The Indian Weekender, Friday 09 July 2021

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The Indian Weekender Friday, July 09, 2021
NEW ZEALAND 3
HOSPITALITY
sector cries for
labour-shortage
SANDEEP SINGH
posted on its Facebook page, “Thank you to
our customers for being so understanding
The call for relaxation of immigration as we turned the #LightsOut last night for
settings to fill the critical shortage of two minutes. We had some really fantastic
skilled workforce for small businesses, discussions with our customers about how the
particularly in the hospitality sector, is gaining
traction. The hospitality sector around the
country had taken the unprecedented step of
switching off lights at 7 pm on Tuesday, July
current legislation has created a skills shortage
that affects the hospitality industry.”
The Indian Weekender spoke with Little
India’s owner Bobby Arora who shared the
6, to bring the government’s attention to the
level of frustration that many restaurants were
facing while hiring skilled staff.
staffing crisis – a move that many restaurateurs
“I am short of a couple of staff and had no
are saying had some impact.
success despite a sustained hiring campaign in
The campaign was part of collective
past months,” Arora said.
advocacy by the Restaurant Association, where
“As a result, I have decided to keep my
the restaurants tried to raise awareness and
restaurant closed for one day in a week, which
educate customers on the degree of impact the
is incurring a loss.”
skill shortages are having and generate public
On being asked how the impact of the turnoff
light campaign Bobby said that it was
support.
“It’s a point in time when we will pause
encouraging as his customers had not much
service, highlighting what it would be like idea of what the hospitality industry, in general,
without our staff, and without our businesses, was facing.
if we are forced to close due to our staffing “The diners come out to dine and have a
challenges,” a post on their website said. wonderful hospitality experience without much
Explaining the rationale of choosing a busy knowledge of the major issues in front of the
time for switching off lights, the spokesperson
said, “The time has been chosen as a busy
service time, when you are more likely to have
fuller dining spaces, for greater impact.”
industry,” Bobby said.
“The current staff shortage is crippling for
many of us,” Bobby Arora said.
Sooraj Gupta (name changed), who owns
Many restaurants participating in the multiple restaurants and bars in the Auckland
campaign believed that some limited objective
of creating awareness amongst members of the
public might have been achieved.
Glen Eden based Little India restaurant
region, told the Indian Weekender (on condition
of anonymity) that the kind of staff shortage
they were facing for their multiple sites is
debilitating.
Government to refund
fees of temporary visa
applications filed from
outside NZ
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Immigration New Zealand will return fees
of temporary visa applications filed from
outside New Zealand after August 10, 2020.
Notably, on 10 August 2020 the government
had suspended the ability for most people
outside New Zealand to make a temporary
visa application.
However, around 50,000 people have still
applied for temporary visas (visitor, student and
work visas), which Immigration New Zealand
had not ability to accept and process.
People who applied for
a temporary visa from
outside New Zealand before
10 August 2020 will have their
application lapsed and be
refunded.
An INZ’s media release said, “People who
applied for a temporary visa from outside New
Zealand before 10 August 2020 will have their
application lapsed and be refunded.
People who applied for a temporary visa
from outside New Zealand after 10 August
2020, when offshore applications were
suspended, will have their application returned
and be refunded.
Immigration New Zealand is working
through the process to refund the application
fees and levies for these applications.
There are up to 50,000 applications to be
refunded. This will take time to work through
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they:
• are for a temporary entry visa
• were made by a person outside New Zealand
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• are not an application to be excluded from
being lapsed.
“We are willing to hire locals as per the
current government’s directive and ready to
train them if they turn up to work,” Gupta said.
“We have put up an advert for the last two
months for frontline hospitality staff for our
bar in Helensville, Auckland and have barely
received three responses.”
“However, what is more frustrating is their
attitudes towards job interview and the kind
of demands and expectations they put forward
much before getting the role.”
“Out of three responses from locals, two
have expressed inability to work on weekends
and after hours on weeknights.”
“Gosh! How are we supposed to run a
hospitality business which largely operates
exactly in those hours,” Gupta said frustratingly?
“Hiring work visa holders is even more
difficult as not only one has to agree to pay
far higher rates at $27 per hour (as opposed to
average $21 per hour) but also agree to provide
certainty in terms of providing visa support”
Gupta said.
For the uninitiated, a lot of small businesses
are sceptical of the upcoming accreditation
system that will allow only accredited
employers to be able to sponsor and support
work visas of migrant workers (November
2021).
Another food entrepreneur, Sanjani
Singh, who has delved into the restaurant
business, opening a vegan café in the popular
Sandringham suburb in Auckland, very recently
two months ago also shares a similar pain.
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The Indian Weekender spoke with her
to gauge the level of frustration she was
experiencing.
“I have managed my thirty-year-old
family business for years before venturing
independently into the food industry pursuing
my dream project,” Sanjani said.
“However, the first two months of experience
is nothing similar to what we have experienced
in running our family business for three
decades.”
“The responses I got for the job advert is
nothing less than disrespectful as they start
putting conditions even before they have
secured the role,” Sanjani said frustratingly
about hiring local staff.
“I am not in a position to hire expensive work
visa holders as the cost will be debilitating for
my new business,” Sanjani said.
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4 NEW ZEALAND
Friday, July 09, 2021
Queensland job pitch
for nurses turns heads
The Indian Weekender
Indian origin pizza
worker assaulted
of migrant nurses in NZ
SANDEEP SINGH
Kiwi-Indian migrant nurses
are equally tempted
by the Australian state
Queensland’s job pitch featuring
boldly in New Zealand’s
national newspaper.
The state of Queensland is trying
to attract New Zealand nurses with
a big ad campaign in New Zealand
Herald selling the sunshine state
and the jobs in the health sector to
Kiwi-nurses.
Mainstream media has already
reported that the bold advert
campaign is already making an
effect, with a union reportedly
conceding that it will tap into the
prevailing sense of dissatisfaction
within Kiwi-nurses.
The Indian Weekender reached out
to several migrant nurses within the
Kiwi-Indian community to tap the
level of interest, if any, from the bold
advert campaign.
“The opportunity to move Oz
for work is not altogether new,”
said Shinoy Xavier Vellattukudy, a
nurse by profession and President of
Kerala Association of Palmerstone
North (Incorporated)
“In my role as the President of our
association, I get asked regularly for
help from a number of nurses from
our community about moving to
Australia.”
“To get them the best possible
advice, I often speak with my nursing
colleagues working in Australia, and
we always get to know about higher
wages, better works, and overall
better work environment and staffing
conditions,” Shinoy said.
“In that regard, there is nothing
new in the Queensland job pitch for
Kiwi nurses.”
“Except that many of our Kiwi-
Indian nurses who are relatively
new migrants here may have seen
such bold campaign in New Zealand
newspapers by an Australian state
for the first time,” Shinoy, who have
been in the country for decades, said.
“Personally, I am in a sweet spot
in my life with my three boys doing
perfectly well in their education and
respective career development, and
I do not wish to disturb them at this
stage,” Shinoy said.
“However, for many of other
migrant nurses in our community,
this campaign might be a great pull
as they constantly compare pay
and perks with the general work
environment and associated workstress,”
Shinoy said.
“What I hear from other migrant
nurses is that when we have left
our country for better money, life
and work conditions, then why we
should not be looking for better
prospects across Tasman.Miffin
Mathew, another nurse who works
for a correction facility in Waikato,
also shared similar sentiments.
“Yes, the Queensland job pitch
for Kiwi nurses is something not
avoidable easily,” Miffin, who has
been in the country for around eight
years, said.
“The cost of living is very high
here in New Zealand in comparison
to the number of hours we put in our
jobs,” Miffin said.
70 per cent of all my colleagues
who started with me ten years ago
have moved to Oz
Sonia Thomas, another nurse
who works in Auckland DHB, told
the Indian Weekender that although
she has not personally seen the
Queensland advert campaign, she
was not surprised.
“While I am not ready to move as
I have got my whole family here, but
I am not surprised with the bold job
campaign,” Sonia said.
“In the last nine years since I have
first started working as a nurse in
NZ, around 70 per cent of all my
colleagues have already moved to
Oz,” Sonia said.
“We are facing a lot of staffing
issues and believe that the union and
the government should do something
soon,” Sonia said.
PUKETAPAPA LOCAL BOARD LAUNCHES BUSINESS
VOICE TO HELP SUPPORT THE LOCAL BUSINESSES
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In a first for the Puketapapa local
board in Mt Roskill area, a new
Business Association - with a
vision to promote strong economic
outcomes supporting local businesses
- was launched on Sunday, July 4, at
Fickling Convention Centre.
The event witnessed presence
of dignitaries including Mayor of
Auckland, Phil Goff, Minister of
Transport and Local MP for Mt
Roskill Michael Wood, former
National Party MP, Kanwaljit Bakshi,
and Chairperson of Puketapapa
Local board, Julie Fairey, who came
together in support of the association.
Ella Kumar, one of the local
Puketapapa local board member
– who was behind this initiative
– told the Indian Weekender that
local businesses needed a strong
voice in the current difficult times of
Covid-19. Speaking with the Indian
Weekender, Kumar said, “More
than 5000 small local businesses
have come under the Puketapapa
Business Association umbrella to
thrive together.
“The Association is aiming to
establish a unified voice to determine
the issues facing the local businesses
and to establish a core working group
to support its members,” Kumar said.
Mayor Phil Goff spoke on
the occasion revisiting his long
association with Mt Roskill area – an
electorate that he has represented in
parliament for around three decades.
“Big part of my heart is in Mt
Roskill, it’s an area that I love,
and it’s been changing so much,”
Goff said.
Referring to the pandemic, Goff
said, “How lucky we are in the
country, we have the leadership, and
we have the collective effort by New
Zealanders to keep the covid -19
community spread at bay”.
Goff also said that NZ transport
would introduce Light Rail in
Auckland as it is the need due to the
population and bus congestion.
He also urged everyone to come in
E
xcept that many
of our Kiwi-Indian
nurses who are
relatively new migrants
here may have seen
such bold campaign
in New Zealand
newspapers by an
Australian state for the
first time
support of the new association and
help local businesses based at the
heart of Puketapapa.
Minister of Transport Michael
Wood reflected on the challenges of
the struggling business community.
“It’s been a challenging 18
months, we have never been through
a pandemic like Covid -19, but
the resilience across the business
community and the people have
worked incredibly well to support
each other,” Wood said.
Minister Wood also shared the
government’s focus on the
future saying that a “huge
change is underway”.
“10,000 new houses
are going to be built in 10
to15 years not in just Mt
Roskill but also across
the community which
will provide many opportunities on
social and economic level,” Wood
said.
The Chairman of Puketapapa
local board Julie Fairey avowed the
association for coming up with idea
of businesses providing with the
‘unified voice’ as the timing could
not have been better.
In the end Ella Kumar urged
everyone for the support as the
association is in a “kindergarten stage
and are ‘young’, needs to be nurtured
and supported in
It’s
been a
challenging 18 months,
we have never been through
a pandemic like Covid -19, but
the resilience across the business
community and the people have
worked incredibly well to
support each other
different levels
with the help
of Auckland
Association,
Local Board,
businesses
a n d
community.
IWK BUREAU
An unprovoked attack by an
irate customer in a pizza
shop in Helensville on
Saturday, July 3, has left a chef with
a broken nose and a fractured jaw.
The owner and the staff at the Fire
n Slice pizza shop were left stunned
with the suddenness of the assault and
equally astounded with the manner
of verbal blitz that accompanied the
assault on Saturday night.
The Indian Weekender spoke
with one of the co-owners, Dheeraj
Bhardwaj, this morning, who shared
details of the bizarre conversation
that happened with the inebriated
customer who seems to be bit worked
up because he thought his pizza order
was a couple of minutes late and had
already broken an empty beer bottle
in the shop at 5 pm, Saturday.
“Do you believe in God,” the irate
customer asked the person behind the
counter.
“Yes, I do believe in God. I am a
Muslim,” Kazi Shoaib, the chef, said
from behind the counter.
