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INDIAN STUDENT DEPORTATION
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Students tell their stories
SWATI SHARMA
I
ndian students facing deportation
in New Zealand are fighting
their last fight for justice. The
deportation appeal made by nine
students stuck in the false document
scam was declined last week after
Immigration Minister Michael
Woodhouse decided not to intervene
in the matter.
Immigration New Zealand (INZ)
Assistant General Manager Peter
Devoy has confirmed that two out
of the nine students have already
left the country voluntarily, while
the remaining seven are still in a
sanctuary at Auckland Unitarian
Church in Grey Lynn. While one of
the members of Migrant Workers
Association NZ (MWANZ) Sunny
Seghal said that none of the students
have left, all the nine students were
still at the church (confirmed on
Thursday, February 8 at 6 p.m.).
The students, which include
a woman with her two-year-
old daughter, are hoping that
Prime Minister Bill English
cancels their deportation notice,
thussaving their future from
being tainted, even if they have to go
back home.
Immigration lawyer Alastair
McClymont who was representing
around 20 students had requested Mr
Woodhouse to cancel the deportation
orders more than six months ago.
The request was submitted after it
was found that education agents
based in India had submitted false
documents on behalf of the students.
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The Indian community in New
Zealand has so far had mixed
reactions on the issue of deportation and
the visa scam. While some have shown
support and compassion to the students,
others have concluded that it is not
possible that the students were not
aware of the fraud...
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accused of committing two types
of fraud.
Fake financial support
I
n one case, the documents to show
financial support for the student
visa application was false. The
supporter/sponsor was supporting
more than one application at the
same time. Moreover, the students do
not know the supporter.
Asha Rani, who hails from
Hoshiarpur, Punjab, has been issued
the Deportation Liability Notice
(DLN) on the basis of this fraud,
however, she says that she had no
idea about any such document, as her
The issue agent submitted her application and
T
all the documents to the immigration.
he Indian community in New
Zealand has so far had mixed Fake loan disbursement
reactions on the issue of deportation
letter
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and the visa scam. While some have
n another case, the loan
shown support and compassion to
disbursement letter submitted
the students, others have concluded
that it is not possible that the students
with the student visa application
was fake. Immigration verified with
were not aware of the fraud. And the respective banks about the loans
while the Christian community has and found out that those loans were
come forward to help, the students never issued. Students from the state
are disheartened by the lack of of Andra Pradesh in India, who have
support from the Indian community been caught in this scam, have been
who seem to follow the stereotype issued a DLN on the grounds of
and that the students applications that if an Indian is being blamed, this fraud. In their conversation
were declined. he/she must have done wrong. with Indian Weekender, these students
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Asha Rani the documents my agent had sent to
the immigration showed that I had
got support from a lady, and she was
supporting two visa applications at
the same time.
I had no idea that the agent has
done any such thing. I only got to
know about this when Immigration
New Zealand told me after issuing
a DLN. And I dont even know who
that lady is.
Mrs Rani processed her student
visa application through Rovil Garg
of Fine Step Study Consultants in
Kurukshetra, Haryana. She said that
she trusted him when he showed
them his past work and assured
that he has a 100% success rate
for student visas. He also told her
Asha Rani with her two-year-old that he does not work with people
daughter Khwahish who want to use wrong ways to get
their visas.
NEW ZEALAND 3
future but also for her daughter.
She feels that immigration is trying
to put the blame on students while
ignoring the mistakes and ignorance
shown on their part.
What did immigration check in
the 27 days they had before issuing
me a visa? They had enough time
to check whether there is any false
information in my application. But
they issued me a visa. Then, later on,
they gave a visa to my husband and
my baby. They could have checked it
even then.
I got this deportation notice
in May. After nine months, they
[immigration] suddenly found out Mohammad Salman (left) and Manoj N.
that there was a false information shared their story
in my application. What did they disease and has recently undergone a
do in the time they had to verify surgery. She said that their situation
the information provided in would make it difficult even for her

A
sha came to New Zealand on
August 15, 2015, to study a one-
year business diploma from ICNZ
college. She was in her classroom
on May 20, 2016, when two
immigration officer came to hand
her the Deportation Liability Notice.
I [was] surprised. We came here
after following all the legal and
genuine procedures. We had no idea
about what [the] agent has done. We
were told [by immigration] that the
person who has shown funds for us
had also shown the same funds for
someone else as well, Mrs Rani said.
She says that her husbands family
was financially secure to support her
education and living expenses in New
Zealand and did not need financial
assistance from anyone else.
I had presented by husbands
and my father-in-laws funds as
required by the immigration. But
We had heard that he is a popular
agent and has been working for so
long in this industry. He wouldnt do
anything wrong. And we had told him
clearly that we will pay you whatever
your fee is, but dont do anything that
is illegal.
Mrs Rani said that she contacted
Mr Garg after she got the DLN and
he told her that he could help her go
to Australia and also that she can stay
in New Zealand for three months and
appeal against the notice. But after
the initial conversation, he stopped
answering her calls.
When Mrs Rani came to New
Zealand, her daughter, Khwahish,
was only two months old. Her
husband Vikram Salaria joined
her with their daughter after seven
months. Now she is afraid that the
deportation will not only have a
bad effect on her and her husbands
my application?
Mrs Rani says that the time she
spent in New Zealand has been the
worst experience of her life. She
paid $20,000 towards her college fee
alone. For justice, she wants that the
deportation notice revoked.
If going back is the only way, we
want the deportation notice to be
cancelled. We are facing this situation
for no fault of our own. Still, we
are ready to go back but not with
the deportation label that will ruin
our future.
I spent a lot of moneyfor my
studies, my living expense, tickets,
my husbands visa, my daughters
visa, their tickets, but what did I get
in return? I didnt even get some
respect. We are now being sent back
with a label that we are frauds?
She said that she hasnt been able
to tell her situation to her parents, as
her mother is suffering from a heart
family back home.
Manoj N., Mohammad
Salman, and Sunil Chinta
M
anoj hails from Hyderabad,
Andra Pradesh. He is being
deported for submitting a false loan
letter, which he did not know about
and was never made aware of. It was
only after he received the DLN that
he found out that a loan letter was
submitted with his application. It has a property address that
Immigration did not contact I dont even know of. They (the
me when I applied for the student agent) just copy pasted our names
visa. They never established a on a sample letter and submitted the
direct contact with me. They had document to immigration. And it is
three months after I submitted my the same company that is operating
with different names in the entire
application to check all the facts,
state. All the students who came from
document, and information. But they
Andra Pradesh are the victims of this
did not find it then but only after
seven months of me coming to this scam, he said.
country, Mr Manoj said. Mr Salmans case is also the same.
He added that apart from his and He studied Business Management
his fathers name, all information in Level 7 at NZIS and paid $17,000
the loan letter was incorrect. towards the course fee. He has

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now completed his study and wants that what
immigration had committed to them when they
applied for the visa: one year of job search visa.
They should fulfil their promises. It is our
right. We have paid for this, Salman said.
Sunil Chintas situation is no different. He
argued that if they would have taken the loan or
produced the false loan letter, they would have
paid their college fee from the loan account.
I never had an account in Andhra Bank, and
I paid my fee from my account. I have proof for
Deportation and voluntary departure
We request you all to visit the students to
had spoken to him on that day.
When I asked him why are you not
supporting students, he told me come to his
office to talk. We even wanted to go, but a
couple of days later, we saw that he was in
India with the (then) Prime Minister John Key.
He had already left. Mr Sehgal said that they
did not go to him later.
Indian Weekender also spoke to the Indian
High Commissioner Sanjiv Kohli, who said

that. Why would I do that? If I were planning
a fraud, I would have paid it from the loan
account and not from the personal account,
Mr Chinta said.
Solution
I
NZs Assistant General Manager Mr Devoy
told Indian Weekender that 191 Indian students
had been served deportation orders since
May 2016 for a range of reasons, including
the provision of fraudulent or misleading
information. Of the 191 students, 125 have
provide moral support. Visiting hours are 10 that Indian government would assist Indian
a.m. to 5 p.m.at 1a Ponsonby Road, Grey Lynn.
citizens in the times of crisis and help them
The Church has been kind and generous get back to India while the case with these
to provide shelter for the students. However,
students is different.
the students need pre-prepared meals daily.
The Indian Government comes to the
The supporting organisations have called for

I
NZ has confirmed that six of the seven
students still in New Zealand have been
awarded the qualifications they came for.
The students want justice from INZ and
the government and are requesting them to
revoke the deportation notice. They want
the immigration to allow them to gain work
experience by issuing them the post-study
left New Zealand (either voluntarily or
via deportation).
There are opportunities for people who
are liable for deportation to appeal and to
leave voluntarily and without penalty, Mr
Devoy said.
Those who do not leave voluntarily and
community help with gifts of prepared meals.
If you are able to help the students please
contact team members of Migrant Workers
AssociationAnu Kaloti 0212065640 or
Sunny Sehgal 02102945924, a community
appeal from MWANZ said.
What our leaders are doing
assistance of Indian citizens in times of crisis
and helps them reach their homeland. In this
case, the students are saying they dont want
to return to India and wish to stay in a foreign
land. Under these circumstances, the Indian
High Commissions ability to help is limited,
he said.

work visa.
But if going back is the only solution, they
want to leave with dignity and not get deported,
which would prohibit them from coming back
to New Zealand for the next five years.
I wont lie sitting here in the [church].
Settling here permanently was never our goal.
We just wanted to study and work her for a
few years and go back to our country. But this
situation has left us in an appalling condition.
New Zealand has been the worst experience for
us, Mrs Rani said.
The students said that had the INZ been able
to perform their job well and identify the fraud
before issuing them a visa, they would not be in
this situation.
We were unaware of the fraud but if
the immigration could have found it before
issuing us visa, we wouldnt have to prove our
innocence now. The ignorance and mistake
was done on their part in the first place and
we are ones bearing the brunt of it now, said
Mr Chinta.
before the expiry of their visa are prohibited
from applying to enter New Zealand for five
years without special permission.
People who are deported must also
repay deportation and flight costs before
they will be allowed to apply to enter New
why he never tried to meet or speak to the
Zealand again without special permission.
Overstaying and deportation information is
recorded electronically.
While there is no law in New Zealand to stop
police from entering the church, they will have
to use force at a religious place to carry out the
deportation of the students.
Meanwhile, the Migrant Workers Association
NZ (MWANZ) is appealing community
members to donate pre-prepared meals for the
students who have been staying at the church.
As a last attempt for mercy from the
Immigration Minister and the Prime
Minister, 10 international Indian students
including one mother with a two-year-
old child have taken refuge at Auckland
Unitarian Church since Monday, February 6.
T
he students have been furious that none
of the Indian MPs have come forward,
if not to help them but at least listen to t
heir grievances.
We asked National MP Kanwaljit Bakshi
concerning their welfare including deportations
students. He told Indian Weekender that he had
offered assistance to the students but they never
came to him.
When these students were protesting at the
Auckland Diwali Festival at Aotea Square last
year, I approached one of the leaders of the protest
and told him that I was happy to meet with them.
I invited them to come to my office in Papatoetoe
so we could meet and discuss their situation but
they never took me up on that offer, and I have
not heard from them since.
He said that he would be happy to talk to the
students and they can visit him in his office on
any Friday.
When we spoke to Sunny Sehgal, one of the
organisers of the protest, he said that Mr Bakshi
Mr Kohli said that despite this, he is taking
full interest in this issue and is in touch with INZ
on a daily basis.
The overall welfare of our students is a
priority matter for us. We take up all issues
and closing down of some institutions with
every concerned authority. And they have
responded to us in a constructive spirit.
As far as deportations are concerned, they
[INZ] decided to apply the law and allow the
students to use its full course including appeals.
We now need to respect the law of this land.
Indians have a rich reputation as law-abiding
people, and we need to preserve that reputation.
We, of course, would have been happier if
the outcome had been in favour of the students.
There are lessons to be learnt from this by
all stakeholders including the students, and we
hope these lessons will lead to a better system
for everyone, Mr Kohli said.

Kiwis defy Trumps Muslim ban

RIZWAN MOHAMMAD and He Tangata that means What treats minorities, people of colour

M
is the most important thing in the and immigrants as the dangerous
ore than 1,500 Kiwis
world? and It is the people. others, Nisha, another organiser of
rallied at Aotea Centre
These border policies are racist, the rally, said.
at 6 p.m. on February 7
expressing their solidarity against Islamophobic, and unacceptable. Farida Sultana, a Muslim feminist;
the recent Muslim travel ban in They continue a pattern of white Fatumata Bah, a university student
the United States. People from all supremacist immigration exclusion and a former refugee; TeRata
cultural and religious background in colonial settler countries [such Hikairo, a Maori Muslim, educator
stood strong protesting US President as] the United States. Bill English and community advocate; Ahmed
Donald Trumps Islamophobic refusing to call it for what it is Bashir, a Sudanese-Kiwi and a
immigration policy. racistis a dangerously weak student of international relations and
response and doesnt represent the a former refugee were among the
The protest No Ban No Wall
people of Aotearoa Mehwish, one many who addressed the crowd and
organised by university students
of the organisers of the protest said. raised voice against the travel ban.
on Aotearoa Against Muslim Ban
Facebook page gained momentum The police formed a human About 60,000 travellers were
rapidly and became a hot topic of barricade blocking a small group affected by the ban and had their
discussion online as thousands signed of Mr Trump supporters from visas cancelled.
up for the mass gathering. interacting with the protesters at the On February 5, James Robart,
Different community organisations gathering. While a Trump supporter a US Federal Judge in Seattle, put
On January 27, President Trump
such as Pacific Panther Network, jeered anti-immigration slogans and a temporary suspension on Mr
signed an executive order titled
Islamic Womens Council of New mocked the crowd, a female protester Trumps executive order, as the
Protecting The Nation From Foreign got into an argument with a protester
Zealand, Racial Equity Aotearoa, order was causing immediate and
Terrorist Entry To The United before the police intervened.
Shakti Youth Ambassador Network, irreparable injury and may be ruled
States, which prohibits travellers,
Syrian Solidarity New Zealand, I find the travel ban too silly, unconstitutional, the media reported.
except US citizens, travelling on
Migrant from Mexico, and Church and it is time for the people of New The ruling meant that officials had
passports from Iran, Sudan, Syria,
in Progress MCC came forward to Zealand to stand up and say we to stop enforcing the travel ban and
Somalia, Iraq, Libya, and Yemen to
support and contribute to the protest and people from specific Muslim- do not support this. We welcome the banned travellers could enter the
enter the US for a period of 90 days.
at Aotea Centre. majority countries is a scary step people from everywhere, and we country.
There is also a 120-day ban on all want diversity, and it is our strength,
We are really glad to see [the] towards fascism, Fahad Hussain , However, protesters are not looking
refugees and an indefinite ban on Rosemary Penwarden, a Kiwi
immense support from the Jewish a university student and one of the at a mere temporary suspension.
Syrian refugees. protester at the event, said.
community here. Their presence organisers of the protest, said. The immigration ban is
Inevitably, following Mr Trumps We should not see the executive temporarily lifted, and this does
amongst us shows that we are The gathering held placards that
order, protests erupted across the orders in isolation. Deportations not mean an end to fascism, racism,
not alone, a protester at Aotea read Jews against Islamophobia,
US, especially outside airports and and Immigration restrictions have and centuries of oppression and
Centre said. #Resist, Shelter more Refugees,
in other places such as London and been in place for years. Rather than dehumanisation of people of colour
Globally, there is an increase in Punch more Nazis, Your Silence
Canada, to overturn the ban on seeing Trump as an exception to and indigenous nations, Aotearoa
Islamophobia that marginalises and equals more Violence, Stand
Muslims and refugees and to release the rule, we need to question the Against Muslim Ban said on their
advocates violence against Muslim against Islamophobia, and Maori
those detained. political and systematic racism that Facebook page.
communities. Singling out Muslims saying Aha Te Mea Nui O Te Ao

Indian student dies in
suspected suicide in
Auckland
RIZWAN MOHAMMAD
A
19-year- old Indian international
student is believed to have taken her life
in Auckland.
Ravija Sharmas body was found on Friday,
February 3 in what is believed to be a suspected
case of suicide.
A family friend of Ms Sharma from Kanpur,
India and currently living in Auckland informed
the High Commission about the incident. Ms
Sharmas mother came to New Zealand for her
daughters cremation as it was hard for her to
take the body back to India, being a lone parent.
Ms Sharmas funeral service was conducted
at a private ceremony at South Auckland
Funeral Services in Otahuhu and cremation
was held at Manukau Memorial Gardens on
Thursday, February 9.
The Indian High Commission in New
Zealand has been in touch with the family and
providing them with the required assistance.
We are deeply saddened by this unfortunate
incident. Our condolences are with the family
in deep grief. May her soul rest in peace,
Sanjiv Kohli, High Commissioner of India in
New Zealand said.
We are trying to help the family as much as
we can. We are arranging documentation and
visas for the mother and making arrangements
for the ashes to be taken back to India.
Whatever help they need, we are there for
them in this time of grief, Mr Kohli added.
Constable Deepak Kalra of the NZ Police is
also providing support to the lone mother and
assisting her to make arrangement for the ashes
to be taken back to India, where the last rites for
Ms Sharma will be performed.
Ms Sharma hailed from Kanpur, India
and was a single child. She was studying
BA Honours at one of the most prestigious
educational institute of IndiaSri Ram
College of Commerce in New Delhi when she
decided to go for a career in creative writing and
Dairy owner shaken
by aggravated robbery
RIZWAN MOHAMMAD
A
dairy owner and his family are left
stunned after three men armed with a
pistol, gold club, and a blunt weapon
stormed the diary in Waikato on February 7.
Waingaro Road Dairy in Ngaruawahia,
Waikato was attacked at around 4:30 p.m. when
three men stormed into the store and stole cash
and cigarettes from the counter.
The sole male shopkeeper retreated to the
rear of the shop upon the arrival of the robbers
to keep himself and his family safe. The
offenders took a large amount of tobacco and
cigarettes before fleeing the scene in a stolen
vehicle.
The dairy is owned by an Indian man
who denied to be named or comment on the
incident, as he is too shaken by the incident.
The blue/green 1997 Nissan Sentra
Hatchback used during the robbery was stolen
from an address in Ngaruawahia earlier on
the same day and was dumped outside an
early childhood centre in Brownlee Avenue,
approximately 600700 metres away from the
Waingaro Dairy after the robbery.
The area is frequented by hundreds of people
daily, including those who use the Hakarimata
Summit Track steps as part of their fitness
programme.
The three offenders are believed to be aged
in their late teens or early 20s, have skinny
to medium builds, were all approximately
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came to New Zealand four months ago to study
Creative Writing at the Auckland University of
Technology in Auckland.
She is survived by her mother who is a
professor of Physics at an institute in Meerut,
India while her father passed away when she
was young.
From what I know, Ravija was an introvert
but exceptionally creative and extraordinary
girl, the family friend who is also helping the
distressed mother, told Indian Weekender.
Indian Weekender is following up the incident
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ROFL with Sunil Grover Music for Soul a healing music concert by Sri Gana-
pathy Sachchidananda Swamiji (Sri Swami ji) was held
at Dorothy Winston Center on Friday, February 4. The

aka Dr Mashoor Gulati concert received a great response from the community
and devotees around the world. It was attended by more
than 700 people from around New Zealand, Australia,
SWATI SHARMA the U.K, USA, Switzerland and Malaysia.

