric industries or privateemployers to establish contactwith migrant populace andsensitise them on PoshanAbhiyaan. Identify urbanunserved/uncovered pocketsand reach out to these pock-ets with nutrition services viaspecial drives,” the ministry

told the states.It has also asked states

and districts to promote urban primary health centres and

organising anaemia camps inurban areas and slums.“Organise door-to-door aware-ness drives on PoshanAbhiyaan in urban slums,” theMinistry said.

The states and districtshave been asked to organise allthese initiatives during the'Poshan Maah' or nutritionmonth which is celebratedevery September under thePoshan Abhiyaan.

According to the NationalFamily Health Survey-4(NFHS-4), 38.4 per cent children under five years of ageare stunted (low height-for-age)and 21 per cent wasted (lowweight-for-height.

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The Government of Indiawill launch a programme

commencing from Sepember16, 2019, that will allow and offer1,000 PhD fellowships to stu-dents of Association of SoutheastAsian Nations (ASEAN) at theInstitute of InformationTechonology (IITs) in India.External Affairs MinisterSubrahmanyam Jaishankar andHuman Resource Development(HRD) Minister RameshPokhriyal will jointly inauguratethe programme.

Head of missions ofASEAN countries, senior offi-cials of ministries of ExternalAffairs and Human ResourceDevelopment, Directors of all23 IITs, Chairman of UGC andVice Chairman of NITI Aayogwould attend the event.

IIT Delhi has already beenaccorded the status of Institutionof Eminence and the decision bythe government to start thePhD programme for students ofASEAN countries comes withthe motive to “encourage the

best talent from across the worldto join its PhD programme.

Speaking about theInternational PhD FellowshipProgramme (IPFP), Prof V.Ramgopal Rao, Director, IITDelhi, said: “Having meritori-ous PhD students coming to IITDelhi from all over the world

(as part of the programme ) andwill not only enhance the qual-ity of research happening at IITDelhi but will also help Indiadevelop its soft power across theworld. The cultural diversitythat will happen because of thisstep will go a long way in gen-erating new research ideas.”

The admission portal forthis programme is being exe-cuted by IIT Delhi.TheAssociation of South-EastAsian Nations (ASEAN) com-prises of Indonesia, Singapore,Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei,Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR,Myanmar and Vietnam.

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The BJP on Saturdayappointed Lok Sabha mem-

ber Sanjay Jaiswal and MLASatish Punia as chiefs of itsunits in Bihar and Rajasthanrespectively.

While the Rajasthan statePresident post fell vacant onaccount of the untimely deathof incumbent its previous head,Bihar slot needed to be filled asthe BJP unit head of the statewas moved to the union cabi-net.

Jaiswal, an OBC , replacesNityanand Rai Yadav, also anOBC and now a minister of statein the Modi-government, as thehead of the BJP's Bihar unit.Jaiswal, 53, is an MP fromPaschim Champaran in the state.

Similar caste considerationhas been applied in Rajasthanwhere Punia, again an OBC hasbeen appointed chief ofRajasthan BJP, weeks after thedeath of state party chief MadanLal Saini of the same caste.Punia was picked up by PartyPresident Amt Shah last yearalong with other BJP leadersincluding MPs Arjun Meghwal

and Gajendra Singh Sekhawatto assess ground situation inRajasathan before the ticketdistribution for the assemblyelection in the state.

Hailing from Churu'sRajgarh, Punia, 55, is the MLAfrom Amber constituency ofJaipur district.

Besides these two keyappointments, BJP President

Amit Shah also appointed Ajaykumar , an RSS 'pracharak' asGeneral Secretary of the Partyin Uttarakhand. Kumar hasalso worked as organisingsecretary in West UttarPradesh. The post fell vacantafter the resignation of theSanjay kumar who was facing'#Mee-too “ charge by awoman.

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Drones attacked the world’slargest oil processing facil-

ity in Saudi Arabia and a majoroilfield operated by SaudiAramco early on Saturday, thekingdom’s Interior Ministrysaid, sparking a huge fire at aprocessor crucial to globalenergy supplies.

No one immediatelyclaimed responsibility for theattacks in Buqyaq and theKhurais oil field, thoughYemen’s Houthi rebels previ-ously launched drone assaultsdeep inside of the kingdom.

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Huthirebels on Saturday claimeddrone attacks on two Saudi oilfacilities, according to thegroup’s Al-Masirah television.

The rebels launched “alarge-scale operation involving10 drones that targeted refiner-ies in Abqaiq and Khurais ineastern Saudi Arabia”, Al-Masirah said.

It wasn’t clear if there wereany injuries in the attacks, nor

what effect it would have on oilproduction in the kingdom.The attack also likely willheighten tensions furtheracross the wider Persian Gulfamid a confrontation betweenthe US and Iran over its unrav-eling nuclear deal with worldpowers.

Online videos apparentlyshot in Buqyaq included thesound of gunfire in the back-ground. Smoke rose over theskyline and glowing flamescould be seen a distance awayat the Abqaiq oil processingfacility. The Saudi-owned satel-lite news channel Al-Arabiyalater aired a segment with acorrespondent there as smokefrom the blazes clearly rosebehind.

The fires began after thesites were “targeted by drones,”the Interior Ministry said in astatement carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency. It saidan investigation into the attackwas underway.

Saudi Aramco, the state-owned oil giant, did not imme-

diately respond to questionsfrom The Associated Press. Thekingdom hopes soon to offer asliver of the company in an ini-tial public offering.

Saudi Aramco describesits Abqaiq oil processing facil-ity in Buqyaq as “the largestcrude oil stabilization plant inthe world.” The facility process-es sour crude oil into sweetcrude, then later transportsonto transshipment points onthe Persian Gulf and the RedSea. Estimates suggest it canprocess up to 7 million barrels

of crude oil a day.The plant has been target-

ed in the past by militants. Al-Qaida-claimed suicidebombers tried but failed toattack the oil complex inFebruary 2006.

The Khurais oil field isbelieved to produce over 1million barrels of crude oil aday. It has estimated reserves ofover 20 billion barrels of oil,according to Aramco.

There was no immediateimpact on global oil prices asmarkets were closed for theweekend across the world.Benchmark Brent crude hadbeen trading at just above $60a barrel.

Buqyaq is some 330 kilo-meters northeast of the Saudicapital, Riyadh.

While no group immedi-ately claimed the attacks, sus-picion immediately fell onYemen’s Houthi rebels.

A Saudi-led coalition hasbeen battling the rebels sinceMarch 2015. The Iranian-backed Houthis hold Yemen’s

capital, Sanaa, and other terri-tory in the Arab world’s poor-est country.

The war has become theworld’s worst humanitariancrisis. The violence has pushedYemen to the brink of famineand killed more than 90,000people since 2015, according tothe U.S.-based Armed ConflictLocation & Event Data Project,or ACLED, which tracks theconflict.

Since the start of the Saudi-led war, Houthi rebels havebeen using drones in combat.The first appeared to be off-the-shelf, hobby-kit-styledrones. Later, versions nearlyidentical to Iranian modelsturned up. Iran denies supply-ing the Houthis with weapons,although the U.N., the Westand Gulf Arab nations sayTehran does.

The rebels have flowndrones into the radar arrays ofSaudi Arabia’s Patriot missilebatteries, according to ConflictArmament Research, disablingthem and allowing the Houthis

to fire ballistic missiles into thekingdom unchallenged. TheHouthis launched drone attackstargeting Saudi Arabia’s crucialEast-West Pipeline in May astensions heightened betweenIran and the U.S. In August,Houthi drones struck SaudiArabia’s Shaybah oil field,which produces some 1 millionbarrels of crude oil a day nearits border with the UnitedArab Emirates.

UN investigators said theHouthis’ new UAV-X drone,found in recent months duringthe Saudi-led coalition’s war inYemen, likely has a range of upto 1,500 kilometers (930 miles).

That puts the far reaches ofboth Saudi Arabia and theUAE in range. The Houthi’s Al-Masirah satellite news channeldid not immediately acknowl-edge the attack Saturday,though it said the spokesmanof the Houthi’s armed forceswould soon give a speech on “amajor operation,” without elab-orating.

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US President Donald Trumpon Saturday confirmed

that Hamza bin Laden, the sonof slain al-Qaeda chief Osamabin Laden, was killed in anAmerican counter-terrorismoperation along theAfghanistan-Pakistan border.

The confirmation ofHamza’s death has come morethan a month after the USmedia reported that he waskilled, citing the US intelligenceofficials.

“Hamza bin Laden, thehigh-ranking al-Qaeda mem-ber and son of Osama binLaden, was killed in a UnitedStates counter-terrorism oper-ation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region,” Trump said ina statement.