Dheeraj told the Indian Weekender
that worked-up conversation was
followed by a “heavy punch” that
forced the scared chef to run for his
life to the nearby petrol station.
The staff at the petrol station
locked the store from inside, while
the other co-owner Anuj Jhangra
called the police, which arrived
within minutes.
Recalling the assault incident and
how it impacted the staff, Dheeraj
said, “The customer drunk and had
already broken a glass bottle of beer,
and the staff had politely requested
him to wait outside while his order
gets ready.”
“The man then started walking
into the counter area where he pushed
other staff as well,” Dheeraj said.
He then punched the chef in the
face leaving his nose broken and jaw
damaged.
However, strangely, he started
apologising for his behaviour and
asked not to call the cops, but Anuj
Jangra, the other owner of the pizza
place, called the cops having him
arrested.
Meanwhile, chef Shoaib went to
the Northshore hospital on Sunday,
where he is being treated for a broken
nose and fractured jaw.
The assaulter is to be presented at
the Northshore Court on Monday,
July 5.
“We will leave it up to the police
and the justice system to take care of
the attacker,” Dheeraj said.

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6 NEW ZEALAND
Waikato Indian Association
celebrates 75th anniversary
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The Waikato Indian
Association celebrated
its 75th anniversary at a
glittering event held on Saturday,
July 3, at the Waikato Community
centre.
More than 550 people attended the
event, including several dignitaries
such as Judge Dr Ajit Singh, Kiwi-
Indian MP from Hamilton West Dr
Gaurav Sharma, National Party
MP David Bennet and local city
councillor Mark Bunting.
There were several community
leaders, including those from
Auckland, who had joined in big
numbers to be part of Waikato
Indian Association’s anniversary
celebrations.
Around forty representatives from
different Indian Associations such
as Auckland Indian Association
Incorp., Bay of Plenty (Rotorua)
Indian Association Incorp and
Country Section N Z Indian
Association Incorp, and the New
Zealand Indian Central Association
(NZICA) attended the event.
NZICA is the oldest Kiwi-Indian
community organization established
in 1926 by three Indian Associations,
namely Auckland, Wellington and
Country Section, to advance the
cause of all Indians, be it educational,
health, welfare or cultural identity.
Waikato Indian Association
started in 1946 with mere fiveseven
members and has grown
over the years.
Acknowledging the growth
and consistent support from the
wider community, President of
the Association Tarun Pragji said,
“Over the 75 years, Waikato Indian
Association has managed to gain
strength and prominence within the
Waikato and NZ community due to
the ongoing support of the allies.
“Over the years, the association
have brought the community many
events, and to name a few, these have
included celebrating the Navratri
evenings, thrilling Bollywood night
functions and Diwali celebrations,”
Pragji said.
Speaking with the Indian
Weekender, Pragji further added,
“Waikato association have
also participated in fundraising
opportunities to help others around
the world.”
“The Waikato Indian association
was the highest fundraiser for the
India COVID situation raising
Friday, July 09, 2021
$49450,” Pragji said.
“The future for the Waikato Indian
Association is promising. Together
with the ongoing commitment,
support and participation of all
the members, specifically the
younger generation and the wider
community, hoping that the future
leaders and members of the Waikato
Indian Association can continue
to bring a fresh perspective, vision
and countless more events and
opportunities for participation”. Mr
Pragji said.
The association’s focus and vision
is to preserve and protect Indian
culture and ensure the youngsters in
the community are well-supported.
Migrant Exploitation Protection Work Visa: What do you need to know?
SANDEEP SINGH
The government has
introduced new Migrant
Exploitation Protection
Work Visa to support migrant
workers caught up in exploitation by
unscrupulous employers.
This was announced on
Thursday, July1.
This visa will allow the migrant
worker to leave their current job
quickly while the exploitation is
being investigated.
The visa will be for 6 months and
will allow the holder to work for any
employer anywhere in New Zealand.
Before applying for this visa, the
applicant will have to have their
report of exploitation assessed by
Employment New Zealand and have
been given a Report of Exploitation
Assessment Letter.
The applicant will need to apply
for this visa within 1 month of
reporting their exploitation.
They will not have to pay fees or
supply medical or police certificates
to apply for this visa.
This visa will be granted for up to
six months depending on the time
remaining on their current visa.
Applicants under this category
of visa cannot include dependent
children in their visa application,
but they can apply for visas based
on their relationship with the
main applicant.
This new visa category is part
of a wider Government initiative
to combat all forms exploitation
supported by $50m in funding over
4 years.
The government is also starting
a new dedicated 0800 number and
web form to make it easier to report
migrant worker exploitation.
The Indian Weekender
Two Indian
farm workers
dies in fatal
road accident
in South Island
IWK BUREAU
Two Indian farm workers
lost their lives when the car
they were driving was found
submerged in an irrigation canal
after a crash west of Ashburton,
Christchurch on Saturday, July 3.
The deceased has been identified
as 31-year-old Sukhjeet Grewal and
27-year-old Gurdeep Kashyap.
The two were travelling on the
Pudding Hill Road near Methven
when the incident took place.
The incident took place just after
midnight and the first responders
were able to locate the body of
Gurdeep Kashyap, who was at the
passenger’s seat while the search for
the driver continued overnight.
It was only on next morning that
the body of Sukhjeet was found
about 500 meters down the stream.
Sukhjeet had come to New Zealand
from a small district of Punjab,
Fatehgharh Sahib in 2014 and
had studied business management
from Aspire 2 International in
Christchurch.
He was working in a dairy farm in
Lincoln area as an Assistant Manager.
Gurdeep Kashyap was originally
a native of Indian state of Haryana.
Both were friends from their student
days at the same college and were
pursuing careers in the farm industry.
Investigation regarding the crash
has begun and the inquiries are
ongoing by the Aoraki police.
The office of the Indian High
Commission has confirmed that both
the boys are being repatriated with all
arrangements having been made and
their flights scheduled on Saturday,
July 10.
National’s Shadow Treasurer says Labour has no plan to fix labour shortage
Andrew Bayly
National Party, Shadow Treasurer
Finance Minister Grant Robertson
has no plan to fix the severe labour
shortage that is crippling New Zealand
businesses and will see many more close their
doors for good, National’s Shadow Treasurer
Andrew Bayly says.
“Grant Robertson is sitting by idly and
watching as unpicked fruit rots on the ground,
dairy farms cry out to get the workers they
need to milk their cows, the manufacturing
industry struggles, and restaurants are at a
point where they have no option but to switch
off their lights in protest.
“Businesses throughout New Zealand are
doing it tough with some shutting up shop
completely because they simply cannot access
enough skilled labour to function.
“Reports that 2000 MIQ rooms are sitting
Over the years, the
association have
brought the community
many events, and to
name a few, these have
included celebrating
the Navratri evenings,
thrilling Bollywood
night functions and
Diwali celebrations
Tarun Kumar Pragji, President of the
Waikato Indian Association
Dr/ Judge Ajit Singh of Auckland and
Vice President of New Zealand Central
Association, Mr Prakash Biradar
empty each day is a slap in the face to those
businesses desperate to get more workers from
overseas and through MIQ.
“It is difficult to understand why the
Government has not made these rooms
available for overseas workers, especially
when the Labour Party Leader promised at
the election to set aside 10 per cent of MIQ
capacity for that exact purpose.
“Hundreds of skilled workers could go
through MIQ and enter the workforce at a time
when a shortage of skilled labour is the single
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sector.
“Businesses have been pleading with
the Government to do something about the
shortage for well over a year now.
“Today, thousands of restaurants around the
country will switch off their lights in protest of
the Government’s inaction, with some shutting
down completely over the next two weeks. But
even this isn’t enough for the Finance Minister
to take the problem seriously.”

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8 NEW ZEALAND
Friday, July 09, 2021
The Indian Weekender
‘Mixing Bowl’: A program for migrant
women, by migrant women, in Southland
SANDEEP SINGH
‘Mixing Bowl’ is bringing a lot of
smiles to the faces of the otherwise
isolated women from Kiwi-Indian
and the wider migrant communities
in New Zealand’s southernmost
urban centre, Invercargill.
Southland Hindi school, which
started in February 2019 as New
Zealand’s southernmost Hindi
language school, has started another
initiative, ‘Mixing Bowl’, to provide
a platform for women from migrant
communities to share a plate (or
bowl) at a common platform and feel
supported and connected.
Speaking with the Indian
Weekender, Himani Mishra
Galbraith, the founder of Southland
Hindi school, “This is another
initiative of fulfilling a key gap in
this part of the country – providing
support network and structure to
women from Kiwi-Indian and the
wider migrant communities.”
“Our purpose is to create a platform
for women, where they could visit
along with their children to make
new friends, to talk, to discuss and to
learn things, which will help them in
connecting with their fellow kiwis,
by bridging the cultural gaps and
differences.”
“We have a small size of the
community here in Southland
with families often living in an
isolated environment with limited
opportunities of interacting,
especially in their own languages,”
Ms Mishra said.
“Women, in our communities
often feel lonely and disconnected
as they remain thousands of
miles away from their
homeland and still
struggling to integrate
with the rest of Kiwisociety.”
“The Covid
pandemic from
early last year and its
accompanied impact such
as global travel restrictions
have further enhanced the sense
of isolation among migrant women
as neither they
could travel nor
get their family
members to
visit them for
any support,” Ms
Mishra said.
“With this program,
Mixing Bowl, we intended
to give them a common place to mix,
Hindu Council of NZ to celebrate
Raksha Bandhan Festival in Auckland
SANDEEP SINGH
Hindu Council of New
Zealand will be celebrating
the Raksha Bandhan
Festival – Universal Fellowship
and Veneration of Womanhood on
Sunday, August 22, in Auckland.
This year the Hindu Council of
New Zealand is also celebrating
its silver jubilee, and to mark the
occasion, it is repeating some
selected, unique programs from the
previous years through its various
Service Divisions.
Speaking to the Indian Weekender,
Vinod Kumar, President of Hindu
Council of NZ said, “Raksha
Bandhan festival is open to all, and
it aims to bring community leaders
and dance groups from several
ethnic communities (more than
50 groups) together to celebrate
this unique festival that promotes
universal fellowship and veneration
of womanhood.”
Kumar also told the Indian
Weekender that the Council had big
plans for several other community
events throughout the year, including
two successful programs held
recently - Rangoli and Mehndi Moko
workshops at the Apumoana Marae
Rotorua on Saturday, May 15.
The second program was the
nationwide Health for Humanity
Yogathon organized (from June
12 to June 26) by Yogathon New
Zealand, part of AROGYA (Aotearoa
Research Organisation for Generic
Yoga and Ayurveda).
Raksha Bandhan Festival is third
in the series of programs being
organized to mark silver jubilee
celebrations.
“Following the success of our
programs, more and more volunteers,
especially youth and women, are
coming on board to support and help
with our Silver Jubilee celebrations,”
said Vinod Kumar, President of
Hindu Council of New Zealand.
“As part of the Silver Jubilee
celebrations, we are launching
Hindu Women Forum during Raksha
"The
Covid pandemic
from early last year
and its accompanied
impact such as global travel
restrictions have further
enhanced the sense of isolation
among migrant women as
neither they could travel nor
get their family members
to visit them for any
support."
Bandhan festival in the presence of
several ethnic communities,” Kumar
said.
Some ethnic communities living
in New Zealand who are expected
to participate actively are from
India, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka,
Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Fiji,
China, Korea, Japan and many more
countries.
“This festival helps all volunteers,
especially the youth and women
from different groups, to grow their
skills by volunteering, helping and
organizing the festival,” said Mamta
Bhikha, HOTA coordinator for New
Zealand.
For the uninitiated, HOTA is
a forum of Hindu Organizations,
Temples and Associations in New
Zealand.
Every year, one of the HOTA
Forum members becomes the host
and leads and organizes this annual
festival. This year Hindu Council of
NZ is leading efforts in celebrations
of Rakshabandhan.
mingle, and support each other, along
with sharing glimpses of different
cultures,” Ms Mishra said.
