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Email: editor@canadianparvasi.com Contact Number : 905-673-0600 May 04, 2018 | Pages 16
Federal Conservative MP Brown
dies at parliamentary office
The Canadian Press
OTTAWA : Canadian Member
of Parliament Gord Brown
died suddenly after apparently
suffering a fatal heart attack
in his Parliament Hill office on
Wednesday.
Brown, 57, has been a Conservative
MP since 2004. He
represented the Ontario riding
of Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands
and Rideau Lakes, Xinhua
reported.
He was found in his Ottawa
office where it is believed he
died of an apparent heart attack.
Brown is survived by his wife
Claudine and two sons, Chance
and Tristan. He once served as
the Conservative Party whip,
and was a member of several
parliamentary associations and
inter-parliamentary groups.
On Wednesday afternoon,
Canadian MPs gathered in the
House of Commons to pay tribute
to Brown before observing a
moment of silence and adjourning
for the day. Ashen-faced
MPs of all political stripes commiserated
with their stricken
Conservative colleagues after
hearing the news Wednesday
that longtime Ontario Tory MP
Gord Brown had died suddenly
in his Parliament Hill office.
Brown, 57, was a veteran MP
representing the eastern Ontario
riding of Leeds-Grenville-
Thousand Islands and Rideau
Lakes. He was first elected in
2004, and won re-election three
more times, including most recently
in 2015. "Heartbroken at
the passing of our dear friend
Gord Brown," tweeted Conservative
Leader Andrew Scheer.
"A sudden and tragic loss
for anyone who knew him. One
of the most upbeat guys I’ve
known. Please pray for his wife
and children as they cope with
this terrible loss."
Party sources say Brown
played hockey early Wednesday
before coming into his Parliament
Hill office, which is where
he was found.
Continued on page 02
Dust storm kills 109; UP, Rajasthan badly affected
Indo-Asian News Service
Jaipur: As many as 73 people
have been killed in a dust storm
that hit many parts of Uttar
Pradesh overnight, a government
spokesman said on Thursday. Of
these, 36 died in Agra alone.
More than three dozen persons
have also been injured in
the storm and the lightning that
struck the state on Wednesday
night.
A total of 156 cattle died in different
districts.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath,
who is campaigning for the
Punjab CM lying on changes
in history books, says Badal
Agencies
CHANDIGARH: Former
Punjab Chief Minister
Sardar Parkash
Singh Badal said here
today that the Punjab CM
Captain Amarinder
Singh “is lying in his
claim that the decision to
delete Sikh history from
the books meant for Class
12 of the Punjab Education
Board was taken in
2013 during the Akali-BJP
regime.”
“All the chapters on
Punjab and Sikh history
which they have deleted
now continued to be
taught to class 12 students
through the SAD-BJP regime
including the period
from 2013 to 2017?”,
Continued on page 10
BJP in Karnataka, has directed
officials to ensure rescue and relief
operations in the storm hit
districts of Agra, Bijnore, Bareilly,
Saharanpur, Pilibhit, Firozabad,
Chitrakoot, Muzaffarnagar,
Rae Bareli and Unnao.
Rajasthan's Alwar, Dholpur
and Bharatpur districts, were
also affected by the storm, which
resulted in killing of 36 people
and injuring another 100, officials
said. The storm, which lashed
at a speed of 100 km per hour on
Wednesday night, uprooted trees,
severed telephone, power and
water supply links and brought
down houses.
State Disaster Management
Minister Gulabchand Kataria
called an emergency meeting
here and confirmed that 16 persons
were killed in Bharatpur, 10
in Dhaulpur and five in Alwar.
Continued on page 10
Canadian Consulate General calls on Punjab CM
Chandigarh: Punjab
Chief Minister Captain
Amarinder Singh has proposed
a strategic tie-up
between PDH Chamber of
Commerce and the Indo Canadian
Business Chamber
to boost trade between the
Chhota Rajan found
guilty of journalist
J. Dey's murder
Indo-Asian News Service
Mumbai : A Special Maharashtra
Control of Organised Crime
Act (Mcoca) Court on Wednesday
found mafia don Rajendra S.
Nikhalje, alias Chhota Rajan,
Continued on page 10
two countries. The proposal
came during talks with Canadian
Consulate General
Christopher Gibbins, who
called on him here on Tuesday
evening, according to
an official spokesperson.
Continued on page 10
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May 04, 2018 | Toronto 02
Defunding abortion could be debated at
Alberta United Conservative meeting
The Canadian Parvasi
EDMONTON : Whether
to defund abortion could
be debated this weekend
at the founding policy convention
of Alberta's Opposition
United Conservatives.
Party leader Jason
Kenney says the issue may
not make it to the floor
given a crowded agenda
for the weekend meeting,
but debating controversial
issues such as abortion
is a byproduct of an open
party, he said.
"When you open up the
process to something this
big, which attracts 1,300
resolutions and you consult
120,000 people, you're
going to get views on a
range of issues and some
of them will be a little
contentious," Kenney said
Wednesday. "But my experience
is that when you
involve large numbers of
people, they tend to support
resolutions which
reflect the mainstream. I
think that's what we'll end
up with.
"But I don't want to prejudge
all of this. We'll let
our members speak."
Policies passed at the
convention will be subject
to further debate and
consultation before being
officially adopted, Kenney
added.
The proposal calls on to
the party to "review what
procedures are defined as
'medically necessary' and
remove non-compliant
procedures from provincial
insurance coverage."
It's a proposal viewed
by anti-abortion group the
Wilberforce project, in a
message to members, as an
entry point to defunding
abortion.
Health Minister Sarah
Hoffman criticized Kenney
and his caucus for being
open to discussing abortion
at their convention,
but walking out of the
legislature chamber two
weeks ago during debate
on the government's proposal
to ban protesters outside
abortion clinics.
"It's pretty rich that
they refuse to debate women's
health ... in this chamber
but they seem to have
no issue doing that behind
closed doors in their convention,"
Hoffman said
Wednesday.
"There's definitely a
lot of people (associated
with the party) saying they
want to see abortion services
defunded — so many,
in fact, that it's on their list
to be debated at this convention."
Kenney is a vocal opponent
of abortion but has
said he won't legislate on
the issue.
The legislature is currently
debating proposed
legislation intended to
prevent staff and patients
from being harassed at
abortion clinics.
The two main clinics,
one in Edmonton and one
in Calgary, already have
injunctions to keep protesters
away from front
doors. But operators say
that's routinely violated
by demonstrators. The
government's bill proposes
a 50-metre no-go zone
around the clinic.
Kenney has said he will
abstain from voting on the
bill and expects much of
his caucus to do the same
because the proposed legislation
is designed to divide
people.
Two weeks ago, United
Conservative members left
the house during debate
after one of their members
said she had been heckled
by government members
when she said she would
abstain from voting.
Alberta reverses decision rejecting adoption application from evangelical couple
The Canadian Press
EDMONTON — The Alberta
government has reversed
its refusal of an evangelical
Christian couple's request
to adopt a child because of
their religious views on sexuality
and gender identity.
A spokeswoman with
the Children's Services
Ministry says the province
takes precautions with its
adoptions but does not reject
families based on their
religion. The unnamed Edmonton
couple filed for a judicial
review last year after
their application to adopt
was rejected.
The Justice Centre for
Constitutional Freedoms
helped the man and woman
with their court case, arguing
that the decision violated
their rights.
Centre lawyer John
Carpay says the couple is
thrilled that the province
has changed its mind and
still plan to adopt.
He says they have
promised to love and accept
any child who joins
their family.
Federal Conservative MP Brown
dies at parliamentary office
Continued from page 01
The Conservative caucus
was in the middle of
its weekly meeting inside
the Centre Block when the
gathering was suddenly
cut short around 11 a.m.
Not long afterward, Tory
MPs were called back into
the meeting and given the
news. Many looked visibly
shaken and close to tears
as they emerged from the
room.
"I just miss him," said
veteran Tory MP Tony
Clement, his eyes brimming,
as he described a
man he has counted as a
close friend for more than
35 years. Being an MP
"takes years off your life
and we do it willingly," he
said.
Clement later posted a
photo of the two of them,
sitting in deck chairs on
the patio of the Canadian
embassy. The picture was
taken just last month when
the pair travelled to Washington,
D.C.
"We were arm wrestling
over whether to call
the chairs Thousand Island
chairs or Muskoka chairs,"
Clement said. "He won. So
many memories."
Clement asked people to
keep a thought for Brown's
wife, Claudine, and their two
sons, Chance and Tristan.
Conservative MP Shannon
Stubbs recalled how
Brown was the party whip
when she first arrived on the
Hill, and served as a mentor
to her and other new MPs to
help them learn the ropes.
Details about precisely what
happened were still unclear,
she said.
Brown first ran for the
House of Commons in 2000
under the banner of the Canadian
Reform Conservative
Alliance party and was defeated.
Following his breakthrough
win in 2004, he was
re-elected in 2006, 208, 2011
and 2015.
Before entering federal
politics, he was a town
councillor in Gananoque,
Ont., president of the 1000
Islands-Gananoque Chamber
of Commerce and Chair
of the St. Lawrence Parks
Commission, a provincial
government agency which
owns parks and attractions
from Kingston to the Quebec
border.
He also had an interest in
a family-run food and accommodation
business.
Brown studied at Carleton
University and earned
a bachelor's degree in political
science. In the House of
Commons he served on a
number of committees and
did a stint as chair of the
Conservative Ontario caucus.