W
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it is bound to cause
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Aucklanders witnessed the man in
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popularity among Indians
was evident from the packed
auditorium at Logan Campbell
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was proudly promoted by Trivision
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Sunil portrayed his three popular
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man show, his impeccable comic
timing and unbeatable sense of
humour converted even the flaws
into comedy and the impromptu
jokes had the audience in splits.
In an exclusive interview with
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on a maiden tour to New Zealand,
said that he would like to visit the
country again to spend some more
time. Talking about his experience
in Auckland, he said, I feel like
I am in some small town, like
Sharma Show. He has also acted in a
Bathinda, of Punjab as I have met
so many Punjabis here, just near few movies and was most recently
my hotel. seen as a policeman in Akshay Dharmend Shyam

When asked why he chose Kumar starrer Gabbar is Back.

comedy as a profession, Sunil
replied, Its not comedy for me. I
just try to portray a character that
we see around us every day and
people find that funny. Thats it.
Sunil is currently enjoying
the success of his character Dr
Mashoor Gulati from The Kapil
When asked whether he would
be interested in serious intense
roles, he said, It doesnt matter. I
just create a caricature of a person.
Whether it is serious or comedy, it
doesnt matter. At the end, its the
directors directive and we have
deliver on that.

Indian students being
asked to pay twice
Barry Coates
Green Party List MP
T
here are major problems in our
education of foreign students. Cases of
fraudulent student visas have created
hardship for 190 Indian students. Most of the
students have returned to India but nine Indian
students and a toddler are now in sanctuary
in Ponsonby church. Their appeals against
deportation have so far been turned down. The
Immigration Minister, David Bennett (who has
recently replaced the former Minister, Michael
Woodhouse), could step in and allow them to
stay on compassionate grounds. They should be
allowed to stay.
The deportation is devastating for the
students. Asha Rani, her husband and their
two year old daughter would be deported. They
and other students have invested much of their
family money into their education, and now
have deportation orders hanging over them.
This is an unfair situation that should never
have happened. Most of the students caught
up in the fraud say they did not realise that
anything was wrong with their visas until
they arrived in New Zealand. The problem
involved fraud by agents in India, but tertiary
institutes in New Zealand were also complicit
through their poor admission standards, and
Immigration NZ through issuing visas. It has
been recognised for many years that there needs
to be proper regulation of education agents, but
the government has failed to take action.
This is an example of the government
pushing for economic growth at any cost. The
dash for growth in international education
started in 2013, when the government gave
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tertiary institutions, even though they and
the agents stood to profit from lowering the
standards. The numbers of Indian students,
especially in the non-university tertiary sector,
more than doubled, reaching 29,000 in 2015.
This unregulated growth has come at the
expense of students who have been defrauded
and exploited in education, and then paid low
wages and exploited when they have been trying
to get work experience. Stephen Joyce, the
former Minister for International Education,
should be accountable for the failure to
regulate the visas properly, instead of blaming
the students.
These students are being punished for the
governments failure to regulate the agents
in India and the tertiary institutions in New
Zealand. Because of the failure of our
government, many students have lost money
and have no qualifications to show for it.
They should not be punished again through
deportation. Indian High Commissioner
Sanjiv Kohli has said it was grossly unfair
to target students who had already started
andinvested heavily in their studies.
The Green Party supports a compassionate
approach, and Green MP Denise Roche
has provided support, including letters and
a meeting with the Minister to call for the
deportation orders to be dropped. We support
international education, but it must be properly
regulated to protect the quality of education,
vulnerable students, and the long term
reputation of New Zealand education.
This year there will be an election. Voters
will have a chance to vote to change the
government. The Green Party will respect the
rights of foreign students, and ensure that there
are proper rules on our economy for the benefit
of us all.
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is Principal Legal Associates and a Green
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Chinese New Year celebrations
The city plays host to a series of events
GAURAV SHARMA
A
s the South Island sees an
influx of Chinese tourists to
coincide with the celebration
of the Lunar New Yearor the
Chinese New Year of the Rooster
the city is hosting a plethora of
events throughout the month to join
the festivities.
The Consulate General of China
in Christchurch had already hosted
a Gala Show in January at the
citys Isaac Theatre Royal, which
saw performances by the Wuhan
Acrobatic Troupe and Wuhan Opera
and Dancing Theatre.
More than 800 people attended
the celebrations including 13 mayors
from various South Island councils.
Minister Nicky Wagner and MPs
Jian Yang and Maureen Pugh were
also present. The event also
celebrated the completion of 10 years
of sister city relationship between
Christchurch and Wuhan.
Later, the Christchurch City
Libraries and Christchurch City
Council celebrated the Lunar New
Year Family Fun Day on February 4
at the Halswell Centre.
Apart from performances by the
Qiao Yi Lion Dance Team and Kids
Tibetan group dance, the day also
Fiji Association completes a successful 2016 and gears up for the next
Fiji Association completes a successful 2016
GAURAV SHARMA
T T
he Christchurch Fiji
Associationan organisation
formed in 2002 to initiate,
promote, support, and maintain
cultural, religious, and educational
needs of the Fiji and Pacific migrants
and their childrencompleted a
successful 2016.
We had several religious
celebrations throughout the year
including Ram Navami, Krishna
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File photo:Christchurch Lantern Festival 2016
witnessed a tea ceremony, Chinese
Shuttecock (Jianzi), Chinese yo-
yo, and Year of the Rooster arts
and crafts. Then on Sunday,
Christchurchs city centre witnessed
Janmashtami, Diwali, Holi Faag,
and Christmas celebrations.
We also did fundraising for
the victims of Cyclone Winston.
Our Spring Dhamaka and annual
dinners were very well attended.
Sports wise, we supported the
Combined Soccer Club, and our
very own Jalsa Under-14 United
football team was a success too.
During the year, we had some sad
moments as well. We lost one of our
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News-in-brief
from South Island
Notably,
last years
lantern festival
Chinese Year of the Rooster parade in Christchurch on January
broke record numbers 5, 2017
in attendance for the city,
with the Christchurch 12, the Night broke record numbers in attendance
City Council estimating Noodle Market for the city, with the Christchurch
,more than 40,000 is returning to the City Council estimating ,more than
people. North Hagley Park. 40,000 people.
The celebrations Apart from featuring beautiful
the annual Chinese New will wind up with the lanterns and more than 75 stall holders
Year parade, which was 11th Christchurch Lantern serving Chinese food, the festival also
organised by the Chinese Culture Festival to be held on the weekend of had martial arts demonstrations. This
Association. Moving ahead, this February 18. year, the organisers promise that the
weekend, between February 8 and Notably, last years lantern festival event will be bigger and better.
Kiwi students visit India
GAURAV SHARMA students will spend six weeks attending
E
a series of classroom lectures at
ight business students from Ara
Jaipuria Institute of Management
Institute of Canterbury are
in Noida and KCT Business School
currently spending four to six
in Coimbatore. Their trip will
weeks in India.
also include visits to local business
These students are recipients establishments including dairies,
of New Zealands Prime textile mills, and start-ups.
Ministers Scholarship for These
This is being done
Asia (PMSA), which is scholarships
to help the students
funded by the New build on New
develop a better
Zealand government Zealands status as understanding
and encourages a top destination for of the business
New Zealand Indian students, creating environment in
students to study in partnerships with prestigious India, ENZ says.
Asia to experience Indian education At the start
the benefits of institutions and between of their trip in
international the future leaders of January, ENZ
education. both countries hosted the Ara
These scholarships build students at the NZ
on New Zealands status as a High Commission in New
top destination for Indian students, Delhi for an interactive session about
creating partnerships with prestigious NZs relationship with India and the
Indian education institutions and engagement opportunities available.
between the future leaders of both The session was chaired by Acting
countries, Education New Zealands High Commissioner Suzannah
(ENZ) Regional Director John Jessep, and was also attended by
Laxon said. faculty members from Jaipuria and
As part of the programme, the Ara Institute, ENZ informed.
A ghazal night by CICCT
founders Mr BS Pillai, and had to GAURAV SHARMA Weekender earlier, CICCT is an
say goodbye to Mr Suresh Mudliar entity comprising people from
he recently formed Canterbury
who served as our vice president and all Christchurch-based Indian
Indian Community Centre
cultural coordinator for more than organisations, associations, trusts,
Trust (CICCT) is organising a and community groups, which for
10 years, Vinesh Prakash, Secretary ghazal and old Hindi melodious songs
of the Association, said. the first time have joined hands to
night on February 18 in Christchurch pool in resources to work towards
The community now plans to to formally let the community know building an Indian community centre
carry on their last years success the core purpose of the establishment in Christchurch.
with many more events planned in of the trust. Rajiv Gulati from The multi-purpose facility is
2017, starting with the upcoming CICCT, while informing this, invited budgeted around $1.2 million, fund
Christchurch Global Football all Indian community groups to be a raising for which will start soon, and
Festival, which will be held between part of the event. CICCT hopes to complete the project
February 10 and 12. As reported by the Indian in the next two years.
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NEW ZEALAND 9

New office bearers for the Nepalese Society Theatre veteran Sanjay Goradia
GAURAV SHARMA set to perform in Auckland
T
he Canterbury Nepalese RIZWAN MOHAMMAD

Society (CNS), which was
established in 2015, held
its Annual General Meeting on
February 6, electing a new executive
member committee.
While Bishnu Pokhrel was re-
elected as the president and Bishal
Sapkota as the secretary, Dhurva
Khanal and Khimananda Rijal
have been given the responsibility of
vice-presidentship.
The event also saw various
traditional Nepalese dance
performances followed by delicious
Nepalese food.
Nepal New Zealand
Friendship Society of
Canterbury (NNZFSC)
K
ing of Gujarati comedy and
a theatre veteran, Sanjay
Goradia, is coming to
Auckland for his play Joke Samrat, on
March 3.
The actor is known for his rib-
tickling comedy plays such as Aa
Namo Bahu Nade Chey and Chup Raho
Khush Raho and has also appeared in
a few Bollywood films such as multi-
starrer Ishq, Aamir Khans Mann,
Newly Elected Committee of the Canterbury Nepalese Societ - from right_ Dhurva
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Apart from trophies for the man Jayanti Goragandhi (played based event organising firm that
Zealand Friendship Society Inc.
(NNZFS), which was established
winning team, the man-of-the-match by Sanjay), who amid a chaotic life, delivers Indian plays and shows to
winners also received free passes to suddenly decides to go on a journey the multi-lingual Indian audience in
in 2002, organised a cricket the organisations first-ever Nepali of entertaining people to relieve them the city.
tournamentNNZFSC Panthi Cup Yuwa Saanjh being organised on of their stress by becoming a joker.

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Battleground Mt Albert: meet NZPPs Vin Tomar

SWATI SHARMA families who are struggling to meet

I
their day to day needs.
n continuation from our Mt
Albert by-election feature from Immigration is also one of the most
last week, this week we spoke common issues, especially for Asian
to Vin Tomar of New Zealand migrant families. The government
needs to reopen parents category and
Peoples Party, the newest party in
sibling visas. It is important to have
New Zealands political scene. Mr
emotional well-being for any new or
Tomar is NZPPs candidate for Mt
old migrant to live in a new country.
Albert by-election due to be held on
This would allow families to reunite
February 25. Here are the excerpts

from the interview.
IWK: What are the issues of
people Mt Albert?
Mr Tomar: I have been living in
this area for many years now. Being
a resident, I am aware of many issues
first hand. During my campaign,
I have been door knocking and
meeting people from the area every
day. People have different problems
based on their priorities. Some of
the common ones are law and order
situation, housing, family support
and immigration issues.
The communities deserve to be safe
and live peacefully. Unfortunately,
the number of robberies, violent
attacks being reported has gone up.
Police must be more visible and pro-
active in maintaining. I see myself
taking up the issue and ensuring that
the number of police on the street is
increased as this will deter crimes and
people will feel more secure. New
Zealand needs to have tougher law
and order to reduce crime rates.
Housing is another such issue
which is a complicated and multi-
dimensional issue. Being an
immigrant, I have gone through the
problems that any new immigrant
Immigration is also
one of the most
common issues,
especially for Asian
migrant families.
The government
needs to reopen
parents category
and sibling visas...
faces in terms of housing. The
government needs to help the low-
income people to buy houses. It
also needs to work out with the local
council to build new houses. Families
welfares are being cut/stopped. The
government needs to support those
with their families. If the government
wants to control the numbers of
people coming to NZ, there are many
other categories apart from family.
I know this because I am a licensed
New Zealand Immigration adviser
and will put a new immigration bill
in the parliament once I win on
February 25.
IWK: What solutions are
you proposing to the Mt
Albert people to tackle public
transport and traffic issues?
Mr Tomar: Immediate action
for addressing traffic issues will be
to have shared use of roads and
footpaths while we look for long
terms solutions. We need to have
more frequencies of buses and trains.
IWK: Why should people vote
IWK: Mt Albert by-election
is expected to be a clear win
for Labour, considering Mt
Albert has elected only Labour
candidates since it was first
contested in 1946. What do you
have to say about that?
Mr Tomar: It has been more than
six weeks that I have been doing door
knocking in the Mt Albert electorate.
The response I have been getting
is very positive. Considering what
Labour party MPs are doing, when
they are resigning from parliament
for their personal career goals,
people are looking for a change,
and they know that it would cost
about two million dollars from tax
payers pocket for having two by-
elections (Mt Roskill and Mt Albert)
just because of Labour party. So lets
see what comes out on February 25
under democracy.
for you?
Mr Tomar: Like I said earlier,
people of Mt Albert need a different
vision and approach to make things
better. I am not a career politician
but just an immigrant who has been
living in Mt Albert. This is my home,
and I know things can be improved.
All it takes to make things better is
an understanding of the area and
willingness to take action. My aim
during the campaigning is to let
people know that I am one of them
and want to work for them. My
message to the Mt Albert people is
that I live in Mt Albert, I am here to
serve my community 24x7, so give
me a chance to serve you before the
general election to show what I can
do as MP.
IWK: There is a significant
number of Kiwi-Indians living
in Mt Albert. What message
would you like to give to them?
Mr Tomar: Not just to the Kiwi-
Indians but also to my brothers and
sisters from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,
and Pakistan, I want to say that I
am one of you. I understand the
problems that you face on a day-to-
day basis. I want you to select me to
represent you so that I can take the
help of the system to improve our
lives. I speak your language, eat the
same food and am from a similar
culture. So please give me a chance
to serve you.

