Error-free NRC in Sonowal speech

We sought re-verification only to ensure an error free NRC. The state government is committed towards protection of all genuine Indian citizens residing in the state," he said. The Centre and the state government had filed a petition by seeking sample re-verification of 20 per cent of applicants from areas bordering Bangladesh and 10 per cent elsewhere in the state. But the request was turned down by the Supreme Court on August 13. The final NRC will be published on August 31, the deadline set by the apex court. The government plea was based on district wise data that showed exclusion was just 7.7 per cent in the border areas and 12.7 per cent in other areas, fuelling apprehension that illegal migrants could have got themselves enrolled in the NRC being updated only in Assam. NRC state coordinator Prateek Hajela had told the Supreme Court on July 23 that re-verification was not necessary. In the 30-minute speech, the chief minister said the 73rd Independence day is special for the entire nation as it comes at a time when long standing dream of Jammu and Kashmir's complete amalgamation with the country. He also thanked the Prime Minister and Union home minister for such a historic decision. "We are on the path to secure a constitutional safeguard for our people. To implement Clause 6 of Assam accord, which promised constitutional, legal and legislative safeguards to indigenous Assamese, the formation of the high-level committee is another great step taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Without hurting the rights of other indigenous communities of Assam the central government has taken steps to provide ST status to six communities - Tai Ahom, Moran, Matak, Chutia, Koch Rajbongshi and the tea tribes," Sonowal added. The venue witnessed a healthy turnout. A floral shower by helicopters at the beginning of the programme was followed by the ceremonial salute of the marchpast. The chief minister fondly remembered the freedom fighters of the state who had laid down their lives for their motherland. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttp://actionangler.net/ActivityFeed/MyProfile/tabid/62/UserId/182525/Default.aspx Designers have gone a step ahead in increasing the wearability of these headbands by giving them a fashionable facelift, like Victoria Percival's pearl-studded headband which was worn by Hanne. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttp://www.dtt.marche.it/UserProfile/tabid/43/userId/8030390/Default.aspx

Donald Trump dials PM Narendra Modi who calls out Imran Khan: His anti-India talk doesn't help peace

