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Email: editor@canadianparvasi.com Contact Number : 905-673-0600 September 01, 2017 | Pages 24
Dera chief's son Jasjeet
to succeed him?
The Canadian Parvasi
Will Dera Sacha Sauda
chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim
Singh, 50, who has been
locked for 20 years for raping
two sadhvis, be succeeded
by his son Jasjeet
Insaan? Even though the
dera has not the tradition
of naming family members
as successors, reports
say that Ram Rahim
had started the process of
nominating Jasjeet as his
successor in 2007 when he
was charged with sexually
assaulting the sadhvis.
Jasjeet, who is in his
30s, is married to the
daughter of Punjab Congress
leader Harminder
Jassi.
Though there is no official
word on the successor
yet, Ram Rahim’s mother
Naseeb Kaur has reportedly
decided to nominate
Jasjeet as the successor.
Interestingly, when
Gurmeet Ram Rahim was
anointed the dera head in
1990, his predecessor Shah
Satnam had announced
that Ram Rahim will stay
the head till the age of 60.
Apart from Jasjeet,
Ram Rahim’s adopted
daughter Honeypreet and
Dera chairperson Vipassana
Insan are also said to
be in the race.
Honeypreet Insan, who
was adopted by the dera
chief as his daughter and
married to a dera follower,
has been very close to the
dera chief.
BJP Govt diplomatically took
Ram Rahim out of his dera, says
Punjab BJP chief Vijay Sampla
MISSISSAUGA: Defending the
Haryana government’s handling of
the large-scale violence that followed
the sentencing of Dera Sacha Sauda
chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim last week,
Punjab BJP chief Vijay Sampla credited
chief minister Manohar Lal
Khattar for not letting the issue get
out of control.
"Khattar took the right action
and resorted calm the very next day,’’
said Sampla, who is also minister of
state for social justice in the Modi
cabinet, while talking to Parvasi Radio
here on Thursday.
Asked why the BJP government
patronized the dera chief and allowed
his followers to gather in thousands
in Panchkula, Sampla countered,
saying that the BJP government was
not being given the credit for the verdict
in the case. Continued on page 05
Jagmeet adds 47,000 new
members, cuts into Liberal base
Agencies
TORONTO: Federal NDP
leadership aspirant Jagmeet
Singh has so far
signed up over 47,000 new
members since he started
his leadership bid 13
weeks ago.
Most of the new membership
has come from the
areas dominated by the Liberals,
says a press release
by Jagmeet’s campaign.
In Ontario, his campaign
has so far signed over new
30,000 members, followed
by 10,000 in British Columbia.
His new enrollment
in Alberta numbers 3,000,
in Manitoba 2,000 and in
Quebec 1,500. He has also
added new 500 members in
Saskatchwean.
A statement by his
campaign says, "most of
this growth came from areas
that the Liberals won
in 2015, demonstrating the
appetite for change across
the country and Jagmeet’s
ability to mobilize Canadians
behind a re-invigorated
NDP." In the GTHA -which
has 59 ridings out of which
54 are held by the Liberals
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new members.
In the Greater Vancouver
Regional District
- home to 15 ridings, 9 of
which are held by Liberals
- Jagmeet signed up over
8,000 members, says the
press release.
Indo-Canadian MP Darshan Kang faces
sexual allegations by female staffer
The Canadian Parvasi
TORONTO: An Indo-Canadian
MP of the ruling
Liberal Party has been
accused of sexual harassment
by his female staffer,
leading to calls for his dismissal.
Punjab-born Darshan
Kang, 66, who immigrated
to Canada in 1970 and currently
represents one of
the constituencies from
Calgary, has been accused
of sexual overtures by a
24-year-old female staffer
who works in his constituency
office in Calgary.
According to the father
of the female staffer, Kang
subjected her to sexual
harassment over a period
of four to five years. Over
this period, Kang subjected
her `unwelcome hugs’
and even tried to hold her
hand during car rides.
The father of the young
staffer further alleges that
once Kang brought her to
a hotel room in Ottawa,
offered her wine and then
pulled her jacket so that
she takes it off.
Kang also allegedly offered
her $100,000 to buy
her silence, according to
the woman’s father.
The female staffer
formally filed complaint
against Kang in June with
the chief whip of the ruling
Liberal Party.
Attempts were made to
solve the matter through
mediation. But when such
attempts failed, an external
investigations was ordered.
Reports quoted her
father as saying that "she’s
very, very upset... and she
cannot sleep at night.”
Continued on page 06
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The International News Weekly REGIONAL
September 01, 2017 | Toronto 02
NEWS
Neighbor Watch
Program launched
near Square One
The Canadian Parvasi
Sukhi Heer, community leader and one-time MP
nominee candidate for Mississauga, launched the
neighbor watch programme in two streets in their
neighborhood. Need to launch this program was felt in
view of reports of thefts in their neighborhood.
Sukhi approached the City of Mississauga with
the proposal. The area councillor collaborated for the
launch of the program on Aug 26 when the neighborhood
organized a barbeque to kick it off.
The neighbor watch program was launched in Mississauga
two months ago.
EventS this week
Event: Buying First House In Canada
When: Wednesday, September 06
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Where: The Centre for Education and Training,
7700 Hurontario Street, Unit 601 Suite 100, Brampton ON
Contact info: (905) 457-4747
Event: Labour Day BBQ
When : Monday, September 04
Time: 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Where: 80 Mary Street
Brampton ON, L6W 2R3.
Contact Info: admin@rclbr15.com
Event: Free Community Fall Fair
When : Saturday, September 02
Time: 11:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Where: North Burlington Baptist Church, 1377 Walkers Line
Contact Info: (905) 617-3100.
Event: Pama Un Plugged Pop-Up-Tours
Date : Tuesday, August 29 2017
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Where: 9 Wellington St. E, Brampton ON, L6W 1Y1
Contact Info: (905) 791-4055.
Event: Saturday Night Movies
Date : Saturday, September 02
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Where: 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton ON, L6V 0A3
Contact Info: 905-874-2900.
Event: Family Fun Activities
Date : Saturday, September 02
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Where: 9 Wellington St. E, Brampton ON, L6W 1Y1
Contact Info: (905) 791-4055.
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School bus driver charged with impaired driving
Agencies
Toronto neurosurgeon
charged with wife's
death is denied bail
The Canadian Parvasi
TORONTO: A Toronto neurosurgeon charged with firstdegree
murder in the death of his wife has been denied
bail. Dr. Mohammed
Shamji, 41, showed little
emotion as he sat in a
Toronto courtroom on
Wednesday.
Shamji worked at Toronto
Western Hospital
and was a faculty member
at the University of
Toronto.
He was charged in
December 2016 in the
death of his wife, Dr. Elana Fric-Shamji.
The 40-year-old woman, a family physician at Scarborough
Hospital, was last seen on Nov. 30.
Her strangled and beaten body was later found in a
suitcase by a roadside north of Toronto.
Police have said the couple, who were married for 12
years, had three young children.
Regional is to deliver much-needed
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households as possible, and
our mission is to grant every citizen
access to quality multicultural and
multilingual programming - no matter
where they live."
Rounding out the news and information
programming, OMNI Regional
will also broadcast 30-minute current
affairs talk shows in Cantonese, Mandarin,
and Punjabi. With editions produced
locally in Calgary, Edmonton,
Toronto, and Vancouver, Focus Cantonese,
Focus Mandarin and Focus
Punjabi will present engaging discussion
on topics that are truly reflective
of their respective regional and language
communities, such as provincial
and municipal news, healthcare,
and business. To better serve Quebec's
diverse multilingual communities,
as previously announced, Rogers Media
has partnered with independent
ethnic broadcaster ICI Television to
MARKHAM: A school bus driver
is facing impaired driving charges
after a crash involving a school bus
and a car in Markham. York
regional police say a school
bus was carrying at least 20
students from a nearby high
school when it crashed into a
car at around 4 p.m. Tuesday,
and kept bumping into it. Police say
no one was injured. Officers arrested
the bus driver after suspecting she
was intoxicated.
A 54-year-old woman from Georgina,
Ont., has been charged in connection
with the incident with one
count each of dangerous operation of
a motor vehicle and refusing to provide
a breath sample.
Const. Andy Pattenden
says police aren't
seeing a reduction in
impaired driving despite
a number of awareness
campaigns, but he says
there is an increase in the number of
people reporting suspected impaired
driving to police. At the end of June,
the force started an impaired-driving
prevention campaign that involves
EAST (broadcasting in ON,
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Noon - OMNI News: Italian Edition
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8 p.m. - OMNI News: Cantonese Edition
8:30 p.m. - Focus Cantonese
9 p.m. - OMNI News: Mandarin Edition
9:30 p.m. - Focus Mandarin
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Noon - OMNI News: Italian Edition
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10 p.m. - OMNI News: Cantonese Edition
10:30 p.m. - OMNI News: Mandarin Edition
Sunday
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6 p.m. - OMNI News: Punjabi Edition
8 p.m. - OMNI News: Cantonese Edition
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offer local information, lifestyle and
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French and English. Referred to as ICI
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newscasts in Cantonese, Italian, Mandarin,
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police handing out drawings by the
friends of three siblings who were
killed in a horrific drunk-driving
crash. Daniel, Milly, and Harrison
Neville-Lake, along with their grandfather,
were killed by Marco Muzzo
in September 2015. Muzzo later
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
10 years in prison. "Impaired driving
itself does not seem to be going away,
but citizens' tolerance to it seems to
be changing," Pattenden said.
According to York regional police
statistics, officers have seen about
549 incidents of impaired driving
over the past year.
Ontario to set up French
language university
Agencies
TORONTO: A French-language university is one
step closer to reality in Ontario as the Liberal government
says it will introduce legislation to create
one.
The provincial government is accepting key recommendations
from a report by the French-language
University Planning Board.
The location isn't yet determined, but the university
would be intended to serve central and southwestern
Ontario, the areas with the fastest growing
Francophone populations.
Ontario is home to 611,500 Francophones. Advanced
Education Minister Deb Matthews calls the
announcement a tremendous step forward, saying it
will provide access to high-quality French-language
university education.
The government says the university would be the
first of its kind in the province, though there are currently
two publicly funded French-language colleges
and nine universities at which students can study in
French. Francophone Affairs Minister Marie-France
Lalonde says Francophone culture and the French
language have always been essential to Ontario's
identity and prosperity.

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September 01, 2017 | Toronto
Toronto cop charged with carrying
cocaine fails to attend hearing
The Canadian Press
TORONTO : A veteran Toronto
police detective who pleaded
guilty after cocaine was found in
a wallet he left at a courthouse
was ill and unable to attend his
disciplinary hearing Tuesday.
Instead, Det.-Const. Kirk
Blake, who now faces four charges
under the Police Services Act,
will face a hearing Sept. 13. "The
officer is currently off sick," his
representative Mike Abbott told
the brief hearing. "(But) he will
be participating."
No plea was entered related
to the misconduct-related
charges. Police initially charged
Blake, then 46, with possession
in December after a fellow officer
found a small quantity of cocaine
in his wallet. The detective, who
worked with the city's guns and
gangs task force, had been at an
east-end courthouse in September
as a witness in a case related
to his duties. Blake left his wallet
behind. Another officer found
the wallet and went through it
looking for identification before
discovering the drug. Blake was
later granted an absolute discharge
after pleading guilty to
the criminal charge, police said.
At the misconduct hearing
Tuesday, the prosecution turned
over a transcript of the criminal
proceedings as part of its disclosure
obligation.
The four disciplinary charges
Blake now faces, police said,
all stem from the wallet incident.
One relates to the drug possession
and one to his having been
found guilty. He also faces two
counts of discreditable conduct.
None of the charges has been
proven.
Drake donates $200,000 to Houston flood relief
The Canadian Press
TORONTO: Superstar rapper
Drake says he's pledged
US$200,000 to Houston flood relief
efforts and is encouraging fans to
donate as well.
The Toronto-born musician
has contributed to a crowdfunding
campaign started by Houston
Texans star J.J. Watt, which
had surpassed US$10 million by
Thursday morning.
In a video posted on his Instagram
account, Drake addresses
"the resilient people of Houston
and the entire state of Texas"
and says he sends his love and
prayers. He also thanks Canadian
$50 million more funding for Ontario Arts Council
businesswoman and former MP
Belinda Stronach for making a
donation.