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NEW ZEALAND 11

NZ expresses concern over High Commission of India

US withdrawal from TPP moves to new location
IWK BUREAU

N H
ew Zealand Prime Minister
igh Commission of India
Bill English on Tuesday,
will be relocating to its
February 7, expressed
new premises from Friday,
concerns over USs withdrawal
February 24 to Monday, February
from the Trans-Pacific Partnership
27. During this period, passport,
(TPP) and its immigration policy, the After February 24, application
visa, OCI and other services will not
media reported. submitted through courier or in
be available. All services shall resume
English and US President Donald person must be sent to:
on Tuesday, February 28.
Trump held a 15-minute telephone
conversation on Monday night The new address of the High
High Commission of India
in which they discussed bilateral Commission (HC) would be Level 2 Ranchhod Tower, Level 2
relations and US presence in the Ranchhod Tower, 102-112 Labton 102-112 lambton Quay
region, Efe news reported. Quay, Wellington. The new premises PO Box 4045
can also be accessed from 39, The Wellington 6011
There has been real concern that
pulling out of TPP may signal some Terrace, Wellington.
All telephone, fax numbers and
ongoing withdrawal of US interests. HC Attache Arijit Laha told
emails will remain the same.
We dont want to see that happen, Indian Weekender that they are moving
English told Radio New Zealand. premises as their lease with the
The Prime Minister said he current building has ended.
also hoped that China and the US As the workflow at the HC has
will resolve their differing increased, it was requirement for us
views on trade and the There
to move to a bigger place. The new
South China Sea has been
real concern location is in the heart of the city and
through diplomacy. is more accessible with bus stand just
that pulling out of
There was nothing outside the building. We will be at the
TPP may signal some
I heard yesterday new location until the construction
ongoing withdrawal of
(Monday) that gave for HCs new premise at Pipitea
US interests. We dont The Prime Minister of New Zealand Bill English speaks during a
me any more cause for Street is completed, Mr Laha said.
want to see that news conference at the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty
concern, he said.
happen Organization (NATO), in Brussels, Belgium, January 12
However, English told
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New Zealand. The call came a week after Trump 1,250 refugees detained in Australian
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tension headaches, upset stomach, and poor
posture. Try to release it by spending time
exercising and meditating. Exercising helps
to release the love hormone oxytocin and
serotonin.
Water has multiple benefits of transferring
the nutrients and removing toxins. It is the
most essential component of nutrition.Keep
the skin hydrated and it will appear more
plump and less wrinkled.
Good sleep is important, as it relaxes the
system. A sound sleep helps in releasing
serotonin. It decreases mood swings,
depression, and anxiety.
Fats
A diet that is rich in essential fatty acids, also
known as healthy fats, is important, as your
body needs them and cant produce them on
their own. You can get these essential fats
only from the food you consume.
Include them in your daily routine diet.
Take one serving of fish (such as salmon,
mackerel, tuna, and oyster) in your meal
twice a week. Flaxseed, walnuts, almonds,
and pumpkin seeds are also packed with
omega 3 fatty acids.
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NEW ZEALAND 13

Due diligence required in

student deportation case

Kanwaljit Bakshi
National List MP

A
s many of you will be aware from
your own experience, when applying
for a visa you are required to make
a declaration that all the information you
have supplied in support of your application
is true and correct. New Zealand has a
zero-tolerance approach to fraud and the
Government makes no apologies for holding
people to account if they have obtained their
student visa fraudulently or havent followed
the rules.
International education is an important
industry to New Zealand, with more than
100,000 students coming to New Zealand every
year to study and the Indian market is a big part
of that. On the whole, Indian students make
an incredibly valuable and contribution to the
community. The majority of students come here
to study, complete their qualification, and then
go home again, satisfied with their experience.
However, for those who have taken a shortcut
in their application by submitting fraudulent
information, this behaviour does catch up
with them and there are consequences for it.
That is the situation we seeing with the nine
Indian students who are taking sanctuary in an
Auckland church.
I strongly encourage those nine students to
leave New Zealand voluntarily. This is the best
option for them. The longer they remain here,
the worse it is going to be for them. If they leave
voluntarily, there will be no financial barrier
to them returning to New Zealand. However,
if Immigration NZ deports them, they will be
required to pay back the costs associated with
deportation before ever having a chance of
returning to New Zealand.
Its unfortunate that some dodgy off-
shore agents sell the international education
experience as an east pathway for residence for
student. That is not the case and its certainly
not a commitment made by the New Zealand
Government. Unfortunately, this can result
in disappointment when students are then
required to leave at the conclusion of their
study. I understand that most of them have, in
fact, completed the qualification they came to
New Zealand to get, and it that is the premise
on which they came to New Zealand in the first
place, now that they have completed it, they
should leave.
Our community has a great reputation in
New Zealand and we contribute a lot, both
economically and culturally. But this sort of
behaviour by a small minority reflects badly on
all of us.

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 14 FIJI
India to assist 20 schools in Fiji Border
T
he government of India has
provided an assistance of $2.7
million for the renovation
of 20 schools under the Adopt a
School programme.
The identified 20 schools were
damaged during the category
five Tropical Cyclone Winston,
which struck on February 20, 2016.
India is providing this assistance
in response to the request made by
Government to help rebuild schools
that have been severely damaged
byCyclone Winston.
As conveyed by the Ministry
of Education, Heritage and Arts,
National Archives, 16 schools from
the Western Division and four
from the Central Division would
be renovated.
Last week the High Commissioner
of India to Fiji, Vishvas Sapkal,
handed over a cheque of $2.7m to
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama.
Lal tops in Aussie computer science research award
A
19-year-old Fijian has wowed
participants at Australias
premier event for Computer
Science researchers by outwitting
PhD students in his research paper.
Shahil Lal received the
Best Student Paper during the
Australasian Computing Education
Conference in Melbourne, Australia,
on January 31.
The engineering student was
competing against the likes of
those studying PhD who were from
Australia, New Zealand and the
United States of America.
Mr Lals research paper was titled
Performance and Consistency in
Learning to Programme.
I love inventing and creating
things, the former Mahatma Ghandi
Memorial School student said.
Im hoping to create something
that will help make Fiji or maybe
even the world a better place to live
in, just like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.
I am so humbled with this award
and I didnt expect to win it because
I am young, competing with PhD
students those who had more
experience than me.
Fiji celebrates Waitangi Day
From left: SODELPA leader Sitiveni Rabuka, National Federation Party leader and Opposition Member of Parliament Biman
Prasad, and the Fiji Times publisher Hank Arts during the Waitangi Day celebration at the New Zealand High Commission
E
Residence at Ratu Sukuna Road (Photo: Vilimoni Vaganalau)
very year on February 6, New
Zealand marks the signing
of the Treaty of Waitangi
in 1840. The Treaty of Waitangi
(Mori: Tiriti o Waitangi) is a treaty
High Commissioner of India to Fiji, Vishvas Sapkal (left), handing over the cheque of $2.7 million to Prime Minister
Voreqe Bainimarama
Mr Bainimarama appreciated the
assistance given towards the Adopt
Australasian Computing Education Conference Best Student Paper recipient,
Shahil Lal
Honestly I didnt expect
to win it amongst such highly
distinguished academics.
Mr Lal is currently pursuing a
five-year double degree in Bachelor
of Engineering (Honours) in Civil
Engineering and a Bachelor of
Commerce at the University of
Sydney. He is now in his second year.
Mr Lals winning research paper
first signed on 6 February 1840
by representatives of the British
Crown and various Mori chiefs
from the North Island of New
Zealand. Thedaywas first officially
10 February | www.iwk.co.nz
a School programme and thanked
the Prime Minister of India, people
was possible through the assistance of
managing director.
his supervisor and fellow co-author
Alireza Ahadi of the University of
Technology Sydney (UTS).
The research paper focused on
analysing student performances in an
introductory programming course.
Mr Lal said his passion for physics
and innovation led him to take up
engineering while commerce on the
commemorated in 1934, and it has
been a public holiday since 1974.
The day was celebrated in Suva
on Monday, February 6.
Lautoka City Council when it began
and government of India for their
kind assistance.
other hand increases my chance
of employability.
And with a schedule and workload
for a student as such, Mr Lal says
time management is key. After his
studies, he hopes to come home and
contribute to new developments and
more broadly to the economy.
I am planning to publish another
paper, he said.
Mr Lal was also said to be the
youngest person in Fiji to have his
work appear on Google Scholar.
Role model
He thanked his parents and sister
for their endless support towards his
passion especially his father who has
been the reason he strives for the best.
His father is Pradeep Lal, the
Vodafone Fiji chief executive officer/
My father came from a very
poor family but through hard work
and dedication, he managed to
become successful.
I look up to him, he said.
He advised youths that success
can be achieved through hard work
and dedication.
Wellness walk to address NCDs
O
rganisers of the Colour
Explosion Fiji are again
preparing for another Non
Ccommunicable Diseases (NCD)
awareness campaign in Lautoka.
The fun walk dubbed Rang-De-
Viti and translated as Let's Colour
Fiji, aims to put a spotlight on the
seven different NCDs that have
been a major cause of deaths in
the country.
This year organisers of the event
are again putting together the
Ministry of Health-supported five-
kilometre wellness walk that has
attracted thousands of participants
since 2015.
The group stated that through the
event it hoped to inspire and motivate
members of the community to take
better care of their health through
better dietary habits including
performing regular exercises.
The event has also garnered the
support of Government and the
two years ago.
security
T
hirty per cent of Fiji's
330 islands are inhabited
and susceptible to arms
smuggling into the country, said
Defence and National Security
Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola.
This was revealed in Parliament
after a question by Opposition
parliamentarian Viliame Gavoka
on security measures to prevent this
transnational crime.
Ratu Inoke said the country's law
enforcement agencies had limited
physical presence in sufferance
ports, maritime islands and marinas,
restricting human intervention.
He said the ensuing National
Security Strategy was in its
consultation phase and was
envisaged to realign and harness
all security mechanisms and
stakeholders of Government by
June this year.
He also told Parliament that at
the country's main ports of entries,
in particular Nadi International
Airport had X-ray machines and
K-9 units manned by Customs and
police 24 hours a day and seven
days a week.
"Fiji's membership with
Interpol enhances the border law
agencies Interpol 24/7, a prompt
international platform system
that enables the rapid sharing of
required data," Ratu Inoke said.
He said the Maritime Safety
Authority of Fiji (MSAF) also
assisted the ministry in its
software program, the automated
information system (AIS),
that monitored all vessels that
possessed transponders.
Ratu Inoke said the ministry,
through the National Security
Strategy, worked towards
strengthening the community
partnership already in place by
the collaboration of all border
security agencies to actively ensure
a whole government approach and
effective involvement.
"Both years allowed The Colour
Explosion to generate money from
this event to purchase and donate
to the Ministry of Health's Wellness
Outreach Program at Lautoka
Hospital once again," the group said.
"This year entry is free to attract as
many participants as possible to assist
us in empowering and educating the
nation on NCDs.
"The venue has been moved to
the Carnival grounds at Churchill
Park, Lautoka.
"Colour Explosion white T-shirts
are available for sale at $15 each.
"Corporate support has been
wonderful and would be grateful for
further support by cash or kind in
helping make this event even better."
Colour Explosion was formed in
2014 by a group of professionals and
community workers, who identified
an important need to educate,
empower and highlight NCDs.
The wellness walk will be held on
February 18 at the Churchill Park
Carnival Grounds at 7am.

PM vows to keep momentum on climate fight
B
ainimarama devoted to
putting together dedicated
Fijian Secretariat to
make preparations, liaise with
UNFCCC Secretariat.
The Prime Minister, Voreqe
Bainimarama, vowed in Parliament
that he would work closely with
the big players in keeping the
momentum rolling in the fight
against climate change.
In his capacity as COP23
president, he intends to work with
China, India, the European Union,
Japan, Canada, Indonesia, Saudi
Arabia, Australia, United Arab
Emirates and New Zealand.
Mr Bainimarama said he would
also work closely with the region,
global non-government organisations
(NGOs), the civil society and the
private sector.
COP23 presidency
My brief as incoming COP
President is to represent the interests
of the entire world; to be impartial
and achieve consensus between all
parties on the best way forward.
But it is only natural that as Fijians,
we have a special interest in the needs
of Small Island Developing States in
our own region and beyond, he said.
Mr Bainimarama said in the
lead-up to the main COP gathering
in Bonn, Germany in November,
they intended to hold a Climate
Champions meeting in Suva.
He said it would bring Pacific
leaders, NGOs, civil societies and
representatives of the private sector
together to discuss a common agenda
for COP.
And then in October, a month
before Bonn, we will host a pre-COP
gathering in Denarau of many of the
major players to hone our approach
NASA plane lands at Nadi International Airport
I
n a first for Fiji, the United States
National Aeronautics and Space
Administrations (NASA) DC-8
Airborne Science Laboratory aircraft
landed at the Nadi International
Airport on Saturday, February 4.
The aircraft from NASAs
Armstrong Flight Research Centre
in Palmdale, California, is used
to collect data for experiments in
support of projects serving the
worlds scientific community.
The flight arrived at the Nadi
International Airport from Kona,
Hawaii on Saturday evening with 27
scientists and 17 crew members who
are on an Atmospheric Tomography
Mission (ATom).
It will leave Fiji this morning for
Christchurch in New Zealand.
ATom will study the impact of
human-produced air pollution on
greenhouse gases and on chemically
reactive gases in the atmosphere.
It was an extraordinary experience
for Nadi Muslim School science
teacher Dinesh Gosai to tour the fully
equipped flying science laboratory.
Mr Gosai through the United
States Embassy in Fiji got an
opportunity which he utilised to also
speak to the scientists about allowing
students to visit the aircraft on their
next trip to Fiji.
It was an amazing experience and
this depicts how evolved science and
technology are now, Mr Gosai said.
www.iwk.co.nz | 10 February
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama with United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change Executive Secretary, Patricia Espinosa (Photo: DEPTFO News)
to the main event itself. the logo will appear.
As the year progresses, we will Whether it is the COP23
be making a special effort to engage Fiji website, our social media
the Fijian people, and especially our platforms, backdrops or flags, Mr
young people and our artists, in the Bainimarama said.
COP process. He said the prize for the winning
entry was a trip for two anywhere on
COP logo entry competition the Fiji Airways Network.
And that engagement has already So my message to everyone is
begun, with the advertisement on to get those entries in as soon as
Saturday calling for ideas for the possible. Because it could be your
COP logo, that will brand our
idea that produces the final logo that
effort, Mr Bainimarama said.
will be seen around the world. Global
He also urged every Fijian to exposure for a global event, he said.
consider lodging an entry by the Mr Bainimarama said he was
closing date of February 24. devoted to putting together
It doesnt have to be the a dedicated Fijian
But
final product, just an idea Secretariat to make
it is only
that can go into the mix. preparations here
natural that as
Because we will need in Fiji and to
Fijians, we have a
to refine any concept liaise with the
special interest in the
we receive using United Nations
needs of Small Island
graphic professionals F r a m e work
Developing States in
to incorporate it into all Convention on
our own region and
the platforms on which Climate Change
beyond
Scientists and crew of DC-8 NASA aircraft with Nadi Muslim College science teacher Dinesh Goasi
(second from right), and US Embassy Suva Regional Environmental Officer Mark Mineo (right), at Nadi
International Airport (Photo: Arishma Devi-Narayan)
Upon my talks with the scientists, are actually 26 different teams on the
we are looking forward to their plane and many of them have 10 or
next visit in the country in the next 20 instruments of their own for the
fall when we will be likely taking a work they do, Mr Moes said.
few students of ours to tour inside We measure the air at the altitudes
the aircraft. along up and down the ocean also
Mission Director, Timothy Moes have remote sensing.
said the aircraft was being flown The aircraft flies at a height of
around by NASA since 1985 and it 1524 metres (5000 feet).
was one of NASAs biggest uploads. It has its own communication
There are around 20 different system on board from where Mr
instruments on the plane and there
(UNFCCC) Secretariat in Bonn.
We have already allocated office
space for this purpose in Suvavou
House.
Our UN friends have stressed
that this is a team effort in which
Fiji will work closely with them and
the German government to make
COP23 an unqualified success.
And we have hired the same
expert team of consultants that
assisted Morocco with its successful
hosting of COP22, he said.
Mr Bainimarama said they had
already started raising the necessary
funds in the form of donations from
an array of nations and foundations.
These funds will be deposited
into a trustfund here in Fiji that
we are establishing with an Act of
Parliament. The Bill setting up the
fund will be tabled this week.
The whole world wants Fiji to
succeed in this effort and will provide
the necessary resources to make it
happen.
There will be no need to increase
the overall expenditure whatsoever in
the Parliament approved 2016/2017
Budget, he said.
Climate envoys
Mr Bainimarama said the Chief
Negotiator for COP23 would be
Ambassador Nazhat Shameem-
Khan, our Permanent Representative
to the United Nations in Geneva.
Ambassador Shameem-
Khan is an standout candidate
to lead these very complex and
challenging negotiations because
of her distinguished legal career
and outstanding professional and
personal qualities, he said.
Mr Bainimarama said our Climate
Champion is the Minister for
Agriculture and Natural Disaster
There
are around
20 different
instruments on the
plane and there are
actually 26 different teams
on the plane and many
of them have 10 or 20
instruments of their
own for the work
they do
Moes engages with
the pilots, scientists back at
NASA and others as well, he said.
Campaign ATom
The suite of 20 instruments
on board will measure airborne
particles called aerosols and more
than 200 gases in each sampled
air patch, documenting their aircraft because it would be sensored
locations and allowing scientists to by the equipment and interrupt the
determine interactions.
FIJI 15
Management, Inia Seruiratu, who
knows the impact of climate change
on ordinary Fijians better than most.
Minister Seruiratu is one of
the Governments best performers
and has already demonstrated his
effectiveness as a climate advocate
at Marrakesh and in other high level
talks in Europe, he said.
Mr Bainimarama said our
designated Climate Ambassador was
Ambassador Deo Saran, our envoy in
Brussels.
As I have said before, the duties
of an incoming COP President will
require a range of international
engagements. Not only for me but
for our Climate Champion, the chief
negotiator and other members of
the team. But as we have said, our
domestic agenda will not suffer.
Continue our growth
We intend to continue the longest
running period of economic growth
in Fijis history into its seventh year,
he said.
We will continue to strengthen
our education and health systems and
continue to extend basic services like
electricity and water to every citizen.
We will continue to improve our
road network, footpaths and install
streetlights in urban and rural areas.
And if anything, our presidency
of COP23 will open up all sorts of
opportunities for new investments,
both in the private and public sectors
in Fiji.
Mr Bainimarama said part of their
plan was to attract new and cutting
edge technology in several important
areas so they could be trialed here
for eventual use in other countries,
including our island region.
We also intend to attract finance
for climate adaptation through the
private sector, he said.
Michael Prather, an atmospheric
scientist said the science team would
use AToms collected data on the airs
chemical signatures to understand
where pollutants originate, and where
and how quickly these climate gases
reacted chemically and eventually
disappear from the atmosphere.
Data gathered with the aircraft at
flight altitude and by remote sensing
were used for studies in archaeology,
ecology, geography, hydrology,
meteorology, oceanography,
volcanology, atmospheric chemistry,
cryospheric science, soil science
and biology.
Mr Prather said they chose
to land in Fiji because it was
a good spot to land and
had good support.
Plane really couldnt
do without having a good
place to land and this is one
of the good places to land,
he said.
The -72 version of the four-
engine first-generation jetliner
was acquired in 1985 by NASA
and highly modified to support
its airborne science mission. The
aircraft will return to Fiji in March.
Interesting fact
The passengers onboard DC-8
do not use the front lavatory of the
radar equipment.
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What was your first job in NZ?
How easy or difficult it was to get it?
Siddharth Badam
Editorial A full-time job hunt has never been easy, be it
any country. Looking at too many rejections does
make you feel bad, but the key point is the way you

