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NABBED WITH
HEROIN, AMRITSAR
ASI FOUND DEAD
Pak plays Af card to get PUNJAB BANDH CRIPPLES LIFE

IN STF CUSTODY
AMRITSAR : An assistant sub-in-
spector (ASI) was found dead with
bullet injuries in the custody of
the Punjab Police’s anti-drug
special task force (STF) in Amrit-
sar’s Mall Mandi area on Tuesday,
a day after he was arrested along
with his colleague on charges of
possessing heroin. Officials said
prima facie it appeared to be a
case of suicide. The deceased,
Avtar Singh, in his forties, and
ASI Jorawar Singh, who were
posted at the Gharinda police
station in Ajnala sub-division,
were peddling drugs in the area
for the last few months, they
said. ››P3
SFJ, Kashmiri separatists
to hold joint protest
TORONTO: Pro-Khalistan groups
are joining hands with Kashmiri
separatists for protests at Indian
missions on August 15 in Canada, a
development that India is being
watchful about. The pro-Khalis-
tan group, Sikhs for Justice or SFJ,
US support on Kashmir
DIPLOMATIC BATTLE Trump offer off the table: Indian envoy Govt needs time to
HT Correspondents
n letters@hindustantimes.com restore normalcy
WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: Paki-
stan’s envoy to the US has threat- in Valley, says SC
ened that his country might
redeploy troops from the NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court
Afghanistan border to the Indian refused to lift the communication
frontier, a move that can compli- blackout and other restrictions n Members of Dalit groups — protesting against the demolition of Guru Ravidas temple in Delhi —
cate peace talks with the Tali- imposed in Jammu & Kashmir burn tyres at Jalandhar bypass in Ludhiana on Tuesday. The Supreme Court has threatened to
ban, even as he called on Wash- since last week, observing that initiate contempt proceedings against the protesters. >>P2 GURPREET SINGH/HT
ington to mediate on the Kash- the government may have had
mir issue. inputs that prompted such a ROAD, RAIL LINES BLOCKED DOABA COMES TO GRINDING HALT
Asad Majeed Khan’s com- move and that it will need time to Train services were disrupted across the state follow- Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Phagwara and Kapurthala
ments came against the back- “restore normalcy”. ing the protest. At least 11 trains were stopped or bore the brunt of the strike as shops and educa-
drop of little support for Paki- “There may be apprehension terminated. Protesters also blocked roads, including tional institutions remained closed. The impact
stan’s demand for intervention of a law and order problem. If the Jalandhar-Delhi national highway, causing jams. was visible in Ludhiana, Amritsar, Bathinda too.
by the world community follow- something happens Centre will
ing India’s decision to revoke be held responsible. Some time
Jammu and Kashmir’s special needs to be given to restore nor-

Auto sales dip at fastest

which was recently banned by
the Indian government, is
planning protest rallies in Toronto,
Ottawa and Vancouver in Canada
and also in the United States,
England and elsewhere in
Europe. ››P3
Bhakra almost full, water
crosses critical level
CHANDIGARH : With the water
level in the Bhakra dam reservoir
rising one foot everyday in the
past week and having crossed the
critical point of 1,670 feet, the
Bhakra Beas Management Board
(BBMB) said it will have to open
the floodgates if the level goes up
by 10 feet more. Last time, the
reservoir floodgates were opened
in 2010. ››P4
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status.
India has already dismissed
Pakistan’s efforts to internation-
alise the Kashmir issue by
describing the changes in
Jammu and Kashmir as an inter-
nal matter. India’s envoy to the
US, Harsh Shringla, has also said
President Donald Trump’s
recent offer to mediate on Kash-
mir is no longer on the table.
Poland, the current president
of the UN Security Council, said
on Tuesday that India and Paki-
stan should bilaterally resolve
the Kashmir issue, aligning itself
with the European Union and the
UN in rebuffing Pakistan’s
efforts to seek third-party media-
tion.
“We hope that both countries
can work out a mutually benefi-
cial solution bilaterally,”
n A boatman carries vegetables in Srinagar on Tuesday as some
curbs are relaxed for a short while.
and security consequences”, he
added.
Poland, he said, agrees with
the EU’s position on this issue.
After its foreign affairs head Fed-
erica Mogherini spoke on phone
with the Indian and Pakistani
foreign ministers last week, the
EU had said it “supports a bilat-
eral political solution between
India and Pakistan over Kash-
mir, which remains the only way
to solve a long-lasting dispute
that causes instability and inse-
curity in the region”.
Czaputowicz said the Security
Council had received Pakistan’s
ANI PHOTO
if the body will meet to discuss
Kashmir, as sought by Pakistan,
or it will hold consultations to
determine its response.
In an interview with The New
York Times, Khan said India’s
decisions on Kashmir “could not
have come at a worse time for us”
because Pakistan had tried to
strengthen military control
along the Afghan border, which
has long been infiltrated by the
Taliban, as part of efforts to end
the war in Afghanistan.
“We have our hands full” on
the western border, Khan said,
adding: “If the situation esca-
malcy. We cannot take over day-
to-day administration,” the court
said. ››P8
Rahul tells Malik
don’t need plane,
allow us to visit
NEWDELHI: Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi on Tuesday said he would
visit Kashmir along with a group
of opposition leaders if they were
allowed to travel freely there. He
was responding to a comment
from J&K governor Satyapal
Malik the day before that the Con-
gress leader would do well to visit
the region before speaking on the
situation. Malik had also offered
pace in nearly 2 decades
HTC and Agencies
n letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: Passenger vehicles
sales in India declined by 30.98%
in July compared to the same
month last year, logging the
steepest fall in 19 years as the
industry continued a nine-
month long streak of falling sales
that now threatens hundreds of
thousands jobs.
The release of the data by the
Society of Indian Automobile
THE NINE-MONTH-LONG
STREAK OF FALLING
SALES IS THREATENING
TO IMPACT HUNDREDS
OF JOBS IN THE SECTOR
Hong Kong and a crash in Argen-
tina’s peso currency that drove
investors to safe harbours.
The BSE Sensex ended 623.75
points, or 1.66%, lower than its
agency Reuters quoted Vishnu
Mathur, the director general of
SIAM, as saying. Mathur added
that car and motorcycle manu-
facturers have already slashed
about 15,000 jobs.
HT had on August 2 reported
that the three biggest auto manu-
facturers had recorded their
worst decline in sales in nearly
20 years. According to SIAM
data of sales by manufacturers to
dealerships, domestic car sales
were hit the hardest. There were

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with today ’s Hindustan Times
in Chandigarh, Panchkula,
Mohali and Surroundings
Poland’s foreign minister Jacek
Czaputowicz told reporters at
the UN in New York. The
strained ties between India and
Pakistan impact South Asia and
could lead to “serious political
letter and Poland’s permanent
representative will “start con-
sultations” about it soon. He
spoke of the Security Council
discussing the letter, but it could
not be immediately ascertained
lates on the eastern border, we
will have to undertake redeploy-
ments.” Pakistan was “not
thinking about anything but
what is happening on our east-
ern border”, he said.
to send Gandhi a plane. Gandhi
tweeted: “We won’t need an air-
craft but please ensure us the
freedom to travel & meet the peo-
ple, mainstream leaders and our
soldiers stationed...” ››P8
Manufacturers (SIAM) on Tues-
day triggered a slump in the
stock market, which was also
dragged lower by global cues
such as fears about a drawn out
US-China trade war, protests in
opening – its biggest fall in a
month. The BSE Auto index fell
by 3.88%. “If this industry goes
down, then everything gets hurt.
Manufacturing, jobs and reve-
nue to the government,” news
69,000 fewer cars sold to dealers
in July this year compared to
July 2018, a 36% slump. Such a
dip has not been seen since 2000,
when the industry was roughly a
fifth of the size of what it is now,

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Shutdown paralyses life, Doaba worst-hit
BANDH OVER TEMPLE DEMOLITION Protesters block
several highways, majority of the buses remain off road
HT Correspondents
letterschd@hindustantimes.com
n
JALANDHAR/LUDHIANA: A complete
shutdown was observed in the
Doaba region on Tuesday in
response to a Punjab bandh call
given by the Ravidasia commu-
nity to protest over the demoli-
tion of a historic temple dedi-
cated to Guru Ravidas in New
Delhi’s Tughlakabad on direc-
tions of the Supreme Court.
The bandh call evoked over-
whelming response in Jalan-
dhar, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala
and SBS Nagar where shops,
banks, and commercial estab-
lishments remained shut while
educational institutions were
ordered to be closed by authori-
ties as a precautionary measure.
Protesters blocked road traf-
fic at various places, including
the Jalandhar-Delhi national
highway. Protest marches were
taken out by Dalits at several pla-
ces as the demonstrators sat on
dharnas, burnt effigies and
placed burning tyres on roads.
In Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur,
protesters carrying swords went
around in markets in cars and on
bikes to enforce the bandh.
OPEN SHOPS DAMAGED
Four people were injured when
some shopkeepers and protest-
ers clashed and hurled stones at
each other at Harse Mansar vil-
lage near Mukerian in Hoshiar-
pur. Some protesters allegedly
damaged three shops that were
open, the police said. Police had
to open fire in the air to disperse
the mob. Hoshiarpur SSP Gau-
rav Garg said the police inter-
vened to defuse the situation.
The protesters damaged an
SUV on the national highway
in Jalandhar.
The protestors held the Nar-
endra Modi government at the
Centre responsible for the demo-
lition of the temple and threat-
ened to intensify their protest,
demanding restoration of the
shrine.
In Jalandhar, protesters, sup-
ported by Bahujan Samaj Party
workers, braved heavy rain and
held demonstrations at several
points across the city, especially
the Nakadar raod. At Dharm-
pura, a large number of women
also took part in the protest.
Local Congress MP Santokh
Singh Chaudhary and party
MLAs Pargat Singh, Sushil
Kumar Rinku, Avtar Henry and
Rajinder Beri, also joined the
protests and assured the protest-
ers that the Punjab government
will take up the matter with the
Centre. Akali Dal MLA Pawan
Kumar Tinu and Baldev Singh
Khaira joined the protest in their
respective constituencies of
Adampur and Phillaur. How-
ever, majority of BJP leaders
stayed away from the protest In
Jalandhar.
TENSION IN SBS NAGAR
In SBS Nagar, tension prevailed
after Shiv Sena activists pro-
tested against former BSP MLA
Shingara Ram for allegedly
using derogatory words against
Hindu gods and demanded
action against him. They also
submitted a memorandum to
SSP Alka Meena seeking action
against the former MLA. The
Shiv Sena activists and Dalit pro-
testers had face-offs a couple of
times but the police controlled
the situation.
A senior police officer said
Centre determined Will initiate contempt proceedings
to find solution, against protesters, warns SC
says Hardeep Puri
APEX COURT BENCH
NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH: Amid a
row over demolition of a Guru
Ravidas temple in Tughlakabad,
Union minister Hardeep Singh
Puri on Tuesday said the Centre
is determined to find a solution
and possibly identify an alterna-
tive site to “relocate” it.
Puri also met Delhi lieutenant
governor Anil Baijal and dis-
cussed several issues, including
the Supreme Court order to
vacate the Ravidas temple site.
“We, along with vice-chair-
man of the Delhi Development
Authority (DDA), are determined
to find a solution and possibly
identify an alternative site,” Puri
tweeted. On Monday, Delhi social
welfare minister Rajendra Pal
Gautam sought Prime Minister ’s
intervention to the community to
rebuild the place of worship.
Earlier, an Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) delegation led by leader of
opposition in Punjab assembly
Harpal Cheema met Puri to
apprise him of the latest develop-
ments after the demolition of the
temple. HTC
n (Clockwise from top) Members of the Ravidasia community staging a dharna on the Jalandhar-Delhi rail track on Tuesday; a man brandishes a sword during a protest in
Amritsar; youths trying to block the road in Ludhiana; and a vehicle damaged by protesters in Jalandhar.
that the situation was still tense
in the town. He said Dalit activist
from Uttar Pradesh, Chandrash-
ekhar Azad, instigated the Dalits
against Hindus which added fuel
to the fire.
In Phagwara, which also
observed a complete shutdown,
a large number of protesters,
supported by various political
parties, took out a protest march.
They blocked the Jalandhar-
Ludhiana highway, Phagwara-
Nakodar, Phagwara-Hoshiarpur
and the Phagwara-Chandigarh
Press Trust of India
n letterschd@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court
on Tuesday warned against
politicising the demolition of a
Guru Ravidas temple in Tugh-
lakabad forest area on its order
and threatened to initiate con-
tempt proceedings against those
provoking dharnas and demon-
strations.
“Don’t think we are power-
less. We know the seriousness of
the issue,” a bench headed by
justice Arun Mishra said when
the counsel appearing for the
Guru Ravidas Jainti Samaroh
Samiti referred to the agitation
on the issue in Punjab.
“Don’t speak a word and don’t
aggravate the issue. You are in
for contempt. We will haul up
your entire management. We
will see what has to be done,”
the bench also comprising justi-
ces MR Shah and Ajay Rastogi
said while requesting attorney
general KK Venugopal to assist
in the matter.
At the outset, the bench said
once the order is passed, no such
TRAIN SERVICES AFFECTED At least 11 trains disrupted or
terminated; railways cancels Punjab-bound trains at Ambala
roads.
Kapurthala city observed a
complete bandh as all commer-
cial establishments remained
closed and bus services were also
suspended on several routes.
In Gurdaspur district, the
bandh evoked a mixed response.
A complete bandh was observed
in Batala. All commercial estab-
lishments and educational insti-
tutes remained closed through-
out the day. In Gurdapur,
though schools and colleges
remained closed in the district as
SAYS WON’T TOLERATE
CRITICISM OF THE
JUDGMENT WHICH HAS
BEEN PASSED BY IT
activity can be carried out and
“the issue cannot be politicised.
We will start contempt. It can-
not be like this”.
The counsel appearing for the
Delhi Development Authority
informed that demolition has
been carried out as per the order
of the apex court.
The bench said it will not tol-
erate criticism of the judgment
which has been passed by the
top court.
“You cannot go on and on and
make comments and criticism
of the judgement. This is
Supreme Court. Don’t invoke
politics here,” the bench said.
Venugopal, who was sitting
in the court, was told by the
bench that order passed by the
apex court is taken for a ride.
“They are holding dharnas
per orders by the local adminis-
tration, shops were open in sev-
eral markets in the town.
In Amritsar, most of the pri-
vate schools and colleges
remained closed. Also, shops in
various markets remained
closed till evening. Dalit protest-
ers holding the pictures of Guru
Ravidas and BR Ambedkar pro-
tested at the Hall Gate and raised
slogans against the Modi govern-
ment. The BSP activists also
joined the protest.
The Sikh Students Federation
and there is public outcry. It is a
serious issue that cannot be
politicised and we want to hear
from you to settle it. There can-
not be a public outcry and no
political issue be involved in it,”
the bench said.
The Delhi Development
Authority in a statement issued
on Monday did not use the word
temple, and said the “structure
was removed as per the orders
of the Supreme Court”.
“The standing permanent
structure was dismantled
peacefully without any resist-
ance or use of force in the pres-
ence of Guru Ravi Das Jayanti
Samaroh Samiti members,” the
Delhi Development Authority
had said in the statement.
The DDA in its statement had
said the apex court in a case
titled ‘Guru Ravi Das Jayanti
Samaroh Samiti vs Union
of India’, had on August 9
observed that “serious breach”
has been committed
by Guru Ravi Das Jayanti Sama-
roh Samiti by not vacating the
forest area as earlier ordered by
the court.
PARDEEP PANDIT/SAMEER SEHGAL/GURPREET SINGH
(Mehta) also expressed solidar-
ity with the Ravidasia commu-
nity and backed the shutdown
call.
In Patiala, schools, colleges
and commercial establishments
remained open. Earlier in a day,
the protestors blocked the main
gate of Punjabi university for
over one hour. They also blocked
the main chowk near Patiala
inter-state bus terminal on
Patiala-Rajpura road around
noon for an hour, causing incon-
venience to school children and
80% dip in roadways’ revenue in Doaba
Jatinder Mahal
n jatinder@htlive.com
JALANDHAR :The bandh call given
by the Ravidasia community
against the demolition of historic
Ravidas temple in Delhi hit the
transport services hard in Doaba
with the Punjab Roadways wit-
nessing 80% dip in its day’s reve-
nues in the region.
The roadways’ depots in
Jalandhar, SBS Nagar
and Hoshiarpur failed to run
their buses on all major routes
as roads were blocked by the
protesters.
Officials said the roadways
earned just Rs 7 lakh against Rs
35 lakh from ticket sales in its
four depots in the belt with a high
concentration of the Ravidasia
community.
The Jalandhar depots 1 and 2
earned Rs 6 lakh against its day’s
revenue of Rs 20 lakh earning,
the Hoshiarpur depot clocked
just Rs 1 lakh against Rs 8 lakh
earnings and SBS Nagar depot
managed to earn only Rs 1 lakh
against Rs 7 lakh due to the
strike, officials said.
The department is expecting
revenue only from the buses
THE NARENDRA MODI GOVT AT THE CENTRE HAS BEEN
REPEATEDLY TARGETING THE MINORITIES AND DALITS.
VIOLENCE Four injured in a clash at Mukerian; face-off
between Shiv Sena activists and protesters in SBS Nagar
commuters.
However, a complete shut-
down was observed in in San-
grur. Shops and commercial
establishments remained closed.
In Barnala, the protestors
blocked traffic at the ITI chowk.
The bandh call had a partial
impact in Bathinda and other
districts of the region.
In Bathinda, members of Rav-
idasia community took out a pro-
test march in the city.
The traders downed their
shutters in the areas where the
n Bus services remained suspended on several routes in the state causing inconvenience to the
passengers.
with routes outside the state as
they left their respective depots
early in the morning, hours
before the strike began.
Roadways’ Hoshiarpur gen-
eral manager HS Minhas said of
a total of 117 buses only five man-
aged to ply on their routes and
HINDUSTAN TIMES, C H AN D I G AR H
WE DNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2019
> SUKHPAL SINGH KHAIRA, Punjab Ekta Party chief
WHY DOABA REGION REMAINS
EPICENTRE OF DALIT PROTESTS
The Doaba region, comprising
four districts of Jalandhar,
Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur and SBS
Nagar, has always remained the
centre of the Dalit protests in
Punjab in the past.
Dalits constitute around 32% of
the state population. They are
heavily concentrated in Doaba
region. A majority of them
belong to the Ravidasia com-
munity. Whenever there is a
protest concerning any Dalit
issue in the state, the region
becomes its epicentre.
Dera Sachkhand Ballan, which is
known as the mecca of the
Ramdasia community, is also
situated in Jalandhar.
Cabinet ministers Charanjit
Singh Channi and Aruna Chau-
dhry had visited the dera on
Monday and urged its head
Sant Niranjan Dass to appeal to
his followers to remain peaceful
during Tuesday’s bandh.
AGITATORS LAY SIEGE TO TRACKS
LUDHIANA: Train services
were disrupted across the
state following protest by
members of the Ravidasia
community on Tuesday. At
least 11 trains were stopped
or terminated.
Following the bandh call,
the railways terminated all
Punjab-bound trains at
Ambala on Tuesday morn-
ing. Protesters laid siege to
tracks and stopped the
Amritsar-Mumbai Express
at Jalandhar Cantt at
10.17am, said railway offi-
cials. Another train running
from Pathankot to Delhi was
stopped at Kartarpur
around 10.30am.
The Ludhiana-Amritsar
train was stopped at Chi-
heru railway Station in
Kapurthala district at
9:40am. The Gorakhpur-
Jammu Tawi train was
stopped at the Phagwara
protest march passed through.
The protesters also blocked
the main gate of interstate bus
terminus for over an hour. Edu-
cational institutions remained
open and traffic on the roads was
normal.
In Faridkot and Moga dis-
tricts, the bandh call had a mixed
response. Former AAP MP
Sadhu Singh also joined the pro-
test march at Faridkot.
In Faridkot town and Kotka-
pura, shops and commercial
establishments remained closed
till evening, while in Moga shops
were closed only for an hour
when protesters carried out a
protest march. In Mansa, pro-
testers blocked the gate of the
local bus stand for over an hour,
resulting in inconvenience to
commuters.
In Muktsar, members of Ravi-
dasia community held a protest
march, but vehicular traffic
remained normal. In Ferozepur,
most of the markets remaining
closed throughout the day. Mem-
bers of Ravidasia community
staged a protest in the town.
(With inputs from agencies)
that too early in the morning.
The rest were not allowed to ply
by the protesters, he added.
Similarly, of 210 buses of the
Jalandhar depot 1 and 2, just a
few plied on their routes and that
too outside the state.
More than 150 buses remained
The Doaba region witnessed
complete shutdowns during
various Dalits protests in the
past.
In April last year, Dalits held a
massive protest against the
alleged dilution of the Sched-
uled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities)
Act. In the same month, there
was a clash between Dalits and
Shiv Sena activists over the
renaming of a roundabout in
Phagwara. In 2009, Ravidasia
community clashed with Sikh
activists after the murder of
Dera Sachkhand Ballan in Viena,
Austria. Later, the Ravidasia
community, under the banner
of Dera Ballan, replaced Guru
Granth Sahib with ‘Amrit Bani’
of Guru Ravidass. In 2003,
members of the community
had a clash with the Sikhs to
take control of a gurdwara at
Talhan village of Jalandhar
district.
railway station at 9:45am,
said officials, adding that
the Kamakhya-Mata
Vaishno Devi Katra Express
was stopped at the Phillaur
railway station.
The other trains that
were stopped included the
Amritsar Katihar Express,
Nangal Dam-Amritsar
train, Malwa Express, New
Delhi-Amritsar Shatabadi
Express, Shane-Punjab
Express and the Chhapra
Express.
Divisional railway man-
ager, Ferozepur division,
Rajesh Agrawal said the rail
traffic was restored after
4pm. Many trains are run-
ning five to six hours late
due to protest.
Railway protection force
(RPF) inspector Anil Kumar
said no incident of violence
was reported during the
bandh. HTC
PROTESTS IN
HARYANA TOO
CHANDIGARH: Members of the Ravi-
dasiya community on Tuesday
held protests in several parts of
Haryana too.
One of the country’s busiest
highway, NH-44 was blocked for
about two hours in the afternoon
by hundreds of stick-wielding
protesters in Karnal. Despite
heavy police deployment and per-
suasions by additional deputy
commissioner Anish Yadav and
Karnal tehsildar Raj Baksh, they
refused to budge. The traffic was
routed through internal roads.
The blockade was lifted only after
they submitted a memorandum
to deputy commissioner Vinay
Pratap Singh.
In Panipat, protesters gath-
ered under the flyover in front of
the mini-secretariat and raised
slogans against the government.
Similar protests were witnessed
in Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra
and Kaithal. HTC
HT PHOTO
off road, said depot-1 general
manager Parneet Singh Minhas.
The protesters kept the Jalan-
dhar, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur
and SBS Nagar bus stands closed
and no private transporters were
allowed to ply their buses on the
national highways.
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AMRITSAR SHOCKER Two AK-47 bullets pierced through his face as police claim 5 shots were fired; officials term it suicide
HT Correspondent Singh, who were posted at the
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initiated. All legal proceedings not allowed to speak to
Maharaja Ranjit
Gharinda police station in will be followed to find out the
Singh’s statue: Cops
n letterschd@hindustantimes.com correspondents.

AMRITSAR : An assistant sub-in-

spector (ASI) was found dead
with bullet injuries in the cus-
tody of the Punjab Police’s anti-
drug special task force (STF) in
Amritsar’s Mall Mandi
area on Tuesday, a day after he
was arrested along with his col-
league on charges of possessing
heroin.
Officials said prima facie it
appeared to be a case of suicide.
The deceased, Avtar Singh, in
his forties, and ASI Jorawar
Ajnala sub-division, were ped-
dling drugs in the area for the
last few months, they said.
The STF claimed to have
seized 10gm heroin, ₹15,590 and a
Honda Amaze car from Avtar
and 5gm heroin, 99 counterfeit
notes of ₹100 denomination, a sil-
ver role used for inhaling heroin
and a Maruti Swift car from
Jorawar on a tip-off.
Avtar is survived by his wife
and three children. A case of
theft was also registered against
him at the Jandiala police station
n Avtar Singh
in 2018.
STF inspector general (IG bor-
der range, Amritsar) RK Jaiswal
said, “Our preliminary investi-
HAVE SEIZED 10GM
HEROIN, ₹15,590
AND A HONDA AMAZE
CAR FROM AVTAR
gation suggests that Avtar com-
mitted suicide. On Tuesday
morning, he went to a bathroom
for brushing his teeth. Then he
entered a room of the STF office
and shot himself dead by opening
fire with an AK-47 rifle. ‘Judicial
inquiry into the case has been
exact cause of death.”
A police official said Avtar got
the assault rifle from an
unlocked trunk. “Five shots
were fired in one go and two of
them pierced through his face,”
he said
HOW HE MOVED
FREELY IN LOCK-UP
It is also being seen as negligence
on part of the STF as how Avtar
was allowed to move freely in the
lock-up.
Avtar’s family members were
Also, the Hindustan Times
correspondent tried to visit
the alleged suicide spot but was
not allowed to do so by STF
officials.
Police have started inquest
proceedings under Section 174 of
the Code of Criminal Procedure
(CrPC) in the case. Mohkampura
station house officer (SHO) Jag-
jit Singh, said, “Post-mortem on
the body will be conducted at the
civil hospital under the supervi-
sion of a judicial magistrate on
Wednesday.”
LAHORE: Two Pakistani men
belonging to a radical group and
motivated by “religious biases”
vandalised the statue of Maha-
raja Ranjit Singh at Lahore, a
police official said on Tuesday.
The incident took place on
Saturday near the grave of the
first Maharaja of the Sikh
Empire in Shahi Qila which was
opened for visitors.
Two men — one pretending to
have a leg disability carrying a
wooden rod and another “help-
breaking one of its arms and
damaging other parts .
SP Syed Ghazanfar Shah told
the Dawn newspaper that the
attackers were motivated and
vandalised the statue “on the
basis of religious biases”.
Police have arrested the two
men and booked under the coun-
try’s blasphemy laws. The sus-
pects belonged to Tehreek-Lab-
baik Pakistan of radical cleric
Maulana Khadim Rizvi. The
Walled City of Lahore Authority,

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AFFAIRS: CAPT
TO PAK MINISTER
HT Correspondent
n letterschd@hindustantimes.com
CHANDIGARH : Punjab chief minis-
ter Capt Amarinder Singh on
Tuesday asked Pakistan minis-
ter Fawad Chaudhry to stop try-
ing to interfere in India’s inter-
nal matter after he made a pro-
vocative tweet on the Indian
Army.
Amarinder, who served in the
army in the 1960s, told the minis-
ter in the Imran Khan-led gov-
ernment that his provocation
will not work.
“Stop trying to interfere in
India’s internal matter. And let
me tell you that the Indian Army
is a disciplined and nationalist
force, unlike your Army@faw-
adchaudhry. Your provocative
statement will not work, nor will
the soldiers in our Army follow
your divisive diktats,” he said on
Twitter. The CM later reacted
strongly in a statement to
Chaudhary’s tweet aimed at
inciting mutiny among Punjabis
in the Indian Army.
He asked Pakistan to mind
“their own business” and stay
out of India’s internal matters,
warning Islamabad against con-
tinued attempts to interfere on
the Kashmir issue. Kashmir is
and will remain an integral part
of India, he said. Chaudhary is
Pakistan’s federal minister for
science & technology.
n A resident of Ghadumi village in Fazilka showing the dead fish in his
field.
Six-tonne fish found
dead in Fazilka villages
HT Correspondent
n letterschd@hindustantimes.com
BATHINDA: Around six tonne of
fish were found dead at two villa-
ges in Fazilka district over the
last weekend, reportedly due to
water contamination following
discharge of untreated sewage
into water bodies.
Residents of Ghadumi and
Afsar Wala, villages located near
the Pakistan border, said dead
fish were found floating in the
water and scattered on the river
banks.
Satpal Singh of Ghadumi said
authorities had been alerted.
“Both the villages are located
near the Sabuana drain where
untreated sewage from Bathinda
and Muktsar districts flows into
villages of Fazilka district.
HT PHOTO
Seepage from this drain has
also contaminated groundwater
in the adjoining area. A com-
plaint about water contamina-
tion in Fazilka is under the pur-
view of the National Green Tri-
bunal,” he said. Deputy director
fisheries Rajeshwar Kumar said
the drain containing municipal
waste could have caused severe
depletion of oxygen in water.
“Samples of dead fish and
water from ponds have been
sent to Guru Angad Dev Veteri-
nary and Animal Sciences Uni-
versity to ascertain the cause ,”
he said.
Meera Ansal, head of the
department of college of fisher-
ies,GADVASU, said: “Several
factors may be responsible,
including water contamination.
A detailed study is needed.”
SFJ, Kashmiri separatists to
hold joint protest at Indian
missions on Independence Day
Anirudh Bhattacharyya
n letterschd@hindustantimes.com
TORONTO: Pro-Khalistan groups
are joining hands with Kashmiri
separatists for protests at Indian
missions on August 15 in
Canada, a development that
India is being watchful about.
The pro-Khalistan group,
Sikhs for Justice or SFJ, which
was recently banned by the
Indian government, is planning
protest rallies in Toronto,
Ottawa and Vancouver in
Canada and also in the United
States, England and elsewhere in
Europe.
SFJ’s legal adviser Gurpat-
want Singh Pannun said for the
first time, they will also be joined
by groups representing
Kashmiris, after the abrogation
of Article 370 in Jammu and
Two held with
512gm opium
FARIDKOT: Police have arrested
two drug peddlers with 512
grams of opium following a tip-
off. The accused has been identi-
fied as Jagsir Singh of Moga and
Gurinderpal Singh of Kotka-
pura. Police said the accused
used to sell opium to youths in
Kotkapura villages . HTC
RALLIES ARE PLANNED
IN TORONTO, OTTAWA
AND VANCOUVER IN
CANADA AND ALSO IN
THE US, ENGLAND
AND PARTS OF EUROPE
Kashmir.
“The Kashmiri groups will be
with us everywhere,” Pannun
said, of the joint action. While the
ban has been enforced in India,
Pannun said no prohibition had
been imposed on the activities of
the SFJ in Canada.
Given that Indian missions
hold multiple functions to
observe Independence Day,
there is concern over attempts to
disrupt those celebrations.
Special attention is being paid
ing him to walk” — entered the
Qila. Both went straight to the
statue and started hitting it,
responsible for the Lahore Fort,
expressed shock and has vowed
to repair the statue soon. PTI
to the headline event that is held
every year in downtown Toronto
on Independence Day, which
tends to attract nearly 50,000 peo-
ple of Indian origin.
The “India Day Parade” is
among the largest in the world,
outside India.
This year, the event is sched-
uled for August 18 (Sunday) with
the venue being Toronto’s Nat-
han Philips Square, which is
adjacent to City Hall.
However, the Friends of Kash-
mir Committee Canada has also
announced a protest rally at that
very venue on the same day.
While the rally is being
allowed to go ahead by the
authorities, a Toronto Police
spokesperson said they “will
provide officers to separate
the groups” and “to keep the
peace.”

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MLA’sREPORTCARD
FREE TRAVEL FOR
KULWANT RAM BAZIGAR, 41, BJP GUHLA (R) BHAI JAI PARKASH, 65, Independent KALAYAT
WOMEN, KIDS ON

will be time to open

RAKSHA BANDHAN Educational qualification: Educational qualification:
CHANDIGARH:Haryana govern- Matriculate Matriculate
ment has decided to allow free MLA’s electoral record: MLA’s electoral record:
travel facility to women and their Kulwant worked for his Jai Parkash has a distinc-
children up to the age of 15 years

in state roadways buses on the
occasion of Raksha Bandhan on
August 15. The free travel facility
will be available for women and
children from noon on August 14
up to midnight on August 15. But
this facility would be available
only in ordinary buses of the state
Bhakra floodgates
community and remained tion of being a Lok Sabha
as district president of member thrice from differ-
Bazigar, Banjara sanghs for ent parties. He began his
over a decade. He fought political career with INLD
2009 assembly election founder Devi Lal in 80s. He
KEEPING CLOSE WATCH Reservoir almost full with water as an Independent and also won an assembly elec-
crossing critical level of 1,670 feet after rain in catchment area

roadways plying up to Chandi-
garh and Delhi. HTC
Khattar to be in Sonepat
for I-Day celebrations
CHANDIGARH: Haryana governor
Satyadeo Narain Arya will unfurl
the National Flag at Faridabad on
August 15 and chief minister
Manohar Lal Khattar at Sonepat.
The ‘At Home’ function will be
organised on the same day at
Hotel Rajhans in Surajkund,
Faridabad, a government spokes-
person said. Vidhan Sabha
speaker Kanwar Pal will unfurl the
National Flag on Independence
Day at Kurukshetra and deputy
speaker Santosh Yadav at Bhi-
wani. Additional director general
of police (ADGP) (law and order)
Navdeep Singh Virk said security
has been tightened across the
state for peaceful celebration of
Gurpreet Singh Nibber
n gurpreet.nibber@hindustantimes.com
CHANDIGARH :With the water level
in the Bhakra dam reservoir ris-
ing one foot everyday in the past
week and having crossed the
critical point of 1,670 feet, the
Bhakra Beas Management
Board (BBMB) said it will have
to open the floodgates if the level
goes up by 10 feet more.
Last time, the reservoir flood-
gates were opened in 2010. The
decision was taken in the
board’s technical committee
meeting in which it was decided
not to maintain the water level
beyond 1680 feet.
Officials from the board’s
partner states – Punjab, Hary-
ana, Himachal Pradesh and
n Keeping tabs on the water level, the BBMB had last week increased
the water outflow from 20,000 cusecs to 31,615 cusecs.
› ›
finished third. tion from Barwala in 2000.
I have served Guhla and would like to contest People are happy with my service. The area had
again. Development works worth R700 crore for long been ignored. Though the BJP govt has
have been carried out during my stint as the MLA of not been very supportive, my consistent efforts
Guhla, which remained neglected in the past. have helped in accomplishing development works.
`12 Assets declared Moveable: `5 lakh `57.79 Assets declared Moveable: `2.79 lakh
lakh in 2014 Immovable: `7 lakh lakh in 2014 Immovable: `55 lakh
Constituency primer: Bordering Punjab’s Pa- Guhla(SC) Constituency primer: Kalayat was a reserved Kalayat
tiala district, Guhla has been a reserved seat since seat before 2009 assembly elections. A citadel of
1977. Mostly dominated by the Congress, the BJP HARYANA the Congress and the INLD, it is for the first time HARYANA
never stood a chance here. It is the only segment that an Independent has been elected from there.
among 17 reserved seats where community of Barring ’82 and ’87, Kalayat has never elected an
Bazigars (nomads) have a stronghold. Even after Guhla(SC) MLA twice in a row. The segment is dominated Guhla(SC)
delimitation, some area of Guhla was included in by Jats, Rajputs and Baniyas. A backward area
the Kalayat constituency. Drug menace is one of Kaithal in terms of development, Kalayat and Rajaund Kaithal
the concerning issues here. Pundri villages almost completely cover the constituency. Pundri
Kalayat Kalayat
HT FILE

the Independence Day and
additional forces have been
deployed at the venues where the
National Flag will be hoisted. HTC
Gita at House of Lords
CHANDIGARH:Haryana industries
and commerce minister Vipul Goel
on Tuesday said the holy scrip-
ture, Bhagvad Gita, has been
installed at the House of Lords
and House of Commons in the UK.
After returning from three-day
international Gita Jayanti Mahot-
sav organised in London, Goel said
a 50-member committee has also
been formed to promote the
message of Gita in the UK. It is
after Mauritius that the interna-
tional Gita Jayanti Mahotsav was
held in UK, he added. HTC
Rajasthan — attended the meet-
ing.
To discuss the situation, the
board management will meet on
August 16 again.
On Tuesday, the water inflow
into the reservoir was 57,000
cusecs (cubic feet per second).
Keeping tabs on the water
level, the BBMB last week
increased the water outflow
from 20,000 cusecs to 31,615
cusecs.
“We want to make an opti-
mum utilisation of the water
reaching the reservoir. So we
would try to run the 157-mega-
watt turbine which is currently
closed for repair,” said a senior
BBMB engineer.
›
We want to make an
optimum utilisation of
the water reaching the
reservoir. So we would try
to run the 157-megawatt
turbine which is currently
closed for repair.
A BBMB OFFICIAL
“It’s a good thing as there will
be more water in the coming
year. At the same time, it can be
a cause of worry as we will have
to release more water due to
more rainfall in the catchment
areas of Himachal Pradesh,
which can lead to floods down-
stream. There is no immediate
threat though,” said another
senior officer.
BBMB chairperson DK
Sharma said the board will mon-
itor the situation on a day-to-
day basis.
“Wednesday and Thursday
are crucial as the meteorologi-
cal department has predicted
rain in the catchment area of the
Sutlej in Himachal Pradesh.
There is no prediction of rain
after August 18 and we are hope-
ful that the things will be under
control,” he add
Electoral history: Electoral history:
2014: Kulwant Ram Bazigar of BJP defeated Dillu Ram of Congress 2014: Jai Parkash defeated Ram Pal Majra of INLD by 8,390 votes.
by 2,440 votes. 2009: Ram Pal Majra beat Tejinder Pal Singh of Cong by 9,400 votes.
2009: Phool Singh of INLD beat Dillu Ram by a margin of 5,253 votes. 2005: Geeta Bhukkal of Congress defeated Pritam Singh of INLD by
2005: Dillu Ram defeated Buta Singh of INLD by 10,127 votes. 1,412 votes.
How he performed: Prominent among development works carried How he performed: Jai Parkash highlights how he got several irrigation
out by Kulwant are setting up of a girls’ channels rejuvenated in his constituency.
college, an industrial training institute,
two public health centres and a stadium, By the way:
An SDM office, a stadium, rest house
and a government girls’ college were set By the way:
besides overhaul of several schools, He worked as a taxi up during his tenure. He said new roads He campaigned
rejuvenation of four irrigation channels and driver before coming were constructed, streetlights were made for himself on a bike
a canal, and expansion of road network. functional and a hospital was upgraded in
into politics. in ’14 polls.
Kulwant, who was accused of irregularities last five years. He, however, is accused of
during paddy procurement, also faced failing to develop his constituency and it is
protests for his ‘non-performance’. claimed that most of the works have been done by local BJP leaders.
NEXT: KAITHAL, PUNDRI

50% dip in stubble burning area Rush to join BJP leaves rivals worried in Hry
ICAR FINDINGS

Rajesh Moudgil sitionpartyin2014with19MLAs. besides Independent MLA as people would soon have an
LEADERS FROM OTHER
in Punjab, Hry & UP since 2017 PARTIES HAVE JOINED
THE BJP AS THEY VALUE
n rajesh.moudgil@htlive.com

CHANDIGARH: The rush of leaders

HT Correspondent
n lettterschd@hindustantimes.com
NEWDELHI: There has been about
50%reductionintheagricultural
areawherecropresidueburning
takesplaceeveryOctoberinPun-
jab, Haryana,UttarPradesh and
Delhisince2017,accordingtosat-
ellite data collated by Indian
CouncilofAgriculturalResearch
(ICAR).
ICAR director general Tril-
ochan Mohapatra said on Tues-
day that there has also been
around 15% reduction in the
number of crop residue burning
events.
Thisis mainlya resultof more
and more farmers opting for
mechanised technology to dis-
pose crop residue, such as the
happy-seeder/zero-tillage tech-
nology that cuts paddy straw,
sows wheat into the soil, and put
straw over the sown area, which
acts as mulch, he said.
In 2018, the Centre launched a
₹1,150 crore scheme to subsidise
n This is mainly a result of more and more farmers opting for
mechanised technology to dispose crop residue. HT FILE
EXPERTS SAY USE OF entitledtoa50%subsidyfromthe
RESIDUE MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGIES HAS LED
centretobuythemachinein2019.
“I don’t think there is a 50%
reductionincropburninginPun-
TO A DROP IN AIR
jab,theremaybea30%reduction.
Thereisawarenessamongfarm-
POLLUTION LEVELS IN
PUNJAB’S PADDY ZONE
ers. Farmers will take it up on
large scale if they are given a
direct subsidy of ₹3,000 per acre.
fromalmostalloppositionparties
to join the ruling BJP has left
rivals worried in Haryana in the
wake of upcoming assembly
polls.
Inabouttwomonths,therehas
been a beeline of former MLAs
and other leaders belonging to
different parties for joining the
saffron party while more are
waiting in the wings.
Once the principal opposition
party, Indian National Lok Dal
(INLD)looksdefunctasnineofits
MLAshavealreadymovedtothe
BJP,whilefourothersareopenly
sidingwithitssplinteroutfitJan-
nayakJantaParty(JJP),leaving
it with mere four MLAs.
The INLD was the main oppo-
Ggm boy reunites with father after 13 yrs
HT Correspondent
n lettterschd@hindustantimes.com
While two of its MLAs passed
away, four MLAs sided with the
JJP afterit was floated following
a crippling split in the INLD.
Coupled with rising scale of
wins of the BJP in mayoral elec-
tion, Jind bypoll and recent Lok
Sabha elections, there is an exo-
dus of INLD MLAs to the saffron
party.
While Ranbir Ganwa, Kehar
Singh, Zakir Hussain, Naseem
Ahmed, Ram Chand Kamboj,
Ravinder Baliala, Parminder
Dhull, Makhan Lal Singla and
Balwan Singh Daulatpuria have
already joined the BJP, INLD’s
Naina Chautala, Anup Dhanak,
PrithiSingh andRajdeepPhogat
are with the JJP.
There are said to be only four
MLAs — party leader Abhay
Chautala, Om Parkash Barwa,
ITS FUNCTIONING,
POLICIES, AND NOT DUE
TO ANY COMMITMENT OF
TICKET, SAYS MEDIA
ADVISER TO KHATTAR
Ved Narang and Nagender Bha-
dana — who are currently with
the INLD.
Interestingly enough, even its
former Rajya Sabha member
Ram Kumar Kashyap joined the
BJP.
Also, INLD’s Mohd Illyas and
Naseem Ahmed, who had first
joined the Congress, have now
moved to the BJP. They are
ionasMichaelhadgrowntalland
Dinesh Kaushik and Bahujan
SamajParty(BSP)legislatorTek
Chand Sharma.
OnMondayonly,wrestlerand
Commonwealth Games cham-
pionBabitaPhogatandherfather
Mahavir Phogat, who were ear-
lier associated with the JJP,
joined the BJP.
However, opposition leaders
have put on a brave face.
“The leaders named above
were never associated with the
Congress and had briefly joined
it,” says state Congress chief
Ashok Tanwar.
INLD state president BD
Dhalia maintains, “The party’s
workers’baseisintact.Onlytick-
et-seekers have joined the BJP.”
JJP’s state president Nishan
Singh too airs similar views. He
sayssuchchangesaretemporary
A driver with a private com-
understandingoftheBJP’swork-
ingandreturntothepartiesthey
actually liked.
The exodus began after the
BJP swept the Lok Sabha elec-
tions—thirdvictorysinceitssur-
prise win in 2014 when it came
with 47 MLAs of total 90 in Hary-
ana.
The BJP, meanwhile, neither
appears to be in position to
accommodatenewentrantsinits
foldbeforetheassemblypollsnor
the new entrants seem to be a
dampener.
“The leaders from other par-
ties have joined the BJP because
they value its policies and func-
tioning, and not because of any
commitment to get a ticket in the
polls,” says Rajiv Jain, media
adviser to chief minister Mano-
har Lal Khattar.
‘BEAS-AMRITSAR
TRACK TO BE

farm straw-management
machinery in the northwestern
states where rampant paddy-
straw burning contributes to air
pollutioninDelhieveryyearjust
before winter sets in. This Octo-
ber will be the second harvest
whentheimpactoftheschemeon
air pollution levels in Delhi and
NCR can be assessed.
Mohapatra said about 56,290
residue-management machines
havebeenboughtbyfarmersand
custom-hiringcentressince2017,
of which 19,288 were happy seed-
ersor zero-till machines.In Pun-
jab and Haryana, about 1.25 mil-
lionhaoutof4millionhawascov-
ered by technology to manage
residueinjustonepaddyharvest
season in 2018,with 7,960 custom
hiringcentresgivingmachinesto
farmers on hire.
“About4,500villagesaretoday
burning-freeoutof30-35,000villa-
gesintheregion,mainlybecause
of largescale awareness cam-
paigns by the government. We
have already released at least
₹500crorethisyeartopreparefor
the stubble-burning season, and
plan to have another 5,000 cus-
tom-hiringcentresthistime.Har-
yana can be burning free, some
spots will remain in Punjab…”
Mohapatra said.
Farmers can hire happy-
seeder or other machinery at
₹1,200 to ₹1,500 per acre and are
Farmers spend about ₹2,000 per
acreondieselcoststorunresidue
management machinery,” said
Harinder Singh Lakhowal, gen-
eral secretary, Bharatiya Kisan
Union in Punjab.
The use of residue manage-
ment technologies has led to a
drop in air pollution levels in
Punjab’spaddyzone,saidexperts
from International Maize and
Wheat Improvement Centre,
PAU, and others.
In 2017, the AQI for eight sta-
tions, which includes Patiala,
Ludhiana, Bathinda, Amritsar,
Mohali and others, was in the
range of 168 to 393 in moderate to
verypoorcategoryfromOctober
1 to November 15 period.
GURUGRAM: Michaelwassixwhen
hewentmissingfromJhareravil-
lageinDelhicantonmentin2006.
For the next 13 years, his fam-
ilyscouredcitystreetsfortheboy
inahuntthatdevastatedthefam-
ily.
His father Edward lost his job
and home and was forced to live
on a bus station after losing his
onlysonandbeingunabletopro-
vide for his daughter.
That search culminated on
Monday when Michael, now 20,
walked up to Edward’s soiled
mattressattheDelhicantonment
bus station and introduced him-
self as his long-lost son.
“Myfatherkeptonweepingall
thewhileweweretogether,”said
Michael, sharing how they
n Michael (R) with his father and
Ankur Sinha, the officer who
helped in the reunion. HT
sharedscrapsofmemoriesabout
their times together, his child-
hood and missing his mother –
who died of brain tumour a year
before he went missing.
Ankur Kumar Sinha, an offi-
cerofthechildcareinstitutethat
helped Michael reunite with his
father, said Edward took 15 min-
utes to be convinced of the reun-
did not resemble his childhood
self.
ButwhenMichaelstartedtell-
inghimaboutthemother’sdeath
and memories of his childhood,
his fathercameto believe him.“I
couldn’t believe my eyes though
my son was in front of me,” said
Edward, tears rolling down his
cheeks.
Days after Michael disap-
peared in 2006, Gurugram police
found him at a bus station, but
unable to furnish details of his
family,he wasproduced before a
childwelfarecommitteeandthen
shunted from home to home.
Edwardsaidhedidnotremem-
ber the exact day Michael went
missing,butaddedwillneverfor-
get thedesperation when his son
didnotreturnfromthelocalmar-
ket that day.
pany in Vasant Kunj at the time,
Edward had suffered the
bereavement of his wife, who
worked as a domestic help, in
2005.
“I had to vacate the house
within two months and tookup a
room on rent close by. I quit my
job to look after my children and
without anysavings, westarting
surviving on community
lunches,” he said.
EdwardandTeenaspentdays
at local bus stands and railway
stations,scouringforclues,after
registering a missing persons
complaint at the police station,
but could not trace Michael.
The search left the family des-
perately poor, and Edward was
forced to send his daughter to a
child care institute as he could
not afford to take care of her.
ELECTRIFIED BY
SEPTEMBER’
FEROZEPUR :A railway official on
Tuesday said the process of elec-
trifying the Amritsar-Gurdas-
pur-Pathankot and Beas-Goind-
wal-Tarn Taran-Amritsar block
will be completed by September,
well before Guru Nanak’s 550th
birth anniversary celebrations
begin.
Northern Railway general
manager TP Singh said the rail-
way board has set a target to
complete 100% electrification of
all blocks of the Ferozepur Divi-
sion by 2022 while electrification
of the Ferozepur-Bathinda sec-
tion will take place between 2020
and 2021.
The Container Corporation
Of India Ltd (CONCOR), a Nav-

Season’s heaviest rainfall shuts Ggm underpass Panipat bank heist: ratna public sector undertaking
of the Ministry of Railways and
the Indian Railways joined

GURUGRAM: The unidirectional

Rajiv Chowk underpass was
closed on Tuesday evening after
water accumulated inside it fol-
lowingtheheaviestdownpourof
the season.
According to NHAI officials,
theunidirectionalunderpasswas
closed around 6.15pm after rain-
waterfromCHBakhtawarSingh
Roadenteredit fromthe entryas
well as from Rajiv Chowk.
The 708-metre underpass
allows commuters travelling
from Bakhtawar Chowk to head
directly towards Delhi and
bypass the congested Rajiv
Chowk. “Rainwaterhasaccumu-
lated inside the underpass from
both sides. There was little we
could do as the rainfall was
extremelyheavyandthattoo,for
ashortperiod.Themotorpumps
havebeenrunningcontinuously,
and we are just waiting for rain-
watertostopflowinginside.Once
it stops, it will take us only two
hours to reopen the underpass,
provided there is no silt deposi-
tion,”saidSaurabhSinghal,con-
sultant, NHAI.
Itisthesecondunderpasstobe
closed due to waterlogging this
month. On August 2, the Iffco
Chowk underpass was closed
after its surface caved in.
“We have a protocol in place,
asperwhichtrafficpoliceofficers
aredeployedatvulnerablepoints
inadvance,wheneverthereisan
overcast sky. Today, however,
our concentration was on inter-
nal roads as they had heavier
wateraccumulation.Whilethere
was congestion on certain
stretches,weensuredthattraffic
kept moving,” said Himanshu
Garg, DCP (traffic). HTC
Police grope in dark
HT Correspondent
n letterschd@hindustantimes.com
KARNAL :More than 36 hours have
passed since the thieves struck
at the branch of Punjab and
Sindh Bank located on the prem-
ises of a gurdwara near Amar
Bhawan Chowk in Panipat city
and decamped with gold and
cash kept in lockers, but Panipat
police are yet to get any clue
about the miscreants.
As per Panipat SP Sumit
Kumar, six teams, including
three from the crime investiga-
tion agency, have been formed to
investigate the case, but as of
now, the police officials are grop-
n The Rajiv Chowk underpass was shut in the evening following massive waterlogging. YOGENDRA KUMAR/HT
ing in the dark.
“We are yet to have a break-
through in the case,” the said.
As per the police officials asso-
ciated with the investigation, the
possibility of involvement of
some locals cannot be ruled out
as they have all information
about the location of lockers and
strong room.
As per the police, the exact
worth of the stolen items was not
disclosed by the bank staff, yet
the rough estimates suggest that
gold and cash wirth ₹45 lakh
were taken away.
On the complaint of branch
manager Somvir Singh, the
police had registered an FIR
under Sections 380 (theft) and 457
(trespass) of the Indian Penal
Code (IPC) against unknown
accused.
hands to launch container trains
from Suranussi, near Jalandhar
in the Ferozepur division.
“The new facility will give
impetus to transportation of
cargo from catchment areas of
Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur,
Kapurthala and Amritsar,” said
Singh.
Container trains were
launched on a trial basis in
March 2019.
A total of 540 TEUs (twenty
equivalent units) were moved in
six container trains. HTC
THE RAILWAY BOARD HAS
A TARGET TO COMPLETE
100% ELECTRIFICATION
OF ALL BLOCKS OF THE
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WE DNESDAY, A UGUST 14 , 2 0 1 9
16-yr-old kidnapped,
strangled to death in
Amritsar, 3 arrested
TRAGEDY IN HOLY CITY The accused who are allegedly
drug addicts have confessed to the crime, say police
HT Correspondent
n letterschd@hindustantimes.com
AMRITSAR : A 16-year-old boy was
strangled to death after being
abducted for a ransom by four
men in Anand Vihar colony near
Verka in Amritsar. The body of
the deceased Prabhkirat Singh,
who was a student of Class 11, was
found from Sukarchak canal on
Monday night.
The teenager’s father Baljit
Singh. 46, is a teacher, and both he
and his wife work for Punjab
School Education Board in Chaw-
inda Devi village.
In his complaint, Baljit stated
that their younger son, Prab-
kirat, had gone to play cricket on
Monday evening at the govern-
ment school playground in
Verka.
“When my son didn’t return
till 8 pm, we began to search for
him, but to no avail. Later, villag-
ers told us that they had seen
Deepu (of Guru Nanak Nagar in
Verka) and his brothers Vicky
and Ajay take away my son in a
Maruti car (PB-18-K-2896). We
then lodged our complaint with
the police.”
The three accused are drug
addicts, he added, and are
involved in drug trade in the area.
POLICE ACTED FAST
As soon as they were informed,
additional deputy commissioner
(ADCP-city1) Jagjit Singh Walia,
assistant commissioner of police
(ACP) Jaspreet Singh and station
28-year-old man dies
house officer of Verka Surjit
Singh reached the spot and
of ‘drug overdose’,
started searching for the boy.
Was under no pressure to accept 3 peddlers booked
Phoolka’s resignation: Speaker
HT Correspondent
n letterschd@hindustantimes.com
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Vidhan
Sabha secretariat on Tuesday
said that the resignation of
former Dakha MLA HS Phoolka
was not accepted earlier as it was
not in proper format as per rules.
The secretariat issued the clar-
ification in response to media
reports that claimed that
Phoolka’s resignation has been
accepted after 10 months as he
threatened to go to the Supreme
Court.
Rubbishing reports, a spokes-
person of the Punjab Vidhan
Sabha said the resignation had
shortstories
CM ASKS GOVT
STAFF TO CALL OFF
AUG 21 STRIKE
CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief
minister Captain Amarinder Singh
has scheduled a meeting of the
cabinet sub-committee on
August 21 to resolve state govern-
ment employees’ proposed strike.
The CM directed the sub-commit-
tee, headed by local government
minister Brahm Mohindra to hold
a follow-up meeting with repre-
sentatives of the employees’
associations on August 28 to
resolve their pending demands as
soon as possible. HTC
One booked for assaulting
woman constable
BATHINDA: Police booked a
woman for allegedly assaulting
a woman constable when she
attempted to arrest the accused
on Monday. The accused,
Amarjit Kaur of Sirjeana village,
was being arrested for trying to
seize a portion of a building,
which was being sold by her
in-laws. Amarjit attacked
constable Harmeet Kaur and
tore her uniform. A case under
Section 353 (assault or criminal
force to deter public servant
from discharge of his duty) and
186 (obstructing public servant
in discharge of public functions)
of the Indian Penal Code was
registered.
HTC
Father witnesses son get
run over by canter truck
GURUGRAM: Jagbir was returning
home in Farrukhnagar from a
market when he saw his only son,
21-year-old Mohit, who was riding
a TVS Apache motorcycle, get run
over by a canter truck on Monday.
Mohit was in the second year of
BPharma. Jagbir rushed his son to
the hospital where he was
declared dead on arrival. The
driver of the canter truck was
arrested from the spot. “He was
riding his motorcycle on the side
of the road. The canter truck,
which was coming from Jhajjar
and going towards Farrukhnagar
bus stand, hit my son’s motorcy-
cle. He fell on the road and the
truck’s tyre went over him,” said
Jagbir, a farmer, in the FIR. HTC
At around 10:30 pm on Mon-
day, someone informed them
about a dead body which was
spotted in Sukarchak canal. The
body was fished out and the par-
ents identified their son.
Kashmir Singh, Prabhkirat’s
uncle, said, “They strangled our
boy to death before throwing his
body into the canal.”
FOR A RANSOM
ADCP Walia said, “We conducted
raids on Tuesday and arrested
the trio. We solved the case within
THE THREE ACCUSED
ARE DRUG PEDDLERS;
THEY HOOKED JAGDISH
INITIALY, FORMER DAKHA
MLA’S RESIGNATION
WAS NOT APPROVED
AS IT WAS NOT IN THE
CORRECT FORMAT
not been approved by the speaker
as the resignation was not in the
proper format. Phoolka had ten-
dered his resignation as an MLA
on October 12, 2018, which was
against the rules of procedure
and “unnecessary” reasons were
given in the resignation. Phoolka
also tendered a resignation per-
sonally to the speaker on Decem-
ber 11, 2018, which was in refer-
No MC House meet, devp
takes back seat in Amritsar
Mandeep Narula
n letterschd@hindustantimes.com
AMRITSAR: Councillors in the holy
city are alleging that no develop-
ment work has rolled forward as
more than seven months have
passed but Amritsar municipal
corporation (MC) is yet to con-
duct its first general house meet-
ing with its councillors. At these
meetings, councillors discuss
prevailing issues in their wards
and get agenda of development
approved.
NO MEETING CALLED IN
THE WHOLE YEAR
However, since the last general
house meet on December 31, 2018,
most councillors, including those
of the ruling party in state, flayed
mayor Karamjit Singh Rintu, for
not organising regular house
meetings.
Meanwhile, mayor Rintu is
conducting individual interac-
tive sessions with councillors of
each constituency in the city. In
the first meeting with councillors
of the South constituency on
Two killed as bikes
collide in Mansa
HT Correspondent
n letterschd@hindustantimes.com
MANSA: Two persons were killed
and two children were critically
injured in a head-on collision
between two motorcycles near
the thermal power plant at
Banawala village here on
Tuesday.
Gurdeep Singh, 25, of Tal-
wandi Aklia village, was travel-
ling towards Behniwal from Tal-
wandi Aklia with his wife Love-
preet Kaur and children
Husandeep (girl) and Mehakdeep
n Grieving family members of
Prabhkirat Singh (left) at Verka
in Amritsar HT PHOTO
VILLAGERS SAW THEM
TAKE AWAY THE BOY;
WHEN HE TRIED TO FLEE,
THEY STRANGLED HIM
AND DISPOSED OF HIS
BODY IN THE CANAL
24 hours. They accused confessed
to having abducted the boy for a
ransom.”
They admitted that when the
boy tried to flee, he was strangled,
and his body was thrown into the
canal, he added.
A case has been registered
against the accused under Sec-
tions 302 (punishment for mur-
der) and 201 (causing disappear-
ance of evidence of offence, or giv-
ing false information to screen
offender) of IPC at Verka police
station.
ence to the earlier resignation
and not in the proper format.
The speaker invited Phoolka to
appear personally on February
20, 2019, but he appeared on Feb-
ruary 21, 2019. During the meet-
ing, the speaker told Phoolka that
the resignation was not in the cor-
rect format. Subsequently, on
August 5, Phoolka’s letter was
received in which he wrote that
he will send the resignation to the
speaker in the appropriate for-
mat. The spokesman said after
this Phoolka submitted his resig-
nation on August 8 in the appro-
priate format as per the rules,
which was accepted by the
speaker on August 9.
›
In a meeting, every
body raises their
concerns collectively, and
they all cannot be resolved
together. So, I am meeting
councillors individually.
KARAMJIT SINGH RINTU, mayor
Amritsar
August 8, issues such as sanita-
tion, garbage disposal, street-
lights and potholed roads were
addressed.
On Tuesday, the mayor met
councillors of the West constitu-
ency, who alleged that develop-
ment work was very slow in their
wards.
Most councillors, however,
complained of inadequate supply
of clean drinking water, choked
sewerage lines and the flawed
and inadequate execution in
work done by civil department.
“Councillors usually bring
issues to the table at house meets
(boy), sister-in-law Karamjeet
Kaur and nephew Ekam when
his bike rammed into the motor-
cycle being driven Gursewak
Singh, 35, of Maujian village.
While Gurdeep and Gurdev
died on the spot, Lovepreet and
Karamjeet are undergoing treat-
ment at the civil hospital in
Mansa.
“Mehakdeep and Ekam have
been referred to private hospitals
in Bathinda as their condition
was critical,” said Gurdeep
Singh, assistant sub-inspector
and investigating officer.
hindustantimes punjab 05
ALL SET FOR I-DAY
n Students perform giddha during full-dress rehearsal for the Independence Day parade at Guru Nanak Stadium in
Amritsar and (right) a man cleans Naib Subedar Baba Nand Singh’s statue for the I-Day event at Fauji Chowk in
Bathinda on Tuesday. HT PHOTO
1 held for attack on anti-drug committee member
HT Correspondent thigh on Sunday evening, had Code (IPC) and Arms Act. police nab drug-peddlers, and day. Station House Officer
n letterschd@hindustantimes.com alleged that ever since the anti- “Karanveer, resident of Kotli the incident was unfortunate as (SHO) Kotbhai, Angrej Singh,
MUKTSAR : Karanveer Singh alias
drug group had accosted Karn-
veer, he had been holding a
Ablu village, has been arrested.
A 32 bore pistol and seven car-
police ensures safety to commit-
tee members. Satnam, who is an
said, “Jagseer Singh was caught
with 460 sedative tablets. The
Happy Sandhu was arrested on grudge against them. tridges were seized from him. active member of the committee matter is under investigation.”
Tuesday in connection with an A case has been registered He is a convict, with a case will be honored on 15 August,” Anti-drug committees have
attack on a member of the anti- under Section 307(Attempt to under NDPS Act on him, and the SSP added. been formed in more than a
drug committee of village Kotli murder), 506 (Punishment for was out on bail,” said SSP dozen of villages in Gidderbaha
Ablu in Gidderbaha sub divi- criminal intimidation), 34 (Acts Muktsar Manjeet Singh Dhesi. ONE MORE NABBED sub division. “We should be
sion. done by several persons in fur- An anti-drug committee of issued ID cards for smooth
therance of common intention), SATNAM TO BE Sahib Chand village in Gidder- working and safety,” said Ran-
SHOT IN THE THIGH 120-B (punishment for criminal HONOURED ON AUG 15 baha sub division has nabbed jeet Singh Gill, a member in
Satnam, who was shot in the conspiracy) of Indian Penal “These committees are helping another drug peddler on Tues- Gurusar.
Phillaur sweet
shop fire kills
30-yr-old worker
HT Correspondent
PHILLAUR: : A 30-year-old worker
was burnt to death when a fire
broke out at a sweet shop on
n letterschd@hindustantimes.com
MOGA: : Three persons were
charged with culpable homicide
Tuesday. The deceased—
Umesh, from Bihar— had been
working here for years, police
said.
on Tuesday, after a 28-year-old TO DRUGS, WHICH THEY Deputy superintendent of
man died of alleged drug over- SUPPLIED TO HIM police (DSP) Phillaur Davinder
dose at his home in the city. The Kumar said a preliminary probe
deceased—Jagdish Kumar— CONTINUOUSLY, revealed that the fire broke out
who was a scooter mechanic, due to short circuit on the sec-
hails from Ahata Badhan Singh The deceased’s viscera sample ond floor of the shop. After an oil
in Moga district. has been sent for further exami- tank in the shop caught fire, a
Police booked Jagdeep Singh nation, and we are awaiting the blast enveloped the room where
of Chowk Majitha and Sukhdar- report,” he said. Umesh was stuck. He was
shan Singh and Gopi, both resi- “The three accused are drug rushed to the local civil hospital
dents of Sadhan Wali Basti in peddlers and they hooked Jagd- but he died of burn injuries.
Moga, after taking a statement of ish to drugs, which they supplied The police have not yet taken
the deceased’s family. to him continuously, which led any action against the shop
Station house incharge (SHO) to his death. No arrest has been owner, saying the matter is
Surjit Singh said Jagdish was made so far,” he added. A case under investigation. The DSP
found dead at home on Monday has been registered under Sec- said the deceased’s kin have
evening. “It seems he died of a tion 304 ( culpable homicide not been informed and a case will be
drug overdose. His family too amounting to murder) of Indian registered on the basis of his
confirmed he was a drug addict. Penal Code (IPC). family’s statement. HTC
as MC officials generally remain
incommunicado most of the time.
Sanitation staff is not on duty and
we are unable to complain about
it. Civil projects, inaugurated a
year ago, are not on schedule.
Without a meeting, how can we
raise these issues with senior offi-
cials?” asked Congress councillor
Rajkanwal Preet Singh Lucky.
“To avoid facing collective flak
from councillors on slow develop-
ment work, the mayor has started
meeting councillors individu-
ally,” said a BJP councillor, who
did not wished to be named.
MAYOR REFUTES
ALLEGATIONS
When Rintu was asked about the
allegations, he said, “The meet
was delayed due to elections. But
development work has not
slowed down. I met councillors
individually to resolve their
problems better, as in a meeting,
everybody cannot raise their con-
cerns collectively. After address-
ing issues of every constituency,
we will call a house meeting in the
last week of August.”
Western Command
chief visits Vajra
Corps in Jalandhar
CHANDIGARH: After taking over as
the Western Army commander,
Lieutenant General RP Singh
visited Vajra Corps, Jalandhar,
to review their operational pre-
paredness. He was briefed by Lt
Gen Arvind Dutta, general offi-
cer commanding (GOC), Vajra
Corps. Earlier, Singh had also
visited Rising Star Corps to
assess the operational and secu-
rity aspects of the force. Prior to
moving to the Western Com-
mand, he was the GOC of 21
Corps. HTC
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WE DNESDAY, AUGUST 14 , 2019

