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T aking a serious note of the killing of three outsiders involved in apple trade in Kashmir earlier this week despite the large presence of security personnel, the securi- ty establishment has revisited its strategy by providing a safe- ty umbrella in the hinterland dotted with apple orchards. The Army and paramili- tary forces have fanned out in such areas besides population centres to instill confidence among masses and deny ter- rorists time and space to move. However, setting up of safe pickup points for collection of apple crops in the wake of the killings have created problems for the orchard owners located far away. While traders have been advised to use smaller vehicles for apple transporta- tion from interiors of the dis- trict, they are finding it difficult to ferry their produce to these mandis due to lack of smaller vehicles. If this is cutting into their profit margins, it is also affecting the timely transport of the produce to markets outside Kashmir. On an average, one truck carries 800 to 1,000 apple boxes. Transporters are charg- ing 135-140 per box com- pared to 80-90 earlier. Kashmir produces over 20- 24 lakh metric tonnes of apple worth 10,000 crore annually. The attacks on apple traders and truck drivers in Shopian have triggered a fresh wave of terror among the truck drivers and large number of non-local workers engaged in the labori- ous task of packing, loading and unloading of apple boxes. Effort is to ensure that apple traders in the hinterland of major apple growing centre of Sopore, which has Asia’s biggest mandi for this fruit, Shopian, Pulwama and Anantnag in South Kashmir are able to continue with their routine economic activities. In the meantime, a positive development has come in the way of the security forces as intelligence flow about mili- tants has improved in the last few days. Explaining the sig- nificance of this factor, officials said since August 5, the local police and intelligence agencies were concentrating on main- taining law and order antici- pating unrest like mass protests and violence. Also the snapping of mobile services impacted intel- ligence gathering and infor- mation flow came down by at least 70 per cent, they said. With the restoration of mobile services earlier this week and virtually no mass protests as feared, the local police, which provide the real time intelligence about terror- ists, has now re-established its counter-terrorism grid. D enying any terror link behind the murder of Kamlesh Tiwari, leader of a lit- tle-known Hindu outfit, Uttar Pradesh's Director General of Police OP Singh on Saturday claimed to have a made a breakthrough within 24 hours of the killing by arresting three accused, including the master- mind. All the three accused were taken into custody in Surat in Gujarat in a joint operation of the police forces of the two States. Two more arrests were made in Bijnor district of UP where Muslim clerics Mohammed Mufti Naeem Kazmi and Imam Maulana Anwarul Haq were held after being named in an FIR lodged by Tiwari’s wife Kiran. The UP DGP claimed that the suspects were “radicalised” and appeared to have targeted Kamlesh for his inflammatory remarks made in 2015. “So far, there is no terror angle associated with this inci- dent,” the DGP said at a Press conference here, a day after the Hindu Samaj Party chief was killed at his home in Lucknow’s Khurshed Bagh. Tiwari’s wife named the two accused held in UP in her complaint alleging that the duo had announced a bounty of 1.5 crore on Kamlesh head in 2016. However, Tiwari’s mother Kusuma alleged that he was killed by a “local BJP leader” due to a temple dispute in a village. T he Delhi Government on Saturday approved the set- ting up of “Delhi Kesh Kala Board” to revive and promote the traditional art of hair grooming by implementing welfare measures for barbers and providing them advanced training and financial assis- tance. Significant technological solutions have fuelled the growth of the hair care indus- try and the demand of hair care products is increasing both in rural and urban markets, an official statement said. Unofficial estimates peg the worth of India’s hair care indus- try at 22,500 crore, it said. I n the last seven years, India has lost more than half of its donkeys. The population of donkeys has fallen by a massive 61 per cent since 2012, as per the livestock census report 2019. The total number of donkeys in India now stands at just 1,20,000 down from 3,20,000 seven years ago. The decline in the four- legged animal population is uniform with almost all the States witnessing a decrease in their numbers. Alarmingly, donkey population is on the verge of extinction in Leh and Ladakh as their number has drastically decreased and is less than hundred there. Rajasthan tops the list of States with most donkeys, fol- lowed by Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Bihar. Taking note of their declin- ing numbers, the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has asked the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to explore possibilities of promoting don- key milk in the country that can lead to their conservation. Donkey milk has four times the vitamin C as cow’s milk, and contains casein, lactose, vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, D, and E besides being used for beauty products. As per the donkeys’ census, the population of donkeys has fallen to 23,000 from 81,000 in Rajasthan. The maximum don- key population is in Barmer dis- trict followed by Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Churu and least in Tonk district. Maharashtra has only 18,000 donkeys as compared to 29,000 in the previous census. The State Animal Husbandry Department has already launched a “Save Donkey” pro- gramme in the lines of “Save Tiger” to protect donkeys. The population of donkeys in UP has declined majorly from 57,000 to 16,000, while both Gujarat and Bihar have 11,000 donkeys. In 2012, there were 39,000 donkeys in Gujarat and 21,000 in Bihar. C ampaigning for the October 21 Haryana Assembly elections ended on Saturday evening with Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing two rallies in Rewari and Ellenabad on the last day. The results of the polls in which over 1.83 crore voters would participate, including over 83 lakh are women, will be declared on October 24. As many as 19,578 polling stations, 13,837 of these in rural areas, had been set up across the State amid tight security arrange- ments. The State has 90 Assembly segments, for which 1,169 candidates, including 105 women, are in the fray. While the ruling BJP made the scrapping of the special sta- tus of Jammu & Kashmir a major poll plank, the Opposition slammed the Government over issues of unemployment and farmers'' distress during elec- tioneering. BJP has set a target of bag- ging over 75 seats. Currently it has 48 members in the 90- member Assembly. To give a boost to the elec- tion campaigning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held two rallies in Ellenabad in Sirsa and Rewari. Prominent amongst those in the contest are Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar (Karnal), former CM and Congress Legislative Party leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda (Garhi Sampla-Kiloi), Randeep Singh Surjewala (Kaithal), Kiran Choudhary (Tosham) and Kuldeep Bishnoi (Adampur). Besides, JJP's Dushyant Chautala (Uchana Kalan), INLD''s Abhay Singh Chautala (Ellenabad), State BJP chief Subhash Barala (Tohana), lone woman Minister Kavita Jain (Sonipat), ministers Ram Bilas Sharma (Mahendergarh), Anil Vij (Ambala Cantt), O P Dhankar (Badli) and Capt Abhimanyu (Narnaund) are also in the fray. The BJP has fielded three sportspersons-Babita Phogat (Dadri), Yogeshwar Dutt (Baroda in Sonipat) and Sandeep Singh (Pehowa)—besides TikTok artist Sonali Phogat (Adampur). The main contest is seen between the BJP, Congress and the Jannayak Janata Party. BSP, AAP, INLD-SAD com- bine, Swaraj India and the Loktantra Suraksha Party (LSP) have thrown the hat into the ring, though none of them is fighting on all 90 seats. Related reports on P3
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Taking a serious note of thekilling of three outsiders

involved in apple trade inKashmir earlier this weekdespite the large presence ofsecurity personnel, the securi-ty establishment has revisitedits strategy by providing a safe-ty umbrella in the hinterlanddotted with apple orchards.

The Army and paramili-tary forces have fanned out insuch areas besides populationcentres to instill confidenceamong masses and deny ter-rorists time and space to move.

However, setting up of safepickup points for collection ofapple crops in the wake of thekillings have created problemsfor the orchard owners locatedfar away. While traders havebeen advised to use smallervehicles for apple transporta-tion from interiors of the dis-trict, they are finding it difficultto ferry their produce to thesemandis due to lack of smallervehicles. If this is cutting intotheir profit margins, it is alsoaffecting the timely transport ofthe produce to markets outsideKashmir.

On an average, one truckcarries 800 to 1,000 appleboxes. Transporters are charg-

ing �135-140 per box com-pared to �80-90 earlier.

Kashmir produces over 20-24 lakh metric tonnes of appleworth �10,000 crore annually.The attacks on apple tradersand truck drivers in Shopianhave triggered a fresh wave ofterror among the truck driversand large number of non-localworkers engaged in the labori-ous task of packing, loadingand unloading of apple boxes.

Effort is to ensure thatapple traders in the hinterlandof major apple growing centre

of Sopore, which has Asia’sbiggest mandi for this fruit,Shopian, Pulwama andAnantnag in South Kashmirare able to continue with theirroutine economic activities.

In the meantime, a positivedevelopment has come in theway of the security forces asintelligence flow about mili-tants has improved in the lastfew days. Explaining the sig-nificance of this factor, officialssaid since August 5, the localpolice and intelligence agencieswere concentrating on main-

taining law and order antici-pating unrest like mass protestsand violence.

Also the snapping ofmobile services impacted intel-ligence gathering and infor-mation flow came down by atleast 70 per cent, they said.

With the restoration ofmobile services earlier thisweek and virtually no massprotests as feared, the localpolice, which provide the realtime intelligence about terror-ists, has now re-established itscounter-terrorism grid.

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Kamlesh Tiwari, leader of a lit-tle-known Hindu outfit, UttarPradesh's Director General ofPolice OP Singh on Saturdayclaimed to have a made abreakthrough within 24 hoursof the killing by arresting threeaccused, including the master-mind. All the three accusedwere taken into custody inSurat in Gujarat in a jointoperation of the police forces ofthe two States.

Two more arrests weremade in Bijnor district of UPwhere Muslim clericsMohammed Mufti NaeemKazmi and Imam MaulanaAnwarul Haq were held afterbeing named in an FIR lodgedby Tiwari’s wife Kiran.

The UP DGP claimed thatthe suspects were “radicalised”and appeared to have targeted

Kamlesh for his inflammatoryremarks made in 2015.

“So far, there is no terrorangle associated with this inci-dent,” the DGP said at a Pressconference here, a day after theHindu Samaj Party chief waskilled at his home in Lucknow’sKhurshed Bagh.

Tiwari’s wife named thetwo accused held in UP in hercomplaint alleging that theduo had announced a bountyof �1.5 crore on Kamlesh headin 2016. However, Tiwari’smother Kusuma alleged that hewas killed by a “local BJPleader” due to a temple disputein a village.

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The Delhi Government onSaturday approved the set-

ting up of “Delhi Kesh KalaBoard” to revive and promotethe traditional art of hairgrooming by implementingwelfare measures for barbersand providing them advancedtraining and financial assis-tance.

Significant technologicalsolutions have fuelled thegrowth of the hair care indus-try and the demand of hair careproducts is increasing both inrural and urban markets, anofficial statement said.Unofficial estimates peg theworth of India’s hair care indus-try at �22,500 crore, it said.

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In the last seven years, Indiahas lost more than half of its

donkeys. The population ofdonkeys has fallen by a massive61 per cent since 2012, as per thelivestock census report 2019.The total number of donkeys inIndia now stands at just 1,20,000down from 3,20,000 seven yearsago.

The decline in the four-legged animal population isuniform with almost all theStates witnessing a decrease intheir numbers. Alarmingly,donkey population is on the

verge of extinction in Leh andLadakh as their number hasdrastically decreased and is lessthan hundred there.

Rajasthan tops the list ofStates with most donkeys, fol-lowed by Maharashtra, UttarPradesh, Gujarat and Bihar.

Taking note of their declin-

ing numbers, the Ministry ofFisheries, Animal Husbandryand Dairying has asked theIndian Council of AgriculturalResearch (ICAR) to explorepossibilities of promoting don-key milk in the country that canlead to their conservation.Donkey milk has four times the

vitamin C as cow’s milk, andcontains casein, lactose, vitaminsA, B1, B2, B6, D, and E besidesbeing used for beauty products.

As per the donkeys’ census,the population of donkeys hasfallen to 23,000 from 81,000 inRajasthan. The maximum don-key population is in Barmer dis-trict followed by Jaisalmer,Bikaner, Churu and least inTonk district.

Maharashtra has only18,000 donkeys as compared to29,000 in the previous census.The State Animal HusbandryDepartment has alreadylaunched a “Save Donkey” pro-gramme in the lines of “SaveTiger” to protect donkeys.

The population of donkeysin UP has declined majorlyfrom 57,000 to 16,000, whileboth Gujarat and Bihar have11,000 donkeys. In 2012, therewere 39,000 donkeys in Gujaratand 21,000 in Bihar.

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Assembly elections ended onSaturday evening with PrimeMinister Narendra Modiaddressing two rallies in Rewariand Ellenabad on the last day.

The results of the polls inwhich over 1.83 crore voterswould participate, including over83 lakh are women, will bedeclared on October 24.

As many as 19,578 pollingstations, 13,837 of these in ruralareas, had been set up across theState amid tight security arrange-ments. The State has 90Assembly segments, for which1,169 candidates, including 105women, are in the fray.

While the ruling BJP madethe scrapping of the special sta-tus of Jammu & Kashmir amajor poll plank, the Oppositionslammed the Government overissues of unemployment andfarmers'' distress during elec-tioneering.

BJP has set a target of bag-ging over 75 seats. Currently ithas 48 members in the 90-member Assembly.

To give a boost to the elec-tion campaigning, PrimeMinister Narendra Modi heldtwo rallies in Ellenabad in Sirsa

and Rewari.Prominent amongst those in

the contest are Chief MinisterManohar Lal Khattar (Karnal),former CM and CongressLegislative Party leaderBhupinder Singh Hooda (GarhiSampla-Kiloi), Randeep SinghSurjewala (Kaithal), KiranChoudhary (Tosham) andKuldeep Bishnoi (Adampur).

Besides, JJP's DushyantChautala (Uchana Kalan),INLD''s Abhay Singh Chautala(Ellenabad), State BJP chiefSubhash Barala (Tohana), lonewoman Minister Kavita Jain(Sonipat), ministers Ram BilasSharma (Mahendergarh), AnilVij (Ambala Cantt), O PDhankar (Badli) and Capt

Abhimanyu (Narnaund) are alsoin the fray.

The BJP has fielded threesportspersons-Babita Phogat(Dadri), Yogeshwar Dutt(Baroda in Sonipat) and SandeepSingh (Pehowa)—besidesTikTok artist Sonali Phogat(Adampur).

The main contest is seenbetween the BJP, Congress andthe Jannayak Janata Party.

BSP, AAP, INLD-SAD com-bine, Swaraj India and theLoktantra Suraksha Party (LSP)have thrown the hat into the ring,though none of them is fightingon all 90 seats.

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There are a few problems thatLaal Kaptaan has. First, thelook that Saif Ali Khan

supports. While the make-upartist who painstakingly workedon giving this look to the actor,there is need to understand thatthere is no need to copy. Someelements are familiar — inspiredfrom Captain Jack Sparrow. We fellin love with that look but it

doesn’t mean we want itreplicated.

Second, from the openingscene we understood that thefilm is about revenge and thatthe victim needs to meet hisMaker in the manner that wasavowed. What follows in thenext 155 minutes leads to sheerboredom.