Young dream shattered handle such rejections. I learnt a few things and
changed the way of approaching the employers.

E
After struggling for a couple of months, I was able
veryone is talking about the Indian students who are facing deportation after their to secure a full-time position role as an ICT Sales
appeal to the Immigration Minister was declined last week. There have been two Specialist with one of the biggest Australian ISP
opinions on this casestudents knew about the fraud and are now playing the victim in Auckland.
or they are actually the victims.
Although it is difficult to know which one is true, theres one thing that is clearImmigration
New Zealand (INZ) could not verify the facts and information provided in their application KariappaMaletira Karumbaiah
when the students first applied for a visa.
I moved to Auckland in 2014 to do my masters at
In response to Indian Weekenders query last year about the same, INZ responded that the The University of Auckland (UoA). It was easy to
very nature of fraud is to try to avoid detection. Fraudsters are cunning in their tactics and know about the job opportunity because University
increasingly sophisticated in their techniques. regularly updates their career website and send
INZ said that they had put new procedures in place since the fraud was discovered. The notifications about available Jobs on and off
deportation notice issued to the students says that INZ enquired with their respective banks campus. Since my previous experience and skills
whose loan reimbursement letter was provided with the visa application and found out that the met the job requirement, I got the job.
letter was fake. So does that mean that in a normal procedure, INZ does not cross-check it with
the bank whether a loan has been issued or not?
WhenIndian Weekenderspoke to the students, they said that they clearly remember checking
each and every document in their visa file and making sure that all the information provided Kawanmeet Kaur
was correct and true. And knowing that INZ will be verifying and checking all the documents
in detail, why would they take a risk of producing and submitting a fake loan disbursement My first job was in Mc Donalds. I started working
letter that might result in refusal of their visa? there in 2010 and I really enjoyed my job. It was not
difficult for me at all to find that job. That job helped
But opposite to the common perception, not all the documents were checked properly by me pay all my University fees. I worked there for 6
the immigration. years and it was a good learning experience for me.
It seems like that the authorities are saying that students made a mistake and irrespective of
the fact that INZ was unable to detect it, the students need to be punished. But the fact is had
the INZ checked the documents properly, this situation would not have arisen at all.
When Indian Weekender spoke to the students, they said that they clearly remember checking
each and every document in their visa file and making sure that all the information provided
is correct and true. And knowing that all the documents will be verified and scanned in detail, Iqbal Singh
why would they take a risk of producing and submitting a fake loan disbursement letter that
My first job in New Zealand was a crew member
might result in refusal of their visa? in Mc Donalds. Initially it was hard for me to work
But opposite to the common perception, not all the documents were checked properly. specially making burgers and fries in the kitchen.
It seems like that the immigration is saying is that you made a mistake and irrespective Later on, I got used to it. Finding that job wasnt very
of the fact that we were unable to detect it, you need to be punished. Had they checked the difficult for me. Now I believe every walk of life cant
documents properly, this situation would not have arisen at all. be a perfect start but hard work makes the future
better and comfortable for sure.
Students spent about $16,000 to $20,000 towards the course fee alone. Why would anyone
whos spending this much money, would take a chance that would lead to rejection of
their application?
If INZ didnt have adequate ways to detect the fraud, which was apparently made by the
immigration agents in India, why should students suffer because of INZs incompetency? INZ
needs to compromise on this situation because ignorance was shown from both the sides.
It is not justified that only one side is punished. If the students need to go back, the deportation
notice should be revoked and they should be asked to leave voluntarily. A deportation notice
would close many doors of opportunities for these students who came to New Zealand for a
bright future.
Now theres only hope that this kind of situation could be avoided in the future to ensure
no more students suffer in a foreign land and have to go back to their country with their
dreams shattered.

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Hints o f new world order must
await Tillerson-Lavrov meeting
SAEED NAQVI
P
undits in Washington are
beginning to hope for
continuity in US foreign
policy under Donald Trump. For
their optimism, they are falling back
on hints from the new administration.
Look, they say, Israel is being
warned to curb settlement
construction; Russians must
withdraw from Crimea; Iran is on
notice: no more missile tests.
If this, indeed, were true then the
skirmishes between the intelligence
community and the Trump
campaign which continued well into
the Presidents inauguration would
appear to have been settled in favour
of the agencies, the Deep State, with
the media in tow.
If the Washington Pundits are
anywhere near the truth, it may
please them to know they are in
company. Syrian President Bashar
al Assad declared a week ago that he
expected no change in US policy
towards Middle East.
What then does one make of the
allegation which Trump repeated at
least since August 2016: Obama
and Hillary founded ISIS? This
reporter has written several stories
UP polls: Key lies in Modi regaining the Muslim vote
AMULYA GANGULI
A
major reason why the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
is believed to be finding it
difficult to cross the finishing line
with ease in the ensuing UP assembly
elections is its loss of the Muslim vote
since 2014, when it had secured more
support from the community than
ever before.
Winning over the community
is essential in a state where the
Muslims make up 19.3 per cent of
the population. Their vote is now
expected to be shared mainly by
the Samajwadi Party (SP)-Congress
combine and the Bahujan Samaj
Party (BSP) with the tilt favouring
the former because its chances are
perceived to be better.
The BJP will rue this shift of
preference because it had the support
of a sizable section of the Muslims in
the parliamentary polls.
According to the Centre for
the Study of Developing Societies
(CSDS), 10 per cent of the Muslims
in Uttar Pradesh voted for the BJP
three years ago, evidently because
they were impressed by Narendra
Modis pitch for development.
It is also noteworthy that a large
number of Yadavs, who form the
SPs core base of support, and Jatavs,
who constitute the BSPs vote bank,
also leaned towards the BJP.
It was obviously Modis promise of
achhey din (good days) which acted
as an incentive.
But the increase in the Muslim
preference for the BJP was of
greater significance because of
the traditionally fraught relations
between the minorities and the
saffron brotherhood.
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since 2012 about US ambassador
in Damascus, Robert Stephen
Ford, a great favourite of Hillary
Clinton, playing an overt role in the
Syrian insurgency. Some of it was
eyewitness account.
More recently, Trump has
reiterated that he hopes for friendlier
relations with Putin. He looked
forward to greater cooperation with
Moscow in managing the chaos in
West Asia.
Is there a contradiction between
this line and the new US ambassador
to the UN, Nikki Haley, warning
Moscow on Crimea?
These are significant signals but
they will be fitted into coordinated
policy only after the new Secretary
of State, Rex Tillerson, finds his feet
in the State Department. Until then
even National Security Adviser Gen.
Michael Flynns tough statement on
Iran must be seen as premature. It
may point to some turf fights that
will keep the White House abuzz for
some time.
Serious games will begin when
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and
Tillerson hold their first meeting.
If there is to be anything resembling
goodwill between Washington and
Moscow, Lavrov will have to acquaint
File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the World Sufi Forum in New Delhi. Credit: PTI
However, a CSDS researcher noted
that the backing of the Muslims for
the BJP in 2014 was the highest in the
Lok Sabhas electoral history.
Of the 87 parliamentary seats in
the country with a high concentration
of Muslims, the BJP won 45. These
included all but one of the 27 seats
in Uttar Pradesh, demonstrating
how the members of the community
had turned away from their earlier
favourites, the SP and the BSP, in
favour of the BJP.
It is obvious that if Modi had
been able to retain this block of
support, his party would have had
a fairly easy run in the forthcoming
assembly elections.
Considering that he still enjoys the
faith of large sections of the people,
Tillerson with a great deal of what
Moscow has been doing recently.
Libya, for instance. Moscow has
been coordinating policy with Egypt
to control a country with more than
one power centre.
On December 20, Foreign
Ministers of Russia, Turkey and
Iran met in Moscow to discuss Syria.
The US was managing its transition
during this period. The meeting was
followed by a joint air campaign by
Russia and Turkey against the Islamic
State. The summit in Moscow was
preceded by the dramatic killing
of the Russian ambassador in the
Turkish capital Ankara.
Maronite Christian leader
Michael Aouns election as President
of Lebanon would not have been
possible without Hezbullahs help.
For this development too the credit
goes to Syria, Iran and Russia.
Yemen will be a test for the Trump
administration. Will he continue to
support Saudi Arabias disastrous
war in the Arab worlds poorest
country? Who knows, in the interest
of American prosperity, he may like
to encourage Saudis to spend their
last penny buying US arms.
An important meeting, which
caught New Delhi on the wrong
mainly of the middle class, in his
promise to accelerate development,
there is no reason to doubt that the
Muslims, too, would back him now
as in 2014.
If they have drifted away, however,
the fault lies with the Prime Ministers
failure to check the hardliners in
the BJP much earlier. He has now
succeeded in largely silencing the
ghar wapsi and love jehad brigades,
but his action against them has come
too late in the day to reassure the
Muslims. Had he cracked down
on them immediately after his Lok
Sabha victory, the BJP might not
only have been able to hold on to
those Muslims who had reposed their
new-found faith in the party but also
attracted others from the community.
OPINION/EDITORIAL
foot, was the Russia-China-Pakistan
conclave in Moscow focused on the
future of Afghanistan. National
Security Adviser Ajit Dovals
subsequent visit to Moscow covered
this development. He must supervise
a new regional strategy before Prime
Minister Narendra Modis visit to St.
Petersburg in early June.
The Moscow meeting on
Afghanistan places a huge question
mark on US expenditure in blood
and treasure in that country over the
past 12 years. Taliban, whom the
US has been fighting all these years,
are now to be enlisted in the war
against the Islamic State and various
offshoots of Al Qaeda
Russian Caucasus and Xinjiang are
menaced by this, expanding variants
of Islamist militancy. Taliban are a
regional force spread on two sides
of the Durand line. This must be a
source of worry for Islamabad. The
President of the Philippines, Rodrigo
Duterte, has cancelled military
exercises with the US. He has held
out a hand to Moscow and Beijing.
This is just some of the agenda
Tillerson has to prepare himself for.
To begin with, he will have to digest
the implications of a ban on seven
This accretion would have been
possible even if the economy had
not taken off with the speed that was
earlier expected.
But the moment was lost because
the Yogi Adityanaths and the Sakshi
Maharajs interpreted the BJPs
majority in the Lok Sabha as a sign
for pushing their Hindu nationalist
agenda. Yet, as a former pracharak
(preacher), Modi would have known
the central tenets of their anti-
minority mindset.
If he took his time in acting against
them, as he had done in the post-
2002 period in Gujarat, the reason
perhaps was that he was not sure of
how far he could go against the vested
communal interests in the party and
the parivar at the national level.
17
Muslim-dominated countries to
travel to the US.
Iran being listed among Muslim
countries to whom the ban applies
makes no sense unless Trump or
those around him are keen to pick a
fight with Tehran to please Riyadh
and Jerusalem. No act of terrorism
in the genre of suicide bombing has
yet been traced to Tehran. Nor does
Hezbullahs unwavering support
to the Palestinian cause make it a
militant menace. In this devilry, it has
Irans total backing.
During the campaign, and since,
Trump has maintained that he will
seek Russian support in bombing
the shit out of Islamic terrorism.
Moscow and Iran are with him
on that page, indelicate language
notwithstanding.
17
The contradiction with the Deep
State will arise when, in the course
of hammering Islamic terrorism,
the White House does not make
allowance for militants who were
trained and harboured as a Western
asset. That will require case-by-
case bargaining.
Saeed Naqvi is a senior
commentator on political and
diplomatic affairs. The views
expressed are personal.
There were undoubtedly
ideological reasons as well. After
all, when even Atal Bihari Vajpayee
avoided a head-on confrontation
with the hardliners, calling them pagal
(mad) in private, as the then attorney-
general Soli Sorabjee said, Modis
hesitation was understandable.
But his reluctance to be more
proactive in this respect is now
proving to be his worst electoral
disadvantage. This drawback became
clear as early as in 2015 when the BJP
was decimated in the Delhi assembly
elections although it had won all
the seven parliamentary seats in the
national capital a year before.
Since then, the BJP has suffered a
series of defeats in assembly elections
in Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil
Nadu and Puducherry, putting
into shade its excellent showing in
virtually all the contests in 2014.
The gainers have been the
secular parties because the Muslims
remain convinced that the BJP hasnt
changed from its Jana Sangh days,
notwithstanding the protestations of
Modi and other senior leaders.
This failure on the BJPs part has
enabled even the down-and-out
Congress to claw its way back into
reckoning, which would not have
been possible if Modi had been able
to retain the momentum of 2014
when he was seen as non-sectarian.
The opportunity which he had,
therefore, to mould the BJP in his
own forward-looking image has
seemingly been lost.
However, Uttar Pradesh is his last
chance. If a hung assembly shows
that the BJP can at least come close
to the half-way mark, it will mean
that the party can still find its way
back if it is prepared to crack down
on the saffron hawks.
Amulya Ganguli is a political
analyst. The views expressed
are personal.
 18 INDIA
Lok Sabha passes bill on demonetisation
T
he Lok Sabha on Tuesday,
February 7, passed the bill
to ban old bank notes of
Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 and provides
for punishment for holding such
currency notes.
The Specified Bank Notes
(Cessation of Liabilities) Bill, 2017,
seeks to replace the ordinance on
demonetisation promulgated by the
government in December 2016.
Replying to the debate on the bill
which was passed after amendments
by the opposition were negatived,
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said
Demonetisation, a right
the decision on demonetisation was
decision at right time: Modi
P
rime Minister Narendra
Modi on Tuesday, February
7, strongly defended his
governments decision to ban high
value currency notes, saying it was
the right step taken at the right time
to rid the Indian economy of tax
evasion and black money.
Modi, speaking in the Lok Sabha
in reply to motion of thanks to
the Presidents address, mocked
at the opposition protests against
the November 8, 2016, decision of
spiking Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes
that led to a huge currency crunch in
the country. He likened the decision
with surgery conducted on the
human body.
When can you have an operation?
When the body is healthy. For
demonetisation, good economy was
needed and this was a proper time.
Our economy was doing well and our
(demonetisation) decision was taken
at the right time, Modi said.
The move was calculative. The
decision was taken after Diwali when
trade (across the country) was high,
he said, adding the move was like
the Swachh Bharat mission to clean
the economy of ill-gotten wealth
accumulated by evading tax.
Like Swachh Bharat, the decision
on demonetisation is a movement to
clean India (of corruption and black
money), Modi said.
He said he was aware of political
risks but I am not concerned about
the elections.
India cooperated to use sanctions for n-deal with Iran
I
ndia cooperated with multilateral
efforts to use UN-mandated
sanctions to achieve a nuclear
agreement with Iran, a US Congress
think tank said in a report.
The independent Congressional
Research Service (CRS) said in its
latest report on Monday that during
2010-2016, Indias private sector
described Iran as a controversial
market a term used by
many international firms India
to describe markets that and Iran are
entail reputational and considering using
financial risks. Turkeys Halkbank
The CRS is a public to transfer to Iran
$6.5 billion for oil
policy research arm
purchased by India
of the United States
Congress and it makes during 2012-
reports on issues of interest 2016
for lawmakers for them to
make informed decisions. It works
on a non-partisan basis.
It also said that India began
not easy. He said the government
had been holding consultations with
the Reserve Bank of India from
February last year.
Jaitley said there was rush for
currency in the initial days after
the November 8 demonetisation
announcement and then the situation
eased. Taking a dig at opposition
parties, he said they appeared to
be troubled by the decision but not
people of India.
Earlier, moving the bill Jaitley
said once a currency ceases to be
legal tender, it cannot be allowed
to operate.
Modi mocked at the oppositions protest against the November 8, 2016,
decision of spiking Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes that led to a huge currency
crunch in the country.
When can you have an operation? When the body is
healthy. For demonetisation, good economy was needed and
this was a proper time. Our economy was doing well and our
(demonetisation) decision was taken at the right time
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
I am concerned about my
country, he said, urging the
opposition to join the mainstream
and contribute in the development
of the country.
Modi took a dig at Congress Vice
President Rahul Gandhi for his tom-
tommed earthquake exposure
on the Prime Ministers alleged
involvement in corruption.
We were ready for discussion, but
instead of discussion the opposition
was more concerned about giving
reducing economic relations with
Iran in 2010, when Indias central
bank ceased using a Tehran-based
regional body, the Asian Clearing
Union, to handle transactions
with Iran.
In January 2012, according to the
report, Iran agreed to accept Indias
currency rupee to settle 45 per cent
of its oil sales to India, which Iran
mostly used to buy Indian wheat,
pharmaceuticals, rice, sugar,
soybeans, auto parts, and
other products.
India reduced its
imports of Iranian
oil substantially after
2011 by the time of
the JPA (interim nuclear
deal), Iran was only
supplying about 6 per cent
of Indias oil imports, down from
over 16 per cent in 2008.
India incurred significant costs to
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Holding the currency beyond
the permissible limit, will become an
offence, Jaitley said.
The bill, like the ordinance,
provides that the specified bank
notes, which have ceased to be legal
tender, shall cease to be liability of
Reserve Bank of India.
Brought as a money bill, the Rajya
Sabha will not have any major role in
its passage. A financial memorandum
with the bill said it involves decision
having impact on the contingent
liabilities of the central government
and thus on the consolidated fund
of India.
TV bytes, he said, referring to the
Winter Session that was completely
washed out in opposition protests
against demonetisation.
Hailing his decision of forming
a Special Investigation Team (SIT)
to bring back black money stashed
in foreign banks, Modi said: The
Supreme Court quoted on March
26, 2014 that since 1947 nobody
thought of bringing back black
money from foreign countries.
Kudankulam power plant in India
retrofit refineries that were handling
Iranian crude.
However, since the JCPOA, oil
imports apparently have increased to
close to 2011 levels, according to the
report.
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of
Action is an international agreement
It prohibits the holding, transferring
or receiving of the specified bank
notes after December 31, 2016.
On and from the appointed
day, no person shall, knowingly or
unknowingly or voluntarily hold,
transfer or receive any specified bank
notes, the bill said.
As per the bill, an individual
cannot hold more than 10 of
the demonetised currency notes
irrespective of value, and for the
purpose of study or research, not
more than 25 notes can be held.
For violation of these provisions, as
EU programme for climate,
energy to expand to India
T
he EU-led Covenant of
Mayors for Climate and
Energy, with over 7,000
member cities from all over the
world, will be expanding to India
starting from 2017, a statement said.
This network of cities is one of
the largest, with 7,100 member
cities from all over the world, and
most effective network for climate
action with 23 per cent reduction of
Green House Gas emissions by the
signatories' cities.
The Global Covenant of Mayors
for Climate and Energy brings
together the EU-led Covenants of
Mayors and the UN Compact of
Mayors initiatives for the largest and
first-of-its-kind coalition of cities
committed to fighting climate change,
a European Union statement said.
The Covenant of Mayors Regional
office for India will add to the already
existing regional Covenant Offices
in Europe, Mediterranean and Sub-
Saharan Africa, as well as the further
Regional Covenants offices which
will be opening for Latin America
and the Caribbean, East/South-
East Asia and Japan, through the
International Urban Cooperation
on Irans nuclear programme
between Tehran, the P5+1.
Indian firms ended or slowed
work on investments in Iranian oil
and gas fields work that is likely to
resume now that sanctions have been
lifted, the report said.
India and Iran are considering
per Section 5 of the bill, a fine will be
imposed which can be of Rs 10,000
or five times the amount of the old
currency notes held - whichever of
the two is higher.
Those individuals who were
outside India during November 9
to December 31, or any other class
of persons specified by the central
government, can make a declaration
which will be verified by the Reserve
Bank of India. If the RBI is satisfied
with the reason cited it may credit
the value of the old bank notes in the
individuals Know Your Customer
compliant bank account.
Programme (IUC), recently launched
by the European Union.
India's mega-cities (Delhi ;
Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore,
Chennai, and Hyderabad), and
major cities are witnessing the
fastest rates of urbanisation in the
world. With fast growing suburbs
and high population density, cities
face challenges to enable residential
and commercial development,
adequate infrastructure services and
sufficient connectivity.
Furthermore, around 17.4 per cent
of households in urban India live in a
slum (2011 Census).
The European Union-funded
International Urban Cooperation
Programme aims at strengthening
the EU-India policy dialogue on
sustainable urban development and
climate actions through cooperation
between European and Indian cities.
The IUC programme will
coordinate and cooperate with
other cities networks (C40, UCLG,
ICLEI) and relevant Government
led initiatives currently operating in
the country, such as the AMRUT
Mission as well as the 100 Smart
Cities Mission, it said.
using Turkeys Halkbank to transfer
to Iran $6.5 billion for oil purchased
by India during 2012-2016, it said.
In 2015, India and Iran agreed
that India would help develop Irans
Chahbahar port that would enable
India to trade with Afghanistan
unimpeded by Pakistan.
With sanctions on Iran now lifted,
that project no longer entails risk to
Indian firms involved. In May 2016,
Indian Prime Minister Narendra
Modi visited Iran and signed an
agreement to invest $500 million
to develop the port and related
infrastructure.
The report came as the Donald
Trump administration last week
sanctioned dozens of Iranian-linked
entities in a move that senior US
officials said marked the beginning of
an escalating campaign to confront
Tehran in the Middle East and
restrain its military capabilities.
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INDIA 19