Sweeper rapes 5-yr-old MET WARNS OF HEAVY RAIN IN HIMACHAL

girl in Delhi school, held

SHOCKER May have abused at least 3 others on the premises
Shiv Sunny and Kainat Sarfaraz
n htreporters@hindustantimes.com
NEWDELHI: A five-year-old girl stu-
dent was raped by a sweeper in a
private school in south Delhi over
the course of several days, and
the revelation of the shocking
crime led to parents of three more
young students from the school
alleging that their daughters
were abused by the man, police
said on Tuesday.
The sweeper, who was
employed in the school since 2008,
has been arrested.
Vijay Kumar, deputy commis-
sioner of police (south), con-
firmed that multiple complaints
of sexual abuse have been
received against the man, and
said that the police have sought
the help of an NGO to counsel
other children in the school to see
if the accused, seemingly a serial
offender, abused more students.
The police are also sending a
notice to the school authorities to
know if they received any com-
plaints against him in the past.
“We will also be asking them why
a male worker was allowed into
the washroom section meant for
girls,” said Kumar.
The DCP added that the crime
was brought to police’s notice on
Wednesday, when the child com-
plained to her mother about con-
stant pain in her abdomen.
“When the mother found inju-
ries on the girl’s body, she took
her to a hospital. The child’s med-
ical examination suggested that
she had been raped, prompting
her to inform the police,” he said.
It was during counselling by a
local NGO that the girl said that
she has been lured by the school’s
sweeper into the bathroom and
other isolated places on the com-
pound over several days.
“We arrested the sweeper and
booked him for rape and under
SERIAL OFFENDER
Here is how the investigation has progressed so far
n A five-year-old girl student is
raped by a sweeper at a private
school in south Delhi over
several days
n Parents of three more young
students from the school make
similar allegations after the
case comes to light
n The sweeper, who has been
employed in the school since
2008, is later arrested
n Police then seek the help of an
NGO to counsel other children
the Protection of Children from
Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act,”
said the DCP.
The 45-year-old sweeper is a
father to three daughters and a
son, and lives in a slum not far
from the school. The alleged rap-
ist submitted his mandatory
police verification certificate in
2017. He worked in the school’s
morning shift, the same one that
the girl attended.
“The sweeper had been taking
the girl to isolated spots in the
school building to abuse her since
early this month. On one occa-
sion, he took her inside the
school’s washroom. The CCTV
footage shows him accompany-
ing the girl to the washroom and
then walking out with her,” said
a senior investigator who asked
not to be named.
A school official said that the
footage caught on camera was
from August 5, when the sweeper
was asked to switch off the water
cooler. “Since the switch was
inside the girls’ washroom, he
had gone inside. Footage showed
the child entering the washroom
moments later,” said the official.
Otherwise, the school said that
in the school to see if the
accused, who is seemingly a
serial offender, abused more
students
n The police are also sending a
notice to the school authorities
to know if they received any
complaints against him in the
past
n They will also ask the school
why a male worker was allowed
into the washroom section
meant for girls
the washroom for girls is out of
bounds for male workers.
The school authorities also
said they have never received a
complaint against the sweeper in
the past. “On getting to know of
the sexual assault by a non-teach-
ing member of the school, the
principal immediately handed
him over to the police and pro-
vided all details about him with-
out any delay,” the school said.
Ameeta Mohan, principal of
Amity International School in
Pushp Vihar, said schools should
ensure there are no dark spots of
CCTV cameras. “For our schools,
we do not hire male sanitation
workers for the pre-primary and
primary section. Even when the
students step out of the classroom
for activities or to go to the wash-
room, they are accompanied by
teachers or someone that the
school is assigned for the job.
Schools must also ensure that
every spot is covered by CCTV
camera.”
Delhi police officers said that
in pre-primary schools and pri-
mary section, it should be manda-
tory to have CCTV cameras,
which should be monitored, ide-
15-YEAR-OLD
PREGNANT
AFTER RAPE
MEERUT/MUZAFFARNAGAR:
A 15-year-old hearing
impaired girl living in a
village in Muzaffarna-
gar was raped by her
neighbour over several
months resulting in a
pregnancy, police said
on Tuesday.
The girl is seven-
months pregnant, police
said, adding they have
arrested the accused.
Circle officer of Jan-
sath area in Muzaffarna-
gar, Somendra Kumar
Negi, said the family of
the girl came to know
about the abuse only
after the pregnancy
reached an advanced
stage after which they
approached police on
Monday and lodged a
complaint against their
58-year-old neighbour.
The man was arrested
the same evening. n Girls in a playful mood during heavy rain on The Ridge in Shimla on Tuesday. DEEPAK SANSTA
The CO said that the
girl has been kept under SHIMLA : Himachal Pradesh is likely to witness heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours. Mandi recorded 47 mm of rainfall, Kangra 44.3mm,
supervision of doctors. upcoming days as state’s Meteorological Department has issued a Una 34.4 mm, Nahan of Sirmaur district 25mm and Chamba 19mm.
Meanwhile, irate vil- yellow warning for lower and middle hills of the state for August Prominent tourist destination Dharamshala received 26.8 mm and
lagers protested and 16 and 17. MeT Department director Dr Manmohan Singh said recorded 27.4 degrees maximum temperature while Palampur of
demanded strict action heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated parts of the state for Kangra district witnessed 33mm rain and recorded 26 degrees maxi-
against the accused. the next few days. Sujanpur Tira of Hamirpur district recorded the mum temperature.Maximum temperature at Manali and Dalhousie
HTC AND PTI highest rainfall of 110 mm, followed by 103 mm in Guler during the was 24.8 and 21.1 degrees, respectively.
ally in realtime, by a team. “Con-
ducting police verification is a
must. Teachers must tell the chil-
dren not to fear and raise an
alarm if they are grabbed by any-
3 held with heroin 2 dead as tree falls on house in Rampur
JAMMU: Three people held with
one. Children should be encour- 284gm heroin in J&K’s Udham- HT Correspondent around 1:00 am near Mashnu fied as Jatun, 45, and Sarya-
aged to play in groups and not pur on Tuesday. An SUV was n letterschd@hindustantimes.com village, 30 kilometres away from bano,15, while the injured are
play alone in isolated areas. The intercepted during patrolling and Rampur. Bashir, Meera and Samaya.
school must hold counselling ses- the contraband was seized from SHIMLA : Two people, including a Two people died on the spot All of them belong to Gujjar
sions with all students,” said a Surinder Singh, Imraz Singh and 15-year-old girl, were killed and while the three injured were tribe.
senior police officer, who did not Randeep Singh. A case under three sustained injuries after a rushed to Mahatma Gandhi The bodies were sent to Com-
wish to be named. NDPS Act was registered. HTC tree—uprooted by heavy Medical Services Complex, munity Health Centre, Saharan
rains—fell over their makeshift Khaneri, for treatment. As for postmortem.
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trict on Tuesday. mishap occurred. firmed the incident and said
The mishap took place The deceased has been identi- investigation is on.
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HINDUSTAN TIMES, CHA ND I G A RH
WE DNESDAY, AUGUST 14 , 2019
spiceoflife
Sow seeds of love, peace this Independence Day for pronouncing triple talaq
Rameshinder Singh Sandhu
D
uring my travels, unique
attractions excite me the
most. My uncle based in
Lynden, a small border town of
Washington, knew that well.
Which is why one morning he
announced, “We will be head-
ing to a park on the US-Canada
border.”
Half the park was in Wash-
ington and the other half in
British Columbia. To mark the
border between them, there
were small pillars and anyone
from any side could freely roam
within the park without any
need of a visa.
At the centre was the arch
with gates bolted to its walls
and all around were messages
letterstoeditor
PEACE WILL RETURN
TO VALLEY
Bifurcation of the state of Jammu
and Kashmir into two union terri-
tories (UTs) will help silence the
discordant voices that emerge
from the valley. This will enable
peace to return to Jammu, Kash-
mir and Ladakh. Now, this is the
time to focus on progress and
development of these areas and to
create an atmosphere of peace in
the region.
Devendra Khurana
POSITIVITY WILL HELP
KARTARPUR CORRIDOR
The Kartarpur Sahib corridor
will come up well in time for the
550th birth anniversary of the
first Sikh master, Guru Nanak.
We should shun negativity and
be hopeful and confident that all
will go well for the historic cele-
brations. Yet, we need to take
I WONDERED WHEN
THAT DAY WILL COME
WHEN BROTHERS
PARTED SINCE AUGUST
1947 WILL START
LOVING EACH OTHER
AND LIVING IN PEACE
of peace and friendship
between the two nations. I viv-
idly remember that inspiring
message on top of one of the
gates, “May these gates never
get closed.”
A notice board nearby was
flooded with posters of an art
exhibition and a music festival
in which artistes from both the
US and Canada would be per-
care that work on any project
related to the corridor is pure,
pious and quality is maintained.
If we remain positive, the cele-
brations will pass off well and the
world will be blessed.
Jagdish Singh Jassal,
Patiala
CONG MUST MOVE
AWAY FROM DYNASTY
Choosing Sonia Gandhi as the
Congress president may be good
as a temporary measure for the
party. However, it will not benefit
the national political scene.
The grand old party needs to
move away from the Gandhi
dynasty and act in a democratic
manner to elect new leaders at
national and state levels. Only
then the cadre will be rejuve-
nated and the Congress will
achieve the glory it deserves.
Subhash Vaid
forming. No wonder it was
named Peace Arch Park.
In the coming days, as I was
in Canada’s Alberta, I took off
to Waterton border town since
a friend suggested a similar
attraction there. There it was a
lake, also named after peace.
Half the lake was in Alberta
and the other half in America’s
Montana state.
Daily, tourists enjoy the
guided boat ride from Waterton
and stop for a few minutes on
the American side and return.
The flags of both countries flut-
tered on our boat amid com-
mentary that was peppered
with proverbs and poetry on
the importance of peace.
It was enough to stir my
imagination and having come
GIVING COMMUNIST COLOUR
TO ARTICLE 370 IS WRONG
Former Union finance minister
P Chidambaram has given a
communal twist to the abroga-
tion of Article 370 by claiming
that it was done to discriminate
against the majority commu-
nity. Without debating the mer-
its of his claim, it can also be sub-
mitted that there has been dis-
crimination and, even ethnic
cleansing in the valley, previ-
ously, with the minority commu-
nity there. All of us need to let
bygones be bygones and move
ahead on the path of peace.
Subhash Kumar, Ludhiana
CONG AN IMMATURE
OPPOSITION
The Congress has failed to show
maturity as a responsible oppo-
sition. Its policy seems to be to
oppose every move of the BJP
from such part of the world
where the border with Paki-
stan tells an entirely different
story, it pinched me and I won-
dered when that day will come
when brothers parted since
August 1947 will start loving
each other and living in peace.
In Europe, where I have
lived for three years, there are
countries that have fought each
other in the past but today they
stand united with friendly bor-
ders.
Maybe they have learnt that
wars only bring destruction.
There is one visitor visa called
Schengen that allows you
travel in 26 European coun-
tries. Isn’t that inspiring?
Nothing is impossible. Our
past has seen many disputes
ramesh.vinayak@hindustantimes.com
government. Its senior leader, P
Chidambaram, has attempted to
give a communal colour to the
abrogation of Article 370. This
does not show him in a positive
light. Every democracy needs a
strong, but a responsible opposi-
tion, always having national
interest at its heart.
Prakash Hanspaul
KARTARPUR: PUNJAB
CM HAS BEEN BOLD
Apropos ‘Don’t back off Kartar-
pur corridor project: Capt to
Pakistan, HT, August 12)’ Pun-
jab chief minister Capt Amarin-
der Singh has urged Pakistan
authorities to ensure the
timely completion of the project
before the 550th anniversary.
The CM has always batted for
state’s interests and it is
good that he has raised the point
that the ongoing scenario in
and the recent bifurcation of
Jammu and Kashmir into two
Union Territories has brought
a wave of differences between
the two neighbours. But setting
our differences aside, we
should remember that nothing
is above peace.
With independence days of
Pakistan and India on August
14 and 15, why not make a
meaningful start by sowing the
seeds of love and peace this
time? As former US president
John F Kennedy said, “Man-
kind must put an end to war
before war puts an end to man-
kind.”
Hope persists.
n rameshinder.sandhu@gmail.com
The writer is an Amritsar-based
freelance contributor
Kashmir must not curb this
recent peace initiative that has
sentiments of a large number of
residents of the state attached
with it. Punjab CM has been
bold in clearly articulating his
concern.
Harpreet Sandhu,
Ludhiana
QUALITY WATER A
RIGHT OF CITIZENS
It is shocking that ground
water has been polluted to such a
severe extent that the National
Green Tribunal (NGT) has to
order third-party quality tests.
There needs to be mechanism to
ensure that the public are aware
of the quality of water they con-
sume. This needs to be public
information and a citizen right,
just as air pollution is.
CP Aggarwal,
Ambala City
hindustantimes region 07
28-year-old man booked
DEHRADUN/PITHORAGARH: A under IPC for harassing the harass her. After sometime, her
28-year-old man was booked for
allegedly giving triple talaq --
26-year-old woman, they added.
“The case was registered after
mother-in-law Samar Jahan and
brother-in-law Mujahid Jahan
instant divorce that allows Mus- the victim lodged a complaint also started harassing her.”
lim men to immediately termi-
nate a marriage just by repeating
against three people on Monday.
She informed us that she got
The accused hails from Pilib-
hit district in Uttar Pradesh, but
the word “talaq” thrice -- to his married to Shahid Miyan in 2012. is living in Pithoragarh for about
wife on Monday in Pithoragarh, Miyan gave her triple talaq 10 years.
police said on Tuesday. orally on August 10,” said Om “The accused would soon
A case was registered under Prakash Sharma, station house be arrested,” the police officer
the Muslim Women (Protection officer, Kotwali police station, said.The Rajya Sabha had passed
of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, where the case was registered. the triple talaq bill on July 30,
police said. “The victim claimed that after which paved the way for the
The accused’s mother and her marriage, she was unable to Muslim Women (Protection
elder brother were also booked bear a child due to some health of Rights on Marriage) Act,
on charges of cruelty to woman issues for which Miyan used to 2019. HTC
FIVE HELD, 50
BOOKED AFTER
COMMUNAL
CLASH IN JAIPUR
JAIPUR: Five people were arrested
and more than 50 booked on Tues-
day afternoon over a communal
clash that broke out in Galta Gate
and Ramganj police station areas
in Jaipur, police said.
Mobile internet services were
suspended in some areas in Jai-
pur on Tuesday morning to “pre-
vent the spread of rumours” after
two groups clashed over an
attack on a bus ferrying pilgrims,
police said. Additional commis-
sioner of police, crime, Santosh
Chalke said those who were
arrested and booked were
involved in pelting stones and
other unlawful activities on Mon-
day night.
“Ten people and five police-
men got injured in the clash. On
the basis of a complaint of the
injured, FIR was registered. At

Banswara rape CAT orders stay on present, the situation is under

control. However, heavy force
has been deployed in Ramganj V.O.CHIDAMBARANAR PORT TRUST
accused sent to IFS officer’s transfer
and Galta Gate areas and an addi-
tional deputy commissioner of
police is monitoring the situation
MARINE DEPARTMENT
TUTICORIN - 628 004.

judicial custody
JAIPUR: Four out of five accused
who were arrested for gang-rap-
ing a pregnant woman in Ban-
swara district were sent to judi-
cial custody, police said on
Tuesday.
Deputy Superintendent of
police (DSP), Banswara circle,
Parbhati Lal said the accused
were presented at the residence
of ACJM as it was government
holiday on Monday evening.
“The accused have been sent to
n People protest against the alleged lynching of Pehlu Khan in judicial custody. On Wednes-
Udaipur. HT FILE day, the identification parade of
the accused would be done by
CHANDIGARH :The Central Admin-
istrative Tribunal (CAT) has
stayed transfer orders issued by
the Punjab government sanc-
tioning the transfer of Indian
Forest Service (IFS) officer Jit-
endra Sharma.
On August 9, Sharma was
transferred from the post of
principal chief conservator of
forests (PCCF, head of forest
force) in the state to the post of
Punjab State Forest Develop-
ment Corporation managing
director.
Sharma moved CAT on Tues-
day and sought a stay on the
order, calling it ‘illegal and arbi-
and therefore his transfer order
was illegal.
He said Group A and B offi-
cers cannot be transferred
unless they have completed two
years of service and that too
with specific recommendations
of the members of the civil servi-
ces board. He added that he had
not yet completed two years of
service.
He alleged that Kuldeep
Kumar had blatantly violated
the Forest (Conservation) Act,
1980, due to which the National
Green Tribunal, New Delhi, had
launched an investigation into
the matter.
in these areas,” said Chalke.
The accused were booked
under section 151 (whoever
knowingly joins or continues in
any assembly of five or more per-
sons likely to cause a disturbance
of public peace), 332(voluntarily
causing hurt to deter public ser-
vant from discharging his duty),
352 (assaulting public servant),
341 (wrongful restraint), 307
(attempt to murder), 336 (Act
endangering human life) and 337
(causing hurt to any person) of
the Indian Penal Code.
The district administration
snapped phone internet services
in 10 police stations, including
Galta Gate, Brahmpuri, Subhash
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Verdict in Pehlu the victim. Further, the accused

would be taken in police remand
for interrogation and further
investigation,” Lal said.
trary’. Kuldeep Kumar, who has
been working as PCCF (wild-
life), has been posted in place of
Sharma.
Sharma said as head of the
forest department, Kumar
would become custodian of
records, which will hamper fair
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ALWAR: A local court is likely to
announce verdict in the Pehlu
Khan lynching case on Wednes-
day, additional public prosecutor
Yogendra Khatana told HT on
Tuesday.
The court of additional district
judge no 1, Sarita Swami, is hear-
ing the case.
Arguments from both the sides
were completed in the case on
August 7 and the judge had
announced to give verdict in the
case on August 14, the additional
public prosecutor said.
Khatana said on April 1, 2017,
Pehlu Khan and his two sons, res-
idents of Jaisinghpura village in
Haryana, were transporting
cows in a pickup truck.
The truck was passing
through Behror when some
members of Hindu organisations
allegedly stopped the truck and
beat up Khan and his two sons
mercilessly. Khan was later
admitted in a local hospital,
where he died on April 3, Khatana
said. He said that there are nine
accused in the case including two
minors. The fate of seven accused
— Vipin Yadav, Kalu Ram, Daya-
nand, Ravindra Kumar, Yogesh
Kumar, Bheem Rathi and Deepak
alias Golu — will be decided on
Wednesday, Khatana said.
The two minor accused are fac-
ing charges in a juvenile court.
The victim side presented 44
witnesses in the case, the addi-
tional public prosecutor said.
Naresh Gurjar and Vijay Char-
pota were arrested on Sunday,
Jitendra was arrested on July
23, the DSP added.
Investigation into the gang
rape case revealed that the vic-
tim was raped 11 times by the
accused in turns due to which
she suffered miscarriage. HTC
Sharma said the transfer
order was in violation of the IFS
(cadre) Rules, 1966, according to
which the ministry of person-
nel, public grievances and pen-
sions had prescribed that a civil
services board be constituted
before issuing transfer orders.
Sharma said no such board
had been constituted in his case
investigation.
He also submitted that the
impugned order was in viola-
tion of the transfer guidelines.
Sharma told the tribunal
though he had not handed over
the charge to the respondent,
Kumar had rushed to join the
post, the same evening the
orders were issued. HTC
communally sensitive areas in
the capital city. A police officer
said the situation turned tense in
Ramganj and nearby areas after
a minor scuffle broke out between
two communities on Sunday. It
escalated on Monday evening
after people gathered at places
like Ramganj and Khole Ke Hanu-
man Ji Chauraha. HTC
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htspotlight
SC refuses to order lifting of Will ease J&K restrictions in
a phased manner, says govt
curbs, says govt needs time
RESTRICTIONS Bench posts the matter
for hearing after two weeks, decides
against interfering in the ‘absence of facts’
HT Correspondent
n letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court
refused to lift the communication
blackout and other restrictions
imposed in Jammu & Kashmir
since last week, observing that
the government may have had
inputs that prompted such a
move and that it will need time to
“restore normalcy”.
The court was hearing a peti-
tion by social activist Tehseen
Poonawala, seeking the lifting of
the restrictions which were
imposed following the govern-
ment’s decision to bifurcate
Jammu & Kashmir into two
union territories, Jammu &
Kashmir, and Ladakh, and scrap
Article 370 and 35-A of the Consti-
tution that gave the region special
status and its permanent resi-
dents, special privileges.
Attorney General KK Venugo-
pal, appearing for the govern-
ment, contrasted the current sit-
uation with the one in 2016 follow-
ing the killing of militant Burhan
Wani and said that while the
administration took three
months to bring normalcy back to
the Valley then, this time, it will
do so “in a few days”. Not even a
single life has been lost now,
while 44 people were killed in
2016, he added. Back then, he said,
separatists in Jammu & Kashmir
instigated residents to partici-
pate in violent protests with the
strings being pulled from across
the border (a reference to Paki-
stan), adding that this justified
the blackout on communication.
The court seemed to agree with
his argument even though it
Need freedom to travel, not
plane: Rahul on guv’s offer
HT Correspondent
n letters@hindustantimes.com
NEWDELHI:Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi on Tuesday responded to
a comment from Jammu & Kash-
mir governor Satyapal Malik the
day before that the Congress
leader would do well to visit the
region before speaking on the sit-
uation there by saying he and a
group of opposition leaders
would do that, provided they
were allowed to travel freely
across the state which has wit-
nessed a communications black-
out and restrictions on move-
ment since August 5.
On Monday, Malik also offered
to send Gandhi a plane (to travel
to Kashmir). “You are a responsi-
ble person and you should not
speak like this,” Malik said, refer-
encing Gandhi’s comments on
reports of violence in the Kash-
mir valley.
Gandhi’s response came on
Tuesday. He has spent the past
few days in his constituency Way-
anad in Kerala which has been
devastated by floods and land-
slides. “Dear Governor Malik, A
delegation of opposition leaders &
I will take you up on your gra-
cious invitation to visit J&K and
Ladakh,” Gandhi wrote on social
media. “We won’t need an air-
craft but please ensure us the
freedom to travel & meet the peo-
ple, mainstream leaders and our
soldiers stationed over there,”
Gandhi tweeted.
Malik didn’t respond to this
but a statement from Raj Bhawan
accused Gandhi of politicising the
incident. “Shri Rahul Gandhi was
responding to fake news possibly
spread from across the border
about the situation in Kashmir,
which is peaceful with negligible
VALLEYNOTES
MHA DENIES FIRING
AT ‘UNPROVOKED’
STONE-PELTERS
NEW DELHI: The Union ministry of
home affairs said on Tuesday that
“miscreants” resorted to unprovoked
stone-pelting against security
personnel at Srinagar outskirts on
August 9 to cause “widespread
unrest”, but no bullet was fired
against the protesters. The incident
took place at Soura amid restrictions
on communications and movement of
people, following the abrogation of
special status to J&K. “...On 09/08,
miscreants mingled with people
returning home after prayers... They
resorted to unprovoked stone pelting
against law enforcement forces to
cause widespread unrest (sic),” a home
ministry spokesperson said.
termed the situation in Jammu &
Kashmir, serious. “We will not
say anything right now and just
post the matter for hearing after
two weeks,” a bench of Justices
Arun Mishra, MR Shah and AK
Rastogi told Poonawala. The
judges decided against interfer-
ing in the “absence of facts”.
The bench even declined to ask
for a status report from the Cen-
tre, as suggested by the petitioner
and said: “This is a very sensitive
issue and needs to be considered
seriously. Facilities should be
given but at the same time it must
be ensured there is normalcy and
no life is lost.”
“There may be apprehension
of a law and order problem. If
something happens Centre will
be held responsible. Some time
needs to be given to restore nor-
malcy. We cannot take over day-
to-day administration,” Justice
Mishra added.
Discontent has simmered in
Kashmir since the early hours of
August 5, when phone and Inter-
net lines were suspended and
restrictions placed on movement
and assembly of people.
The judges also asked Venugo-
pal to ensure facilities are
restored soon. In response, the
Attorney General said the situa-
tion in the Valley is being
reviewed on a daily basis. “It
depends upon the facts and situa-
tion. The situation is dynamic
there. Changes happen from day
to day. There is a large section
that may not create trouble there
but there is surely another that
might,” he told the bench. Troops
in large numbers have been sent
to ensure peace, he added.
DECISION ON J&K NOT AS PER
CONSTITUTION, SAYS PRIYANKA
HT Correspondent
n letters@hindustantimes.com
UMBHA : Congress general
secretary Priyanka Gandhi
Vadra said on Tuesday that
whatever happened in
Jammu and Kashmir was
not as per the Constitution.
“The way it (scrapping of
Article 370) has been done
is completely unconstitu-
tional,” Priyanka Gandhi
told media persons in
Umbha village of Sonbha-
dra district where she met
families of the 10 people
killed over a land dispute
on July 17.
incidents. He can check for him-
self from various Indian channels
which have reported the correct
position in the Kashmir valley.
He can also check detailed sub-
missions made by the govern-
ment in the Supreme Court today
which heard a case on this matter
and left it to government,” the
statement said. It added that Gan-
dhi was “politicising the matter
by seeking to bring a delegation of
opposition leaders to create fur-
ther unrest and problems for the
common people. He has put forth
many conditions for visiting
J&K, including meeting main-
stream leaders under detention”.
The statement also said that
given the conditions, the gover-
nor has “referred the case to the
local police and administration to
examine the request further.”
On August 5, the government
Kashmir will not be part of
India, says MDMK chief Vaiko
CHENNAI: Alleging that the Centre
had entangled India in “quick sand” by
revoking special status for Jammu
and Kashmir under Article 370, MDMK
general secretary Vaiko said “Kashmir
will not be a part” of the country
when the centenary of its independ-
ence is celebrated. Vaiko made the
statement while reacting to a ques-
tion from reporters here on Monday
on film star Rajinikanth, lauding Prime
Minister Narendra Modi and Union
home minister Amit Shah for scrap-
ping the special status to Jammu and
Kashmir. “Kashmir will not be a part of
India. During the centenary celebra-
tions of India’s independence, history
is going to be written that Kashmir
will not be a part of India; they
(Centre) have entangled India in quick
sand,” he said.
n Local residents face security checks during a lockdown in Srinagar
›
We agree with you
(the petitioner) that
life and liberty is important.
But the pros and cons of
a situation need to be
considered... Nobody
knows what is happening
and what could happen.
THE SC BENCH
When the petitioner urged for
an interim direction to let the res-
idents access hospitals, police sta-
tions and schools, the bench said:
“We agree with you that life and
liberty is important. But the pros
On the issue of the differ-
ent stand taken by some
senior Congress leaders,
she said, “In the Congress,
every voice is heard and
given importance. Proper
discussion takes place on
such matter to reach a con-
clusion.” “It is the BJP
where only one voice is
heard,” she said, in a veiled
attack on Prime Minister
Narendra Modi.
Asked about her opinion
on the decision, she said:
“Jo Congress party ki ray
hai, wahi meri rai hai (I
have the same opinion,
which is the Congress has).
scrapped the special status to
Jammu & Kashmir. The changes
were passed by both houses of
Parliament on August 6. The J&K
administration has thus far
turned back from Srinagar air-
port opposition leaders, Ghulam
Nabi Azad of the Congress and
Sitaram Yechury and D Raja
from the Left parties.
On Tuesday, the Congress
urged the government to initiate
a political dialogue and
demanded an all-party meeting,
and asked the Centre to take the
leaders of national parties into
full confidence on the issue. “The
government has been complain-
ing about disinformation and
rumours and the best answer to
that is let an all-party delegation
and also media go and meet peo-
ple,” said party spokesperson
Anand Sharma.
J&K police demand details
of rogue Twitter handle
SRINAGAR : Police in Jammu and
Kashmir has shot a letter to Twitter
asking for details of one of its ac-
counts that has been spreading
“rumours through his tweets very
frequently which are leading to law
and order situation in the Kashmir
Valley”. The superintendent of police,
(Police Component) Srinagar de-
manded details of the Twitter handle
registered as “WSK” “@WajSKhan”
having Twitter User ID: “74964902”
The letter to Twitter, Inc, Corporate
secretary in 1335 Market Street Suite
900 San Francisco, CA94103 US said:
“@WajSKhan is spreading rumours
through his tweets very frequently
which are leading to law and order
situation in Kashmir valley which in
turn is a threat to lives of general
public and that of security forces.”
and cons of a situation need to be
considered. It is for this reason
that they (the government) are
reviewing the situation daily.
Nobody knows what is happening
and what could happen.”
Poonawala’s counsel Menaka
Guruswamy said even her brief-
ing advocates – one a Kashmiri
Pandit and the other a Muslim –
have not been able to communi-
cate with their respective fami-
lies due to the clampdown. “It’s
festival time and both cannot
reach out to their families in Srin-
agar. I can’t imagine a Diwali
when I do not get to hear my
mother’s phone,” she added,
pointing out that even soldiers
posted in the region have not been
able to call home. This prompted
responses from the bench that it
MHA YET TO FINALISE
EC holds informal talks
on delimitation of J&K
HT Correspondent
n letters@hindustantimes.com
NEWDELHI:The Election Commis-
sion (EC) of India on Tuesday
held an internal meeting on the
proposed delimitation exercise in
Jammu and Kashmir following
the passage of the Jammu and
Kashmir Reorganisation Bill,
2019, in Parliament last week.
An official aware of develop-
ments said the election watchdog
was familiarising itself with pro-
visions of the Act under which
Jammu and Kashmir state has
been carved into two Union Terri-
tories — Jammu & Kashmir and
Ladakh – that will come into
effect on October 31.
Delimitation is the process of
fixing limits or boundaries of ter-
ritorial constituencies in a coun-
try or a province with a legisla-
tive body.
According to Section 60 of the
Jammu and Kashmir Reorgani-
Amid shutdown in Valley, weddings put on hold
Mir Ehsan
n letters@hindustantimes.com
SRINAGAR: For the past two
months, Omar Wani has been
busy planning the wedding of his
only sister, 26-year-old Saima
Wani. A family of lawyers in
north Kashmir’s Baramulla
town, the Wanis had fixed the
dates for August 23, 24 and 25,
printed and distributed invita-
tion cards, and collected clothes,
sweets and gifts for a lavish three-
day ceremony comprising three
big events and a traditional sev-
en-course meal (Wazwan) for at
least 1,200 guests.
But it was not to be. The revo-
cation of Jammu & Kashmir’s
special status last week, an asso-
ciated communications clamp-
down, and restrictions on the
assembly of four or more people
has forced the Wanis to scrap the
wedding functions.
“It was to be the first marriage
in our family after two decades, so
everybody was upbeat. Now we
don’t know what to do because we
have no idea how long the situa-
tion will continue,” said Wani.
The restrictions in place cur-
rently made it virtually impossi-
ble for many of Wani’s extended
family and friends to reach Bar-
amulla, roughly 55km from state
capital Srinagar, because modes
of transport are sparse and many
roads have been blocked. Even
cancelling the wedding has
brought forth its own set of prob-
lems – Omar has been forced to
AFP
was clear that she was not in
court “for the soldiers” and that
soldiers “have to follow discipline
and the rule of the law”.
At one point the bench also
questioned Poonawala’s creden-
tials. When told he was a social
activist, Justice Mishra noted
“These days social activists are
filing all kinds of petitions.”
Earlier, advocate Vrinda
Grover mentioned a public inter-
est litigation filed by Anuradha
Bhasin, editor of Kashmir Times
newspaper. Her petition is about
the restrictions on freedom of
movement of journalists. Grover
sought an early hearing of the
matter, but the bench led by Jus-
tice Mishra asked the lawyer to
hand over the application making
the request to the registrar.
sation Act, 2019, “The number of
seats in the Legislative Assembly
of Union Territory of Jammu and
Kashmir shall be increased from
107 to 114.”
The official cited above, who
did not wish to be named, said, “It
was a meeting to inform the com-
mission members about the pro-
visions of the Act and the process
that was followed for carrying out
delimitation when new states
such as Andhra Pradesh and Tel-
angana were carved out.”
Another official said on the
condition of anonymity the
delimitation process had not
begun as the home ministry had
yet to formally write to the elec-
tion watchdog on reorganisation
of the state.
Delimitation will be carried
out in J&K after over two
decades.
In 2002, the J&K Assembly had
put a freeze on fresh delimitation
of seats till 2026.
n Restrictions in place at Srinagar’s Lal Chowk on August 12. (Right) A section of a newspaper carrying
wedding cancellation announcements due to the prevailing conditions in the Valley. WASEEM ANDRABI/HT PHOTO
dispatch personal messengers to
relatives and friends living
nearby, hoping that everyone
else relays the message.
Wani’s younger brother Adeb
flew down from Bangladesh,
where he is pursuing an under-
graduate degree in medicine, but
is now planning to go back next
week. “Till last week, we used to
sing songs every evening. Now,
everything has stopped,” said
Wani’s mother, Shahida Begum.
The Wanis are not the only
ones. Hundreds of such weddings
across Kashmir slotted for
August or September either
stand cancelled or downgraded to
barebones ceremonies with no
Wazwan, and only a serving of
Qahwa (Kashmiri green tea) to
close family members.
The three months that follow
AFTER LOCAL ASSESSMENT
Ashiq Hussain
n letters@hindustantimes.com
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kash-
mir administration on Tuesday
said restrictions imposed in the
Valley last week in the wake of
the revocation of Jammu and
Kashmir’s special status would
be lifted in a phased manner.
Government spokesperson
Rohit Kansal said the move to
ease the restrictions was taken
following an assessment of dif-
ferent areas in the Kashmir
division by local authorities. He
added that normalcy had been
restored in the Jammu division.
Both Jammu and Kashmir
divisions have 10 districts each.
“The Jammu region is
entirely free of restrictions.
Restrictions, however, do con-
tinue in parts of Kashmir based
on local assessment,” he said,
adding that restrictions may be
relaxed after Independence Day
celebrations.
Mobile and landline connec-
tivity as well as internet servi-
ces were blocked and prohibi-
tory orders under Section 144 of
the Code of Criminal Proce-
dures imposed last Monday,
hours before the Centre revoked
Jammu and Kashmir’s special
status and split it into two union
territories — J&K and Ladakh.
“We are conscious and sensi-
tive to the difficulties being
faced by everybody as a result of
restrictions but I wish to empha-
size the reasonable restrictions
may be necessary to stop mis-
chief mongers from carrying
out any untoward incident,”
Kansal said.
A senior home ministry offi-
In 75 days, we have shown what
a resolute govt can achieve: Modi
HT Correspondent
n letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI : The government has
taken quick and decisive steps
to tackle some of the most cru-
cial issues facing the country
today, Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi said in an interview
with a news agency, recounting
the government’s recent moves
on Kashmir and the laws
cleared in the first session of
parliament as examples of the
administration’s resolve.
“In just the first 75 days of our
government, a lot has happened.
From children’s safety to Chan-
drayaan-II, from action against
corruption to freeing Muslim
women from the scourge of Tri-
ple Talaq, from Kashmir to
Kisan, we have shown what a
resolute government with a
strong mandate of the people
can achieve,” Modi said in the
interview with IANS.
The Prime Minister said the
progress was made on founda-
tions laid in his first five-year
term and now helped by a bigger
majority in Lok Sabha.
“There has been no time
wasting, no mulling over things
for too long, instead a calibrated
plan to execute, implement and
take bold decisions, none bigger
Eid are Kashmir’s traditional
wedding season, mostly because
of the temperate climate that
allows for big ceremonies to be
held outdoors. Ceremonies last
for three days, families spent
lakhs of rupees on gold, tradi-
tional pherans and lehanga,
pashmina shawls, and gold
embroidery. Traditional songs in
Kashmiri enliven the three main
ceremonies -- Mehndi, Nikah and
Wallima. With landlines, mobile
phones and Internet snapped, it is
impossible to ascertain the exact
number of weddings cancelled.
But over the past week, the classi-
fied pages of many local English
and Urdu newspapers have
sported messages of wedding can-
cellations. “Due to prevailing sit-
uation in Kashmir, we have
decided to cancel the marriage
HINDUSTAN TIMES, C H AN D I G AR H
WE DNESDAY, AUGUST 14 , 2019
JAMMU AND KASHMIR
1ST INVESTORS’ SUMMIT IN OCT
JAMMU: Jammu and Kash-
mir will hold its first inves-
tors’ summit from October
12-14 this year, its principal
secretary, industries and
commerce, Navin Choud-
hary said on Tuesday.
The announcement
comes a week after the Cen-
tre nullified Article 370 that
granted special status to
Jammu and Kashmir and
carved the state into two
Union Territories. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
had said on Thursday that
Jammu and Kashmir would
attract several investors.
“The Jammu and Kash-
mir Investors’ Summit,
2019, will be held between
cial said striking a balance
between possible casualties
because of violence and incon-
venience caused to people -was
necessary. “As we go forward,
curbs and restrictions will be
reduced. The government is
keen to restore normalcy as
early as possible,” he added.
A day after Eid al-Adha,
restrictions were eased in many
parts of the Kashmir Valley.
People were seen visiting rela-
tives to exchange Eid greetings.
While referring to the initia-
tives taken by the government
in the two regions, Kansal said
that medical services were
being provided to the people
without any hindrance.
He said that 13,500 patients
received treatment at out-pa-
n PM Narendra Modi and Union minister Amit Shah attend Sushma
Swaraj’s condolence meet in New Delhi on Tuesday.
than the one on Kashmir,” the
prime minister said, referring to
the unexpected scrapping of the
special status to the Jammu and
Kashmir region.
The PM also spoke on some
moves that have been contro-
versial, such as the medical
industry reforms.
“When we formed the govern-
ment in 2014, there were many
concerns about the existing sys-
tem of medical education. Ear-
lier, courts have used strong
words for the institution over-
seeing medical education in
party, which was scheduled on
16th, 17th and 18th August, 2019.
However, the Nikah ceremony
will be performed as per pro-
gramme with simplicity,’’ read a
posted in three local English and
Urdu dailies by Abdul Majeed
Zargar, an advocate based in Bud-
shah Colony in Srinagar.
On August 11, Kashmir’s larg-
est-selling English daily, Greater
Kashmir, dedicated a full page for
these messages.
Another message published in
an Urdu newspaper, Tameel-i-Ir-
shad, from Abdul Gani Bhat, a
resident of the old city of Srina-
gar, read, “The marriage cere-
mony of my son Suhail Bashir
which was fixed for August 17 has
been cancelled. Those who have
been served invitation cards are
informed there will be no func-
October 12 and 14 in Srina-
gar and Jammu. While the
inaugural ceremony will be
held in Srinagar, the vale-
dictory ceremony will take
place in Jammu,” Choud-
hary told the media.
“Thrust sectors would be
horticulture, post-harvest
technologies, tourism and
hospitality, film industry,
IT, handloom and handi-
crafts, agro and food proc-
essing, manufacturing and
MSME, healthcare and
pharmaceuticals, skills and
education,” he said.
Choudhary said road
shows to attract investment
would be held across the
country and abroad. HTC
tient departments (OPDs) in
various hospitals; 1,400 new
admissions have also been
made, and 600 medical proce-
dures have been performed so
far. He said that drugs including
the life-saving ones have been
made available in every hospital
across the Valley.
In addition, the Jammu-Srin-
agar national highway and
flights from the Valley continue
to function normally, Kansal
said.
On the full-dress rehearsal
for the Independence Day, Kan-
sal said it had been done in every
district of the Valley and the
necessary arrangements have
been put in place for the smooth
conduct of Independence Day
celebrations.
ARVIND YADAV/HT
India, calling it a ‘den of corrup-
tion’... Earlier governments,
too, had given a thought to
reforming this sector but could
not go through with it. We
decided to go through with it
because this is not a matter that
can be taken lightly, as it con-
cerns the health of our people
and future of our youth,” he
said.
“Our road map is clear -- a
transparent, accessible and
affordable medical education
system leading to better health-
care outcomes,” Modi said.
tion on that day.’’
Roadblocks and barbed wires,
in addition to restrictions on
movement, mean that many
newspapers do not reach a wide
readership. Hence, when Zaffar
Altaf, a resident of Murtuza Col-
ony in Srinagar, had to cancel his
son Altaf’s wedding on August 18,
he turned to the local cable net-
work.“Under the present circum-
stances, we can’t arrange even a
small function as everything is
shut. I requested the local cable
network to flash message on the
television so that people will
come to know about the cancella-
tion of the marriage,” he said.
The cancellation and downsiz-
ing of weddings has hurt many
businesses, for whom the August-
October period was a boom time.
Farooq Ahmad Sofi, who runs
a catering service at Jawhar
Nagar in Srinagar, said that 90%
of wedding bookings had been
cancelled after the government
revoked special status for J&K.
“Usually our business is at its
peak after Eid. We had all dates
booked for the next three
months...most of the booking
orders for August and September
have been cancelled or post-
poned,’’ he said.
Shops selling weddings mate-
rials are also affected. “... Big
functions have been converted
into simple occasions where peo-
ple don’t need anything from us,’’
said Zahoor Ahmad, a shop-
keeper in Srinagar’s Gonikhan
market.
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Sengar, nine others Abhinandan did not get message
charged with murder from war room due to old system
UNNAO CASE All 10 to be tried for murder of rape survivor’s father
HT Correspondent
n letters@hindustantimes.com
NEWDELHI: A Delhi court Tuesday
framed charges against expelled
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar,
his brother Atul Sengar and eight
others, including three police-
men, for the alleged murder of the
Unnao rape survivor’s father in
judicial custody on April 9, 2018,
under section 302 of the Indian
Penal Code.
It further charged them for
reportedly assaulting and falsely
implicating the survivor’s father
in an Arms Act case that led to his
imprisonment on April 3, 2018.
District and sessions judge
Dharmesh Sharma ordered that
joint charges be framed against
all accused named in two sepa-
rate charge sheets filed by the CBI
— one, which charged 10 persons
for the false implication of the
survivor’s father under the Arms
Act; and another, which charged
five persons for his subsequent
death in custody on April 9, 2018.
The court found that prima
facie, all the 10 accused can be
jointly charged under sections of
the IPC, including 302, 324 (volun-
tarily causing hurt by weapons),
120-B (criminal conspiracy) and
25 of the Arms Act (illegal posses-
sion), among others.
It further cancelled the bail of
three accused UP police officials
and directed the CBI to take them
SC rules out
reopening NRC,
orders ‘Aadhaar-
like’ security
HT Correspondent
n letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court
on Tuesday ordered maximum
security for National Register of
Citizens (NRC) data and ruled
out any re-verification or future
reopening of the exercise that is
currently underway in Assam
to identify so-called illegal
immigrants.
A bench of Chief Justice of
India Ranjan Gogoi and Justice
RF Nariman directed NRC coor-
dinator Prateek Hajela to adopt
a security regime as provided
for protection of Aadhaar data.
The judges ordered that the
list of exclusions from the list
shall be published on August
31 only online and family-wise.
The bench said only after an
“appropriate security regime”
for NRC data is in place, the list
of inclusions and exclusions
shall be made available to the
state and central governments
and the registrar general of
India.
“We further direct that only
hard copies of the supplemen-
tary list of inclusions be pub-
lished at the NRC Seva Centers,
Circle Offices and Offices of the
District Magistrates of the
state,” the order added.
The court also declined
requests by the Centre and
Assam government for 20%
sample re-verification of the
draft NRC in areas bordering
Bangladesh. In its order, the
bench clarified that people born
after December 3, 2004 will not
be included in the NRC if either
of their parents is a doubtful
voter or declared foreigner by a
tribunal.
SC also held out hope for peo-
ple born between 1971 and 1987
saying the NRC may be updated
after orders are passed in
another case where the inter-
pretation of Section 3 of the Citi-
zenship Act is pending.
The issue pending before a
Constitution Bench of the top
court is dealing with two ques-
tions -One, whether the expres-
sion “every person born in
India” applies only to persons
born to Indian citizens.
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To facilitate the candidates who could not fill up the online
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failures due to flood, rains etc., the closing date to fill up online
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n Kuldeep Singh Sengar.
into custody. The court also
charged them with framing
incorrect records as a public ser-
vant, disappearance of evidence
and forgery, among other IPC
sections. The court said in its
order that “the two cases, by no
stretch of imagination, could be
considered to be diametrically
opposite or mutually exclusive.”
It noted that there are 50 wit-
nesses in the Arms Act case and
76 witnesses in death in custody
case — 43 witnesses are common.
The court said the circumstan-
ces that led to the death of the sur-
vivor’s father was a matter for the
trial. On Saturday, the Unnao
rape survivor’s counsel had
sought a single trial arguing that
the allegedly false implication of
the father in an Arms Act case, as
well as his subsequent death
while in custody, should be seen
as part of the same offence.
“In my opinion, this course of
action shall be most beneficial to
the accused persons, and no prej-
17-yr-old Bengal girl
abducted, murdered
HT Correspondents
n letters@hindustantimes.com
KOLKATA/MIDNAPORE: The body of
a 17-year-old girl was found in
Asansol town in Bengal’s West
Burdwan district on Tuesday
morning, three days after she
was kidnapped, police said.
The girl’s body, found beside
a roadside dustbin in the upmar-
ket Upkar Garden area of Asan-
sol, bore injuries and her
clothes were torn.
The girl’s family suspects
that she was sexually assaulted
before she was murdered, police
said. The victim’s house is
around 4 km away from the
place where the body was
dumped.
“Her wrist was slashed. We
have initiated a probe. The body
has been sent for post-mortem
examination to ascertain
whether she was raped, as sus-
pected by her family,” said DP
Singh, Asansol-Durgapur police
commissioner. The Class 10 stu-
Manmohan files RS
nomination from Raj
HT Correspondent
n letters@hindustantimes.com
JAIPUR: Former prime minister
Manmohan Singh filed his nomi-
nation for the August 26 bypoll to
the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan
on Tuesday.
The seat fell vacant after the
death in June this year of Madan
Lal Saini of the Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP), also a former state
party president. Rajasthan has 10
Rajya Sabha seats, so far all held
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NEWDELHI: Wing Commander Abi-
udice shall be caused to them nandan Varthaman, who was
since if the two (cases) are shot down on February 27 during
allowed to be proceeded sepa- a dogfight with Pakistan Air
rately, it might result in conflict- Force jets -- he shot down an F-16
ing judgments resulting in grave -- could not hear instructions ask-
prejudice to either of the parties ing him to turn back because his
before us,” the court stated in its communications system was
order on Tuesday. jammed by the enemy, according
The SC on Tuesday refused to to Indian Air Force (IAF) and gov-
direct the Uttar Pradesh govern- ernment officials familiar with
ment to file a report regarding the the matter who have renewed a
HT FILE status of 20 cases registered long-standing demand for anti-
against the Unnao rape survi- jamming technology.
vor’s family members. The uncle If his MIG 21 Bison had been
of the survivor, who is currently equipped with anti-jamming
lodged in Tihar jail, is implicated technology, Varthaman may
in 19 cases. have turned around when
A bench comprising justices instructed to. That would have
Deepak Gupta and BR Gavai said prevented him from being shot
they don’t want to widen the down and taken captive by Paki-
scope and interfere in other cases stan.
lodged against them in the state. This is not the first time that
Sengar allegedly raped the survi- IAF has flagged the need for bet-
vor, when she was a minor in ter and more secure communica-
2017. She is currently admitted in tions. “We may not have lost
AIIMS, New Delhi, after a truck Wing Commander Varthaman
rammed into the car in which she had the drawbacks not been
was travelling with family mem- there,” said a senior government
bers and her lawyer. Two of her official who did not want to be
aunts died in the accident. A CBI
court in Lucknow is overseeing
this case. On Friday, the Delhi
court framed charges against Paswan: Will seek
Sengar, representing Bangar-
mau (in Unnao) in the UP Assem-
bly, under sections 3 and 4 of the
an explanation from
POCSO Act, besides sections 376,
366 among others of the IPC.
‘overcharging’ hotels
The apex court had trans- HT Correspondents
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UP to Delhi earlier this month.
NEW DELHI: Five-star hotels
charging exorbitant rates for
food items is “unfair trade prac-
tice” and the government will
seek explanations from them,
food and consumer affairs min-
ister Ram Vilas Paswan said on
dent used to live in the Asansol
Tuesday.
The minister asserted that
provisions will also be made
(South) police station area. She
left home on Saturday after-
while framing rules and regula-
tions under the recently enacted
noon, saying she was going to a Consumer Protection Act to
tutor in the adjoining Burnpur crack down on such cases.
town. She reportedly boarded a Paswan was referring to a
bus. video that recently went viral in
Her family lodged a police which actor Rahul Bose was
complaint on Saturday night seen complaining about five-
when she did not return. The star hotel JW Marriott, Chandi-
complaint mentioned that her garh for billing two bananas
mobile phone had been for ₹442.
switched off, police said. On
Sunday, the local police ques-
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trace the girl.
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15 fishermen dead,
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named. The Indian Air Force did
not respond to queries.
named said. “Importantly, com-
munications cannot either be
fied by agencies such as CEMI-
LAC, RCMA, etc, which is a long-
Guj boats capsize
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Responding to the IAF strikes intercepted or blocked.” drawn process and the same is AHMEDABAD:At least 15 fishermen
on the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) Over four years between 2008 under progress. This certifica- died and two went missing after
terror camp in Balakot, the Paki- to 2012, IAF tested new communi- tion is prerequisite for fitment of their boats capsized in the sea off
stan Air Force (PAF) hit back by cation systems available and any aircraft in India.” Dwarka and Porbandar coasts,
sending fighters to hit Indian tar- made its recommendation to the The DRDO did not respond to said police on Tuesday. Their
gets on February 27. Indian fight- government. queries. Senior officials in the boats are believed to have cap-
ers chased them away. At some In 2013, it demonstrated the security establishment, however, sized during the weekend and
point , the Indian fighters were technology at the Halware air- underlined that the Naval ver- the bodies started washing
asked to “turn-cold” – aviation base in Punjab to the government sion of the new communication ashore at different locations on
terminology asking fighters to to underline the requirement and sets are being inducted whereas Monday.
abandon the chase of enemy air- its necessity. Even as the govern- the work for the IAF version is Dwarka police said six boats
craft. Wing Commander Vartha- ment was making up its mind, the under progress. Fighters, unlike and 24 fishermen from Rupen
man, however, continued chas- Defence Research and Develop- warships, have very little space. port here had left for fishing last
ing the Pakistani fighter. He shot ment Organisation (DRDO) and “In addition, the equipment must Friday, despite two-month ban.
down a US-made F-16 before Bharat Electronics Limited not disturb aerodynamics,” one Fourteen fishermen managed to
being shot down and taken pris- (BEL) made a bid to design, of these officials added. swim through and reached
oner. develop and indigenously pro- IAF went back to the govern- different shores near Dwarka.
The Indian Air Force first duce the specified communica- ment asking for permission to “The eighth body was found at
made the request for better com- tion sets for the Indian Air Force. buy a few sets on an emergency Dwarka’s Rupen port late on
munications in 2005. Making its Although the DRDO-BEL did pro- basis for frontline fighters. Monday night,” said PI Vasava,
case then, IAF pointed to new age duce such sets, they did not meet Between 2014 and 2016 there was an inspector with Dwarka police
communication facility such as the requirements of IAF. “The no response. station. Meanwhile, Porbandar
data link. A secure data link can sets produced by DRDO cannot be Objections were also raised superintendent of police Prath-
provide critical details such as fitted into an aircraft because over the acquiring of anti-jam- vrajsinh Gohil said, “Bodies of
the fuel and ammunition availa- they are big and call for major ming technology from foreign seven fishermen have been
ble with each fighter. “The com- changes in the aircraft design,” manufacturers, a third senior found off the Porbandar coast
mander exactly knows which another government official said official who did not want to be and 88 have been rescued since
fighter needs to fly back to base on condition of anonymity. named added. In 2017, the govern- Saturday.” “The Coast Guard
and which one can be used to In response to a query, a BEL ment finally allowed IAF to and state marine police teams
engage the enemy,” a serving spokesperson said new commu- acquire the sets from global com- have been looking for the two
fighter pilot who did not want to nications set “needs to be certi- panies. missing fishermen,” he added.
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Kashmir: Play
cards right
This will ensure that it is treated
as a domestic issue by the world
T
he world has decided to wait and watch when it
comes to Kashmir. Pakistan’s hopes of creating a
global storm over the Indian government’s end-
ing of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status have
fallen flat. Now even President Donald Trump’s
mediation offer is
reportedly “off the table”. The United ourtake
Nations Security Council told Islama-
bad it would not allow a discussion on Kashmir. The Islamic
world has been silent. The overwhelming sense: A world that has
other priorities, does not see Pakistan as a credible complainant,
and is prepared to take the Modi government at its word when it
says both democracy and statehood will be restored. There has
been ample evidence that long ago, the world became tired of
Kashmir, and largely endorsed India’s view that this was a bilat-
eral concern. Pakistan’s own brinkmanship has steadily under-
mined the credibility of its own arguments. The decline in mili-
tancy in the Valley from its height in the late 1980s and the con-
temporaneous rise in India’s economic and strategic significance
has made it all that much harder for Pakistan to find an external
audience. This was evident in the aftermath of India’s airstrike
on Balakot. The lack of sympathy for a Pakistan that had, ulti-
mately, been bombed on its own soil, was striking.
Quite a bit of the present international acceptance of events is
because Kashmir is relatively quiet. While odd protests can be
expected, bloodshed should be avoided as much as possible as
that, more than anything else, could swing the international
mood from passivity to activism. The government must not lose
sight of the need to lift prohibitory orders at the first opportune
moment and initiate Kashmir along the complex path to new
elections and statehood as soon as possible.
Terrorist activity, Line of Control fireworks and the funding
of mobs are all expected. India should begin the process of vacci-
nating world opinion to this likelihood even as it continues to
wrestle with how to ease the Valley back to a state of quasi nor-
malcy. India took two decades to persuade the world to treat
Kashmir as a bilateral issue. If it plays it cards right today, it can
ensure Kashmir is treated as a domestic issue within two years.
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the turn of five other states — Gujarat, Kerala, Karna-
taka, Maharashtra, and Uttarakhand — to be battered by
unrelenting rain. According to the weather website, El Dorado,
out of the 15 places that have received most rainfall across the
globe in the last 24 hours (Sunday-Monday), eight are in India.
While such extreme weather conditions these days are usually
attributed to climate change, there is no point blaming merely
that phenomenon any more for the fallout; instead, it’s best to
accept such extreme climate episodes as the new normal, and
find out ways to minimise their impact .
One of the key reasons why floods have a devastating impact
is because the excess water does not have enough space to drain.
This is because the stormwater channels are clogged with plas-
tic, and water sinks, such as wetlands, floodplains, or riverbeds
have been destroyed by encroachments and excessive construc-
tion. As for how plastic increases the threat of floods, one needs
to just see the photograph from Palakkad, Kerala, that went viral
last week. The photograph showed an area in the district full of
plastic bottles and other waste materials that were brought back
by the floods.
The recent round of floods has also raised questions about
dam management. This issue has come to the fore after reports
said that despite warnings about heavy rainfall in the states,
Maharashtra and Karnataka failed to release water from the
dams on time. An August 2019 report, Krishna Basin Floods in
Maharashtra - Karnataka: How dams harming rather than
helping has said that the dam operators could have acted pru-
dently by releasing the water in July. The report added that the
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and that the capacity of the catchment areas to hold and absorb
the rainwater is reducing with time. All these issues need to be
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Naya Kashmir: It’s not a new idea
Like Modi, Indira Gandhi, too, wanted to alter
the status quo in the state almost 50 years ago
SRINATH
RAGHAVAN
A
fterhisgovernmentvoidedArti-
cle 370, Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi said that “a new age
has begun in Jammu-Kashmir
and Ladakh”. In fact, the quest
for a new beginning is not all
thatnovelinthehistory ofJammu andKash-
mir (J&K).
Indira Gandhi,too,wantedtoalterthe sta-
tus quo in Kashmir.
Inexplainingitsdecisiontoabolishthespe-
cial status of Jammu and Kashmir, the Modi
governmenthasemphasisedthedevelopmen-
tal and political benefits that are expected to
flow from these arrangements. These moves
have indeed wrought a radical change in the
constitutional relationship between the
Indian Union and the erstwhile state of J&K.
As we ponder how these arrangements will
work out, it may be useful to look back to
Indira Gandhi’s attempt at a new beginning.
“We will build a new Kashmir, quickly if
you help, slowly if you don’t, but build it we
will!”PrimeMinisterIndiraGandhihadsaid
whileaddressingapublicrallyinSrinagarin
June 1970. Indeed, important changes were
already underway.
Then J&K chief minister, GM Sadiq, had
been in office since 1964. A year into his ten-
ure, he had merged his splinter group, the
Democratic National Conference, with the
Congress.What’smore,Sadiqhadenabledthe
erosion ofthestate’s special statusbyaccept-
ingmoreprovisionsoftheIndianConstitution
(includingArticle356,whichcatersforPresi-
dent’srule)andamendingthestate’sconstitu-
tiontoconverttheelectedSadr-e-Riyasatinto
a governor appointed by the central govern-
ment. Following assembly elections in 1967,
Sadiq returned with a comfortable majority.
New Delhi was poised to tighten its grip over
the state.
Yetthegovernmentstruggledtocreatejobs
or promote investments in Kashmir. Sadiq
noted that the educated young people of the
state were increasingly drawn to the seces-
sionist groups. Indira Gandhi deputed her
WRONGMOVE
Higher taxes on the super
rich is not a sound idea
The current policy will push India’s best talent offshore,
affecting the critical finance and technology sectors
RAJEEV
MANTRI
ince its resounding election victory in
May,theNarendraModi-ledBharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) government has
committed to a number of liberalisa-
tionmeasures,includingthelaunchofIndia’s
firstprivatetrainontheNewDelhi-Lucknow
route, an overhaul of the medical education
regulatory structure, and critical improve-
mentstothebankruptcycoderegime.Inaddi-
tion to these policy changes, the government
ispushinganunprecedentedfinancialisation
agenda.
ButitwasthemovetoraisetaxesonIndia’s
highestearnersthathasbeenreceivingadis-
proportionatedegreeofmediaattention.The
government has been criticised heavily, and
rightly so, because this policy is at cross pur-
poses with all its other efforts to make India a
$10 trillion-plus economy. It would not be an
exaggeration to say that raising taxes is a
nuclear strike on India’s fast-growing finan-
cialandtechnologyindustries,whicharekey
contributors to our emerging knowledge
economy.
The arithmetic driving the tax hike is
straightforward. There areabout 80,000indi-
vidualswhoearn~1croreperyearandabove,
and 6,361 persons who earn over ~5 crore per
year.Soakingthissmallgroupwillyieldabout
~12,000 crore per year, which is equally min-
uscule, given that it would constitute about
0.5% of the annual revenue of the govern-
ment’s ~24 lakh crore in revenue in 2018.
This presumes that nothing changes, of
course.Butcorporatepromoterswillrestruc-
innervoice
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confidante,IKGujral,tomobiliseinvestments
in the state. But Gujral reported that indus-
tries were not prepared to invest in a conflict
zone and the best he could do was to get two
public sector units to open factories in the
state.
Thecentralchallenge,however,wasposed
by the stalwart leader of Kashmiris: Sheikh
Abdullah.AlthoughAbdullahhadbeeninand
outofprisonsince hisdismissal andarrest in
1953, his standing in the Kashmir Valley was
unrivalled. Indira Gandhi understood the
importance of co-opting Abdullah to ensure
thatNewDelhi’sholdoverKashmirremained
unshaken.
Amongtheinputsthatshapedherthinking
was advice from an unlikely quarter. Jaya-
prakash Narayan (JP) had been an advocate
of self-determination for Kashmir, but had
changedhismindafterPakistan’saggression
in 1965.The following yearhe wrote to Indira
Gandhi arguing that Kashmiris could be
enthused about autonomy within India if
Abdullah advocated it. The Sheikh might
haveflirtedwithindependenceinthepast,but
now“heisrealistenoughtorealise”thatIndia
would not part with any portion of Kashmir.
TosecureKashmir,itwasimperativetoforge
anewconcordwithAbdullah,whoremained
under arrest.
InOctober1967,Gandhitaskedforeignsec-
retary, TN Kaul, with reaching out to Abdul-
lahinhis“private”capacity.Kaulhadknown
Abdullah for nearly four decades. In a series
ofmeetingswiththeSheikh,heprobedthelat-
ter’s mind. Abdullah said that the “gradual
whittling of Article 370 … was unfortunate”,
but agreed that India’s interests should “not
be harmed in any way”. At the same time, he
noted thatit wasdifficult tomake thecasefor
autonomy:“nofruitfuldialoguewaspossible
unless a free and congenial atmosphere was
created in Kashmir …[Kashmiris] were not
preparedtoacceptthismaster-slaverelation-
ship.”WhenKaulpointedoutthatNewDelhi
wouldnotparleywithanyonedemandingself-
determination, Abdullah retorted, “It was
very strange … that while Government of
India had no hesitation in talking to Nagas
who were in open armed revolt against her
theyshouldrefusetomeettherealrepresent-
atives of the Kashmiri people.” In the event,
Abdullahwasopentomeetingtheprimemin-
ister when he was out of prison.
Abdullah was released in March 1968, but
IndiraGandhichosenottomeethim.Sheevi-
turehowtheyreceivesalaries.Thoseholding
the bag will be working professionals. The
budget didn’t stop there: New taxes were
imposed on share buy backs to “close a loop-
hole” and bring parity with taxes on divi-
dends. It is notable that dividends are triple
taxed in India for the rich: First, corporate
earnings are taxed; then, the company has to
pay dividend distribution tax, and, finally,
those getting dividends above a certain
threshold pay additional surcharges on that
dividendincome.Ratherthanendingthistri-
ple taxation, the government extended the
perversity to stock buy backs. To top it all,
India now has progressivism in both direct
andindirecttaxes,giventhatgoodsandservi-
ces treated as luxury items already see high
taxesunderthemulti-rateGoodsandServices
Tax regime.
AsIndiatriestogrowfroma$3trillionGDP
economy to a $10-trillion-plus economy, the
financialservicesandtechnologysectorswill
have to play a critical role in driving capital
allocationandproductivitygrowth,andboth
these sectors depend on skilled, high quality
human capital. It is talent that is the capital
equipmentoftheseknowledge-drivenindus-
tries,andbycreatingataxstructurethatespe-
cially burdens knowledge workers and capi-
talproviders,Indiahasmadeitcompellingfor
highly sought after, globally mobile talent to
leave the country.
It is difficult to answer why a top-notch
fundmanager,softwareengineer,datascien-
tist, doctor or oncologist who can pursue
career opportunities in Singapore or the
United States should sign up to pay Scandi-
navia-leveltaxesinexchangeforAfrica-grade
publicservices.Unlessthegoalofthegovern-
ment is to precipitate a new quit India move-
mentorexpandtheannualPravasiBharatiya
Diwas celebration, the high tax policy will
undermine all the laudable work done to
reform higher education, scientific research
Sumit Paul
India is a diverse country. Here, you get to
witness the sweltering heat of the great
Thar desert, and snowfall in Kashmir. Only
in the subcontinent, can one experience six
different seasons, as eulogised by Sanskrit
and Persian poets. Very few of us have seen
the length and breadth of India, and those
who have travelled to its nooks and cran-
nies, have wondered how so many places
are still unexplored and untrodden.
I’m not at all a parochially patriotic per-
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WE DNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2019
n In Kashmir, Indira Gandhi’s biggest challenge were local leaders who would cleave to New
Delhi’s vision. Modi will face the same thing
dentlyhopedthattheSheikhwouldreconcile
himself to the new realities in Kashmir. She
was not off the mark. In 1971, she returned to
power with a massive majority and the next
year,followingthemilitarydefeatofPakistan,
the Congress won 57 out of the 74 seats in the
J&Kassemblyelections.WithSadiq’spassing
in December 1971, Syed Mir Qasim took over
as chief minister. These dramatic develop-
ments left Abdullah with few cards to play.
Meanwhile, PN Haksar, the prime minis-
ter’s principal secretary, advised her that “it
is imperative to make a fresh start and lead
him [Abdullah] by hand on the difficult and
tortuous road whose ultimate destination is
reconciliation”.
Haksar also advocated a quiet dialogue
betweenNewDelhiandAbdullahtoworkout
amodelofautonomyacceptabletobothsides.
TheensuingnegotiationsbetweenGParthas-
arathi and MA Beg led to an agreement in
November1974.Theaccordpavedthewayfor
Abdullah’s return to power, but at the cost of
further hollowing out the autonomy of J&K.
In February 1975, Abdullah took over as
chief minister with the support of the Con-
gress.ToAbdullah’ssurpriseandconsterna-
tion, these developments drew widespread
criticismintheValley.Thereafter,hesought
to maintain aprudentdistance fromtheCon-
gress. When the latter suggested that the
National Conference should merge with the
Congress, Abdullah demurred. He also
refusedtotakeanysuggestionsfromtheCon-
gress on the composition of his Cabinet
beyond agreeing to give them four berths.
Lastly,Abdullahduginhisheelsonseatshar-
ingwith theCongressin localbodyelections.
n There are about 80,000 individuals who earn ~1 crore per year and above, and 6,361 persons
who earn over ~5 crore per year. Soaking this small group will yield about ~12,000 crore per
year, which is equally minuscule, given that it would constitute about 0.5% of the annual
revenue of the government’s ~24 lakh crore in revenue in 2018
and the financial system.
There is a global war for talent underway,
as incumbent and rising powers compete for
thebestbrainstoenhancetheircapabilitiesin
scienceandtechnology.Indiashouldbelook-
ing to attract C-suite talent from all over the
world,butthe current policywill achievethe
result of shifting our best talent offshore.
Humancapitaloperatesonanextremepower
lawcurve,withthetop5%beingseveraltimes
more valuable than the bottom 95%. The rea-
son ecosystems such as London, New York
and Silicon Valley are so central for finance
and technology is that they have agglomer-
ated some of the world’s best talent in one
place.
That potential may never be realised,
because short-sighted policy by the govern-
mentignoreswhatIndiamightbegivingupto
eke out a tiny amount of tax revenue. The
stageissetforcountrieslikeSingapore,which
would gladly absorb the cream of India’s
humancapital,tobecomeIndia’stechnology
and finance capital.
Insteadofscroungingforsmallamountsof
taxtoday,India’sobjectiveshouldbetoestab-
lishMumbaiasthefinancialcentre,andBen-
galuru as the technology capital of south and
southeast Asia. Such a vision would require
bothacompetitivetaxpolicyaswellasunilat-
erally opening borders for qualified immi-
grants under a points-based system.
Therehavebeenmediareportsthatwaste-
ful public sector units are set to receive mas-
son. I’ve seen the entire world. But my point
is, when you haven’t seen your own back-
yard, how can you talk of seeing places?
Appreciate what you have right in front of
you, and then talk of other places.
I am reminded of Paulo Coelho’s ‘Alche-
mist’. The protagonist travelled all over to
realise that what he sought from life was
under his nose.
We don’t have to go to foreign lands to
find joy and beauty. Even if you do have the
money, as many do nowadays, to go abroad,
there is still so much to see in our great
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By October 1976, an irate Indira Gandhi was
telling Gujral that Abdullah had become “a
pain in the neck”. Indeed, she was seriously
contemplating removing him from office.
ItwasIndiraGandhiwho wasoustedfrom
powerinMarch1977.TheCongresswithdrew
itssupporttoAbdullah’sgovernmentinJ&K.
Released from these ties, the Sheikh won a
handsome victory in the assembly elections.
When Indira Gandhi returned to power in
1980,shehadtomakeyetanothernewstartin
Kashmir — this time with more deleterious
consequences.
The attempts during the Indira Gandhi
years to create a new normal suggest that
there are limits to the plasticity of politics in
Kashmir.Thechallengeoffosteringnewlead-
ers who cleave to New Delhi’s vision may be
greater today. To be sure, the context now is
very different. Yet we would do well to recall
JP’s advice in his missive to Indira Gandhi:
“To think that we will eventually wear
down the people and force them to accept at
least passively the Union is to delude our-
selves. That might conceivably have hap-
pened had Kashmir not been geographically
locatedwhereit is.Initspresent locationand
withseethingdiscontentamongthepeople,it
would never be left in peace by Pakistan …
Withtheissuesettledtothesatisfactionofthe
greatmajorityofthepeople,theexternalmis-
chief-makerswouldnotfindafavourablesoil
for sowing their mischief.”
Srinath Raghavan is professor of International
Relations and History, Ashoka University and a
senior fellow at Carnegie India
The views expressed are personal
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sive taxpayer-funded bailouts. The govern-
ment requires capital to fund welfare pro-
grammesandinfrastructure,butatthesame
time, it is expending enormous taxpayers’
money on propping up failed public sector
companies.CripplingIndia’scompetitiveness
by offshoring the most value-creating indus-
tries to gain nominal tax revenues is not the
way to raise revenue.
Therearetwootherwaystoincreasereve-
nue.
Thefirstistoimposeincometaxonagricul-
ture income above a certain threshold. Con-
trarytopopularperception,Indiahasamany
wealthyfarmersandevenprofitableagricul-
ture industry corporate groups who are not
paying any income tax because of the tax
exempt status of agriculture.
The second method is to sell off State-
owned companies and public assets lock,
stockandbarreltotheprivatesector.Thiswill
result in the better utilisation of the assets,
andremoveliabilitiesfromthegovernment’s
balance sheet.
Boththeseapproacheswillentailfacingoff
against powerful lobbies and unions. But
Modi enjoys popularity and credibility;
shouldhemakethecasetothepeople,citizens
will stand with the Union of India against the
unions of India.
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India Enterprise Council
The views expressed are personal
country before we decide to venture to for-
eign lands. I remember the Japanese Nobel
laureate Kenzaburo Oe’s poignant lines, “I
revisited my home after I saw places outside
my country. I found the world was just my
country’s extension. Futile were my vis-
its.....” Yes, futile are your visits if you go
abroad without seeing and enjoying the
glory of your own country.
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10SDFlegislatorsswitchovertoBJP Must partly delink CBI from

CHURNING The ruling party at the Centre
has now become main Oppn party in Sikkim
HT Correspondents
n letters@hindustantimes.com
NEWDELHI/SILIGURI: Tenlegislators
of the Sikkim Democratic Front
(SDF) on Tuesday joined the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in
Delhi. The SDF, a former ally of
theBJP,ruledSikkimfor25years
untilitwasoustedfrompowerby
theSDFlegislaturepartyis13and
10 ofthemjoinedthe BJPtoday,”
BJPgeneralsecretaryRamMad-
hav said, adding, “With this, the
BJPwillbecomethemainopposi-
tion party in Sikkim, and we will
play the role of a constructive
opposition.”Formerchiefminis-
ter and SDF stalwart Pawan
KumarChamling,whoisthecur-
taken place.”
SDFlegislatorswhojoinedthe
BJP include Dorjee Tshering
Lepcha,UgyenTsheringGyatso,
Narendra Kumar Subba, Dilli
Ram Thapa, Karma Sonam Lep-
cha,KrishnaBahadurRai,Tashi
ThendupBhutia,FarwantiTam-
ang,PintsoNamgyalLepchaand
Raj Kumari Thapa. “We will
workto expandthe BJP’sbasein
Sikkim,” said Dorjee Tshering
Lepcha, also a former minister.
“We want lotus to bloom in Sik-
SDF, A FORMER ALLY OF
THE BJP, RULED SIKKIM
FOR 25 YEARS UNTIL IT
LOST THE ASSEMBLY
POLLS HELD IN STATE
EARLIER THIS YEAR
from two seats and will vacate
one. “Bypoll to three assembly
seatswilltakeplaceshortly.Ifthe
BJPwinsallthree,itstallywillgo
MLAs joining the BJP triggered
mixedreactionsevenastheBJP,
whichhadnosubstantial basein
the hill state until now, emerged
as a major political force in Sik-
kim. The ruling Sikkim Kranti-
kari Morcha (SKM), which the
SDF had been accusing of enjoy-
ing “undue blessing” of the BJP,
refused to comment. Jacob Kha-
ling,theSKMspokesperson,said,
“This is an internal matter of the
BJP and SDF.” D B Chauhan,
statepresidentoftheBJP,saidhis
govt’s control, says CJI
HT Correspondent
provided to the Comptroller &
Auditor General (CAG), he said.
n letters@hindustantimes.com “The legal mandate of CBI
must be strengthened by having
NEW DELHI: Why is it that when- a comprehensive legislation
ever there are no political over- addressing deficiencies relating
tones to a case, the Central to organisational structure,
Bureau of Investigation (CBI) charter of functions, limits of
does a good job, Chief Justice of power, superintendence, and
India Ranjan Gogoi asked on oversight. Further, to address
Tuesday. an increasing incidence of inter-

the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
(SKM) earlier this year.
Now, the ruling SKM is partof
the BJP-led North East Demo-
cratic Alliance. The SDF won 15
seats while SKM won 17 in the
32-member assembly in the elec-
tionsheldinApril.Twoofitslead-
ersgotelectedfromtwoseatsand
now,theyhavetovacateoneseat
each.“Sotheeffectivestrengthof
rent leader of the opposition in
Sikkim, however did not switch
sides. Addressingapressconfer-
ence in Gantok, senior SDF
leader PD Rai said: “We want to
waitandwatchthesituationnow.
Theissueiscomplex.Wecannei-
ther welcome it, nor condemn it
outrightlywithoutgivingconsid-
eration to the circumstances in
which this development has
kim.Theyoungergenerationhas
accepted ‘Look East’ policy of
PrimeMinisterNarendraModi.”
Chamling and Lepcha, both,
successfullycontestedassembly
election from two seats and they
will vacate one seat each. Kunga
Nima Lepcha, an MLA from the
ruling Sikkim Krantikari Mor-
chaandaministerinPremSingh
Tamang government, also won
up to 13 MLAs in a house of 32,” a
BJP leader said on the condition
of anonymity. Seventeen is the
magicfigureintheassemblyand
if the SKM loses it seat, its tally
willcomedownto16.“Wecanget
within a striking distance of
formingaBJP-ledgovernmentin
Sikkim if we win all these three
by-election,”theBJPleadersaid.
Meanwhile,thenewsof10SDF
partywouldone dayruleSikkim
butdidnotelaborateanyfurther.
D T Lepcha, a three-time min-
ister in the erstwhile Pawan
Chamling government and who
ledthe10MLAsonTuesday,said,
“ThedecisiontojointheBJPwas
driven by our concern for Sik-
kim’speopleanditsyouths.Only
time will tell what Chamling’s
future course of action will be.”
Delivering the 18th DP Kohli
memorial lecture at Vigyan
Bhawan, Gogoi said given the
superintendence and control of
the agency continues to, in large
measure, lie with the executive
by virtue of Section 4 of the
Delhi Special Police Establish-
ment Act 1946, the possibility of
it being used as a political
instrument remains ever
present.
But he had no doubt that
›
state crimes, an argument could
be made for including ‘public
In a number of order’ in the concurrent list, for
high-profile and the limited purposes of investi-
gating such crimes,” Gogoi said.
politically sensitive cases, The CJI said an underlying
weakness of public institutions
the agency has not been was the lack of an adequately
able to meet the standards qualified and a competent work-
force. The gap was both qualita-
of judicial scrutiny. tive and quantitative, and the
RANJAN GOGOI, Chief Justice CBI was no exception, Gogoi
of India added.