On Thursday, the Texas Department
of Public Safety reported
that more than 37,000 homes
have sustained major damage
and nearly 7,000 have been destroyed
by Hurricane Harvey
and the subsequent flooding. Approximately
US$180 million in
damage to public property has
been reported so far.
Justin Bieber passes 100 million followers on Twitter
TORONTO: Justin Bieber's legions of fans on Twitter now number
more than 100 million. The native of Stratford, Ont., is the first Canadian
Twitter user to hit the nine digit follower count.
He still trails fellow pop star Katy Perry by about three million
followers. Bieber is also nearing 100 million followers on Instagram,
with more than 91 million fans on the photo sharing platform
as of Thursday. Agencies
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September 01, 2017 | Toronto 04
Biggest Tamil festival in Toronto draws
Justin Trudeau, showcases rare dances
The Canadian Parvasi
TORONTO: In the biggest
Tamil festival outside
the Indian sub-continent,
Canadian prime minister
Justin Trudeau joined
over 200,000 people in celebrating
Tamil culture,
heritage and cuisine here
at the weekend.
Toronto’s Markham
Road turned into little
Tamil nation on the occasion
as hundreds of
vends came up to treat
visitors to rarea tropical
Tamil cuisine, display cultural
items and offer rare
glimpses into Tamil way
of life.
For the first time, some
rare forms of Tamil dances
were also performed.
"People generally associate
Tamil dance with
bharatnatyam. But there
are over 50 old forms of
Tamil dance which very
few know. These were
showcased here for our
future Tamil generation
and Canadians,’’ said Canadian
Tamil Congress
spokesperson David Poopalapillai.
A big attraction at the
festival was one the two
lifeboats in which first
Tamil refugees (numbering
155) fleeing the Sri
Lankan ethnic conflict
had reached Canadian
shores in August 1986.
"It was the first time
after 1912 that Canada
accepted boat refugees
who happened to be Tamils.
These refugees had
reached Germany from
Sri Lanka. From Germany,
they took a ship, but
were dumped in the ocean
in two lifeboats to fend for
themselves. Luckily, they
drifted into Canadian waters
off Newfoundland and
were saved by Canadian
fishermen,’’ said the Tamil
spokesperson.
The Canadian Prime
Minister posed with many
Tamils who were on the
two lifeboats.
Trudeau said Canada
consistently raised its
voice in support of Tamils
during the ethnic war
in Sri Lanka. Though the
conflict has ended, he said,
the long-term solution to
Tamil grievances is yet to
be reached.
He said the Tamil community
has enriched Canadian
multicultural society
in a short period since
its first arrival in large
numbers in the 1980s.
In recognition of this
contribution, the prime
minister said amid applause,
his government
has declared January as
Tamil Heritage Month in
Canada.
Another huge attraction
at the Tamil festival
was an array of vintage
cars owned by Canada’s
famous Tamil auto man
Ramu Ramalingam
Numbering about
350,000, Tamils are one
of the youngest and fastest
growing communities
in Canada, with their major
concentration centred
around the Greater Toronto
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September 01, 2017 | Toronto
05
Toronto volunteers head for Houston to save dogs hit by hurricane
The Canadian Press
TORONTO: Next week,
a small team of Canadian
volunteers will get into
two vans, drive for two
days to flood-ravaged
Houston, pick up a group
of rescue dogs from overwhelmed
shelters, and
head home.
Nicole Simone, who
runs Redemption Dogs,
an animal advocacy group
based in Toronto, said
four volunteers will leave
the city next Wednesday
to help an animal shelter
in Houston that has seen
an influx of canines after
Hurricane Harvey hit the
city.
The shelter needs to
free up space and find
homes for its animals because
it keeps rescuing
more and more dogs, she
said.
"A lot of the rescues
lost their property," Simone
said. "They're all
flooded out. They're all
overwhelmed."
Simone has a friend
who runs Hot Mess Pooches,
a shelter in Houston,
and has been following
the organization's efforts
over the past few days.
The shelter had to rescue
40 dogs on Wednesday
alone, she said.
"It is really upsetting,
so we thought we could
help out, even in a small
way," Simone said.
Simone spoke to a
friend in Toronto, who
said he was willing to
drive down to Houston,
and then found two others
who wanted to head
down to the U.S. with
her. She has also started
an online fundraiser to
help support the group's
efforts.
The Canadian volunteers
will only be rescuing
dogs that do not have
owners, said Simone, who
already has a handful of
rescue organizations in
Ontario lined up to take
the dogs in and find foster
homes for them until
they are adopted.
Hurricane Harvey hit
southern Texas last week
and left large swaths covered
in water. At least
31 people have died and
emergency officials expect
that number to climb
in the coming days.
More than 1,000
homes in the state have
been destroyed, close to
50,000 were damaged and
over 32,000 people were in
shelters. About 24,000 National
Guard troops have
been called in to help.
The situation is also
dire for animals.
Rescue organizations
from across the United
States have mobilized to
help deal with the fallout
from the hurricane.
Countless animals have
escaped, have been abandoned
or are strays that
have been caught up in
the flood.
The Humane Society
of the United States is
co-ordinating a massive
effort to ship dogs out on
planes to various parts of
the country.
In many cases, people
are bringing their furry
friends with them as they
evacuate. On Wednesday,
more than 500 people took
shelter at a bowling alley
in nearby Beaumont,
Texas, along with dozens
of dogs, cats, a lizard and
a monkey. with files from
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BJP Govt diplomatically took Ram Rahim out of his
dera, says Punjab BJP chief Vijay Sampla
Continued from page 01
"The BJP should be given the credit for
the verdict because the CBI probe began
when Vajpayee was the prime minister. The
CBI court had the full freedom. How could
any CBI officer give such a verdict if there
was political pressure on him?’’ he asked.
He said the BJP government displayed
great diplomacy to get Ram Rahim out of his
dera, else there would have been large-scale
bloodshed. When told how that BJP ministers
bowed before the dera chief, Sampla said it
goes to the credit of the BJP government that
this kind of verdict was never delivered earlier.
Asked whether the government is now
going to put curbs on deras, he said India is
a free country. "But weapons at deras cannot
be allowed.’’
Questioned about the BJP government’s
softness on cow vigilantes, the Punjab BJP
chief said his party and the prime minister
have never supported violence over beef.
He said these issues are raised by the
opposition and the media before elections.
"Vested interest then link the RSS with these
issues. The BJP and the prime minister have
always opposed violence over beef ban.’’ Indirectly
defending those who opposed beef
eating, the Union minister asked: ``Is eating
beef necessary? There are alternative foods.
I am opposed to beef eating because cow is
like a goddess for us as it gives out oxygen 24
hours and its urine has anti-septic qualities.’’
itting out at the Congress, he said the Kerala
Youth Congress openly slaughtered cow and
then ate beef. "It was an open provocation, but
the media didn’t condemn it.’’ Sample is currently
on a visit to Canada.
Indo-Canadian MP Darshan Kang faces sexual allegations by female staffer
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Look who is going to shine
in homegrown TIFF lineup
28 Canadian titles at the
Toronto International
Film Festival
The Canadian Press
TORONTO: Movies from
Western Canada and firsttime
filmmakers will take
a chunk of the spotlight
as the Canadian lineup
unfolds at this year's Toronto
International Film
Festival.
Programmers say
those are two of the big
trends for the homegrown
slate of the festival, which
runs Sept. 7 to 17.
"We have ... I think six
features and/or featurelength
documentaries
from out West, which is a
very high number," said
Steve Gravestock, Canadian
and international
programmer for TIFF.
"There's a great nucleus
of filmmaking talent
out West but we don't
always get to show that
many films from there,
for various reasons.... A
lot of them (are) first or
second features from out
West."
Among those debut
features from Western
Canada is "Never Steady,
Never Still" by writerdirector
Kathleen Hepburn.
Set on the shores of
Stuart Lake, B.C., it stars
Shirley Henderson as a
mother with advanced
Parkinson's disease, Theodore
Pellerin as her son
and Nicholas Campbell
as her husband.
"A really beautiful
drama, very touching,
very powerful," said
Gravestock. "One of the
strongest films we saw."
Other debut features
from Western Canada
include "Luk'Luk'I" by
Wayne Wapeemukwa,
about five Vancouverites
"living on the fringes of
society during the 2010
Winter Olympics." Some
of the cast members play
themselves in the film,
which blends fiction with
harrowing documentary
elements.
"The path that has led
me here has been full of
many challenges, especially
an ethical exigency
required in making a film
like 'Luk'Luk'I' that stars
non-actors talking about
real problems," said Wapeemukwa.
"Over the last few
years I've been doing a lot
of advocacy and work in
the Downtown Eastside
and I've been getting to
know a lot of real people
that have actually been
brave enough to share
their stories with me, and
that's been the impetus, is
them and their truth."
In the late-in-life
empowerment comedy
"Meditation Park" from
writer-director Mina
Shum, Cheng Pei Pei
stars as a 60-year-old Chinese
mother who finds
another woman's thong in
her husband's laundry in
East Vancouver. Sandra
Oh plays her daughter.
"I've always thought
about the disparity between
my mother's generation
and mine," said
Shum, who shot the film
a block from her house.
"I also feel like there's
a lot of talk these days,
in the world, in the media,
amongst my friends,
folks at home about powerlessness,
and so this is
a response to that."
Gravestock said this
year's fest has a particularly
strong crop of firsttime
feature directors,
who make up over 30 per
cent of the titles.
They include "Trailer
Park Boys" cast member
Cory Bowles with "Black
Cop," which examines
police-community relations
and racial profiling
through the eyes of the
title character, played by
Ronnie Rowe Jr.
"It was affecting me
quite a bit, profoundly, a
lot of the things that have
been happening in North
America and throughout
the world and the phenomenon
of police culture
and race relations,"
said Bowles, who also
wrote the film.
"It seemed to be the
only time we really talk
about it is on social media,
and of course, social
media has a lot of that
kickback and a lot of that
real silencing. So I just
decided to focus my energies
into my own sort of
exploration."
Other highlights of
the Canadian lineup include
the world premiere
of Mary Harron's TV
miniseries "Alias Grace,"
which Sarah Polley wrote
and produced based on
Margaret Atwood's novel.
And celebrated Indigenous
documentary maker
Alanis Obomsawin
will mark a milestone at
TIFF with the premiere
her 50th film, "Our People
Will Be Healed," about
an innovative school in
the remote Cree community
of Norway House in
northern Manitoba.
"It's the first time I witnessed
such a wonderful
place for children," said
Obomsawin. "The building
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it's got a lot of light and
children are kings there.
"I've made so many films
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which is a very different
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Hearing seeking easing of bail
conditions for Omar Khadr cancelled
The Canadian Press
EDMONTON: A hearing
to determine whether
bail conditions for former
Guantanamo Bay detainee
Omar Khadr should be
eased allowing him unsupervised
visits with his
controversial sister did
not go ahead as planned
Thursday.
It was put over to Sept.
15 after lawyers for the
Justice Department said
they needed time to consult
with the federal government.
"The Crown requested
an adjournment to receive
instructions," Khadr's lawyer
Nate Whitling said
Thursday. "We agreed and
the matter's been rescheduled."
Khadr is seeking unrestricted
internet access
and more freedom to move
around Canada while on
bail pending the appeal of
his conviction by a U.S.
military commission for
five purported war crimes.
Khadr, now 30, has
been free on bail for more
than two years and notes
no issues have arisen since
his release.
Right now, he can only
have contact with his sister
Zaynab Khadr if one of
his lawyers or bail supervisor
is present.
Several years ago, Zaynab
and her mother infuriated
many Canadians by
expressing support for the
al-Qaida terrorist group.
In 2005, Zaynab was investigated
by RCMP for allegedly
aiding al-Qaida, but
no charges were filed. She
is now reportedly living
in Sudan with her fourth
husband, but is planning
a visit to Canada. Khadr is
arguing he wants to reconnect
with his family and is
old enough that he can't be
negatively swayed.
Thursday's hearing is
the next phase in a 15-year
legal journey for Khadr
that has ignited sharp and
divisive debate among Canadians
over terrorism,
human rights and the rule
of law.
The Toronto-born
Khadr spent years in U.S.
detention at Guantanamo
Bay after he was caught
when he was 15 and accused
of tossing a grenade
that killed special forces
soldier Christopher Speer
at a militant compound in
Afghanistan in 2002.