Need for a common meeting place
for migrant women in southern rural
communities.
Himani Gailbraith also told the
Indian Weekender that they have
always felt a need for an appropriate
place where migrant women could
visit along with their children to
share their views and problems.
“While we continue to work and
hope for support from appropriate
authorities, we just thought to come
up with this special program at
Southland Hindi school so as to give
our fellow ethnic migrant women an
opportunity to interact regularly,” Ms
Gailbraith said.
Road-rage turns into alleged racial
abuse: Kiwi-Indian taxi driver assaulted
IWK BUREAU
A
Kiwi-Indian taxi driver
was assaulted in Hamilton
on Tuesday, June 29, after
a road rage by a fellow road user
turned into a race-related assault
that left him with bleeding eyes and
almost a month off from the roads
advised by the doctor.
29-year-old Sukhjit-Singh Rattu
was left shocked and with bleeding
eyes when a man punched in his eyes
soon after stopping his car with an
overtake manoeuvre near Hamilton
Airport. The incident happened
around 8.40 pm in the night when
Sukhjit was heading to the airport
for work. Speaking to the Indian
Weekender, Sukhjit said, “A female
was driving the car which overtook
me and forced me to stop.”
“Then a male came out from
the passenger seat and walked
towards my car, who did not appear
aggressive in any manner.”
“When he noticed I was Indian, he
got so angry and banged on my door
window then straight away opened
the driver’s side door and without
saying a word punched on my eye”
“I heard him abusing me f***ing
Indian.” The punch left him with
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thisunprovoked assault and racist
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“I was getting late for work, and
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Ishan Sikka represents the new breed of agents ready to take
on the real estate industry by storm. Ishan has over ten years
of sales experience with a proven track record and brings
commitment, customer service, marketing and management
skills to the team.
Q. How long have you been a real estate agent? What
was the reason to choose this industry?
Ishan: I Have been in this industry for just less than a year. I
have always had a true passion for real estate. For me, real estate
is not just about buying/selling properties. It’s about growth,
personal development and all the challenges that come along the
way. I always wanted to focus on my soft skills, including people
skills, self-motivation, and problem-solving, which are some of
the top abilities that real estate agents need.
Q. Why should people choose you as an agent?
Ishan: I came to New Zealand at a very young age, and I not
only know the New Zealand culture but people’s needs as well. I
have been running a very successful business for the past seven
years. Not only recognised by the Indian community but also
is well known amongst the Kiwi people. I strongly believe that
transparent communication plays a big role in being a successful
real estate agent.
With a vast and in-depth knowledge of the local property
market, I work confidently with first home buyers, property
investors and property developers. I Want to separate myself
from the stereotype of a pushy real estate salesperson. I Invest
in relationships, work towards long-term goals, and learn what I
can about marketing myself out there.
From the beginning of my career, I decided to create a business
that is portable, flexible and able to move and grow with me. I
Believe “You’ll be much more able to weather changes in the
market than someone who isn’t thinking like a business owner.”
Q. From a migrant’s perspective, how easy or difficult
was it to succeed in the real estate industry?
Ishan: I believe in some way or the other I am a migrant as I
came to this country at a very young age (12). However, saying
that this industry and my clients have taken me with open arms.
My result in the past year speaks for itself as I have closed more
than 20 million dollar business.
Q. What sets you apart from other agents?
Ishan: Selling your client›s home or finding the right
property for a buyer is just one part of the equation. For them to
recommend you to others, rate you on rate my agent or refer you
to others in their network, you need to go above and beyond what
other real estate agents are offering, beyond what the client›s
expectations are.
They want to be in the loop at all times. In fact, today’s buyers
and sellers are largely tech-savvy millennials who are used to
constant updates on their offers, upcoming potential properties.
I understand the buying and selling process can be intimidating.
Hence it is my duty to guide any of my buyers / Sellers through
the stress-free process. I Invest in relationships, work towards
long-term goals, and learn what I can about marketing myself
out there. From the beginning of my career, I decided to create a
business that is portable, flexible and able to move and grow with
me. I believe you’ll be much more able to weather changes in the
market than someone who isn’t thinking like a small business
owner.
Q. How has the Covid-19 pandemic impacted the
housing market?
Ishan: As the full impact of the coronavirus revealed itself
around the globe with cases escalating daily, housing markets
were inevitably caught in the crossfire, and the only thing which
was on most people›s mind was what would happen to the NZ
housing market.
A nationwide lockdown slowed buying and selling activity,
but now the question is, where does your property value stand
in today›s market.
Post lockdown, the housing market started rising, and the
interest rates dropped, resulting in a huge gap between demand
Friday, July 09, 2021
The Indian Weekender
Real Estate: Meet our local experts in Auckland
When you think about selling your
biggest asset, you expect to get a great price
and supply.
The price of a house is tied to the supply and demand for
housing - If there are fewer houses available, prospective buyers
bid up the price in order to get one; if fewer people are looking
for a home, the price will drop because buyers have fewer
competitors. Covid-19 has affected both supply and demand.
Buyers / Sellers are still curious, and the number of property
searches is increasing significantly day by day.
What it takes to be a successful real estate agent
Renu Sharma has been a licensed real
estate salesperson since 2015 and is
proud to be part of the Chairmans Elite
Business at Ray White Takanini. She loves that
real estate gives her the opportunity to meet
and make connections with people from all
walks of life.
Operating primarily in the South Auckland
region in neighbourhoods from Papakura
to Papatoetoe, Renu is well-known as an
award-winning agent. With a passion for her
community Renu works diligently to deliver
excellent real estate services to people of all
ethnicities and is a fluent speaker of Hindi,
Punjabi, and English.
Over the years Renu has dealt with numerous
home sellers and buyers with a range of
property needs and handles it all with the
utmost professionalism.
Prior to real estate, Renu worked
in the corporate world focussing on
client services and also owned a
successful hospitality chain.
Her management experience
together with a BA in
Psychology equips Renu
with strong interpersonal
skills and insight into
what people really
want for their homes
and lives. She’s a
good listener, patient
and calm in the
face of challenge
and upheaval. Her
positive and upbeat
personality means she quickly builds trusted
relationships to support and guide her clients
on their exciting real estate journey. Much of
her business has come from repeat clients who
also refer their family, friends and neighbours
knowing that they will be in safe hands with
Renu.
Always focussed on the client experience,
Renu utilises Ray White’s unparalleled
Australasian referral network, outstanding
marketing tools, and streamlined office systems
to deliver a real estate experience second to
none. Hard working and tenacious, Renu’s
uncompromising attention to detail sees her
get superb results for her vendors at auction
and assures her buyers of securing the home of
their dreams.
Q First of all, what was the reason for
you to take on the real estate industry?
Is it any different from your dream job?
When I joined Real estate in 2015 I had
no clue how intense this work can be. Being
involved in someone’s biggest asset ‘house’ is
a big responsibility.
Making sure that you are right in every step
of the process and making the clients feel at
ease throughout is important.
Q.What challenges you faced as a woman
being in this industry?
This work surely requires late nights and
working odd hours. There are no weekends
off. This can sometimes affect family time and
social obligations but other than this there is no
specific challenges as a woman.
Q.What is the most important quality
you possess that makes you good as a
real estate agent?
I am a good listener and I understand the
needs of my clients.
Whenever I am called to list a property my
first question is why are you selling?
I never ever over price my appraisals just to
win a listing.
My patience and knowledge are my biggest
strengths.
Q.What is your best marketing plan or
strategy to sell/ buy properties?
Targeting the right buyers is very important.
Social media is the best platform to showcase
any property.
Q. What is the sentiment in the marketing
for properties?
Sentiments are to project the property
realistically and not mislead by exaggerating
the marketing advertisement.
Q. What message would you like to give
to the community during the tough
times of covid to motivate them.?
Always hope for the best but be prepared for
the worst.
Change is the only constant thing in life so
we should not resist it but accept it.

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NEW ZEALAND 11
Real Estate: Meet our local experts in Auckland
Gary Bal: The rising real estate star in South Auckland
Gary is a passionate, enthusiastic
and driven real estate professional
with a proven track record in sales
and negotiations.
With a true passion for real estate, and a promise
to deliver service like no other, trust Gary
to work diligently to exceed all
your expectations.
Committed to providing his
clients the very best in service,
feedback and results, Gary
strives to make the process
of listing, marketing and
Gary goes over and above
what many agents are
willing to do to ensure
property transactions are
smooth, hassle-free and
enjoyable experience.
Gary is tenacious,
energetic and driven
with a fresh approach to
real estate; combining
an unwavering work
ethic and utilisation of
all the latest technology,
Gary ensures no stone is
left unturned to achieve the
best possible results for his
clients.
Gary has intimate knowledge
of the southern and eastern
suburbs of Auckland and he is proud
to sing praises of these beautiful neighbourhoods and
help others discover their secrets.
Q. When did you come to New Zealand and
what was your first job?
I came to New Zealand in 2000 and first part time
job while i was at school was at LSG SKY Chef
(company pack food for airlines) as a helping hand.
Q. Journey from your first job to your real
estate job?
It has been an amazing journey every job I did I
enjoyed it however i always tried to improve my self
and challenged my self to do better From LSG then I
worked for Telecom (Spark) started from salesperson
to corporate account manager and I had always had
a thing for real estate however didn’t know any one
who’s was in real estate that time.
I did my real estate course in 2009 however due
to travelling overseas and no guidance didn’t join
realestate. Again I ended up doing my course again in
2014 and thats when the journey started in realestate
Q. What was the biggest challenge you faced
during your journey?
Every job or business has its own challenges.
Biggest challenge as a salesperson is self motivation.
If you are in real estate, you will quickly
find out that opening doors and negotiating
contracts barely takes up any of your time.
The real job goes much deeper than this and you need
to learn skills that you didn’t think were necessary to
succeed in real estate.
Q. What roadblocks did you face when
starting/nurturing your business?
'My clients are my
passion': Brijesh Patel
Today marks 2 years for Century 21 Papakura
office. When we left our previous company we weren’t
ready to launch the new company or start the office
as we were in our initial stages. however with the
support from Century 21 NZ Head office we manage
to get up and running with in 2 weeks and we started
the working from home office with only 3 Team
Members then team.
Biggest struggle and road blocks we faced when
we started new business was being out of balance
as we were working 7days and Brand awareness in
our community, Hiring right team members, balance
between sales & Management
However we have come-across all the challenged
and we have achieved alot in last 2 years as a first
year with Century 21 we have been awarded no1
office in NZ and no5 office in Australasia and a lot of
other awards.
Any message you would like to give to the readers
as the world is struggling through the difficult
time of COVID.
Well, just need to keep yourself and the community
safe and there is a need to unite against this global
pandemic. Stay health, practice meditation, eat right
and focus on the mental health.
Since joining the real estate industry
in 2015, Brijesh’s motive has been
to identify the best price for his
clients and serve them with his proven
sales skills.
He believes in exceptional client care.
He understands his clients’ needs and
make sure the right questions are asked
from the outset so that the best solution
can be developed, and the optimal
outcome achieved.
A creative thinker, he is able to come
up with innovative ways to market a
property, while his meticulous planning
ensures every detail is expertly managed.
He has also got proven negotiation and
marketing skills, as well as a wealth of
knowledge on the property market.
Every home he sells is a success story
in its own right, and he takes great pride
in every property sold. But nothing brings
him greater satisfaction than a customer
who is willing to be an advocate for
him, recommending his services to their
friends, families and associates.
He enjoys working in the culturally
vibrant the South and East Auckland area.
His abilities to speak fluent English, Hindi
Impression made on the clients by Brijesh-
We have now bought and sold
with Brijesh Patel and would highly
recommend him to any prospective client.
