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P rotesting against the NRC and the CAA at a rally, nearly 1,000 minority com- munity members under the fold of the Muslim and Dalit Mahasangha of Kendrapada with the support of several activists of Left parties and Congress on Saturday gave a memorandum to the President of India through the district Collector meant. While they were starting the rally from new Idgahpadia on the bypass road of the township, police personnel stopped them midway apprehending law and order situation. The agitators alleged that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is unconstitutional, which violates Article 14 and Article-15 of the Constitution. District Collector Samarth Verma and SP Niti Shekhar reached the Idgahpadia and received the memorandum from the agitators. T he Sate may experience a wet Christmas this year as rains are likely in several dis- tricts between December 24 and 27 due to movement of western disturbance towards the eastern region, the Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC), SOA University here said on Saturday. The movement of the west- ern disturbance would support rainfall with moderate precip- itation likely at many places in northern and western Odisha on December 25 and 26, CEC Director Dr Sarat Chandra Sahu said. The districts likely to expe- rience rainfall include Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Baleswar, Bhadrak, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Angul, Jajpur and Cuttack, he said. “Probability of heavy rain- fall at one or two locations in these districts on December 25 and 26 cannot be ruled out,” he said, adding that the districts in south and coastal Odisha might receive light to moderate rain- fall on December 26 and 27 while other districts could experience light rainfall from December 25 to 27. T he State Government on Saturday asked banks to set up bricks and mortar branch- es in the unbanked regions of the State. “Our Government is stress- ing direct benefit transfer (DBT) under several schemes. We have requested bankers to set up banks in unbanked gram panchayats,” said Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari after attending the 157th meeting of the State-level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC). Out of 6,234 gram pan- chayats, 4,921 GPs have no bank branches in the State. With the Government making payment to various social security schemes bene- ficiaries through DBT, lack of banks in rural areas has been hindering the process, said the Minister. He also expressed displeasure over poor lending to the agriculture sector. Only 38.13 per cent of the target is achieved, he said, adding that lending also remained poor in the allied sectors. “We have requested bankers for opening brick and mortar branches in all areas and a target has been set. The beneficiaries of different schemes are facing difficulty in receiving money in the absence of bank branches,” said Development Commissioner Suresh Chandra Mohapatra. Now, there are 5,395 bricks-and-mortar branches operating in Odisha. Debashish Panda, Special Secretary, Department of Financial Service, however, said that there is no liquidity problem and the banks are flush with funds. “Banking Correspondent is a very effec- tive model. People of the com- munity in aspirational and LWE districts have been engaged as BCs,” Panda said. I n yet another such incidence, a picture of an unidentified youth speaking on a mobile phone in the premises of the Jagannath Temple here went viral on social media on Saturday. The youth was seen speak- ing on phone while standing on the Chahani Mandap in the temple. This has again triggered resentment among Jagannath devotees, who have questioned implementation of the securi- ty norms in the shrine. Earlier on November 25, a picture of a youth selling Mahaprasad in Anand Bazaar of the temple had gone viral. T he death toll in continuing clashes during protests in Uttar Pradesh against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) rose to 15, including an eight-year-old, on Saturday even as violence erupted in Rampur and Kanpur. The Yogi Adityanath Government, for its part, initiated the process of identifying those guilty of dam- aging public property in Lucknow and tasked four Upper District Magistrates with the disposal of cases related to the losses. UP DGP, OP Singh, reiter- ated that the police did not open fire anywhere in the State and claimed all deaths were due to cross-firing between the protesters. “Women and chil- dren were used as shields by the protesters. If anyone died due to our fire we will con- duct a judicial enquiry and take action. But nothing happened from our side,” the DGP said. IG (Law and Order) Praveen Kumar said over 260 policemen were also injured, of whom 57 received gunshot wounds. “Since December 10, when the protests erupted in the State, 705 people have been arrested and around 4,500 per- sons were released after pre- ventive arrest. Fifteen casualties have happened,” he said. Politics over the CAA, however, continued with the Trinamool Congress announc- ing the visit of a four-member party delegation to meet the families of those who were killed in violence that broke out during the protest in Lucknow. The Home Department extended internet restrictions till Monday noon in 15 districts of Lucknow, Saharanpur, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Mau, Azamgarh, Agra, Sambhal, Kanpur, Unnao, Moradabad, and Prayagraj. In 12 other dis- tricts where internet was stopped, a decision to further restrict the services would be taken by respective District Magistrates. The bandobast and UP CM’s renewed appeal for peace notwithstanding, protesters set ablaze Yatimkhana police post in Kanpur and indulged in heavy brickbatting, leading to injuries to many people including policemen. Police used canecharge and tear gas to chase them away. Clashes were also reported from Rampur district. Samajwadi Party MLA Amitabh Bajpai and former MLA and SP leader Kamlesh Tewari have been arrested as a precautionary measure and their vehicles have also been seized. On the composition of protesters, the UP DGP said, “I myself saw women and young girls present during protests at Parivartan Chowk in Lucknow and asked them to go. A child died in a stampede in Varanasi where children were present with the protesters when police lathi charged them. These chil- dren do not know what citi- zenship is and they were pre- sent with stones.” A gainst the backdrop of countrywide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the BJP on Saturday announced a massive public outreach to expose the “lies” spread by Opposition parties and apprise the people of the details about the legislation. The BJP will contact over 3 crore families and hold rallies in every district over the next 10 days. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by BJP work- ing president JP Nadda and convened to formulate the party’s strategy over the issue amid protests in various parts of the country against the new provision in the Citizenship Act and the proposed creation of a National Register of Citizens. Party general secretary Bhupender Yadav told reporters that the BJP within next 10 days will contact more than three crore families, organise rallies in every district and hold over 250 Press conferences across the country to inform masses about the new law. The new law seeks to give citizenship to minorities from three neighbouring countries, who arrived in India before December 2014 due to religious persecution. He also accused Opposition parties, especially the Congress, of spreading misinformation in a bid to disturb peace across the coun- try during recent protests which have claimed several lives. A s many as 1,100 academi- cians and research scholars from various universities across India and abroad as well as prominent persons released a statement in support of the amended Citizenship Act on Saturday. The signatories to the statement include Rajya Sabha member Swapan Dasgupta, IIM Shillong Chairman Shishir Bajoria, Nalanda University Vice-Chancellor Sunaina Singh, JNU professor Ainul Hasan, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies Senior Fellow Abhijit Iyer-Mitra and jour- nalist Kanchan Gupta. The statement comes in the midst of countrywide protests against the new citi- zenship law. A fter Uttar Pradesh, it was Bihar’s turn to witness large-scale vandalism and dis- ruption of rail and road traf- fic on Saturday. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supporters blocked roads and disrupted movement of trains at differ- ent places in the State during the “Bihar Bandh” call given by it against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and National Register for Citizens (NRC). West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya were relative- ly peaceful. Hundreds of RJD sup- porters among whom children of not more than 10-15 years of age and some of the agitators in their underwear —could also be seen carrying bamboo sticks and party flags. The bandh supporters gathered at bus stands, railway tracks and other vantage points in all districts of the State since the crack of dawn, unfazed by the winter fog and chilly winds. They sat down on rail- way tracks and blocked bus terminuses at various places to enforce the day-long bandh. In Patna, the protesters reached Dak Bungalow “chowraha” (intersection) and blocked traffic while raising anti-Government slogans. The supporters also pelted stones at Government buses, breaking glass windows. The protesters smashed windshields of taxis and three- wheelers and damaged cycle- rickshaws that plied on the roads in defiance of the call for the shutdown in Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur and outskirts of Patna. Schools, colleges and most government offices remained closed as it was a Saturday. New Delhi: On a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to address a rally in Ramlila Maidan on Sunday, the Congress will stage a silent protest (satyagrah dharna) at Rajghat against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC). Congress president Sonia Gandhi along with Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other senior leaders will participate in the “satyagraha dharna” till the evening. PNS

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Protesting against the NRCand the CAA at a rally,

nearly 1,000 minority com-munity members under thefold of the Muslim and DalitMahasangha of Kendrapadawith the support of severalactivists of Left parties andCongress on Saturday gave amemorandum to the Presidentof India through the districtCollector meant.

While they were starting therally from new Idgahpadia onthe bypass road of the township,police personnel stopped themmidway apprehending law andorder situation.

The agitators alleged thatthe Citizenship AmendmentAct (CAA) is unconstitutional,

which violates Article 14 and Article-15 of theConstitution.

District Collector Samarth

Verma and SP Niti Shekharreached the Idgahpadia andreceived the memorandumfrom the agitators.

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The Sate may experience awet Christmas this year as

rains are likely in several dis-tricts between December 24and 27 due to movement ofwestern disturbance towardsthe eastern region, the Centrefor Environment and Climate(CEC), SOA University heresaid on Saturday.

The movement of the west-ern disturbance would supportrainfall with moderate precip-itation likely at many places innorthern and western Odishaon December 25 and 26, CECDirector Dr Sarat Chandra

Sahu said.The districts likely to expe-

rience rainfall includeSundargarh, Keonjhar,Mayurbhanj, Baleswar,Bhadrak, Sambalpur, Deogarh,Dhenkanal, Angul, Jajpur andCuttack, he said.

“Probability of heavy rain-fall at one or two locations inthese districts on December 25and 26 cannot be ruled out,” hesaid, adding that the districts insouth and coastal Odisha mightreceive light to moderate rain-fall on December 26 and 27while other districts couldexperience light rainfall fromDecember 25 to 27.

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The State Government onSaturday asked banks to set

up bricks and mortar branch-es in the unbanked regions ofthe State.

“Our Government is stress-ing direct benefit transfer(DBT) under several schemes.We have requested bankers toset up banks in unbankedgram panchayats,” said FinanceMinister Niranjan Pujari afterattending the 157th meeting ofthe State-level Bankers’Committee (SLBC).

Out of 6,234 gram pan-chayats, 4,921 GPs have no

bank branches in the State.With the Government

making payment to varioussocial security schemes bene-ficiaries through DBT, lack ofbanks in rural areas has beenhindering the process, said theMinister. He also expresseddispleasure over poor lendingto the agriculture sector. Only38.13 per cent of the target isachieved, he said, adding thatlending also remained poor inthe allied sectors.

“We have requestedbankers for opening brick andmortar branches in all areasand a target has been set. Thebeneficiaries of different

schemes are facing difficulty inreceiving money in the absenceof bank branches,” saidDevelopment CommissionerSuresh Chandra Mohapatra.

Now, there are 5,395bricks-and-mortar branchesoperating in Odisha.

Debashish Panda, SpecialSecretary, Department ofFinancial Service, however,said that there is no liquidityproblem and the banks areflush with funds. “BankingCorrespondent is a very effec-tive model. People of the com-munity in aspirational andLWE districts have beenengaged as BCs,” Panda said.

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In yet another such incidence,a picture of an unidentified

youth speaking on a mobilephone in the premises of theJagannath Temple here wentviral on social media onSaturday.

The youth was seen speak-ing on phone while standing onthe Chahani Mandap in thetemple.

This has again triggeredresentment among Jagannathdevotees, who have questionedimplementation of the securi-ty norms in the shrine.

Earlier on November 25, apicture of a youth sellingMahaprasad in Anand Bazaar of the temple had goneviral.

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The death toll in continuingclashes during protests in

Uttar Pradesh against theCitizenship (Amendment) Act(CAA) rose to 15, including aneight-year-old, on Saturdayeven as violence erupted inRampur and Kanpur. The YogiAdityanath Government, for itspart, initiated the process ofidentifying those guilty of dam-aging public property inLucknow and tasked fourUpper District Magistrates withthe disposal of cases related tothe losses.

UP DGP, OP Singh, reiter-ated that the police did notopen fire anywhere in the Stateand claimed all deaths were dueto cross-firing between the

protesters. “Women and chil-dren were used as shields by theprotesters. If anyone died due to our fire we will con-duct a judicial enquiry and take action. But nothinghappened from our side,” theDGP said.

IG (Law and Order)Praveen Kumar said over 260policemen were also injured, ofwhom 57 received gunshotwounds. “Since December 10,when the protests erupted inthe State, 705 people have beenarrested and around 4,500 per-sons were released after pre-ventive arrest. Fifteen casualtieshave happened,” he said.

Politics over the CAA,however, continued with theTrinamool Congress announc-ing the visit of a four-member

party delegation to meet thefamilies of those who werekilled in violence that broke out during the protest inLucknow.

The Home Departmentextended internet restrictionstill Monday noon in 15 districtsof Lucknow, Saharanpur,Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Agra,Aligarh, Bareilly, Mau,Azamgarh, Agra, Sambhal,Kanpur, Unnao, Moradabad,and Prayagraj. In 12 other dis-tricts where internet wasstopped, a decision to furtherrestrict the services would betaken by respective DistrictMagistrates.

The bandobast and UPCM’s renewed appeal for peacenotwithstanding, protestersset ablaze Yatimkhana police

post in Kanpur and indulgedin heavy brickbatting, leadingto injuries to many peopleincluding policemen. Policeused canecharge and tear gasto chase them away. Clasheswere also reported fromRampur district.

Samajwadi Party MLAAmitabh Bajpai and formerMLA and SP leader KamleshTewari have been arrested as aprecautionary measure andtheir vehicles have also beenseized. On the composition ofprotesters, the UP DGP said, “Imyself saw women and younggirls present during protests atParivartan Chowk in Lucknowand asked them to go. A childdied in a stampede in Varanasiwhere children were presentwith the protesters when policelathi charged them. These chil-dren do not know what citi-zenship is and they were pre-sent with stones.”

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Against the backdrop ofcountrywide protests

against the CitizenshipAmendment Act (CAA), theBJP on Saturday announced amassive public outreach toexpose the “lies” spread byOpposition parties and apprisethe people of the details aboutthe legislation. The BJP willcontact over 3 crore familiesand hold rallies in every districtover the next 10 days.

The decision was taken ina meeting chaired by BJP work-ing president JP Nadda andconvened to formulate theparty’s strategy over the issue

amid protests in various partsof the country against the newprovision in the Citizenship Actand the proposed creation of aNational Register of Citizens.

Party general secretaryBhupender Yadav told reportersthat the BJP within next 10 dayswill contact more than threecrore families, organise rallies inevery district and hold over 250Press conferences across thecountry to inform masses aboutthe new law.

The new law seeks to givecitizenship to minorities fromthree neighbouring countries,who arrived in India beforeDecember 2014 due to religiouspersecution. He also accusedOpposition parties, especiallythe Congress, of spreadingmisinformation in a bid todisturb peace across the coun-try during recent protestswhich have claimed severallives.

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As many as 1,100 academi-cians and research scholars

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The signatories to thestatement include Rajya Sabhamember Swapan Dasgupta,IIM Shillong Chairman ShishirBajoria, Nalanda UniversityVice-Chancellor SunainaSingh, JNU professor AinulHasan, Institute of Peace andConflict Studies Senior FellowAbhijit Iyer-Mitra and jour-nalist Kanchan Gupta.

The statement comes in the midst of countrywideprotests against the new citi-zenship law.

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large-scale vandalism and dis-ruption of rail and road traf-fic on Saturday. RashtriyaJanata Dal (RJD) supportersblocked roads and disruptedmovement of trains at differ-ent places in the State duringthe “Bihar Bandh” call given byit against the Citizenship(Amendment) Act (CAA) andNational Register for Citizens(NRC). West Bengal, Assamand Meghalaya were relative-ly peaceful.

Hundreds of RJD sup-porters — among whom children of not morethan 10-15 years of age andsome of the agitators in theirunderwear —could also beseen carrying bamboo sticksand party flags.

The bandh supportersgathered at bus stands, railway

tracks and other vantage pointsin all districts of the State sincethe crack of dawn, unfazed bythe winter fog and chillywinds. They sat down on rail-way tracks and blocked busterminuses at various places to enforce the day-longbandh.

In Patna, the protestersreached Dak Bungalow“chowraha” (intersection) andblocked traffic while raisinganti-Government slogans. Thesupporters also pelted stones atGovernment buses, breakingglass windows.

The protesters smashedwindshields of taxis and three-wheelers and damaged cycle-rickshaws that plied on theroads in defiance of the call forthe shutdown in Bhagalpur,Muzaffarpur and outskirts ofPatna. Schools, colleges andmost government officesremained closed as it was aSaturday.

New Delhi: On a day whenPrime Minister NarendraModi is all set to address a rallyin Ramlila Maidan on Sunday,the Congress will stage a silentprotest (satyagrah dharna) atRajghat against the CitizenshipAmendment Act (CAA) andNational Register of Citizens(NRC). Congress presidentSonia Gandhi along withRahul Gandhi, PriyankaGandhi Vadra and other seniorleaders will participate in the“satyagraha dharna” till theevening. PNS

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Kapil Sharma Show, the upcomingweekend will see Bollywood’s

eminent superstars and the cast of GoodNewwz — Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor,Diljit Dosanjh, and Kiara Advani taking theentertainment quotient of the show a fewnotches higher. While all the other actorshave experienced the show previously,Kareena however marked her presence forthe very first time. Being a first timer,Kareena ensured a heavy dose of laughterwith a comebacks and confessions.

In a candid conversation Kapilmentioned that Raj Kapoor sir was veryfond of mangoes and used to keep themhidden in a room — did Kareena manageto get her hands on them? To whichKareena went down the memory lanerecalling how her grandfather used to keepthe mangoes locked in his room and didn’tgive them to anyone. She shared: “We usedto try to get our hands on these mangoessecretly, but we never got an opportunity.My grandfather was so particular that heused to keep the mangoes in the cabinetsund lock them (laughs). But Karishmaalways managed to get the mangoes. In fact,Karishma was my grandfather’s favoritegrandchild. He used to dote on her and was

obsessed with her. I used to try and get myhands on Karishma’s share and hide in thegarden and eat it.”

Continuing the conversation Kareenafurther added: “Whenever Karisma used toask him for mangoes he used to say lo betalo lo” Akshay couldn’t resist himself and

passed a quirky comment: “Maybe that’swhy she is addressed as Lolo (laughs)” towhich Kareena replied, “I think I need todefinitely check this with my mom on this.”

Further in the conversation Kapilrevealed that Taimur Ali Khan’s doctor andhis daughter’s doctor was the same.

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Sony Entertainment Television’sVighnaharta Ganesh has made its

mark in the minds of the viewersthrough its mythological contentengaging the people in puredevotion. Audiences have showeredtheir love on the show since itsinception and it isn’t surprising at allthat the show has completed the newmilestone of 600 episodes and theteam decided to celebrate it withcutting a cake with the entire castand crew of the show.