However, the US Presidentdid not specify the exact placewhere he was killed and underwhat circumstances.

“The loss of Hamza binLaden not only deprives al-Qaeda of important leader-

ship skills and the symbolicconnection to his father, butundermines important opera-tional activities of the group,”Trump said.

“Hamza bin Laden wasresponsible for planning anddealing with various terroristgroups,” he added.

Hamza’s last known publicstatement was released by al-Qaeda’s media arm in 2018. Inthat message he had threatenedSaudi Arabia and called on thepeople of the Arabian penin-sula to revolt. Saudi Arabiastripped him of his citizenshipin March this year.

Reports about the death of

Hamza, who according to TheNew York Times was not olderthan 30 years, first surface inlate July and early August.

Trump had then refused toconfirm those reports.

“I can’t comment aboutthat. But he was very threat-ening to our country. He wassaying very bad things aboutour country,” Trump said at theWhite House on August 1when asked if the US had anyrole in Hamza’s death.

Hamza’s father Osama waskilled in a raid by the US NavySEAL in Pakistan’s garrisoncity of Abbottabad in 2011.

Earlier this year, the USState Department calledHamza an “emerging” leader inal-Qaeda, offering a million-dollar reward for informationleading to his capture.

The State Department saidthe items seized from the elderbin Laden’s hiding place inAbbottabad during the raid hadindicated that he was groom-ing Hamza to replace him as al-Qaeda’s leader.

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Former British PrimeMinister David Cameron,

who called a referendum overthree years ago and then had toexit Downing Street in theaftermath of the June 2016 ver-dict in favour of Britain’s exitfrom the European Union(EU), on Saturday said he was“truly sorry” for all the uncer-tainty and division that Brexithad caused.

In an interview ahead ofthe publication of his memoir“For the Record” next week,Cameron told The Timesnewspaper that the victory ofthe Leave camp in the referen-dum had left him “hugelydepressed”.

“From the timing of thevote to the expectations Iallowed to build about therenegotiation, there are manythings I would do differently. Idid not fully anticipate thestrength of feeling that would

be unleashed both during thereferendum and afterwards,and I am truly sorry to haveseen the country I love somuch suffer uncertainty anddivision in the years sincethen,” said Cameron, whosememoirs are being serialised bythe newspaper.

“But on the central ques-tion of whether it was right torenegotiate Britain’s relation-ship with the EU and give peo-ple the chance to have their sayon it, my view remains that thiswas the right approach to take,”

he noted.Cameron also reveals that

he continues to have robustexchanges over the issue withpeople on the streets.

Asked if Brexit has givenhim sleepless nights, he replies:“I worry about it a lot. Everysingle day I think about… thethings that could have beendone differently, and I worryabout what is going to happennext.”

The former ConservativeParty leader criticised the cur-rent incumbent in DowningStreet, Boris Johnson, over hisBrexit strategy and for sackingveteran Tory MPs for not vot-ing with him over the issue inParliament.

“Taking the whip fromhard-working ConservativeMPs and sharp practices usingprorogation of Parliament haverebounded. I didn’t supporteither of those things. Neitherdo I think a no-deal Brexit is agood idea,” he said.

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Fights erupted in Hong Kongon Saturday with political

rivals trading blows in a malland Beijing supporters usingChinese flags to assault oppo-nents on a street, deepening thecity’s polarisation after monthsof pro-democracy protests.

The once-stable interna-

tional hub has been convulsedby weeks of huge, sometimesviolent rallies calling for greaterdemocratic freedoms andpolice accountability.

The movement is thebiggest challenge to China’s rulesince the city was handed backby Britain in 1997 and shows nosign of ending, with city leadersand Beijing taking a hard line.

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Zimbabwe gave formerleader Robert Mugabe a

state funeral on Saturday withAfrican leaders paying tributeto a man they lauded as a lib-eration hero but whose 37-yearrule was defined by repressionand economic turmoil.

Mugabe, who died inSingapore last week aged 95,left Zimbabwe deeply dividedover his legacy with his coun-try still struggling with highinflation and shortages ofgoods after decades of crisis.

He died on an overseasmedical trip almost two yearsafter former army loyalistsforced him out in 2017, fol-lowing a power struggle overwhat was widely perceived as abid to position his wife Graceas his successor.

Former and currentAfrican leaders, includingSouth Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosaand Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta,arrived to crowds chantingand drumming liberation songsat the less than half-filled60,000-seat national stadium inHarare.

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Two Iranian companiessigned a $440 million

agreement on Saturday todevelop a gas field in the sen-sitive Gulf, with the oil ministrysaying it showed arch-foe theUnited States could not stop thecountry with sanctions.

Oil Minister Bijan NamdarZanganeh said the deal reachedbetween two government-owned firms, Pars Oil and GasCompany and PetroPars, todevelop the Balal field would bethe first of many.

Tensions have soared in theGulf since last year when the USbegan reimposing sanctions onIran after unilaterally withdraw-ing from a 2015 deal that putcurbs on its nuclear programme.

“Signing this contract is ...The beginning of a process,”Zanganeh said, quoted by theoil ministry’s Shana website.

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Agang of thieves on Saturdaystole an 18-carat gold toi-

let from an art exhibition atBritain’s Blenheim Palace,police said -- causing floodingto the World Heritage Site.

The fully-functioning pieceby Italian artist MaurizioCattelan, dubbed “America”,was once displayed at NewYork’s Guggenheim museumand offered on loan to USPresident Donald Trump.

A 66-year-old man hasbeen arrested over the theft atthe 18th-century stately homein Oxfordshire, where an exhi-bition of Cattelan worksopened on Thursday.

“The offenders broke intothe palace overnight and leftthe scene at about 4.50am(0350 GMT). No-one wasinjured during the burglary,”local police said.

Detective Inspector Jess

Milne said: “The piece of artthat has been stolen is a high-value toilet made out of goldthat was on display at thepalace.

“Due to the toilet beingplumbed into the building,

this has caused significantdamage and flooding.

“We believe a group ofoffenders used at least twovehicles during the offence.

“The artwork has not beenrecovered at this time but weare conducting a thoroughinvestigation to find it andbring those responsible to jus-tice.” Blenheim Palace, aUNESCO World Heritage Site,was closed to the public onSaturday morning due to “anincident”, but it did not give fur-ther details.

The palace is home to the12th duke of Marlborough andhis family, and was also thebirthplace of British wartimeleader Winston Churchill.

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Speaking at the White Houseafter John Bolton’s surprise

exit as national security advis-er, Secretary of State MikePompeo couldn’t hide a smileof satisfaction.

With the departure ofBolton, Pompeo has becomethe undisputed king ofPresident Donald Trump’s for-eign policy — with the excep-tion, that is, of Trump himself.

The former soldier, lawyerand businessman has made aquick ascent in Washingtonsince arriving as a Kansas con-gressman elected in the 2010right-wing populist “Tea Party”movement. But many speculatethat Pompeo will choose not tostay long in his newly power-ful position, enticed by anopening to represent Kansas inthe Senate next year — perhapswith an eye on running for thetop prize in the 2024 presi-dential election.

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Anegotiating team from theTaliban arrived on Friday

in Russia, a representative toldThe Associated Press, just daysafter US President DonaldTrump declared dead a dealwith the insurgent group inAfghanistan. Russian statenews agency Tass cited theTaliban’s Qatar-basedspokesman Suhail Shaheen assaying the delegation had heldconsultations with ZamirKabulov, President VladimirPutin’s envoy for Afghanistan.

The visit was confirmed tothe AP by a Taliban official whospoke on condition ofanonymity because he was notauthorized to talk to reporters.

The Interfax news agencycited an unidentified RussianForeign Ministry spokesman assaying the meeting Russiaunderlined the necessity ofrenewing talks between theUS and the Taliban.

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Spanish Prime MinisterPedro Sanchez on Saturday

visited the country’s flood-stricken southeastern regions asthe death toll rose to six andtrain and air services were dis-rupted for a third day.

Since Wednesday, areas

here suffered some of the heav-iest daily rainfall on record,causing chaos on the roads,cutting public transport andprompting rivers to burst theirbanks.

Flash floods swept awaycars and swamped homes inthe regions of Valencia, Murciaand eastern Andalusia.

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New Delhi: Hailing theGovernment's �70,000 crorepackage for stressed exportersand real estate, India Inc onSaturday said the measures aredecisive as well as comprehen-sive, and will provide a boost tothe economy in near-term.

It also said that theannouncements are in linewith the industry expectations.

Finance Minister NirmalaSitharaman announced about�70,000 crore package forexports and real estate sectorson Saturday.

The package includesstressed asset fund of �20,000crore for housing projects, a

new scheme for reimburse-ment of taxes paid on exportsworth �50,000 crore and �1,700crore dole for offering higherinsurance cover to exporters.