We previously found Brijesh highly
professional, honest and easy to deal
with. Brijesh’s commitment to achieving
a positive result, his supportive approach
along with his meticulous buyer follow up
and strong negotiating expertise, ensured
an excellent outcome for us. Brijesh, we
look forward to a continuing a business
relationship with you. A huge thanks to
you for being a phenomenal assistant.
Amandeep Singh & Sheenu
Brijesh has been an exceptional
salesperson. Always keeping us wellinformed
and looped into the process
at every stage. He is very professional
and goes above and beyond. Thank
you for your help and will definitely be
recommending you to others.
Krupa
I wanted to take time out to give a
special thanks to Brijesh who has helped
me sell my house, look for a rental and is
in the midst of finding me a new place my
family and I can call home.
Brijesh is a hardworking gentleman
who has always exceeded our expectations
based on what was promised. Brijesh
continuously made this process reassuring
and ensured we never lost faith.
He was around the clock available to
answer any questions or find solutions
to ensure our process was as smooth as
possible.
and Gujarati has allowed him to develop
a wide network of contacts and is a great
asset for sellers wanting to ensure their
home is marketed to a range of buyers.
“I’m only successful if my clients are
happy, which is why my focus has and
always will be on providing the highest
level of customer care. If you are based
in South Auckland and have a residential
property or home and land package that
you’d like to sell, I would be pleased to
help.” Brijesh Patel said.
Brijesh is 100% an ASSET for Barfoot
& Thompson and I feel privileged to have
been able to work with him during these
milestones.
I will gladly sing Brijesh’s praises
whenever I get the opportunity.
Thank you again Brijesh
Ramesh Chand
Brijesh is a star!
He is a professional salesperson who
works so well with his clients. Brijesh
brings his skills into the practical world
of the property industry. I have never
met him, but via phone, we worked into
success. I hope to do more work in the
future with this professional skilled
salesperson. I wish you all the best.
Ronald Krishna

Editorial
Refund of GVV
applications: Will
Indian marriagesbased
partnership
visa applications
be disadvantaged?
Recently Immigration New Zealand has announced on Wednesday, July 7, that it
will be refunding application fees and levies for temporary visa applications that
cannot be processed due to New Zealand’s current border restrictions.
Essentially what this latest announcement meant was that people who applied for
a temporary visa from outside New Zealand after August 10, 2020, when offshore
applications were suspended, will have their application returned and be refunded.
However, there was a reprieve in the decision that will allow certain categories of visa
applications to be excluded from lapsing and refunding.
It clearly says that applications based on a relationship (partner or dependent children)
to a New Zealand citizen, residence class visa holder or temporary visa holder, and
applications based on a relationship (partner or dependent children) to a principal
applicant with a temporary visa application will be excluded.
Although well-intentioned, it surely does not ameliorate the concerns of people seeking
partnership visas largely based on Indian marriages or who do not have demonstrable
evidence of “living together” as a couple before the filing of the visa.
Lately, every time an announcement comes around partnership visas and General Visitor
Visas based on partnerships, a question automatically emerges - if the relationships based
on Indian marriages will be disadvantaged in any manner.
This is because of an existing anomaly in immigration law that has in recent past
disadvantaged people seeking partnership visas based on Indian marriages.
In the absence of clarity in the Immigration rules, which requires couples to show
evidence of “living together” to be eligible for partnership visas to enter the country and
join their New Zealand based partners/spouses, the INZ bureaucracy had over the years
developed an ad-hoc system.
As per that ad-hoc system, which is purely discretional, the INZ bureaucracy assesses
such requests for partnership visa applications on a case-by-case basis and has been
issuing relationship-based General Visitor Visa.
So from the user’s perspective, who in their mind often believes that they are seeking
partnership visas to join their NZ based partners/spouses, many do not qualify as per
archaic requirement for “partnership visas” and have to file relationship-based General
Visitor Visas.
It is this relationship based GVV that often get disadvantaged, especially under the
current closed-border regime.
The INZ does not have a mechanism to differentiate between normal visitor visas and
relationship-based general visitor visas.
Earlier, when NZ borders were closed in March 2020, and the government had allowed
only partnership-based visa holders to enter the country, those in Indian marriage-based
relationships were not allowed.
As the initial frenzy around border closure and Covid-19 pandemic management at
borders subsided a bit and the government relaxed entry of some categories of partners
in September 2020, things have improved marginally for Indian marriages-based General
Visitor Visa applications.
However, the perceived sense of disadvantage remains intact due to existing anomaly in
Immigration Law, which is less reflective of New Zealand’s changing cultural diversity.
The ideal solution to this oft-returning sense of disadvantage is a legislative change
that removes excessive emphasis on the “living together” clause for partnership visa, in
reflection of the realities in many dominant cultures of the world where couples are not
required to live together before being recognised as a couple.
Till that change happens, the concerns around relationship-based General Visitor Visa
will continue returning with every new announcement related to partnership visa.
Thought of the week
"Success consists of going from failure
to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”
—Winston Churchill
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sanctions against consensual male homosexual practices, was read a third time in
Parliament by 49 votes to 44.
10 July 1967
New Zealand adopts decimal currency
Pounds, shillings and pence were replaced by dollars and cents − 27 million new banknotes
and 165 million new coins. The new money was valued at $120 million (more than $2.2
billion in today’s money) and weighed more than 700 tonnes. The banks were closed from
Wednesday 5 July to give staff time to convert their records.
11 July 1877
First woman graduates from a New Zealand university
Kate Edger became the first woman in New Zealand to gain a university degree and the first
woman in the British Empire to earn a Bachelor of Arts (BA). in 1882 she became the first
principal of Nelson College for Girls.
12 July 1863
British forces invade Waikato
British troops invaded Waikato by crossing the Mangatāwhiri Stream, which the Kīngitanga
(Māori King movement) had declared an aukati (a line not to be crossed).
12 July 1889
First women's trade union formed
The first women’s trade union in New Zealand emerged in the late 19th century in response
to poor working conditions in the clothing industry. Tailoresses were not the only wageearning
women experiencing hardship in their occupations, but they were by far the largest
group.
13 July 1916
Vivian Walsh obtains New Zealand’s first pilot’s certificate
Following the establishment of the New Zealand Flying School at Ōrākei on Auckland’s
Waitematā Harbour, Vivian 'Vee' Walsh became the first pilot to obtain an aviator’s certificate
in New Zealand (several New Zealanders had earlier qualified as pilots in England).

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AUSMAT team continues to assist MoH
The Australia and New Zealand medical assistance team “The first is to look at the capacity and the systems at the cases. “We are also expecting that there will be more severely
is working on specific tasks to support our Ministry of Colonial War Memorial Hospital(CWM), we are also being ill and critically ill patients admitted to hospital and inevitably
Health. Australia sent eight medical professionals and tasked to support the FEMAT where we are being asked to help there will be more deaths. Obviously, the health authorities here
two doctors from New Zealand to aid Fiji’s response as the
deadly Delta variant continues to spread across Viti Levu.
Dr Wayne Morris who is based in Suva shared his impression
on the current situation, being on the ground for the last few days.
with infection prevention and control procedures and finding out
the other public health components.”
Dr Morris has reiterated sentiments by Permanent Secretary
for Health Dr James Fong that the Ministry expects more severe
are very concerned, we’re also very concerned on the ground.”
With vigorous daily testing by the Health Ministry and the
ongoing vaccination drive, Dr Wayne believes the outbreak will
have to run its course.
NZDF medical
officer joins
Aussie
Response
team
We’re pleased to be able to deploy
Naomi to embed with the joint
Australia-New Zealand team
and support our neighbours in Fiji with their
response to the outbreak,
A New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF)
medical doctor has deployed to Fiji to join
an Australian Medical Assistance Team
(AUSMAT) providing support to health
authorities following a surge in cases of
COVID-19 in Fiji.
The Government recently announced two
New Zealand medical specialists would be
embedded with the AUSMAT. They include
New Zealand Army medical officer Major
Naomi Gough, a public health physician with
a wide range of experience in communicable
disease control, who is set to join the team after
completing Fiji’s quarantine requirements.
The AUSMAT’s work will include health
system management and infection control
measures.
Permanent Secretary for
Health, Doctor James Fong
says 324,462 adults in Fiji
have received their first dose of the
AstraZeneca vaccine and 54,737
have received their second doses.
This means that 55% of the target
population has received at least
one dose and 9.3% are now fully
vaccinated nationwide.
Meanwhile, Doctor Fong stresses
that steam therapy is not a treatment
for severe COVID-19.
He says severe COVID-19 is a
medical emergency, and relying
completely on home remedies can
Commander Joint Forces New Zealand Rear
Admiral Jim Gilmour said Major Gough had
extensive experience in public health, and
provided expert medical advice and support
on operations.
“We’re pleased to be able to deploy Naomi
to embed with the joint Australia-New Zealand
team and support our neighbours in Fiji with
their response to the outbreak,” he said.
Major Gough said that as a part of the
AUSMAT team she will be responding to
Fiji’s request for assistance and will be there
to provide public health support to the Fijian
response.
Her career as a public health physician
includes leadership roles in communicable
disease control and incident control for
outbreaks.
Covid-19: NZ medic in Fiji - 'we're
worried about increasing deaths'
A
New
Zealand medic who has arrived
in Fiji to help with the second wave of
Covid-19 says the team is also helping
reopen the capital's besieged main hospital to
non-Covid-19 patients.
Christchurch Hospital anaesthetist Wayne
Morriss arrived in Fiji late last month with a
Medical Assistance Team made up of New
Zealand and Australian healthcare workers.
The group completed a seven-day quarantine
this week and will spend 28 days in the country.
Fiji has suffered a daily record number of
Covid-19 cases with 431 infections and two
deaths related to the virus in the 24 hours to
8am yesterday.
Dr Morriss said Fijian health authorities were
doing their best in trying circumstances, but the
situation was grim.
"It's been a really sophisticated response from
the Fijian health authorities, but I think that
this sort of outbreak would stretch any health
system. We're obviously very worried about the
increasing number of cases and deaths, and it's
fair to say it's really stressing the system."
As the outbreak grew in Fiji and a cluster of
cases emerged among healthworkers the main
hospital in Suva, the Colonial War Hospital,
was restricted to almost exclusively Covid-19
patients.
But this has had a serious impact on the rest
of the health system, Morriss said.
"The main hospital was effectively closed
delay urgent medical treatment.
Doctor Fong says the severe
symptoms of COVID-19 include
difficulty breathing, persistent pain
Major Gough is expected to be in Fiji for
about five weeks.
As well as being vaccinated, Major Gough
and others in the AUSMAT team are taking a
range of precautions to protect themselves and
prevent spread of the virus including having
their own supplies of Personal Protective
Equipment and daily testing.
Major Gough will complete 14 days in
managed isolation on her return to New
Zealand.
The NZDF recently deployed a six-person
medical team to the Multinational Force and
Observers in the Sinai, where they worked
with counterparts in the Australian Defence
Force and personnel from other nations
assisting with testing and treatment to respond
to a COVID-19 outbreak.
down a month ago... to patients other than
Covid cases, and we know there are ongoing
health needs even during a pandemic.
"So there's still lots of patients with medical
or surgical problems that need treatment."
The purpose of the Medical Assistance Team
is fourfold, Dr Morriss said.
"We are assessing the capacity of the main
hospital and will assist with re-opening it for
non-Covid patients.
or pressure in the chest, severe
headache for a few days, new
confusion, inability to wake or stay
awake; and pale, gray, or bluecoloured
skin, lips or nail beds.
If you or a loved one have any
of these symptoms please go
immediately to your nearest medical
facility or call 165 if unable to get to
a medical facility. The 7-day average
of new COVID-19 cases per day has
increased to 429 cases per day or 485
cases per million population per day.
Doctor Fong says as expected
with the increasing case numbers we
are also seeing increasing numbers
of people with severe disease and
more deaths in the Suva-Nausori
Containment Zone. He says they
continue to see people with severe
‘Prepare for the worst’: Former
health minister warns
Prepare for the worst.
That’s the advice former Health
Minister Dr Neil Sharma has for
Fijians as COVID-19 cases continue to mount
and medical facilities face the threat of being
overwhelmed.