He was chief opposition
whip from November 2015 to
July 2017.
Politicians from all political
stripes took to social
media to express their sorrow
at Brown's passing. He
is described as a fun, accessible
and well-liked member
of Parliament with a great
sense of humour.
Former Conservative
cabinet minister John Baird
said he was heartbroken to
hear the news.
"We had been in the
political trenches together
since I was 15 years old," said
Baird. "Great guy, great parliamentarian,
great friend."
Gerry Butts, principal
secretary to Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau, went to the
Tory caucus room to express
condolences on behalf of the
Liberal caucus.
"It's just a really sad day
today," added NDP Leader
Jagmeet Singh.
"My thoughts and
prayers are with the family,
with Gord's family and loved
ones. And with the Conservative
caucus and in fact, all
members on the Hill. Pretty
rattled by this sudden loss.
It's a sad day today."
Brown is the third Conservative
MP to die suddenly
in recent years. Former finance
minister Jim Flaherty
died in April 2014. Alberta
MP Jim Hillyer died suddenly
in 2016.
Man who died in women's
washroom wall in mall
climbed into vent
The Canadian Press
CALGARY : A man whose body was found inside a
wall in a women's washroom in a downtown Calgary
shopping centre had crawled in on his own.
Police say his death has been ruled accidental.
His body was found on Monday morning by a
maintenance worker who was called to fix a toilet
that wouldn't flush at The Core Shopping Centre.
Investigators say the man entered the women's
washroom Friday evening and it's believed he
climbed on top of a pony wall behind the toilets and
removed a vent cover on top of the wall.
Evidence at the scene suggests he then climbed inside
the wall where he became stuck and died.
Police say the man's motivation for crawling inside
the wall isn't known.

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May 04, 2018 | Toronto
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Pot will be legal this summer,
despite calls for delay: pm
The Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau isn't
backing down from his government's
much-maligned
timeline for legalizing marijuana,
despite a growing
chorus of calls from senators,
Indigenous leaders and
others to delay the plan for
up to a year.
Trudeau says the plan
to make recreational pot legal
by this summer will go
ahead without delay.
That declaration follows
comments Wednesday that
suggested he was open to
slowing down the process,
following a Senate committee
report calling for more
consultation with First Nations
on taxation, education
materials and addictions
treatment. Trudeau says
every single day that marijuana
remains illegal, Canadians
are being harmed,
proving that the current approach
is not working.
He says legalizing the
drug will take control away
from criminal organizations
and drug dealers.
But he also says legalization
is a process, one that
will involve continued work
with provinces, municipalities
and Indigenous leaders
to ensure the law is rolled
out properly.
Trans-Canada Highway to be shut
as N.B. flooding hits record levels
The Canadian Press
OTTAWA : Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau isn't
backing down from his government's
much-maligned
timeline for legalizing marijuana,
despite a growing
chorus of calls from senators,
Indigenous leaders
and others to delay the plan
for up to a year.
Trudeau says the plan
to make recreational pot legal
by this summer will go
ahead without delay.
That declaration follows
comments Wednesday
that suggested he was
open to slowing down the
process, following a Senate
committee report calling
for more consultation with
First Nations on taxation,
education materials and addictions
treatment.
Trudeau says every
single day that marijuana
remains illegal, Canadians
are being harmed, proving
that the current approach is
not working.
He says legalizing the
drug will take control away
from criminal organizations
and drug dealers.
But he also says legalization
is a process, one
that will involve continued
work with provinces, municipalities
and Indigenous
leaders to ensure the law is
rolled out properly.
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May 04, 2018 | Toronto 04
Indigenous chiefs weary of federal
foot-dragging; PM pleads for patience
The Canadian Press
GATINEAU, Que: Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau
reaffirmed his commitment
to enhanced, robust Indigenous
rights Wednesday as
he pleaded for more patience
from senior Aboriginal leaders
— but his rhetoric rang
hollow to a number of chiefs
still staunchly opposed to the
Kinder Morgan pipeline.
Trudeau kicked off Day 2
of the Assembly of First Nations
annual meeting with a
speech aimed at easing some
of Indigenous community's
growing frustration with his
Liberal government, a sentiment
that was clear from the
question-and-answer session
that followed.
Rushing headlong to action
for action's sake is not
the answer, Trudeau said
when he was pressed to
commit to taking tangible,
measurable steps towards
meeting his promises to First
Peoples in Canada.
"I get the underlying impatience
about these issues
and I agree with you on the
impatience," he said.
"We are all impatient to
move forward in concrete,
tangible, real ways that turn
the page decisively and comprehensively
on the broken
relationships of the past, of
the empty promises of the
past, on the failed policies of
the past."
Indeed, no other group
of people in Canada is as entitled
to be cynical about government
promises, the prime
minister acknowledged. But
the Liberals have embarked
on a monumental effort to
repair the relationship and
build a true nation-to-nation
process, which isn't going to
happen overnight.
"We can do this quickly,
or we can do this right — and
I know that those two are mutually
exclusive."
For two days, the frustration
has been palpable
at the ongoing meetings in
Gatineau, Que,. across the
river from Parliament Hill.
Many chiefs and elders expressed
concerns about how
changes to a number of laws
currently making their way
through Parliament will impact
Indigenous people and
communities — and whether
their concerns are being fully
heard by Ottawa.
Also front at centre during
the meetings has been
the government's rights recognition
and implementation
framework; some chiefs
say First Nations should be
working on the affirmation
rather than mere recognition
of rights they say are
already enshrined in the UN
Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples.
Trudeau repeated his
commitment to a framework
that would ensure the recognition
of rights as the basis
for all relations between
Indigenous peoples and the
federal government going
forward.
"It means new policies developed
together will replace
rights-denying measures ...
so communities can exercise
their inherent rights to
self-determination and selfgovernment,"
Trudeau said.
"These are the some of
the essential and overdue
steps we are taking to ensure
Indigenous peoples have full
control of their own destiny
and make their own decisions
about their future."
At a news conference later
Wednesday, First Nations
chiefs from Quebec, Manitoba
and British Columbia
vowed to resort to large-scale
civil disobedience if Kinder
Morgan's controversial
Trans Mountain pipeline
from Alberta to the B.C. coast
goes ahead without the consent
of local First Nations.
The Liberal government's
efforts to push the
project forward have shown
"blatant disregard" for the
rights of Indigenous nations
they say have not been properly
consulted, the chiefs
said.
"(Trudeau) came here
and made a statement reaffirming,
'The most important
relationship is with our Indigenous
people,'" said B.C.
Neskonlith Band Chief Judy
Wilson.
"It's a tipping point for
the era of reconciliation, because
he is not dealing with
our Indigenous people and
our rights in respectful way
by imposing a large pipeline
through our territory."
The issue is "bigger than
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regional chief Ghislain
Picard.
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Investigation into
harassment allegations
against NDP MP complete
The Canadian Press
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Singh received the results of a third-party investigation
into harassment allegations against one of his
MPs about two weeks ago, and that the findings will
be released soon.
The investigation was launched in February after
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were found to have had merit.
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only that Singh is committed to a fair process that respects
anyone who comes forward with a complaint
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May 04, 2018 | Toronto
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Newfoundland premier under increasing fire amid harassment claims
Agencies
ST. JOHN'S, N.L: Harassment
allegations gripped
Newfoundland and Labrador's
governing Liberals
again Tuesday after former
finance minister Cathy
Bennett said a culture of intimidation
helped drive her
from cabinet.
In local media interviews,
Bennett said she often
felt isolated and the target
of "whisper campaigns"
before she quit her post
last July but stayed on as a
member of the house of assembly.
She cited personal reasons
at the time. On Tuesday,
she blamed what she
described as a culture of
bullying in the Liberal cabinet
and caucus. She also
pointedly noted that leaders
have a duty to set behavioural
tone.
Opposition critics seized
on Bennett's revelations,
saying they cast serious
doubt on Premier Dwight
Ball's claims he only knew
of bullying issues within
Liberal ranks last week.
Accusations have forced
Victims of Toronto van
attack being laid to rest
after last week's incident
Agencies
TORONTO: Mourners were gathering Tuesday afternoon
for the funeral of one of the ten people killed in a
horrific van attack in Toronto.
Dorothy Sewell, 80, died after a rental van mounted a
sidewalk along a bustling street last week and ran down
pedestrians in its path.
Sewell's grandson, Elwood Delaney, of Kamloops,
B.C., has described his grandmother as an avid sports
fan who "almost had as much love for the Blue Jays and
Leafs as she did for her family."
"To Dorothy the cup was always full," an obituary for
Sewell said. "She was a very active lady who thoroughly
enjoyed life and will be missed by all who knew her."
Mourners gathered outside a funeral home in north
Toronto before a service for Sewell began. Others signed
a book of condolences just inside the lobby of the funeral
home.
The parking lot of the funeral home was full, the flag
outside flying at half mast. A funeral for 83-year-old Geraldine
Brady, another victim of the van attack, is set to
be held at the same funeral home later on Tuesday.
A friend has said Brady — a grandmother who was
known as Gerry to her family and friends — sold Avon
products for more than 45 years and was still going out to
visit customers up until her death. Other victims of last
week's van attack have already been laid to rest. Loved
ones held a private funeral for Munir Najjar at a Toronto
church on Sunday. The 85-year-old Jordanian man was
in town to visit family when he was killed.