When going gets tough, the tough Stir against I-T notice to there was more than enough
strength within the organisa-
tion to deal with any such situa-
match between institutional
“Such gaps exist not merely
on the operational end but also
on the command side with 15%

get going: Jakhar on Sonia move puja committees in WB tion, he added.

“True, in a number of high-
profile and politically sensitive
aspirations, organisational
design, working culture, and
governing politics,” he said.
posts in executive ranks, 28.37%
in law officers and 56.17% in
technical officer lying vacant.

NEW DELHI: Punjab Congress
chief Sunil Jakhar has said
that the reason why his party
fell back on Sonia Gandhi
as president is because
“tough times call for tough
measures”.
›
When the going gets
tough then the tough
get going. Our party is
going through a difficult
Sonia Gandhi’s return as
Congress president in just
two years has, however, drawn
criticism from several quarters.
But Jakhar said, “It does not
show bankruptcy in Congress
but the seriousness of the situa-
HT Correspondent
n letters@hindustantimes.com
KOLKATA: The ruling Trinamool
Congress (TMC) in West Bengal
onTuesdayclaimedthatincome-
tax notices were being issued to
Durga Puja committees at the
cases, the agency has not been
TAX BOARD able to meet the standards of
judicial scrutiny. Equally true it
REFUTES is that such lapses may not have
happened infrequently. Such
TMC CHARGE instances reflect systemic
NEWDELHI: The Central
issues and indicate a deep mis-
The CJI said efforts must be
made to delink crucial aspects of
the CBI from the overall admin-
istrative control of the govern-
ment. The agency should be
given statutory status through
legislation equivalent to that
This is a matter of concern as it
results in overburdening of
work, which not only reduces
the effectiveness and efficiency
of the agency personnel but also
induces psychological distress,”
he said.

Speaking on the new Hindu-
stan Times video show “On the
Record”, he said, “When the
going gets tough then the tough
get going. Our party is going
through a difficult time right
now.”
The 65-year-old leader, who
lost the Gurdaspur seat to Bolly-
wood actor Sunny Deol, was one
of the many office-bearers who
quit their posts soon after then
Congress president Rahul Gan-
dhi put in his papers in May tak-
ing responsibility for the party’s
poor showing in the Lok Sabha
elections.
At the Congress Working
Committee (CWC) meeting last
Saturday, Jakhar and other
state unit chiefs were asked to
give their point of view.
Jakhar told general secretary
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and
other leaders why the candida-
ture of most others was not
acceptable.
“Some of the names that were
floated around were ‘yes men’ of
time right now... Some of
the names that were
floated around were ‘yes
men’ of the old guard and
they have been rejected
SUNIL JAKHAR ,
Punjab Congress chief
the old guard and they have
been rejected,” he said, when
asked about the tussle between
the older and the younger gen-
eration of leaders.
“There were vested interests
fishing in troubled waters. BJP
[Bharatiya Janata Party] and
other parties were trying to float
names. Better it is curbed now.”
ontherecord
WITH SUNETRA CHOUDHURY
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tion.”
Asked whether the move
wouldn’t open the Gandhi fam-
ily to allegations of dynasty by
the BJP, he said, “BJP kept say-
ing even when Dr Manmohan
Singh was Prime Minister, Gan-
dhi family was held accounta-
ble. That’s what I said in the
CWC.
This is a trap.” According to
Jakhar, it was only Sonia Gan-
dhi who could fix the problem of
desertions from the party.
“This is no time for
experiments—(Bhupendra)
Hoodaji and the likes of him
have full faith in Mrs Gandhi.
She instils confidence and they
have faith in her. What is the
need of the hour is to tackle
desertions.”
behest of the Bharatiya Janata
Party-led central government.
The autumn festival will be
heldbetweenOctober4andOcto-
ber 8. The Banga Janani Vahini
(BJV), an arm of the Trinamool
Congress,stagedadharnaincen-
tral Kolkata to protest the move.
Over 350 puja committees had
received the I-T notices last
month.“WethinktheI-Tletterto
various Puja committees is an
attack on the biggest festivities
andemotionoftheBengalis.Our
demonstration is to protest the
act of the Centre,” said Kakoli
Ghosh Dastidar, MP and chief of
the BJV.
However, the I-T department
clarified that it did not ask puja
committees to pay any tax. “We
have not asked puja committees
topaytaxes. Wehaveaskedthem
to deduct 1% TDS for payments
above~30,000tothosewhomvari-
ous contracts (for idol making
and pandal theme ideation) are
awarded. These people did not
pay taxes earlier. If their income
Board of Direct Taxes
(CBDT) on Tuesday
refuted the TMC accusa-
tion that the BJP-led
Central government is
sending income-tax (I-T)
notices to the Durga
Puja committees in
Kolkata recently and
said no such notices
have been issued in 2019.
“It is unequivocally
stated that the said
reports are factually
incorrect and are
strongly denied,” the
I-T department said
in statement. HTC
is not taxable, they can claim
refund,” said Manas Mondal,
deputy director of income tax,
Kolkata. Partha Ghosh, presi-
dent of Forum for Durgotsab, an
umbrella body of 353 Puja com-
mitteeinKolkata,alsodeniedthe
allegation that organisers were
asked to pay taxes.
Cub rescued from Madhya Pradesh
well as mother tigress stands guard
Shruti Tomar & Monika Pandey
n letters@hindustantimes.com
BHOPAL/JABALPUR: Aneight-month
oldcubthatfellintoa30-footdeep
well in Katni district on Monday
night was rescued by an expert
teamfromtheMukundpurTiger
SafariinMadhyaPradeshlateon
Tuesday afternoon, a forest
department official said.
Local forest officials could not
carryouttherescueoperationtill
afternoon as the cub’s mother
was moving around the same
area, guarding the cub, the offi-
cial added.
The cub was then taken for a
medicalcheck-up.Afterthemed-
ical check-up, the cub will be
released in Bandhavgarh Tiger
Reserve in Umaria district of the
state, Rajesh Kumar, a
Mukundpur Tiger Safari official
said.
At eight months, a tiger cub
can usually hunt along with its
mother. Tiger cubs stay with
their mother till they are two-
and-halfyearsold.Theycanhunt
on theirown by the time they are
18-months old.
“The movement of a tigress
with her four cubs was reported
in Barhi forest range of the dis-
trict. A shepherd heard the roar-
ing of the cub (from the well) at
around 6am on Tuesday. The
shepherdalsosawthetigressand
one of her cubs in the area. He
calledthevillagers,andlaterthey
informed the forest officials and
police at around 7-8 AM,” said
Rajesh Rai, divisional forest offi-
cer (DFO), Katni.
He added that the cub may
have likely fallen into the well
past midnight.
“The localforest team found it
difficulttostarttherescueopera-
tion till around noon as the
motherwasmovingintheareato
guard the cub. It was with the
help of the expert team from
MukundpurTigerSafarithatthe
cub was rescued around 3- 4pm.
The tigress had moved to a
near-by hillock by then,” the for-
est official cited in the first
instance added.
“First, the team used darts to
tranquillise the cub and when it
unconscious, the team went
inside the well with the help of
ladders and took the cub out in a
net,” said Rajesh Kumar.

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ALICE WELLS
HAILS REMOVAL OF
RESTRICTIONS ON
PAK, US ENVOYS
ISLAMABAD:Alice Wells, US
principal deputy assistant
secretary for South and Central
Asian affairs, welcomed the move
by Islamabad and Washington to
remove travel restrictions on each
other’s diplomats. “Pleased to see
that both Pakistan and the US
removed travel controls and other
measures inhibiting the work of
one another’s diplomats,” she was
quoted as saying by the US
bureau of South and Central Asian
affairs.
Woman says Lankan PM
AGENCIES
failed slain journalist father
COLOMBO:The daughter of a
journalist killed during the rule of
Sri Lanka’s former strongman
accused the current PM of not
doing enough to prosecute the
strongman’s brother for his role in
her father’s killing. He is now the
opposition’s presidential candi-
date. Ahimsa Wickrematunge,
daughter of Lasantha Wickrema-
tunge, wrote to PM Ranil Wick-
remesinghe accusing him of using
her father’s name to seek votes.
She filed a lawsuit in a Los Angeles
court seeking damages from
Gotabaya Rajapaksa. AP
Trump delays tariffs on
some Chinese goods
WASHINGTON:Responding to
pressure from businesses and
growing fears that a trade war is
threatening the US economy, the
Trump administration is delaying
some import taxes it planned to
impose on Chinese goods and is
dropping others altogether. AP
Indian-origin ex-cop jailed
in S’pore for sex offences
SINGAPORE:A R Arun Prashanth,
25, an Indian-origin former
national serviceman with the
Singapore police force, was
sentenced to two years’ jail on
Tuesday for preying on underage
girls online and involving them in
sexual acts. PTI
Panel probing SL Easter
attacks seeks extension
COLOMBO:Sri Lanka’s Parliamen-
tary Select Committee (PSC),
which is probing the Easter
attacks that had killed more than
250 people, will be extended by a
month, its chairman Ananda
Kumarasiri said. AGENCIES
Kremlin defends
protest crackdown
Agencies
n letters@hindustantimes.com
MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Tues-
daydefendedthepoliceresponse
to a wave of protests demanding
free local elections in Moscow
anddownplayedthehugedemon-
strations.
“We believe the firm action of
law enforcement to curb public
unrestwas absolutely justified,”
spokesman Dmitry Peskov said,
in the first Kremlin comment
since the protests engulfed the
capital.
“We do not agree with those
who call what is happening a
political crisis.”
Since mid-July tens of thou-
sandsof people have taken to the
streets in central Moscow after
the exclusion of several opposi-
tion figures from local polls next
month.
Policedetainedhundredsafter
a major rally on Saturday and
nearly 1,400 at a protest late last
month.
Some protesters were injured
in the crackdown and footage of
policeviolencesparkedanoutcry
on social networks.
One young woman was
punched in the stomach by an
officer as she was dragged to the
detention van on Saturday. Her
lawyertoldAFPshewasinhospi-
tal with a concussion.
The West has condemned the
actions of Russian police, who
Scientists inch closer towards Ebola cure breakthrough
n A health worker checks on a patient quarantined at an Ebola
treatment centre in Beni, DR Congo.
TrumpsaysChinamovingtroops
toHKborderafterfreshclashes
ESCALATING TENSIONS Riot police retreat after clashing with angry protesters at airport premises
Agencies
n letters@hindustantimes.com
HONGKONG: US President Donald
Trump on Tuesday, citing US
intelligence, said the Chinese
government was moving troops
to its border with Hong Kong and
he called for calm as clashes con-
tinued between protesters and
authorities in the former British
colony.
It was not immediately clear if
Trump was reporting fresh
movements or movements near
the border already reported in
the media.
“Our intelligence has
informed us that the Chinese
government is moving troops to
the border with Hong Kong.
Everyone should be calm and
safe!” he tweeted.
Earlier in the day, riot police
clashed with pro-democracy
protesters at Hong Kong’s air-
port late on Tuesday night, mov-
ing into the terminal where the
demonstrators had shut down
operations at the busy transport
hub for two straight days.
Officers armed with pepper
spray and batons confronted the
protesters who used luggage
carts to barricade entrances to
the airport terminal.
Riot police retreated after
having temporarily restored
calm. They took several people
into a police van waiting at the
entrance to the airport’s arrivals
hall.
Police said they tried to help
ambulance officers reach an
injured man whom protesters
had detained on suspicion of
being an undercover agent.
Protesters also detained a sec-
ond man who they suspected of
being an undercover agent.
Earlier in the day, authorities
were forced to cancel all remain-
ing flights as the city’s pro-Bei-
jing leader warned that the pro-
testers had pushed events onto a
“path of no return”.
›
“Law enforcement
agencies are fulfilling
their duties and do
everything necessary to
ensure security during
sanctioned rallies.”
DMITRY PESKOV,
Kremlin spokesperson
used batons on demonstrators.
AFP journalists at the scene saw
protesters with injuries.
Peskov instead saidthat there
had been instances of protesters
using force against law enforce-
mentduringthedemonstrations.
RUSSIA: WE’RE WINNING
ARMS RACE AGAINST US
TheKremlinboastedonTuesday
itwaswinningtheracetodevelop
new cutting edge nuclear weap-
ons despite a mysterious rocket
accident last week in northern
Russia that caused a temporary
spike in radiation levels.
Rosatom, Russia’s state
nuclear agency,has said that the
August 8 accident occurred dur-
ingarockettestonaseaplatform
in the White Sea, killing at least
five and injuring three more.
Ithaspledgedtokeepdevelop-
ingnewweaponsregardless,por-
traying the men who died in the
test as heroes.
EUREKA MOMENT IN DR CONGO
AP
n A protester falls during clashes with riot police at the Hong Kong airport.
After a brief period when
flights were able to take off and
land, the airport authority sus-
pended check-in services for
departing flights as of 4.30pm.
Departing flights that had com-
pleted the process were able to
continue to operate.
It said it did not expect arriv-
ing flights to be affected,
although dozens were cancelled.
The authority advised people not
to come to the airport.
More than 200 flights were
cancelled onMondayandthe air-
port was effectively shut down.
Malaysian police
find body of Irish
girl missing from
jungle resort
Reuters
n letters@hindustantimes.com
SEREMBAN, MALAYSIA: Police on
Tuesday found the unclothed
body of an Irish teenager who
wentmissingfromajungleresort
inMalaysia10daysago,thoughit
wasnotyetclearwhatcausedher
death.
Fifteen-year-old Nora Anne
Quoirin,whohadsufferedlearn-
ing difficulties, was reported
missing on August 4 after her
familyarrivedattheDusunrain-
forest resort in Seremban, about
70kmsouthoftheMalaysiancap-
ital of Kuala Lumpur.
“The family has been brought
in to identify the body found
today and they have confirmed
that the body is indeed Nora
Anne,” said state police chief
Mohamad Mat Yusof.
An autopsy will be carried out
on Wednesdaymorning,he said.
Thebody,foundnearastream
about 2.5kmfromtheresort,was
winched up and then flown by
helicopter to a nearby hospital,
police said.
Authoritieshadbegunacrimi-
nal investigation into the disap-
pearance, according to Malay-
sia’s deputy police chief, Mazlan
Mansor, although an initial
investigation revealed no evi-
dence of criminal behaviour.
Reuters
n letters@hindustantimes.com
WASHINGTON: Scientists are a
step closer to finding the first
effective treatments for the
deadly Ebola haemorrhagic
fever after two potential drugs
showed encouraging survival
results in a clinical trial in DR
Congo.
Two experimental drugs -
Regeneron’s REGN-EB3 and a
monoclonal antibody called
mAb114 - were both developed
using antibodies harvested
from survivors of Ebola.
They showed “clearly bet-
ter” results in patients in a
trial of four potential treat-
ments being conducted during
‘When will you die?’: Lam grilled
Agence France-Presse
n letters@hindustantimes.com
HONG KONG: When Hong Kong
leader Carrie Lam appeared
before the press on Tuesday, she
faced a media onslaught she per-
haps wouldn’t have expected.
No sooner were her prepared
remarks finished than the full-
frontal assault began.
“Youblameyourownpolitical
LOOKING BACK AT
WOODSTOCK ‘69
The 1969 festival held from August 15-18 at a dairy farmer’s plot in New
York marks its 50th anniversary this week. Here’s everything you need to
know about the event dubbed ‘three days of peace, love and music’
THOSE WHO STOLE THE SHOW*
RICHIE HAVENS
American singer/
songwriter
Woodstock
performance:
Day 1: 11 songs
including Freedom
immortalised in the
1970 Woodstock
documentary
It was the first act,
after the first
scheduled performer
got stuck in traffic
Richie
Havens
the world’s second largest
Ebola outbreak in history,
now entering its second year
in DR Congo.
The drugs improved sur-
vival rates from the disease
more than two other treat-
ments being tested - ZMapp,
made by Mapp Biopharmaceu-
tical, and Remdesivir, made by
Gilead Sciences - and those
products will be now dropped,
said Anthony Fauci, one of the
researchers co-leading the
trial.
Fauci, director of the US
National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Diseases, said
the results were “very good
news” for the fight against
Ebola. “What this means is
HINDUSTAN TIMES, C H AN D I G AR H
WE DNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2019
YEMEN MUST STAND FIRM AGAINST CONSPIRACY.
> AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI, Iran’s supreme leader, backing the Houthi
rebels in their fight against forces backed by Saudi Arabia and UAE
MAJOR ISLAND
FIRE PROMPTS
GREEK PM TO
CANCEL HOLIDAY
UN urges Hong
Kong to use
restraint, probe
use of force
Reuters
n letters@hindustantimes.com
GENEVA:UN high commissioner
for human rights Michelle
Bachelet urged Hong Kong n A firefighter tries to extinguish
authorities on Tuesday to exer- a fire near a house in
cise restraint and investigate Kontodespoti, Evia. REUTERS
evidence of its forces firing tear
gas at protesters in ways banned Agence France-Presse
by international law. n letters@hindustantimes.com
“Officials can be seen firing
tear gas canisters into crowded, ATHENS: Hundreds of villagers
enclosed areas and directly at were evacuated on Tuesday and
individual protesters on multi- the Greek prime minister can-
ple occasions, creating a consid- celledavacationasscoresoffire-
erable risk of death or serious fighters battled a major wildfire
injury,” Bachelet said in a state- on the country’s second-largest
ment. island of Evia, authorities said.
Her office “urges the Hong “Conditionsareexceptionally
Kong authorities to act with difficultandthestate’sfirstprior-
restraint, to ensure that the ity is to protect lives,” Kyriakos
rights of those who are express- Mitsotakistoldreportersoutside
ing their views peacefully are the fire department’s centre of
respected and protected, while operations, after cutting short a
ensuring that the response by vacation on his home island of
law enforcement officials to any Crete.
violence that may take place is Mitsotakis saidCanadairfire-
proportionate”, the statement fightingplanes fromCroatia and
REUTERS n A wounded protester calls for help. REUTERS said. Italy would be deployed on
Bachelet’s spokesperson Wednesday after Greece
Rupert Colville conceded that
security forces in the former
British colony were sometimes
in a difficult situation, saying,
requested EU assistance.
As night fell, crews fought to
protect the villages of Kontodes-
poti, Makrymalli, Stavros and
misjudgement on others, and everyonetoputasideyourdiffer- “We are not saying it is easy, but Platana after clearing them of
refuse to acknowledge your mis- encesandcalmdown,”Lamsaid. nevertheless they have to avoid residents.
takes,” one journalist said. “Take a minute to think, look at excesses, otherwise they can “We are fighting against time
“Whenwillyouacceptpolitical our city, our home, do you all just make the situation worse ... to contain the fire. It’s very diffi-
responsibility to end citizens’ really want to see it pushed into You risk really a vicious circle cult because of strong winds and
fear?... When will you be willing an abyss?” of rising violence and tension.” heavy smoke,” Yiorgos Psathas,
to step down? When will you tell And the barrage continued as China’s comments on the headofthelocalDirfys-Messapia
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Amazon nears deal to buy CSR relief likely for firms
as panel backs easier norms
up to 10% of Future Retail Gireesh Chandra Prasad
n gireesh.p@livemint.com

n Sun Pharma founder and

MD Dilip Shanghvi.
SUN PHARMA NET
PROFIT JUMPS
31% IN Q1
NEW DELHI: Sun Pharmaceutical
on Tuesday reported a net profit
of ₹1,387 crore in the April to June
quarter of FY20, up 31% compared
with a year ago. The gross sales
were up 16% at ₹8,259 crore. While
India sales were up 8% at ₹2,314
crore, the US finished dosage
sales moved up by 12% to $424
million. The emerging markets
sales were flat at $194 million.
Rest of the world sales showed a
growth of 56% at $167 million
dollars. The company made
research and development
investments of ₹422 crore (5.1% of
sales) compared to ₹500 crore (7%
of sales) in Q1 FY19. “We have
recorded growth across most of
the markets for the quarter and
our performance is in-line with
our full-year guidance,” said the
company’s managing director
Dilip Shanghvi.
Housing finance firms to be
treated as NBFCs: RBI
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) on Tuesday said that
housing finance companies (HFCs)
will be treated as non-banking
DEAL TALK Future Retail seeks a valuation of ₹2,000 cr from Amazon for stake
Bloomberg
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MUMBAI/BENGALURU: Amazon.com
Inc. is in late-stage talks to
acquire as much as 10% of India’s
Future Retail Ltd, people familiar
with the negotiations said, as the
US company moves to bolster its
brick-and-mortar presence in
one of the world’s fastest-growing
retail markets.
India’s No. 2 retailer by turn-
over, Future is seeking a valua-
tion of about ₹2,000 crore ($281
million) from Amazon for the
stake, according to the people,
who asked not to be identified as
the discussions are private.
The sale is likely to be routed
through a holding company, they
said, and will give Amazon the
option to buy more shares from
Kishore Biyani, Future Retail’s
founder and chairman.
The deal with the Mumbai-
based company, which operates
its flagship “Big Bazaar” grocery
store chain, will give Amazon
more exposure to the business
after it bought Whole Foods Mar-
ket Inc. for $13.7 billion in 2017
and secured a foothold in the US
Walmart, which spent $16 billion
last year to acquire Indian
e-tailer Flipkart Online Services
Pvt. Ltd, has a local unit that is
allowed to sell goods to smaller
grocery stores but not directly to
consumers.
Amazon has been acquiring
tiny stakes in other Indian brick-
and-mortar chains such as Shop-
pers Stop Ltd and a grocery chain
from the Aditya Birla Group in
the past couple of years.
That’s on top of directly plow-
ing in $5.5 billion into its own
operations in a bid to grab a big-
n Future Retail founder and chairman Kishore Biyani. MINT FILE ger slice of India’s modern retail
market which, according to con-
food retailing segment. LAST MARKET sultant Technopak Advisors, will
The proposed investment in The potential deal underlines the more than double to $188 billion
Future Retail offers some paral- American online giant’s ambi- by 2023, up from $79 billion last
lels, enabling Amazon to tap into tions to dominate the last sizable year.
India’s rising demand for house- market yet to be conquered by Discussions between the Seat-
hold products and home-deliv- large networks of hypermarkets tle-based retailer and Future
ered fresh produce and vegeta- and supermarkets, after losing Group revived recently, said the
bles. ground in China. people, after waning earlier this
Discussions are yet to be final- It’ll also give the Jeff Bezos- year when India tightened rules
ized, and the deal could still falter controlled firm an edge over rival related to online retail, throwing
or be delayed. Representatives Walmart Inc. and the planned Amazon and Walmart’s grand
for parent company Future e-commerce venture of Mukesh plans for the nation in disarray.
Group and Amazon in India said Ambani, Asia’s richest man, that Future Retail operates over
they don’t comment on market plans to combine the online and 2,000 stores across 400 cities,
speculation. offline retail formats in India. including “Big Bazaar” stores.
NEW DELHI: A high-level govern-
ment panel on corporate social
responsibility (CSR) has recom-
mended that such spending be
made tax-deductible for compa-
nies and jail term for executives
who failed to transfer unspent
amounts to a state fund be
scrapped.
The panel, led by corporate
affairs secretary Injeti Srinivas,
submitted its report to corpo-
rate affairs minister Nirmala
Sitharaman on Tuesday. Indian
companies spend around n The panel submitted its report to corporate affairs minister Nirmala
₹15,000 crore a year on CSR, Sitharaman on Tuesday. MINT FILE
according to the government.
Allowing CSR spending as a roll-back of a provision for companies be given 3-5 years to
deduction while computing tax- imprisonment of officers who use up funds meant for ongoing
able income will come as a big are in default if a company does CSR projects before unspent
relief to businesses, one of their not transfer unspent CSR funds amount is compulsorily trans-
long-standing demands. To give to a designated government ferred to the designated state
effect to such a provision, the fund within specified time, a fund. This is a relaxation from
Income Tax Act will have to be controversial provision the maximum of three years
amended to include CSR spend- inserted into the Companies Act allowed for spending CSR funds
ing among other classes of through amendments passed in that was introduced as part of
expenditure that are allowed as Parliament during the budget Companies Act amendment this
a deduction while computing session. The imprisonment pro- year. Sitharaman had last week
taxable profits. vision had attracted criticism told industry executives at a
Sitharaman who holds the from the industry. meeting that the imprisonment
portfolios of both corporate The 14-member panel recom- clause would be reviewed.
affairs and finance could help in mended that there should only The panel, however, recom-
quicker implementation of the be a monetary penalty, which mended that the CSR spending
proposal, a government official should be 2-3 times the default obligation be extended to lim-
said on condition of anonymity. amount with a cap of ₹1 crore. ited liability partnerships and
The panel also recommended The panel recommended that banks too.

Worried EPFO seeks early redemption of ₹700 crore DHFL bonds

financial companies, adding that
it will release a revised norms for
these entities. “HFCs will hence-
forth be treated as one of the
categories of NBFCs for regula-
tory purposes. RBI will carry out a
review of the extant regulatory
framework applicable to the HFCs
and come out with revised
regulations in due course,” the RBI
said. HFCs shall continue to
comply with National Housing
Bank’s (NHB’s) directions till RBI
issues a revised framework.
Moreover, NHB will continue to
carry out supervision of HFCs and
they will continue to submit
various returns to NHB. The
grievance redressal mechanism
with regard to HFCs will also
continue to be with the NHB.
COMPILED FROM AGENCIES
AND MINT REPORTERS
Prashant K Nanda
n prashant.n@livemint.com
NEWDELHI: The Employees’ Provi-
dent Fund Organisation (EPFO)
will seek early redemption of
about ₹700 crore worth of bonds of
troubled mortgage lender Dewan
Housing Finance Corp. Ltd
(DHFL) to safeguard workers’
savings.
The retirement fund manager
will exercise an early exit option
to redeem investments in 10-year
bonds of DHFL that mature in
2024, said Prabhakar Banasure, a
member of the finance invest-
ment committee of EPFO.
“Of the total ₹1,300 crore bond
investments (in DHFL), we are
yet to recover ₹700 crore. Though
the company has promised to pay
back the investments, it is tough
to give a timeline right now,” said
Banasure.
Since mid-June, the invest-
ment committee of the retirement
fund manager has met four times
to discuss ways to recover the
investments. It redeemed ₹201
crore in two tranches, following
at least two rounds of delibera-
tion with DHFL officials in late
June, according to official docu-
ments reviewed by Mint and two
people familiar with the develop-
ment.
The EPFO action comes as it
struggles to recover ₹574 crore of
its bond investments in crisis-rid-
den shadow lender Infrastruc-
ture Leasing and Financial Servi-
ces Ltd (IL&FS).
DHFL is among the companies
worst hit by the liquidity crisis
triggered by the payment
defaults by IL&FS in 2018. The cri-
sis shook investor confidence in
non-banks and dried up access to
financing for them from banks as
well as bond markets.
“Initially, EPFO thought of
going to the debt recovery tribu-
nal against DHFL and it was dis-
requesting anonymity.
DHFL did not respond to an
email seeking comment. A com-
pany executive on condition of
anonymity said that all promises
made will be honoured.
On August 6, DHFL said a
board-appointed panel had
approved a debt resolution plan
that seeks a moratorium on
repayments but spares creditors
from having to take haircuts on
n EPFO’s action comes as it struggles to recover ₹574 crore of its principal payments. On August
bond investments in crisis-ridden shadow lender IL&FS. MINT 11, news agency PTI reported, cit-
ing unidentified people, that
cussed in one of the meetings of the firm who promised to pay a DHFL sought ₹15,000 crore imme-
the investment committee. But part of the amount,” said one of diate funding from banks for
before that it called the officials of the two officials cited earlier, on-lending.
Banasure said the senior
administration of the home finan-
cier has given EPFO a written
promise to pay back the entire
amount. He, however, added that
the health of the company may
get better post December.
“The finance investment and
advisory committee (of EPFO)…
decided that in case of DHFL, all
out efforts be made to ensure...
early redemption. However, if the
same is not deposited (by end Sep-
tember), then necessary action as
per laid down law and procedure
should be initiated,” said an
EPFO document, a copy of which
was reviewed by Mint.

Retail inflation Jio’s First Day First Show

eases marginally
to 3.15% in July
Reuters
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NEW DELHI: India’s retail inflation
rate eased slightly in July, stay-
ing below the central bank’s 4%
medium-term target for a 12th
straight month.
Annual retail inflation in
July was 3.15%, down from an
eight-month high of 3.18% in
June, but below analyst fore-
casts, data from the Ministry of
Statistics showed on Tuesday.
The Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) last week lowered its
benchmark interest rate for a
fourth meeting in a row, by an
unconventional 35 basis points
to 5.40%. It projected inflation to
remain at 3.4% to 3.7% during
the October-March 2020 period.
“Retail inflation remains sub-
dued, with most of the compo-
nents indicating not much vari-
ation compared to the earlier
periods,” said Joseph Thomas,
research head at Emkay Wealth
Management. Retail food prices
increased 2.36% in July from a
year earlier, compared with an
upwardly revised 2.25% in June.
Food prices are likely to remain
subdued after a pick-up in rain-
fall in several parts of the coun-
try, which will boost crops.
Core consumer inflation,
which strips out food and fuel
prices, was estimated between
4.47% and 4.6% in July, above
4.09% to 4.11% in June, accord-
ing to two analysts who esti-
mated from inflation figures
released on Tuesday.
plan spooks multiplex stocks
Lata Jha
n lata.j@livemint.com
NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries
Ltd (RIL) chairman Mukesh
Ambani’s audacious plan to
home-deliver movies on the day
of their release could transform
movie-watching and reshape
India’s ₹10,000 crore multiplex
industry, provided Jio manages
to deftly navigate a landscape of
producers, exhibitors and top
actors, key stakeholders in the
entertainment industry.
Shares of multiplex operators
plunged on Tuesday, a day after
Ambani said premium users of
JioFiber, a feature-rich wired
broadband service, will get to
watch the latest movies on the
first day itself. On BSE, shares
of PVR Ltd and Inox Leisure Ltd,
India’s largest and second-larg-
est multiplex operators with 800
and 600 screens, respectively,
fell more than 4% each. JioFiber
will start offering the First Day
First Show service from mid-
2020.
In separate statements on
Tuesday, both PVR and Inox
said producers will need to
choose between theatrical
release and other platforms in
the early days of a release.
However, for Jio to pull it off,
it first needs a massive content
library. “A part of this could
come from the films under pro-
duction at Jio Studios,” said film
trade and exhibition expert Gir-
ish Johar.
Known for hits such as
RIL SURGES 9.72%, ADDING
₹71,638 CRORE TO ITS M-CAP
NEW DELHI: Shares of Reli-
ance Industries Ltd (RIL) on
Tuesday surged 9.72% on
Tuesday, witnessing their
biggest jump since February
2017, after its chairman and
managing director Mukesh
Ambani announced the
group’s plan to sell a 20%
stake in its oils-to-chemicals
business to Saudi Aramco.
During the day, the com-
pany’s shares touched an
intraday high of 12.09% to
touch ₹1,302.50 apiece on
BSE. It was the top gainer
among the 30-front line com-
panies on the key BSE index.
On the National Stock
Exchange (NSE), shares
gained 9.74% to close at
romantic comedy Luka Chuppi
released this year, Jio Studios
has announced a bunch of Hindi
movies for the next year, includ-
ing Ayushmann Khurrana and
Yami Gautam-starrer Bala and
director Imtiaz Ali’s next with
Kartik Aaryan and Sara Ali
Khan. The bigger chunk, how-
ever, will come from films
acquired from other producers.
Currently, there is an
unspoken agreement to main-
tain an approximately eight-
week window between theatri-
cal release and digital premie-
res. Industry experts such as
₹1,275.30.
This added ₹71,638 crore
to the company’s market
valuation, taking its total
market capitalisation
(m-cap) to ₹8.08 lakh crore
on BSE.
“Reliance can further
move towards ₹1,300 soon.
Going by the track record
of the management and
potential of the retail and
digital market of India, Reli-
ance’s announcements will
prompt a fresh rush of buy-
ing the stock that can take it
to new highs in short-term
and may pass ₹2,000 levels in
next 12 months,” Romesh
Tiwari, head of research,
CapitalAim said. PTI
Johar said Jio will have to pay
filmmakers a big chunk of their
investment upfront and ensure
smooth returns on investment
because theatres may not
screen films if they’re also
streaming elsewhere. Jio will
need to keep lead actors on its
side as well, since they often
ensure impressive opening fig-
ures by pulling in crowds.
While digital deals for films are
currently struck at ₹30-40 crore,
Jio could take this several
notches up, compelling stream-
ing platforms such as Netflix
and Amazon Prime Video to act.

OFF-FIELD DRIVE

MS Dhoni invests in used-car company Cars24

Nandita Mathur
n nandita.m@livemint.com
NEW DELHI: Cars24, one of
India’s fastest growing tech-
enabled used-car companies,
has announced a strategic
partnership with cricketer
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, in a
move to strengthen the brand
as it continues to expand
across markets.
As part of this partnership,
MS Dhoni will own equity in
Gurugram-based Cars24 and
will act as its brand ambassa-
dor. His investment, the quan-
tum of which was not dis-
closed, is part of the series D
round of funding.
n As part of the partnership with Cars24, MS Dhoni will own equity
in the company and will become its brand ambassador.
Talking about the partner-
ship, Vikram Chopra,
co-founder and chief execu-
tive, Cars24 said, “We are very
PTI FILE
excited to welcome Mahi into
the Cars24 family. He is a role
model and hero to most Indi-
ans ... It’s the same values that
we live by at Cars24 and there-
fore the partnership felt natu-
ral and perfect. We also share
a common love for cars which
makes this even more spe-
cial.”
Commenting on his associa-
tion with the brand, Dhoni
said, “I am thrilled to be part of
the Cars24 journey. Besides
being a fan of all things to do
with cars, I am also a fan of
new-age companies that are
disruptive, innovative and
shaping the future. Cars24 is
definitely one of these compa-
nies. They have big ambitions
and I am excited to work with
them and help them achieve
their goals.”

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What makes Himanshu and Archut clear winners in the JEE Advanced exam
It was a judicious mix of hard
work and extra-curricular activ-
ities that made these aspiring
computer engineers bag the sec-
ond and third positions in one of
the country’s top competitive
exam. Success is a way of life at
FIIT-JEE. And this year too, its
flag of success has been kept fly-
ing by two young students,
Himanshu Gaurav Singh and
Archit Bubna, who are JEE
Advanced 2019 second and third
toppers respectively.
This has been possible
because of this institute’s under-
standing of the students’ needs at
different stages of their study
and exam-preparation. That is
what, consequently, becomes
the guiding force behind the
structure and methodology of
each of its courses. And not to
forget, the secret of the success
stories of all its students.
The story of FIIT-JEE goes
back to the year 1992 when it was
created by D K Goel, a mechani-
cal engineering graduate from
IIT Delhi, who had a vision to
provide an ideal and competent
launch pad for serious JEE aspi-
rants. Along the way, besides
merely coaching for IIT-JEE, it
also started making a difference
in the way students think and
approach problems. And yes
exams. As efforts started being
made to develop and enhance the
students’ IQ, the association
with FIIT-JEE worked towards
also making them complete,
intelligent people who were
there to make a mark in the
world. Ask any of its students
who have undergone training
and studied here and they will
talk about how the institute has
worked to create a compelling
desire in them to always aspire
for perfection and in the process,
keep setting newer benchmarks
of excellence, and enable them to
achieve greater heights.
Little wonder then that aim-
ing for the unachievable and
continuously raising the bar has
become a part of the DNA ofFIIT-
JEE. Himanshu Gaurav Singh
and Archit Bubna agree whole-
heartedly.
Having done his Std XII from
Gorakhpur, Himanshu secured
99 per cent in his board exams. “I
was pretty confident of doing
well – of being in the top three
rank-holders after I checked the
answers,” says the topper of the
Delhi zone who secured340 out of
372 marks. He obtained 115, 119
Public education in Indian states
offers a massive reform opportunity
Gaurav Goel
n letters@hindustantimes.com
Educationisoftenseenasapana-
cea for lifting people out of pov-
erty in developing countries.
Apart from the evidence on its
role in increasing social inclu-
sion, education as a cause reso-
nateswithmostdecisionmakers
and socially minded people,
owing to its visible impact in the
livesofindividuals. Therefore,it
isnowonderthatcorporatesocial
responsibility (CSR) and philan-
thropicefforts in India havelong
been overwhelmingly tilted
towards educational interven-
tions.Aresearchsuggeststhatas
of2014,78ofthetop100companies
in Indian CSR had at least one
program to address educational
needs1. With more than 50% of
school education in India being
provided by way of government
schooling, itishardly surprising
that government schools are the
largest beneficiaries of such
funds.Despite this,the results in
ourpublic-schooleducationhave
been far from encouraging, with
many states continuing to show
poor learning outcomes as the
years go by.
One of the reasons for this
could bethe lackofconsensus on
the best path to achieve better
learning outcomes. While most
stakeholdersalignontheneedto
improvequalityofeducation,this
alignment doesn’t extend to the
solutions to this problem. This
lack of consensus has led to a
patchworkofinitiativesinmany
statesrangingfromintroduction
of technology in classrooms to
enhancement in curriculum
design, provision of additional
teaching resources, etc. While
wellintentioned,theseinitiatives
havehadalimitedimpactasthey
areusuallynotdesignedforscale,
oftenworkingonlyinsmallsani-
tized environments.
In some cases where the solu-
tions are actually designed for
scale, they still fall short of being
trulytransformativeas theyend
up overwhelming an already
under-resourced and under
equippedgovernmenteducation
system.
Given these experiences it is
amply clear that the problems
plaguingtheIndianpubliceduca-
tion system cannot be seen in
silos; these in fact require a sys-
and 106 marks in Physics, Chem-
istry and Mathematics, respec-
tively.
Admission in IIT-Delhi to pur-
sue the course of his choice --
computer science -- was a given
for the 17-year-old. “It’s been a
dream come true” says Himan-
shu who had always aspired to
study at this prestigious insti-
tute. But what, he insists, made it
possible was his preparation at
FIIT-JEE – an institute “that
always produces such good
results”.
It was while he was in Std X
that Himanshu joined FIIT-JEE.
“When I had voiced my decision
about this to my parents, they
readily agreed. And were more
than happy as the institute has a
great success rate, and its stu-
dents invariably do well.” His
father, Lavkush Singh, head of
the department at the State Gov-
ernment Polytechnic, Kau-
shambi wanted a healthy and
competitive environment for his
son and was happy with what
FIIT-JEE had to offer.
Soon after Himanshu joined
this institute’s Gorakhpur
branch, he felt a great change in
his attitude to learning. “I had
always been good in studies but
since becoming associated with
this place, I seemed to have got
that extra push because our
teachers were always encourag-
ing, always motivating us to do
well.” The fact that all the other
fellow students are also good,
very academically inclined and
aim to do well helped in being a
great motivating factor. “While
the whole atmosphere is very
competitive, it is surprisingly,
very friendlytoo.All through the
time we were there, all of us were
there for each other without any
feelings of negativity and antag-
onism.”Nowonderthen,Himan-
shu adds, there was no hesitation
in sharing notes and helping
each other solve difficult prob-
lems. “This was something that
the FIIT-JEE teachers would
also always stress upon, for, a
positive atmosphere is one that
is stimulating, inspiring and
motivating – the kind that would
keep all of us students always
revved up, always raring to solve
even the most difficult of prob-
lems,” he smiles.
The journey with FIIT-JEE
has ensured that students con-
stantly remain on the path of
learning. “We were always
encouraged to exchange insights
Rural innovators conclave at NIRDPR
n An absence of accountability in the system with respect to learning outcomes is a concern
temsthinkingapproachthatcon-
fronts multiple challenges that
pose barriers to the delivery of
qualitypubliceducationsimulta-
neously. So, what are these chal-
lenges?
For one, majority of the stu-
dents in our education system
havebeenleftbehindinthelearn-
ing curve over the years, result-
ingnowinclassroomswherestu-
dentsofstarklydifferentabilities
are bunched up together. This
makes it extremely difficult for
teachers to get everyone up to
speed. Compounding this prob-
lem is the poor or sub-optimal
allocation of resources, particu-
larly human resources. Public
schools suffer from non-availa-
bility of teachers, and existing
teachersinschoolsspendaninor-
dinateamountoftimeonnon-ac-
ademicadministrativeactivities,
thereby minimizing their teach-
ing-time.
This is further aggravated by
an absence of accountability in
the system with respect to learn-
ing outcomes, because most
stakeholders within the system
areheldresponsibleforadminis-
trative and infrastructure
upkeep,whichmaynotalwaysbe
central to the delivery of quality
education.Thedisinterestofpar-
ents, the community and the
politicalleadershiptoconstruct-
ively engage with the education
system only further adds to the
problem.
To confront all these challen-
ges,severalstatesincludingHar-
yana,HimachalPradesh,Rajast-
han, Andhra Pradesh, Jhark-
› ›
I was pretty young at the time but my parents tell me that even from the time I was
in Std II or III I was fairly good in studies. And my area of interest they could gauge
was mainly science subjects. In any case, the general, rather popular, consensus is that
engineering requires higher intellectual abilities
ARCHIT BUBNA
on our preparation and guide
each other too. This was some-
thing, we soon came to under-
stand, that will stand us in good
stead not just in our forthcoming
examinations but also at every
step of the way, throughout our
lives,” smiles Himanshu. “FIIT-
JEE training, we are sure, will
make us winners at every step of
the way.”
So, while studies remain an
important part of the students’
schedule – “we had to attend six-
hour classes four days in a
week”, informs Himanshu –
FIIT-JEE also stresses upon the
need for taking time out for some
recreational activity or the
other. Consequently, daily
morning walks became, as he
says, “a mandatory part of my
schedule.
Some of our teachers would
sometime even ask if we were
doing them on a regular basis or
not – because all such activities,
they said, work to not just
refresh but also relax the mind”.
Himanshu also enjoys listening
hand, Odisha and Madhya
Pradesh are making concerted
efforts to alter their education
ecosystembymovingawayfrom
piecemeal strategies to compre-
hensive, state-wide systemic
transformations.
These transformations are a
combination of governance
reformsononesideandacademic
interventions on the other, with
theoverallobjectiveofimproving
learning outcomes for students.
Amongst these states, Hary-
ana has been on this journey the
longest, having begun their first
phase of reforms in 2014, by initi-
ating structural changes that
would establish the foundation
for systemic transformation. As
part of this, efforts were taken to
institute periodic standardized
assessments to generate regular
data on learning levels. A reme-
dial learning programme was
then designed and piloted to
impart foundational skills and
competencies prerequisite to a
particular grade, based on the
insights drawn from this assess-
mentdataofstudents.Inparallel,
teacher transfers were also
streamlinedusingonlinemecha-
nisms, thereby ending the
patronage network that had
existed for decades.
Theambitioussecondphaseof
systemic transformation called
‘Sakhsam Haryana’ began in
April 2017, on the back of earlier
reforms. Efforts were made to
driveaccountabilityforlearning
outcomes at all levels of the state
machinery, driven
by the Chief Minister himself.
EXPANDING
YOUR HORIZONS
to music, playingbadminton and
spending time with his friends. “I
think all this – the emphasis on
not just studies but also recrea-
tional activities also works to
bring out the winners in us all.”
And now that he has started
attending classes at IIT-Delhi,
Himanshu can’t help but thank
FIIT-JEE for playing such a piv-
otal role in shaping the way he
thinks. “And shaping my life too
– for paving such a beautifulpath
ahead of me,” he smiles.
Archit who did his schooling
from the Amity International
School in Pushp Vihar agrees.
Having secured admission in the
Computer Science and Engi-
neering course at IIT-Delhi, he
wants to pursue a career in artifi-
cial intelligence and become a
scientist. India, according to
him, needs to move along with
the rest of the world in creative
and scientific applications of
artificial intelligence. “That is
why Iwould lovetodosomething
extraordinary in this field,” he
adds.
FILE/HT
Academic monitoring of schools
was instituted across the state,
and combined with assessment
data, to mandate data-backed
reviewsfocussedonlearningout-
comes.
As a part of this, the main-
stream administrative officers
including Deputy Commission-
erswerepulledin,tobuildowner-
ship of the initiatives on the
ground.
They were supported by the
Chief Minister’s Good Govern-
ance Associates (CMGGAs) who
spentalargepartoftheirtime on
SakshamHaryana.Theremedial
learningprogramme-acorepilot
initiative of the previous phase -
got rolled-out across the state.
Last, but not the least, the state
madeeffortstomakethisprocess
participative, by engaging the
teachers, parents, and the com-
munityatlargethroughmultiple
initiatives.While efforts contin-
ued to drive the Saksham Hary-
ana initiatives, the concept of
‘Saksham Ghoshna’ was intro-
duced to galvanise all stakehold-
erstowards thegoalofachieving
80% grade level competence
across the state using a competi-
tiveframework.Underthisgami-
fication approach, education
blocks in the state are incentiv-
ized to attain grade level compe-
tence through the various
sytemic initaitives etc.
The author is is the Founder of ‘Sama-
gra | Transforming Governance’, a mission
driven governance consulting firm. Sama-
gra is working on systemic education
transformation with 3 states including Har-
yana
Hailing from Hajipur near
Patna, Bihar, Archit moved to
Delhi when he was about five to
six years old. Talking about his
early years, he says that doing
well in examinations was par for
the course.
“I was pretty young at the time
but my parents tell me that even
from the time I was in Std II or III
I was fairly good in studies. And
my area of interest they could
gauge was mainly science sub-
jects.” And the youngster would
“invariably” do well in School
Olympiads. This was not just at
the school level but later, also at
the inter-school level and in the
SOF (Science Olympiad Founda-
tion) examinations. “I think
that’s when my parents saw a
spark in me and felt that I must
look at a career in the engineer-
ing stream. But, of course, there
was no pressure from their side –
the decision was all mine,” he
smiles. Ask him if he didn’t think
of Medicine as a career option
and he shakes his head. “I some-
how wasn’t too keen on that. In
HT Correspondent
n letters@hindustantimes.com
National Institute of Rural
Development and Panchayati
Raj (NIRDPR) is all set to host the
3rd edition of Rural Innovators
Startup Conclave (RISC) on
27-28th September 2019 at the
Institute campus in Rajendrana-
gar, Hyderabad. The two-day
unique conclave will serve as a
platform to showcase a wide
array of budding entrepreneurs,
rural innovators and aspirant
startups to demonstrate their
design ideas, innovations, tech-
nologies, pitch, and get an oppor-
tunity to receive learning and
mentoring support.
Being introduced in the mem-
ory of late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam,
RISC-2019 seeks to provide a
platform to innovators and
entrepreneurs to showcase their
innovations and connect them
Cost-effective platforms to learn coding
Abhijit Ahaskar
n abhijit.a@htlive.com
NEW DELHI: Computer program-
ming, commonly referred to as
coding, is currently one of the
most coveted skills in the tech-
nology industry. With more
organizations going online,
there’s an increased demand for
coders in almost every industry.
According to market surveys, a
basic coding job in JavaScript
pays $22,000 (around ₹15 lakh
today) per year, while those with
programming skills in block-
chain and artificial intelligence
canearnaround $80,000 per year.
In case you are interested in
adding coding skills to your
resume, there are several online
platforms dedicated entirely to
coding, which can get you
started with their simple, time-
bound courses.
One such platform, Program-
ming Hub, run by a Mumbai-
based startup, was co-founded
by software engineer Nigel Cra-
sto and business grad Tito Aby
Idicula. It offers short courses on
every relevant programming
language—from C++ to Python
and Javascript to Swift.
Developed in collaboration
with experts from Google, Pro-
gramming Hub offers bite-sized
interactive courses with regular
Q&As and illustrations for revi-
“I was pretty confident of doing well – of being in the top three rank-holders after I
checked the answers. I had always been good in studies but since becoming
associated with this place, I seemed to have got that extra push because our teachers
were always encouraging, always motivating us to do well
HIMANSHU GAURAV SINGH ,
any case, the general, rather
popular, consensus is that engi-
neering requires higher intellec-
tual abilities,” says the 18-year-
old who joined FIIT-JEE from
the time he was in Std VI. “Yes,
they have programmes for chil-
dren as young as that.”
Talking about himself, Archit
says he went there because he
found school boring. “For some
reason, I felt that I already knew
what was being taught to me in
my class.
So, there was always this hun-
ger in me to learn and know
something more. FIIT-JEE with
its very stimulating atmosphere
helped me there,” informs
Archit. And even in his higher
classes, when the courses grew
more intense he was able to bal-
ance both – his school curricu-
lum as well as the FIIT-JEE syl-
labi. It was easy for me,” he
declares. “My teachers at FIIT-
JEE helped me all along ensur-
ing that all of us students work
out a balanced study schedule.
We used to study for eight to nine
with potential funding and net-
work support. The themes of the
conclave are Agriculture &
Allied Activities, Green Energy
Solution, Waste to Wealth,
Health & Elderly Care, Drinking
Water & Sanitation, Sustainable
Housing, and Sustainable Liveli-
hood.
The best innovations and
startups identified will be
awarded cash prizes of one lakh
rupees for startups and fifty
thousand rupees for innovators,
besides a fellowship for one-year
to participate in tailor-made
workshops on themes such as
design, packaging, marketing,
etc., to be organized by NIRDPR.
Dr. W. R. Reddy, IAS, Director
General, NIRDPR, speaking
about the significance of the con-
clave said, “Humongous prob-
lems which are plaguing the
rural areas can only be
addressed by constant infusion
sion. The platform has both free
and premium content. The
former gives unlimited access to
all the courses without being
bombed by ads along with a com-
pletion certificate. For premium
access, users have to pay ₹650 per
month, or they can opt for an
annual plan of ₹2,350. Program-
ming Hub is available on desk-
top, Android and iOS.
For those looking to mix the
learning with a bit of social
media experience to connect
with anyone, from a beginner to
a pro, there is SoloLearn. The
platform doesn’t have as many
courses as Programming Hub
does, but it has a very intuitive
interface. All languages specific
to a field are clubbed together.
SoloLearn also allows its mem-
bers to post their own coding
courses and challenges. Users
can chat with others and get
doubts cleared by the pros on the
platforms.
There is an “ask me anything”
section, along the lines of Red-
dit’s AMA, wherein users can
ask questions to popular devel-
opers from all over the world.
The pro version costs ₹169 and
removes ads in addition to offer-
ing certificates.
For learners looking for a plat-
form that makes coding more
fun, there is Codecademy Go. It
uses step-by-step guides, called
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hours a day and the rest of the
time spend on following some
recreational activity or the
other,” says Archit who enjoys a
good game of table tennis and
playing the keyboard too. “I had
started out on the piano but dis-
continued my music classes.
However, I am sure I can play a
few tunes even now,” he smiles.
When you look at students
like Himanshu and Archit, you
know that they are perfect exam-
ples of what FIIT-JEE’s plan for
students was from the very out-
set – to provide a wholesome edu-
cation experience. And that is
the reason why students look at
the option of studying at FIIT-
JEE to pursue their goals.
With a system that revolves
around truth, transparency and
commitment, it is evident that
the institute does not like to com-
promise on quality – something
that can be seen in its every
sphere and activity.
With a good faculty, FIIT-
JEE’s objective, as mentioned
earlier, is to prepare students in
of innovations and technologies
focused on mitigating these
issues. The RISC programme
aims to provide critical support
to innovators from rural areas
who know these issues better
than anyone else to work
towards addressing these chal-
lenges.”
In this event a platform called
‘Rural Innovation and Design
(RIDe)’ Challenge will also be
organized for school (above 8th
standard) and college students,
with an aim of finding potential
solutions to critical everyday
problems. These solutions will
be represented through poster
displays at the conclave. A fel-
lowship of Rs.10,000, Rs.7,500 and
Rs.5,000 will be awarded to the
first, second and third ranking
prizes respectively. NIRDPR will
play a key role by connecting
these innovators with appropri-
ate institutions and investors
skills, and career paths to help
users figure out where to begin
and what to learn, and arranges
all courses in cards that users
can slide through as they learn
new skills.
Users can schedule their
learning hours, and review and
practice sessions, and the Codec-
ademy Go app sends daily
reminders.
It also includes articles and
videos by professionals to keep
learners posted on the latest in
the world of programming. It is a
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a fundamental manner. It
believes in teaching students in
a way that makes them do well in
IIT-JEE (irrespective of the pat-
tern), boards, NTSE, KVPY,
olympiads and other engineer-
ing entrance exams.
Andyes,eveninmanyUSUni-
versities where the admission is
based on the student’s perform-
ance of school as well as the last
board exam and SAT-I, SAT-II,
AP Exams and TOEFL.
This has been possible not just
through excellent comprehen-
sive study material but also, as
all FIIT-JEE students will vouch
for, personalized coaching that
helps them resolve complex and
tricky problems and work on
their analytical skills and paral-
lel thinking processes.
And all this in an environ-
ment that is positively competi-
tive and motivating -- the kind
that will inspire them to set their
goals higher, remain stress free
and healthy and become good,
positive individuals… And keep
the FIIT-JEE flag flying high.
who have the technological and
financial means of catering to
the entrepreneurial aspirations
of the youth. Theconclave will be
attended by representatives
from Technical institutions,
Government departments sup-
porting incubation, Non-Gov-
ernment agencies and most
importantly by the Business
Developers, Venture Capitalists,
Angel Investors and other play-
ers from the entrepreneurial
ecosystem.
The conclave will be orga-
nized by the Centre for Innova-
tions and Appropriate Technolo-
gies (CIAT) of NIRDPR, and will
witness the participation of
young school and college stu-
dents, rural innovators, budding
startups, funding agencies, giv-
ing them the opportunity to lev-
erage each others’ strengths for
bringing into the fray, sustaina-
ble solutions for development.
paid service with a monthly sub-
scription of $19.99 (around ₹1,380
today).
E-learning platforms such
Udemi, Edx, Coursera, LinkedIn
Learning and Khan Academy
also have got courses on com-
puter programming with the
option to get certified after com-
pleting the courses and tests.
However, they can be quite over-
whelming for someone looking
only for coding related courses
as they have numerous other
subjects and courses.
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Dhawan would be desperate for
a big knock after four consecu-
tive failures as India eye another
series victory when they clash
with the West Indies in the third
and final ODI here on Wednes-
day.
With scores of 1, 23, 3 in the T20
series and single-digit score of 2
in the second ODI, Dhawan’s
comeback post injury has been
far from ideal.
Troubled by in-coming deliv-
eries, twice Dhawan lost his
wicket to pacer Sheldon Cottrell.
Since Dhawan is not part of
the Test squad, the Delhi left-
hander would like to finish the
Caribbean assignment on a high.
There is another mini-battle
brewing in the Indian batting
line up for the number four slot
with Shreyas Iyer putting tre-
mendous pressure on Rishabh
Pant.
Pant has enjoyed the backing
of the team management, espe-
cially skipper Virat Kohli but his
repeated failures and Iyer’s
68-ball 71-run knock in the sec-
ond ODI has made things differ-
ent.
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after hitting a brilliant 120 off 125
balls in the second ODI.
Kohli anchored India’s
rate.
Although teams don’t prefer
changing their winning combi-
Bihan Sengupta
n bihan.sengupta@htlive.com
MUMBAI:Hardik Pandya is
Team India’s rock n’ roll
man, its great and fearless all-
rounder in-the-making. His
older brother Krunal has had
a less fiery start, but after
emerging as one of Mumbai
Indian’s most dependable
player in the Indian Premier
League, he is hoping to bring
the same consistency to the
Indian T20 side. He was
adjudged as the man-of-the-
series in the recently-con-
cluded three-match T20I con-
test against West Indies.
Maiden man-of-the-series
against West Indies. How does
it feel?
It feels good. I had played for
India A before as well (in
West Indies) so that experi-
ence helped me.
Not even been a year since your
debut. How do you see the jour-
ney so far?
I went to Australia, New Zea-
INDIA MANAGER IN TROUBLE land and West Indies for the
first time with the Indian side
n Krunal Pandya.
that good an IPL in terms of
batting, so I was focussing
more on the basics. It hap-
pens that in a few series you
perform and you don’t in
some, but it’s important to
keep improving, keep analys-
ing on what are the things
you need to improve, or what
you’re doing well. So to go to
West Indies and apply myself,
get used to the conditions, it
helped me a lot.
You’ve only played T20 for India
so far.
The ultimate goal is to repre-
sent in all formats. It’s not
that I’m only thinking or pre-
paring myself for T20Is. I’ve
been playing for India A for
the last two-and-a-half years
in a side when several people—
like Ravindra Jadeja, Vijay
Shankar—all performing a simi-
lar role?
I think of all the controllable
things to be honest. Perform,
give the best for the team;
whatever is required I’ll do
for the team. I don’t think of
things that are not in my
AP hand, say selection, umpir-
ing, or pitch conditions.
You and Hardik haven’t played
too many international games
together. Do the equations
change when you’ll are playing
for India and not Mumbai Indi-
ans?
It’s the same I guess. The
focus and the ultimate goal is
to make sure your team wins.
Whether you are playing for
your IPL franchisee, for Bar-
oda or internationals, it
doesn’t change. We have
played our cricket together
from childhood. From club
cricket to state cricket, and
we have been lucky to be
playing for the same fran-
chisee. So that mindset and
the approach is the same.

concern as he threw away his
wicket on numerous occasions.
Any team would prefer a level-
headed batsman for that crucial
position and by his knock on
Sunday, Iyer has made a strong
case for himself.
Even legendary Sunil Gavas-
kar has vouched for Iyer for the
numberflourslot.He wants Pant
to drop down to number five as
he feels the wicketkeeper bats-
man is best suited to provide the
late impetus.
Elsewhere on the batting
front, Kohli would look to carry
on with his good batting form
innings in Iyer’s company after
openers Dhawan and Rohit
Sharma were dismissedcheaply.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the
star for India with the ball in the
last match with impressive fig-
ures of 4 for 31 from eight overs
and the pacer would look to
carry on his fine form in the com-
ing matches of the tour.
Bhuvneshwar’s pace col-
league Mohammed Shami (2/39)
and Kuldeep Yadav (2/59) also
chipped in wickets but the left-
arm spinner went for some runs
and he would be hoping for bet-
ter display in terms of economy
nations, Kohli might give Nav-
deep Saini a run in the last ODI
by resting Shami.
West Indies, on the other
hand, would be desperate to save
the series with a win.
But for that to happen, West
Indies’ batting unit will have to
take more responsibility. It’s
time talents like Shai Hope,
Shimron Hetmyer and Nicholas
Pooran rise up to the occasion for
West Indies cricket to thrive.
After the final ODI, the two
teams will battle in a two-match
Test series, starting August 22 at
North Sound, Antigua.
NEWDELHI: The Indian
cricket team’s administra-
tive manager Sunil Subra-
manium’s is set to be repri-
manded by the BCCI for
allegedly misbehaving with
officials of the country’s
High Commissions in the
West Indies. “The Indian
team was supposed to shoot
a small ad on ‘Water Conser-
vation’ as this directive
came from the government.
The BCCI informed Subra-
manium is their point per-
son,” a top BCCI source told
PTI. “But when a very sen-
ior person from Indian High
Commission in Trinidad
called up Subramanium
refused to entertain their
calls,” the source said. Sub-
ramanium could not be
reached for a comment.
“The matter reached gov-
ernment in Delhi and CoA
chief Vinod Rai. It is learnt
that CEO Rahul Johri and
his team were needed to step
in to ensure that things were
back on track,” an official
informed. PTI
and got man-of-the-match
awards. I feel I’m improving
in every tournament. And
that’s where my focus is.
Whenever I go for a tourna-
ment, I prepare myself and
then see if I was a better
player than the last series or
not. To see the player I was
eight months back and what I
am now, I’m happy.
What was the mental prepara-
tion like?
I was just focussing on my
expectations. I didn’t have
and I’ve been doing well. I
want to get into the ODI side
as well. But again, the focus is
on the process. If I keep
improving every day, I’ll be
more consistent. And if I am
consistent, I’ll play all the for-
mats eventually. I think that
you can’t be thinking of any
one format. I don’t want to be
a player who is one dimen-
sional, or play just one for-
mat. I want to adapt to all situ-
ations or all formats.
How difficult is it to find a place
For you as well, blending in eas-
ily with the senior team in just 14
matches…
I like big occasions because I
feel whatever effort I put in
the nets, I prepare for the big
occasions. And when it comes
to playing for your country,
nothing is more than that.
Every time you step on to the
field for your country, you
have a chance to be a hero. I
look at things that way and
not ‘Oh I’m under pressure, I
have to get out of this thing’. I
see it as an opportunity.

