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 The Indian Weekender Friday, June 21, 2019 NEW ZEALAND 3

IDY 2019: Chilly morning fails to deter

enthusiasts from thronging Yoga Day
¡¡ RIZWAN MOHAMMAD released by the organisers last month,” one of

A
the attendees told The Indian Weekender.
uckland’s chilling weather on Sunday,
“Sitting around me were some non-Indian
June 16, failed to deter hundreds of
members of the community, children aged
enthusiasts from rolling out mats
from five to ten, elderly men and women, some
to participate in International Yoga Day
of whom were not able to sit on the ground
celebrations.
but they sat of the chair and enthusiastically
In one of the major celebrations, Aucklanders
followed the instructions of the yogis and
thronged in huge numbers at the official event
performed yoga,” the attendee said.
hosted at Mahatma Gandhi Centre, by all major
Earlier, the mutually-shared enthusiasm
community organisations and the office of the
amongst community leaders to make this event
Consulate of India, to defy cold weather outside
successful was visible in several promotional
and participate in performing of yoga.
videos released in close collaboration with the
While the International Day of Yoga falls
office of the Consulate of India inviting people
on June 21 every year, the Consulate’s office
to come along with their friends and family
in Auckland and Indian High Commission’s
members to enjoy yoga.
office in Wellington led the community by
“I have been to several yoga events but
hosting events from Sunday, June 16. Several
performing yoga alongside your fellow
other community organisations have planned to
Some of the many asanas performed were community members and leaders is something
host smaller events throughout the week.
Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutation), Dhanurasana I have been that does not happen every day,” a community
Representatives from all major Indian
(Bow Pose),  Kapalbhati Pranayama, leader, who chose to remain anonymous, added.
community organisations under the Consulate
of India umbrella came to the event on Sunday
Baddha Konasana, Setu Bandhasana Yoga, to several The yoga session ended about 11 a.m. when
Virabhadrasana, Savasana etc. community members inquisitively asked about
morning, June 16 with their community
This was followed by different asanas
yoga events how to bring yoga into their lives, not only
members at Mahatma Gandhi Centre.
The event started with an official lighting
and yoga postures that attendees performed but performing yoga to perform on occasions but to make it into
following the instructions by the Art of Living their daily routine and rake the benefits for
of lamps and welcome speech by Hon. Consul alongside your fellow
teachers on the stage. The event also witnessed themselves and their families.
of India Bhav Dhillon, and Auckland Indian
many yoga instructors and teachers from The attendees were then served with fruit
Association Inc. president Narendra Bhana,
different organisations who participated in the
community members and light snacks arranged from the kitchen of
who welcomed yoga enthusiasts on a chilling
morning.
event to make it a big success, some of whom and leaders is Auckland Indian Association amidst a brief mix
will be hosting special yoga sessions on Friday, and mingle between the members of the public. 
Subsequently, yoga instructors Bindi and something that does
June 21, on the actual date of International Expressing satisfaction with the event which
Manoj Chouhan from the Art of Living led the
Day of Yoga at their respective centres in and not happen every day witnessed overcrowding of the big hall, Hon
participants to a powerful and relaxing yoga
around Auckland. Consul of India, Bhav Dhillon said, “It brings
experience for the next hour-and-a-half.
One of the fascinating aspects of this event me immense joy to witness such massively
The instructors commenced the session with
was the spirit of participation and eagerness successful participation from the Kiwi-Indian
a traditional chanting of ‘Om’ followed by
to learn more about yoga and the happiness it “Although, its a cold Sunday morning I was diaspora who were able to draw non-Indians to
basic exercises, yoga poses and fun activities
brought on the faces of the visitors. looking for this event ever since the poster was the mega yoga event.”
signifying the importance of proper breathing.
4 NEW ZEALAND Friday, June 21, 2019 The Indian Weekender

Govt officials join community

at Wellington Yoga Day
¡¡ RIZWAN MOHAMMAD

T
he High Commission of India in
Wellington in association with the Art
of Living, Wellington, hosted the fifth
International Day of Yoga at Bharat Bhawan,
simultaneous to the event hosted by the
Consulate office and community organisations
in Auckland.
The event received immense popularity of
the community and also the attention of some
of the government and council officials who
graced the event with their presence.
Curators from Art of Living Wellington,
Sahana and Ravi Mistry conducted the an-
hour plus yoga session for the attendees
present there.
“The event was a great success as it has been
in the last few years- but it can be agreed that
the event and yoga as an exercise are getting
very popular here, and not just amongst
Indians but also amongst other ethnicities in
the country,” one of the attendees said.
MP Brett Hudson and Mayor of Porirua,
Mike Tana, graced the occasion. Charge
d’affaires C Doss Jeyakumar inaugurated the
event with a welcome speech.
The International Day of Yoga main event
is observed on June 21 every year, and many
different community organisations and private
yoga centres are hosting separate events on the
day across the globe.
 The Indian Weekender Friday, June 21, 2019
Future of international students in limbo as
Auckland based college botches up results
¡¡ SANDEEP SINGH
A
group of more than twenty international
students studying hospitality courses
in the Sylvia Park Campus of New
Zealand Management Academies (NZMA) -
an Auckland based educational institute - are
going through extreme stress about an uncertain
future, as their college fails to deliver results,
even after six to nine months of completion of
their coursework and repeated submissions of
assignments.
Majority of these students who have
come to New Zealand on a promise of better
educational outcomes and a “world class
student experience” had taken huge financial
loans in their home country, mostly against the
collaterals of family-homes, to aggravate their
miseries.
Importantly, this is not a case of students
having poor English language skills or having
poor competency level. Rather it is a case
where the college is continuously shifting the
standards of what is required to successfully
pass the course, often at whims and without
any proper communication with the affected
students.
The Indian Weekender spoke with at least
five of these students on Monday, June 17, who
told that their numbers were around twenty,
however many of them were scared to come
out in the open, for fear of retribution from
either the college, or Immigration New Zealand
– a debilitating fear shared by a majority of
international students.
The students told The Indian Weekender
that their plight had aggravated after college’s
repeated changing of “goalposts” of what
is required to pass the course, and get a pass
certificate and coming back with pleas to
change and resubmit their assignments.
“Some of us completed the course in
September and December last year, but we
were asked to resubmit assignments that we
have done successfully.”
“However, neither we have received our
results nor any satisfactory explanation to
our questions,” Hatim Poonawala, one of the
students said frustratingly.
College currently addressing NZQA
raised quality concerns
The frustrated students who are living on
month to month visa extensions told The
Indian Weekender that they have been running
from pillar to post ranging from college staff
to the office of the Minister of Education for
immediate help.
The students shared with The Indian
Weekender one of their appeals to help to be
reverted back by the office of the NZQA which
acknowledged that the quality concern related
to Diploma in Tourism and Hotel Management
(Level 7) at NZMA.
“As you are aware NZMA is implementing
an agreed remedial plan for you which
include re-teaching of the Diploma content
and reassessment of all Diploma components
completed to date and includes appointing a
moderation partner who will post-moderate
marked learner work,” a letter from the office
of Acting Chief Executive said.
Poorly administered process
Explaining their plight and poor
communication from the college, students
told The Indian Weekender that initially, they
were appreciative of college’s compulsory
remediation process as required by NZQA, as
the college was both supportive and informative
about the process and students realised that the
process had good intentions at the heart.
“All students were supported by the college
to get our visa extensions, which was a
maximum of two months.
“Initially, in some of the cases, students
were also supported with nominal financial
support from the college to help us sail through
the difficult phase of the extension of studies
and staying on a student visa,” another student
Prasad Gawde said.
“However, soon proper communications and
support dried out and were gradually replaced
by almost non-committal, and mutually
contradictory responses, from the college
staff,” Mr Prasad said.
“Initially, we were told that we have to work
with a new tutor and submit our assignments.
And only if we pass, our assignments will be
sent to the moderation partner, which was ARA
Institute, Canterbury,” Mr Poonawala said.
“Many of us were told that they were passed
by the internal marker and their assignments
have been sent to ARA Institute,” Mr
Poonawala said.
However, halfway through this process,
students were told that the tutor/internal marker
had left the college and the students will
have to rewrite assignments with a new tutor,
causing much anxiety and frustration among
the students.
“In fact, we were also asked by the college
staff to share our previously submitted
assignments for reassessment, which raised
much concern about their academic integrity,”
Mr Poonawala said.
“Since then, nether we are getting neither
satisfactory answers nor assurances of when we
can expect our results.”
“This is a very frustrating situation as many
of us have already lost potential full-time job
opportunities, because of our precarious visa
conditions.”
“Moreover, our biggest concern is that most
of us have taken big financial loans on the
collateral of our family homes for financing our
one year study.”
NEW ZEALAND 5
From left: NZMA Sylvia Park students
Ryan Pinto, Hatim Poonawala, Dilpreet
Singh and Prasad Gawde outside their
institute. Photo supplied.
“Goal one is to deliver excellent education
As you and student experience by ensuring international
are aware students feel welcome and safe here and receive
a high-quality education.
NZMA It seems that at least the above group of
is implementing an students is receiving education, whose quality
is at best contestable, and experience, that is
agreed remedial plan fast deteriorating to abysmal.
for you which include Education Minister’s office ask NZQA to
follow-up with the college
re-teaching of the On The Indian Weekender’s query with
the office of the Education Minister about
Diploma content and this not-so-positive experience of the
reassessment of all international students in New Zealand, a
spokesperson responded with an assurance,
Diploma components “The Government’s aim is to ensure students
completed to date and receive a high-quality education and a positive
experience in New Zealand which will benefit
includes appointing them throughout their lives.”
a moderation partner “The Minister has asked NZQA to follow
this up with NZMA directly, which it has done,
who will post-moderate raising the students’ concerns.”
marked learner work. Subsequently, late last night, Wednesday,
June 19, The Indian Weekender was told that
the NZQA has come back to the Minister’s
office with an assurance that a clear road map
was in place and students were duly informed
“Since that one year period has already
– a fact also reiterated by Mark Worsop, Chief
finished now we are required to start repayment
Executive Officer, NZMA.
of the loan.”
“We have informed these students that the
“However, unfortunately, we are still not in
pending external moderation is due by Friday
a position to work full-time and start taking
this week. This is due process, and the advice
responsibility of repaying our debts, which is
we have received [from the moderation partner]
causing grave concerns for our families back
to date.  
home,” Mr Poonawala said.
“Providing students have completed all
This experience of international students
assessment work to required standards, and
is entirely opposite to what was envisaged
bearing in mind varying student performances,
by Education Minister Chris Hipkins at the
eligible students should graduate by 5 July.”
time of the official announcement of the new
However, the students had confirmed to The
International Education Strategy last year
Indian Weekender on Thursday June 20, that
in August.
they have not officially heard from the college
Launching the strategy last year,
about this definitive plan – a fact that they
Mr Hipkins had said, “The Strategy
provides three goals for international would not much complain, provided they can
education. expect a definite result by July 5.
 6 NEW ZEALAND Friday, June 21, 2019 The Indian Weekender

Near-death experience turns

technician into safety campaigner
¡¡ LYN BARNES bloodstream declines and once the including improving health and

P
brain is starved of oxygen, the ability safety standards for workers in their
ritesh Kumar considers
to rationalise decreases, which is industry and community. Airtech’s
himself a fortunate man. The
what happens with climbers or pilots remediation will cost around $80,000
refrigeration technician was
at altitude… “As you become more and NZ Hothouse Group $185,000.
exposed to carbon monoxide while
affected, your inability to realise Pritesh is now alert to any risk
cleaning an evaporator in a cool
that something is wrong effects self- of carbon monoxide poisoning. “I
room when he was overcome with
rescue,” he explains. never start the car without the garage
the often-fatal poison.
Pritesh phoned his manager at the door open, even in winter… I have
Now, the Aucklander is on a
main Airtech office in Ponsonby, this feeling that something could
mission to make everyone aware of
who told him to head to reception happen. Even when people have got
the risks of the toxic gas.
and call an ambulance. His manager compliance for their gas heaters, for
Because carbon monoxide has no
then phoned his contact at the site to example, they can be faulty.”
smell or taste, the 36-year-old initially
advise them there was an issue – and The technician has been back to the
thought he had a virus until he felt
to check on the other staff. By the refrigeration company in Fiji where
seriously unwell and disorientated.
time they got to the coolroom, the he worked and spoke to his former
A mild headache and dizziness are
other technician and forklift driver boss to be careful if his workers are
often the first symptoms, similar to
had collapsed. still using LPG forklifts.
flu.
After taking a couple of days off And he recently returned to Fiji to
Carbon monoxide poisoning is
work and coming to terms with the complete his final exam and talked
known as the invisible killer and
rid of her portable gas heater and and his co-worker headed outside for inevitable tiredness related to carbon to his lecturer about the hazards
death or brain damage is common
insisted his father, who still lives in a lunch break. After eating, he felt monoxide poisoning, Pritesh started of carbon monoxide and LPG.
outcomes. The toxic fumes are
Fiji where he grew up and trained, to better so he suggested continuing and to do some research. He stressed that people needed to
created when wood, petrol or gas
house his generator outdoors. aiming to finish work by 3pm. “The first thing I did was to get rid know that the clean-burning gas
only partially burn and can occur
“With all the power cuts in Fiji, They again jumped in the forklift of our gas heater. He acknowledges did not give off any smell, or NO,
when appliances operate in areas
many people have generators – but cage to be hoisted back up into the they are cheap to buy compared with (nitrogen oxide), the pollutant gases
with poor ventilation.
they are so dangerous because of the cool room ceiling. Around an hour installing a heat pump, but having emitted from diesel or petrol engines.
In Pritesh’s situation, an LPG
fumes,” Pritesh said. and a half later Pritesh recalls his done the calculations and weighing Although he knew about carbon
forklift was used to lift the technicians
The father of two, who has been in brain starting to act strangely. up risks, he says a heat pump is monoxide poisoning, he had not been
to the top of the evaporator unit; he
the industry for almost two decades, “I wondered, ‘what are we doing much cheaper in the long run – and taught as part of his apprenticeship
did not realise it was running in the
had worked in several cool stores. In here?’ I stopped thinking!” He asked that’s not just because he works for a training, about the danger of exposure
cool room. “It was almost silent; we
fact, he’d done this particular job a his co-worker, who didn’t know company that installs them. to carbon monoxide in relation to
couldn’t hear it going… “LPG is
number of times in the past. He said either. “I went back to finish the job a LPG. Pritesh says he expected to
clean burning fuel, and that’s why it’s
he approached this job like any other. “But I knew I needed to go out…. week and a half later and was aware smell it.
popular in heaters, for cars, trucks,
“We did the safety check and the I started breathing really fast when I could’ve died in there. My wife But now he knows that is not
forklifts and small portable engines;
client provided a forklift and driver. I came out and could see my heart called me 20 times that day!” the case and he’s keen to share the
it’s doesn’t irritate the nose, mouth
We didn’t know it was LPG…” (Only beating through my shirt; I thought I Rather than face prosecution message.
or skin.
electric forklifts are now used in the was having a heart attack.” for the workplace accident, both “It’s good it happened; now I have
But every year there are reports
cool rooms on the South Auckland Toxicology researcher and clinical companies involved applied for the knowledge,” Pritesh said.
of fatalities, usually because people
site of accident). senior lecturer Dr John Fountain, Enforceable Undertakings with
have no idea how lethal it can be. Lyn Barnes is a former Senior
The pair started work around 10 from the Best Practice Advocacy WorkSafe New Zealand. Under
Between 2006-2012, sixteen people Lecturer of Journalism at
a.m. but by 12.30 p.m. Pritesh had Centre (BPAC) and the University current legislation, both parties
died from accidental exposure in the Auckland University of
started to feel a bit dizzy. But as he’d of Otago in Dunedin, explains are considered liable. Enforceable
New Zealand. Technology (AUT), who continues
skipped breakfast he thought it was that as a person is affected by Undertakings detail a list of actions
Since his near-fatal encounter, to write on issues close to her
just because he was hungry, so he carbon monoxide, oxygen in their that organisations must undertake,
Pritesh convinced his sister to get heart.  