"The Finance Minister'sannouncements are compre-hensive and would give a boostto the economy in the near term.She has addressed issues in thetwo critical sectors that are fac-ing distress — exports andhousing — and the announce-ment are in line with industryrecommendations," said CIIDirector General ChandrajitBanerjee in a statement.

In housing, relaxation ofECB guidelines and a fund for

last mile funding for comple-tion of housing projects are inline with industry demands, thestatement noted.

"Urgent measures wereneeded to support exports,which have been declining inthe current year. The newscheme to compensateexporters for all duties is goingto help considerably.Additional measures such asprovision of higher insurancecover, monitoring of exportfinance and turnaround timesat ports and airports will go along way in improving com-petitiveness of Indianexporters," Banerjee said. PTI

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New Delhi: Just a couple ofdays after Flipkart announcedthe dates of its "The Big BillionDays" sale, the Confederationof All India Traders (CAIT) haswritten to the governmentseeking a "blanket ban" on fes-tive season sales conducted bythe e-commerce giant as well asits rival Amazon and othersuch platforms.

While Flipkart announced

that its annual six-day saleahead of Diwali and Dussehrawould take place startingSeptember 29, Amazon is yet toannounce the dates for itsannual bumper sale.

During these periods, thee-commerce platforms offerheavy discounts to lure cus-tomers as Indians tend to makemajor purchases during the fes-tive season.

"By offering deep discountsranging from 10 per cent to 80per cent on their e-commerceportals, these companies areclearly influencing the pricesand create an uneven levelplaying field which is in directcontravention of the policy," theConfederation of All IndiaTraders (CAIT) said in a letterto Commerce and IndustryMinister Piyush Goyal. IANS

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Coimbatore: TirupurExporters Association onSaturday thanked FinanceMinister NirmalaSeetharaman for announcingnew measures to boost exportsand for considering the con-tinuance of MEIS(Merchandise Export fromIndia Scheme) at four percent till December end.

TEA President Raja MShanmugham in a release alsothanked her for annoucingrevised priority sector lendingnorms for exporters, whichwill release an additional fund-ing of �36,000 crore to �68,000crore to them.

He welcomed theannouncement that leverage oftechnology would be used toreduce Time to Export orTurnaround Time, whichwould give a cushion to exportunits and help meet deliveryschedules and also reducelogistics costs.

The measures would giveconfidence to the strugglingTirupur knitwear export sec-tor, he said and hoped that thepending amount would bereimbursed expediently. PTI

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Bengaluru: In order to checkmalpractices in GST, the GSTNetwork on Saturday decidedto make Aadhaar authentica-tion or physical verificationmandatory for new dealersfrom January 2020.

"Aadhaar authenticationof new dealers will be manda-tory. Earlier it was optional.But we have noticed in twoyears that there's good numberof fly-by-night operators. They

make fake invoices," Bihardeputy Chief Minister SushilKumar Modi, who heads theGroup of Ministers of GSTNetwork told reporters after ameeting here.

Those who don't wantAadhaar authentication, phys-ical verification will be carriedout, which will be completed inthree days, he added.

As refunding is a big issue,the GSTN decided on com-

plete online refunding fromSeptember 24 this year from asingle source, either by theCentral GST or State GST,Modi said.

The GSTN also decidedthe much simplified newreturn system may be launchedon January 1, 2020, the BiharDeputy Chief Minister said.

The GST Council meetingis scheduled in Goa onSeptember 20, he added. PTI

Diskit (Ladakh): The country's largestlender State Bank of India (SBI) hasexpressed desire to become the lead-bank for the newly carved-out UnionTerritory of Ladakh.

SBI Chairman Rajnish KumarSaturday inaugurated a new branch inthis remote town of Diskit in the NubraValley, making it the 14th facility of thebank in the Ladakh region and 22,024thbranch for the bank.

Every state or region has a lead-bank, which takes the mantle of ensur-ing adequate banking services as theconvenor of the state-level bankingcommittee.

At present, J&K Bank is the lead-bank for Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.

On August 5, the government had

announced that the entire region willcease to be a single state but wouldbecome two Union territories of J&Kand Ladakh, wherein J&K will have astate Assembly under lieutenant gover-nor, while Ladakh will have no legisla-ture.

The announcement was part of thegovernment decision to abrogate Articles370 and 35A of the Constitution whichgave special status to J&K.

Speaking to reporters here Saturday,the chairman said if other banks have aproblem to be the SLBC convenor, SBIis willing to take up that mantle.

He said the branch in Diskit wasplanned over three months ago, muchbefore the Centre decided to bifurcatethe state into two UTs. PTI

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Kolkata: The amalgamated entity of United Bankof India (UBI), Punjab National Bank (PNB) andOriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) will comeinto effect from April 1 next year, a top officialsaid on Saturday.

The merged unit, likely to have a new name,will be the second largest bank in the countryafter State Bank of India (SBI) with a total busi-ness volume of �18 lakh crore.

"The amalgamation process will take sometime and the new entity will start functioningfrom April 1, 2020," MD and CEO of UBI, AshokKumar Pradhan, said.

The three banks held a customer meet here,which was attended by Chander Khurana, GMof Punjab National Bank and Binay Kumar Gupta,GM of Oriental Bank of Commerce. The lenderssaid that there will no retrenchment of staff inthe merged entity, and also ruled out the possi-bility of bringing in Voluntary RetirementScheme (VRS). Pradhan later told reporters thatthe combined staff strength post the amalgama-tion will be 1 lakh with 11,400 branches. PTI

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Virat Kohli will be ven-turing into theunknown with a clean

slate, where a few seasonedhands will be backing a groupof immensely talented young-sters, in his quest for WorldT20 title which begins with athree-match bilateral seriesagainst South Africa here onSunday.

The 3-0 series win againstthe West Indies could be calleda pre-cursor as it was just afterenduring a disappointing endto their ODI World Cup cam-paign.

The real battle begins nowwith this series againstQuinton de Kocks and KagisoRabada’s who are also in themidst of a tough transitionphase.

A good spell from Rabadaor a cameo from David Millercould pose challenge for theIndians, while some of the oth-ers like Test specialist TembaBavuma or Anrich Nortje willlike to prove their credentialsin absence of Faf du Plessis orHashim Amla.

There will be around 20odd matches for captain Kohliand head coach Ravi Shastri tobuild a near perfect combina-tion going into the World T20in Australia in October nextyear.

There are many questionsthat the team managementwill have to answer in the next13 months during which IPLwill also be held.

Save Kohli, his deputyRohit Sharma, all-rounderHardik Pandya and premierpacer Jasprit Bumrah (restedfor this series), at least sevenslots in playing XI and fourmore in the 15-member squadare up for grabs, with somebold steps on cards.

Retirement is MahendraSingh Dhoni's individual callbut does the team manage-

ment intend to look ahead likethe selection committee does?

It is yet to be known andRishabh Pant's indiscretionsdoesn't make it easier for Kohliand Shastri.

Manish Pandey has beenin and around for years nowand despite the kind of quali-ty he possesses, the Karnatakabatsman has not inspired high-est confidence in the chanceshe got.

So will it be Pandey at No4 or Delhi Capitals captainShreyas Iyer, who was in fineform during the Windies onedayers?

The other fascinatingaspect will be the future of spintwins Yuzvendra Chahal andKuldeep Yadav, at least in theshortest version.

Rajasthan leg-spinnerRahul Chahar is a young tal-ent and is being billed as onefor the future.

And with all-rounderKrunal Pandya also shaping upwell and Ravindra Jadeja'sexperience set to come inhandy, where does it leave the

much in demand wrist spinduo, who had replacedRavichandran Ashwin andJadeja (for the better part)post 2017 Champions Trophy.

Not to forget, India have aback up finger spinner inyoung Washington Sundar,who in his U-19 days was ahard-hitting top-order bats-man. So next question is wheredoes it leave Kuldeep andChahal in T20 scheme ofthings?

Last but not the least is thepace department whereBumrah is the only certainty.

Deepak Chahar, whomany in Indian cricket term as'Poor Man's Praveen Kumar'for the movement he generatesduring first spell, is an inspiredinvestment for shortest ver-sion.

And then there is NavdeepSaini with raw pace andKhaleel Ahmed bringing in theleft-arm variety but known toleak runs. Will they be persist-ed with in the long run?

In next 13 months, Kohliwill seek all the answers.

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Quinton de Kock possesses an “incrediblecricket brain”, feels senior batsman David

Miller, who is ready to perform “any role” that thenew South African white-ball skipper wants himto. Left-handed Miller along with De Kock andKagiso Rabada form the core of a new-look SouthAfrican limited overs set-up which is goingthrough a transition phase with first stop beingtour of India.