How do you get Steve Smith out? SA name three uncapped

n Steve Smith attends a practice session at Lord's on Tuesday.
Ben Jones
n sportsdesk@hindustantimes.com
It’s the question on the lips of a
nation.HowonearthdoEngland
get Steve Smith out?
He averages more than any
batsman in history barring the
greatest, and frustratingly for
English bowlers, they can’t stop
running into him. They’ve been
dominated by him in 2017, 2018
and2019,his12-monthbanfalling
rathernicelyintermsofallowing
his Ashes brutality to continue
uninterrupted.Heaverages92.56
in his last 11 Ashes Tests, and
shows no sign of easing up.
So England need to come up
with ways of getting him out as
possible. Here are a few ideas.
SLOW LEFT-ARM
Australianfanshaveknownitfor
a while, keeping pretty quiet on
thematter—butSmithdoeshave
a significantly worse record
against left-arm finger spin. His
average against it is his lowest
againstanybowlingtype,scoring
just 35 runs per dismissal.
There’scontext.Smith’sissues
have been against top-class left-
arm spinners; Rangana Herath,
Ravindra Jadeja and Keshav
Maharaj have all dismissed him
multipletimes.However,there’s
enough evidenceof his struggles
against mediocre left-arm spin-
ners; South Africa Test opener
DeanElgar,whobowls orthodox
left-arm spin, has dismissed
Smith twice in 41 balls.
There is something about the
angle which disturbs him. More
specifically,he’sdisturbedbythe
direction of spin, because while
it’smostnotablewhenfacingleft-
arm spin, the ballspinningaway
is what causes the real trouble.
Selecting Somerset finger-
spinner Jack Leach gives them a
clearadvantage.(Moeenhasbeen
dropped for the Lord’s Test).
GO SHORT EARLY
It’s a classic tactic, when a bats-
manisseeminglyundismissable,
bounce him out. On the face of it,
Smith has rarely had an issue
with short-pitched bowling—he
averages 91.53againstit inTests.
However, it matters when you
bowl those short balls. Smith is
significantly more vulnerable to
short bowling at the start of his
innings. Smith averages 52
against all bowling in the first 30
balls he faces, 68 after that). But
against short balls, in the first 30
deliveries he faces, he averages
27. After that—well, don’t waste
your energy.
England have a few bowlers
who are sharp enough, on
English pitches, to dig it in and
troublebatsmen.BenStokesand
Chris Woakes can both do it, and
Jofra Archer is also an option.
HIGH RELEASE
Archer’s introduction is impor-
tant. Firstly, it will allow them to
field11playersinthesecondTest,
after having to do with 10 at Edg-
baston (due to James Andeson’s
injury).Secondly,he’sabrilliant
bowler. However, the oft-cited
thirdbenefit—thatArcher’space
could unsettle even Smith—is
potentiallyabittoooptimistic.As
arawfact,Smithdoesn’tstruggle
against90mph+ bowling.Hebat-
ters it. However, there is a bene-
fit—more significant than his
pace is the height from which he
releases the ball. In the World
Cup, Archer’s release point was,
onaverage,2.15m.InTests,Smith
hasshown somevulnerability to
bowlers releasing the ball from
that height, or higher. The most
influential factorthen is theline.
If you can find the channel out-
side off-stump from that height,
Smith averages just 23.28.
Archer’sdefiningskill ishis con-
trol of line, so he is perfect to exe-
cute this strategy.
AFP
PATIENCE
In the 2017/18 Ashes, England
skipperJoeRootshowedthewill-
ingness to try different plans
against Smith. Leg-slip, close
catchers, lopsided fields, men on
the fence—he has been keen to
keep Smith guessing.
It’s a good trait to have, that
flexible optimism. But trying to
matchSmith’s quirkytechnique
withaquirkydismissal isflawed
thinking. As many batting
experts have observed over the
years, despite all the idiosyncra-
siesinSmith’stechniqueandthe
odd positions he gets into, when
he addresses the ball, his head is
still and the bat straight. He still
does the basics as a coaching
manual would suggest. So, the
bowlers should do the same.
Smith’sweaknessagainstpace
is the same as anyone else—on a
good length, in the channel out-
side off stump. The pattern for
Smith is that bowlers hang it in
that zone, then dart it back in to
try and pin him lbw. Generally,
Smithdealswithitratherwell;he
averages 45.37 against balls on
the stumps. The key is in not get-
ting drawn in, not losing focus,
and not going for the magic ball.
Youcanmixinthosebouncers
early,butthereisnothingwrong
withjuststickinginthatchannel.
As the graphic below shows,
Smith doesn’t get “set” against
those deliveries on a good length
outside off. They are almost as
effectivewhenhe’sfaced150balls
as when he’s faced 50. Stick at it,
and you’ll be rewarded.
Overall, it’s hard to maintain
anyrealoptimismwhenbowling
toSmith.Theonlywayistocome
prepared with different strate-
gies, and acknowledge that his
dominance has little to do with
yourownfailingsasabowler.He
is better than you, but you only
needtobebetterthanhimforone
ball. CRICVIZ
Left-arm spin may help tie down Smith
players for India Test tour
Smith has issues with left-arm spin, his average is lowest against Reuters back-up to Keshav Maharaj,” he
it. England could take advantage of that by picking Jack Leach sportsdesk@hindustantimes.com added in a media release.
Bowling type Batting average
n
SQUADS Van Zyl also announced a
CAPE TOWN: South Africa have TESTS:Faf du Plessis (capt), squad for the T20Is before the
Left-arm spin 34.9 named three uncapped players Temba Bavuma, Theunis de Tests, with Du Plessis not
Leg-break 48.77 in their Test squad for the three- Bruyn, Quinton de Kock, Dean included in that group and Quin-
match tour of India in early Octo- Elgar, Zubayr Hamza, Keshav ton de Kock set to captain. “The
Left-arm pace 65.28 Maharaj, Aiden Markram,
ber as they begin life without T20 series gives us the last
Right-arm pace 67.05 retired veterans Dale Steyn and Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi chance to have a look at our lead-
Off-break 94.07 Hashim Amla. Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Vernon ership and batting options as the
Philander, Dane Piedt, Kagiso
Fast bowler Anrich Nortje, next edition of the ICC T20 World
Rabada, Rudi Second.
Balls spinning away need of the hour wicketkeeper-batsman Rudi Cup is now little more than a
Second and spin bowling all- T20S: Quinton de Kock (capt), year away, which is why we have
His problem with left-arm spin is part of his larger problem with Rassie van der Dussen, Temba
balls spinning away rounder Senuran Muthusamy gone with an inexperienced lead-
havebeenincludedinthe15-man Bavuma, Junior Dala, Bjorn ership group,” Van Zyl said. “I
Direction Batting average selection that will be captained Fortuin, Beuran Hendricks, would like to stress that Faf du
Spinning in 97.46 by Faf du Plessis. It will be led by Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, Plessis remains an important
Anrich Nortje, Andile Phehluk-
Spinning away 35.66 interim team director Enoch part of our plans for white-ball
wayo, Dwaine Pretorius,
Nkwe, filling the role after the cricket.”
Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz
Archer’s short balls could do the trick contract of West Indian coach Shamsi, Jon-Jon Smuts. South Africa will start the
Ottis Gibson was not renewed. tour with the limited overs
Smith is more vulnerable to short balls at the start of his innings. “All three newcomers to the matches, the first of which is in
England should unleash Jofra Archer early on Test side have more than earned the options for the conditions we Dharamsala on September. 15.
Period Batting average their spurs through impressive are likely to encounter on the That will be followed by Tests in
In first 30 balls 27.14 performances in last season’s sub-continent with (spinners) Visakhapatnam (October 2-6),
Four-Day Franchise competi- Muthusamy and Dane Piedt, Ranchi (October 10-14) and Pune
After first 30 balls 147.87 tion,” CSA’s Acting Director of who was far and away the lead- (October 19-23), which are the
Cricket Corrie van Zyl said. ing wicket-taker in our Four- first for South Africa in the ICC
Raw pace unlikely to help restrict him “We feel we have covered all Day competition, providing the Test Championship.
He doesn’t struggle against 90+ mph bowling, he batters it.
Archer’s short ones may bother him but just pace won’t
Speed*
< 80
Batting average
76.2
*miles per hour
Ali takes a break New Zealand eye
80-85 57.84
top Test ranking in
85-90
90+ 72.66
92.46
after Ashes snub Sri Lanka series
High-arm release could push him back
Agencies whenhecomesbackandplaysfor Agence France-Presse
Where Archer could trouble Smith is with his high-arm release. n sportsdesk@hindustantimes.com us. We look forward to when he n sportsdesk@hindustantimes.com
Smith struggles against balls released from over 2.15m high returns soon.” Ali is the world’s
Release height Batting average LONDON: England all-rounder leading Test wicket-taker over GALLE:NewZealandhaveachance
Below 2.15 metres 73.06 Moeen Ali will take a “short the past 12 months, with 48 in 10 of securing the top spot in Tests
break” from cricket after being matches at an average of 25.27. when they take on Sri Lanka in a
Above 2.15 metres 45 dropped from the squad in the two-match series. New Zealand,
second Ashes Test. The 32-year- PATTINSON OUT with 109 points, are behind India
Aiming at the stumps may not help oldwasaxedafterscoringnought Australia dropped pacer James on 113 points, but a 2-0 series win
Smith deals well with balls and four in England’s first Test Pattinson from a 12-man squad will see the Kiwis go top. Test
on his stumps, trying to pin 85 26 defeat at Edgbaston. with Josh Hazlewood coming in rankings have added relevance
him LBW may not work He also struggled with his off- as likely replacement. Fellow withthenewtwo-yearICCWorld
181 42.13 281 26 spin, takingthreewicketsfor172 quick Mitchell Starc, the left Test Championship now on.
Steve Smith test
batting average runs across Australia’s two armer who was also overlooked Crisis-riddenSriLankawillbe
against pace 114.5 32.44 82.5 innings,failingtotakeadvantage for the first Test, also made the wary of providing a rank turner
of a pitch that ought to have squad but could end up carrying in the first Test after being out-
suited him. Ali, who was a mem- the drinks once the playing smarted by England here.
106 36 berofEngland’sWorldCup-win- lineup is named at the toss. The Kiwis too are carrying
ningsquad,hasbeenreplacedby Spearhead Pat Cummins and plenty of spin options and are
Length balls outside off could work Somerset left-arm spinner Jack Peter Siddle, who made up the likely to play two of them. Bom-
LeachfortheLord’sTest,withhis pace trio with Pattinson in the bay-born left-arm spinner Ajaz
Smith never gets set against good-length balls outside off.
countyWorcestershirerevealing 251-runopeningvictory,retained Patel claimed five wickets in the
England should stick to that line and length
he willnow takea “shortbreak”. their places. warm-up game in Negombo and
Balls faced Batting average “Mo is spending a little time CaptainTimPainetoldreport- he is likely to be the second spin-
0-29 13.66 awayfromthemiddlerecharging ers Pattinson was left out as part nertoleggieToddAstle.NewZea-
his batteriesandputtingin some of long-term planning, with the land are likely to stick to two
30-59 17.33 quality practice time which he choice between Hazlewood and seamers with Colin de Grand-
60-89 17 feelsheneeds,andwecompletely Starc. “Whichever one of those hommeasthethirdoption.Trent
90-119 29 respect,” Worcestershire first- two we unleash tomorrow, they Boult will be the top pick while
teamcoachAlexGidmantoldthe arecertainlyreadytogo,”hesaid. either Tim Southee or Neil Wag-
120-149 23 club’s website on Tuesday. “He Hazlewoodisseenasthelikeli- ner will make the cut.
150-179 20 has had an intense schedule of est replacement based on per- “Theyareastrongteam.They
180-209 22 international cricket involving formances in a tour match willcomeinto this series with lot
theWorldCupandthestartofthe againstWorcestershire.Edgbas- of confidence behind them after
210-239 23 Ashes. Mo loves playing for ton was Pattinson’s first Test in whathappenedinSouthAfrica,”
240-269 9 Worcestershireandhegivesalift three and a half years, after he said New Zealand coach Gary
toeveryoneinthedressing room suffered back injuries. Stead.

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WE DNESDAY, AUGUST 14 , 2019
‘Dravid has no conflict case to answer’
ALL CLEAR Ex-India skipper can continue as NCA director, says CoA member
Sanjjeev K Samyal
n sanjjeev.samyal@htlive.com
MUMBAI: Indian cricket Board’s
Committee of Administrators
(CoA) has determined that Rahul
Dravid has no conflict of interest
and is confident the former India
skipper will be cleared to con-
tinue as the National Cricket
Academy’s cricket head.
“There’s no conflict in Rahul’s
case. He has got a notice and we
have cleared his appointment.
We had seen no conflict; if the
ombudsman (sees any), we will
have our response going to the
ombudsman why there is no con-
flict. He has to consider (it). It’s a
process…and the process will
continue,” CoA member, Lt Gen
(retd) Ravi Thodge, told report-
ers after a meeting of the panel
here on Tuesday.
BCCI ombudsman DK Jain
has issued a notice to Dravid,
seeking response to allegations
of conflict of interest as an
employee of India Cements,
which owns IPL franchise Chen-
nai Super Kings. Dravid has
taken a two-year leave of
absence from the company.
“Once you select someone of
Dravid’s stature, he has to
ensure NCA comes up to interna-
tional standard. He has given his
vision and we are fully in sup-
port of that. We will work
together,” said Thodge.
Among other important
points on the agenda discussed
by the three-member Supreme
Court-appointed panel to run
BCCI was holding elections of
BCCI and its state associations,
and the selection process of the
India team coach.
Thodge said the shortlisting of
candidates for head coach’s post
has been done and there is no
pressure on the Kapil Dev-led
Cricket Advisory Committee
that will do the selection.
“Rest of the issues are admin-
istrative (related to) selection of
the head coach and selection of
other coaches, that is what we
discussed. Interviews will start
now. Shortlisting has been done.
I won’t get into the names, there
is too much speculation. There is
no pressure on anybody (on
selecting the coach). The CAC is
an independent body which will
select the coach, and balance will
be done by selectors. That is the
normal process as per the BCCI
Frappart ready for spotlight
SUPER CUP French referee will be first woman to officiate a major UEFA final when Liverpool take on Chelsea in Istanbul
Agencies
n sportsdesk@hindustantimes.com
ISTANBUL: Stephanie Frappart
said she will prove female offi-
cials are as competent as their
male counterparts when she
becomes the first woman to ref-
eree a major UEFA competition
final in the Super Cup between
Liverpool and Chelsea on
Wednesday.
Frappart, 35, will be assisted
by her French compatriot Man-
uela Nicolosi and Ireland’s
Michelle O’Neill.
The trio have worked
together at bigger matches—
they were in charge of this
year’s Women’s World Cup final
in France—but there is no doubt
they will be under intense focus
at Istanbul’s Vodafone Park.
Asked if she was afraid of
being “double criticised” for
any mistakes made, Frappart
said it was time for female refer-
ees to show they are as good as
the men.
“We have to prove ourselves
technically and physically that
we are the same as the men. We
are not afraid about (wrong
decisions). We are ready,” she
told a news conference.
Frappart, who in April
became the first female referee
in France’s Ligue 1, also dis-
missed the idea that it was more
difficult to officiate a men’s
game.
“I think there is not a lot of
difference because football is
the same. It’s the same rules so I
will do the same as the women’s
game,” she added.
Chelsea manager Frank Lam-
pard said he was pleased to be
part of a moment in history.
“I think the game has come on
a long way in many ways, in
terms of the women’s World Cup
which we all watched this sum-
mer, in terms of how much
respect the game’s getting, how
many people are watching it and
the interest in the game,” he
said.
“I think we were very slow
everywhere on this and now we
are trying to make strides and
there’s still a long way to go but
in terms of tomorrow I think it’s
a huge moment.
“Its a historical moment that
is one more step in the right
direction.”
The Super Cup is an annual
n Despite the Committee of Administrators’ backing, Rahul Dravid needs a final clearance from BCCI’s
ethics officer that he has no conflict of interest.
constitution (from) August 16
onwards, till they complete it.”
The election process is
expected to face some delay. It is
scheduled for September (state
units) and October (BCCI). “We
discussed about the elections.
There were discussions with the
›
He (Dravid) has to
ensure NCA comes up
to international standard.
He has given his vision and
we are fully in support of
that. We will work together.
LT GEN (RETD) THODGE, on Dravid
match played between the win-
ners of the Champions League
and the Europa League. Liver-
pool beat Tottenham Hotspur in
the Champions League final last
season while Chelsea defeated
Arsenal in the Europa League
final.
Fourth official and Turkish
referee Cuneyt Cakir supported
the trio, saying: “They are
brave, they have courage, they
don’t hesitate to give unpopular
decisions - you will see tomor-
row.”
REDS EYE WIN
For Liverpool, Istanbul will
bring back memories of one of
the club’s greatest triumphs.
The Anfield club memorably
defeated AC Milan on penalties
to win the Champions League by
the Bosphorus back in 2005, and
now they face Chelsea in the
Turkish city after becoming
European champions for the
sixth time in June.
The traditional curtain-
raiser to the European season
may not be taken entirely seri-
ously by everyone, but neither
club will turn their noses up at
the chance of lifting more silver-
ware, with Liverpool having
just ended a seven-year trophy
drought and Lampard eager to
kickstart his Chelsea manage-
rial career.
The clubs have already won
the competition four times
between them, but nine of the
last 10 winners of the Super Cup
have come from Spain.
The Reds head into the game
without first-choice goalkeeper
Alisson, who was injured dur-
ing the 4-1 win over Norwich
during the opening Premier
League weekend.
Spaniard Adrian will depu-
tise in Alisson’s absence, and
Klopp is hopeful his team can
build on their win over Totten-
ham Hotspur in the Champions
League final in Madrid.
“Stay greedy. That’s very
important—I have no doubt
about that, but it’s clear that we
have to do that,” Klopp
told UEFA.com when asked how
his side could build on that suc-
cess.
Reds fans will also be tempted
by the possibility of a third suc-
cessive Champions League final
appearance, back in Istanbul at
the end of the campaign.
electoral officer. Certain things
have been resolved. A code has
been drawn,” said Thodge.
On the issue of the associa-
tions refusing to come on board,
Thodge said they have had
enough time to conduct elec-
tions. “There will be minor
delays. There is ample time. We
just held a review; most of them
will join by then. I don’t see such
a great difficulty in getting it
done. Some of them are yet to
register their constitution. Fig-
ures keep changing on a daily
basis. It’s more than 24-25…
(those who have complied
with).The intention is to hold the
election around the date given
(October 22).”
On the sidelines of the CoA
n Stephanie Frappart is set to officiate Wednesday’s Super Cup final between Liverpool and Chelsea. GETTY
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meeting, a talk was organised by
BCCI’s legal firm. It was deliv-
ered by Dr Simon Longstaff, who
supervised Cricket Australia’s
‘Cultural Review’ after last
year’s ball-tampering scandal.
The talk was on governance and
ethics, said Thodge. “Cricket
was called the gentleman’s game
till the betting scandal hit. Every
game goes through this. He
(Longstaff) was here and gave a
lecture. It was not related to
Indian cricket per se. We are not
saying there are any issues about
ethics in Indian cricket, no way.
It was on governance.”
The Committee of Adminis-
trators (CoA), along with Dravid
and the top brass of BCCI
attended the lecture.
What’s this conflict of interest
issue eating up Indian cricket?
Khurram Habib
khurram.habib@htlive.com
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Is there a conflict of interest in
Rahul Dravid’s appointment as
chief of the NCA?
Dravid was appointed as director
of the National Cricket Academy
(NCA) in July. He has been sent a
notice by BCCI’s ombudsman-
cum-ethics officer following a
complaint from a Madhya Pra-
desh Cricket Association mem-
ber, based on the fact that Dravid
is also employed full-time as a
vice-president with India
Cements, the owner of IPL fran-
chise Chennai Super Kings. Rules
38 (4) (f) and 38 (4) (j) of the BCCI
constitution prevents any indi-
vidual from holding two separate
posts. The complaint against
Dravid did not go down well with
his former colleague Sourav Gan-
guly, who too has faced allega-
tions of conflict of interest for
holding more than one post
within the BCCI ranks.
Dravid, meanwhile, called
“abeyance”—which means ‘a
state of temporary inactivity’—
on his India Cements post for the
period of his NCA assignment.
But when a second complaint was
filed over Dravid’s abeyance, Jus-
tice (retd) DK Jain, the BCCI’s
ombudsman-cum-ethics officer,
was forced to send Dravid
another notice. “I have sought a
reply from him as there still was
another complaint against him,”
Jain told Hindustan Times.
This complain points out that
even in abeyance, Dravid, who
has been with India Cements
since 1994, is deemed to be hold-
ing two positions. He will have to
quit the India Cements job to sat-
isfy norms in the constitution.
Vinod Rai, chairman of Com-
mittee of Administrators (CoA),
was clear that he didn’t have a
problem with Dravid’s position,
saying that the CoA is satisfied
with abeyance, where he is not
being paid by India Cements, and
is actually being recompensed for
that by the BCCI.
So if he’s not in India Cements’
pay, but only his position is being
held for the future, what’s the
problem?
hindustantimes
The potential problem is that con-
flict of interest is not just defined as
someone holding two paying posi-
tions at the same time, but as any-
thing that may unduly influence a
person’s professional conduct.
The important word here is
“may”; since India Cements owns
an IPL team, holding even a posi-
tion in abeyance with them may be
reasonably seen as conflict of
interest, which is not defined by
the evidence of wrongdoing, but
by the possibility.
Also, it is important to take into
account that this “possibility” is
independent of the individual, so
the argument that Dravid is well-
known as a person of great integ-
rity is irrelevant.
Which other former cricketer cur-
rently holds a position in the BCCI
that could be a conflict of interest?
Apart from Dravid, several leg-
ends of Indian cricket including
Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Ten-
dulkar, VVS Laxman and Kapil
Dev all find themselves in a posi-
tion of conflict. Tendulkar, Lax-
man and Ganguly were the three
members of BCCI’s Cricket Advi-
sory Committee (CAC), while
also being involved with their
respective IPL teams, Mumbai
Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad
and the Delhi Capitals.
Laxman and Ganguly were
found to be in conflict in June
even as Tendulkar freed himself
by resigning from the CAC. Fol-
lowing Tendulkar’s resignation,
the CAC became a defunct board,
until it was reconstituted with
Dev, Shanta Rangaswamy and
Anshuman Gaekwad. This lot,
set to choose India’s next head
coach later this week, too face the
same allegations.
Apart from being a member of
the CAC, Dev is the owner of a
company that supplies flood-
lights to cricket stadiums and is
also a director of the Indian
Cricketer’s Association, a body of
ex-cricketers in which both
Gaekwad and Rangaswamy hold
top posts. Gaekwad is also the
owner of a cricket academy and
Rule 38 (4) clearly states that indi-
viduals working for the BCCI
cannot hold more than one of 16
posts, one of which being the
Argentine World
Cup winner Jose
Luis Brown dies
Agencies
n sportsdesk@hindustantimes.com
BUENOS AIRES: World Cup winner
Jose Luis Brown, who scored
Argentina’s opening goal in the
1986 World Cup final against West
Germany, has died at the age of
62, local media reported on Mon-
day.
The country’s football associa-
tion confirmed the former central
defender’s death in a tweet, while
former Argentina striker Gabriel
Batistuta also tweeted his condo-
lences. Brown had been battling
Alzheimer’s disease, media
reports said.
Affectionately referred to by
his nickname ‘Tata’, Brown spent
most of his playing career at Estu-
diantes, making close to 300
league appearances for the club.
MAN CITY FINED, BUT
ESCAPE TRANSFER BAN
MANCHESTER: Premier League
champions Manchester City
have been fined 370,000 Swiss
Francs ($380,000) by FIFA for
breaches of rules regarding the
transfer of Under-18 players, foot-
ball’s world governing body said
in a statement on Monday.
However, City were not
handed a transfer ban for the
infringement. City are facing
other investigations from FIFA
and UEFA regarding financial
fair play. FIFA said its disciplin-
ary committee took into account
the fact that City had “accepted
its responsibility”.
PERISIC JOINS BAYERN
BERLIN: Bundesliga champions
Bayern Munich have signed Inter
Milan and Croatia winger Ivan
Perisic on a one-year loan deal,
the club confirmed on Tuesday.
“Ivan will help us immediately
with his many years of interna-
tional experience,” said Bayern
sporting director Hasan Saliham-
idzic. Perisic, 30, is widely consid-
ered as Bayern’s back-up option
after their bid to sign Leroy
Sane was derailed by the
Man City winger’s recent knee
injury.
sport
owner of a cricket academy.
Ganguly’s position as advisor
of Delhi Capitals is even more,
given that he is president of the
Cricket Association of Bengal—
which is in contract with DC’s
rivals Kolkata Knight Riders. On
top of it, he is also a TV commen-
tator and news channel pundit.
Ganguly’s excuse (and Ten-
dulkar’s for that matter) has been
that he does not charge money to
be in an advisory role with an IPL
franchise. But, again, that line of
reasoning holds no water as the
conflict comes not from drawing
a salary but from holding a posi-
tion of influence.
Why has it been difficult for the
BCCI to avoid former players who
are in conflict of interest?
The BCCI believes—ever since
the constitutional reforms began
a few years ago—that it needs
former cricketers to be a part of
the decision-making process. But
almost every high-profile former
player has his or her profes-
sional/business commitments
beyond the realm of cricket and
that now comes in the way of
undertaking full-time responsi-
bilities because of the checks that
have been laid in place. Since like
any sport, cricketers have a short
shelf-life as professional athletes,
they necessarily need to find pro-
fessions related to the game once
they retire, which may include
commentary, or running an
academy, or being employed with
a company (whether private or
government) where they are
involved with the sporting activi-
ties of the group.
Hence, at every step, the board
walks into a new hurdle; a hurdle
that was placed there by its very
own constitution. So, bringing
into the official fold men and
women who have served the
game well has been far from easy.
While Rai believes the conflict
of interest issue cannot be
extended to a point where its
implementation borders on the
ridiculous, the strict rules as per
its new constitution (one that is
supposed to aid good governance)
often does. Hence, the board finds
itself trapped in a governance-
maze of its own making.
India players call
for neutral turf
versus Pakistan
HT Correspondent
n sportsdesk@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: The Indian Davis Cup
team wants next month’s tie in
Pakistan to be shifted to a neu-
tral venue due to the political
tension between the two coun-
tries, and has communicated it
to the All India Tennis Associa-
tion (AITA).
“We have asked AITA to
request for a neutral venue,”
India captain Mahesh Bhupathi
said.
AITA wrote to the Interna-
tional Tennis Federation (ITF)
on Tuesday seeking to
make a representation to the
ITF board explaining the
ground situation.
AITA wants the Sept 14-15 fix-
ture in Islamabad to be shifted
to a neutral venue or be post-
poned.
“Travel connectivity
between the two nations has
been affected. Diplomatic rela-
tions have been downgraded.
Our high commissioner has
been sent back. We have written
all this and asked ITF under
such circumstances, how do you
still say that (risk) parameters
remain the same,” AITA gen-
eral secretary Hiranmoy Chat-
terjee said.
Sometimes it is difficult for a
foreigner to understand the sit-
uation and that is why AITA has
asked for a hearing, he said.
“We have asked ITF to review
it (security) and give us a hear-
ing with the board over the tele-
phone so that we can explain the
ground realities and they can
then take a call.”
‘HIGH TENSION’
Asked about the players’ con-
cerns, Chatterjee said, “We are
with the players. There is high
tension prevailing between the
two nations and nobody would
feel comfortable to play in Paki-
stan under the circumstances.
We would prefer to play else-
where. We are in touch with the
players.”
“We are trying to explore all
options as of now and will take a
call as and when it is required.
There is precedence where ITF
has postponed ties or given neu-
tral venues. This situation
demands that ITF looks at it the
17
SETPOINTS
n Andy Murray. AFP
After Cincinnati
loss, no US Open
singles for Murray
Agencies
n sportsdesk@hindustantimes.com
CINCINNATI: Andy Murray
announced on Monday he would
not play singles at the US Open
after losing in his long-awaited
return from hip surgery at the
Cincinnati Masters.
The Scot lost 6-4, 6-4 to Richard
Gasquet in his first singles match
since January before saying he
had turned down a wild card into
the men’s draw at the year’s final
Grand Slam.
“I am not going to play US
Open singles,” the 32-year-old
said. “I didn’t feel I was able to
make that decision before the
match.”
He indicated that he would
play doubles and mixed doubles
at Flushing Meadows in two
weeks and left open the door for
possibly for playing before then.
SHARAPOVA SETS UP
BARTY SHOWDOWN
Maria Sharapova overpowered
Alison Riske 6-3, 7-6(4) in Cincin-
nati on Monday to set up a tanta-
lising second-round battle with
world No 2 Ashleigh Barty, who
defeated the Russian at this
year’s Australian Open.
Johanna Konta suffered her
second straight first-round exit at
a tournament as she fell 6-3, 3-6 7-5
to qualifier Rebecca Peterson in a
marathon first-round match.
WILDCARD FOR GAUFF
NEW YORK: American teenager
Cori “Coco” Gauff and former
champion Samantha Stosur were
among players to be given wild-
cards into the main draw of the
US Open starting later this
month, organisers said on Tues-
day. Gauff, 15, stunned players
and fans alike when she made her
debut in the main draw of a Grand
Slam at this year’s Wimbledon,
reaching the fourth round
where she was beaten by Simona
Halep.
n Mahesh Bhupathi. GETTY IMAGES
right way,” he added.
On Monday, AITA had asked
ITF to conduct fresh security
checks after the fallout of India
scrapped provisions of Article
370 that granted special status to
Jammu and Kashmir.
‘ITF SATISFIED’
ITF maintained that ‘safety and
security’ remain their highest
priority.
“We are working closely with
the host nation and independent
expert security advisors—ITF is
satisfied with their current
security assessment of the site
and the security plan in place.
The overall security risk rating
for Pakistan has not changed,
however, (and) we will continue
to monitor the situation closely
with our advisors,” it said in a
statement.
Pakistan Tennis Federation
chief Saleem Saifullah had
ruled out moving the tie to a
neutral venue saying top-level
security arrangements have
been made.
“If they want, we will not
even have spectators for the
tie,” he had said.
AITA sources said they have
discussed the situation but won-
dered the point of hosting a tie
without spectators.
Also, it is felt that travel
restrictions mean it will be
difficult for fans to go to Paki-
stan to watch the tie, consider-
ing there was heightened inter-
est when the Indian Davis Cup
team last played in Pakistan in
1964.
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CHANDIGARH WHAT ARE YOUR
EARLIEST MEMORIES

INDIA MATTERS THE

House, was a perfect film for him to act in and produce
effective change within the
industry, and films that make
people think and at the same
time, entertain them. Vicky
and I don’t think I have lost
anything for my producers or
exhibitors Just to be in the rat
race to
OF CELEBRATING
INDEPENDENCE DAY?
My earliest memories are
has never been my intention. I of going to school,
am in a happy space now. unfurling the flag and
n rishabh.suri@htlive.com singing the national
anthem. I come from two
diverse religions in my

MOST TOME: JOHN

Rishabh Suri fledged role in the film, and a
crucial one. Just to weave in
he patriotic streak in that song was the most difficult
was then an ACP and now is a
DCP. My concern was to
understand not only his body
wanted to commit suicide, and
his relationship with his lovely
wife. I met her, too. It was nice
Donor (2012) was the first of its
kind, so was Madras Cafe (2013;
both produced by John).
It’s very important to
change. I am very
happy I am not one of
those actors who are
still trying to breach
certain numerical
figures. Yes,
commerce is
important
push big
numberss family – Christian and
Parsi. But from childhood,
it has always been instilled
in my head by my parents
that, ‘remember that you
are an Indian first’, instead
of me denominating any
religion on myself. I have
grown up with the
emotion that India matters
the most. So, I always look

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actor John Abraham is
more than evident
through his film choices
— 2018 saw him doing
Parmanu- The Story of
Pokhran, followed by
Satyameva Jayate, and in both,
the theme was John’s love for
his country. But he maintains
that his idea of patriotism is not
‘jingoistic’. His next, Batla
House, is inspired by the 2008
incident which took place in
Delhi. While there have been
objections raised, the actor
asserts that the treatment of his
next is sensitive. Excerpts from
a chat with John:
up to the Indian flag. We
part for my director (Nikkhil language but mentality, too. To to meet a man who is such a are very fortunate that we
Advani). Once you see the film, understand the trauma he went dichotomy in his real life. are allowed to unfurl the
you will forgive us for having a through after the Batla House National flag. So, this year
fantastic number in it. incident, the fact that he You’ve been in showbiz for over 16 too, I will unfurl it, and
years now. How much have your then fold it back before
What was it about the story that priorities changed — what goes on sunset.
made you say yes? in John Abraham’s mind today?
As an actor, consumer and I want to make films that make
viewer, I thought the script was
exciting. There’s a saying in
English that ‘fact is stranger
than fiction’. This story seemed
unbelievable. It came together
really well. I like political and
psychological thrillers. I
thought this is a perfect film to
not only act in, but produce,
too.

The subject of your next is very
sensitive. How did you manage to
retain the sensitivity, yet have the
scope for an item song like O Saki
Saki, and commercial elements?
To answer the former part of
your question, I think we have
actually left the film open to
debate. We have told the film
from three different point of
views — the victims’, the
terrorists’ point of view, the
court’s point of view, and the
witnesses’ point of view. When
they walk out of the film, we
want people to discuss it, if they
agree, disagree, or whether
they have a different point of
view which was not shown in
the film. The item number part
— Nora (Fatehi) has got a full-
You also screened the film recently
in Delhi for the honourable Vice
President of India, Shri Venkaiah
Naidu. What was his reaction to it?
It was nice meeting Shri
Venkaiah Naidu. Being a
senior political leader, he
threw some light on the
political situation in the
country and me being
politically aware, it was a great I don’t think I have
opportunity to meet him. He’s a
very learned man, and at the
lost anything for
same time, extremely down to my producers or
earth. We showed him some
parts of the film, he was very
exhibitors. Just to be in
excited to know the way we the rat race to push big
have showed the film.
How did you go about the prep for
numbers has never
the film, based on a real-life John Abraham with been my intention. I am
person? kids on the eve of in a happy space now.
I met and spent time with Independence Day
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A FINE LIFE
FREEDOM
different from a man’s
TREND OVER COMFORT body. Women change sizes —
For fashion designer Pria monthly, yearly, situationally
Kataaria Puri, the trend — and so, our bodies are
LOOKBOOK PHOTO: YOGEN SHAH
that we need to get
freedom from is
changing forever.
Therefore, a fitted or a
“feeling tight pair of jeans which may
uncomfortable in

FROM
be trending may become
our clothes”. “It is the point of unhappiness
important to and discomfort. When your
feel beautiful body is bloated due to
rather than menstrual cycles and you are
look not able to fit into them, it
beautiful. will upset you and make you
To be able feel fat. In that moment, you
to feel do not realise that you feel fat

FASHION
beautiful, because the cut and fit of the
it is very pair of jeans is why you feel
important to be uncomfortable. “I believe it
comfortable. is essential to give away this
Comfort trend of restricted clothing
clothing and adopt a trend of
denotes free free-flowing and free size
size clothing clothing. A pair of jeans
that does not

TRENDS
which has elastic at the
restrict your waist can be of much better
body movement use. Sportswear fabrics
and comprises such as lycra are comfortable
silhouettes that because it allows you to
are styled in a expand and moulds
fluid manner,” according to the shape of your
adds Puri. body so you don’t feel
It is significant uncomfortable. Adopting
This Independence Day, say for women to
feel beautiful
free size clothing is a great
trend so that one feels
because a comfortable in their own
goodbye to fashion trends that hhave woman’s body is skin,” adds Puri.

been the norm on every runwayy

Understated chic
Rocking the denim jumpsuit is Bhumi Pednekar, who pulled
off the look with panache. To complement her outfit, she
chose orange tinted shades and yellow pumps.
NET-PICKING
Beauty lies in simplicity
Dia Mirza looks ethereal in this picture where she has donned
a simple grey linen sari. She captioned it, “Don’t wait for the
storms of your life to pass. Learn to dance in the rain.”
Akshata Shetty
LET’S GET SOME
hen was the SHORTS!
WHY SO GAUDY?
According to
menswear
W last time you
told yourself
‘it’s okay to be
different?’ We live
a world where we
Reality star Kim Kardashian
West made them trendy and
everyone wanted them. We
are talking about the trend
designer Kunal of cycling shorts. According
are made to follow
Anil Tanna, in to fashion designer Bhaavya
trends even if we
India, surface Bhatnagar, the cycling
ornamentati don’t want to. Be i
PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/DIAMIRZAOFFICIAL
on has the colour of the
season or a certain
shorts trend is not
something she would
primarily recommend. “I personally
always been silhouette for a
dress, you start don’t like the cycling shorts
treated with
believing that if you trend. It’s tricky to get right
embroidery
and more don't own anything and not the easiest to style,”
often with which is trendy, you adds Bhatnagar. However, if
gaudy motifs are not fashionable. you love shorts, she
garishly However, this suggests you can instead
overloaded Independence Day, opt for formal Bermuda
with fashion designers shorts with interesting
unnecessary give their opinion details such as pleated,
bling. With about certain fashion structured waistbands or
evolving times, trends that need to go sheer.
and for a dapper
away. “Fashion changes
man, this trend
from season to season
needs to go
and person to person.
away. Tanna
believes that Stop imitating people. COLOUR NO BAR
classic styles Your clothes must speak For fashion designer
stay forever about your personality. Khera shares that we need Eshaani Jayaswal,
and hence, Embrace your shape, size, freedom from body shaming. freedom from colour is a
surface budget and way of life. “We shouldn’t be spreading must. “Colours play a
ornamentati Every designer has a insecurity among women major role in staying
on can be design philosophy and about how they don’t conform fashionable. The colour of
dealt with a aesthetic. Their creations to a conventional, acceptable the dress that you are
more are an extension of their body type. I think if we learn to wearing should not be
elegant
approac
h with
personalities,” says fashion
designer Eshaani Jayaswal.
love ourselves, we can pull
off any outfit no matter the
determined by your skin
tone. Different colours
body type. Wouldn’t that be work well for different
intricate painstakingly SAY NO TO BODY fashionable?” asks Khera, individuals. Just because
developed textures. SHAMING adding, “What we can you are dusky doesn’t
Fashion designer Sunaina replace this with, is mean you can’t pull off
acceptance. Instead of asking brighter colours,” adds
women to fit into our Jayaswal. The designer
clothes, we as designers, also feels that telling
should make clothes that fit women not to wear black
women because there or white for festivities
shouldn’t be such a thing as should stop. PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/
KIMKARDASHIAN
convention in beauty.”

K-popstarSid’sdilremainsHindustani
Farozan Akhtar instruments and old colleagues actually are. It was slangs from the members.
on his trip home. “I spent some challenging,” says Sid. Sid credits his younger
ou miss things only once time with my guitar and my brother, Vedant, for seeing the

Y you’re away from them,”

says Sid of Z-Boys, talking
about how much he missed
Indian cuisine and Hindi films
while in South Korea. The
singer-performer was in India
last month for a vacation after
wrapping up work on his new
single titled Holla Holla.
Unsurprisingly, he tells us that
he spent his time catching up
on latest Bollywood releases
and gorging on spicy food.
Sid also honoured his
musical beginnings by getting
reacquainted with his musical
keys, writing new music and
lyrics. I also met the people I
began my journey with — the
FAMILIES, OLD
AND NEW
A solo performer until last
potential in him and
convincing his parents to let
him quit mass communications
producers and directors whom year, Sid didn’t find it too tough degree in Bangalore. “He
I used to make my YouTube to fit in with the other six motivated my parents to let me
videos with,” shares Sid. members of Z-Boys. “We’re move to Delhi to follow my
As Delhi University has actually like a family. When I passion. He even found me
reopened for a new session, we first met the other guys, they places to perform,” says Sid,
ask Sid how he is balancing his were like ‘let’s see how it goes’ adding that it was his brother
studies with his musical but as time passed, we became who gave him the idea to start a
career. “I feel education is like brothers. They helped me a YouTube channel. “He shaped
really important so I’m lot in many ways,” shares the me into the artiste I am,” he
doing BCom correspondence 20-year-old, adding that he says with a smile.
from DU. But I haven’t learnt Filipino and Japanese n farozan.akhtar@htlive.com
had time to attend any
classes as I had training
and shows to focus on. I don’t
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possibility of a Korea and
Indonesia tour, which would
keep him tied up with no time
for studies.

A K-POP ADVENTURE
Having spent over six months
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in India, I was just following
Bollywood, but when I joined
the Korean music industry, I
got a chance to better
understand the process of
making global music. I got to
see how good my skills

When I first met the

other members of Z-
Boys, they were like
‘let’s see how it goes’
but as time passed, we
became like brothers.
They helped me a lot.
SID K-POP STAR

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ritish actor Jameela Jamil She continued, “We have to billboards isn’t ever showing her stretch marks

B urged celebrities and

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the practice of airbrushing or
stop setting standards for
others that we ourselves don’t
even meet.” To prove the same,
airbrushed. I get backfat in
every single bra. And I used to
hide so many photos because of
where she said, “I guess these
just aren’t gonna go away. This
is my body.” Last year, Jamil
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to join her in discouraging the Alongside, she wrote, “Finally television.” Chrissy Teigen, in focusing on their body weight.
practice of airbrushing in able to insist my image, even on July last year, shared a video of ANI
pictures.
“I know it’s hard because we
are perpetually scrutinised and
criticised in this industry, but
I’m begging other influencers,
actors, and models to join me in
not allowing airbrushing,” she
tweeted.

Jameela Jamil PHOTO: AFP

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Astrologer Prem Kumar Sharma can be contacted at: Delhi: 011-47033152, Sunidhi Chauhan: The singer, who is known for
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songs such as Kamli, Dhoom Machale, Sajnaaji
Vaari, Sheila Ki Jawani and Desi Girl, turns 36
today.

You will be much more careful in incurring a
major expenditure, so as not to go
beyond the budget. Gift of the gab and
good handling of clients promise to win
them over. A short-tempered family
ARIES member is likely to spoil your mood.
(MAR 21 - APR 20) Driving off to a holiday destination cannot
be ruled out for some. You may not feel right
about an action you are about to undertake,
but your fears will prove to be baseless.
Love Focus: Spouse or lover is likely to shower dollops of love on you
and brighten up the romantic front!
Lucky Number: 7 Lucky Colour: Baby Pink
You will be able to adopt a set physical
routine through sheer will power to get
back in shape. Be careful so as not to
default on loan. Some turbulence on the
work front can be expected and can take
TAURUS a serious turn. You are likely to do some
(APR 21 - MAY 20) fun things with family today. Travelling
with your near and dear ones is indicated.
This is an auspicious day to acquire property.
Someone is likely to invite you over to stay at his or her place.
Love Focus: You may not be able to spare time for meeting lover
today, but make up for it later.
Lucky Number: 9 Lucky Colour: Maroon
Active lifestyle will keep you fit. Financial
security promises to add to your
independence. Recognition for your
contribution at work may not come
quickly and you may have to toil harder.
GEMINI This is the time to strengthen the family
(MAY 21 - JUN 21) bonds. An overseas invitation may find
some packing their bags. You are likely to
add to your assets. Some of you can lag behind
on the academic front by not being regular.
Love Focus: Lover may be planning something special for you, so get
ready to be surprised.
Lucky Number: 11 Lucky Colour: Light Blue
Worries regarding money may be laid to
rest. Someone is likely to come near to
your heart, even as no words are
exchanged! A complaint of a family
member from someone can make you
CANCER see red. An exciting trip may get
(JUNE 22 - JULY 22) postponed. Legalities in acquiring a house
or a flat will be completed without much
hassle. There is some scope of improving your
scores on the academic front, so go for it.
Love Focus: Someone from the opposite gender you enjoy being
with may give rise to romantic aspirations.
Lucky Number: 5 Lucky Colour: Parrot Green

Some of you may feel frustrated by not
being able to raise enough money to
realize your dreams. Things might come
to a standstill on the professional front.
Resolving a family dispute can take up
much of your day. A trip will help you
realize your dream. Being fair to the heirs
on the property front may become an
overriding issue. You are likely to enjoy the
company of friends today.
Love Focus: On the romantic front, you may be left wondering by
lover!
Lucky Number: 15 Lucky Colour: Red
Chance to add to wealth may be seized by Good investments will ensure profuse Financially, you are not likely to face much
you. A skill needs to be perfected to avoid growth of your money tree on the issues. Not discussing issues with seniors
lagging behind others at work. A family financial front. A promotion or before implementing may bring you into
member will be at his or her best recognition is likely for some on the the firing line. A trip with family is likely
behaviour and will do you proud. This is professional front. Family may appear a to prove most enjoyable. A packaged
LEO not the day to undertake a journey as VIRGO bit demanding, but you may be reading LIBRA tour to a holiday destination is likely. A SCORPIO
(JULY 23 - AUG 23) problems are indicated. A new property (AUG 24 - SEPT 23) too much into it. Travel only if you have (SEPT 24 - OCT 23) new property acquired by you will start (OCT 24 - NOV 22)
acquired by you will start giving good to. A few additions and alterations in the giving good monetary returns. You will be
monetary returns. Spit and polish may become house are indicated. A stranger is likely to much more mentally at ease by talking things
the order of the day for some homemakers. extend a helping hand and become your friend. out with someone you blindly confide in.
Love Focus: Flirting won’t hurt you and can give oodles of fun, so Love Focus: Your attempts to win someone’s heart may face Love Focus: Whatever is in your heart needs to be expressed in
why not enjoy while it lasts! insurmountable hurdles on the romantic front. words on the romantic front, so don’t feel reluctant in doing so.
Lucky Number: 4 Lucky Colour: Dark Slate Grey Lucky Number: 22 Lucky Colour: Indigo Lucky Number: 17 Lucky Colour: Navy Blue

A project may require additional finances
to become viable. You will take every
opportunity to understand the finer
points of your job. Those planning to
settle out of town will get full support
of family. A long journey will be
SAGITTARIUS completed without any glitches or delays.
(NOV 23 - DEC 21)
A property deal is likely to favour you.
Someone calling a spade a spade on the social
front can hurt you in the extreme.
Love Focus: Promises on the romantic front may be difficult to keep,
but you will manage somehow.
Lucky Number: 3 Lucky Colour: Red
A loan given to someone may not be
returned on the promised date.Some kind
of compensation can be expected on the
business front. Family responsibilities
will give little time for enjoyment. A
leisure trip with someone close will not
CAPRICORN be without its share of hassles, but will
(DEC 22 - JAN 21)
prove enjoyable on the whole. Some
complications are foreseen in matters related
to property.
Love Focus: A match making process may be underway for the
eligible.
Lucky Number: 1 Lucky Colour: Peach
You can be a bit careful in spending your
money to avoid upsetting your budget.
Your guidance in something important
may be sought at work. Your popularity
among family and friends is set to rise.
Your desire to visit someone may make
AQUARIUS you undertake a journey. Property
(JAN 22 - FEB 19)
acquired recently promises to give good
returns. A peaceful existence is foreseen and
will allow you to unwind today.
Love Focus: Inadequate response from your side may dampen the
spirits of the one who is ready to shower his or her love on you.
Lucky Number: 6 Lucky Colour: White
You manage to maintain good health
despite irregular hours. Stability on the
financial front is assured. An increase in
workload is foreseen on the professional
front, but you will overcome it. Those
wanting to study abroad or out of town
PISCES will find the family supportive. Some risk
(FEB 20 - MAR 20)
is foreseen on the road today, so remain
alert. A property issue is likely to be resolved
amicably. Homemakers can remain busy in doing up the house today.
Love Focus: Love life will cruise along satisfactorily and you will get a
chance to enjoy happy moments with partner.
Lucky Number: 8 Lucky Colour: Forest Green

RimaDaswinsa SUDOKU DIFFICULTY LEVEL CALVIN AND HOBBES Bill Watterson

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66TH NATIONAL AWARDS

MATHDOKU DID YOU KNOW?

Kareena Kapoor was keen on playing the lead
role in director Imtiaz Ali’s Love Aaj Kal (2009)
Fill in all the squares in the grid so that each row, column and alongside boyfriend Saif Ali Khan. But Deepika
each of the 9X9 squares contains all the digits from 1 to 9.
Padukone eventually got the part.
SCRAMBLE - 3177
Solve the four anagrams and move one letter to each square to
form four ordinary words

BMEER
RRIOS
BOOGNS
IIVYF V
Now arrange the letters marked with an asterisk (*) to form the answer to
the riddle or to fill in the missing words as indicated.
It is easier to get _____________than permission
- Grace Hopper (11) SOLUTION SUDOKU SOLUTION MATHDUKU

ANSWER: It is easier to get forgiveness than permission - Grace Hopper

Place numbers into the puzzle cells so that each row and column contains each of the digits from 1 to 5. No number is to be repeated in any row or
SCRAMBLE SOLUTION: Ember, orris, bongos, vivify
column. Each bold-outlined cells contain a hint of a number and one of the mathematical symbols + x - /. The number is the result of the operation
represented by the symbol to the digits contained.

A still from the Assamese film — Bulbul Can Sing; and (below)
filmmaker Rima Das.

Shreya Mukherjee
HT PHOTOS
MOVIES IN TRICITY
er film Bulbul Can Sing PICCADILY SQUARE: CHANDIGARH Gold (4DX) 12:35 PM 05:40 PM Super 30 07:50 PM

H
has been named the
Best Assamese Film at
the 66th National Film
Awards, and director Rima
Das can’t keep calm. “I feel
elated and humbled,” she
says. Her award-winning film
was recently screened at the
Indian Film Festival Of
Melbourne (IFFM).
“It feels great! Thanks to
the jury and the team of
National Film Awards. Mr
Shah Rukh Khan introduced
Bulbul Can Sing at the
opening night of Indian Film
Festival of Melbourne and he
was the one who broke the
news of the my film winning a
National award congratulated
me. Even after Village
Rockstars won the Best
Feature Film Award last year,
the audience was celebrating
it like one of their own films
has won the award. I truly feel
blessed,” adds Rima.
Last year, after Rima’s
much-talked about film
Village Rockstars (2017)
received the Best Feature
Film ‘Swarna Kamal’ award,
Rima had spoken about how
she doesn’t have enough
budget to make and promote
films. So, does she see the
scenario changing after this
award? Rima says, “Things
are definitely changing for
good. I’m collaborating with
producers for some upcoming
projects.”
And talk about what the
director is planning to work
on next, and she lists a
number of projects. “I’ve just
completed a BRICS project.
I’m also working on a few
projects in collaboration with
other producers. I’ll also be
making a film in Assam,
which is backed by the Assam
State Film Corporation. My
independent feature film
projects are in the pipeline,
too!”
n shreya.mukherjee@htlive.com
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Fast & Furious: Hobbs &
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Fast & Furious: Hobbs &
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02:40 PM 08:05 PM 11:00 PM
Chal Mera Putt Punjabi, 2D
09:15 AM 02:55 PM 08:25 PM
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11:45 AM 01:20 PM 03:35 PM
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01:00 PM 02:00 PM 03:50 PM
04:50 PM 06:40 PM 07:40 PM
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I don’t want to do anything that isn’t worthy: Nimrat

Shreya Mukherjee between her work in India
and abroad. “I am putting all
howbiz calls for THE ACTOR, WHO WAS LAST SEEN IN THE TEST my attention and energy

S relevance, more so if you

are a performer. And as
the saying goes, out of sight
means out of mind. But that’s
not something Nimrat Kaur is
losing sleep over.
What concerns the actor
more is quality rather than
the quantity. The actor, who
was last seen in The Test
CASE (THAT ENDED IN JANUARY 2018), HAS NOT BEEN
DOING MUCH WORK IN INDIA AND IS BUSY WITH HER
towards managing my career
both ways. I must admit it’s
been tricky, when you go
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS, GIVES MORE IMPORTANCE abroad you miss being in
touch here and when you
TO QUALITY THAN QUANTITY come here and do something
you lose touch in being
there,” she says.
earn the love and support of kind of desperation might go Nimrat has been getting a
the audience back. against your productivity. I number of international

‘I’ve been a
Case (that ended in January
2018), has not been doing
much work in India and is
busy with her international
projects, gives more
“I don’t like to scare myself
with the [thought],” she
continues, “I’d rather do
something fantastic than
something random just
fear making such mistakes.
So, a little bit of gap at times is
good, it also helps in
gathering more interest.
Hopefully, when I come
offers. “I have to take a call
and hopefully, I’ll be able to
talk about my upcoming
projects soon. That’s why
right now I am figuring how I

victim of abuse importance to quality than

quantity.
Nimrat believes that more
than the break, choosing right
because I am out of the scene.
I don’t want to do anything
that isn’t worthy.”
Nimrat opines that breaks
back, I’ll be accepted,” adds
actor.
At the same time the 37-
year-old shares how she is
would be dividing my time. I
don’t want to miss being part
of good stories,” she
concludes.

multiple times’
kind of work will help her are good sometimes. “That trying to strike a balance n shreya.mukherjee@htlive.com

n Sunday, a popular someone’s household

O TV actor along with

her 18-year-old
daughter filed a complaint
against her actor-husband
and the latter’s stepfather.
He was accused of
allegedly showing obscene
pictures to his
stepdaughter and booked
under section 354-A
(sexual harassment), 323
(causing hurt), 504
(intentional insult), 506
(criminal intimidation),
509 (word, act or gesture to
insult modesty of woman)
of the Indian Penal Code
(IPC) and 67-A
(transmitting obscene
material) of the
Information Technology
Act at Samta Nagar police
station, Kandivali (East).
The TV actor married
the accused in 2013, and
the couple has a three-
year-old son. Reportedly,
their marriage was going
through a rough patch,
and the actor wanted a
divorce.
In light of multiple
media reports, the
daughter has penned a
note on her Instagram
account, speaking up
against her stepfather. She
also commented on her
mother being a victim of
domestic abuse. “The
media does not have the
facts and they never will. I
was on multiple occasions
a victim of domestic abuse
NOT my mother, except
for the day that the
complaint was filed he
hadn’t hit my mother. As a
reader of the news its often
easy to forget that you do
not know the truth of what
goes on behind closed
doors or how much
fortitude my mother has
shown in both her
marriages. This is
you’re writing about,
someone’s life you’re
discussing. Many of
you fortunately haven’t
even dealt with something
of such heinous
proportions, and hence
you have no right to
comment, discuss or paint
someone else’s image
through your biased,
misinformed views. It’s
beyond disgusting and its
time that i stand up for my
mother for she is the
strongest person i know
and since out of all of us
I’m the only person who’s
witnessed her struggle day
in and day out, my opinion
is the only one that
matters (sic).”
She also clarified that
her stepfather “never
physically molested or
touched her
inappropriately”. She
wrote, “Before spreading
something of this calibre
or even believing it, its
imperative you as readers
know the veracity of the
facts that you’re blindly
divulging endlessly. He did
persistently make
inappropriate and
disturbing remarks the
impact of which is only
known to my mother and I,
and if any woman from
any walk of life were to
hear them she would be
greatly embarrassed and
provoked, too. Words
which would question the
standing dignity of any
woman, which you
wouldn’t expect to hear
from any man, especially
not your ‘father’.”
The girl claims to be a
“proud daughter” and that
her “mother is the most
respectable individual that
she has ever come across”.
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GUARD SLEEPS,
MAN WALKS OFF
WITH HIS GUN
PANCHKULA: A man in his mid-
twenties made off with the gun
of a security guard outside a
jewellery store in Sector 14,
Panchkula, during the wee hours
of Monday. The security guard,
identified as Rattan Singh, a
native of Rajouri, Jammu and
Kashmir, works for PC Jewellers in
Sector 14. ››P3
BTech student held
with 12gm heroin
PANCHKULA: A BTech student was
arrested for carrying 12gm heroin
near old Panchkula on Monday.
Inspector Karambir Singh,
in-charge Sector 19 crime branch,
said the accused was identified as
Nitish Sharma, a resident of
Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh. He
was arrested from near Jainendra
Gurukul School, Sector 1, where he
was waiting for a customer to
hand over the heroin. ››P3
Mohali MC fire officer
issued chargesheet
MOHALI: The Mohali MC commis-
sioner on Tuesday issued a
chargesheet to fire officer Sanjay
Kumar and sought explanation
from three other fire officers for
failing to locate a house in Sector
70, where a fire had broken out on
June 30. ››P2
debate of
the week
BRAND STAND
SHOULD MPLAD
PROJECTS HAVE
MP’S NAME?
What kind of MPLAD projects
should have the parliamenta-
rian’s name or should names
be displayed at all?
Send your answers to
chandigarh@hindustan-
times.com by August 16.
ELANTE BOMB HOAX
Caller used number of man in Dubai
Shub Karman Dhaliwal
n shubkarman.dhaliwal@htlive.com
CHANDIGARH: In the Monday’s
bomb hoax at Elante, it has
emerged that the caller might
have spoofed the identity of a per-
son based in Dubai. The calls
were made via Gsoft Technolo-
gies, an internet gateway, which
has said that the calls were
directed to it by Portugal-based
Cavoxnet Ltd, another provider
of voice over internet protocol
(VoIP) services.
“The identity of the person
against whose name the number
is issued is different from that of
the telephone from which the call
was made. We have traced the
C H A N D I G A R H - K H A R A R F LY O V E R
Police didn’t find trucks on stretch, but here they are
Idrees Bukhtiyar
n chandigarh@hindustantimes.com
MOHALI :In response to a RTI plea
filed on July 10 to know the num-
ber of heavy vehicles challaned
for violating the ban on their
entry under the Chandigarh-
Kharar flyover, the Mohali police
in their reply said that they
haven’t found any heavy vehicle
plying on the stretch between
January and June, so no challan
was issued.
In the RTI reply, Mohali SSP
Kuldeep Singh Chahal said, “No
heavy vehicles plied under Chan-
digarh-Kharar flyover and we
haven’t issued any challan from
January till June.”
On January 4, Kharar sub-di-
visional magistrate (SDM) had
ordered that the road will remain
closed for heavy vehicles
(canters, trucks, tippers, and
tractor-trailers from 7am to 8pm,
barring ambulances, passenger
buses and school and college
buses.
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35 fined ₹10K each
for drunken driving
COURT SHOCKER Local court takes lead in going by the
provisions in the new notification; taken by surprise at the
hefty penalty, only 9 of the 35 offenders could pay the fine
HT Correspondent
n chandigarh@hindustantimes.com
CHANDIGARH: Even as the Chandi-
garh Police are yet to start issuing
challans as per the new notifica-
tion, a local court has taken the
lead and slapped at least 35
drunken driving offenders with
₹10,000 fine on Tuesday. How-
ever, only nine offenders could
pay the hefty fine in the court as
they were not prepared to come
across such a hefty fine.
Drunken driving offenders
were in for a shock when they
were told about the penalty
amount. Many left without pay-
ing the fine as they weren’t carry-
ing ₹10,000 with them. Some went
to the nearest ATM to withdraw
cash and returned to deposit the
fine.
“The court has fined around 40
people ₹10,000 for drunken driv-
ing, out of them nine people paid
the fine in the court of civil judge
(junior division) Manu Mittu,”
said an official from the court.
“This amount is too much,”
said a man in his 40s, who paid
₹10,000 for the offence. He was
challaned by the Chandigarh
Police on Friday for drunken
driving.
“The court imposed the fine as
per the new notification,” said
one of the officials. A senior advo-
cate said that the amendment is
already on record.
When asked whether Chandi-
garh has notified it, home secre-
tary Arun Kumar Gupta said,
“There is no need to notify the law
separately and Chandigarh being
person in Dubai but he is inno-
cent and has no role in making the
hoax call,” said Nilambari Jaga-
dale, SSP, Chandigarh. The
caller had used the number
0069801018.
Sources said the Chandigarh
and Delhi Police have traced a
woman who was using the said
number. She claimed to be the
wife of the Dubai-based man.
“The woman is a homemaker and
she said that she uses the number
to call her husband. The phone of
her husband is switched off and
attempts are being made to trace
him. He will be called to Chandi-
garh,” said a police official privy
to the matter.
On Monday, a call, which
› No heavy vehicle plied
on the road beneath
Chandigarh-Kharar flyover
and we haven’t issued
any challan since
January till June
KULDEEP SINGH CHAHAL, MOhali
SSP, in reply to an RTI plea
The decision on the closing the
stretch was made to facilitate the
construction of the elevated
Chandigarh- Kharar highway
and the ongoing flyover work.
The administration had
banned entry of heavy vehicles
from Gopal Sweets chowk
towards Khanpur Chowk on the
National Highway 21 and from
Khanpur Chowk to Swaraj Fac-
tory on Landran-Kharar road.
Interestingly, the administration
had banned entry of all vehicles
from Khanpur Chowk towards
Gopal Sweets Chowk and
madein
chandigarh
‘HELPED MY
TRANSITION’
HELPING CANCER PATIENTS IS THE DREAM
THAT KEEPS MANPREET GOING
Penalty: Old versus new
The new notification has hiked the fine for different
traffic violations with the aim to make roads safer
Drunken driving
Driving without licence
Without helmet
(licence will get suspended
for 3 months)
Triple riding
(licence will get suspended
for 3 months)
Without seat belt
Over speeding
a Union Territory, orders auto-
matically comes into effect with
Centre’s notification.”
One of the advocates practis-
ing at the local courts said as per
the previous Act, the fine for
drunken driving was up to ₹2,000,
which has been enhanced to
₹10,000.
As per Section 185 of Motor
Vehicles (MV) Act, first-time
offence can lead to imprisonment
up to six months, or fine up to
₹2,000 or both. Also, as per Section
20 (2) of Motor Vehicles Act,
drunken driving offender’s driv-
ing licence can be disqualified for
a period of at least six months.
As per Section 22(2) of Motor
Vehicles Act, for the second
POLICE HAVE TRACED
A WOMAN IN DELHI
WHO SAID SHE WAS
USING HER DUBAI-BASED
HUSBAND’S NUMBER
turned out to be a hoax, sent the
security personnel in a tizzy and
led to emergency evacuation of
thousands of shoppers at Elante
mall.
The call was received by the
police control room around
1:10pm. The call was made using
VoIP, which allows a person to
make voice calls using an inter-
net connection.
n MARCH 5, 2019: Kharar SDM had banned the entry of certain categories of goods carriers from 7am to
8pm on the road to facilitate the construction work in 2019.
from Kharar bus stand junction
to Khanpur Chowk, even as it
didn’t give any option of diver-
sion to the commuters.
On August 2, the National
Highways Authority of India
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₹2,000
₹10,000
₹500
₹5,000
₹300
₹1,000
₹300
₹2,000
₹300
₹1,000
₹400
₹1,000
offence, the court by order will
cancel the driving licence of the
person.
As per the new Motor Vehicles
(Amendment) Act, 2019, notifica-
tion, the amount of fine for differ-
ent violations was considerably
hiked to make commuting safer.
Senior officials from the traffic
police on the condition of ano-
nymity said that they were yet to
receive orders about this. “The
government of India will first
give the green signal to the Chan-
digarh administration which will
then inform the traffic police,
which hasn’t happened till now.
The challans on Tuesday were
issued by the court and not by the
traffic police,” they said.
GATEWAY USED TO
MAKE CALLS IDENTIFIED
Police said two calls were
received at the police control
room on Monday, the second call
came through Vodafone net-
work. Investigators on Tuesday
have traced down the website,
which was used as a platform to
make the call via internet. “The
call was made via, Gsoft Technol-
ogies, which is a gateway. The
website has been contacted to
provide further details about the
user and the IP address,” said
Jagadale. Sources said Gsoft in
its reply said calls were directed
to them by Cavoxnet Ltd, another
provider of VoIP services based
in Portugal.
(NHAI) blamed the district
administration for failing to
divert traffic under the under
construction flyover that was
holding up the work. They also
said the department was unable
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VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS
THE UT ADMINISTRATION ON TUESDAY OPENED THE FACILITY FOR THE
REGISTRATION OF TWO- AND FOUR-WHEELERS AT DEALER’S END
FINANCE PANEL’S REPORT
UT ADMINISTRATOR VPS BADNORE HAS ASKED THE CENTRE TO ADOPT
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TUNING IN FOR THE I-DAY
n Visually impaired students taking part in the full-dress rehearsal ahead of the Independence Day at the Parade Ground in Sector 17 on
Tuesday. See also p5
27-YR-OLD MAN
FOUND DEAD IN
PARKED CAR
HT Correspondent
n chandigarh@hindustantimes.com
ZIRAKPUR: A 27-year-old man was
found dead in a Maruti Swift car
outside the Metro Mall on Zirak-
pur-Ambala highway on Tues-
day evening.
The deceased has been identi-
fied as Hardeep Singh, a resident
of Nathia Patti, Barnala.
Police said they were
informed by a passerby. “We
immediately rushed o the spot-
and took the body in our posses-
sion,” said Zirakpur station
house officer (SHO) Gurcharan
Singh.
Police said no injury marks
have been found on the body.
“The body was taken to the
Dera Bassi Civil Hospital for the
post-mortem. The post mortem
will be done on Wednesday and
the parents of the deceased have
already been informed,” the
police said. The Zirakpur police
have initiated inquest proceed-
ings.
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PUCSC POLLS:
13-PT CIRCULAR
Panjab University on Tuesday
issued a 13-point circular
to the student organisations
in view of the upcoming
Panjab University Campus
Students’ Council (PUCSC)
elections next month. ››P4
ANIL DAYAL/HT FILE
to repair and maintain the road
under the flyover because of the
traffic movement.
Last week, Mohali DC Girish
Dayalan directed the NHAI and
the private firm L&T to make
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H A R YA N A T R I B U N A L R O W
HC asks UT adviser, DGP,
home secy to appear today
HT Correspondent
letterschd@hindustantimes.com
n
CHANDIGARH: Hours after the Pun-
jab and Haryana high court on
Tuesday asked three top Chandi-
garh administration officers to
remain present in the court on
Wednesday in view of agitating
lawyers not allowing litigants to
enter courts for nearly two
weeks now, the Bar association
said that litigants won’t be
stopped from tomorrow.
Those asked by the high court
to remain present on Thursday
are Manoj Parida, the adviser to
the UT administrator; Arun
Kumar Gupta home secretary,
and DGP Sanjay Baniwal. It
observed that “the responsibility
to ensure peace, harmony and
law and order around the high
court premises rests with the
Chandigarh administration”.
The lawyers had been laying
siege to the main gate of the high
court and have locked other
entry points in protest against
Haryana’s decision to set up an
administrative tribunal. The
work was suspended by Punjab
and Haryana High Court Bar
Association (PHHCBA) on July
25, a day after the Centre came
out with the notification of the
tribunal. Lawyers are demand-
ing roll back of the decision,
arguing that tribunalisation was
resulting in infringement of jur-
isdiction of high court. Nearly
10,000 lawyers appear in high
court daily, including 4,000 regis-
within 15 days the road under the
flyover motorable. “I have asked
the NHAI to let us know wherever
they need the diversion, we will
do it,” Dayalan said.
The NHAI in 2015 had
handed over the ₹369-crore
project to Larsen & Toubro. Una-
ble to meet the deadline, the firm
had sought traffic-free road for
speeding up the work. The dis-
trict authorities had taken up the
matter with the state govern-
ment, after which a panel was
formed to find a solution but
nothing was done till date.
Residents along the stretch
have expressed resentment
against the traffic police and the
administration for failing to
check the heavy vehicles.
“Presence of trucks on the
route lead to traffic jams daily,
leading to inconvenience, espe-
cially to students, patients, and
office-goers. How can authorities
allow them to ply on this road?”
said Parminder Singh, a Kharar
resident.
PETITIONS DISMISSED, BAR FINED ₹50K
Scores of petitions were dismissed by different judges recording that
“dismissed for non-prosecution” as none had appeared. A bench pre-
sided over by justice Manoj Bajaj imposed a fine of ₹50,000 on the Bar as
in a illegal detention case, one of the parties was not allowed to enter
the court by lawyers. The court also took note of reports that lawyers
manhandled litigants, mediapersons and court staff.
› ›
This is totally
unconstitutional...
right of litigant to have
access to court cannot
be denied, it amounts to
interference in the
administration of justice
FULL COURT PRESIDED OVER BY
JUSTICE KRISHNA MURARI
tered members of the Bar.
The high court full bench,
which called top three UT offi-
cers to court acted on the com-
plaints of litigants, who had sub-
mitted that they were desirous of
appearing in person but being
forcibly denied entry onto the
premises of the high court
despite having valid entry pass.
“…even the litigants who intend
to file their petitions in person
are being stopped forcibly. This
Court cannot sit as a mute spec-
tator to all this,” the court
observed asking three top offi-
cers to be present in court.
Kalka: Car mows
down 23-yr-old man
HT Correspondent
n chandigarh@hindustantimes.com
PANCHKULA: A 23-year-old man
was killed after a speeding car hit
the motorcycle he was riding on
in Kalka on Monday late night,
police said. The deceased, identi-
fied as Sushil Kumar, alias
Sunny, of Bilaspur in Himachal
Pradesh, was currently residing
in Kalka. He worked for a private
company in Parwanoo and was
going to Pinjore to attend a reli-
gious event (jagran) with his
three friends when the incident
took place.
Police said as per the com-
plaint from victim's friend Vis-
hal, who also work in the same
company, they left for Pinjore on
two motorcycles at around 1am
and Sushil was riding one of the
two-wheelers.
When they reach near Radhe
Shyam gaushala, the motorcycle
ran out of fuel and Sushil started
pushing the bike. “As we
RAIN IN
CITY
FROM
TODAY
MODERATE RAIN
EXPECTED TILL
FRIDAY >>p2
ANIL DAYAL/HT
...lawyers have
implemented
their call for strike to
paralyse the working of
this court, and violated
the fundamental right of
the citizens
JUSTICE MANOJ BAJAJ
LAWYERS TO CONTINUE
WITH STRIKE
Even as Haryana government
constituted a panel headed by
chief secretary on Monday to
look into the matter, the lawyers
in a general house meeting held
in the afternoon on Tuesday
decided to continue with the
strike. However, the general
house meeting turned out to be a
stormy one. Many of the lawyers
were in favour of calling off the
strike and heated exchange of
words was witnessed between
different groups. The meeting
ended abruptly.
reached near a furniture shop, a
rashly driven Hyundai i20 com-
ing from Kalka side hit Sushil
and the bike from the rear. The
car also hit a four-wheeler
parked on the roadside and
rammed into an electricity pole,”
said Vishal.
Investigating official assist-
ant sub-inspector (ASI) Rohtash
Singh said a PCR vehicle took the
victim to Kalka community
health centre, where he was
declared brought dead.
“The car driver fled the spot
leaving the vehicle (HR49D-7609)
behind. Investigations are
underway and the driver will be
traced soon,” said the ASI.
A case was registered against
the car driver under Sec-
tions 279 (rash driving),
304A (causing death by negli-
gence), 336 (act endangering life
of others), and 427 (mischief
causing damage to the amount of
fifty rupees) of the Indian Penal
Code at Kalka police station.
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Failuretospothouse: Vehicles, furniture occupy cycle tracks here
MohaliMCfireofficer
issuedchargesheet
DERELICTION OF DUTY Explanation sought from 3 others
Hillary Victor
n hillary.victor@htlive.com
MOHALI : The Mohali municipal
corporation (MC) commissioner
onTuesdayissuedachargesheet
to fire officer Sanjay Kumar and
sought explanation from three
otherfireofficers,namelyMohan
Lal, Karam Chand Sood and
ArunKhanna,forfailingtolocate
a house in Sector 70, where a fire
had broken out on June 30.
Kumar, who was leading the
team of the other three officers
that had responded to the call of
the incident, has been charge-
sheeted under Rule 10 (minor
punishment) of Punjab Punish-
ment and Appeal Rules, 1970.
Under this, a guilty officer may
not get annual increment for a
shortspellandhispromotionwill
not be considered.
A senior officer of the MC said
MARK OF LOVE
n A woman celebrates Raksha Bandhan with Indian Army officials in Chandigarh on Tuesday. The
festival will coincide with Independence Day this year.
PGI NURSING
EXAM SCRAPPED;
TO BE HELD
AGAIN ON AUG 25
HT Correspondent
n chandigarh@hindustantimes.com
CHANDIGARH: The registrar of the
Post Graduate Institute of Medi-
cal Education and Research
(PGIMER) on Tuesday scrapped
the entrance examination held
for admission to BSc (nursing)
four-year course.
The examination was held on
Sunday and the result was to be
declared at 11am on Tuesday.
However, citing administrative
reasons, the registrar scrapped
the examination in the evening,
though sources said the move
came after a wrong question
paper was distributed at one of
the examination centres.
Now a fresh examination will
be held on August 25 (Sunday) at
10am and the result will be
declared the next day at 2pm.
Theregistraraskedthecandi-
dates to download their fresh
admit cards from August 19.
Showers in store
for city from today
HT Correspondent
n chandigarh@hindustantimes.com
CHANDIGARH :Rain is likely in the
city during remaining days ofthe
week, according to the India
Meteorological Department
(IMD) here.
IMD officials said, “There has
been light to moderate rain not
exceeding 40 mm in the city at
least till Friday. Short spells of
rain throughout the city
are expected in the coming days.
As per initial observations,
rain is also expected in the
hindustantimes
LOCAL BODIES DEPT
HAD ALSO ISSUED A
SHOW-CAUSE NOTICE
TO ADFO IN THE
CASE RECENTLY
explanation has been sought
from the other three officers and
they have to file their reply in 30
days.Ifthereplyisnotfoundtobe
satisfactory, action will be initi-
atedaccordingly,theofficersaid.
The fire at house number 237
had erupted due to a short-cir-
cuit,butthefirebrigadecouldnot
locatethehouseandwentbackto
thestation,butrecordedtheinci-
dentintheirdailydiary.Thefam-
ily members in the house them-
selves managed to douse the
flames that gutted their drawing
room.
WOMAN HARASSED
SIT to probe against
P’kula cop, 3 others
PANCHKULA :Two days after a sub-
inspector (SI) of the Panchkula
police and three other persons
were booked for harassing a
woman,theseniorpoliceofficials
on Tuesday formed a special
investigatingteam(SIT)toprobe
the matter.
It was on August 6 when the
complainant, Kavita Sachdeva,
whorunsagarmentshoponrent
in Sector 7, had a scuffle with the
accused Vandana and Mukesh,
ownersoftheshop, andSanjana,
an ex-employee of the shop, over
payment of rent. Following the
scuffle, a case of assault was reg-
istered against Kavita.
However,laterKavitatoldthe
police that she was being pres-
suredbythein-chargeofSector7
police post, SI Mohan Lal, who
allegedly threatened to arrest
and torture her. Following this,
the woman moved a complaint
and a case was registered.
As per Kavita’s husband Pan-
kaj Sachdeva, she did not return
coming week.”
With rain, a dip in tempera-
ture can also be expected.
Maximum temperature went
down from 34.8 degrees C on
Monday to 33.0 degrees C on
Tuesday. Minimum tempera-
ture went up from 27.2 degrees
on Monday to 28.1 degrees on
Tuesday. In the next three days,
maximum temperature is
expected to stay between 32
degrees C and 33 degrees C while
minimum temperature is
expected to remain between 25
and 27 degrees.
Following this, local area
councillorKuljeetSinghBedihad
shot off a letter to MC commis-
sioner,demandingactionagainst
theunprofessionalconductofthe
fire officials. He said fire officials
failedtolocatethehousenumber
inaplannedsector,thattoowhen
the streets were empty.
Not only this, even the local
bodies department recently
issued a show-cause notice to
assistant divisional fire officer
Krishan Lal Kakkar in the case,
asked him to file a reply within
seven days.
Owner of the house, Paramjit
Singh Randhawa, said the offi-
cers should understand their
responsibility.“Theentirefurni-
tureand electronicgadgetswere
gutted. We had to use the water
pipe of the lawn to douse the
flames. We are thankful to God
that we all were saved,” he said.
HT PHOTO
from her morning walk on Fri-
day. He then received messages
and videos from her on What-
sApp in which she claimed that
she wanted to reach a compro-
mise with the shop owners, but
theSIwasnotlisteningtoherand
thewomenpolicestationhadnot
takenhercomplaintseriously,so
shewasforcedtocommitsuicide.
A missing persons complaint
was registered by her husband,
and she was traced when she
called her parents.
A case was registered against
the SI and three accused under
Sections 346 (wrongful confine-
mentin secret)and506 (criminal
intimidation)oftheIndianPenal
Code at the Sector 14 police sta-
tion.
Panchkula police commis-
sioner Saurabh Singh said, “An
SIThasbeenformedunderassist-
antcommissionerofpolice(ACP)
NoopurBishnoiforafairinvesti-
gation in the matter. The role of
the SI is being probed.” HTC
Bandh call: Dalit outfits protest in Mohali
HT Correspondent
n chandigarh@hindustantimes.com
MOHALI : Following a Punjab
bandh call by members of Ravi-
das community on Tuesday, the
members of Sri Guru Ravidas
Naujwan Sabha Punjab along
with members of Bahujan
Samaj Party (BSP) held a
protest in Mohali against the
demolition of the 15th-century
Guru Ravidas temple in New
Delhi.
The protestors began their
march from Phase 7 and blocked
the traffic at the main light point
before holding a protest at Kum-
bra light point and later at
Sohana gurdwara light point.
Raising slogans against the
Union government, the mem-
bers also submitted a memoran-
dum to deputy commissioner
Girish Dayalan for Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi and Presi-
dent of India for taking immedi-
ate steps in order to preserve the
sanctity of the temple at Tugh-
lakabad in New Delhi.
In another protest, the mem-
bers of Dalit community burnt
the effigy of Prime Minister at
Sector 69 in Mohali.
Balwinder Singh Kumbra,
president of the panchayat
Rajanbir Singh
n rajanbir.singh@htlive.com
CHANDIGARH: Already riddled
with traffic chaos, the Sector 53
furniture market continues to
be a host of traffic violations.
The cycle tracks demarcated
here last month continue to be a
parking spot for visitors to the
market as well as a space for
shopkeepers to display their
wares.
Market general secretary
Sanjeev Bhandari said a meet-
ing was held with the traffic
police in which they had dis-
cussed how the parking situa-
tion had worsened here, and
while efforts were made to sort
things out, cycle tracks were
marked here days later.
“Customers coming to the
market are offended when we
ask them to park away from the
cycle track. They remain vary of
traffic violation information
slips (TVIS) challans, and spend
less time in the shops here, mak-
ing our business suffer,” he said.
“We also tell the shopkeepers
not to encroach upon the cycle
tracks but the tracks are right in
front of the shops. The adminis-
tration should have studied the
road properly and sought sug-
gestions from the shopkeepers
before demarcating a cycle
Scholarship for SC/ST/OBC Students
157 pledge to
donate organs at
two PGI camps
CHANDIGARH :As many as 157 peo-
ple pledged to donate organs dur-
ing two awareness camps orga-
nised by the Regional Organ and
Tissue Transplant Organisation
(ROTTO), Postgraduate Insti-
tute of Medical Education and
Research (PGIMER), to mark the
World Organ Donation Day here
on Tuesday.
In the first event at the new
OPD, at least 99 volunteers took
the pledge to donate organs and
at another camp organised in
collaboration with Ojas Hospi-
tal, Panchkula, 58 employees,
including doctors and patients’
attendants, pledged their
organs.
There were some touching
moments at the camp at the new
OPD when deceased donor Ravi
Kapoor’s family members also
registered themselves as organ
donors. 29-year-old Ravi
Kapoor was killed in an accident
in July.
PGIMER director Dr Jagat
Ram said, “The basic aim of
observing World Organ Dona-
tion Day is to dispel misconcep-
tions and disseminate the right
information to promote the
noble cause of organ donation.
These initiatives definitely help
in boosting the transplantation
activity in the region, thereby
contributing to saving precious
lives.”
The institute has successful
transplant programmes in kid-
ney, liver and heart. However,
the waiting list at he hospital is
still very long with 1,650 waiting
for kidney and 2,600 cornea
transplants. HTC
n Members of Dalit community protesting against the demolition of Guru Ravidas temple at Sector 69 in
Mohali on Tuesday.
union said, “We will intensify
the protest if the Union govern-
ment does not interfere in
restoring the glory of our guru’s
temple.”
Manjit Singh, former director
Ambedkar Centre, Panjab Uni-
versity, who also participated in
the protest at Mohali and
Kharar, said, “Though it is the
decision of the apex court, but
n The cycle tracks demarcated in the Sector 53 furniture market last month continue to be a parking spot
for visitors as well as a space for shopkeepers to display their wares.
track here,” he said.
NEED FOR SOLUTION
However, traffic police officials
said they had met with the shop-
keepers and prepared a pro-
posal to mark spots for parking
with yellow lines, but there was
no progress on that front. “We
receive TVIS challans here via
Whatsapp and social media fre-
Panchkula murder: Wife also suspected
victim of having an affair, says accused
PANCHKULA :A day after a 26-year-
oldmanwasarrestedformurder-
ing his friend in Panchkula, he
madesomestartlingrevelations.
The accused Sandeep Kumar
aka Shibu of Ramphur Phul,
Bathinda, said he conspired to
kill his friend and former neigh-
bour Gagandeep Singh Bedi, 38,
after he found out that the latter
was having an affair with his
22-year-old sister. He further
revealed that the victim’s wife
alsosuspectedthathewashaving
an affair with some women,
which is why the couple had
moved to Panchkula from
Bathinda.
Sandeep, who was arrested
from Bathinda on Monday, was
ANTI-DENGUE DRIVE IN MOHALI
Larvae found in 78 houses, 15 fined
HT Correspondent
n chandigarh@hindustantimes.com
MOHALI: Anti-dengue teams of the
Mohali health department con-
ducted surprise checking of 1,471
houses in the district on Tues-
day. Mohali civil surgeon Dr
Manjit Singh said, “During the
drive, 15 challans were issued on
the spot after the teams detected
dengue larvae in 78 houses. The
maximum number of violations
were from the urban area of the
district.”
Singh along with district epi-
demiologist Dr Shalinder Kaur
and other health officials visited
several houses in Phase 5, where
412 houses were surveyed and
larvae was found in 21 houses.
The teams had carried out a
similar checking around 20 days
ago and found larvae in 36
houses in the district.
Singh said dengue is transmit-
ted by the bite of Aedes mosquito
which usually targets during the
day time. He added that Aedes
mosquito breeds in desert cool-
ers, water storage containers,
tires, overhead tanks and other
places where water collects.
He appealed to the people that
all the water storage containers
be kept covered, and old tires,
Union government has not paid
due attention to the religious
sentiments of Ravidasia com-
munity in particular and minor-
ities in general. Even last year,
a similar nationwide protest by
Dalit community were carried
out in response to Supreme
Court’s decision to dilute
Prevention of SC/ST Atrocity
Act, which was later on
H I N DUSTAN T I M E S , C H AN D I G AR H
WE DNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2019
HT PHOTO
quently and challaning officers tration knew that the traffic
also visit the place regularly. A here is hard to manage, why did
long-term solution is needed to they demarcate a cycle track? It
sort out the situation here,” a seems proper surveys weren’t
police official said on the condi- carried out and all stakeholders
tion of anonymity. weren’t consulted. A police offi-
Harpreet Singh, founder cial can be posted here 24x7 to
president of an NGO, Avoid regulate the traffic here. Before
Accident, said a temporary situ- making any such changes, the
ation was needed here for the road accessibility must be kept
time being. “When the adminis- in mind. If it is inconvenient for
was looking for a job. Bedi had
booked hotel room during her
stay.Aweeklater,hissisteragain
lefthome,whichmadehimsuspi-
cious.
“WhenSandeepenquiredfrom
the cousin, she told him that his
sister had met a man when she
visited Zirakpur in July,” said a
cop privy to the investigations,
n Victim Gagandeep Singh Bedi
adding that Sandeep went
through the CCTV camera foot-
age to confirm the claims.
produced in a local court, which
After seeing his sister with
Bedi in the CCTV footage, the
sent him to two-day police
remand. During interrogation,
the accused revealedthat his sis-
accused got enraged and con-
spiredtokillhim.Hethenwentto
Manimajra and bought a khukri
ter had come to Zirakpur with a to kill Bedi. The accused then
cousin in July, saying that she called the victim, stating that he
Beware of that sting
Dengue is a viral infection spread by the bite of the aedes
aegypti mosquito. It is not communicable: it does not
spread directly from person to person. The dengue fever
lasts for seven to 10 days.
Symptoms Tests
Sudden high fever Antibody titer for Dengue virus types
Severe headache Complete blood count (CBC) Test
Swollen lymph glands Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test
Severe joints and
muscle pain Preventive measures
Skin rash (appear Avoid densely populated
between two to five residential areas.
days after the initial
fever) Keep your home and
environment hygienic. If your
Mild to severe nausea surroundings are clean, there
Mild to severe
will be no room for the
vomiting mosquitoes to breed.
Mild bleeding from
Mosquitoes breed at stagnant
nose and gums.
water places. So do not store
Bruising on skin water in empty containers.
Febrile convulsions Check for hidden water bodies
Pain behind the eyes like manholes, septic tanks,
Drowsiness or clogged drains, wells.
irritability The areas where still water can
Pale, cold and clammy collect such as, birdbaths, pet
skin dishes, empty planters, flower
Difficulty in breathing pots, cans, etc., should be
broken pots and crockery be seasonal outbreak takes place.
removed. He appealed to the people to
Singh said it was better to take observe Friday as dry day to
preventive measures before the make the district dengue-free.
Meanwhile, several Dalit
organisations blocked the traf-
fic for around two hours at ITI
Chowk in Lalru on the Ambala-
Chandigarh highway. Normal
traffic was restored only after
Dera Bassi DSP Gurbaksh Singh
and SDM Pooja Syal Grewal and
received a memorandum from
the protesters.
MIXED RESPONSE
IN RUPNAGAR
RUPNAGAR: The bandh call
evoked mixed response in
Rupnagar, where Dalit organi-
sations organised protest
marches and burnt the effigies
of Modi government at various
places, though no untoward
incident was reported.
Shops remained shut in
Rupnagar, Anandpur Sahib,
RAVI KUMAR/HT Nangal, Chamkaur Sahib and
Morinda till noon.
redressed by the Union govern- In Rupnagar, the protesters
ment.” submitted a memorandum to
The temple was razed last deputy commissioner Sumeet
Saturday on the Supreme Jarangal.
Court’s orders over allegations In Nangal, the protesters
of encroachment. Protests have blocked traffic on Nangal dam
erupted at several places in and Anandpur Sahib,while in
Punjab, including Ludhiana, Chamkaur Sahib they stage
Jalandhar, Phagwara, Gurdas- dharna on gurdwara Katalgarh
pur and Amritsar, after the tem- Sahib T-Point and blocked traf-
ple was demolished. fic there.
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SECTOR 53 MARKET
SHOPKEEPERS SAY
TRACKS NOT PROPERLY
PLANNED, ADMN SAYS
ENTIRE MARKET AN
ENCROACHMENT
them, then it is unlikely that
they will adopt to any new meas-
ures,” he said.
ON THE CONTRARY
The local area councillor, Satish
Kumar, said that the whole mar-
ket was an illegal encroachment
and building parking facilities
would legitimise their claim on
the land. “As per a survey, about
100 shops should be there, but
the number is much larger.
Removing the illegal shopkeep-
ers will solve the traffic situa-
tion here,” he said.
Officials of the engineering
wing of UT administration said,
“We had marked a cycle track
here as per the directions of the
Indian Road Congress (IRC).
The market here has been set up
illegally, and the deputy com-
missioner (DC), municipal cor-
poration (MC), and the police
should remove the encroach-
ments and clear up the footpath
here. Enforcement is key.”
had come to Panchkula for some
workandaskedto pick him from
neartheTauDeviLalStadiumin
Sector 3. Police said the victim,
alongwithhiswife,pickedupthe
accused and took him to their
house. The accused had initially
planned to kill Bedi at his house,
butashecouldnot,heplannedto
kill him the next day.
Whenthetwo wereheadingto
the Zirakpur bus stand the next
day, the accused brought up the
matter. Though initially Bedi
deniedtheaffair,helaterblamed
theaccused’s sister, whichmade
him furious and he killed Bedi,
whose body was found near the
rearentrancetoTauDeviLalSta-
dium in Sector 3 on Sunday.HTC
checked, emptied or changed
regularly.
Use mosquito repellents on
exposed skin.
Use air conditioning instead of
opening windows.
Use mosquito net if sleeping
areas are not covered.
Wear long sleeve clothes and
long pants when mosquitoes are
most active.
Make sure windows and door
screens are secure and free of
holes.
Seek early consultation, if
experienced with symptoms.
He instructed the health teams to
give priority to areas where
cases of dengue larvae had been
reported in the past.
Veterinary officers’
body protests
mass transfers
HT Correspondent
n chandigarh@hindustantimes.com
MOHALI : Members of Punjab
State Veterinary Inspectors
Association (PSVIA) on Tues-
day staged a protest against
their mass transfers, at the
office of director, animal
husbandry, Punjab Livestock
Complex, here at Sector 68,
Mohali.
Around 400 protesters raised
slogans against the state gov-
ernment. They demanded that
animal dispensaries should not
be closed and charge of more vil-
lage dispensaries from one
employee be revoked.
The association president,
Nirmal Saini, said the director
had decided to desert the rural
veterinary services. He said the
department should send them to
their actual places of posting in
field from where they had been
drawing their salaries.
He said that treatment given
to veterinary inspectors would
not be tolerated. “If our
demands will not be fulfilled, we
will intensify our protest,” he
said.
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R E G I S T R AT I O N N U M B E R AT D E A L E R S ’ E N D
BTECH STUDENT MADEINCHANDIGARH
Half-bakedfacility HELD WITH
12GM HEROIN
M A N P R E E T S I N G H , R E S E A R C H E R , C A N C E R T R E AT M E N T , U S