"The family wished it to be private, so we did not
invite everybody," said Harry Malawi, president of the
Canadian Jordanian Society.
The service went well, Malawi said, describing it as
"heart-warming." "After this horrible tragedy, it eased
the pain," Malawi said of the funeral and a public vigil
for the 10 victims that followed it hours later.
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as a "lively person" who took regular walks through her
neighbourhood, feeding the birds and squirrels along
the way, will be cremated privately, according to her
obituary. It said her remains will be interred in a family
plot in England. In addition to the 10 deaths, 16 people
were injured in the van attack. Two large makeshift memorials
have sprung up where people were struck, with
flowers, candles and messages in multiple languages.
two ministers in less than a
week out of cabinet and caucus
pending arm's-length
investigations into their behaviour
by the commissioner
for legislative standards.
"The premier was in the
Toronto mayor considering permanent
memorial to van attack victims
The Canadian Press
TORONTO: A week after 10
people were killed and another
16 injured in a van attack
in north Toronto, there's
word there may be a permanent
memorial of the tragic
incident.
Thousands have visited
makeshift memorials that
sprang up in Olive Square
and Mel Lastman Square
after a van drove down the
sidewalk on Yonge Street on
April 23, mowing down pedestrians.
Don Peat, a spokesman
for Toronto's mayor, says
John Tory thanks everyone
who has attended the sites to
pay their respects and leave
messages of love and support.
Peat says Tory will be
speaking with the community
and the local councillor
room for much of this," said
Progressive Conservative
Paul Davis, who led a particularly
tense grilling of
Ball during the daily question
period.
"Why have you allowed
intimidation and harassment
to continue within
your government and not
taken action before now?"
Ball acknowledged
there was some "cut and
thrust" in various meetings,
especially after his administration's
first budget in
2016 imposed sweeping tax
and fee hikes. Its measures,
about a permanent recognition
of the tragic event and
says Tory is encouraging
people to continue to visit the
memorial sites.
He says the city typically
leaves memorials in parks
for 30 days, but in this case it
including a despised deficit
reduction levy, became
a lightning rod for public
fury. Bennett took the brunt
of that anger, and spoke
publicly about the personal
toll of vicious online attacks.
Ball suggested it was
news to him that abuse also
came from the innermost
Liberal circle.
"I did not experience
bullying at that cabinet table,"
he said. "That was not
my experience but, in any
case, where people would
have felt they were intimidated
or bullied, my door
is too early to say what will
happen with the temporary
sites.
Peat says city staff have
promised they will treat the
memorials respectfully and
with great care.
Thousands of people,
was always open."
NDP Leader Gerry Rogers
said it defies credibility
that Ball was in the dark.
"Two cabinet ministers
out. Two cabinet ministers
complaining of harassment
and the premier still insists
he knew nothing about
any of this until a formal
complaint was lodged last
Wednesday. I ask the premier:
Where is his leadership?
Why didn't he stop
this?"
Ball denied he shrugged
off complaints or tacitly
condoned bad behaviour.
including Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau and Ontario
Premier Kathleen Wynne,
gathered on Sunday evening
in Mel Lastman Square at a
vigil for the victims.
Religious leaders of multiple
faiths led the speakers'
list at the event, all of them
sharing messages of support
and strength.
Many of them also commended
emergency service
personnel on their work the
day of the incident, including
the officer who was able
to arrest the suspect without
firing his gun.
Alek Minassian, 25, of
Richmond Hill, Ont., has
been charged with 10 counts
of first-degree murder and 13
counts of attempted murder
in the incident.
Police have said another
three attempted murder
charges are imminent.

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British PM May faces Brexit
challenges from her party
Indo-Asian News Service
London : Confidence in
Britain's Brexit negotiations
ending successfully
have hit a new low, according
to a new opinion
poll.
A poll published on
Tuesday by the Guardian
newspaper and ICM
revealed that only 28 per
cent think the Brexit talks
will conclude satisfactorily,
against 47 percent who
now think they will end
unsatisfactorily, Xinhua
reported.
In a similar poll in December
39 per cent feared
an unsatisfactory outcome,
but 35 per cent were
confident of a satisfactory
outcome.
The results came as
Prime Minister Theresa
May and her cabinet met
at 10 Downing Street to
discuss a string of votes
in the House of Commons
Monday.
The votes saw unelected
peers in the House
of Lords backing amendments
against May's flagship
European Union
withdrawal bill.
The biggest blow was
an amendment passed by
335 votes to 244, which
would give MPs the power
to stop Britain from leaving
the EU without a deal,
or make May return to the
negotiating table, ruling
out a no-deal scenario.
Journalists briefed
after the cabinet meeting
were told later that May
and cabinet ministers expressed
strong disappointment
at the defeats in the
House of Lords over the
EU withdrawal bill.
Downing Street said
there was concern the
amendments risked tying
the government's hands
behind its back in negotiations.
May's spokesperson
said both the Prime Minister
and the Brexit secretary,
David Davis, said
the government would be
robust when the EU withdrawal
bill returned to the
House of Commons after
completing its passage in
the House of Lords.
In a Tuesday radio
interview International
Trade Secretary Liam Fox
said it was not acceptable
for the unelected House
of Lords to try to block
the democratic will of the
British people, who voted
by a 52-48 margin in June,
2016 to leave the EU.
Fox said the House of
Lords amendment opened
up the possibility of delaying
Britain's exit from the
EU indefinitely.
It will be up to the
House of Commons to decide
whether to accept
the amendments to the
Brexit bill from the House
of Lords, or strike out the
proposed changes.
With May running a
minority government,
shored up by the Democratic
Unionist Party
(DUP) of Northern Ireland,
victory for the prime
minister is far from guaranteed,
particularly with
a number of pre-EU rebels
among her ranks.
To add to May's woes,
media reports in London
say several of her senior
ministers have threatened
to resign if she strikes a
deal that will keep Britain
in a customs union.
The Independent
newspaper Tuesday night
reported that May was
preparing for a Brexit
meeting with select cabinet
ministers Wednesday
at which they will try to
come up with a joint position
on post-withdrawal
customs relations following
rejection of Britain's
existing proposals.
7 states sue Trump administration
to end DACA programme
Indo-Asian News Service
Washington: Seven US states led by Texas has sued
President Donald Trump's administration in an attempt
to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
(DACA) programme, the media reported.
The lawsuit - joined by Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana,
Nebraska, South Carolina and West Virginia - on
Tuesday asserted that the former Obama administration
overstepped its authority when it created the programme,
which allows individuals who were brought
to the US illegally as children to remain in the country,
without congressional approval, The New York Times
reported.
"The executive unilaterally conferred lawful presence
and work authorisation on otherwise unlawfully
present aliens, and then the executive used that lawfulpresence
‘dispensation' to unilaterally confer US citizenship,"
the lawsuit said.
It calls on the US District Court for the Southern
District of Texas to "immediately rescind and cancel all
DACA permits currently in existence because they are
unlawful", or at a minimum to block the government
"from issuing or renewing DACA permits in the future,
effectively phasing out the program within two years".
Trump, too who wants to get rid of DACA, had ordered
an end to the programme in September and called
on Congress to pass a replacement law, though it has not
been done so. The repeal has been delayed by legal challenges.
Last week, a federal judge in Washington ruled
that the government must keep the programme in place
and start accepting applications again, unless it can provide
a stronger legal justification for abandoning it.
Federal judges have also ordered the administration
to preserve DACA, reports The New York Times.
"Three activist federal judges have blocked the federal
government from canceling DACA," Attorney General
Ken Paxton of Texas, whose office filed the lawsuit, said
on Tuesday.
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Pakistan's Hazara community end
protest against targeted killings
Indo-Asian News Service
He alleged that terrorists
openly claimed that
Islamabad: The leaders
they were involved in the
of Pakistan's Shia
killing of Hazaras, but no
Hazara community on
action was not being taken.
Wednesday agreed to call
off their protest over a recent
spate of targeted killings
in Quetta city following
a meeting with Chief of
the Army Staff Gen Qamar
Javed Bajwa.
Bajwa arrived in the
city late Tuesday night and
held a meeting with representatives
of the Hazara
community that has been
hit badly by the incidents
of targeted killing, reports
Dawn news.
suade the community leaders
to call off the ir protest
but they refused unless
Gen Bajwa held a meeting
with them.
ganised sectarian cleansing
of Hazara people was
going on in Balochistan
and there was an immediate
need to stop it without
According to the Human
Rights Watch (HRW),
there were four attack
against the Hazaras in
April.
At least 509 members
of the Hazara community
have been killed and 627
injured in militant attacks
in Quetta over the last
five years, according to a
March report by Pakistan's
National Commission on
Human Rights.
The roughly half million
According to the Inter- Earlier, the Majlis further delay.
Hazara living in
Serv ices Public Relations, Wahdatul Muslimeen Christians and members
Balochistan were particu-
the meeting was also attended
(MWM) wrote a letter to
of other minority larly vulnerable, because
by Interior Minis-
ter Ahsan Iqbal.
Gen Bajwa, asking him to
intervene to halt the killings,
communities in the province
were also becoming
of their distinctive East
Asian ethnic features as
Iqbal had reached
reports Dawn news. targets of terrorist attacks, well as Shia religious affili-
Quetta on Monday to per-
The letter said the or-
it added.
ation, the HRW said.