“He's (Quinton) been around for manyyears, and he’s got an incredible cricket brain. LikeI said, it’s exciting times — new skipper, new play-ers and a lot of young, fresh faces,” said miller,

Miller is happy with the way De Kock is pro-gressing as a leader and wants to lend all the sup-port that he needs at the start of his new journey.

“It's been really good so far and we’ll see asit progresses how we go along. It’s really nice tobe alongside him and supporting him in what-ever role he wants me to do. Yeah, it’s been greatso far and hopefully it continues,” Miller toldreporters on the eve of the first T20 internation-al, here on Sunday. It’s a new-look side and Millerknows he will have to take the responsibility ofguiding the younger crop of players.

“I feel playing while for the country there isalways responsibility, regardless whether you areless experienced or more experienced. I mean Ihave been playing for many years now and thatresponsibility has been with me for a couple ofyears now, and it’s really exciting,” Miller said.

“Like you said, it’s a young side and we've gota lot of energy amongst the squad. There are actu-

ally a lot of guys who have played a lot of crick-et, in the A side and domestically. So, all of us arereally, really experienced in each department andit’s just a great stepping stone.”

The Proteas had a forgettable World Cup andMiller wants to look ahead.

“Yeah, I think what happened at the WorldCup is something to learn from. We did a fewthings wrong and it (results) never came out theway we wanted. So we are lucky that it's a newphase in South African cricket at the moment,”said Miller.

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Rohit Sharma needs to "maintain hisindividuality” as a Test opener and his

success in the longest format can helpIndia successfully chase down big targets,said former assistant coach Sanjay Bangar.

A revered opening batsman inlimited over cricket, Rohit wasincluded in the 15-membersquad for the three-Test seriesagainst South Africa at homebeginning on October 2.

“If he succeeds, his styleof play will be extremelyhelpful to the team. It mightresult in being able to suc-cessfully chase down tar-gets that we haven’tachieved in the past, likein Cape Town andEdgbaston,” Bangar toldESPNCricinfo in aninterview.

The 32-year-oldwas seen as a middle-

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Steve Smith refused to blamehis inconsistent teammates

for their batting failures dur-ing the Ashes after he againshouldered the run-scoringburden for Australia.

The former skipper scored80 at the Oval - his lowest totalof a sensational series - as thetourists were bowled out for225, 69 runs short of England'sfirst-innings total of 294 onthe second day of the fifth andfinal Test.

When he was asked forreasons for Australia’s battingfailures he said conditionshad not been kind throughoutthe series but that playerswould learn from performingin unfamiliar conditions.

“We haven’t seen any hugetotals really throughout thewhole series so it’s not beeneasy,’ he said.

"There's always beensomething there, I felt. If youbowl in good areas for longenough then I think we’veseen you'll get rewards."

‘Playing in England iscompletely different fromplaying back home and you’vegot to find ways to play awayfrom home,” he added.

“Sometimes you need tochange certain little thingsthat can help you play in cer-tain conditions and adaptaccordingly but I think it will

be a good learning curve forall of our batters."

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shut out pressures and focuson the job in hand despite theweight of expectation on hisshoulders.

“I just sort of do my thingand what people say it does-n't really bother me, it's justeach time I go out to the mid-dle I love batting and I justwant to bat and score runs andhelp out the team,” he said.

“People can say whateverthey like, nice things, badthings, whatever. It reallydoesn't bother me.”

“Who knows? When's thenext Ashes series? I don'teven know,” he said. “Will Istill be playing? I’m not sure.Who knows the answer tothat? We’ll see.

“He’s a quality performer.He’s got two five-fors in fourTest matches (Archer hastwice taken six wickets in aninnings) and you don't getguys bowling 90 miles anhour growing on trees andwith the skillset he's got.

“He’s a terrific bowler andthere's no doubt that he'llgain a lot of confidence fromhis first Test series.” Australia,2-1 up, have already retainedthe Ashes urn but are aimingto win their first Test series inEngland since 2001.

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South Africa will like to putpressure on India’s inexperi-

enced pace trio of NavdeepSaini, Khaleel Ahmed andDeepak Chahar during thethree-match T20 Internationalseries, visiting side's assistantbatting coach Lance Klusenersaid here on Saturday.

Former South African all-rounder sensed it as an oppor-tunity for the Proteas as theirnew look team tries to settleinto a groove.

"Looking at the Indianteam, that (inexperienced bowl-ing attack) is an area we aregoing to take advantage of justlike I suppose, you look atopposing teams and at areas,which you can take advantageof," Klusener said during amedia interaction on the eve ofthe first T20 International.

However he made it clearthat by no means he underes-timates the Indian attack.

“They are great cricketersand we are not taking anythingaway from that and our focuswill be on ourselves and little

areas that we can take advan-tage and maybe that's one ofthem,” he said.

Klusener was asked aboutwhat he expects from a playerlike Temba Bavuma, whosegame is not naturally suited tothe demands of T20 cricket.

“He recently got a hundredin the CSA (domestic ) T20final. It's easy to pigeonhole himand say okay he plays Testcricket. But Temba is wonder-

ful all-round cricketer. Yes heneeds to learn a couple of all-round options and that's reallyabout it,” Klusener defended thepint-sized batsman’s selection.

However, he agreed thatBavuma's game will be moreabout rotating the strike andgive opportunities to big hit-ters like David Miller, DwaynePretorius or AndilePhehlukwayo.

“He is not the biggest guy,who can muscle the ball overthe fence, but there are differ-ent ways of doing it. I amuncomfortable saying he is ared-ball cricketer. He hasplayed two ODIs with a hun-dred and a fifty, so he is a goodcricketer,” the 48-year-old said.

“He will certainly get hisopportunity on this tour andI think he is ready to maketransition into being some-body in that engine room, whocan be good at rotating strikeand have good plans so thatother hitters like David,Dwayne and Andile, some ofthe biggest hitters on the plan-et, can bat around him," hefurther added.

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni hasalways put the interest of

Indian cricket in mind and is"on same page" with the teammanagement as far as his inter-national future is concerned,skipper Virat Kohli said onSaturday.

On the eve of the T20International series againstSouth Africa, Kohli maintainedthat the 38-year-old Dhoni will"remain valuable" as long as hecontinues playing the gameeven as team managementgrooms youngsters like RishabhPant.

"One great thing about him(Dhoni) is that, he thinks forIndian cricket. And whatever we(team management) think, he ison the same page. The align-ment is there. The kind ofmindset he has had aboutgrooming youngsters and giv-ing them opportunities, and heis still the same person," Kohli

replied when asked if the legendis in his scheme of things fornext year's World T20 inAustralia.

While Kohli reminded thescribes about Dhoni's ability toprove his detractors wrong, hisanswer on his impending inter-national future was a bit open-ended.

"Look, experience is always

going to matter whether you likeit or not. I mean there are anumerous number of timespeople have given up on sports-men and they have proved peo-ple wrong and he (Dhoni) hasdone that many times in hiscareer as well. As long as he isavailable and continues to play,he is going to be very valuable,"Kohli said.

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Ben Stokes and Joe Denly bat-ted England into a potential-

ly match-winning position inthe fifth and final Ashes Test atthe Oval on Saturday as Australia’shopes of a series win faded.

At tea the home side — des-perate to finish their World Cup-winning season on a high by lev-elling the series at 2-2—were 193-2, leading by 262 runs.

England captain Joe Root willbe wary of declaring too soonthough as India last year made345 batting fourth at the Ovalchasing 464.

Denly was unbeaten on aTest-best score of 82 while Stokes,playing as a specialist batsman,was 57 not out after passing 400runs for the series.

England enjoyed two slices ofgood fortune on a pitch offeringlittle in the way of help for thebowlers as the September sunbeat down from a clear Londonsky.

Steve Smith dropped Stokesin the slips when the batsman wason seven and Denly should havebeen out lbw on 54 but Australiafailed to review.

Stokes started his inningsslowly but accelerated, reachinghis fifty off 89 balls with a hugesix off leg-spinner MarcusLabuschagne over wide long-on.

The left-handed batsman issecond only to Smith in thecombined run-scoring chartsover the series, albeit more than300 runs adrift of the Australian'stotal of 751.

Off-spinner Nathan Lyonstruck twice in the morning ses-sion, removing Rory Burns andRoot but Australia failed to makea much-needed breakthroughafter lunch.

Burns and Denly put on 54for the first wicket — the highestopening stand of the series foreither side -- after surviving a tor-rid four over on Friday eveningduring which they scratched ninewithout loss and had Denlydropped by Marcus Harris.

The Australian opener splitthe webbing in his left hand in thedrop and did not take the field onSaturday. He required stitches butis expected to bat.