‘It was in this city that I learnt

drivesvehicle IN PANCHKULA
HT Correspondent
the four pillars of education’
ownersupthewall
n chandigarh@hindustantimes.com

PANCHKULA:A BTech student was

arrested for carrying 12gm
PERSISTENT WORK
Manpreet Singh is currently pursuing a doc-
ment planning.

heroin near old Panchkula on
Monday.
HASSLE Those choosing numbers can’t buy vehicle without Inspector Karambir Singh,
in-charge Sector 19 crime
RLA allotting it; Guv seeks temporary numbers in such cases branch, said the accused was
Having spent
years researching
in the US, helping
torate in mechanical engineering at the Bio-
heat Transfer Laboratory at the University of
Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), US.
A summer research intern at Maryland Pro-
ton Treatment Centre, University of Mary-
MY SECRET SAUCE
Conscientiously maintain higher work ethics
and remain persistent in your efforts to
achieve educational and professional goals.
Strong determination and perseverance are

Vivek Gupta
n vivek.gupta@htlive.com
CHANDIGARH : After multiple
deadlines and roadblocks, the
UT administration on Tuesday
finally opened the facility for
the registration of two- and four-
wheelers at dealers’ end.
However, instead of making
the process more convenient for
vehicle owners, the facility has
brought along hassle for people
eyeing a number of their choice.
Now, they cannot buy a new
vehicle without booking the
number of their choice online
with the Registering and Licens-
ing Authority (RLA), as the pro-
vision of temporary number has
been withdrawn.
In case the vehicle number is
unavailable with RLA, the
buyer will have to wait for the
auction of the next series of
numbers, which generally
comes in every three to four
months. As such, a buyer can-
not leave with the new vehicle
from the showroom, without
settling for a random number.
On the contrary, Punjab
offers on-the-spot numbers of
choice at the dealer. A customer
can go for a random number, or
pay and get a preferred number.
An auction is held for fancy
numbers.
WHAT’S ON OFFER
n A random number can be
instantly generated after
depositing road tax and
documents with the dealer.
n No more waiting in queues at
the RLA office or booking
appointments online, as the
dealer will prepare and
submit the files.
n The dealer will also be re-
Under UT’s new system, the
customer will only get a random
number after deposition of road
tax and required documents at
the dealer’s point.
BADNORE QUESTIONS
ANOMALY
UT administrator-cum-Punjab
governor VP Singh Badnore
questioned the anomaly at
the launch of the facility on
Tuesday.
“In case someone wants a
vehicle number of their choice,
should they have to wait for it
before buying a new vehicle in
anticipation of approval from
the RLA?” Badnore questioned.
He said in most instances,
people wanted a number of their
choice, which also brought
sponsible for physical inspec-
tion of the vehicle, which was
earlier done by a motor
vehicle inspector in Sector 42.
n The dealer will ensure com-
plete documentation, avoid-
ing hassle later.
n If you want a fancy number,
book it on RLA website
before buying the vehicle.
along revenue for the RLA. “To
ensure such customers are not
inconvenienced, there needs to
be a provision of temporary
numbers,” the administrator
demanded, adding that the
administration should have
studied the process followed in
other states before launching it
in Chandigarh.
Deepak Joshi of Joshi Auto-
mobiles, said temporary num-
bers will also be helpful in case
there was a glitch in the genera-
tion of a random number.
RLA officer Virat said the
dealers needed to submit the
customers files within two days
of purchase of vehicle. “Once
the files are submitted, the reg-
istration certificates will be dis-
patched in four days,” he added.
identified as Nitish Sharma, a
resident of Bilaspur, Himachal
Pradesh.
He was arrested from near
Jainendra Gurukul School,
Sector 1, where he was waiting
for a customer to hand over the
heroin.
Cops said the accused
revealed that he was a drug
addict and started supplying
heroin to meet his need of drugs.
“He used to get the drug from
Delhi for around ₹1,500 per gram,
and sold it here for up to ₹3,500
per gram,” a policeman said.
He said Sharma was pursuing
BTech from a college in Baddi,
and was waiting to clear his sup-
plementary exams. He was
booked under the Narcotic
Drugs and Psychotropic Sub-
stances Act at the Sector 5 police
station.
The accused was produced in
court on Tuesday and remanded
to four-day police custody.
HE WAS ARRESTED
FROM NEAR JAINENDRA
GURUKUL SCHOOL,
SECTOR 1, WHERE HE
WAS WAITING FOR A
CUSTOMER TO HAND
OVER THE HEROIN
cancer patients land School of Medicine, he is also a key con-
tributor to the National Science Foundation
the important traits one should possess in
order to achieve greater heights while
in Punjab is still on an interdisciplinary PhD research project
on mild hyperthermia to enhance delivery of
maintaining a balance between work, life
and family.
the dream that therapeutic nanocarriers in tumours. Prior to
joining UMBC, he had worked on a project THE MANTRA OF SUCCESS
keeps Manpreet funded by the National Institute of Health IN YOUR PROFESSION?
(NIH), US, in association with Rowan Univer- Sincerity, hard work, passion, dedication and
Singh going sity, New Jersey, and Thomas Jefferson Uni- determination. I still remember my daily
versity, Pennsylvania. The project was school prayers “Arise, awake and stop not
aimed at designing novel multi-perfo- until your goal is achieved”. One must medi-
rated infusion catheters for type-1 dia- tate to maintain inner peace, which is propor-
betes patients. His major research tional to external worldly happiness. One
area is hyperthermia treatment must invest in knowledge and education as
modalities for cancer, which entails they pay off huge interests.
using heat as a source to treat cancer.
THE TURNING POINT
HOMETOWN In 2016, after completing my masters, I was
He grew up in Mullanpur Garibdass looking for better doctorate opportunities at
(New Chandigarh) in Mohali. universities working on the same research
topic. My aim was on doing something for the
FAMILY cancer patients in Punjab. This is when Dr
His father is a retired offi- Thomas L Merrill from Rowan University
cial from Punjab govern- hired me as a research associate. After work-
ment’s labour department, ing with two parallel research projects of the
while mother is a home- National Institute of Health, US, for one year,
maker. He has an elder I was hired by D Liang Zhu, from UMBC, who
brother. saw my work and offered me a PhD fellowship
from National Science Foundation, USA.
EDUCATION These two meetings were turning points in
I completed my bache- my life, as one helped me move to the US and
lors in mechanical engi- the other is helping me work towards my
neering from Guru dream of helping cancer patients in Punjab.
Nanak Dev Engineering
College, Ludhiana, and
masters in thermal engi-
WHAT I OWE TO CHANDIGARH
It was in Chandigarh that I learnt the four pil-
neering from Thapar lars of education that helped me work as an
University, Patiala. My
initial schooling was from
engineering scientist in the US.

Government Model Senior THINGS I LIKE TO DO WHEN

Secondary School, Sector I VISIT CHANDIGARH
MORE SHARE FOR MC IN UT REVENUE
Man falls off 16, Chandigarh. My doc-
toral studies are fully
I miss my home town, as I visited it two years
ago. At Chandigarh, I like to spend time at

newspaper office’s Badnore asks Centre to adopt funded through the National
Science Foundation, US.
Sukhna Lake and Sector 17.

HOW HAS THE CITY CHANGED

building, dies
HT Correspondent
n chandigarh@hindustantimes.com
CHANDIGARH : A 49-year-old
man died after falling off the
second floor of a newspaper
office’s building in Sector 29 on
Tuesday.
Police said the deceased was
identified as Naresh Popli, who
worked as section head of the
newspaper’s marketing branch.
“A CCTV camera recorded
Delhi finance panel’s report
HT Correspondent
n chandigarh@hindustantimes.com
CHANDIGARH:UTadministratorVP
Singh Badnore has asked the
Centretoadopttherecommenda-
tionsoftheFourthDelhiFinance
Commission that lays emphasis
onincreasingmunicipalcorpora-
tion’s share in UT’s revenue.
Confirming it, MC commis-
sioner KK Yadav said the MC
n UT administrator VP Singh
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Biological heat and mass
transfer, medical imaging-
based computational onco-
OVER THE YEARS?
Chandigarh has become smarter over the
years. There has been a tremendous change
in terms of shopping with introduction of
logy, computational fluid high-end malls. But at the same time, traffic
AS PER COMMISSION’S dynamics and hyperthermia treat- has spiralled out of control.
RECOMMENDATIONS, MC
MUST GET OVER ₹1,000
CRORE EVERY YEAR
FROM UT REVENUE,
BUT THE GRANT-IN-AID
Man walks off with dozing guard’s gun
FOR 2019-20 IS HT Correspondent
PCR COPS HAD ALERTED stealing the gun while the secu- the police that he had locked his
chandigarh@hindustantimes.com rity guard was asleep on his shop, Rana Studio and Telecom,
JUST ₹375 CRORE n

THE GUARD TO STAY chair. at Mauli village around 10.30pm

Popli falling off the second
floor,” said a police official,
privy to the matter.
Another cop said they were
not suspecting any foul play,
and no suicide note had been
recovered. Investigating offi-
cials are questioning his family
and colleagues.
Meanwhile, the Industrial
Area police station officials
have initiated inquest proceed-
ings under Section 174 of the
Criminal Procedure Code.
The body was handed over to
the family after post-mortem
examination at Government
Medical College and Hospital,
Sector 32.
General House earlier this year
had passed the resolution to
implement the Fourth Delhi
Finance Commission’s report.
“The UT administrator has now
taken up the matter with Centre
toadoptit,andwearehopefulofa
positive response,” he said.
Thecivicbodygetsitssharein
UT’s annual revenue through
grant-in-aid, approved every
year in the Union Budget.
As per the Fourth Delhi
FinanceCommissionrecommen-
dations, MC must get over ₹1,000
croreeveryyearfromtheUTrev-
enue, but the grant-in-aid
approved for the civic body for
2019-20 is just ₹375 crore.
Badnore
YadavsaidMCwillgetamajor
boost if the central government
adoptedthecommission’srecom-
mendation.
MC STARING AT EMPTY
COFFERS
The civic body of City Beautiful
does not have money left for cre-
ating or upgrading public infra-
structure. From increasing its
waterstoragecapacitytoreplac-
ingthecity’sone-fourthofsewage
and stormwater drainage pipes
areallpendingforwantoffunds.
Allvillages in Chandigarhare
nowunderthecorporation,butit
does not have dedicated funds to
upgrade their infrastructure.
The situation is similar at colo-
nieswheretheburgeoningpopu-
lation is putting pressure on the
existinginfrastructure. Besides,
thecivicbodyisalsostrugglingto
finishcarpetingofits500-kmroad
network.
Former mayor Davesh
Moudgil said since the corpora-
tiondidnothaveadedicatedreve-
nue source, it was heavily
dependent on aid from UT reve-
nue.“MCshouldgetitsdueshare
aspertherecommendationofthe
financecommission,sothatitcan
serve the city well,” he said.
PANCHKULA : A man in his mid-
twenties made off with the gun of
a security guard dozing outside a
jewellery store in Sector 14,
Panchkula, during the wee
hours of Monday.
The security guard, identified
as Rattan Singh, a native of
Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir,
works for PC Jewellers in
Sector 14.
He told the police that he fell
asleep outside the store around
3am. When he woke up around
3.45am, he was shocked to find
his 12-bore gun missing.
It is licenced in Jammu and
Kashmir.
Officials privy to the investi-
AWAKE DURING DUTY,
BUT HE FELL ASLEEP
AGAIN; THIEF SMOKES
GUARD’S BEEDI BEFORE
LEAVING WITH THE GUN
gation said a PCR vehicle had
found the guard sleeping earlier
and had woken him up to stay
alert during duty. However, he
went back to sleep.
Inspector Naveen Saharan,
Sector 14 station house officer
(SHO), said they had recovered
CCTV footage from the show-
room, wherein a man can be seen
Police said before stealing the
gun, the thief also took out a bun-
dle of Indian cigarettes (beedi)
from the guard’s pocket and
smoked one.
Based on the complaint and
CCTV footage, police have
booked the unidentified man
under Section 379 (theft) of the
Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the
Sector 14 police station.
THIEVES STRIKE AT
RAIPUR RANI SHOP
Thieves decamped with mobile
phones and an LCD television
from a locked shop in Raipur
Rani on Monday night.
Complainant Arun Rana told
on Monday. When he returned
on Tuesday morning, he found
the shop’s shutter partially ajar.
“Upon inspection, the com-
plainant found several mobile
phones, an LCD television and a
digital camera missing from the
shop,” said assistant sub-inspec-
tor (ASI) Davinder Kumar, the
investigating official.
“The complainant has yet to
give a list of all stolen items,” the
ASI said, adding that a case
under Sections 380 (theft in
dwelling house, etc) and 457
(lurking house trespass or house
breaking by night) of the IPC was
registered at the Raipur Rani
police station.

tricitytoday
AUGUST 14, 2019
Inter-state gang of
BLOOD DONATION vehicle lifters: Two
more nabbed
PANCHKULA:Three weeks after the
crime branch of Panchkula
Police recovered 61 stolen two-
wheelers with the arrest of three
members of an inter-state gang
of vehicle lifters, the team on
Tuesday arrested their two
accomplices.
Inspector Aman Kumar,
in-charge, crime branch, Sector
On the eve of Independence Day, VR Punjab mall in with collaboration 26, said the duo was identified as
Grecian Hospital, Sector 69, will organise a camp at the mall. The blood Tarlochan Singh, alias Raju Sar-
units collected will be contributed to different military forces, such as dar, 36, a resident of Zirakpur,
CRPF and BSF. and Satvir Singh, 38, a native of
Where: Grecian Hospital First Aid Centre, VR Punjab, Mohali Uttar Pradesh.
KumarsaidTarlochanusedto
When: 12pm prepare fake registration certifi-
cates with affidavits to fool peo-
ple into purchasing stolen vehi-
MEMORIAL cles. “A total of 40 more stolen
LECTURE motorcycles have been recov-
Panjab University is organising the ered,takingthetallyofrecovered
first Balram Ji Dass Tandon Memo- booty to 101,” the inspector said.
rial Lecture. Vice-president and PU Various items used to prepare
chancellor, M Venkaiah Naidu, will
deliver it. Former governor of
Chhattisgarh, Tandon was one of
the founder members of Jan
fake documents, including a
CPU, monitor, printer, scanner,
keyboard, pen drives, fake
stamps, etc., were recovered
Sangh, the parent organisation from Tarlochan.
of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Where: Law Auditorium, Panjab University; When: 10am
He said after stealing the vehi-
cles, the gang members
approached Tarlochan for fake
documents, and then targeted
APNI MANDI daily wagers working at brick
CHANDIGARH :Sectors 15B,
Sector 15B kiln factories to sell them vehi-
Sector 40A cles. “They sold off the two-
40A and 46
Chandigarh wheelers with fake registration
MOHALI :Phase 11 and
Sector 57 certificates for ₹12,000 to ₹15,000
Sector 57
to daily wagers,” he added.
PANCHKULA :Sector 26 Mohali
Sector 46 The inspector said earlier Tar-
Panchkula lochan was booked by Chandi-
Phase 11 garh Police for duping people on
the pretext of sending them
Sector 26 abroad. Two more gang mem-
To list events write to us at tricityevents@gmail.com bers, Navi and Nashir, are still at
large.
MP’S COURT
n Chandigarh MP Kirron Kher tries her hand at basketball after inaugurating the basketball and
volleyball court at Government High School in Sector 45, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. KESHAV SINGH/HT
Expedite smart city projects: Kher
HT Correspondent
n chandigarh@hindustantimes.com
CHANDIGARH :Chandigarh mem-
ber of Parliament (MP) Kirron
Kher on Tuesday emphasised on
expediting development works
mooted under the Smart City
Mission to bring timely benefits
to city residents.
Kher, who chaired the advi-
sory committee meeting of
Chandigarh Smart City Limited
(CSCL), recommended to bring
down the time taken in proce-
dural activities and approvals
from different committees.
During the meeting, CSCL
CEO KK Yadav informed Kher
RECOMMENDS BRINGING
DOWN TIME TAKEN IN
PROCEDURAL ACTIVITIES
AND APPROVALS
FROM COMMITTEES
that tenders for projects worth
₹666 crore had been issued.
These included upgrade of five
sewage treatment plants
(STP) and construction of one
STP at Kishangarh at a total cost
of ₹550 crore.
Others included public bike
sharing, bio-mining of legacy
waste at Dadumajra, and e-gov-
ernance services.
He said tenders for most of
these projects will be finalised
by August end.
During the meeting, Kher
told Yadav to ensure that these
works started on ground at the
earliest. She also directed him to
expedite the long-pending refur-
bishment of the Sector-17 Plaza.
She concluded the meeting with
the direction to hold review
meetings more frequently.
Mayor Rajesh Kalia, UT chief
engineer Mukesh Anand, MC
chief engineer Manoj Kumar
Bansal and CSCL general man-
ager NP Sharma also attended
the meeting.
Sweepers’ body chief
faces inquiry over
canvassing for Cong
HT Correspondent
n chandigarh@hindustantimes.com
CHANDIGARH:President of Chandi-
garh Sweepers’ Union, Krishan
Chadha, is in trouble again as the
municipal corporation (MC) has
begun a departmental inquiry
against him.
A preliminary investigation
indicted him of canvassing for
the Congress party during the
2019 Lok Sabha (LS) elections.
The inquiry revealed that
Chadha violated the service
rules, as being a regular
employee of the MC, he could
not participate in political
programmes.
MC commissioner KK Yadav
said a chargesheet will be issued
against Chadha for the violation
of service rules.
He said that no employee of
the civic body could participate
in political activities while in
service. He also said adequate
action might be taken against
Chadha based on the departmen-
tal inquiry report.
CHADHA’S ACCOMPLICE
ALSO INDICTED
Apart from Chadha, his accom-
plice, Om Pal Chawar, has also
been indicted for similar reasons
and might face an inquiry.
While Chadha could not be
reached, Chawar said the action
taken against them was wrong.
“We attended a protest for the
welfare of fellow workers where
Congress leaders also happened
to be present. There was no polit-
ical canvassing. We even gave
our reply to our departments,”
he claimed.
Two months back, Chadha
was suspended for misbehaving
with mayor Rajesh Kalia. The
mayor had accused him of
attempting to manhandle him
during a sanitation depart-
ment’s meeting at the MC build-
ing in Sector 17. Kalia had even
alleged that Chadha threatened
him and other officials during
the meeting. Later, the duo
reached a compromise, follow-
ing which the suspension order
was revoked.

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WE DNESDAY, AUGUST 14 , 2019

PU senate to discuss C I T I Z E N S O F E X C E L L E N C E

tenure extension of INDEPENDENCE DAY AWARDS

For their excellent contribution to fields including education, social service, sports, administration and bravery, 21 residents of Chandigarh will
be honoured with commendation certificates during the Independence Day function to be held at Sector 17 Parade Ground on August 15. UT
administrator VP Singh Badnore will give away the awards to the selected achievers.

DSWs on August 22
AGENDA In May, syndicate had recommended extending
tenure of three officials by one year; V-C had opposed it
Arshdeep Arshi n Harbhajan Kaur, philanthropist
n arshdeep.arshi@hindustantimes.com
ISSUE OF ADVT COMPLAINT
CHANDIGARH : Panjab University
senate will meet on August 22
OF 26 POSTS AGAINST EX V-C Good Samaritan: n Kulwant Singh, n JS Jayara, principal, n Amarjeet Singh, n Anita Kaushal,
and take up the agenda of exten-
sion of tenure of dean students’
welfare (men) Emanuel Nahar,
CHANDIGARH: PU senate will
discuss the agenda of adver-
tisement of 26 posts by the
CHANDIGARH: PU senate will
also take up the agenda of the
complaint against the former
City woman Home Guard Institute for the Blind-26 leading fireman principal, PGCG-11

DSW (women) Neena Capalash

and associate DSW Ranjan
Kumar.
The syndicate in its meeting
on May 28 had unanimously rec-
ommended extension in tenure
by one year to the three officials.
Vice-chancellor Raj Kumar,
however, had recorded strong
reservation against the syndi-
cate’s resolution and had not rec-
ommend the move.
The syndicate had resolved
that the three will continue in
their current positions till the
final decision by the senate,
which will be taken up in the
meeting on August 22.
The term of the three DSWs
ended on May 31 this year and
the syndicate had recommended
an extension up to May 31, 2020.
V-C WANTED CHANGE
As per the minutes of the syndi-
cate meeting, the V-C wanted to
change the three officials, how-
ever, syndicate members were
unanimously of the opinion to
give extension to them.
Some members of the syndi-
university for which the last
date to apply was July 29. The
advertisement was withheld
after the syndicate members
on July 30 raised the issue
that the V-C formed an extra-
constitutional committee.
They said the posts were
advertised without syndi-
cate’s approval. They alleged
that these posts were differ-
ent from the list approved by
the ministry of human
resource development.
cate even said that the agenda of
the May 28 meeting was changed
in the last minute: from giving
extension in tenure to the three
officials to appointment of new
persons.
The V-C in the meeting had
said that he has to execute day-
to-day things. He said that he
was doing a lot of monitoring and
he would not recommend exten-
sion to the three officials. The
meeting was even adjourned for
two hours as the V-C did not wish
to budge from his stand.
V-C Arun K Grover, filed by a
PhD scholar under Section 3
(2) of the Sexual Harassment
of Women at Work Place Act,
2013. The section deals with
interference or creating an
intimidating or hostile work
environment. The PhD
scholar had alleged that
Grover had tried to influence
the faculty to act against her
by cancelling her PhD regis-
tration. The matter is sub-
judice.
As per the minutes of the
meeting, the V-C had requested
them with ‘folded hands’ that “he
should be given one official of his
choice.” The syndicate members
had said that it is also his (V-C’s)
duty to agree with the syndicate
because it is a “two-way traffic.”
The DSWs were given exten-
sion of one year by the senate in
2018, taking into consideration
the Panjab University Campus
Students’ Council (PUCSC) elec-
tions. The 2019 elections are due
in September this year.
donates ₹25 lakh
over 10 years
HT Correspondent
n chandigarh@hindustantimes.com
CHANDIGARH : Taking inspiration
from the principles of Sikhism,
70-year-old Harbhajan Kaur, a n Mahender Singh, principal, n Dr Upendrajeet Singh Gill, n Komil Tyagi, sr assistant n Dharam Vir,
Chandigarh-based philanthro- Government College of Yoga state nodal officer (health) professor, MCM DAV junior assistant, GCA-10
pist, has donated all her life sav-
ings for the welfare of economi-
cally weaker sections in the city.
Kaur, an economics postgrad-
uate and former Markfed
employee, said that all the life
savings, including the money she
received on her retirement, has
been distributed among needy
and orphans.
“In the last one decade, I have
donated around ₹25 lakh for poor
widows through monthly finan-
cial pensions, needy and deserv- n Alka Jain, associate n Satbir Singh, a resident of n Piyush Sharma, a resident n Rajinder Singh,
ing students through fee and professor, GCA-10 Sector 7, Chandigarh of Sector 37, Chandigarh senior architect, UT
books, livelihood options to those
distraught by circumstances, dis-
tressed and helpless patients at
PGIMER and other hospitals
through medicines and treat-

PGI, MC CONDUCT
TRAINING FOR
PU stops student ment without any consideration
of caste, creed and religion,”
Kaur says.
On July 13, she donated 20

STREET FOOD body from holding wheelchairs to the advanced

trauma centre of PGIMER.
“Wherever I go, people ask me

VENDORS talk on Kashmir what motivates me to donate, and

my response is always the same:
Gurbani teaches us, kirat
karo, naam japo, wand chhako. I
n Ramesh Lal Chugh, excise
and taxation officer, UT
n Rohit Kumar Saini,
forester, UT
n Mukesh Kumar, a resident of
Manimajra
n Nitin Mahajan, a resident of
Sector 15, Chandigarh

CHANDIGARH:As many as 13 street HT Correspondent the event. am of the conviction that

food vendors attended the 8th
capacity building and training
workshop jointly organised by
the department of community
medicine and school of public
health, Postgraduate Institute of
Medical Education and Research
(PGIMER), and Chandigarh
municipal corporation (MC) on
Tuesday.
The vendors received free
hygiene kit which included
aprons, gloves, head covers and
easy to understand IEC (effective
information, education and com-
munication) material. They were
also examined by doctors of the
community medicine, PGIMER.
Training sessions focussed on
bylaws of the MC, Food Safety
and Standard Regulation Act,
Street Vendors Act, Swacchh
Bharat Mission, women empow-
erment and prevention of exploi-
tation.
Sukhjinder Singh, dietician,
dietary department of PGIMER,
highlighted the importance of
safety uniform features (like
apron, head cover, gloves, etc).
He also demonstrated the right
way of wearing them.
To increase awareness about
financial literacy, various micro
financing schemes were
explained to street food vendors
by Harkit Singh, senior manager
of Punjab National Bank.
Dr Pushkar from PGIMER
explained the vendors the critical
points from where the food can
get contaminated. He empha-
sised on the sources of infection
that leads to food related health
issues. HTC
n chandigarh@hindustantimes.com
CHANDIGARH : Punjab Students’
Union (Lalkaar), a student group
of Panjab University, on Tues-
day condemned the varsity
authorities for refusing them the
holding of an open discussion on
abrogation of Article 370 and 35 A
on the university campus.
The student body was to hold
the discussion on Tuesday but its
representative received a call
from Sector 11 police station ask-
ing them to withhold the event.
The representative of the
union, Amandeep Singh, said
that the policeperson said the
event could disrupt the peaceful
atmosphere of the university.
They argued with the policeman
that this was a matter of the uni-
versity and only the university
could allow or deny them per-
mission. Afterwards, they
received a call from dean stu-
dents’ welfare (DSW) Emanuel
Nahar asking them to not hold
PU faculty bags India
Top Cited Author Award
HT Correspondent
n chandigarh@hindustantimes.com
CHANDIGARH: Faculty at the Insti-
tute of Forensic Science & Crim-
inology, Panjab University (PU),
Vishal Sharma, was conferred
with the India Top Cited Author
Award 2019 by IOP Publishing, a
On Tuesday, the Chandigarh
deputy superintendent of police
and station house officer of Sec-
tor 11 police station, along with
the DSW met with the students.
Amandeep said they were told
not to hold the discussion in the
light of Independence Day as it
could harm the atmosphere in
the university.
He said, “We told them it was
an open discussion and students
could present their views. When
the whole of the country is debat-
ing it, how can it be against the
country? The authorities agreed
to let us hold the discussion.
Now, we will hold it on August 19
(Monday).”
The DSW said, “The DSP had
met the students in view of vice-
president of India M Venkaiah
Naidu’s visit on August 14 so that
no issue is created. The students
did not know that they have to
give an application in the regard.
We have allowed them to hold
the discussion (at a later date).”
subsidiary of Institute of Phys-
ics based in the United King-
dom.
The award was presented to
him at PU by the company repre-
sentative, Arti Manoja, on Tues-
day. Sharma dedicated the
award to his father who passed
away in 2018.
Almighty has assigned us some
duty to make our lives worth-
while. Charity gives us peace
which no material possession can
ensure.”
Harbhajan has also opened
charitable physiotherapy cen-
tres, stitching centres and even
facilitated construction of shel-
ters in gurdwaras to support the
poor and needy.
She was born in Malukkalan
village in Hoshiarpur district,
and has three children.
PUCSC elections: University issues 13-point circular
Arshdeep Arshi
n arshdeep.arshi@htlive.com
CHANDIGARH : Panjab University
has issued a 13-point circular on
Tuesday for the student organisa-
tions in view of the upcoming
Panjab University Campus Stu-
dents’ Council (PUCSC) elec-
tions. The elections are held
every year in September.
A meeting of the committee
constituted by vice-chancellor
Raj Kumar under the chairman-
ship of dean research RK Singla
was held on August 8.
The circular has been issued
after Students for Society (SFS)
and Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi
Parishad (ABVP) clashed over an
objectionable poster.
As per the circular, the student
organisations will have to take
permission at least three days
prior to organising any protest/
n Sushil Kumar Sharma,
superintendent, UT
play, along with mentioning the
number of students participating
in it. They will have to ensure that
no outsiders participate in such
events.
Further, the events can only be
held in the ground behind the
main library, outer parking near
Girls’ Hostels 4 and 5 in Sector 14
and the outer parking near Girls’
Hostels 8 and 9 (opposite Interna-
tional hostel, Sector 25).
CONTENT APPROVAL
The student organisations will
have to take permission of the
DSW for pasting/releasing any
type of posters, after getting the
content approved. Hurtful/pro-
vocative content will not allowed.
The circular also says the
entry of outsiders is totally
banned. The university has
requested chairpersons/direct-
ors to issue ID cards to new stu-
n Meera Bheri,
constable
MAJOR DIRECTIONS
n 3-day prior permission to be
taken before any protest/event
n Number of participants have to
be mentioned for organising
protest/event
n Events are to be held at desig-
nated spaces only
dents at the earliest. No trespass-
ing in the offices of PU is allowed.
Defacement of buildings/
walls/trees of the campus will be
punished under the Defacement
Act and the charges for removing
the same will be recovered from
the concerned student organisa-
tions.
Anyone indulging in vandal-
ism or unlawful activities will be
punished as per law, the circular
n Nazil, assistant professor,
GRIID-31
n Content of posters has to be
approved by the DSW
n Trespassing in PU offices is not
allowed
n Guest entry/outside entry in
hostels not allowed till further
orders
directs.
The circular further says that
guest entry/outside entry is not
allowed in the hostels till further
orders.
‘ATTACK ON FREEDOM’
Students’ Federation of India
(SFI) president Abhilash Raj-
khowa termed the circular “an
attack on the freedom of speech
and students’ rights.”
n Satvinder Singh,
sub-inspector
Presidential candidate of Stu-
dents’ Organisation of India (SOI)
Chetan Chaudhary said, “This is
dictatorship. If we have to hold a
protest on any issue that may
arise, even if in a particular hos-
tel, should we ask for permission
first? This is completely ridicu-
lous.”
Former PUCSC president and
representative of Students For
Society, Kanupriya, said, “Like
the Indian government, the uni-
versity administration is also
crushing the space for dissent.
We strongly condemn such atti-
tude of the administration.”
Meanwhile, dean students’
welfare (men) Emanuel Nahar
said, “The circular has been
issued in order to maintain peace
in view of the upcoming PUCSC
elections. The students do not
need to worry and we are here to
cooperate with them.”

schoolnotes
Rakshabandhan
ST TERESA CONVENT
PANCHKULA: St Teresa Convent
School, Sector 25, celebrated Raksha-
bandhan on Tuesday. An inter-house
rakhi-making activity was con-
ducted. Students showcased their
creativity and decorated thaalis.
Students were apprised of the
significance of the festival.
KIDS ‘R’ KIDS
CHANDIGARH: A Rakhi-making and
greeting card-making workshop was
held at Kids ‘R’ Kids School, Sector
42-C, on Tuesday. Students used
beads, satin ribbons, sequins, motifs,
laces and silk threads to make
beautiful rakhis. Their mothers also
joined them.
SANAWAR MONTESSORI SCHOOL
CHANDIGARH: Students of Sanawar
Montessori School, Sector 11, cele-
brated Rakshabandhan on Tuesday.
The entire school came dressed in
traditional attire. The celebrations
began with special morning assem-
bly.
SMD LITTLE CHAMP
PANCHKULA: Rakshabandhan was
celebrated at SMD Little Champ
Smart School Sector 2, on Tuesday.
Students prepared beautiful Rakhis
with waste material. Sisters tied
Rakhis to their brothers and got gifts
from them.
nDressed as soldiers, students of Gian Jyoti Global School take out a peace of mind and to train the staff
march during I-Day celebrations in Mohali on Tuesday.
SAUPIN’S-PANCHKULA
Cyber bullying
PANCHKULA: To apprise students
about what cyber bullying is and
how to protect oneself from being
bullied, a seminar on cyber bullying Tuesday. Children wore green head
was organised in the school audito-
rium. Students of Classes 6 to 8 were school cabinet and NSS volunteers
apprised of cyber bullying.
HT PHOTO members to be cheerful and enthusi-
MOUNT CARMEL SCHOOL
Environmental fortnight Brahma kumari’s Foundation inter-
CHANDIGARH: The environment
fortnight celebrations organised at
Mount Carmel School culminated on
gears and carried placards. The
presented a sapling to each guest.
SAINT SOLDIER INT’L SCHOOL
Grandparents day
CHANDIGARH: Grandparents Day
was celebrated at Saint Soldier
International School, Sector 28-B, on
Tuesday. Students of Nursery Class
sang songs and danced to the tune of
‘grandparents – you are special’.
RYAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Collage making
MOHALI: , Rainy day brings joy and
happiness in nature and the sur-
rounding. It uplifts the mood of
people by making atmosphere calm
and serene. Young minds of Montes-
sori got working on collage on rainy
season and unleashed their
creativity.
AKSIPS-45
Workshop on peace
CHANDIGARH: Aiming to achieve the
astic a workshop on Positive Aura
was held at AKSIPS 45 Smart School
wherein the experts from the
acted with the teachers.
Independence Day
GIAN JYOTI
MOHALI: Students of Gian Jyoti
Global School, Phase 2, paid homage
to the freedom fighters of the nation
and presented various patriotic
performances to mark the upcoming
Independence Day on Tuesday. The
programme began with the unfurl-
ing of the national flag by the
principal.
DOON PUBLIC SCHOOL
PANCHKULA: Doon Public School,
Sector 21, celebrated Independence
Day. The celebrations began with a
dance performance by the students
which showcased the spirit of the
Indian soldiers. Students presented
speeches, patriotic songs and dances.
SHISHU NIKETAN PUBLIC SCHOOL
Cultural fest
PANCHKULA: Shishu Niketan Public
School, Sector 5, conducted its
cultural fest, Tarang, on Tuesday. The
event was presided over by the
principal Ranjna Bakshi. Students and
their parents enjoyed the delicacies
and culture of Rajasthan, Haryana
and Punjab.
SAUPIN’S-MOHALI
Robotics contest
MOHALI: Saupin’s School, Sector 70,
organised the Robomania 2K19, a
robotics contest, on Tuesday. More
than 150 students from across tricity
took part in various categories. The
contest had two categories, open
and lego. It included four events,
robo fight, robo speed race, robo tug
of war and robo walk.
campusconnect
PU EXTENDS
DATE FOR NSS
ENROLMENT
CHANDIGARH: Panjab University has
extended the last date for enrolment
for volunteers of National Service
Scheme (NSS) in its teaching depart-
ments and its affiliated colleges to
August 31. Students who enrol and
participate in NSS activities for one
year will get a certificate. Similarly,
those who will complete two or three
years as regular NSS volunteers will be
awarded B and C certificates. More
information can be accorded from
NSS office at PU. Students can
download the NSS form from the
link: http://forms.puchd.ac.in/
forms/20111220123109-
NSSForm.pdf?124608520819
Hindi dept releases new
issue of research journal
CHANDIGARH: Panjab University
vice-chancellor Raj Kumar on Tuesday
released the new issue of 'Parishodh,'
the research journal brought out by
the department of Hindi. The last
issue came out on September 14 last
year. Chairpesron Gurmeet Singh said
the journal was started by noted
Hindi writer Hazari Prasad Dwivedi in
the year 1964. He said the current
issue has been dedicated to Jnanpith
awardee writer Krishna Sobti who
passed away in January this year.
PU declares results training head of Fortis Healthcare,
CHANDIGARH: Panjab University Mohali, Dr Jaspreet Ahluwalia, was
declared the results of BEd (mental the speaker. She spoke on ways to
maintain personal hygiene and
retardation) fourth semester, MA
importance of homemade food.
(governance and leadership) second
semester, MA (history) fourth semes-
ter, MSc (environment science) second
PISA pilot project launched
CHANDIGARH : Following Chandi-
semester, MSc (mathematics) second
garh’s selection for the Programme
semester, MA (economics) second
for International Student Assessment
semester, MA (history of visual arts)
(PISA) which will conducted in 2021,
fourth semester, for the examinations
UT education department along with
held in May 2019; and of BSc (honours)
in biophysics,third semester, for the Khan Academy, on Tuesday launched
a pilot project for providing coaching
examinations held in December 2018.
to the students at Government Model
Students can see their results on
High School, Sector 8. Education
websites of the respective depart-
secretary BL Sharma was the chief
ments/colleges/university.
guest on the occasion. The pilot
CCA conducts mentorship project will be tested in nine govern-
programme for MArch ment schools of the city. Under the
model, students are given training/
CHANDIGARH: Second mentorship
assignments during school hours.
programme for the students of
Masters of Architecture was con-
ducted at Chandigarh College of
Government college
students stage dharna
Architecture (CCA) here on Tuesday.
RUPNAGAR: Students of Government
Principal Sangeeta Bagga said the
College, Rupnagar, under the banner
postgraduate course at CCA was a
of Punjab Students Union, staged a
long felt need of students and this
dharna in the college to press their
year all the 20 seats were filled
through all India competition. demands. President of the college’s
PSU unit, Arpan Singh, said that
Session on healthy drinking water was not available in
living held at MCM the college and college authorities
CHANDIGARH: The swachhta commit-
had not done anything in this regard
despite submission of memorandums
tee of MCM DAV College for Women
several times. He also alleged that
organised a session on ‘Healthy
toilets and urinals of the college were
Living: Role of Hygiene Management
not clean and foul smell.
Techniques’ on Tuesday. Regional