Third, the storyline is weakand is stretched out. Some slickediting could have taken LaalKaptaan on a fastrack.

Fourth, a big

disappointment is Manav Vijwho spends the entire timegrunting and nothing mucheven though he has so muchscreen presence.

Director Navdeep Singhmay not have been to tell acompelling story of revenge bykeeping it on a fasttrack with abackdrop in 18th Century buthe does manage to redeemhimself by keeping theaudience guessing how a boywho was strung up on a treeand assumed dead managed to

survive just to spend the next25 years hunting for the manwho betrayed the entire nationagainst a war with firangis.

Then there is the fact thatthere are no songs. While thestory has been told a thousandtimes and we know that thehero will win, yet one is gluedto the seat due to some greatperformance by Saif Ali whodons a new look and plays aNaga sadhu helms and powersthis film.

Another person who needsa special mention here isDeepak Dobriyal who plays themad-hatter tracker isabsolutely brilliant.

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Malificent is back; the evil witch is back; her wrath in fullform against the human race. In the middle of all this is

her Goddaughter— a human — whom she raised as her own.Those who watched Part 1 would have a fair idea of what ishappening here. Familiar faces and certain references to whathappened earlier, (Maleficent), make it a rad easier to followthe thread in thus one. However, fret not if one has not seenthe earlier movie.

Malificent:Mistress of Evil can be enjoyed even otherwise suchis the storytelling by director Robert Stromberg.

But that is not the only good thing about this film. It is fullof colour, the brilliant, vibrant and wonderful hues that exist inNature. Add the fairies, pixies and all creatures magical and thereis a heady combination of wonder that keeps you in a story thatis nothing new new but told excellently. It is a fight of good overevil. No guesses who wins and yet one watches with baited breathfor what is to come.

Angelina Jolie as Malificent is brilliant. Her attempts andrehearsal to smile and be pleasant to her Goddaughter’s wouldbe in-laws is not only sweet but makes one smile as well. Hergetting teary eyed at the climax is the icing on the cake. MichellePfeiffer as the Queen of Ulstead is just as good.

What makes this film a must for those who love Natureis that there is a message that this one has to convey — Manis the evil here, ruining Nature. But all is not lost here. Thereis time. Humans need to find a way to co-exist with Natureotherwise it is bound to destroy us.

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and one of the mostentertaining character

in &TV’s rib-tickling showBhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hain. MeetAnokhe Lal Saxena akaSaanand Verma, who havenever feared challenges in hislife.

Verma has been receivingimmense love and appreciationfor playing Saxenaji, however

doing TV was not on his cardsuntil he had an encounter withthe show’s director ShashankBahl.

“I never wanted to do TV.My aim was to pave my way intoBollywood. Therefore, I didn’twant to expose myself much atthat time because then you getrestricted to TV. One fine day, Icame in contact with ShashankBahl and I started doing FIR.The reason I chose the show wasbecause it gave me space to hidemy identity as I had to playdifferent characters in disguisefor different episodes. After theshow got off-air, Shashankoffered me to play Saxenaji in hisnew show. I wasn’t sure of takingit up. But, once I read the scriptand got to know about mycharacter, there was no reason toturn down the offer. It was thecharacter which was neverplayed on screen before and Iwas blessed to have gotten theopportunity to play such acharacter,” he says.

Verma believes that adirector is like the captain of theship. If the director is good, theend results will definitely begood. “During the shoot,Shashank not only help usimprovise our characters but hetries to bring out the best of thescript. It is all about team work.If you see my character closely,the punch line is ‘I like it’. Theline and when Saxenaji rolls hiseyes was Shashank's brainchildand I gave it the right tone. So,definitely a director's part is of

immense importance butwhen you work together on aproject, it all depends on teamwork. We all do newimprovisations in ourcharacters on a daily basis andthe learning process is neverending,” he tells you.

Verma is all praise for hisdirector and believes that he isthe most funny person on thesets. “The atmosphere on thesets is very light-hearted andthe credit goes to Shashank. Hetries his best to make everyonefeel comfortable on the sets. Hegives the script a vision andalmost 40 per cent of thecomical elements are added byhim in the final script. Apartfrom him, I am the mostmazakiya person on the sets. Imake sure that everyone islaughing and is in a happymood during shooting,” hetells you.

But, as everything comeswith a price, to reach thisstage in his life, Verma too hadto make several sacrifices. “Icome from a humblebackground. There were timeswhen my family didn't havemoney to eat. But as timepasses, those time passed too.I went on to study andeventually got a job in a MNC.I worked with the company fornine years and there was a timewhen I had a package of �50lakh per annum. But, I wasn’tsatisfied with my work. It feltlike something is missing andthat was acting. Since mychildhood, I was alwaysinterested in performing arts.Then one fine day, I decided toquit my job and go on topursue acting. I had a house inMumbai, which in itself was a

big thing. But I had to pay thehome loan, with the PF moneythat I got after quitting my job,I paid my house loan. I was leftshort on money. I had to sellmy car because I wasn’t in aposition to pay the EMIs. Isuffered from a financialcrunch again during that time,”he recalls.

Leaving behind aluxurious lifestyle and startingeverything from the scratchwas not a piece of cake. “I hadnever travelled in Mumbai’slocal trains. The first day whenI was going for auditions, Itried to board a train, I wasshocked to see the situation. Iknew I couldn’t do that. Ithought of commuting by bus,which again was a tedioustask. Affording a rickshaw ora taxi was not in my budget soI decided to walk to theaudition venue. I used to walkalmost 14 hours a day,” he tellsyou.

Now, after 10 years, Vermafeels blessed to have got theopportunity to play some ofthe best roles which people stillcherish. Tharki Patel inPataakha (his first film aslead), Satyanarayan Dubey inApharan and the most recenthostel staff in Chhichhorewhere though the role wassmall but a prominent one, hebelieves.

His approach towardsacting is to get into the skin ofthe characters.

“For me, there is noexistence of Saanand Verma. Iam just the characters that Iplay. I am nothing apart fromthat. I believe in living andfeeling my characters.Whenever you are playingintense characters for instanceSaxenaji, you have to be carefulenough to maintain thecomical timings and to expressyour character without losingthe essence of it,” he tells youand adds that when not actinghe is an unpredictable person.Some people think he isarrogant and others that he isa humble and down-to-earthperson. And he loves to remainlike this.

Verma, currently is in talksfor some projects which are notyet finalised. But, definitelygood things are waiting aheadfor him which the audiencewill get to know about soon.

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As the political tussle heatsup ahead of polling on

October 21, Chief Ministerand BJP contestant fromKarnal, Manohar Lal Khattar isa confident man now and hasbeen using every tool at his dis-posal, from social media tocrowded election rallies, todrive his re-election pitch.

The BJP is looking at a "his-toric win" for the chief minis-ter in the assembly electionwith a margin of more than100,000 votes, as the oppositionappears to have given up on theKarnal seat.

The main face of BJP’scampaign for the Haryanaassembly elections, Khattar,has been touring the entirestate to campaign for party can-didates. Given his schedule, theCM has not been able to devoteas much time to campaign inhis own assembly seat, Karnal,and this is where support fromwithin the saffron party ishelping him.

The BJP came to power onits own in Haryana for the firsttime in 2014, winning 47 of the90 seats with a vote share of33.2 per cent. Khattar contest-ed his first election and wasalso the party’s first chief min-ister in Haryana. In the 2019Lok Sabha elections, the party’svote share jumped to morethan 58 per cent in the state andit won all 10 parliamentaryconstituencies. This time, theBJP is eyeing more than 75seats in the 90-member stateassembly and has given the slo-gan “Ab ki baar 75 paar”.

The Indian National LokDal (INLD), which won thesecond highest number of seatsin the 2014 assembly polls, hasnot fielded any candidate

against chief minister onKarnal seat.

Khattar (65), former RSS'pracharak' said the state BJPgovernment worked on theprinciple of "Haryana Ek,Haryanvi Ek" (united Haryana,united Haryanvis) to takeeveryone along the path of thedevelopment. He says that hisrivals long mocked him as an“anari” before acknowledginghim as a “khiladi” after seeinghis government’s performance,but he would like to shun themonikers of novice and playerto just be a “sevak”, a servant ofthe people.

Khattar won the election in2014 with a margin of nearly64,000 votes with formerCongress leader and two-timeMLA from Karnal, Jai PrakashGupta finishing second whilecontesting as an independent.Gupta joined the BJP earlierthis year and is now activelypart of the CM’s campaign inthe constituency while Khattaris on a whirlwind tour of thestate. Earlier, Sumita Singh ofthe Congress had won fromKarnal in the 2005 and 2009polls.

The Congress has nowfielded Tarlochan Singh, for-mer chairman of the stateminority commission, and theJannayak Janta Party (JJP) hasgiven a ticket to Tej BahadurYadav. Then a BSF constable,Yadav made headlines in 2017when he uploaded videos onsocial media complainingabout the quality of food servedin the force. Later, he was dis-missed from the BSF. TejBahadur had sought to contestagainst Prime MinisterNarendra Modi in the LokSabha polls from Varanasi in2019, but his nomination wasrejected by the Election

Commission.Khattar has not cam-

paigned much in the con-stituency, coming only to filehis nomination and for anevent on Dussehra. The stateunit of the BJP has launched acampaign, ‘Main Bhi Manohar’(I, too, am Manohar), withyoung party activists cam-paigning in Karnal sporting theslogan and pictures of the CM.

A BJP leader said, “Themood in Karnal reflects in theentire “GT Belt” of the state,from Sonepat to Panipat,Karnal and Kuruksehtra, aregion which the party hadswept in 2014 as well.” He saidthat a core committee, a fewsub-commitees, 100 activemembers and 5,000 panna pra-mukhs (page in-charges) areholding the fort for Khattar inhis absence from Karnal andhave been working out of a warroom in the City. As he is busymost of the day, Khattar dis-cusses the Karnal campaignwith his committee members atmidnight or in the wee hours.

In the last 10 months,Khattar has managed to neu-tralise the Opposition by get-ting INLD leader ManojWadhwa, the husband of AshaWadhwa who finished secondin the mayoral polls, to join theBJP. Jai Prakash Gupta, theCongress candidate pitchedagainst Khattar in the 2014polls, has also joined the party.A section of Karnal, whichsought to dismiss Khattar as anoutsider five years ago, hasfinally warmed up to him.

Sohan Singh, residentKarnal city said that Khattar isan honest Chief Minister. Thecity has developed under hiswatch. Roads have beenrepaired, drainage revamped,traffic policemen are doing

their job and the city is clean-er than ever. We used to beflooded with dengue cases,but this year we haven’t heardof any.” Aman Chowdhary ofthe same city said the CMenjoyed huge popularity inKarnal and that the politicalmood was “completely one-sided”. Karnal is regarded asa clean city and is one amongthe 100 chosen by the Centreto be developed as 'SmartCities'.Khattar has been cred-ited with improving civicinfrastructure and sanitationin Karnal, he added.

Sumitra Manchanda, res-ident of Karnal city and stu-dent of Panjab University(PU) said, “CM Khattar hasdone nothing. I couldn’t get ajob. There has been job crisis inthe market. I will think twicebefore vote for him.” Anurag,another PU student said thatChief Minister has made apply-ing for jobs ‘more difficult’. “Isaw on YouTube that now youwill have to clear an exam toeven fill up the job applicationform.”

Confident of returning topower for a second term inoffice, Khattar said his recentrallies that his government ranthe state untainted by corrup-

tion or bias towards any caste.In the last lap of his hectic cam-paign for the state assemblyelections, Khattar said that theBJP will receive support fromall communities.

Moving towards electionday with the slogan “Ab ki baar75 paar”, Khattar said the BJPgovernment in Haryana hadworked for the overall devel-opment of the state without anybiases. “We ran the governmentin a transparent manner in lastfive years…and ensured allaround development of thestate…without any biastowards any specific caste,” he

said."BJP is getting over-

whelming support from allsections of the people in thestate and will come back topower with thumping majori-ty,” he said, adding that the peo-ple of the state had rejected theopposition’s caste-based nega-tive politics. Khattar, who iscrisscrossing the state and trav-elling more than 400 km daily,said the BJP gave a stable,honest and development-ori-ented government in the pastfive years without indulging infavouritism and nepotism.

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Punjab Chief MinisterAmarinder Singh on

Saturday concluded the elec-tioneering for Monday’s bypollwith total confidence of a clearCongress victory in all fourconstituencies, trashing Akalichief Sukhbir Badal’s charges ofno development in Punjabunder the current regime.

During a Mukerian road-show, the Chief Ministerridiculed Sukhbir’s statementthat he (Amarinder) was notaccessible to the people, andpointed to the surging crowdsto counter the Akali leader’sclaims that his roadshows hadreceived poor public response.

“Sukhbir is either blind or isdoing an ostrich act to avoidfacing the harsh reality that thepeople have rejected him andhis party,” said Amarinder.

The entire Akali leadershipis a spent force, and now theyhave nothing but lies to give tothe people, the Chief Ministerasserted

He assured the people thathe would take care of the con-stituency as his own, and takeforward the vision charted byex-MLA Rajnish Kumar Babbi,who had passed way after aprolonged illness. Babbi’s wifeand current Congress candi-date Indu Bala will translate allthe promises made by him tothe people of Mukerian, saidthe Chief Minister.

Confident of a clean sweepin all the four assembly seg-ments headed for voting onMonday, Amarinder said whilevictory and defeat was a way ofpolitics, the mood was clearlyin favour of the Congress. Herejected the suggestion thatDakha and Jalalabad were ̀ hot’seats, saying he did not seethem as unique segments inany way, and did not perceiveeither the BJP or SAD to be astrong opponent in these con-stituencies or in Phagwara andMukerian.

Amarinder, who has beencampaigning in all these seatsfor the past five days, said hestrongly believed that all thefour seats were set for aCongress win, with no other

party standing a chance. Thedevelopment work done byhis government in the past twoand a half months speaks foritself, he said, asserting that thepeople wanted progress, whichthey had discovered that noother party except Congresscould deliver in Punjab.

The chief minister wasaccompanied by PPCCPresident, Sunil Jakhar, CabinetMinister, Tripat Bajwa andother senior leaders in thecampaign.

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Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD) President Sukhbir SinghBadal on Saturday said by stat-ing categorically that the by-

elections’ result would not be areferendum on his govern-

ment the chief minister, CaptAmarinder Singh had admitteddefeat outrightly.

“Also by stating that theCongress party will fulfill itselection manifesto in the next

two years Capt Amarinder hasadmitted that none of thepromises made to the peoplehave been fulfilled till now,” hesaid, alleging that there wascomplete failure of all the threeroadshows organized by him

which were attendedby security personnelin the absence of peo-ple.