India to launch record NEWS in BRIEF

104 satellites next week
I T
ndia will create history by
launching a record 104 satellites,
including 101 foreign ones, into
the earths lower orbit, on February
15 from Andhra Pradesh, an official
said on Monday, February 6.
We have tentatively decided to
launch the satellites at one go around
9 a.m. into the sun-synchronous orbit,
about 500 km above the earth, the
Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO) official said.
Of the total earth-observation
satellites, three are Indian, 88 are
from the US and the rest from
Germany, Israel, Kazakhstan, the
Netherlands, Switzerland and the
United Arab Emirates.
A 320-tonne rocket Polar
Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C37)
will launch the satellites with
a combined weight of 1,500 kg,
including the 650 kg Cartosat-2D
and two nano-satellites (INS-1A and
INS-1B) weighing 15 kg each, the
official said.
The combined weight of 100
foreign micro or smaller satellites will
be 820 kg. Though the Indian space
agency had launched 20 satellites
in one shot on June 22, 2016, the
launch of 104 satellites will surpass
the 37 satellites launch record set by
a Russian rocket on June 19, 2014
and 29 satellites launched by NASA
on November 19, 2013.
The countdown will begin 48
hours before the lift off after the
launch authorization board gives final
clearance for the mission keeping
in view the weather conditions and
other preparedness at the Satish
Dhawan Space Centre, said
another official.
The launch of over 100 spacecraft
together will be a major achievement
for India as such an attempt was not
made before by any of the dozen
space-faring nations.
The constellation of 88 small
Delhi government to build 6,178
flats for poor
he Delhi government on Monday, February 6, approved a pilot
project to build 6,178 flats for people in the slums.
These will be built at a cost of Rs 866 crore at Lajpat Nagar,
Bhalaswa, Dev Nagar, Mongolpuri and Ambedkar Nagar by upgrading the
existing slums on Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) land.
This was decided at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
A proposal to construct 582 houses for economically weaker sections at
Sangam Park for Rs 83 crore was also approved. The department also cleared
the construction four new homeless shelters in the city to accommodate 72
families and 1,200 homeless people.
These shelters will be constructed under the National Urban Livelihood
Mission (NULM) at Dwarka, Geeta Colony, Rohini and Nangloi, an
official statement said. A Supreme Court appointed committee under Justice
Kailash Gambhir had asked DUSIB to ensured adequate facilities for the
homeless in Delhi and to improve their living condition.
Tata Sons shareholders vote to
remove Mistry as a Director
I
ndustrial conglomerate Tata Groups holding company Tata Sons said
that a majority of its shareholders have voted to remove Cyrus Mistry as
a Director on its Board during an extraordinary general meeting (EGM).
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) The shareholders of Tata Sons, at the extraordinary general meeting
held today, passed, with the requisite majority, a resolution to remove Cyrus
satellites, weighing 5 kg each, of the mission for maximum return
P. Mistry as a Director of Tata Sons, the company said in a statement.
US earth observation firm Planet on investment.
will be separated from the rocket Tata Sons Board had ousted Mistry on October 24, 2016, as its Chairman
By launching 104 satellites
in different directions to and appointed Ratan Tata as Interim Chairman.
By together, we are trying to
avoid them colliding maximize our workhorse However, Mistry still remained as a Director on the Board of the holding
launching arm of the $100 billion-plus group. Tata Trusts hold 66 per cent stake in the
when being deployed in 104 satellites rockets capability and
the orbit. optimally utilise it for holding company of the Tata Group, with Mistrys family holding over 18
together, we are
The satellites maximum return on per cent interest. The development comes after the National Company Law
trying to maximize
will be in the same our workhorse rockets investment, Kumar Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on last Friday had dismissed Mistrys plea for
orbit with distance capability and optimally said on January 11. an injunction against Mondays EGM. The petition for injunction against
between them utilise it for maximum the EGM was moved by Mistrys investment companies Cyrus Investment
As an advanced
increasing due to their return on and Sterling Investment Corp. on last Thursday
remote sensing satellite,
relative velocities, said
the second official.
investment Cartosat-2D has a single
panchromatic camera
Salman Rushdies The Golden
At an altitude of 500 km, the to beam scene-specific spot House to release in September
A
spacecraft will take about 90 minutes imageries of more than one meter fter Arundhati Roy, it is now author Salman Rushdies turn to return
to complete one polar orbit over spatial resolution and a swath of 10 to the literary world this year with his new book The Golden House,
the earth. km for cartographic applications.
slated to be released in September, said Penguin Random House.
The satellites will be injected The two Inertial Navigational The forthcoming from Salman Rushdie is a breathtaking new novel on a
into the sun synchronous orbit at System (INS-IA & INS-1B) use sprawling canvas. A modern-day thriller, it follows a mysteriously wealthy
different slots at different angles and a computer, motion sensors and family from Bombay (now Mumbai) that is desperately seeking to forget
at different times, added the official. rotation sensors (gyroscopes) to the tragedy they left behind as they feverishly reinvent themselves in New
calculate the position, orientation
ISRO Chairman A.S. Kiran York City. Copiously detailed, sumptuously inventive, brimming with all the
and velocity (direction and speed)
Kumar earlier said the space agency razzle-dazzle that imbues his fiction with the lush ambience of a fable.
of a moving object without
would maximize its rocket capability The Golden House is about where we were before 26/11, where we are
external references.
to launch more satellites in a single today and how we got here. Here is a book that asks us in a post-truth
world if facts and authenticity are necessarily the same thing, while never

India not fulfilling responsibilities ceasing to be both resonant and entertaining, the publishing house said.
The book will be published in India by Penguin Random House which
acquired the subcontinent rights from the Wylie Agency.

under Indus Waters Treaty: Aziz Salman Rushdie had earlier won the Booker Prize in 1981 and Best of the
Booker Prize in 2008 for his book Midnights Children.

I
ndia has not been fulfilling
its responsibilities under the
Indus Waters Treaty, Pakistan
foreign policy chief Sartaj Aziz
said on Monday, February 6,
airing Islamabads concerns over
construction of new dams by
New Delhi.
In his written reply in the National
Assembly, Aziz said Pakistan has
expressed concerns over construction
of new dams by India.
Last week, Prime Minister Nawaz
Sharif took up the issue with World
Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva
in Islamabad, and contended that
Indias new dam building on Indus
rivers tributaies was sheer violation
of the Indus Waters Treaty.
Indias construction of Ratle
and Kishenganga dams on western
rivers is a violation of the treaty,
he contended.
Sharif said that since the World
Bank was a signatory to the treaty,
it should play its due role to help
resolve the issue, expressing his hope
that the World Bank will set a court
of arbitration in this regard.
Pakistan and India share the waters
The treaty gave the three "eastern rivers" of Beas, Ravi and Sutlej to India for use of
water without restriction. The three "western rivers" of Indus, Chenab and Jhelum
were allocated to Pakistan.
of Indus River Basin which has been
a major source of contention between
the two states since Independence.
In order to resolve the disputes,
both countries signed IWT in 1960
with the help of World Bank, which
has survived over five decades of
hostilities between the two states.
However, due to the recent upsurge
in the Kashmir Valley, water has once
again become a divisive issue.
Prime Minister Narendra Modis
blood and water cannot flow
together and the threat of unilateral
abrogation of the treaty has resulted
into a new wave of hydro politics
around Pakistan and brought the
Indus Water Treaty under stress.
Some of his other critically acclaimed and bestseller are The Satanic Verses,
Haroun and the Sea of Stories, The Moors Last Sigh and his recent Two Years, Eight
Months and Twenty-Eight Nights.
Modi government not doing
enough for poor: Opposition
O
pposition parties on Monday, February 6, criticised the Narendra
Modi government for allegedly ignoring the poor and weaker
sections of the society, saying its promise of inclusive development
was hollow. Resuming the debate in the Rajya Sabha on the presidential
address to the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha before the
budget session, which began on January 31, Congress leader Rajiv Shukla
said the address had nothing new in it.
He said the Prime Minister is a busy person and should be informed
about ground realities. I myself have worked with a prime minister and
I know he is a busy man. He is to be informed properly about whatever is
happening in the country, he said.
Shukla said that farmers, labourers and other weaker sections of the
society were suffering under Modis rule.
Sharad Yadav of Janata Dal (United) also slammed the government for
its demonetisation move, saying lakhs of farmers had suffered because of it.
He demanded that the government must inform the nation how much
unaccounted money was recovered by the move. He said social disparity was
a cause of concern and it must be addressed before its too late.
Unless and until poor, farmers, SCs, STs and other backward classes are
given their dues, the country cannot progress, he said.
Demonetisation has violated basic human rights of the citizens, he said.
He also said the Modi government was against the interests of the SCs,
STs and poor.
 20 INDIA ABROAD 10 February | www.iwk.co.nz