The show is among the mostpopular television shows and hasbeen approved by all parents andgrandparents for their kids as asource of mythological learning.The current track of the showrevolves around one of the biggestfables of India, that is Ramayana andactors like Arun Mandola, VishalKotian can be seen in variouscharacters of Ramayana. Theupcoming track would tell the storyof Ayyappa and Sabrimala temple.Lord Ayyappa was born from Shivaand Mohini (avatar of Shiva) to killMahisasur’s sister Mahishi.

As Malkhan Singh, AkankshaPuri and Nishkarsh Dixit continuesto impress the audiences throughtheir life-like depiction of Shiva,Parvati and Ganesh respectively,expressed their thorough gratitudefor the love the show has beengetting. The entire cast was seen

celebrating as they gathered togetherfor the cake cutting. Malkhan Singhaka Shiva said: “It feels great that theshow has been able to get so muchlove from the audience and I wouldlike to thank everyone for theirsupport. This milestone feels big butas we shot together it never feels likeit has been so long. There is a greatbonding among all the actors and thecrew and we are working our best todeliver the world-class to theaudience.”

Adding on to Malkhan,Akanksha Puri aka Parvati said: “Weshare a great bond amongst ourselvesand the cast and crew has nowbecome a family. The show hasachieved a big honor of completing600 episodes. For us its yet a start andwe see a long journey ahead.”

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Completing its 100 episodes with a bang this week,The Kapil Sharma Show promises biggest laughter

riot with blockbuster Bollywood celebs Salman Khan,Sonakshi Sinha, Prabhudeva, Sai Majrekar, SudeepKiccha and Arbaaz Khan. While in conversation withKapil Sharma, cast of Dabangg 3 will be seen havinga ball promoting their upcoming release Dabangg3 and playing show’s popular game ‘Ke BhailCrorepati’. Salman Khan will take the show’s energya notch higher as he will be seen grooving on hisrecently released popular song ‘Munna Badnam’.

As he heard the song’s interesting title, Kapilasked about how this song came into being.Recalling the incident Arbaaz narrates, “We werelooking for an item song for Dabangg 3 like we hadMunni Badnam in Dabangg 1 and Fevicol inDabangg 2. We were on a hunt to find a tod forMunni Badnam to put in Dabangg 3. Salman calledme at 1:30am in the night asking to rush and meethim. He said he got the perfect solution (tod) forMunni badnam.” After having an hour’s conversationwith Arbaaz Salaman spilled the beans on hismasterpiece. Arbaaz adds, “Salman said MunnaBadnam is the perfect song and we should go for this.Initially, I objected his idea saying we can brainstormmore and come up with some original rather thancurating the older one.”

Arbaaz mentioned that he was convinced for thetitle when Salman promised him that they will keepthe song only if the outcome turns out well. he adds,“The idea was shared with Lalit ji as he sang MunniBadnam and as a second option Sajid Wajid was alsogiven a chance. Both the songs turned out verybeautifully but Sajid Wajid’s song was finally selectedfor the movie. After Munni Badnam in Dabangg 1,Fevicol in Dabangg 2, Munna Badnam seemed perfectin Dabangg 3.”

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It seems from two recentdevelopments that investiga-

tors in the State feel very com-fortable to take prompt actionagainst the killer of a cat but arewary of nabbing poachers ofbig cats.

While the Kharavel Nagarpolice here arrested an engi-neering student on charge ofkilling a domestic cat at Unit-IV a day back, forest officialsclosed investigation into thedeath of a big cat, “Mahaveer”in the Satakosia sanctuary say-ing an infection in the neckkilled him.

Thanks to the callous atti-tude of the Forest Departmentwhich has often claimed work-ing dedicatedly to protect thewildlife wealth of the State.

Though the State

Government claimed that tigerT1 (Mahaveer) died due to aninfection in its neck, theNational Tiger ConservationAuthority (NTCA) in its probehas clearly mentioned that thebig cat was poached.

Notably, two tigers of dif-ferent genders, Mahaveer andSundari, had been broughtfrom the Kandha Tiger Reservein Madhya Pradesh on June 21,2018 and released them in theSatkosia Tiger Reserve on July7 for increasing tiger popula-tion in Odisha.

However, Mahaveer wasfound dead in the sanctuary onNovember 15, 2018.

“The preliminary investi-gation indicated that the deathof T1 (Mahaveer) has hap-pened due to poaching,” NTCAhas informed Chief SecretaryAsit Tripathy.

However, the StateGovernment appeared to haveignored the NTCA finding.No one is held responsible forthe killing of the Royal BengalTiger in Satkosia.

Forest officials in 2018 hadclaimed that the male tiger dieddue to infection in his neck.There was no further investi-gation into the matter.

Expressing displeasure onthe manner the tiger transloca-tion programme was handled atSatkosia despite sufficient fundsprovided by the Centre, theNTCA has decided to withdrawthe female tigress, Sunadari,which has been kept in anenclosure for a long time.

It has come as a major set-back for the State which hasreceived accolades from beyondthe country for its effectivehandling of disaster manage-

ment and in other sectors.Animal lovers have started

asking a question as to will theState Government take wildlifeprotection under its 5T initia-

tive and fix responsibility withthe officials for the safety oftigers, pangolin, elephants,crocodiles, turtles and otheranimals?

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Awidow was allegedly rapedby a youth in her house at

Katapali village under theBargarh Town police station inthe district on December 16.

The incident came to lightwhen a complaint in this con-nection was lodged by the vic-tim on Saturday.

As per the complaint, whenthe woman was sleeping on thefateful night, one ChandanBag of the same village enteredthe house and raped her. Bagalso threatened the victim tokill her if she disclosed the mat-ter to anyone.

Later on December 18, acase was registered at the Townpolice station under Sections376 and 506 of the IPC, said IICSadanand Pujahari. While theaccused was absconding aftercommitting the crime, copshave launched a hunt to nabhim.

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In a tragic incident, a youngcouple committed suicide

over a feud between two fam-ilies in Ganjam district.

Both the deceasedbelonged to Sunapali villageunder the Kabisuryanagarpolice limits in the district.

Locals found the bodies ofthe lovebirds hanging from atree with a rope at the villagein wee hours on Saturday.

According to reports, thecouple was in love with eachother, but they assumed thattheir relationship would not beaccepted by their families dueto a longstanding disputebetween them. So, the duochose to end their lives.

Receiving information,police reached the spot andrecovered the bodies. A probehas been initiated into theincident.

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Alleging police inaction inthe gangrape and murder

of a minor girl incident ofGumandali village under theKosagumuda police limits, theCongress has called for a 12-hour bandh in Nabarangpurdistrict on December 26.

PCC working presidentPradeep Majhi told reporters,“We urge the people to supportthe bandh. All business estab-lishments will remain closed.Buses, trucks and other vehicleswill go off the road.”

Notably, the girl had gonemissing on December 13 night

after she went out of the houseto relieve herself. When she didnot return, family membersstarted searching for her but invain. On December 14, herbody with scars and bruises

was found in a farmland nearher house in Gumandali villageunder Koshagumuda block.Apair of trousers was also lyingnear the body, leading to sus-picion that she had been gan-

graped and then killed.District Congress

Committee president MunaTripathy said, “We haddemanded Rs 20-lakh com-pensation to the victim’s fam-ily and immediate arrest of theculprits. The district adminis-tration assured the girl’s fami-ly of assistance but has not ful-filled the promise.”

Eight days after the inci-dent, the police are still inves-tigating the case but yet tomake any headway except for detaining and inter-rogating four youths of theKotpad police limits in Koraputdistrict.

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Purnima Giri and Sabita Giri,two cousin sisters of

Kendrapada district, will beconferred with the IndianCouncil for Child Welfare’sNational Bravery Award-2019.

They will receive the awardat a function in New Delhi inJanuary next.

The siblings’ bravery had restricted a possible higher toll figure in the boat capsize inci-

dent in the Mahanadi conflu-ence near Nipania underMahakalapada block inKendrapada district in Januarylast year. Hearing screams of thevictims, the two sisters reachedthe spot at a time when the boathad capsized completely.

Despite the portion of theriver being crocodile-infested,Purima and Sabita jumped intothe deep waters to rescue thevictims. They managed to savearound 10 persons, includingtwo women and some children.The country boat was carryingaround 55 persons, who werereturning from a picnic.

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Ayouth was tied to a tree andthrashed severely at

Kaipadar village under theSadar police station of Khordhadistrict on Wednesday. A videoof the incident went viral onSaturday.

Though the victim wastortured for hours, localsremained silent spectators andremained busy shooting theincident on their mobilephones. Later, the incidentwent viral on social media. Inthe video, it is seen that theyouths was also urinated uponby one of his attackers. Theyrained blows on him with a

lathi, punched and kicked him.Though the victim repeatedlyasked for water, nobody daredto come to his rescue.

Later, a courageous womancame to the victim’s rescue butwas not able to free him fromthe clutches of the tormentors.Later, police nabbed one of theaccused while another wasabsconding.

Khordha SP Ajay PratapSingh on Saturday said strin-gent action would be takenagainst the culprits and a huntwas on to nab the absconder.

The victim, who belongs toBangida village, had beenabducted by two miscreantsover some old enmity.

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An Axis Bank ATM locatednear a temple under the

Thelkuli police station herewas allegedly set on fire byunidentified miscreants onFriday night.

It is suspected that themiscreants set the ATM on fireafter failing to break open themachine and loot cash from itat late night. Surprisingly, theATM kiosk was located only ata stone’s throw distance fromthe police station.

The amount of cash kept inthe cash machine was yet to beascertained. Though no com-plaint was lodged with policeon behalf of the bank till lastreports came in, the cops hadbegun an inquiry suo mottoand were conducting raids tonab the hooligans.

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There would be no change inthe venue for the next

State-level Republic Day cele-bration in Bhubaneswar, offi-cial source said after a high-level meeting chaired by HomeSecretary Sanjeev Chopra.

The celebration, as in thepast, would be held atMahatma Gandhi Marg onJanuary 26. Governor ProfGaneshi Lal would unfurl theTricolour on the occasion.

As many as 10 depart-ments of the State Governmentwould showcase their tableausdisplaying the Government’swelfare schemes at the eventfollowing the ceremonialparade. Notably, this year, theGovernment had shifted theIndependence Day celebrationvenue from Mahatma GandhiMarg to the ExhibitionGround.

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Police on Saturday carriedout raids in Baripada town

and detained a number ofyouths and girls in connectionwith sex trade.

Raids were conducted inthree lodgings in the heart ofthe town and detained as manyas 30 youths and girls. Policealso seized several objection-able items.

Locals alleged that suchrackets were in operation for along time with the active con-nivance of the hotel and lodgeowners.

But local officials andpolice surprisingly did nothave any inkling about it ormay be reasons best known tothem they turned a blind eye.

Notably, a few days ago,similar raids were carried outin some hotels in Baleswarand the managers and staffswere arrested for facilitating sextrade in their establishments.

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Ahome appliances and fur-niture shop owner has

allegedly duped customers ofmore than Rs 3 crore inBasudebpur block of Bhadrakdistrict. The matter came tolight after some customersfound the furniture shoplocked on Saturday.

Reports said that a few daysback, the shop owner hadadvertised a discount offer.

He announced that cus-tomers would get a discount of45 per cent if they paid the fullamount of an item and book it12 days prior to purchase.

Lured by the offer, manypeople booked for fridges,dressing tables and sofa sets.Now, they are shocked afterfinding the shop locked.

Though no police com-plaint has been lodged till fil-ing of this report, customers alleged that theywere defrauded by the shopowner.

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The concept of blood bank hasundergone a sea change over

the last three decades and a halfwith transfusion medicine takingover and dealing with manage-ment of blood-related ailments,said experts at a workshop at theSUM Hospital here on Saturday.

Today immunohematologyand transfusion services are insep-arable as transfusion medicineencompasses all aspects of trans-fusion of blood and blood com-ponents, State Director, MedicalEducation and Training Prof CBKMohanty said.

Maintenance and observa-tion of blood safety is moreimportant, he said, adding thatscientific approach to blood trans-fusion had expanded.

Transfusion medicine, alsoknown as transfusiology, whichbegan in the USA in 1987 is thebranch of medicine that is nowplaying an important role inpatient care, he said.

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Acting on a recommenda-tion of the Supreme

Court, the Shree JagannathTemple Managing Committeehas decided on a project forproviding accommodation to60,000 pilgrims in Puri.

A meeting of the com-mittee was held under thechairmanship of GajapatiMaharaja Dibyasingha Deb.

Six accommodation cen-tres known as ‘Bhakt Nivases’with 1,000 rooms each would be constructed, Shree Jagannath TempleAdministration (SJTA) ChiefAdministrator KrishanKumar said.

It was also decided that aschool for children of templeservitors would be con-structed at Matitota in thetown. An area of 15 acres has been identified for thepurpose.

Fixation of price ofMahaprasad sold at theAnanda Bazaar in the templeand display of rate chart wouldbe done soon, Kumar said.

Besides, he said show-cause notices to three servitorswere issued for irregularities inthe Dwarafita ritual of thedeities. Action would be takenagainst the servitors after sub-mission of their replies.

Notably, the SupremeCourt while hearing theShreemandir reforms casehad last month given severaldirections and recommen-dations.

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Education means giving lifeto others, said Chancellor of

Universities and Governor ProfGaneshi Lal addressing the38th convocation of the OdishaUniversity of Agriculture andTechnology (OUAT) held hereon Saturday. Encouraging thegraduating students, Prof Lalsaid every moment of lifeshould be of celebration, felic-itation, love and laughter.

Quoting a phrase of JKrishnamurti that, “You haveto be a light for yourself andwhen you are a light to your-self then you are a light to theworld’, the Governor said stu-dents are beautiful because ofuniversity and they should goon making themselves morebeautiful and most beautiful.

He urged upon studentsand scientists of OUAT todevelop models that are friend-ly to futuristic technologiesbesides being appropriate tolocal needs. The universityshould promote new innova-tions and new startups in theagriculture sector and makeconsistent efforts to link the

local farmers with technology,the Chancellor added.

Central AgriculturalUniversity, Imphal ChancellorDr S Ayyappan said over 52 percent of the population isengaged in agriculture andallied activities and the sectorcontributes 13 per cent to thecountry’s GDP.

With 2.4 per cent of theworld’s land area and about 4per cent of the earth’s freshwater resources, India sustains18 per cent of the world’shuman population and 15 percent of livestock, he observed.

Stating about the project-ed food demands of the coun-try of 350 metric tonne of foodgrains by 2030 and 405 metrictonne by 2050 to meet therequirements for the projectedpopulation of 1.6 billion by2050, he said the annual postharvest losses to the extent of6-18 per cent worth over a lakhcrore rupees is need to beaddressed through processing,storage, secondary agriculture,value addition, food safety andquality assurance.

Dr Ayyappan also said sev-eral tools and techniques likeBigdata analytics, loT in farming,

Artificial Intelligence,Blockchain technology, couldbe deployed for smart farming.Future food production systemswould need much more con-vergence between field crops,horticulture, livestock, fish-eries, agro forestry and othersin order to provide wholesomeand safe food, he added.

OUAT Vice-Chancellor DrPawan Kumar Agrawal con-gratulating the students pre-sented the achievement reportand spoke about the budget andfinance of the university. He saidthe university budget has

increased from Rs 288 crore2018-19 to Rs 327 crore in 2019-20. On the occasion, HonoraryDoctorate Degree (HonorisCausa) was conferred on PrimeMinister’s Principal SecretaryDr PK Mishra and former NalcoCMD Er Ansuman Das.

Besides, 740 graduates, 482post-graduates and 30 PhDstudents were conferred withdegrees. As many as 114 goldmedals were given away andseveral cash prizes were award-ed to persons for excellence inacademic and co-curricularactivities.

SUNDARGARH: A girl com-mitted suicide by consumingpoison in front of her lover inKutra of Sundargarh district onFriday after the latter spurnedher overtures.

According to reports, thedeceased was a student ofDalmia College underBaragaon block in Rajgangpur.She was madly in love with ayouth. But she was undersevere mental stress after theyouth repeatedly ignored her.

Reports said the girl metthe youth for the last time at10.30 am at the Kutra bus-stand, after which she took poi-son in front of him, who didnot even extend a helping handto save her. Locals rushed thegirl to a nearby hospital. Afterher condition deteriorated, shewas referred to the RourkelaGovernment Hospital, whereshe died. PNS

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The BJP has named BibhuriJena, a dynamic youth

leader, as the new president ofGanjam oganisational district.He was State secretary of theparty prior to this nomination.

Soon after he was named asdistrict chief, hundreds of partyworkers and district-leveloffice-bearers assembled in theparty’s district office atGandhinagar square and gavea rousing reception to Jena withflower bouquets. Jena replacedKanhu Charan Pati.

They also hoped that theparty would be strengthenedfurther at grass-root level. Theywere also elated over Jena’sappointment as it came aheadof Union MinisterDharmendra Pradhan’s visit toBrahmapur on Sunday.Surprisingly, the news regard-ing his appointment camewhen a preparatory meeting forPradhan’s visit was going on inpresence of Jena.

Among others, Pati, SunilKumar Sahu, Prabhat KiranSadangi, Madan Mohan Patra,Arun Kumar Panda, PradipMishra and several Mandalpresidents were present.

Jena, who rose as leaderfrom student life, leader is

known for his good organisa-tional capabilities. Jena hadnarrowly lost the GopalpurAssembly constituency to BJD’sDr Pradeep Kumar Panigrahiin the last election.

BJP leaders and workers ofGajapati district on Saturdaygave a rousing reception toMLA K Narayan Rao for hisnew appointment as districtpresident. Rao had quit the BJDand joined the BJP before thelast general election. Rao saidhe would take all steps tostrengthen the BJP as a num-ber one party in Gajapati.Among others, ZP PresidentAnita Behera, Babula Patnaik,Jaga Mohapatra, P Krishhaand CH Seemadri greeted Raowith flower bouquets in theparty’s head office here.

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The Paradip Marathon2020 on the occasion of

the Port Foundation Day willbe flagged off by State ChiefSecretary Asit Tripathy alongwith other guests PPTChairman Rinkesh Roy andParadip Ladies’ Club president Subhalaxmi Roy at8 am on January 3 next at theHanuman Temple near GateNo.5.

The marathon will con-clude at the GopabandhuStadium passing through thedesignated route covering adistance of 14 km.

The route will be identi-fied, marked and the routechart will be provided to theparticipants, who must be

above 18 years and below 40years of age as on December 31 and have tosubmit fitness certificatesfrom a Government medicalofficer or the PPT medicalofficer.

A panel of doctors fromthe Port Trust will also beavailable to check the fitnessin case of necessity

All men participants haveto deposit an entry fee of Rs50 and women participants Rs30 each.

They will be suppliedwith a set of Banion andshort and chest nos. in dupli-cate. Outstation participantswill be provided with unfur-nished accommodation anddinner on January 2.