He said Fijians should reduce meals to two a
day, eat healthy and establish backyard gardens.
Dr Sharma suggested that where possible,
people should stock up on non-perishable food
items and take COVID-safe protocols very
seriously.
He also warned against entertaining guests
or relatives because of the risks associated with
the virus.
Additional 70,000 doses
of Australian-manufactured
Covid-19 Astrazeneca
vaccines arrive
As part of Australia’s ongoing support
to the Fijian Government and the
Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical
Services during this second outbreak of
COVID-19, a Fiji Airways flight arrived
last night carrying an additional 70,000
Australian-manufactured COVID-19
AstraZeneca vaccines.
This brings the total number of Australian
vaccine doses flown into Fiji over the past
eight weeks to 320,000 and forms part of
Australia’s commitment to provide one million
vaccines to Fiji.
"We've also been asked to support the Fiji
Emergency and Medical Assistance Team
which is currently working in the Vodafone
Arena, and for the next couple of days the
National Gymnasium is also going to be opened
to take moderately sick Covid patients.
"Those patients will be monitored so that
if they deteriorate they will be transferred
for more advanced care, to the Colonial War
Memorial Hospital.
The fourth area the team are working on
is advising Fijian health authorities to upgrade
healthworkers' PPE.
"The other area that is really important is
infection prevention and control, so that's the
use of PPE and other measures to reduce the
spread of infection within the health facilities.
It's really important that the staff and the patients
have faith that the PPE and other equipment is
going to keep them safe."
55% of the target Fijian population has received at least one
dose of the AstraZeneca and 9.3% are now fully vaccinated
COVID-19 dying at home or coming
to a medical facility in the late stages
of severe illness and dying within a
day or two.
The Permanent Secretary stresses
that severe COVID-19 is a medical
emergency and a delay in receiving
appropriate medical treatment may
result in a higher risk of death.
He says steam inhalation therapy
(kuvui) is commonly used as a
home remedy to provide relief
from congested nasal passages,
and symptoms of cold or inflamed
sinuses, or other mild COVID-19
symptoms, not for severe cases.

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NEWS in BRIEF
Heatwaves claimed over 17,000
lives in 50 years in India: Study
Heatwaves have claimed more than 17,000 lives in 50
years in India, according to a paper recently published
by the country’s top meteorologists. The paper said there were
706 heatwave incidents in the country from 1971-2019.
The research paper was authored by M Rajeevan, Secretary
of Ministry of Earth Science, along with scientists Kamaljit
Ray, S S Ray, R K Giri and A P Dimri, earlier this year.
Kamaljit Ray is the lead author of the paper.
Heatwave is one of the extreme weather events (EWE). In
50 years (1971-2019) EWE killed 1,41,308 people. Of this,
17,362 people were killed due to heatwave — a little over 12
percent of the total deaths recorded, the study said.
The maximum heatwave deaths were in Andhra Pradesh,
Telangana and Odisha, it added. Core Heatwave Zone (CHZ)
is the most prone area for heatwave (HW) and severe heatwave
(SHW) with the highest frequency of occurrence during the
month of May.
India's draft space transportation policy
gives green push to ISRO
The Indian government,
while encouraging
the private players to play
a good part in the space
sector with policy reforms,
will continue to focus on
research and development
(R&D) on green fuel,
robotic space exploration and reusable rockets, states the draft
National Space Transportation Policy.
The draft policy states focused research is essential on new
propulsion systems based on semi-cryogenic, liquid oxygenmethane
and green propellants.
The Department of Space (DOS) under Government of
India has recently come out with its draft National Space
Transportation Policy. Its space arm -- Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO)-- is working on green fuel (for rockets
and satellites), human space missions and others. Similarly,
private rocket makers are also for green fuel.
The DOS Secretary and ISRO Chairman K.Sivan said the
space agency is looking at green propulsion through hydrogen
peroxide in its rocket that would take Indians into space under
its 'Gaganyaan' mission.
ISRO is also looking at rocket engines powered by hydrogen
peroxide as a mono-propellant or as a bi-propellant along with
ethanol. The Indian space agency is also developing another
green fuel -- LOX/Methane -- liquid oxygen as oxidiser and
methane as fuel. Sivan had told IANS that the test results were
good for LOX/Methane engines.
Life could exist in clouds of Jupiter, not
Venus: Research
Jupiter's clouds have
water conditions
that would allow earthlike
life to exist, but this
isn't possible in Venus'
clouds, according to the
groundbreaking finding
of research led by Queen's University Belfast scientists.
For some decades, space exploration missions have looked
for evidence of life beyond earth where we know that large
bodies of water, such as lakes or oceans, exist or have
previously existed.
However, the new research shows that it isn't the quantity
of water that matters for making life viable, but the effective
concentration of water molecules -- known as 'water activity'.
The new study also found that research published by an
independent team of scientists last year, claiming that the
phosphine gas in Venus' atmosphere indicates possible life in
the sulphuric acid clouds of Venus, is not plausible.
Through this innovative research project, Dr John E.
Hallsworth from the School of Biological Sciences at Queen's
and his team of international collaborators devised a method
to determine the water activity of atmospheres of a planet.
Using their approach to study the sulphuric acid clouds of
Venus, the researchers found that the water activity was more
than a hundred times below the lower limit at which life can
exist on earth. The research also shows that Jupiter's clouds
have a high enough concentration of water, as well as the
correct temperature, for life to exist there. The study has been
published in Nature Astronomy.
‘Blessed with unparalleled
brilliance’: PM Modi condoles
Dilip Kumar’s death
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Dilip Kumar a
“cinematic legend” as he condoled the demise of
the veteran actor. The 98-year-old passed away in
Mumbai early on Wednesday after a prolonged illness.
“Dilip Kumar Ji will be remembered as a cinematic legend. He
was blessed with unparalleled brilliance, due to which audiences
across generations were enthralled. His passing away is a loss
to our cultural world. Condolences to his family, friends and
innumerable admirers. RIP,” PM Modi tweeted.
Dilip Kumar was taken to Mumbai’s Hinduja hospital last
Wednesday after he complained of breathlessness – it was the
second time he had been hospitalised in the same month. Kumar
suffered from advanced prostate cancer and was undergoing
treatment for the last 3-4 months now.
Dilip Kumar Ji will be remembered as
a cinematic legend. He was blessed
with unparalleled brilliance, due to
which audiences across generations were
enthralled. His passing away is a loss to
our cultural world. Condolences to his
family, friends and innumerable admirers
The actor was bedridden for several months and had become
unresponsive in the last few days. “He had water in the pleural
Eye on elections, Team Modi casts
a wider net to capture fresh talent
In picking the new faces for the council
of ministers, the Narendra Modi
government has skilfully balanced
caste and regional aspirations — key
aspects of electoral politics — with the
intent of bringing on board candidates
who are younger, more qualified, and with
administrative and legislative experience.
The leitmotif of the new council, however,
is the social engineering that has been
attempted by giving a seat at the high table
to castes considered to be at the bottom of
the social and economic pyramid but that are
assiduously wooed by the BJP.
As per the data shared by the government,
there are as many as 27 Other Backward
Castes,12 Scheduled Castes and eight
Scheduled Tribes in the council of ministers.
Notably these include some of the castes
such as Darzi, Modh Teli among others that
have been represented for the first time.
This clever mosaic of castes is aimed at
building the Bharatiya Janata Party’s base
in not just the election-bound states such as
The world is in a very 'dangerous
period' of the COVID-19 pandemic
compounded by more
transmissible variants like Delta, which
is continuing to evolve and mutate, World
Health Organization Director-General
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has
warned. He said in countries with low
vaccination coverage, terrible scenes of
hospitals overflowing are again becoming
the norm.
“Compounded by more transmissible
variants, like Delta, which is quickly
becoming the dominant strain in many
countries, we are in a very dangerous
period of this pandemic,” Ghebreyesus
said at a press briefing on Friday.
“But no country is out of the woods
yet. The Delta variant is dangerous and is
continuing to evolve and mutate, which
requires constant evaluation a careful
adjustment of the public health response,”
he said. Noting that the Delta variant has
been detected in at least 98 countries and
cavity, and he suffered a kidney failure. He required blood
transfusion multiple times. We carried the last transfusion but it
did not help,” a hospital doctor said.
The actor’s official Twitter account also confirmed the news of
his death, “With a heavy heart and profound grief, I announce the
passing away of our beloved Dilip Saab, few minutes ago. We
are from God and to Him we return.”
Dilip Kumar, popularly known as the tragedy king of
Bollywood, is survived by wife and actor Saira Banu.
Some of his best-known films are Devdas, Mughal-e-Azam,
Gunga Jamuna, Ram Aur Shyam, Naya Daur, Madhumati,
Kranti, Vidhaata, Shakti, and Mashaal, to name just a few.
Uttar Pradesh but also in states where the
party is keen to expand its footprint, such as
Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Karnataka, and
in states such as Rajasthan and Maharashtra
where it hopes to regain the seat of power.
The inclusions from UP have hogged
the headlines for the possible impact it will
have on the state elections in 2022. Caste
is considered a key element in determining
election outcomes in the state.
Of the seven who took oath today from the
state, three are SCs, 3 OBCs and one upper
caste. The composition is being perceived to
reach out to the communities, particularly
the OBCs who comprise nearly 40% of the
electorate and have supported the BJP but
are said to be upset over a slew of issues,
including the lack of employment avenues.
“The talk of sub-categorisation of OBCs,
for instance, has not gone down well in UP,
where larger groups like Kurmis feel their
share of the reservation pie will be reduced,”
said a senior BJP leader and a former
minister on condition of anonymity.
Delta variant 8 times
less sensitive to vaccine
antibodies: Study
The collaborative study,
"Sars-Cov-2 B.1.617.2 Delta
Variant Emergence and
Vaccine Breakthrough: Collaborative
Study", from India with scientists
from Cambridge Institute of
Therapeutic Immunology and
Infectious Disease is yet to be peerreviewed.
The Delta variant of coronavirus is
eight times less sensitive to antibodies
generated by vaccines as compared
to the original strain that came from
China’s Wuhan, according to a new
study.
The study, which was conducted
on more than 100 healthcare
workers (HCWs) at three centres
in India including Sir Ganga Ram
Hospital (SGRH) here, found that
the B.1.617.2 Delta variant not only
dominates vaccine-breakthrough
infections with higher respiratory
viral loads compared to non-Delta
infections (Ct value of 16.5 versus
19) but also generates greater
transmission among the fully
vaccinated HCWs.
The collaborative study,
“Sars-Cov-2 B.1.617.2 Delta
Variant Emergence and Vaccine
Breakthrough: Collaborative Study”,
from India with scientists from
Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic
Immunology and Infectious Disease
is yet to be peer-reviewed.
Delta variant is dangerous, continues
to evolve and mutate: WHO chief
is spreading quickly in countries with
low and high vaccination coverage, he
said there are essentially two ways for
countries to push back against new surges.

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Biden zeroes in on
Delta variant as US
nears 160m fully vaccinated
US President Joe Biden encouraged
risk, their friends are at risk, the people
Americans who have not yet been
they care about are at risk,” Biden said.
vaccinated against COVID-19 to
“This is an even bigger concern because
get their shots to protect themselves from
the widely-spreading, highly contagious
Delta variant of the coronavirus.
Biden told reporters the United States
will reach a mark of 160 million Americans
being fully vaccinated by the end of this
week, but he warned against complacency
as the Delta variant spreads among those
who have not been inoculated.
of the Delta variant.”
Biden said the variant was already
responsible for “half of all cases in many
parts of this country.”
The Delta variant, which is becoming
dominant in many countries, is more
easily transmitted than earlier versions
of the coronavirus and may cause more
severe disease, especially among younger
“Millions of Americans are still
people. It has now been found in every
unvaccinated and unprotected. And because of that, their communities are at U.S. state, health officials have said.