Macron thanks Australian
PM's 'delicious wife'
Indo-Asian News Service
Sydney: French President Emmanuel Macron caused
a social media frenzy in Australia on Wednesday after
he referred to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's wife
as "delicious" while thanking them for their hospitality.
Macron made the awkward remark during a joint
press conference with Turnbull at Kirribilli House in
Sydney, ABC News Australia
reported. He began his
three-day visit to the country
on Tuesday to discuss
issues like climate change
and defence.
Opting to speak in English,
the French President
said: "Thanks to you and
your delicious wife for your warm welcome, the perfect
organisation of this trip."
The slip-up was quickly forgiven with Turnbull smiling
and shaking hands with Macron. But the comment
quickly caught the attention of social media users, who
debated whether Macron was joking or had stumbled
over his words. "You can take the man out of France
but…," one Twitter user wrote, while another said: "Maybe
he was talking about wine, I can't be sure."
There were others who said that Macron may have
misused "delicious" because the French equivalent of the
word "délicieux" is sometimes translated as "delightful"
or "charming".
9 dead in US military plane crash
Agency
Washington: All nine
people on board an aging
US cargo plane have been
killed when the aircraft
making its final military
flight nose-dived into a
highway in the US state of
Georgia, an official said.
They were aboard the
C-130 plane when it came
down on Wednesday beside
the highway intersection
near the airport in the
coastal city of Savannah.
The plane belonged to
Puerto Rico Air National
Guard and was on a training
flight, the National
Guard said. All the airmen
were from Puerto Rico, an
official said.
Images shared on social
media showed wreckage
engulfed in flames and
black smoke spewing into
the sky, the BBC reported.
It was flying from
Georgia to Tucson in Arizona,
where it was to be
decommissioned. The
plane was at least 50 years
old, according to an official
familiar with the aircraft.
"Nine crew members
died in the accident, but
until their families and
relatives are notified, we
cannot give their names,"
Brig. Gen. Isabelo Rivera
said. "Our prayers,
thoughts and condolences
to the families and loved
ones of our aviators."
One witness said
the plane made a "loud,
strange noise" just before
the crash. While another
said the ground shook as
if a bomb went off when it
hit.
Video from a business
near the crash showed the
horrifying final moments
of the hulking plane, a
version normally outfitted
to do weather reconnaissance,
the CNN report
said.
The jet, with four turboprop
engines on its
overhead wing, banked
left as it came down.
The plane then headed
straight down behind
trees. Seconds later a
fireball and thick black
smoke appeared. Puerto
Rico's Governor sent his
condolences. "While we
are waiting for more information
regarding this
unfortunate accident, my
thoughts and those of Beatriz
are with the families
of the crew..., " Governor
Ricardo Rossello said.
President Donald
Trump tweeted: "Please
join me in thoughts and
prayers for the victims,
their families and the
great men and women of
the National Guard."
Kalpana Chawla an American Hero,
inspiration for millions of girls: Trump
WASHINGTON : US President Donald Trump has
hailed Indian-origin Kalpana Chawla as an American
hero for devoting her life to the space programme and
inspiring millions of girls to become astronauts.
Donald Trump's remarks came yesterday as he issued
a proclamation declaring the month of May as
'Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month'.
The US Congress has also designated the month of May
each year as "Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month."
Kalpana Chawla was the first woman of Indian-origin in
space. She was one of the seven crew members who died
in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003 when the
craft disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth's
atmosphere. "Indian-American Kalpana Chawla was
the first woman of Indian descent to fly in space, and
became an American hero for her devotion to the Space
Shuttle programme and its various missions transporting
cargo and crew to and from the International Space
Station," President Trump said.
For her achievements, the US Congress posthumously
awarded her the Congressional Space Medal of
Honour, and NASA (National Aeronautics and Space
Administration) posthumously awarded her the NASA
Space Flight Medal and the NASA Distinguished Service
Medal, he said.
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Business model is key
for investing in airports
Global infrastructure investors would have
taken note of news that the Airports Authority
of India may privatise some of its profitable
airports. Airport infrastructure in India has
the potential to yield significant returns and
is critical for a growing, consumption-driven
economy. However, developing and growing
airport assets in the country will require investors
to make some critical decisions around
business models to ensure profitably.
Firstly, for each airport, it will be crucial
to decide whether the primary revenue driver
will be aeronautical revenues or non-aeronautical
revenues. Aeronautical revenues are
those that the airport operator derives from
terminal rents, landing fees and other services
provided to the airlines. Non-aeronautical revenues
are from activities such as retail, parking,
hotels and business parks.
In Indian airports, given low per capita incomes,
the passenger-driven non-aeronautical
revenues such as retail will be relatively low
and will pick up only as incomes rise. Also,
some of the airports under the proposed privatisation
will cater primarily to domestic demand,
thereby leading to a lower retail spend
per passenger.
Therefore, for investors, the asset returns
will be based on generating aeronautical revenues
and maximising non-passenger, non-aeronautical
revenues. For certain airports, real
estate development to create a critical mass
of non-aero revenue assets will be crucial to
make them profitable. Therefore, the decision
regarding the business model will be a crucial
because the most important commodity is the
land available.
Building significant non-aero revenue-generating
assets would mean that if passenger
growth were to pick up in the years to come,
then there would be less land available for terminal
and runway expansion. On the other
hand, not building non-aero assets would imply
more land available for the future but also
a lower revenue stream. In a dynamic economy
such as India, passenger growth predictions
coupled with exceptional real estate asset management
will be critical to delivering optimum
returns.
Secondly, investors will also have to take
a call on the type of airport that is of interest
to them. On the one hand, there are those in
which passenger traffic is at over-capacity, and
on the other are those that are growing, with
the catchment area still being determined.
A culture revolution is sweeping
through urban India
Indo-Asian News Service
New Delhi : There has
been, in recent times, a
great churning in what can
be called India's "cultural
space". Public institutions,
hitherto custodians of all
things "cultural", have been
eclipsed by the rise of newage
festivals and events.
Indeed, the involvement
of the state in promoting
culture is fast diminishing,
with private event management
companies stepping in
to organise cultural events
-- at home and abroad -- on a
scale never known before.
Notwithstanding these
changing trends, the future
looks bright and full of optimism
for India's creative
industry. This is evident
from the increasing interest
in cultural events like the
Jaipur Literature Festival
(JLF) or the Kochi Biennale.
At the same time, the art and
publishing sectors are also
seeing an unprecedented
rise in revenues. International
auctions featuring
contemporary Indian art
have seen record-breaking
sales in recent years and Indian
writers have bagged international
contracts, often
at rates much higher than
their Western counterparts.
New art galleries have
opened in cities, multinational
publishers are thirsty
The Karnataka election
and a rise in growth have led
to the resurgence of cash getting
back into the economy
to the pre-note ban levels,
says a report.
"Increased demand for
cash is likely due to factors
such as a faster pick up in
nominal activity and the
upcoming election in Karnataka,"
Japanese brokerage
Nomura said in a report on
Thursday.
Making its disappointment
clear, the brokerage
said it had hoped if the economy
would ever need cash at
12 percent of GDP as was the
case before the note ban.
The absence of cash
hoarding and increased
adoption of digital payments
alternatives would have
for Indian stories, translations
are gaining their
rightful attention, literature
festivals have mushroomed
across states and, for those
inclined, there is something
interesting -- exhibitions,
talks, culinary events -- happening
almost every week.
Compare this to a handful
of institutions like the staterun
Akademis or the NCPA
in Mumbai that bore the
entire burden of organising
cultural events till about two
decades ago, and a striking
contrast emerges.
There is another contrast
too. While institutions
like the National Gallery of
Modern Art struggle to attract
audiences (apart from
school students) even with
their minimal entry fee, almost
every art or cultural
event these days -- both paid
and free -- run house-full.
How is it that the private sector
in the creative industry
manages to attract crowds
for events that usually go
unattended at public institutions?
The artists, writers, musicians
and dancers are the
real force behind this creative
boom in the country
but what degree of difference
has really been added
in the recent years? Industry
insiders suggest that the
most ground-breaking thing
to happen in the recent past
helped in reducing the cash
component in the economy,
but "current trends look to
have belied those expectations",
it said.
It said cash is becoming
"king again", and the
currency in circulation has
risen fast to 11.3 per cent as
of April, which is close to the
pre-demonetisation steady
state of 11.5-12 percent of
is the coming together of the
"creative class" and their realisation
of the need to speak
in one voice.
The boom in literature
festivals was not only unprecedented
in terms of the
audiences that they attracted
but also for the behindthe-scenes
networking opportunities
they threw up,
bringing people with similar
trains of thoughts together.
Thus, it paved the way for
new collaborations and
partnerships and the emergence
of even more events
and platforms. Today, India
hosts close to 200 literature
festivals in a calendar year.
While all of these are
not as big or as successful as
the JLF, they have in their
own ways contributed to
the awareness about literature
and culture among the
masses. The sudden upsurge
in the interest in cultural
events therefore is no surprise.
But even as a culture
revolution is sweeping
through India's urban landscape,
there are questions
that need to be addressed.
Unplanned growth may lead
to the sudden end of this
boom period and, therefore,
voices from the fraternity
need to address the elephant
in the room -- the audience.
Spreading propaganda by
misleading the audience
GDP.
The report said in 2017,
the cash grew as part of the
remonetisation exercise and
then blamed the factors including
Karnataka elections
to the current rise. Karnataka
goes to polls on May 12.