In 2010, Khadr pleaded
guilty to multiple charges
before a U.S. military commission,
including to killing
Speer, but has since
said he can't remember
if he tossed the fatal grenade.
He has said he entered
the plea to try to get
out of Guantanamo, where
he says he was mistreated,
and into the Canadian justice
system.
He returned to Canada
in 2012 to serve out the rest
of the eight-year sentence
he was given.
Canada's Supreme
Court ruled in 2010 that
Khadr's charter rights
were violated at Guantanamo
and Canadian officials
contributed to that
violation.
Khadr filed a $20-
million lawsuit against
the government and last
month it was revealed he
had settled the case for
a reported $10.5 million.
That set off a fierce debate.
Khadr has said he
wants to get on with his
life. He recently married
and plans to move to the
city of Red Deer, halfway
between Edmonton and
Calgary, to begin studies
to become a nurse.
Price wars unlikely to materialize as Canadian
grocers face Amazon's Whole Foods
The Canadian Press
TORONTO : Cheaper
avocados at Whole Foods
might get fans of the organic
grocery chain salivating
over savings, but retail analysts
say it probably won't
launch price wars at Canadian
supermarkets.
Amazon took ownership
of Whole Foods Monday
and immediately decided
to cut the cost of some of
its pricey organic and specialty
foods, an approach
that's designed to resonate
directly with the chain's
best customers and create
buzz in the marketplace.
Among the items reduced
at a Vancouver
Whole Foods location this
week were Colombian Hass
avocados, which are now
$1 cheaper at $1.99 each,
and organic baby spinach
which costs $3.49, or 50
cents less than a week ago.
Elsewhere in the store,
organic black quinoa has
been reduced by 80 cents
per 100 grams to $1.59 and
Whole Foods' private label
organic almond beverage
in vanilla is $1 cheaper at
$2.49.
But the Whole Foods
price cuts won't be particularly
effective in attracting
consumers on the hunt for
deals, said Mark Lee, associate
professor at the Ted
Rogers School of Retail
Management.
"Whole Foods is already
marked up quite high," he
said. "The price reduction
is really just getting back to
the level of regular grocery
prices."
The country's biggest
grocers are unlikely to play
along with deep cuts by
Whole Foods' new owner
Amazon in the aisles of its
13 locations across Canada.
That's partly because the
imminent threat of the highend
chain wouldn't justify
the financial hit of reacting
with deep discounts, suggested
Brynn Winegard, a
marketing expert at Winegard
and Company.
"Places like Loblaws,
Sobeys and Longo's won't
necessarily be able to afford
that," she said.
"But what you will be
looking at is a huge market
play towards loyalty."
Winegard expects established
chains to lean on
their reputations — and
points redemption programs
— in hopes of keeping
customers from straying
to competitors in the
short term.
Expect better deals on
taking home three bottles
of spaghetti sauce instead
of two, for example, and
more appealing bonus
point offers designed to get
customers back into stores.
Both are generally more
affordable, and effective,
strategies than deep cuts to
a wide assortment of products.
Price wars have a long
history of offering Canadian
grocers little upside, especially
if their profit margins
are cut to the bone. It's
happened in the past, most
notably when Wal-Mart
Canada Corp. bulked up
its food offerings nearly 10
years ago and some chains
dropped prices in response.
Winegard says those
fights usually only generate
"short-term wins" for
the retailer when they
should be focused on the
big picture of an evolving
industry where Amazon is
looking to get a stronghold
on the Canadian shopping
basket."I don't see adequate
evidence that our existing
oligopolies are
really hedging against
those competitive
threats," Winegard
said.
"It's almost as if
they don't take (it) seriously
or don't think
it will be real - and it
will be very real in the
next couple of years."
Lee suggested Canadian
grocers are
misdirecting their attention
to storefronts,
rather than establishing
infrastructure that
could go head-to-head
in the digital world,
Amazon's forte.
"Amazon certainly
has the capacity, the
capability and the
website support to
do this — the other
stores, like Loblaw
and Sobeys, aren't really
there yet."
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Time India curbed
its godmen
Has the sordid saga of Dera Sacha Sauda chief
Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s arrest and subsequent violence
which claimed over three dozen deaths have taught any
lesson to Indian politicians?
Perhaps not. They refuse to learn.
And Ram Rahim won’t the last godman whom
politicians patronized for votes. This fake godman
was so sure of going scot-free in the rape and murder
cases that he was busy enjoying the spotlight just days
before the verdict. Having thrown a big votebank of his
followers behind the BJP in Haryana, he was very sure
that bureaucrats and judges won’t dare go against him.
But the silver lining is that judges are increasingly
showing a spine as a string of welcome decisions in
recent weeks show. The patronization of godmen by
politicians began with Indira Gandhi who got very close
to hirendra Brahmanchari. The control that this cunning
Bihari godman exercised over Indira Gandhi led to
all sorts of rumours. After Indira Gandhi, Narasimha
Rao was another prime minister over whom godman
Chandraswami exercised limitless control.
Direndra Brahmachari and Chandraswami are the
two prime examples of the influence that the cunning
godmen have wielded over politicians. Aasaram Bapu,
who is facing rape charges, too ad all sorts of politicians
eating out of his hand. Gurmeet Ram Rahim is the latest
to join the list of godmen who misused their spiritual
clout to indulge in ungodly deeds.
Ram Rahim misused the premises of the holy place
in which millions of people had put their faith. He used
his spiritual authority to force young sadhvis to submit
to his lust. Out of these helpless young women, only two
plucked up enough courage to expose the evil godman.
The fight was long, hard and intimidating for these
courageous women. Thankfully, these women happen to
find some upright and unbending public servants and
judges in support of their fight.
After the disqualification of the then Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi by the Allahabad High Court in 1975, the
judgement of the CBI court against Ram Rahim is the
most significant court verdict in India. Now is the time
to put in place laws and mechanism so that deras are
subjected to them. There should be annual accounting
of their finances. There should be strict dos and don’ts
for their management. Deras should be subjected to
laws aimed at curbing sexual harassment at workplace.
Elsehwere, Ram Rahims will keep happening.
Thought for the week
Arise! Awake! and stop not until
the goal is achieved
~Swami Vivekananda
Indo-Canadian MPs and MPPs must
stop behaving like Punjab politicians
The history of Indian migration to
Canada goes more than a century back.
Early immigrants, who were mostly
from Punjab, faced many struggles. They
couldn’t bring their spouses, not vote and
faced discrimination.
Three decades ago, Punjabis started
getting into politics, beginning with Herb
Dhaliwal, Mo Sahota and Ujjal Dosanjh.
Dhaliwal went on to become the first
coloured federal minister in Canada.
Ujjal Dosanjh too created history by
becoming the first non-white premier
in Canada when he took over this job
in British Columbia in Feb 2000. Apart
from his political accomplishments,
Ujjal also never shied away from taking
on extremists.
On the east coast in Ontario, Gurbux
Malhi became the first turbaned Sikh
to get elected as an MP in 1992. Many
may be questioning his contribution as
an MP, but Malhi was in the forefront
of projecting many community-related
issues at the federal level. He has been
a very soothing leader to keep the
community calm. He tried to stay in
touch with the grassroots by attending
all religious and social functions. In fact,
Malhi’s success persuaded many Sikhs
to jump into politics.
Another name to reckon with is
Harinder Takhar. A popular leader
with South Asian communities and
Caucasians alike, he rose to become
transportation minister in Ontario. A
soft spoken man, he has championed
many community issues and I am
Disillusionment in PC Party cadres because
of Patrick Brown
Dear Brigadier Sahib,
Your article titled `Indo-Canadian community's role in upcoming
Ontario elections' in the Aug 25th issue of the Canadian Parvasi offered
very good analysis of Ontario elections from the Immigrant
perspective. I have been following the goings-on in the PC Party
for a while, and my observations are:
1. Patrick Brown has re-focused the party's outlook, so that those
who normally vote Left (Liberal or NDP) will find the PC platform
attractive. This has alienated traditional Conservative voters who
see Patrick as a sell-out. There is some basis to their feeling: when
running for the party's leadership, Patrick had promised a lot of
people/groups that their socially conservative agenda would be
his priority. Once elected as leader, he has changed his tune completely,
to directly oppose the traditional conservative agenda.
2. It is doubtful as to how many traditional leftist voters will switch
allegiance to the PC Party as a result of the above reason; in the
meantime, the usual support base for the PC Party is eroded.
3. Perhaps the most important factor (which is rarely discussed in
our South Asian media) is the multiple cases of rigged nomination
contests in the PC. I have followed these (and the consequences) in
some detail. In all, there are 13 ridings where the local members'
wishes were shoved aside, and the candidates favoured by Brown
or his team were 'elected' through improper or even fraudulent
means. As a result, there is a strong sense of discontent among
the party faithful and grassroots across the province (i.e. no longer
limited to the 13 ridings). In 3 ridings, the Riding Association Executive
teams have resigned en masse. Other off-shoot parties and
activist groups have been formed, and this will definitely splinter
Brig Nawab Heer and
Ms Preet Heer
told he is also seriously working on
two outstanding issues of the Punjabi
community - Seniors Homes and Seniors
Long-Term care homes. This man has
all the credentials to be the premier of
Ontario.
Vic Dhillon, Amrit Mangat and
Harinder Malhi are other Punjabi faces
in Ontario politics.
At the federal, Navdeep Bains, Harjit
Sajjan, Raj Grewal, Sonia Sidhu, Ruby
Sihota, Sukh Dhaliwal and Kamal Khera
have followed into Malhi’s footsteps.
Sonia Sidhu and Raj Grewal have the
potential to be groomed to the next level.
From the PC party, we had Parm
Gill and Bal Ghosal – the latter got a
ministerial berth in the Harper cabinet.
But somehow, they got too much
embroiled in Punjab politics and kabaddi
controversies. Ruby Dhalla too became
a casualty for aligning too much with
Punjab politics.
As for the NDP, the sole Sikh MPP
Jagmeet Singh is vying for the leadership
of the federal party. His elevation will be
a major victory for Punjabis in Canada.
Though they may not have come up
to the expectations of the community,
individually these leaders have been
doing their best to come up to the
expectations of their voters. It is an
Letters to the Editor
honor for the Punjabi community that
we have four ministers and 19 MPs at
the federal level and good representation
at provincial level in BC, Alberta and
Ontario.
I hope they, as a group and
representatives of the community, are
able to sustain this recognition that God
has given them. But at the same time,
some finger-pointing is in order.
First of all, it is not pleasing to see
the conduct of one minister and two MPs
coming under spotlight.
Secondly, as a veteran MP of the
community says, the current crop of MPs
tend to stick around their own group and
community. They must mix with other
communities.
Thirdly, they need to be careful about
mixing religion with state matters.
Fourthly, they must create a caucus
of community-based MPs to brainstorm
community issues. At the same time, they
must resist being pulled too much into
community-based politics as in Punjab.
But sad to say, some of them acting and
performing as if they are the mirror
image of politicians back in Punjab.
They will do well if they start
sharing their performance sheet at
least once a year with Punjabi media
to keep the community informed of
their achievements. After the great
contribution of veterans such as Ujjal
Dosanjh, Herb Dhaliwal, Mo Sihota, Vic
Dhillon and Harinder Takhar, it is now
hoping that Navdeep, Sohi, Sajjan and
Chaggar will create new milestones.
the Conservative vote in the elections. The candidates who were
basically cheated out of a fair nomination fight (and their supporters)
will most likely work against the PC's in the elections.
4. Much is being made of the PC Party claim that they increased
their membership from 10,000 to over 100,000 in two years' time,
and that they raised the most funds (over $ 16 million) among the
three parties. However, the nomination shenanigans are causing
them to hire high priced auditors and lawyers. This not only
wastes money but also energy. In any event, since the rule preventing
a government from using taxpayers funds on partisan
ads has been removed, Wynne basically has limitless funds for
her campaign. So the PC's raising more funds is neither here nor
there.
5. On the matter of increased membership, let us remember that a
vast number of them were signed up in recent months by aspiring
candidates for nominations (usually over 1,000 members each).
Now that the contests have been seen as mere tricks meant solely
for show, these 'instant members' are actually a liability. Not only
will they not vote PC, they will also spread negative publicity and
affect other people's votes as well.