Covid-19:
Germany lifts
ban on tourists
from UK and
Portugal
Germany is lifting a Covid-related
travel ban on people from the
UK and four other variant-hit
countries.
The restrictions, which also applied to
people from Portugal, Russia, India and
Nepal, will be relaxed from Wednesday.
Visitors who are fully vaccinated will
also not be required to quarantine.
Non-vaccinated people will however
still be required to quarantine for up
to 10 days, with the option to end their
quarantine early with a negative test on
the fifth day.
The five countries have until now
been classified as "virus variant areas"
because of the spread of the Delta and
Delta Plus variants, which were first
identified in India.
Although German citizens and
residents were exempt from the travel
ban, they were required to quarantine
for 14 days after visiting any of the five
"virus variant" countries.
The countries will now be reclassified
as "high incidence areas", the Robert
Koch Institute (RKI) said on Monday.
On Friday, after talks with UK Prime
Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor
Angela Merkel said fully vaccinated
Britons would soon be able to visit
Germany without having to quarantine.
Germany's vaccination campaign has
made big advances: by Monday 32.4m
people - or 39% of the total population -
had been fully vaccinated against Covid,
Germany's RP news website reported.
Recipients of at least one jab totalled
56.5%.
The Germany-wide infection rate
has declined to about five per 100,000
people over seven days - a much lower
rate than in the UK. In none of the 16
German regions is the rate above 10.
Currently Germany has 526 Covid
patients in intensive care, German ntv
news reports - again far below Germany's
peak levels in the pandemic.
On Monday, the RKI reported 440
new infections and 31 Covid-related
deaths in Germany.
Germany's relaxation of restrictions
came a few hours after Mr Johnson
confirmed the UK was expecting to lift
all Covid-related rules from 19 July.
The UK government is also expected
to announce plans for fully-vaccinated
British people to travel to "amber"
countries - that is, countries designated
as medium risk for Covid, including
many in Europe - without having to
quarantine on their return.
German travel agents say they have a
high level of bookings for short summer
holidays abroad, with no apparent trend
towards cancellations because of Covid.
Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has
called for all Covid-related restrictions
to be lifted once all adults in Germany
have been offered vaccinations, "which
should happen during August".
And a YouGov survey quoted by
DPA news agency said 51% of Germans
questioned would support lifting all
restrictions for those fully vaccinated
from September. Those against totalled
39%, with the others undecided.
Australians under 40 could be
eligible for Pfizer, Moderna vax
Australians under the age of 40
could become eligible for the
Pfizer or Moderna coronavirus
vaccines around September or October, a
top official announced here.
Following a meeting with authorities
on Tuesday Lt. Gen. John Frewen, who
heads the federal government's Covid-19
vaccination task force, revealed that the
country expects to have enough doses of
the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines
to make them available to people under
the age of 40 from September to October,
reports Xinhua news agency.
"On the current supply forecasts that we
have, I think that's when we are getting
closer to having greater choice," Frewen
told reporters. "But I won't tie myself to
specific dates at this stage."
Frewen said that younger Australians
could be given a choice about which
mRNA vaccine they receive when there is
enough supply available.
"When we have adequate supplies I
think that's a logical step, but for now we
have to prioritise because the supplies of
one of the vaccines is limited," he said.
Till date, about 8.4 million Covid-19
vaccine doses have been administered in
Australia, including approximately 8,000
younger Australians who have received
the AstraZeneca jab.
"AstraZeneca is open to under 40s with
informed consent with their GPs," Frewen
said. "We're seeing demand right now in
that group of people to take AstraZeneca
now rather than wait for an alternate later
in the year."
Since the onset of the pandemic, there
has been 30,832 confirmed cases of
Covid-19 in Australia, with 910 deaths.
NEWS in BRIEF
Indonesia imposes stricter Covid-19
restrictions
Indonesia imposed stricter Covid-19 restrictions in 43
cities and districts outside the islands of Java and Bali
amid the ongoing second wave of the pandemic, a minister
said. At a virtual press conference, Coordinating Minister for
Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said that with the new
restrictions, the government is planning to add more hospital
bed capacity and reduce the public mobility in cities and
districts from Sumatra island in the west to the easternmost
Papua, reports Xinhua news agency.
"The public mobility is tightened so that there are no
activities at night. All community activities must be stopped
after 5 p.m.," he said.
According to chief of the national Covid-19 task force
and National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Ganip
Warsito, over 450,000 security personnel have been deployed
in those areas. Hartarto said President Joko Widodo has said
the new restrictions in those areas would be upgraded to be
"emergency" restrictions, which are currently implemented
in both Java and Bali, if the health facilities in the areas were
overwhelmed.
Philippine volcano billows 'greyish plume'
A "short-lived"
phreatomagmatic
eruption occurred at
the restive Taal volcano
in the Philippines on
Wednesday, producing
a 300-metre high
"greyish plume".
The Philippine
Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the eruption
occurred at 5.18 a.m., adding that it has recorded 55 volcanic
earthquakes in the past 24 hours, including one "explosiontype"
temblor and 44 low-frequency ones, reports Xinhua
news agency. The institute said that it recorded "high levels
of volcanic sulfur dioxide gas emissions and steam-rich
plumes that rose 1,500 metres" from the crater.
"Alert level 3 or magmatic unrest now prevails over Taal
volcano," the institute said, warning that magma extruding
from the main crater could drive explosive eruption.
Massive California wildfire rages unabated
The Salt Fire, a major blaze in Northern California,
has continued to rage and has so far scorched 12,430
acres of land with only 20 per cent containment after
a week of its eruption, Inciweb, an interstate incident
information system reported. The latest report showed that
firefighters are battling the blaze in mountainous areas and
providing structure defence in communities nearby, where
41 buildings, including 27 homes, had been damaged as of
Tuesday, reports Xinhua news agency.
"Evacuation orders and warnings remain in place for
communities near the fire. The fire is very visible from
Interstate 5 and firefighters ask the public to be extra cautious
when driving in the area," the Inciweb report said.
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 184.5mn
The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 184.5
million, while the deaths have surged to more than
3.99 million and vaccinations soared to over 3.25 billion,
according to the Johns Hopkins University.
In its latest update on Wednesday morning, the
University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering
(CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload, death toll
and the total number of vaccine doses administered stood
at 184,536,711, 3,991,598 and 3,253,108,271, respectively.
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the
world's highest number of cases and deaths at 33,746,275
and 605,903, respectively, according to the CSSE.
In terms of infections, India follows in the second place
with 30,619,932 cases. The other worst countries with over
3 million cases are Brazil (18,855,015), France (5,852,599),
Russia (5,591,030), Turkey (5,449,464), the UK (4,975,620),
Argentina (4,574,340), Colombia (4,402,582), Italy
(4,264,704), Spain (3,880,612), Germany (3,739,575) and
Iran (3,286,923), the CSSE figures showed.
In terms of deaths, Brazil comes second with 526,892
fatalities.
Nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are India
(403,281), Mexico (233,689), Peru (193,389), Russia
(137,005), the UK (128,532), Italy (127,704), France
(111,420) and Colombia (110,019).

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DIA MIRZA ON OTT BOOM:
We are just beginning to explore its potential
Dia Mirza has dabbled with
the OTT platforms both as
an actor and as a producer,
and she admits that the medium
has been fulfilling in more ways
than one.
“I have done Kaafir and
produced Mind the Malhotras for
OTT platforms. As an actor and
producer ,who has been in the
industry for over two decades, this
new medium has excited, challenged
and inspired me to discover new
facets of storytelling and even of
performance craft.
This is a vast, limitless horizon
and we are just beginning to explore
its potential,” she tells us.
The actor-producer also feels
the creative freedom that digital
platforms offer is refreshing.
“We work with a limited time
and narrative space in cinema, and
that imposes certain constraints and
Dilip Kumar still
in hospital, health
improving: Saira Banu
Bollywood veteran Dilip
Kumar's health is improving.
The 98-year-old is currently
recuperating in hospital. The actor's
wife, actress Saira Banu Khan, issued
a statement late on Monday updating
about his health.
The statement issued on Dilip
Kumar's Twitter account, reads:
"We are grateful for God's infinite
mercy on Dilip Sahib that his health
is improving. We are still in hospital
and request your prayers and duas
so that Insha'Allah he is healthy and
discharged soon. Saira Banu Khan."
Dilip Kumar was admitted to
the intensive care unit (ICU) of
Hinduja Hospital, Khar, on June
29, after reportedly complaining of
breathlessness.
A statement was issued on his
behalf on Twitter the following day.
It read: "Dilip Saab has been admitted
to Hinduja Hospital, Khar to address
medical issues related to illness
which are frequently expected in a 98
year old. Your love and prayers are
truly appreciated by Saab."
Shreyas Talpade has said that he
never gets insecure or worried
when working with big stars,
mainly because he is confident of his
own craft.
"If you are confident about your
work, and if your co-actor knows
about your strengths then it is the
other person who will be worried, not
you. Because, if you know your craft,
you know what you are going to do.
"Actually, it will be the other
person who will be insecure ki ye ab
kya karega, ye to kuch bhi kar sakta
hai, thoda sambhalna padega (What
will he do next?
He can do anything, I may have
to watch my moves). I have never
really felt that (insecurity) because
whatever roles I have done, I have
mentally accepted certain things. I
limitations upon what we can do
with a character and a story. Whereas
on OTT platforms, you get the
freedom to nuance, detail and layer
a theme in multiple ways and to add
hitherto unexplored dimensions to
characters,” Mirza points.
Stating that the medium is
tremendously exciting, she adds,
“There’s now a great potential to
not just tell the kinds of stories I
really want to tell, but also to create
without the pressure of appeasing the
box office.”
Even in terms of opportunities,
the 39-year-old feels that the web
has a better scope for actors, and
she shares that some of her favourite
performances over the last few years
have been by actors in OTT shows.
“We wouldn’t have discovered
just how brilliant they are if they had
been restricted to cinema. In my own
context, I can say that the character
Legendary actor Dilip Kumar, who was popularly
known as the tragedy king of Bollywood, passed
away on Wednesday morning. The actor was 98
and is survived by his wife, veteran actor Saira Banu.
Dr Jalil Parkar told the media that Dilip Kumar passed
away at 7:30 am on Wednesday. “He passed away due to
prolonged illness. He was 98,” added Parkar.
He was admitted to Hinduja hospital in Mumbai after
he complained of breathlessness.
Dilip Kumar — born Yusuf Khan — was a trendsetter
in terms of acting style, and inspired generations of actors
across the various streams of Indian cinema. Regarded
as one of the greatest actors that India has ever seen,
his career spanned over five iconic decades. One of
the legends of Golden Age of cinema in India, he was
considered a master of understatement, and eschewed the
loud and theatrical elements of acting.
Some of his best known films are Devdas, Mughale-Azam,
Gunga Jamuna, Ram Aur Shyam, Naya Daur,
Madhumati, Kranti, Vidhaata, Shakti and Mashaal, to
name just a few.
Dilip Kumar was born in the Qissa Khawani Bazaar
area of Peshawar (present day Pakistan) to Ayesha Begum
and Lala Ghulam Sarwar Khan. He debuted in films with
1944’s Jwar Bhata, but the film and his work did not garner
much attention. It was with 1947’s Jugnu, also starring
Noor Jehan, that he clinched his first box office hit.
In 1949, he starred in Andaz with Raj Kapoor and
go, give it my best," Shreyas said.
He added, "I do not like to think
about things like iska role bada hai,
of Kainaaz in Kaafir wouldn’t have
come my way in cinema.
Working in long format allowed
me to immerse myself
in the detailing of my
character and brought me
so much satisfaction as
a performer,” she notes,
adding that OTT stories
have so much space for
diverse narratives “for
women to play
complex
and richly
layered
protagonists.
There
is a cer-
"We
work with
a limited time and
narrative space in
cinema, and that imposes
certain constraints and
limitations upon what we
can do with a character
and a story"
tain creative
freedom
too which I hope
will continue to exist in
this space.”