The report comes within
a fortnight of the country
experiencing a shortfall
in cash, which has led the
in the name of culture is a
norm at many events today.
As late diplomat Abid
Hussain had pointed out in
"India's National Culture"
(National Book Trust/1978),
the real problem in defining
Indian culture is "that India
is the home of one of the
oldest peoples, and is at the
same time one of the younger
nations". As a civilisation,
we have a set pattern of life
"firmly anchored in timehonoured
traditions" but
where will this new age cultural
revolution lead us to?
On the one hand, the
success of entrepreneurs
from the creative industry
is a positive sign but,
at the same time, only a
handful have come to rule
the roost. Are a handful
of people commanding a
monopoly over India's creative
industry today? Will
they -- the cultural entrepreneurs
of today -- emerge
as an arm of the state in the
future because events that
attract lakhs of impressionable
visitors are potential
grounds for political slugfests
too?
At the same time, are the
events and shows that find
allegiance in democratic
norms, truly democratic and
open to all voices? Or are
they, like the television studios
of today, running with
vested interests at play?
Karnataka election, growth has led to
cash coming back into economy: Report
authorities to ramp-up the
cash printing of certain denominations
by five times.
Both RBI and government
said the shortfall was
temporary and in pockets,
and attributed it to logistical
issues being faced.
Besides the poll-bound
Karnataka, other pockets
where shortfall was reported
included both Andhra
Pradesh and Telangana,
both in the vicinity of Karnataka,
along with northern
Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat,
Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
and Punjab.
Initial reports had said
the shortfall was apparently
on apprehensions
about safety of deposits due
to recent spurt in banking
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My films reflect my individual
voice: Hansal Mehta
Indo-Asian News Service
Mumbai :Whether it is
"Shahid", "Aligarh", "Simran",
"Bose: Dead/Alive"
or the upcoming "Omerta",
National Award-winning
filmmaker Hansal
Mehta seems to have
found his space in telling
stories that are based
on real life characters or
incidents. He attempts to
express his "individual
voice" through these narratives.
"I am glad if people
also find such stories interesting,
as I do. But it is
not conscious. I have my
individual voice and that
reflects in my films. Not
necessarily everything
translates into acceptance,
but I try to maintain
my voice in the stories
that I tell," Mehta told
IANS in an interview.
His forthcoming film,
the intense drama "Omerta"
that releases on May 4,
traces the life of British-
Pakistani terrorist Omar
Saeed Sheikh. Is it a biopic?
"Yes, it is an unauthorised
biopic. You can
say that," the filmmaker
said with a smile.
Given that "Omerta"
tells the tale of a man who
was involved in terror attacks
in recent history,
including the Mumbai
terror strike and the brutal
beheading of American
journalist Daniel
Pearl - and possibly the
9/11 attacks -- it is understood
that the character
will be dark.
Nobody is a born terrorist.
And so, the question
arises: Has Mehta
tried to humanise Omar
Saeed Sheikh?
"Being evil and negative
is (a) human characteristic
that we all have
somewhere or the other.
But we are not brainwashed
like Omar. What
Omar is doing is something
that he strongly believes
in and his ideology
has its own logic.
"The reason why the
story of Omar scares us is
because he is so real. He is
a murderer, he is evil; and
(if) such a man... comes in
front of you, it would be
spine-chilling. So we kept
it that real... He doesn't
dance or eat like a don...
things that we get to see
in regular Hindi films.
All his actions are coming
from a certain conviction,"
Mehta explained.
The film premiered at
the 2017 Toronto International
Film Festival and
received a good response.
Asked if the theatrical release
and box office numbers
worry him, Mehta
said: "Yes, we have been
travelling with the film
since last September and
everywhere people are
talking about the impact
that the story is creating
in the minds of the audience.
"I just hope that the
way the international audience
has engaged with
the story, our Indian audience
feels the same."
"Honestly, when
people talk to me about
box office numbers, my
first and most important
concern is to recover the
money. Once that is done,
the film will live its own
life in the theatre. The
audience will do that for
us. But I want the cost of
the film, marketing, everything
that is invested
should be recovered from
the theatrical release,"
said Mehta.
Starting his career in
television, Mehta made
his debut as a film director
with "Dil Pe Mat Le
Yaar!!". His movie "Shahid"
bagged him a National
Award for Best Direction.
It is interesting to observe
how actor Rajkummar
Rao, who played the
protagonist in "Shahid"
and now features as the
terrorist in "Omerta", has
found a new dimension in
his career after collaborating
with Mehta.
"Raj is evolving with
each film and we can all
see that. But I noticed
how involved he is with
each of the characters he
plays.
I remember how he
was trying to pick up
the Malayalam accent to
play Deepu Sebastian (for
the film ‘Aligarh'). Since
Omar Sheikh is a very
dark character, I think
he went through a certain
emotional transformation
that we can see in his performance.
"There was a certain
aggression that I noticed
in him even when the
camera was not rolling.
That's Raj for you," said
the director of his actor.
The filmmaker, however,
said that when he
developed the script of
"Omerta", Rajkummar
was not on his mind.
"I wanted to make the
film in 2007. So, basically,
the story has lived with
me for the last so many
years.
At that time, no one
was interested in making
this film, and I did
not know Raj back then.
In those years, people did
not have much faith in
me because of the kind of
films that I was making.
"However, I think everything
has its own time.
Raj came into my life during
‘Shahid' and then he
enabled me to make this
film," said Mehta, who is
all set to do another film
with the actor.

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Dust storm kills 109; UP,
Rajasthan badly affected
Continued from page 01
For the first time in the state, a storm has been included
under the category of natural disaster and funds
to the tune of Rs 2.5 crore have been sanctioned for each
district, Kataria said.
The exact level of damage in Alwar, Jhunjhunu and
Bikaner was yet to be confirmed, said officials.
Bharatpur's Additional District Magistrate O.P.
Jain told IANS: "We are making all efforts to ensure that
the injured are given medical aid.
"We have prioritized restoration work so that drinking
water and electricity get restored."
Dhaulpur Additional District Magistrate Harphool
Yadav said 10 people in the district have lost their lives.
"Quick response teams have been deployed since last
night."A senior official in Alwar told IANS that rescuers
were still trying to reach out to people to know the
exact level of damage. As phone connections have been
severed, it is difficult to contact the interiors.
Yadav said that some 200 people were stuck in village
Lebdapura Basedi after their houses were gutted
in a fire. Several electrical poles came down, disrupting
power supply. The falling trees and electric poles caused
the maximum accidents, leaving almost 100 people injured,
Yadav said.Both Bharatpur and Alwar were without
power through the night.
Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia tweeted to
officers on Thursday to help the injured.
"Distressed after storm in Alwar, Bharatpur and
Dholpur. I have asked the district authorities to ensure
every possible help to treat all the injured. My condolences
to families of those who have lost their lives."
Former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot put his birthday
celebrations on hold Thursday in the wake of the
disaster. The Met department said the storm condition
would continue till Saturday. It would be stormy in
Jhunjhunu, Jaipur and Sikar on Thursday.
Punjab CM lying on changes
in history books: Badal
Continued from page 01
he said, adding thatnew
books for class 12 minus chapters
on Punjab history including
the Sikh Guru Sahibaan
were being printed only now.
Why? If the decision to exclude
all these chapters on
Punjab and Sikh history was
taken during the SAD-BJP regime
in 2013, then how come
it was still being taught up to
2017? ” Mr Badal asked Captain
Amarinder Singh.
Mr Badal also advised
the CM to read the old books
and the new to see when the
changes had been made and
what were the changes.“The
sad fact is that they have removed
Sikh history and replaced
it with the history of
the Congress party,” said Mr
Badal.
Mr Badal said that it was
ridiculous that the CM had
changed his stance within 24
hours.” He first said that no
chapters had been deleted
from class 12 and that these
had only been shifted from
class 12 to Class 11. Now, he is
falsely claiming that the decision
on the new syllabus was
taken in 2013. The officers are
putting the CM in an awkard
situation. Instead of defending
his officers, he should
have stood by Sikh history
and ordered an independent
inquiry into the whole incident,”
said Mr Badal
Mr Badal said that the
CM should have accepted the
Akali challenge and should
have produced by now both
the old and new books for
classes 11 and 12 for comparison
before the media. Mr.
Badal also asked the CM to
read the acknowledgements
page in the new book which
gives credit for the change
to the new team of 2018. “
This will show him who has
brought about the changes.
The acknowledgement page
admits that the changes have
been made only now and the
new team is claiming “credit”
for it. I think they did not
show this page to the CM,”
said
Mr Badal. Referring to
CM’s claim that chapters on
Sikh history had been shifted
to class 11, Mr Badal said
this was a misleading statement
because class 11 books
already contained chapters
on Punjab and Sikh history
and there were additional
23 chapters in class 12 with
detailed study of Punjab and
the Sikh history with pictorial
illustrations. All these 23
chapters have been dropped
from both class 11 and class
12 books,” said Mr. Badal.
“As a historian himself,
Captain Amarinder Singh
would have known that history
is taught at different
levels in different classes. In
fact, the teaching of history
begins at home and goes on at
deeperand more detailed and
advanced levels as students
progress through the classes.