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WE DNESDAY, AUGUST 14 , 2019
New Sunny Enclave
residents left in lurch
PENDING DUES Builder Bajwa Developers has not fully paid
electricity bills to the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited
Idrees Bukhtiyar
n chandigarh@hindustantimes.com
MOHALI: The residents of
New Sunny Enclave, Sector 123,
are facing frequent power snags
as the builder of the project,
Bajwa Developers, failed to pay
the electricity bill to the Punjab
State Power Corporation Limited
(PSPCL) on time.
“We are suffering each day.
There have been multiple instan-
ces when the electricity was
snapped without any reason,”
said Pankaj Chauhan, secretary,
Residents’ Welfare Association
(RWA), New Sunny Enclave, add-
ing that they had taken up the
matter with the local MLA as
well, but to no avail.
RWA president SS Binder
said, “It is the fifth time this year
that the builder failed to pay the
electricity bill on time, leaving us
at the receiving end.”
25 vehicles
impounded from
railway station
HT Correspondent
n chandigarh@hindustantimes.com
CHANDIGARH: The government
railway police (GRP)
impounded 25 vehicles on Tues-
day as they were parked at the
Chandigarh railway station for
over a year.
The vehicles were
impounded during a checking
organised at the railway station
and its parking lots by the rail-
way police force (RPF), GRP and
the UT police.
The vehicles include one
car, three autos and 20 motor-
bikes.
GRP station house officer
Naresh Kumar said, “Further
proceedings will take place after
the identification of the owners
of the vehicles.”
He said, “The UT police, RPF
and GRP has to enhance secu-
rity measures for Independence
Day. We will depute police per-
sonnel at all sensitive points
including the station’s entrance
and all six platforms.”
FULL-DRESS INDEPENDENCE DAY REHEARSAL
› There are no
permanent electricity
connections here. They
have given us power
connections from the
streetlight poles outside
our homes.
BAL KRISHAN SHARMA, resident
Bal Krishan Sharma, a local
resident, said the builder had
given them illegal power connec-
tions. “There are no permanent
electricity connections here.
They have given us power con-
nections from the streetlight
poles outside our homes,”
Sharma said.
RWA joint secretary Raman
Makkar said they have been pay-
Security beefed up in Mohali
ahead of I-Day celebrations
HT Correspondent
n chandigarh@hindustantimes.com
MOHALI: Ahead of Independence
Day celebrations, security
has been tightened in the
district, said senior superintend-
ent of police Kuldeep
Chahal.
The Mohali police held a check
at hotels, rented accommoda-
tions, the Chandigarh railway
station and bus stands on
Tuesday.
Check-posts have been
installed at several spots of the
city.
The patrolling time of the
Police Control Room (PCR) teams
has also been increased.
600 POLICE PERSONAL
DEPLOYED AT MOHALI
GOVERNMENT COLLEGE
Chahal said 600 police personal
have been deployed at Govern-
ment College Phase 6, Mohali,
where the 73rd Independence
Day celebrations are due to
take place.
ing ₹6,000 per month to the
builder as electricity charges.
“Earlier, they were charging us
₹10 per unit, which they reduced
to ₹8 per unit. But still, we are get-
ting hefty bills,” he said.
On August 9, the area faced a
power cut for nine hours.
In June, sources in the PSPCL
said the developer had failed to
pay the previous year’s bill of ₹32
lakh, which is why the electricity
was snapped. The builder depos-
ited an amount of ₹10 lakh after
two days, following which elec-
tricity was restored. A depart-
ment official, requesting ano-
nymity, said the developer had
paid ₹22 lakhs since June as dues.
As per the data shared by the
PSPCL, the builder now has to
pay ₹47,311 as default amount and
₹2 lakh as outstanding amount of
New Sunny Enclave. The total
defaulting amount since 2017
against the builder is ₹13 lakh .
CHECK-POSTS HAVE
BEEN INSTALLED AT
SEVERAL SPOTS OF THE
CITY, THE PATROLLING
TIME OF THE POLICE
CONTROL ROOM
TEAMS HAS ALSO
BEEN INCREASED
“Entry points of the district
have been sealed and checking on
the inter-state border points
increased,” he said.
DRESS REHEARSAL AT
MOHALI GOVT COLLEGE
Meanwhile, a dress rehearsal for
the Independence Day
celebrations was held at Govern-
ment College, Phase 6, Mohali.
Additional deputy commis-
sioner (ADC) Sakshi Sawhney
said all preparations and
security arrangements for the
Independence Day function are
in place.
STUDENTS
ESCAPE UNHURT
AS SCHOOL BUS
OVERTURNS
HT Correspondent
n chandigarh@hindustantimes.com
RUPNAGAR : More than two dozen
students of St Carmel School,
Katli, had a narrow escape after
their school bus overturned in
the paddy fields near Majri
Jattan village, around four kilo-
meters from Rupnagar, on Tues-
day morning.
As per the bus driver, Nirmal
Singh, he was driving to the
school on Grewal-Majri Jattan
road when a scooter came in
front of the bus and in a an
attempt to save it, he lost control
on the bus, and overturned.
All the students are safe.
DRIVER SAYS A SCOOTER
CAME IN FRONT OF THE
BUS AND IN AN ATTEMPT
TO SAVE IT, HE LOST
CONTROL OF
THE VEHICLE
On tuesday, she hoisted the tri-
colour and inspected the parade
along with superintendent of
police Harvinder Singh Virk.
Contingents of police and
students from Mai Bhago Armed
Forces Preparatory Institute,
Mohali; Government College,
Phase 6; Shivalik
Public School, Sector-41B;
Government Model Senior
Secondary School, Phase 3B1,
and Government Girls Senior
Secondary School, Sohana,
participated in the parade.
A cultural programme was
presented in which 1,150 students
participated.
They sang patriotic songs and
performed bhangra.
Punjab Vidhan Sabha speaker
Rana KP Singh will
be the chief guest on the
D-day.
“All preparations for the func-
tion are in place. Instructions
have been issued to
ensure arrangements for
students participating in various
events,” said Sawhney.
n Preparations for
Independence Day
were held with vigour
with full-dress rehearsals
at the Parade Ground in
Sector 5, Panchkula
(above), and at the Parade
Ground in Sector 17,
Chandigarh (below), on
Tuesday. SANT ARORA/HT
hindustantimes tricity & beyond 05
WRITESTUFF
Memories of the colonial past
CONNECT Books chronicling
the life of freedom fighters, the
trauma of Partition are popular
Aishwarya Khosla
n aishwarya.khosla@htlive.com
CHANDIGARH: After Bhagat Singh, Raj-
guru and Sukhdev were hung, the
British unceremoniously dumped
their bodies. The women of Punjab
went across villages singing wedding
songs in honour of the revolutionary, n Books on the freedom movement
who died too young, writes socio-cul- have become a part of Punjab’s folk
tural historian Ishwar Dayal Gaur in culture.
Martyr As Bridegroom.
ISTOCK
Stories such as these have become a and Urvashi Butalia’s The Other Side
part of the folk culture of Punjab. Nat- Of Silence: Voices From The Partition
urally, books on the subject generate a Of India. “Khushwant Singh’s Train
lot of interest. To Pakistan, Bhisham Sahni’s Tamas,
“Books tracing the life of Bhagat and Sadat Hassan Manto’s stories are
Singh and Udham Singh do rather perennial favourites,” he says.
well,” says Ajay Arora, proprietor of The Patient Assassin: A True Tale
Capital Book Depot, in Sector 17. of Massacre, Revenge And The Raj by
“Bhagat Singh’s essay, Why I Am An Anita Anand, which charts Udham
Atheist and Bhagat Singh’s ‘Jail Note-
book’, the fifth volume in the Hanging
Singh’s 21-year-long quest for revenge
is a must-read.
Of Bhagat Singh series edited by Mal- Anchal Malhotra’s Remnants Of A
winder Jit Singh Waraich, The Bhagat
Singh Reader, edited by Chaman Lal,
Separation: A History Of The Parti-
tion Through Material Memory
Bhagat Singh Liberation’s Blazing should definitely be read by anybody
Star by PMS Grewal and Trials of Bha- hoping to understand the trauma of
gat Singh: Politics of Justice penned
by AG Noorani are books worth going
through. Books containing facsimiles
of Bhagat Singh’s actual notes are
tition by Yasmin Khan, Indian Sum-
mer: The Secret History Of The End Of
Partition. Malhotra traces memories
through objects. A coin-collection,
ghara (a pot), a gaz (measuring
device), a gift of pearls from a maha-
especially popular,” he adds.
Pankaj P Singh, who owns The
Browser Library and Bookstore in
Sector 8, recommends The Great Par-
An Empire by British historian Alex
Von Tunzelmann, Shameful Flight, by
Stanley Wolpert, which studies Brit-
ain’s ill-planned retreat from India,
raja, a maang-tikka (head ornament)
and a hand-stitched shawl among
other things, which made their way to
either side of the border.
facetoface
ISHWAR DAYAL GAUR, PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AT PU EVENING COLLEGE
‘Bhagat Singh given market-oriented glamour’
Socio-cultural historian Ish- Aishwarya Khosla about a rich trove of folktales, Bhagat Singh’s idealism is
war Dayal Gaur, specialises Punjab’s cultural icons awakened my interest in reduced to his mustache and
in the history of Punjab, its Punjab’s cultural history. pistol and has been given a
literature and culture. He What prompted you to market-oriented glamour.
has authored Martyr As research figures like Bhagat Your autobiography People put up posts on Hir-
Bridegroom and Society and Singh and Hir Ranjha? will be called… Ranjha but don’t under-
Religion and Patriarchy: Bhagat Singh, Hir Ranjha Unfolding the Self, as you stand that they were fight-
Exploring Medieval and Maharaja Ranjit Singh remember everything but ing patriarchy. People make
Punjab are our common cultural you forget yourself and your incendiary remarks on com-
Through Hir icons. They are our icons roots. As a cultural histo- munal grounds but forget
Waris. He is across the border. They rian, I try to excavate cul- Hir Ranjha were Muslim,
at present alone unite Punjabis across tural roots, which help us to Guru Nanak’s companion
working on the world. understand political and was a Muslim-man Bhai
a book on communal divisions. Mardana and most of Maha-
Maharaja How did you get interested in raja Ranjit Singh’s council
Ranjit Singh. the cultural history of Punjab? Is the youth still in touch with of ministers was also Mus-
He speaks to My grandfather, who was their cultural roots? lim. Punjab’s composite cul-
HT’s teacher, and my mother, The youth is drifting away ture could not be divided in a
who was unlettered but had from their cultural roots. single day.
Mail services
PANCHKULA : In view of the
Independence Day celebrations, a
restored for
full-dress rehearsal was held at
Parade Ground, Sector 5, in
Panchkula on Tuesday.
Jammu and Leh
HT Correspondent
A march past was also performed n chandigarh@hindustantimes.com
by troops of police, Home Guard
volunteers and NCC scouts. CHANDIGARH : The postal depart-
Committees have been formed ment has revoked the suspension
for maintaining security, coordi-
of booking and transfer of articles
nating traffic and parking, and
meant for Jammu and Leh. How-
ensuring transport facility for
participants. ever, mail services for Kashmir
will remain suspended until fur-
Panchkula deputy commissioner ther orders.
(DC) Mukesh Kumar Ahuja was In an official communication
present and hoisted the flag. to all circle heads by Abhishek
He gave guidelines to the officials Kumar Singh, assistant director
in-charge for the district-level general of mail operations, servi-
Independence Day programme to ces will remain suspended in
be held at the Parade Ground Kashmir until conditions are
from 9am on Thursday. restored to normal. The depart-
The DC further directed all ment had suspended mail servi-
officials to complete arrange- ces for the Jammu and Kashmir
ments for the event by Wednes- circle from August 05.
day. A senior officer at general post
Ahuja said Haryana health and office, Sector 17-D, informed that
sports minister Anil Vij will unfurl bookings and transfer of articles
the national flag and flag-off 15 to Jammu and Leh were restarted
ambulances from the health three days back after verbal com-
department. munication was received from
“Freedom fighters, war veterans, officials in Delhi. “However, the
family members of martyrs and official order has come on Tues-
residents who achieved remarka- day,” he said. Earlier, in a letter
ble feats in different areas will be circulated to all circle heads by
felicitated during the function,” Pawan Kumar Singh, director of
the DC said. HTC mail operations, post offices
across the country were directed
not to book mails which are
meant to be sent to J&K.
Minor’s gangrape:
Accused sent to
judicial custody
MOHALI : A 25-year-old man, who
was the main accused in the gan-
grape of a minor girl from Amb
Sahib Colony in June, was sent to
judicial custody on Tuesday.
“The accused, identified as
Raman, was arrested on August 9
and was on remand till yesterday
(Monday). He was produced
before a court which sent him to
14-day judicial custody,” police
said. A resident of Amb Sahib Col-
ony, Phase 11, Mohali, the
accused was arrested on Friday.
He had also uploaded an obscene
video of the victim online. Two of
his accomplices, Ajay and Rahul,
have been arrested, while three
others are at large.
The crime had come to the fore
in June this year after the vic-
tim’s brother came across the
video and questioned her. HTC
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Day 1: Hard-fought victories
for Ajay, Prithvi in boys’ U-19
JUNIOR BADMINTON Ajay beat Sanyam 7-15, 15-11, 15-11, Prithvi ousts Shasvat 15,11, 13-15, 15-12, in
qualification matches; In the girls’ U-19 qualification matches Shagunpreet beats Mahima 15-6,15-12
HT Correspondent
n chdsportsdesk@hindustantimes.com
CHANDIGARH: Ajay Dhankar,
Prithvi Kapoor secured hard-
fought wins in the boys’
under-19 qualifying matches on
the first day of the Yonex Sun-
rise 28th Krishna Khaitan
Memorial All-India Junior
Prize Money Selection Badmin-
ton Tournament at Multipur-
pose Hall in Tau Devi Lal Sta-
dium, Sector 3, Panchkula, on
Tuesday.
Ajay lost the first game 7-15
against Sanyam Grover, but
bounced back to win the next
two games 15-11, 15-11, while
Prithvi Kapoor started well
against Shasvat Vijay V win-
ning the first game 15-11.
Shasvat came back to win the
second game 15-13. In the final
game, Prithvi won 15-12 to move
into next round.
In other matches, Ojaswi
Sharma beat Faizan Ahmed
16-14,15-9, while Jhashank
Kashyap outplayed Ayush Nar-
ang 15-13,15-4.
Randeep Singh eased past
Brijesh Verma 15-4,15-7, while
Anirudh Sunil secured a keenly
-contested win over Sahaj Tyagi
16-14,12-15,15-4.
Saksham beat Om Pranav
15-9,15-8, while Rahoul Kanne
outclassed Shreeman Sanjal
Babu 15-6, 15-5.
Virendra Patel beat Lak-
shanka Vaishnav 15-8,15-8,
while Rohan Thool eased past
Shiv Singla 15-7,15-6.
Gaurav Sharma was
stretched in the first game by
Sahil Kumar before winning
16-14,15-11, while Ansh Tirdia
beat Vasu Rana 15-13,15-5. Y
Madaan defeated Devansh
Sharma 15-10,15-8, while Kavin
Thang beat Manav Choudhary
15-5,15-8.
In the girls’ under-19 qualifi-
cation matches, Shagunpreet
Kaur eased past Mahima Tomar
15-6,15-12, while Sheethal D
secured a hard-fought win
over Vidushi Singh 15-7, 12-15,
15-13.
In other matches, Sneha
Singh beat Megha Nasir
15-4,15-6, while Divya outplayed
Vidisha Chawla 15-6,15-2.
Sai Shriya Yanamandra had
an easy outing as she disposed of
the challenge of Pramila
Sharma 15-7,15-10, while Deeya
Mishra moved into next round
at the expense of Sruthika Sent-
hil 15-9,15-11.
Yazvi Balooni beat Vineeta
Panchal 15-5,15-12, while
Urvi Thakurdesai edged past
Rudrani Jaiswal 15-10, 12-15,
15-7.
U-16 ML MARKAN TROPHY
Hosts Patiala gain first innings
lead against Sangrur on Day 1
HT Correspondent
n chdsportsdesk@hindustantimes.com
PATIALA: Patiala took a 210-run
first innings lead on Day 1 of the
two-day match against Sangrur
during the ongoing Punjab
Inter-District Cricket Tourna-
ment for U-16 ML Markan Tro-
phy at the HR Saggi ground in
Patiala on Tuesday.
Batting first, Sangrur were
skittled out for 58 runs in 41.5
overs in their first innings.
Emanjot Singh (4 for 8) and Bal-
tej Singh (2 for 4) gelled well in
the bowling department for
Patiala and ran through the
opposition batting line-up.
In reply, the hosts declared
their innings at 268 for 7.
In their second essay, San-
grur were 18 for 2 when the first
day’s play ended.
MOGA TAKES 4-RUN
LEAD VS MOHALI
CHANDIGARH :Moga grabbed slen-
der four-run first innings lead
on Day 1 of the two-day match
against Mohali at the Punjab
Cricket Association Stadium,
Mullanpur, on Tuesday.
Led by Karanveer Singh’s (6
for 16) superb bowling perform-
ance Moga restricted Mohali at
98 in their first innings. Batting
first, Moga were bowled out for
102 runs in 40.1 overs.
Mukhand Deep Singh (28)
and Harmanjot Singh (15 no)
were the main architects of the
Moga innings. For Mohali,
Himanshu (5 for 19) bowled a
splendid spell and bagged a five-
wicket haul. He was ably sup-
ported by Aarav Mahajan (2 for
21) and Sehajman Singh (2 for
19) in the bowling department.
In reply, Mohali batsmen did
not fare well and were bowled
out for 98 runs.
For Moga, Karanveer Singh
hindustantimes
n A shuttler in action on Day 1 of the Yonex Sunrise 28th Krishna Khaitan Memorial All-India Junior Prize Money Selection Badminton
Tournament at Multipurpose Hall in Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Sector 3, Panchkula, on Tuesday.
RESULTS (QUALIFICATION DAY 1)
Boys’ singles U-19 : Ajay Dhankhar
bt Sanyam Grover 7-15,15-11,15-11;
Ojaswi Sharma bt Faizan Ahmed
16-14,15-9, Jhashank Kashyap bt
Ayush Narang 15-13,15-4, Randeep
Singh bt Brijesh Verma 15-4,15-7,
Anirudh Sunil bt Sahaj Tyagi
16-14,12-15,15-4, Saksham bt Om
Pranav 15-9,15-8, Rahoul Kanne bt
Shreeman Sanjal Babu 15-6,15-5,
Virendra Patel bt Lakshanka
Vaishnav 15-8,15-8, Rohan Thool bt
Shiv Singla 15-7,15-6, Gaurav Sharma
bt Sahil Kumar 16-14,15-11, Ansh
Tirdia bt Vasu Rana 15-13,15-5, R
Goyat bt Shubh Tailor
8-15,15-12,15-13, Y Madaan bt De-
vansh Sharma 15-10,15-8, Kavin
Thang bt Manav Choudhary
15-5,15-8, A Negi bt Pranav Makkar
15-10,15-5, A Budhwar bt Shikhar
Nashine 15-10,12-15,15-10, Shiv
Bhardwaj bt Manish Pandey
15-5,15-9, Uneeth Krishna BV bt B
Mahto 15-10,16-14, , Charan Naik
Kelavathu bt Varshith Reddy B
15-7,15-12, C Seth bt Arjun Parkash
15-9,15-8, Pushaan Leo Paul bt
Anshuman Shukla 15-9,15-8, Manoj
DN bt Avadh Bhati 15-5,15-11, Naren
Iyer bt Sehaj Bhardwaj 15-5,15-6,
Rajan Yadav bt Yash Tuteja 15-8,15-9,
S Sharma bt Lakshay Malik 15-5,15-8,
n A match in progress between Patiala and Sangrur during the Punjab Inter-District Cricket Tournament
for U-16 ML Markan Trophy at the HR Saggi ground in Patiala on Tuesday.
(6 for 16) impressed with the
ball. He ran through the Mohali
batting line-up.
AMRITSAR TAKE 1ST
INNINGS LEAD
AMRITSAR: Amritsar grabbed a
first innings lead of 43 runs on
Day 1 of the two-day match
against Muktsar at Gandhi
Ground on Tuesday.
On winning the toss, Muktsar
opted to bat and were bowled
out for 114 runs in 50.6 overs in
their first innings. Opener
Arpan Singh (45) top-scored for
Muktsar.
For the hosts, Fatehdeep
Singh (5 for 20) bowled well to
claim a fifer. Apart from him,
Anirudh Sharma (2 for 40) was
among the wickets. He bagged
twin wickets.
In reply, Amritsar batsmen
showed mettle and were 157 for
3 in 42 overs.
One down batsman, Arsh-
Dhruvkumar Raval bt Anmol Bhatia
15-8,15-9, Abhinaav K bt Angshuman
Gogoi 7-15,15-11,15-11, H Nagpal bt
Aaryan Goyal 15-11,10-15,15-9,
Shaurya Singh bt Hasil Tewari
15-7,15-9, Saharsh Mohan bt Aahan
Pathak 15-9,15-13, Pankaj T bt
Sehrawat 9-15,15-12,15-6, Madhav
Kanojia bt Harsh Anand Deshwal
10-15,15-12,15-9, A Chaudhary bt
Sachin Yadav 15-2,15-4, Kuber Varma
bt Vaasu Himmatrka 15-9,12-15,15-7,
M Rana bt Nikhil 15-10,15-10, Ankit
Chahal bt Yash Thombare 15-10,15-8,
Prithvi Kapoor bt Shasvat Vijay V
15-11,13-15,15-12, Anish Chandra J bt
Mayank Aggarwal 15-8,15-5, Sannid-
hya Nautiyal bt Tushar Pal 15-5,15-12,
Sarthak Garg bt Anurag Singh
15-8,15-6, Saket CS bt Aashish
Agnihotri 18-16,15-7, Arunsreevatsan
M bt Ayush Dash 15-11,15-13, Harshit
Gupta bt Harsh Kumar 15-11,15-6, A
Fallary bt Apurv 15-13,15-8, H Jadhav
bt S Saroha 15-3,15-3, Taukir Ahmed
bt Ved Singh 15-12,13-15,15-12, Ankit T
bt Boragohain 15-10,15-11, Bhuvak
Dabas bt Jayasuriya B 15-13,15-11,
Saksh Bhatt bt Shahil Malik
15-8,15-8, Anurag Kumar bt Shiv
Mishra 15-11,9-15,15-10, Pranay Katta
bt Udayveer 15-8,15-10, Kanishik
Choudhari bt J Gumbar 15,15-13,17-15,
DAY 1 BRIEF SCORES
Match 1: Sangrur (1st Innings): 58
all out in 41.5 overs (Sukhraj Singh
10, Aryan Sharma 9, Emanjot Singh
4 for 8, Baltej Singh 2 for 4)
Patiala (1st Innings): 268 for 7
declared (Kabir Garg 82, Sambhav
52, Divansh Garg 51)
Match 2: Sangrur (2nd innings):
18 for 2 (Amrinder 13, Emanjot 1 for
0, Abhinav 1 for 10)
Moga (1st Innings): 102 all out in
40.1 overs (Mukhand Deep Singh
28, Harmanjot Singh 15 no,
Karanveer Singh 14, Himanshu 5
for 19, Aarav Mahajan 2 for 21,
deep Singh (58 no) and Arpit Raj-
put (11 no) were at the crease for
the hosts when the first day’s
play ended.
Earlier, openers Sumitpal
Sahil Kumar bt Dorje Tamang
15-6,15-8, Rajiv Goyat bt Anuj
Bartwal 15-7,12-15,15-6, Ytharth
Madaan bt Akshit Narang
15-12,15-17,15-12, Puranjay Sharma bt
Jatin Gandhi 15-7,15-13, Akshat Negi
bt Deepanshu 15-11,15-11, Anshul
Budhwar bt Vishal Katheria
15-10,15-10, Uneeth Krishna BV bt
Harshit Sharma 16-14,15-12, Binay
Mahto bt Rajat Jakhar 15-11,15-7,
Adarsh Subramanian R bt Manasvi
15-10,15-12, Chirag Seth bt Adarsh
15-4,15-7, Manoj DN bt Sunny Narwal
15-3,15-9, Naren Iyer bt Yuvraj Singh
15-10,15-9, Harshit Nagpal bt
Anirudh Nair 13-15,15-4,15-8, Saharsh
Mohan bt Yogeshwar Narang
15-6,15-5, Tarun Sehrawat bt Peey-
ush Singh 15-4,15-11, Abhishek
Chaudhary bt Anhad Singh Pabla
15-11,15-13, Prithvi Kapoor bt Harshit
Mishra 15-5,15-3, Sannidhya Nautiyal
bt Vinay Tyagi 15-13,15-10, Harshit
Gupta bt Shailendra Bhatia
15-4,15-4, Arjun Fallary bt Anurag
Jalan 17-15,11-15,19-17
Girls’ singles U-19: Shagunpreet
Kaur bt Mahima Tomar 15-6,15-12,
Sheethal D bt Vidushi Singh
15-7,12-15,15-13, Sneha Singh bt
Megha Nasir 15-4,15-6, Divya bt
BHARAT BHUSHAN/HT
Sehajman Singh 2 for 19), Mohali
(1st Innings): 98 all out in 56.2
overs (Aryan Bhatia 61, Raghuveer
Narang 16, Karanveer Singh 6 for
16, Mukhand Deep Singh 2 for 31,
Navjeet 2 for 26).
Match 3: Muktsar (1st Innings):
114 all out in 50.6 overs (Arpan
Singh 45, Amit Kumar 10, Nikhil
Sidana 14, Fatehdeep Singh 5 for
20, Anirudh Sharma 2 for 40),
Amritsar (1st Innings): 157 for 3 in
42 overs (Arshdeep Singh 58 no,
Sumitpal Singh 40, Vansh Rishi 24,
Sandeep Nishad 23, Navsher Singh
1 for 43, Parinaazbir Singh 1 for 57)
Singh (40) and Vansh Rishi (24)
propelled the hosts, who are
leading by 43 runs in their first
innings with seven wickets in
hand.
SANT ARORA/HT
Vidisha Chawla 15-6,15-2, Sai Shriya
Yanamandra bt Pramila Sharma
15-7,15-10, Deeya Mishra bt Sruthika
Senthil 15-9,15-11, Yazvi Balooni bt
Vineeta Panchal 15-5,15-12, Urvi
Thakurdesai bt Rudrani Jaiswal
15-10,12-15,15-7, Mahi Naresh bt
Manvi Draboo 15-1,15-2, Sant Kaur bt
Niki Rapria 15-12,13-15,15-12, Akshita
Anil Radha bt Radhika Sharma
15-13,15-13, Sakshi Asrani bt Hazel
Sehrawat 15-6,15-10, Nikita bt Tia
Mahajan 15-2,15-5, Soumya Ragha-
van bt Divyanshi 15-6,15-5, Mili
Verma bt Palak Arora 15-9,17-15, Riju
Patidar bt Vedika Dahiya
7-15,15-10,15-9, Ananya Muni bt
Jaismeen Malhi 15-4,13-15,15-11,
Khushi Thakkar bt Aashna Jagdev
15-10,15-11, Samayara Panwar bt Jiya
Rawat 15-11,15-11, Durva Gupta bt
Muskan 15-4,15-7, Pragya Juliani
Bodra bt Nimar Kaur Virk 15-10,15-6,
Anushka Yadav bt Trisha Mahajan
16-14,15-3, Shavi Bhatnagar bt
Charmie 15-7,15-13, Aarya Gharge bt
Parul Gahlawat 15-5,15-10, Bhargavi
K bt Sana Verma 16-18,15-11,15-5,
Tanisha Giri bt Garima Kundu
15-7,15-7, Meghana Reddy M bt Tanya
Sharma 15-3,15-1, Divyanshi Sharma
bt Ria Singh 15-5,15-5, Riddhima
Raturi bt Vaasvi Singal 15-7,15-13,
FC MITTAL
TROPHY GETS
UNDERWAY
TODAY
HT Correspondent
n chdsportsdesk@hindustantimes.com
CHANDIGARH : A total of five dis-
tricts namely Mohali, Ludhiana,
Amritsar, Jalandhar and Patiala,
will be competing in the Punjab
State Inter District Senior one-
day tournament for FC Mittal
Trophy starting August 14. The
final will be held on August 25.
The tournament opener will
between Patlala and Jalandhar to
be played, Patiala at Dhruv Pan-
dove stadium while Mohali will
be travelling to Ludhiana for
their fixture against Ludhiana.
Patiala will cross swords with
Jalandhar in Patiala while Lud-
hiana will take on Mohali in Lud-
hiana on August 14.
Amritsar will clash with in
Mohali while Patiala will meet
Ludhiana in Ludhiana on August
17. Amritsar will lock horns with
Jalandhar in Amritsar while
Patiala will play against Mohali
in Patiala on August 19. Amritsar
will face off Ludhiana in Amrit-
sar while Jalandhar will take on
Mohali in Mohali on August 21.
Amritsar will clash with Patiala
in Patiala while Jalandhar will
play against Ludhiana in Ludhi-
ana on August 23.
Army XI score 5-3 victory over
Air India in All-India hockey
HT Correspondent
n chdsportsdesk@hindustantimes.com
BENGALURU : A sensational come-
back by Bharat Petroleum Cor-
poration Ltd (BPCL) in the
dying minutes of the match
ensured they drew 5-5 against
nemesis Indian Oil Corporation
Ltd (IOCL) in a high-scoring
Pool A encounter here at the
Dolo-650 Bangalore Cup All
India Hockey Tournament 2019
(Men) on Tuesday.
It was late goals by Bengaluru
lad Abharan Sudev (57’) and
Mohd. Amir Khan (59’) that top-
pled a strong 5-3 lead posted by
IOCL through goals by Affan
Yousaf (3’), Talwinder Singh
(8’), Gurjinder Singh (14’ & 20’)
and Sumit Kumar (42’) to even-
tually play a draw 5-5.
The high-voltage match lived
up to the billing with both teams
showcasing aggression in their
pursuit from hooter-to-hooter.
First quarter saw IOCL strik-
ers Talwinder Singh and Affan
Yousaf work a lethal combina-
tion in the forwardline to earn a
splendid 2-0 lead within eight
minutes from start time.
Though an infringement by
IOCL defenders in the circle
gave away a penalty stroke
which was well-converted by
Devinder Walmiki and nar-
rowed IOCL lead to 2-1, goals by
dragflicker Gurjinder Singh (14’
& 20’) ensured IOCL stayed in 4-2
lead despite BPCL forward
Haryana Steelers Amateur golfer Sneha
take on UP Yoddha eyes glory again
HT Correspondent
n chdsportsdesk@hindustantimes.com
CHANDIGARH/AHMEDABAD: Haryana
Steelers have been on a roll ever
since the return of raider Vikash
Kandola and they will look to
maintain their fine run on
Wednesday against UP Yoddha in
their seventh match of the Pro
Kabaddi League season seven at
the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad.
Vikash apart from impressing
with his raids has also been bril-
liant defensively in the last few
matches. Even though the team
were trailing for most parts of the
match against Bengaluru Bulls,
they never gave up. They fought
hard and made sure they took
home all five points.
“We have been focusing a lot
on our mistakes and making sure
we don’t repeat them. In the ear-
lier matches when we made these
mistakes, we couldn’t come back.
You can expect us to play how we
played against the Bulls going
forward in the league,” said
Vikash.
Defender Vikas Kale has been
exceptional for the Steelers, play-
ing his game to perfection. He has
ensured the opponent’s trump
card remains out of the pitch for
most periods of the match.
H INDUSTA N TIMES, C H A N D I G AR H
WE DNESDAY, AUGUST 14 , 2019
RESULTS
IOCL (Affan Yousaf 3’, Tal-
winder Singh 8’, Gurjinder
Singh 14’, Gurjinder Singh 20’,
Sumit Kumar 42’) drew with
BPCL (Devinder Walmiki 10’,
Mohd Amir Khan 20’, Shilan-
and Lakra 39’, Abharan Sudev
57’, Mohd Amir Khan 59’) 5-5
Army XI (Prathap Shindhe 8’,
Rajant Rajput 14’ & 50’, Binay
Bengra 20’, Siraju Alira 59’)
beat Air India, Mumbai (Arjun
Sharma 26’, Shivendra Singh
39’ & 41’) 5-3
Amir Khan’s 18th minute goal.
The third quarter saw BPCL
make amends to a poor start as
they stitched together a tight
defence while their fowards
worked in tandem to create
potential circle entries.
In the 39th minute, unmarked
Shilanand Lakra picked up a
good assist by Dipsan Tirkey to
score from the top of the
circle.
The following minutes saw
Sumit Kumar score from a
rebound that came off the BPCL
goalkeeper Vikas Dahiya’s pads
after he defended Yuvraj Wal-
miki’s shot on goal.
The 42nd minute goal
ensured IOCL stayed ahead 5-3
but poor finishing and lacklus-
ter defence saw them concede
two crucial goals in the final
Press Trust of India
n chdsportsdesk@hindustantimes.com
HYDERABAD: Amateur Sneha
Singh will be looking to clinch
her second title in succession
when she tees off at the 12th Leg
of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf
Tour, starting on Wednesday,
here at the Boulder Hills Golf &
Country Club.
Winner of the 11th Leg at the
Hyderabad Golf Association
course, local girl Sneha is also a
regular at the Boulder Hills
venue.
Another amateur Shreya Pal,
who finished a creditable fifth
last week, is also back in the
field.
Among the leading names
from the Pro Tour, Ridhima Dil-
awari, three time winner this
season leads the list, while oth-
ers include Hero Order of Merit
leader Gaurika Bishnoi and No.
2 Neha Tripathi.
Meanwhile, Panchkula’s
Amandeep Drall and Kapur-
thala’s Gursimar Badwal are
the other leading contenders in
the field.
Last week Sneha, showing
maturity and caliber way
beyond her 15 years, beat a
strong field including Vani
PRATHAP SHINDHE (8TH
MIN), RAJANT RAJPUT
(14 MIN AND 50 MIN),
BINAY BENGRA (20 MIN)
AND SIRAJU ALIRA (59
MIN) WERE THE
SCORERS FOR ARMY XI
quarter, making them settle for
a draw.
In another fiercely-fought
Pool B match, Army XI over-
came a stiff challenge from Air
India, Mumbai, to beat them 5-3.
It was Army XI who made a
dominating start with a 3-0 lead
following goals by Prathap
Shindhe (8’), Rajant Rajput (14’)
and Binay Bengra (20’).
Air India bounced back with
an improvised attack to score in
the 26th minute through Arjun
Sharma and kept up the tempo
in the third quarter as they
struck back-to-back goals in the
39th and 41st minute through
star striker Shivendra Singh.
But a tiring Air India team
were a no-match to Army XI’s
fitness and grit as they held
their nerves till the final hooter.
Missing PCs added to Air
India’s woes while Army XI
marched to victory with crucial
goals in the 50th minute and
59th minute through Rajant Raj-
put and Siraju Alira
respectively.
PANCHKULA’S
AMANDEEP DRALL
AND KAPURTHALA’S
GURSIMAR BADWAL
ARE THE OTHER
LEADING CONTENDERS
IN THE FIELD
Kapoor, to join a select band of
amateurs who have won a pro
event.
That select band includes the
likes of Aditi Ashok, Diksha
Dagar, Tvesa Malik and Rid-
hima Dilawari.
Pranavi Urs, Gurbani Singh,
Raksha Phadke and Mehar
Atwal have also won titles on
Hero WPG Tour as amateurs.
As the second half of the sea-
son rolls on, regulars like
Amandeep Drall and Gursimar
Badwal, who have often domi-
nated the local tour and won
numerous times, have won just
once each and would be looking
to add to that.
This season six players have
won the 11 events held so far,
with three of them -- Ridhima
(3), Gaurika (2) and Tvesa (2) --
being multiple winners.
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MAN HELD WITH
COUNTRYMADE
PISTOL
LUDHIANA: Two days ahead of
Independence Day, the CIA staff-1
of Ludhiana police commissioner-
ate arrested a 26-year-old man
and recovered a countrymade
illegal pistol, one live cartridge
and four shells from his posses-
sion on Monday. The accused has
been identified as Harish Kumar,
26, of Raebareli of Uttar Pradesh.
CIA-1 in-charge sub-inspector
Avtar Singh said the accused had
come to city two months ago and
he had bought the pistol from UP
for executing crime in city. A case
under Sections 25, 54, 59 of Arms
Act has been registered. HTC

Gurdwara mgmt head

assaulted in Jagraon
LUDHIANA : Four unidentified
miscreants allegedly assaulted a
local gurdwara management
committee head of Chakar village n Protesters blocking tracks at Dhandari Kalan; and (right) disrupting traffic at Bharat Nagar Chowk in Ludhiana during Punjab bandh to protest the demolition of a Guru Ravidas temple in Delhi. GURPREET SINGH/HT
in Jagraon with rods and sticks.
The victim, Dalip Singh, 65, said

Bandh throws life out of gear in city

both his legs were fractured in the
incident and the accused alleg-
edly threatened to kill him.
Assistant sub-inspector of police
Manohar Lal said they are scan-
ning CCTVs installed in the area to
nab the accused. He added that
an FIR under Section 307 (murder)
of the Indian Penal Code has been
registered against unidentified
persons. HTC
Sports trials disrupted
due to Punjab bandh
LUDHIANA: The Punjab sports
department trials for selecting
candidates to 17 sports wings
across state and induct them into
colleges were disrupted due to
Punjab bandh. No new date has
been announced for trails. HTC
Sale deeds in name
of dead: LIT told
to hold inquiry
LUDHIANA: Suspecting an alleged
scam wherein sale deeds of two
plots in Shaheed Bhagat Singh
(SBS) Nagar were registered by
two clerks of Ludhiana Improve-
ment Trust (LIT) in the name of
dead persons, the Punjab Local
bodies department has sent a
reminder to LIT for conducting an
inquiry. ››P4
debate of
the week
CIVIC SENSE
WHOSE
RESPONSIBILITY
IS IT ANYWAYS?
From spitting at public places
to littering garbage, a number
of Ludhianvis lack civic sense.
Moreover, incidents of road
rage, vandalism and creating
nuisance are rising. What
steps should be taken to
inculcate civic sense in city
residents?
Send your views to
ludhiana@hindustan-
times.com by August 17
RAVIDASIA COMMUNITY PROTEST Armed with iron rods, agitators force traders to shut shops, lay siege to road, rail lines, residents suffer
HT Correspondent
n ludhiana@htlive.com
LUDHIANA: Normal life was
affected as highways, roads, mar-
kets, malls and petrol pumps
remained shut for a major part of
the day in wake of the Punjab
Bandh call given by members of
the Ravidasia community, who
were protesting against the dem-
olition of Guru Ravidas temple in
Delhi’s Tughlakabad area.
Police commissioner Sukh-
chain Singh Gill had issued prohi-
bitionary orders under Section
144 of Code of Criminal Proce-
dure, however, this did not step
them protesters from wrecking
havoc in the city. The protesters
took out rods, downed shutters,
stopped buses and trains and took
the city to ransom as they staged
a protest. Many of them were seen
riding bikes, taking repeated
rounds of various roads in the
city threatening shopkeepers
who were found with shops open
even as police remained mute
spectators. The protestors also
vandalised a sweetmeat shop in
Khanna after they found it open.
The mob also blocked National
Highway-1 at Jalandhar Bypass
Chowk and did not allow traffic to
pass through Samrala Chowk,
Bharat Nagar Chowk, Gill Canal
Bridge on Ludhiana Ferozepur
road and Sherpur Chowk for a
major part of the day. At Jalan-
dhar bypass, they were seen
breaking a pole and also a tree
using it to block the road.
At other places, the protestors
even used police barricades to
stop traffic. On the Ferozepur
road near Mullanpur Dakha, the
protestors also blocked the road
with a tractor.
Meanwhile, the Bandh
remained unaffected on Gill road,
where most of the shops
remained open. Some shops in
other areas opened by late even-
ing.
Commuters were a harried lot
as they did not get any public
vehicle during heavy rain that hit
the city on Tuesday morning.
The protestors also burnt effi-
gies of Prime Minister Narendra
Modi. Satwinderjit Singh Hira,
national president of Adi Dharam
Mission also reached Ludhiana
and joined the protest. He said
that the protest will continue and
they are chalking out a plan to
stage a protest at Jantar Mantar
in Delhi.
‘DIDN’T SPARE
EVEN PATIENTS’
Jagjit Singh, a resident of Ishar
Nagar, stated that his wife is suf-
fering from renal problem. He
was taking her to Christian Medi-
cal College and Hospital (CMCH)
on Tuesday morning for dialyses,
but they got stuck in the traffic
jam as the protestors had blocked
the road due to the protest.
Police commissioner Sukh-
chain Singh Gill said around 3,000
police personnel were on road
along with all 35 officers of assist-
ant commissioner of police (ACP)
rank and above. He claimed that
no incident of violence has been
reported in the city.
While district administration
offices remained open, the foot-
fall was thin. Due to the bandh,
the full dress rehearsal for Inde- n Police personnel on duty near the Gur Mandi market in Ludhiana. The streets wore a deserted look as protesters forced all shopkeepers to down their shutters. Police
pendence Day could not be held. commissioner Sukhchain Singh Gill said around 3,000 police personnel were on road to maintain the law and order situation. GURPREET SINGH

Passengers stranded as bus services halted Protest hits business ahead of

Harvinder Kaur
n harvinder.kaur@htlive.com

LUDHIANA: Thousands of passen-

gers were left stranded for hours
on Tuesday as bus services came
to a halt in Ludhiana amid the
state-wide protest call by Ravi-
das community members.
The platform of Amar Sukh-
dev Singh Inter State Bus Termi-
nal (ISBT) Ludhiana remained
crowded in the morning with
passengers remaining largely
clueless about the resumption of
the bus service. While the buses
were moving in and out of the
bus stand as per routine from
4:30am onwards, the services
came to a halt around 9.45am
after the protestors started
blocking major routes.
As many as 250 buses, both
government and private, were
stationed at Ludhiana ISBT amid
protest, leaving commuters has-
sled.
Charanjit Singh, 35, a city resi-
dent, who had to go Moga for
attending a business meeting
was infuriated with the sudden
halt of bus services. “After read-
ing about the reports of the state-
wide protest, I called the ISBT
inquiry office for confirmation
yesterday at 8pm and again in
the morning at 9am. They told
me that the buses are moving as
per routine but now I am left
with no option but to hire a cab,”
said Charanjit.
Ludhiana ISBT is one of the
busiest in the state with on an
average 2,500 buses plying to
various destinations everyday.
n Buses parked at inter-state bus terminus in Ludhiana in wake of the bandh call by members of the
Ravidas community.
Tarsem Singh, an operator at
the inquiry room of PUNBUS
informed that since Monday aft-
ernoon, they received over 100
calls from people on whether the
buses will ply on Tuesday or not.
“There was no official order can-
celling the bus services for Tues-
day. We communicated the same
to the people. It was only after
facing blockage on different
routes that the operators decided
not the ply their buses,” he
said.
Sukhdev Kaur, 60, who was
travelling to her in-laws place in
Sirhind, said, “I boarded the
Punjab Roadways bus from ISBT
at around 9:30am. But just after
20 minutes when the bus reached
Dhandari Kalan, we were put on
a different bus by the driver who
brought us back to the bus
stand,” she said. “I can’t afford to
spend money on travelling every
day. They should not have
boarded passengers if the bus
services were to be cancelled.
They should give our money
back,” she added.
‘PASSENGERS CAN
TRAVEL WITH UNUSED
TICKET TOMORROW’
Dalip Singh, station supervisor
at ISBT, Ludhiana, who was
approached by many passengers
at his office after the bus services
GURPREET SINGH/HT
got halted after 9:45am said
affected passengers can use the
bus tickets they brought on
Tuesday.
“Any passenger who has the
Punjab Roadways ticket for
Tuesday can use the same ticket
on Wednesday. In case, they face
any problem, they can approach
us. Our team is trying its best to
guide the stranded passengers,”
said Daleep Singh.
A few private bus drivers and
conductors who were heading to
Jalandhar, Moga and Patiala
were seen boarding
passengers at 11am though the
services resumed only at
4 pm.
Raksha Bandhan, traders irked
HT Correspondent
n ludhiana@hindustantimes.com
LUDHIANA: Shopkeepers and trad-
ers in the city cried foul over the
protest by Ravidas community
on Tuesday as it dampened the
Rakhi spirit.
Traders in Jawahar Nagar
market, Model Town market,
Sarabha Nagar market cried
fould as their business was hit
merely two days before the festi-
val. The traders rued that the
market is already going through
a slump and their investment
worth lakhs would go waste.
Jawahar Nagar shopkeepers
association president Om Pra-
kash Ahuja said the shopkeepers
have nothing to do with the pro-
test but they will still have to
bear the brunt for the same.
“This is the time for shopkeepers
to earn from their investment
but now they have only one day
to sell off the rakhis. The same
rakhis cannot be sold the next
year as the trend changes and
many also gets damaged in
stores,” said Ahuja.
Model Town market associa-
tion president Amarjit Singh
said shopkeepers were waiting
for protesters to move off the
road since morning but to no
avail.
INDUSTRY CRIES FOUL
The Chamber of Industrial
and Commercial Undertakings
(CICU) condemned the role of
n Police personnel on duty outside the JMD Mall, Railway Station
Road, in Ludhiana on Tuesday.
ruling parties, opposition parties
and district administration for
the disorder created due to Pun-
jab bandh on Tuesday.
Association president Upkar
Singh Ahuja said CICU had
arranged a meeting with a multi-
national company for its mem-
bers but they could reach the city
from Chandigarh because of the
protest. “Factories and business
establishments remained closed
due to which we suffered huge
monetary losses. Also no gov-
ernment body informed the
industry about the Punjab
GURPREET SINGH/HT
Bandh call,” said Ahuja.
A CICU member said that two
groups of his customers came to
the city on Tuesday. While one
was stopped on their way from
Sahnewal airport, the other was
stopped at Jagraon bridge when
they departed from the railway
station. One of the customers
was also thrashed at Jagraon
bridge.
Federation of Punjab Small
Industries Association (FOP-
SIA) president Badish Jindal
said that transaction of over
₹1,000 crore were affected in the
SAY THIS IS THE ONLY
TIME THEY HAVE TO SELL
OFF THE RAKHIS
AS THE TREND WILL
CHANGE THE NEXT YEAR
city on Tuesday as the industri-
alists were not able to dispatch
the material. Bank transactions
could also not take place and the
industrialists were not even able
to reach at their respective
industrial units, said Jindal.
TRUCKS STOPPED AT
TRANSPORT NAGAR
As protesters blocked the roads
and national highways during
protest, over 1,000 trucks were
stalled at Transport Nagar in the
city.
Ludhiana goods transport
association general secretary
Jagdish Singh Jassowal said no
transporter was ready to take
risk and the government should
not encourage such type of pro-
tests as it causes losses in lakhs
to the transporters. The orders
got delayed and this also affects
the revenue of government in
form of taxes and toll collection.
Trucks from J and K, Haryana,
Gujarat, Rajasthan etc were also
stationed at the Transport Nagar
and would move only after the
roads are clear, said Jassowal.
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Amid confusion, students return from
centres without taking retest exams
PUNJAB BANDH Private educational institutions were closed due to a statewide shutdown call
by Ravidasia community to protest the demolition of a 15th century Guru Ravidas temple in Delhi
HT Correspondent
n ludhiana@hindustantimes.com
LUDHIANA : Amid a confusion on
whether the government
schools and colleges would
function on Tuesday, a number
of students arrived at their cen-
tres to take the Punjab School
Education Board (PSEB) com-
partment examinations but had
to go back home without writing
their papers.
The private educational insti-
tutions were closed due to a
statewide ‘bandh’ called by
Ravidasia community to
protest the demolition of a 15th
century Guru Ravidas temple in
Delhi.
EXAMS POSTPONED
A day ahead of the examina-
tions, PSEB had announced to
postpone physics and business
studies compartment papers of
Class 12, and science of Class 10.
Examinations of the three sub-
jects were scheduled on
Tuesday.
“I went to my examination
centre that was Government
Senior Secondary School
(GSSS), Multipurpose, at 10am
to appear in my compartment
examination but the teachers on
duty told me that the board
(PSEB) had postponed the paper
due to Punjab bandh call. I trav-
elled 40km to reach the exami-
nation centre but had to return
Adulterated milk
can lead to abortion,
says IVF expert
HT Correspondent
n ludhiana@hindustantimes.com
LUDHIANA: Milk adulterated with
oxytocin should be avoided by
pregnant women as it may lead to
abortion and babies may be born
with deformities, said an IVF
expert from city through an advi-
sory issued on Tuesday.
Milk is known for its health
benefits in people of all age
groups.
Lately the problem of adultera-
tion of food products has multi-
plied to alarming extents thus
posing health issues.
Milk and dairy products are no
exception. Cattle are injected
steroids and hormones to boost
delivery of milk production.
“Oxytocin is one such injec-
tion that not only affects cattle
but also humans. The injected
oxytocin reaches the human
body through consumption
of milk or any other dairy prod-
ucts causing several side effects,”
says Dr Bakul Kapoor, IVF spe-
cialist, Indira IVF Hospital.
“This is one of the reasons for
early onset of puberty among
girls, development of breasts in
male and lack of testosterone pro-
duction due to hormonal imbal-
ance. It increases the risk of hae-
morrhage in mothers after birth
and can also inhibit breastfeed-
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n Government Model Senior Secondary School, Cemetery Road, wears a deserted look in Ludhiana on
Tuesday. Around 10% students managed to reach govt schools and colleges in the city. GURPREET SINGH/HT
home without taking my exami-
nation,” said a Class 10 student,
Parul Kumari, who hails from
Raikot.
Another student, Amrit
Singh, said, “I was not aware
that the college would be closed
today (Tuesday). After reaching
Arya College, I found the gates
shut. Upon asking, I was told
that the college was not func-
tioning for the day.” Most of the
THE INJECTED OXYTOCIN
REACHES HUMAN
BODY THROUGH
CONSUMPTION OF MILK
OR DAIRY PRODUCTS
CAUSING SIDE EFFECTS
ing,” she added. Hormones like
prolactin, luteinizing hor-
mone(LH), estrogens, progester-
one, oxytocin, growth hormone,
thyroid-stimulating hormone are
present in milk which may cause
hormonal imbalance leading to
infertility in humans as well.
“Among females, PCOS and
endometriosis have become com-
mon which may be attributed to
drinking milk containing excess
estrogen. Over 70% estrogen lev-
els in the humans are from ani-
mal-derived dairy products. Such
hormones are known to be endo-
crine disruptors and play havoc
with the hormonal balance caus-
ing anovulation,” said Dr
Kapoor.
Thus it is important to under-
stand how adulterated milk can
cause health issues in both males
and females. Boiling milk can
help eliminate traces of oxytocin.
Thus a little vigilance can help
save us from a number of health
and fertility issues, she added.
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private schools also remained
closed for the day.
THIN ATTENDANCE
Around 10% students managed
to reach government schools
and colleges in the city, while
the rest preferred staying at
home in view of the security
concerns.
At GSSS, Indrapuri, only 100
students turned up out of the
n Gagandeep Singh Brar
PAU student bags
scholarship for
Phd in USA
LUDHIANA: Gagandeep Singh Brar,
an MSc student of department of
entomology, PAU, brought lau-
rels to the university by bagging
full scholarship for pursuing PhD
at Colorado State University,
USA.
PAU department of entomol-
ogy head Pardeep Kumar
Chhuneja said Gagandeep will
work under Dr Vamsi Nalam‘s
guidance on two viral diseases in
sugar beet, rhizomnia and beet
curly top. He will receive
research assistantship of US$
23,000 per annum and health
insurance throughout his PhD.
Gagandeep recently com-
pleted his MSc in entomology
wherein he worked on ‘structural
and functional characterisation
of double sex (dsx) gene in cotton
whitefly’ under the guidance of
Dr Satnam Singh at PAU
Regional Research Station, Far-
idkot. V-C Baldev Singh Dhillon
congratulated the student. HTC
total 600 students in the school.
The situation was no differ-
ent in other government
schools. Only 80 students
reached GSSS, Multipurpose,
which has a count of 1,950 stu-
dents studying in Classes 6 to 12.
In city colleges too, low
attendance was witnessed at
both -- SCD Government College
and Government College for
Girls (GCG).
City NGO to produce song on organ donation 3 HELD WITH
Amarpal Singh
n amarpal.singh@htlive.com
LUDHIANA: A city-based non-gov-
ernmental organisation (NGO)
‘Punarjot Eye Bank Society’
along with the support of 15
artistes from Punjabi film indus-
try, is coming up with a song on
organ donation.
The NGO named ‘Punarjot Eye
Bank Society’ has opted for an
audio-visual method with a
motive to generate awareness
among the public regarding the
importance of organ donation.
Apart from this, the video of the
song is being directed with the
support of non-resident Indians
(NRIs) living in different
countries. It also features resi-
dents of different religions and
countries.
“There are hundreds and thou-
sands of people who either die due
to organ failure or remain blind
for their entire lives. It is not the
only problem in India but also in
other countries, and can be
resolved when we all will work
together towards a common aim.
In the song, people of different
religions and different countries
will carry a torch, a symbol of
integrity and friendship, so that
we can spread awareness across
the world,” said Punarjot Eye
Bank Society chairman and man-
aging director, Dr Ramesh
Chand.
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I went to my centre to
take my compartment
examination. I travelled
40km to reach the
centre but had to return
home without taking
my examination.
PARUL KUMARI, Class 10 student
The college authorities said
that heavy rain in the morning
was another reason for the low
turnout of students.
Teachers said that they faced
problems in reaching their
schools due to waterlogging and
traffic snarls in the morning.
In the afternoon, due to road
blockage by protesters, teachers
and students had to take longer
routes to reach their homes.
In view of the bandh, several
private schools in the district
were also closed.
The schools included DAV
Public School, BRS Nagar; BCM
Arya Model Senior Secondary
School, Shastri Nagar; BCM
Secondary School, Sector-32;
BCM School, Dugri; Bal
Bharati Public School; Kundan
Vidya Mandir, all branches of
Green Land School and
Sacred Heart Convent School,
BRS Nagar.
n (From left) singer Surinder Shinda (in maroon) felicitating a liver donor in presence of singer Lehmber
Hussainpuri (in yellow) and Punarjot Eye Bank Society chairman Dr Ramesh Chand (in white). HT PHOTO
an eight minute song which has
been sung by 15 Punjabi singers,
including Sardool Sikander, Sur-
inder Shinda, Kanth Kaler, Bal-
winder Safri and Lehmber Hus-
sainpuri. The lyrics of the song
have been written by Binder
Nawanpindia.
Dr Ramesh said that half of the
videography of the song was done
here in Punjab, while the shoot-
ing of the remaining half was
done in England. The song will be
released later this month.
The organ donation includes
donation of kidney, lungs, heart,
eye and liver and among these,
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n Apoorv Prakash (left) from PAU being felicitated with the IEI Young Engineers Award by Tripura chief
minister Biplab Kumar Deb (second from right) at Pragna Bhawan, Agartala.
PAU scientist gets Young
Engineers Award
HT Correspondent
n ludhiana@hindustantimes.com
LUDHIANA : Assistant production
engineer, department of farm
machinery and power engineer-
ing of Punjab Agricultural Uni-
versity (PAU), Apoorv Prakash,
was conferred with the IEI
Young Engineers Award by Tri-
pura chief minister (CM) Biplab
Kumar Deb.
The award was presented to
Prakash during the ‘33rd
National Convention of Agricul-
tural Engineers and National
Conference on Commercial
Crops Processing and Value
Addition’ organised by the Insti-
eye donation has become more
common, said the doctor.
“Eyes are donated after the
death of a person but it is very
difficult to influence the kin as
here, people still believe in some
superstitions. Whether the person
has pledged or not, the consent of
the kin is compulsory,” he said.
“However, we are generating
awareness among residents from
time to time. Since 2003, there
have been 6,700 eye donations
done in association with Punarjot
Eye Bank Society and 5,200 cornia
have been transplanted, that too
free of cost,” Dr Ramesh said. He
H INDUSTAN TIMES, C H A N D I G AR H
WE DNESDAY, AUGUST 14 , 2019
APOORV PRAKASH WAS
AWARDED FOR HIS
CONTRIBUTION TO
AGRICULTURAL
ENGINEERING AND
PRECISION FARMING
tution of Engineers (India) at
Pragna Bhawan, Agartala, Tri-
pura, on August 10 and 11. Pra-
kash got the award for his contri-
bution to agricultural engineer-
ing. After the inaugural session,
he showcased his achievements
in the field of precision farming.
Tripura agriculture minister
appealed to the residents to come
forward for the cause saying that
there is no disfigurement of one’s
face when his/her eyes are
donated, moreover, artificial
eyes are fixed after harvesting
the tissue.
“Whenever a person dies, the
people who are close to the
parents or other family members
must convince the kin for
organ donation of the body,” he
said. He also said that a person
with cancer, HIV or with bacteria
in the bloodstream which can
cause diseases, cannot donate
organs.
HT PHOTO
Pranajit Singha Roy, agricul-
tural engineering division board
chairman and other officials
of IEI were present at the
ceremony.
The Institution of Engineers
(India) instituted the IEI Young
Engineers Award to promote the
pursuit of excellence in the field
of engineering. The award con-
sists of a plaque and a certificate
and its purpose is to recognise
the outstanding achievements or
contributions made by young
engineers in engineering
research.
PAU vice-chancellor Baldev
Singh Dhillon Singh congratu-
lated him.
19KG BEEF AT
RAILWAY
STATION
HT Correspondent
n ludhiana@hindustantimes.com
LUDHIANA : Government Railway
Police (GRP) on Tuesday
arrested three men and recov-
ered 19kg beef from their posses-
sion at the city railway station.
The beef was found in differ-
ent forms, including fritters.
The accused hav been identi-
fied as Ramazan Ahmed,
Mohammad Sajid and Moham-
mad Parvesh and all three of
them belong to Tibba Road area
of Ludhiana.
GRP said the accused had
brought the beef from Saharapur
and were travelling in Shalimar
Express (14645) which runs
between Delhi and Jammu
Tawi.The trio alighted at Ludhi-
ana Railway Station but were
caught at the circulating area of
the station.
“The beef has been seized and
will be sent for laboratory test on
Wednesday,” said station house
officer (SHO) Balvir Singh.
The accused were produced in
the court and sent to custody. A
case was registered under Sec-
tions 295-A (deliberate and mali-
cious acts, intended to outrage
religious feelings of any class by
insulting its religion or religious
beliefs) of the Indian Penal Code
(IPC), and 5 and 8 of the Preven-
tion of Cow Slaughter Act.
Correction
With reference to the
news story, “Industrial-
ists take up IGST issues
with customs chief”,
which appeared on Page
3 of HT Ludhiana on
August 9, AS Ranga,
commissioner of cus-
toms, Ludhiana, has
clarified that IGST
refunds of around 50
exporters have been
withheld pending verifi-
cation based on input
from RMCC Mumbai,
and this comprises only
2% of the total exporters
in Ludhiana.
It was inadvertently
mentioned that 2% of the
total pending refunds
are in Ludhiana. For
these exporters, the
actual exports have
been allowed and IGST
refunds will be scrolled
out on receipt of a report
from CGST authorities.
The error is regretted.
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n Buses remained parked at ISBT Ludhiana on Tuesday due to Punjab bandh call by members of Ravidasia community, who were protesting
against the demolition of Guru Ravidas temple in Delhi; and (right) a deserted petrol pump during the protest.
Tough time for Ludhiana-Jagraon commuters
INCONVENIENCE GALORE Travellers left stranded till protest was lifted; protesters had blocked highway after every 5 kms starting from Bharat Nagar Chowk
Amarpal Singh
n amarpal.singh@htlive.com
LUDHIANA : The entire 40-km
stretch of the National Highway
from Ludhiana to Jagraon wore
a deserted look during the pro-
test by members of the Ravida-
sia community against the dem-
olition of a Ravidas temple in
Delhi.
The commuters on this route
were left stranded till the time
the protest was lifted in the
evening. The protesters blocked
the National Highway-95 (Fero-
zepur Road) after almost every
5 kms starting from the Bharat
Nagar Chowk.
The highway was blocked
from both sides at the Bharat
Nagar Chowk, the BRS Nagar
Chowk near the Verka Milk
Plant, Jhande village crossing
and at the Mullanpur Chowk
and so on.
Traffic blockades caused
major inconvenience to hun-
dreds of commuters travelling
in buses and private vehicles as
they were stopped many a time
on the way and the vehicles had
to be diverted to inside roads of
villages along the highway.
With no availability of Ola-Uber
taxi service and no rickshaws or
three-wheelers available in the
outskirts, a number of them pre-
ferred to walk till they could get
a lift from other commuters.
Apart from this, waterlogged
roads added to their woes.
Passport office shut down,
applicants left helpless
HT Correspondent
n ludhiana@hindustantimes.com
LUDHIANA : The Passport Seva
Kendra in the Jammu Colony
was closed by the staff at noon on
Tuesday amid protest by mem-
bers of the Ravidasia community.
While the centre was opened for
the public at its usual time at 9:30
in the morning, the staff had to
shut it down after the protesters
gathered near the office and
raised slogans against the gov-
ernment.
“The protesters asked the
guard outside to shut the office,
following which the kendra was
closed within half-an- hour and a
closure notice put up outside,”
said a guard, working in the
nearby building.
While the staff decided to shut
down the centre, the applicants,
who had appointments for Tues-
day afternoon, were left helpless.
“In case of non-processing of
Garbage-lifting process comes
to a halt amid protest by Dalits
HT Correspondent
ludhiana@hindustantimes.com
n
LUDHIANA: Heaps of garbage were
seen at secondary dumping
points as the garbage-lifting proc-
ess in the city was hit due to a pro-
test by members of Dalit organi-
sations here on Tuesday to pro-
test the demolition of the 15th
century Guru Ravidas temple in
Delhi. Door-to-door lifting of gar-
bage and sweeping work was also
delayed in different parts of the
city due to the protest and rain in
the morning.
A2Z company officials said lift-
ing might start in the evening if
roads were cleared of protesters,
n Almost all roads in the Ludhiana wore a deserted look on Tuesday as vehicles did not ply during the protest.
Some private and PRTC
buses were seen stationed near
Dakha village and some passen-
gers were found sitting inside
the buses waiting for the pro-
testers to clear the passage.
Ajitpal Singh, who was trav-
elling in his private car from
Ludhiana towards Jagraon, was
OFFICE WAS OPENED AT
ITS USUAL TIME AT 9:30
IN MORNING, BUT THE
STAFF HAD TO SHUT IT
DOWN AFTER THE
PROTESTERS GATHERED
NEAR THE OFFICE AND
RAISED SLOGANS
passport applications on any day.
Applicants may reschedule their
appointment for the next availa-
ble date on the same fee along
with all required documents in
original -- RPO Chandigarh,”
read the notice.
“The protesters had blocked
almost every major chowk in the
city, but I didn’t want to miss my
passport appointment. Even
though I was a bit scared, I some-
how managed to reach here only
to find the Seva Kendra closed,”
THE GARBAGE-LIFTING
PROCESS CAME TO A
HALT AROUND 10 AM
AFTER PROTESTERS
BLOCKED ROADS
otherwise it would be done on
Wednesday. Door-to-door gar-
bage collectors dump the house-
hold waste at over 50 secondary
dumping points in the city, from
where it is taken to the MC’s main
dump site on the Tajpur road.
The garbage-lifting process
came to a halt around 10 am after
protesters blocked roads and
main chowks in the city. The
stopped by protesters near
Jhande village and asked to take
a U-turn. Singh, who decided to
go via villages, was unaware of
the route, but had no alterna-
tive.
“Blocking of roads by protest-
ers is common here. Authorities
always remain a mute spectator
said Gitanjali, 35, who had an
appointment for a new passport
at 3 pm.
Gitanjali, who lives in Hai-
bowal, criticised the passport
office for not informing the appli-
cants in advance.
“The school, where my son
studies, informed us yesterday
that it will remain shut on Tues-
day. If a private institute can be so
structured, why can’t the govern-
ment departments be responsible
enough to at least inform the
applicants through messages,”
she said.
Similarly, Bhupinder Singh,
45, from Dugri, who was visiting
the centre for the renewal of his
passport, was enquiring from the
guard as to when he should come
again. “The guard suggested me
to take an online appointment for
the next available date. I’m sure
that there will be no dates availa-
ble at least for this week,”
informed Bhupinder Singh.
door-to-door lifting of garbage
from houses also got delayed
firstly due to rainfall and then the
protest. Sweeping of roads was
also done in the afternoon at dif-
ferent parts of the city including
Mall Road, Haibowal, Gill Road
and adjoining areas.
Manager of A2Z company
Vishant Chaudhary said garbage
was lifted from a few points in the
morning, but the process came to
a halt at 10 am after protesters
gathered on roads. If roads were
cleared of protesters by 5 or 6 pm,
then they might again start the
lifting process for some time, oth-
erwise garbage would be lifted on
Wednesday only.
GURPREET SINGH/HT
and it is the common people,
who suffer,” he rued.
Another commuter, Lakh-
winder Singh, who was travel-
ling with his family from Chan-
digarh to Ferozepur, said he left
Chandigarh around 7.00 in the
morning, thinking that he
would be able to cover the dis-
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HT Correspondent
n ludhiana@hindustantimes.com
LUDHIANA : Offices of the district
administration in the mini-secre-
tariat here wore a deserted look
on Tuesday with officials remain-
ing available in offices, but very
few people managing to visit the
mini-secretariat due to a protest
by members of the Ravidasia
community and incessant rain in
the morning.
“It was a terrible day. I had a
hearing in the court today. I left
my home at 9am when it was rain-
ing heavily. When I reached the
Clock Tower, protesters had
gathered there and blocked the
traffic. The police diverted the
traffic towards the Domoria
Bridge. Around 11am, I managed
to reach the mini-secretariat but,
the passage leading towards the
district court complex, was in
knee-deep water. I had no option,
but to walk down in a pool of
water to reach the complex,” said
elderly woman Gurdarshan
Kaur. The officials, who had man-
aged to reach offices were seen
whiling away time in their offices,
while a few employees were seen
gathered at the porch to enjoy the
rainfall.
Meanwhile, some protesters,
belonging to the Ravidasia com-
munity, led by Congress MLA
Kuldeep Singh Vaid, met DC Par-
deep Kumar Agrawal and handed
over a memorandum to condemn
the demolition of the Ravidas
temple in Delhi.
He said the Congress govern-
ment would not tolerate disre-
spect to spiritual gurus. He said
the dictatorial step of demolish-
ing the historical temple had hurt
the sentiments of the Dalit com-
munity.
While supporting the bandh,
Vaid urged common public in
general and the Ravidasia com-
munity in particular to opt for
non-violent means of protest.
hindustantimes
tance well in time before pro-
testers could block the road.
“But, due to heavy rainfall
today, I couldn’t cover the dis-
tance and when we crossed
Thareeke village, protesters
were sitting on the highway and,
despite repeated requests, they
didn’t allow us to pass,” he said,
Several trains delayed, passengers
hassled at city railway station
n Passengers and their kin waiting for trains amid delay due to the Punjab bandh called by the members of Ravidasia community against the
demolition of a temple in Delhi, at Ludhiana railway station on Tuesday.
›
HT Correspondent
n ludhiana@hindustantimes.com
LUDHIANA : A family was very
much disappointed when it was
stranded at the railway station
here on Tuesday because the
train they were waiting for was
delayed due to the blockage of the
Amritsar-Jalandhar-Ludhiana
section by Dalit protesters.
The family was to travel from
Ludhiana to Delhi in the Delhi-
Pathankot (22430) but the train
did not reach Ludhiana as it was
stopped at Kartarpur by the agi-
tators.
A member of the family, Jag-
jeet Singh, said, “The train was
supposed to reach Ludhiana
around 11:30 am and we have
GURPREET SINGH/HT
and added that he took an inter-
nal road via Thareeke village
and Jhande village. “After
reaching Mullanpur, when we
again took the highway think-
ing that the passage will be clear
ahead, but jusr a few metres
away, the highway was again
blocked.”
My father has an appointment with a doctor in New
Delhi while I have to take care of my business but we
are stranded here in rain. We are left with no option as the
protesters have taken over roads as well.
JAGJEET SINGH, passenger
been standing here since 11am in
the morning. The railway author-
ities are telling us now that the
protesters have taken over the
tracks and the train is delayed. I
fail to understand what to do
in such a situation,” he ques-
tioned.
He added, “My father Jas-
winder Singh has an appoint-
ment with a doctor in New Delhi
while I have to look up to business
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My kids are staying in a
hostel of a training centre in
the city. I came to take them
back. We took a bus in morning,
but the bus was stopped at
Mullanpur. The bus has been
stranded here for two hours.
JASPAL SINGH,50, MOGA
›
I came to Ludhiana in a bus
in the morning for some
work regarding my insurance
policy. Neither the firm office
was open, nor there ware buses
to return home. I am now
stranded here.
JAGSIRAT SINGH, 45, KOTKAPURA
›
I am a sales manager in a
pharma firm here. But
protesters shut the market. I took
a bus home, but now the bus is
stranded here. We have to stay in
the bus till the passage is cleared
by protesters.
RAJBIR SINGH, 35, MOGA
GURPREET SINGH/HT
tion by the evening, had the trains
not been stopped. Now we are left
with no option, but to wait,” she
added.
Another passenger, Satwinder
Singh, said, "Railways should be
more accountable and should
have come up with quick diver-
sions if they knew the situation
matters and we are left stranded could go this bad.”
here in rain.” Many other families, left
“What’s disappointing is we stranded at the station, had no
are left with no option as the pro- choice but to wait. A heavy rush
testers have taken over roads as was seen at the reservation coun-
well. Why should a common man ter.
be the one suffering the wrath of People were seen running
such protests,” he questioned. to inquire about the arrival of
Jasmeet kaur, wife of Jagjeet trains. Protesters had blocked a
Singh, said, “My children have train at the Dhandari Kalan sta-
been crying since morning, we tion due to which trains were not
would have reached our destina- able to reach Ludhiana.
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Heavy rain leaves Ludhiana waterlogged

MONSOON WOES 138mm precipitation in first two weeks of August breaks record of last five years in the city, with Tuesday recording the highest rain this month
HT Correspondent
n ludhiana@hindustantimes.com

LUDHIANA: Residents and com-

muters in different parts of the
city, including Panj Peer Road,
Model Town, Ghumar Mandi,
Hambran Road, Haibowal,
Dugri, Civil Lines, Udham Singh
Nagar, Railway Station Road,
Ferozepur Road and Kundan
Puri, had a harrowing time as
intermittent heavy rains led to
water inundation on Tuesday.
Waterlogged city roads forced
the municipal corporation (MC)
officials to move on roads.
MC commissioner Kanlwal-
preet Kaur Brar along with the
other MC officials, including
councillor Mamta Ashu,visited
different points of Buddha Nul-
lah, Panj Peer Road, Hambran
Road and a few other areas. The
officials said the commissioner
had directed the staff to expedite
the process to pump out the accu-
mulated water to bring relief to n A worker clearing a manhole in Ludhiana on Tuesday; and (right and below) vehicles wading through waterlogged city roads. GURPREET SINGH/HT
the residents.
The Buddha Nullah had over-
flowed from three points after
the city witnessed heavy rainfall
on August 1. Despite attempts
City records highest August rainfall
were made to reach the MC com- Mohit Khanna as 138mm rainfall had already 204mm rainfall in July ers were told to provide irrigation
missioner, she was not available n ludhiana@hindustantimes.com been recorded in a fortnight. The Met department of PAU to paddy crop. The advisory men-
for comments. According to the metrological stated that 204mm rainfall tioned that the farmers should
LUDHIANA: The 138mm rainfall in (Met) department officials, recorded in July was close to the pay proper attention to the crop
MC TEAM VISITS the first two weeks of August 82.4mm rainfall was recorded in average rainfall of 216mm pre- and observe that the field did not
RAINWATER broke the city’s record of the last August 2014, 84.8mm rainfall in scribed for July. Sidhu said the develop cracks.
HARVESTING WELL: five years, with Tuesday record- 2015, while 13mm and 17mm rain- month of June remained 50% rain The advisory asked the farm-
The MC commissioner along ing 68.2mm rainfall, the highest fall was witnessed in 2016 and deficient. Against the stipulated ers to eradicate weeds growing on
with councillor Ashu also visited rainfall in the month so far. Prior 2017, respectively, in the same 83mm rainfall, June had received paddy fields and advised them to
the rainwater harvesting well, to this, Ludhiana witnessed the month. In 2018, the city received merely 35mm rainfall. save the crop from sheath blight
which was recently established highest August rainfall of 205mm 53.8mm rainfall in August. disease by removing grasses from
in BRS Nagar. One of the MC offi- in 2013. According to Prabhjyot Interestingly, on Tuesday, the PAU ISSUES ADVISORY bunds in fields and keeping them
cials, requesting anonymity, Kaur Sidhu, head, the depart- city has recorded 32.6mm more TO FARMERS clean.
said the civic body had received ment of climate change and agri- rainfall as compared to August 1 In the meantime, the department The advisory suggested farm-
information that the accumu- cultural methodology, Punjab when 36.8mm rainfall had left the of agriculture has issued an advi- ers that it was the right time to
lated water gets drained out Agricultural University (PAU), city in complete deluge. Sidhu sory to the farmers, suggesting transplant rainy season tomato
slowly through the harvesting 194mm rainfall is considered to said the weather will remain the them to drain out excess water and early cauliflower. Prevailing
well. However, the officials con- be normal in August. same even on August 14, after from the fields. weather is favourable for the
cerned said the process will take Sidhu said she was hopeful which the rain activity will begin Two days after pond water development and spread of fruit
time as water had to percolate. that monsoon will meet the target to recede. infiltrated into the soil, the farm- rot in chilli, said the advisory.