6.Several senior people in Conservative circles (including former
senators and ministers) have come out openly and criticized the
party's behavior in nominations. I have read two op-ed articles
written by these people, and another report quoting a 3rd. If we
can imagine the currents under the surface, the impact is not limited
to media exposure - these people with decades-long association
with the party will influence a lot of things, against the PC
party of Patrick Brown.
I appreciate the fact that you chose this topic for your article.
Apart from myself, I have not seen anyone else bringing up this
issue up for discussion in our community. I hope you will be discussing
more on this vital issue again.
Best regards, Darshan
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September 01, 2017 | Toronto
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The Indian government allows NRIs to open bank accounts
in India which can be opened even when they are abroad
Ravinder Pal
Singh Walia
Various accounts which
an NRI can avail of are discussed
as below:
1. Non-Resident Ordinary
(NRO) Account:
• Non-Resident Ordinary
Account is an account
which can be opened
without approval with
transactions in rupees.
• NRO account may be
opened/maintained in
the form of current, savings,
recurring or fixed
deposit accounts.
• It can be opened independently
or jointly
with residents.
• The account is denominated
in Indian rupees.
• Permissible credits to
NRO accounts are remittance
received in permitted
currency from
outside India through
normal banking channels,
legitimate income
in India of the account
holder such as rent,
pension and interest,
sale proceeds of assets,
including immovable
property acquired out
of rupee/foreign currency
funds or by way
of legacy/inheritance.
Eligible debits such as all
local payments for investment
as specified
by the Reserve Bank
and remittance outside
India of current income
like rent, dividend, pension,
interest, net of applicable
taxes, of the account
holder.
All the interest coming
from an NRO account is
taxable.
The limit of USD 1 million
per financial year for
repatriation of money
includes sale proceeds
of immovable properties
held by NRIs.
2. Non-Resident (External)
NRE Rupees Account:
• Such account has to be
maintained in Indian
rupees, and it is the
most commonly used
by NRIs. However, the
deposit is in foreign
currency only.
• NRE account may be in
the form of savings, current,
recurring, or fixed
deposits accounts. Such
accounts can be opened
only by the non-resident
himself and not through
the holder of a power of
attorney.
• Balance in the NRE account
is freely repatriable.
• Account interest income
and balances held
in an NRE account are
exempt from income
tax and wealth tax respectively.
• All legal foreign exchange
transactions
concerning NRIs can be
done through this account.
3. Foreign Currency Non-
Resident (Bank) Account-
FCNR (B) Account:
• FCNR (B) accounts are
only in the form of term
deposits of 1 to 5 years.
• Accounts can be in any
convertible currency
such as the US dollars,
Pound, Yen.
• Loan up to Rs 100 lakh
can be extended against
security of funds held
in FCNR (B) deposits.
• The balance and the
interest in this account
are exempt from tax.
• The account is used for
investing in India or
payment of exports.
How to open NRI Bank Account?
Opening an NRI bank
account is easy. The important
steps involved are as
under:
1. The form to open an
account can be downloaded
from the website
of the bank of one's
choice.
2. The documents required
for opening an
account are a photocopy
of passport, a set of two
recent coloured photographs
of passport size
and visa or residence
permit of the country
the NRI is residing.
3. These along with the
filled-up forms have
to be submitted to the
bank for verification.
4. Verification is done
either by officials at
the Indian embassy or
consulate in the country
of his residence or
the Notary Public. If
the chosen bank has an
overseas branch in the
applicant's city, documents
are verified at
that branch.
5. The payment for the
processing has to be
made along with the
submission of documents.
After the account is
opened, the NRI applicant
can authorize a local citizen
to operate the account.
For this, a verified power
of attorney is required to
be issued. NRIs can appoint
nominees for their account,
which could be a resident
Indian or NRI.
India has immense talent, a second
Sindhu possible: P.V. Sindhu
By Tridib Baparnash
New Delhi: Impressed by
Badminton Association
of India (BAI) President
Himanta Biswa Sarma's
initiative to create a pool
of players for the 2018
Commonwealth Games
and Asian Games, star
shuttler Pusarla Venkata
Sindhu said the country
has immense talent and
the day is not far when
another Sindhu or Saina
Nehwal will emerge.
Sindhu, who recently
bettered her bronze medal
performances at the 2013
and 2014 World Championships
to clinch the silver
at the 2017 edition in
Glasgow, went down to
Nozomi Okuhara of Japan
in a nerve-wrecking
one hour 50 minute final
at the Emirates Arena on
Sunday.
This was India's best
show in a World Badminton
Championship with
the country bagging two
medals for the first time.
Sindhu's city mate Saina
had settled for the bronze
on Saturday after losing
her semi-final to Okuhara.
But women's singles in
India suffers from a lack
of depth as, apart from
the Hyderabadi duo, there
is absolutely no other big
name in the national circuit.
But Sindhu is hopeful
of seeing emerging
shuttlers making it big on
the international stage.
"I wish the very best
to the BAI. I would like to
see a second Sindhu coming
up and that is very
much possible. India has
immense talent," Sindhu
told IANS in a telephonic
interview.
At 22, Sindhu has four
medals from global tournaments,
including a silver
at the 2016 Rio Olympics,
besides the various
Superseries and Grand
Prix titles, but the hunger
is still on.
"It really feels amazing!!
However, this is just
the beginning and I have
a long way to go and many
more laurels to bring for
India," she said.
Asked about the deciding
game of the World
Championship final, when
both Sindhu and Okuhara
were locked at 20-20, the
Hyderabadi said: "All I
was thinking was to play
one point at a time and
move ahead. I wanted to
stay away from the pressure
and focus on my
game."
Prior to their World
Championship final, Sindhu
and Okuhara enjoyed
a 3-3 head-to-head record
and the tie could have
headed either way on Sunday.
Commenting on her
opponent, Sindhu said:
"Okuhara was never
easy... It was the final and
obviously was going to be
a tough one with tough
rallies going on."
"I never took her easy.
I was prepared for the
match to be really long,
but unfortunately it wasn't
my day," she added.
Sindhu finished her
semi-final at around 2:30
am on Sunday morning
and she was again back
on the court after 17 hours
for the final, which went
on for 110 minutes to become
the second-longest
women's singles final in
history.
When probed about
her preparations for the
summit clash, Sindhu
stressed on the importance
of sound sleep and
good food.
"Well, I didn't have
too much time between
my final and semi-final.
Hence I focused on resting
well to be ready for the
finals. There was nothing
much we could do with
the scheduling of the tournament;
so I rested well,"
she said.
Besides national coach
Pullela Gopichand, Sindhu
credited her Indonesian
coach Mulyo Handoyo for
helping improve her fitness
level, which was evident
from the 73-shot rally
in the second game.
"Along
with
Gopichand, I have been
training under an Indonesian
coach who has helped
immensely in training for
the games as well as for fitness.
"Everyone is asking
about that particular
rally, but every rally was
equally long and there
were too many shots from
both sides. We both were
really tired but it turned
out to be one exciting contest,"
she said.
Sindhu, who was made
Bridgestone India's brand
ambassador for three
years on Wednesday, is
now aiming to continue
her winning momentum
at the Korea and Japan super
series, in September.
On a lighter note, the
shuttler revealed that she
had to sacrifice her favourite
ice creams and biryani
for the World Championship
silver.

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September 01, 2017 | Toronto 10
India's 'Himalayan Viagra' is facing
threat of extinction
By Vishal Gulati
Dehradun: Unscientific harvesting
of the caterpillar fungus,
one of the world's highest-prized
biological commodities and globally
dubbed the "Himalayan Viagra",
may lead to the extinction
of the species in India, warns a
researcher. He favours tough
regulation as its trade has a
vast black market, especially in
China.
"The caterpillar fungus is the
new-found natural commodity
for the communities who live
in the Himalayan region. In the
Indian Himalayas, many of the
harvesters do not even know its
medicinal use and they only harvest
it owing to its high economic
value," researcher Pramod
Yadav, who is based here in the
Himalayan state of Uttarakhand,
told IANS.
He said the lure of easy money
from its trade has resulted into
enormous ecological threats to
the species, leading to its sharp
decline in its natural habitat.
There is even the establishment
of an informal trade regime
-- like Himalayan gold rush
-- in the region, he said.
Trade insiders say a single
caterpillar fungus sells in India
for about $4 to $7, depending on
the health and size of the fungus,
while traders sell it to wholesalers
or exporters for $12,000 to
$18,000 a kg.
It's much sought after in China
for its medicinal and aphrodisiac
qualities.
In India, the caterpillar fungus
grows in the high meadows
of Kanchandzanga Biosphere
Reserve in Sikkim, Dehan-
Debang Biosphere Reserve in
Arunachal Pradesh and Nanda
Devi Biosphere Reserve and
Askot Wildlife Sanctuary, both
are in Uttarakhand adjoining Tibet
in China.
It appears above the ground
just as the snow melts in May or
June. Some people are able to
collect 30 in a single day, others
not even a single one for days together.
Its collection is a difficult
business as it involves the risk
of illness. Besides, competition
often turns into clashes among
the collectors.
"During my field visits, villagers
appeared worried about
the decreasing production of
caterpillar fungus, resulting in
increasing conflict among local
communities year by year," Yadav
said.
He said even the locals,
whose primary livelihood is
subsistence farming, are aware
of the fact that unscientific overexploitation
is leading to its depletion.
The huge human pressure
during the collection season is
affecting the fragile mountain
ecosystem, situated between
3,000 and 4,500 metres above sea
level.
Yadav's work is supported
by the Future Conservationist
Award of Conservation Leadership
Programme, a partnership
programme of Birdlife International,
Fauna and Flora International
and Wildlife Conservation
Society (WCS).
It has also been supported
by the Rufford Small Grant
and Idea Wild Grant. In Uttarakhand,
thousands of villagers,
most of them belonging to the
Bhotiya tribe, go for the mass
collection of caterpillar fungus,
locally known as Keera Jadi,
that is worth its weight in gold,
carrying with them tents, food
and domestic animals.
During the collection period,
threats like overgrazing, logging
of trees, non-degradable garbage
and increased human activity in
the Alpine pastures may have a
deleterious effect on caterpillar
fungus and native biodiversity.
The "Himalayan Viagra"
is literally transforming local
economies.
During the study, Yadav noted
that the income of the locals
involved in the fungus trade
has grown tremendously. They
are spending their additional
income on children's education,
family healthcare and subsistence
needs.
"Now, we do not have to
rely completely on agriculture,
which is subject to rainfall and
wildlife demolition," the study
quoted 36-year-old villager Prem
Sing Rana, who also banks on
harvesting the caterpillar fungus,
as saying.
According to a Nepal Rastra
Bank report last year, about 83-
183 tonnes of caterpillar fungus
is collected globally, generating
revenue of $5-11 billion per
year.
Chinese students, expats flex muscle over Doklam
By Rekha Bhattacharjee
Sydney: While the international
community is heaving
a collective sigh of relief
over the withdrawal of
forces by India and China
from Doklam, concerns are
being raised over the way
Beijing is using its proxies
in Australia to flex its
muscle.
"The challenge is how
do we cope with the fact that
our single-biggest customer
is instructing students and
teachers to have red hot
patriotic sentiment when
they are in Australia," John
Garnaut, a former adviser
to Prime Minister Malcolm
Turnbull, has said.
Garnaut, who has also
been a correspondent in
China, has expressed concern
over the way Chinese
students have mobilised
against teachers who displayed
what they perceived
to be anti-China sentiments,
the Australian Financial
Review reported.
The senior Australian
bureaucrat seems to be referring
to a recent incident
in which a University of
Sydney Information Technology
lecturer was forced
to issue a public apology
after Chinese students expressed
outrage over his
use of a map showing Chinese-claimed
territory as
part of India.
A Wechat account run
by a Chinese students'
group, aptly-named Australian
Red Scarf, posted an
article demanding that the
map be removed.
The timing of the demand
surprised many as
the map was used as lecture
material 18-months back by
the lecturer concerned. It
is believed that the border
spat at Doklam provoked
the protest.
The fact that the senior
IT lecturer, Khimji Vaghjiani,
is of Indian origin
seems to have instigated
the complaint about the
map, downloaded from the
internet.
The disturbing incident
came after a bizarre protest
staged by a Sydney-based
Chinese automobile group
as they drove in their luxury
cars in front of the Indian
Consulate General here
on the 70th anniversary of
India's independence.