Legendary actor Dilip
Kumar passes away at 98
mera chota, mai bhi to same hi kar
raha hu fir mere paise me kyu fark
hai (His role is bigger than mine, I
am doing similar work but why is
there a difference in our payments).
I do not get into all those, because
that is something I have cleared right
in the beginning, before jumping in,
once I jump in, I do my work and
(quickly) move out."
Shreyas Talpade has worked
with the biggest stars of his times,
including Akshay Kumar and Shah
Rukh Khan.
Asked if he has been treated
differently when working with stars,
the actor said, "How you are treated
by anyone, depends on you. You
have to decide how people are going
to treat you and that is exactly how
people will treat you.
Nargis, and it was that film that made Dilip Kumar a big
star. He was the first actor to win the Filmfare Award for
Best Actor in 1954, and won it a total of 8 times. He and
Shah Rukh Khan jointly hold the record for most Filmfare
trophies.
Dilip Kumar is listed in the Guinness World Records
for winning the maximum number of awards by an
Indian actor. He is also credited as the first method actor
in India. He was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke
Award in 1994 and Padma Vibhushan in 2015.
Dilip Kumar was last seen in the 1998 film Qila. His
death has left a gaping void in the film industry.
Shreyas Talpade on working with big stars: 'If you
know your craft, the other person will be insecure'
If you put your foot down on
certain things, they know that this is
not acceptable."
Shreyas Talpade also said that he
has one of the best filmographies.
"Whatever I have done, maybe
some TV episodes for a friend, even
something like a cineplay, (I did)
because I believed in it.
I have done films like Dor and
Iqbal, I have done films like Om
Shanti Om, where I played Shah
Rukh Khan's friend. I have done
Golmaal, I have done Housefull.
I have done Welcome To Sajjanpur.
If you look at my filmography, it is
probably one of the best things that
has happened, if you compare it with
anybody else for that matter," he
signed off.
Why Amitabh -Tinnu
Anand fought on Kaalia:
'No one spoke to him
like that, everyone was
shocked'
Actor-filmmaker Tinnu Anand
has revealed how working on
a film as a director is not the
easiest job. Tinnu, who worked with
stars such as Rishi Kapoor, Amitabh
Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor,
had to see a fair amount of trouble
from his stars.
In a recent interview, Tinnu has
revealed how he would often get
into an argument with Amitabh
Bachchan whenever they would
work together. He even recalled how
Amitabh called him stubborn and
they betted their careers on over a
line of dialogue to keep in Kaalia.
"So, there was a particular
dialogue that I had wanted in Kaalia;
my father stayed up till 3 am working
on it till I finally liked one. At 7
am, when Amitabh was getting his
makeup done on the sets, I read out
the scene. The first thing he told me
after the reading was that he would
not speak the dialogue.
A little later, once we met again
on the set, he asked me why I was
insisting despite the fact that he had
made his intention to not say that
dialogue pretty clear. I told him I
wanted a dialogue that would fetch
claps from the audience and this was
it," Tinnu said.
Tinnu said that Amitabh told him
the audience would not react to
the line as he was hoping it would.
While Amitabh asked Tinnu to leave
the industry if he was proven wrong,
Tinnu put the same condition on
him as well. "No one had spoken
to Amitabh like that. Everyone was
shocked including Parveen Babi and
Pran Saab," he added.
Tinnu said that Amitabh then got
up from his seat and he thought he
would hit him.
"But he walked past me and he
came to a lightman and told him to
put on the lights. 'Mujhe abhi shot
dena hain. Dialogue bol dunga. Bahut
dheet kisam ka director hai yeh (I’ll
say my dialogue and give my shot;
this director is very stubborn),' he
said. I went and watched it 40-50
times in the theatre for that particular
dialogue, and the audience clapped
every time," he said.
Tinnu Anand, who is the son of
renowned film writer Inder Raj
Anand, has starred in numerous hit
Bollywood projects. These include
Amitabh's Agneepath, China Gate,
Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka
Chopra's Bluffmaster!, Aamir
Khan's Ghajini and
Salman Khan's
Dabangg.

The Indian Weekender Friday, July 09, 2021
FEATURES 17
SHORBA – warm and comforting winter food
SHORBA word is derived from the Arabic word SHURBAH,
originated in the Middle East. It is the most comforting
food in the chilly winter evenings; its warm, nutritious and
fulfilling. Shorba can be a whole meal by itself and with a
combinations of naan bread or garlic sticks it can be all the
more filling. It is a traditionally prepared meal, by simmering
meat or vegetable in boiling water along with salt and
flavoured with aromatic curry spices and herbs.
TOMATO SHORBA
MUSHROOM SHORBA
INGREDIENTS:
• 500gm - button mushrooms
• 1tbsp - cumin seeds
• 1tbsp - coriander seeds
• 1 - red onion, large
• 4 - garlic cloves
• 2 - green chillies
• 2tbsp - butter
• 1tsp - mustard seeds
• 50gm - rice, basmati
• 1cup - vegetable stock or water
• 1tsp - salt or according to taste
• 2tbsp - cream
• 1/2tsp - crushed black pepper
METHOD:
• In a heavy base fry pan, dry roast
cumin seeds and coriander seeds
over medium flame till fragrant.
• Transfer seeds onto a plate to
cool then grind them into a
powder and set aside for later
use.
• Peel, wash and chop onion; wash
and chop garlic cloves and green
chillies. Set aside.
• Heat butter in a heavy base sauce
pan over medium flame.
• Add mustard seeds when they
start to sizzle add onions, cook
stirring through for 5 to 6
minutes until soft.
• Add garlic cloves, green chillies
and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
• When the onion mixture are
softened and are smelling
fragrant, add the ground cumin
and coriander powder and stir
through for another minute.
• Rinse rice till the water runs
clear then add them to the onion
mixture.
• Add washed and sliced
mushrooms; stir everything
together for 1-2 minutes till well
blended.
• Add vegetable stock, stir,
bringing it to one boil then
turning down the flame and let
simmer for 10 more minutes.
• When the shorba is ready,
remove from the heat and leave
it to cool slightly and then blend
it into a purée.
• Season with salt and give a good
mix.
• Mix in cream over low flame.
• Garnish with a sprinkle of
crushed black pepper on top.
• Serve hot with chilli naan bread
or preferably bread sticks.
• Serves - 6
TIP: Before serving you can
always blend the shorba and leave it
in the pan to warm it up again.
INGREDIENTS:
• 12 - tomatoes, large
• 1 - onion, medium
• 2 - garlic cloves
• 1 - green chilli
• 2tbsp - butter or oil
• 1tsp - cumin seeds
• 1tsp - fennel seeds
• 1 - bay leaf
• 4tbsp - tomato paste
• 1tsp - salt or according to taste
• 1/2tsp - crushed black pepper
• 2tbsp - cream
• 20gm - coriander leaves, fresh
• Bread croutons
METHOD:
• Wash and roughly chop the
tomatoes; set aside.
• Peel, wash and slice onion, garlic
and green chilli. Set aside.
• Heat butter in medium size pan
over low flame.
• Add cumin seeds, fennel seeds
and bay leave, when they start to
sizzle add the onions and sauté
for 3-4 minutes till they are soft.
• Add garlic, green chillies to the
DAL SHORBA
INGREDIENTS:
• 1tbsp - split yellow lentil ( dhuli moong dal )
• 1tbsp - split red lentil ( dhuli masoor dal )
• 4cups - water
• 1tbsp - clarified butter ( ghee )
• 1 - onion, medium
• 1 - tomato, large
• 2 - green chillies
• 1inch - ginger
• 4 - cloves
• 1/2tsp - black pepper powder
• 1/4tsp - turmeric powder
• 1tsp - salt or according to taste
FOR TEMPERING:
• 1tbsp - oil
• 1/2tsp - cumin seeds
• 1/4tsp - kashmiri red chilli powder
• 1 - lemon
• Fresh coriander leaves
METHOD:
• Wash dal till the water runs clear.
• Boil water in a heavy base sauce pan over medium
flame; add clarified butter.
• Add dal, give a good mix and cook over medium
flame.
• Peel, wash and chop onion; wash and chop tomato,
green chilli, ginger and garlic.
• Blend everything into a paste and add them to the dal.
• Add black pepper powder, turmeric powder and salt,
onions and sauté for another 2-3
minutes.
• Now add the tomato paste and
stir over medium flame until
caramelised.
• Add the chopped tomatoes, mix
well and allow to simmer for 10
-12 minutes ( at this point you
can add half a cup of water to
have a moderate consistency ).
• Take the pan off the flame;
discard bay leaf and blitz
tomatoes with the hand blender
until very smooth.
• Return to the flame for 5 minutes
(tomatoes on medium flame),
stirring in between.
• Add salt, black pepper and mix
well.
• Add cream and mix well again.
• Cover and let simmer over low
flame for 4-5 minutes, stirring in
between.
• Place shorba in a serving bowl
and drop some croutons on top.
• Garnish with fresh chopped
coriander.
• Serve hot with garlic bread.
• Serves - 4
mix well.
• Cover and let simmer for 8-10 minutes till the dal
is soft and mushy ( to pressure cook the dal; add 3
cups of water and cook everything together up to 5
whistles).
• Remove the sauce pan from the flame and with the
help of the hand mixer blend it into a smooth paste
(at this point you can also sieve the dal as per your
choice).
• FOR TEMPERING:
• Heat oil in a heavy base frypan over medium flame.
• Add cumin seeds; when they start to splatter add
kashmiri red chilli powder, stir.
• Add the tempering to the dal and give a good mix.
• Place dal shorba in the serving bowls; squeeze few
drops of lemon on each.
• Garnish with fresh chopped coriander leaves on top.
• Serve hot with garlic bread or bread sticks.
• Serves - 4

18
TIME OUT
Friday, July 09, 2021 The Indian Weekender
CROSSWORD FreeDailyCrosswords.com
NO: 76
ACROSS------------,
1) Sites of abs and pees
5) Italian bills
10) Big wine container
14) Vet text
15) Like the game, to Holmes
16) Ubiquitous plant
1 7) When your alarm might
ring next
20) Hockey venue
21) They cause stiff arms?
22) Poetic "black"
25) Engine with 8-Down
26) Room furnishing
29) Born's partner
31) Required
35) Country lodge
36) Esau's dad
38) Arid
39) Thoroughly
WHO IS THIS GUY?
43) Kind of bean
44) Font flourish
45) Tokyo, once
46) Casts out from the body
49) One kind of starter
50) Johnny in gray
51) Color lightly
53) Svelte
55) Vientiane resident
58) Musical bridge
62) Anonymous trio
65) Cookie brand
66) Wrote bad checks
67) Scent detector
68) Quaker leader William
69) Condescending one
70) "Jabberwocky" opener
May 5th
DOWN
1) Videotape format, once
2) Olfactory trigger
3) Coin smaller than a penny
4) Thing in a sling
5) Anvil setting
6) E.T.'s craft
7) Handles the oars
8) Get-up-and-go
9) Swiped
10) Most shrewd
11) Got off a horse
12) Mama's boys
13) Brewery unit
18) Potter's Peter
19) Hoarfrost
23) Approximately
24) Tide types
26) Hunter's weapon
27) Strip of gear
28) Lawn dwarf
30) Calendar features
32) Block
33) Destroy bit by bit
34) Disband
37) Apple centers
40) Prehistoric mammal
41) Al's boss, once
42) Aloof
4 7) A marmoset
48) Small incisions
52) "_ Care of Business" (1974 hit)
54) Stood for
55) Handed-down tales
56) Call from the pews
57) Western alliance
59) Swell
60) Bear, to a skygazer
61) Head set
62) Mountain part
63) "The Matrix" character
64) Banned insecticide
ANSWERS CROSSWORD NO: 76
FreeDailyCrosswords.com
ACROSS------------,
1) Sites of abs and pees
5) Italian bills
10) Big wine container
14) Vet text
15) Like the game, to Holmes
16) Ubiquitous plant
17) When your alarm might
ring next
20) Hockey venue
21) They cause stiff arms?