Ban on firecrackers on roads Sale deeds in the Theft at shop in Giaspura;

during marriage processions name of dead: LIT 100 mobiles,₹20K stolen
HT Correspondent
n told to hold inquiry
ludhiana@hindustantimes.com
LUDHIANA:Bursting crackers dur-
ing a marriage procession could
land ‘baratis’ in jail, as commis-
sioner of police Sukhchain Singh
Gill has banned crackers on busy
roads under Section 144 of the
Criminal Procedure Code
(CrPC). The commissioner of
police said bursting of crackers
on roads disturbed the easy flow
of traffic and sometimes caused
mishaps too.
In his orders, the police chief
said he had seen some people
bursting firecrackers on roads
during marriage processions.
“As most part of a road is covered
by the procession, and bursting
crackers on the road adds to the
woes of the commuters,” he said.
He said the police would now take
appropriate action against
offenders.
BAN ON ASSEMBLY OF
FIVE OR MORE PEOPLE
Gill also extended the ban on
assembly of five or more people
for the next two months.
The commissioner said,
according to intelligence inputs
law and order situation in the city
could be disturbed following
which he was extending ban on
assembly of five or more people at
one place. He said that the
PUDA P ground at Sector 38-A on
the Chandigarh road had been a
designated place for holding pro-
tests, rallies and marches.
Besides he has also banned
carrying weapons, including fire-
arms, axes, sticks and inflamma-
ble material, in public places.
According to the orders, issued
under Section 144 of the CrPC,
protests, rallies and marches
have also been banned.
NO BLACK FILMS ON
VEHICLE WINDOWPANES
Gill has also banned pasting of
black films on windows of all
vehicles because when a black
film is pasted on the window of a
vehicle, it becomes very difficult
to identify the persons sitting
inside the vehicle. And, some-
times, some people commit
crimes using such vehicles.
KEEP RECORD
OF GUESTS
The police commissioner has also
ordered all owners of hotels,
guest houses and other service
apartments to maintain a record
of visitors. He said Ludhiana was
an industrial hub of Punjab due
to which thousands of business-
men visit the city daily and they
stayed in hotels, guest houses and
other accommodations.
The city police chief said own-
ers of the hotels, guest houses and
others usually did not keep the
entire record resulting anti-so-
cial elements managing to com-
mit the crimes easily.
BAN ON REHRIS
Gill has also banned using foot-
paths to install rehris and set up
makeshift stalls of eatables. He
ordered no shopkeeper could also
keep his goods outside the prem-
ises of his shop. All these orders
would remain in force for the
next two months.
NO LIQUOR
CONSUMPTION IN OPEN
The commissioner of police has
also banned the consumption of
alcohol in open at rehris, dhabas,
shops and public places. He said
due to consumption of alcohol in
the open, people indulged in
fights, which led to law and order
problem. These orders would
remain in force till further
orders.
HT Correspondent
n ludhiana@hindustantimes.com
LUDHIANA: Suspecting an alleged
scam wherein sale deeds of two
plots in Shaheed Bhagat Singh
(SBS) Nagar were registered by
two clerks of Ludhiana Improve-
ment Trust (LIT) in the name of
dead persons, the Punjab Local
bodies department has sent a
reminder to LIT for conducting
an inquiry into the matter and
summoned a report.
Previously in the month of
December, a complaint was sent
to the department and vigilance
bureau by a resident of BRS
Nagar, Jatinder Singh, who
accused the two clerks-- Gagan-
deep and Kapurdin for register-
ing the deeds in the names of dead
persons. The accused took ₹10
lakh for registering sale deed of
each plot.
As per the complaint, the staff
has registered sale deed of plots
71-C and 593-F of SBS Nagar on
the name of deceased Sunil Rai
and Madhu Bhushan respec-
tively. Both are children of Har-
bans Lal, a resident of BRS Nagar.
The complainant said it is manda-
tory for the person to mark his or
her presence while getting the
sale deed registered to make sure
that the person is alive.
The complainant also claimed
that the whole process was car-
ried out in connivance with other
senior officials of LIT and few
property dealers.
LIT executive officer Harpreet
Sandhu said he has directed the
executive engineer, SDO and JE
to inquire into the matter. The
presence of a person is manda-
tory at the time of registering the
deed and if manipulations have
been done, required action would
be taken in this regard. The vigi-
lance department is also conduct-
ing an inquiry into the case at
state level, said the EO.
The local bodies department
had asked LIT to inquire into the
matter in May. But they failed to
send a report regarding the same
due to which a reminder was sent.
The vigilance bureau had also
directed the department to act
against the complaint in June.
HT Correspondent
n ludhiana@hindustantimes.com
LUDHIANA: Despite police claims of
night patrolling, there is no relief
from burglaries in the city. Bur-
glars targeted a mobile shop in
Giaspura on the intervening
night of Monday and Tuesday
and decamped with 100 mobile
phones, a laptop, accessories and
₹20,000 in cash.
On being informed, a police
party from the Division number 6
police station reached the spot
and initiated investigation.
Vikas Gupta, owner of DK
Mobile Shop, stated he came to
know about the burglary on
Tuesday morning after one of his
friends, Lucky Singh, noticed the
broken shutter of the shop during n The CCTV footage shows suspects during burglary in a shop at
morning walk. He said he rushed Giaspura in Ludhiana. HT PHOT
to the shop immediately and was
shocked to see it ransacked. him, otherwise, the loss would glars were in contact with each
Gupta said the stolen items have been much more. He said other over mobile phones, he
included 100 mobile phones, a lap- when he scanned the CCTV cam- added. As per CCTV footage, they
top, memory cards, pen drives, eras installed in the shop, he remained in the shop for 15 min-
cheque books, debit cards and ₹ found that five burglars had utes, he added.
20,000 in cash. He estimated the struck at the shop around 2:05 Inspector Amarjit Singh, SHO
loss at ₹4.5 lakh. Gupta said, am. He said while two burglars at Division number 6 police sta-
while leaving for home on Mon- remained out of the shop, three tion, said a case had been regis-
day night, he had taken the barged into the shop after break- tered and the police were on the
expensive mobile phones with ing open the shutter. The bur- lookout for the thieves.

educationnotes
STUDENTS OF
GCG SHINE IN
UNIVERSITY RESULTS
LUDHIANA : : Students of Government
College for Girls (GCG) brought laurels
by bagging positions in MA (Punjabi)
fourth semester examination con-
ducted by Panjab University, Chandi-
garh. Two students secured the
seventh and tenth position in the
varsity. Navdeep Kaur stood seventh
securing 75.6% marks and Rajvir
Kaur secured the tenth position by
securing 73.8% marks. Principal
Manju Sahni congratulated the
students and the faculty members
of the department for the
achievement.
Guest lecture at PCTE
Group of Institutes
LUDHIANA : Deepak Vohra, an Indian
diplomat, delivered a session at PCTE
Group of Institutes. He is the current
special advisor to Lesotho and Guinea
Bissau. Vohra addressed the students
about world economy, Kashmir issue,
elections and defense. He stated
during his session in 1967, the then
prime minister of India, Indira Gandhi
went to US to seek help for food
because India suffered a bad famine
and drought. On her arrival, US media
reported that the Indian leader came
to beg for food. Following this
incident, Gandhi pledged to never
beg for food again. Today, India is one
of the largest producer of food.
Raksha Bandhan celebrations
at Green Land Convent
LUDHIANA : Green Land Convent
School, New Subhash Nagar, cele-
brated Raksha Bandhan on Tuesday.
Children took part in a rakhi-making
contest. They made rakhis using
colourful threads, stickers, cotton
balls and glitters. Students were
apprised of the significance of the
festival. They were judged on the
basis of creativity and efforts. The
rakhis designed by the students of
the senior wing were packed in a box
along with greeting cards and sent to
the chief commissioner of income tax
department, Ludhiana. Principal Jyoti
Sachdev Pujara lauded the efforts of
the students.
Raksha Bandhan celebrated
at The Learning Station
LUDHIANA : Raksha Bandhan was
celebrated at The Learning Station
Preschool on Tuesday. The students
came dressed in colourful attires.
Girls tied sacred rakhi threads on
the wrists of boys, who came dressed
as army men. Coordinator Sakshi
Abbott apprised the students of the n Students of BCM School, Ludhiana, during the International Youth Day celebrations. HT PHOTO
importance of the festival. The
principal appreciated the efforts
made by the students.
International Youth Day
celebrations at BCM
LUDHIANA : BCM School, Basant
Avenue, on Tuesday celebrated
International Youth Day on the
theme transforming education that
highlighted the efforts to make
education more relevant, equitable
and inclusive for youth. The assembly
commenced with a speech on the
importance of the day followed
by an intra-class panel discussion for
classes 11 and 12 on topics such as
artificial intelligence, cyber security,
internet addiction and safety meas-
ures for social networking. Principal
Vandna Shahi inaugurated the
stationery mart (tuck shop), an
initiative taken by the budding
entrepreneurs of the school. She n Students of The Learning Station Preschool, Ludhiana, during the Raksha Bandhan celebrations on
lauded the efforts of the youngsters. Tuesday. HT PHOTO

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‘I was a victim of On the eve of the 73rd Independence Day of India, actor John Abraham says that he looks
up to the Indian flag; adds Batla House, was a perfect film for him to act in and produce
domestic abuse on
multiple occasions’ T
n Sunday, a popular
O
TV actor along with
her 18-year-old
daughter filed a complaint
against her actor-husband
and the latter’s stepfather.
He was accused of
allegedly showing obscene
pictures to his
stepdaughter and booked
under section 354-A
(sexual harassment), 323
(causing hurt), 504
(intentional insult), 506
(criminal intimidation),
509 (word, act or gesture to
insult modesty of woman)
of the Indian Penal Code
(IPC) and 67-A
(transmitting obscene
material) of the
Information Technology
Act at Samta Nagar police
station, Kandivali (East).
The TV actor married
the accused in 2013, and
the couple has a three-
year-old son. Reportedly,
their marriage was going
through a rough patch,
and the actor wanted a
divorce.
In light of multiple
media reports, the
daughter has penned a
note on her Instagram
account, speaking up
against her stepfather. She
also commented on her
mother being a victim of
domestic abuse. “The
media does not have the
facts and they never will. I
was on multiple occasions
a victim of domestic abuse
NOT my mother, except
for the day that the
complaint was filed he
hadn’t hit my mother. As a
reader of the news its often
easy to forget that you do
not know the truth of what
goes on behind closed
doors or how much
fortitude my mother has
shown in both her
marriages. This is
A K-pop star, but Sid’s dil remains Hindustani
Farozan Akhtar
ou miss things only once
Y you’re away from them,”
says Sid of Z-Boys, talking
about how much he missed
Indian cuisine and Hindi films
while in South Korea. The
singer-performer was in India
last month for a vacation after
wrapping up work on his new
single titled Holla Holla.
Unsurprisingly, he tells us that
he spent his time catching up
on latest Bollywood releases
and gorging on spicy food.
Sid also honoured his
musical beginnings by getting
reacquainted with his musical
instruments and old colleagues
on his trip home. “I spent some
time with my guitar and my
keys, writing new music and
lyrics. I also met the people I
began my journey with — the
producers and directors whom
I used to make my YouTube
videos with,” shares Sid.
As Delhi University has
reopened for a new session, we
ask Sid how he is balancing his
studies with his musical
career. “I feel education is
really important so I’m
doing BCom correspondence
from DU. But I haven’t
had time to attend any
classes as I had training
and shows to focus on. I don’t
know if I’ll have time to
prepare for exams either,” he
tells us with a tone of worry in
his voice. Sid also mentions the
possibility of a Korea and
Indonesia tour, which would
keep him tied up with no time
for studies.
someone’s household
you’re writing about,
someone’s life you’re
discussing. Many of
you fortunately haven’t
even dealt with something
of such heinous
proportions, and hence
you have no right to
comment, discuss or paint
someone else’s image
through your biased,
misinformed views. It’s
beyond disgusting and its
time that i stand up for my
mother for she is the
strongest person i know
and since out of all of us
I’m the only person who’s
witnessed her struggle day
in and day out, my opinion
is the only one that
matters (sic).”
She also clarified that
her stepfather “never
physically molested or
touched her
inappropriately”. She
wrote, “Before spreading
something of this calibre
or even believing it, its
imperative you as readers
know the veracity of the
facts that you’re blindly
divulging endlessly. He did
persistently make
inappropriate and
disturbing remarks the
impact of which is only
known to my mother and I,
and if any woman from
any walk of life were to
hear them she would be
greatly embarrassed and
provoked, too. Words
which would question the
standing dignity of any
woman, which you
wouldn’t expect to hear
from any man, especially
not your ‘father’.”
The girl claims to be a
“proud daughter” and that
her “mother is the most
respectable individual that
she has ever come across”.
HTC
A K-POP ADVENTURE
Having spent over six months
in South Korea, Sid shares that
adjusting to the K-pop industry
has its own challenges. “Back
in India, I was just following
Bollywood, but when I joined
the Korean music industry, I
got a chance to better
understand the process of
making global music. I got to
see how good my skills actually
are. It was challenging,” says
Sid.
FAMILIES, OLD
AND NEW
A solo performer until last
year, Sid didn’t find it too
tough to fit in with the other
six members of Z-Boys.
“We’re actually like a family.
When I first met the other
guys, they were like ‘let’s see
how it goes’ but as time passed,
we became like brothers. They
helped me a lot in many ways,”
shares the 20-year-old, adding
that he learnt Filipino and
Japanese slangs from the
members.
Sid credits his younger
brother, Vedant, for seeing the
potential in him and
convincing his parents to let
him quit mass communications
degree in Bangalore. “He
motivated my parents to let me
move to Delhi to follow my
passion. He even found me
places to perform,” says Sid,
adding that it was his brother
who gave him the idea to start a
YouTube channel. “He shaped
me into the artiste I am,” he
says with a smile.
n farozan.akhtar@htlive.com
LUDHIANA
INDIA MATTERS THE
MOSTTO ME: JOHN
Rishabh Suri
he patriotic streak in
actor John Abraham is
more than evident
through his film choices
— 2018 saw him doing
Parmanu- The Story of
Pokhran, followed by
Satyameva Jayate, and in both,
the theme was John’s love for
his country. But he maintains
that his idea of patriotism is not
‘jingoistic’. His next, Batla
House, is inspired by the 2008
incident which took place in
Delhi. While there have been
objections raised, the actor
asserts that the treatment of his
next is sensitive. Excerpts from
a chat with John:
The subject of your next is very
sensitive. How did you manage to
retain the sensitivity, yet have the
scope for an item song like O Saki
Saki, and commercial elements?
To
answer
the
former
John Abraham with
kids on the eve of
Independence Day
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When I first met the other members of Z-Boys, they
were like ‘let’s see how it goes’ but as time passed, we
became like brothers. They helped me a lot.
SID K-POP STAR
I don’t think I have
lost anything for
my producers or
exhibitors. Just to be in
the rat race to push big
numbers has never
been my intention. I am
in a happy space now.
JOHN ABRAHAM, ACTOR
part of your question, I think
we have actually left the film
open to debate. We have told
the film from three different
point of views — the victims’,
the terrorists’ point of view, the
court’s point of view, and the
witnesses’ point of view. When
they walk out of the film, we
want people to discuss it, if they
agree, disagree, or whether
they have a different point of
view which was not shown in
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the film. The item number part
— Nora (Fatehi) has got a full-
fledged role in the film, and a
crucial one. Just to weave in
that song was the most difficult
part for my director (Nikkhil
Advani). Once you see the film,
you will forgive us for having a
fantastic number in it.
What was it about the story that
made you say yes?
As an actor, consumer and
viewer, I thought the script
was exciting. There’s a
saying in English that
‘fact is stranger than
fiction’. This story
seemed unbelievable.
It came together
really well. I like
political and
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MINAJ WILL MARRY
PETTY IN 80 DAYS
he countdown has
T officially begun, as
rapper Nicki Minaj
revealed that she will
marry her beau Kenneth
Petty in “about 80 days”.
The 36-year-old rapper
made the announcement
on Monday’s episode of her
Queen Radio show.
The singer explained that
she and Petty “filed for the
marriage license and still
had to pick it up”, but since
she was travelling, she had
to get the license renewed,
People reported.
ANI
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psychological thrillers. I
thought this is a perfect film to
not only act in, but produce,
too.
You also screened the film recently
in Delhi for the honourable Vice
President of India, Shri Venkaiah
Naidu. What was his reaction to it?
It was nice meeting Shri
Venkaiah Naidu. Being a
senior political leader, he
threw some light on the
political situation in the
country and me being
politically aware, it was a
great opportunity to
meet him. He’s a very
learned man, and at the
same time, extremely
down to earth. We
showed him
some parts
of the film,
he was
very
excited to
know the
way we
have
showed
the film.
I don’t want to do
anything that isn’t
worthy: Nimrat
Shreya Mukherjee
howbiz calls for
S relevance, more so if you
are a performer. And as
the saying goes, out of sight
means out of mind. But that’s
not something Nimrat Kaur is
losing sleep over. What
concerns the actor more is
quality rather than the
quantity. The actor, who
was last seen in The Test
Case (that ended in January
2018), has not been doing much
work in India and is busy with
her international projects,
gives more importance to
quality than quantity. Nimrat
believes that more than the
break, choosing right kind of
work will help her earn the
love and support of the
audience back.
“I don’t like to scare myself
with the [thought],” she
continues, “I’d rather do
something fantastic than
something random just
because I am out of the scene. I
don’t want to do anything that
isn’t worthy.”
Nimrat opines that breaks
are good sometimes. “That
kind of desperation might go
against your productivity. I
fear making such mistakes. So,
a little bit of gap at times is
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How did you go about the prep for
the film, based on a real-life
person?
I met and spent time with
Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, who
was then an ACP and now is a
DCP. My concern was to
understand not only his body
language but mentality, too. To
understand the trauma he went
through after the Batla House
incident, the fact that he
wanted to commit suicide, and
his relationship with his lovely
wife. I met her, too. It was nice
to meet a man who is such a
dichotomy in his real life.
You’ve been in showbiz for over 16
years now. How much have your
priorities changed — what goes on
in John Abraham’s mind today?
I want to make films that make
effective change within the
industry, and films that make
people think and at the same
time, entertain them. Vicky
Donor (2012) was the first of its
kind, so was Madras Cafe (2013;
both produced by John). It’s
very important to change. I am
very happy I am not one of
those actors who are still
trying to breach
certain
Nimrat
Kaur
good, it also helps in gathering
more interest. Hopefully,
when I come back, I’ll be
accepted,” adds actor.
At the same time the 37-
year-old shares how she is
trying to strike a balance
between her work in India and
abroad. “I am putting all my
attention and energy towards
managing my career both
ways. I must admit it’s been
tricky, when you go abroad
you miss being in touch here
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WHAT ARE YOUR
EARLIEST MEMORIES
OF CELEBRATING
INDEPENDENCE DAY?
My earliest memories are
of going to school,
unfurling the flag and
singing the national
anthem. I come from two
diverse religions in my
family – Christian and
Parsi. But from childhood,
it has always been instilled
in my head by my parents
that, ‘remember that you
are an Indian first’, instead
of me denominating any
religion on myself. I have
grown up with the
emotion that India matters
the most. So, I always look
up to the Indian flag. We
are very fortunate that we
are allowed to unfurl the
National flag. So, this year
too, I will unfurl it, and
then fold it back before
sunset.
numerical figures. Yes,
commerce is important and I
don’t think I have lost anything
for my producers or exhibitors.
Just to be in the rat race to push
big numbers has never been
my intention. I am in a happy
space now.
n rishabh.suri@htlive.com
and when you come here and
do something you lose touch in
being there,” she says.
Nimrat has been getting a
number of international
offers. “I have to take a call
and hopefully, I’ll be able to
talk about my upcoming
projects soon. That’s why right
now I am figuring how I would
be dividing my time. I don’t
want to miss being part of good
stories,” she concludes.
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songs such as Kamli, Dhoom Machale, Sajnaaji
Vaari, Sheila Ki Jawani and Desi Girl, turns 36
today.

You will be much more careful in incurring a
major expenditure, so as not to go
beyond the budget. Gift of the gab and
good handling of clients promise to win
them over. A short-tempered family
ARIES member is likely to spoil your mood.
(MAR 21 - APR 20) Driving off to a holiday destination cannot
be ruled out for some. You may not feel right
about an action you are about to undertake,
but your fears will prove to be baseless.
Love Focus: Spouse or lover is likely to shower dollops of love on you
and brighten up the romantic front!
Lucky Number: 7 Lucky Colour: Baby Pink
You will be able to adopt a set physical
routine through sheer will power to get
back in shape. Be careful so as not to
default on loan. Some turbulence on the
work front can be expected and can take
TAURUS a serious turn. You are likely to do some
(APR 21 - MAY 20) fun things with family today. Travelling
with your near and dear ones is indicated.
This is an auspicious day to acquire property.
Someone is likely to invite you over to stay at his or her place.
Love Focus: You may not be able to spare time for meeting lover
today, but make up for it later.
Lucky Number: 9 Lucky Colour: Maroon
Active lifestyle will keep you fit. Financial
security promises to add to your
independence. Recognition for your
contribution at work may not come
quickly and you may have to toil harder.
GEMINI This is the time to strengthen the family
(MAY 21 - JUN 21) bonds. An overseas invitation may find
some packing their bags. You are likely to
add to your assets. Some of you can lag behind
on the academic front by not being regular.
Love Focus: Lover may be planning something special for you, so get
ready to be surprised.
Lucky Number: 11 Lucky Colour: Light Blue
Worries regarding money may be laid to
rest. Someone is likely to come near to
your heart, even as no words are
exchanged! A complaint of a family
member from someone can make you
CANCER see red. An exciting trip may get
(JUNE 22 - JULY 22) postponed. Legalities in acquiring a house
or a flat will be completed without much
hassle. There is some scope of improving your
scores on the academic front, so go for it.
Love Focus: Someone from the opposite gender you enjoy being
with may give rise to romantic aspirations.
Lucky Number: 5 Lucky Colour: Parrot Green

Some of you may feel frustrated by not
being able to raise enough money to
realize your dreams. Things might come
to a standstill on the professional front.
Resolving a family dispute can take up
much of your day. A trip will help you
realize your dream. Being fair to the heirs
on the property front may become an
overriding issue. You are likely to enjoy the
company of friends today.
Love Focus: On the romantic front, you may be left wondering by
lover!
Lucky Number: 15 Lucky Colour: Red
Chance to add to wealth may be seized by Good investments will ensure profuse Financially, you are not likely to face much
you. A skill needs to be perfected to avoid growth of your money tree on the issues. Not discussing issues with seniors
lagging behind others at work. A family financial front. A promotion or before implementing may bring you into
member will be at his or her best recognition is likely for some on the the firing line. A trip with family is likely
behaviour and will do you proud. This is professional front. Family may appear a to prove most enjoyable. A packaged
LEO not the day to undertake a journey as VIRGO bit demanding, but you may be reading LIBRA tour to a holiday destination is likely. A SCORPIO
(JULY 23 - AUG 23) problems are indicated. A new property (AUG 24 - SEPT 23) too much into it. Travel only if you have (SEPT 24 - OCT 23) new property acquired by you will start (OCT 24 - NOV 22)
acquired by you will start giving good to. A few additions and alterations in the giving good monetary returns. You will be
monetary returns. Spit and polish may become house are indicated. A stranger is likely to much more mentally at ease by talking things
the order of the day for some homemakers. extend a helping hand and become your friend. out with someone you blindly confide in.
Love Focus: Flirting won’t hurt you and can give oodles of fun, so Love Focus: Your attempts to win someone’s heart may face Love Focus: Whatever is in your heart needs to be expressed in
why not enjoy while it lasts! insurmountable hurdles on the romantic front. words on the romantic front, so don’t feel reluctant in doing so.
Lucky Number: 4 Lucky Colour: Dark Slate Grey Lucky Number: 22 Lucky Colour: Indigo Lucky Number: 17 Lucky Colour: Navy Blue

A project may require additional finances
to become viable. You will take every
opportunity to understand the finer
points of your job. Those planning to
settle out of town will get full support
of family. A long journey will be
SAGITTARIUS completed without any glitches or delays.
(NOV 23 - DEC 21)
A property deal is likely to favour you.
Someone calling a spade a spade on the social
front can hurt you in the extreme.
Love Focus: Promises on the romantic front may be difficult to keep,
but you will manage somehow.
Lucky Number: 3 Lucky Colour: Red
A loan given to someone may not be
returned on the promised date.Some kind
of compensation can be expected on the
business front. Family responsibilities
will give little time for enjoyment. A
leisure trip with someone close will not
CAPRICORN be without its share of hassles, but will
(DEC 22 - JAN 21)
prove enjoyable on the whole. Some
complications are foreseen in matters related
to property.
Love Focus: A match making process may be underway for the
eligible.
Lucky Number: 1 Lucky Colour: Peach
You can be a bit careful in spending your
money to avoid upsetting your budget.
Your guidance in something important
may be sought at work. Your popularity
among family and friends is set to rise.
Your desire to visit someone may make
AQUARIUS you undertake a journey. Property
(JAN 22 - FEB 19)
acquired recently promises to give good
returns. A peaceful existence is foreseen and
will allow you to unwind today.
Love Focus: Inadequate response from your side may dampen the
spirits of the one who is ready to shower his or her love on you.
Lucky Number: 6 Lucky Colour: White
You manage to maintain good health
despite irregular hours. Stability on the
financial front is assured. An increase in
workload is foreseen on the professional
front, but you will overcome it. Those
wanting to study abroad or out of town
PISCES will find the family supportive. Some risk
(FEB 20 - MAR 20)
is foreseen on the road today, so remain
alert. A property issue is likely to be resolved
amicably. Homemakers can remain busy in doing up the house today.
Love Focus: Love life will cruise along satisfactorily and you will get a
chance to enjoy happy moments with partner.
Lucky Number: 8 Lucky Colour: Forest Green

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thingsarechanging
66TH NATIONAL AWARDS

MATHDOKU DID YOU KNOW?

Kareena Kapoor was keen on playing the lead
role in director Imtiaz Ali’s Love Aaj Kal (2009)
Fill in all the squares in the grid so that each row, column and alongside boyfriend Saif Ali Khan. But Deepika
each of the 9X9 squares contains all the digits from 1 to 9.
Padukone eventually got the part.
SCRAMBLE - 3177
Solve the four anagrams and move one letter to each square to
form four ordinary words

BMEER
RRIOS
BOOGNS
IIVYF V
Now arrange the letters marked with an asterisk (*) to form the answer to
the riddle or to fill in the missing words as indicated.
It is easier to get _____________than permission
- Grace Hopper (11) SOLUTION SUDOKU SOLUTION MATHDUKU

ANSWER: It is easier to get forgiveness than permission - Grace Hopper

Place numbers into the puzzle cells so that each row and column contains each of the digits from 1 to 5. No number is to be repeated in any row or
SCRAMBLE SOLUTION: Ember, orris, bongos, vivify
column. Each bold-outlined cells contain a hint of a number and one of the mathematical symbols + x - /. The number is the result of the operation
represented by the symbol to the digits contained.

Ohio to celebrate 25 years of

A still from the Assamese film — Bulbul Can Sing; and (below)
filmmaker Rima Das.

Shreya Mukherjee
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MOVIES ON TV
The Shawshank Redemption
er film Bulbul Can Sing

H has been named the

Best Assamese Film at
the 66th National Film
Awards, and director Rima
Das can’t keep calm. “I feel
elated and humbled,” she
says. Her award-winning film
was recently screened at the
Indian Film Festival Of
Melbourne (IFFM).
“It feels great! Thanks to
the jury and the team of
National Film Awards. Mr
Shah Rukh Khan introduced
Bulbul Can Sing at the
opening night of Indian Film
Festival of Melbourne and he
was the one who broke the
news of the my film winning a
National award congratulated
me. Even after Village
Rockstars won the Best
Feature Film Award last year,
the audience was celebrating
it like one of their own films
has won the award. I truly feel
blessed,” adds Rima.
he Shawshank
T Redemption (1994) is
heading towards its 25th
anniversary and to mark
the same, a celebration is to
take place in Ohio, USA,
starting from August 16 till Wonder EDITOR’S Black Panther at 2000 Pacific Rim: Uprising at 2100
August 18. Woman at 1358
According to reports, the
0856 Jackie Chan’s
PICK 0858 Toy Story 3
1054 Ice Age: Dawn of The
0921 The Mask
movie, which released in 1994, 1127 Mad Max: Fury Road
First Strike Dinosaurs 1331 My Sister’s Keeper
Last year, after Rima’s was filmed in and around
much-talked about film Mansfield, Ohio, and this 1025 A Quite Place 1241 Baby’s Day Out 1548 Rob-B-Hood
Village Rockstars (2017) year, the same location will be 1158 Godzilla 1436 Fantastic Four: Rise 1841 The Legend
received the Best Feature filled with fans and a few cast 1358 Wonder Woman of The Silver Surfer of Tarzan
Film ‘Swarna Kamal’ award, members. 1622 The Terminal 1622 Home Alone 3 2100 Pacific Rim: Uprising
Rima had spoken about how The story followed a 1850 Eagle Eye 1823 The Hitman’s Bodyguard 2322 The Scorpion
she doesn’t have enough banker named Andy Dufresne 2100 Sherlock Holmes: A 2000 Black Panther King 4: Quest
budget to make and promote played by Tim Robbins, who Game of Shadows 2342 Spiritual Kung Fu For Power
films. So, does she see the was sentenced to life in 2321 S.W.A.T
scenario changing after this Shawshank State
award? Rima says, “Things Penitentiary for the murder
are definitely changing for of his wife and her lover,
good. I’m collaborating with despite he claimed innocence.
producers for some upcoming While serving his term in
projects.” the prison, he becomes
And talk about what the friends with a fellow prisoner,
director is planning to work Ellis Red Redding, played by
on next, and she lists a Morgan Freeman.
number of projects. “I’ve just Dufresne becomes involved
completed a BRICS project. in a money-laundering
I’m also working on a few scheme run by the warden but
projects in collaboration with manages to turn the tables Kick at 1650 Ra.One at 1652 Commando 2 at 1525
other producers. I’ll also be with a few twists and later 0918 Mohan Vadani
1030 Golmaal 3 1106 Sanam Teri Kasam
making a film in Assam, manages to escape the prison. 1212 Singam 3
which is backed by the Assam Actors who are expected to 1330 The Return of 1416 Shiva The Super
Abhimanyu Hero 3 1525 Commando 2
State Film Corporation. My come at the reunion are Bob A still from the film
independent feature film Gunton William Sadler, Mark 1650 Kick 1652 Ra.One 1800 Rowdy Rajkumar 2
projects are in the pipeline, Rolston, Frank Medrano, Claire Slemmer. The shown in the film including 2000 Dumdaar Khiladi 2000 Himmatwar 2100 Mahaabali
too!” Alfonso Freeman, Scott celebration will feature a tour Ohio State Reformatory. 2240 Double Attack 2306 Show Dogs 2343 Revolver Raja
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Jameela Jamil against
airbrushing pictures
ritish actor Jameela Jamil
B urged celebrities and
influencers to discontinue
the practice of airbrushing or
retouching their pictures.
The actor took to Twitter
urging influences, models actor
to join her in discouraging the
practice of airbrushing in
pictures.
“I know it’s hard because we
Jameela
Jamil
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are perpetually scrutinised and
criticised in this industry, but
I’m begging other influencers,
actors, and models to join me in
not allowing airbrushing,” she
tweeted.
She continued, “We have to
stop setting standards for
others that we ourselves don’t
even meet.” To prove the same,
Jamil also shared a picture of
NBC’s The Good Place showing
her un-airbrushed backfat.
Alongside, she wrote, “Finally
able to insist my image, even on
billboards isn’t ever
airbrushed. I get backfat in
every single bra. And I used to
hide so many photos because of
muffin tops. Double chins and
imperfections because I never
saw them on people on
television.” Chrissy Teigen, in
July last year, shared a video of
showing her stretch marks
where she said, “I guess
these just aren’t gonna go
away. This is my body.”
Last year, Jamil had
initiated the #IWeigh
campaign on social
media.
She encouraged
users to stop
focusing on their
body weight.
ANI
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Freedomfromfashiontrends
Akshata Shetty
hen was the last time
W are talking about the trend
you told yourself
‘it’s okay to be
different?’ We live in
a world where we are made to
follow trends even if we don’t
want to. Be it the colour of the
season or a certain silhouette
for a dress, you start believing
that if you don't own anything
which is trendy, you are not
fashionable. However, this
Independence Day, fashion
designers give their opinion
about certain fashion trends
that need to go away.
“Fashion changes from
season to season and person
to person. Stop imitating
people. Your clothes must
speak about your personality.
Embrace your shape, size,
budget and way of life. Every
designer has a design
philosophy and aesthetic.
Their creations are an
extension of their
personalities,” says fashion
designer Eshaani Jayaswal.
SAY NO TO BODY
SHAMING
Fashion designer
Sunaina Khera shares
that we need freedom from
body shaming. “We
shouldn’t be spreading
insecurity among women
about how they don’t
conform to a
conventional,
acceptable body type.
I think if we learn to
love ourselves, we
can pull
off any outfit no
matter the body
type. Wouldn’t that
be fashionable?”
asks Khera, adding,
“What we can
replace this with,
is acceptance.
Instead of asking
women to fit into our
clothes, we as
designers, should
make clothes that fit
women because that classic styles stay forever and hence, surface
there shouldn’t be ornamentation can be dealt with a more elegant approach with
intricate painstakingly
such a thing as
developed textures.
convention in
beauty.”
COLOUR NO BAR
For fashion designer Eshaani
Jayaswal, freedom from colour is a
must. “Colours play a major role in
staying fashionable. The colour of
the dress that you are wearing
should not be determined by your
skin tone. Different colours work
well for different individuals. Just
because you are dusky doesn’t
mean you can’t pull off brighter
colours,” adds Jayaswal. The
designer also feels that telling
women not to wear black or white
for festivities should stop.
WHY SO GAUDY?
According to menswear designer Kunal Anil Tanna, in India,
surface ornamentation has primarily always been treated with
embroidery and more often with gaudy motifs garishly
overloaded with unnecessary bling. With evolving times, and
for a dapper man, this trend needs to go away. Tanna believes
HINDUSTA N TIMES, CHANDIGARH/PUN JA B
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2019
LET’S GET SOME
SHORTS!
Reality star Kim Kardashian
TREND OVER
COMFORT
For fashion designer
important to feel beautiful rather
than look beautiful. To be able to
feel beautiful, it is very important
to be comfortable. Comfort
clothing denotes free size
body. Women change sizes —
monthly, yearly, situationally —
and so, our bodies are changing
forever. Therefore, ait is essential
to give away this trend of
West made them trendy and Pria Kataaria Puri, clothing that does not restrict restricted clothing and adopt a
everyone wanted them. We the trend that we your body movement and trend of free-flowing and free
need to get comprises silhouettes that are size clothing. Jeans with elastic at
freedom from is styled in a fluid manner,” adds the waist can be of much better
of cycling shorts. According
to fashion designer Bhaavya “feeling Puri.It is significant for women to fitted or a tight pair of jeans
uncomfortable in feel beautiful because a woman’s which may be trending may
Bhatnagar, the cycling
our clothes”. “It is body is different from a man’s become the point of discomfort.”
shorts trend is not
something she would
recommend. “I personally
don’t like the cycling shorts
trend. It’s tricky to get right
and not the easiest to
style,” adds
Bhatnagar.
However, if you
love shorts, she
suggests you can
instead opt for
formal
Bermuda
shorts with
interesting
details
such as
pleated,
structured
waistband
s or sheer.
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‘I was a victim of On the eve of the 73rd Independence Day of India, actor John Abraham says that he looks
up to the Indian flag; adds Batla House, was a perfect film for him to act in and produce
domestic abuse on
multiple occasions’ T
n Sunday, a popular
O
TV actor along with
her 18-year-old
daughter filed a complaint
against her actor-husband
and the latter’s stepfather.
He was accused of
allegedly showing obscene
pictures to his
stepdaughter and booked
under section 354-A
(sexual harassment), 323
(causing hurt), 504
(intentional insult), 506
(criminal intimidation),
509 (word, act or gesture to
insult modesty of woman)
of the Indian Penal Code
(IPC) and 67-A
(transmitting obscene
material) of the
Information Technology
Act at Samta Nagar police
station, Kandivali (East).
The TV actor married
the accused in 2013, and
the couple has a three-
year-old son. Reportedly,
their marriage was going
through a rough patch,
and the actor wanted a
divorce.
In light of multiple
media reports, the
daughter has penned a
note on her Instagram
account, speaking up
against her stepfather. She
also commented on her
mother being a victim of
domestic abuse. “The
media does not have the
facts and they never will. I
was on multiple occasions
a victim of domestic abuse
NOT my mother, except
for the day that the
complaint was filed he
hadn’t hit my mother. As a
reader of the news its often
easy to forget that you do
not know the truth of what
goes on behind closed
doors or how much
fortitude my mother has
shown in both her
marriages. This is
A K-pop star, but Sid’s dil remains Hindustani
Farozan Akhtar
ou miss things only once
Y you’re away from them,”
says Sid of Z-Boys, talking
about how much he missed
Indian cuisine and Hindi films
while in South Korea. The
singer-performer was in India
last month for a vacation after
wrapping up work on his new
single titled Holla Holla.
Unsurprisingly, he tells us that
he spent his time catching up
on latest Bollywood releases
and gorging on spicy food.
Sid also honoured his
musical beginnings by getting
reacquainted with his musical
instruments and old colleagues
on his trip home. “I spent some
time with my guitar and my
keys, writing new music and
lyrics. I also met the people I
began my journey with — the
producers and directors whom
I used to make my YouTube
videos with,” shares Sid.
As Delhi University has
reopened for a new session, we
ask Sid how he is balancing his
studies with his musical
career. “I feel education is
really important so I’m
doing BCom correspondence
from DU. But I haven’t
had time to attend any
classes as I had training
and shows to focus on. I don’t
know if I’ll have time to
prepare for exams either,” he
tells us with a tone of worry in
his voice. Sid also mentions the
possibility of a Korea and
Indonesia tour, which would
keep him tied up with no time
for studies.
someone’s household
you’re writing about,
someone’s life you’re
discussing. Many of
you fortunately haven’t
even dealt with something
of such heinous
proportions, and hence
you have no right to
comment, discuss or paint
someone else’s image
through your biased,
misinformed views. It’s
beyond disgusting and its
time that i stand up for my
mother for she is the
strongest person i know
and since out of all of us
I’m the only person who’s
witnessed her struggle day
in and day out, my opinion
is the only one that
matters (sic).”
She also clarified that
her stepfather “never
physically molested or
touched her
inappropriately”. She
wrote, “Before spreading
something of this calibre
or even believing it, its
imperative you as readers
know the veracity of the
facts that you’re blindly
divulging endlessly. He did
persistently make
inappropriate and
disturbing remarks the
impact of which is only
known to my mother and I,
and if any woman from
any walk of life were to
hear them she would be
greatly embarrassed and
provoked, too. Words
which would question the
standing dignity of any
woman, which you
wouldn’t expect to hear
from any man, especially
not your ‘father’.”
The girl claims to be a
“proud daughter” and that
her “mother is the most
respectable individual that
she has ever come across”.
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A K-POP ADVENTURE
Having spent over six months
in South Korea, Sid shares that
adjusting to the K-pop industry
has its own challenges. “Back
in India, I was just following
Bollywood, but when I joined
the Korean music industry, I
got a chance to better
understand the process of
making global music. I got to
see how good my skills actually
are. It was challenging,” says
Sid.
FAMILIES, OLD
AND NEW
A solo performer until last
year, Sid didn’t find it too
tough to fit in with the other
six members of Z-Boys.
“We’re actually like a family.
When I first met the other
guys, they were like ‘let’s see
how it goes’ but as time passed,
we became like brothers. They
helped me a lot in many ways,”
shares the 20-year-old, adding
that he learnt Filipino and
Japanese slangs from the
members.
Sid credits his younger
brother, Vedant, for seeing the
potential in him and
convincing his parents to let
him quit mass communications
degree in Bangalore. “He
motivated my parents to let me
move to Delhi to follow my
passion. He even found me
places to perform,” says Sid,
adding that it was his brother
who gave him the idea to start a
YouTube channel. “He shaped
me into the artiste I am,” he
says with a smile.
n farozan.akhtar@htlive.com
AMRITSAR
INDIA MATTERS THE
MOSTTO ME: JOHN
Rishabh Suri
he patriotic streak in
actor John Abraham is
more than evident
through his film choices
— 2018 saw him doing
Parmanu- The Story of
Pokhran, followed by
Satyameva Jayate, and in both,
the theme was John’s love for
his country. But he maintains
that his idea of patriotism is not
‘jingoistic’. His next, Batla
House, is inspired by the 2008
incident which took place in
Delhi. While there have been
objections raised, the actor
asserts that the treatment of his
next is sensitive. Excerpts from
a chat with John:
The subject of your next is very
sensitive. How did you manage to
retain the sensitivity, yet have the
scope for an item song like O Saki
Saki, and commercial elements?
To
answer
the
former
John Abraham with
kids on the eve of
Independence Day
PHOTOS: AALOK SONI/HT
When I first met the other members of Z-Boys, they
were like ‘let’s see how it goes’ but as time passed, we
became like brothers. They helped me a lot.
SID K-POP STAR
I don’t think I have
lost anything for
my producers or
exhibitors. Just to be in
the rat race to push big
numbers has never
been my intention. I am
in a happy space now.
JOHN ABRAHAM, ACTOR
part of your question, I think
we have actually left the film
open to debate. We have told
the film from three different
point of views — the victims’,
the terrorists’ point of view, the
court’s point of view, and the
witnesses’ point of view. When
they walk out of the film, we
want people to discuss it, if they
agree, disagree, or whether
they have a different point of
view which was not shown in
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the film. The item number part
— Nora (Fatehi) has got a full-
fledged role in the film, and a
crucial one. Just to weave in
that song was the most difficult
part for my director (Nikkhil
Advani). Once you see the film,
you will forgive us for having a
fantastic number in it.
What was it about the story that
made you say yes?
As an actor, consumer and
viewer, I thought the script
was exciting. There’s a
saying in English that
‘fact is stranger than
fiction’. This story
seemed unbelievable.
It came together
really well. I like
political and
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MINAJ WILL MARRY
PETTY IN 80 DAYS
he countdown has
T officially begun, as
rapper Nicki Minaj
revealed that she will
marry her beau Kenneth
Petty in “about 80 days”.
The 36-year-old rapper
made the announcement
on Monday’s episode of her
Queen Radio show.
The singer explained that
she and Petty “filed for the
marriage license and still
had to pick it up”, but since
she was travelling, she had
to get the license renewed,
People reported.
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psychological thrillers. I
thought this is a perfect film to
not only act in, but produce,
too.
You also screened the film recently
in Delhi for the honourable Vice
President of India, Shri Venkaiah
Naidu. What was his reaction to it?
It was nice meeting Shri
Venkaiah Naidu. Being a
senior political leader, he
threw some light on the
political situation in the
country and me being
politically aware, it was a
great opportunity to
meet him. He’s a very
learned man, and at the
same time, extremely
down to earth. We
showed him
some parts
of the film,
he was
very
excited to
know the
way we
have
showed
the film.
I don’t want to do
anything that isn’t
worthy: Nimrat
Shreya Mukherjee
howbiz calls for
S relevance, more so if you
are a performer. And as
the saying goes, out of sight
means out of mind. But that’s
not something Nimrat Kaur is
losing sleep over. What
concerns the actor more is
quality rather than the
quantity. The actor, who
was last seen in The Test
Case (that ended in January
2018), has not been doing much
work in India and is busy with
her international projects,
gives more importance to
quality than quantity. Nimrat
believes that more than the
break, choosing right kind of
work will help her earn the
love and support of the
audience back.
“I don’t like to scare myself
with the [thought],” she
continues, “I’d rather do
something fantastic than
something random just
because I am out of the scene. I
don’t want to do anything that
isn’t worthy.”
Nimrat opines that breaks
are good sometimes. “That
kind of desperation might go
against your productivity. I
fear making such mistakes. So,
a little bit of gap at times is
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How did you go about the prep for
the film, based on a real-life
person?
I met and spent time with
Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, who
was then an ACP and now is a
DCP. My concern was to
understand not only his body
language but mentality, too. To
understand the trauma he went
through after the Batla House
incident, the fact that he
wanted to commit suicide, and
his relationship with his lovely
wife. I met her, too. It was nice
to meet a man who is such a
dichotomy in his real life.
You’ve been in showbiz for over 16
years now. How much have your
priorities changed — what goes on
in John Abraham’s mind today?
I want to make films that make
effective change within the
industry, and films that make
people think and at the same
time, entertain them. Vicky
Donor (2012) was the first of its
kind, so was Madras Cafe (2013;
both produced by John). It’s
very important to change. I am
very happy I am not one of
those actors who are still
trying to breach
certain
Nimrat
Kaur
good, it also helps in gathering
more interest. Hopefully,
when I come back, I’ll be
accepted,” adds actor.
At the same time the 37-
year-old shares how she is
trying to strike a balance
between her work in India and
abroad. “I am putting all my
attention and energy towards
managing my career both
ways. I must admit it’s been
tricky, when you go abroad
you miss being in touch here
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WHAT ARE YOUR
EARLIEST MEMORIES
OF CELEBRATING
INDEPENDENCE DAY?
My earliest memories are
of going to school,
unfurling the flag and
singing the national
anthem. I come from two
diverse religions in my
family – Christian and
Parsi. But from childhood,
it has always been instilled
in my head by my parents
that, ‘remember that you
are an Indian first’, instead
of me denominating any
religion on myself. I have
grown up with the
emotion that India matters
the most. So, I always look
up to the Indian flag. We
are very fortunate that we
are allowed to unfurl the
National flag. So, this year
too, I will unfurl it, and
then fold it back before
sunset.
numerical figures. Yes,
commerce is important and I
don’t think I have lost anything
for my producers or exhibitors.
Just to be in the rat race to push
big numbers has never been
my intention. I am in a happy
space now.
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and when you come here and
do something you lose touch in
being there,” she says.
Nimrat has been getting a
number of international
offers. “I have to take a call
and hopefully, I’ll be able to
talk about my upcoming
projects soon. That’s why right
now I am figuring how I would
be dividing my time. I don’t
want to miss being part of good
stories,” she concludes.
n shreya.mukherjee@htlive.com
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Astrologer Prem Kumar Sharma can be contacted at: Delhi: 011-47033152, Sunidhi Chauhan: The singer, who is known for
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2019
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songs such as Kamli, Dhoom Machale, Sajnaaji
Vaari, Sheila Ki Jawani and Desi Girl, turns 36
today.

You will be much more careful in incurring a
major expenditure, so as not to go
beyond the budget. Gift of the gab and
good handling of clients promise to win
them over. A short-tempered family
ARIES member is likely to spoil your mood.
(MAR 21 - APR 20) Driving off to a holiday destination cannot
be ruled out for some. You may not feel right
about an action you are about to undertake,
but your fears will prove to be baseless.
Love Focus: Spouse or lover is likely to shower dollops of love on you
and brighten up the romantic front!
Lucky Number: 7 Lucky Colour: Baby Pink
You will be able to adopt a set physical
routine through sheer will power to get
back in shape. Be careful so as not to
default on loan. Some turbulence on the
work front can be expected and can take
TAURUS a serious turn. You are likely to do some
(APR 21 - MAY 20) fun things with family today. Travelling
with your near and dear ones is indicated.
This is an auspicious day to acquire property.
Someone is likely to invite you over to stay at his or her place.
Love Focus: You may not be able to spare time for meeting lover
today, but make up for it later.
Lucky Number: 9 Lucky Colour: Maroon
Active lifestyle will keep you fit. Financial
security promises to add to your
independence. Recognition for your
contribution at work may not come
quickly and you may have to toil harder.
GEMINI This is the time to strengthen the family
(MAY 21 - JUN 21) bonds. An overseas invitation may find
some packing their bags. You are likely to
add to your assets. Some of you can lag behind
on the academic front by not being regular.
Love Focus: Lover may be planning something special for you, so get
ready to be surprised.
Lucky Number: 11 Lucky Colour: Light Blue
Worries regarding money may be laid to
rest. Someone is likely to come near to
your heart, even as no words are
exchanged! A complaint of a family
member from someone can make you
CANCER see red. An exciting trip may get
(JUNE 22 - JULY 22) postponed. Legalities in acquiring a house
or a flat will be completed without much
hassle. There is some scope of improving your
scores on the academic front, so go for it.
Love Focus: Someone from the opposite gender you enjoy being
with may give rise to romantic aspirations.
Lucky Number: 5 Lucky Colour: Parrot Green

Some of you may feel frustrated by not
being able to raise enough money to
realize your dreams. Things might come
to a standstill on the professional front.
Resolving a family dispute can take up
much of your day. A trip will help you
realize your dream. Being fair to the heirs
on the property front may become an
overriding issue. You are likely to enjoy the
company of friends today.
Love Focus: On the romantic front, you may be left wondering by
lover!
Lucky Number: 15 Lucky Colour: Red
Chance to add to wealth may be seized by Good investments will ensure profuse Financially, you are not likely to face much
you. A skill needs to be perfected to avoid growth of your money tree on the issues. Not discussing issues with seniors
lagging behind others at work. A family financial front. A promotion or before implementing may bring you into
member will be at his or her best recognition is likely for some on the the firing line. A trip with family is likely
behaviour and will do you proud. This is professional front. Family may appear a to prove most enjoyable. A packaged
LEO not the day to undertake a journey as VIRGO bit demanding, but you may be reading LIBRA tour to a holiday destination is likely. A SCORPIO
(JULY 23 - AUG 23) problems are indicated. A new property (AUG 24 - SEPT 23) too much into it. Travel only if you have (SEPT 24 - OCT 23) new property acquired by you will start (OCT 24 - NOV 22)
acquired by you will start giving good to. A few additions and alterations in the giving good monetary returns. You will be
monetary returns. Spit and polish may become house are indicated. A stranger is likely to much more mentally at ease by talking things
the order of the day for some homemakers. extend a helping hand and become your friend. out with someone you blindly confide in.
Love Focus: Flirting won’t hurt you and can give oodles of fun, so Love Focus: Your attempts to win someone’s heart may face Love Focus: Whatever is in your heart needs to be expressed in
why not enjoy while it lasts! insurmountable hurdles on the romantic front. words on the romantic front, so don’t feel reluctant in doing so.
Lucky Number: 4 Lucky Colour: Dark Slate Grey Lucky Number: 22 Lucky Colour: Indigo Lucky Number: 17 Lucky Colour: Navy Blue

A project may require additional finances
to become viable. You will take every
opportunity to understand the finer
points of your job. Those planning to
settle out of town will get full support
of family. A long journey will be
SAGITTARIUS completed without any glitches or delays.
(NOV 23 - DEC 21)
A property deal is likely to favour you.
Someone calling a spade a spade on the social
front can hurt you in the extreme.
Love Focus: Promises on the romantic front may be difficult to keep,
but you will manage somehow.
Lucky Number: 3 Lucky Colour: Red
A loan given to someone may not be
returned on the promised date.Some kind
of compensation can be expected on the
business front. Family responsibilities
will give little time for enjoyment. A
leisure trip with someone close will not
CAPRICORN be without its share of hassles, but will
(DEC 22 - JAN 21)
prove enjoyable on the whole. Some
complications are foreseen in matters related
to property.
Love Focus: A match making process may be underway for the
eligible.
Lucky Number: 1 Lucky Colour: Peach
You can be a bit careful in spending your
money to avoid upsetting your budget.
Your guidance in something important
may be sought at work. Your popularity
among family and friends is set to rise.
Your desire to visit someone may make
AQUARIUS you undertake a journey. Property
(JAN 22 - FEB 19)
acquired recently promises to give good
returns. A peaceful existence is foreseen and
will allow you to unwind today.
Love Focus: Inadequate response from your side may dampen the
spirits of the one who is ready to shower his or her love on you.
Lucky Number: 6 Lucky Colour: White
You manage to maintain good health
despite irregular hours. Stability on the
financial front is assured. An increase in
workload is foreseen on the professional
front, but you will overcome it. Those
wanting to study abroad or out of town
PISCES will find the family supportive. Some risk
(FEB 20 - MAR 20)
is foreseen on the road today, so remain
alert. A property issue is likely to be resolved
amicably. Homemakers can remain busy in doing up the house today.
Love Focus: Love life will cruise along satisfactorily and you will get a
chance to enjoy happy moments with partner.
Lucky Number: 8 Lucky Colour: Forest Green

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66TH NATIONAL AWARDS

MATHDOKU DID YOU KNOW?

Kareena Kapoor was keen on playing the lead
role in director Imtiaz Ali’s Love Aaj Kal (2009)
Fill in all the squares in the grid so that each row, column and alongside boyfriend Saif Ali Khan. But Deepika
each of the 9X9 squares contains all the digits from 1 to 9.
Padukone eventually got the part.
SCRAMBLE - 3177
Solve the four anagrams and move one letter to each square to
form four ordinary words

BMEER
RRIOS
BOO GNS
IIVYF V
Now arrange the letters marked with an asterisk (*) to form the answer to
the riddle or to fill in the missing words as indicated.
It is easier to get _____________than permission
- Grace Hopper (11) SOLUTION SUDOKU SOLUTION MATHDUKU

ANSWER: It is easier to get forgiveness than permission - Grace Hopper

Place numbers into the puzzle cells so that each row and column contains each of the digits from 1 to 5. No number is to be repeated in any row or
SCRAMBLE SOLUTION: Ember, orris, bongos, vivify
column. Each bold-outlined cells contain a hint of a number and one of the mathematical symbols + x - /. The number is the result of the operation
represented by the symbol to the digits contained.

Ohio to celebrate 25 years of

A still from the Assamese film — Bulbul Can Sing; and (below)
filmmaker Rima Das.

Shreya Mukherjee
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MOVIES ON TV
The Shawshank Redemption
er film Bulbul Can Sing

H has been named the

Best Assamese Film at
the 66th National Film
Awards, and director Rima
Das can’t keep calm. “I feel
elated and humbled,” she
says. Her award-winning film
was recently screened at the
Indian Film Festival Of
Melbourne (IFFM).
“It feels great! Thanks to
the jury and the team of
National Film Awards. Mr
Shah Rukh Khan introduced
Bulbul Can Sing at the
opening night of Indian Film
Festival of Melbourne and he
was the one who broke the
news of the my film winning a
National award congratulated
me. Even after Village
Rockstars won the Best
Feature Film Award last year,
the audience was celebrating
it like one of their own films
has won the award. I truly feel
blessed,” adds Rima.
he Shawshank
T Redemption (1994) is
heading towards its 25th
anniversary and to mark
the same, a celebration is to
take place in Ohio, USA,
starting from August 16 till Wonder EDITOR’S Black Panther at 2000 Pacific Rim: Uprising at 2100
August 18. Woman at 1358
According to reports, the
0856 Jackie Chan’s
PICK 0858 Toy Story 3
1054 Ice Age: Dawn of The
0921 The Mask
movie, which released in 1994, 1127 Mad Max: Fury Road
First Strike Dinosaurs 1331 My Sister’s Keeper
Last year, after Rima’s was filmed in and around
much-talked about film Mansfield, Ohio, and this 1025 A Quite Place 1241 Baby’s Day Out 1548 Rob-B-Hood
Village Rockstars (2017) year, the same location will be 1158 Godzilla 1436 Fantastic Four: Rise 1841 The Legend
received the Best Feature filled with fans and a few cast 1358 Wonder Woman of The Silver Surfer of Tarzan
Film ‘Swarna Kamal’ award, members. 1622 The Terminal 1622 Home Alone 3 2100 Pacific Rim: Uprising
Rima had spoken about how The story followed a 1850 Eagle Eye 1823 The Hitman’s Bodyguard 2322 The Scorpion
she doesn’t have enough banker named Andy Dufresne 2100 Sherlock Holmes: A 2000 Black Panther King 4: Quest
budget to make and promote played by Tim Robbins, who Game of Shadows 2342 Spiritual Kung Fu For Power
films. So, does she see the was sentenced to life in 2321 S.W.A.T
scenario changing after this Shawshank State
award? Rima says, “Things Penitentiary for the murder
are definitely changing for of his wife and her lover,
good. I’m collaborating with despite he claimed innocence.
producers for some upcoming While serving his term in
projects.” the prison, he becomes
And talk about what the friends with a fellow prisoner,
director is planning to work Ellis Red Redding, played by
on next, and she lists a Morgan Freeman.
number of projects. “I’ve just Dufresne becomes involved
completed a BRICS project. in a money-laundering
I’m also working on a few scheme run by the warden but
projects in collaboration with manages to turn the tables Kick at 1650 Ra.One at 1652 Commando 2 at 1525
other producers. I’ll also be with a few twists and later 0918 Mohan Vadani
1030 Golmaal 3 1106 Sanam Teri Kasam
making a film in Assam, manages to escape the prison. 1212 Singam 3
which is backed by the Assam Actors who are expected to 1330 The Return of 1416 Shiva The Super
Abhimanyu Hero 3 1525 Commando 2
State Film Corporation. My come at the reunion are Bob A still from the film
independent feature film Gunton William Sadler, Mark 1650 Kick 1652 Ra.One 1800 Rowdy Rajkumar 2
projects are in the pipeline, Rolston, Frank Medrano, Claire Slemmer. The shown in the film including 2000 Dumdaar Khiladi 2000 Himmatwar 2100 Mahaabali
too!” Alfonso Freeman, Scott celebration will feature a tour Ohio State Reformatory. 2240 Double Attack 2306 Show Dogs 2343 Revolver Raja
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Jameela Jamil against
airbrushing pictures
ritish actor Jameela Jamil
B urged celebrities and
influencers to discontinue
the practice of airbrushing or
retouching their pictures.
The actor took to Twitter
urging influences, models actor
to join her in discouraging the
practice of airbrushing in
pictures.
“I know it’s hard because we
Jameela
Jamil
PHOTO:
AFP
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are perpetually scrutinised and
criticised in this industry, but
I’m begging other influencers,
actors, and models to join me in
not allowing airbrushing,” she
tweeted.
She continued, “We have to
stop setting standards for
others that we ourselves don’t
even meet.” To prove the same,
Jamil also shared a picture of
NBC’s The Good Place showing
her un-airbrushed backfat.
Alongside, she wrote, “Finally
able to insist my image, even on
billboards isn’t ever
airbrushed. I get backfat in
every single bra. And I used to
hide so many photos because of
muffin tops. Double chins and
imperfections because I never
saw them on people on
television.” Chrissy Teigen, in
July last year, shared a video of
A turned 24 on Monday
showing her stretch marks
where she said, “I guess
these just aren’t gonna go
away. This is my body.”
Last year, Jamil had
initiated the #IWeigh
campaign on social
media.
She encouraged
users to stop
focusing on their
body weight.
ANI
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Rakhi
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Kartik Aaryan shows up in
Thailand for Sara’s big day
ctor Sara Ali Khan
and celebrated her
birthday
in Thailand, where she is
currently shooting for
Coolie No 1 opposite Varun
Dhawan. However, making
her day super special was
rumoured boyfriend, actor
Kartik Aaryan, who flew to
the country to join her.
Taking to Instagram, the
Luka Chuppi actor shared a
selfie with Sara and wrote:
“Happy Birthday Princess
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Never again will your
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The birthday
selfie with Sara
Ali Khan that
Kartik Aaryan
shared
PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/
KARTIKAARYAN
and Eid Mubarak (this time
without the mask).”
In the picture, Sara and
Kartik are seated together
with a cake in front of them.
He also added a heart emoji.
The last part of his
statement had the internet
confused but he
seems to be referring to the
duo’s appearance on Eid
before, where they roamed
the streets of Mumbai with
their faces covered. The two
have been spotted together
on various occasions. HTC
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A FINE LIFE
LOOKBOOK
Understated chic
Rocking the denim jumpsuit is Bhumi Pednekar, who pulled
off the look with panache. To complement her outfit, she
chose orange tinted shades and yellow pumps.
NET-PICKING
Beauty lies in simplicity
Dia Mirza looks ethereal in this picture where she has donned
a simple grey linen sari. She captioned it, “Don’t wait for the
storms of your life to pass. Learn to dance in the rain.”
AmySchumersaysparentingisnuts
ctor-comedian Amy
A Schumer loves being a
mother, even if parenting
can be a little crazy at times.
Over the weekend, the 38-
year-old comedian posted a
photo of herself and husband
Chris Fischer, which was
taken after the pair played
“doubles volleyball” together.
“Three months after a C
playing doubles volleyball for
90 minutes. I feel so strong,”
she captioned the selfie.
Schumer went on to list
some of the top things she’s
recommending nowadays,
including New Yorker writer
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Jia Tolentino’s new book
titled Trick Mirror and
Quentin Tarantino’s film,
Once Upon a Time in
Hollywood, which she said
was very funny.
Saving the best for last,
Schumer wrote that she
wanted to recommend being a
parent if you can. “It’s nuts,”
she added. Schumer, who
welcomed her first child, son
Gene Attell, with Fischer on
May 5, has been candid about
the difficulties of the
postpartum period, which is
referred to as the fourth
trimester”of pregnancy.
FREEDOM
FROM
FASHION
TRENDS
This Independence Day, say
goodbye to fashion trends that have
been the norm on every runway
Akshata Shetty
hen was the
W last time you
told yourself
‘it’s okay to be
different?’ We live
a world where we
are made to follow
trends even if we
don’t want to. Be i
the colour of the
season or a certain
silhouette for a
WHY SO dress, you start
GAUDY? believing that if you
don't own anything
According to which is trendy, you
menswear
designer
are not fashionable.
However, this
Kunal Anil Independence Day,
Tanna, in fashion designers
India, surface give their opinion
ornamentation
about certain fashion
has primarily
trends that need to go
always been
treated with away. “Fashion changes
embroidery and from season to season
and person to person.
more often
with gaudy Stop imitating people.
motifs Your clothes must speak
garishly about your personality.
overloaded Embrace your shape, size,
with budget and way of life.
unnecessary Every designer has a
bling. With design philosophy and
evolving aesthetic. Their creations
times, and are an extension of their
for a personalities,” says fashion
dapper designer Eshaani Jayaswal.
man, this
trend needs to go away. SAY NO TO BODY
Tanna believes that classic
styles stay forever and
SHAMING
hence, surface Fashion designer Sunaina
ornamentation can be
dealt with a more
elegant approach with
Khera shares that we need
freedom from body shaming.
“We shouldn’t be spreading
intricate painstakingly insecurity among women
developed textures. about how they don’t conform
to a conventional, acceptable
body type. I think if we learn to
“Nothing can prepare you for soft post-baby body.”
childbirth and what comes
after,” she told People last
month . Fully embracing her
Schumer struggled with
hyperemesis gravidarum, a
form of acute morning
post-baby body, the actor sickness, throughout her
posted a group photo from a pregnancy period.
beach trip in July that showed Last month, she also
her smiling on the beach in a celebrated another
black one-piece swimsuit milestone in her
while her husband carried postpartum journey
their baby boy. — getting her period
“We’re good,” she again. “First period in
captioned the image. In a year,” Schumer
response to a user who wrote triumphantly captioned
that Schumer looked great in a slideshow of images that
her swimsuit with a normal showed her and Fischer on
woman’s body, the star wrote the beach.
that she is “loving my warm ANI
love ourselves, we can pull
off any outfit no matter the
body type. Wouldn’t that be
fashionable?” asks Khera,
adding, “What we can
replace this with, is
acceptance. Instead of asking
women to fit into our
clothes, we as designers,
should make clothes that fit
women because there
shouldn’t be such a thing as
convention in beauty.”
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different from a man’s
TREND OVER COMFORT body. Women change sizes —
For fashion designer Pria monthly, yearly, situationally
Kataaria Puri, the trend — and so, our bodies are
that we need to get
freedom from is
changing forever.
Therefore, a fitted or a
“feeling tight pair of jeans which may
uncomfortable in
be trending may become
our clothes”. “It is the point of unhappiness
important to and discomfort. When your
feel beautiful body is bloated due to
rather than menstrual cycles and you are
look not able to fit into them, it
beautiful. will upset you and make you
To be able feel fat. In that moment, you
to feel do not realise that you feel fat
beautiful, because the cut and fit of the
it is very pair of jeans is why you feel
important to be uncomfortable. “I believe it
comfortable. is essential to give away this
Comfort trend of restricted clothing
clothing and adopt a trend of
denotes free free-flowing and free size
size clothing clothing. A pair of jeans
that does not
which has elastic at the
restrict your waist can be of much better
body movement use. Sportswear fabrics
and comprises such as lycra are comfortable
silhouettes that because it allows you to
are styled in a expand and moulds
fluid manner,” according to the shape of your
adds Puri. body so you don’t feel
It is significant uncomfortable. Adopting
for women to
feel beautiful
free size clothing is a great
trend so that one feels
because a comfortable in their own
woman’s body is skin,” adds Puri.
LET’S GET SOME
SHORTS!
Reality star Kim Kardashian
West made them trendy and
everyone wanted them. We
are talking about the trend
of cycling shorts. According
to fashion designer Bhaavya
Bhatnagar, the cycling
shorts trend is not
something she would
recommend. “I personally
don’t like the cycling shorts
trend. It’s tricky to get right
and not the easiest to style,”
adds Bhatnagar. However, if
you love shorts, she
suggests you can instead
opt for formal Bermuda
shorts with interesting
details such as pleated,
structured waistbands or
sheer.
COLOUR NO BAR
For fashion designer
Eshaani Jayaswal,
freedom from colour is a
must. “Colours play a
major role in staying
fashionable. The colour of
the dress that you are
wearing should not be
determined by your skin
tone. Different colours
work well for different
individuals. Just because
you are dusky doesn’t
mean you can’t pull off
brighter colours,” adds
Jayaswal. The designer
also feels that telling
women not to wear black
or white for festivities
should stop. PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/
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‘I was a victim of On the eve of the 73rd Independence Day of India, actor John Abraham says that he looks
up to the Indian flag; adds Batla House, was a perfect film for him to act in and produce
domestic abuse on
multiple occasions’ T
n Sunday, a popular
O
TV actor along with
her 18-year-old
daughter filed a complaint
against her actor-husband
and the latter’s stepfather.
He was accused of
allegedly showing obscene
pictures to his
stepdaughter and booked
under section 354-A
(sexual harassment), 323
(causing hurt), 504
(intentional insult), 506
(criminal intimidation),
509 (word, act or gesture to
insult modesty of woman)
of the Indian Penal Code
(IPC) and 67-A
(transmitting obscene
material) of the
Information Technology
Act at Samta Nagar police
station, Kandivali (East).
The TV actor married
the accused in 2013, and
the couple has a three-
year-old son. Reportedly,
their marriage was going
through a rough patch,
and the actor wanted a
divorce.
In light of multiple
media reports, the
daughter has penned a
note on her Instagram
account, speaking up
against her stepfather. She
also commented on her
mother being a victim of
domestic abuse. “The
media does not have the
facts and they never will. I
was on multiple occasions
a victim of domestic abuse
NOT my mother, except
for the day that the
complaint was filed he
hadn’t hit my mother. As a
reader of the news its often
easy to forget that you do
not know the truth of what
goes on behind closed
doors or how much
fortitude my mother has
shown in both her
marriages. This is
A K-pop star, but Sid’s dil remains Hindustani
Farozan Akhtar
ou miss things only once
Y you’re away from them,”
says Sid of Z-Boys, talking
about how much he missed
Indian cuisine and Hindi films
while in South Korea. The
singer-performer was in India
last month for a vacation after
wrapping up work on his new
single titled Holla Holla.
Unsurprisingly, he tells us that
he spent his time catching up
on latest Bollywood releases
and gorging on spicy food.
Sid also honoured his
musical beginnings by getting
reacquainted with his musical
instruments and old colleagues
on his trip home. “I spent some
time with my guitar and my
keys, writing new music and
lyrics. I also met the people I
began my journey with — the
producers and directors whom
I used to make my YouTube
videos with,” shares Sid.
As Delhi University has
reopened for a new session, we
ask Sid how he is balancing his
studies with his musical
career. “I feel education is
really important so I’m
doing BCom correspondence
from DU. But I haven’t
had time to attend any
classes as I had training
and shows to focus on. I don’t
know if I’ll have time to
prepare for exams either,” he
tells us with a tone of worry in
his voice. Sid also mentions the
possibility of a Korea and
Indonesia tour, which would
keep him tied up with no time
for studies.
someone’s household
you’re writing about,
someone’s life you’re
discussing. Many of
you fortunately haven’t
even dealt with something
of such heinous
proportions, and hence
you have no right to
comment, discuss or paint
someone else’s image
through your biased,
misinformed views. It’s
beyond disgusting and its
time that i stand up for my
mother for she is the
strongest person i know
and since out of all of us
I’m the only person who’s
witnessed her struggle day
in and day out, my opinion
is the only one that
matters (sic).”
She also clarified that
her stepfather “never
physically molested or
touched her
inappropriately”. She
wrote, “Before spreading
something of this calibre
or even believing it, its
imperative you as readers
know the veracity of the
facts that you’re blindly
divulging endlessly. He did
persistently make
inappropriate and
disturbing remarks the
impact of which is only
known to my mother and I,
and if any woman from
any walk of life were to
hear them she would be
greatly embarrassed and
provoked, too. Words
which would question the
standing dignity of any
woman, which you
wouldn’t expect to hear
from any man, especially
not your ‘father’.”
The girl claims to be a
“proud daughter” and that
her “mother is the most
respectable individual that
she has ever come across”.
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A K-POP ADVENTURE
Having spent over six months
in South Korea, Sid shares that
adjusting to the K-pop industry
has its own challenges. “Back
in India, I was just following
Bollywood, but when I joined
the Korean music industry, I
got a chance to better
understand the process of
making global music. I got to
see how good my skills actually
are. It was challenging,” says
Sid.
FAMILIES, OLD
AND NEW
A solo performer until last
year, Sid didn’t find it too
tough to fit in with the other
six members of Z-Boys.
“We’re actually like a family.
When I first met the other
guys, they were like ‘let’s see
how it goes’ but as time passed,
we became like brothers. They
helped me a lot in many ways,”
shares the 20-year-old, adding
that he learnt Filipino and
Japanese slangs from the
members.
Sid credits his younger
brother, Vedant, for seeing the
potential in him and
convincing his parents to let
him quit mass communications
degree in Bangalore. “He
motivated my parents to let me
move to Delhi to follow my
passion. He even found me
places to perform,” says Sid,
adding that it was his brother
who gave him the idea to start a
YouTube channel. “He shaped
me into the artiste I am,” he
says with a smile.
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MALWA
INDIA MATTERS THE
MOSTTO ME: JOHN
Rishabh Suri
he patriotic streak in
actor John Abraham is
more than evident
through his film choices
— 2018 saw him doing
Parmanu- The Story of
Pokhran, followed by
Satyameva Jayate, and in both,
the theme was John’s love for
his country. But he maintains
that his idea of patriotism is not
‘jingoistic’. His next, Batla
House, is inspired by the 2008
incident which took place in
Delhi. While there have been
objections raised, the actor
asserts that the treatment of his
next is sensitive. Excerpts from
a chat with John:
The subject of your next is very
sensitive. How did you manage to
retain the sensitivity, yet have the
scope for an item song like O Saki
Saki, and commercial elements?
To
answer
the
former
John Abraham with
kids on the eve of
Independence Day
PHOTOS: AALOK SONI/HT
When I first met the other members of Z-Boys, they
were like ‘let’s see how it goes’ but as time passed, we
became like brothers. They helped me a lot.
SID K-POP STAR
I don’t think I have
lost anything for
my producers or
exhibitors. Just to be in
the rat race to push big
numbers has never
been my intention. I am
in a happy space now.
JOHN ABRAHAM, ACTOR
part of your question, I think
we have actually left the film
open to debate. We have told
the film from three different
point of views — the victims’,
the terrorists’ point of view, the
court’s point of view, and the
witnesses’ point of view. When
they walk out of the film, we
want people to discuss it, if they
agree, disagree, or whether
they have a different point of
view which was not shown in
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the film. The item number part
— Nora (Fatehi) has got a full-
fledged role in the film, and a
crucial one. Just to weave in
that song was the most difficult
part for my director (Nikkhil
Advani). Once you see the film,
you will forgive us for having a
fantastic number in it.
What was it about the story that
made you say yes?
As an actor, consumer and
viewer, I thought the script
was exciting. There’s a
saying in English that
‘fact is stranger than
fiction’. This story
seemed unbelievable.
It came together
really well. I like
political and
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MINAJ WILL MARRY
PETTY IN 80 DAYS
he countdown has
T officially begun, as
rapper Nicki Minaj
revealed that she will
marry her beau Kenneth
Petty in “about 80 days”.
The 36-year-old rapper
made the announcement
on Monday’s episode of her
Queen Radio show.
The singer explained that
she and Petty “filed for the
marriage license and still
had to pick it up”, but since
she was travelling, she had
to get the license renewed,
People reported.
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psychological thrillers. I
thought this is a perfect film to
not only act in, but produce,
too.
You also screened the film recently
in Delhi for the honourable Vice
President of India, Shri Venkaiah
Naidu. What was his reaction to it?
It was nice meeting Shri
Venkaiah Naidu. Being a
senior political leader, he
threw some light on the
political situation in the
country and me being
politically aware, it was a
great opportunity to
meet him. He’s a very
learned man, and at the
same time, extremely
down to earth. We
showed him
some parts
of the film,
he was
very
excited to
know the
way we
have
showed
the film.
I don’t want to do
anything that isn’t
worthy: Nimrat
Shreya Mukherjee
howbiz calls for
S relevance, more so if you
are a performer. And as
the saying goes, out of sight
means out of mind. But that’s
not something Nimrat Kaur is
losing sleep over. What
concerns the actor more is
quality rather than the
quantity. The actor, who
was last seen in The Test
Case (that ended in January
2018), has not been doing much
work in India and is busy with
her international projects,
gives more importance to
quality than quantity. Nimrat
believes that more than the
break, choosing right kind of
work will help her earn the
love and support of the
audience back.
“I don’t like to scare myself
with the [thought],” she
continues, “I’d rather do
something fantastic than
something random just
because I am out of the scene. I
don’t want to do anything that
isn’t worthy.”
Nimrat opines that breaks
are good sometimes. “That
kind of desperation might go
against your productivity. I
fear making such mistakes. So,
a little bit of gap at times is
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How did you go about the prep for
the film, based on a real-life
person?
I met and spent time with
Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, who
was then an ACP and now is a
DCP. My concern was to
understand not only his body
language but mentality, too. To
understand the trauma he went
through after the Batla House
incident, the fact that he
wanted to commit suicide, and
his relationship with his lovely
wife. I met her, too. It was nice
to meet a man who is such a
dichotomy in his real life.
You’ve been in showbiz for over 16
years now. How much have your
priorities changed — what goes on
in John Abraham’s mind today?
I want to make films that make
effective change within the
industry, and films that make
people think and at the same
time, entertain them. Vicky
Donor (2012) was the first of its
kind, so was Madras Cafe (2013;
both produced by John). It’s
very important to change. I am
very happy I am not one of
those actors who are still
trying to breach
certain
Nimrat
Kaur
good, it also helps in gathering
more interest. Hopefully,
when I come back, I’ll be
accepted,” adds actor.
At the same time the 37-
year-old shares how she is
trying to strike a balance
between her work in India and
abroad. “I am putting all my
attention and energy towards
managing my career both
ways. I must admit it’s been
tricky, when you go abroad
you miss being in touch here
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WHAT ARE YOUR
EARLIEST MEMORIES
OF CELEBRATING
INDEPENDENCE DAY?
My earliest memories are
of going to school,
unfurling the flag and
singing the national
anthem. I come from two
diverse religions in my
family – Christian and
Parsi. But from childhood,
it has always been instilled
in my head by my parents
that, ‘remember that you
are an Indian first’, instead
of me denominating any
religion on myself. I have
grown up with the
emotion that India matters
the most. So, I always look
up to the Indian flag. We
are very fortunate that we
are allowed to unfurl the
National flag. So, this year
too, I will unfurl it, and
then fold it back before
sunset.
numerical figures. Yes,
commerce is important and I
don’t think I have lost anything
for my producers or exhibitors.
Just to be in the rat race to push
big numbers has never been
my intention. I am in a happy
space now.
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and when you come here and
do something you lose touch in
being there,” she says.
Nimrat has been getting a
number of international
offers. “I have to take a call
and hopefully, I’ll be able to
talk about my upcoming
projects soon. That’s why right
now I am figuring how I would
be dividing my time. I don’t
want to miss being part of good
stories,” she concludes.
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beyond the budget. Gift of the gab and
good handling of clients promise to win
them over. A short-tempered family
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(MAR 21 - APR 20) Driving off to a holiday destination cannot
be ruled out for some. You may not feel right
about an action you are about to undertake,
but your fears will prove to be baseless.
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and brighten up the romantic front!
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You will be able to adopt a set physical
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work front can be expected and can take
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(APR 21 - MAY 20) fun things with family today. Travelling
with your near and dear ones is indicated.
This is an auspicious day to acquire property.
Someone is likely to invite you over to stay at his or her place.
Love Focus: You may not be able to spare time for meeting lover
today, but make up for it later.
Lucky Number: 9 Lucky Colour: Maroon
Active lifestyle will keep you fit. Financial
security promises to add to your
independence. Recognition for your
contribution at work may not come
quickly and you may have to toil harder.
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(MAY 21 - JUN 21) bonds. An overseas invitation may find
some packing their bags. You are likely to
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Love Focus: Lover may be planning something special for you, so get
ready to be surprised.
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Worries regarding money may be laid to
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or a flat will be completed without much
hassle. There is some scope of improving your
scores on the academic front, so go for it.
Love Focus: Someone from the opposite gender you enjoy being
with may give rise to romantic aspirations.
Lucky Number: 5 Lucky Colour: Parrot Green

Some of you may feel frustrated by not
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realize your dreams. Things might come
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realize your dream. Being fair to the heirs
on the property front may become an
overriding issue. You are likely to enjoy the
company of friends today.
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business front. Family responsibilities
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leisure trip with someone close will not
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to property.
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eligible.
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acquired recently promises to give good
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Lucky Number: 6 Lucky Colour: White
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despite irregular hours. Stability on the
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66TH NATIONAL AWARDS

MATHDOKU DID YOU KNOW?