Gas heating and Carbon Monoxide: How to keep your family safe this winter
¡¡ SANDEEP SINGH Fresh air: Keep a window open when you

W
use your unflued heater, to help remove heater
ith New Zealand facing the coldest
emissions (combustion products) and to keep
weather in this winter season, the
the air fresh and reduce condensation. Never
chances of gas heating related
use unflued heaters in bedrooms and bathrooms.
accidents have gone up at all time-high, almost
Burner: If you see soot building up on the
silently. Carbon monoxide is known as the
burner it is a sign there is something wrong and
silent killer, because it is an invisible, tasteless
you should not use the heater. Call an appliance
and odourless gas that can kill in minutes.
service agent or gasfitter to have the appliance
Every year in New Zealand there are
checked.
incidences of accidental carbon monoxide
If you smell gas inside your home
poisonings.
gas appliances are used in well-ventilated areas • Keep flames and cigarettes out of the room
Toxicologist Dr John Fountain says there are
with plenty of fresh air circulating. and away from the area.
three critical factors to keep in mind: any form
One Unflued gas appliances have no vent • Never operate any electrical switches when
of combustion in an enclosed space that is not
or chimney. They draw the air they need from a gas leak is suspected – a flick off or on
adequately ventilated can be a trap.
safe. Used wisely, gas is instant, reliable, the space around them and discharge the waste could cause a spark and ignite the gas.
Twelve-year-old Jesse Samuels died in Haast
efficient and safe. However, like any other form combustion products directly into that space. As • Don’t use your mobile phone in the area.
in January in his grandfather’s gas-heated
of energy it must be treated with respect to a result it is extremely important that unflued • Turn off all valves to gas appliances if this
outdoor shower at their holiday home as the
prevent accidents. gas appliances are used in well-ventilated areas can be done safely.
toxic fumes overcame him in the enclosed
In small rooms (eg bedrooms and bathrooms) with plenty of fresh air circulating. • Turn off the gas supply at the meter or LPG
space.
a permanently installed gas heater may be only Portable gas heaters such as LPG cabinet cylinder.
In July 2016, a Christchurch family only
used in certain restricted circumstances. Ask a heaters and other unflued space heaters need • Open doors and windows to ventilate the
survived because their youngest child had a fit
licensed gas worker for advice. special care. area.
and became unconscious as they were going to
Don’t use unflued gas appliances, such as Test your connections (cabinet heaters): • If the smell persists in the house go outside
bed. A generator had been left running in the
LPG cabinet heaters or instantaneous water After securely connecting a new or refilled to a safe place away from the building.
garage and the door was slightly open, enough
heaters in small rooms or in bedrooms and cylinder, apply soapy water to the cylinder Carbon Mono Oxide is produced when
to let toxic fumes overwhelm the family.
bathrooms connections and turn on the cylinder. If bubbles fuels such as gas, oil, coal, and wood do not
However, the outcome was not so positive
There are three main types of heating: flued, appear you have a leak. Close the valve and burn completely in fuel-burning appliances,
for an Ashburton mother and her three children
room sealed, and   unflued. Flued gas heaters either call an LPG service agent or take the such as gas heaters, gas or wood fireplaces,
in 2015, who died after she left the car running
have a number of advantages over unflued heater to the agent. hot water heaters, stoves, barbeques, portable
to charge the battery. The garage was connected
heaters. Unflued gas appliances have no vent Safe space: Always keep your heater at fuel-burning heaters, and generators as well
to the house.
or chimney. They draw the air they need from least one metre away from anything that could as vehicles. The signs of carbon monoxide
Since LPG and natural gas heaters are
the space around them and discharge the waste catch on fire. Put a safety guard around your poisoning include headaches, dizziness,
used widely to warm New Zealand homes
combustion products directly into that space. As heater if you have young children in your home breathlessness, nausea, collapse, and loss of
and businesses, Worksafe NZ website carries
a result it is extremely important that unflued or there is a lot of foot traffic. consciousness.
information on some do’s and don’ts to remain
 The Indian Weekender Friday, June 21, 2019
FOOTBALLER ROY KRISHNA
joins Indian Super League Club ATK
¡¡ RIZWAN MOHAMMAD
F
ijian football star and former Wellington
Phoenix, marksman Roy Krishna, has
signed a one-year deal with Indian Super
League Club ATK starting August 2019.
Roy Krishna earlier this year was named
the Best Player in A-League, received Johnny
Warren medal and the Golden Boot.
Roy went on to Twitter, making his
announcement joining ATK based in Kolkata,
India surprising has fans all over the world.
“140 years ago, my ancestors came to
Fiji from Kolkata, India, in search of better
opportunities. Today marks the start of a similar
journey as I join @ATKFC in the Hero India
Super League to go back to where it all began,”
Roy Krishna tweeted.
“I’m delighted to join ATK in the Hero ISL.
I have taken my time to make what I feel is the
right decision for my family and me, and ATK
presents a great new opportunity for me in a
new league,” Roy Krishna told media.
Krishna said he is delighted to join the Indian
club and is looking forward to joining the club
and engage with his fans and also promote Fiji
there.
ATK was previously known as Atlético de
Kolkata and is the first team in the Indian Super
League under license from All India Football
Federation (AIFF) and plays its home games at
Salt Lake Stadium.
Former Spanish defender Antonio López
Habas is the coach of the team who led the team
to win its inaugural season in 2014 and 2016
against the same opponent Kerala Blasters.
The team is owned by Kolkata Games and
Sports Pvt Ltd, which consists of former Indian
cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, alongside
businessmen Harshavardhan Neotia, Sanjiv
Goenka and Utsav Parekh.
NEW ZEALAND 7
per game in the previous season and a high of
41,000 people. Former France internationals
like Robert Pires, David Trezeguet, Florent
Malouda, Nicholas Anelka and Mikael Silvestre
have all played in the ISL.
Other big names who have featured in the
league include David James (England), Wes
Brown (England), Cafu (Brazil), Roberto Carlos
(Brazil) and Dimitar Berbatov (Bulgaria).
“Roy Krishna is our first international striker
signing of the season. He is a prolific striker
with leadership skills under his belt. He will
add attack and variety to the team, and his
confidence will give an edge. I am very happy
to have him at ATK,” an ATK spokesperson
said.
140 years ago,
my ancestors
came to Fiji
from Kolkata,
India, in search of
better opportunities.
Today marks the start
of a similar journey
as I join @ATKFC in
the Hero India Super
League to go back to
Roy Krishna will play in front of a
comparatively bigger crowd in Kolkata that where it all began
in Australasia region. ATK boasts of a record
of 65,000 people with an average of 18,000
 8 NEW ZEALAND
Auckland Council launches
2019 elections website
T P
he 2019 Auckland local elections website is
now live now for the public.
Voteauckland.co.nz is a one-stop destination
for candidates and voters.
It has information about how to vote, why people
should vote, and how Auckland Council works.  and Mt Roskill between June 3
Resources are available in New Zealand Sign
Language and will soon be offered in Samoan,
Simplified Chinese and te reo Māori.
Auckland Council General Manager Democracy
Services, Marguerite Delbet, says the website aims
to “facilitate participation in local democracy by
removing as many barriers as possible.
“We live in one of the most culturally diverse regions
in the world, so we need to make sure all Aucklanders
have the information they need to get involved and
make informed decisions.”
Candidates can access a range of resources,
including information about how nominations work,
how to campaign, and the roles, responsibilities and
remuneration of elected members. Nominees must
be New Zealand citizens aged 18 years or older and
enrolled on the New Zealand electoral roll.
Nomination forms will be available on the website
when the nomination period opens on July 19 until it
closes on August 16.
Marguerite Delbet says one of the main reasons
people don’t vote is because they don’t know enough
about the candidates. To address this, information
about the candidates will be available on the website
after they are officially announced on August 21.
“We want to make it as easy as possible for voters to
learn about the candidates in their area.
“As well as the information available in voting
packs, voteauckland will give candidates the
opportunity to explain why they chose to stand, the
issues they’re passionate about and how they intend to
make a difference.”
Closer to the election, voters will be able to type
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a licensing trust in their area. They’ll also be able to
search for their closest post box to return their voting
papers. Minister of Local Government, Nanaia Mahuta,
is encouraging Aucklanders to help shape their region.
“Our local leaders shape our communities. Every
three years we get to choose our representatives
through local elections.
“We need to support candidates to stand and voters
to make informed decisions so that our locally elected
members represent our communities’ interests.”  safety of his house. He narrated the incident to his wife and later called the police.
The voteauckland website also contains a list of
key election dates, to make sure candidates and voters
don’t miss any crucial deadlines.
Key Dates
• 1 July - Electoral Commission enrolment campaign
starts
• 19 July - Candidate nominations open
• 16 August - Candidate nominations close at noon /
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• 21 August - Candidates announced
• 20 September - Voting opens
• 8 October - Last day to post voting papers (ballot
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• 12 October - Voting closes at noon
17 October to 23 October - Official results announced
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17-year-old arrested for alleged
racist slur, assault on Indian man
¡¡ RIZWAN MOHAMMAD
olice arrested a 17-year-
old for multiple reports of
aggravated robberies, and
a series of serious assaults that
occurred in Epsom, Sandringham
and June 10.
Police also ruled out ‘racism’ in
the reported asaults and believe that these attacks were opportunistic and the victims
targeted as they were isolated and on their own.
Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Franich said police were satisfied that race
was “not the motivation” behind the attacks after speaking to the victims.
“We believe the victims were targeted at random, due to the fact that they were
isolated and on their own,” he said.
Police seized the vehicle which is believed to have been used in these incidents.
The first incident occurred shortly after midnight on June 3 when four men
approached a man on King George Avenue, Epsom. One of the offenders struck the
man with a hockey stick and stole his mobile phone.
The offenders then fled in a silver Subaru Legacy station wagon.
At approximately 1:20 pm, also on June 3, an Indian man reported that a group
of men punched him multiple times on Locarno Avenue, Sandringham, and hurled
‘racist slurs‘ before fleeing in a silver vehicle.
The men rushed off after hurling racial abuses at him, and the victim hurried to the
The victim was able to note down the registration number of the car. The victim was
hurt on his neck, chest, head, stomach and other parts of the body while he screamed
for help.
A peace protest march was held by the community members on Saturday, June 8
in Sandringham against the attack on the victim.
The third assault incident occurred on Monday, June 10 around 6:30 pm when
a man was approached on Keystone Avenue, Mount Roskill, and assaulted. The
offender came from a silver Subaru station wagon.
The victim was punched and kicked multiple times by the man, before two other
men, who were also in the silver Subaru station wagon, also punched and kicked
him. The offenders left with the victim’s backpack, which contained his laptop.
“Police are following strong leads on other offenders involved in the matter,” says
Detective Franich.
The teen appeared in the Auckland Youth Court this week.
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Asian parents feel more pressure about child’s

development, reveals nib’s parenting survey media on our children causes the
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highest degree of concern for parents
sian parents are more likely in New Zealand, with nearly half (45
to experience the stress percent) of respondents expressing
around their child/children’s either extreme or high levels of
development than other Kiwi parents concern.
in New Zealand, revealed nib’s Overall, nearly nine in 10 (89 per
parenting survey. cent) respondents expressed some
One in three (32 per cent) Asian level of concern on this issue.
parents surveyed said they felt Quality time
pressure about their child’s stage of One in five Asian parents (18 per
development.  cent) were extremely concerned
This was significantly higher than with the amount of time they have
overall respondents, with one in four available to spend with their children
(23 per cent) parents reporting that compared with 11 per cent of total
they’ve experienced this pressure.   survey respondents.
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Asian parents were more than Indian parent at
Overall, 76 per cent of respondents
twice as likely to report experiencing Auckland Diwali reported some degree of concern
“a lot” of pressure to keep up with 2018 (IWK Image over the amount of time they have
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11 per cent compared to 5 per cent (with 37 per cent experiencing either
The usual suspect of social media “a lot” or “a moderate amount” of
overall. Asian parents were more likely to have
and the use of technology and the concern).
Leading health insurer, nib New experience stress and pressure about how
impact of screen time dominated the Among Asian parents, one in
Zealand (nib) recently undertook
list of areas of concerns by parents, their children were coping with areas of 10 (10 per cent) cited their biggest
its inaugural State of the Nation
regardless of their ethnicity. concern as placing their child or
Parenting Survey – canvassing the
Some of the main concerns of all
concern, pointing towards the challenges
children in daycare / pre-school /
views of 1,200 parents throughout that ethnic minority migrants experiences in
parents in New Zealand were the kindergarten when returning to work,
the country (including step-parents,
impact of social media (89 per cent), the settlement in the new country compared with only 5 per cent of
guardians, and caregivers with
the use of technology and impact total survey respondents.
children 17 years or younger), on the
of screen time (85 per cent), the
major concerns and trends impacting
ability to cope with peer pressure (81 However, among all parameters, Asian parents were significantly
them today.
per cent), ownership of electronic Asian parents were more likely to more likely to have experienced
The survey was carried out in
devices (77 per cent) and managing have experience stress and pressure extreme concern about their child/
partnership with global measurement
behavioural issues (73 per cent). about how their children were coping children’s ownership of electronic
and data analytics company, Nielsen.
The fact that 73 per cent of all with areas of concern, pointing devices (15 per cent), compared to
The findings document provided
parents were also concerned of their towards the challenges that ethnic total survey respondents (9 per cent).
a summary of the insights at a total
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Shama to co-host National hui

against sexual violence, abuse
¡¡ IWK BUREAU allow us to meet practitioners project. Anindita Dey-Sinha, an ACC-

S
hama, Hamilton’s Ethnic
Women Centre, is co-hosting
a national hui for ethnic
therapists and ethnic community
organisers concerning sexual
violence and abuse in the ethnic
communities.
The development of a National
Sexual Violence Response Service
for ethnic communities is the first of
its kind in New Zealand.
The national hui will be held
on July 24 at the Grand Hall in the
parliament in Wellington. This event
is co-hosted by Minister for Ethnic
Communities Jenny Salesa.
“It’s hard enough to talk about
sex, let alone when things go
wrong and combine that with small
communities and feeling different
from the mainstream, and it’s a
recipe for silence,” says Silvana
Erenchun Perez, manager at Shama
in Hamilton.
“It is this silence we want to
change by bringing together ethnic
communities to talk about sexual
violence,” Silvana added.
Despite the stigma associated
Anjum Rahman and Silvana Erenchun Perez from SHAMA
with sexual violence, social worker
Fariya Begum is keen to begin the
conversation with the community
members.
“Ethnic workers are a source of
knowledge and we are aware of the
roots, soil and nourishment that our
communities need to thrive and this
hui is a chance to learn from other
ethnic therapists and community
organisers to provide improved
services,” Ms Begum said.
While there are many ethnic
therapists working in both
mainstream and ethnic specific
from across the country and share approved counsellor who has been
everyone’s knowledge, wisdom and working with ethnic communities
experience,” manager for the service, for more than 11 years emphasised
Vani Mills said. on the importance of having a wide
The hui is set to establish a range of ethnic counsellors practising
collaborative base for the new in New Zealand.
national sexual violence response “Ethnic counsellors expect to be
service for ethnic communities. attuned to deeper cultural issues such
“This hui is a critical opportunity as the role of faith, gender roles and
for ethnic community the impacts of migration. These are
"Ethnic leaders and champions all factors that need to be considered
workers are a against violence to when communities act together
source of knowledge come together and to prevent sexual violence from
and we are aware of the collaborate across our occurring,” Anindita added.
roots, soil and nourishment various organisations Shama has appealed the general
organisations that our communities need and diverse public for join hands with them if
across the country, to thrive and this hui communities to have they have the expertise to counsel
this is the first is a chance to learn the discussions needed someone or just help Shama in this
time that they have from other ethnic for a strong response project.
been invited to come therapists" to sexual violence,” “If you are an ethnic counsellor,
together to discuss the Coordinator – National therapist or community organiser
treatment and prevention of sexual Collective of Rape Crisis & Related interested in attending the national
violence in their own communities. Groups, Angelo Libeau said. hui on July 24, please follow
Diversity Counselling New Angelo further described how this link to fill in an expression
Zealand, an ethnic service provider ethnicity is one of the factors that of interest: https://form.jotform.
in Hamilton, is keen to participate in impacts people’s ability to access co/91396992289882
this new service. resources, and mentioned that a For more information contact
“We’ve hosted meetings of ethnic “collaborative and intersectional Shama on info@shama.org.nz or
counsellors working in Hamilton approach” is the obvious way to trustee Dr Priya Kurian on Priya.
since last year, but this hui will begin the development of this “vital” kurian@waikato.ac.nz.