Indian-origin artist wins Indian-American

writer in Wellcome
Genesis Prize 2017 Book Prize list
B P
ritain-based Indian-origin
artist and human rights ulitzer Prize winning Indian-
activist Anish Kapoor has American writer Siddhartha
been honoured with the 2017 Mukherjees latest book The
Genesis Prize given by the Genesis Gene has made it for the longlist of
Prize Foundation. this years Wellcome Book Prize.
The prize was awarded by the Mukherjee shared the news on
Genesis Prize Foundation, the Twitter. Weaving science, social
Government of Israel and the Jewish history and personal narrative,
Agency on February 5. Mukherjee has written a history
on genetics.
Kapoor has decided to use the
$1 million award money to help The book animates the quest to
refugees and try to expand the Jewish understand human heredity and
community's engagement in a global its surprising influence on our lives,
effort to support the Syrian refugees, personalities, identities, fate and
according to a statement issued by choices. The longlist that features
Genesis Prize Foundation. seven non-fiction and five fiction
His titles also includes Mend the Living by
His famous work
message is Maylis de Kerangal, The Golden Age
Turning the World Upside
clear, powerful, by Joan London, The Essex Serpent
Down sculpture has
and inspiring. I am by Sarah Perry, Omo Deus by Yuval
been placed at the
confident that Anish will Noah Harari, When Breath Becomes Siddhartha Mukherjee
Israel Museum
use the Genesis Prize to Air by Paul Kalanithi and Cure by
in Jerusalem.
build on the good work and Jo Marchant.
Some of his
his voice and energy will
This longlist is evidence
The challenge of judging the
other works which
help to focus more people Wellcome Book Prize is that we have of the breadth, humanity
gained worldwide
attention are Cloud
on the need to alleviate all had to read outside our own areas and creativity at work in
the suffering of of expertise. That makes demands
Gate placed in Chicago's refugees
Anish Kapoor the submissions for the
both of the judges and of the books.
Millennium Park and Orbit against indifference his Kapoor upon receiving the 2017 This longlist is evidence of the
prize and we commend
in London. whole life. Genesis Prize. breadth, humanity and creativity at each of these 12 books
Born in Mumbai to a Baghdadi His message is clear, powerful, "I congratulate Kapoor for winning
Jewish mother and Indian father,
work in the submissions for the prize for your reading pleasure
and inspiring. I am confident that the prestigious Genesis Prize of 2017. and we commend each of these 12
Kapoor moved to Israel at the age of Anish will use the Genesis Prize to Kapoor's contribution to the world books for your reading pleasure, Val fiction, that have a central theme
16 and is based in Britain since 1970 build on the good work and his voice both artistic and humanitarian McDermid, Chair, Wellcome Book engaging with some aspect of
He has also been a public advocate and energy will help to focus more is deservedly celebrated," Israel Prize 2017 judging panel, said.
and fought for the betterment of people on the need to alleviate the Ambassador Daniel Carmon said. medicine, health or illness.
Wellcome Book Prize is an annual The shortlist for the 2017 prize will
the refugees. Natan Sharansky, Head suffering of refugees." Established in 2012, the annual award with 30,000 pounds prize be announced on March 14 and the
of Genesis Prize selection committee, The Israeli Embassy in the Genesis Prize has been dubbed by money that recognises new works winner on April 24.
said: "Anish Kapoor has campaigned national capital also congratulated Time Magazine as the Jewish Nobel. of literature, both fiction and non-

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Trump says journalists
play down terror attacks C
U
S President Trump has said
that the news media was
playing down the terrorist
threat posed by the Islamic State
(IS) and journalists were reluctant
to report on the militant groups
attacks in Europe and have their
reasons for failing to cover them, the
media reported.
Trump initially did not provide
examples of a news media conspiracy
to underplay terrorist attacks. The
White House released a list of what it
said were 78 attacks from September
2014 to December 2016 that were
carried out or inspired by the IS.
It said that most have not received
the media attention they deserved,
the New York Times reported.
The list included the major attacks
in Paris, Brussels, San Bernardino
(California) and Orlando (Florida)
that dominated the news for weeks.
Other attacks overseas, lesser
known to Americans, received
extensive local coverage, like a
shooting in Zvornik, Bosnia, in April
2015 in which one police officer was
killed and two others were wounded,
the White House said.
Radical Islamic terrorists are
determined to strike our homeland,
as they did on 9/11, as they did from
Boston to Orlando to San Bernardino
and all across Europe, Trump
said at MacDill Air Force Base in
Tampa, Florida.
All over Europe, its happening.
Its gotten to a point where its not
even being reported, and in many
cases, the very, very dishonest press
Remains of huge undersea landslide
found on Great Barrier Reef
The remains of the landslide, known as the Gloria Knolls Slide and 30 times the
volume of the iconic Uluru rock
S
cientists have discovered
the remnants of a massive
undersea landslide on the
Great Barrier Reef off the coast of
Australia, which occurred more than
300,000 years ago, a media report
said on Wednesday, February 8.
The remains of the landslide,
known as the Gloria Knolls Slide and
30 times the volume of the iconic
Uluru rock, are located 75 km off the
coast of Innisfail, Efe news reported.
"This is all that remains after a
massive collapse of sediment of about
32 cubic km volume (off the north
coast of Queensland)," said Robin
Beaman, one of the researchers on
the James Cook University team who
took part in the discovery.
The remains include large blocks,
or knolls, and smaller blocks that lie
scattered over an area of about 30
km and at a depth of about 1,350
metres.
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US President Trump
doesnt want to report it, he said.
They have their reasons, Trump
added, and you understand that.
The President made similar
comments about the US media during
a January visit to the headquarters
of the Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA) in Langley, Virginia, that the
news media had fabricated his feud
with the intelligence community.
Those remarks came only days
after he likened American intelligence
officials to Nazis, after several weeks
in which he had denigrated their
work, the New York Times said.
White House Press Secretary Sean
Spicer said that the President had
been referring in Tampa to several
instances in which the news media
had not devoted sufficient attention
"We were amazed to discover this
cluster of knolls while 3D multibeam
mapping the deep Great Barrier
seafloor," Beaman said.
"In an area of the Queensland
Trough that was supposed to be
relatively flat were eight knolls,
appearing like hills with some over
100 metre high and three km long,"
he added.
The lead author of the study, Angel
Puga-Bernabeu, from the University
of Granada in Spain, emphasised
that the oldest fossil corals recovered
off the top of the knoll were about
302,000 years old.
Experts from the University of
Sydney, the University of Edinburgh
and the Australian Organization for
Nuclear Science and Technology
also participated in the study, which
was conducted on the research ship
"Southern Surveyor".
to terrorism. Trump, Spicer said,
believed that journalists pay more
attention to public protests than they
do to terrorist attacks or plots.
During his 12-minute speech on
Monday, Trump promised to make
a historic financial investment in
the armed forces, in an effort to
maintain peace in our troubled,
troubled times.
He also vowed to give the military
the tools necessary to prevail against
the Islamic State and thwart its
attempts to strike America.
At a luncheon with enlisted
soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines,
Trump went around his table asking
who would remain in the military,
and told them their experience would
improve during his presidency.
Why migraines
are more
common among
women
F
emales are more vulnerable
to certain stress-related
and allergic diseases such
as migraines because of distinct
differences found in mast cells, a type
of white blood cell that is part of the
immune system, says a study.
Mast cells are an important
category of immune cells because
they play a key role in stress-related
health issues that are typically more
common in women such as allergic
disorders, auto-immune diseases,
migraines and irritable bowel
syndrome, or IBS.
"Over 8,000 differentially
expressed genes were found in female
mast cells compared to male mast
cells," said lead researcher Adam
Moeser, Associate Professor at
Michigan State University in the US.
"While male and female mast cells
have the same sets of genes on their
chromosomes, with the exception
of the XY sex chromosomes, the
way the genes act vary immensely
between the sexes," Moeser noted.
A further in-depth analysis of the
genes within the RNA genome a
primary building block in all forms of
life revealed an increase in activity
that is linked to the production and
storage of inflammatory substances,
according to the study published
in the journal Biology of Sex
Differences.
These substances can create a
more aggressive response in the body
and result in disease.
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NEWS in BRIEF
China to create over 50 mn jobs by 2020
hina will create over 50 million new urban jobs by 2020, it was
announced Monday, February 6.
The government will improve employment structure and quality
and keep the urban headline unemployment rate under 5 per cent by 2020,
according to the employment facilitation plan for 2016-20 period released
by the State Council. The plan pointed out that employment was key to
affecting standards of living and supporting for economic growth and China
would make pro-active employment policies, Xinhua news agency said.
China will support sectors that create lots of jobs and promote
entrepreneurship such as businesses related to the sharing economy.
The government will help college graduates, farmers and workers affected
by the countrys overcapacity cutting drive to secure jobs.
Latest figures show that China created jobs for more than 13 million urban
residents in 2016 and the registered unemployment rate in Chinese cities
stood at 4.02 per cent at the end of 2016.
Singapores Presidential election to be
held in September
S
ingapores Presidential election will be held in September, Minister
in Prime Ministers Office Chan Chun Sing announced on Monday.
During the second reading of Presidential Elections (Amendment)
Bill, the minister outlined a series of amendments made to improve election
procedures, Xinhua news agency reported.
Chan announced the next presidential election, which has been reserved
for Malay candidates, will be held in September rather than in August.
The President of Singapore is directly elected by popular vote. Potential
candidates for office have to fulfil stringent qualifications set out in the
constitution.
Robots could replace 250,000 British
public jobs soon: Report
N
early 250,000 jobs in Britains public sector could be replaced by
websites and artificially intelligent chat bots in the near future,
leading to higher efficiency in the sector, a new report said.
With the advancement of technology, many jobs in the public sector could
be efficiently completed by machines, replacing some 130,000 administrators
in the government, 90,000 administrators in the National Health Service
and 24,000 general practitioner reception jobs by 2030, Xinhua quoted the
report by the London-based think tank Reform as saying on Monday.
The authors believed that the move to automation in the sector could help
save over four billion pounds ($4.98 billion) a year.
There is also a possibility that doctors would be affected by the new trend,
as machines have made significant progress in diagnosing some diseases and
even carry out surgical procedures, the report pointed out.
Meanwhile, public sector workers who hold strategic and cognitive roles
can enhance their decision-making through data analytics, the report noted.
Morocco has 41.5m mobile users
T
he number of mobile subscribers in Morocco reached 41.5 million at
the end of 2016, an increase of 3.6 per cent over 2015, according to
the countrys national telecom regulator ANRT.
The penetration rate reached 122.6 per cent, the Rabat-based agency said
in a report, adding that growth in post-paid customers increased by 11.8 per
cent to reach 2.98 million subscribers. The number of pre-paid subscribers
reached 38.53 million. The landline users declined by 6.8 year-over-year to
stand at 2.07 million users with a penetration rate of 6.12 per cent.
N Korea set to launch more satellites
N
orth Korea marked the first
anniversary of its space rocket launch
on Tuesday, February 7, and said it is
ready to launch more satellites into space, a
media report said. Pyongyangs space rocket
launch in February 2016 was condemned by
the international community, which considered
it to be a disguised test of long-range missiles,
Efe news reported.
We will launch more satellites at the time
and in the place decided by the Workers
Party of Korea, an article in the Communist
regimes official daily Rodong said.
Since the beginning of 2017, Pyongyang
has threatened multiple times that it plans to
conduct intercontinental ballistic missile tests to
counter nuclear threat from the US. In 2016,
North Korea had claimed to have launched its
satellite Kwangmyongsong-4, using a long-range
rocket from its Sohae Space Centre, a month
after it conducted its fourth nuclear test.
Satellite Kwangmyongsong-4
This lead to tougher sanctions from the UN.
South Korean Prime Minister and acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn said
North Korea could be preparing for more provocations ahead of February
16, which marks the 75th birth anniversary of its late leader Kim Jong-
il, Yonhap news agency said. The celebration, known as the Day of the
Shining Star, pays homage to the current leader Kim Jong-uns father and
is one of the most important public holidays in North Korea.
 22 SPORTS
India beat New Zealand
4-1 in Davis cup
I gold at Asian Junior Squash
ndia defeated New Zealand 4-1
in Asian Oceania Group 1 Davis
Cup tie on Sunday, February 5.
Following the win, India will now
take on Uzbekistan in the second
round of the Asia-Oceania Group I
in April.
Ramkumar Ramanathan and
Yuki Bhambri won their respective
reverse singles matches to hand India
a comfortable victory at the Balewadi
Sports Complex.
Ramanathan outplayed Tearney
in straight sets 7-5, 6-1, 6-0 while
Bhambri edged past Jose Statham
7-5, 3-6, 6-4 to seal the spot in the
second round.
The first set was evenly contested
but it was Ramanathan who proved
superior and defeated the Kiwi 7-5.
The second and third games
witnessed Ramanathan at his best.
He outclassed his opponent in every
department of the game.
In the second match, Statham
put up a fight to the Indian player
but eventually surrendered the first
set 5-7. The 24-year-old Indian
player made a good comeback in the
first set, winning four games on the
Ashwin, Jadeja to battle for top Test
bowlers rank
I
ndias premier spinner
Ravichandran Ashwin will be
feeling the heat from teammate
Ravindra Jadeja with the number
one Test bowler ranking in question
when they take the field against
Bangladesh in the one-off cricket
Test in Hyderabad from Thursday,
February 9.
Ashwin is the number-one ranked
bowler in the International Cricket
Council (ICC) player rankings
for Test bowlers, but Jadeja is
breathing down his neck, just eight
points behind, according to an
ICC statement.
Now if Jadeja scores over Ashwin
in the Test, he can potentially move
ahead of the Chennai off-spinner,
who has been in the top spot since
bowling India to a comfortable 321-
run victory over New Zealand in
Indore in October 2016.
Bangladeshs Shakib Al Hasan is
the third highest-ranked bowler (in
14th place) to feature in the series.
He is followed by Indias Ishant
Sharma (23rd), Mehedi Hasan of
India are a class team, says Steve O'Keefe
A I
head of the four-match Test
rubber against India later this
month, Australian spinner
Steve OKeefe on Tuesday, February
7, termed the hosts as a "class" team
with some "exceptional" batsmen.
The 32-year-old left-arm spinner
admitted that taming the Indian
batsmen would be a "big job" but
expressed confidence on his team's
abilities to do "some damage" during
the series, which begins with the
opening match in Pune on February
23. "(India) are a class team, they're
exceptional batters at home and it's
going to be a big job," O'Keefe was
quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.
"They're class players
(Cheteshwar) Pujara, Lokesh Rahul,
Karun Nair and Virat Kohli so
that's four of their (current) top six
(in Test cricket)."
India's Ramkumar Ramanathan returns a shot during the Davis Cup singles tennis
match against New Zealand's Finn Tearney at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune
on February 5, 2017
trot to come back from 2-5 down and
win the set 7-5.
In the second set, Statham
bounced back in style with some
swift court movements to beat
Bhambri 6-3.
In the decider, the Indian player
pressurised the 29-year-old right
Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja
Bangladesh (36th), Indias Umesh
Yadav (37th) and Taijul Islam of
Bangladesh (39th). In the batting
table, skipper Virat Kohli is 58
points behind number-one ranked
Steve Smith. Kohli will be aiming
to carry his strong form into the
Hyderabad Test, which will certainly
help him narrow the gap with his
Australian counterpart.
Other high-ranking batsmen
"But I have no doubt if we get it
right for a sustained longer periods,
we can do some damage," he added.
O'Keefe and fellow spinner
Nathan Lyon are currently brushing
their skills under former Sri Lankan
tweaker Rangana Herath and New
Zealand legend Daniel Vettori in
Australia's pre-tour training camp.
"The main things you get away
from those guys is challenging the
batter's defence," O'Keefe said.
"And if you can continually put
the ball in the right area, given these
conditions will spin more than what
we're used to at home, that will help
us. It's about building pressure and
not being overawed," he added.
O'Keefe also trained under former
England left-armer Monty Paneswar,
who was one of the architects of
England's historic 2-1 win over India
in 2012.
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from the start. He played some
quality game to clinch the set 6-3.
Earlier, Bhambri and Ramanathan
both won their mens singles matches
to give India a crucial 2-0 lead against
the visitors on Friday. After that,
Leander Paes and Vishnu Vardhan
went down in the third rubber to
Artem Sitak and Michael Venus.
to feature in the Test include
Cheteshwar Pujara (12th), Ajinkya
Rahane (15th), Shakib (22nd), Murali
Vijay (27th), Tamim Iqbal (28th) and
Mominul Haque (29th).
In the ICC team rankings,
number-one ranked India lead ninth-
ranked Bangladesh by 58 points.
The match will be Bangladeshs
first Test match on Indian soil since
attaining Test status in 2000.
"The keys (Panesar) talked about
was being adaptable," O'Keefe said.
"You're going to get different
wickets, albeit they will be generally
slow and spinning, but at times they
can play a bit differently. One might
be a little bit quicker, one might
bounce a bit more."
"He talked about being able to
adapt really quickly and on the spot
and also being able to take away the
batsman's scoring options in regards
to boundaries."
"He talked about building pressure
through being a little bit defensive,
which was something that was
refreshing to hear," O'Keefe added.
O'Keefe will have to fight for
a spot in the playing XI with off-
spinner Lyon, and youngsters Ashton
Agar and Mitchell Swepson during
the rubber.
NEWS in BRIEF
India beat Malaysia 2-0 to win
I
ndias Velavan Senthilkumar and Abhay Singh defeated their Malaysian
opponents to clinch the gold medal in the boys team event at the 18th
Asian Junior Squash championship on Sunday, February 5.
Senthilkumar defeated second seed Malaysias Ong Sai Hun 12-10, 11-
0, 11-2 to hand India a crucial lead.
In the second match, Singh prevailed over Darren Rahul 10-12, 7-11,
11-5, 14-12, 11-6 in hard-fought battle to clinch the title for the country
Earlier, Indian boys defeated Hong Kong 2-0 in their
semi-final on Saturday.
India thrash New Zealand in T20
World Cup for Blind
C
ontinuing their dominance in the ongoing T20 cricket World Cup
for the Blind, defending champions India registered their seventh
win of the tournament by defeating New Zealand by nine wickets at
the KIIT Stadium on Tuesday, February 7.
Chasing a run target of 136, India rode on two half-centuries by captain
Ajay Kumar Reddy and Sukhram Majhi. Ajay Kumar Reddy displayed
extraordinary batsman skills with a score of 75 not out, including 14
boundaries off 28 balls. Odisha boy Sukhram Majhi helped him set the
score with his 56 runs (11 boundaries) off 25 balls. The duo helped India
successfully chase down the target in a mere nine overs. M.L.K. McCaskill
took the sole wicket of Jafar Iqbal. Sukhram Majhi won the Man of the
Match award.vNew Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first. With his
brilliant knock of 52 runs off 51 balls, B.D. Wilson helped New Zealand to
score 136 in 20 overs, losing six wickets.
Enthralled by the crowd and the match, Odisha Sports Secretary Vishal
Dev said, We are absolutely privileged to be hosting two wonderful teams
in Odisha for the league match of the 2nd T20 World Cup Cricket for
the Blind. We have always believed in an Inclusive society and equal
opportunities for all, which drives us to support special causes and help
meet their needs.
M.J. Srikant, the strategist on board of Cricket Association for the Blind
in India (CABI) and member of the World Cup Organising Committee,
said: I am delighted to be in the midst of such a tremendous crowd.
Spellbound to see the buzzing city of Bhubaneswar come alive in support
of the match.
Tendulkar urges fans to support
womens cricket
W
ishing all the participating countries in the upcoming womens
World Cup qualifiers, starting February 7, cricket icon Sachin
Tendulkar urged fans to wholeheartedly root for their teams.
I wish all the teams the very best for the ICC Womens World Cup
Qualifiers and would urge all of you to wholeheartedly support womens
cricket, for the sake of cricket, the batting maestro wrote in a column for
the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The former India skipper said the growth of womens cricket has acted
as a catalyst for gender equality and rights.
The women cricketers have caught the fancy of cricket aficionados
around the world with stellar performances and have increased their
audience. They have spawned interest in young girls to play the sport and
also helping generate a larger following for the game at a time when the
game is seeking to expand its footprint globally and become relevant in
non-cricket playing countries, he said.
While gender bias has been the bane of many aspects of the world, the
sports narrative seems to be different. It is heartening to see that cricket is
making strides in helping women occupy their pride of place in the annals
of cricketing history, he added. The batting maestro also hoped that
Indian stars such as pacer Jhulan Goswami and captain Mithali Raj will be
at their best in the tournament.
There is our very own Jhulan Goswami, who is quick and gets that
extra bit from the wicket and Mithali Raj, our seasoned campaigner from
India, he said.
India to host womens Asia Cup
basketball
ndia will host two international events in 2017: the FIBA Womens
Asia Cup and FIBA Under-16 Womens Asian Championship, the
Basketball Federation of India (BFI) announced on Sunday February 5.
The FIBA Womens Asia Cup will be held from July 23 to 29 in
Bengaluru while the FIBA U-16 Womens Asian Championship will be
held from October 22 to 28 in Hyderabad, a BFI statement said.
Fourteen teams will take part in both events, with eight teams in Division
A (which include new Oceania teams Australia and New Zealand) and six
in lower Division B.
This will be the first time since 2009 that India will host a major
International Basketball Federation (FIBA) event.
FIBA has allotted this event to India with utmost confidence and
support, based on the steady increase in on-court quality of the Indian
national teams over the past two years since the new leadership of the BFI,
led by President K. Govindaraj and Secretary General Chander Mukhi
Sharma, took over, the release said.
The Mens National Teams made it to the quarter-finals in the 28th
FIBA Asia Championship in 2015 and again to the quarter-finals, bagging
an all time best seventh place in the FIBA Asia Challenge 2016.
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4. Jupiter 14. The Milky Way Galaxy
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PARENTING
Parents obesity may delay Childhood poverty
development in kids can affect adulthood
psychologically
A
re your toddlers fingers