On the marathon day,

breakfast will be provided tothe participants after theevent.

The application alongwith medical fitness certifi-cate, undertaking, photocopyof voter ID/Aadhaar Cardand age proof certificate andentry fee in cash will bereceived at the time of regis-tration on January 1 and 2 atthe Gopabandhu Stadium asdetailed below.

The winners in themarathon will be awardedcash prizes.

Interested participantsmay contact the Secretary,Paradip Port Sports Councilfor further details in the fol-lowing numbers: (10 am to 7pm) 06722 -222076; Fax-06722-220202

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Goa Iron Mines MaintenanceGM Bipin Kumar Giri has

become the company’s ChiefGeneral Manager (CGM). Theunit is located 20 km fromBarbil town.

Giri, a BTech from the IIT,Dhanbad started his careerfrom the Bolani Mines. He sub-sequently worked in the Bhilai,Kiriburu, Meghatpur mines ofSAIL before joining as GuaIron Mines GM in 2016. Giriduring his tenure as the GM of

Gua mines had augmented theproduction capacity of themines to the highest level byintroducing some innovative

technical process. He had also taken steps for

the welfare of common peoplein peripheral areas.

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On the second day ofOdisha Environment

Congress held here, the expertswho presented papers in vari-ous technical sessions were ofthe opinion that mining leddevelopment in the State maycause disaster to environment.

In the session onResponsible Mining and Roleof Mining Industries, PrincipalSecretary to Government ofOdisha and State ReliefCommissioner PK Jena said,“Mining without taking care ofsocial well-being of the affected people and the envi-ronment around it is detri-mental to the developmentprocess of the State.”

The other panelist in thesession were Director, Projectand Planning, OMC RamnathPraharaj, journalist SandipMishra, former GM, BHEL, Er

Ravi Narayan Sarangi and for-mer Editor, Hindustan Times,New Delhi, Rajesh Mohapatra.

On sustainable mining andsocial economic cost- benefit ofmining, former VC OUAT ProfDP Roy, former VC of UtkalUniversity Dr Binayak Rath,Prof Nabanita Ratha and ProfMitali Chinara spoke, besidesmany scientists, academiciansand researchers etc.

The major parameters ofresponsible mining demandsto follow the rules and regula-

tions , to retain commitmentfor the environment, adoptproactive and protective strate-gies for the mines workers ,the displaced , to have contin-uous and constant commitmentin respecting the local people,their culture and livelihood, torespect the biodiversity of theareas under mining operation ,care to provide safety measuresfor the mines workers and gen-erate awareness among allstakeholders to remain respon-sible, the speakers told.

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The 8th installation cere-mony of JCI Zone IX

(Junior Chamber InternationalIndia) Khariar unit was held atKhariar on Saturday with DrSupriya Chatterjee, ex Principalof Khariar AutonomousCollege as guest of honour.

The Junior ChamberInternational (JCI) is a non-profit international non-gov-ernmental organisation ofyoung people between 18 and40 years old. It has members inabout 124 countries. The JCIIndia is working since 1949 fordeveloping leadership skills ofyoung men and women of thecountry.

“Started in 2012 involving15 to 20 people, the JCI Khariar

unit has come a long way.Social service has been itsmain motto. We have beenorganising blood donationcamps every year, distributing blankets andclothes to poor people. Thereis a need for innovation inevery field; and several of ourmembers are doing it,” said JCImembers.

The newly selected office-bearers of the unit took oath.Rohit Agrawal succeededSumit Agrawal as presidentfor 2020. “I will take my role toa new height with all of yoursupport,” said he. Nikita Guptawas selected the JCrt chairper-son. JC Vellary Srinivash, zonepresident, Namita Jain, PrasantSahu, Abhisek Garg and severalothers JCs were present.

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Athree-day international conference on“Recent Advances in Statistics and

Data Science for SustainableDevelopment” organised by the UtkalUniversity’s PG Department of Statisticsin conjunction with the XXXIX AnnualConvention of Indian Society forProbability and Statistics (ISPS) atInstitute of Physics Auditorium herebegan on Saturday.

The conference is a part of the cele-bration of 100 years of birthday of ProfCR Rao, who is an Indian-Americanmathematician and statistician and is cur-rently professor emeritus at PennsylvaniaState University and Research Professorat the University at Buffalo.

Utkal University Vice-ChancellorProf Soumendra Mohan Patnaik, , Prof

AM Mathai of Mc Gill University,Canada, Prof S Rao Jamalamadaka ofUniversity of California and UtkalUniversity Registrar Dayanidhi Jenaattended as guests.

Prof Patnaik highlighted the impor-tance of statistics education and data sci-ence for sustainable development. On theoccasion, Prof JS Rao, Professor fromUniversity of California received the DrCR Rao Life Time Achievement award,Prof Debasis Kundu from IIT, Kanpur;Prof TS Arthanari from University ofAuckland and Prof Ashis Sengupta fromIndian Statistical Institute received fellowaward of ISPS. Around 300 researchscholars and faculties from differentparts of India and also abroad participatedin the conference. Among others, PGDepartment of Statistics Head Prof KBPanda was present.

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Athree-day 4th inter-national conference on

‘Advanced Computing andArtificial Intelligence (AI) and IntelligentEngineering’ was inaugu-rated at the Rama DeviWomen’s University hereon Saturday.

Odisha Skill DevelopmentAuthority Chairman SubrotoBagchi, Prof Sheng Lung Pingof National Dong HwaUniversities and UniversityVice-Chancellor Prof PadmajaMishra attended as guests andinaugurated the programme.

Bagchi said that there areimmense possibilities beyondour imagination in the newexperiments in machine learn-ing, artificial intelligence andintelligent engineering.

Technology will definitelybroaden the scope of humanwelfare in our times, he added.

Prof Ping, who is the keynote speaker on information onengineering, hoped that theconference would be historic inexpanding knowledge on thesubject.

Prof Mishra said that uni-versity is leaving no stoneunturned to go ahead in teach-ing-learning process. Inspiredby the ideals and sacrifice of

Maa Rama Devi, the institutionhas already created its ownspace in the world of highereducation.

Dr Bibhudendu Pali anduniversity PG CouncilChairperson Dr Sarita Supkaralso spoke. In the second ses-sion, experts from various coun-tries and from India presentedtheir research papers on variousthemes including women inengineering, artificial intelli-gence, machine learning.

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Sports and Youth ServicesMinister Tusharkanti Beheraattended as chief guest andencouraged students to takesports seriously as it was sin-cerely being recognised as animportant aspect of attainingsuccess and creating a healthymind, soul and body.

He also talked about youthempowerment and highlightedthe importance of sports toshape up ones personality in aholistic manner-bringing a syn-ergy between mind, body andspirit. Prof Kumar said that itwas exciting to co-host theInter-IIT Sports Meet, the firstever to be co-hosted by a sec-ond generation IIT and con-gratulated all participatinginstitutions and teams for theenthusiasm and feel at homeexpressions they showcased.

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On the allegation of acqui-sition of assets dispro-

portionate to the knownsources of his incomeUpendra Kumar Naik,Assistant Engineer, KuchindaNAC, Sambalpur, Vigilancesleuths conducted raids onhis office room and houses atdifferent places and detectedassets worth �2,27,20,577 inhis and his family members’names.

The detected assetsinclude a triple stories build-ing at Kuchinda of �96,06,208,two double-storied buildingsat Kuchinda of �33,37,462,and deposits in different banksand post offices of 73,17,943.

Besides, Naik has deposit-ed �88,75,105 towards premi-um in different LIC policies.The inquiry was still onprogress, informed an officialrelease.

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The School of Climate andDisaster Studies (SCDS) of

the Centurion University organ-ised a two-day workshop on‘Influencing Last Mile inDisaster Risk Reduction (DRR)- Evidence Based Lessons fromthe Communities’ here onFriday and Saturday.

Experts said there has beena sharp increase in frequency ofoccurrence of extreme weathercondition related disasters, large-ly impacted by climate change,posing new challenges across theworld. The eastern board of theBay of Bengal, involving India,Bangladesh and Sri Lanka isemerging as the worst hit region.Odisha, in particular, is facingdisasters frequently.

Academicians and otherexperts from six countries andseveral institutions of Odishadiscussed strengthening com-

munity efforts in disaster riskreduction.

CUTM president ProfMukti Kanta Mishra expressedhis concern over the increasingrate of disasters in the world. Headded that the protection of theenvironment is necessary toavoid disasters.

Prof Bijayananda Misra,Professor Emeritus, and chair-person of the Advisory Board,of the School of Disaster Studies,discussed the need to focus onstrengthening the community todeal with disasters more effec-tively.

Vich-Chancellor ProfSupriya Pattanayak welcomingguests spoke of the need for acollaborative platform wherevarious educational institutescan exchange innovative ideas.

OSDMA MD PK Jenastressed on capacity building atcommunity level to supportand facilitate the efforts of theState and Central Government.Prof. Norio Okada, PotsdamUniversity, Germany, empha-sised that the ‘Build Back MuchBetter’ strategy should befocused before a next disaster.

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CUTTACK: The Vigilancepolice on Saturday carried outsimultaneous raids on the officeand residences of Subal KumarPanda, Assistant Engineer (AE),Rural Works Salapada Sub-Division in Anandpur ofKeonjhar district on the allega-tion of acquisition of assets dis-

proportionate to the knownsources of income. During thesearch, assets worth Rs 2, 04,83,176 were found in the pos-session of Panda and his family.

In an earlier case, theVigilance Officers arrestedDurga Madhab Mishra, AssistantEngineer, office of the PA, ITDA,Baripada for possessing dispro-portionate assets worth Rs Rs80,31,208 to his known sourcesof income. PNS

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The Khordha district admin-istration on Saturday sus-

pended three Village LevelWorkers (VLWs) for theiralleged involvement in irregu-larities in construction of houses under the PradhanMantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)in Podadihi village underBegunia block.

District Collector SK Routplaced Narayan Jena, JayadebSubuddhi and Kedar Beheraunder suspension. This apart,

he issued show-cause notices toBegunia BDO Rabi NarayanMajhi and ABDO Mahendra Jena.

When charges had beenmade regarding irregularities inimplementation of the PMAYin Podadihi, the district admin-istration ordered an inquiry.The administration took thedisciplinary action after gettingthe inquiry report.

Earlier, the Collector hadsuspended a PanchayatExtension Officer on similarcharges.

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Ranchi’s Nirbhaya, a 19-year-old engineering student,

who was brutally raped andkilled by a ‘serial killer’ in2016, finally got justice onSaturday as a Special Court ofthe Central Bureau ofInvestigation (CBI) awardeddeath sentence to the killerRahul Raj. The court alsoimposed a fine of Rs 20,000 onthe convict.

After escaping from inves-tigating agencies for two and ahalf years, Raj was arrested bythe CBI and after a 19-monthof hearing, the special CBI

court on Saturday sentencedhim to death. The accusedRahul Kumar alias Rahul Rajwas produced in the court andthe Judge announced his verdictin the presence of the accused.

Special CBI Judge AKMishra convicted Raj onFriday. In this case, CBI hadfiled a charge sheet against theaccused on September 19 thisyear. Charges were framedagainst Raj on October 25,2019. The case had triggeredhuge protests in the Capital city.Joined by students of otherengineering colleges and locals,the protests termed the victimas “Ranchi’s Nirbhaya”.

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Sharing a disputed boundaryfor decades, India and China

on Saturday agreed to maintainpeace and tranquility in theborder areas and stressed onapproaching the boundary issuefrom the strategic perspective ofbilateral ties.

The two sides also resolvedto intensify efforts to achieve fair,reasonable and mutually accept-able solution to the boundary orLine of Actual Control(LAC)question during the talksbetween National SecurityAdvisor(NSA) Ajit Doval andChinese Foreign Minister WangYi here.

They held parleys under theSpecial Representatives frame-work. This was the 22nd roundof talks to resolve the disputedboundary of more than 3,500km LAC stretching fromLadakh, Himachal Pradesh,Uttrakhand to ArunachalPradesh in the east.

The Ministry of ExternalAffairs later said the talks wereconstructive with focus on tak-ing forward bilateral develop-mental partnership. There wasconsensus that both sides shouldrespect each other's sensitivitiesand concerns, the Ministry saidin a statement. Wang arrivedhere on Friday for the talks.

Both sides agreed that it isimportant to maintain peace andtranquility in the border areasand underlined the importanceof approaching the boundaryissue from strategic perspectiveof India-China ties, it said. Thetwo sides agreed that early set-tlement of boundary issue servesfundamental interests of bothcountries, the Ministry said.Officials said various dimensionsof the boundary issue were dis-cussed at the talks.

It is the first high-level visitfrom China to India after Prime

Minister Narendra Modi andChinese President Xi Jinpingheld the second informal sum-mit in Mamallapuram inOctober as well as after NewDelhi pulled out of the proposedRegional ComprehensiveEconomic Partnership (RCEP).Doval and Wang are the desig-nated Special Representatives ofthe two countries for the bound-ary talks.

Wang was to visit India forthe talks in September but thetrip was postponed then.

The India-China borderdispute covers 3,488-km-longLine of Actual Control. Chinaclaims Arunachal Pradesh aspart of southern Tibet whileIndia contests it.

Both sides have been assert-ing that pending the final reso-lution of the boundary issue, itis necessary to maintain peaceand tranquility in the borderareas.

India and China fought awar in 1962 and the subsequentyears have not seen any majorconflagration along the LAC.However, transgressions takeplace by the Chinese Armyclaiming the specified sector tobe in China. The Indian Armyhas repeatedly prevented suchtransgressions leading to astand-off with the ChineseArmy in Doklam near Sikkim in2017.

Army Chief General Bipin

Rawat had said on Friday hereIndia is optimistic that the situ-ation along the LAC will furtherimprove with the two armiesactively working to reduce andmanage troop confrontationsafter the Doklam face-off in2017,

The first informal summitbetween Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and ChinesePresident Xi Jingping at Wuhanin April 2018 had led to "strate-gic guidance" to the two mili-taries to actively defuse troopconfrontations during patrollingin accordance with existing pro-tocols and mechanisms.

"Post Wuhan, the strategicguidance from the highest-leveland understanding of thenuances of the working mech-anism at the functional level hasenabled management of chal-lenges along the LAC," saidRawat on Friday.

The statement came even asthe eighth edition of the "Hand-in-Hand" exercise between theIndian and Chinese armies, aconfidence-building measure,concluded at Umroi inMeghalaya on Friday.

"The exercise was aimed atpracticing joint drills of counter-terrorism operations in a semi-urban terrain under the UNmandate. The two armies havegained from each other's exper-tise and experience in conductof counter-terror and company-level operations. Troops of boththe contingents departed on ahealthy note of mutual informalrespect and goodwill."

Bilateral border tensionshave certainly reduced sincethe 73-day face-off in Doklam asboth the countries have evolvedmechanisms, especially at bat-talion commander-level, toensure there are lesser con-frontations along the LACstretching from Ladakh toArunachal Pradesh.

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India's cyber security chiefon Saturday said the sepa-

rate public relations wings ofthe three armed forces are"going in different ways" andmade a strong pitch for a uni-fied PR command for thethree services. Pakistan isahead of India in this aspect asits Director General InterServices Public Relations(DGISPR) serves as thespokesperson for the PakistanArmed Forces.

National Cyber Security

Coordinator LieutenantGeneral Rajesh Pant (retd)said the unified PR commandwas needed to ensure an upperhand in the narrative warfarewith Pakistan, which, heopined, has "got its act togeth-er" through its DirectorGeneral Inter Services PublicRelations (DG-ISPR).

"When are we going tohave our own equivalent of theDGISPR because the (Indianarmed forces) services havetheir own PRs and they aregoing in different ways?Somebody at the national level

now has to look at the narra-tive warfare and how to imple-ment it in various domains,"he said.

Talking about the DirectorGeneral Inter Services PublicRelations (DGISPR), whichserves as the spokespersonfor the Pakistan Armed Forces,Pant said the neighbouringcountry got its act together innarrative warfare through theagency.

"What we are finding fromthe other side — from thewestern border — that sincethe time they have created the

DGISPR, they have got theiract together," he said here at aseminar.

According to off icialTwitter handle@OfficialDGISPR, MajorGeneral Asif Ghafoor is serv-ing the post since December2016.

Lt Gen (Retd) Rajesh Pantadded, "When they (DGISPR)conduct a narrative warfare,let's say in the case of Kashmir,the message they send toEurope is that human rightsare being infringed."

While when they engage

with Islamic nations they tellthem that Islam is underthreat, noted Pant, adding,"What they told the southeastAsia is that there is a region-al instability," said Pant adding"So, they seem to have gottheir act together."

It is important to clarifywhat the three services ofIndian armed forces implyand mean by 'informationwarfare', he said. "They shouldcome out with the definitionbecause now they are using theterms - as you are aware - like'narrative warfare'," he said.

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED)has provisionally attached a land

measuring 11.5752 Decimal (5042sq.ft.) in Kolkata valuing �77.7 lakhsunder Prevention of MoneyLaundering Act, 2002 (PMLA)belonging to a notorious smuggler ofwild life Supradip Guha in a case relat-ed to Illegal trading and smuggling ofWild Life in Eastern India. In a firstof its kind case, the ED had attachedthree Chimpanzees, four Marmosetsand other precious birds of Indian andforeign origin from his premises. Atpresent, Guha is absconding and alook out circular has been issued forhim.

"Accused Guha a resident ofBaguiati , Kolkata was involved inlargescale illegal trade of wild life in WestBengal since long," it said in a state-ment. The ED said its probe foundGuha was "running an organisedwildlife smuggling racket". 'He is aclever criminal and recorded contra-dictory statements before the customsauthorities and wildlife authorities toevade action from both the depart-ments, it alleged

According to the ED, seven ani-mals are valued at �81 lakh, with eachchimpanzee worth �25 lakh and a

marmoset, a species of small long-tailed South American monkeys,about �1.5 lakh.

ED sources said that investigationwas initiated under PMLA on receiptof information from the Wild LifeDepartment of West Bengal regard-ing seizure of prohibited Wildlifeunder Indian Wildlife protection Act1972.

Investigation also revealed that theaccused had also procured fake trans-portation certificate for illegally trans-porting scheduled and protectedIndian Birds for which a separate FIRNo. 86/2019 was registered againsthim by PS North Bidhannagar of WBPolice.

Investigations under PMLArevealed that accused Supradip Guhahad deposited illegally earned moneyinto 8 bank accounts owned by himin his name and in the name of hisfamily member and his firms.Investigation also revealed that theaccused was running an organisedracket dealing in illegal wild life tradeand the proceeds of crime so earnedby him run into more than threecrores. The agency said the first-of-its-kind attachment under the PMLA"enabled" the zoo authorities to retainthe animals as the smuggler wasmaking attempts to take them away.