NZ Police: Don’t let your loved ones fall Primary sector discussion document
victim to scams succeed in the primary sector.
We’ve also outlined in the document the
¡¡ SUPPLIED CONTENT importance of biosecurity and protecting our

N
ew Zealand Police want to help sector from devastating incursions.
• Kanwaljit Singh
prevent your loved ones falling victim Bakshi Our frontline is under immense pressure with
to scams – and we need you to spread National Party List MP 5.5million people crossing our shores each
the word with your friends and families. year and more items flowing through our mail

L
We know that scams are often targeted ast week National launched the third pathways. National are proposing to strengthen
towards more vulnerable members of in our line of Discussion Documents at biosecurity penalties to deter people from
out loans or run up debts if they can.
society who may not have the knowledge or Fieldays, this time focused on the Primary taking unnecessary risks that could have big
If something looks or sounds too good to be
information to protect themselves. Sector. While sector returns look strong, farmers consequences.
true, it probably is.
Sadly this often involves older people – and at Fieldays were worried about the conversion This means giving biosecurity officers the
If a victim believes they have been scammed
being Elder Abuse Awareness Week we wanted of pastoral farm land to forestry, excessive red power to deport those knowingly bringing
and lost money, it is critical that they report this
to share some advice that might prevent more tape, workforce issues and environmental taxes. in high risk items, ensuring importers are
matter to their bank immediately. Anyone who
people falling victim to scams. The document showcases our positive and held accountable for signing off Import
believes they have been a victim of a crime,
Earlier this month an older gentleman was innovative approach to what is the backbone of Health Standards on goods that aren’t free of
online or in person, should also get in touch
scammed out of a significant amount of cash our economy and highlights areas that we are biosecurity risk items, and increasing fines from
with Police. Be aware of common scams.
after he received a call from someone claiming
For example, banks, Immigration New looking to make changes in. the current $400 to $1000 for those found to
to be from a New Zealand telecommunications
Zealand or Inland Revenue never email, call The New Zealand primary sector contributes have risk materials.
company. The victim was a customer with the
or text customers to ask for money to be sent over $45 billion and employs over 350,000 Rural health is also a big focus, and we’re
company for internet, cell phone and landline
using money transfer services. people. We produce enough food to feed about committed to ensuring that rural communities
and the call seemed genuine.
If you receive a request like that, it’s a scam. 40 million people around the globe. have access to core services that meet their
They even claimed they were working with
Similarly, Police will never ask for a payment And our reputation as a safe producer of food needs.
Police, and put a ‘detective’ on the line who
of any fine, infringement, or penalty through a underpinned by sustainable farming practises is The Coalition Government have been letting
said the man had to post a significant amount
phone call and we’ll never ask a member of the paramount to international consumers. That’s these communities down with revoking the
of cash in order to catch the offenders who
public over the phone for their PIN numbers or why it’s important we continue to support the maternity status of Lumsden Maternity Centre
were, allegedly, hacking the man’s computer.
passwords. sectors growth and ensure our policy is fit for due to funding cuts a prime example of this.
Believing the call was genuine, he posted
Sometimes people are scammed by someone purpose. We’ve already seen mothers having to give birth
the cash. The man asked for a tracking number
who has befriended them online – possibly As our global population grows we need on the side of the road as a result of this decision
and quickly realised something wasn’t right
romantically – who claim they can help solve to produce more food, so it’s important that
so he called Police. The parcel was able to be and National have promised to reinstate the
their problems with money.
tracked, put on hold and retrieved by Police. we have the workforce to manage, develop maternity status.
This particularly targets those who may be
Thankfully in this situation Police were able and maintain New Zealand’s agricultural and National have also proposed a mobile health
lonely and vulnerable, and is often harder to
to assist with tracking down the man’s money horticultural businesses. National are proposing clinic serviced by a health practitioner that
spot. We urge you to not only take this advice
but unfortunately this is not always the case. a Primary Sector Visa to address this important travels to remote rural communities on a regular
for yourselves but also share it with someone
Police’s advice is to always be vigilant and issue. basis. This will provide a ‘warrant of fitness’
else who might need it.
to never automatically trust someone over The visa would act as an avenue for skilled health check for patients who may struggle to
Have a chat to family members who may be
the phone or online who you haven’t met in and experienced migrants to help get residence get into town to see their doctor.
isolated or who might not have access to these
person. and build their futures here. These are just some of the many topics
messages.
If you are receiving a call from someone National are aware we need to be providing covered in the discussion document. We also
If they are a victim of a scam they might be
purporting to be from a business, ask them
ashamed to ask for help or let you know what’s pathways for young New Zealanders to enter want to hear your thoughts on landcorp, climate
for credentials and never hand over personal
happened. the primary sector as well.  change, food safety, RMA, water storage
details such as computer passwords or bank
Let them know that scams like this do Last year the Coalition Government and the expansion of plantation forestry on hill
account details.
happen and to never give cash or personal announced the closure of Taratahi, the leading country.
Look after your personal details in the
details to someone they don’t know. vocational training establishment. To read the document head to https://
same way you would your wallet and other
For further information on different of forms We will work hard to support vocational www.national.org.nz/primary_sector and
possessions.
of elder abuse and resources on the topic please education and agricultural training and ensure have your say on our policy leading i
Your personal details are very valuable to
see https://www.ageconcern.org.nz. young New Zealanders have the skills to nto 2020.
scammers, they will use your details to take
 The Indian Weekender Friday, June 21, 2019 NEW ZEALAND 11

Dunedin Tamils’ noble gesture on Eid

initiates novel project for students
¡¡ RIZWAN MOHAMMAD

D
unedin Tamil Society, a small
community organisation of
Tamil speaking individuals,
hosted Eid celebrations for the
community in Dunedin last week that
gave birth to a new project that will
help students of the University of
which many of the members are from
Otago Tamil Students association.
Dunedin Tamil Society organize
Eid, Diwali, South Indian festivals
such as the harvest festival Pongal, Members
Tamil New Year, Christmas, and of the
other religious and national festivals, community
sports and family events throughout celebrating Eid in
the year at different intervals for the Dunedin. Photos:
community. Kelk
Even though a small population of Photography
Tamil Muslims lives in the Dunedin
region, the community organisation
took the opportunity to host Eid
event for the entire community
inviting men, women and children
from the wider Tamil community in
wider Dunedin region for a day of
family time and fun on Sunday, June
9, at the premises of the University
of Otago.
The highlight of the event
besides the delicacies arranged,
entertainment and activities by the
sponsors was the magic show by
one of the best magicians from the said. The organisers arranged 60-80 about cooking when then get home retailers and business owners, as well
Dunedin region, Jonathan Usher. The event also had a Muslim takeaway boxes and approached or eating out. This way they get a as the university itself. Businesses
“We took this opportunity of keynote speaker and 60 to 80 students of the University studying freshly prepared home cooked style can easily come onboard to sponsor
showing inclusiveness and love attendees including Muslim and and offered it to them who graciously meal” Dr. Luxmanan said. such food boxes for the students
towards our Muslim community non-Muslim families from the city accepted the food packs and thanked The success of this unplanned but and get their name out there into the
by organizing this Eid event,” Dr and two families who travelled from the DTS members. pleasantly surprising activity has led student community,” Dr. Luxmanan
Luxmanan Selvanesan, president Oamaru to be a part of the event. “Exam times are always difficult the Dunedin Tamil Society executive added. The idea is to make the
of Dunedin Tamil Society told The The event took a surprising turn for the students, they are mentally team contemplating the idea to host most of the opportunity which will
Indian Weekender. when the organisers were left with stressed and making time to prepare such lunch or dinner packs for the be a win-win for all the parties
“The event was arranged for the a reasonably good amount of food food food and to eat healthy is always students, especially during exam involved –the students getting gift
Muslim community on the occasion leftover, and it is then the organizers a difficult choice that they have to times. food boxes, the sponsors of the food
of their biggest festival, by a good realized that they could make the make –often they rely on takeaways, “I discussed the idea with my such as restaurant/s, local retailers
population of Hindu Tamil volunteers best of that opportunity. snacks and junk food. Vice-President Niv Kamalendran and businesses, cleaners, etc. get
and the delicious food cooked by a The surplus food was served or “The students were overwhelmed who was completely in support of their business promoted through
Christian chef – this was the essence offered to the students of the Otago when we offered them the food the idea, I am confident there will be these activities and a community
of our love and multiculturalism University who are preparing for boxes and expressed their relief and an overwhelming response from the goal or serving noble cause is also
and inclusivity we wanted to exhibit their exams. happiness of not getting worried community as well as from our local accomplished.
through this event,” Dr Luxmanan

Indian taxi driver assaulted in Wellington

¡¡ RIZWAN MOHAMMAD call the police. The other taxi driver the company had been in touch with

A
let him inside his car and drove Singh since the incident happened.
n Indian taxi driver has
towards Harpreet’s taxi only to find Mr Manak also visited him on Friday
suffered from a broken nose
it robbed of approximately $250 evening, the NZ Herald reported.
and cut on his hand after
cash from the middle console and a “We are offering him any support
being assaulted by a passenger in
few coins. that we can give him,” he said.
Lower Hutt earlier last Friday.
The passenger had by then escaped “It’s not very good when someone
Thirty-one-year-old Harpreet
with the cash from the scene. was just going about their work and
Singh picked up a passenger at
The victim and his wife have a have a knife pulled on them. It’s not
around 3 a.m. on Friday from the
five-month-old baby and a three- a good situation to be in.”
Lower Hutt Queens Rd rank outside
year-old daughter and are now Mr Manak said serious assaults on
Queensgate Shopping Centre, who at
questioning the merit of working late staff didn’t happen often, and he only
the end of his trip, which was barely
in the evening and fear about their knew of three or four incidents in the
a four-minute drive, assaulted him
future jobs in the area. past 20 years.
while demanding money.
NZ Herald narrating the ordeal knife pointed to his throat when he The couple has also warned other “However, small incidents happen
Harpreet’s wife Mattar Amanpreet
her husband suffered said that the suffered a deep cut on his thumb. The taxi drivers to be aware when at their quite a bit, like racial attacks or
told NZ Herald that the passenger
passenger on the way towards passenger then punched Harpreet jobs as this incident has happened in people refusing to pay,” he said.
asked to be dropped at Waterloo
Collingwood Street reached out twice on his nose. an area that is considered relatively Mr Manak said a message had
shops which were four-minutes drive
to his backpack between his legs Harpreet then fled from his own safe in Wellington. been sent out to staff to alert them
from the pickup location and opened
and pulled out a knife and put it vehicle running to find any help A police spokeswoman confirmed about the attack and warn them to
a casual chat with the driver about
to Harpreet’s throat demanding in the dead of night and kept that police received a report of be careful.
the weather and his work.
for money. running until a little down a robbery on Collingwood He said camera footage in the car
When the taxi reached Waterloo, "It’s
“...the passenger put it [the knife] further on the road where St in Lower Hutt had shown the offender was dressed
the passenger asked to be dropped not very good
to my husband’s throat and said ‘give he saw a parked taxi on a shortly after 3 a.m. on in a hoodie and gloves.
at Collingwood Street, and it was when someone was
me the money’,” victim’s wife Mattar driveway. Friday, June 14. “He looked to be prepared for that
then that the passenger threatened just going about their
Amanpreet told the NZ Herald. Harpreet narrated Hutt and City sort of thing,” he said. “So it is going
Harpreet with a knife. work and have a knife
A struggle ensued between the the incident to the taxi Taxis chairman to be difficult to recognise them,” Mr
Harpreet’s wife speaking to the pulled on them"
two when Harpreet tried to grab the driver and asked him to Nelson Manak said Manak added.
 12 NEW ZEALAND Friday, June 21, 2019 The Indian Weekender

Indian HC plant trees on World Man who

Environment Day shared
¡¡ IWK BUREAU mosque-
shooting
T
his year we are celebrating 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma
Gandhi, who was a great environmentalist.
As Mahatma Gandhi once said, “What we are doing to the
forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to live stream
imprisoned
ourselves and to one another.” 
Following his teachings, on World Environment Day on Wednesday,
June 5, the High Commission of India, Wellington organised a Tree
planting drive in collaboration with the Wellington Indian Association.
C Doss Jeyakumar, Chargé d’affaires, Paramjeet Singh, Second
Secretary, High Commission of India, Nanubhai Ranchhod, President,
Wellington Indian Association and Jupudi Tirupati Rao, Branch Manager,
Bank of Baroda, Wellington, along with members of community and Following his teachings, on World Environment Day on Wednesday, June 5,
officials of High Commission planted 12 trees in the compound of Bharat the High Commission of India, Wellington organised a Tree planting drive in
collaboration with the Wellington Indian Association.
Bhavan, Wellington. #gandhiat150.