It includes brief introductory
passages in one class and detailed
studies in the higher
classes. That was the case
earlier. Now they have just
limited it to introductory passages
in class 11 which were
already there and they have
removed the detailed chapters
from class 12. Why? This
is what the CM needs to look
into,” said the former CM
Referring to the CM’s
claim that the decision on
changing the syllabus was
taken during the Akali regime,
Mr Badal said, “ How
simplistic and brazen can
you get ? If the syllabus deleting
the said chapters was taken
during the Akali regime,
we would have changed the
books then. How come that
all the chapters on Guru Sahiban
and the rest of the Sikh
history were being taught as
part of the syllabus forClass
12 school children all through
the Akali regime from 2013 to
2017?
Why have these chapters
been dropped and replaced
with chapters on Congress
history only now under the
Congress regime? Why did
the present Government not
continue with the books containing
detailed Punjab history
including the history of the
Sikh Gurus, Banda Singh Bahadur
and Maharaja Ranjit
Singh plus the history of all
the Sikh movements which
formed a part of the syllabus
for class 12 all through the
Akali regime?” asked Mr
Badal.
Canadian Consulate General calls on Punjab CM
Continued from page 01
Gibbins told the Chief
Minister that Canada was
keen to forge strategic business
alliances with Punjab
in the sectors of Dairy, Animal
Sciences, IT, Agriculture
and Food Processing,
citing Punjab’s proven track
record and expertise in these
fields. Canada, he said, was
keen to exploit the potential
of Punjab in these fields.
The Chief Minister,
on his part, suggested collaboration
between the two
Chambers to facilitate visits
by Canadian delegations to
Punjab to explore investments
in the industrial sector.
Pointing to the excellent
air connectivity from Punjab’s
two international airports,
at Amritsar and Mohali,
in addition to a robust
network of domestic air terminals
from various cities,
the Chief Minister said the
infrastructure of Punjab was
designed to propel industrialisation.
With many international
carriers showing
interesting in starting direct
flights from Chandigarh to
Canada, United States,
South East Asian Countries
etc, the connectivity would
get a further boost, enabling
promotion of trade and commerce,
he added.
Captain Amarinder apprised
the Consulate General
about the investor and
industry friendly initiatives
taken by his government to
encourage entrepreneurship
and industry. He gave
the examples of Single Window,
lucrative incentives,
cheap power, affordable
and peaceful labour besides
congenial industrial climate
as some of the major factors
aimed at promoting Punjab
as the most favoured investment
destination
The Chief Minister invited
the Canadian industry
to participate, in a big way,
in the proposed investors’
meet planned to be held soon
under the aegis of Invest
Punjab.
The Canadian Consulate
General inquired from Captain
Amarinder about his
next military history book,
to which the Chief Minister
responded that he was planning
to write a book on the
history of Punjab spanning
the past 25 years.
Chhota Rajan found guilty of
journalist J. Dey's murder
Continued from page 01
guilty of the sensational murder case of journalist J.
Dey in June 2011.
Co-accused journalist
Jigna Vora who was
charged with conspiracy
has, however, been acquitted
by Special Judge Sameer
Adkar, Special Public Prosecutor
Pradip Gharat told
IANS.
There were a total of 11 accused in the case of
whom eight, including some sharpshooters, were
found guilty.
The verdict came almost seven years after the
brutal daylight killing of Dey in a public place in
suburban Mumbai.
5,000 acre city to come up near Chd Int'l
Airport, Punjab govt begins preparations
Chandigarh: The Punjab government is
planning to come up with a new city adjoining
Chandigarh and Mohali. Spanning over
five thousand acres, this satellite city will be
developed near Chandigarh International
Airport. This was revealed by cabinet minister
Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa in Chandigarh
on Wednesday after chairing a review
meet of higher officials of the urban development
and construction department.
Bajwa informed that the land for the new
city will be acquired under the land pooling
policy and the preparations are underway.
The minister for housing and urban development
clarified that the land will be acquired
solely for the purpose of residential area.
He also stated that the process to acquire
560 acres land in New Chandigarh will be
completed this year. Besides, a four-lane
road between New Chandigarh and SAS
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Demolitions on in Kasauli, murder accused held
Indo-Asian News Service
accused, who was not using
day earlier pulled up the tions, the government
Kasauli: Even as illegal
constructions in hotels
and resorts in Himachal
his mobile phone since
the murder, had shaved off
his moustache to conceal
state authorities for failure
to ensure the safety of
officers implementing its
transferred Solan Superintendent
of Police Mohit
Chawla and his deputy
Pradesh's Kasauli area his identity. He is being
orders.
Ramesh Sharma to police
continued to be razed on brought to Kasauli.
The apex court on April headquarters.
Thursday, a hotelier accused
Expressing anguish
17 ordered the demolition Additional Superinten-
of fatally shooting over the delay in the ar-
of illegal constructions, dent Shiv Kumar was giv-
a woman officer two days
ago was arrested from Uttar
Pradesh, officials said.
Head also started rolling
with the state government
late in the evening
transferred district's top
rest of the accused, Chief
Minister Jai Ram Thakur
earlier told reporters in
New Delhi: "I am in regular
touch with top police
officials. As per my information,
he's likely to be arrested
disappeared into a nearby
forest.
Himachal government to
file an affidavit by May 9,
saying the life of people
cannot be endangered for
making money.
The Congress blamed
the Bharatiya Janata Party
government for what
it said was "deteriorating
en the additional charge
of the Superintendent of
Police, while Ajay Rana is
the new Deputy Superintendent
of Police.
The government also
decided to confer Himach-
police official.
today (Thursday) or Admitting negligence the next date of hearing, law and order" in the hill al Gaurav Purskar on the
On May 1, Assistant
Town Planner Shaila Bala
Sharma was shot dead by
tomorrow (Friday)."
Police officials said Vijay
Singh shot dead the official
in the matter, Deputy Commissioner
Vinod Kumar
said: "It was our responsi-
detailing the progress in
the murder probe.
A bench headed by
state.
"Even two days after
the crime, the state has
Assistant Town Planner.
A government spokesman
said a decision in this
Narayani Guest House
when she insisted on bility to carry out the de-
Justice Madan B. Lokur failed to fix responsibility regard was taken at a high-
owner Vijay Singh during
the Supreme Courtordered
demolition drive.
In a joint operation, a
executing the apex court
order to demolish illegal
constructions at his guest
house.
molitions. It was a lapse on
part of the district administration.
We had asked
the demolition teams to
said the affidavit should
contain details of action
taken to demolish illegal
constructions and steps to
on officials responsible for
the lapses that led to the
death of a government employee,"
Congress leader
level meeting held here to
review the law and order
situation.
He said the government
state police team, which After the crime, Vijay
exercise restraint."
prevent unauthorised con-
Mukesh Agnihotri told
also decided to give
was coordinating with
Singh, a Himachal But the demolitions structions in future. IANS.
an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to
Delhi Police, arrested him
from Mathura town.
Police officials said the
Pradesh State Electricity
Board employee who was
on leave for three weeks,
would continue, he added.
On Thursday, the Supreme
Court ordered the
Taking suo motu cognisance
of the official's killing,
the Supreme Court a
After rap from the apex
court over negligence in
handling of the demoli-
her family who would be
entitled for salary for her
remaining service period.
Modi dares Rahul to speak for 15 minutes without paper
Indo-Asian News Service
Chamarajanagar: Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday
attacked Congress President
Rahul Gandhi on his challenge
to face him in Parliament and
sought to turn the tables by asking
him to speak for 15 minutes on the
achievements of the government
in Karnataka headed by Chief
Minister Siddaramaiah without
reading from a piece of paper.
The Prime Minister's attack
came in the wake of Rahul Gandhi's
challenge last week that if he
was allowed to speak for 15 minutes
in Parliament, Modi would
not be able to withstand it.
Addressing his first election
rally for the May 12 Assembly
polls, Modi took a dig at Rahul
Gandhi saying: "He is correct.
There is no way ordinary people
like me, who do not even dress
well, can sit with such high and
mighty people like the Congress
President."
But immediately he changed
gear and launched a blistering attack
on Rahul Gandhi.
"The Congress President is a
'naamdaar' (only name). So how
does he know about the efforts of
'kaamdaars'. We are kaamdaars
(known by our work). What is our
level that we can sit with people
like the Congress President who
look down upon us," he asked.
Challenging Rahul Gandhi
to speak for 15 minutes on the
achievements of the Siddaramaiah
government "without reading
from any piece of paper", he
said: "You can speak in Hindi,
English or your mother's mother
tongue (Italian)."
He also challenged Rahul
Gandhi to take Visveswaraya's
name five times in the 15-minute
speech. "That is enough. The people
of Karnataka will measure the
strength of your words."
Targetting Rahul Gandhi over
dynasty, Modi said that his identity
was through the family name
while he himself was known for
the work he did.
Besides Rahul Gandhi, the
Prime Minister also attacked former
Congress President Sonia
Gandhi and former Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh over their
promises of providing electricity
to every village by 2009.
"Perhaps due to over excitement,
the newly elected Congress
President forgets decency. He did
not even bother to congratulate
the hardworking 'mazdoors' due
to whom India's villages are getting
electricity."
Modi said that in 2005, Manmohan
Singh had said he will provide
electricity to every village by
2009.
"Manmohan Singh said we
will electrify villages by 2009. Sonia
Gandhi went a step ahead and
said we will provide electricity
to every house by 2009. But what
happened?
In any case, we saw how the
Congress treated Manmohan
Singh. They tore off ordinances
and disrespected him."