Badal said ‘bhaicharaksanjh’ would triumph in the by-elections with the people repos-ing faith in the SAD-BJPalliance. He said Punjabisunderstood that they had beendeceived by Capt Amarinderand his false oath in the nameof holy Gutka Sahib and ‘cha-ran’ of Sri Guru Gobind SinghJi. “People know that path-

breaking development coupledwith unique social welfare ben-efits had been initiated underthe leadership of Parkash SinghBadal’s government.

He said the Congress gov-ernment stopped all develop-ment work immediately aftertaking over the reins of theState. Money sent to villages bythe previous SAD-BJP gov-ernment was recalled. In thelast nearly three years theCongress government has dis-criminated against each andevery section of society. Farmerloans were not waived leadingto 1400 suicides. The youthwho were promised Ghar Gharnaukari have not been givenany government jobs. Dalitstudents have been deprived of

SC scholarships. Girls are notgetting cycles. School childrenare not getting mid-day meals.Employees are being deniedDearness Allowance even ascontractual employees are notbeing regularised.

Asking the people to teacha lesson to the corruptCongress government whichhad created lawlessness in theState and was discriminatingagainst the Dalits and backwardclasses, Badal said “this is theonly way to give a jolt to thisgovernment and force it to ful-fill the promises made to thepeople.

The by-elections are goingto be held on the assembly seatsof Phagwara, Dakha, Mukerianand Jalalabad on October 21.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi onSaturday targeted the Congress for

the second consecutive day inHaryana campaign, alleging that theirwrong policies had destroyed thenation and injustice was continuous-ly done with Jammu & Kashmir.

Addressing two rallies on thelast day of campaigning, Modi tar-geted the party on Article 370, sayingit was a temporary provision, but for70 years the Congress did nothingabout it.

“I ended this temporary provision.When you made me permanent forfive years, why would I allow this tem-porary thing,” he asked. The PrimeMinister said four lakh KashmiriPandits were forced to leave theirhomes in the Valley. He also targetedthe Congress on the KartarpurCorridor issue, saying that for 70 yearsthe devotees had to seek ‘darshan’ ofthe Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara usingbinoculars. He said the inability tobring the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwarainto the Indian territory duringPartition was a mistake.

Modi announced a movement to

eradicate drug menace. He said thatthe youth that is getting addicted todrugs whom, his government willbring back to mainstream under theproject of “Yuva fit India”. With theyouth of Haryana winning over thedrug addiction will become an idealfor whole country.

He said that Pakistan has beentrying to disturb our country bysending terrorists. Having failed to sat-isfy its urge, Pakistan is now sendingloads of Drugs in the country to spoilour youth. The PM called upon theyouth of the country not to fell in thetrap and teach a lesson to Pakistan bydefeating it on this front too.

He said that as the people ofHaryana made the mission of BetiBachao Beti Padhao, he is verymuch confident that they will alsomake the mission of ‘Fit India’ anddefeat the drug attack of the enemy.

The Prime Minister said that thewhole world is celebrating the 550thPrakash parv of Guru Nanakdevji. BJPgovernment is trying its best to makethis moment historical that wholeworld would be remembering forev-er. He said that the highway con-structed at Kapurthala would beknown by the name of Guru

Nanakdevji.He said that the plight of viewing

the Gurughar by binoculars is goingto end soon. Had the previous gov-ernments taken the matter on theiragenda this discomfort of the devoteesfor the last 70 years would haveended even prior to BJP government.But now the plight is over since theKartarpur Corridor is nearing com-pletion. On this matter he also allegedCongress of not taking the issue at theright stage. Because at the time of divi-sion of the country, the Gurugharmerely at four kilometers from Indiawould have been included in the

Indian territory. It is because Congressnever had respect for religious feelingsand emotions of the people of India.He said that same was the thoughtlevel of Congress in case of Jammuand Kashmir.

PM said that the water flowingfrom the rivers of India to Pakistanwill be diverted towards the fields ofHaryana as the farmers of our coun-try has a right on it. He also referredthe revival of Saraswati river inHaryana by the ManoharGovernment. He reminded the peo-ple that understanding the value ofwater, his government has created aseparate Ministry for water. For ensur-ing that each household gets its shareof water, a project of Rs.350000 croresis proposed. Talking of the interests ofthe farmers, Modi said that theincome of the farmers will be doubledby 2022 for which Government isworking on some projects. He saidthat the process has already been start-ed and the money has been startedcoming to the bank account of thefarmers. Free vaccination of the cat-tle is already under progress. Pensionscheme for traders and farmers attain-ing age of 60 years is already startedunder which they are getting an

amount of Rs.3000 per month.Prime Minister said that the

youth of the state were also beingcheated by the previous governments.Government jobs were allocated onthe policy of favoritism. But with theBJP coming to power the jobs aregiven on the basis of merit.

PM also talked about the numberof scams that featured during theregime of congress in Haryana. Hesaid that the corruption was so highthat congress family used the Haryanaland to cultivate money and not crop.He also commented on the JJP andINELO. He said that the people whoused to take Haryana their own fort,are not able to solve their infight. Itis not the fight for the interest of thestate but for self interest.

Modi reminded people that in theyear 2013, he promised to resolve theissue of OROP for defence personnel.On attaining majority, he took thematter on priority and got it passed.

Speaking in Rewari, PM said thatthe land is of great freedom fighterRao Tularam. He said that he start-ed his election campaign in 2013 fromRewari. He said that Bajra and Chachof this land kept me energetic enoughto keep moving forward.

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In a bid to make full proofarrangement, over 75,000

police personnel have beenmobilised as part of the secu-rity arrangements for theOctober 21 Haryana Assemblyelection, State police chief Manoj Yadava said onSaturday.

In a statement here, thedirector general of police saidthe force has taken all measuresto ensure that the election iscarried out in a peaceful man-ner. As part of election pre-paredness, the neighbouringstates will also deploy maxi-

mum force in their territory toensure sealing of inter-stateborders before the polls, hesaid.

All the Range ADGPs andIGs, commissioners of policeand district superintendentsof police have already beeninstructed to leave no stoneunturned for maintaining lawand order at their respectiveplaces of postings.

Giving details about thesecurity arrangement,Additional Director General ofPolice (Law and Order)Navdeep Singh Virk said 130companies of Central ArmedPolice Forces have been

deployed in every nook andcorner of the state.

Additionally, 26,896 statepolice personnel, 22,806 homeguard volunteers, 7,936 specialpolice officers and 6,001 policetrainees are on poll duty toensure tight vigil and securityat all polling stations in thestate, he said.

Virk said 21 senior policeofficers along with additionalforces have been deputed indifferent districts apart fromthose already posted there todeal with any law and order sit-uation.

Monitoring has been inten-sified by the flying squads and

other surveillance teams toprevent violation of model

code of conduct especially dis-tribution of cash, liquor and

other inducements, the policeofficer said.

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Despite the BJP seeminglydoing well all over the

state, Narnaund seems to be aslightly difficult proposition forthe party candidate andHaryana Finance MinisterCapt Abhimanyu.

In this Assembly election2019, it is BJP versus JJP in theprimarily rural Jat-dominatedAssembly segment in Hisardistrict with state’s FinanceMinister Capt Abhimanyumaking a spirited effort toretain the seat on developmentplank. JJP has named RamKumar Gautam, former BJPleader who was an MLA in2005 from this seat.

“People have made uptheir mind to give anotherterm to the Chief Minister asthe State is achieving newheights. The opposition partiesincluding the Congress, INLDand the newly floated JJP arein a disarray and unable to givea fight to the BJP,” Abhimanyuclaimed.

The caste arithmeticfavours Capt Abhimanyuwith over 45 per centamong the total votersbelonging to the minister’sJat community.Abhimanyu, however,downplayed the role of thecaste, claiming that theBJP believed in the princi-ple of ‘Haryana ek,Haryanvi ek’.

What seems to havecemented the mistrust forBJP is the February 2016Jat reservation agitation.During the Jat reservationprotests, Abhimanyu's

house in Rohtak was burntdown by protestors. InNarnaund, home constituencyof BJP Jat leader and Haryana’sfinance minister CaptainAbhimanyu, the angst is evi-dent.

Attacking the Congress,Abhimanyu had earlier saidthe violence during the Jat stirin the State was not caste-basedor related to the issue of reser-vation, but the leaders of theCongress had used the youthof the state to spread unprece-dented political and criminalviolence in a well planned

manner. “Former chief minis-ter Bhupinder Singh Hooda,had mentioned his kinshipwith Sudeep Kalkal, whoallegedly masterminded theconspiracy to set his Rohtakhome ablaze. Hooda shouldexplain his business and fam-ily ties with Sudeep Kalkal,who gave him a job in theagency of Ford, who got hiswife appointed in KhanpurCollege, who got his mother-in-law appointed as member ofConsumer Forum and whoinstigated the riots after gath-ering 35 community membersand lawyers," Abhimanyu hadsaid earlier.

Moreover, a part of theHisar district of Haryana, thisconstituency is certainly a oneof the prestigious seats con-sidering the importance itholds in the assembly polls.Abhimanyu faces a challengethis time from all threeOpposition parties after hewon by a small margin ofabout 5,500 votes in the 2014polls by defeating the INLDcandidate.

In a damage control exer-cise after party nomineeBrijendra Singh trailed in theNarnaund Assembly segmentof the Hisar Lok Sabha seat inthe 2019 Lok Sabha polls,Abhimanyu, motivated partyworkers to turn the trailinginto a big lead in the Assemblyelections. At a workers’ meet-ing in Narnaund town, hesaid there was no need to getdemotivated by the slenderlead achieved by rival JannayakJanta Party candidateDushyant Chautala over theBJP candidate from the seg-ment. “I am sure the BJP willwin by a margin of 30,000votes over its rivals inNarnaund in the Assemblypolls. Dushyant had also taken

a lead of 43,000 votes in the2014 Lok Sabha when he wenton to win the elections. But inthe Assembly polls held afterfour months, voters ensuredthe BJP’s victory,” saidAbhimanyu.

In his election rally,Abhimanyu said that the BJPis going to win 75 per cent ofthe seats in the Jat-dominatedregion of the State and willsweep the districts of Hisar andJind. “It is a ‘false propoganda’of the Opposition parties thatthe Jats don’t vote for the BJPin Haryana. Party will win allseats in Hisar and Jind andmost of the seats in Rohtak,Sonipat and Jhajjar," he added.He said that he results of theLok Sabha polls just fourmonths ago showed that Jatsand all other communities areagainst dynasty politics inHaryana of the Hooda father-son duo and are with the BJPgovernment.

Abhimanyu said there"was absolutely no competi-tion" and dismissed the chal-lenge from the Jat-centric partyof JJP led by DushyantChautala, claiming that "theJJP will not win even a singleseat in Haryana".

Dr Anand Kumar,Associated Professor, Instituteof Integrated and HonoursStudies, KurukshetraUniversity said that JJP isbanking on dominant Jat votesas it had made inroads into theJat community, the vote bankwhich was once with their par-ent organisation — INLD.

JJP leader Gautam, aprominent non-Jat leader, alsoseems to be banking on thecaste calculations. Besidesdevelopment, the BJP is alsohoping to get votes on thenational issues like abrogationof Article 370 and its cadrevote. The BJP could not do wellin Jat dominated area in the2014 assembly elections butwon all the 10 Lok Sabha seatsin Haryana in 2019. Hoodahimself lost from Sonipat by ahuge margin of over 1.5 lakhvotes while his son DeependerHooda lost from Rohtak. Thiselection is going to very inter-esting and close contestedbetween BJP leader and JJPcandidate is expected, he said.

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Chandigarh: It is a vote for real-istic versus populist poll promis-es in the election to 90-memberAssembly in Haryana, where theruling BJP and the oppositionCongress are locked in a straightcontest.

Riding high on pro-incum-bency and the Modi wave, BJPChief Minister Manohar LalKhattar believes he will take hisparty's tally to '75 plus' from thepresent 47 legislators, whileCongress' two-time Chief

Minister Bhupinder SinghHooda has been raising thepitch against unemployment,law and order and lack of devel-opment. The other oppositionparties in the fray are twoprominent regional politicaloutfits -- the Indian NationalLok Dal (INLD) and its break-away the Jannayak Janata Party,the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP),the Swaraj India and the AamAadmi Party (AAP).

With no promises to waive

farm debt or job reservations forwomen, the Bharatiya JanataParty (BJP) says its 25-page'Sankalp Patra' titled 'MhareSapne Ka Haryana' is more real-istic and practical than its rivalCongress' "populist" manifesto.

Focusing on farmers,labourers, youth and industri-alists, the saffron party manifestopledges to give an interest-freecrop loan of up to Rs 3 lakh tofarmers and promises to com-plete a target of Rs 5,000 crore

interest and penalty waiver oncrop loans taken from cooper-ative banks. The BJP has alsopromised to give collateral-freeloan of up to Rs 3 lakh to peo-ple belonging to the ScheduledCastes and free education to twogirls from families whose totalannual income is less than Rs 1.8lakh. The Congress is trying towoo the youth, farmers andwomen with the promise of anallowance of Rs 10,000 permonth to all unemployed post-graduates and Rs 7,000 to allunemployed undergraduates inits manifesto.

It has promised 33% reser-vation to women in governmentjobs and 50 per cent reservationin Panchayati Raj Institutions, inmunicipal corporations and citycouncils if it is voted to powerin the State. IANS

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With the Prime MinisterNarendra Modi espous-

ing the nationalism cause byhighlighting the abrogation ofArticle 370 from Jammu &Kashmir during the cam-paigning for Haryana andMaharashtra Assembly pollsscheduled for October 21, theCongress on Saturday sought tocounter it by projecting itsown tough image by pointingout how India under it splitPakistan and createdBangladesh.

"Modi ji only remembers(Article) 370. He does notknow when Pakistan split andwho did it. It was we(Congress) who split Pakistan'sintegral part from it... Wherewere you (Modi) then?" seniorCongress leader Kapil Sibalasked.

"Tell the people of Haryanathat it was because of theCongress that Pakistan's inte-gral part was split from it. Thishappened under the Congressrule. Praise the Congress, butyou don't have the guts to dothat," he said.

Training his guns at Modi,the Congress leader asked whathas the BJP Government underhim done for implementationof Article 47 of the

Constitution which states thatraising the level of nutritionand the standard of living andimproving public health is theduty of the state.

"You only rememberArticle 370 but you do not keepin mind your constitutionalduties. Around 93 per cent chil-dren are not getting propernutrition and your entire focusis on Article 370," he said. "Youare doing this because of theAssembly polls... You do notknow about the people who aresuffering," Sibal said.

He further attacked Modi and Home Minister AmitShah over their remarks thatJammu and Kashmir lagged in development because ofArticle 370.