Supreme Sikh Society raises $71,000 for mosque victims

¡¡ RIZWAN MOHAMMAD

T
he mosque attack in Christchurch
on March 15 that killed 51 innocent
people and injured 42 shook the world,
and the whole New Zealand community came
forward to assist the victims both financially
and emotionally.
In this difficult  time, the Sikh community
of New Zealand also came forward raising ¡¡ RNZ

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money, arranging food and making other vital
Christchurch man who admitted
arrangements to help support the victims and
redistributing the live stream video of
families of the victims in Christchurch.
the mosque killings has been sentenced
The Supreme Sikh Society of New Zealand
to 21 months in prison.
in Takanini from March 16 started a fundraising
Philip Arps, who runs Beneficial Insulation
drive to make their contribution towards the – a firm that uses neo-Nazi imagery – pleaded
victims in need. guilty in April to two charges of distributing
Earlier last week, on June 12, members of the objectionable material.
Supreme Sikh Society presented two cheques The 44-year-old sent a copy of the footage,
of $60,000 and $11,000 at two separate events which was filmed by the killer, to about 30
Singh Sabha in Woolston. Present at the event a mark of its contribution to the broader Kiwi
in Christchurch. people soon after the massacre.
was President of SSSNZ Ranvir Singh Lali and Society, and Mayor Lianne Dalziel lauded
The members travelled from Auckland This morning in the Christchurch District
General Secretary Rajinder Singh Jindi. the efforts and valuable contribution of the
and presented the cheque of $11,000 to Court, Judge Stephen O’Driscoll said when
On the occasion, various speakers addressed Supreme Sikh Society in NZ.
the management of Al Noor Mosque in Arps was asked for his opinion of the video, he
the Sangat in attendance of more than 100 Councillor in the Christchurch City
Christchurch and met some of the survivors at said it was “awesome”.
people and acknowledged the sincere efforts Council Phil Claywater, members from The Judge O’Driscoll said Arps wanted to
the mosque listening to their stories of horror
of the Supreme Sikh Society and Sikh Christchurch Foundation Julia Ross and Amy glorify the deaths of members of the Muslim
of the day of the massacre.
Brotherhood toward this humanitarian cause. Carter, Adam Khan, Sahadat Khan, Nazeer community and any sentence short of
Later in the afternoon, the members of
Chief Spokesperson of Supreme Sikh Society Khan, of Linwood Mosque and Narinder Singh imprisonment would not be appropriate.
the Supreme Sikh Society NZ presented
NZ, Daljit Singh also highlighted the eagerness Waraich of Labour Party Christchurch were Arps has been in prison in solitary
another cheque of $60,000 to the Mayor of
of the Supreme Sikh Society to always make also present at the event. confinement since his arrest in March.
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 Thought of the week
If you want to succeed you should strike
out on new paths, rather than travel the
worn paths of accepted success.
– John D. Rockefeller
Editorial Auckland Weather forecast for the week

Indo-US trade June 21 – June 27, 2019

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu

irritants:
Negotiation
Cloudy A little Parlty to Clouds and More Plenty of Plenty of
afternoon morning mostly sun sunshine Sunshine sunshine
rain rain sunny than
clouds

not retaliation
16° 17° 14° 14° 14° 13° 14°
13° 10° 8° 9° 8° 6° 6°

S
ince the US announcement of its withdrawal of benefits to India under This week in New Zealand’s history
the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) on March 4, 2019,
there is speculation that Indo-US trade relations may plunge into a 23 June 1961
downward spiral. Antarctic Treaty comes into force
Mark Linscott, Former Assistant US Trade Representative for South and
Central Asian Affairs and Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council cautioned that “this A s claimant to the Ross Dependency, New Zealand took part in the 1959 conference in
Washington DC about the political and international status of Antarctica. The resulting
action could be a first step in a series that might follow, with a cumulative Antarctic Treaty was agreed to by the 12 participating states.
effect of creating significant new tension in the bilateral trade relationship”. 23 June 1973
Tulsi Gabbard, Democratic presidential aspirant, among several other
World Court condemns French nuclear tests
influential US lawmakers, had urged the Donald Trump administration not
to allow any sort of political misrepresentation of the US announcement of
GSP withdrawal until general elections in the country were over. Such an
T he ruling by the International Court of Justice was part of New Zealand’s long campaign
against French nuclear testing in the Pacific. Though the French ignored the court’s interim
injunction and carried on testing in the atmosphere, continuing protests soon forced them to
understanding would provide more flexibility to respective governments on move the tests underground.
both sides to resume talks effectively before the US decision is enforced. 24 June 1905
However, in the US, policy makers are demanding that action be taken to
New Zealand Truth hits the news stands
curb imports of shrimp from India, contending that they are heavily subsidised.
Also, in 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intensified
their number of inspections of Indian pharmaceutical manufacturers’
A t its peak in the 1950s and 1960s, New Zealand Truth prided itself on being ‘the champion
of the little person and the scourge of corruption and scandal in high places’.

manufacturing practices by 24% more than a year earlier. 25 June 2003

Also, issues around data localisation and e-commerce, among other market
entry barriers, are likely to complicate bilateral relations.
Despite this current trade environment, it will be wiser for both countries
to avoid hitting a new low.
As argued by an eminent Indian American business leader and philanthropist,
Frank Islam, CEO and Chairman, FI Investment Group, USA and Member,
International Advisory Board, CUTS Washington DC Center, “negotiation
is the only way out of the India-U.S. trade conflict and the negotiation must
Parliament votes for prostitution reform
T he Prostitution Reform Act was passed on a tumultuous night in Parliament, with the public
galleries filled with supporters from both sides. Christchurch Central Labour MP Tim
Barnett had promoted the legislation as a private member’s bill. It passed by just one vote.
27 June 1975
Mark Williams hits no. 1
‘ Yesterday was just the beginning of my life’ topped the Kiwi music charts for three weeks.
Williams successfully combined soul and pop with an image that merged glam rock with disco.

work towards achieving rapprochement in the short-term and a partnership

in the long-term”.
In this context, CUTS Policy Note on US Withdrawal of GSP Benefits
to India suggests a constructive approach to which both the countries may
adhere to prevent further erosion of their economic and strategic interests.
First, India can reconsider its policy stance on e-commerce as it limits fair
competition and encourages trade and technology distortion.
Second, both countries can identify products on which there can be mutual
market access without any major negative fallout on their economic interests.
The US should look at products which it is importing from China but can
be easily imported from India, through necessary adjustments in technical
regulations.
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from China and can be imported from the US. is not responsible for advertisers’ claims as appearing in the publication
This would help both to reduce their respective trade deficits with China
and could significantly boost the growth of their bilateral trade. Views expressed in the articles are solely of the authors and do not in any way represent
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US products - will be significant and unbearable.
Not only will that dampen the bilateral vows of taking relations to greater
heights but also cause trade diversion in favour of third countries.
 The Indian Weekender Friday, June 21, 2019 OPINION/EDITORIAL 19

People power is the answer to climate emergencies

DEV NADKARNI climate emergency situation has been leveraged

T
wo related but separate developments
in southern India recently – one quite
disturbing and the other a great ray of
hope – carry a message that not just India but
the whole world would do well to take on board.
The alarming depletion of drinking water
resources and plunging water tables in a
growing number of countries around the world
has been in the public discourse for some years.
There have been increasing reports about
cities running out of drinking water and urban
authorities scrambling to make it available to
citizens.
According to reports, half of India is on
the verge of a freshwater crisis as are several
countries in Africa, the Middle East, parts of
Europe and South America, accounting for
more than half of the world’s population.
Rampant urban development, deforestation,
filling up of natural water bodies for construction
activity, overpopulation and pollution has
contributed to this dire situation, at least in
several Indian cities including Chennai.
But the death knell has been sounded by
climate change.
It is altering weather patterns significantly,
causing more extreme weather events –
cyclones, coastal storm surges and unusually
long droughts because of delayed or depleted
rainfall.
Chennai crisis
Chennai, the capital of India’s southern state
of Tamil Nadu and one of the country’s major
metros, has not received rainfall for 191 days
– a record.
Drinking water resources have run dry and
the situation is so dire that news reports since
earlier this month say a growing number of
offices and schools are being indefinitely closed
because their taps have run dry.
The water supply authorities have prioritised
for residential areas to receive water but that is
also being affected with government tankers
bringing water to residential complexes where
people have to queue up for their daily supplies.
The alarming depletion of
drinking water resources and
plunging water tables in a
growing number of countries
around the world has been in the
public discourse for some years.
Riots have broken out in some areas and there
have been cases of violent altercations in the
queues.
There is little that the government or any
authority can do except arrange to cart water
from distant reservoirs, in turn depleting the
supply of those areas and could potentially
snowball into a statewide or even region wide
crisis.
Unfortunately, this situation is not a one-
off and not just restricted to southern India.
We are bound to hear of more such instances
from across the world in the months and years
to come – especially from geographies where
population densities are more intense like in
urban India, the water tables are depleting,
rainfall is erratic and governments and
authorities are ill-prepared to deal with such
situations.
The Indian government and those of many
other developing countries have made rapid
strides in natural disaster management and
mitigation, with instances of efficient and
successful mass evacuations ahead of predicted
severe weather and coastal surges following
tsunamis.
However, no government appears to be
adequately prepared for climate emergencies.
Unlike severe weather, they cannot be predicted
with any certainty but trends over the past few
years prove beyond doubt that climate patterns
are no longer stable and the world’s water cycle
seems a lot more erratic than it has been since
records have been maintained.
Ray of hope
While these stories about drinking water
supplies in Chennai are nothing short of
alarming, another heartwarming story from the
same state – Tamil Nadu – brings a shining ray
of hope.
And what is even more significant is that
the very factor that potentially exacerbates a
to mitigate a very similar situation: the factor of
population density.
Twenty thousand rural women have come
together in an extraordinary grassroots
movement in the Tamil Nadu district of Vellore
to revive a seasonally flowing river named
Naganadhi after it went dry some 15 years ago.
Over four years, the women with negligible
funding from authorities built 3500 recharge
wells and used pebbles and boulders to stem
rainwater flows so the scarce rainwater could
trickle down into the riverbed so that the river
could start flowing again.
They achieved this feat in 2018 and their
success is seen across the country as a
grassroots initiative that could be replicated
elsewhere not only in India but also the world
where significant populations are available to
participate in such a life-saving exercise.
This is an excellent instance of harnessing
people power for their very own weal.
And the message that it emphatically conveys
is that governments need to adopt bottom-up
approaches in addressing and dealing with
19
climate emergencies in sync with any big-
ticket, capital and infrastructure intensive top-
down initiatives they may be putting in place.
The Modi 2.0 government has already
embarked on a programme to join several
Indian rivers together to redistribute water to
deficient areas.
The first stage of such a programme
connecting the Kshipra and Narmada rivers
successfully went on stream earlier this week in
west-central India.
It’s a big capital-intensive project that should
have been initiated decades ago.
But as the Vellore experiment demonstrates,
smaller projects could deliver results quicker
and with greater local impact.
The government’s ‘Sab kasaath, sab
kavikaas’ (working together for progress for
all) well encapsulates this idea of involving the
greatest possible number of people to achieve a
desirable common end, as was so wonderfully
shown by the 20,000 women of Vellore district.

Bengal is in national centre-stage but for wrong news

N
obel laureate economist
Amartya Sen repeatedly
said that for the
development of the country, primary
necessity is primary health and
education services. If health is not
given importance then a country or a
nation cannot prosper. The backbone
of a country is the development of
these two.
Jyoti Basu was the Chief Minister
of West Bengal when Prasanta Sur
was the state Health Minister. I can
still remember that time, there was
anger across the state about the
mismanagement of hospitals. Health
is a kind of service that solution to
grievances of patients is not easy for
the government.
There is a problem of demand and
supply. But it is not that the leader of
the ruling party has no role to play in
the health sector. I saw the movement
of doctors and protesters against Sur.
When looking at government
hospitals in Kolkata, I started going
to hospitals one by one as a young
journalist. I saw the condition of
patients’ beds in hospitals. There
were blood stains on pillows.
There was no blood in blood banks.
I went to a hospital late at night and
saw various types of businesses
running there.
When junior doctors started the
movement in 1984, Jyoti Basu and
his government said the doctors
would not sit in discussions. But, in
the end, Jyoti Babu had to sit down
under pressure to negotiate.
On that day I was in Kolkata and
today in the national capital of Delhi
-- three decades have passed but the
situation has not changed yet.
Now what is happening in West
Bengal is spreading to other states.
AIIMS doctors in Delhi are looking
after patients wearing a helmet. This
is the symbolic movement of junior
doctors.
It was found that the movement
spread to Hyderabad, Maharashtra
and other states. In medicine, the
problem is not merely with services.
Corruption exists in government as
well as in private hospitals. Hospitals
have a ‘broker’ facility.
If a patient’s bill is Rs six lakh, the
broker will come and say in private,
‘I will reduce the bill by half’ in front
of doctors.
However, the patient will have
to pay Rs one lakh to the broker in
return for that. In many cases, doctors
are also involved with brokers.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
formed a committee to solve this
problem.
It is not yet known whether
the committee made any
recommendations and what action
was taken on its report.
This time around, many issues
came up during the movement of
junior doctors in Kolkata. Firstly,
regarding the movement of doctors,
it is not very desirable that the
matter has become a laboratory of
Trinamool versus BJP politics.
Initially, there was no need for
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to
come to the doctors.
And when the Chief Minister
came, everyone started the slogan -
‘We want Justice’. Mamata Banerjee
need not have got so angry on hearing
those chants.
The BJP is desperate to bake the
bread of politics in this movement.
No surprises there. Once the
Trinamool Congress had done
exactly that.
But the BJP has not entered the
movement directly. Besides, the
protesters could also go against the
BJP because these doctors are not
from the BJP.
No flag of any political party was
seen there. Junior doctors are not
lumpen or mafia and not anti-social
either.
They represent the urban
intellectual comprising meritorious
students. But Mamata Banerjee said
that the agitation was being run by
outsiders.
Meanwhile, Hindu-Muslim
polarisation occurred.
Among the deceased patients,
there were Hindus and Muslims.
But when a truckful of young men
protested the death of a Muslim
patient, a BJP leader tweeted that the
attackers said that the attackers are
not Muslims, the Mamta government
was not taking any action against
them. Referring to this allegation,
grassroots leaders said that BJP was
communalising this incident.
Mamata Banerjee is concerned
about Hindu politics.
Hence, she is more aggressive.
Now the biggest weapon of this
attack is the Bengali nationalist
protest against religious polarization.
It has been announced that those in
Bengal will have to speak Bengali.
In the sixties, when the anti-Tamil
movement was launched, Bengalis
did not start an anti-Hindi movement.
So, in the year 2019, what will be the
success of Mamata using a political
weapon?
But then what started the junior
doctors’ movement?
Did medical service become
secondary?
Is that not an issue? And what is
the role of the centre in this health
crisis? The central government has
an important role in the development
of medical services. There are not
enough doctors in government
hospitals. This is a problem across
the country. In West Bengal, politics
became bigger than the problem of
medical service.
 20 FIJI Friday, June 21, 2019 The Indian Weekender

Bainimarama looks forward to Fiji, India

relationship
working with Indian counterpart expected to
P grow
rime Minister Voreqe said.