Hours later, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told reporters in Islamabad that Khan, too, had spoken to Trump. Over the last fortnight, Khan threatened to 'teach Delhi a lesson', told Pakistan's parliament that 'incidents like Pulwama are bound to happen again'. 'What will happen then? They will attack us and we will respond and the war can go both ways… But if we fight a war till we shed the last drop of our blood, who will win that war? No one will win it and it will have grievous consequences for the entire world. This is not nuclear blackmail,' he had said. In a series of tweets on Sunday, he called the Indian government 'fascist', 'racist', following 'Nazi ideology' and accused it of 'ethnic cleansing & genocide ideology'. Significantly, the phone call came as US-Taliban peace talks enter a crucial phase. Trump said he spoke to his 'two best friends', discussing prospects for improved trade ties with Washington and stressing the need to reduce tensions over Kashmir between India and Pakistan. Spoke to my two good friends, Prime Minister Modi of India, and Prime Minister Khan of Pakistan, regarding Trade, Strategic Partnerships and, most importantly, for India and Pakistan to work towards reducing tensions in Kashmir. A tough situation, but good conversations! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 19, 2019 And on the day Pak Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa's term was extended for 'another three years' in view of the 'regional security environment', according to an announcement by Islamabad Monday. Bajwa was due to retire in November this year. Sources told The Indian Express that it was Trump who 'initiated' the phone call on Monday and they described the conversation as a 'good exchange' between the two leaders. 'Stop terror to start talks': India to Pak after UNSC meeting on Kashmir After the conversation, the PMO statement said: 'In the context of the regional situation, the Prime Minister stated that extreme rhetoric and incitement to anti-India violence by certain leaders in the region was not conducive to peace. He highlighted the importance of creating an environment free from terror and violence and eschewing cross-border terrorism without exception.' The statement said the Prime Minister reiterated 'India's commitment to cooperate with anyone who followed this path, in fighting poverty, illiteracy and disease.' A White House statement on Monday night said: 'Today, President Donald J. Trump spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India to discuss regional developments and the United States-India strategic partnership.' It added: 'The President conveyed the importance of reducing tensions between India and Pakistan and maintaining peace in the region. The two leaders further discussed how they will continue to strengthen United States-India economic ties through increased trade, and they look forward to meeting again soon.' The White House statement did not mention anything about a bilateral dialogue between India and Pakistan which is different from the readout of the Trump-Khan phone call on Friday where the US President had conveyed to Khan about the importance of India and Pakistan 'reducing tensions through bilateral dialogue' regarding the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. By underlining the importance of a 'terror-free' atmosphere, the Prime Minister has made it clear to the US President about the pre-condition for any bilateral dialogue between India and Pakistan. Last week, India's envoy to the UN Syed Akbaruddin had said, after the UNSC consultations on Jammu and Kashmir, 'Stop terror to start talks'. A statement from the Prime Minister's Office said that the conversation between the two leaders took place for 30 minutes. To put this in perspective, the bilateral meeting between Modi and Trump in Osaka in June on the sidelines of the G-20 summit lasted for about 35 to 40 minutes. Imran Khan vows to raise Kashmir issue at every forum; questions world community's silence This was also the first call since Trump had suggested last month that Modi had asked for mediation on Kashmir, a claim denied by Delhi. Trump has back-pedalled on the issue since then. The PMO statement said that the call covered bilateral and regional matters and was marked by 'warmth and cordiality' which characterises relations between the two leaders. Interestingly, the Prime Minister recalled their meeting in Osaka on the margins of G-20 summit in end-June earlier this year. Referring to this, Modi expressed the hope that the Commerce Minister of India and the US Trade Representative would meet at an early date to discuss bilateral trade prospects for mutual benefit, the PMO statement said. In Osaka, the two leaders had discussed the issue of trade in detail, and they had agreed that officials and ministers will meet and resolve the issues. According to sources, the Indian side feels that the issues can be resolved between the two countries with a meeting between the two sides. During the phone conversation, recalling that today marked 100 years of the Independence of Afghanistan, the Prime Minister reiterated India's longstanding and unwavering commitment to work for a united, secure, democratic and truly independent Afghanistan, the PMO statement said. Pak efforts to link Kashmir with Afghan peace process 'reckless and irresponsible': Afghanistan It added that the Prime Minister appreciated remaining in regular touch with President Trump. The two leaders are scheduled to participate in the G-7 in Biarritz, France on August 25-26. Meanwhile, in Pakistan, Bajwa, 58, who was appointed as the Chief of Army Staff by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in November 2016, was 'given another term of three years from the date of completion of current tenure,' read the brief notification issued by the Pakistan PM's Office. 'The decision has been taken in view of the regional security environment,' the notification said apparently referring to the fresh tension in India-Pakistan relations and the ongoing Afghan peace talks between the US and the Taliban militants, facilitated by Islamabad. Commenting on the extension given to the Army chief, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that it was essential due to the regional situation. Bajwa has served as corps commander of Rawalpindi. 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Tokyo berth national table tennis coach Basak's goal