Citing poverty, infant mor-tality and unemployment rates,along with gross enrolmentratio in higher education andhuman development indexrank of Haryana, Maharashtra,Uttar Pradesh, MadhyaPradesh and Gujarat to Sibalsaid, "These states did not haveArticle 370, but most of thecorresponding figures ofJammu and Kashmir were waybetter."

Referring to data from aUS Customs and BorderProtection report, Sibal claimedthat in the last three years the

number of Indians arrestedfor trying to enter the US ille-gally has "tripled".

This means a lot of poorIndians are leaving the countryin search of employmentopportunities, the Congressleader said, adding, "Modi jiplease respond why is thishappening as you have beenrunning the country for the lastfive-and-half years."

He also took potshots atthe Prime Minister over Indiaranking 102 in the GlobalHunger Index, saying Modishould concentrate less on pol-itics and more on the people ofthe country.

Citing the latest GDPgrowth projections by interna-tional agencies, Sibal said,"Despite India's GDP growthrate slipping to a six-year low of 5 per cent in the April-June quarter, the ModiGovernment

still insists that all is wellwith the country's economyand that it remains among thefastest growing in the world."

"But revised projectionsfor India's GDP growth ratesthis year alone indicate other-wise. In fact, some analystshave dropped growth projec-tions for 2019-20 from 7.5 percent all the way to just 6 percent," he said.

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The Congress on Saturday hitout at Union Minister

Piyush Goyal for his remarks onNobel laureate Abhijit Banerjeewith its leader Priyanka GandhiVadra saying the Government’sjob is to improve the "collaps-ing" economy and not to run a"comedy circus".

Goyal on Friday saidBanerjee supported 'NYAY', aminimum income scheme pro-posed by the Congress, whichwas rejected by the Indian vot-ers and there was no need to"accept what he thinks".

The 'NYAY' scheme wasone of the highlights of theCongress manifesto for theApril-May Lok Sabha polls.

The Union commerce andindustry minister, at a mediabriefing in Pune, also describedBanerjee as a "Left-leaning"person. Lashing out at Goyalfor his remarks, PriyankaGandhi said instead of doingtheir work, BJP leaders are try-

ing to belie the achievements ofothers. The Nobel laureate didhis work honestly and won theNobel Prize, she said in a tweetin Hindi.

"The economy is collapsing.Your job is to improve it, not torun a comedy circus," theCongress general secretary said.

She also tagged a mediareport which claimed that theslowdown in the auto sectorcontinued in September.

Banerjee, an Indian-American who has been criti-cal of the Narendra Modi gov-ernment's economic policies,won the 2019 Nobel Prize forEconomic Sciences.

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Searches in multiple premisesof firms and trusts founded by

spiritual guru 'Kalki' Bhagwan —whose original name is VijayKumar Naidu - have led to thedetection of undisclosed incomeof nearly �500 crore includingunaccounted cash receipts ofabout �409 crore.

A total of �43.9 crore incash and US currency worth�18 crore were seized. Thetotal value of the seizure isabout �93 crore, which includesgold and diamonds, a tax department official release said. About 88 kg ofundeclared gold jewellery, val-ued at �26 crore, diamondsamount to 1,271 carats worthabout �5 crore, have also beenseized.

The raids were conductedafter a tip-off from theIntelligence Bureau that Kalki'sson Krishna is suspected tohave made huge investments inseveral ventures of his associ-ates including real estate withthe use of illegal finance.

Besides the sprawlingheadquarters of Kalki Bhagwannear Chittoor bordering TamilNadu, searches were also on at20 places in Chennai and other

premises in Andhra Pradeshand Telangana.

Around 300 personnel ofIncome Tax (IT) departmentare involved in the searcheswhich commenced early onWednesday morning continuedthrough Thursday and areexpected to last till Friday,officials familiar with thedevelopment maintained.According to IT officials,besides cash, IT officers alsoseized incriminating docu-ments about shady investmentsand purchase of vast tracts ofland in Tamil Nadu and evenin Kenya in violation of rules.

During IT raids, it was found that Krishna alsoruns a few construction firmsin the name of While Lotus,Golden Lotus, Blue Water and Dream View among oth-ers. Krishna, resides inChennai, is said to have invest-ed heavily in the business ven-tures of his associates, whichtoo have come under the scan-ner. According to sources, near-ly 20 of Krishna's businessassociates are under investiga-tion.

The 70-year-old Naidustarted his career in 1971 as aclerk at Life Insurance of Indiaand then joined J

Krishnamurthy Foundationduring the '80s. But he wasexpelled from the foundationand later set up his own trust.

He had gone into hidingfollowing a business failure in1989 and later emerged asLord Vishnu's 10th avatar'Kalki' in Chittoor district ofAndhra Pradesh. He alsoclaimed that his wife was theincarnation of the lord's consort. He got name andfame after many top brasspoliticians, industrialists andcelebrities started coming to hisashram. The Chittoor ashramalso hit the headlines in 2008 when five people died andmany were injured in a stam-pede.

At the ashram, an ordinarydarshan of the couple is pricedat �5000 and special darshan at�50000. Similarly, the medita-tion classes offered at OnenessTemple starts from �50,000onwards and these sessionsattract a huge number of for-eigners.

During the late '90s, theself-proclaimed spiritual leaderset up a campus in Chennaicalled Somamangalam, andalso started 'OnenessUniversity' in Chennai'sVaradaiahpalem.

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As the Government preparesto celebrate the 550th Birth

Anniversary of Guru Nanak,India has invited the heads offoreign missions based in NewDelhi to visit the Golden Templein Amritsar.

"Over 90 Resident Heads ofMissions in New Delhi areexpected to travel to Amritsar on22 October. The visit is beingorganized by the ICCR ( IndianCouncil of Cultural Relations) incollaboration with the state

Government of Punjab and theShiromani GurudwaraParbandhak Committee," theMinistry of External Affairssaid in a statement

The committee is responsi-ble for the management ofGurudwaras in the states ofPunjab, Haryana and HimachalPradesh, besides the Goldentemple in Amritsar.

Hardeep Singh Puri, minis-ter of state for civil aviation,housing and urban affairs andminister of state for commerceand industry and Vinay

Sahasrabuddhe, president,ICCR, will accompany the headsof missions, the statement said.

Guru Nanak Dev's teach-ings of love, peace, equality andbrotherhood have universalappeal and convey the messageof spirituality, humanity, devo-tion and truth," the statementadded. India and Pakistan arealso working on opening theKartarpur corridor to facilitatepilgrims visit Kartarpur SahibGurdwara in the Narowal dis-trict of Pakistan's Punjabprovince.

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Ruling out a separate flagand Constitution for the

Nagas as demanded by theNSCN-IM, the Centre hasmade it clear that the endlessnegotiations with the insurgentgroup under the shadow ofguns were not acceptable.

The Central Governmentis also determined to concludethe 220-year-long peaceprocess without delay, inter-locutor for the Naga talks andNagaland Governor RN Ravisaid in a statement.

Ravi said a mutually

agreed draft comprehensivesettlement, including all thesubstantive issues and compe-tencies, is ready for inking thefinal agreement."Unfortunately at this auspi-cious juncture, the NSCN-IMhas adopted a procrastinatingattitude to delay the settle-ment raising the contentioussymbolic issues of separateNaga national flag and consti-tution on which they are fullyaware of the Government ofIndia's position," the state-ment, issued on Friday night,read.

Ravi's statement bears sig-

nificance as the central gov-ernment on August 5announced abrogation of spe-cial status given to Jammu andKashmir under Article 370and bifurcated the state intoUnion territories.

With the annulment of thespecial status, the separate flagand the Constitution of Jammuand Kashmir cease to exist.The ruling BJP, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and UnionHome Minister Amit Shah onmany occasions had made itclear that they believe in onlyone flag and one Constitutionfor whole India.

Ravi said the NSCN-IMhas "mischievously" dragged inthe Framework Agreement andbegan imputing imaginarycontents to it.

The framework agreementwas signed on August 3, 2015by NSCN-IM general secretaryThuingaleng Muivah and thegovernment's interlocutor Raviin presence of Prime MinisterModi.

Some NSCN-IM leadersthrough various media plat-forms are misleading the peo-ple with "absurd assumptionsand presumptions" over whatthey have already agreed with

the Government of India, he said.

In view of such unfortunateattitude of some NSCN-IMleaders, Ravi held a detailedconsultation meeting with theprimary stakeholders of theNaga society on October 18 inKohima.

The meeting was attendedby the apex leadership of all the14 Naga tribes of Nagaland, allthe minority non-Naga tribesof Nagaland, the NagalandGaon Burha Federation, theNagaland Tribes Council,church leaders and civil societyorganisations.

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India will host the 91stInterpol General Assembly in

2022 after a proposal in thisregard was cleared with "over-whelming support" from mem-bers countries of the interna-tional police cooperation body.According to an Ministry ofHome Affairs press note, vot-ing in this regard took placetoday at the 88th GeneralAssembly of the Interpol atSantiago Chile with India win-ning with an overwhelmingmajority. The Interpol is aninternational organisation with194 member-states and has100 years of experience ofinternational cooperation inPolicing.

Home Minister Amit Shahhad proposed to host theGeneral Assembly in India toInterpol Secretary GeneralJurgen Stock when the two methere on August 30. The biggest

congregation of law enforce-ment officers will coincidewith country's 75thIndependence anniversary cel-ebrations, they said.

The officials said that theCentral Bureau of Investigation(CBI) Director Rishi KumarShukla moved this proposalbefore the 88th GeneralAssembly in Santiago, Chilewhich got over Friday, theysaid.

The CBI represents theInterpol in India as the coun-try's National Central Bureau.

India will get a chance tohost the General Assembly ofInternational Criminal PoliceOrganisation (Interpol) after 25years since 1997 when it washosted here, the officials said.

Delhi Police commission-er Amulya Patnaik andMadhya Pradesh Police chief VK Singh also accompanied theCBI director at the generalassembly, which got over on

Friday.The general assembly of

Interpol is an annual exercisehosted by member countries.All major decisions affectinggeneral policy, the resourcesneeded for international coop-eration, working methods andfinances are deliberated anddiscussed by representatives.

Based in Lyon, France,Interpol is an internationalpolice cooperation organisationwith 194 member states and100 years of experience ofinternational cooperation inpolicing.

The organisation has 90-million records spread across17 database.

Equipped with secure glob-al data communication chan-nel I-24/7, incident responseteams, command and controlcentre, a worldwide network ofNCBs, the organisation assistslaw enforcement agencies ofmember countries.

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The DNA TechnologyRegulation Bill, which seeks

to control the use of DNA tech-nology for establishing theidentity of a person, has beenreferred to a ParliamentaryStanding Committee for exam-ination, the Lok SabhaSecretariat has said.

The bill that seeks to con-trol the use and application ofthe deoxyribonucleic acid(DNA) technology for estab-lishing the identity of certaincategories of persons, includingoffenders, victims, suspectsand undertrials, was passed bythe Lok Sabha in July.

The bill has been referredto the Parliamentary StandingCommittee on Science andTechnology, Environment andForests by Rajya SabhaChairman M Venkaiah Naidu.

"Members are informed

that the Chairman, Rajya Sabhain consultation with theSpeaker, Lok Sabha has referredthe DNA Technology (Use andApplication) Regulation Bill,2019, as introduced in LokSabha, to the StandingCommittee on Science andTechnology, Environment andForests for examination andreport within three months,"the Lok Sabha secretariat saidin a bulletin on Friday.

The chairman of the com-mittee, Congress leader JairamRamesh, has invited suggestionsfrom the public on the Bill.

A similar bill was passed inthe Lok Sabha in January lastyear but it could not be clearedin the Rajya Sabha. The bill hadthen lapsed with the dissolutionof the previous Lok Sabha.

The bill provides for estab-lishment of a national DNAdata bank and regional DNAdata banks.

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Prime Minister NarendraModi on Saturday met

Bollywood actors and film-makers, including Shah RukhKhan and Aamir Khan, to dis-cuss initiatives to mark the150th birth anniversary ofMahatma Gandhi.

In an interaction with themat his official residence here, theprime minister said severalpeople from the world of filmsand television have been doinggreat work when it comes topopularising the ideals ofGandhi. Referring to Gandhi,he said the power of creativityis immense and it is essential toharness this spirit of creativityfor the nation.

Among others present inthe meeting were SonamKapoor, Kangana Ranaut, direc-tors Rajkumar Hirani,Rajkumar Santoshi, AshwiniIyer Tiwari, Nitesh Tiwari and

producers Ekta Kapoor, BoneyKapoor and Jayantilal Gada.

The prime minister point-ed out that members of the filmindustry had come with a lot ofsuggestions.

"I am happy to share thatwe have addressed them toensure more people can see thebrilliant work done by our filmpersonalities," the prime min-ister's office said in a series oftweets quoting him.

During the course of inter-

action, the prime ministerurged those present to encour-age tourism in the country.

The prime minister told thegathering that they do greatwork but perhaps they are notaware of its global influence."Your work has reached allcorners of the world. On thepart of the government, I amhappy to help in anyway toensure maximum impact ofyour creative initiatives," Modisaid.

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Lawyers representing "RamLalla Virajman", or the

infant Lord Ram, in the polit-ically sensitive RamJanmbhoomi - Babri Masjidcase filed a relief affidavitwith the Supreme Court onSaturday, asking that the dis-puted land be handed over forthe construction of a RamTemple.

The group's lawyersargued the Muslim petitionerswere entitled to neither landnor equitable relief as theBabri Masjid no longer exists. The lawyers also saidthe Nirmohi Akhara shouldnot be awarded the landbecause it had questionedwhether Ram Janmasthan -the birthplace of Lord Ram -could be considered a juristicentity.

"Ayodhya is a sacred placeand it is a place of pilgrimage.It is the faith of the Hindusthat Ayodhya has divine andspiritual significance even inthe absence of temple or idol,"

the Hindu group said in itsaffidavit.

"Reconstructing themosque at the disputed site isinequitable, unjust and con-trary to Hindu Dharma,Islamic Law and all principlesof justice. The area which isunder dispute is one integralunit and is indivisible, so thewhole area should be given tooffer worship at RamJanmasthan," the affidavitread.

Muslim parties also submitted a relief to theSupreme Court today but did done so in a sealed coverafter divisions within theSunni Waqf Board wereexposed this week. However,lawyers for the Hindu groupobjected.

“Moulding of Relief ' givenin sealed cover by Muslimpetitioners is not permissible.This encourages address to thecourt in secrecy and keepsother parties in the dark. Itprejudices the rights of otherpetitioners," the lawyers saidtoday.

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In view of Assembly polls onMonday in neighbouring

State Haryana, Delhi Policeon Saturday has increased vig-ilance along the city borders.