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Days after the US provided a rareexemption to India from sanctions on

the Chabahar port, External AffairsMinister(EAM) S Jaishankar will onSunday embark on a two-day visit to Iran,where he will co-chair the 19th JointCommission Meeting with his Iraniancounterpart, Javed Zarif. Jaishankar is alsoexpected to call upon Iranian PresidentHassan Rouhani, the external affairs min-istry said on Saturday.

The meeting comes days after the USexemption to India from sanctions on theChabahar port in Iran as Washington saidit recognised that the strategic project wasa lifeline for war-torn Afghanistan to gethumanitarian supplies from India.

The Chabahar port -- jointly beingdeveloped by India, Iran and Afghanistan-- is considered a gateway to golden oppor-tunities for trade with central Asiannations by the three countries. It is locat-ed on the Indian Ocean in the Sistan andBaluchestan province of Iran.

Jaishankar will also be visiting Omanfrom December 23 to 25 at the invitationof Omani Foreign Minister Yousuf binAlawi bin Abdullah, the External Affairs

Ministry said in another statement."During his visit, EAM, in addition to

meeting his counterpart, will hold meet-ings with other ministers to discuss mat-ters of mutual interest. An agreement forcooperation in the field of maritimetransport will be signed during the visit.EAM will also interact with the Indiancommunity in Muscat during the visit," thestatement said.

This will be Jaishankar's first visit toOman after the second term of the Modigovernment began in May. "The visit isin pursuit of India's objective of enhancedengagement with the Gulf region, whichis in India's extended neighbourhood.

It will provide an opportunity to holdin-depth discussions with the politicalleadership on a wide range of bilateral,regional and global issues and will advanceIndia's growing engagement with Omanand the region," the statement said.

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New Delhi: The PressAssociation, a leading body ofjournalists, on Saturday strong-ly condemned "attack andunnecessary harassment" ofjournalists during coverage ofprotests against the CitizenshipAmendment Act.

In a statement, theAssociation said, it was alsoconcerned over incidents ofburning of media OB vansduring the protests andappealed to all sections torealise the need of a free and fairpress and the importance ofmedia during incidents ofnational importance.

The Association said attackon journalists on their line ofduty in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi,Kerala, Karnataka and Punjabis an assault on media freedom.

It urged authorities con-cerned to ensure full security tothe media in the discharge oftheir duties as the Fourth Estate.

The statement, issued byAssociation presidentJaishankar Gupta and generalsecretary CK Nayak, said ithas taken a serious note of thedetention of Omar Rashid, ajournalist of The Hindu inLucknow, detention of sevenscribes in Mangalore and attackon a reporter and a video jour-nalist of Mathrubhumi News -- Arun Shankar and Vaisakh –in Delhi when they were doingtheir duties.

ANI Reporter Ujjwal Royand Cameraperson SarabjeetSingh were assaulted while cov-ering protests near Jamia MiliaIslamia, it said.

Earlier, two journalists —Dinesh R and Wasim Sayeed ofAsianet News, a prominentMalayalam news channel —were also attacked in thenational capital during the cov-erage of the protests by JamiaMilia Islamia students against

the Citizenship AmendmentAct.

Wasim was seriouslyinjured during stone-peltingand had to be admitted to ahospital, the Association said.

Also an attempt was madeto allegedly manhandle a videojournalist of Zee News, Jaideep,camera of a news channel wasdamaged while another's wastaken but not returned as yet,it said, adding journalists wereattacked in Sambhal and mediaOB vans were torched inLucknow too.

In a separate incident,armed men shot dead elec-tronic media journalist,Jobanpreet Singh and GurchetSingh, working for a vernacu-lar daily in Moga in Punjab.

The Association isanguished over such incidentsand demands speedy investiga-tion to deter perpetrators of suchcrimes, the statement said. PTI

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Pune: NCP chief Sharad Pawaron Saturday kept mum onwhether senior party leader andhis nephew Ajit Pawar wouldbecome deputy chief minister inthe Maha Vikas Aghadi inMaharashtra.

Chief Minister UddhavThackeray would soon takedecision on cabinet expansion,Pawar said at a press conferencehere.

Asked about Shiv Senaleader Sanjay Raut's reportedstatement that Ajit Pawar wouldbecome deputy CM in the ShivSena-Congress-NCP govern-ment in the state when the cab-inet is expanded, the NCP chiefrefused to make any clarifica-tion. "I have read Raut's state-ment. But I am the president ofmy party, so I know who willtake oath in the expansion," he

said cryptically.The state Anti-Corruption

Bureau reiterated before theHigh Court on Friday that itfound no evidence against AjitPawar in an alleged irrigationscam. Amid a deadlock overgovernment formation afterAssembly elections, Ajit hadsprung a surprise and joinedBJP-led government as deputychief minister last month, butthe government lasted for only80 hours. When asked if it wastaking longer than usual for cab-inet expansion, Sharad Pawarreplied in negative. "We arerunning an alliance govern-ment and we have already madeallotment of portfolios. Thechief minister may announceexpansion afterthe winter ses-sion of Assembly (which endedon Saturday)," he said. PTI

Balurghat (South Dinajpur): Atleast 10 people of an adivasi villagein South Dinajpur district'sKushmandi block have been infect-ed with Kala-azar, officials said.

Kala-azar is a form of the diseaseleishmaniasis marked by emaciation,anaemia, fever, and enlargement ofthe liver and spleen.

The disease is caused by the biteof infected female phlebotominesandflies, an official said.

The health department has start-ed spraying insecticides in the villagein an effort to stop the disease fromspreading.

"Workers of the health depart-ment have started visiting villagetogive medicines to the infected per-sons and their families," the BlockMedical Officer of Health (BMOH)of Kushmandi, Amit Das, said.

They have also started an aware-ness camp in the village, he said.

"We are keeping a close watch onthe families," the Block DevelopmentOfficer (BDO) of Kushmandi, SaipaLama, said. A total of 46 families livein the adivasi village which is knownas Namvyle. PTI

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New Delhi: Elaborate securityarrangements have been madefor Prime Minister NarendraModi's rally on Sunday atDelhi's Ramlila Maidan, whichis a little over a kilometre awayfrom Old Delhi's Daryaganjthat was hit by violence onFriday during the protest againstthe amended Citizenship Act.

According to sources,senior officials remained inhuddle till 5 am on Saturday todiscuss the security arrange-ments. In the meeting, amongother things, it was decided thatsocial media should be moni-tored to stop rumour-monger-ing, especially in the wake ofongoing protests against thecontentious legislation.

Checking of vehicles hasbeen stepped up on borderareas to ensure that "unscrupu-lous" elements do not enter thenational capital to disrupt therally, sources said.

A multilevel securityarrangement will be in place on

Sunday, with CCTV surveil-lance of all the routes leading tothe venue and snipers beingpositioned atop buildings toensure security, they said.

The Delhi Police is in closetouch with the SPG and theBharatiya Janata Party for thesecurity arrangements duringthe programme. The Delhi BJPhas also deployed volunteers aspart of its security arrange-ments for the rally.

In a statement, senior BJPleader Vijay Goel said prepara-tions for the rally, which is beingorganised to thank PM Modi forgiving ownership rights to 40lakh residents of 1731 unau-thorised colonies, are in fullswing.

A total of 11 lakh signaturesby residents of unauthorisedcolonies will be handed over toPrime Minister Modi as a thankyou gesture, he said.

Goel, the convenor ofarrangements at the venue, saidmore than two lakh people are

expected to attend the rallywhich will be dominated byyouths and women.

Cutouts of PM Modi, BJPpresident and Home MinisterAmit Shah and WorkingPresident JP Nadda have beenput up around Ramlila Maidan.

"This rally will also sym-bolise that after winning sevenLok Sabha seats in Delhi, theBJP is in full-swing in prepara-tions for Delhi LegislativeAssembly elections as well,"Goel said.

He said that LED screenshave been installed at severalplaces. Outside the premises,people from Uttrakhand,Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir,Bihar and Uttar Pradesh will beplaying dhol.

The BJP has majorlyfocused on unauthorisedcolonies in this rally because thiswill become a big issue inupcoming Delhi elections. Atableau of unauthorised colonyhas been installed too. PTI

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Nagpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackerayon Saturday said his Government was determined to bringabout overall development of Vidarbha, with focus onfarmers by giving impetus to cotton, rice and orange pro-duction in the region.

He said projects like the Nagpur- Mumbai SamruddhiExpressway, MIHAN, cancer institute in Chandrapur aswell as wildlife and tourism initiatives will be speededup.

Thackeray said the state government will take stepsto bring investment in the Multi-modal InternationalCargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur (MIHAN).

State minister Subhash Desai said 'krishi prakriyakendra' would be set up to increase rice production inVidarbha.

Rice is grown over large areas in Gondia, Bhandara,Gadchiroli and Chandrapur districts in the region.

He said cotton production would be give a fillip bydeveloping a "farm to fibre, fibre to fabric and fabric tofashion" chain.

Small scale industries will be given priority in cot-ton processing units by giving them financial assistancein a phase-wise manner over three years, he added.

Similarly, a special programme will be implement-ed to increase orange production, the minister said.

Speaking on irrigation projects, he said, "Work on 123irrigation projects (in Vidarbha) are in progress, includ-ing six big ones under Pradhan Mantri Krishi SinchayeeYojana. All pending irrigation projects will be complet-ed by 2022, including Gosikhurd."

Gosikhurd is an earthfill dam on Wainganga river inBhandara district in Vidarbha. PTI

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Faizabad (UP): A special anti-terror court has sentenced twopersons to life imprisonment for their alleged roles in theNovember 2007 twin blast case in the district court premis-es here in which five people were killed and 24 were injured.

Additional District and Sessions Judge Ashok Kumar,heading the special court set up under the UnlawfulActivities (Prevention) Act, pronounced the quantum of sen-tence amid tight security in the special courtroom in theFaizabad jail.

"The special court sentenced two persons to life impris-onment and acquitted one on Friday in the 2007 district courtserial blast case," Faizabad Bar Association president VijayBahadur Singh told PTI on Saturday.

The two who were sentenced are tariq Quasim andMohammad Akhtar while the third accused in the case, SajjadUr Rahman, was acquitted due to lack of evidence.

A fourth accused, Khalid Mujahid, had died in the policecustody under suspicious conditions.

Twelve years ago on November 23, 2007, the Faizabad dis-trict court had been rocked by two simultaneous bomb blastsin which five people, including a lawyer, were killed and 24others were injured, seven of them critically.

The case was lodged on the complaint of erstwhileFaizabad Bar Association secretary Mansur ILahi and the casewas probed by the anti terrorist squad of Uttar Pradesh police.

The police had nabbed four persons for their allegedinvolvement in the case. It had sent up three of them, bar-ring one who died in police custody, for the trial in the case.

The trial in the case was held in a courtroom in Faizabadjail premises as the Fiazabad district bar association had decid-ed neither to represent any of the accused in the blast case,nor let any other lawyer represent them. PTI

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SBI Chairman RajnishKumar on Saturday nudged

industry leaders to enrich theirborrowing capacity so as toboost investment in the econ-omy, asserting there is nodearth of funds and most of thebanks will be in a better posi-tion by March-end as far asstressed assets are concerned.

He also said that the StateBank of India (SBI) is under-utilising its loan sanction lim-its as there is not enough cred-it demand from the industry.

“If India has to achieve itsgoal of $5 trillion economythen it cannot happen unlessthere is investment in the econ-omy. Today the outstandingbanking credit is �96 lakhcrore. So for a $5 trillion econ-omy, we would at least need todouble it,” Kumar said at the92nd Annual Convention ofindustry body FICCI here.

He further said that it is avery good business opportuni-ty for the banks.

The gross capital formationrate which is at about 30 percent at present also needs to goup to at least 37-38 per cent,Kumar added.

Stressing that there is anadequate availability of fundswith the banking system,Kumar said: “I don’t findenough projects where invest-ment is being sought. Our firstindication is that we are thelargest financier of projects, wehave a very big team for projectfinance and currently it isunder-utilised.”

He said even if there areprojects, those are mainly insolar, city gas projects and tosome extent in roads sector.

“Last year, we did onlytwo financial closures whichcan be said to be large tickets.One was HPCL refinery inRajasthan where the project

size is almost �50,000 crore andthe other was Mumbai NagpurSuper CommunicationExpressway where the projectsize is again �50,000 crore andhalf of the money has comefrom the bankers.

“Other than that, I don’thave a project where funding

demand is more than Rs 2,000to �2,500 crore today. So I wantto ask you (industry), where arethe projects? And if there areno projects then how do Ilend and to whom I lend?,”Kumar asked the industrialistspresent at the convention.

The State Bank today has

loan sanction limits of up to Rs8 lakh crore, but the utilisation(demand) is of only �5.5-6lakh crore, the SBI chairmansaid.

He further said the indus-try keeps on complaining thatbanks are not lending andlenders are saying that “we areready with funds, you are notborrowing”.

On the Centre’s infradevelopment push, Kumar said,“When we talk about $1.5 tril-lion to be invested in infra-structure sector, there is anopportunity for everyone. Idon’t think government canmeet more than 25 per cent ofthis requirement. So 75 percent will still be an opportuni-ty for investors as well as thebanks and the foreign capital.”

On NPAs and liquidity sit-uation, he said banks now havebecome extra cautious in lend-ing than they used to be earli-er and the risks have increased

due to defaults.Talking about reforms such

as IBC (Insolvency andBankruptcy Code), Kumar saidin the current scenario there isample liquidity available andthe recent judgement by theSupreme Court on Essar Steelwill matter a lot.

“Many large ticket stressedassets are getting resolved andby March 31, we are going to bein a very good position as faras most of the banks are con-cerned where at least the NPA(non-performing asset) ratioand stressed assets hopefullywill come down,” he said.

“And in such scenario, theopportunities which we (SBI)are seeing definitely is infra-structure, consumer lending...There is apparently a demandslowdown, but still our hous-ing loan portfolio, which is alarge portfolio, (in that) we arestill growing at 16 per cent,” theSBI chief claimed.

Among others, unsecuredloans (such as credit againstsalaries) are growing at 25 percent and there is good demandfrom housing sector also, hesaid.

“For housing sector, geo-graphies may differ, you mayhave problem in NCR but it isnot all India problem. We mayhave some problem in someresidential markets but officemarket is doing quite well incertain cites like Hyderabad,Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune,Mumbai, Navi Mumbai — allthese markets are doing welland we have seen huge invest-ment interest from all the pri-vate equity investors,” he added.

Replying to a question onlending to the telecom sector inthe next round of spectrumauctions, he said, “For us lend-ing for spectrum is complete-ly unsecured. On paper, it issecured as the auction is to bedone by government but prac-

tically it is totally unsecured.”“So in such circumstances,

banks will have to evaluatecarefully before lending to thesector as the probability ofdefault is very high,” Kumarsaid. Nevertheless, at a timewhen India is witnessing ademand slowdown from con-sumers and slowdown in eco-nomic growth, he said the sce-nario is not “all that gloomy” asit looks like to be as the coun-try is undergoing a transitionphase due to ongoing reformsprocess.

Also “the mindset withwhich people do business, theway we live our lives, every-thing is undergoing a transitionphase. I think we are undergo-ing through a pain due to thistransition...The country is fullof opportunities. That havenot disappeared. So I think weshould not be disheartened bythe current scenario,” Kumarsaid.

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From policy stability toemphasis on exports of local

goods, key industry players onSaturday discussed and sug-gested measures for makingIndia a $5 trillion economy.

SAIL Chairman AnilKumar Chaudhary, ITCChairman and ManagingDirector Sanjiv Puri, CadilaHealthcare Chairman Pankaj RPatel, Bharti Enterprises ViceChairman Rajan Bharti Mittaland JK Paper Vice Chairmanand Managing Director HarshPati Singhania took part in thediscussion during a session on‘India: Roadmap to a $5 trillioneconomy’ organised by indus-try chamber FICCI here.

The executives stressed onthe need for Indian manufac-turing to become globally com-petitive and join global value

chain as the key ingredients forbecoming a $5 trillion economy.

“If we have to reach thelevel of $5 trillion economy bythe next five years, we have tobe globally competitive. Indiaalso needs to increase itsexports of steel and other man-ufactured items,” SAILChairman Chaudhary said.

Cadila HealthcareChairman Patel said that poli-cy stability is required for anybusiness to grow. “Withoutpolicy stability it becomesimpossible for industry to planlong-term goals.”

“We all know that manu-facturing is not something wecan decide today and begin theproduction tomorrow. It takestime. Besides, innovation hasthe most important role toplay for any industry to sur-vive,” he said.

Bharti Enterprises’ Rajan

Mittal suggested that the gov-ernment should focus onstrengthening the digital back-bone of the country.

Industry has been disrupt-ed, he said adding that gov-ernment’s intervention is need-ed. JK Paper’s Singhania saidthe country’s manufacturingsector first needs to becomeinternally competitive as sev-eral factors are still holding itback including the multiplici-ty of regulations from differentregulators.

ITC CMD Puri said that“farming is a large employer.Lots of jobs were created in thepost-harvest management”.

“Even the food processingsegment has the largestemployment to capital ratio.We need to plug into the glob-al value chains in value-addedagricultural products,” headded.

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the “baseless rumours” thatIndian citizens need to declaretheir religion for opening ofbank accounts and KYC purpose.

The clarification comesafter a news report suggested

that Indian banks may askdepositors and customers to listtheir religion.

“There is no requirementfor #Indian citizens to declaretheir religion for opening/existing #Bank account or for#KYC. Do not fall for baselessrumours about any such moveby Banks,” Kumar said in a lateevening tweet.

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West Bengal Finance min-ister Amit Mitra on

Saturday said that India is fac-ing the prospects of a possiblestagflation due to low growthand high inflation.

“Stagflation is knocking atour doors. This is due to stag-nation following low growthand high inflation”, Mitra saidat an event organised by WestBengal Garment Manufacturersand Dealers Association here.He said that as per new data,India’s GDP growth rate is like-ly to be 4.6 per cent for the cur-rent financial year.

Fitch Ratings on Friday hascut its growth forecast from pre-vious estimation of 5.6 per centto 4.6 per cent for the financialyear 2019-20. Mitra said thatwhen India’s growth rate is nose-

diving, West Bengal’s growthrate is on an upward trend, cou-pled with low levels of povertyand rising employment rates.

Talking about the textilesindustry in the state, he said thatthe sector should target anannual revenue of �one lakhcrore by 2023. He said that thesector provides direct employ-ment to 20 lakh people andindirect employment to 50 lakh.