Off-spinner Lyon struck inhis third over when Burns bot-tom-edged a short ball outsideoff-stump, with wicketkeeperTim Paine taking the catch.

Root also fell in tame fashion,edging Lyon to Smith at slip for21 to leave England 87-2 in the28th over.

Jofra Archer put England inpole position on Friday, taking sixwickets to bowl Australia out for225, giving the home side a use-ful first-innings lead of 69.

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What is waste? It is apoignant question thatis often answered thesame way in waste edu-cation workshops con-

ducted by the Bangalore-based socialbusiness, Bare Necessities (that promotesadoption of zero waste practices, circular

economy method-ology and sustain-ability to con-sumers and busi-nesses throughoutIndia and furtherabroad throughdesigning zero

waste products,running educa-

tional workshops and providing sustain-ability consulting) as ‘waste is plastic’,‘chip packets’, ‘chocolate wrappers’, ‘foodscraps’, ‘drink bottles’, ‘juice boxes’...

These are all correct answers andthere are many more of those fantasticresponses that are received from schoolchildren as young as five or six years towell educated adults with tertiary degreesand many other people between. Thefeedback is exceptionally specific, whichhas its benefits, yet, for our discussionhere, let’s look at it on a broader note —Waste, as we would all agree, is humani-ty’s excess.

Humanity is overproducing and overconsuming (or not consuming at all if wetake a look at landfills), research showsthat the “average person buys 60% moreitems of clothing than they did 15 yearsago”, and, “an estimated one-third of allfood produced — equivalent to 1.3 bil-lion tonnes worth around $1 trillion —ends up rotting in the bins of consumersand retailers, or spoiling due to poortransportation and harvesting practices”.These are two of several examples thatcould be used to illustrate this point.However, instead of finding more cases,let’s think about why these situationsoccur? It has been noted that within thetextile industry, within India, the onemajor reason why there is so much wasteis because of a lack of awareness andeducation about how fashion can fitwithin a circular economy. Textile indus-try is the third largest producer of wastein most Indian states behind plastic andpaper.

Notably too, research has shown thatthe current food system “exerts a consid-erable impact on the environment. It dri-ves deforestation and biodiversity loss,contributes to greenhouse gas emissionsand accounts for 70% of water with-drawals”. This is a problem that affectsevery individual on the planet no matterwhere one is standing, but has the poten-tial to disproportionately affect locationswith larger societal inequalities —“almost 2 billion people go hungry or

undernourished” across the globe. Thus,part of the reason why this is occurringis because of a lack of awareness. But,that is only a part of the problem.

For, if we were to look at similartypes of excess in other areas of life, suchas energy use (large cars, technologiessuch as smartphones) or in the areas oflifestyle and personal care products, weare forced to rethink if it is only aboutawareness. At an individual level, thefocus should be to divert waste fromlandfill by using innovative design thatfits within a circular economy.

A growing number of Sustainabilitybusinesses, such as Bare Necessities, aimto raise the level of awareness about theamount of excess that humanity is pro-ducing through their talks and work-shops while providing alternatives andbrainstorming ideas with consumers inorder to assess whether there is a needfor a product and then designing it for amarket that desires innovation thatreduces excess. These businesses target a

specific and growing market of consciousconsumers.

Within the Indian market, thegrowth in conscious consumers has beenled by leaders both individually and inbusiness. Sharing of facts and figures isone important way to raise awareness.For instance, not many are aware thatthere is “estimated as many as 8.3 billionplastic straws (that) pollute the world’sbeaches”. Or, that for dental care itemssuch as toothbrushes and toothpastetubes, “the package is not noticed duringpurchase, transport, and use of the prod-uct. In fact, it is not noticed until theminute the product is consumed and thepackage has fulfilled its function andturns into waste”. Similarly for soap,“though one wrapper of soap or one bot-tle of shampoo might not seem to matter,it can definitely make a difference whenmultiplied by over a billion people, wholive in India and who comprise one-sev-enth of the world’s population”.Individuals, businesses and groups, by

becoming more aware and implementingaction plans (through design, reductionin use of products and other areas) aresteadily able to do more to limit wasteand humanity’s excess.

This brings us to our next question— why is it such a struggle to change?There are a growing amount of factsabout these areas of excess that illustratethe detrimental effects of a linear lifecycle — the take, make, dispose systemthat sees many of our products resourcesbeing extracted from a limited resource(the planet) before being used and thendisposed back into the environment.

Research demonstrates that using acircular economy methodology, whichpromotes the use of products that do notend up in landfill — instead the productscan be reused in a variety of ways with-out harming the environment — is theonly sustainable option. The circulareconomy is hugely beneficial in ensuringthat humanity no longer produces andconsumes products with a take-make-dispose methodology, and thereby helpsto sustain both us and the environmentwe live in.

When you think about it on a day today basis, there are numerous systemsaround you that call for your attention —where you buy your food is one exampleand how often you wear your clothes isanother. All systems have set processesthat are, more or less, controlled bymajority stakeholders, who have thegreatest say of how a system functions, interms of production and consumption.This is not, however, doom and gloom,the thing to remember with systems isthat until there is enough consumerdemand, change often will not occur.Currently, slowly but surely, large compa-nies are becoming aware of the growingconsumer demand.

There is a growing focus on design-ing new solutions that must be valued by

all for long term reduction in the conta-mination of water, land and air — ourenvironment. Examples of this can beseen as far afield as Mexico where a com-pany is transforming avocado pits intodisposable bioplastic straws and cutlery,and in Indonesia where the root vegetablecassava is used to create biodegradablebags. By designing new products, alongwith minimising single use items, cor-rectly disposing of used products in cor-rect categories and limiting the amount ofnon-organic material, cleaning agents forexample, used on a day to day basis, cre-ating a zero waste environment for our allimportant planet can be achieved.

Consumer demand, and a willing-ness to accept responsibility as an indi-vidual, is at the heart of production andconsumption. Fortunately there is agrowing number of consumers, especial-ly in the larger urban centres of India,who are currently wanting change andalready taking responsibility. Businessestoo are making their stand, for instance,Bare Necessities provides sustainableoptions to toothbrushes, cosmetics,detergents, soap, and even the humbletote bag among other products. Theseare all simple ideas that matter.

What, then, is waste? The answersheard at the beginning of a talk or work-shop are largely those pointing to excess,yet, if we were to look at it in a differentlight, perhaps it is simply that it is aresource that we have yet to use, becauseeverything matters when taking positivesteps toward sustainability on a planetwith finite resources. Therefore, we mustendeavour to value every item, whetherthat is a piece of fruit, an item of clothingor any of the specific answers to thewaste question touched on at the outset,we need to take the responsibility rightdown to the most bare necessities.

The writer is a SustainabilityConsultant and Education Officer

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Democracies thrive on economy and economy thriveson confidence of the people in the system. India hasfor long carried forward the legacy of the Raj when

the purpose of the then government was exploitation of thecolony and filling the coffers of the British Government atthe cost of India. The babudom that continued to hold thereins of governance after independence could not shake offits imperialist mind set and India went on to remain a coun-try of subjects rather than citizens. But there are limitationsto the rule by magistracy and collectorate and the signs aregradually showing. It is for this reason that in our TDS (TrustDeficient Society) driven economy business cycles hoverbetween frequent troughs and occasional peaks. In theprocess, the confidence of the market continues to remainshaky as a result of societal paranoia. To cope with the sit-uation the interventionist stimulations are tried time andagain to boost the economy. The tricky part is that it worksfor short durations and goes back to the original bearishstance sooner than later. What is to be understood is thatinternal stimulation is required to keep the system tickingand kicking on its own. The only way this can be done is byboosting the confidence of the market which comprises notonly the investors but also the consumers. In fact, it is theconsumers that stimulate both the market and the investors.More so in a market economy which draws sustenance froma myriad of factors. It is against this backdrop that the recentopinion of the Chief Economic Advisor has to be viewed.In order to rejuvenate the markets stimulus packages areannounced to bail out certain industries. But such steps areagainst the spirit of the market economy. Indian experiencewith the market economy is around three decades old, timeenough to realise that market economy is governed by mar-ket forces. Naturally, there are sectors that reach the declinephase. How far can state sponsored stimulation help.Slowdowns are market phenomena that depend significant-ly on consumer sentiments, rather than only investor per-ception. Using tax payers’ money to intervene every time thereare slowdowns in certain sectors is fraught with moral haz-ards. If some sectors are assumed too big to fail than ensur-ing that they don’t fail through interventions from the statetantamount to creating a situation where profits are privateand losses are of the society. Systemic incentives are betteroptions than fiscal stimuli. System needs to be strengthenedrather than some sections. The measures announcedrecently by the government may seem to be prudent. Butthere is need to examine whether the slowdown bogey is acareful design by some smart operators rather than purelymarket driven. Markets depend more on psychological ratherthan economic factors. In order to keep an economy tick-ing the morale of the industry must be boosted. But gov-ernment must not only appear to be industry friendly butalso prove consumer friendly. Policy consistency is what givesstability to the economy. Knee jerk responses do not go farenough. It is pertinent therefore to give that confidence tothe investors, consumers and financial institutions that thingswill not be allowed to drift.