"Everybody is trying his or her best to be in Tokyo, There are some Olympics qualification events coming up. I hope by February/ March 2020, we will be able to know who all have qualified," the coach, who was nominated for Dhyan Chand Award, said. Basak hopes India will do well in Tokyo. "Obviously our first target is to qualify. But we have to do well in the Games as well. We want to take it step by step. First we want both teams to qualify," he said. Basak was very excited about being nominated for the Dhyan Chand Award. "Till date, my biggest achievement," he said. "I have been with the national team since 2012. In 2013, we won 13 medals in Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship."And this year, we bagged seven gold medals in Cuttack, at the Commonwealth Championship. Because of my players I was nominated for the award. "Not only me, the other coaches of the national team, including Soumyadeep Roy, also worked very hard for the team. Canadian Dejan Papic is also there as the senior team coach. We have a proper plan in place and we follow that." Basak also thanked his childhood coach Jayanta Pushilal. "He was my first coach and he inspired me a lot. He produced 11 national champions, which was not an easy task," Basak said. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttp://realstate.0and1.com/UserProfile/tabid/42/userId/70581/Default.aspx ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttps://gamejolt.com/@ubeedbeeebu

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Tourists from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh swarm Nagarjuna Sagar

The elderly were largely unable to walk the distance and had to go back home disappointed. Selfie turns dangerous Meanwhile, one Shaik Nagul Meera (35), a resident of Gurajala of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh was washed away by the water while trying to take a selfie on the old bridge located on the right bank canal. Locals feared he had died. Police and NDRF teams launched a search and rescue operation and managed to save him. He was rushed to the local government hospital where is undergoing treatment. Earlier in the day, one Narasimha (41) was washed away while visiting the Shivalayam Pushkara Ghat. One washed away at Pushkara Ghat near NSP Nalgonda: One person was washed away at the Shivalayam Pushkara Ghat near the Nagarjuna Sagar project on Monday. M Narasimha, 41, a resident of Sangareddy, was there to see the water being released through the dam's crest gates. The dam officials, unbeknownst to Narasimha, had lifted several crest gates within minutes of his arrival at the place. The water gushed towards him and before he could escape, he was swept away. His friends tried to rescue him but could not do much due to the heavy flow. The previous night collector Gaurav Uppal had directed officials to alert people living on the river banks but there was no one to warn the tourists at Pushkara Ghat DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttps://napavalleyregister.com/users/profile/tussadusmed/

Only 23 housing projects launched in Q1 FY19 under subvention scheme

After the NHB directive, industry body Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India demanded a rollback of this decision as it would affect housing demand as well as liquidity of developers. "The ban on subvention schemes will doubtlessly contribute to the sector's overall liquidity issues as players can no longer use them to attract customers. However, only a limited number of developers were affected by this move," said Anuj Puri, chairman, Anarock. The NHB's directive was not as crippling as was initially assumed, the consulting firm pointed out. According to the report, out of the total 280 projects launched in the April-June quarter of 2019, only about 23 projects (or 8 per cent) were marketed under subvention schemes. These 23 projects comprised of 7,620 units, about 11 per cent of the total 69,000 units launched in the quarter. "Our data also reveals that among the affected projects, those by larger players, strongly backed by financial lenders while offering such schemes, outnumbered projects by smaller developers," Puri said. In city-wise analysis, Mumbai Metropolitan Region has the maximum number of projects affected by the subvention scheme ban, with as many as 17 projects comprising 5,310 new units being launched under this plan. Bengaluru came a distant second with just four new housing projects being marketed with subvention schemes. Interestingly, both national capital region and Pune had only one project each being sold under such schemes.Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad had no new project launches offering subvention schemes. "With subvention schemes off the table, developers will have to get creative with differentiated unique selling points to market their projects and boost sales. There seems to be no relief from the protracted pain the market has been experiencing...," Anarock said. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttps://www.vox.com/users/keroonsherry