According to a seniorpolice official, police teamshave started checking of vehi-cles along the Delhi-Haryanaborder in order to prevent thetransportation of illicit liquorduring dry days in the poll-bound State.

"Generally in elections, theborders are sealed 24 hoursbefore the conduct of polls butthis time Delhi Police havestarted it early and intensifiedthe checking," said ShaliniSingh, Joint Commissioner ofPolice, Western Range.

The polls to the 90-mem-ber assembly will be held onOctober 21 and the resultswill be declared on October 24.

On October 18 night,Police Control Room (PCR)van patrolling near DelhiHirankundna area, adjacent toHaryana border nabbed a 20

year-old bootlegger with 444quarters of illicit liquor in hispossession.

The man identified asSaurabh, a resident of Delhi'sBudh Vihar area, was nabbedat around 9:40 PM on Friday.

"PCR vans deputed on theborders areas are keeping eyeon each and every vehiclespassing through the border. OnFriday night PCR van in thearea observed that an auto-rickshaw coming from TikriBorder, seeing police took a u-turn and sped away. Findingactivity suspicious police teamon PCR followed the auto-rick-shaw and stopped it," saidSharat Kumar Sinha, theDeputy Commissioner ofPolice (DCP), PCR.

"On checking of the vehi-cle police team recovered nineboxes of illicit liquor contain-ing 444 quarters. The manwas handed over to Mundkapolice station and a case undersection 33/38/58 of DelhiExcise Act was also registeredagainst the accused," the DCPadded.

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The Delhi Cabinet onSaturday has cleared a pro-

posal of its environmentdepartment to carry out a massawareness campaign on pollu-tion and pollution-controlmeasures. The Cabinet hasapproved an expenditure of �36crore from the Budget of theDirectorate of Information andPublicity (DIP) towards themass awareness campaignsmentioned above.

"One of the challengesfaced by any government insuch a situation is regardingcompliance and participationof the citizens in such emer-gency measures as these oftenintrude upon the regular day-to-day life of people and hencemass awareness campaign isnecessary," Delhi Governmentsaid.

It is pertinent to mentionhere that level of harmful pol-lutants have recorded threetimes higher than their pre-scribed standards. Center runpollution monitoring agencySAFAR advised masses to keepdoor and windows closed ofhomes and office to avoid

exposure. Central pollutionControl Board (CPCB) alsorecommends corporateemployees to work from home.

"Air pollution is one of themost serious public health con-cerns faced by the citizens ofDelhi. Rising pollution levels,especially in the winter months,affects the health of all citizensbut especially that of childrenand senior citizens," DelhiGovernment said in a state-ment.

While Delhi governmenthas claimed 25 percent reduc-tion in air pollution but due tounfavorable Meteorologicalconditions and stubble burn-ing, Delhi has recorded high-er levels of PM 2.5 in city

atmosphere. "One of the major reasons

behind this increase in pollu-tion levels is the stubble burn-ing that happens in the neigh-bouring states of Delhi, some-thing over which theGovernment of NCT of Delhihas no control. Therefore, theonly option available to thepeople of Delhi are emergencymeasures to severely cut downon any sources of pollutionemanating from Delhi, as wellas to find mechanisms bywhich people can cope with therising pollution levels," Delhigovernment said in a state-ment.

To encourage people not tofire crackers on Diwali, AAPGovernment is arranging alaser show as a communityDiwali celebration in CentralPark. "Various measures beingtaken by the Government ofNCT of Delhi include Odd-Even rule from 4th-15thNovember, distribution of freemasks to citizens of Delhi viaschool children, as well asencouraging a cracker-freeDiwali by organising a lasershow ," Delhi government saidin an official statement.

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Over 250 people participated in the Delhi

edition of the global Walk for Freedom to raise awarenessagainst human trafficking. The event is happening for thefirst time in the nationalCapital.

According to a statementreleased by an NGO, Delhi and nine other Indian cities,along with 450 locations across 50 countries, simulta-neously hosted the global, silentWalk for Freedom in publicspaces on Saturday.

More than 4,600 people participated in the walk in 10 Indian cities, itsaid.

Over 250 citizens from corporates, colleges andNGOs participated to raiseawareness about human traf-ficking at Delhi, Mumbai,Shillong, Kolkata, Bengaluru,Kochi, Chennai, Hyderabad,Panjim and Pune, the state-ment added.

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The International MonetaryFund on Friday supported

India’s recent decision to reducecorporate income tax, saying ithas a positive impact on invest-ment.

It, however, said Indiashould address continued fis-cal consolidation and securelong-term stability of the fiscalconditions.

“We believe India still haslimited fiscal space so they haveto be careful. We support theircorporate income tax cutbecause it has a positive impacton investment,” ChangyongRhee, Director, Asia and PacificDepartment, IMF, told reporters at a news conferencehere.

Following a marked slow-

down in the last two quartersin India, the economy isexpected to grow at 6.1 per centthis fiscal year, picking up to 7.0per cent in 2020, he said.

“The monetary policystimulus and the announcedcorporate income tax cut areexpected to help revive invest-ment,” said the top IMF official.

Anne-Marie Gulde-Wolf,Deputy Director, Asia andPacific Department, IMF, saidIndia should address the non-bank financial sector issues.

“While there have beenimprovements that have beenput in motion, including effortsto recapitalise the state banks,the issue of non-bank financialinstitution remains partly unre-solved and regulatory equity isone of the issues that needs tobe achieved,” she said.

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New Delhi: Finance MinisterNirmala Sitharaman has saidthe ongoing trade wars andprotectionism have generateduncertainties and will ulti-mately impact the flow of cap-ital, goods and services.

She also called for “con-certed action” to mitigate thedisruption on account of syn-chronous slowdown and toinvoke the spirit of multilater-alism for global growth, theFinance Ministry said.

Leading the Indian dele-gation to the Annual MeetingsPlenary session of the IMF andthe World Bank Group held inWashington DC on Friday,Sitharaman stressed that theincreased trade integration,geopolitical uncertainties, andhigh accumulated debt levelsnecessitate strong global coor-dination. PTI

Mumbai: Union MinisterPrakash Javadekar said here onSaturday that an “atmosphere”of economic slowdown prevailsworld over, but India is still the“fastest developing” economy.

Speaking ahead of October21 Maharashtra Assemblypolls, Javadekar also said thatthe BJP was banking on thegovernment’s performance,while the opposition is bereft ofissues and frustrated.

The BJP-led NDA alliancewill win 222 of the 288Assembly seats in Maharashtra,he claimed. “Several of oppo-sition’s candidates have con-ceded defeat, stopped cam-paigning and also stoppedspending money,” he added.

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Mumbai: Former Jet Airwayschief executive Vinay Dubehas joined budget carrierGoAir in an advisory role, asource said on Saturday.

Dube had quit defunct JetAirways on May 14, nearly amonth after the airline ceasedoperations due to severe liq-uidity crisis. According to thesource, GoAir wanted to hirehim for the position of theCEO, which is lying vacantsince March this year. PTI

New Delhi: Private sectorHDFC Bank Saturday report-ed a 24.7 per cent rise in itsconsolidated net profit at�6,638 crore for the threemonths ended September 2019,helped by healthy core income.

The bank had registered anet profit of �5,322.41 crore inthe same quarter of the previ-ous fiscal. Total income on aconsolidated basis rose to�36,130.96 crore during thethree months to September.

Chennai: German luxury carmaker Mercedes Benz Indiasaid it was bullish on the Indianmarket as sales had surpassed10,000 units annually for thefifth year in a row. In a moveto strengthen its footprint inthe market. PTI

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Hong Kong anti-Government protesters are

set for another weekend of civildisobedience as they prepare tohold an unauthorised protestmarch to press their demands.

Supporters held a prayerrally on Saturday night to call forinternational help for theircause. The protest march isplanned for Sunday, withorganisers vowing tohold the event even though itfailed to win approval frompolice, who cited risks to pub-lic order.

As the semi-autonomousChinese territory’s political cri-sis extends into a fifth month,protesters are trying to keep thepressure on the Government torespond to their demands,

including full democracy andan independent inquiry intoalleged police brutality.

They’re also using Sunday’srally to raise a more recentdemand for the government toscrap a ban installed this monthon face masks at public gather-ings. Organisers said demon-strators would defy the policebecause Hong Kong’s constitu-tion guarantees the right toprotest. “We don’t think thatbecause police haven’t giventheir approval we shouldn’tdemonstrate,” Figo Chan, vice-convener of the Civil HumanRights Front, told reporters.

“Even though they haverejected our appeal, there willsurely be many residents tak-ing to the streets.”

Meanwhile, a bipartisangroup of US lawmakers includ-

ing Republican Sen. Ted Cruzand Democratic Rep.Alexandra Ocasio Cortezwrote to tech company Appleand video game studioActivision Blizzard to con-demn what they calledprotest-related censorship onbehalf of China.

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The British Parliament mayend up forcing Prime

Minister Boris Johnson torequest another Brexit delay onSaturday and give only provisional support to his divorce deal with the EU.

An amendment penned byformer Government MinisterOliver Letwin would have theeffect of forcing Johnson towrite a letter to Brusselsrequesting an extension of theBrexit deadline until January 31of next year.

Johnson is currentlyrequired to ask for an extensionif parliament votes down therevised withdrawal agreement he struck with EUleaders in Brussels this

week. But Letwin’s amend-ment, which was selected byHouse of Commons SpeakerJohn Bercow for a vote, woulddecline to approve Johnson’sdeal in full “unless and until”every other part of the formalWithdrawal Agreement Bill ispassed.

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Tens of thousands of pro-EUprotesters from across

Britain wielding banners, plac-ards and flags converged onparliament on Saturday, as MPsdebated the Government’sBrexit deal.

Beneath largely clear blueskies, demonstrators ralliednear Hyde Park in centralLondon before marching toWestminster to call for a sec-ond referendum on Britain’splanned EU departure.

Walking behind a pinkbanner proclaiming “togetherfor the final say”, they chant-ed: “What do we want? People’svote! When do we want it?Now.” “The first referendumwas jumping on a train withouta destination,” said DouglasHill, 35, from Oxford, southcentral England, with hisEstonian wife and their babydaughter.

“Now that we have a des-tination, we need to have a sec-ond referendum.” Anotherattendee, Theodor Howe, a20-year-old student in Dundee,

eastern Scotland, concededanother poll could be divisivebut insisted it was still neces-sary.

“People should have a sayin what is going to happen,” hetold AFP, expressing hopethat MPs reject Johnson’s dealand that he is forced to askBrussels for another delay.

Politicians including JohnMcDonnell, from the mainopposition Labour party, andLondon Mayor Sadiq Khan,were due to address the crowds.

Organisers from thePeople’s Vote pressure grouplaid on 172 buses to bring peo-ple to the British capital, withthe cost covered by supportersfrom sport, business and enter-tainment, it said.

Former prime ministersJohn Major, a Conservative,and Tony Blair, of Labour, fea-ture in a film set to be broad-cast to the crowds once theyarrive in Parliament Square.

“Whatever is the outcome,no deal or bad deal, it shouldnot pass without the final sayresting with the people,” theysaid in a statement on Friday.

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Sri Lanka has been removedfrom the “Grey List” of the

international terror financingwatchdog FATF, according toa media report.

The island nati on will nolonger be subject to theFinancial Action Task Force’smonitoring under its on-goingglobal anti-money launderingand countering the financing ofterrorism (AML/CFT) com-pliance process, the ColomboGazette reported on Saturday.

The FATF, whose five-day

plenary concluded in Paris onFriday, said Sri Lanka madesignificant progress in address-ing the strategic AML/CFTdeficiencies identified earlier,the daily said.

In October 2016, the FATFannounced that Sri Lanka willbe subjected to a review of theInternational CooperationReview Group (ICRG) of theterror financing watchdog toassess the progress ofAML/CFT effectiveness inthe country.

The Paris based organisa-tion indicated Sri Lanka had

not made sufficient progress infour parameters — interna-tional cooperation, supervi-sion, legal persons andarrangements and targetedfinancial sanctions on prolif-erations (North Korea andIran), the daily said.

At its meeting at BuenosAires, Argentina in October2017, the FATF listed SriLanka as a jurisdiction withstrategic AML/CFT deficien-cies which is more common-ly identified as “Grey List” andprovided a time-bound actionplan, the report said.

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In a historic weekendParliament session, the first

in 37 years, British MPs onSaturday began debatingBritish Prime Minister BorisJohnson’s Brexit deal struckwith the European Union (EU).

The debate is set to be fol-lowed by what has been char-acterised as a knife-edge votein the House of Commons onthe so-called divorce arrange-ments between the UK and the27 remaining members of theeconomic bloc.

Johnson opened the session with a plea for all sidesof the House to come togeth-er behind the “great deal”.

“Let us come together asdemocrats to end this debili-

tating feud. Let us cometogether as democrats behindthis deal, the one propositionthat fulfils the verdict of themajority but which also allowsus to bring together the twohalves of our hearts, to bringtogether the two halves of ournation,” said Johnson in hisstatement to the Commons.

In reference to the 52 percent versus 48 per cent vote infavour of Brexit in the June2016 referendum, he said: “Let’sspeak now both for the 52 andthe 48. Let us go for a deal thatcan heal this country, let’s gofor a deal that can heal thiscountry and allow us all toexpress our legitimate desiresfor the deepest possible friend-ship and partnership with ourneighbours.

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Turkey on Saturday accused Kurdish forcesof violating an agreement to suspend its

Syria offensive if they withdraw from a “safezone” along the border.

“The Turkish armed forces fully abide bythe agreement” reached on Thursday with theUnited States, the defence ministry said in astatement. “Despite this, terrorists... Carried outa total of 14 attacks in the last 36 hours.” Theministry said 12 of the attacks came from theborder town of Ras al-Ain in northeasternSyria, one from Tal Abyad and another fromTal Tamr region, adding that various light andheavy weaponry including rockets were used.

Turkey had agreed to suspend its Syriaoffensive for five days but President RecepTayyip Erdogan warned on Friday he wouldresume a full-scale operation against Kurdishforces if they do not withdraw from a border“safe zone.” “If the promises are kept untilTuesday evening, the safe zone issue will beresolved. If it fails, the operation... Will start theminute 120 hours are over,” Erdogan said.

But he added the agreement was holdingand that had been no issues so far. The defenceministry said “for the agreement to holdsoundly and to keep the calm with exceptionof self-defence”, Turkey was coordinating withthe United States.

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The shifting White Houseexplanation for President

Donald Trump’s decision towithhold military aid fromUkraine drew alarm on Fridayfrom Republicans as theimpeachment inquirybrought a new test of theiralliance.

Trump, in remarks at theWhite House, stood by his act-ing chief of staff, MickMulvaney, whose earlier com-ments undermined theadministration’s defense in theimpeachment probe.