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Before I get into this importantaspect of our lives, let us be clearabout what self-image is all about.

Defined as the opinion or idea that youhave of yourself, especially of yourappearance or abilities, self-image is verydifferent from self-respect, which is thefeeling of pride in yourself in terms ofwhat you do, or say, being correct andgood. Ego, which is defined as yoursense of your own value and impor-tance, is a lot closer to one’s self-image.

Image is the impression that a per-son gives to the public. These are of twotypes — naturally occurring (the resultof many years) and contrived. The lat-ter generally has a sinister motive.Those in the business of cheating thepublic contrive to give a false impres-sion of self. Fake babas come to themind in this connection. Then, there arepeople who run ponzi schemes.

Self-image begins to form fromchildhood itself. This process goes onthroughout one’s life. One tries toenhance it rather than correct it. Thereare many factors, which go into imagemaking and its evolution. Humanshave been blessed with intelligence.Mature intelligence or wisdom comesafter a very long time, sometimes manylives. Still, this fact does not prevent peo-ple from pretending to be highly intel-ligent. That explains why we make somany mistakes. A human is not aboveerring, but a false assessment of self-intelligence makes it worse.

Appearance of self has also a largebearing on how we perceive ourselves.Good looking people feel more confi-dent about themselves because theappearance is the first thing one noticesin a person. However, this factor is notabsolute. Other factors like abilities havea large bearing on how we assess ourpersonalities overall. Personal values,

sanskars and morals, are also veryimportant. They emit a feeling of supe-riority like no other. Our ambitions alsodecide how we assess ourselves. Personswith high ambitions think highly ofthemselves and try to project selves ina positive way. They are more focusedthan an average person. In short, howwe desire our future to be is very impor-tant in this connection.

Personal nature also determines theimage one will have of oneself. And ournature is the sum total of our habits. Forexample, continued success in life givesthe image of being a go-getter. Our pasthas a lot of bearing on how we will per-ceive ourselves or others will. After all,are we not a sum total of what we havebeen, the acts we have done earlier.

The society we live in also influ-ences how we assess ourselves, or liketo be. We wish to be one of it and some-what better. Health also plays a part.Healthy people are more likely to exudeconfidence. Circumstances and ageforce changes. In older age, one acceptsthat one is not so physically capable.

This fact brings out the necessity of cor-recting the self-image; we cannot beattached to any one version of it.Generally, the self-image is alwayssuperior to what we actually are. Thisputs a lot of pressure on one to rise tothat standard. Some will say that it is amotivating factor for self-improve-ment. Yes, it is true as long as the gapis manageable, otherwise it results instressful existence. It is very importantthat we have the right image of our-selves.

Trying to stick to some image is notwise, because the self-image must beattuned to the present realities, other-wise pressure builds up. Most of us areunable to fight it and suffer. Thisbecomes a bondage, which is quiteharmful. Ideally, we should focus ondoing our duties and the image takescare of itself. And the gap between thereality and what we project ourselves tobe should always be manageable; onlythen, our lives will be better.����������������������"��� ����������� �� ��� �

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Our world is in need ofhealing, and there aremany who have dedicat-ed their lives to this cause.There is a way for each

one of us to contribute to a betterfuture, and it all begins in silence.

If we wish to heal our planet, wemust begin by healing ourselves. Wemay not be able to change another per-son over the course of weeks, years, oreven a lifetime, but we can change our-selves immediately. If each personworked on healing themselves, theeffect would be monumental. If eachperson healed themselves, the benefitsthey experience may inspire others todo the same. Like a wave, the effectwould spread, bathing the whole worldin healing waters. So let us begin withlooking at ways in which we can healourselves.

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selves, we are not talking medically. Theword “healing” involves making uswhole in all aspects of our life. We arereferring to healing our body, mind,and soul. Healing involves eliminatingdisease. What is disease but “dis-ease,”not being at ease. We may find that weare not at ease physically because of dif-ferent medical conditions. We may findthat we are not at ease mentally due toproblems we face at our job, in ourhomes, in our community, or at the

emotional and psychological level.We may find that we are not at ease

spiritually because there are ques-tions relating to our soul and theCreator, and our purpose in life, thatwe have not yet found answers to thatcause restlessness in our soul. Thus, toheal ourselves, we need to employ tech-niques to remove the “dis-ease,” and putus at ease at every level.

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have taught us a great deal about howto keep our bodies healthy and toensure optimum performance of thebody that we have been given. Weknow or have access to informationabout nutrition and personal healthand hygiene. We know what precau-tions to take to prevent certain diseases.If we are to heal our body, we shouldlead healthy lifestyles: keep physicallyfit, strike a healthy balance betweenwork, rest, and exercise, eat foods thatare nutritionally good for us, eliminatehabits and substances that are harm-ful to us, such as smoking, drinkingand taking drugs, and safeguard againstconditions that spread disease. The keyis to observe these laws of nature so thatwe do not inadvertently and careless-ly injure our body.

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have discovered that stress has a role

to play in our health. They havelearned that stress can cause a break-down of our immune system and be acause of ailments. Stress interferes withthe healthy functioning of some of ourbodily systems required to resist dis-ease. It activates the “fight or flight”response causing certain biochemicalreactions in our body. When we are ina state of stress, our heart beats faster.Certain hormones are released to getus ready to protect ourselves. Oncereleased, they cannot be recalled.

A ready-alert system that was orig-inally intended to help us escapephysical harm becomes activated evenin the presence of day-to-day situationsthat do not pose any threat to our life.Thus, we carry within us a state ofstress, or a state in which our body isresponding to fear and threat even insituations that are only problems forour mind. Because we are not fight-ing or fleeing, our body has no way todissipate the bottled up stress and wecarry it around with us throughout theday. Ultimately, it begins to cause prob-lems for us internally, and differentorgans begin reacting to that stress.Thus, stress that is unchecked and notdissipated can affect our heart, ourlungs, our circulatory system, ourdigestive system, our skin, and our ner-vous system. We may suffer fromstress-related headaches, stom-achaches, breathing problems, andnervousness.

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contraction of certain diseases whichare genetic or which spread through theair, but we can control over our per-sonal stress. There are ways to reduceand even eliminate stress in our lives.When we talk of eliminating stress, wedo not mean eliminating problems.Problems will always be there. But wecan eliminate our unhealthy physicalresponse to the problems.

By learning the art of meditation,we will have a defense system againststress. The key is to have another kindof response to problems that will notstimulate these physical reactions in thebody. If we can learn to meditate, thenwe can confront problems in a way thatdoes not upset our physiological sys-tems. Meditation provides a way for usto learn to control our reactions.

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mind, we are referring to its reactionto problems we face that affect ourthinking and our emotions. Each daywe are bombarded by sensory stimulifrom all directions. Each messagecoming in through our five senses isconveyed to the brain. Some messagesrequire a physical response, but manyof them require intellectual or mentalresponses. We have to think throughproblems, make decisions, plan,analyse, synthesise, create, and thencommunicate our thoughts to others.

Oftentimes, the mental stimuli canbring about reactions of fear, anxiety,tension, confusion, indecision, and ahost of emotional responses. Mentaltension and emotional pain take theirtoll on our body and physical health.It also affects our ability to be produc-tive and effective in the world.

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anxiety, and tension by meditation.Meditation is a way to relieve stress atthe mental level and help us to have ahealthy mind. A healthy mind meansthat we can deal with the challenges oflife in a calm, composed way withoutit causing us to feel upset, depressed,anxious, fearful, or threatened.

A healthy mind means we dealwith life’s problems without it affect-ing our emotional make-up. We takethings as they come, deal with themeffectively, try to find the best solution,and move on. We do not need to beoverwhelmed, overpowered, and upsetover the daily situations we face. By sit-ting in meditation, we develop thecalmness to approach problems and sit-uations. The more we sit in meditation,the more we are able to return to thatstate of peace and harmony at any timeduring the day.

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Being in the present moment is the giftof the moment. Only when you live inthe present time awareness do you

enjoy the moment. There is no guilt orregret from the past. There is no fear of theunknown either. Imagine, when heart-basedawareness rules, anger and resentment areno longer a part of your life. Just a peacefulstate of acceptance and embracing of thepresent moment. A sense of adventure andpositivity reigns supreme.