Mitra said that the state isin process of setting up seventextile parks in and around thecity, the largest one being atNungi on the western fringes ofthe metropolis where theGovernment would invest �400crore for building 11 lakhsquare feet of space. Accordingto him, bank loans to theMSME sector of the state islikely to cross �70,000 croreduring the current fiscal.

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The domestic steel sector isfacing challenges in form of

high input costs and unavail-ability of coking coal in thecountry, SAIL chairman AKChaudhary said on Saturday,and conveyed that the govern-ment is aware of the issues andtaking appropriate measures toresolve them.

He was speaking at a ses-sion on ‘India: Roadmap to a $5trillion economy’ organised byindustry chamber FICCI here.

High input cost is a con-cern for the industry, the SteelAuthority of India Ltd chair-man said adding that the pro-duction cost of steel in India isthe highest at present. One ofthe major factors contributingto high production cost is

tax, he said.“However, the

Government is well aware ofthe issues and is taking appro-priate steps and measures toovercome these challenges,”Chaudhary said.

The royalty is close to 20per cent on the input material,whether it is coal or iron oreand freight cost is higher thanwhat is being paid in othercountries, the SAIL chairmansaid adding that electricity also adds to the high production cost.

“In India, average produc-tion cost of per tonne steel isabout $450, whereas in Chinait is as low as $350 where play-ers get benefit of low tax andincentives,” he emphasised.

Coking coal and iron oreare the two key raw materials

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Noida: The YamunaExpressway Authority onSaturday cancelled the allot-ment of 1,000 hectares of landto Jaypee group on whichIndia’s only Formula Onemotor racing circuit is built inGreater Noida over non-pay-ment of dues, officials said.

The decision was taken bythe Yamuna ExpresswayIndustrial DevelopmentAuthority (YEIDA) during its66th Board meeting.

“A thousand hectare landwas allotted to Jaypee SportsLimited, an affiliate of Jaypeegroup, in YEIDA’s special eco-nomic zone. Jaypee SportsLimited has been defaulting onpayments to YEIDA and notcompleting projects promisedto buyers,” YEIDA CEO ArunvirSingh said. The embattled busi-ness group defaulted on pay-ments of over �500 crore, headded. The Jaypee group hadsub-leased plots to 11 builders onthe allocated land and separate-ly had taken around �2,000 crorefrom homebuyers in 10 projectsbut not delivered it, he said.PTI

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The Indian Railways hasconducted speed trial — up

to 110 kmph — of the newBOXNS wagons with the 25-tonne axle load on the newlybuilt 193 km WesternDedicated Freight Corridor(DFC) on Friday.

A senior Railway Ministryofficial said, here on Saturday,the Research Design andStandards Organisation of theRailways conducted the trial onthe Western DFC — Phulera toAteli.

During the trial, the trainattained an average speed of 86kmph. The official termed it abig breakthrough and said therailways had to wait for the last40 years “ever since we got theCasnub bogie design for thefreight wagons”.

He said the BOXNS wag-

ons cleared 100 kmph in bothloaded and empty condition onthe DFC. According to railwayofficials, the freight wagonsnormally run at 60 kmph with22.9-tonne axle load and at 45kmph with 25-tonne axle loadon few routes.

The Railways is construct-ing the DFC equipped forheavy-haul train operation.The �81,459 crore projectreceived the Cabinet’s nod in2006 and has since then missedseveral deadlines due reasons,like procedural wrangles, landacquisition and environment

clearances.Passing through nine states

and 60 districts, the project isdivided in Western and Easterncorridors.

The DFC will have 48 sta-tions/junctions along theWestern DFC and 58 on theEastern DFC. The WesternDFC covers 1,504 km from theJawaharlal Nehru Port Trustnear Navi Mumbai to Dadri inUP, traversing throughVadodara, Ahmedabad,Palanpur, Phulera and Rewari.The Eastern DFC covers 1,856km from Ludhiana in Punjabto Dankuni, near Kolkata, inWest Bengal, and will travelthrough Haryana, UP, Biharand Jharkhand.

The DFC is expected tocomplement the Indian econ-omy with an increased numberof freight trains in eastern andwestern sectors.

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New Delhi: In an extremelystressful year for social mediausers who have been buggedseveral times this year, Twitteron Saturday admitted a mali-cious code was inserted into itsapp by a bad actor that couldhave compromised severalAndroid users’ informationworldwide, including in India.

Some users in India wokeup to an email from Twitter,warning them to update theapp for Android and immedi-ately change the password.

The vulnerability withinTwitter for Android couldallow the bad actor to see non-public account information orto control your account (sendTweets or Direct Messages),said an apologetic Twitter.

“Prior to the fix, through acomplicated process involvingthe insertion of malicious codeinto restricted storage areas ofthe Twitter app, it may havebeen possible for a bad actor toaccess information (DirectMessages, protected Tweets,location information) from theapp,” Twitter said in a state-

ment. The company said it doesnot have direct evidence thatmalicious code was insertedinto the app or that this vul-nerability was exploited, but itcan’t be completely sure.

Twitter, however, did notdivulge the number of affectedusers.

“We have taken steps to fixthis issue and are directly noti-fying people who could havebeen exposed to this vulnera-bility either through the Twitterapp or by email with specificinstructions to keep them safe”.

The company recom-mended updating to the latestversion for Android as theissue did not impact “Twitterfor iOS”.

“We’re sorry this happenedand will continue working tokeep your information secureon Twitter,” said the companyin the email sent to the Indianusers, adding that those affect-ed can also reach out toTwitter’s Office of DataProtection, requesting infor-mation regarding their accountsecurity. IANS

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Tokyo: Japan has lifted curbson the export of a keymicrochip material to SouthKorea, news reports saidSaturday, days before the lead-ers of both countries meet intheir first formal talks for morethan a year.

The ministry of economy,trade and industry on Fridayremoved photoresists — usedto coat semiconductor circuitboards — from Tokyo’s exportrestrictions against Seoul, theAsahi Shimbun newspaper andother reports said.

Japan tightened exportcontrols on three materialsessential to key products ofSouth Korean tech companiessuch as Samsung in July aftera series of South Korean courtrulings ordered Japanese firmsto compensate war-time forcedlabour victims. The move infu-riated Tokyo, which insists thematter was settled in a 1965treaty normalising diplomaticrelations between the twocountries, which included sig-nificant reparations. AFP

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Hong Kong police onSaturday said an armed

suspect fired a live round atofficers as they tried to arresthim in an operation linked tothe months of pro-democracyprotests engulfing the city.

Police said a 19-year-oldman pulled a semi-automaticpistol from his waistband asofficers approached him in TaiPo district on Friday evening.

The shot did not hit anyoneand the man was subdued. Asubsequent search of a nearbyflat uncovered an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and more than250 rounds of ammunition.

Police said they believedthe man and the newly dis-covered weapons were linkedto a group arrested earlier thismonth who were also alleged-ly found in possession of a pis-tol and were plotting to attackofficers.

“The firearms we discov-ered matched the intelligencewe had collected which indi-cated that some people hopedto use firearms in some publicassemblies to wound someothers, including police officerson duty,” SeniorSuperintendent Lee Kwai-wahtold reporters on Saturday.

However, Lee said the sus-pect was also facing ongoingfirearms charges from an arrestlast year before the protests.

Riot police had to be calledin to back up the officers aslocal residents began hecklingpolice, with at least two tear gasrounds fired to disperse them,the South China Morning Post

reported.Semi-autonomous Hong

Kong has been shaken for sixmonths by increasingly violentpro-democracy protests.

They were initially sparkedby a now-abandoned attemptto allow extraditions to theauthoritarian mainland buthave since morphed into apopular revolt against Beijing’srule, with spiralling fears thatthe city is losing some of itsunique liberties.

Millions have marchedpeacefully in multiple rallies,with Beijing and local leaderCarrie Lam digging their heelsin. But a newly radicalisedyouth armed with petrolbombs, bricks and sometimesbows and arrows has added adangerous layer to the move-ment, leading to increasinglyviolent battles with riot police.

Over the last six months,police have fired more than16,000 rounds of tear gas and10,000 rubber bullets. Some6,000 people have been arrest-ed, with 1,000 charged, a largechunk of them students.

In recent weeks, policehave made arrests indicatingsome protesters may be plot-ting more drastic action.Alongside the arrest earlierthis month of a group of peo-

ple in possession of a pistol,police said they also discoveredtwo homemade nail bombsthat had been stored in thegrounds of a school.

Both Lam and the HongKong police force’s reputationhave taken a hammering dur-ing the protests but Beijing haspublicly backed both.

The South China MorningPost published a new poll onSunday which found 73 percentof respondents felt the police’shandling of the protest haderoded trust in the force.

Among the demands beingmade by protesters is an inde-pendent inquiry into the police,amnesty for those arrested andfully free elections. In the lastmonth, the frequency ofprotests has declined as well asthe level of violence after pro-democracy candidates won alandslide at local elections. ButLam and Beijing have given nosign of budging.

On Saturday afternoon,small groups of a few dozenmasked protesters held flash-mob rallies in shopping malls.

One group vandalised arestaurant owned by a con-glomerate that is deemed to bepro-Beijing before policearrived on scene and the pro-testers dispersed.

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Madison: One of PresidentDonald Trump’s top reelec-tion advisers told influentialRepublicans in swing StateWisconsin that the party has“traditionally” relied on votersuppression to compete in bat-tleground States, according toan audio recording of a privateevent obtained by TheAssociated Press.

The adviser said later thathis remarks referred to frequentand false accusations thatRepublicans employ such tac-tics.

Justin Clark, a senior polit-ical adviser and senior counselto Trump’s reelection cam-paign, made the remarks onNovember 21 as part of a wide-ranging discussion aboutstrategies in the 2020 cam-paign, including more aggres-sive use of Election Day mon-itoring of polling places.

“Traditionally it’s alwaysbeen Republicans suppressingvotes in places,” Clark said atthe event.

“Let’s start protecting ourvoters. We know where theyare. ... Let’s start playing offensea little bit. That’s what you’regoing to see in 2020. It’s goingto be a much bigger program,a much more aggressive pro-gram, a much better-fundedprogram.”

Asked about the remarksby AP, Clark said he was refer-ring to false accusations thatthe GOP engages in voter sup-pression.

“As should be clear fromthe context of my remarks, mypoint was that Republicanshistorically have been falselyaccused of voter suppressionand that it is time we stood up

to defend our own voters,”Clark said.

“Neither I nor anyone Iknow or work with would con-done anyone’s vote beingthreatened or diluted and ourefforts will be focused on pre-venting just that.”

Clark made the commentsNovember 21 in a meeting ofthe Republican NationalLawyers Association’sWisconsin chapter.

Attendees included thestate Senate’s top Republican,Scott Fitzgerald, along withthe executive director of theWisconsin Republican Party.

Audio of the event at acountry club in Madisonobtained by the liberal groupAmerican Bridge was provid-ed to AP by One WisconsinNow, a Madison-based liberaladvocacy group.

The roughly 20-minuteaudio offers an insider’s glimpseof Trump’s reelection strategy,showing the campaign focusingon voting locations inWisconsin, Michigan andPennsylvania, which form thethe so-called “blue wall” of tra-ditional Democratic strengththat Trump broke through towin in 2016.

Both parties are pouringmillions of dollars into theStates, anticipating they’ll be

just as critical in the 2020presidential contest.

Republican officials pub-licly signalled plans to step uptheir Election Day monitoringafter a judge in 2018 lifted aconsent decree in place since1982 that barred theRepublican NationalCommittee from voter verifi-cation and other “ballot secu-rity” efforts.

Critics have argued thetactics amount to voter intim-idation.

The consent decree was putin place after the DemocraticNational Committee sued itsRepublican counterpart, alleging the RNC helped intimidate black voters in NewJersey’s election for Governor.

The federal lawsuit claimedthe RNC and the state GOPhad off-duty police stand atpolling places in urban areaswearing armbands that read“National Ballot Security TaskForce,” with guns visible onsome.

Without acknowledgingany wrongdoing, the RNCagreed to the consent decree,which restricted its ability toengage in activities related toballot security.

Lifting of the consentdecree allows the RNC to “playby the same rules” asDemocrats, said RNC com-munications director MichaelAhrens.

“Now the RNC can workmore closely with state partiesand campaigns to do what wedo best, ensure that more peo-ple vote through ourunmatched field program,”Ahrens said. AP

Washington: The United Stateshas met a mounting 21st cen-tury strategic challenge fromRussia and China with thecreation of a full-fledged USSpace Force within theDepartment of Defense.

Acting on an ambition byPresident Donald Trump thathad met resistance at first, theWhite House signalled itsdetermination to not cedesuperiority in a Star Wars-likefuture of killer satellites andsatellite-killer weapons.

Trump made the SpaceForce’s creation real with thesigning of the 2020 NationalDefense Authorization Act,which set the initial budget fora Pentagon force that will standequally with the military’s fiveother branches.

“Going to be a lot of thingshappening in space, becausespace is the world’s newestwarfighting domain,” Trumptold members of the militarygathered for the signing.

The Space Force will be thesixth formal force of the USmilitary, after the Army, AirForce, Navy Marines, andCoast Guard.

“Our reliance on space-based capabilities has growndramatically, and today outerspace has evolved into a war-fighting domain of its own,”said Secretary of Defense MarkEsper on Friday.

“Maintaining Americandominance in that domain isnow the mission of the UnitedStates Space Force.” Esper com-pared the Space Force’s creationto the landmark creation of aseparate US Air Force in 1947,

hived off from the Army afterWorld War II in recognitionthat aerial war fighting wasindeed a separate domain thatwould be important in thefuture.

Now that recognition isextended to space, a crucialvenue for both military spy andcommunications satelliteswhich will be targeted byadversaries in any conflict, andthe possibility of outer-spacelaunch platforms for destruc-tive weapons.

The Defense IntelligenceAgency warned in a reportearly this year that China andRussia have both developed“robust and capable” space ser-vices for intelligence, surveil-lance and reconnaissance.

“China and Russia, in par-ticular, are developing a varietyof means to exploit perceivedUS reliance on space-basedsystems and challenge the USposition in space,” it said.

China already demon-strated it could shoot down asatellite with a ground-basedmissile in 2007.

“Both states are developingjamming and cyberspace capa-bilities, directed energyweapons, on-orbit capabilities,and ground-based antisatellitemissiles that can achieve arange of reversible to nonreversible effects,” it said.

Iran and North Korea, too,are increasingly able to extendtheir military activities intospace, jamming the communications of adversariesand developing ballistic missiletechnologies, it noted. AFP

Washington: President DonaldTrump on Friday signed off onUS sanctions against compa-nies building a Russian natur-al gas pipeline to Germany thatCongress fears will give theKremlin dangerous leverageover European allies.

The sanctions, which areopposed by the EuropeanUnion, were included in asprawling defense spendingbill Trump signed at a cere-mony on Joint Base Andrews,an air force installation outsideWashington, DC.

They target companiesbuilding the nearly USD 11 bil-lion Nord Stream 2 pipelineunder the Baltic Sea with theaim of doubling deliveries ofRussian natural gas to Europe’sleading economy, Germany.

US lawmakers havewarned the pipeline wouldenrich a hostile RussianGovernment and vastlyincrease President VladimirPutin’s influence in Europe ata time of heightened tensionacross the continent.

Both houses of Congress

overwhelmingly approved thesanctions, with the Senate vot-ing Tuesday to send the mea-sure to Trump’s desk.

Trump, who has beenaccused by Democratic oppo-nents of being soft on Putin,had little choice but to give hisapproval.

The sanctions were insert-ed into a much wider USD 738billion annual Pentagon fund-ing bill and, given the level ofcongressional support, a vetowould likely have been over-turned.

The US measures haveangered Moscow and theEuropean Union, which says itshould be able to decide its ownenergy policies.

Germany’s foreign minis-ter, Heiko Maas, discussed theissue during a phone call Fridaywith US Secretary of StateMike Pompeo, StateDepartment spokeswomanMorgan Ortagus said.

Pompeo expressed “strongopposition” to the project,Ortagus said in a statement.

The German-Russian

Chamber of Commerce insist-ed last week that the pipelinewas important for energy secu-rity and urged retaliatory sanc-tions against the United Statesif the bill passes.

The US sanctions targetpipe-laying vessels for NordStream 2 and TurkStream, aRussia-Turkey pipeline, andinclude asset freezes and revo-cation of US visas for the con-tractors.

One major contractor thatcould be hit is Swiss-basedAllseas, which has been hiredby Russia’s state-owned energygiant Gazprom to build the off-shore section.

The power of Gazprom,which is closely integrated withthe Russian State, is at the cen-ter of concerns about thepipeline in the United States,and also in eastern and centralEuropean countries.

Senator Ted Cruz, aRepublican ally of Trump, saidthat halting Nord Stream 2should be a major securitypriority for the United Statesand Europe alike. AFP

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The UK Government hasordered a new set of com-

memorative coins to mark thelatest Brexit deadline of January31, 2020 after having to meltdown thousands with misseddeadlines this year.

The Royal Mint had com-missioned special coins tomark the UK’s scheduled exitfrom the European Union (EU)first by March 29 this year andthen October 31 this year, bothdeadlines which were missedamid parliamentary deadlock.

After being forced into ameltdown of those coins, theUK Treasury has now com-missioned a new set for the lat-est deadline — which looksmore promising after MPsvoted decisively in favour ofPrime Minister Boris Johnson’swithdrawal agreement in theHouse of Commons on Friday.

Following a meeting of

royal advisers known as thePrivy Council this week, QueenElizabeth II gave her formalconsent to minting the new“gold, silver and cupro-nickelcoins” featuring the updated exit deadline ofJanuary 31.

Plans for the new 50-pencecoins, which will feature thephrase “peace, prosperity andfriendship with all nations”,were announced in the LondonGazette.

“We will produce a coin tomark our departure from the

European Union. This coinwill be introduced into circu-lation on the day the UK leavesthe EU,” a UK Treasuryspokesperson said.

The special coins areexpected to be aimed at collectors rather than wider general circulation.

The Royal Mint has previously said all the older ver-sion will be recycled ratherthan sold to collectors keen toacquire the coins that reflect the missed Brexit dead-lines.

Recycled coins are sent toa scrap yard, sorted, shredded,melted in a large furnace, andthen purified to be reused.

The Royal Mint would behoping to be third time luckyfollowing Johnson’s landslidewin in the December 12General Election, which wasseen a strong backing for hisversion of getting Brexit done.

Kabul: The AfghanGovernment said Saturday ithas arrested or surrounded upto 700 Islamic State groupfighters and family members ineastern Afghanistan over thepast six months.