Bentleys, Lamborghinis,
BMWs, AUDIs and
Maseratis were reportedly
among the 10 luxury cars
which joined the parade
representing a Communist
country's viewpoint.
"Anyone who offends
China will be killed no
matter how far the target
is," read one of the slogans
painted on one of the luxury
cars.
It is this unveiled aggression
precisely which
is worrying academics and
political commentators
Down Under.
In the past month or
so, at least three similar
incidents in different Australian
universities have
been reported. The recent
assertiveness of Chinese
students is being linked
to instructions reportedly
emitting from Beijing.
"One of (Chinese President)
Xi Jinping's objectives
has been to ensure
that the party can project
its interests into the world,
including following Chinese
people wherever they
go," Garnaut said in his
speech at The Australian
Financial Review's Higher
Education Summit Tuesday.
According to Garnaut,
President Xi is relying on
the United Front Work Department
to exert influence
abroad.
"It's got a large presence
in Australia which is not
sufficiently understood,"
Garnaut was quoted as saying
by the Australian Financial
Review in an article
headlined: "Beijing is stirring
up 'red hot patriotism'
among Chinese students on
Australian campuses".
Garnaut is not the only
one raising concerns over
the "large presence" of Chinese
expats and international
students and the way
they are pushing China's
agenda in Australia.
Senior journalist Andrew
Bolt has already expressed
his view on the
way the Chinese expats and
students show their aggressive
stance while pushing
their nationalism in Australia.
"More than 1,200,000
Australians have Chinese
ancestry," Andrew Bolt
wrote in his regular column
in the Herald Sun last
week. "This is a security
risk as China asserts its
power -- both in foreign affairs
and over Chinese at
home, including relatives
of those here," he added,
while highlighting all the
recent incidents where Chinese
students have grouped
and forced university lecturers
to make changes to
their lecture material or
instructions.
Vaghjiani's targeting
prompted an intervention
by Indian High Commissioner
Ajay M. Gondane,
who urged Australian
universities to protect the
right to freedom of expression
in the wake of the map
incident.

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22 killed in Mumbai building collapse
Mumbai: In the worst building
crash this monsoon, at
least 22 persons were killed
and another 34 injured when
a 117-year-old, six-storey
building collapsed near the
J.J. Hospital here on Thursday
morning, an official said.
Another dozen plus people
were still feared trapped
under the debris as hectic efforts
continued to save them
till late this evening, the official
said, adding the death toll
may increase.
So far, 34 injured persons
were rescued from the heap
of rubble of the collapsed residential
structure. The cause
of the crash is being probed.
The Huseini Building on
Maulana Shaukat Ali Road in
the congested Bhendi Bazar
in south Mumbai had been
red-flagged as "dangerous"
six years ago. It crashed suddenly
with a roar at 8.25 a.m,
catching all its occupants unaware.
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi expressed his grief.
"Collapse of a building
in Mumbai is saddening. My
condolences to the families of
those who lost their lives and
prayers with the injured,"
Modi tweeted.
Maharashtra Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis visited
the crash site and ordered
a probe into the disaster.
Rehabilitation Minister
Chandrakant Patil announced
a compensation of
ians
Rs 500,000 to the kin of the
deceased and free treatment
to the injured.
Opposition leader
Dhananjay Munde blamed
MHADA for not ensuring the
redevelopment of the building
though it was entrusted to a
private group, Saifee Burhani
Upliftment Trust (SBUT).
"Redevelopment projects
languish or take 25 years to
complete, the people are not
ready to vacate and live elsewhere
for so long. Instead of
focusing on dream projects,
the authorities should redevelop
dilapidated buildings
within a specified time-frame
and concentrate on saving
human lives," Munde said.
Among the injured were
five firemen and an NDRF
jawan.
A woman said the building
also housed a nurserycum-playgroup
with around
two dozen children. It was
scheduled to open at 10 a.m.,
two hours after the building
collapsed.
A BMC bulletin detailed
the two-wing structure
comprising an uninhabited
godown with a sweetmeat
shop on the ground floor and
10 residential tenements on
the remaining upper floors,
which have completely collapsed.
"The dangerous building
was served evacuation notice
in 2011 and the occupants ordered
to vacate to make way
for the redevelopment project,
but they failed to heed
the warnings," said a BMC
official.
The NDRF, state disaster
management, fire brigade
personnel, dog squads and
electronic gadgetry were
deployed to trace those buried
under the rubble.As the
building is situated in a heavily
congested locality of south
Mumbai, rescue teams and
their large vehicles faced a
Yogi launches work on Kailash Mansarovar House
tough time approaching it.
In the meantime, local residents,
mainly Dawoodi Bohra community
members, initiated their own rescue
efforts, moving the rubble with their
hands to help the victims.
This is the first major building collapse
after Tuesday's deluge in Mumbai
and the second in five days after
the Chandivali Crystal Business Park
crash of August 26 claimed six lives.
Earlier, on July 25, 17 persons were
killed when the Sai Darshan building
crashed in Ghatkopar.
Ghaziabad:: Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath on Thursday formally
launched the Kailash
Mansarovar Pilgrim House
project at Indirapuram here.
The site was chosen after
the earlier site near Haj
House on GT Road was found
marked as a lake and flood
plains of the Hindon river in
revenue records.
"The Indirapuram site has
been acquired for Rs 50 crore.
After adding the estimated Rs
43 crore cost of construction,
the pilgrim house is likely
to cost the state Rs 93 crore,"
Adityanath told a public rally.
He said the previous government
tried to divide the
society on communal lines by
ignoring the majority opinion
and constructing a Haj House
at the previously chosen site.
The Chief Minister said:
"Kailash Mansarovar is the
symbol of tourism with unexplored
possibilities. Ghaziabad
is the appropriate place
to initiate the pilgrimage.
Through this building, Hindus
from all over the world
will reach the national capital
and start their holy trip
to Kailash Mansarovar from
here."
Hindus consider a pilgrimage
to Kailash Mansarovar,
the abode of Lord Shiva,
in Tibet sacred. It is located
more than 6,600 meters above
sea level in the Himalayan
range. Adityanath added:
"We will (also) fulfil the Modi
government's promise to create
a Ramayan Circuit in
Awadh, a Krishna Circuit in
Mathura to Dwarka (in Gujarat)
and a Buddha Circuit in
Gaya. We will also develop
Garh Mukteswar as a place
where a Kumbh will be organised."
The Chief Minister and
the audience took an oath to
make India prosperous before
2022. He announced a package
of Rs 12 crore to improve
Khoda, a locality near Ghaziabad's
border with Delhi.

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Marriage is not made in heaven
in Islam, says Shabana Azmi
IANS
Rajiv Pratap Rudy resigns
from Modi's cabinet
MUMBAI: Veteran actressactivist
Shabana Azmi believes
marriage is not made
in heaven in Islam and that
it's a contract.
Sharing an article
on "Madrassas in Uttar
Pradesh to teach 'correct
ways of divorce'", Shabana
tweeted on Tuesday: "Marriage
is not made in heaven
in Islam. It's a contract. We
need a model 'nikahnama'
in which clauses of the contract
are drawn up fairly."
Shabana, who is married
to veteran writer-lyricist
Javed Akhtar, has
always been vocal about a
lot of issues.
Last week, she welcomed
the Supreme
Court's ruling on triple talaq
saying the judgment is
a victory for brave Muslim
women in the country.
She also runs the
NGO Mijwan Welfare
Society. The foundation
was started by her father
Kaifi Azmi. The NGO was
launched with the goal of
creating employment opportunities
for women,
and reviving the art of chikankari
embroidery.
Son kills mother, eats her heart
with chutney in Kolhapur
The Canadian Parvasi
A 35-year-old drunk man stabbed his
mother to death at Kolhapur in Maharashtra
on Monday and then ate her heart with
chutney and pepper. Police said the accused
Sunil Kuchakurni is alcoholic. On Monday,
he asked his mother Yelava Kuchakurni,
65, for money. When she refused, he gagged
her and then stabbed her to death. An hour
after committing the crime, he was seen
walking out with blood dripping from his
hands. Police reached the spot and arrested
him. Mid-day quoted senior police inspector
Sanjay More as saying, "Sunil, who
works as a labourer at a construction site,
is married with three kids. However, his
wife stays at her maternal house in Mumbai,
along with the children. On the day of
the incident, Sunil, who was heavily drunk,
had first gone to his neighbour's house asking
for food. But when he did not get anything
to eat, he went to his own house."
The police inspector further added, "After
entering the house, he started fighting
with his mother. Suddenly, in a fit of rage,
he gagged her and then stabbed her to death.
Later, he took out her heart and placed it on
a plate. We found chatni and pepper spray
at his house, which he had sprinkled on
the heart. We suspect he ate a part of it. He
has been arrested and further investigation
into the matter is on."
Agencies
New Delhi: Minister of State for Skill Development
Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Thursday resigned as a
Union Minister, informed sources said.
Rudy met Prime Minister Narendra Modi
around 8 p.m and put in his papers.
According to the sources, Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) President Amit Shah earlier in the day
met Rudy and asked him to resign.
"Yes, I have put in my papers and it is part of
the process," he told IANS over phone, refusing to
elaborate on the reasons behind his resignation.
Rudy, a BJP MP from Saran in Bihar, held Independent
Charge of the Ministry of Skill Development
and Entrepreneurship.
He is likely to be given some responsibility in
the party organisation.
Cricketer Harmanpreet
Kaur gifted Datsun car
Agencies
Noida: India's woman cricketer Harmanpreet
Kaur was on Thursday awarded a Datsun redi-GO
car in recognition of her performance for the country
at the ICC Womens Women's Cup recently.
As vice-captain of the team, Harmanpreet led
India to the final with her unbeaten knock of 171
against Australia.
Datsun India Vice President Jerome Saigot
said in a statement: "Datsun is working hard to
help fuel the ambitions of India's young achievers
and risers. We are delighted to see women like Harmanpreet
make the nation proud."
"We congratulate Harmanpreet for her outstanding
contribution during the ICC Women's
Championship Trophy 2017 and we are pleased to
present her with the redi-GO for her sporting excellence."
"This makes it easier for me to move around
for training, but I am excited to take my family for
a spin first," Harmanpreet said.

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Black day for India as PSLV rocket launch fails
By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Sriharikota (Andhra
Pradesh): It was a black
Thursday for Indian space
programme as it suffered
a serious setback after its
workhorse rocket Polar
Satellite Launch Vehicle
(PSLV) failed to deliver India's
eighth navigation satellite
in its intended orbit.
The 1,425 kg Indian Regional
Navigation Satellite-
1H (IRNSS-1H), which was
launched at 7 p.m. on board
the PSLV, was declared
unsuccessful after its heat
shield failed to separate.
Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) Chairman
A.S. Kiran Kumar
said: "The mission was
unsuccessful." "The rocket
heat shield didn't separate.
The satellite is inside the
heat shield," he added.
Speaking to the media,
Kiran Kumar said the rocket
engines performed well
but only the heat shield did
not get separated.
"The satellite was seen
rotating inside the heat
shield enclosure," he said.
Queried about the impact
of the mission failure
on getting commercial
launch prospects, the ISRO
Chairman said the issue
has to be studied.
The rocket's heat shield
should have separated
some three minutes into the
launch, but it failed to. The
scientists waited for some
19 minutes to see if it would
separate, and then declared
the mission unsuccessful.
The IRNSS-1H satellite
was to have been slung
into orbit at around 507 km
above the earth. Rocket scientists
are perplexed at the
failure. "It is really perplexing
that such a thing has
happened. Normally the
PSLV rocket has several
redundancies built into
it," R.V. Perumal, a former
ISRO scientist, told IANS.
He said all the commands
are pre-planned and
built into the computers.
"There cannot be any
manual command," he added.
Earlier, at around 7 p.m.
the rocket PSLV standing
around 44.4 metres tall and
weighing 321 tonnes with
a one-way ticket hurtled
towards the skies ferrying
the IRNSS-1H.
With a rich orange
flame at its tail, the rocket
ascended towards the evening
skies amidst the resounding
cheers of ISRO
scientists and media team
assembled at the launch
centre.
Space scientists at ISRO
new rocket mission control
room were glued to their
computer screens watching
the rocket escaping the
earth's gravitational pull.
The IRNSS-1H is a substitute
for IRNSS-1A as
the three rubidium atomic
clocks of the latter has
failed. The launch failure
has shocked the Indian
space community as PSLV
has a good record of success
missions since 1993 and has
been a major revenue earner
for Antrix Corporation,
ISRO's commercial arm.