Being who you are and speaking up foryourself is a sure shot way of enjoying yourlife. Often, we do not say what we mean.Consequently, we keep thinking about it —about what we should have said, or not. Weare plagued by negativity. By constantlypleasing other people, we put ourselves last.This does not lead to happiness. It actuallymakes us resentful and unhappy.

By being people pleasers, we do notmake anyone happy. People do not realisethat we are not doing what we want to. Theytake us for granted. We earn respect onlywhen we are true to ourselves. We must

speak up when someone is rude to us or sayssomething that we do not agree with.Otherwise, it is too late. The moment is lostand then regret creeps in. By being true toourselves and honest with our feelings, wefeel powerful. Other people’s opinion shouldnot make us feel small. They are speakingtheir own truth. We can accept it if we wantto, but not feel bad when they voice it.

The importance of visualisation cannotbe overestimated. When we are young, it iscalled day dreaming. “Do not day dream!”we are often told. However, we can daydream ourselves into a glorious future. If wewant a four-bedroom house and keep visual-ising ourselves living in one, chances are thatour dream will come true. The Universeanswers our prayers. Positive affirmation isthe key to success. Hard work and positivevisualisation at all times leads to positivebehaviour and weeds out negativity. Whenwe dream big and work towards it, ourdream is achieved. Positive and constantaffirmation are the key to success.

Breathing techniques are important.

Focusing on the breath is what people do tocontrol negative thoughts. Breathe in andout slowly while counting each breath. Thistechnique helps the mind to focus on onething at a time. Most people cannot evencount up to ten without thoughts crowdingtheir mind. However, with practice itbecomes easier. Each thought is receivedwith detachment. The focus is on breathing.Once should not get attached to one’sthoughts. Let the thoughts come and go andfocus on the breath. Thought protection ormantra’s is sound healing. Keep chantingpositive thoughts (a word or a sentence) andthe vibration will flow through your mindand body . More importantly, there will bespace for no other thought. When there isno space for negativity, positivity reignssupreme. The sound of a bell chiming(church or temple bell) sends sound vibra-tions through the metaphysical centre of thebody creating peace and wellness. This isenergy vibration. These rituals are profoundin nature. They have deep meaning and nat-ural healing.

Additionally, when you believe in ahigher energy, and focus on it, peace comesto you. Your world may be out of control,but your faith in that higher energy will bethere to help and guide you. God will giveyou whatever you desire, keep you safe andensure you remain healthy. That, for mostpeople helps them leave negativity and movetowards positive thought.

Hands on and distant healing techniqueshelp the mind calm down and the body toheal. These energy techniques are consid-ered alternative, but more people are follow-ing and practicing them. Reiki, Chi Gungand Taichi are a few healing modalities.They bring the body and mind into balanceand all negative thoughts get dissipated. As Ilike to say: life is full of joy. Visualise it,believe in it and work towards it.

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Peace in Afghanistan, dev-astated by four decades of

war, never seemed so immi-nent. However, the latest roundof peace talks between the USand the Taliban leadershipindicates the negotiationprocess may take longer thanexpected. This week, when USPresident Donald Trumpannounced that he was with-drawing an invitation to theTaliban delegation and theAfghan Government for ameeting at Camp David, itcreated utter confusion aroundthe world. Does it signal a com-plete withdrawal of the USfrom the Afghan peace talks?Or is it leading to anotherTrump-style chaos withoutproviding any solution?

How America behaveswould matter the most forbringing an enduring peace toAfghanistan. In fact, Trump’sannouncement to halt thenegotiation with the Talibanmay provide a much neededopportunity for a completereset of talks so that some of thecritical previous mistakes canbe rectified without fail.Trump’s Afghan envoy ZalmayKhalilzad, himself an Afghanémigré, was said to havereached a tentative agreementwith the Taliban leadership. Asper that agreement, the UStroops would have been with-drawn from Afghanistan with-in a period of sixteen monthsin return for hard-to-enforcecommitments from theTaliban, like a break from theclutches of Al-Qaeda, denial oftheir territory for global jehad,de-escalation of violence andstarting of negotiations withthe dispensation at Kabul.

However such an approachis replete with possibility of los-ing the US ally and helping theTaliban at the cost of the KabulGovernment. And for all theseunwanted possibilities, many ofTrump’s allies and close confi-dants, including then NationalSecurity Adviser John Bolton,are critical of the draft accord.

Rather than immediatetroops drawdown, the TrumpAdministration must utilise allchannels to end the war inAfghanistan. It simply impliesthat Washington has to workclosely with the Ashraf Ghani

Government. Ignoring orexcluding the Ghani establish-ment will in no way helpdeserting or countering theTaliban monsters. Historyrecords that without involvingthe local allies, peace deal areunlikely to last long. For exam-ple, the Paris Peace Accordbetween the NixonAdministration and the NorthVietnam witnessed the fall ofSaigon two years after its con-clusion in 1973.

Some experts are of theopinion that a competent thirdparty must facilitate the ongo-ing talks between the US andthe Taliban. Also the US canfollow the example of whathappened in Havana between

the Colombian Governmentand the FARC rebels(Revolutionary Armed Forcesof Colombia) from 2012 to2016. Further the discouragingpart of the whole negotiationprocess is that Khalilzad isdirectly dealing with theTaliban. This clearly indicatesthat the Taliban does not needto bother about the popularlyelected Government of Ghaniand only America alone candecide the future course ofaction for this war theatre,even particularly excluding thewomenfolk of the country.

Another negative aspectof the current peace deal is thatthe US has not demanded aceasefire even as the price of

their own forces’ drawdown.Again signals are coming out ofthe already completed draftdeal is that it has simply askedfor reduction of the Talibanattack, not for bringing theattacks to a complete halt. Thepeace deal also does not holdthe Taliban responsible for theattacks constantly launched byjehadist forces such as thenewly formed Afghan branchof Islamic State or Iraq andSyria (ISIS)-Khorasan Provinceand the Haqqani Networkbased in Pakistan. It must beunderstand by the US strate-gists that Taliban should not betrusted anymore and brokeringdeal with them without involv-ing the Ghani establishment

might prove fatal anytime.Finally, when Trump is

pushing for a final withdraw-al of troops, he must rethink.Maintaining a small non-com-bat force around 9,000 willsurely cost him lesser. But thentotal departure for the US fromthe most unpredictable wartheatre of the world withoutproviding a sustainable solu-tion might undermine theseaspects: the US hegemony,credibility of the democraticallyelected Government in Kabul,and lastly, safety net for theAfghan civilian population.

Trump must revisit whathappened when formerPresident Barack Obama with-drew the US troops from Iraq

in 2011. The power vacuum inIraq gave birth to the notoriousISIS and once again necessi-tated the return of the USforces to Iraq.

A deal between the USand the Taliban for the USforces to withdraw from theirlongest-ever war in the Afghansoil could probably push someradical fighters to work underthe wings of ISIS that is raisingits tentacles in Afghanistan. Itis a golden opportunity for theISIS to recruit some of thehardcore members of theTaliban. Interestingly, the ISIS,who battles the AfghanGovernment and the Taliban,is not a part of the ongoingpeace process. Many will join

the ISIS despite it losinggrounds in Iraq and Syria.Simply put, for some Taliban,they will be able to continuetheir jehad mission againstthose whom they perceive asinfidels and enemies. For manyothers, who fear retributionfrom civil society once theyreturn to normal life, it couldbe a refuge.

History is witness to futil-ity of military intervention ininternecine war in Afghanistan.Therefore, for the US and itsallies it’s difficult to find a wayout in Afghanistan. Typically,the traditional Afghan warlordsmay not to follow the termsand conditions of an imposedpeace process by the westernpowers led by the US.

According to many secu-rity experts, after the withdrawlof US forces, the AfghanistanGovernment may encounterthe same problems it witnessedduring the Najibullah regimeafter the withdrawal of Sovietforces. What can be a solace forAfghanistan is that Trump hasalready promised to leavebehind “a very strong intelli-gence” presence in Afghanistanwhich he calls as “the Harvardof Terrorists”. However, if theUS strategy is to achieve imme-diate and long-term securitygoals, it must cautiouslyaddress this problem: many ter-ror groups conform to US for-eign policy in order to survive.

Afghanistan remains ahotbed for the growth ofjehadist outfits. And the coun-try has gradually become aconflict zone for both region-al as well as global hegemons.In the process, non-state actorslike the Taliban, the HaqqaniNetwork, the ISIS, the Al-Qaeda and many other localterror outfits would be used forplaying the proxies of the greatpower mongers.

Certainly, what is comingup is slow death of democracyand civil society in this belea-guered nation. And more pre-cisely, millions of ordinaryAfghans who have been forcedto live their lives under con-stant shadow of war will be atthe receiving end.