The Afghan intelligenceservice, the NationalDeteriorate for Security, said atleast 75 women and 159 chil-dren, most of them from for-eign countries, are in custody.There was no way to indepen-dently confirm that the pris-oners the Government pre-sented to reporters are affiliated with the Islamic Stategroup.

Most of the arrested ISmembers are from Pakistan,Jordan and Central Asiancountries, said an NDS officerwho asked that his name not beused as the rules of the agencydon’t allow him to be identified.

As many as 277 foreignersare among the arrested militants,he said. Washington’s peaceenvoy Zalmay Khalilzad tweeted earlier this month thatIS in eastern Afghanistan hasbeen weakened by operationscarried out not just by the U.S.And Afghan forces, but by the Taliban as well. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Grahamsaid last week that PresidentDonald Trump may announcean American troop drawdownfrom Afghanistan before theyear’s end, which would likelybegin next year. AP

The Hague: The InternationalCriminal Court’s chief prose-cutor has said she wanted toopen a full investigation intoalleged war crimes in thePalestinian territories, sparkinga furious reaction from Israeland condemnation from theUnited States.

The Palestinians welcomedthe move by the ICC as a “longoverdue step” following a near-ly five-year preliminary probe bythe prosecutor into the situationsince the 2014 war in Gaza.

Prime Minister BenjaminNetanyahu said the decisionmade the Hague-based court,which Israel has refused to signup to since its creation in 2002,a “political tool” against theJewish State.

“I am satisfied that there isa reasonable basis to proceedwith an investigation into thesituation in Palestine,” ICCprosecutor Fatou Bensoudasaid in a statement on Friday.

“In brief, I am satisfied thatwar crimes have been or arebeing committed in the WestBank, including East Jerusalem,and the Gaza Strip,” she added,without specifying the perpe-trators of the alleged crimes.

She said that before open-ing a full probe, she would askthe ICC to rule on the territo-ry over which it has jurisdictionbecause of the “unique andhighly contested legal and fac-tual issues attaching to this sit-uation.”

“Specifically, I have soughtconfirmation that the ‘territo-ry’ over which the Court mayexercise its jurisdiction, andwhich I may subject to inves-tigation, comprises the WestBank, including East Jerusalem,and Gaza.”

The prosecutor addedhowever that she did notrequire any authorisation fromjudges to open a probe as therehad been a referral from thePalestinians, who joined thecourt in 2015.

“We firmly oppose thisand any other action that seeksto target Israel unfairly,”Secretary of State MikePompeo said of Washington’stop ally in the region.

“We do not believe thePalestinians qualify as a sover-eign State, and they thereforeare not qualified to obtain fullmembership, or participate asa state in international organi-zations, entities, or confer-ences, including the ICC.”

The issue is highly sensi-tive, with former White Housenational security adviser JohnBolton threatening last year toarrest ICC judges if they movedagainst Israel or the UnitedStates.

Both countries haverefused to sign up to the court,which was set up in 2002 to bethe only global tribunal tryingthe world’s worst crimes, warcrimes and crimes againsthumanity. Bensouda launched

a preliminary probe in January2015 into allegations of warcrimes and crimes againsthumanity in Israel and thePalestinian territories, in thewake of the 2014 Gaza war. AFP

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Moscow and the EuropeanUnion also issued statementscriticising the sanctions, a dayafter President Donald Trumpsigned off on asset freezesand visa restrictions on thoseinvolved in the Nord Stream 2project.

US lawmakers are seekingto stymie what they regard asan increasing reliance onRussian energy in WesternEurope by targeting the pro-ject, which aims to doubledeliveries of Russian naturalgas to Germany via a pipelineunder the Baltic Sea.

The sanctions target con-tractors working to lay pipes

for Nord Stream 2 — a 10-bil-lion-euro (USD 11-billion)project expected to be com-pleted in early 2020 — andanother Russian gas project,TurkStream.

Swiss contractor Allseassaid after the sanctions wereimposed that it had “suspend-ed its Nord Stream 2 pipelayactivities”.

Although US Congressoverwhelmingly backed thesanctions, there was some crit-icism among lawmakers of amove that in effect punishesNATO allies such as Germany.

While an EU spokesmancriticised “the imposition ofsanctions against EU compa-nies conducting legitimatebusiness”, the German gov-ernment said Berlin rejected“these sorts of extra-territori-al sanctions”. AFP

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“We firmly oppose thisand any other action thatseeks to target Israel unfairly,”Pompeo said. “We do notbelieve the Palestinians qual-ify as a sovereign state, andthey therefore are not quali-fied to obtain full member-ship, or participate as a statein international organizations,entities, or conferences,

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Sergis Adamyan and AndrejKramaric scored late goals

as Hoffenheim fought back fora 2-1 win to stop BorussiaDortmund from movingwithin a point of Bundesligaleaders RB Leipzig on Friday.

Adamyan and Kramaricresponded following the breakafter Mario Goetze, who wasmaking his first start in overa month, opened the scoringin the first half.

Dortmund remain infourth, four points behindLeipzig and second-placedBorussia Moenchengladbach,while Hoffenheim jump tosixth with the German topflight heading into a month-long winter break after thisweekend.

“I’m not going to diefrom this game now. Butevery defeat hurts,”Dortmund’s Julian Brandttold broadcaster ZDF.

“If you have as manychances as that in the secondhalf, it’s hard to digest,” headded.

With club captain Marco

Reus ruled out until Januarywith a muscular problemDortmund coach LucienFavre named Goetze in attack.

The hosts made fourchanges from the midweekvictory at Union Berlin, a firstwin in five games, as Norway’sHavard Nordtveit made hisfirst start for the club in morethan a year at centre-back.

Dortmund led after 16minutes of play as AchrafHakimi found acres of spacedown the right wing.

The Morocco wing-back,on loan from Real Madrid,pulled back a low cross intothe box and Goetze tappedhome from short rangedespite Sebastian Rudy’s goal-line efforts.

With six minutes left ofthe half Thorgan Hazard wasdenied a chance to doubleDortmund’s lead following asuperb Oliver Baumann save.

Despite Dortmund dom-inating the game and having

10 shots on goal, Hoffenheimwere level with 11 minutes toplay.

Manuel Akanji made amessy attempt at a clearanceand Armenia wingerAdamyan equalised.

The unexpected come-back was complete whenKramaric beat Roman Buerkiwith a spinning header fourminutes from time.

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Shreyas Iyer on Saturday said hewas flamboyant but not respon-

sible in the beginning of his career,a far cry from the present daymatured man who is displayingboth in equal measure while solv-ing India’s number four conun-drum.

The 25-year-old is graduallysettling into the critical numberfour position in a team that hasstruggled to find one for the longesttime.

The Mumbaikar showed hisworth with half centuries in thefirst two ODIs against the WestIndies.

“I think that comes with matu-rity and responsibility. I was a flam-boyant player when I started playingfirst-class cricket. I never used totake responsibility. I just used to backmy instincts and go with the flow,”Iyer told reporters.

“Lately, I’ve realised that onceyou play at the highest level, you gotto take that maturity to anotherstage. I can even play strokes and I

can even nudge the ball and take sin-gle, so I know my game really wellright now and I can play according-ly.”

Asked about his sedate 88-ball 70,which he scored in the series open-er on a day the top-order failed, hesaid, “You have to play according towhat the team demands. And that’swhat I did the other day. The teamdidn’t demand me to score big shotsat that time, we just needed a big part-nership.

“We just needed the scoreboardto keep going. And that’s what I didI and I feel that whatever the situa-tion demands, you got to play accord-ingly. And I’m really happy aboutwhat I did in the first game.”

Three days later, batting at num-ber five, Iyer was at his explosive bestas he smashed a 32-ball 53 to consol-idate India’s innings inVisakhapatnam.

“I batted at No 5 in the previousODI. I’m flexible that way. It’s just thatyou got to play according to the sit-uation and what the team demands.And that’s what I did. And I knowthat I can play in both flows.”

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Abid Ali and ShanMasood became

only the third openingpair for Pakistan to hitcenturies in the sameinnings as Pakistanturned the tables on SriLanka in the second andfinal Test in Karachi onSaturday.

Abid, nicknamed“legend” in Pakistan’sdressing room, hit 174for his second hundredin as many Tests —becoming the firstPakistani and ninthbatsmen overall to scoretwo centuries in his firsttwo Tests.

When the thirdday’s play endedPakistan were in astrong position with395-2, having an overalllead of 315 after conced-ing an 80-run lead in thefirst innings.

Skipper Azhar Aliwas unbeaten on 57 —

his first fifty in 14innings — and BabarAzam on 22 not out.

It was a day of bats-men’s dominance asPakistan added 338 runsafter resuming at 57-0on a National stadiumpitch which dried up tohelp batting.

Masood blasted 135for his second century in19th Test as the duoput on 278 for the open-ing wicket, just 20 shortof equalling the highestopening stand forPakistan of 298.

Masood batted fornearly five hours for his135, which includedthree sixes and sevenfours. Abid struck 21boundaries and a six inhis 398-minute batting.

Abid, 32, completedhis century with a sweepoff-spinner LasithEmbuldeniya for two tofollow his 109 in thedrawn first Test inRawalpindi — his debut.

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South African pace greatDale Steyn on Saturday

rated the current Indianfast bowling unit as thebest in world cricket.

Steyn, who was boughtby Royal ChallengersBangalore at the 2020 IPLauction, responded to avariety of questions duringan interactive session withhis fans on social net-working site Twitter.

When a user askedwhich bowling line-up hefeels is currently the best inthe world, Steyn said India.

The 36-year-old, whois looking forward to theIPL’s upcoming edition,was reminded about hisbattle with the legendarySachin Tendulkar in 2010.He termed the dual withthe Indian great as “haunt-ing”.

Steyn, who has played

92 matches in the IPL, isjust four short of reaching100 wickets in the T20league.

Asked about his bestbowling effort, he pickedthe 7-51 against India inNagpur in 2010.

When asked if SouthAfrica have a chanceagainst England with thenew coaching staff, hesounded optimistic.

“Big chance... Englandweren’t convincing in NewZealand, that’s not to saythey are not good. I’mjust saying they didn’t lookthe part. Under Bouch(head coach MarkBoucher) I feel we have itcovered, but it’s going to beexciting,” said Steyn,whose favourite fastbowler at the moment isPat Cummins, whobecame the most expen-sive foreign buy in IPL his-tory.

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India have everything going their way asthey head into the third and final ODIagainst West Indies at the Barabati sta-

dium today eyeing a 10th straight bilater-al series win over the Caribbean side.

The West Indies took the home side bysurprise in the opening ODI in Chennai togo one-up in the three-match series. ButIndia, riding an all-round display, cameback strongly to restore parity in the sec-ond match.

Barring a rare duck from skipperVirat Kohli, the Indian top-order fired inunison at Visakhapatnam, before hat-trick hero Kuldeep Yadav sliced through theWest Indies line-up for a comprehensive107-run victory.

Three days after his blazing 159, RohitSharma stood just nine runs short of eclips-ing former Sri Lankan captain SanathJayasuriya’s 22-year-old record of being thehighest run-scorer as an opener across allthe formats.

K L Rahul also struck a sublime cen-tury in a 220-run opening stand to firmlystake his claim as a long-term opener forIndia.

Then the duo of Shreyas Iyer andRishabh Pant chipped in with brisk knocks,and they would like to end the year on apositive note.

In bowling, Delhi pacer Navdeep Sainiis in line to make his ODI debut in theabsence of the inured Deepak Chahar, whowas ruled out of the match with a lowerback problem.

The fielding, though, has failed tomatch the high standards India have set inrecent years.

While Iyer’s effort to dismiss ShimronHetmyer was eye-catching, Chahardropped a sitter off Nicholas Pooran andgrassed Shai Hope for a duck at the slip cor-don, something that attracted Kohli’sattention.

The pitch at Barabati is going to be sim-ilar to the one in Visakhapatnam, offeringplenty of runs.

The left-right combination of Hetmyerand Hope plotted India’s downfall inChennai and had it not been for a brilliantthrow from Iyer to run out the former inVizag, the Windies would have put up astrong fight in the second ODI.

Hetmyer, who struck a career-best 139in Chennai, was over the moon anddanced in excitement after being bought for�7.75 crore by Delhi Capitals in the IPL auc-tion. His teammate Sheldon Cottrell alsotook home a hefty paycheck after the left-arm pacer was bought for �8.5 crore byKings XI Punjab, and the Windies duo will

be bolstered by that.Hope, who is second only to Rohit in

the run chart this year, will look to makea statement after the wicketkeeper-batsmanwent unsold at the auction.

Kieron Pollard’s team had no hesitationin chasing after winning the toss in the firsttwo ODIs but come today, the teams willbe thinking twice before bowling secondkeeping the dew factor in mind.

The West Indies, at the same time, willbe keen to end a 13-year long wait to winagainst India in a bilateral ODI series. Whilethe hosts, who lost to Australia 2-3 in theirlast bilateral series in March, will have theirreputation at stake.

They have not lost two consecutivebilateral ODI series at home in the last 15years. The last time an ODI was played heremore than two years ago, India had pippedEngland by 15 runs while defending animposing 382.

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England all-rounder SamCurran is looking at his

entry into the Chennai SuperKings setup as an “opportunityto pick the brains” of seasonedcaptain Mahendra Singh Dhoniand coach Stephen Fleming.

“Can’t wait to come toChennai and meet all mynew teammates,playing under MSDhoni our cap-tain and our coachStephen Fleming.It’s obviouslygoing to be agreat opportu-nity for me topick their brainsand, hopefully, wecan bring the tro-phy home toChennai,” Curransaid in a videouploaded by his

new franchise.Curran had a fairly success-

ful outing for Kings XI Punjabin the last edition and is nowlooking forward to turn out forthree-time winners CSK.

“Super excited to be joiningthe Chennai Super Kings fornext season of IPL. A massive

thank you to the coach, man-agement staff.

“Just want to say I can’twait to play in front of thehome fans in Chennai. I

felt some amazingthings, I was luckyenough to play lastyear against Chennai,and to play in front ofthe home fans thisyear is going to bereally special.Hopefully, we canput in some greatperformances forthe fans,” he signedoff.

$�,��C AleksandarKolarov scored a mag-nificent free-kick asRoma bolstered theirChampions Leaguecredentials in Italy witha 4-1 victory away toFiorentina on Friday.

Edin Dzeko’s sev-enth goal of the seasonput Roma ahead on 19minutes in Florenceagainst a side without awin at home sinceOctober 6.

Former Manchester City defender Kolarovcurled in a terrific 20-yard strike to double Roma’slead before Milan Badelj pulled one back just pastthe half-hour.

Roma ensured they put some pressure on localrivals Lazio as Lorenzo Pellegrini’s first-time effortfrom a Dzeko lay-off restored their two-goal cush-ion on 73 minutes.

The Bosnian forward then released NicoloZaniolo just inside the Fiorentina half, allowing theItaly international to sweep in a late fourth after along run.

Paulo Fonseca’s Roma have lost just once in SerieA since late September and a fourth win in fivemoved them six points clear of Cagliari in the racefor the final Champions League spot. AFP

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West Indies head coachPhil Simmons feels his

team’s “best show” may not beenough to beat India in theseries-decider but the out-come of the game won’t“influence” the direction theCaribbean outfit has takenunder his guidance.

Simmons, a former play-er, was reappointed as WestIndies coach in October.

“I think all the guys knowwe want to play our besttomorrow (on Sunday) andeven though we play our best,

we might not win,” Simmonssaid on the eve of the match.

The gulf between the twosides has progressively

widened in the last decade orso as the West Indies, barringtheir 3-0 sweep overAfghanistan last month, have

gone without a win in 16 bilat-eral ODI series since August2014.

“The thing is we are try-ing to build something andthe game tomorrow (onSunday) does not influencethe direction in which we aregoing... But we are trying tobuild something and will con-tinue to be in direction we aregoing.”

However there’s a positiv-ity in the camp with their top-ranked batsman in the ICCODI rankings, Shai Hope infine form along with ShimronHetmyer.

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If you have lived in a metro cityall your life, you are most likelyto have missed some of the bestchoices in food. The glut ofimported vegetables and fruits in

urban markets make for a good eye-wash and most of us are aware of thisalready. The day the urban marketsstart stocking wild purslane and wildfiddle head fern in season, we wouldknow our choices have improved. Wedon’t realise how much we can controlthe food system and the market just bymaking the right choices and beingaware in the first place. We end upconsuming a very narrow range ofproduce even though there is a vastvariety available and remains under-valued. For example, India is the lead-ing manufacturer of lentils and we stillneed to import lentils from othercountries because most of us consumeonly two to three types of lentils as sta-ples and a large variety of lentilsremain undervalued.

Just think of the lentils you can recog-nise by taste and if all you can come upwith is kali dal and peeli dal and may besambar, you need to educate yourself bet-ter. The amazing variety of lentils avail-able in India has a potential to make oureveryday food much more nutritious andbring a wider flavour profile to our plate.

In fact, the awareness about the vari-ety of real foods and ingredients availablearound us can be instrumental in bring-ing a desired change in our own healthmanagement and the environment of theplanet. The regional variety of foods with-in the country is mind boggling andwhen I see people lugging gluten freeflours from the west, I wonder when andhow would we market our millets better.Recently, when I moved to Dehradun, Iwas most excited aboutthe local seasonal veg-etables, lentils and

beans I now have access to. But when Iheard a Maharashtrian neighbourlamenting about the unavailability ofmotth lentils in the town and anotherKeralite neighbour complain about howdifficult it was to bring ragi flour fromher native place, I figured it was time tointroduce them to local produce asreplacements. I took them to the kiranashop across the road and introducedthem to the naurangi dal and mandue kaatta. In the bargain, I made friends withthe kirana shop owner, who got me localhemp seeds. This kind of personal con-nect with ingredients wouldn’t havebeen possible at the supermarket a cou-ple of kilometres away. Ah, we surely needto realign our food compass a little bit tosee clearly.

Iam reminded of a story my grand-mother used to tell me when I was lit-tle. It is a story of a little birdie who

used to go searching for lentil grits in thechakki of each home and how she oncetried to pick a lentil and half of the splitlentil got stuck in the chakki. The birdielamented about how she didn’t getenough food for her pardes (foreign) trav-el. It was possibly a migratory bird whoneeded all the food for the long distancetravel and the hand operated stone-millin the homes was the best place to pickon them. Several folk tales and ancientsayings had lentils as a central theme inIndia. This just goes to say that lentilshave been an important part of our foodsystem.