Speaking Thursday at anews conference, Mulvaneyessentially acknowledged aquid pro quo with Ukrainethat Trump has long denied,saying U.S. Aid was withheldfrom Kyiv to push for aninvestigation of theDemocratic NationalCommittee and the 2016 elec-tion. He later clarified hisremarks.

Trump appeared satisfiedwith Mulvaney’s clarificationand the president dismissedthe entire House inquiry as “aterrible witch hunt. This is sobad for our country.”

But former Ohio Gov.John Kasich, who ran againstTrump in the 2016Republican primary, said henow supports impeaching thepresident. Mulvaney’s admis-sion, he said, was the “finalstraw.” ‘’The last 24 hours hasreally forced me to review allof this,” Kasich said on CNN.

In Congress, at least oneRepublican, Rep. FrancisRooney of Florida, spoke outpublicly, telling reporters thathe and others were concernedby Mulvaney’s remarks.

Rooney said he’s open toconsidering all sides in theimpeachment inquiry. Healso said Mulvaney’s com-ments cannot simply undoneby a follow-up statement.

“It’s not an Etch-A-Sketch,” said Rooney, a formerambassador to the Holy Seeunder President George W.Bush.

“The only thing I canassume is, he meant what hehad to say — that there wasa quid pro quo on this stuff,”he said.

The tumult overMulvaney’s remarks capped amomentous week in theimpeachment investigation asthe admission, from highestlevels of the administration,undercut the WhiteHouse defense and pushedmore evidence into theinquiry.

GOP leaders tried to con-tain the fallout. But four weeksinto the inquiry, the eventsaround Trump’s interactionwith the Ukraine president,which are are at the heart ofimpeachment, have upendedWashington.

A beloved House chair-man, Rep. Elijah Cummings,D-Md., a leading figure in theinvestigation, died amid ongoing health chal-lenges.

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President Donald Trump is push-ing back at criticism that his

Syria withdrawal is damaging UScredibility, betraying Kurdish alliesand opening the door for a possibleresurgence of the Islamic State.

He touted a cease-fire agreementthat seemed at risk as Turkey andKurdish fighters differed over whatit required and whether combat hadhalted.

“We’ve had tremendous successI think over the last couple of days,”Trump declared Friday. He addedthat “we’ve taken control of the oilin the Middle East” — a claim thatseemed disconnected from anyknown development there.

He made the assertion twiceFriday, but other U.S. Officials wereunable to explain what he meant.

Calling his Syria approach “a lit-tle bit unconventional,” the Presidentcontended that Turkish PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdogan as well as theSyrian Kurdish fighters the Turks arebattling agree that the U.S. brokeredcease-fire was the right step andwere complying with it.

“There is good will on both sides& a really good chance for success,”he wrote on Twitter.

That optimism seemed at oddswith Erdogan’s own words. He toldreporters in Istanbul that Turkishforces would resume their offensivein four days unless Kurdish-led

fighters withdraw “without excep-tion” from a so-called safe zone 20miles (30 kilometers) deep in Syriarunning the entire 260-mile (440-kilometer) length of the borderwith Turkey.

There was no sign of any pull-out by the Kurdish—led forces,who accused Turkey of violating thecease-fire with continued fighting ata key border town.

They also said the accord covers a much smaller section of theborder. And some fighters havevowed not to withdraw at all, dismissing the deal as a betrayal bythe U.S., whose soldiers they havefought alongside against the IS.

Eric Edelman, a former U.S.Ambassador to Turkey who servedas the Pentagon’s top policy officialduring the George W. Bush admin-istration, said he doubts Turkey andits Syrian proxies could control theentire border area from theEuphrates to Iraq without help fromRussia or others.

“That’s a very big expanse of territory to hold, albeit a lot of it isuninhabited,” Edelman said. “Thatprobably means they’ve cut alreadysome deal with the Russians and theIranians.” Even so, Trump insistedpeace was at hand.

“There is a cease-fire or a pauseor whatever you want to call it,” hesaid. “There was some sniper firethis morning,” as well as mortar fire,but that was quickly halted and the

area had returned to a “full pause,”he said.

Trump also asserted that someEuropean nations are now willing totake responsibility for detained ISfighters who are from their coun-tries.

“Anyway, big progress beingmade!!!!” he exclaimed on Twitter.Trump said nothing further aboutthe European nations he now con-tends have agreed to take some ofthe IS fighters, a demand he hasrepeated often.

No European Governmentannounced an intent to take controlof IS prisoners.

Speaking in Brussels after brief-ing NATO ambassadors on theSyria situation, Secretary of StateMike Pompeo said, “We’ve seencomments today from a number ofcountries who said they may well be

prepared to take back these fight-ers.” He, too, identified no suchcountries.

At the Pentagon, DefenseSecretary Mark Esper said U.S.Troops are continuing their with-drawal from northern Syria. He alsosaid no U.S. Ground troops will par-ticipate in enforcing or monitoringthe cease-fire.

“The force protection of our ser-vice members remains our top pri-ority and, as always, U.S. Forces willdefend themselves from any threatas we complete our withdrawalfrom the area,” Esper told reporters.One important unknown in thewake of Turkey’s military incursion,which began Oct. 9, is whether ISfighters who have been held by U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters known as theSyrian Democratic Forces willescape in large numbers.

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Hong Kong’s leader says themurder suspect whose

case inadvertently helped ignitethe city’s protest movementwants to surrender to author-ities in Taiwan.

Carrie Lam told reportersSaturday that she had receiveda letter from Chan Tong-kairequesting help to give himselfup.

Chan is wanted by Taiwanauthorities for allegedly killinghis girlfriend during a trip tothe self-ruled island. He wasnot sent back to face chargesbecause of the lack of an extra-dition agreement.

He was however jailed inHong Kong on money laun-dering charges and is due to bereleased this week.

In an attempt to close theloophole, Lam proposed extra-dition amendments.

But that sparked massiveprotests over fears it would putresidents at risk of being sentinto mainland China’sCommunist Party-controlledjudicial system.

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Separatist Catalan leaders onSaturday called on the

Spanish Government to enterinto talks as Barcelona bracedfor fresh violence after days ofclashes between police andprotesters.

Nearly 200 people werehurt in another night of clash-es with radical separatistshurling rocks and fireworks atpolice who responded withtear gas and rubber bullets.

A hardcore movement ofyoung separatists, Arran, calledfor a new demonstration“against repression” for 1600GMT in central Barcelona.

“We exhort the head of thegovernment to fix today a dayand hour to sit with us forunconditional talks,” regionalpresident Quim Torra said ina speech.

His demand for “uncondi-tional” negotiations, addressedto Spanish Prime MinisterPedro Sanchez, appeared to beaimed at ensuring that a ref-erendum on independence,currently a non-starterfor Madrid, is up for discus-

sion.Barcelona has been rocked

all week by protests against aSpanish court’s jailing of nineseparatist leaders on seditioncharges over a failed indepen-dence bid.

Emergency services saidSaturday that 152 people wereinjured in overnight clashes inBarcelona, and dozens morehurt elsewhere in Catalonia,taking the total to 182.

Authorities had already

reported 500 injured sinceprotests started on Mondayeven before the latest clasheserupted.

The interior Ministry said83 people were detained in theovernight violence, in additionto 128 arrests police had report-ed previously.

“This can’t go on,Barcelona does not deservethis,” said Ada Colau, thecity’s leftist mayor on Saturday,condemning “all kinds of vio-lence”.

Air in the Catalan capitalwas heavy with a burningstench as municipal workerscleared the streets of brokenglass, rocks and rubber bullets,and repaired pavements where bricks had been rippedout.

“All this is very sad, and isnot helping our cause,” saidAssumpcio Segui, a 75-year oldpro-independence pensioner.

Torra urged demonstra-tors to remain calm, saying “thedefense of rights and freedomsmust always be expressedpeacefully.”

Around half a million peo-ple had rallied in Barcelona onFriday in the biggest gatheringsince Monday’s court ruling asseparatists also called a gener-al strike in the major touristdestination.

While most marchersappeared peaceful, hordes ofyoung protesters went on therampage near the police head-quarters, igniting a huge blazethat sent black smoke into theair as police fired teargas to dis-perse them, an AFP corre-spondent said.

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The commander of Kurdish forces in Syria accused Turkeyof sabotaging a US-brokered truce on Saturday by block-

ing the withdrawal of his forces from a flashpoint border townin northeastern Syria.

In a wide-ranging interview with AFP, Mazloum Abdi, headof the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), said he still wishedto see a role for the US in Syria to counterbalance Russian influ-ence, while recommitting his forces to countering theIslamic State group.

"The Turks are preventing the withdrawal from the Rasal-Ain area, preventing the exit of our forces, the wounded andcivilians," Abdi said in a phone interview from Syria.

Under a US-brokered ceasefire announced Thursdayevening, SDF forces are meant to withdraw from a key strate-gic area near the Syrian-Turkish border within five days.

But Abdi said he could not abandon his forces in the town,which is besieged by Turkish troops and their Syrianallies.

The US had been allied with SDF forces in northern Syriauntil President Donald Trump announced last week he wouldwithdraw American troops ahead of a Turkish offensive.

Critics have accused him of abandoning the Kurds, withwhom the US fought a bloody campaign to destroy the IslamicState in Syria.

Abdi said he was disappointed by the withdrawal, whichprompted his forces to make a deal with Syrian President Basharal-Assad to help protect Kurdish-controlled territory, but stillwanted the US to have an influence in Syria.

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South African pacer AnrichNortje on Saturday rued

letting India off the hook afterreducing them to 39 for threeon the opening day.

Hoping to avoid a 3-0whitewash, South Africanbowlers gave a good accountof themselves by taking threewickets quickly, but RohitSharma and Ajinkya Rahaneshared an unbeaten 185-runpartnership to take India to

224/3 in 58 overs when badweather forced an early stumps.

“We were definitely betteras in the previous Test. We justtried to control the game littlebit better. Unfortunately, wecouldn’t get another wicket... Itwould have been nice to havethem four-five down,” Nortjesaid after the first day’s play.

“We had one or two overswhere we went on top, later onwe just pulled it back again. So,maybe, here and there we lostbut, in general, a good effort by

everyone.“Overall, it was a good

effort by the bowlers. Therewas little bit in it this morning,tried to utilise as much but oneor two overs didn’t go our way.”

Kagiso Rabada was thepick of the attack with 2/54 in14 overs, while Nortje (1/50from 16 overs) picked up thewicket of India skipper ViratKohli.

“I was hoping for a wick-et somewhere and to get himwas unbelievable, but just try

and come with a plan. I try andput as much pressure as pos-sible and finally got the wick-et.”

He said there’s still hope inthe side as they look to bounceback.

“I think there were quite alot of opportunities rightthrough the series. Lots ofnicks going through the gaps orfalling short. Something hap-pened today here there, that’snormal to cricket. We have totake it forward going fromhere. Just keep on asking thosequestions and control the con-trollables, I guess.”

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Rohit Sharma continued hissensational run as a Testopener with his third hun-

dred of the series, allowing Indiato regain control of the proceedingsafter a top-order collapse in thethird and final game against SouthAfrica at Jharkhand State CricketAssociation (JSCA) stadium onSaturday.

With India reduced to 39 forthree, Rohit (117 batting off 164balls) and Ajinkya Rahane (83batting off 135) shared an unbeat-en 185-run stand to stage thehome team’s remarkable recovery.

India were 224 for three beforebad light, followed by rain, forcedan early end to play on day onewith only six overs possible in thefinal session.

With his stellar effort, Rohit,who hammered 14 boundariesand four sixes, became the firstIndian opener since Sunil Gavaskarto score more than two centuriesin a Test series. Gavaskar hadachieved the feat way back in1970.

Rohit’s Test century number sixcame with a massive six off spin-ner Dane Piedt. It was a typicalknock from India’s limited oversvice-captain as he exercised cautionwhen Kagiso Rabada was steamingin the morning before going for hisstrokes.

If that was not enough, Rahanematched him at the other end andbrought up his 21st half-century offjust 70 balls.

Piedt, who was included inplace of Senuran Muthusamy, cuta sorry figure against Rohit’s fury,giving away 43 runs in his six overs.

Debutant left-arm spinnerGeorge Linde, who replaced aninjured Keshav Maharaj, ended theday with tidy figures of 11-1-40-0.Such was the Indian duo’s domi-nance after lunch that Rabada, whohad a fiery opening spell of 7-4-15-2, looked listless in the second spellthat read 4-0-30-0.

Rahane matched Sharma shotfor shot and at one point even had

a better strike rate than his explo-sive Mumbai partner as he notchedup his fastest half-century in India.

Sharma, however, had a testingopening session as he survived onseven after reviewing an LBWsuccessfully.

He also survived a run outchance when he was out of creasebut Zubayr Hamza’s throw frompoint missed the stumps.

Uneven bounce with a fewstaying really low greeted theIndian openers in the morning asRabada and Lungi Ngidi made fulluse of the conditions to give the vis-itors their best start of the series.

Rabada got rid of openerMayank Agarwal (10) andCheteshwar Pujara (0) inside thefirst-hour of play.

The first breakthrough came inRabada’s third over when the thepacer swung it away with Agarwaledging it to Dean Elgar at third slip.

Rabada went on to dismissPujara for a duck in his fifth overfollowing a successful review by theSouth Africans after the on-fieldumpire Richard Illingworth turneddown an lbw appeal.

But it was Nortje who earnedthe biggest wicket as he sent backPune Test’s double centurion Kohliafter the skipper failed to read onethat came back in sharply.

Kohli took the review but onlyto be turned down with an umpire’scall and the skipper went back tothe pavillion frustrated.

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India skipper Virat Kohlicould be rested from

the three-match T20series againstBangladesh, begin-ning here onNovember 3.

Kohli hasbeen playingalmost non-stop,featuring in 48 ofIndia’s 56 games

since October last year. Thesquad for the Bangladeshseries will be picked inMumbai on October 24.

“There is a possibil-ity that Virat could be

rested keeping theworkload man-

agement pro-gramme inmind. But theselectors will

only speak to Virat oncethe Test match (against

South Africa) ends,” a sourceclose to the selection commit-tee said.

“It will also depend on howthe skipper himself feels. Heknows his body the best and ifneed be he can himself ask theselectors for rest,” the sourceadded.

After the first T20 in Delhi,Rajkot and Nagpur will host thesecond and third game onNovember 7 and 10 respective-ly.

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Rain may affect the secondday’s proceedings as well in the

final India-South Africa Test, thelocal weatherman predicted onSaturday.

“There is a possibility of thun-dershowers and lightning at iso-lated places in Ranchi. Chancesare less by Monday onwards,” anofficial of the IndianMeteorological Department,Ranchi, said.