I
Bainimarama looks forward
to continue working with his
Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi
in areas of mutual interest between
Fiji and India.
Mr Bainimarama said he also
looked forward to working with
PM Modi’s government on global
agendas such as climate change,
renewable energy and human rights.
In a congratulatory letter to Mr
Modi following his re-election,
Mr Bainimarama conveyed his
warmest congratulations, saying
the people of India have yet again
demonstrated their commitment to
strengthening their democracy.
Mr Modi’s party secured 350
seats out of the total 542 seats,
making him the third Indian Prime
Minister to have retained power for
a second term in the Indian political
history.
Mr Bainimarama said Mr Modi’s
re-election was testament to his
exemplary leadership and the
notable confidence that the people
of India had in his vision for a
robust and inclusive India.
“For a leader and its government,
nothing is more comparable to
a victory that emanates from an
increased majority for a second-
term in power,” Mr Bainimarama
“You have provided an
NDIAN High Commissioner
exceptional leadership to the
to Fiji, Padmaja says the
world’s largest democracy selflessly
relationship between Fiji and
in various capacities and I am
India is expected to grow.
confident that you will successfully
Ms Padmaja said this while
lead India for the next five years,
reacting to win by Narendra Modi
building its relations with all
in the General Elections in India last
nations for peace and security.
month.
“On behalf of my Government
“I would like to say that elections
and the people of Fiji, I once
are celebrations of democracy and
again convey to you my heartiest
India being the largest practicing
congratulations and wish you good
democracy in the world, the entire
health, prosperity and peace.”
world has been keenly watching the
Meanwhile, in a statement on
Indian elections,” Ms Padmaja said.
Friday, Fiji Labour Party leader
“It is a mammoth exercise and
Mahendra Chaudhary said
"The successful holding of an Election of
PM Modi has a led a
people of this magnitude is indeed a matter of
stable government
India have given pride for every Indian,” she stated.
in his first term in
you an overwhelming She added that the historic visit in
office and this was
mandate in a show of 2014 was a milestone for the Pacific.
the reason behind
confidence in your “The historic visit of the Prime
his second victory
government" Minister of India to Fiji in November
because people trusted
2014 was a milestone not only for
him.
India’s relations with Fiji but also for
“The people of India
all the Pacific Island Countries (PICs)
have given you an overwhelming
as the first Summit of the Forum for
mandate in a show of confidence in
India-Pacific Islands Cooperation
your government,” Mr Chaudhary
(FIPIC) was held during that visit
said.
which saw high-level participation
He said Mr Modi brought about
from all the 14 PICs,” she added.
many well placed social, economic
The voting lasted almost six weeks
and administrative reforms that
to accommodate nearly 900 million
won him another five year term in Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi people who were eligible to cast their
government. during a bilateral meeting on the margins of the ISA meeting.
votes.

Fiji Speaker puts MPs on Fijian Police officer graduates from NZ Police
notice for not speaking English Pacific Detector Dog programme
F
iji’s speaker Ratu Epeli
Nailatikau says some MPs
have breached standing
orders of the house by not addressing
Parliament in English.
As day two of the budget debate
began today, the speaker reminded
MPs English is the language of
communication in Parliament.
The Fiji Times reported that
Standing Order 28, which came into
effect last year, prohibits MPs from
speaking in their native tongues in
the house. I need to know.”
MPs are only allowed to use the In November last year, Opposition Police Constable Neumi Waqanokonoko has graduated from the New Zealand Police Pacific Detector Dog Programme

indigenous iTaukei language when
citing quotes.
“The standing orders are clear that
MPs should address the speaker in
English and I expect nothing less
than this,” Ratu Epeli said.
“If you make an expression in the
Fijian language or another language,
MP Lenora Qereqeretabua said the
standing orders that did not allow
the use of the mother tongue in
Parliament should go.
She said it was important to allow
MPs to speak in their native tongues
because this was the “language they
were born with and raised with”.
A
nother Fijian Police officer
has graduated from the
New Zealand Police Pacific
Detector Dog Programme.
Police Constable Neumi
Waqanokonoko completed a sixweek
training in New Zealand with
the support of the New Zealand
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Trade, New Zealand Police and New
Zealand Customs.
He graduated with his canine
companion Kaleb.
Waqanokonoko is currently based
at the Fiji Detector Dog Unit in Nadi.
Tongan Police Officer Constable
Samuel Pekipaki also graduated from
the New Zealand Pacific Detector
Dog Programme
The training is also in line with an
existing working partnership with the
Fiji Police, New Zealand Police and
New Zealand Customs through the
Pacific Detector Dog Programme.

Cane growers to be recognised in inaugural farmers awards

T
he country’s most successful sugarcane growers will be “The reason we want to take our most successful farmers to
recognised for their efforts when the Ministry of Sugar India is because it is the world’s biggest sugar producer and
Industry holds its inaugural farmers awards this year. there are a lot of lessons that we can learn from them.
Sugar Ministry permanent secretary Yogesh Karan said “Talking to our farmers about what their counterparts do
farmers who managed to win awards would also be given an in India is not as effective as taking them there
opportunity to travel to India to see how small holder farms "We and letting them see for themselves the
are contributing to the outstanding success of the Indian sugar are going to innovative way they prepare land, plant
industry. roll out the awards and harvest and the outstanding results
“We are going to roll out the awards towards the end of this towards the end of they achieve.
year’s crushing season and it will be a big event for our farmers this year’s crushing “We are producing 42 tonne per
and industry stakeholders,” he said. season and it will be hectare on average and Indian farmers
a big event for our
“We want to recognise the hard workers and those who have are producing in excess of 100 tonnes
farmers and industry
become innovative in their work and achieved excellent results per hectare.”
Successful sugarcane growers will be recognised for their efforts stakeholders"
in the process. when the Ministry of Sugar Industry holds its inaugural farmers Mr Karan said the farm visits in India
“And we want to take our award winning farmers to India. awards this year. would most likely be to Pune.
 The Indian Weekender
India’s population
time bomb ticking: C
To beat China’s, be 10 times of US’
T
he Earth will be home to
some 9.7 billion people in
2050 and by 2100 the number
will increase to 11 billion. India’s
population will surpass China’s by
2027, and despite being one-third the
size of the US will hold a population
10 times higher than America, the
UN has announced.
The UN in its biannual population
report on Monday also warned
about a growing aging population in
Europe and North America, the Efe
news reported. The report though
stressed that the population would
grow at a slower pace than it had
been forecast two years back.
The countries that will experience
the greatest population growth, in
descending order, are predicted
to be India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Ethiopia, Tanzania, Indonesia, Egypt
and the US.
In the updated document, “The
World Population Prospects 2019:
Highlights” the international body
has stressed that in the next 30
years the world’s current population
of 7.7 billion will grow by about 2
billion and the aging of the world’s
population will also spike “due to
increasing life expectancy and falling
fertility levels
In its 2017 study on population
growth, the UN had forecast that
there would be 9.8 billion people
Hema Malini ends Parliament oath
with ‘Radhe Radhe’, House joins in
A
ctor-turned-politician
Hema Malini, who won the
Mathura Lok Sabha seat for
the BJP, took oath as a member of the
17th Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Dressed in a peach saree with
golden borders, she read the oath
in Hindi. Known as Bollywood’s
‘dream girl’, Hema concluded her
oath with “Radhe Radhe! Krishnam
Vande, Jagat Guru”, which led to
the thumping of tables and chants of
“Radhe Radhe” in the House.
Hema Malini won Uttar
Pradesh’s Mathura seat for a second
consecutive term in the national
elections. She had contested against
Narendra Singh of the Rashtriya Lok
Dal (RLD) and local industrialist
Mahesh Pathak of Congress.
In 2014, the yesteryear’s superstar
had won the constituency by over 3
lakh votes.
Trade deficit with China could become politically sensitive: Indian envoy
T
he large trade deficit with China could
become a politically sensitive issue in
India if it isn’t addressed, ambassador
Vikram Misri has said, adding that neither is the
shortfall economically sustainable.
Balanced trade is likely to be on the top of
the agenda when President Xi Jinping visits
India later this year, a visit, described by Misri
as the “centrepiece” of bilateral ties this year.
“It (Xi’s visit) is going to be the centrepiece
of India’s engagement with China this year,”
state-controlled China Daily newspaper
quoted Misri him as saying. The Indian envoy,
Friday, June 21, 2019 INDIA 21
NEWS in BRIEF
Rahul makes a shaky start in 17th Lok Sabha
ongress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday had a shaky start in the 17th
Lok Sabha as his absence in the first session of the new Lok Sabha was
noticed and he also forgot to sign the Parliament register after taking his oath.
Earlier in the day, Gandhi skipped the first session as the 17th Lok Sabha
began for the first time after the general election.
He, however, tweeted after his absence was noticed in Parliament.
After the 542 MPs met for the first time, President Ram Nath Kovind
started the process of administering of oath. The President administered the
oath to Pro-tem Speaker Virendra Kumar, who in turn administered oaths to
the other lawmakers.
Soon Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his oath as BJP MPs raised
slogans of "Modi Modi". BJP MPs also gave a loud welcome to Smriti Irani
who defeated Gandhi from his family pocket borough of Amethi. Gandhi has
been elected to Parliament from Kerala's Wayanad. He had also contested
from Amethi but was defeated by Irani by a margin of over 55,000 votes.
Amarnath Yatra 2019 to be event-packed
on the planet in 2050 and 11.2bn in The report notes that since 2010, pilgrimage: Officials
T
2100. Along those lines, the report a total of 27 countries or areas have
here is a packed calendar for pilgrims
emphasises that in 2050 about 16 per experienced a decline of 1 per cent or
in this year's Amarnath Yatra, the
cent of the world’s population will be more in the size of their populations
Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department
over 65 years of age, compared with due to lower fertility levels. With the
announced on Monday.
9 per cent at present. By regions, fertility rate having fallen from 3.2
Briefing the media on the arrangements for
Europe and North America will have births per woman in 1990 to 2.5 in
the pilgrimage, Divisional Commissioner,
a much higher than average number 2019, it is now predicted to go down
Jammu, Sanjeev Verma also said that many engaging activities are scheduled
of over-65 citizens: 25 per cent. to around 2.2 by 2050.
during the Yatra period for visitors to the state. He said that divisional and
The UN warns that this aging trend The UN calculates that, without
district administrations along with all departments concerned are geared up
– in 2050 will be 426 million people migration, a level of 2.1 births per
to ensure that everything is in place for the smooth stay of the pilgrims in
over age 80, compared to 143 million woman is necessary to merely ensure
the state. Director, Tourism Jammu, O.P. Bhagat said that the department
now – bringing with it a decline in generational replacement of the
has made elaborate arrangements at the Yatri Niwas at Bhagwati Nagar for
the proportion of the working age population. Anything less than that
smooth and fair conduct of this year's yatra by providing infrastructural and
population. leads to overall population decline
allied facilities like medical aid, police control room, state roadways counter,
It will hence exert pressure on and levels higher than that result in a
banking facilities, an information and announcement booth, cloak rooms,
social security systems that rely on growing population.
bedding centres, langar, food court, cultural evenings, pre-paid Sim counters
wage-earners to contribute part of Between 2019 and 2050, the study
and so on.
their pay to such safety-net programs. estimates 55 of the world’s present-
The algorithm used to forecast day countries to experience the 1 Yogi government to issue press releases in Sanskrit
T
population growth also found that per cent or greater decline in their he Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh will now issue press
the number of countries experiencing population. In 26 of these countries releases in Sanskrit too, with the first such document issued.
a reduction in their populations is the reduction could also touch 10 per Earlier, speaking at a programme organised by Sanskrit Bharti, Adityanath
increasing. cent. said that Sanskrit was a part of "India's DNA".
"Sanskrit is now limited to religious mantras and rituals. We should realise
India planning its own
space station: ISRO chief
that Sanskrit begins where science ends. We have weakened Sanskrit by not
using it in day to day life," he said. But the only hitch with the press release in
I
ndia is planning to launch its
Sanskrit may be that not many journalists understand the language. There are
reportedly 25 periodicals in Sanskrit being printed in UP but none of them is
own space station, Indian Space
a daily. Adityanath also said he had showcased the ancient Kumbh Mela as a
Research Organisation (ISRO)
cultural legacy of the country on the lines of Yoga Day, observed on June 21
Chairman K. Sivan said on Thursday.
every year, that was initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The space station, which is
estimated to weigh around 20 High-powered panel for structural reforms in
tonnes, would be an extension of the agriculture: Modi
P
Gaganyaan mission -- India's first rime Minister Narendra Modi
manned mission into space. announced a high powered committee,
"India will set up its separate comprising Chief Ministers, to recommend
Newly elected MP from Mathura Lok space station in the next 5-7 years structural reforms in agriculture, while
Sabha constituency Hema Malini takes after Gangayaan is successfully urging the states to contribute in making
the oath of office at Parliament completely in 2022," Sivan told India a $5 trillion economy by 2024. In his
Malini is the second member of reporters. The space station will concluding remarks at the 5th meeting of the Governing Council of NITI
her family to join politics. Earlier most likely be used to conduct Aayog, he also called for people to people contact between residents of
in 2004, her husband Dharmendra microgravity experiments, he added. different states, under the "Ek Bharat, Shreshth Bharat" umbrella. The Prime
had also won the Bikaner Lok Sabha The ISRO chief said that the Minister said global circumstances currently offer a unique opportunity to
constituency for the BJP. preliminary plan for the space India as the country is establishing itself on global benchmarks such as "Ease
This year, Dharmendra’s son station is to accommodate astronauts of Doing Business".
Sunny Deol also took the political for up to 15-20 days in space, but "We should endeavour to make India a $5 trillion economy by 2024, at the
plunge and joined the BJP. He won specific details will emerge after the earliest. For this purpose, states should aim to increase their economy by 2 to
Punjab’s Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat Gaganyaan, is complete. There will 2.5 times. The common man's purchasing power would increase as a result
defeating sitting MP of Congress, be no collaboration with any other of this," he said. Modi called upon the Chief Ministers to study their state's
Sunil Jakhar. country for this project, he stressed. export potential and work on export promotion.
however, was clear about the pitfalls of skewed after the Doklam (Donglang) military standoff
trade ties though he was optimistic that it set to in 2017. “It’s an interactive process,” Misri said,
cross the $100 billion in the future. responding to a question whether relations are
“That kind of deficit is not economically guided by pragmatism or has mutual political
sustainable, and it can also become politically trust increased.
sensitive if we don’t take steps to address the “There are obviously also certain differences
deficit,” Misri told the newspaper. between us, but I think, on the whole, we have
Reports from India said in April that the done a fairly creditable job of addressing and
trade deficit with China had been reduced by managing our differences …sustaining this
$10 billion to $53 billion in 2018-19 year-on- $76 billion. On the state of ties between the two management of differences contributes to an
year India’s exports to China rose to $17 billion countries, Misri said New Delhi and Beijing extent in building trust, which in turn helps
during the year from $13 billion during 2017- have worked well in managing differences both sides to engage in more difficult areas of
18, while imports declined to $70 billion from following the icy chill that had all but set in the relationship,” he said.
 22 WORLD
Sun’s history hidden in
Moon’s crust, says NASA
T
he Moon contains clues to
the ancient mysteries of the
Sun, which are crucial to
understanding the development of
life, according to NASA scientists,
including one of Indian origin.
Around four billion years ago, the
Sun went through violent outbursts of
intense radiation, spewing scorching,
high-energy clouds and particles
across the solar system.
These growing pains helped
seed life on early Earth by igniting
chemical reactions that kept Earth
warm and wet, said researchers
at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight
Center in the US. These solar
tantrums also may have prevented
life from emerging on other worlds
by stripping them of atmospheres
and zapping nourishing chemicals,
they said. Just how destructive these
primordial outbursts were to other
worlds would have depended on how
quickly the early Sun rotated on its
axis. The faster the Sun turned, the
quicker it would have destroyed
conditions for habitability.
This critical piece of the Sun’s
history has bedeviled scientists, said
Prabal Saxena, an astrophysicist
at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight
G20 countries agree to tackle ocean plastic waste
G
roup of 20 environment
ministers agreed on Sunday to
adopt a new implementation
framework for actions to tackle
the issue of marine plastic waste
on a global scale, the Japanese
government said after hosting the
two-day ministerial meeting.
Environment and energy ministers
of the Group of 20 major economies
met this weekend in Karuizawa,
northwest of Tokyo, ahead of the G20
summit in Osaka, western Japan, on
June 28-29.
One of the top issues was ocean
plastic waste as images of plastic
debris-strewn beaches and dead
animals with stomachs full of plastic
have sparked outrage, with many
countries banning plastic bags
outright. Japanese Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe has said he wants his
country to lead the world in reducing
marine plastic trash, including
developing biodegradables and other
innovations.
The new framework is aimed at
facilitating further concrete action on
marine waste, though on a voluntary
basis, after the G20 Hamburg Summit
Boris tops vote for next UK PM again
F
avourite Boris Johnson
retained the top spot on
Tuesday in the second round
of the first phase of the two-phase
election to decide the next party
leader and the United Kingdom’s
next prime minister to replace
Theresa May.
Of the six candidates in the fray
after the first round last Thursday,
Johnson polled 126 votes. Since the
minimum votes needed to remain in
the race was 33, Dominic Raab, who
polled the least number of votes (30),
was eliminated.
Conservative MPs (313) will vote
Center.
“We didn’t know what the Sun
looked like in its first billion years,
and it’s super important because
it likely changed how Venus’
atmosphere evolved and how quickly
it lost water,” said Saxena.
“It also probably changed how
quickly Mars lost its atmosphere, and
it changed the atmospheric chemistry
of Earth,” he said.
Saxena wondered why there
is significantly less sodium and
potassium in lunar regolith, or
Moon soil, than in Earth soil, when
the Moon and Earth are made
of largely the same stuff. This
question, revealed through analyses
in Germany adopted the “G20 action
plan on marine litter” in 2017.
Under the new framework,
G20 members will promote a
comprehensive life-cycle approach
to prevent and reduce plastic litter
discharge to the oceans through
various measures and
international cooperation. I’m
They will also share best glad that we,
practices, promote including emerging
innovation and boost countries and
developing countries,
scientific monitoring
were able to form a
and analytical broad international
methodologies. framework
in further rounds, when those with
the least votes are eliminated, until
two remain. The party’s 1.2 lakh
of Apollo-era Moon samples and
lunar meteorites found on Earth, has
puzzled scientists for decades -- and
it has challenged the leading theory
of how the Moon formed.
Our natural satellite took shape,
the theory goes, when a Mars-sized
object smashed into Earth about 4.5
billion years ago.
The force of this crash sent
materials spewing into orbit, where
they coalesced into the Moon.
“The Earth and Moon would
have formed with similar materials,
so the question is, why was the
Moon depleted in these elements?”
said Rosemary Killen, a planetary
scientist at NASA.
“I’m glad that we, including
emerging countries and developing
countries, were able to form a broad
international framework,” Yoshiaki
Harada, Japan’s environment
minister, told a news conference.
Japan plans to host the first meeting
under the new framework this
autumn when officials of
environment ministers
in the G20 countries
are due to meet for
the G20 Resource
Efficiency Dialogue.
members will then vote on the two, to
decide the next leader, who will also
take over as the next prime minster.
The five candidates going forward
to the next vote on Wednesday are:
Johnson (126 votes), Jeremy Hunt
(46), Michael Gove (41), Sajid Javid
(33) and Rory Stewart (37).
The result will be announced in the
week beginning July 22. The election
has been triggered by May stepping
down as leader of the Conservative
party following intense criticism of
her approach to Brexit, an issue that
has dominated the campaigns of the
candidates.
Friday, June 21, 2019 The Indian Weekender
NEWS in BRIEF
Indian-American population grew by 38% between
2010 and 2017: Report
T he population of Indian-origin people in America grew by 38 per cent in
seven years between 2010 and 2017, a South Asian advocacy group has
said in its latest demographic report.
In 2017, the population of Indian-Americans with multiple ethnicities was
recorded as 44,02,363, up 38.3 per cent from 31,83,063 in 2010, the South
Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) said in its snapshot.
There are at least 630,000 Indians who are undocumented, a 72 per cent
increase since 2010, it said. The increase in illegal Indian-Americans can be
attributed to Indian immigrants overstaying visas, it said.
Nearly 250,000 Indians overstayed their visa in 2016 therefore becoming
undocumented, it said.
In general, the population of American residents tracing their roots to
South Asia grew by 40 per cent. In real terms, it increased from 3.5 million
in 2010 to 5.4 million in 2017, SAALT said.
Guterres backs ‘self-policing’ to fight hate speech
U N Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has backed “new forms of self-
policing by social media platforms” and action by volunteer groups to
fight hate speech spreading at “lightning speed” through digital media.
Launching a Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech on Tuesday at the
UN, he declared: “Hate speech may have gained a foothold. But it is now on
notice, and we will never stop confronting it.” 
“Hateful and destructive views are enabled and amplified exponentially
through digital technology, often targeting women, minorities, and the most
vulnerable. Extremists gather online and radicalise new recruits,” he said. 
He called the “new forms of self-policing by social media platforms and
the commitments included in the Christchurch Call” welcome developments.
The Christchurch call to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content
online was adopted last month by government and technology leaders in
response to the terrorist attack on mosques in the New Zealand capital in
March. 
Returning astronauts to moon in
2024 could cost $30bn: NASA
R eturning astronauts to the moon in 2024 could cost about $30 billion, or
roughly the same price tag as the Apollo 11 spaceflight when factoring
in inflation, NASA has said.
“For the whole programme, to get a sustainable presence on the moon,
we’re looking at between $20 and $30 billion,” NASA Administrator Jim
Bridenstine said in a TV interview on Friday, though noting that that figure
does not include money already spent on the rocket and space capsule the
agency plans to use for the programme, Efe news reported.
The total cost of the Apollo programme that the US launched in 1961 and
concluded in 1972 was $25 billion.
The climax of that programme came nearly 50 years ago when two
astronauts landed on the moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission, which cost
$6 billion at the time, equivalent to $30 billion today. NASA, which has
dubbed its current lunar programme Artemis (after Apollo’s twin sister, the
Greek goddess of the hunt, the wilderness and the moon), plans to send one
male and one female astronaut to the moon in 2024.
Paris air show opens with Airbus
advantage over Boeing
T he International Paris Air Show, the largest event of its kind in the
world, opened at Le Bourget, north of the French capital, on Monday
with an advantage for European aircraft manufacturer Airbus over US rival
Boeing, which is going through a difficult stretch amid the crisis surrounding
its premier jet, the 737 MAX.
That fact was evident from the attitude taken by Boeing's top executives
in their first public appearance since the 737 MAX scandal broke, refusing
to undertake an offensive strategy and focusing on apologising for the two
recent crashes of planes of that type that killed hundreds of passengers, the
Efe news reported. President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Kevin McAllister said that the firm was aware that it must work to regain
the confidence of the public and the industry, adding that more than 280 test
flights had been made following modifications to the MCAS 12.1 software
flight control program, the program thought to be at fault in the crashes.
‘China and US will lose by fighting’: Xi Jinping tells
Trump over call
U S President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping said Tuesday they
plan to meet next week at the Group of 20 summit in Japan, raising
hopes for a truce in an increasingly damaging trade war between the world’s
top two economies.
Trump said the leaders had a “good” conversation, while Xi said the
countries have more to gain by cooperating than by engaging in a protracted
battle. The comments set a more upbeat tone for the talks after worsening
tensions created fears over whether the two economic powers would be able
to resolve their differences after exchanging steep tariffs on hundreds of
billions in exports.
“Had a very good telephone conversation with President Xi of China. We
will be having an extended meeting next week at the G-20 in Japan,” Trump
said on Twitter.
 The Indian Weekender Friday, June 21, 2019 SPORTS 23