India's growth rate sinks to 5.7 percent, lowest in three years
IANS
New Delhi: Pulled down
by sluggish manufacturing,
growth in the Indian
economy during the first
quarter of this fiscal fell
to 5.7 per cent, clocking
the lowest GDP growth
rate under the Narendra
Modi dispensation, official
data showed on Thursday.
Industry expressed disappointment
at the numbers,
saying it anticipated a rebound
from the ongoing
quarter.
The previous low of 4.6
per cent was recorded in
January-March 2014.
According to data from
the Central Statistics Office
(CSO), India's gross
domestic product (GDP)
for the first quarter at Rs
31.10 lakh crore grew 5.7
per cent over the same
quarter last year. During
the previous quarter the
GDP had grown by 6.1 per
cent.
The country's GDP had
grown at 7.9 per cent in the
same period a year ago.
"GDP at constant (2011-
12) prices in Q1 of 2017-18
is estimated at Rs 31.10
lakh crore, as against Rs
29.42 lakh crore in Q1 of
2016-17, showing a growth
rate of 5.7 per cent," a CSO
release here said.
In terms of Gross Value
Added (GVA), which
excludes indirect taxes
and subsidies, the growth
was even lower at 5.6 per
cent over the GVA for the
corresponding quarter of
last year.
The principal reason
for the decline in growth
is a fall in manufacturing
sector, where GVA fell
sharply to 1.2 per cent,
from 10.7 per cent a year
ago, Chief Statistician
T.C.A. Anant told reporters
here after the release
of the numbers.
"Principally, the major
sector that has seen a
sharp decline in industry,"
he said.
"The major reason for
slowdown in growth at
5.7 per cent is on account
of manufacturing, where
GVA is largely contributed
by the private sector. In
all, 74 per cent of the GVA
comes from corporate sector.
Its performance has
been poor, though the sales
growth is good," he added.
Anant said the slowdown
in the first quarter
to 5.7 per cent was due to
de-stocking by firms as
caution ahead of the GST
roll-out on July 1.
He said there was a
likely revival from the second
quarter onwards as
subsequently stocks would
be restored to normal levels
as the GST regime progressed.
The GVA in manufacturing
was showing a declining
trend from Q2 of
the last fiscal, which has
continued, he added.
Anant noted that another
reason for the fall
in growth rate was rise in
costs on account of prices
in intermediate inputs,
which has been much
higher than last year.
He said services and
crop production have seen
an increase in the first
quarter.
The financial, insurance,
real estate and professional
services sectors
also slowed to 6.4 percent
in the April-June quarter
from 9.4 per cent a year
ago.
Activities that registered
growth of over 7 per
cent in the first quarter
were trade, hotels, transport
and communication
and services related to
broadcasting, public administration,
defence and
other services and electricity,
gas, water supply
and other utility services.
Growth in agriculture,
forestry and fishing, mining
and quarrying, manufacturing,
construction
and financial, insurance,
real estate and professional
services is estimated to be
2.3 per cent, (-)0.7 per cent,
1.2 per cent, 2 per cent and
6.4 per cent, respectively,
during this period.
16-yr-old Delhi boy done to
death before his mother
Man impersonating as
ambassador arrested
IANS
New Delhi: A minor and a
youth have been held in connection
with killing of a 16-
year-old boy in front of his
mother here on Thursday,
police said.
Deputy Commissioner of
Police Milind Mahadeo Dumbere
said that Shahrukh's
throat was slit with a piece
of glass, which caused his
death, in Sangam Park area
of north-west Delhi around
12 p.m.
The minor boy, who slit
Sharukh's throat and another
youth who instigated him
had been arrested, Dumbere
said.
At about 11.45 a.m on
Thursday, Sharukh's mother
Shakeela was alerted by a
boy that her son and another
boy were fighting, police
said.
When she reached the
spot, the arrested minor
had thrown her son on the
ground and was punching
him and the other accused
was instigating the fight, police
said.
Shakeela said the accused
minor then took a broken bottle
from the ground and slit
her son's throat. As she cried
for help, the accused fled the
spot, leaving Sharukh on the
ground.
Police said Sharukh was
later declared dead at Hindu
Rao Hospital in north Delhi.
A senior police officer privy
to the case told IANS said
that Sharukh and the accused
minor were known to
each other.
"It seems that all three of
them were under the influence
of drugs or alcohol and
that led to the quarrel," the
officer said.
The accused were apprehended
from the same area
by evening, he added.
IANS
New Delhi: A man who impersonated
as an ambassador and
drove around in a car with an
embassy registration number has
been arrested, police said here on
Wednesday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police
Nupur Prasad said the accused --
Nitin Malhotra, 40 -- purchased the
car which belonged to a Sri Lankan
minister from the Sri Lankan Embassy
in 2016 and did not change
the registration number of the car
though it was cancelled.
The accused was arrested from
his residence in East Arjun Nagar
of Shahdara in east Delhi on Tuesday,
police said.
During interrogation, Malhotra
introduced himself as an employee
of Sri Lankan Embassy, but on detailed
interrogation it was found
that he had no connection with the
embassy, Prasad said.
On July 15 last year, Malhotra
had purchased the car and according
to official documents, the
embassy registration number was
cancelled the same day.
But the accused did not change
the number to enjoy amenities
owner of an embassy car is entitled
to. Police said that the black
Honda Civic car bearing cancelled
registration number 65-CD-24 had
also been recovered.

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Fiction has to be constructed carefully,
without urgency, says Arundhati
By Saket Suman
New Delhi: Just when the
credentials of Booker winning
author Arundhati Roy
as a fiction writer were being
questioned in literary
circles, the acclaimed novelist,
after a hiatus of two
decades, returned with her
second novel and, boom
-- it is again long-listed for
the much-coveted award.
The author, however,
feels there's a world of difference
between fiction
and non-fiction.
"For me, there is a
universe of difference between
the two. So when I
am writing non-fiction, I
am writing usually with
a tremendous sense of urgency.
I am writing when
something is closing down,
some Supreme Court order
has come or something
very, very urgent. And I
am writing to intervene. I
am writing to argue. I am
writing to try and open a
space for discourse.
"But when I am writing
fiction, I am absolutely
without urgency. I have
been epicly without urgency.
I am trying to construct
a universe very carefully,
very minutely, and in the
case of 'The Ministry of
Utmost Happiness' I was
also experimenting a lot
with what fiction can do
and how much it can push
the walls. So there was absolutely
no hurry for me
in fiction whereas I have
always written non-fiction
with a great sense of urgency,"
Roy told IANS in
an interview.
On closer observation,
Arundhati Roy's tryst with
writing has been carefully
divided between carefree
periods spent in writing
fiction and the "urgent
moments" of writing nonfiction.
Her first novel, "The
God of Small Things", may
have introduced her to the
literary world but it was
not written overnight. After
the separation of her
parents, Roy spent a large
part of her childhood in
Kerala, where she came
face to face with caste segregation.
There was also an underlying
impact of her parents'
divorce on her life.
"My parents were divorced
when I was about
two years old and so I
never knew my father.
I had never seen him. It
was just an absence, a
void. My mother was and
is very wonderful, but she
was also very harsh; so I
left home very early. Now
it's okay, I go back. But in
a way, whereas everyone
thinks of divorce as a very
terrible thing, I don't necessarily
think that way. I
think it was better to have
a woman asserting her independence
and growing
into something wonderful
like she did, than to
live a life of suffering and
to transmit that suffering
to us. It wasn't easy, but I
don't think it was a tragedy
either," she recalled.
All of these experiences
and personal memories
helped shape the larger
narrative of "The God of
Small Things," at the centre
of which was a broken
heart. While it may not be
well known, Roy's first novel
too took a couple of years
to take its final shape.
But in the period between
"The God of Small
Things" and "The Ministry
of Utmost Happiness", she
engaged in writing several
books of non-fiction. These
books, like "The End of
Imagination," which she
wrote soon after India's
second nuclear test in May
1998, were her responses to
urgent issues.
Her return to fiction
with "The Ministry of Utmost
Happiness" has been
the most significant literary
event of 2017 so far.
"I started writing it
about 10 years ago but I
was not in a frame of mind
that I have to finish this
book by so and so date. In
fact, I wanted to live with
these people (characters)
for a long time to see how
we got along together. I
think writers are all different,
but I am not that
interested in writing at a
very high speed. However,
there is nothing wrong
with writing quickly,
there are writers who do it
brilliantly. But to me it is
a very layered universe,"
she maintained.
The author also said
that just like the nuclear
bomb splits the atom, a lot
has changed in the past 20
years and as a writer, she
has evolved too along the
journey.
"I am that much older,
I have lived that much longer,
I have seen that much
more, I have been through
so many universes and the
world has also changed so
much. I think we live in
a time when technology
has split the moment. It's
like Tilottama (a character
from 'The Ministry of
Utmost Happiness') is sitting
there and watching
the Jaguar and getting
messages about Ghaziabad
flats. The most intimate
moments are shattered
now," she contended.
In a "world that is connected
in a way like it never
used to be and at a speed
which it never used to be",
Roy, through her latest
novel, has attempted to explore
how fiction can take
this challenge of changing
times.
We are open for dialogue with all in Kashmir,
but no preconditions: Home Secretary
By Rajnish Singh
New Delhi: The government
is "open for dialogue
with everybody" in Jammu
and Kashmir but without
preconditions, Union Home
Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi
said on Wednesday The government's
strategy was to
arrest and neutralise terrorists
operating in the state, he
said, referring to the spree of
top commanders of outfits
like Jaish-e-Mohammed and
Lashkar-e-Taiba killed in
gunfights over the past few
months. Mehrishi, who is
retiring on Thursday, spoke
candidly on Pakistan's involvement
in sponsoring terror
in Jammu and Kashmir,
saying it was a "haven for
terrorists and criminal elements".
Mehrishi told IANS in
an interview that the government
is making efforts
to bring back fugitive don
Dawood Ibrahim from Pakistan.
He said over 140 terrorists
have been killed in Jammu
and Kashmir this year.
"The strategy is to arrest
and neutralise the terrorists.
The result is that we have
killed more than 140 terrorists
this year so far," he said.
Asked about the possibility
of talks with the separatists,
Mehrishi said that Home
Minister Rajnath Singh had
made it clear several times
that the central government
was open for dialogue on
Kashmir.
"We are open for dialogue
with everybody. Home
Minister visited Jammu and
Kashmir twice and he talked
with whosoever wanted to
talk. I don't think that any
talks can take place with preconditions,"
he said.
The Home Secretary
said India faces problems in
Kashmir due to Pakistan,
whose agencies use terror
outfits to execute their plans.
"Pakistan is a haven for all
criminals and terrorists. We
have been facing problems
in Kashmir due to Pakistan.
Pakistani agencies, through
terror outfits like Lashkare-Taiba
and Jaish-e-Mohammed
create trouble in India,
especially in Jammu and
Kashmir. They encourage
one terror outfit at one time
and another at a different
time. We are trying to overcome
the situation," Mehrishi
said.
He said there was "no
doubt" that Pakistan was
sponsoring terrorism in
Kashmir. "Pakistan is sponsoring
terrorism, ensuring
infiltration into Kashmir
and funding terrorists
there." "There is an element
of radicalisation (in the state)
which is getting funds from
Pakistan," Mehrishi said.
Asked about the alienation
of Kashmiri youth, Mehrishi
said alienation is a "concept
of the Delhi media" and the
real issue is of terrorism and
radicalisation.
"As one Chief Minister
had said, 95 per cent people
in Jammu and Kashmir
want peace and progress and
they have the same aspirations
as youth in other parts
of the country.
"This is only the view of
media in Delhi that people in
Kashmir feel they are alienated.
Radicalisation and
terrorism are main issues
which we are dealing with,"
said Mehrishi, who is a 1978-
batch IAS officer of Rajasthan
cadre.
He said children of separatists
were studying in good
schools and they buy properties
in posh places. "But
they fund others for stonepelting."
The Home Secretary said
the National Investigation
Agency (NIA) probe into terror
funding to Kashmiri separatists
has had the "desired
impact" and it is also reflected
in their curbed activities
as also of stone throwers.
"NIA is an independent
agency. Government doesn't
interfere in its work. Action
will be taken against
the guilty as per law. Terror
funding in Kashmir is a matter
of investigation," he said.