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Avideo of unbeatencenturion Rohit

Sharma shouting ‘notnow’ as the skies turnedgrey just before hesmashed a six to reach histhird hundred of the seriestook social media bystorm.

Rohit reached thethree-figure mark with asix as he was batting on 95in the 45th over. The lim-ited overs vice-captainbrought up his third cen-tury of the series, his sixthoverall, off Dane Piedt’sbowling. Just before that,Rohit shouted ‘not now’when it started to drizzleand the groundsmen set

themselves up to bringthe covers.

He took the single offthe second ball of the overto reach 95 and at thesame time, the rain start-ed coming down.

Batting as an openerfor the first time in thisseries, Rohit added yetanother feather to his capby becoming the batsmanto hit the most number ofsixes in a Test series.

During the ongoingthree-Test series, he has sofar hit 17 sixes and has sur-passed Shimron Hetmyer’stally of 15 which cameduring the two-matchseries between West Indiesand Bangladesh in2018/19.

��'��� India’s batting coachVikram Rathour on Saturdayattributed Rohit Sharma’s suc-cess as Test opener, in theongoing series, to mentaladjustments.

“He is such an experi-enced player. I don’t think youneed to change anything withhis technique. The onlyadjustment I think he had tomake was his game plans,”Rathour told reporters afterthe first day’s proceedings.

“I always believed he istoo good a player not to beplaying in any format. It wasa good call to make him toopen. With the amount ofruns he has scored, he has set-tled the issue for the timebeing,” Rathour added.

“Somebody of his experi-ence and the kind of crickethe plays, if he starts cominggood top of the order, itchanges everything for theIndian team, even whenyou’re touring.”

Rohit looked tentativeearly on and was given LBWon seven by umpire RichardIllingworth, but survived fol-lowing a successful review,which showed a faint inside-edge.

“In Tests, you need to playthrough those tough spellsthat you will get. I think he’sdoing that well in this series.Once he’s set, he’s a phenom-enal player, we all know thathe can really punish you.”

Rohit started to break

free towards the end of firstsession when he pulledAnrich Nortje for the first ofhis four sixes, while AjinkyaRahane too came on his ownin a difficult second sessionfor the visitors.

“Ajinkya showed greatintent today. Whenever hebats with this intent, he looksa really good player. As I saidearlier also, they bowled ingood areas initially and therewas help in the wicket, soRohit had some problem earlyon.

“Of course, as a bats-man, you need to survive thattime, which Rohit did reallywell. Anybody will lookuncomfortable because thosewere tough conditions.” PTI

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Top Indian elite athletes,including women’s course

record holder L Suriya, onSaturday said they wouldlook to break the courserecord in the Airtel DelhiHalf Marathon here today.

Suresh Kumar Patel,Srinu Bugatha, PradeepChaudhary in the men’s cat-egory and Suriya, ParulChaudhary and Priti Lambain the women’s category arethe top domestic athletesvying for honours in theprestigious IAAF Gold Labelrace. There will be 23 womenand 22 men Indian elite ath-letes taking part in the race.

Suriya, who created thecourse record in 2017 with atime of 1 hour 10 minutes 31seconds, said she enjoys run-ning in ADHM.

“The route at the AirtelDelhi Half Marathon is verynice. In 2017, I really enjoyedthe run as the weather wasalso good. Therefore, I put upa good performance thatyear. I am looking forward toanother great experience inADHM. Hopefully, I will

break the course recordagain,” said Suriya.

The runners of the AirtelDelhi Half Marathon will beawarded �1 lakh as a bonusprize if they break the courserecord this year.

Parul Chaudhary, who iskeen to make an impressionthis year, was delighted aboutthe bonus cash prize on offer.

“It’s great that the run-ners will be rewarded with abonus cash prize for breakingthe course record. We arevery happy and I will defi-nitely give it my all to achievea bonus prize this year,” saidParul.

Speaking about the con-ditions, Pradeep Chaudharysaid that the weather haschanged for the better sinceFriday and hopefully theconditions will suit the run-ners today.

“The weather suddenlychanged on Friday. It wasvery windy making the con-ditions very cool and suitablefor runners. I am looking for-ward to a great run and goodweather on a beautiful trackwill be an added bonus,” saidChaudhary.

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Indian women’s hockey teamcaptain Rani said on Saturday

that consistency in selection hashelped her team members inunderstanding each other betterahead of the Olympic Qualifiers.

She said that home supportwill be a huge boost for themwhen they compete in theupcoming FIH OlympicQualifiers.

An 18-member women’steam was announced here onFriday by chief coach SjoerdMarijne, which saw theDutchman retain the players whorepresented India in theirpreparatory tour of England ear-lier this month.

“We have a group of playerswho have played together for agood period of time, and thatobviously helps in building agood understanding betweenall the team members.

“We know each other inand out, and all of us under-stand each other both on andoff the field, so I believeit has also helped usa lot. We are nowpreparing to be atour best when wetake on USA inthe Qualifiershere,” said Rani.

L o o k i n gback at herexperience ofrepresenting thenational team in frontof home support, Ranisaid the support in the

city will be a huge boost for herside.

“Some members from thisteam have played in India beforebut that was way back in the FIHWorld League Round 2 in 2013,but the crowd that comes out towatch hockey in Bhubaneswar isnothing like that.

“We know we will be cheeredon from the first minute of thematch, and we are all looking for-ward to playing at home. It is agood moment in your life whenyou play such a huge match infront of your home crowd, and theteam is looking forward to pro-ducing a great performance andenjoying it on the field,”she said.

Rani said there is pressure,but her team members have hugebelief in themselves, and are

focusing on doing the basicsright in both the matches.

“We all know howimportant these matchesare, but we cannot let

them get to us. We haveplayed in huge match-es before and we now

have the experienceof coping upwith the pres-sure.

“We willplay our owngame, and focuson the basics. Ifwe can continue

with the way wehave been playing,

and play accordingto our plans, we willbe able to producegood results.”

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Former world number oneAndy Murray reached his

first semi-final since the 2017French Open with a battlingthree-set win over Romania’sMarius Copil in Antwerp onFriday.

The 32-year-old British star,steadily rebuilding his careerafter major hip surgery earlierthis year, defeated qualifierCopil 6-3, 6-7 (7/9), 6-4.

“I feel OK, it’s more howyou pull up the following day,”said Murray, who is two winsaway from a first title sinceDubai in March 2017.

“The good thing about theindoor matches is that thepoints are fairly short so itdoesn’t take as much out of youas on some of the slower courtsoutside.”

Murray, now ranked a lowly

243 in the world, had the chanceto wrap up the quarter-finalwhen he had a match point inthe second set tiebreak.

He eventually sealed victo-ry after more than two and a half

hours on court with an ace forhis third win in three meetingsagainst the 92nd-ranked Copil.

Murray goes on to faceFrance’s world number 70 UgoHumbert who put out

Argentine fifth seed Guido Pella5-7, 6-4, 6-4.

Italian teenager JannikSinner became the youngestATP semi-finalist in five yearswhen he defeated Frances Tiafoeof the United States 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

Sinner, 18, is the youngest tomake the last four on tour since17-year-old Borna Coric at Baselin 2014.

However, he faces a daunt-ing semi-final against three-time major winner StanWawrinka after the formerworld number three got past fel-low 34-year-old Gilles Simon ofFrance 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6-2 in hisquarter-final.

Sinner, who lost toWawrinka at the US Open thisyear, will become the youngestATP finalist since Kei Nishikoriat Delray Beach in 2008 if hedowns the experienced Swiss.

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“Iam not scared to face Nikhat Zareen,”avowed celebrated boxer MC Mary

Kom, saying it would just be a “formality”to beat her in the trials for the Olympicqualifiers.

Mary Kom (51kg) found herselfembroiled in a controversy with Zareendemanding a trial bout against her beforethe Indian squad for next year’s Olympicqualifiers is decided.

This was after the Boxing Federationof India (BFI) stated that it intends to picksix-time world champion Mary Kom (51kg)for the event in China on the back of herrecent Bronze medal winning performanceat the World Championships in Russia.

“The decision has been taken by BFI.I can’t change the rule. I can just perform.Whatever they decide, I will go with that.

I’m not scared to face her, I am fine withthe trials,” said Mary Kom on the sidelinesof a felicitation program.

“I have defeated her many timessince SAF Games but she keeps challeng-ing me. I mean, what is the point? It is justa formality. BFI also knowswho can win a medal atOlympics.”

Mary Kom said “peopleare jealous of me”.

“It has happened with me inthe past also. Perform on thering, that is the real thing.BFI sends us for exposuretrips so comeback with aGold, prove yourself,” shesaid.

“I am notagainst her. Shemight be good in

future, let her have the experience andfocus on preparation for the highest level.I have been fighting for last 20 years. Tochallenge is easy but to perform is diffi-cult.”

In women’s competition, BFI had saidin August that only the Gold and Silver win-ners at the World Championships in Russiawould be selected directly for the Olympicqualifiers in February.

However, BFI now has decided to calla selection committee meeting next

week to discuss Zareen’s plea.Mary Kom said there

should be gender qualityin the selection criteria.

“I don’t care about allthis. Let BFI take the decision.

There should be gender equality,can’t have separate rules for men and

women.”

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However, luck did not favourSouth Africa as the coin landed infavour of India skipper Virat Kohliwho chose to bat for the third timein the three-match series.

After winning the toss, evenKohli couldn’t help but laugh atFaf ’s helplessness.

“It shows that it isn’t meant tobe (win the toss with a proxy cap-tain),” du Plessis said after losinghis 10th consecutive toss in Asia.

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What’s old is new again. And thisis great news. Suddenly, wholegrains with ancient pedigreesare being embraced by homecooks and restaurants and are

widely available in the supermarkets. And,leading the pack are millets.

As a nutritionist, I have always believed thatmillets duly deserve space on your plates. Richin fibre, protein, B vitamins and other nutrients,these ancient grains are extremely versatile andcan be swapped for pasta or rice in dishes,added to salads and power bowls, and cookedlike oatmeal for a warm breakfast bowl toppedwith fruit and nuts. Plus, for the environmental-ly conscious people, the feel good factor is thatmillets require little water, grow well in arid andsemi-arid regions of the world and thus, con-suming them amounts to you leaving a lowercarbon print in the world. This could be yourcontribution to ensuring that we leave behindsome food for the future generations as well.

��������������For the starters, the dense, earthy flavour

takes some getting used to, especially since ourpalate is more used to the bland softness ofwheat and white rice. But, there’s a lot going forthem. Millets are gluten-free grains and thatmakes them a boon for those who are glutenresistant and even for those who wish to reducethe gluten load in their diet. Additionally, it isnow a well-proven fact that consuming milletson a regular basis can help you lose weight,owing to the rich content of fibre and bioactivecompounds in them.

���������������Sorghum (jowar)

Our grandmothers preferred jowar rotisover regular wheat rotis. There was a reason forthat. While the calcium content found in jowaris very close to the content in wheat and rice, itpacks in a neat punch of iron, protein, andfiber. Jowar is also rich in policosanols, whichhelp in reducing bad cholesterol in the body.

Pearl millet (bajra)There’s lots going for this millet. Bajra is an

excellent detoxing agent and contains catechinslike quercetin that help the kidney and liverfunction properly by excreting the toxins fromthe body.

It’s particularly great for monsoon seasonwhen digestion gets a little sluggish. It’s highfibre, gluten free properties help kick the diges-tive process into action. In fact, this millet isparticularly loaded with insoluble fibre thatprovides bulk to the stool and keeps constipa-tion, a common problem during this season, at bay.

It is also a friend of the heart. Bajra workson three fronts: It is rich in magnesium (thathelps keep the heart healthy); has lots of potas-sium (which makes it a good vasodilator andhelps reduce the overall blood pressure); andfibre rich (helps reduce the LDL or bad choles-terol). Magnesium present in bajra also helps

control the glucose receptors in the body andkeeps diabetes away.

Finger millet (Ragi)This underrated gluten-free grain has a lot

going for it. It is a rich source of calcium andiron and its main protein fraction eleusinin, hasa high biological value, meaning it is easilyabsorbed and used in the body.

It helps the digestion immensely and ispacked with cellulose, a type of dietary fibrethat helps keep our digestion humming along,constipation away and cholesterol levels incheck.

Plus, like barley, ragi is an ideal food fordiabetics, and overweight people as its digestionis slow and glucose is released from theintestines very slowly into the blood.

Foxtail millet (kangini or thinnai)It is loaded with smart carbohydrates, the

kind which don’t increase the blood sugar levelsimmediately, but slowly release glucose into thebloodstream. Additionally, it is rich in dietaryfibre, and minerals like iron and copper. Thesehelp reduce the levels of bad cholesterol andkeep the immune system strong as well

Barnyard millets (jhangora)It tastes similar to broken rice when cooked

and is called samak ke chawal. This nutrientdense millet has high fibre content, which caneffectively help in losing weight.

It is a rich source of calcium and phospho-rous, which helps in bone building, and hasmore fibre than most other grains and deliversboth soluble and insoluble fibre that helps inpreventing constipation, excess gas, bloatingand cramping. It also has the highest amount ofiron compared to other grains.

������������������������������ To make the most of the millet goodness,

sprout them and consume. Sprouts have beenthe buzzword for healthy eating for a long timenow. But somehow sprouting is limited tolentils — moong dal, chana, lobia… And eventhough other grain sprouts have been aroundfor a while, they really have not become main-stream yet. It’s now time to change that.

Sprouting increases the nutritional value byleaps and bounds as the process boosts vita-mins, minerals and antioxidants of the food.There is an increase the concentration of a keynutrients like B vitamins, vitamin C, and folate.Plus, these nutrients become more bio-accessi-ble (more easily assimilated and absorbed bythe body) too. This is extremely helpful in thecase of iron in particular, a mineral that is diffi-cult to absorb from vegetarian sources.

A study conducted at the Central FoodTechnological Research Institute in Mysore,India, measured the changes caused by sprout-ing finger millet (ragi), wheat and barley. Theyfound that sprouting millets increased thebioaccessibility of iron (> 300%) and man-ganese (17%), and calcium (“marginally”).

The food also becomes of lower GI

(Glycemic Index)and is betterdigestible due to theenzyme activity thatpeaks during sprout-ing, and the starchycarbs in the seedon sprouting getconverted intoenergy. So the result-ing sprouted food hasa higher ratio of proteinand fibre to carbs. Proteinsalso become more digestiblewhen the food is sprouted. And the biggestbenefits is that sprouting helps decrease thepresence of anti-nutrients (like physics acid,enzyme inhibitors, lectins, saponins etc), thenaturally occurring compounds that are foundin plant seeds that interfere with our ability todigest vitamins and minerals within the plants.

In fact, one big benefit of sprouting grainsis that studies have found that there are wide-spread changes in gluten concentrations of thegrains when they are sprouted. Looking at howmuch grains we consume today (a big chunk ofour diet is made of these), it is a good idea tonaturally reduce gluten consumption this way.