Interestingly, the hand-operatedstone mill has been instrumental in theways lentils have been used in India, thelargest producer and consumer of lentilson earth. In fact, the black lentil or uraddal and black chickpeas or black gram arenative to India and have been used in var-ious ways since the time recorded. Mungbeans have been known to have originat-

ed from black lentils, hence the genus ofboth remains the same, that is vignamungo. Various other lentils came toIndia through spice routes and othertrade routes and have become naturalisedever since. The most interesting occur-rence of the readiness with which Indiansadapted each lentil to suit the palate andgut both, as some of these lentils were nottasty, most of them not easily digestible,some had a very hard seed coat and somewere hard to crack.

The hand-operated chakki camehandy to process the lentils in the mostusable form. The traditional domesticchakki used to have small wooden pegsto adjust to the size of grain or lentil beingmilled and if the lentils needed to be splitor ground into flour to make besan orsattu. In many small town homes tillabout four decades ago, the besan or sattuused to be made fresh whenever need-ed, much like we use the mixie or coffeegrinder today.

There were byproducts of the stonegrinding process and those were neverwasted. While the husk or bran went tocattle feed, the grits were used to makedifferent types of steamed dumplings ordeep fried pakodas or the sun dried badisthat were flavour bombs to be added tocurries. While women of the house hadto handle all this milling, sorting, win-nowing, badi making and sun drying andthen cooking as well, they found ways toentertain and bond over these chores.

In fact stone grinders and cookingtechniques from different regions ofthe country give a fair idea of how the

kitchen gadgets and ways of cookinghave evolved with the kind of producein a specific geographic region. Forinstance, in the mountain state ofUttarakhand, the variety of lentils andbeans is quite huge but most of them arehard to grind and take hours to cook. In

the mountains, high altitude also playsa role in cooking time. The harder thelentils, the more difficult they are todigest. This is also the reason the mostpopular lentil recipes of Uttarakhand arewell adjusted to their hardness, cookingtime and digestibility.

Lentil recipes like Phanu, Chainsu,Dubka and Ras are elaborate Uttarakhandrecipes where the lentils are first roast-ed and then cooked whole or aftergrinding them in a stone grinder. Thesedishes are slow cooked in iron utensils forlong hours to make them most nutritiousand warming for the locals, where theydon’t get a lot of produce to cook with.In the mountains, where the lentils andbeans are rain fed crops along with somecoarse varieties of rice and millets, lentilsbecome the mainstay of nutrition foreveryone. Even the seasonal or foragedvegetables are greens are preserved in theform of sun dried lentil cakes or badis.

The stone grinders in the southernstates are more adapted for the ways thelentils are processed before cooking. Tomake the lentils digestible and suited forthe warm climate, they are soaked andground into a wet paste before ferment-ing them in most cases. The stonegrinders for wet grinding are in fact agenius design that allows efficient use ofmanual force to make smooth paste ofsoaked lentils and even grains and spicesetc. For splitting the lentils, there werethe chakki type stone grinders in south-ern India in the olden times and thatexplains the evolution of some of thelentil vadas that are made with coarselyground mixed lentils, initially madewith the grits that was a byproduct ofsplitting the lentils. Even the wateryrasam and chunky sambar, cooked witha lot of vegetables and tamarind, areexamples of lentil recipes adapted to suitlocal ingredients and warmer climate ofthe south.

Rajasthan and Gujarat use the max-imum amount of lentils for the variety ofsnacks and main course dishes they cookwith lentils, majorly the black gram. Therecipes from these regions are often richwith fats and spices but very well adjust-ed to the climate, cooking methods anddigestibility.

In modern times, in the last 4 decadesto be specific, the electric mixergrinders have revolutionised the way

we cook and the per capita consumptionof lentils has increased manifold. Ofcourse, the production has also increased,but the ease of grinding the lentils hasmade it much easier for the home cook.That is one of the reasons why everyNorth Indian family makes idli and dosaat home now and making the dal vadaat home is as easy as the pyaz ke pakode.Even the South Indian stone grindershave transformed to electrically operat-ed sleek machines and making tradition-al foods using lentils and grains hasbecome easier for everyone.

My book on pakodas, the quintessen-tial snack made mostly with lentils hasrecipes using many different lentils andeven grains, tubers and even fruits.Many of these pakoda family snacks areshallow fried and even steamed and thatindicates that the traditional recipeshave evolved with human nutritionbeing the central point even if the tastebuds ruled to decide the flavours. Thebook on pakodas celebrates the diversi-ty in Indian food with some recipes withwild and foraged greens and even somemedicinal pakoda recipes that were partof the everyday food repertoire in everyhousehold earlier.

The writer is an author; a food andnutrition consultant; and develops

recipes and products for the industry.Her book Pakodas: The Snack for allSeasons came out in August this year

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The word Vedanta means the “end of the Vedas”. In theliteral sense this denotes the final knowledge or the ulti-mate Vidya. The Vedas are our oldest scriptural texts

that have been claimed as the most ancient of the books ofknowledge. These are compiled into four volumes, each hav-ing two parts. The first part of each Veda deals with the mun-dane subjects of means and ends or worldly gains. The sec-ond part, called Upanishads, are directed towards spiritualknowledge and address the serious seeker who is looking forself-knowledge that leads to realisation of the ultimate real-ity and thus leaves nothing to be desired or achieved. It isthe knowledge that helps in acquiring self-actualisation. Thebasic purpose of Vedanta or the Upanishads is to help mansearch for the eternal that is the source of truth and joy.Happiness, thus, is the product of realisation of truth.Happiness, according to the Vedantic view, does not lie out-side a person but is within that person. It is the very natureof man. But it is ignorance of that essentially happy naturewhich is the cause of all dissatisfaction and unease. TheVedanta thus helps a man lift that veil of ignorance and revealsthe source of all happiness to him. Happiness is essentiallyembedded in human nature and is the vedantic goal of life.Vedanta shows how happiness lies within and the study ofVedanta is a journey towards reaching a deep understand-ing of one’s own true nature. It teaches how without goinganywhere or seeking anything from the outside one can attaintotal fulfillment. Vedanta gives the knowledge of Brahmanor the ultimate reality. The very name Brahman suggests thatthe questing spirit in man is due to the activity of God andthe aspiration to realise God is in fact derived from God. Theknowledge of self is what leads to the knowledge of God andthis knowledge is the road to the eternal happiness or bliss.These are times when happiness is being sold as a commod-ity and people are actually paying a price to buy happiness,which is but a mythical concept. Real happiness cannot befound externally, it has to be realised within. The mysticIndian poet saint Kabir Das has explained this very appro-priately in his famous couplet which can be paraphrased inone sentence as follows — Just as the fragrance of a flowerlies within so also is the essence of human happiness insidethe man, yet he acts like the musk deer searching for the muskin the grass where the aroma from the musk within it hasspread. This ignorance is the root cause of the futile searchfor happiness outside. Happiness cannot be found. It has tobe realised. It is a state of mind. The Vedantic view tries toemphasise this approach to happiness by suggesting that link-ing happiness to external objects would always be a failedexercise. This truth can also be understood by the simplemarginal utility theory of economics. The wisdom of Vedantalies in this eternal truth that linking happiness to outside isa prescription for unhappiness. Indian civilisation and cul-ture has survived the ravages of time because it is based onthe solid foundation of the wisdom stored in the Vedanta.The search for happiness outside is trishna or intense crav-ing for something. It will never lead to contentment. Realhappiness can only come from within.

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In Hindi, the word sukha is used veryloosely, whereas in Sanskrit it has aspecial meaning. Sukha-suvidha in

Hindi indicates comforts, facilities, andso on. The word ananda is lot closer towhat sukha really is. This word comesfrom sat-chit-ananda — a Sanskritdescription of a soul. Real sukha musthave shanti (peace) as its integral part.Without shanti where is sukha, asks LordKrishna. (Bhagavad Geeta 2.66)Subsequently, wherever this word hasbeen used in the Geeta, it means thissukha, not sukha-suvidha used in Hindi.

In English, the word happiness isused for sukha, and the word happinessis defined as a feeling or showing plea-sure; pleased. Here the emphasis is onpleasure like sense enjoyment. There isno reference to a peaceful state.Happiness index, calculated for differ-ent countries has housing, income,work, education, safety, etc. However,happiness is person specific. Thesefactors are conducive for becomingpeaceful but individuals have to stillmake personal efforts to be happy. Thisis where spirituality comes in, when weidentify ourselves as souls, and actaccordingly. A soul being part of Godmust connect with God and that iswhere peace comes from. The wordpeace is defined as a state of being calm.This is close but the real peace comesfrom a good connection with God, asexplained in the same verse quotedabove. Peace comes from faith in Godand God consciousness as a result of it.

Without this knowledge, people getbemused and do not seek real sukha. Itis no wonder that they do not get sat-isfaction and keep on looking for moreof the same pleasures. This is becausesuch pleasures are like insatiable fire;more one tries to satisfy the self moreintense they become. There is another

big problem with the false sense ofsukha; people make big mistakes whenenjoying that. Personally speaking, allmy big mistakes were made when I wasrelatively sukhi in the conventionalsense, when I felt that I could do nowrong, and could enjoy unlimitedly.

Lord Krishna has spoken about thereal sukha in many verses of the Geeta.Happiness is a boon. In the state ofpeaceful enjoyment, all sufferings endsoon, because the intelligence of sucha person is firmly established. In a stateof having real spiritually intelligence, onetranscends the feeling of material suf-fering. (2.65)

The Lord speaks in great detailsabout who can be happy. A self-con-trolled person, who is not too attachedwith the fruits of his karma lives hap-pily. (5.13) A person, having con-sciousness unattached to external senseobjects, enjoys that happiness within,which is extraordinary. He having con-sciousness linked to the Brahman,experiences eternal bliss. (5.21) Here theLord has clarified that such sukha is

unlimited and does not repel after some-time. One, who is capable of toleratingthe urge caused by lust and anger priorto leaving the body, he is a true yogi; heis a happy person. (5.23) Beyond thesenses, there is unlimited bliss, whichcan be experienced through the intel-ligence. (6.21)

God also clarifies about who can-not be happy. Bereft of real knowledge,a doubter who has no faith perishes. Forthe doubter, there is neither happinessin this world nor beyond. (4.40) Then,there is happiness in different modes,but they all bind. In the mode of good-ness, this binds with knowledge andattachment for such happiness. In themode of passion, one is bound to acts,that is, gets attached with them. In themode of darkness, one is bound to care-lessness, laziness and steep.

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There is another ocean, fargreater than the physicalwaters of this earth. Anocean that is far more per-manent than the seas. It is an

ocean that offers not only refreshingwaters to bathe the body, but alsorefreshing waters to nourish the soul.It is the ocean of spiritual conscious-ness, of God, waiting to be tapped with-in each of us. It lies within, waiting tobe discovered. It is there for everyonewho seeks it.

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Spiritual consciousness is to beconscious of the soul and God withinus. Most of us are aware of our body,of the thoughts passing through ourmind, and the world around us. Thisis called body consciousness or phys-ical consciousness. But we are muchmore than our body and mind. We areactually a soul, a conscious entity whichinhabits the body.

The soul is part of God and is thepower that enlivens the body. This con-sciousness at the level of soul, indepen-dent of our body and mind, is what istermed spiritual consciousness. Whenwe tap into our spiritual consciousness,we experience the qualities of spiritu-al consciousness — all-consciousness,love, peace, unity, bliss and freedomfrom fear. Let us look at each of these.

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spiritual consciousness has spoken ofdivine love. The love we think of as loveis but a reflection of a much higherlove. It is an all-embracing, fulfilling,satisfying love that pulls close to itsheart all that exists. It embraces eachof us equally, and is an unconditionallove — one that does not see our outerdifferences. We may lose the love ofeveryone in the world, but we are sus-tained by a much higher and more per-manent love-the divine love of Godembracing us from within.

When we tap into our spiritualconsciousness, we not only experiencelove ourselves, but we expand in ourown capacity to love others.

All-Consciousness: Another aspect ofspiritual consciousness is that of all-consciousness or wisdom. God is all-knowing, all-aware. If we want to geta small glimpse of how this is possible,we need only look to our technologyas it exists today. If we look at theInternet, we find that all informationis available to us by logging onto dif-ferent sites. The server that hosts all thesites is a storehouse of all the informa-tion on all the sites. By logging on weaccess all the information we want.God is like a giant server that hosts allour individual souls or websites. Thus,all knowledge about us is known toGod. God is also able to simultaneous-ly know what is happening to each ofus at every second at the same time.When we tap into that spiritual con-sciousness, we too attain access to all-consciousness.

Freedom from Fear: What is it thatmost of us fear the most? Most peoplefear death. They think of death as theend of their existence. Little do peoplerealise that death is just a transitionfrom this physical world to anotherrealm of existence. It is only by raisingour consciousness to a spiritual levelthat we discover that we exist at thelevel of the soul even without the phys-ical body. This body is but a coveringover the soul. If we can raise our con-sciousness, we can discover our trueidentity. By attaining spiritual con-sciousness, we can become fearless.

Peace: In this world, we are faced withmuch turmoil, conflict, pain, disease,and suffering. Few live out life withoutpassing through moments of stress andpain. But in the spiritual realms with-in, all is peace.

The reason we lack peace in thisworld is due to our ego and desires. Theworld offers countless temptations, dis-tractions, and attractions. Our soul isovershadowed by our mind, which isattracted to the outer world. When itbegins to desire things of this worldthat are temporary, it is headed for dis-appointment. Nothing material in thisworld is lasting. It is all transitory. Onlythe soul and God are eternal. Themoment we pin our hopes on some-thing perishable, we have set ourselvesup for disappointment and pain whenwe lose it.

The only true peace is availablewhen we rise to a level of spiritual con-sciousness. Then we enter a realm that

knows no death, no suffering, and nopain. We find an eternal region of alljoy and bliss. If we wish to experiencetrue peace in our life, we need to lookwithin. Peace begins within us.

Unity: At physical level, all we see isphysical differences. When we devel-op a spiritual consciousness, we expe-rience that the same Light of God iswithin each person. We are all unitedat the level of soul. When we reach thatlevel of awareness, we start to see all liv-ing beings as one big family of theCreator. We no longer differentiatebetween people based on form andcustom. We recognise that there isbeauty in diversity. We start treating allpeople with love and respect, becausewe know at their very core is the sameessence of which we are made.

Bliss: Bliss is a state of pure ecstasy andjoy. Any happiness we experience inthis world is only a fraction of the joywe experience when we merge in theocean of spiritual consciousness. Thereare no adequate words to describe thebliss. We can only imagine at our levelwhat it is like to multiply our greatestbliss by a million-fold.

Total bliss is ours when we enterinto a state of spiritual consciousness.We also bring that bliss when our atten-tion returns to physical consciousness.Thus, it is possible to pass throughtimes of trials and tribulations at thephysical level, while the soul is expe-riencing bliss within. It is like a potterwho shapes clay. From the outside, theclay pot may be beaten and shaped bythe potter, but the potter supports thepot with his or her hand from within.Similarly, the bliss we experience frommerging with the ocean of spiritualconsciousness stays with us to with-stand the stormy seas of life.

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We can attain spiritual conscious-ness by focusing our attention withinthrough a process called meditation.We contact our true nature, our soul,and discover that it is one with God,the source of divine love. Only then canwe find all the treasures of divinityavailable to us. We gain all-conscious-ness and find ourselves free from fear.Through meditation, we can attain asense of unity and with all the love, wecan experience peace and bliss.

Just as the ocean has been there forpeople of all ages, so is the spiritualocean of love within us. Meditation isthe first step. This technique is avail-able to all those who wish to learn it.It is a free gift of God like air and sun-light. It can be practiced as a science— in which we can experiment in thelaboratory of our own body.

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In another, he arises, again. Jesus or Truthis omnipresent. Prophets don’t come andgo; they live forever. Going back into thepast to look for them is the tragedy of theliving. A lot gets missed out on what isavailable right now because of the mind’stendency to think that it must be similar tohow it once appeared in time. Jesus willkeep sending his message. He is presenthere and right now, in the hearts of thosewho love him.

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as he ought to be or as he imagines himselfto be. It look at man as he exists in flesh andblood, in anger and angst, in regret and rage,in desire and death; and to this man theBible says: ‘See and acknowledge that youare living a life of incompleteness.’

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know and accept (and continuously remem-ber) that he is lost. If he continues to beignorant and keeps imagining himself as acomplete one, then his limitations will con-tinue to exist. That’s why Bible continuouslyreminds the man that he is sick.

There is no point talking of complete-ness as an abstraction, or even as a concept,and believing in it, because in actuality, it isnot the case. Every sense, every feeling,every thought that mankind points towardsincompleteness. Man continuously seeksmore, and wants to get rid of the stuff thathe does not want. Bible describes both. Itsays that man is limited, he is guilty, he is asinner, he is ignorant; and secondly, that ifhe follows Jesus, he can be led to the Father.

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within you calls. Jesus will never tell you

what to do. He will never be a provider orinstructor of action. Instead, he will be theilluminator. He will help remove the obsta-cles that come in the way of light, so you cansee better. And when you see better, thenyou know for yourself what path to follow.

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body else’s path. There is no formula or ageneral method. What applies to the othersmay not be suitable for you. You are whatyou are because you are programmed,brought up and conditioned in your ownway. The right action, must necessarily, bedifferent for different people.

Jesus says: “What is right for you,depends on, what you take yourself to be.Your way towards home, depends on, howbadly you have lost yourself — depends on,where you think you are. There can be no,one general way or one general right action”.

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Live by his word. Remember his cruci-fixion; because if you forget the crucifixion,you will also forget your immediate reality.

The immediate reality is important.Christianity asks man to repent. The wordrepent is quite subtle with meaning. It means‘to go back, to return to home.’

Man is born a wanderer, a homelessrecluse — somebody who has a continuousthirst to return to the home, but the thirstfinds expression in a million ways except adirect one; and that is why repentance isvery useful as a tool. It helps man rememberthat he is indeed incomplete as he is.

Godliness within oneself must beunabashed in its love towards Jesus; but thatwhich is not godly within a man, also mustlook at Jesus and repent. It must stay rooted,and true to the facts.

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for any country, more so forIndia because India is a tropi-cal country with largely mon-soon dependent agriculturaleconomy where over 70 percent of the people depend onagriculture for their livelihood.

Land is a finite resourcewhile natural resources canvary according to uses or mis-uses over a period. Hence,whenever and wherever thereis unsound management ofland, it is reflected in decline inproduction of all the naturalresources and allied function-ing of ecosystems like riparianecosystem, grassland ecosys-tem, forest and soil ecosystem.

Hence, the management ofland in India requires carefulhusbandry, but unfortunatelyover the years, the land man-agement has never received theattention it deserves.

A land resource depart-ment under the Rural Ministryexists, but land being the Statesubject, technical policies reg-ulating the land use are beingdealt at the level of States,which are mostly engaged withshort-term needs and gener-ally do not concentrate onlong-term policies of the man-agement of land on a sustain-able basis.