Kareena Kapoor was keen on playing the lead
role in director Imtiaz Ali’s Love Aaj Kal (2009)
Fill in all the squares in the grid so that each row, column and alongside boyfriend Saif Ali Khan. But Deepika
each of the 9X9 squares contains all the digits from 1 to 9.
Padukone eventually got the part.
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Now arrange the letters marked with an asterisk (*) to form the answer to
the riddle or to fill in the missing words as indicated.
It is easier to get _____________than permission
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represented by the symbol to the digits contained.

Ohio to celebrate 25 years of

A still from the Assamese film — Bulbul Can Sing; and (below)
filmmaker Rima Das.

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The Shawshank Redemption
er film Bulbul Can Sing

H has been named the

Best Assamese Film at
the 66th National Film
Awards, and director Rima
Das can’t keep calm. “I feel
elated and humbled,” she
says. Her award-winning film
was recently screened at the
Indian Film Festival Of
Melbourne (IFFM).
“It feels great! Thanks to
the jury and the team of
National Film Awards. Mr
Shah Rukh Khan introduced
Bulbul Can Sing at the
opening night of Indian Film
Festival of Melbourne and he
was the one who broke the
news of the my film winning a
National award congratulated
me. Even after Village
Rockstars won the Best
Feature Film Award last year,
the audience was celebrating
it like one of their own films
has won the award. I truly feel
blessed,” adds Rima.
he Shawshank
T Redemption (1994) is
heading towards its 25th
anniversary and to mark
the same, a celebration is to
take place in Ohio, USA,
starting from August 16 till Wonder EDITOR’S Black Panther at 2000 Pacific Rim: Uprising at 2100
August 18. Woman at 1358
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received the Best Feature filled with fans and a few cast 1358 Wonder Woman of The Silver Surfer of Tarzan
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scenario changing after this Shawshank State
award? Rima says, “Things Penitentiary for the murder
are definitely changing for of his wife and her lover,
good. I’m collaborating with despite he claimed innocence.
producers for some upcoming While serving his term in
projects.” the prison, he becomes
And talk about what the friends with a fellow prisoner,
director is planning to work Ellis Red Redding, played by
on next, and she lists a Morgan Freeman.
number of projects. “I’ve just Dufresne becomes involved
completed a BRICS project. in a money-laundering
I’m also working on a few scheme run by the warden but
projects in collaboration with manages to turn the tables Kick at 1650 Ra.One at 1652 Commando 2 at 1525
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making a film in Assam, manages to escape the prison. 1212 Singam 3
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“I know it’s hard because we
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criticised in this industry, but
I’m begging other influencers,
actors, and models to join me in
not allowing airbrushing,” she
tweeted.
She continued, “We have to
stop setting standards for
others that we ourselves don’t
even meet.” To prove the same,
Jamil also shared a picture of
NBC’s The Good Place showing
her un-airbrushed backfat.
Alongside, she wrote, “Finally
able to insist my image, even on
billboards isn’t ever
airbrushed. I get backfat in
every single bra. And I used to
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muffin tops. Double chins and
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A turned 24 on Monday
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where she said, “I guess
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Last year, Jamil had
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ctor Sara Ali Khan
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her day super special was
rumoured boyfriend, actor
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the country to join her.
Taking to Instagram, the
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The birthday
selfie with Sara
Ali Khan that
Kartik Aaryan
shared
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and Eid Mubarak (this time
without the mask).”
In the picture, Sara and
Kartik are seated together
with a cake in front of them.
He also added a heart emoji.
The last part of his
statement had the internet
confused but he
seems to be referring to the
duo’s appearance on Eid
before, where they roamed
the streets of Mumbai with
their faces covered. The two
have been spotted together
on various occasions. HTC
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Understated chic
Rocking the denim jumpsuit is Bhumi Pednekar, who pulled
off the look with panache. To complement her outfit, she
chose orange tinted shades and yellow pumps.
NET-PICKING
Beauty lies in simplicity
Dia Mirza looks ethereal in this picture where she has donned
a simple grey linen sari. She captioned it, “Don’t wait for the
storms of your life to pass. Learn to dance in the rain.”
AmySchumersaysparentingisnuts
ctor-comedian Amy
A Schumer loves being a
mother, even if parenting
can be a little crazy at times.
Over the weekend, the 38-
year-old comedian posted a
photo of herself and husband
Chris Fischer, which was
taken after the pair played
“doubles volleyball” together.
“Three months after a C
playing doubles volleyball for
90 minutes. I feel so strong,”
she captioned the selfie.
Schumer went on to list
some of the top things she’s
recommending nowadays,
including New Yorker writer
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Jia Tolentino’s new book
titled Trick Mirror and
Quentin Tarantino’s film,
Once Upon a Time in
Hollywood, which she said
was very funny.
Saving the best for last,
Schumer wrote that she
wanted to recommend being a
parent if you can. “It’s nuts,”
she added. Schumer, who
welcomed her first child, son
Gene Attell, with Fischer on
May 5, has been candid about
the difficulties of the
postpartum period, which is
referred to as the fourth
trimester”of pregnancy.
FREEDOM
FROM
FASHION
TRENDS
This Independence Day, say
goodbye to fashion trends that have
been the norm on every runway
Akshata Shetty
hen was the
W last time you
told yourself
‘it’s okay to be
different?’ We live
a world where we
are made to follow
trends even if we
don’t want to. Be i
the colour of the
season or a certain
silhouette for a
WHY SO dress, you start
GAUDY? believing that if you
don't own anything
According to which is trendy, you
menswear
designer
are not fashionable.
However, this
Kunal Anil Independence Day,
Tanna, in fashion designers
India, surface give their opinion
ornamentation
about certain fashion
has primarily
trends that need to go
always been
treated with away. “Fashion changes
embroidery and from season to season
and person to person.
more often
with gaudy Stop imitating people.
motifs Your clothes must speak
garishly about your personality.
overloaded Embrace your shape, size,
with budget and way of life.
unnecessary Every designer has a
bling. With design philosophy and
evolving aesthetic. Their creations
times, and are an extension of their
for a personalities,” says fashion
dapper designer Eshaani Jayaswal.
man, this
trend needs to go away. SAY NO TO BODY
Tanna believes that classic
styles stay forever and
SHAMING
hence, surface Fashion designer Sunaina
ornamentation can be
dealt with a more
elegant approach with
Khera shares that we need
freedom from body shaming.
“We shouldn’t be spreading
intricate painstakingly insecurity among women
developed textures. about how they don’t conform
to a conventional, acceptable
body type. I think if we learn to
“Nothing can prepare you for soft post-baby body.”
childbirth and what comes
after,” she told People last
month . Fully embracing her
Schumer struggled with
hyperemesis gravidarum, a
form of acute morning
post-baby body, the actor sickness, throughout her
posted a group photo from a pregnancy period.
beach trip in July that showed Last month, she also
her smiling on the beach in a celebrated another
black one-piece swimsuit milestone in her
while her husband carried postpartum journey
their baby boy. — getting her period
“We’re good,” she again. “First period in
captioned the image. In a year,” Schumer
response to a user who wrote triumphantly captioned
that Schumer looked great in a slideshow of images that
her swimsuit with a normal showed her and Fischer on
woman’s body, the star wrote the beach.
that she is “loving my warm ANI
love ourselves, we can pull
off any outfit no matter the
body type. Wouldn’t that be
fashionable?” asks Khera,
adding, “What we can
replace this with, is
acceptance. Instead of asking
women to fit into our
clothes, we as designers,
should make clothes that fit
women because there
shouldn’t be such a thing as
convention in beauty.”
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different from a man’s
TREND OVER COMFORT body. Women change sizes —
For fashion designer Pria monthly, yearly, situationally
Kataaria Puri, the trend — and so, our bodies are
that we need to get
freedom from is
changing forever.
Therefore, a fitted or a
“feeling tight pair of jeans which may
uncomfortable in
be trending may become
our clothes”. “It is the point of unhappiness
important to and discomfort. When your
feel beautiful body is bloated due to
rather than menstrual cycles and you are
look not able to fit into them, it
beautiful. will upset you and make you
To be able feel fat. In that moment, you
to feel do not realise that you feel fat
beautiful, because the cut and fit of the
it is very pair of jeans is why you feel
important to be uncomfortable. “I believe it
comfortable. is essential to give away this
Comfort trend of restricted clothing
clothing and adopt a trend of
denotes free free-flowing and free size
size clothing clothing. A pair of jeans
that does not
which has elastic at the
restrict your waist can be of much better
body movement use. Sportswear fabrics
and comprises such as lycra are comfortable
silhouettes that because it allows you to
are styled in a expand and moulds
fluid manner,” according to the shape of your
adds Puri. body so you don’t feel
It is significant uncomfortable. Adopting
for women to
feel beautiful
free size clothing is a great
trend so that one feels
because a comfortable in their own
woman’s body is skin,” adds Puri.
LET’S GET SOME
SHORTS!
Reality star Kim Kardashian
West made them trendy and
everyone wanted them. We
are talking about the trend
of cycling shorts. According
to fashion designer Bhaavya
Bhatnagar, the cycling
shorts trend is not
something she would
recommend. “I personally
don’t like the cycling shorts
trend. It’s tricky to get right
and not the easiest to style,”
adds Bhatnagar. However, if
you love shorts, she
suggests you can instead
opt for formal Bermuda
shorts with interesting
details such as pleated,
structured waistbands or
sheer.
COLOUR NO BAR
For fashion designer
Eshaani Jayaswal,
freedom from colour is a
must. “Colours play a
major role in staying
fashionable. The colour of
the dress that you are
wearing should not be
determined by your skin
tone. Different colours
work well for different
individuals. Just because
you are dusky doesn’t
mean you can’t pull off
brighter colours,” adds
Jayaswal. The designer
also feels that telling
women not to wear black
or white for festivities
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‘I was a victim of On the eve of the 73rd Independence Day of India, actor John Abraham says that he looks
up to the Indian flag; adds Batla House, was a perfect film for him to act in and produce
domestic abuse on
multiple occasions’ T
n Sunday, a popular
O
TV actor along with
her 18-year-old
daughter filed a complaint
against her actor-husband
and the latter’s stepfather.
He was accused of
allegedly showing obscene
pictures to his
stepdaughter and booked
under section 354-A
(sexual harassment), 323
(causing hurt), 504
(intentional insult), 506
(criminal intimidation),
509 (word, act or gesture to
insult modesty of woman)
of the Indian Penal Code
(IPC) and 67-A
(transmitting obscene
material) of the
Information Technology
Act at Samta Nagar police
station, Kandivali (East).
The TV actor married
the accused in 2013, and
the couple has a three-
year-old son. Reportedly,
their marriage was going
through a rough patch,
and the actor wanted a
divorce.
In light of multiple
media reports, the
daughter has penned a
note on her Instagram
account, speaking up
against her stepfather. She
also commented on her
mother being a victim of
domestic abuse. “The
media does not have the
facts and they never will. I
was on multiple occasions
a victim of domestic abuse
NOT my mother, except
for the day that the
complaint was filed he
hadn’t hit my mother. As a
reader of the news its often
easy to forget that you do
not know the truth of what
goes on behind closed
doors or how much
fortitude my mother has
shown in both her
marriages. This is
A K-pop star, but Sid’s dil remains Hindustani
Farozan Akhtar
ou miss things only once
Y you’re away from them,”
says Sid of Z-Boys, talking
about how much he missed
Indian cuisine and Hindi films
while in South Korea. The
singer-performer was in India
last month for a vacation after
wrapping up work on his new
single titled Holla Holla.
Unsurprisingly, he tells us that
he spent his time catching up
on latest Bollywood releases
and gorging on spicy food.
Sid also honoured his
musical beginnings by getting
reacquainted with his musical
instruments and old colleagues
on his trip home. “I spent some
time with my guitar and my
keys, writing new music and
lyrics. I also met the people I
began my journey with — the
producers and directors whom
I used to make my YouTube
videos with,” shares Sid.
As Delhi University has
reopened for a new session, we
ask Sid how he is balancing his
studies with his musical
career. “I feel education is
really important so I’m
doing BCom correspondence
from DU. But I haven’t
had time to attend any
classes as I had training
and shows to focus on. I don’t
know if I’ll have time to
prepare for exams either,” he
tells us with a tone of worry in
his voice. Sid also mentions the
possibility of a Korea and
Indonesia tour, which would
keep him tied up with no time
for studies.
someone’s household
you’re writing about,
someone’s life you’re
discussing. Many of
you fortunately haven’t
even dealt with something
of such heinous
proportions, and hence
you have no right to
comment, discuss or paint
someone else’s image
through your biased,
misinformed views. It’s
beyond disgusting and its
time that i stand up for my
mother for she is the
strongest person i know
and since out of all of us
I’m the only person who’s
witnessed her struggle day
in and day out, my opinion
is the only one that
matters (sic).”
She also clarified that
her stepfather “never
physically molested or
touched her
inappropriately”. She
wrote, “Before spreading
something of this calibre
or even believing it, its
imperative you as readers
know the veracity of the
facts that you’re blindly
divulging endlessly. He did
persistently make
inappropriate and
disturbing remarks the
impact of which is only
known to my mother and I,
and if any woman from
any walk of life were to
hear them she would be
greatly embarrassed and
provoked, too. Words
which would question the
standing dignity of any
woman, which you
wouldn’t expect to hear
from any man, especially
not your ‘father’.”
The girl claims to be a
“proud daughter” and that
her “mother is the most
respectable individual that
she has ever come across”.
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A K-POP ADVENTURE
Having spent over six months
in South Korea, Sid shares that
adjusting to the K-pop industry
has its own challenges. “Back
in India, I was just following
Bollywood, but when I joined
the Korean music industry, I
got a chance to better
understand the process of
making global music. I got to
see how good my skills actually
are. It was challenging,” says
Sid.
FAMILIES, OLD
AND NEW
A solo performer until last
year, Sid didn’t find it too
tough to fit in with the other
six members of Z-Boys.
“We’re actually like a family.
When I first met the other
guys, they were like ‘let’s see
how it goes’ but as time passed,
we became like brothers. They
helped me a lot in many ways,”
shares the 20-year-old, adding
that he learnt Filipino and
Japanese slangs from the
members.
Sid credits his younger
brother, Vedant, for seeing the
potential in him and
convincing his parents to let
him quit mass communications
degree in Bangalore. “He
motivated my parents to let me
move to Delhi to follow my
passion. He even found me
places to perform,” says Sid,
adding that it was his brother
who gave him the idea to start a
YouTube channel. “He shaped
me into the artiste I am,” he
says with a smile.
n farozan.akhtar@htlive.com
JALANDHAR
INDIA MATTERS THE
MOSTTO ME: JOHN
Rishabh Suri
he patriotic streak in
actor John Abraham is
more than evident
through his film choices
— 2018 saw him doing
Parmanu- The Story of
Pokhran, followed by
Satyameva Jayate, and in both,
the theme was John’s love for
his country. But he maintains
that his idea of patriotism is not
‘jingoistic’. His next, Batla
House, is inspired by the 2008
incident which took place in
Delhi. While there have been
objections raised, the actor
asserts that the treatment of his
next is sensitive. Excerpts from
a chat with John:
The subject of your next is very
sensitive. How did you manage to
retain the sensitivity, yet have the
scope for an item song like O Saki
Saki, and commercial elements?
To
answer
the
former
John Abraham with
kids on the eve of
Independence Day
PHOTOS: AALOK SONI/HT
When I first met the other members of Z-Boys, they
were like ‘let’s see how it goes’ but as time passed, we
became like brothers. They helped me a lot.
SID K-POP STAR
I don’t think I have
lost anything for
my producers or
exhibitors. Just to be in
the rat race to push big
numbers has never
been my intention. I am
in a happy space now.
JOHN ABRAHAM, ACTOR
part of your question, I think
we have actually left the film
open to debate. We have told
the film from three different
point of views — the victims’,
the terrorists’ point of view, the
court’s point of view, and the
witnesses’ point of view. When
they walk out of the film, we
want people to discuss it, if they
agree, disagree, or whether
they have a different point of
view which was not shown in
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the film. The item number part
— Nora (Fatehi) has got a full-
fledged role in the film, and a
crucial one. Just to weave in
that song was the most difficult
part for my director (Nikkhil
Advani). Once you see the film,
you will forgive us for having a
fantastic number in it.
What was it about the story that
made you say yes?
As an actor, consumer and
viewer, I thought the script
was exciting. There’s a
saying in English that
‘fact is stranger than
fiction’. This story
seemed unbelievable.
It came together
really well. I like
political and
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MINAJ WILL MARRY
PETTY IN 80 DAYS
he countdown has
T officially begun, as
rapper Nicki Minaj
revealed that she will
marry her beau Kenneth
Petty in “about 80 days”.
The 36-year-old rapper
made the announcement
on Monday’s episode of her
Queen Radio show.
The singer explained that
she and Petty “filed for the
marriage license and still
had to pick it up”, but since
she was travelling, she had
to get the license renewed,
People reported.
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psychological thrillers. I
thought this is a perfect film to
not only act in, but produce,
too.
You also screened the film recently
in Delhi for the honourable Vice
President of India, Shri Venkaiah
Naidu. What was his reaction to it?
It was nice meeting Shri
Venkaiah Naidu. Being a
senior political leader, he
threw some light on the
political situation in the
country and me being
politically aware, it was a
great opportunity to
meet him. He’s a very
learned man, and at the
same time, extremely
down to earth. We
showed him
some parts
of the film,
he was
very
excited to
know the
way we
have
showed
the film.
I don’t want to do
anything that isn’t
worthy: Nimrat
Shreya Mukherjee
howbiz calls for
S relevance, more so if you
are a performer. And as
the saying goes, out of sight
means out of mind. But that’s
not something Nimrat Kaur is
losing sleep over. What
concerns the actor more is
quality rather than the
quantity. The actor, who
was last seen in The Test
Case (that ended in January
2018), has not been doing much
work in India and is busy with
her international projects,
gives more importance to
quality than quantity. Nimrat
believes that more than the
break, choosing right kind of
work will help her earn the
love and support of the
audience back.
“I don’t like to scare myself
with the [thought],” she
continues, “I’d rather do
something fantastic than
something random just
because I am out of the scene. I
don’t want to do anything that
isn’t worthy.”
Nimrat opines that breaks
are good sometimes. “That
kind of desperation might go
against your productivity. I
fear making such mistakes. So,
a little bit of gap at times is
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How did you go about the prep for
the film, based on a real-life
person?
I met and spent time with
Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, who
was then an ACP and now is a
DCP. My concern was to
understand not only his body
language but mentality, too. To
understand the trauma he went
through after the Batla House
incident, the fact that he
wanted to commit suicide, and
his relationship with his lovely
wife. I met her, too. It was nice
to meet a man who is such a
dichotomy in his real life.
You’ve been in showbiz for over 16
years now. How much have your
priorities changed — what goes on
in John Abraham’s mind today?
I want to make films that make
effective change within the
industry, and films that make
people think and at the same
time, entertain them. Vicky
Donor (2012) was the first of its
kind, so was Madras Cafe (2013;
both produced by John). It’s
very important to change. I am
very happy I am not one of
those actors who are still
trying to breach
certain
Nimrat
Kaur
good, it also helps in gathering
more interest. Hopefully,
when I come back, I’ll be
accepted,” adds actor.
At the same time the 37-
year-old shares how she is
trying to strike a balance
between her work in India and
abroad. “I am putting all my
attention and energy towards
managing my career both
ways. I must admit it’s been
tricky, when you go abroad
you miss being in touch here
www.youtube.com/user/ht
WHAT ARE YOUR
EARLIEST MEMORIES
OF CELEBRATING
INDEPENDENCE DAY?
My earliest memories are
of going to school,
unfurling the flag and
singing the national
anthem. I come from two
diverse religions in my
family – Christian and
Parsi. But from childhood,
it has always been instilled
in my head by my parents
that, ‘remember that you
are an Indian first’, instead
of me denominating any
religion on myself. I have
grown up with the
emotion that India matters
the most. So, I always look
up to the Indian flag. We
are very fortunate that we
are allowed to unfurl the
National flag. So, this year
too, I will unfurl it, and
then fold it back before
sunset.
numerical figures. Yes,
commerce is important and I
don’t think I have lost anything
for my producers or exhibitors.
Just to be in the rat race to push
big numbers has never been
my intention. I am in a happy
space now.
n rishabh.suri@htlive.com
and when you come here and
do something you lose touch in
being there,” she says.
Nimrat has been getting a
number of international
offers. “I have to take a call
and hopefully, I’ll be able to
talk about my upcoming
projects soon. That’s why right
now I am figuring how I would
be dividing my time. I don’t
want to miss being part of good
stories,” she concludes.
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songs such as Kamli, Dhoom Machale, Sajnaaji
Vaari, Sheila Ki Jawani and Desi Girl, turns 36
today.

You will be much more careful in incurring a
major expenditure, so as not to go
beyond the budget. Gift of the gab and
good handling of clients promise to win
them over. A short-tempered family
ARIES member is likely to spoil your mood.
(MAR 21 - APR 20) Driving off to a holiday destination cannot
be ruled out for some. You may not feel right
about an action you are about to undertake,
but your fears will prove to be baseless.
Love Focus: Spouse or lover is likely to shower dollops of love on you
and brighten up the romantic front!
Lucky Number: 7 Lucky Colour: Baby Pink
You will be able to adopt a set physical
routine through sheer will power to get
back in shape. Be careful so as not to
default on loan. Some turbulence on the
work front can be expected and can take
TAURUS a serious turn. You are likely to do some
(APR 21 - MAY 20) fun things with family today. Travelling
with your near and dear ones is indicated.
This is an auspicious day to acquire property.
Someone is likely to invite you over to stay at his or her place.
Love Focus: You may not be able to spare time for meeting lover
today, but make up for it later.
Lucky Number: 9 Lucky Colour: Maroon
Active lifestyle will keep you fit. Financial
security promises to add to your
independence. Recognition for your
contribution at work may not come
quickly and you may have to toil harder.
GEMINI This is the time to strengthen the family
(MAY 21 - JUN 21) bonds. An overseas invitation may find
some packing their bags. You are likely to
add to your assets. Some of you can lag behind
on the academic front by not being regular.
Love Focus: Lover may be planning something special for you, so get
ready to be surprised.
Lucky Number: 11 Lucky Colour: Light Blue
Worries regarding money may be laid to
rest. Someone is likely to come near to
your heart, even as no words are
exchanged! A complaint of a family
member from someone can make you
CANCER see red. An exciting trip may get
(JUNE 22 - JULY 22) postponed. Legalities in acquiring a house
or a flat will be completed without much
hassle. There is some scope of improving your
scores on the academic front, so go for it.
Love Focus: Someone from the opposite gender you enjoy being
with may give rise to romantic aspirations.
Lucky Number: 5 Lucky Colour: Parrot Green

Some of you may feel frustrated by not
being able to raise enough money to
realize your dreams. Things might come
to a standstill on the professional front.
Resolving a family dispute can take up
much of your day. A trip will help you
realize your dream. Being fair to the heirs
on the property front may become an
overriding issue. You are likely to enjoy the
company of friends today.
Love Focus: On the romantic front, you may be left wondering by
lover!
Lucky Number: 15 Lucky Colour: Red
Chance to add to wealth may be seized by Good investments will ensure profuse Financially, you are not likely to face much
you. A skill needs to be perfected to avoid growth of your money tree on the issues. Not discussing issues with seniors
lagging behind others at work. A family financial front. A promotion or before implementing may bring you into
member will be at his or her best recognition is likely for some on the the firing line. A trip with family is likely
behaviour and will do you proud. This is professional front. Family may appear a to prove most enjoyable. A packaged
LEO not the day to undertake a journey as VIRGO bit demanding, but you may be reading LIBRA tour to a holiday destination is likely. A SCORPIO
(JULY 23 - AUG 23) problems are indicated. A new property (AUG 24 - SEPT 23) too much into it. Travel only if you have (SEPT 24 - OCT 23) new property acquired by you will start (OCT 24 - NOV 22)
acquired by you will start giving good to. A few additions and alterations in the giving good monetary returns. You will be
monetary returns. Spit and polish may become house are indicated. A stranger is likely to much more mentally at ease by talking things
the order of the day for some homemakers. extend a helping hand and become your friend. out with someone you blindly confide in.
Love Focus: Flirting won’t hurt you and can give oodles of fun, so Love Focus: Your attempts to win someone’s heart may face Love Focus: Whatever is in your heart needs to be expressed in
why not enjoy while it lasts! insurmountable hurdles on the romantic front. words on the romantic front, so don’t feel reluctant in doing so.
Lucky Number: 4 Lucky Colour: Dark Slate Grey Lucky Number: 22 Lucky Colour: Indigo Lucky Number: 17 Lucky Colour: Navy Blue

A project may require additional finances
to become viable. You will take every
opportunity to understand the finer
points of your job. Those planning to
settle out of town will get full support
of family. A long journey will be
SAGITTARIUS completed without any glitches or delays.
(NOV 23 - DEC 21)
A property deal is likely to favour you.
Someone calling a spade a spade on the social
front can hurt you in the extreme.
Love Focus: Promises on the romantic front may be difficult to keep,
but you will manage somehow.
Lucky Number: 3 Lucky Colour: Red
A loan given to someone may not be
returned on the promised date.Some kind
of compensation can be expected on the
business front. Family responsibilities
will give little time for enjoyment. A
leisure trip with someone close will not
CAPRICORN be without its share of hassles, but will
(DEC 22 - JAN 21)
prove enjoyable on the whole. Some
complications are foreseen in matters related
to property.
Love Focus: A match making process may be underway for the
eligible.
Lucky Number: 1 Lucky Colour: Peach
You can be a bit careful in spending your
money to avoid upsetting your budget.
Your guidance in something important
may be sought at work. Your popularity
among family and friends is set to rise.
Your desire to visit someone may make
AQUARIUS you undertake a journey. Property
(JAN 22 - FEB 19)
acquired recently promises to give good
returns. A peaceful existence is foreseen and
will allow you to unwind today.
Love Focus: Inadequate response from your side may dampen the
spirits of the one who is ready to shower his or her love on you.
Lucky Number: 6 Lucky Colour: White
You manage to maintain good health
despite irregular hours. Stability on the
financial front is assured. An increase in
workload is foreseen on the professional
front, but you will overcome it. Those
wanting to study abroad or out of town
PISCES will find the family supportive. Some risk
(FEB 20 - MAR 20)
is foreseen on the road today, so remain
alert. A property issue is likely to be resolved
amicably. Homemakers can remain busy in doing up the house today.
Love Focus: Love life will cruise along satisfactorily and you will get a
chance to enjoy happy moments with partner.
Lucky Number: 8 Lucky Colour: Forest Green

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66TH NATIONAL AWARDS

MATHDOKU DID YOU KNOW?

Kareena Kapoor was keen on playing the lead
role in director Imtiaz Ali’s Love Aaj Kal (2009)
Fill in all the squares in the grid so that each row, column and alongside boyfriend Saif Ali Khan. But Deepika
each of the 9X9 squares contains all the digits from 1 to 9.
Padukone eventually got the part.
SCRAMBLE - 3177
Solve the four anagrams and move one letter to each square to
form four ordinary words

BMEER
RRIOS
BOOGNS
IIVYF V
Now arrange the letters marked with an asterisk (*) to form the answer to
the riddle or to fill in the missing words as indicated.
It is easier to get _____________than permission
- Grace Hopper (11) SOLUTION SUDOKU SOLUTION MATHDUKU

ANSWER: It is easier to get forgiveness than permission - Grace Hopper

Place numbers into the puzzle cells so that each row and column contains each of the digits from 1 to 5. No number is to be repeated in any row or
SCRAMBLE SOLUTION: Ember, orris, bongos, vivify
column. Each bold-outlined cells contain a hint of a number and one of the mathematical symbols + x - /. The number is the result of the operation
represented by the symbol to the digits contained.

Ohio to celebrate 25 years of

A still from the Assamese film — Bulbul Can Sing; and (below)
filmmaker Rima Das.

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The Shawshank Redemption
er film Bulbul Can Sing

H has been named the

Best Assamese Film at
the 66th National Film
Awards, and director Rima
Das can’t keep calm. “I feel
elated and humbled,” she
says. Her award-winning film
was recently screened at the
Indian Film Festival Of
Melbourne (IFFM).
“It feels great! Thanks to
the jury and the team of
National Film Awards. Mr
Shah Rukh Khan introduced
Bulbul Can Sing at the
opening night of Indian Film
Festival of Melbourne and he
was the one who broke the
news of the my film winning a
National award congratulated
me. Even after Village
Rockstars won the Best
Feature Film Award last year,
the audience was celebrating
it like one of their own films
has won the award. I truly feel
blessed,” adds Rima.
he Shawshank
T Redemption (1994) is
heading towards its 25th
anniversary and to mark
the same, a celebration is to
take place in Ohio, USA,
starting from August 16 till Wonder EDITOR’S Black Panther at 2000 Pacific Rim: Uprising at 2100
August 18. Woman at 1358
According to reports, the
0856 Jackie Chan’s
PICK 0858 Toy Story 3
1054 Ice Age: Dawn of The
0921 The Mask
movie, which released in 1994, 1127 Mad Max: Fury Road
First Strike Dinosaurs 1331 My Sister’s Keeper
Last year, after Rima’s was filmed in and around
much-talked about film Mansfield, Ohio, and this 1025 A Quite Place 1241 Baby’s Day Out 1548 Rob-B-Hood
Village Rockstars (2017) year, the same location will be 1158 Godzilla 1436 Fantastic Four: Rise 1841 The Legend
received the Best Feature filled with fans and a few cast 1358 Wonder Woman of The Silver Surfer of Tarzan
Film ‘Swarna Kamal’ award, members. 1622 The Terminal 1622 Home Alone 3 2100 Pacific Rim: Uprising
Rima had spoken about how The story followed a 1850 Eagle Eye 1823 The Hitman’s Bodyguard 2322 The Scorpion
she doesn’t have enough banker named Andy Dufresne 2100 Sherlock Holmes: A 2000 Black Panther King 4: Quest
budget to make and promote played by Tim Robbins, who Game of Shadows 2342 Spiritual Kung Fu For Power
films. So, does she see the was sentenced to life in 2321 S.W.A.T
scenario changing after this Shawshank State
award? Rima says, “Things Penitentiary for the murder
are definitely changing for of his wife and her lover,
good. I’m collaborating with despite he claimed innocence.
producers for some upcoming While serving his term in
projects.” the prison, he becomes
And talk about what the friends with a fellow prisoner,
director is planning to work Ellis Red Redding, played by
on next, and she lists a Morgan Freeman.
number of projects. “I’ve just Dufresne becomes involved
completed a BRICS project. in a money-laundering
I’m also working on a few scheme run by the warden but
projects in collaboration with manages to turn the tables Kick at 1650 Ra.One at 1652 Commando 2 at 1525
other producers. I’ll also be with a few twists and later 0918 Mohan Vadani
1030 Golmaal 3 1106 Sanam Teri Kasam
making a film in Assam, manages to escape the prison. 1212 Singam 3
which is backed by the Assam Actors who are expected to 1330 The Return of 1416 Shiva The Super
Abhimanyu Hero 3 1525 Commando 2
State Film Corporation. My come at the reunion are Bob A still from the film
independent feature film Gunton William Sadler, Mark 1650 Kick 1652 Ra.One 1800 Rowdy Rajkumar 2
projects are in the pipeline, Rolston, Frank Medrano, Claire Slemmer. The shown in the film including 2000 Dumdaar Khiladi 2000 Himmatwar 2100 Mahaabali
too!” Alfonso Freeman, Scott celebration will feature a tour Ohio State Reformatory. 2240 Double Attack 2306 Show Dogs 2343 Revolver Raja
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Jameela Jamil against
airbrushing pictures
ritish actor Jameela Jamil
B urged celebrities and
influencers to discontinue
the practice of airbrushing or
retouching their pictures.
The actor took to Twitter
urging influences, models actor
to join her in discouraging the
practice of airbrushing in
pictures.
“I know it’s hard because we
Jameela
Jamil
PHOTO:
AFP
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are perpetually scrutinised and
criticised in this industry, but
I’m begging other influencers,
actors, and models to join me in
not allowing airbrushing,” she
tweeted.
She continued, “We have to
stop setting standards for
others that we ourselves don’t
even meet.” To prove the same,
Jamil also shared a picture of
NBC’s The Good Place showing
her un-airbrushed backfat.
Alongside, she wrote, “Finally
able to insist my image, even on
billboards isn’t ever
airbrushed. I get backfat in
every single bra. And I used to
hide so many photos because of
muffin tops. Double chins and
imperfections because I never
saw them on people on
television.” Chrissy Teigen, in
July last year, shared a video of
A turned 24 on Monday
showing her stretch marks
where she said, “I guess
these just aren’t gonna go
away. This is my body.”
Last year, Jamil had
initiated the #IWeigh
campaign on social
media.
She encouraged
users to stop
focusing on their
body weight.
ANI
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Kartik Aaryan shows up in
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ctor Sara Ali Khan
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birthday
in Thailand, where she is
currently shooting for
Coolie No 1 opposite Varun
Dhawan. However, making
her day super special was
rumoured boyfriend, actor
Kartik Aaryan, who flew to
the country to join her.
Taking to Instagram, the
Luka Chuppi actor shared a
selfie with Sara and wrote:
“Happy Birthday Princess
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The birthday
selfie with Sara
Ali Khan that
Kartik Aaryan
shared
PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/
KARTIKAARYAN
and Eid Mubarak (this time
without the mask).”
In the picture, Sara and
Kartik are seated together
with a cake in front of them.
He also added a heart emoji.
The last part of his
statement had the internet
confused but he
seems to be referring to the
duo’s appearance on Eid
before, where they roamed
the streets of Mumbai with
their faces covered. The two
have been spotted together
on various occasions. HTC
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A FINE LIFE
LOOKBOOK
Understated chic
Rocking the denim jumpsuit is Bhumi Pednekar, who pulled
off the look with panache. To complement her outfit, she
chose orange tinted shades and yellow pumps.
NET-PICKING
Beauty lies in simplicity
Dia Mirza looks ethereal in this picture where she has donned
a simple grey linen sari. She captioned it, “Don’t wait for the
storms of your life to pass. Learn to dance in the rain.”
AmySchumersaysparentingisnuts
ctor-comedian Amy
A Schumer loves being a
mother, even if parenting
can be a little crazy at times.
Over the weekend, the 38-
year-old comedian posted a
photo of herself and husband
Chris Fischer, which was
taken after the pair played
“doubles volleyball” together.
“Three months after a C
playing doubles volleyball for
90 minutes. I feel so strong,”
she captioned the selfie.
Schumer went on to list
some of the top things she’s
recommending nowadays,
including New Yorker writer
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Jia Tolentino’s new book
titled Trick Mirror and
Quentin Tarantino’s film,
Once Upon a Time in
Hollywood, which she said
was very funny.
Saving the best for last,
Schumer wrote that she
wanted to recommend being a
parent if you can. “It’s nuts,”
she added. Schumer, who
welcomed her first child, son
Gene Attell, with Fischer on
May 5, has been candid about
the difficulties of the
postpartum period, which is
referred to as the fourth
trimester”of pregnancy.
FREEDOM
FROM
FASHION
TRENDS
This Independence Day, say
goodbye to fashion trends that have
been the norm on every runway
Akshata Shetty
hen was the
W last time you
told yourself
‘it’s okay to be
different?’ We live
a world where we
are made to follow
trends even if we
don’t want to. Be i
the colour of the
season or a certain
silhouette for a
WHY SO dress, you start
GAUDY? believing that if you
don't own anything
According to which is trendy, you
menswear
designer
are not fashionable.
However, this
Kunal Anil Independence Day,
Tanna, in fashion designers
India, surface give their opinion
ornamentation
about certain fashion
has primarily
trends that need to go
always been
treated with away. “Fashion changes
embroidery and from season to season
and person to person.
more often
with gaudy Stop imitating people.
motifs Your clothes must speak
garishly about your personality.
overloaded Embrace your shape, size,
with budget and way of life.
unnecessary Every designer has a
bling. With design philosophy and
evolving aesthetic. Their creations
times, and are an extension of their
for a personalities,” says fashion
dapper designer Eshaani Jayaswal.
man, this
trend needs to go away. SAY NO TO BODY
Tanna believes that classic
styles stay forever and
SHAMING
hence, surface Fashion designer Sunaina
ornamentation can be
dealt with a more
elegant approach with
Khera shares that we need
freedom from body shaming.
“We shouldn’t be spreading
intricate painstakingly insecurity among women
developed textures. about how they don’t conform
to a conventional, acceptable
body type. I think if we learn to
“Nothing can prepare you for soft post-baby body.”
childbirth and what comes
after,” she told People last
month . Fully embracing her
Schumer struggled with
hyperemesis gravidarum, a
form of acute morning
post-baby body, the actor sickness, throughout her
posted a group photo from a pregnancy period.
beach trip in July that showed Last month, she also
her smiling on the beach in a celebrated another
black one-piece swimsuit milestone in her
while her husband carried postpartum journey
their baby boy. — getting her period
“We’re good,” she again. “First period in
captioned the image. In a year,” Schumer
response to a user who wrote triumphantly captioned
that Schumer looked great in a slideshow of images that
her swimsuit with a normal showed her and Fischer on
woman’s body, the star wrote the beach.
that she is “loving my warm ANI
love ourselves, we can pull
off any outfit no matter the
body type. Wouldn’t that be
fashionable?” asks Khera,
adding, “What we can
replace this with, is
acceptance. Instead of asking
women to fit into our
clothes, we as designers,
should make clothes that fit
women because there
shouldn’t be such a thing as
convention in beauty.”
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different from a man’s
TREND OVER COMFORT body. Women change sizes —
For fashion designer Pria monthly, yearly, situationally
Kataaria Puri, the trend — and so, our bodies are
that we need to get
freedom from is
changing forever.
Therefore, a fitted or a
“feeling tight pair of jeans which may
uncomfortable in
be trending may become
our clothes”. “It is the point of unhappiness
important to and discomfort. When your
feel beautiful body is bloated due to
rather than menstrual cycles and you are
look not able to fit into them, it
beautiful. will upset you and make you
To be able feel fat. In that moment, you
to feel do not realise that you feel fat
beautiful, because the cut and fit of the
it is very pair of jeans is why you feel
important to be uncomfortable. “I believe it
comfortable. is essential to give away this
Comfort trend of restricted clothing
clothing and adopt a trend of
denotes free free-flowing and free size
size clothing clothing. A pair of jeans
that does not
which has elastic at the
restrict your waist can be of much better
body movement use. Sportswear fabrics
and comprises such as lycra are comfortable
silhouettes that because it allows you to
are styled in a expand and moulds
fluid manner,” according to the shape of your
adds Puri. body so you don’t feel
It is significant uncomfortable. Adopting
for women to
feel beautiful
free size clothing is a great
trend so that one feels
because a comfortable in their own
woman’s body is skin,” adds Puri.
LET’S GET SOME
SHORTS!
Reality star Kim Kardashian
West made them trendy and
everyone wanted them. We
are talking about the trend
of cycling shorts. According
to fashion designer Bhaavya
Bhatnagar, the cycling
shorts trend is not
something she would
recommend. “I personally
don’t like the cycling shorts
trend. It’s tricky to get right
and not the easiest to style,”
adds Bhatnagar. However, if
you love shorts, she
suggests you can instead
opt for formal Bermuda
shorts with interesting
details such as pleated,
structured waistbands or
sheer.
COLOUR NO BAR
For fashion designer
Eshaani Jayaswal,
freedom from colour is a
must. “Colours play a
major role in staying
fashionable. The colour of
the dress that you are
wearing should not be
determined by your skin
tone. Different colours
work well for different
individuals. Just because
you are dusky doesn’t
mean you can’t pull off
brighter colours,” adds
Jayaswal. The designer
also feels that telling
women not to wear black
or white for festivities
should stop. PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/
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BRITISH ACTOR JAMEELA JAMIL IS AGAINST
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PU DECLARES
RESULTS
CHANDIGARH: Panjab University
declared the results of BEd
(mental retardation) fourth
semester, MA (governance and
leadership) second semester, MA
(history) fourth semester, MSc
(environment science) second
semester, MSc (mathematics)
second semester, MA (economics)
second semester, MA (history of
visual arts) fourth semester, for
the examinations held in May
2019; and of BSc (honours) in
biophysics,third semester, for the
examinations held in December
2018. Students can see their result
on the website of their respective
colleges/university. HTC
Research journal
‘Parishodh’ released
CHANDIGARH: Panjab University
vice-chancellor Raj Kumar on
Tuesday released the new issue of
‘Parishodh,’ the research journal
brought out by the department
of Hindi. The last issue came out
on September 14 last year.
Chairpesron Gurmeet Singh said
the journal was started by noted
Hindi writer Hazari Prasad
Dwivedi in the year 1964. HTC
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n Punjab Police officers taking part in the full dress rehearsal ahead of the 73rd Independence Day celebrations at the Polo Grounds in Patiala on Tuesday.
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Art exhibition held to celebrate
550th birth anniv of Guru Nanak
HT Correspondent
n patiala@hindustantimes.com
PATIALA: In continuation of the
programmes commemorating
the 550th birth anniversary of
Guru Nanak , a painting exhibi-
tion displaying the works of the
late Trilok Singh which depicts
the life and teachings of Guru
Nanak was organised at the
museum and art gallery of the
Punjabi University in Patiala.
Vice-chancellor (V-C) BS
Ghuman inaugurated the exhi-
bition. He released a catalogue
on the exhibition and said that
the works on display at the exhi-
bition will encourage the
younger generation to follow the
n Students attending the painting exhibition showcasing works of the late Trilok Singh based on the life
and teachings of Guru Nanak at Punjabi University in Patiala on Tuesday.
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Peddler’s husband caught ASHA workers
protest outside civil
running drug business from jail surgeon’s office
BUSTED After being arrested on Monday, accused Manjit had deposed that her husband Surjit
Singh, presently lodged at Patiala central jail, was operating the racket and she was assisting him
Navrajdeep Singh
n navrajdeep.singh@htlive.com
PATIALA: A day after two women
drug peddlers were arrested,
husband of one of the accused
has been nabbed for allegedly
running a drug business
from the Patiala Central Jail, on
Tuesday.
Both the women accused,
Manjit Kaur and Amarjit Kaur,
who resided in the same village
— Rajgarh — about 6km from the
district headquarters, were
arrested with 850gm heroin and
₹5 lakh cash, that they had alleg-
edly earned by selling drugs.
Senior superintendent of
police (SSP) Mandeep Singh
philosophy of Guru Nanak.
The exhibition was organised
by the Guru Gobind Singh
Department of Religious studies
of the University. Distinguished
scholars and art enthusiasts
from all over Punjab were
present at the exhibition. Trilok
Singh’s son Jotinder Singh was
also in attendance It will con-
clude on August 20. Director of
the World Punjabi Centre,pro-
fessor Balkar Singh said that the
exhibition makes us aware of the
teachings of Guru Nanak and
shows the path to truthful living.
He added that the state govern-
ment should promote and orga-
nise the exhibition at Chandi-
garh, Amritsar, Sultanpur Lodhi
punjab.ht
Sidhu said that during interroga-
tion, Manjit had deposed that her
husband Surjit Singh, who is
presently lodged at the Patiala
central jail, is operating a drug
racket from the jail premises and
they were assisting him in run-
ning the trade.
“We immediately contacted
the Patiala jail superintendent,
who acted swiftly and carried
out a joint search operation in
Surjit’s barrack. The jail officials
recovered a mobile phone from
the accused’s possession, follow-
ing which, police have brought
him on production warrant and
taken him into three-day police
custody for further interroga-
tion,” the SSP said.
and other cities of Punjab.
Trilok Singh, whose paintings
were on display at the exhibition
is a well known artist from Pun-
jab. In 1973, chief minister Giani
Zail Singh organised an exhibi-
tion displaying his works at his
residence ,’Chitralok’ in Patiala.
He is the only artist who was
awarded a Phd by the Punjabi
University for research work
done by a student.
Guru Gobind Singh Depart-
ment of Religious studies pub-
lished a catalogue on the artist
and the exhibition. Coordinator
of the Indian chapter of the Har-
darshan Memorial International
Trust , Ujagar Singh delivered
the vote of thanks.
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JAIL OFFICIALS
RECOVER A MOBILE
PHONE FROM THE
ACCUSED’S POSSESSION
Surjit Singh was lodged in
Patiala jail since five months
after being named in another
case under the Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotropic Substances
(NDPS) Act.
Sidhu said that during prelim-
inary investigation, Surjit con-
fessed that he was in regular con-
tact with his wife over the phone
and helped her in running
the drug smuggling business,
while in jail.
G U R U R AV I D A S T E M P L E D E L H I D E M O L I T I O N R O W
Ravidasia community members block
Punjabi University gates, bus terminus
HT Correspondent
n patiala@hindustantimes.com
PATIALA: Following the call for
Punjab bandh given by different
organisations of the Ravidasia
community received a mixed
response here on Tuesday.
Schools, colleges and commer-
cial establishments remained
open across the district amid spo-
radic protests from members of
the community, who are protest-
ing demolition of an ancient Ravi-
das temple in New Delhi’s Tugh-
lakabad on the directions of the
Supreme Court.
First, protesters blocked the
main gate of Punjabi University
for over an hour and raised slo-
gans against the Union govern-
ment. Later, around noon, they
blocked the main square near the
Patiala inter-state bus terminal
on the Patiala-Rajpura Road,
inconveniencing school children
and commuters.
However, the market arenas in
satellite towns of Samana,
Nabha, Patrana and Rajpura
were partially closed in the first
half of the day. Agitators carried
protest marches in these areas,
forcing shopkeepers to bring
down the shutters.
Police remained on their toes
to maintain law and order.
Hardev Singh, a resident of
Urban Estate said the state gov-
ernment should have announced
a holiday in schools and colleges
so as to avoid inconveniencing
students. “During the blockade at
bus stand road, school vans ferry-
ing toddlers could be seen stuck
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“The accused gave clear
instructions to his wife as to
where to buy the drugs from and
where to deliver it. We are inter-
rogating the accused to gather
more information regarding
their network,” the SSP said.
“The accused belongs to the
Sansi community, which is noto-
rious for selling drugs in Pun-
jab,” he said.
Police have sealed two under-
construction houses owned by
Manjit. They have also confis-
cated two ACs, two washing
machines, some vehicles and
other household items allegedly
bought using drug money, under
Section 68-F of the NDPS Act,
which empowers police to confis-
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n Members of Ravidasia
community protesting at the
bus stand chowk; and
(right) shops remained locked
after the bandh call by the
community in Patiala on
Tuesday. HT PHOTOS
in traffic jam,” he said.
Meanwhile, national sched-
uled castes alliance president
Paramjit Singh said the commu-
nity will not rest until the govern-
ment agrees to reconstruct the
temple. “Centre should direct the
lieutenant governor of Delhi to
proactively seek resolution of the
issue. If our demands are not met,
we will stage a protest at Jantar
Mantar on August 21.”
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case has been registered against
all accused under the NDPS Act.
‘DIARY SPILLED
THE BEANS’
On July 18, police had arrested
drug peddlers – Navjot Singh
alias Nannu – with unaccounta-
ble for assets worth ₹66.75 lakh.
They had seized 100gm heroin,
1,030 intoxicant tablets, 190gm
gold ornaments, ₹3.25 lakh in
cash and a diary.
SSP Sidhu said that the diary
contained details of sellers and
buyers of drugs, “which led to
the undoing of the racket and
helped police to nab the two
women.”
Stray cattle menace: 4 deaths
in a month, MC ‘fails’ to act
HT Correspondent
n patiala@hindustantimes.com
PATIALA: At least three persons
were killed and four injured in
four separate accidents caused
by overcrowding of stray ani-
› The problem of stray cattle overcrowding roads is a
mals on city roads.
However, the Patiala munici-
pal corporation (MC) is yet to
address this problem and
find a long-term solution, say
residents.
On July 17, Amrik Singh of
Ishwar Nagar was attacked by a
stray bull at Devigarh road .
He was rushed to Rajindra
hospital where he died during
treatment.
On July 19, Jugal Kishore was
killed after his vehicle collided
with a stray bull.
On the same day, four mem-
bers of a family were injured
after their vehicle rammed into
stray bull near northern bypass
in Patiala
On August 8, a 34- year- old
businessman Mandeep Singh
was going towards his house
from a petrol pump on Sirhind –
Rajpura road when his motorcy-
cle collided with a stray bull.
The victim was rushed to a
hospital where he died during
treatment.
Despite the claims made by
PENDING DEMANDS
HT Correspondent
n patiala@hindustantimes.com
PATIALA: The Accredited Social
Health Activist (ASHA) work-
ers staged a protest outside the
Patiala civil surgeon’s office
here on Tuesday.
They are demanding fulfilm-
ent of their pending demands of
a fixed salary.
They are protesting against
the state government and health
department.
The protesters are demand-
ing fixed salary based on the pat-
tern followed by the Andhra
Pradesh government.
The protesters submitted a
memorandum to civil surgeon
Dr Harish Malhotra, who
assured them that he would take
up the matter with the higher
nationwide problem. We can’t handle it on our own
as we have limited financial resources which is not
sufficient to tackle this problem.However, we are doing
our best by utilising our limited resource.
SANJEEV SHARMA BITTU, mayor
the Patiala municipal corpora-
tion (MC), herds of stray ani-
mals are still flocking the
city roads which is resulting in
traffic disruptions and fatal
accident.
Satellite towns of the district
including Nabha, Rajpura, Sam-
ana and Patran are also witness-
ing the issue.
An MC official, pleading ano-
nymity said that a cattle pound
constructed over 21 acre at Gaj-
jipur village which is sheltering
more than 1,500 cattle is run-
ning low on space.
Residents said that despite 60
councillors being present in the
city, they are unable to manage
the menace of stray animals.
A Ghuman Nagar resident,
SP Chand, said that they have
approached the civic body mul-
tiple times but no action has
been taken so far.
PROTESTERS ARE
DEMANDING FIXED
SALARY BASED ON THE
PATTERN FOLLOWED BY
THE ANDHRA PRADESH
GOVERNMENT
authorities.
The protest was held under
the flag of Asha Worker and
Facilitator Union of Punjab.
District president of the
union,Harinder Kaur said that
the government should give
them a fixed monthly salary of
₹10,000 along with travel allow-
ance.
“We will intensify the protest
if our demands are not ful-
filled,” she added.
“Herds of stray animals are
roaming on every street of the
Royal City but the municipal
corporation is ignoring the
problem,” he said.
Another resident Puneet
Singh said, “The residents of
Patiala, need to get together and
draw the attention of authori-
ties to the severity of the stray
cattle menace.”
Mayor Sanjeev Sharma Bittu
said, “The problem of stray cat-
tle overcrowding roads is a
nationwide problem.”
“We can’t handle it on our
own as we have limited financial
resources which is not suffi-
cient to tackle this problem.
However, we are doing our best
by utilising our limited
resource,” the mayor said.
“ We need support of the cen-
tral and state government to
curb the menace,” he added
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All set for I-Day

celebrations

HT lensman Bharat
Bhushan caught
glimpses of patriotic
fervour in Patiala
ahead of the 73rd
Independence Day
PATIALA: Ahead of the 73rd Independence
Day, school and college students, who
are participating in the district-level
function, took part in the full dress
rehearsal organised at the Polo Grounds
near lower Mall Road in Patiala
on Tuesday.
Deputy commissioner Kumar Amit
and senior superintendent of police
(SSP) Mandeep Singh Sidhu reviewed
the rehearsals.
The DC said that state sports minister
Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi will unfurl
the national flag at the district-level
function in Patiala on August 15.
“On Independence Day, the parade
will be led by parade commander deputy
superintendent of police (DSP, investiga-
tion) Jaspreet Singh,” he said.
He added that cultural activities will
also be organised.
The deputy commissioner said that
during the event, certificates will be
issued to beneficiaries of Mahatma Gan-
dhi Sarbat Vikas Yojana. HTC

n Punjab Police officials, NCC cadets, members of the Red

Cross Society, Scouts and Guides cadets, and students from
different educational institutes took part in the full dress
rehearsal ahead of the district-level Independence Day
celebrations in Patiala on Tuesday. DC Kumar Amit and SSP
Mandeep Singh Sidhu took stock of the arrangements. Meanwhile, a
woman was spotted celling the Tricolour in city. BHARAT BHUSHAN /HT

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INDIA MATTERS THE
MOST TOME: JOHN
Rishabh Suri
he patriotic streak in
T actor John Abraham is
more than evident
through his film choices
— 2018 saw him doing
Parmanu- The Story of
Pokhran, followed by
Satyameva Jayate, and in both,
the theme was John’s love for
his country. But he maintains
that his idea of patriotism is not
‘jingoistic’. His next, Batla
House, is inspired by the 2008
incident which took place in
Delhi. While there have been
objections raised, the actor
asserts that the treatment of his
next is sensitive. Excerpts from
a chat with John:
The subject of your next is very
sensitive. How did you manage to
retain the sensitivity, yet have the
scope for an item song like O Saki
Saki, and commercial elements?
To answer the former part of
your question, I think we have
actually left the film open to
debate. We have told the film
from three different point of
views — the victims’, the
terrorists’ point of view, the
court’s point of view, and the
witnesses’ point of view. When
they walk out of the film, we
want people to discuss it, if they
agree, disagree, or whether
they have a different point of
view which was not shown in
the film. The item number part
— Nora (Fatehi) has got a full-
fledged role in the film, and a
‘I was a victim of domestic
abuse on multiple occasions’
n Sunday, a popular
O TV actor along with
her 18-year-old
daughter filed a complaint
against her actor-husband
and the latter’s stepfather.
He was accused of allegedly
showing obscene pictures
to his stepdaughter and
booked under section 354-A
(sexual harassment), 323
(causing hurt), 504
(intentional insult), 506
(criminal intimidation), 509
(word, act or gesture to
insult modesty of woman)
of the Indian Penal Code
(IPC) and 67-A
(transmitting obscene
material) of the
Information Technology
Act at Samta Nagar police
station, Kandivali
(East).
The TV actor married
the accused in 2013, and the
couple has a three-year-old
son. Reportedly, their
marriage was going
through a rough patch, and
the actor wanted a divorce.
In light of multiple
media reports, the
daughter has penned a note
crucial one. Just to weave in
that song was the most difficult
part for my director (Nikkhil
Advani). Once you see the film,
you will forgive us for having a
fantastic number in it.
What was it about the story that
made you say yes?
As an actor, consumer and
viewer, I thought the script was
exciting. There’s a saying in
English that ‘fact is stranger
than fiction’. This story seemed
unbelievable. It came together
really well. I like political and
psychological thrillers. I
thought this is a perfect film to
not only act in, but produce,
too.
You also screened the film recently
in Delhi for the honourable Vice
President of India, Shri Venkaiah
Naidu. What was his reaction to it?
It was nice meeting Shri
Venkaiah Naidu. Being a
senior political leader, he
threw some light on the
political situation in the
country and me being
politically aware, it was a great
opportunity to meet him. He’s a
very learned man, and at the
same time, extremely down to
earth. We showed him some
parts of the film, he was very
excited to know the way we
have showed the film.
How did you go about the prep for
the film, based on a real-life
person?
I met and spent time with
Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, who
on her Instagram account,
speaking up against her
stepfather. She also
commented on her mother
being a victim of domestic
abuse. “The media does not
have the facts and they
never will. I was on
multiple occasions a
victim of domestic abuse
NOT my mother, except
for the day that the
complaint was filed he
hadn’t hit my mother. As a
reader of the news its often
easy to forget that you do
not know the truth of
what goes on behind closed
doors or how much
fortitude my mother has
shown in both her
marriages. This is
someone’s household
you’re writing about,
someone’s life you’re
discussing. Many of
you fortunately haven’t
even dealt with something
of such heinous
proportions, and hence
you have no right to
comment, discuss or
paint someone else’s image
through your biased,
was then an ACP and now is a
DCP. My concern was to
understand not only his body
language but mentality, too. To
understand the trauma he went
through after the Batla House
John Abraham with
kids on the eve of
Independence Day
PHOTOS: AALOK SONI/HT
misinformed
views. It’s beyond
disgusting and its
time that i stand up
for my mother for
she is the strongest
person i know and
since out of all of us
I’m the only person
who’s witnessed her
struggle day in and
day out, my opinion is
the only one that
matters (sic).”
She also clarified
that her stepfather
“never physically
molested or touched
her inappropriately”.
She wrote, “Before
spreading something
of this calibre or even
believing it, its imperative
you as readers know
the veracity of the
facts that you’re
blindly divulging
endlessly.
He did persistently
make inappropriate and
disturbing remarks the
impact of which is only
known to my mother and
I, and if any woman from
incident, the fact that he
wanted to commit suicide, and
his relationship with his lovely
wife. I met her, too. It was nice
to meet a man who is such a
dichotomy in his real life.
You’ve been in showbiz for over 16
years now. How much have your
priorities changed — what goes on
any walk of life
were to
hear them she would be
greatly embarrassed and
provoked, too. Words
which would question
the standing dignity of
any woman, which you
wouldn’t expect to hear
from any man, especially
not your ‘father’.”
The girl claims to be a
“proud daughter” and
that her “mother is the
most respectable
individual that she has
ever come across”.
HTC
CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2019I Entertainment & Promotional Features
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On the eve of Independence Day of India, John Abraham
says that he looks up to the Indian flag; adds Batla
House, was a perfect film for him to act in and produce
in John Abraham’s mind today?
I want to make films that make
effective change within the
industry, and films that make
people think and at the same
time, entertain them. Vicky
Donor (2012) was the first of its
kind, so was Madras Cafe (2013;
both produced by John). It’s
very important to change. I am
very happy I am not one of
those actors who are still
trying to breach certain
numerical figures.
Yes, commerce is
important and I don’t
think I have lost
anything for my
producers or
exhibitors.
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Just to be in the rat race to push my intention. I am in a happy
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n rishabh suri@htlive.com
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INDEPENDENCE DAY?
My earliest memories are
of going to school,
unfurling the flag and
singing the national
anthem. I come from two
diverse religions in my
family – Christian and
Parsi. But from childhood,
it has always been instilled
in my head by my parents
that, ‘remember that you
are an Indian first’, instead
of me denominating any
religion on myself. I have
grown up with the
emotion that India matters
the most. So, I always look
up to the Indian flag. We
are very fortunate that we
are allowed to unfurl the
National flag. So, this year
too, I will unfurl it, and
then fold it back before
sunset.
I don’t think I have
lost anything for
my producers or
exhibitors. Just to be in
the rat race to push big
numbers has never
been my intention. I am
in a happy space now.
JOHN ABRAHAM, ACTOR
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Love Focus: On the romantic front, you may be left wondering by
lover!
Lucky Number: 15 Lucky Colour: Red
Chance to add to wealth may be seized by
you. A skill needs to be perfected to avoid
lagging behind others at work. A family
member will be at his or her best
behaviour and will do you proud. This is
LEO not the day to undertake a journey as VIRGO
(JULY 23 - AUG 23) problems are indicated. A new property (AUG 24 - SEPT 23)
acquired by you will start giving good
monetary returns. Spit and polish may become
the order of the day for some homemakers.
Love Focus: Flirting won’t hurt you and can give oodles of fun, so
why not enjoy while it lasts!
Lucky Number: 4 Lucky Colour: Dark Slate Grey
Good investments will ensure profuse
growth of your money tree on the
financial front. A promotion or
recognition is likely for some on the
professional front. Family may appear a
bit demanding, but you may be reading
too much into it. Travel only if you have
to. A few additions and alterations in the
house are indicated. A stranger is likely to
extend a helping hand and become your friend.
Love Focus: Your attempts to win someone’s heart may face
insurmountable hurdles on the romantic front.
Lucky Number: 22 Lucky Colour: Indigo
Financially, you are not likely to face much
issues. Not discussing issues with seniors
before implementing may bring you into
the firing line. A trip with family is likely
to prove most enjoyable. A packaged
LIBRA tour to a holiday destination is likely. A SCORPIO
(SEPT 24 - OCT 23) new property acquired by you will start (OCT 24 - NOV 22)
giving good monetary returns. You will be
much more mentally at ease by talking things
out with someone you blindly confide in.
Love Focus: Whatever is in your heart needs to be expressed in
words on the romantic front, so don’t feel reluctant in doing so.
Lucky Number: 17 Lucky Colour: Navy Blue

A project may require additional finances
to become viable. You will take every
opportunity to understand the finer
points of your job. Those planning to
settle out of town will get full support
of family. A long journey will be
SAGITTARIUS completed without any glitches or delays.
(NOV 23 - DEC 21)
A property deal is likely to favour you.
Someone calling a spade a spade on the social
front can hurt you in the extreme.
Love Focus: Promises on the romantic front may be difficult to keep,
but you will manage somehow.
Lucky Number: 3 Lucky Colour: Red
A loan given to someone may not be
returned on the promised date.Some kind
of compensation can be expected on the
business front. Family responsibilities
will give little time for enjoyment. A
leisure trip with someone close will not
CAPRICORN be without its share of hassles, but will
(DEC 22 - JAN 21)
prove enjoyable on the whole. Some
complications are foreseen in matters related
to property.
Love Focus: A match making process may be underway for the
eligible.
Lucky Number: 1 Lucky Colour: Peach
You can be a bit careful in spending your
money to avoid upsetting your budget.
Your guidance in something important
may be sought at work. Your popularity
among family and friends is set to rise.
Your desire to visit someone may make
AQUARIUS you undertake a journey. Property
(JAN 22 - FEB 19)
acquired recently promises to give good
returns. A peaceful existence is foreseen and
will allow you to unwind today.
Love Focus: Inadequate response from your side may dampen the
spirits of the one who is ready to shower his or her love on you.
Lucky Number: 6 Lucky Colour: White
You manage to maintain good health
despite irregular hours. Stability on the
financial front is assured. An increase in
workload is foreseen on the professional
front, but you will overcome it. Those
wanting to study abroad or out of town
PISCES will find the family supportive. Some risk
(FEB 20 - MAR 20)
is foreseen on the road today, so remain
alert. A property issue is likely to be resolved
amicably. Homemakers can remain busy in doing up the house today.
Love Focus: Love life will cruise along satisfactorily and you will get a
chance to enjoy happy moments with partner.
Lucky Number: 8 Lucky Colour: Forest Green

RimaDaswinsasecondtime, JAMEELA JAMIL

AGAINST
saysthingsarechanging AIRBRUSHING
PICTURES
Shreya Mukherjee 66TH NATIONAL AWARDS ritish actor Jameela Jamil
er film Bulbul Can Sing B urged celebrities and
influencers to discontinue
Ohio to celebrate 25yrs of Shawshank Redemption
T
he Shawshank
Redemption (1994) is
heading towards its 25th
anniversary and to mark
THE MOVIE, WHICH
RELEASED IN 1994,
the same, a celebration is to
take place in Ohio, USA, WAS FILMED IN AND
starting from August 16 till
August 18.
AROUND MANSFIELD,

H has been named the

Best Assamese Film at
the 66th National Film
Awards, and director Rima
Das can’t keep calm. “I feel
elated and humbled,” she
says. Her award-winning film
was recently screened at the
Indian Film Festival Of
Melbourne (IFFM).
“It feels great! Thanks to
the jury and the team of
National Film Awards. Mr
Shah Rukh Khan introduced
Bulbul Can Sing at the
opening night of Indian Film
Festival of Melbourne and he
was the one who broke the
news of the my film winning a
National award congratulated
me. Even after Village
Rockstars won the Best
Feature Film Award last year,
the audience was celebrating
it like one of their own films
has won the award. I truly feel
blessed,” adds Rima.
Last year, after Rima’s
much-talked about film
Village Rockstars (2017)
received the Best Feature
Film ‘Swarna Kamal’ award,
Rima had spoken about how
she doesn’t have enough
budget to make and promote
films. So, does she see the
scenario changing after this
award? Rima says, “Things
are definitely changing for
good. I’m collaborating with
producers for some upcoming
projects.” And talk about
what the director is planning
to work on next, and she lists a
the practice of airbrushing or
retouching their pictures.
The actor took to Twitter
urging influences, models actor
to join her in discouraging the
practice of airbrushing in
pictures. “I know it’s hard
because we are perpetually
scrutinised and criticised in
this industry, but I’m begging
other influencers, actors, and
models to join me in not
allowing airbrushing. We have
to stop setting standards for
others that we ourselves don’t
even meet.” To prove the same,
Jamil also shared a picture of
NBC’s The Good Place showing
her un-airbrushed backfat.
Alongside, she wrote, “Finally
able to insist my image, even on
billboards isn’t ever
airbrushed. I get backfat in
every single bra. And I used to
hide so many photos because of
muffin tops. Double chins and
imperfections because I never
saw them on people on
A still from the Assamese film — television.” Chrissy Teigen, in
Bulbul Can Sing; and (below) July last year, shared a video of
filmmaker Rima Das. HT PHOTOS showing her stretch marks
where she said, “I guess
number of projects. “I’ve these just aren’t
just completed a BRICS gonna go away.
project. I’m also working on a This is my body.”
few projects in collaboration Last year, Jamil
with other producers. I’ll had initiated the
also be making a film in #IWeigh
Assam, which is backed by the campaign on
Assam State Film social
Corporation. My independent media.
feature film projects are in the ANI
pipeline, too!”
n shreya.mukherjee@htlive.com
According to reports, the
movie, which released in 1994,
was filmed in and around
Mansfield, Ohio, and this
year, the same location will be
OHIO, AND THIS YEAR,
THE SAME LOCATION
WILL BE FILLED WITH
filled with fans and a few cast
FANS AND A FEW
members. CAST MEMBERS
The story followed a
banker named Andy Dufresne
played by Tim Robbins, who Gunton William Sadler, Mark
was sentenced to life in Rolston, Frank Medrano,
Shawshank State Alfonso Freeman, Scott
Penitentiary for the murder of Mann, Renee Blaine and
his wife and her lover, despite Claire Slemmer. The
he claimed innocence. celebration will feature a tour
While serving his term in to more than a dozen sites
the prison, he becomes shown in the film including
friends with a fellow prisoner, Ohio State Reformatory.
Ellis Red Redding, played by ANI A still from the film
Morgan Freeman.
Dufresne becomes involved
in a money-laundering
scheme run by the warden but
manages to turn the tables
with a few twists and later
manages to escape the prison.
Actors who are expected to
come at the reunion are Bob

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