A
and hands movements
slow? Is his/her ability to
relate to and interact with others
as well as problem-solving skills
delayed? Blame it on your obesity,
researchers say.
The findings showed that apart
from health-related issues, children
of obese mothers were nearly 70 per
cent more likely to fail tests of fine
motor skillthe ability to control
movement of small muscles, such as
those in the fingers and handsby
age 3, when compared to children of
normal-weight mothers.
Children with obese fathers
were 75 per cent more likely to fail
measures of social competencean
indicator of how well they were able
to relate to and interact with others
by age 3.
Those born to extremely obese
couples were nearly three times more
likely to fail tests of problem-solving
ability by age three.
Our study is one of the few that
also includes information about
fathers, and our results suggest that
dads weight also has significant
influence on child development,
said lead author, Edwina Yeung,
from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver
National Institute of Child Health
and Human Development (NICHD)
childrens risk for developmental
in the US.
delay.Animal studies have indicated
However, it is not yet known how
that obesity during pregnancy may
parental obesity might increase
Our study is one of the promote inflammation, which could
affect the foetal brain and could also
few that also includes
affect the expression of genes in
information about sperm. If the link between parental
fathers, and our results obesity and developmental delays is
suggest that dads weight confirmed, physicians may need to
take parental weight into account
also has significant when screening young children
influence on child for delays and early interventional
development services, the researchers said.
For the study, appearing in
the journal Pediatrics, the team
examined more than 5,000 women
in US, roughly four months after
giving birth.
part from physical
problems, people with an
impoverished lifestyle in
childhood are also likely to suffer
significant psychological damage
during adulthood.
The findings of a study showed
that impoverished children had more
anti-social conduct such as aggression
and bullying and increased feeling of
helplessness, than kids from middle-
income backgrounds.
Poor kids also have more chronic
physiological stress and more deficits
in short-term spatial memory.
What this means is, if youre
born poor, youre on a trajectory
to have more of these kinds of
psychological problems, said lead
author Gary Evans, Professor and
child psychologist at the Cornell
University in New York, US.
The reason is stress,
researchers said.
With poverty, youre exposed to
The results revealed that the
lots of stress. Everybody has stress,
adults who grew up in poverty had
but low-income families, low-income
a diminished ability to recall the
children, have a lot more of it,
Evans said.
sequences, tend to be more helpless
and had the tendency to give up
And the parents are also under easily as well as had a higher level
a lot of stress. So for kids, there is a of chronic physical stress throughout
cumulative risk exposure. childhood and into adulthood.
For the study, Evans tracked 341
The study was published in the
participants over a 15-year period,
journal Proceedings of the National
and tested them at ages 9, 13, 17
Academy of Sciences.
and 24.

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Aries (Mar 21-Apr 20)
Your ability to consistently deliver quality results will
attract recognition and will be beneficial in opening up
new avenues soon. Do not waste an opportunity by not
exploiting a contact even if it is from your past. This
is also a good time to bring harmony and cooperation
in your romantic affairs. Focus on investments that
bring steady returns while safeguarding your principal.
Unnecessary expenses need to be taken care of.
Balance idealism with practicality.
Lucky number: 8 / Lucky colour: Saffron
Taurus (Apr 21-May 20)
Colleagues you had known in the past will help you a
great deal in setting the futuristic goals for yourself.
You may find yourself a bit restless at work but should
tone down your approach while interacting with seniors.
Delegating responsibilities will ease your workload and
allow you to focus on the bigger picture. Dont be too
harsh on yourself, if things do not turn the way you
planned. Give it some time and things should be better.
Meditate to embark on a new spiritual journey.
Lucky number: 2 / Lucky colour: Silver
Gemini (May 21-Jun 21)
It is important for you to put forth your ideas in a
convincing way, for them to be accepted by the top
management at work. Overburdening yourself with
work will only make you neglect home duties and as
a result relationships can suffer. Making a decision to
forgo a committed relationship is not a very good idea
at the moment. Travel plans could go through some
changes. Spending time with your loved ones will help
you relax and unwind.
Lucky number: 7 / Lucky colour: Baby pink
Cancer (Jun 22-Jul 20)
Channelling your energies on constructive projects of
your interest will help you reap the maximum benefits.
You may get motivated to emulate someone on the
career front for improvement. Bliss on the marital
front is assured, as spouse makes the effort to infuse
happiness and harmony at home. This is a good
time to make some tweaks in your fitness regime to
gain more out of it. Opportunities for new romantic
encounters will unfold if you begin to attend social
events.
Lucky number: 3 / Lucky colour: Lemon
Leo (Jul 21-Aug 22)
It is a hectic period and you will be able to accomplish
more only if you delegate tasks and work in close
cooperation with colleagues. Your dynamic frame of
mind will help you initiate new challenging projects.
Efforts in the right direction will help you achieve the
desired goals. Sudden changes on the financial front
could take you by surprise. Loved ones seem to plan
something exciting for you. Excellent time to begin a
project you have been thinking about all this while.
Lucky number: 7 / Lucky colour: Orange
Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 23)
Keep your priorities right on the professional front. A
dip in the financial graph may seem worrisome, but
is likely to be a temporary phase. Singles should
be cautious in their approach for new relationships.
Impulsive decisions could lead to mistakes. Learn to
accept other peoples point of view; they may suggest
you something valuable. Have more fruits to beat the
heat. You are likely to be appreciated for the efforts
you put in arranging things for the upcoming family
get together.
Lucky number: 6 /Lucky colour: Bottle green
Libra (Sep 24-Oct 23)
Think twice before you speak this week as there is
a possibility that you may land in a troublesome
situation. There is no harm in listening to what people
have to say. You never know some of their ideas or
advice could just click and appeal to you. Support from
seniors will boost your confidence. Love life could go
through some ups and downs. Kill your suspicious
nature and avoid being too argumentative. Advice
regarding a financial decision is a must.
Lucky number: 22 / Lucky colour: Navy blue
Scorpio (Oct 24-Nov 22)
You are born with the art of perfection; make use of it
to organise things effectively rather than trying to do
everything by your own. New opportunities may seem
interesting on the surface but on deeper investigation
may not be worth your time. You may have to juggle
your schedule to accommodate work and domestic
obligations. Use your charm to settle the differences
with your beloved. A family youngster is likely to add a
feather to your cap.
Lucky number: 17 / Lucky colour: Lavender
Sagittarius (Nov 23-Dec 21) Your ability to shoulder odd jobs in a mature way will
Venturing out of your comfort zone and allowing your
creativity to flow relentlessly will turn the tide in your
favour. It is perhaps the right time to rethink about
the goals youve set for yourself. Absorb information
that you come across to avoid rushing into decisions
without a deeper insight. You may be feeling troubled
because of the changing equations in relationships.
Learn to handle the situations amicably. Brainstorming
sessions will be productive for students.
Lucky number: 11 / Lucky colour: Yellow
Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 21)
Be discreet while expressing your enthusiasm at
work as there are chances that your actions could be
misinterpreted. You do not need to worry about the
financial health on this weekend. Impulsive remarks
can create tensions; while listening to your heart and
following an objective approach will help resolve major
differences. Fun family outings are much indicated. Be
objective about the emotional issues that can have a
long term impact.
Lucky number: 5 / Lucky colour: Red
Aquarius (Jan 22-Feb 19)
Clarity of thought and sharp analytical skills will help
you successfully deal with several tasks at one go. You
can depend on suggestions from friends to gather
more information before investing your hard earned
money. Those already in relationships may like to take
it to the next level. Avoid imposing the work pressure
on the relationships that you value the most. Romance
is good and can get better provided you become
supportive.
Lucky number: 15 / Lucky colour: Forest green
Pisces (Feb 20-Mar 20)
prove advantageous as you may be entrusted with
new responsibilities at work. Dont let the momentarily
tensions in your personal life interfere with your goals.
Your effort in the past has not gone unnoticed and
now is the time when you will be reaping rewards for it.
Make sure you dont lend or borrow money this week.
Romantic relationships might be intense. Your calibre
to achieve more and more will add to your sense of
well-being.
Lucky number: 11 / Lucky colour: Sky blue
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Didnt take salary for Black: Amitabh

O
n the completion of 12 years of Sanjay Leela Bhansalis set burnt down.Rani and I sped across to Sanjays home to hold
Black , megastar Amitabh Bachchan revealed that his hand that morning to reassure him that we would re-shoot
he didnt take any salary to work in the project what had been lost, again.
as just working with the filmmaker in such a project was He was quite obviously distraught and broken, but never too
sufficient fees. much to not get back up on his feet. He did. We did. And the
Black, which released on February 4, 2005, revolves around a results are there to be seen, Amitabh added.
blind, deaf girl (played by Rani Mukerji), and her relationship Amitabh said Bhansali asked him to read the story of the
with her teacher (Amitabh) who himself later develops film on his own as the Bajirao Mastani director called himself a
Alzheimers disease. bad narrator.
I had just wanted to work with Sanjay, after seeing all other It was special from the very first day of its shooting. Bhansali
works he had done. And when the opportunity came, it was came to Nasik where I was shooting for Khakee to narrate the
quite overwhelming. I did not take any salary for the film. Just script to me, stated reading from a very well bound black
being a part of such an enterprise, was sufficient fees, Amitabh file, read a few sentences, and then stopped. I am a bad
posted on his blog. narrator Amitji, you read the script... and left for Mumbai,
The 74-year-old further said that when a fire damaged the set Amitabh said.
of the film during its production, he and Rani visited Bhansalis Further praising Bhansali, Amitabh said: Sanjays attention
house and got ready to do all the scenes again. to detail, his creating an ambience to enhance performances, was
He (Bhansali) built the first set of the house at a new floor at simply breathtaking.
Film City, the first set to be put up at this floor. I was shooting The movie also gave Amitabh a chance to realise a
for Kaun Banega Crorepati in Film City and Bhansali invited me to childhood dream.
come over and see the set. At the premiere when we all saw the film, there was
It was magnificent! And just before I entered, When just those tears of joy within me, and of course the
Bhansali had lit up the place with candles. It the film got fact of having Dilip saheb (Dilip Kumar) in the
looked heavenly, said Amitabh, who won a over, he stood audience was a childhood dream coming true,
National Award for Best Actor for his role. outside the hall, held Amitabh said.
However, Amitabh went on to add that my hands and just looked When the film got over, he stood outside
when they were half way through the into my eyes. It was, what I the hall, held my hands and just looked into my
schedule, one morning they got to know could have allowed, to eyes. It was, what I could have allowed, to last
about the tragedy a fire on set, and the entire last for a lifetime for a lifetime, he added.

I understand
value of audience: Priyanka Chopra:
I dont believe in having any regrets
Shahid
W
hether her choices end The second season of Quantico is back after a

B
in success or failure, mid-season break. It airs in India on Star World
ollywood actor Shahid Kapoor said that as
actress Priyanka and Star World HD. Priyanka will soon make
an actor and performer he understands the
Chopra whose visibility in the US her Hollywood debut as a villain in Baywatch.
value and appreciation of the audience.
is on the rise says she is always on Is she now scared of failure?
The actor, who was present along with Manik
the lookout for new ways to challenge I dont like to fail, she said, adding: And
Davar, Chairman of Kala Ghoda Arts Festival,
herself, because she believes in living if I do fail, I bundle up in my room with my
Brinda Milar, festival director among others, lit the
lamp to open the 18th Kala Ghoda Festival. without regrets. blanket, eat a tub of ice cream and Im over
Be it for her acting skills, fashion it. She admitted she gets butterflies in the
Attending the Kala Ghoda Festival for the first
time, Shahid appreciated the organiser for arranging calls or advocating social causes stomach whenever she does something new, but
such a huge show for the last 18 years and said: As Priyanka has made a name for said: Im always looking for new things to do.
an actor I understand the value of audience.I am herself in all spheres. Ive learned to make fear my friend.
glad that budding artistes are getting opportunity to Its been an incredible, amazing The former beauty queen said she is glad
perform before a humongous audience. In our city experience and I dont think Ive had that talent from India is being recognised
(Mumbai), Kala Ghoda has become an time to fully process it all. Im a living more and more because we have so much to
unofficial art district. I am testament of If you can dream it, offer. She asserted that she has always tried
very excited to experience you can do it, and Im filled with to break misconceptions about the Indian film
the festival. All I want to gratitude for all the connections industry or culture in the West.
urge is please bring more and learnings Ive had along the If anything, I would like to believe that I
people to the festival and way, Priyanka said from have tried to clear misconceptions when it
support art and artistes. New York.
comes to Indian films and its actors. I believe in
The evening started with I am a firm believer in not our talent and Ive just opened the worlds eyes
some beautiful dance having any regrets. Every choice Ive to what we have to offer. The rest is left to each
performances. Rajeshwari made and step Ive taken has led me individuals talent.
Vaidyanathan and Shannon to where I am today. Each success
Benjamin performed a Ive made a special effort to educate
and failure too has shaped my
Tango followed by a repeat present, and I wouldnt change that everyone I meet, on our film industry and the
performance of traditional for anything, she added. amazing writers, directors, technicians and
Malkham by public demand actors we have. Its great to be able to take us
For Priyanka, it all started at the
by Victorian School for out of the box weve been in for a while now.
age of 17 when she was crowned
the Blind before Shahid Weve changed, evolved, grown and its time
Miss World. She soon stepped into the
arrived at the venue. world of Bollywood in 2003 with The the world sees that. Im also excited about
Also performing Hero: Love Story of a Spy. the connect Ive been able to make with new
are singer Sukhwinder audiences and the fact that they see me as an
Projects like Don, Fashion, 7 Khoon
Singh, Flamenco actor first, before anything else. That, in my
Maaf, Barfi!, Mary Kom and Bajirao
dancer Paris Laxmi, a Mastani are milestones in her mind, is a true measure of success, added
play by Anupam Kher career graph. But it wasnt a Priyanka, who also owns the Purple Pebble
and Neena Gupta, smooth ride for her as she even Pictures production house.
an exclusive dinner saw setbacks with films like One can spot many Indian elements like
experience by Ranveer Bluffmaster!, Salaam-E-Ishq, God wearing the Om bracelet or the cast speaking
Brar, screening Tussi Great Ho, The Legend of Drona, in Hindi incorporated in Quantico. Priyanka
of the iconic film and Whats Your Raashee?. says it came organically.
Sholay followed Asked about her next destination, she said:
She was at the peak of her career
by a conversation Thats a dangerous question to ask someone
when she explored the world of music
with open audience like me because my answer is... Everything!
with singles like In my city and Exotic,
conducted by The point is to move forward, try new things,
and then walked into the US television
Farah Khan. challenge yourself and be open to the endless
space as FBI agent Alex Parrish in
Starting Saturday, possibilities.
Quantico. She even bagged
the festival will
two Peoples Choice For now, she is busy with Quantico, and
continue till
Awards for the looks forward to the release of Baywatch.
February 12 at
s h o w. As a producer, she has three regional films
Kala Ghoda.
and three childrens films in the pipeline.
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I am not a box-office SRK graciously