SHOWDOWN
IN ENGLAND

ROHIT SHARMA
speaks about challenges, new
role with KL Rahul as opening partner
ICC World Cup 2019,Rohit Sharma,KL Rahul India's Rohit Sharma (R) congratulates
India's K.L. Rahul after scoring a half-century (50 runs) during the 2019 Cricket
World Cup group stage match between India and Pakistan
C
ommunication had been the
biggest USP in Rohit Sharma
and Shikhar Dhawan’s
enormously successful opening
partnership and the Indian vice-
captain wants to create the same level
of understanding with KL Rahul by
the time World Cup reaches business
end.
Dhawan’s fractured left-hand
has put Rahul in the line of fire in a
stage like World Cup but his senior
opening partner is confident that
they will slowly be able to build up
the right level of communication
required in such big event
In fact against Pakistan, Rohit
allowed Rahul to take first strike,
which he normally does when
on, feels Rohit “But we had a lot of and didn’t know what to expect from
Dhawan is around.
communication (during game against the wicket as it was under covers for
“Yeah, KL also likes to take the
Pakistan) while we were batting, so the first two days. It was important
strike, and for me it was important
slowly we will build on it. Now that I that we saw off the first spell,” the
to give him that because just like me,
know he’s going to open for the next talented Karnataka batsman said.
he also has the mindset of taking the
few games as well. Amir, whether it was Champions
first ball. That is his comfort. He is
“So that conversation Trophy final in 2017 or the Asia Cup
playing his first game as an "These between us is really, really T20, a year before that, he had always
opener here, so I wanted are the sort of important, and I hope struck in the very first over that he
to make sure that he’s challenges you face that continues because bowled but this time around the
comfortable,” Rohit – the understanding of
it’s going to only help Indians had done their homework.
said while making when he wants to run
both of us.” “We needed to focus from ball one
it clear what his that two, when I want
to take that single, For Rahul, the as he has earlier done damage in the
responsibilities are as a
and things like biggest challenge first over itself.
senior player.
that." against Pakistan was to "We were switched on from ball
Rahul, on his part,
play out Mohammed Amir’s one and we didn’t take too many
knows what a big opportunity
first spell, which they did with a chances in the first few overs. We
it is and he is ready to fill in the
fair degree of success “Look I mean, gave their bowlers and the ball the
big boots of Dhawan till the time
with the new ball against any bowler, respect it deserved and carried on
he comes back (if at all in this
you have to see off the first few overs from there,” Rahul said.
tournament).
“Obviously Shikhar and Rohit
for the last three or four years have
been such a dangerous combination
having done so well. They have
owned those positions. I had to wait
for my chance and I am just happy
that I got to bat in the top of the
order,” Rahul told reporters.
However, during their stand of
136, there were a couple of occasions
when Rohit could have nearly got
run out primarily because of the lack
of communication between the two.
But the champion opener is game
for this new challenge as that’s what
international cricket is all about –
clearing new obstacles every passing
day.
“These are the sort of challenges
you face – the understanding of
when he wants to run that two, when
I want to take that single, and things
like that. These are very small little
things, but of course, eventually
they add up to a whole lot for the
team because at that point we never
wanted to get run out. That was the
last thing in our mind to do that,”
said Rohit.
But since they batted for nearly
24 overs (23.5 to be precise), they
had communicated a lot and it’s
only going to improve from here
 24 FEATURES
PLAIN DOSA
INGREDIENTS:
• 2cups - rice
• 1/2cup - lentils ( split urad dal )
• 1tbsp - chick pea lentils ( Chana dal )
• 1/2tsp - fenugreek seeds ( methi Dana )
• 2tsp - salt
• 2cups - water
• Oil for basting
METHOD
• Rinse rice and lentils together in water for
3-4 times.
• In a large bowl soak rice and lentils together
in water along with fenugreek seeds for 4-6
hours.
• Drain water; grind rice and lentils in a food
processor into a paste adding little water in
intervals ( the paste does not have to be very
fine, little grainy makes a nice dose and try
to use less water while grinding it ).
• Place the batter in a large bowl, add salt,
mix well and leave it covered for 8 hours to
ferment ( you can leave it overnight ).
• Add little water to the fermented batter
and mix well, the consistency of the batter
should be not very thick or very runny.
• Heat a flat pan or the tawa on the high flame.
• Whisk the batter with the fork, sprinkle
some water on the hot tawa and wipe it
with the wet cloth, pour a big spoonful of
batter onto the tawa and spread out thinly in
a circular motion, drizzle a little oil around
the edges so that it seeps under the dosa.
When the edges of the dosa starts browning
a bit and will start leaving the edges, flip and
cook the other side of the dosa. Flip the dosa
back again and then loosely roll it up while
it is still hot.
• Serve with chutneys and potato masala
Serves - 6
TIP - If the dosa sticks to the pan while
cooking; it is fine as it will give a nice crisp
dosa.
COCONUT CHUTNEY
INGREDIENTS:
• 200gm - coconut, shredded
• 2tbsp - yoghurt, thick and plain
• 2-3 - green chillies or dry red chillies
• 2-3 garlic cloves ( optional )
• 1tbsp - chick pea lentils ( optional
• 1tsp - salt
• 1tsp - oil
FOR TEMPERING
• 1tbsp - oil
• 1tsp - asafoetida
• 1tsp - mustard seeds
• 8 - curry leaves
• 2 - red chillies, dry ( optional )
METHOD
• In a pan on the medium flame, add oil and
roast the chick pea lentils until light brown
in colour, then soak them in the water for
15 minutes.
• Grind coconut along with dry red chillies,
garlic, yoghurt and chick pea lintels in a
grinder into a fine paste.
• Take it out into a bowl, add salt, mix well
and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a small pan on a medium flame,
add mustard seeds, curry leaves, asafoetida
and red chillies, when mustard seeds start to
splatter add it to the coconut paste and mix
well.
• Serve with dosa
TOMATO CHUTNEY
INGREDIENTS:
• 1tbsp chick pea lentils ( chana dal
• 2-3 - red chillies, dry
• 2 - onions, large
• 4 - tomatoes, large
• 2-3 - garlic cloves
• 1tsp - salt or according to taste
FOR TEMPERING
• 1tbsp - oil
• 2tsp - mustard seeds
• 6 - curry leaves
METHOD
• In a pan on the medium flame, add oil and
roast the chick pea lentils until light brown
in colour, then soak them in the water for
15 minutes.
• In the same pan on the medium flame add
washed and chopped onions, tomatoes, red
chillies and garlic.
• Cover and let it simmer until the onions are
soft and tomatoes are mushy.
• Cool them and then grind all the ingredients
together into a fine paste.
• Remove the paste into a bowl, add salt, mix
well and keep aside.
FOR TEMPERING
• In a pan heat oil on a medium flame, add
mustard seeds and curry leaves.
• When mustard seeds start to splatter remove
the pan from the flame and pour it onto the
onion paste and mix well.
• Serve with dosa
POTATO MASALA
INGREDIENTS:
• 500 - potatoes, boiled and peeled
Friday, June 21, 2019
• 11/2tsp - mustard seeds
• 6-8 - curry leaves
• 1/2tsp - fenugreek seeds
• 2 - onions, medium and thinly sliced
• 2-3 - green chillies, chopped
• 1/4tsp - turmeric powder
• 2tsp - salt or according to taste
• 2tbsp - oil
• 2tbsp - water
METHOD
• Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan on a medium
flame, add mustard seeds, curry leaves and
fenugreek seeds; when they start to splatter
add onions, sauté for 1-2 minutes until they
turn light brown in colour.
• Add green chillies, sauté for few seconds,
then add turmeric powder and salt, mix
well and then add boiled potatoes, with the
spatula break the potatoes into chunky mash.
• Add water to the potatoes, mix well. Cover
and let simmer for 2-3 minutes.
• TO SERVE; when the dosa is made, spread
the tomato chutney on the dosa then place
the potato mixture in the centre and fold it
or roll the dosa.
• Cut the potato filled dosa into bite size
pieces and serve with the coconut chutney
on the side.
• Serve it as a snack with the drinks or tea
Serves - 6
COCKTAIL DOSA
METHOD
• Heat 1tablespoon of oil in the pan on the
medium flame.
• Add a spoonful of the dosa batter into the
pan; make small dosa’s ( around 11/2inch in
size ) 3-4 at a time.
• Remove them from the pan and place them
on the serving plate.
• Spread coconut chutney on the dosa and
spread tomato chutney on the other one;
stick both the dosa’s together with the
toothpick on it,
• Serve
DOSA SANDWICH
INGREDIENTS:
Dosa batter, same as above.
• Sandwich maker
• Coconut chutney
• Tomato chutney
METHOD
• Heat up the sandwich maker.
• Brush some oil in the inside of the sandwich
maker, spread dosa batter cover and let it
cook.
• In the same way with the dosa batter make
12 pieces and keep aside.
• Take one cooked dosa onto the plate, spread
coconut chutney on one side and place
potato mixture on it then spread the tomato
chutney on the other dosa and place it on top
of the potato mixture, press gently with your
palm and cut it into half.
• Serve as a afternoon snack with the hot tea.
Serves - 6
DOSA SANDWICH
( healthy for kids )
INGREDIENTS:
• 3cups - dosa batter
• 1 - onion, washed and chopped
• 1 - capsicum, washed and chopped
• 1 - carrot, washed and grated
• 1/2cup - moong sprouts ( if you can not
make it at home you can buy it from the
The Indian Weekender
supermarket )
• Tomato ketchup to spread
• Mayonnaise to spread
• Salt and pepper to sprinkle
METHOD
• Make 6 dosa’s in the sandwich maker and
keep aside.
• Spread tomato ketchup on one side of the
dosa and sprinkle chopped onion, capsicum,
carrot and moong sprouts. Sprinkle salt and
pepper.
• Spread mayonnaise on the other dosa
and place it on the vegetables, facing the
mayonnaise side down.
• Grill it in the sandwich grille or just press it
softly with your hand, cut it into half.
Serves -3
DOSA PAKORA
INGREDIENTS:
• 1cup - dosa batter ( you can use the leftover
dosa for this recipe
• 1 - onion, small and chopped
• 2 - green chillies, chopped
• 2tsp - mustard seeds
• 6 - curry leaves
• 1/2tsp - red chilli powder
• 1tsp - salt or according to taste
• 2tsp - oil and oil for deep frying
METHOD
• In a small pan heat oil on the medium flame,
add mustard seed, curry leaves, chopped
onion and green chillies, sauté for a minute
or until the mustard seeds start to splatter.
• Take dosa batter in a bowl, add onion
mixture to it and mix well.
• Add red chilli powder and salt, mix well.
• Heat up the oil in the deep pan on the
medium flame and spoon the dosa mixture
into the hot oil and fry the dosa in batches;
6-8 pakoras at a time, depending on the size
of the pan.
• Remove the dosa pakora on the kitchen
paper towel for the extra oil to be absorbed.
• Serve with hot tea.
OMELETTE DOSA
INGREDIENTS:
• 1cup - dosa batter
• 4 - eggs
• 1 - onion, small and chopped
• 2 - green chillies, chopped
• 1 - tomato, small and chopped
• 1/2cup - spinach, chopped
• 4 - mushroom buttons, sliced
• 1/2cup - coriander, chopped
• Salt and pepper to sprinkle
METHOD
• Heat the nonstick pan, sprinkle some oil and
then spread the dosa into a circular motion (
It should not be thin, it should be little on a
thicker side so that the dosa stays soft ).
• Beat 2 eggs in the bowl until light and fluffy,
add salt and pepper and beat again.
• While dosa is on the pan, lower the flame
and spread beaten egg, then immediately
spread half of all the other ingredients and
slightly press the ingredients into the egg
with the flat spatula and fold the egg.
• Repeat with the other half of the dosa batter
and the ingredients.
• Serve with the tomato ketchup
TIP - Left over dosa batter can be used for
this recipe in the morning but make sure to
leave the batter outside at night.
Serves - 2
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CROSSWORD NO: 24 ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S QUESTIONS