SAD demands immediate arrest
of Inderjit Zira and his goons
Indo-Asian News Service
CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani
Akali Dal (SAD)
today demanded immediate
arrest of Congress
Kisan and Khet Mazdor
Cell president Inderjit
Singh Zira and his goons
for inhuman attack on
villagers who were protesting
with the body of
a farmer who committed
suicide after his land was
snatched from him at the
behest of the Congress
leader at the Zira police
station.
Senior SAD leaders Bikram
Singh Majithia and
Sikander Singh Maluka
said in a bizarre incident
yesterday Inderjit Zira led
more than 200 goons to the
Zira police station where
villagers and kisan unions
were engaged in a peaceful
protest to demand action
against Congress leaders
who falsely registered 9.50
acres of land of a family
which had been tilling it
since independence leading
to one its members
committing suicide.
Mr Majithia said
never before in independent
India has such an
incident occurred. “Congress
goons led by Zira
first closed down the market
yesterday and then
switched off power before
attacking the peaceful
protesters with bricks,
stones and sharp edged
weapons injuring numerous
villagers who have
been admitted in Faridkot
hospital. The goons even
tried to snatch the dead
body of 25 year old suicide
victim Jatinder Singh and
the villagers ran with the
body for one kilometer
to save it from being desecrated.
All this occurred
in the presence and with
the active connivance of
the district police with
SSP Pritam Singh and several
other officers including
DSP Jaspal Dhillon
being present at the police
station”.
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Lalu's disease political, not
physical: Senior BJP leader
Indo-Asian News Service
Patna: Senior BJP leader
and former Union Minister
C.P. Thakur on Tuesday
taunted RJD chief Lalu
Prasad, saying he is suffering
from a "political disease" and
not from any physical disease,
and there is no treatment for
this disease in AIIMS.
Thakur's remarks followed
the hue and cry made
by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
leaders here as convicted Lalu
Prasad was shifted to Ranchi's
Rajendra Institute of Medical
Sciences (RIMS) on Tuesday,
a day after he was discharged
from AIIMS in Delhi. He was
undergoing treatment for
heart and kidney-related ailments
at AIIMS. Thakur, a
well known physician himself,
told the media: "Lalu has
no physical ailment ... he suffers
from political disease,
which has no cure anywhere,
not even at AIIMS."
Thakur, in his mid-80s,
said that the theory of conspiracy
and political pressure
to shift Lalu to Ranchi were all
baseless allegations.
Lalu's younger son and
Leader of Opposition in the
Bihar Assembly Tejashwi
Yadav, said on Monday that
the decision to shift his father
from AIIMS in New Delhi to
the Ranchi hospital was part
of a conspiracy to kill him.
"Laluji is not well, he is
still seriously ill. I met him last
week and saw his bad health
condition. It is surprising why
Laluji has been shifted from
AIIMS to a Ranchi hospital.
Everyone knows AIIMS is
best for treatment for Laluji
who is suffering from several
serious diseases," Tejashwi
said.
Lalu had also claimed that
it was a conspiracy to shift
him from AIIMS to Ranchi.
On Tuesday, the former Bihar
Chief Minister reached Ranchi
by the Rajdhani Express.
He was taken to RIMS in an
ambulance and has been admitted
in the cardiology department.
Woman official shot dead during
demolition drive in Himachal
Shimla: A woman Assistant Town and Country Planner
was shot dead and a labourer injured on Tuesday
in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district by a guest house
owner over the demolition of an illegal structure, police
said. Narayani Guest House owner Vijay Kumar allegedly
fired two rounds in the air as employees began
the demolition drive in Dharampur area following Supreme
Court orders. A stray bullet hit Shail Bala, killing
her on the spot, a police official told IANS. Labourer
Gulab Singh received a gunshot injury in the abdomen.
Sanjya Negi, a Sub-Divisional Officer of the Electricity
Department, had a narrow escape.
The district administration officials were removing
illegal structures in 13 hotels and resorts in Kasauli
area when the crime was committed.
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur mourned the official's
killing and said the culprit would be arrested
soon and acted against as per the law. "The law and order
will be maintained at all costs in the state."
The Supreme Court on April 17 ordered the demolition
of illegal constructions at several hotels and resorts,
saying the life of people cannot be endangered for
making money.
Stones pelted on school bus in
J&K; students injured
Srinagar: Two children were injured on Wednesday
when a group of miscreants attacked a school bus with stones
in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said. The
incident took place in Zawoora village, a police officer said.
"The injured children were shifted to a hospital where doctors
referred one of them to Srinagar for specialised treatment,"
the official said. The police has taken cognisance of
the incident and a hunt for the miscreants is underway.
Evidence suggests large
number of Sikh youngsters
kept 'kesh' following
Rajoana movement
Chandigarh: The Rajoana movement in late 2012
saw a record number of Sikh youngsters who either
kept ‘kesh’ or became Amritdhari according to new data
released from a survey conducted in Canada and USA.
The survey concluded that the youngsters saw the mass
unification of Sikhs as inspiration to embrace the faith
fully and contribute towards common goals. The massive
wave of Sikh youngsters joining the faith by embracing
it’s articles saw the formation of dozens of Sikh organizations
worldwide. Various groups on social media were
formed to resolve issues and to spread Sikh awareness in
the mainstream. One of the most popular groups,’Basics
of Sikhi’ saw tremendous growth which enabled many
youngsters to learn about the religion.
PDP MLA's house attacked
with petrol bomb
Srinagar: The
house of a ruling
Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) MLA was
attacked on Wednesday
with a petrol
bomb in Jammu and
Kashmir's Shopian
district. Police said
unknown persons hurled the bomb at the house of Muhammad
Yusuf in Memander village. "A portion of the
house caught fire but it was immediately doused," a police
officer said.
SC/ST Act order affected morale,
confidence: Centre to SC
New Delhi: The Centre
on Thursday told the Supreme
Court that its judgment
diluting a stringent
provision of the SC/ST (Prevention
of Atrocities) Act
has "seriously affected their
(SCs/STs) morale and confidence".
Attorney General K.K.
Venugopal told a bench of
Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel
and Justice Uday Umesh
Lalit that their March 20
judgment holding that arrest
on a complaint under
the law was not mandatory
has shaken the confidence
of Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes "in the
ability of the state to protect
them".
He added that it resulted
in the death of eight people
during protests as well as an
increase in the instances of
attack on the SCs and STs.
The bench however
questioned the submission
saying its judgment did not
lead to the deaths.
"Our judgment did not
incite any one to commit
crime. Our judgment has
been wrongly understood.
The SC/ST community has
full protection of this court,"
said Justice Goel refuting
Venugopal's argument.
Amicus curiae Amarendra
Sharan opposed the
plea by the Attorney General
urging the court to stay
the operation of its March
20 judgment by which it had
issued several directions
providing for preliminary
inquiry before an FIR is
lodged and action is taken
on a complaint alleging
atrocities under the Act.
"Don't stay (it), it will
send a wrong message" that
by taking to the streets, the
top court's judgment can be
bent, he argued.
Telling the court that
its judgment amounted to
an exercise in law making,
the Attorney General urged
the bench to refer to a larger
bench the question whether
the top court can issue directions,
guidelines or mandamus
contrary to the provision
of existing laws.
He said that directions
issued in the March 20 judgment
which the Central
government is seeking to
be reviewed were contrary
to the provision of the Act
and amounted to whittling
down of the stringent provisions.
Citing several instances
from the court's past pronouncements
including
that of collegium system, appointment
of judges, Justice
Goel said: "The court has
stepped in to fill the gaps in
law. (Constitution's) Article
21 - guaranteeing protection
of life and personal liberty -
has been read in the SC/ST
Act."
Justice Lalit said what
has been put by the court is
a "filter" before a complaint
is acted upon.
"It is not that the judgment
says no registration of
crime. It is not that the perpetrators
of crime should
not be punished. Let there
be a filter" before a complaint
is acted upon and an
accused is arrested, he said.
As the Attorney General
cited the instances of
an 83-year-old Dalit woman
burnt alive and Thakur
community members not
allowing a Dalit bridegroom
to mount a horse
as his wedding party goes
to the bride's home, Justice
Goel asked: "Why it is
that action is not being taken.
There has to be quick
punishment."
Manesar land scam case
Haryana ex-CM Hooda granted bail
Chandigarh : Former
Haryana Chief Minister
Bhupinder singh Hooda
has been granted bail in the
Manesaar land scam case.
Today he presented
himself in the CBI court at
Panchkula.
Many former Haryana
and Punjab ministers and
senior leaders of the party
were present as a show of
support to the CM. The other
accuseds have already been
granted bail in the case earlier.
Hooda could not appear
earlier in the case owing to
medical condition — raised
sugar level and a fracture.
Earlier, taking cognisance
of the chargesheet filed by
the Central Bureau of Investigation
(CBI), a special
CBI court had summoned
former Haryana CM Hooda
and his two former principal
secretaries — Murari
Lal Tayal and Chattar Singh
— apart from former director
of the town and country
planning department SS
Dhillon.
The Rs 1,500-crore alleged
fraud pertains to misuse
of the Land Acquisition
Act. The CBI in its challan
on February 2, had charged
Hooda, and his aides and
reality firms with criminal
conspiracy and fraud.