Sustainability is not a partof 5-year cycle of the electoralneed. Land-related institutionsare distributed at the Centraland State Government’s levelsbut these are fragmented andscattered. This results intoshort-term measures to addressthe pressing needs like law &order, land distribution, con-solidation, digitisation of landrecord mapping.

There is no denial thatthese things are most importantin the short run, but strategiesfor sustainable management of

land are not in place. There isno institution to take care oflong-term sustainable man-agement of land resources andto take measures to rejuvenatethe land to increase its pro-ductivity on a sustainable basis.Land use boards in the Statesare non starter.

Most of the suicides haveoccurred in areas of cash cropslike cotton and sugarcane,which is high input, high out-put gambling, not based onprinciple of sustained andresilient high yield.

Manifestation of these isreflected into many of our woesand maladies. Gradual declineof productivity of land haslargely led to farmers’ suicide.Besides host of other factors, themain factor being attributed toa large number of such suicidesis sickness of our soil, steepdecline in groundwater table,deteriorating discharge of riversand flooding due to misman-agement of land in the catch-ment and riparian areas.

These are pointers to poorland husbandry. In the nutshell,by and large Indian soil is sickand requires revamping of pol-icy, institutions, and policyinstruments. Besides, theabsence of integration and har-monisation of the land use pol-icy with other sectors of econ-omy leads to counterproduc-tive measures like cultivation ofpotato on the slopes ofHimalayas, encroachment inthe flood plain areas. Theselands are suitable only for spe-cific tree species but we hard-ly find any landscape withtrees in these areas.

Farmers’ suicide hasbecome a matter of seriousconcern for the Supreme Courtof India. The court observed,“It is not possible for the courtto grant compensation every

time a farmer commits suicide.”The court also frowned

upon the lack of seriousness onthe part of Governments toaddress the core issues.

The use to land is deter-mined by its owners, farmers,Government, institutions andother user agencies according totheir own perception of needs,understanding and availableinformation. This in turn leadsto environmental pollution andneglect resulting into povertyand related problems.Application of input like nitro-gen (N), phosphorus (P) andpotassium (K) cannot substitutefor natural trace elements thatcan give us a wholesome per-fect nutrition in their crops.

Besides, indebtedness,decline in water table, failure ofconservation measures,drought, flood and pest infes-tation are a few reasons for thespate of farmers’ suicide.Increasing quantity of inputswith continuously decreasinguncertain output and risk dueto climate change in the rain-fed areas makes agricultureless resilient and more riskprone. The factors that mattermost in soil management is reg-ular supply of humus and main-tenance of soil fertility which isfundamental basis of human,plants and animal health.

The action of compost isnot due to supply of plantnutrient, but its biological reac-tion, which has the effect ofmodifying soil microflora. Roleof microbes around root zoneof plants in soil in maintainingfertility of the soil is seldomappreciated; widespread appli-cation of herbicide and pesti-cide kill the microbes.

Dr Terosse Wiesner,Science Counsellor to USPresident John F Kennedy, hadsaid, “Use of pesticides is more

dangerous than atomic fallout.”We are rightly appalled by

the genetic effects of radiation.How microorganism in thesoil is truly engines of life? Howmicrobes control ecologicalbalance of nature, how humansand technology is disrupting. Itis very often not a part of oureducation. Life on earth ismuch more than plants andanimals. The overwhelmingmajority of life on earth ismicrobial. Association of treeswith soil environment is sel-dom a part of our biology edu-cation in schools, much less at primary level to widenour understanding of environ-ment and change in attitudeand aptitude of our younginquisitive minds.

How then we could beindifferent to the same effectsof farm chemicals used freelyin the environment. The toxicfarm chemicals areradiomimetic in that they apethe character of radiation. Nodoubt how the incidence ofcancer is rising in India par-ticularly in States like Punjab,where pesticide is used indis-criminately. It has been right-ly said by Alan N Edison thatmodern technology owes ecol-ogy an apology.

Agroforestry-agrohorti-culture, Silvipastoral systemfor sustainable resilient agri-culture is an answer to efficientland management

Further, the issue of con-servation, management anddevelopment of land resourcesassumes significance in a situ-ation where as much as about174 million hectare or approx-imately 53 per cent of geo-graphical area of the country isestimated to be affected by var-ious problems of soil erosionand land degradation. Out ofthe total problem area, about 83

per cent suffers from water andwind erosion and rest suffersfrom problems like- water log-ging, alkalinity, salinity, shift-ing cultivation.

An estimate shows thatabout 6,000 million tonnes oftop soil is lost annually fromoriginal site. If present trend is allowed to continue,about one third of arable landof our country will be lost with-in 20 years.

From various studies, it isestablished beyond doubt thatmuch glorified agriculturaldevelopment results in highproduction growth. Massivefood production, several timesincrease in yield and increase inper capita food availability havenot made farming attractive topotential farmers. The ratio ofagriculture population to gen-eral population is going down.The National Commission onAgriculture, 1976, also calledfor an integrated developmentapproach for building a forwardlooking, dynamic diversifiedagriculture with livestock, fish-eries and forestry.

The commission haswarned against indiscriminateinterference with ecologicalbalance in the quest of increas-ing food production.

In this context, it is empha-sised that trees which are theonly natural means of sustain-ing and increasing the produc-tivity of the land is missing inmost of the landscapes that arerequired to be restored on anurgent bases. Hence, there is adire need to push the pro-gramme of agro and farmforestry with utmost seriousnessto check the fast deteriorationof soil and water resources.

It is reiterated that there isno other natural means otherthan the trees or the perenni-al vegetation that can restore

the nutrient, carbon and nitro-gen recycle. Century backsomeone observed that therelationship between agricul-ture and forest is like husbandand wife: dark, stern and strongbut protecting and cherishing;agriculture, bland, benignantand bountiful, may bedescribed as wife.

The trees protect the agri-culture in absence of whichagriculture pines and lan-guishes and becomes barrenand unfruitful. But unfortu-nately land use patterns are anexpression of deep political,economic and cultural struc-ture; they do not change whenan ecologist or a forestersounds the alarm that a coun-try is losing its resource base.

Agroforestry programmein shape of wind and shelterbelts can restore or evenimprove soil fertility. The prob-lem is that scientific data onactual changes taking place insoil fertility is scarce.

Again there is no goodsubstitute for local scientificresearch. The main question tobe resolved is the rate at whichthe soil loss is taking place.

Decline in soil fertilityreduces the gross value of thecrop and livestock activities butthe farm land is taken out ofproduction even when the net value of farm outputbecomes negative.

The Ministry ofAgriculture had constituted acommittee of experts to pre-pare the draft outline ofNational Land Use Policy tofulfill the socio-economicobjective of the country. Thecommittee recommended thatall existing legislations in theprimary production sector aswell as non-agricultural sectordealing with land resourcesshould be reviewed to deter-

mine that no conflicting pro-visions exist.

Efforts should be made tobring out a single legislation toensure protection, optimummanagement and continuedproductivity of available landresources while meetingincreasing demands from var-ious sectors. Land is a subjectof State list of schedule-7 of theConstitution of India and theimportance of such a compre-hensive, single legislation wasemphasised at several occa-sions by the Ministry ofAgriculture, Government ofIndia.

It has become imperativethat we should have an effec-tive land use policy and insti-tution to watch the health ofour land. A few important rec-ommendations of this policycould be:

1) A committee of expertsshould be constituted to pre-pare a draft outline of nation-al land use policy in order tobring out a single legislation toensure protection, optimummanagement and continuedproductivity of available landresources.

2) Efforts should be madeto ensure a healthy debatethrough people’s participationin implementation of the soiland water conservation Act.

3) Land Acquisition Actshould be given a relook andnon-scientific exploitation ofgroundwater be stopped.

4) Land requirementnorms for different develop-ment schemes should beevolved.

5) Steep slopes, flood plainand fragile water-shed shouldbe reserved for trees, grassand perennial vegetation.

(The author is formerIndian Forest Service officer)

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Boris Johnson has rompedhome in the parliamen-

tary election with 365 seats inthe 650-member House againstthe Labour Party’s 203 seats.The Labour Party, under JamesCorbyn, lost its heartlands,and the Liberal Democrats’surge failed to materialise. This helped Johnson-ledConservative Party to clinch ahistoric victory, only seen lastin the 1980s during the era ofMargaret Thatcher. For theLabour, this was its worst defeatsince the 1930s. Whereas theScottish Nationalist Party(SNP) won 48 and the LiberalDemocrats got 11 seats. WhenJohnson took over the mantleof the party, the Conservativeswere about to be crushed inbetween the Brexit imbroglioand the Liberal Democrats,leaving behind a terribly chaot-ic Labour Party under Corbyn.But then, with the electionresult, he pulled off an extra-ordinary political manoeuvreof sort. On the other hand, asthe Conservatives crushed theLabour’s red wall in the Northand in the Midlands, the tra-ditional party bastions, it couldsafely be concluded that theBritish voters have categoricallyrejected the leadership ofCorbyn and his ultra-left agen-da. The man and his party cre-dentials were viewed even bytheir hardcore supporters asunpatriotic and profligate.Therefore, it is time now forCorbyn and his party to decidewhether to continue moving onthe left-wing path to annihila-tion or reclaim the centre tooccupy the power corridorsonce again.

Now what lies ahead forCorbyn and his Labour Party?After the shocking electiondebacle, his party has claimedit won the argument and dis-missed those who voted againstit as morally inferior. Now, theLabour MPs and their sup-porters are likely to fight for analternative brand of leader-ship as he has already signaledthat he is not going to be theparty face in future elections.

Johnson, a leader known forfailing to redeem his promises,has eventually won the trust ofmillions of ordinary voters whowould have never extendedsuch mandate to a Tory estab-lishment. So it is really intrigu-ing how Johnson wouldrespond to the changing polit-ical understanding of his coun-trymen. Today he encounterstroubles from many fronts, butfor the Conservative grassroots,he is the only hero and stalwartthey have been looking for.

Britain’s national discourseand narratives in the post-Johnson victory are worryingsignals. First of all, Britain willbe out of the EU by the end ofJanuary. However the reality isthat either the UK can main-

tain the close economic rela-tions with the EU on whichBritain’s prosperity relies on orthe Britons can opt for a low-cost regulation that Johnson’sfinanciers look for. But unfor-tunately the Britons can’t go forboth. Second, the Scottishnationalists have indicated thatthey are in full control of theirturfs. Since they are pro-inde-pendence and pro-EU, theirrevitalisation may soon dragBritain to a future referendumfor Scotland’s separation fromthe UK. Third, as the post-Brexit analysts have alreadypredicted recession in thecountry, it would be aHerculean task for Johnson’sbig promise on public spend-ing. Fourth, Johnson has to

navigate a deeply divided party.During his campaign, he pro-jected a no-deal exit from theEU as a potential threat to gainsupport from the future nego-tiations. While doing this, heintentionally pushed asidemany pro-Europeans withinhis party, many of whom eitherwill resign from theGovernment or will bereplaced. Fifth, another puzzlefor the international commu-nity is to see whether Johnsonwould be able to deliver tothose traditional Labour sup-porters who offered their sup-port to him. Sixth, the NationalHealth Service is on its kneeswith more than 100,000 vacan-cies. The Prime Minister haspromised 50,000 more nurses,

6,000 more doctors, etc. Butonce the immigration system istightened, it would deter for-eign workers to fill these vacan-cies. Again as the PM hasvowed not to raise income tax,national insurance or VAT, heis simply narrowing all possi-ble means to gather funds forthe Treasury and the NHS.Seventh, gimmicks, half-truthsand tall promises showered byJohnson would not be able torescue the criminal justice sys-tem of Britain. As per theConservative manifesto, 20,000police officers are due on theroads. But sadly this figure is1000 less than the 21,000 maderedundant since the year 2010.In fact, a strong and effectivepolice force is the demand of

the day to tackle the new knife-crime epidemic in some majorcities of the country. Eighth, hehas to seriously focus on cli-mate emergency as green cam-paigners urge that the JohnsonGovernment could introducethe ban on diesel and petrolcars by 2030, instead of 2040.Also his administration mustdeliver on the de-carbonisingthe homes and other buildingssoon. These all could be crucialto alleviate harmful emissionsthat are fast engulfing Britain.Ninth, another issue that couldbother the new Tory establish-ment is the winning of morenationalist MPs in NorthernIreland. They want a UnitedIreland while the Unionistswant Northern Ireland toremain as a part of the UK ter-ritory. This could open aPandora’s Box for Johnson.Finally, a new trade deal withthe US might be a tough taskfor London as Donald Trumpis unpredictable, and he mayswitch sides at any time as perhis convenience.

Johnson’s election slogan,“Get Brexit done” means muchmore to his voters and otherBritons. It simply indicatesthat the UK leaves the EU in asmooth manner but Johnsonsaid that “It is fair to say thatyou are getting Brexit donebecause you are coming out ofthe EU and you are coming outof the legal order of the EU.” Allthat what has been promised byJohnson is a cumbersomeprocess. Even some naysayerssay, “In sum, the political cul-ture of Britain, as we haveknown for generations, is ear-marked for demolition.Anyone who has tried, howeverineffectually, to scrutiniseJohnson’s plans or hold him toaccount will reap the comingauthoritarian whirlwind.Trump will no doubt representhimself as this revolution’senabler and he will be right.But Johnson may well outdoeven his mentor: Britain, afterall, lacks the protection of awritten Constitution. Aresilient human spirit that

hopes for the best and adaptsto circumstances looks sadlyinadequate for what is now inprospect (Witney 2019). If thisis what is evinced by theJohnson administration, thenBritain will witness doom inthe post-Brexit period. Barringall these negative vibes, hemust not forget the fact thatthis mandate is given to himand his grand oldConservatives to rescue thecountry from the Brexit gloomand a radical labour regime ledby Corbyn. Many of the stronglabour bases offer support toJohnson not to see an uncertainand unruly establishment at 10-Downing Street, but just tocome out of the confusion andchaos that the country hasbeen undergoing since the ref-erendum of June 2016.

Truly, Brexit is a rare pointof unity and convergence forthe rest of the 27 members ofthe EU, but this could exposethe faultlines among them aswell. It’s not at all clear howunitedly they could fight thechallenges left behind by thedeparture of Britain from thegroup. Also, while negotiatingnew trade deals with Britain,the members of the EU willface difficult trade-offs as theywant close economic ties withthe country, but with conflict-ing interests of varying degrees.

What lies ahead is a daunt-ing task not only for Johnson butalso for his Conservative Party.It’s a historic mandate for theparty and its leadership. Britainneeds a clear strategy and path-way to deal with a post-Brexitscenario. However self-destruc-tive convulsions of British pol-itics fomented by theConservatives, the socialists andthe ultra-nationalists aroundexiting the EU would no wayretain the monumental reputa-tion that the country has builtover centuries. It’s a testing timefor Johnson. Moment has comefor him to demonstrate not justleadership but statesmanship.

(The writer is an expert oninternational affairs)

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had brought seeking astrological advice.“Why?” I questioned. “His kidney is mal-functioning and has to undergo dialysistwice a week.” He answered.

I immediately recalled that the manin question had come to me a couple ofyears back with two straight questions:“Sir, I am a lawyer by profession. Manyastrologers said that I am a genius. Yet,every now and then, my career goes for atoss. I have heard a lot about you. Kindlyperform a puja that saves me from suchan ordeal and ensures success. Also,some astrologers have warned me that Imay face serious health issues close to 45years of age. Please do conduct puja thatwould help me build my immunity leveland save it from failing ever. Don’t worryabout the cost.”

Well, I agree that you are extraordi-narily intelligent, with very good com-municative skills. But that alone wouldnot suffice. You need to look within, fig-ure out inherent habits and attitudes thatstand in way of your positives fromblooming out in full. Acknowledge andaddress them without further loss of

time. I am afraid, no puja mediated by apundit can penetrate your inner mindspace to let you rise above your limita-tions. Remember, there is no quick fixsolution to problems of mind genesis, ashabits die hard. But you can help yourselfby exercising freewill option, whichenjoins upon you with the capacity toguide your actions by choice and dis-crimination. Instead of expecting exter-nal intervention, better take charge ofyourself, and put in conscious efforts tomake necessary amends. In terms ofyour health, better consult a doctor andhave regular health check-up. Regulateyour food. Do necessary physical exer-cise. Here again, it is difficult to digestthat trying to appease some hypotheticalGod existent in the higher realms of cos-mos, could help change your physiologi-cal conditions.

I could make out that with his hard-ened attitude and delusionary mind, hewon’t easily digest my advisory. Later, Iwas given to understand that he wentafter so called sorcerers and got tantricpujas conducted. He also engaged pun-dits and got many pujas done. But towhat effect? Let us now look at his astro-logical pointers.

Towards the positive, wisdom-orient-ed Jupiter conjunct intellectuallyordained Uranus, extends beneficialaspect to intelligence signifying Mercury.This planetary alignment is indicative ofhis extraordinary talent. He may haveclarity in vision and thought over suchsubjects he pays attention, which hecould present with exactitude because ofhis excellent communicative ability.

All this gets compromised because ofmany negative inherent traits. The firstmarker is his lagna sign Aries. Thatpoints to his aggressive, impulsive, irrita-ble, hot headed, abrasive, intolerant, andimpatient nature. He wishes to live in ademanding mode, often to his whims andfancies. He may jump into action withoutapplying proper forethought, and withobvious consequences. Lagna lord Marsin the 8th house identified with difficul-ties, read together with lagna sub-lordVenus occupying the 12th house, makeshim vulnerable to self-undoing acts. So,he remains susceptible to become a vic-tim of his own making. Lagna lord Mars,identity-signifying the Sun, and mind-signifying Moon, all placed in fixed signsaccounts for his hardened attitude. Lagnalord Mars conjunct Neptune and alsosquare to both the Sun and Moon makeshim temperamental.

Both the luminaries the Sun andMoon locked in adverse formation tomischievous Neptune have him stuck inhis self-delusional beliefs and percep-tions, and not open to listening or coun-sel. The Sun placed adverse to Venusmakes him emotionally too much sensi-tive and touchy. He may get over exer-cised even on trivial issues, over which hemay keep unnecessarily mulling for long.Venus ill-placed to Neptune tempts himto get rich quick even if it means gettinginto murky deals, which may often tellupon his reputation.

In terms of health, the 6th sub-lordSaturn in the 12th occupying the naksha-tra owned by Mercury the 6th lordmakes him vulnerable to long drawnserious health issues, calling for medicalintervention. The Sun distanced fromVenus by 45 degrees made him vulnera-ble to kidney related issues around thatage, and so it happened with him. Butbecause of his delusionary perception, hefailed to take pre-emptive measures. Theresult is there to see.

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