SUDOKU NO: 24

HITORI NO: 24 QUIZ QUESTIONS NO: 24

Hitori – a logic puzzle with very simple rules and challenging solutions. Can you eliminate
numbers until there are no duplicates in any row or column? Objective / Rules. Eliminate
numbers until there are no duplicates in any row or column. Eliminate numbers
by marking them in Black. You are not allowed to have two Black squares touching
horizontally or vertically (diagonally is ok). Any White square can be reached from any
other (i.e. they are connected).
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE NO: 24
See how many differences you can find in the right or left photo.
1. How many days are there in the second six months of the
year, from the beginning of July to the end of December? 184
(31 in July, 31 in August, 30 in September, 31 in October,
30 in November and 31 in December)
2. The now-abandoned Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is
within which modern-day country? Ukraine
3. Which nationality is the tennis player  Marin Čilić?
Croatian
4. In which year did Channel 4 begin transmission in the UK?
1982
5. Of which African country is Khartoum the capital? Sudan
7. The adjective ‘vespine’ is used to describe which creature?
Wasp
8. Who wrote the controversial 1955 novel ‘Lolita’?
Vladimir Nabokov
9. In which US state is McCarran International Airport?
Nevada (serves Las Vegas)
10. Which was the first James Bond film to star Daniel Craig
in the title role? Casino Royale (2006)
In which US city was the sitcom ‘Frasier’ set? Seattle
2. What is the national currency of China? Renminbi
3. Where on the body would you wear an epaulette? On the
shoulder (an ornamental piece, usually on the coat of a
military uniform)
4. Which type of nut is used to flavour ‘Nutella’ chocolate
spread? Hazelnut
5. Which famous detective lived at 56B Whitehaven
Mansions? Hercule Poirot
6. Which UK airport has the IATA code LBA? Leeds
Bradford Airport
7. What was the year 1989 in Roman Numerals?
MCMLXXXIX
8. Name all of Disney’s ‘Seven Dwarfs’. Doc, Grumpy,
Send us stories, drawings, poems and other contributions by your little ones along with their
photographs for this page. E-mail us at reporter@indianweekender.co.nz
Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy and Dopey
9. How many differently coloured sets of residential
properties are there in a game of Monopoly? Eight
10. Which is taller: Westminster Abbey or St Paul’s Cathedral?
St Paul’s Cathedral (365 ft (111m) tall, Westminster
Abbey is 225 feet (69m) tall)
What is six-fourteenths of 112? 48
2. What is the name of the actress who played Phoebe Buffay
in the sitcom ‘Friends’? Lisa Kudrow
3. What is the chemical formula for ozone? O3
4. In which year did Theresa May become Prime Minister?
2016
5. How many moons does the planet Venus have? None
7. What is the name of the former director of the FBI who was
sacked by President Trump in May 2017 over his handling
of the inquiry into Hillary Clinton’s emails? James Comey
8. What is the capital of Vietnam? Hanoi
9. Who was the mother of Henry VIII? Elizabeth of York
2. What is seven-eighths of 216? 189
3. Who wrote the award-winning novel ‘The Curious Incident
of the Dog in the Night-Time’, which has now been adapted
into both a film and a play? Mark Haddon
6. What is the name of the character played by Tom Cruise in
the ‘Mission Impossible’ films? Ethan Hunt
7. Which is the largest island in the Inner Hebrides? Skye
8. What is the name of the character played by Halle Berry in
the ‘X-Men’ film series? Storm/Ororo Munroe
9. Which is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates?
Abu Dhabi
10. The letters of the word ‘restrain’ can be rearranged to
form four other words. Can you list three of them? Three of:
retrains, strainer, terrains and trainers
 The Indian Weekender Friday, June 21, 2019
Health and Beauty
Easy DIY remedies to
get clean and polished
feet during monsoons
M
onsoons are here and that means
that our feet are in major danger.
Listed below are easy home
remedies to make sure your feet are feeling
pampered and looking their very best even in
this messy season
Cut and clean your nails regularly
I
t’s very important to chop off the dead and
brittle nails. Not just this, applying darker
nail paint for a longer period of time can turn
your nails yellow.
Also exfoliating your nails is a very
important step for keeping healthy nails. If
you want a quick fix for your nails with a
major impact then take some lime juice and
an old toothbrush and clean it from all the
corners.
Soak your feet in warm water with
epsom salt
E asiest remedy of all times. If at all, you
feel like your feet are feeling too worn
out or tired then this one is the easiest solution.
Soak your feet in a water tub - preferably
Manisha Koushik is a practicing astrologer, tarot card reader, numerologist, vastu and fengshui
consultant based in India with a global presence through the online channels. She is available for
consultations online as well. E-mail her at support@askmanisha.com or contact
at +91-11-26449898 Mobile/Whatsapp: +91-9716145644 • www.askmanisha.com
warm, add epsom salt or some coconut oil
and dip your feet in the water for about 20-
30 minutes and you’ll feel your entire body
feeling extremely relaxed.
Use a pumice stone or loifa to properly
clean it and to get rid of the dead skin. Post
this your feet too will look polished and clean.
Clean your nail beds
I ts extremely important for you to make
sure that your nails are clean and shiny. It’s
best to clean your nails once you’ve taken a
bath or after soaking your feet in water. This
way your nails will be a little soft and it’ll be
easy to clean them properly. File your nails to
make them look prim and proper.
Moisturise your nails
E
very part of our body needs moisturising
and our feet are no different.
Moisturise your feet, feet fingers and not
just that, use cuticle oil or coconut oil and
apply them all over your nails. You’ll see
immediate effect and also your nails will grow
healthier and stronger.
 Our feet are an extremely important part of
our outside appearance.
More than that, the above mentioned steps
are a good step towards personal hygiene.
With rains storming in and the puddles
overflowing make sure you take good care of
feet.
FEATURES 27
21 June – 27 June | By Manisha Koushik
ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 20)
Elders enjoy good health and get rid of minor problems ailing them. Those planning
to sit for competitions will do well to join coaching classes. Professionals will derive
immense job satisfaction and excel in their chosen fields. A chance of going abroad
for studies becomes a reality for some. Things will rock on the romantic front, so plan
something special. Property or wealth may be inherited by some. Love and concern of
your well wishers will be most touching. Lucky Number:17 / Lucky Colour: Lemon
TAURUS (Apr 21-May 20)
You may get the right kind of break on the professional front. Make the most of the
opportunity being offered to you on the academic front. A candlelight dinner will
work wonders in climbing new romantic heights! A dream house is likely to become a
reality for some. You are able to take the rough and tumble of daily grind in your stride.
Someone is likely to motivate you to get into shape, so listen to him or her.
Lucky Number:1 / Lucky Colour:Orange
GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21)
If you move in the right direction, you will manage to negotiate an important deal on the
professional front. Some good tips are in the pipeline that will help you in your academic
efforts. You are all set to charm the opposite number, so expect a scintillating time!
Things really get accomplished by meeting people this week. An ailment disappears by
itself. Give up on your habit of comparing your lot with others to get your peace of mind.
Lucky Number:15 / Lucky Colour: Rosy Brown
CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 20)
You may need a helping hand, even though you are keen to do what you have undertaken
all by yourself. Those recruiting people are likely to find the one they are looking for.
Your request for salary hike may be considered sympathetically. Meeting some old
friends will bring old memories back. A new vehicle is likely to be purchased by some.
You will manage to find time this week to relax and rejuvenate. Newly married can
expect marital bliss. Lucky Number:11 / Lucky Colour:Sky Blue
LEO (JuL21-Aug 20)
You may need somebody’s assistance at a later date, so maintain all your contact. Your
extra efforts at work will not only be noticed, but rewarded too. Those studying are likely
to excel in their favourite subject. Professionals can expect a substantial income this
week. Those waiting in the wings will finally get the chance to pop the question to lover.
A positive frame of mind will find you hale and hearty. Home remedy will work just fine.
Lucky Number:4 / Lucky Colour: Lavender
VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 23)
On the academic front, things finally start looking up for you. Moneywise, you will be
in a comfortable zone. A good match is likely to be found for an eligible family member.
Those travelling are likely to meet someone, who opens the doors for fresh opportunities.
Fitness classes will prove immensely beneficial, especially for those in the middle age
group. If you had been thinking of throwing a party, now is the time to do so. Lucky
Number:9 / Lucky Colour: Maroon
LIBRA (Sep 24-Oct 23)
Fame and popularity comes your way, as the spotlight firmly stays on you! You get
a chance to learn more skills that promises to add to your prestige on the academic
front. Family is more than supportive and will help you out with your new initiative.
Your decisions at workplace are likely to hit the mark and boost your reputation. Your
romantic feelings will be readily reciprocated by lover. So get set for a great week!
Lucky Number: 5 / Lucky Colour: Bluish Green
SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 22)
If health is your concern, you can lay your worries to rest. You retain excellent health and
physique. An outdoor sport may bring you fame. A deal negotiated at work will become
a feather in your cap. On the academic front, you get noticed by those who matter. You
will manage to raise money to get a child or sibling admitted in a prestigious institution.
A welcome break is in store for homemakers. Love life remains immensely fulfilling.
Lucky Number: 6 / Lucky Colour: Violet
SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23-Dec 21)
A respite is seen for those touring a lot. Good health is likely to provide you with oodles
of energy and enable you to finish your work in a jiffy. Becoming conscious of someone’s
unusual interest in you is likely to make you excited and wary at the same time! Barter
will prove better than bargaining and cheaper too. Arrangement of a function may get
you all tied up. Choosing the right type of investment assumes importance. Lucky
Number: 3 / Lucky Colour: Rosy Brown
CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 21)
With success as your mantra, you know where you are going on the professional front. So,
get set to achieve much at work. Your faith in higher powers will give you the strength
and confidence to take up a challenge. Those involved in buying and selling are likely to
earn well. Those not being able to meet their loved ones, because of distance may be in
for a surprise! You stand a good chance of catching someone’s eye. Lucky Number: 22
/ Lucky Colour: Magenta
AQUARIUS (Jan 22-Feb 19)
If you get busy, make someone responsible for your current undertaking at work.
Exchanging notes on the academic front will benefit you. Spending time with partner
on the romantic front will give you a sense of fulfillment. You will be beside yourself
with happiness as a most pleasant surprise comes your way. A doubt lingering in your
mind regarding your health is finally put to rest. Get set to undertake a long journey with
family. Lucky Number:15 / Lucky Colour: Rosy Brown
PISCES (Feb 20-Mar 20)
If you get the right candidate for hiring, don’t let matters get embroiled in formalities.
You will score well on the academic front, despite your apprehensions. Love is in the air
and you are certain to find your soul mate this week. Those wanting to start some business
or change the present job will find the family supportive. Homemakers will make the
home environment harmonious and provide happiness. A good break is indicated for
government employees. Lucky Number:11 / Lucky Colour: Purple
 28 ENTERTAINMENT
I was just
starting out, he
instilled a lot of
confidence in me
right from day
Akshay urges fans not to start
‘negative trends’ online
A
ctor Akshay Kumar has
urged his fans not to indulge
in any negative practice on
social media regarding his upcoming
film Sooryavanshi.
A few days ago, the release
date of Rohit Shetty directorial
Sooryavanshi, featuring Akshay
Kumar, was advanced to March 27,
2020, to avoid clash with Salman
Khan’s Inshallah at the box office.  to me... You guys. I can see and
The change in the release date did
not go down well with a section of
social media users as they started
using hashtags like “boycott
Sooryvanshi on Twitter. .
Responding to such “negative
trends”, Akshay took to Twitter on
Friday and wrote: “Since the past few
days I have noticed certain negative
trends being done by people dearest
Criticism reach out to rural India
pinches:
Katrina
“
Bharat” actress Katrina Kaif, who has been lauded for
her evolution as an artiste, believes in being detached
from the end result and to keep working on her craft to
be better with every film.
“If I am too attached to the end result, the focus
is not on the process. If the focus is not on the
process, the end result cannot be achieved. Of course,
praises make me feel good and criticism pinches,
but that law cannot be changed,” said the actress.
After last year’s Zero in which Katrina’s work was applauded,
Bharat has elicited a positive word for her acting skills.
Talking about the new phase of her career where she is
doing the balancing act of keeping everyone – audience
and critics – happy, Katrina said, “I have been hearing
this for some time, especially during the promotion of
Bharat.  I was shooting Dream girl back then.
And while promoting Bharat, on various occasions,
Katrina has said that Kumud is one of the most difficult
roles she has ever played and talking about the same, she
said, “I really wanted the reviews for my performance to
match up to those that I got for Zero. So, when my friends
were sending me the reviews, it felt very nice. There was a
happy satisfied feeling,” adding, “This film and character is
always going to stay with me.
"Kumud (my character) is closest to my heart from
everything that I have done so far.”
“Thus, I went online and looked at the reviews of my initial days.
I actually got some positive reviews for films like Namastey London,
New York and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.
"In between some films didn’t do well, which
made people start talking about that bad phase.”
Katrina, 35, was appreciated for the film Sarkar in 2005 and bagged
awards for movies like Raajneeti, Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Ek Tha Tiger,
and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.
“That’s when I realised I have to continuously do well to maintain
that good phase. Of course, there will be bad phases and that are
only natural. There is no actor who can claim that all his/her films
are doing well. It comes for everyone, we all have our highs
"When and lows.
“When we have lows, they stick for a while. When we
have highs, they stick for a while too. In lows, I have to
have the tough skin, introspect what am I doing, how
to make it better. When the great phase comes, people
acknowledge my performance. Then also I have to see
what have I done right, without getting too attached to the
one"
end result.”
Meanwhile, looks like Katrina has no time to relax because
soon, she will start shooting for Rohit Shetty’s Sooryavanshi
opposite Akshay Kumar and since she is reuniting with Akshay after
so many years, Kat said, “He is a lovely person to work with. He is
a great co-star.
"When I was just starting out, he instilled a lot of confidence in me
right from day one. He gave me immense support saying, ‘You can
do it’, which helped me.”
I used to be a couch potato: Ekta
P
roducer Ekta Kapoor says she
used to be a couch potato,
and always wanted to make
something which was fun.
Ekta opened up about her thoughts
as a producer during a conversation
on IMDb original series The Insider’s
Watchlist, read a statement.  because we wanted to own IP. With
Asked about the difference
between producing television,
movies and digital content, Ekta
said: “I used to be a couch potato,
I really wanted to make something
understand your angst, all I can do is which was fun. When we all start
request you all with folded hands not off, we don’t have any research, we
to start/participate in such trends.” don’t have any background of what
Akshay even appealed to netizens we think the audience likes.
to maintain a positive outlook “And with Hum Paanch also, I
towards the film. had a lot of time on my hands and so
“I took up Sooryavanshi with a when I could write a comedy, it was a
very positive outlook, let’s continue very tough thing to do. I was working
making and realising it in the same with writer Imtiaz Patel....so it was a
way,” he added. young person’s mindset you know;
Friday, June 21, 2019 The Indian Weekender
Article 15 intends to
A
s the upcoming film Article
15 is set to release on June
28, the makers of the movie
are planning to screen the film in the
rural parts of the country, where the
caste-based social discrimination is still
prevalent.
“...one of the reasons why we wanted
to make the film is that we want to
reach out to rural India, in places where
the discrimination is still happening
based on caste. If we make an
art house film and travel "But
to international film we can bring
festivals, we will only a change in the
reach to the audience thought process of
who are already aware of people if we reach
the discrimination,” lead out to them"
character affected his mind,
actor Ayushmann Khurrana
Ayushmann said, “Sir (Sinha) gave
told media.
me a book to read on dalit literature and
“But we can bring a change in the
thought process of people if we reach
Since I was in the middle of a comedy
out to them,” he added.
film shooting and the book was hard-
Director Anubhav Sinha said, “We
hitting, I did not read it then.”
are planning to host mobile screenings.
“Rather I read the book during the
Special screening of the film that
shooting of our film. Honestly, I had
everyone can get access to.”
sleepless nights after reading the book.
In the film Ayushmann is playing
Surely such things affect our mind.”
the role of a police officer, who visits a
The film features Isha Talwar, Sayani
village for the investigation of the rape
Gupta, Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra
and murder of two dalit women.
among others.
Asked about how the intense
Lagaan a memorable, beautiful
journey: Aamir Khan
A
s Lagaan clocked 18 years of
its release in Hindi cinema,
superstar Aamir Khan called
the film a memorable and beautiful
journey. The film, which is set during
the British Raj, completed 18 years on
Saturday. Aamir, who played a farmer in
the movie, thanked its director Ashutosh
Gowariker.
“Thank you Ashutosh Gowariker,
and thanks to everyone who has been a
part of Lagaan. What a memorable and
beautiful journey,” Aamir tweeted. 
Gowariker replied: “Thank you
Aamir Khan for helping me embark on
this incredible cinematic journey! And a
big shout to the entire cast and crew that
came along on this journey and made it
truly memorable.” Singh Chaddha, a remake of the 1994
The film also stars Gracy Singh, Hollywood blockbuster Forrest Gump.
Rachel Shelley and Paul Blackthorne.  The film will be penned by Atul Kulkarni
Aamir will be seen next in Lal and directed by Advait Chandan.
brash fun and entertaining content.”
According to Ekta, as one gets
older “you get baggage, you get
research and you cannot make
something as fun as that but in 2010
we got seriously into film”. 
“We built the film company
television in India, you don’t own
IP, you actually sell your content and
the idea was to own IP and it was
very helpful to do movies and it was
also a creative release, the first year
itself – LSD (Love Sex Aur Dhokha)
and Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai content because that’s the creative
and they were nothing like the TV freedom we were not allowed on
content we make.” television. So while even the medium
She recounted her failures.  was not limiting, the commerce of it
“Every year, we tried, failed at was and then came OTT. That’s the
times, to give out some content that reason why I always say ‘Films is
is so alien to what people expect from communal viewing, TV is family
us… We’ve always seen to it that viewing, digital is individual viewing
the film company does some radical and every individual is different’.”
 The Indian Weekender Friday, June 21, 2019 ENTERTAINMENT 29