(The writer is an expert oninternational affairs)

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Agency (NSA) contractorEdward Snowden has written amemoir, telling his life story indetail for the first time andexplaining why he chose to riskhis freedom to become perhapsthe most famous whistleblow-er of all time.

Snowden, who now lives inRussia to avoid prosecution inthe US, says his seven yearsworking for the NSA and theCentral Intelligence Agency(CIA) led him to conclude theUS intelligence community“hacked the Constitution” andput everyone’s liberty at riskand that he had no choice butto turn to journalists to revealit to the world.

“I realised that I was crazyto have imagined that theSupreme Court, or Congress,or President Obama, seeking todistance his administrationfrom President George WBush’s, would ever hold theintelligence contractor legallyresponsible — for anything,” hewrites.

The book, “PermanentRecord,” is scheduled to bereleased on September 17. Itoffers by far the most expansiveand personal account of howSnowden came to reveal secretdetails about the Government’smass collection of Americans’emails, phone calls and Internetactivity in the name of nation-al security.

His decision to turn fromobscure intelligence contractorwonk to whistleblower in 2013set off a national debate aboutthe extent of Government sur-veillance by intelligence agen-

cies desperate to avoid a repeatof the September 11 attacks.Intelligence officials who con-duct annual classified assess-ments of damage fromSnowden’s disclosures say thedocuments will continue trick-ling out into the public domainfor years to come.

Though the book comessix years after the disclosures,Snowden, who fled first toHong Kong and then Russia,attempts in his memoir toplace his concerns in a con-temporary context. He soundsthe alarm about what he sees asGovernment efforts worldwideto delegitimise journalism, suppress human rights andsupport authoritarian movements.

“What is real is being pur-posely conflated with what isfake, through technologies thatare capable of scaling that con-flation into unprecedentedglobal confusion,” he says.

The story traces Snowden’sevolution from childhood,from growing up in the 1980sin North Carolina and subur-ban Washington, where hismother worked as a clerk at theNSA and his father served inthe Coast Guard.

He came of age as theInternet evolved from anobscure Government comput-er network and describes howa youthful fascination withtechnology — as a child, hetook apart and reassembled aNintendo console and, as ateenager, hacked the LosAlamos nuclear laboratory net-work — eventually led him toa career as an NSA contractor,

where he observed high-techspy powers with increasingrevulsion.

Analysts used theGovernment’s collection pow-ers to read the emails of currentand former lovers and stalkthem online, he writes.

One particular programmethe NSA called XKEYSCOREallowed the Government toscour the recent Internet his-tory of average Americans. Hesays he learned through thatprogramme that nearly every-one who’s been online has at

least two things in common:They’ve all watched pornogra-phy at one time or another, andthey’ve all stored videos andpictures of their family.

“This was true,” he writes,“for virtually everyone of everygender, ethnicity, race, and age— from the meanest terroristto the nicest senior citizen, whomight be the meanest terrorist’sgrandparent, or parent, orcousin.”

He struggled to share hisconcerns with his girlfriend,who joined him in Russia and

is now his wife.“I couldn’t tell her that my

former co-workers at the NSAcould target her for surveillanceand read the love poems shetexted me. I couldn’t tell herthat they could access all thephotos she took — not just thepublic photos, but the intimateones,” he writes. “I couldn’t tellher that her information wasbeing collected, that every-one’s information was beingcollected, which was tanta-mount to a Government threat:If you ever get out of line, we’ll

use your private life againstyou.”

Before summoning a smallgroup of journalists to HongKong to disclose classifiedsecrets, knowing that a returnto the US was impossible, hesays he prepared like a manabout to die. He emptied hisbank accounts, put cash into asteel ammo box for his girl-friend and erased and encrypt-ed his old computers.

These days, the 36-year-oldSnowden lives in Moscow,where he remains outside the

reach of a US. JusticeDepartment that broughtEspionage Act charges justweeks after the disclosures. Hespends many of his daysbehind a computer and par-ticipating in virtual meetingswith fellow board members atthe Freedom of the PressFoundation. “I beam myselfonto stages around the world”to discuss civil liberties, hewrites.

When he does go out, hetries to shake up his appear-ance, sometimes wearing dif-ferent glasses. He keeps hishead down when he walkspast buildings equipped withclosed-circuit television. Once,he says, he was recognised ina Moscow museum and con-sented to a selfie request froma teenage girl speakingGerman-accented English.

It’s unclear when or even ifSnowden will return to a coun-try where his family has deeproots. He traces his lineageback to the Mayflower andancestors who fought in theRevolutionary War.

He was shaken by theSeptember 11 attacks, butdescribes his “reflexive,unquestioning support” for thewars that followed as the great-est regret of his life.

“It was as if whatever insti-tutional politics I’d developedhad crashed — the anti-insti-tutional hacker ethos instilledin me online, and the apoliti-cal patriotism I’d inheritedfrom my parents, both wipedfrom my system — and I’d beenrebooted as a willing vehicle ofvengeance.” AP

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Having followed last two issues ofthis column, another regularreader came up with an interest-

ing question: “Sir, you have beautifullyexplained how our karma sets the termfor what we become due for — reward orpunishment. But in our life, we do bothgood and bad karma. Would not thecredits earned for all the good done, bal-ance out our bad karma and relieve usfrom its future implications? You havealso suggested that the choice optionenjoins upon us with the capacity to filteroff the undesirable. To what extent canwe modify negative implications of ourkarmic accruals and what are the reme-dial measures necessary?”

In divine scheme of things, there isno provision of reward or punishment.Your good karma lets you realise yourindwelling potential. That keeps youmotivated to for well-intended karma.Your bad karma, in the first place, maystand in way or your potential bloomingout in full. Also, it lets you go throughsimilar experiences as would have beenmet out to others. Purposely so as to putyou through such lessons as would makeyou realise your wrong doings andevolve. It doesn’t work like business eco-

nomics where profit balances out the loss.The driving spirit of the laws of karma isto put you through lessons of life aswould help you evolve. So, both good andbad karma find reflection simultaneously.

In so far as remedial measure is con-cerned, self-help offers the best answer.Bear in mind; only such process wouldwork as could get into the inner realmsof mind for necessary corrections fromthe root level. Pundits performing beliefdriven transactional pujas can’t reach outyour mind frame to nullify your habittendencies. Had it been so, no resource-ful person would ever suffer in life.

It is pertinent to note here thatthought seeds pertaining to the karmiccarry over from the past are imprinted inthe mind. They find reflection in yourthought process. When you self-reflect,you may figure out different patterns inthe thought process playing within mind.That may help you identify and acknowl-edge the fault lines, and then addressthem. Often, your ego may not let youdispassionately acknowledge indwellinginfirmities. Here, astrology may serve asan effective diagnostic tool, which,through a look at the energy-map ofheaven at the time of one’s birth, reflects

upon your karmic accrual with a fairamount of precision, as energy knows nobias. The redressal process is not thateasy either, as habits die hard. Better seekthe guidance of a realised Guru, who isadept in overcoming the limitations ofmind and psyche. The extent to whichone could modify the implications ofkarmic carryover from the past dependson your will and resolve to change your-self through sustained efforts.

Here is the case of a person who hadbeen doing extremely well in so far as hisbusiness was concerned. But at the sametime, he and his family members werefaced with a criminal case of seriousdimension. Look at his astrologicalpointers. Towards the potential side,Jupiter, the lord of Kendra house occupy-ing its own house, aspects Venus the lordof trine house, which occupies the 10thhouse identified with career prospects.The 10th lord Mercury occupying the11th house identified with fulfillment ofdesires, is posited in the nakshatraowned by Venus. Association of Kendraand Trine houses speaks loud of hispromising career. Further to that, mindsignifying Moon, beautifully aligned withMercury makes him an intelligent personarmed with good communicative skill,vital to success in life.

Towards the negative, the Sun islocked in adverse formation with mis-chievous Neptune, which binds him tohis fanciful dream perceptions, not realis-ing that it could put him through difficultsituations. Added to that is Venus, ill-dis-posed off to Neptune. That makes himsusceptible to get into unconventionalpartnership, not acceptable by societalnorms, thus putting his morality in ques-tion. If all that would not be enough, theSun is in opposition to its planet of neme-sis Saturn. That makes him vulnerable tocome under the scanner of law enforce-ment agencies. As he entered his 38thyear, the progressed lagna closed upNeptune, which was already placedadverse to Venus. Progressed Sun formedunholy alliance with natal Venus.Progressed Venus as well as Moon,locked horns with Neptune. All thesenegative indicators simultaneously com-ing into play, his extra marital relation-ship created a situation that put himthrough a very difficult situation.

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