22) Poetic "black"
25) Engine with 8-Down
26) Room furnishing
29) Born's partner
31) Required
35) Country lodge
36) Esau's dad
38) Arid
39) Thoroughly
WHO IS THIS GUY?
1
B 0 2 3 D 4 S
1
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1
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43) Kind of bean
44) Font flourish
45) Tokyo, once
46) Casts out from the body
49) One kind of starter
50) Johnny in gray
51) Color lightly
53) Svelte
55) Vientiane resident
58) Musical bridge
62) Anonymous trio
65) Cookie brand
66) Wrote bad checks
67) Scent detector
68) Quaker leader William
69) Condescending one
70) "Jabberwocky" opener
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May 5th
DOWN
1) Videotape format, once
2) Olfactory trigger
3) Coin smaller than a penny
4) Thing in a sling
5) Anvil setting
6) E.T.'s craft
7) Handles the oars
8) Get-up-and-go
9) Swiped
10) Most shrewd
11) Got off a horse
12) Mama's boys
13) Brewery unit
18) Potter's Peter
19) Hoarfrost
23) Approximately
24) Tide types
26) Hunter's weapon
27) Strip of gear
28) Lawn dwarf
30) Calendar features
32) Block
33) Destroy bit by bit
34) Disband
37) Apple centers
40) Prehistoric mammal
41) Al's boss, once
42) Aloof
47) A marmoset
48) Small incisions
52) "_ Care of Business" (1974 hit)
54) Stood for
55) Handed-down tales
56) Call from the pews
57) Western alliance
59) Swell
60) Bear, to a skygazer
61) Head set
62) Mountain part
63) "The Matrix" character
64) Banned insecticide
Eliminate numbers until there are no duplicates in any row or
column. Eliminate numbers by marking them in Black. You are
not allowed to have two Black squares touching horizontally or
vertically (diagonally is ok). Any White square can be reached
from any other (i.e. they are connected).
SUDOKU SOLUSIONS AND ANSWERS NO: 76
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. What country has the longest coastline in the world?
2. What is the capital of Malta?
3. What country is the newest in the world to be recognised
by the UN?
4. In which UK city would you find the river Clyde?
5. What is the oldest recorded town in the UK?
6. If you travelled to the city of Volgograd, which country
would be in?
7. What is the name of the largest river to flow through
Paris?
8. What did Ceylon change its name to in 1972?
9. What is the most populous city in the US state of
Illinois?
10. What is the highest mountain in Britain?
11. The world’s first national park was established in 1872
in which country? A bonus point for the name of the
park…
12. What is the capital of Peru?
13. Mount Vesuvius casts a shadow over which modern
Italian city?
14. There are three US states with just four letters in their
name: can you name them?
15. What is the currency of Sweden?
16. To what country to the Canary Islands belong?
17. What is the capital of Canada?
18. How many states are there in Australia?
19. What African country has the largest population?
20. Constantinople and Byzantium are former names of
which major city?
Answers: 1.Canada, 2.Valetta, 3.South Sudan (2011), 4.Glasgow,
5.Colchester, 6.Russia, 7.The Seine, 8.Sri Lanka, 9.Chicago, 10.Ben Nevis,
11. USA, Yellowstone, 12.Lima, 13.Naples, 14.Utah, Iowa, Ohio,
15.Swedish Krona, 16.Spain, 17.Ottawa, 18.Six – New South Wales,
Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, Tasmania, South Australia,
19.Nigeria (190 million), 20.Istanbul
08 July to 15 July 2021 | By Manisha Koushik
ARIES (MAR 21-APR 20)
You may have to change your attitude regarding
someone. Attending a function or a party is
possible and will be fun. A child or family
youngster is likely to do you proud. You will
make good use of your skills at work, just to
impress all. Maintaining pace on the academic
front will not prove too difficult. Those looking
for love will not be disappointed. A property may come into your
possession. You may become health conscious. Lucky No.:3 /
Lucky Colour: Beige
TAURUS (APR 21-MAY 20)
You may have to keep an option ready, as you may
need to use it. Those searching for a new job will
be able to find a suitable one. Acknowledgement
for your contribution at work is likely to boost
your career prospects. An increase in earning
capacity is indicated for some. You may find
the traditional ways of keeping fit better in
maintaining health. Networking will help expand your social circle.
Marital bliss is assured. Lucky No.:15 / Lucky Colour: Dark
Brown
GEMINI (MAY 21-JUN 21)
Enjoying the week may be top most on your
mind. Those ailing are likely to be nursed back to
health by the family. A child or sibling is likely to
achieve distinction in the academic field. Decide
carefully before taking on a responsibility at
work. Chances of falling in love look bright for
some. Avoid taking a shortcut while travelling, as
difficulties are foreseen. Your efforts on the health front will lead
you to total fitness. Lucky No.:2 / Lucky Colour: Lemon
CANCER (JUN 22-JUL 20)
TYou may need to remain consistent to make your
mark on the academic front, so put in renewed
efforts. A new acquisition is likely to add to your
prestige. A chance to show off your skills is likely
to establish you firmly at work. You can become the
talk of the town as youngsters try to emulate your
success. A good opportunity to spend some time in cooler climes is
likely to come your way. Lucky No.:18 / Lucky Colour: Magenta
Manisha Koushik is a practicing astrologer, tarot card reader, numerologist, vastu and
fengshui consultant based in India with a global presence through the online channels. She is
available for consultations online as well. E-mail her at support@askmanisha.com or contact
at +91-11-26449898 Mobile/Whatsapp: +91-9716145644 • www.askmanisha.com
LEO (JUL21-AUG 20)
You are in for an excellent time in this week. Those
indulging in betting or speculation will find money
flowing in. You are likely to excel in whatever
you are involved in and make a niche for yourself.
Wedding bells are indicated for those going steady
for a long time. Good budgetary planning will
boost your savings. Dream of purchasing your own house may
get realised. Your aches and pains disappear as you adopt a new
exercise regimen. Lucky No.:1 / Lucky Colour: Light Yellow
VIRGO (AUG 23-SEP 23)
You are set to achieve greater heights on the
professional front. A promotion is on the cards
for those in uniform. Success is foretold in any
job that you may be tasked with. Home front
becomes a happy place as spouse takes special
care of you. Young couples can experience
togetherness. You may get a chance to own a new vehicle. Take
special care of someone who is influential in your social circle.
Health will remain excellent. Lucky No.:5 / Lucky Colour: All
Shades of Green
LIBRA (SEP 24-OCT 23)
You are likely to occupy a pride of place on the
professional front. Good earning is indicated
and will help you afford the best. Certain
developments on the family front will be most
exciting. Excelling on the academic front will
not be much of a problem. A change of scene
is possible, as you are likely to set out on a long journey. Enjoying
togetherness with the one you love cannot be ruled out in this week.
Lucky No.:7 / Lucky Colour: Lemon
SCORPIO (OCT 24-NOV 22)
Making the grade is likely to give a solid boost
to your self-esteem. You are likely to make up
for all loses incurred in the recent past. A strong
romantic yearning may make you miss work
in this week! You will get a helping hand at
home from others. Domestic front brightens up
with the arrival of a relative from out of town or abroad. House
owners may get new tenants. You will feel quite at home in a new
environment. Lucky No.: 22 / Lucky Colour: Violet
SAGITTARIUS (NOV 23-DEC 21)
Insist upon a firm commitment, before commencing
on a job. This is a good time to project a personal
request to higher ups at work. On the academic
front, you will find your hard work paying rich
dividends. Remaining in control on the financial
front will help curb wasteful expenditure. Someone
is likely to motivate you to shake a leg on the fitness front. There are
certain things that need to be kept confidential even from your close
ones. Lucky No.:2 / Lucky Colour: Pink
CAPRICORN (DEC 22-JAN 21)
A profitable week is foreseen, in which you are
likely to earn much. You will be able to handle a
challenge competently on the professional front.
Good networking is likely to help you, so get
down to refreshing old contacts on the academic
front. Someone coming to your aid will appear a
godsend and boost your morale. Much excitement is in store for
those who love social gatherings. Those wanting to unwind will
find the home atmosphere most conducive. Lucky No.:17 / Lucky
Colour: Electric Grey
AQUARIUS (JAN 22-FEB 19)
If you are self-employed, you may need to give more emphasis
on promotion to make your mark. This is a good
week to visit people you have not met for long.
Excellent returns from previous investments and
from immovable property cannot be ruled out for
some. Good showing on the academic front is likely
to keep your morale high. Something tasked to you
on the professional front will be completed most efficiently. Those
ailing may find their condition improving. Lucky No.: 11 / Lucky
Colour: Orange
PISCES (FEB 20-MAR 20)
Nothing can deter you from achieving your aim, as you are not
afraid of risks. A deal on the business front shows
all signs of coming within your grasp. You will
need to move fast to take advantage of a fleeting
opportunity. Great excitement is in store for
youngsters. Love life is likely to improve with the
right kind of focus. Regular exercise promises to
bring a marked difference in your fitness. Lucky No.: 18 / Lucky
Colour: Magenta

The Indian Weekender Friday, July 09, 2021
FEATURES 19
The universal expectation of all parents
from their kids is to grow as a wellmannered,
courteous, civil and overall
decent human being.
Parenting is a huge responsibility and a great
challenge, as often parents find themselves
struggling to have the right tools to address
most of the common parenting challenges.
The lack of access to the right parenting tools
at the right time of the child’s growing process
and in a culturally appropriate manner is often
one of the biggest challenges most parents face.
They may have the best possible intention
in their hearts for their young ones, but
unknowingly, they might be doing more harm
than good on their child’s overall psyche that
may hamper or limit their personality in future.
While parenting might be a life-long learning
process, yet there are always some vital lessons
that parents can always adopt, particularly
during the teenage years of their children.
Stop Nagging
Often parents see repetitive/nagging
behaviour as a tool to communicate with
their teenagers.
According to the research, nagging is most
likely the problem with the parents who are
more lenient with their kids and hence expect
that kids would comply with them, but that
is not always the case and end up constantly
asking questions.
Usually, the trait is passed on by their own
parents as they do not know any other way to
approach their kids, but the repercussions are
unknown to them.
Three golden rules parents need to abide by
Constant
nagging
can lead to forming
negativity of in mind
the child, often
distorting their selfbelief
system.
Repeated nagging
often drives children
away from their
parents, sometimes to
the extent of alienation.
Alienation is one of the
attributes that will haunt them
all their lives. So stop nagging and
come up with better communication ways to
connect with the child.
Stop making decisions for them
The biggest mistake the parents make is not
to have faith in their
kids and do not let
them make their own
decisions. Parents
should teach
their kids about
decision making and
problem-solving.
It is important to
counsel or educate
young minds about
decision-making. But not
allowing them to take any
responsibility will take away the
possibility of learning from their mistakes.
Trust issues start to develop in them, and low
self-esteem creeps into their character. Parents
don’t realise it, but their childhood shapes
their adulthood.
If parents don’t give them the authority to
take charge of their decisions, they will always
doubt their self-worth.
And last but certainly not the least !!!
Do not Spoon feed them
Most of the parents make their entire lives
revolve around their kids, making their kids the
centre of the universe and avoid making them
struggle for things.
Do not let them skip their daily chores,
as it plays an important role in their
personality development.
Basically, it enhances their sense of selfworth
as they learn very early the sense of
elation that comes with achieving the task they
have been assigned.
Otherwise, they will never value the worth
of your work and money because all you have
been doing is spoon-feeding them and not
making them work hard to enjoy things in daily
life that they take for granted.
In the end, parents should always set
boundaries for their kids and stick to them.
Build cooperative behaviour, a positive
relationship that is most likely to work in
shaping their future.
This advice might appear overwhelming
for many parents who have been ingrained in
only one way of parenting that they may have
experienced in their own childhood.
However, a change is worth try
You just need to remember to follow some of
the above-mentioned rules, and everything will
eventually pan out itself.

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