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The International News Weekly ENTERTAINMENT
May 04, 2018 | Toronto 14
Bappi Lahiri honoured by
London's World Book of Records
Salman closer to me than
Kareena: Karisma
Indo-Asian News Service
Mumbai : Celebrated music director Bappi Lahiri was feted
by London's World Book of Records for his contribution to
global music with his immortal song "Jimmy Jimmy aaja
aaja". Bappi told the media: "It has been one long journey with
innumerable accolades over nearly five decades and over 600
films. But there is something special about 'Jimmy Jimmy'.
It always has followers in every part of the globe. Such adulation
brings tears to my eyes. It is the love of my fans that keeps
me going."
An informal event took place at the residence of the artiste
who played the tabla. It was graced by Santosh Shukla,
President, World Book of Records. Shukla said: "We all are
born with a specific purpose to contribute something exclusive
to the world through our exclusivity, through our hidden
and extreme potential. It is a platform for all humans in this
world to showcase their unique and remarkable talent and
inspire the world to go one step further and progress from
strength to strength." World Book of Records - London catalogues
and verifies a huge number of world records across the
world with authentic certification. The song "Jimmy Jimmy
Aaja Aaja", originally picturised on Mithun Chakraborty in
the 1982 film "Disco Dancer", has been translated in Russian
and Chinese and has been a part of the original score of Adam
Sandler's "You Don't Mess with the Zohan".
Indo-Asian News Service
Mumbai : Actress Karisma
Kapoor says that
superstar Salman Khan,
with whom she shares "a
very long-standing relationship",
is closer to her
than her younger sister
Kareena Kapoor Khan.
During an appearance
on the show "Entertainment
ki Raat@9 - Limited
Edition", she talked about
her bond with Salman,
read a statement.
"Salman is closer to me
than Kareena. We have
share a very long-standing
relationship. For Salman,
Kareena is like a little sister
and he still considers
her to be a child," Karisma
said.
Karisma and Salman
were among the 1990s' favourite
on-screen couples,
thanks to their films like
"Andaz Apna Apna", "Biwi
No.1", "Jeet" and "Judwaa".
And now, the audience
likes to watch Salman and
Kareena together on the
big screen. They have given
hits like "Bajrangi Bhaijaan"
and "Bodyguard".
Karisma also had a
part in "Bodyguard".
"I was the voice of
Chaya in the movie,
'Bodyguard'. It was my
voice who used to trouble
Salman's character in the
movie," she said.
Asked what kind of
movies she would like to
do, the "Coolie No. 1" star
said: "After starring in all
the 'No.1' movies, I would
like to be a part of Mummy
No.1, if anyone makes it.
"This movie will describe
every mother's role
and I will be happy to play
a part in it. For now I share
a great bond with my son
and daughter. I would like
to tell everyone that my
daughter and I even share
the same clothes now," she
said.
Grammy winner Ricky Kej
honoured in Canada
Indo-Asian News Service
Ottawa: Grammy winning
composer Ricky Kej
was awarded a 'Certificate
of Appreciation by The
House of Commons of Canada.
During Kej's visit to
Canada, Randeep Sarai,
Member of Parliament,
British Columbia Province,
Canada, presented
the Certificate of Appreciation
for his Outstanding
Musical and Humanitarian
Achievement on April
28.
"I am extremely grateful
to receive this honour
from The House of Commons
of Canada. Being a
global artiste, conservationist
and a proud representative
of India, it means
a lot that a progressive and
inclusive country such as
Canada has recognized
and appreciated my efforts
in the field of music and
environment," Kej said in
a statement to IANS.
He was invited to
Canada for having interdisciplinary
discussions
on arts and environmental
consciousness with state
departments, the Mayor's
office of British Columbia
and prominent universities,
among others.
"Through my music, I
would like to foster closer
relationships between
Canada and India. Taking
the first step towards
this, a mega concert by me
is being organized at the
Holland Park, BC, on July
22. This will be a soulful
musical collaboration between
our two countries,"
he said.
His repertoire of work
consists of 15 studio albums
released internationally,
over 3,500 commercials
and three feature
films.

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The International News Weekly Sports
May 04, 2018 | Toronto 16
England pip India to become top ODI side
Indo-Asian News Service
Dubai: England leapfrogged
India to gain the
No.1 spot in the International
Cricket Council's
(ICC) One-Day International
(ODI) rankings after
the annual update which
saw the men-in-blue losing
a point to be positioned at
second in the latest rankings
released here on
Wednesday.
England, who last
topped the ODI rankings in
January 2013 have gained
eight points and moved
to 125 points after the performances
in the 2014-15
season has been dropped
from the latest calculations
while those from the
2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons
were weighted at 50 percent.
India, who were at the
top before the update, have
lost a solitary point to slip
to No.2 with a total of 122
points.
South Africa, who
were second, have dropped
down to third place after
losing four points, from
117 to 113, leaving them
nine points adrift of India
and only one point ahead
of fourth-placed New Zealand.
The remaining places
remain unchanged, meaning
that the current top
10 ranked sides are the
ones who will be playing
in the ICC Cricket World
Cup 2019. However, there
have been some significant
changes in points.
World champions
Australia have lost eight
points to go down to 104 in
fifth position and are only
two points ahead of ICC
Champions Trophy 2017
winners Pakistan, who
have gained six points.
In other changes, Bangladesh
(93 points) have
gained three points, Sri
Lanka (77) have lost seven
points, the West Indies (69)
have lost five points, Afghanistan
(63) have gained
five points, Zimbabwe (55)
have gained four points
and 12th-placed Ireland
(38) have lost three points.
Meanwhile, in the ICC
T20I rankings led by Pakistan,
there is no change in
the top seven places but Afghanistan
are now ahead
of Sri Lanka in the eighth
slot.
Pakistan (130) and Australia
(126) remain in the
top two positions without
a change in their points total
while India have gained
two points to reach 123.
New Zealand (116) are
unchanged on points while
England (115) have gained
a solitary point.
Real Madrid enter Champions League final
Indo-Asian News Service
Madrid : Lionel Messi
scored a hat-trick as FC Barcelona
won 4-2 away to Deportivo
la Coruna to be confirmed
as Spanish La Liga
Champions for the 25th time
in their football history and
the third time in five years.
Messi scored in the 38th,
82nd and 88th minute, after
Phillipe Coutinho had put
Barca ahead on Sunday, reports
Xinhua news agency.
Deportivo showed spirit
and drew level through Lucas
Perez and Emre Colak,
but Messi's two late goals
sealed Barca's win, while
also confirming that Deportivo
join Malaga and Las
Palmas in being relegated to
Indo-Asian News Service
Madrid : A brace by
Karim Benzema was
enough for Real Madrid to
hold FC Bayern Munich 2-2
in the second leg of their
Champions League semi
final and win 4-3 on aggregate.
The Spanish giants
were chasing what would
be a record third straight
triumph in Europe's elite
club competition.
The decisive clash here
on Tuesday in front of
80,000-plus at the Santiago
Bernabeu between the two
giants of European football
delivered plenty in the way
of excitement, Efe news reported.
Leading 2-1 after
the first leg in Munich, the
hosts conceded in the third
minute, when a poor clearance
by Sergio Ramos led
to Joshua Kimmich's second
goal of the tie.
Seven minutes later, it
was the turn of Bayern defender
David Alaba to err
at his team's expense.
The Austrian left Benzema
free to redirect Marcelo's
cross to make it 1-1
on the night and 3-2 overall
in Real Madrid's favour.
Suddenly looking less
dangerous, the visitors
concentrated on defending
and forced the Blancos
to rely on long balls to get
deep and chances were
scarce for both sides.
With Cristiano Ronaldo
unmarked, Marcelo
instead passed to Toni
Kroos, while both Thomas
Maller and James Rodriguez
wasted opportunities
the Spanish second division
(Liga 123). Barca had gone
into the 35th round of play in
the Spanish season with an
11 point lead over Atletico
Madrid and with four games
to play, as well as superior
head to head and overall
goal difference.
Although Atletico won
1-0 away to Alaves earlier
in the day, Barca's win
for Bayern. The closing
seconds of the first half
saw the referee decline to
award a penalty for a clear
hand ball by Marcelo on an
effort by Kimmich. Benzema
struck again for Real
Madrid in the first minute
of the second half, taking
advantage of a colossal
blunder by Bayern keeper
Sven Ulreich to send the
ball rolling into the empty
net to consolidate the advantage
for the hosts. But
anyone who expected Bayern
to roll over and die was
quickly disillusioned as
the German side laid siege
to Blancos' goal.
Messi hat-trick helps Barca seal Spanish League title
means neither Atletico nor
Real Madrid can now catch
them in the three remaining
matches in this campaign.
The triumph means the
Catalan club has completed
a League and Cup double
during coach Ernesto Valverde's
first season in charge
after replacing Luis Enrique
during the summer of June
2017.
Valverde has done an
excellent job after inheriting
a club which looked to be in
turmoil after Luis Enrique's
reign, and his job was made
more difficult when Neymar
left to join Paris Saint Germain
and the club struggled
to find a replacement for the
Brazilian.
Pliskova wins Stuttgart Open, earns 10th career title
Indo-Asian News Service
Stuttgart : The Czech
Republic's Karolina Pliskova
clinched the Stuttgart Open title
after defeating the US wildcard
Coco Vandeweghe 7-6 (7-2), 6-4
here.
This was Pliskova's first title
of 2018 and the tenth of her career,
reports Efe.
The former world No. 1 needed one hour
and 56 minutes to defeat Vandeweghe in the
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