Answering a query on
action about certain NGOs,
Mehrishi said they are expected
to comply with various
legal provisions such as
filing annual returns. "We
are not looking beyond that.
It is just asking people to
comply with the law."
Asked if the government
was contemplating any
change in the control of Indo-
Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
for operational reasons, he
said: "As of now there is no
provision to change the status."
Replying to a question
about the need of a border
force like ITBP on the Myanmar
border, he said the issue
is being examined.
"We have free movement
regime with Myanmar.
But a free movement regime
means it is for entitled
people, not for all. We need
to see whether the person
coming into India is an entitled
person. So, we need
to have border force and we
are examining our best how
to restructure our system in
such a manner that we able
to implement that."
To a query on Dawood
Ibrahim, the key accused
in the 1993 Mumbai serial
blasts, Mehrishi said he is
in Pakistan which is creating
hurdles in India getting
him back. "The government
is taking all necessary action
so that Dawood could
be brought back to India," he
said, adding that Pakistan's
attitude was not in conformity
with international law.
Answering a query on
the use of term "Hindu terror",
he said terror can't be
connected to any religion.

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1,000 loudspeakers removed
from mosques in China
The Canadian Parvasi
China has removed
over a thousand loudspeakers
from mosques
in Hualong Hui Autonomous
County in Qinghai
province.
According to Global
Times, the loudspeakers
have been removed from
mosques to stop noise
pollution.
The loudspeakers
were removed from 355
mosques after environmental
protection inspectors
received complaints
from residents
about noise pollution
from loudspeakers.
The paper says as
mosques have mushroomed
in Northwest
China in recent years,
complaints about noise
pollution have also risen.
Residents living near
mosques complain about
noise pollution because
of Islamic calls to prayer
wake them up in the early
morning. They say noise
pollution has aggravated
heart conditions of some
patients.
There are curbs on
use of loudspeakers at
mosque in many Muslim
countries.
The world's most
populous Muslim country
Indonesia has urged
mosques to tone down
the volume to check
noise pollution. Saudi
Arabia has also banned
loudspeakers for special
night prayers during Ramadan
in the past.
In 2014, the Bombay
high court directed the
police to remove loudspeakers
from mosques
that had not obtained required
permissions from
the authorities.
Tunnel for smuggling people
in US found on Mexico border
Sandra Bullock, DiCaprio donate $1
million each to hurricane victims
AP
HOUSTON: A pair of Oscar winners,
Sandra Bullock and Leonardo
DiCaprio, are leading the way in
stars' donations to relief efforts for
those affected by Hurricane Harvey
in Texas and Louisiana, but they're
not alone. Numerous other celebrities
have pledged sizable amounts to
charities.
Here's a list of stars who have
publicly pledged to donate:
• Sandra Bullock, $1 million to the
American Red Cross
• Leonardo DiCaprio, $1 million to
the new United Way Harvey Recovery
Fund
• The Kardashian family, $250,000
each to the American Red Cross and
the Salvation Army
• Country singer Chris Young,
$100,000 to the American Red Cross
• D.J. Khaled, $50,000 to the American
Red Cross
• The Chainsmokers, $30,000 to the
American Red Cross
• Kevin Hart, $25,000 to the American
Red Cross
• Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson,
$25,000 to the American Red Cross
• Jennifer Lopez, $25,000 to the
American Red Cross
• Alex Rodriguez, $25,000 to the
American Red Cross
• Wendy Williams, $25,000 to the
American Red Cross
Musharraf declared absconder
in Benazir murder case
Agencies
Rawalpindi: An antiterrorism
court here on
Thursday declared former
Pakistan President Pervez
Musharraf an absconder
in the assassination of
former Prime Minister
Benazir Bhutto. Five others
accused in the case
were acquitted while two
police officers were jailed
for 17 years each.
Judge Asghar Khan
announced the verdict at
Rawalpindi's Adiyala Jail,
a decade after a gun-andbomb
attack killed the
charismatic Bhutto soon
after her arrival in Pakistan
to take part in elections.
The judge ordered
confiscation of Musharraf
properties.
Perpetual arrest warrants
were issued for the
former military dictator,
Dawn online reported.
Musharraf, who ousted
then Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif in 1999, now
lives in exile in Dubai.
His administration was
blamed for failing to provide
security to Bhutto,
who was the Pakistan
Peoples Party chief and a
two-time Prime Minister.
The five accused -- Rafaqat
Hussain, Husnain Gul,
Sher Zaman, Aitzaz Shah
and Abdul Rashid -- were
cleared of all charges due
to lack of evidence against
them, said the court.
Two police officials --
former Rawalpindi Central
Police Office Saud Aziz and
former Rawalpindi Town
Superintendent Khurram
Shahzad -- were jailed for
17 years each for negligence
vis-a-vis Bhutto's
security.
They were arrested
from the courtroom and
were fined Rs 500,000 each.
The trial of the five began
in February 2008. They
were suspected of having
links with Taliban militants.
In November 2008, a
court indicted them for
killing, hatching criminal
conspiracy, abetting
the perpetrators, using illegal
explosive material
and spreading terror on
December 27, 2007 when
Bhutto and 21 people were
killed outside Rawalpindi's
Liaquat Bagh when she
was leaving after an election
rally.
Two other suspects,
Ibadur Rahman and Al
Qaeda's No. 3 and financial
and operational chief
Mustafa Abu Yazid alias
Sheikh Saeed Al-Masri,
were believed to have been
killed in US drone strikes
in Pakistan, a media report
said.
During the legal proceedings,
seven challans
were presented and eight
judges and three courts
were changed.
At least 68 witnesses
appeared on behalf of the
prosecution.
The Pakistan government
had blamed the
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan
(TTP) for Bhutto's killing.
The authorities had
played an alleged video of
then TTP leader Baitullah
Mehsood congratulating
other militants on Bhutto's
murder.
Photo Credit : NBC
The Canadian Parvasi
This is the tunnel
that has been found on
the US-Mexico border
near San Diego in California.
The tunnel was
found when US border
guards spotted about 30
people trying to cross
into the US from Mexico
at about 1.30 am on Saturday
night.
According to NBC,
when the suspects saw
US border patrol agents,
they tried to run back
into the tunnel. They
were chased by border
guards and many were
arrested. Out of the 30
people who were arrested,
23 are Chinese.
The tunnel was dug
from the Mexican side.
It began in a building
about 328 feet south of
the U.S.-Mexico border
in San Diego.
Moshe Holtzberg granted visa to India
Jerusalem: Moshe Holtzberg, the son of Rabbi
Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg who were killed by
terrorists during the attack on Chabad House in
the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, has received an
entry visa to India.
India's Ambassador to Israel Pavan Kapoor
granted Holtzberg the visa on Wednesday, Arutz
Sheva newspaper reported.
Holtzberg's maternal grandparents, who are
raising him, also received entry visa.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had
promised the visa during his visit to Israel on
July 5.
During his visit to Israel, Modi met Israeli
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Moshe,
his Indian nanny Sandra Samuels who saved him
from the terrorists, and Moshe's grandparents.

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TD Bank also posts $2.77-billion profit
The Canadian Parvasi
TORONTO : Canada's
biggest banks had a better-than-expected
third
quarter thanks to a strong
domestic economy, but a
potential Bank of Canada
move to raise interest rates
to ease oversized growth
could put extra pressure
on their consumer lending
books in coming quarters,
financial analysts suggest.
TD Bank wrapped up
the banks' earnings season
Thursday with a 17
per cent increase in profits
to $2.77-billion, anchored
by a strong performance
at its retail operations in
both Canada and the United
States. The net income
amounted to $1.46 per
share in net income and
$1.51 per share of adjusted
earnings, which was above
analyst estimates of $1.36
per share.
TD's Canadian retail
banking arm accounted
for $1.73 billion of net income
for the three months
ended July 31, up 14 per
cent from last year. The
division's improvements
benefited from lower insurance
claims, growth in
wealth assets and a record
level of real estate lending
originations — which include
new mortgages and
renewals.
"This was a great quarter
for TD reflecting impressive
earnings and revenue
growth, better credit
performance across all our
businesses, and lower insurance
claims," TD chief
executive Bharat Masrani
said in a statement ahead
of a conference call with
analysts.
Also on Thursday, Statistics
Canada reported second-quarter
GDP data that
blew away forecasts with
an annualized growth rate
of 4.5 per cent — resulting
in the strongest expansion
of the economy in the first
half of the year since 2002,
adding further credence
to predictions the Bank of
Canada will make a second
move of the benchmark
rate in the coming weeks.
Many observers have noted
plenty of uncertainty
that could emerge next
year as the Bank of Canada
and U.S. Federal Reserve
contemplate further interest
rate hikes. In Canada,
debt loads are sky high and
a potential economic shock
that could hit household
incomes could affect some
Canadians' ability to pay
back loans.
However, Canada's big
five financial institutions
are charging ahead with
steadfast optimism in their
outlook.
BMO and Scotiabank,
which both reported improved
second-quarter
earnings on Tuesday, expressed
confidence in the
pace of economic growth,
especially after talking
to their corporate clients
in the United States and
Canada.
It's a rarity within
the country's relatively
conservative banking industry
to hear executives
across several of the banks
speak with such confidence
in the face of many lingering
questions about interest
rates and the broader
economy, but analysts suggest
it could be taken as a
good sign.
"This is one of the more
bullish quarters in terms
of outlook for the banks
that we've seen in a while,"
Barclays analyst John Aiken
said Thursday.
Trudeau promises unionized workers a dream NAFTA deal
The Canadian Parvasi
MONTREAL : Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau
assured unionized Canadian
workers on Thursday
they'll be getting a
NAFTA deal they can be
proud of.
Trudeau put a positive
spin on the negotiations
as he addressed the United
Food and Commercial
Workers Canada national
convention in Montreal.
"This modernization
has been a long time coming
and we're going to get
a fair deal for Canadian
workers," he told several
hundred union members.
He repeated several
times the agreement is
in need of an update, and
pointed out labour groups
are "well-represented" on
Canada's NAFTA council,
which is led by Foreign
Affairs Minister Chrystia
Freeland.
Canada's priorities include
increasing protection
for workers and the
environment, he said.
"Together, we're going
to land an agreement
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there with the conversations
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and that's an important
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government to protect
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the US. After 40 years, the US has started supplying
crude oil to India.
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India has started," said a tweet by the Indian Embassy
in Washington. Indian Ambassador Navtej Sarna
yesterday exchanged documents for the shipment
with Texas Governor Greg.
The first shipments which left the US between
Aug 6-14 will reach India early next month.
President Trump has welcomed the latest development
in bilateral relations. The US state department
said, ``The President pledged that the United
States would continue to be a reliable, long-term
supplier of energy. "During the Prime Minister's
June visit to the White House, President Trump
and Prime Minister Modi committed to a comprehensive
review of their trade relations with the
goal of creating a fair and reciprocal trading relationship
and removing obstacles to growth and
jobs creation, including in the energy sector. ’
After President Obama in December 2015 lifted
the 40-year-old embargo on crude oil shipments to
India, the two countries are deepening their ties
in the energy sector.
The first contracts of about $100 million have
been signed by the Indian Oil Corporation and
Bharat Petroleum.
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Weeks later, court documents
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him, namely conspiracy to export at
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September 01, 2017 | Toronto 20
Priyanka, Deepika among Bollywood's
highest paid actors
Agencies
Mumbai: Deepika
Padukone and Priyanka
Chopra are the only two
actresses who feature in
Forbes magazines list of
top 10 Bollywood's highest
paid 2017 list, which is led
by "Raees" star Shah Rukh
Khan.
Deepika ranks sixth
in the list with earnings
of $11 million, while Priyanka
shares the seventh
spot with Deepika's beau
Ranveer Singh, with earnings
of $10 billion. Both
actresses have made their
Hollywood debuts.
As for Shah Rukh,
he has left his contemporaries
Salman Khan, Akshay
Kumar and Aamir
Khan behind, despite getting
a lukewarm response
with his last few films like
"Fan", "Dilwale" and "Jab
Harry Met Sejal". His endorsement
deals and profitable
productions helmed
by his banner Red Chillies
Entertainment, helped him
make $38 million between
June 1, 2016, and June 1,
2017, before fees and taxes,
reports forbes.com.
Not far behind him is
Salman, who is ranked
second with earnings of
$37 million in the last one
year.