'Magical' Woodstock: The town that lent the festival its name

Organizers of the Woodstock weekend, whose 50th anniversary starts Thursday, originally wanted to hold the event celebrating peace, love and music in its namesake town, long a haven for creative types including Bob Dylan. For space and permit reasons they were forced to look elsewhere -- about 60 miles southwest -- but opted to retain the Woodstock moniker. Though the festival wasn't held in the town now home to some 6,000 people, tourists making pilgrimages to the original grounds have continued to mistakenly arrive in droves for half a century, a snafu that never fails to make Heppner smirk. 'The name continues to hold the magic,' he said, speaking from the town's historical society. 'Our name is attached to a generation.' - Artistic legacy - According to Heppner and other long-time residents of the town it's a reputation not misplaced, as the town of Woodstock in upstate New York traces its artistic, anti-authoritarian roots much further back than its association with the storied festival. After dreaming up their vision in a series of love letters, American artist Jane Byrd McCall Whitehead and her husband-to-be, Englishman Ralph Radcliffe Whitehead, opened the Byrdcliffe art colony in the mountains overlooking Woodstock in 1903, which remains active to this day. 'This is a town that is generated by that kind of artistic spirit,' said Derin Tanyol, director of exhibitions and programs at the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild. It 'really has earned its title as an artist's colony,' she said outside one of Byrdcliffe's main houses nestled behind a mulberry tree, where an outdoor psychedelic art exhibit entitled 'Psych Out!!!' is ongoing. Alan Baer, an architect and the exhibit's curator, arrived in Woodstock three decades ago with his artist wife, drawn by the area's artistic energy. 'There's so much history here,' he said. 'You're working independently of that history, but it's in your genes; you definitely feel it. Today tourists in Woodstock can dine in upscale sustainably sourced restaurants and pick up a tie-dye 'Grateful Dead' t-shirt after, with several shops downtown capitalizing on the town's link to the festival by offering hippie goods visitors seek. 'We certainly rely on the Woodstock music festival to bring people here, even if they end up having to go somewhere else,' Tanyol said with a laugh. Giggles aside, the town's reputation has begun drawing in more and more wealthy New Yorkers seeking fresh air and fresh vision -- triggering a spike in real estate prices and a dwindling population of creatives able to maintain a living. And yet, according to Tanyol, an ages-old feedback loop is at play: 'This is a town that really is culturally and economically defined by... two very distinct types, the starving artist and the wealthy New Yorker who has a second home here.' 'The artists need the wealthy people in order to fund the organizations that give the artists places to have their exhibitions -- and the wealthy people need the art.' - 'Magical place' - Townspeople have noticed even more travelers in search of the Woodstock aura showing up in town in recent months, as the actual festival grounds in Bethel prepare to host a series of events and concerts from veteran performers like Santana August 15-18. The constant influx of cash and people summering upstate has some in the town conceding that Woodstock's longstanding countercultural spirit is 'waning,' historian Heppner said. 'Have we lost the true meaning of Woodstock? Some people say yeah, yeah we have,' he said. 'If I can't rent a house here, and I like music, or I like to paint -- you don't have an art colony if you don't have artists.' But for Baer, the area is a 'charged, magical place' that he thinks will last. 'It's the art spirit; it has nothing to do with money,' the 69-year-old said. 'It has everything to do with seeing, looking for whatever can make a difference in the world -- artistically, creatively -- and giving it a place in our existence.' (This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.) DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Hindustan Timeshttp://echometer.com/UserProfile/tabid/61/userId/582824/Default.aspx

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'He was a nationalist': After Pragya Thakur, another BJP leader praises Godse

Thakur, who is a two-time MLA, was answering questions posed by journalists in Indore. Asked what she thought about Godse, Thakur said, 'Woh Rashtravadi Hai Hi' (He is a nationalist). Asked to comment on Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, she said, 'He (Godse) thought about the nation throughout his life and under what circumstances he made the decision (to kill Mahatma Gandhi) no one knows and I think we should not comment on it.' Chief Minister Kamal Nath condemning Thakur's statement said. 'The comment is regrettable. It shows that the BJP has something in his heart, something else it its brain and another thing in what it says.' Despite attempts Usha Thakur could not be reached for her comments. But BJP spokesperson Hitesh Bajpai said, 'The party has made it clear that this is not the party line. Her comments are condemnable and she should take it back.' DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Hindustan Timeshttps://www.intensedebate.com/people/subgnehagee