SALMAN KHAN: The biggest movie HOLLYWOOD

I get scared when releases of 2019

critics praise my work Emma Thompson, Michelle Yeoh

B
Zombieland 2 – release date 11th
ollywood superstar Salman Khan, whose Bharat has minted over October 2019
Rs 150 crore at the Indian box office, says he gets scared when film Le Mans ’66 – release date 15th No-
critics praise his work as most of the time he gets validation of his vember 2019
work only from his fans who contribute to his movies’ collections. In an
interaction with the media, Salman said: “I get scared when critics praise
my work because usually their thinking does not match with mine or that
of my audience. So I wonder why are they giving stars to my film and
writing good things about my work?”
“Having said that, in recent times, the kind of films that I have done, I
did those because I loved those stories.
"Also when I do a film, I have a few parameters... I want people to come
to the theatre, forget their worries and when they leave the theatre, become S equel to the post-apocalyptic comedy
with its entire original cast intact.

C
happy, with a sense of heroism, or become a better human being... at least (have) Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, hristian Bale and Matt Damon lead
the thought of (being) a better human being.” Woody Harrelson this true story about an American car
“Even if I want to give a message through a film, it should come between the Maleficent: Mistress of Evil –release designer and a British-born driver who team
lines, and not like a preachy long lecture...then that is going to be so boring. date 18th October 2019 up to make a race car to challenge Enzo
"There’s no fun and entertainment there,” added the actor, who had Ferrari’s lot at Le Mans in the 1960s.
earlier received praise from critics for his performance in films like Starring: Christian Bale, Matt Damon,
Bajrangi Bhaijaan and “Sultan”. Caitriona Balfe
Who is his biggest critic?
“My father is the greatest critic of my work. So he said, ‘Ab bhul Frozen 2 – release date 22nd
jao, so jao... picture bahut badi hit hai (Now forget about it, go to November 2019
sleep... the film is a hit)’ but that is it, he will not come and praise
my performance in front of me. I never get a chance to hear any
compliment from him. Very rarely, he says, 'Achha kaam kia (you’ve
done well)’. Nothing more than that,” shared the son of iconic
screenplay writer Salim Khan, who co-wrote several successful films A ngelina Jolie returns for the sequel to
the 2014 hit about a vengeful fairy who
develops a relationship with a young princess
including Sholay and Deewar with Javed Akhtar. After experiencing
highs and lows in a career spanning over 25 years, Salman says she was meant to curse.
scoring success continues to be of importance to him.“The success Starring: Elle Fanning, Angelina Jolie,
of every film is very important for me, really. Bharat is one film Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Lindsay, Chiwetel

that we have given our life for...it happens with all my other films
too. I believed in the film... I am really happy right now that fans
are liking the film and I really appreciate that. Actually, they
liked everyone’s performance in the film...it’s great.”
Salman does not indulge in method acting. Sharing how
he prepares himself before any emotional scene, he said:
“If I do not feel a scene, if I do not get the emotion right,
I cannot fake it and make the other person feel the same
emotion.
“So if the scene is not relatable for me, I will sit down
"I with the writer and director for a discussion,
get scared we will try and improve the scene so that
when critics praise I convince myself. But listen, that is the
my work because
usually their thinking
quality of a bad actor that I have.
“If you give any scene, even if that is
D
Ejiofor, Ed Skrein, Imelda Staunton isney fans have not let this one go: we’re
finally getting that long-awaited sequel. 
Terminator: Dark Fate – release date
31st October 2019 Starring: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel,
Sterling K Brown
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker –
release date 20th December 2019
T he final part of JJ Abrams’ Star Wars
trilogy comes a year and a half after the
ill-fated Han Solo standalone story.
Starring: Daisy Ridley, Domhnall
Gleeson, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Kelly-
T he original stars reunite for the first time
in 28 years, as T-800 and the iconic Sarah
Connor return for Deadpool director Tim
Marie Tran, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Keri
Russell, Richard E Grant, Lupita Nyong’o

does not match with the most ridiculous scene to an actor like Cats – release date 20th December
Miller’s latest instalment in the  Terminator
mine or that of 2019

T
(Amitabh) Bachchan saab or Yusuf saab franchise. Original writer-director James
my audience." he long-running musical hits the silver
(Dilip Kumar), they literally own the Cameron is back as a producer, too. screen, with a jaw-dropping cast that
scene and make it look convincing. They can get the right amount of emotion, Starring: Linda Hamilton, includes Taylor Swift, Ian McKellen, Idris
comedy or anything from even a bad scene. But for me, I really have to work on these things,” replied Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Elba, Judi Dench, Rebel Wilson, James
Salman. Known as their favourite Bhaijaan among his fans who has a daredevil image, the actor said Luna, Mackenzie Davis Corden and Ray Winstone, to name just a
even he has his share of fears, but he believes in dealing with them from the front.
Charlie’s Angels – release date 15th few. They’ll be CGI’d into anthropomorphic
“Even I have fears, but we all have to face our fears. I think the best way to deal with it is to go into
November 2019 cats, so that’ll be interesting.
the fear zone, cross it and come out of it to the other side. If you are running away from your fear, it will
Starring: Taylor Swift, Idris Elba, Judi
run along with you... it will catch up to you and you will become scared to fight it. So when one has a
Dench, Jennifer Hudson, Rebel Wilson,
fear, it should be dealt with. I also do the same,” he said.
James Corden, Ray Winstone
‘Mumbai Saga’ my most ambitious film: Sanjay Sonic The Hedgehog – release date

F
ilmmaker Sanjay Gupta is looking forward 26th December 2019
to bringing the world of his gangster drama
Mumbai Saga alive on screen, and says it
is his most ambitious film.
T his film may look very different by the
time it sprints into cinemas. Director Jeff
Fowler said he would “fix” his animated
Mumbai Saga is produced by Bhushan Kumar’s character  after the  first trailer was widely
T-Series. Set in the 1980s-1990s period, it stars criticised online. Starring: Ben Schwartz,
John Abraham, Emraan Hashmi, Jackie Shroff, Jim Carrey, James Marsden
Suniel Shetty, Prateik Babbar, Gulshan Grover,
Rohit Roy, and Amole Gupte. The film will go on E lizabeth Banks directs the reboot to the
popular TV series about a trio of private
The Irishman – release date TBC
2019

floors next month.
“After 25 years and 17 films, I had to give my
audience something bigger and better. Mumbai
Saga is by far my most ambitious film which
needed a visionary producer,” Gupta said.
“And I am grateful to Bhushan Kumar for
putting his faith and might in it. It is one such
story that needs to be said on screen,” he added.
On the film, Kumar said: “’Mumbai Saga’ is
our first in the gangster drama genre and who
better than Sanjay to direct it. The film is inspired
by true events yet makes the characters so larger
than life. The entire cast will bring so much to the
table.” Gupta also took to Twitter and presented
the entire cast, calling them the “gangstas” of the
movie. 
“The legend of Bombay, the saga of Mumbai!
Presenting the Gangstas of ‘Mumbai Saga’,” he
captioned the image which featured the cast.
The film is likely to release in 2020.
It is a Gulshan Kumar presentation, and is
backed by T-Series and White Feather Films
production. The film is produced by Bhushan
Kumar, Krishan Kumar and Anuradha Gupta.
M
detectives, working for the now-international artin Scorsese’s latest film is set to be
Townsend Agency. released on Netflix before the end of
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Patrick the year. .
Starring: Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Al
Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Noah
Pacino, Stephen Graham, Anna Paquin
Centineo, Djimon Hounsou, Elizabeth Banks
Last Christmas –release date 15th
November 2019
G ame of Thrones star Emilia Clarke
and Henry Golding (of Crazy Rich
Asians fame) lead this Christmassy rom-com,
which was written by Emma Thompson.
Starring: Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding,
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