agreed to do cameo
king: Aamir Khan in Tubelight: Kabir
Khan

B F
ollywood superstar Aamir Khan who Asked if he wants to take
is still soaking in the success of latest forward the success internationally,
release Dangal, says he doesnt think he Aamir said that for him the most
rules the box-office. respectable award is his audiences
I am not a box-office king. I am only Kirans love.
(his wife Kiran Rao) king, said the actor, who Other than this, I do not think
looked to be in the seventh heaven after the about any other awards.
huge success of his latest film. Aamir also spoke about the
Speaking at the success party of Till recent attack of a mob
the film, Aamir also added that today I never on the Padmavati set in
he never chooses films on its signed a film on the Jaipur.
potential to do business. basis of its capability Saying that the
to do business. I prefer attack on Sanjay
Till today I never signed
a film on the basis of its to choose a film from my Leela Bhansali
heart. All the films Ive unfortunate, the
capability to do business. I
prefer to choose a film from my done till now are those 51-year-old actor said:
heart. All the films Ive done till which touched my Taking law in our own hand
now are those which touched my heart is not legal for anyone. What
heart, he said. has happened is very wrong and
saddening.
Taare Zameen Par, 3 Idiots, Rang De Basantior
The people of Rajasthan are very
Sarfarosh, when I did those films, I never thought
much lovable and sensible. My
they would do such a good business.
experience with the people and
If you take Dangal as an example, I played a
role of an aged and heavy wrestler. the place was very good.
When a small group does
There are no romantic songs or any typical
this kind of an act, then
formula to become a blockbuster. Therefore, we
the entire populattion
never predicted that the film would be such a
gets a wrong name.
big hit, he added. This is very
I would never do films like Dhobi Ghat with regrettable, he
Kiran if I have ever thought of doing films by said.
its number. Bollywoods Mr. Perfectionist told
the reporters.
Phillauri team ecstatic over
response to entertaining trailer
ilmmaker
K a b i r
Khan says
that the cameo
in Salman Khan
starrer Tubelight
was screaming for
superstar and hence
Shah Rukh Khan
graciously agreed to do the role. I am not
going to divulge much details about the role.
Let the film come out. It is a cameo, which
was screaming for a superstar so we went to
Shah Rukh and asked to do the special role. He
graciously agreed to do it, Kabir said at the
as
success party of Dangal.
The Bajrangi Bhaijaan helmer also spoke about
his planning to work with Hrithik Roshan.
Usually I dont announce my next project
until my film gets released. Ive a long-standing
relation with Hrithik. Obviously, I had a chat
with him and we keep discussing but nothing is
finalised yet, said Kabir.
Kabir expressed his happiness at the huge
success of Aamir Khan starrer Dangal and said
the film is well-deserved to become highest
grossing film. Tubelight is written and directed by
Kabir Khan. Based on 1962 Sino-Indian War,
this historical war drama also features Chinese
actress Zhu Zhu, Shatrughan Sinha, and the
late Om Puri among others. The film is slated
to release on July 26.
Portrayal of Hindi
film heroine has
changed: Shabana
V
eteran actress Shabana Azmi says there
has been a visible and an evident change

T
heres comedy, romance and a hook in
Phillauri trailer, the response to which
has left the films makers content and
excited. The trailer was unveiled to a positive
response as Bollywood buffs found the idea of
actress Anushka Sharma playing a ghost very
unique and interesting.
Anushka, who has also produced the movie
with her brother Karnesh Sharma under their
banner Clean Slate Films, said: We are very
ecstatic. When you put out a film like this, you
dont know how people will receive it because
youre trying to tell a story differently.
So when such a response comes through...
Its great. We are grateful with the response,
and we are very charged up with the rest of
the promotions, thanks to this amazing start.
The trailer begins with Suraj Sharma yes,
the Life of Pi actor in a very different persona
as a NRI Punjabi boy who is made to marry
a tree before he marries his fiance as he is
maanglik. The humour comes in when the ghost
who lived on the tree starts trailing him.
Anushkas histrionics as the friendly and
entertaining ghost look endearing, and the
VFX adds to the look.
In a jocular tone, the actress said: I thought
playing human was too mainstream... Insaan se
bore ho gayi (Got bored playing a human). But...
this ghost is different and fun.
in the portrayal of Hindi film heroines
Gradually, the trailer gives out in the industry.
that the ghost has a back story
Asked how has cinema has helped in bringing
of unrequited love from a
a change, Shabana said here: I think there
bygone era. And her love
is a lot of difference now. If you look at the
interest a man who
way the Hindi film heroine is portrayed today
sings really well is from the sati savitri she used to be... It has
played by the multi- completely changed. The 66-year-
talented Diljit old National Award winner
Dosanjh, who is also lauded actresses Vidya
happy to be a Balan and Alia Bhatt for
part of this their work. When you
different see the girls today...
story. This As reflected by many
films story films that Vidya Balan
was very has done or this very
young actress Alia
Bhatt has done... So it is
changing, but definitely
theres a lot more that
needs to be done, she said.
different. I am a Shabana was here at the
singer in real life, but not the kind of singer making his feature film debut. The idea was Lakme Fashion Week Summer/
that I play in the movie. It was wonderful to to leave it ambiguous. Theres a lot of freshness Resort 2017 to support a show by NGO Kranti
be in this film. Punjab is looking very beautiful in the movie people have appreciated Diljit- by Mandeep Nagi, where the daughters of
in Phillauri, Diljit said, when asked about the Anushkas pairing in the film, the VFX is being rehabilitated and rescued women from the red
picturesque hinterlands of Punjab that the appreciated a lot in the trailer. Basically, what light districts, took to the ramp. I think the
trailer gives a dekko at. we wanted out of the trailer, we have got it, work that Kranti is doing is revolutionary... And
From the trailer, one cannot tell much Lal said. also the fact that it has been chosen at the show
about what leads Anushkas character to Written by Anvita Dutt, Phillauri, releasing here, which is a mainstream show, where we
become a ghost. But that was the whole idea, on March 24, is produced by Fox Star Studios talk about the world of glitz and glamour and
says the films director Anshai Lal, who is and Clean Slate Films. then we shine a light on those, who the society
would treat as invisible, Shabana said.

Fantastic time for women actors in film industry: Sushmita Sen

A
ctress and former Miss
Universe Sushmita Sen
says the change in the roles
essayed by women in the Hindi film
industry is fantastic. Its a fantastic
time for women actors in the film
industry because I have seen in
the last 13 years alone, the whole
concept of a woman-centric film
being the centre of all the attention,
Sushmita said.
Sushmita, who is a single mother
to two daughters Renee and Alisah,
said the Indian audience is getting
more educated regarding such films.
Were a lovely film-going nation. I
do feel very strongly that more and
more opportunities such as these
should arise through a good script,
great makers and an audience that
is willing to learn and enjoy different
kinds of Cinema, she added.
Having featured in films like Biwi
No.1 and Main Hoon Na, Sushmitas
last big screen appearances were in
the 2010 Bollywood film No Problem
and in Bengali film Nirbak. Asked if it
was a conscious decision to stay away
from the big screen, Sushmita said:
As far as a conscious decision goes,
its really an amalgamation of a lot of
things... Its just that I made a choice
this time. To be a mum, that was very
much a part of every little detail of a
second child being brought up, and
shes (Alisah is) now seven.
Sushmita also said the kind of
scripts and films that came her way
was another reason why she preferred
to stay away from doing movies.
Its the kind of scripts and the
films that were coming my way...
I chose to utilise my time more
productively. I understand and
respect the need for us to constantly
follow a system of films after films,
but the truth of the matter is, I had to
choose and prioritise, and I chose...
this, the 41-year-old said.
She was recently in Manila to judge
the Miss Universe 2016 contest, and
she also became a showstopper
at the Lakme Fashion Week
Summer/Resort 2017 for designer
Sashi Vangapalli.

Hong Kong: Where dreams come true
NATALIA NINGTHOUJA
A
skyscraper-studded skyline
and Disneyland are the two
things that people most often
associate with Hong Kong. Termed
the Pearl of the Orient, Hong Kong
turned out to be the place where
some of my dreams were realised.
Accompanied by a few journalists,
I took a train from the Hong Kong
International Airport to Kowloon
station. It was a wise decision to skip
the red taxis and opt for a train as
the high-rise hotel W Hong Kong
was just five minutes away from
the station.
Later, we hopped on to a train
and then took to walking till we
reached the Hong Kong Cultural
Centre, where a lot of young couples
were getting photographed in their
wedding outfits.
Not in a white lacy gown, but we
still went clickety-click in front of
the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront. The
humidity level wasnt high and so
we enjoyed the cool breeze and the
sunset. What was I thinking of ? A hot
pakoda and masala tea.
My thoughts were interrupted by
the Clock Tower. With no energy
left to walk further, I just made the
historical tower the background in
some of my photos.
My excitement didnt end with us
wandering around an unknown place
without a local to show us around. I
Seychelles: As exotic as it gets
AROONIM BHUYAN
I
t was raining heavily when the
inaugural SriLankan Airlines
flight from Colombo touched
down on the Indian Ocean
archipelago nation of Seychelles
and one could hardly make out the
water cannon salute from inside
the aircraft.
As the passengers deboarded at
the Seychelles International Airport
on Mahe island, each of them were
handed out umbrellas by ground staff
waiting at the end of the stepladder
to get to the small arrival terminal a
few steps away.
The sheer exoticness of the country
will never fail to hit a first-time visitor,
just like me as I was transported
from the airport to the resort on an
island connected by a small bridge. A
neat, well maintained two-lane road
flanked by tropical trees connected
the airport with the resort.
The quaint houses on the
way mostly reflected the French
architectural style. I learnt later that
though the Seychelles was colonised
by France and later by Britain until
independence in 1976, the people
of the country mostly retained the
French culture.
Of the 115 islands that comprise
the country that is around 1,500 km
east of the African mainland, only
the three largest ones are inhabited
in a big wayMahe, Praslin and La
Digue. Mahe, the largest of them
all, is home to most of the countrys
93,000-odd population.
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Disneyland in Hongkong
was all set to watch the exclusive
mind-bending 30 minutes of Marvel
Studios superhero film Doctor Strange.
While the films star Benedict
Cumberbatch set many hearts racing,
I was more thrilled to shoot questions
at Marvel Studios president Kevin
Feige as I am an ardent fan of
A visit to the Seychelles National
Botanical Gardens on Mount
Fleuri on the outskirts of the capital
Victoria starts with an interesting
bit of triviaa popular myth in
the country is that the coconut tree
has male and female forms. And
that popular myth has been given
official recognition as shown by the
immigration stamp on the passport,
the contours of which represent the
female form of the tree.
The wood of the Takamaka
coconut tree is considered to be the
most expensive in the Seychelles,
according to Sandra, the guide
assigned to our group.
The French extract oil from
the roots of this tree and 50 ml of
this is sold for 300 euros, she said,
adding that the oil is mostly used for
skincare products.
Marvel superheroes. After a long
chat on the future of superheroes like
the Black Widow, I headed straight
to Disneyland all by myself. Armed
with a smile, I eagerly waited for the
next train at the Kowloon station
to the theme park. There werent
any known faces, but I could spot a
Landscaped and beautifully
maintained , the five acres of the
gardens are also home to exotic and
endemic tropical plants and a variety
of spice and fruit trees. Fruit bats can
also be seen hanging from the trees.
And then came the most
anticipated eventa visit to the
giant tortoises enclosure. One look
and you will surely do a double take.
Tortoises. Huge ones!
Distributed across the Aldabra
Atoll in the Seychelles, giant tortoises
are herbivores that feed on leaves,
fruits and low hanging tree branches.
The worlds longest lived animals
with a lifespan of nearly 250 years,
Aldabran giant tortoises are one
of the two last existing species of
giant tortoises, a board at the
enclosure reads.
lot of Indians speaking in Hindi in
Hong Kong, which mainly consists
of Chinese.
My eyes gleamed with excitement
and my feet automatically did the
happy dance as I boarded the final
train with elements of the loved
Disney character Mickey Mouse.
Once I reached my destination, I
found myself in a dilemma. Should I
first get clicked with Donald Duck or
take the rides?
Then I saw the Disney emporium.
I went for one, but came out with
a backpack stuffed with Disney-
inspired products worth $700.
Then it was time for me to stuff
myself with food. The Shellie Mays
pink banana shake had the adorable
Disney bear (edible) sitting on top.
It had the perfect combination of
bananas, strawberry puree and milk.
I was a little doubtful about trying
another chicken dish in Hong Kong
as my past experiences werent great.
But being a chicken addict, I gave it
another shot and ordered barbecue
chicken wing trio.
The Thai chili, US barbecue and
Chinese barbecue sauces gave the
chicken wings the right balance of
sweetness and spice.
Then I took a walk through a
garden featuring classic Disney fairy
tales as storybooks and later watched
a group of men creating music with
buckets.
As I walked towards the exit gate,
Their ability to survive nearly
three months without food or water
contributed to their vulnerable
status providing live meat for ships
travelling the Indian Ocean during
the 16th to 18th century, it stated.
Sandra, the guide, explained that it
took three days by boat to reach the
Aldabra Atoll, a UNESCO World
Heritage Site comprising four coral
islands, and only seven visitors are
allowed on the atoll on any given day.
After the botanical gardens, time
for a tour of Victoria. Covering an
area a little over 20 sq km, it must
be one of the smallest and quaintest
national capitals in the world.
Neatly maintained two-lane streets
crisscross the town which is dotted
with pretty, brightly-coloured houses
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I so wished a fairy would use a wand
and bring my family to Disneyland.
Lost in my thoughts, I forgot where
to de-board. And I thought Delhi
metro station names like Ghitorni
and Jhilmil were difficult to memorise
My thoughts quickly converted
from fairy tales to an episode of
Jailed Abroad even though I had my
documents with me and hadnt
indulged in anything illegal.
Thankfully, some locals helped me
reach the hotel safely.
That experience didnt stop me
from venturing out again. The
popular Temple Street Night Market
was my next stop. The vibrant
market, beautified by neon signs,
had numerous stalls where people
bargained with sellers for watches,
clothes, bags, home decor items,
shoes, socks, toys and much more.
There were lots of outdoor eating
joints too. I ordered a chicken clay
pot. Again, the strong smell put me
off. But I could see others relishing
pork and seafood dishes with
local beer.
On my way back, I spotted
the Hello Kitty Chinese Cuisine.
But I couldnt dig into the food
items inspired by the cute fictional
character. I also wanted to pose like
Bruce Lee and get myself clicked
next to the late stars statue at the
Avenue of Stars. I guess Ill have to
return to Asias world city to fulfil
my other dreams.
with slanted roofs given the tropical
rain forest climate of the place, and
modern commercial buildings.
The Victoria Clock Tower at one
of the street squares is a focal point
of the town. Erected in 1903 as a
memorial to Queen Victoria who
died in 1901, the clock is a replica of
the one erected in London in 1897.
With the Seychelles as a high-end
tourist destination, worlds top hotel
brands are all here.
Beach time and Sandra
immediately informed her guests that
all beaches in the Seychelles were
public. That is the law, she said.
North East Point Beach is one
such. Stretching over 1.5 km, the
windswept beach is popular with
tourists, especially surfers. Beach
rocksmasses of sand that have
turned into rocks under pressure
are indicative of how old the
beach is.
Farther ahead is the Beau Vallon
beach, once considered the best
beach in the world and even now
among the top 10.
A visit to the Seychelles is
incomplete without a trip to Morne
Blanc, the highest peak in the
country, from where one can get
spectacular panoramic views of the
Indian Ocean and see tropical birds
flying around.
A local meal at a Creole homestead
that comprised steamed sea fish,
chicken curry and lentils, or dhal as
they call it, completed the experience.
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