So which grains can be sprouted? You can sprout any kind of whole grains —

the important thing is that the grain should bea whole grain, with the germ and bran intact.Refined grain cannot be sprouted.

Sprouted grains can be eaten raw, lightlycooked, ground into flour or made into a bread.So throw in a handful of sprouted grains likesprouted quinoa in your salad, add somesprouted rice to your stir fry or soup, or sim-mer sprouted buckwheat, quinoa, or millet inyour milk to make a porridge, they hold a lot ofgood for your system.

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SodaBottleOpenerwala CyberHub says she lovesusing millets in her recipes because she findsthem versatile, easy to cook and add value to alldishes. “They are yummy as a salad where youcan add crunch. In a soup, or even make a maincourse,” she says. In the restaurant, she servesokra millet salad, millet soup, ragi bread and athome she keeps boiled millets (particularly ragi(finger millet) and barnyard millet (samak kechawal)) in her fridge. Easy to toss and use.According to her they might be becoming pop-ular as a culinary trend in restaurants today allover again, but they’ve been cooked in Indianhomes forever. She herself discovered them ather grandmom’s home ages ago.

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importance, as we are one of their largest pro-ducers in the world, but somehow the marketforces recognised its potential only recently.Over the last few years, new age entrepreneursdecided to revive the culture, and are getting agood response too from the consumers. When

Delhi based Meghana Narayan and ShauraviMalik decided to become entrepreneurs, theyconducted extensive market research, productresearch and development, put in a lot of think-ing and then decided to follow their heart andfocus on millets. This is how they launchedSlurrp Farms in 2015. Realising that theanswers to healthy cooking lay in our owngrandmother’s kitchens, they dug out oldrecipes to make their brand cookies using mil-lets. Today, besides cookies, they offer cereals(for toddlers), dosa and pancake mixes, andmunch — all made from millets.

Bengaluru based snacks brand Soulfull isanother success story. Inspired by the the risingpopularity of quinoa, during his stay in the US,Prashant Parameswaran, CEO and MD of thebrand, struck upon the idea to come back toIndia and promote the humble Indian grains —Millets. He decided to make this enriching andnutritious lineage palatable for the daily con-sumption needs of the modern consumer.Today the band offers multiple millet-basedoptions like millet Muesli and Smoothix includ-ing ragi, jowar, foxtail millet and bajra. Theyalso combine the power of millets with ahealthy mix of various grains, such as ragi withBengal gram.

Definitely, there is an increased awarenessof the importance of millets for our well-being.A lot of nutrition experts are talking aboutthem. There is an increased impetus by thegovernment too to educate people on how mil-lets are not only nutritious but how they helpthe environment and farmers, thereby creatinga sustainable ecosystem.

According to Parameswaran the biggestmarketing challenge in making millets ‘hot’with the millennials is to position millets rightto meet their lifestyle needs. That is a tall order,but entirely doable as these brands are proving.

The need of the hour is to use unorthodox,creative measures to boost the popularity ofmillets via education, and by making them anappealing proposition for people (and the plan-et). This can be done by making fun foods withmillets that appeal to todays generation. Milletnoodles anyone? Minus the preservatives, ofcourse!

The writer is a Delhi-based weight management consultant, nutritionist and author

of Don’t Diet! 50 Habits of Thin People and Ultimate Grandmother Hacks

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Ten days after launching along-anticipated military

assault on the Kurdish People’sProtection Units (YPG) militiain northeastern Syria, Turkeyon October 18 agreed to theUS-brokered five-day ceasefireon the condition that theKurdish-led Syrian DemocraticForces (SDF) would withdrawfrom the proposed “safe zone”within the stipulated period.

However, the terms andconditions, set by Turkey, hintat an ominous future for theregion. Turkish PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdogan hasthreatened to escalateOperation Peace Spring if theSDF fails to leave the safe zonebuffer along the Turkish bor-der. “If the promises are keptuntil Tuesday evening, the safezone issue will be resolved. Ifit fails, the operation will startthe minute 120 hours are over,”he said.

However, claims and coun-terclaims about the ceasefireconditions have alreadydoomed the agreement. Soonafter the truce declaration, theSDF claimed the deal coversonly a 12-km stretch, disputingErdogan’s announcement thatthe “safe zone” would spread 30km deep inside Syria and 440km along the border withTurkey.

Moreover, the sanctity ofthe agreement has been disre-spected with both the sidesaccusing each other of violat-ing the ceasefire agreement.European countries, particu-larly France, which condemnedTurkey’s invasion, are scepticalof the intention of the ErdoganGovernment. According toEuropean Council PresidentDonald Tusk, the ceasefire “isa demand (for the) capitulationof the Kurds”, and the worldcommunity must not abandonthe Kurdish partners.

In fact, Turkey-Kurds con-flict has a long history and the

root of the present crisis lies inthe regional power dynamics inTurkey. Though the immediatetrigger for the Turkish invasionof northeastern Syria wasErdogan’s long-cherisheddesire to fill the vacuum cre-ated by the US pullback fromSyria, Ankara admitted that itsgoal was “to destroy the terror(YPG) corridor” being estab-lished by Kurdish forces inSyria along Turkey’s southernborder. However, the real aimof Turkey’s involvement inSyria is to “crush the heads” ofthe Kurdish fighters who aspireto form an autonomous statefor the Kurds in south-easternpart of Turkey.

Kurds — the biggest state-less nation primarily spreadacross Iraq, Turkey, Syria andIran, and the fourth-largestethnic group in the West Asia& North African (WANA)region — have been given falsepromises by vested interests atvarious treaties for over a cen-tury for the creation of aKurdistan.

In the recent years, Kurds’successful military campaignsagainst Islamic terrorists andenemies of the US paid divi-dends and raised its stature asa trusted partner in the fightagainst terror. However, the riseof the might of the Kurds hasthreatened the TurkeyGovernment which fears itmight be forced to meet thedemand for a Kurdishautonomous State. This is whyAnkara had opposed Kurdishindependence in Iraq in antic-ipation that their success innorthern Iraq would encouragethe Kurdistan Workers’ Party(PKK) — which has strong tieswith the Kurdish People’sProtection Units (YPG) thatwas internationally acclaimedfor being instrumental inwresting large stretches fromthe ISIS in Syria and Iraq — tostrive for independence in the

neighbouring Turkey. However, the present crisis

in Syria is caused by Trump’shasty decision to withdrawmilitary from Syria, thus trig-gering the Turkish assault onAmerica’s Kurdish partners inSyria and jeopardising theefforts to contain the ISIS. Infact, Kurds have almost alwaysfailed to read the intentions ofAmerica that has been espous-ing contradictory goals in theWANA region.

While the successive USadministrations have main-tained that the States’ bound-aries in the WANA regionmust not be changed, theyhave sought support of theKurds in fight against the erst-while USSR, Saddam Husseinin Iraq, and currently the ISISin Iraq and Syria. But, when theKurds were pinning their hopeson the Donald Trump admin-istration to help them keep thepart of Syria in their safehands, they have been left inthe lurch. It has also caused theTrump administration loss ofcredibility as a reliable partnerin fight against terror. Reportshave come that Israel is appre-hensive and keeping tabs onthe situation.

No matter how muchTrump defends his decision onSyria, he is being criticised byAmericans and others forabandoning their Kurdish alliesin fight against the ISIS.Slamming the US administra-tion, French PresidentEmmanuel Macron said the USdecision to withdraw and aban-don the Kurdish forces “weak-ens our credibility to find part-ners in the field who will fightwith us, thinking that they areprotected”.

Now the moot question iswhether the ceasefire will sus-tain. The northeastern regionof Syria was considered by thelocals the safest place to live inthe country till the Turkey

invasion turned it into a fullwar zone, forcing mass exodusin Iraq.

Despite agreement topause fighting, it is doubtfulthat Turkey will leave theregion any soon. As per theplan, once the safe zone bufferis established, Turkey’s militarywill set up 12 observationsposts to ensure that Kurdishforces don’t make a comeback.In this situation, the expecta-tion from the stateless Kurds tobear Turkish highhandednessfor long is unrealistic.

Therefore, the edgy calm inthe northeastern Syria is repletewith severe repercussions. First,there is no plan to handle theISIS prisoners who were undercontrol of the Kurdish forces tillthe Turkish invasion. It hasbeen reported that several ofthem have already fled themakeshift jails in prisonbreaks.There is no agreement on thetransfer of the custody of theterrorists from the SDF to theTurkish forces. Moreover, iron-ically the US President seemsleast concerned about the ISISprisoners’ custody and many atime he called fugitive prison-ers “least dangerous”.

The Syrian territory, nowin Turkish control, may fall intothe hands of the ISIS which hasbeen emboldened by the USwithdrawal and SDF’s sched-uled departure. Moreover, ifTurkey leaves northeasternSyria without giving control toan able force, it can only leadto further destablisation in theregion.

While, the military pulloutis Trump’s gift to the ISIS, theTurkish invasion, and the so-called five-day ceasefire are awin-win situation for Ankaraand the terrorist force. Erdogan’ssole focus is to “crush theheads” of the Kurdish fighters.

(The writer Associate Editor& News Editor, The Pioneer)

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US Senate majority leader MitchMcConnell on Friday attacked President

Donald Trump’s decision to pull troopsfrom Syria as “a strategic nightmare” that willhelp Washington’s foes and hurt its allies.

“Withdrawing US forces from Syria is agrave strategic mistake,” McConnell, the topRepublican in Congress, wrote in an op-edpublished in The Washington Post.

“It will leave the American people andhomeland less safe, embolden our enemies,and weaken important alliances.” His com-ments come after Trump on Wednesdaydefended his decision to pull US troops outof Syria as “strategically brilliant.”

McConnell, usually a staunch supporterof the President, had earlier in the month con-demned Trump’s withdrawal of troops fromnortheast Syria, which sparked a week-longTurkish offensive against the Kurds who wereallied with the US in the fight against IslamicState.

Fighting has continued despite a tempo-rary ceasefire Vice President Mike Pence bro-

kered with Ankara.“The combination of a US pullback and

the escalating Turkish-Kurdish hostilities iscreating a strategic nightmare for our coun-try,” McConnell wrote in his opinion piece.

“Even if the five-day ceasefire announcedon Thursday holds, events of the past weekhave set back the US’ campaign against theIslamic State and other terrorists,” he said.

McConnell did not mention Trump byname, though he did liken the Syria with-drawal to the foreign policy of Trump’sDemocratic predecessor Barack Obama.

“We saw the Islamic State flourish in Iraqafter President Barack Obama’s retreat. Wewill see these things anew in Syria andAfghanistan if we abandon our partners andretreat from these conflicts before they arewon,” McConnell wrote.

“America’s wars will be ‘endless’ only ifAmerica refuses to win them,” he added inan apparent jab at Trump’s insistence that thewithdrawal was necessary “to get out of theseridiculous Endless Wars.” AFP

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Perception drives a being. It encom-passes all aspects of our working-self. It offers us with the window-

frame through which we look at issues inhand. Be they thoughts arising in mindprompted by indwelling desire trends, orfor that matter how we respond to exter-nal stimuli, are all moderated by our per-ception. And as every being is bornunique, each manifesting varying mind-trend, accordingly, our individualisticperceptions vary from person-to-person.That holds the key to all actions on ourpart, and thereby the fruits thereof —pleasant of stressful.

As I was explaining this to a consul-tee, he interjected: “Sir, you mean to saythat we become due for failure and frus-tration because of our own flawed per-ception. If so, is there any scope for mod-ification?” Well, there could be other fac-tors for our failures, but in any case, ourperception matters. For, our perceptionhas a role to play in how intelligently orotherwise we deal with contrarian forces.Going through the lessons of life, as ourvision expands, perceptions do keepchanging even in usual course of life. Itcould also be consciously modified, if weidentify and acknowledge our flawed per-

ceptions. The paradox, however, is thatseldom do we remain conscious aboutevaluating our thought process to bringabout the desired change. Those who donot change with time, remain stuck totheir perceptions, and with obvious con-sequences. To make things clear, a lookinto how perceptions are formedbecomes imperative.

We are all born with karmic carryover from the past, termed as ‘samskara’in Indian circulation. They are subject tofurther add on while being raised aschild, as are induced by parents and envi-ronmental influences. These karmicimprints involuntarily define individualspecific beliefs and perceptions, which setthe terms of our desire trends, likes anddislikes, prejudices and obsessions, habitsand attitudes, virtues and attributes. Ourindwelling desire trends excite corre-sponding thoughts, which when gravitatein mind, translate into action. Evidently,the character and content of our percep-tion hold the key to the fruits of ouractions — pleasant or frustrating. Ourhabits tendencies often play a spoiler inthe whole process.

Now, a look into the construct of ourmind, the prime driver of a being. Mind

has three operative tools — Buddhi (thefaculty of discriminate intelligence),Ahamkara (sense of I consciousness), andManasa (the sense aided mind). Thethree, enlightened and animated by Cita(the element of consciousness), are sup-posed to work in a coordinated manner,complementing and supplementing eachother as a unified organism, withahamkara in the lead. For, be it translat-ing indwelling desire trends into action,or react and respond to outer field datacollected by Manasa, ahamkara has totake the call. In between, ahamkara issupposed to invoke buddhi for due dili-gence to filter off the undesirables for asensible approach. The paradox, however,is that often caught up in the usual grindsof life, ahamkara identifies itself withindwelling desire trends, and then blindlypursues it as if that would its end game. Itgets caught up by the tempting influencesof the seeming world and makes it adream destination. In both cases,ahamkara takes things on their facevalue, and doesn’t feel the necessity ofinvoking buddhi for a reality check. Thatmakes likelihood of failure more proba-ble. If you fail to make use of your ownmost profound empowerment tool, youhave to bear with the consequences.

That makes it incumbent upon us to

remain conscious about keeping buddhiin active mode for a reasoned stand. It iseasier said than done, as habits die hard.It is in this spirit that ancient India’slearned masters came up with variousmeditative techniques to help get overhabit tendencies and reshape the thoughtprocess afresh. In the process, you firstbecome aware of the inherent fault lines,which when acknowledged could beaddressed through fresh educative inputs.

I then made the consultee aware ofastrological pointers to his fault lines.Mars and Jupiter placed adverse to eachother speaks loud of his swaggering ego,which binds him to his self-assumed dosand don’ts and not open to look beyondfor reality check. Both the luminarieslocking horns with Saturn, speaks of asense of fear and insecurity. That makeshim habitually suspicious and overcriticalof all. Also, it speaks of a volatile emo-tionality. His interpersonal relationshipskills, thus, being wanting, he is not ableto relate to those around with ease.Hence, the mental stress he suffers from.

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