Salman gained profits
from the success of "Sultan"
and "retains a slew of
advertisements and a notfor-profit
line of clothing
and jewellery that benefits
his Being Human Foundation".
The Khans are followed
by National Award
winner Akshay, whose
golden run at the Indian
box office doesn't seem to
stop anytime soon.
The "Khiladi" star is
listed at the third position
at earnings of $35.5 million,
with his hit films like "Rustom",
"Jolly LLB 2", "Naam
Shabana" and "Toilet: Ek
Prem Katha".
Shah Rukh, Salman
and Akshay are also included
in Forbes magazine's
World's Highest Paid
Actors 2017 list and ranked
at eighth, ninth and 10th
position respectively.
With the unprecedented
success of "Dangal",
Aamir is ranked fourth
in the list with collections
of $12.5 million. Actor
Hrithik Roshan has
rounded off the top five
with earnings of $11.5 million.
Hrithik's 2016 film
This is what Shah Rukh
said about sentencing
of Ram Rahim
"Mohenjo Daro" bombed
at the box office, however,
the actor bounced back
with "Kaabil" in 2017.
Megastar Amitabh
Bachchan ($9 million) and
actor Ranbir Kapoor ($8.5
million) have been ranked
ninth and 10th in the list,
reports forbes.com.
Earnings estimates are
based on data from Box
Office India, Box Office
Mojo and IMDB, as well as
interviews with industry
Sony takes 'short break'
insiders. Together, Bollywood's
10 highest paid actors
banked a cumulative
$183 million between June
1, 2016, and June 1, 2017.
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IANS
The Canadian Parvasi
Bollywood superstar
Shah Rukh Khan was
shooting for his new Star
Plus show TED Talks: Nayi
Soch when he got the news
that Gurmeet Ram Rahim
Singh has been sentenced
to 20 years in jail.
Shah Rukh was quick
to go on the mike and say,
``The director will perhaps
not like it as it's not part of
the show, but I am happy
to say Ram Rahim Singh
has been sentenced.’’
Will the Star Plus show
air what SRK said on the
mike about Gurmeet Ram
Rahim?
No, says a report in
Mid-Day. Shah Rukh will
host Ted Talks: Nayi Soch
on Star Plus most likely at
the weekends.
On the show, Shah
Rukh will host prominent
personalities, including
Karan Johar.
Mumbai: Only days after actor
Ajay Devgn left the sets of "The
Kapil Sharma Show" as Kapil
Sharma had not arrived, Sony Entertainment
Channel on Thursday
announced a "short break" with
the comedian.
The clarification comes amidst
news that the popular comedy
show was being replaced with "The
Drama Company".
An official spokesperson from
the channel said in a statement:
"Kapil has been under the weather
for sometime now, due to which
we have mutually agreed to take a
short break. "However, once Kapil
has recovered completely, we will
start shooting once again. We value
our relationship with Kapil and
wish him a speedy recovery."
The grapevine was abuzz that
the show may be taken off air, but
a source from the channel said a
lot of wrong stories were doing the
rounds. "The show is not going anywhere.
It is still here and during
the break, we are putting repeats
at the 8.00 p.m slot," the source told
IANS, adding that no fresh episodes
would be shot, for now.
The official statement from the
channel comes after Devgn visited
the sets of the show to promote his
forthcoming film "Baadshaho" earlier
this week.
He had reportedly walked out
from the sets in anger after Kapil
failed to arrive for the shoot, though
Devgn later clarified that he didn't
leave in a huff.
Some reports said Kapil was
partying till the wee hours and
wasn't able to wake up on time to
make it to the shoot.
However, Devgn said he didn't
know the reason behind the comedian's
absence from the shoot that
day.

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Virat, Rohit tons
power India to victory
over Sri Lanka
How Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim spoiled
Harmanpreet Kaur’s Arjuna party
The Canadian Parvasi
Punjab cricketer Harmanpreet
Kaur, who received
the Arjuna Award
from the President at
Rashtrapati Bhawan on
Tuesday, had to wear a
saree for the presentation
ceremony. Since she has
never worn a saree, she
didn’t know how to tie it.
Basketball player
Prashanti Singh’s mother
helped her out by draping
the saree around Harmanpreet.
In fact, Harmanpreet
was the only awardee
who was alone at the ceremony
because her family
couldn’t join her because
of the curfew in her native
Moga following the court
verdict against Dera Sacha
Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram
Rahim.
“There was curfew
in Moga so my parents
haven’t been able to make
it. I didn’t want them to
take the risk. They were
very excited to travel,
had even got new clothes
stitched. I will miss them,’’
media reports quoted Harmanpreet
as saying.
Agencies
Colombo: Disciplined bowling from Jasprit Bumrah,
Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav helped India defeat
Sri Lanka by 168 runs at R. Premadasa Stadium here
on Friday to go 4-0 up in their five-match One-Day
International (ODI) cricket series.
Bumrah, Pandya and Yadav picked up two wickets
each. The hosts lost wickets at regular intervals
to be bundled out for 207 runs in 42.4 overs in reply
to the visitors' 375 runs.
Medium-pacer Shardul Thakur had a promising
ODI debut for India picking up the wicket of Sri
Lankan top order batsman Niroshan Dickwella.
Chasing a mammoth target of 376 runs, the hosts
were off to a horrible start and were reduced to 68/4
in 16 overs.
Angelo Mathews (70) played a vital knock along
with Milinda Siriwardana (39) to put up a 73-run
stand before the latter was removed by Pandya.
Sri Lankan top order batsmen Niroshan Dickwella
(14), Dilshan Munaweera (11), Kusal Mendis
(1) and Lahiru Thirimanne (18) were sent packing
by Indian bowlers within 16 overs of the inning.
Later Mathews and Siriwardana tried to bring
the hosts back on track, but failed to keep going.
Mathews' 80-ball innings was laced with 10 boundaries,
while Siriwardana hit three fours and one six.
In the end, Akila Dananjaya (11), Akila Dananjaya
(3), Vishwa Fernando (5), Lasith Malinga (0) all
fell in quick succession as India maintained their
winning streak. Earlier, India rode on centuries by
skipper Virat Kohli and opener Rohit Sharma to
post 375/5 in their 50 overs.
Virender Sehwag says Dhyan Chand
was India's greatest sportsperson
The Canadian Parvasi
As India celebrated
112th birthday of the country’s
greatest sportsperson
Dhyan Chand, cricket
great Virender Sehwag
took to twitter to introduce
the new generation
to the hockey legend.
In a series of tweets,
Sehwag said: Tweet 1:
Tributes to the greatest
hockey player of all times
and India's greatest sportsman,
Major Dhyanchand
on #NationalSportsDay.’’
Tweet 2: Every child
in the country must know
about the legend Major
Dhyanchand was. He
joined the Indian army at
the age of 16 and retired in
1956.
Tweet 3: He was called
Chand by his team-mates
because he used to wait
for the moon to come out
for practice. He was also
Tributes at the statue of hockey legend Dhyan Chand on his 112th birth anniversary to commemorate
“National Sports Day” in New Delhi on August 29
called as "The Wizard.’’
Tweet 4: During 1936
Olympics, the whole city
of Berlin had posters:
“Visit the hockey stadium
to watch the Indian magician
Dhyan Chand in action.”
Tweet 5: During the1936
Olympic final against Germany,
it’s said that Dhyan
Chand removed his spiked
shoes & stockings in 2nd
half & played barefoot.
Tweet 6: Barefoot, he
scored 3 goals.What a legend
!In Netherlands,once
the authorities broke his
hockey stick to check if
there was a magnet inside.
Tweet 7: It is said that in
the 1936 Berlin Olympics,
Dhyan Chand who was
the flag-bearer, refused to
salute Adolf Hitler. What
a man !
Tweet 8: Sir Don Bradman
on seeing Dhyan
Chand said, “You score
goals like runs”. Such a
legend needs to be known
and celebrated so much
more.
When Donald Bradman told Dhyan Chand: `You score goals like runs'
The 1935 tour of New
Zealand also marked the
first-ever visit of an Indian
hockey team to Australia.
India's debut match in
Australia was watched by
nearly 3000 people.
At Adelaide on May 2,
India beat South Australia
10-1. Earlier on that day,
manager Pankaj Gupta
asked the Lord Mayor at a
function if his team could
meet the cricketing legend
Don Bradman. Bradman
came to City Hall to meet
the Indian team and had a
picture taken with Dhyan
Chand, a memento which
Dhyan Chand cherished
all his life.
In the evening, at the
cricket ground, India
played a match, which
was Bradman's first hockey
match. So impressed
was Bradman by Dhyan
Chand's style of play that
he told him, "You score
goals like runs in cricket."
Years later, Dhyan Chand
would rate his appointment
as the 1936 Berlin
Olympics captain and his
meeting with Don Bradman
as the two most exciting
moments of his life.
Dhyan Chand's other encounters
with cricketers
were with Douglas Jardine,
Vizzy and Nawab of
Pataudi Sr.
In 1936, when the victorious
Indian Olympic team
was returning from Berlin,
they stopped over in London
where they met Douglas
Jardine, famous for his
role in the 'Bodyline' controversy.
Jardine stopped
his car and posed for a
picture with Dhyan Chand
and Roop Singh.
The streamer Strathmore
that was carrying
the 1936 Indian Olympic
team from London back to
Bombay had a number of
celebrities. Among them
was the Maharajakumar of
Vizianagaram. 'Vizzy' was
the captain of the Indian
cricket team that had just
toured England. Dhyan
Chand posed for a photograph
with Vizzy on the
deck.
Another sporting celebrity
on the ship back
home, Nawab of Patadui
Sr., was already familiar
to Dhyan Chand. They had
played together in the 1928
Amsterdam Olympics,
where India had won its
first Olympic gold medal.
(Courtesy bharatiyahockey.org)

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How Patiala's Steve Gupta became
Canada's biggest private hotel owner
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TORONTO : Patiala-born
Steve Gupta is Canada’s most
successful private hotelier.
He left Patiala in the early
1970 after finishing his MA to
see the world.
Gupta stayed in the UK
for a couple of months and
then landed in Toronto. He
says initially some people
discouraged him about settling
in Canada. "But I applied
for immigration and got
it within 20 days,’’ he says.
Then he went back to India
and get married by wife. "We
started our life here in 1973,’’
says Gupta who runs the
Easton’s Group of Hotels and
real estate company called
the Gupta Group. The man
who came with just a few dollars
today runs 29 flagship
hotels under the brands of
Hilton, Marriott, Holiday Inn
and Starwood across Canada.
Gupta says he used to dream
about owning hotels when
he was young. "God has been
kind. We have worked very
Steve Gupta and his family with Modi and former PM Stephen Harper
hard to build this group from
the grass roots."
He started his life in Canada
as an insurance agent. "I
was good at math because I
had done my MA and I was
good at English. So I started
selling insurance by knocking
on doors. However, I
alway wanted to be in real
estate," says Gupta.
In 1978 he bought a truck
stop and gas bar in Port Hope
which is about 100 km northeast
of Toronto and he has no
looked back since.
"It was a $3 million deal.
I had just $15,000 in cash. But
I threw everything into the
truck stop to make it a success.,"
says Gupta.
He started buying properties,
renovating them and
then selling them. Then he
started buying apartment
properties and eventually
went on to own thousands of
apartment units in Toronto.
Gupta’s break into the
hotel business came in 1997
when he bought an old police
building in the heart of Toronto
and built it into a hotel.
Today it is the famous Hilton
Garden Inn Downtown.
"Three of my four children
have MBA degrees covering
all aspects of business and
they are in our family business
now. My eldest daughter
Reetu Gupta, who is the chief
operating officer, has just
been named among Canada’s
Top 40 under 40," says Gupta
who has been conferred a
doctorate by Toronto’s Ryerson
University.
"My son Suraj was among
top 10 in his MBA from Columbia
University and he
wants to do something different
- build life-style hotels. My
wife looks after finance,"says
Gupta.
Apart from the hotels,
his family-run real estate
business under the name of
The Gupta Group has also
become top developers in
Canada. "We are a 52-storey
building in Toronto. And
we are building two tallest
condo buildings in Vaughan
(just north of Toronto)," says
Gupta. He believes that once
you are committed to something
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“We are well aware of
the incredible potential of
this region (of Vaughan) as
our hotel development company,
The Easton’s Group
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