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he much awaited Labour nomination has put her in an On top of these normal
Party List for 2017 was enviable position to become a issues dear to Labour Party, there
released on Tuesday Labour MP, Ms Radhakrishnan
is still committed to winning are some issues affecting our
May 2 after being delayed by one Maungakiekie electorate for the community disproportionately
day, with one Kiwi-Indian Priyanca Labour party. such as institutional racism
Radhakrishnan being placed at a Maungakiekie is a winnable where our people find it hard
winnable 11th position thus setting electorate, which used to be with [to get integrated] as ethnic
her to become the first Labour MP the labour before 2008 and with communities in general, Ms
of Indian origin. current incumbent not standing Radhakrishnan asserted.
This brings to a conclusion of a again there is a strong chance to
long and straightforward demand
win it back for the Labour.
I am committed to winning
Party or
raised by Indian Weekender with
the Labour Leader Andrew Little
Maungakiekie for the labour, Ms community: What is
when Mr Little last visited Indian
Radhakrishnan affirmed. more important
Weekender at our office in October
last year. It is a huge honour and Three most for her?
In a bold and honest confession,
Mr Little had then acknowledged
humbling experience to be
nominated at such a higher position in the
important issues
for the Indian
I ndian Weekender raised one
important question affecting
everyone in our communities where
Labours historic glitch lately in
engaging effectively with the Indian
Labour Party list. community does her heart will rest with the
A
community and failing to nominate ccording to Ms Radhakrishnan, Party or with the community.
a Kiwi-Indian higher up in the list the three main issues affecting Apparently, there is a simmering
position in the next Labour Party Weekender today about her selection
for the Labour caucus (Read our Indian community in New Zealand undercurrent within the wider
list, to which Mr Little had replied in the list and about her future
October 7 issue). in affirmative. plans as an MP. are safety (law & order), housing, community that in the current
I am determined to change this It is pretty obvious that Mr Little It is a huge honour and humbling public transport and health, and set-up, MPs of Indian origin
by next elections, Mr Little had has kept his promise. experience to be nominated at such she will be focussing on raising irrespective of the political party
then said in an exclusive interview Priyanca Radhakrishnan, who a higher position in the Labour communitys voice in parliament they are representing, ends up
to the Indian Weekender. was also present when Mr Little Party list. around these issues. toeing party lines at the cost of
Probing further then, Indian had looked back in our eyes I am grateful for the support I Safety is definitely on top of communitys wider interest.
Weekender had asked Mr Little if to answer in affirmative to the have received from our community the list. However, Ms Radhakrishnan
he can give a personal assurance question of long felt demand of and am committed to working for Lately, there have been many was not the one to be caught on
getting a Kiwi-Indian Labour MP, the community and the Party, Ms brutal attacks in the community
to the community to nominate a a wrong foot live in front of a
spoke exclusively with the Indian Radhakrishnan said.
Kiwi-Indian among the top 20 and Labour is taking it seriously, camera and tap came her reply
different sectors that look into the
needs and aspirations of various
ethnic communities. We used to SANDEEP SINGH
have [something called as] an ethnic
India also wants quality FTA
sector which was very large back in
with New Zealand, says
the Helen Clarke government.
Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI
I have been quite passionate Aayog the premier policy-making
along with a core group within the body of the Indian Government Mr Kant is in New
Party to rebuild that sector because and a close economic adviser to the Zealand as the recipient
I believe very strongly that we Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
must have a voice within the party NITI Aayog (National Institute
of the Prime Ministers
as well. for Transforming India) is the new Sir Edmund Hillary
The sector does two things. premier body that has replaced Fellowship for 2017.
One is to engage with ethnic the former institution of Planning
Commission and is largely
communities including the Indian
responsible for transforming India.
community. The other is to make
Mr Kant has been closely
sure that our communities have a
associated with many new initiatives
voice at the different level within of the government of India such as Now we have a 15-year vision
the party. Make in India, Startup India, Ministers in Wellington to discuss Below are the excerpts of document, seven-year strategy and
So for me the two [Party and the Incredible India, and Gods areas of mutual cooperation Indian Weekenders exclusive a three-year action plan. This is a
own country, which aims to between New Zealand and India. conversation with Indias key body which does all the outcome
community] are inseparable, Ms
drive manufacturing and tourism economic bureaucrat. monitoring of different programs
Radhakrishnan avowed at the end Speaking exclusively with the
of the conversation. in India. Indian Weekender at the sidelines of IWK: Can you tell us more of various ministries and presents
Mr Kant is in New Zealand as the a public lecture hosted by Export about NITI Aayog? What the outcome directly to the
However, this is something that is the mandate and terms Prime Minister. This is the first
recipient of the Prime Ministers NZ in Auckland on Wednesday,
remains to be seen in the future. Sir Edmund Hillary Fellowship May 3, Mr Kant spoke passionately of reference of this new time that the country has moved
Till that point, Ms Radhakrishnan institution? from inputs to the outcome. It is
for 2017. about how India was transforming
deserves all accolades for being under the current government in AK: This is a national institution also a body which initiates several
As a part of his tour to New for transforming India. It is a
New Delhi and laying out Indian transformative measures such
in a position to become the first Zealand, Mr Kant has met successor to Planning Commission, as driving the digital payment
with Prime Minister and several expectation for an expedite deal
Indian-origin Labour MP after which used to be a five-year plan measures and many more things.
Members of Parliament and on FTA.
next elections. and has been done away with it. Continued on page 5
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ollowing the protest-
march organised by the
Crime Prevention Group
on Sunday, April 28, against the
rising crime and spate of ram
raids and aggravated robberies in
the community, Indian Weekender
looks at what we learned from the
protest march.
good mix of ethnic participation
In most cases, these family from other communities notable support from community leaders
members of local businesses solely on the pretext of individual
among them Chinese, Korean,
owners are the ones who are at the and political preferences of those
Maori, and Pacific Islanders, apart
frontline facing aggravated assaults in the lead, there was some success
from few Pakehas, which challenge this time. Many
while manning their respective Suresh Ramji and Veer Khar, the
the notion currently prevailing in prominent
businesses. Given the fact that Many prominent community current and the previous President
the mainstream media that this members have rallied together community members have of the Indian Association of New
women and elderly in most of the
issue is limited to a small part of for this protest-march overtly, rallied together for this Zealand, Prithipal Basra, Narinder
ethnic communities are usually shy
the Indian community. despite their individual protest-march overtly, Singla, Aman Manchanda,
of coming out in public, chose to
The numbers and the mood political preferences. despite their individual the newly elected President of
participate in this public march the Global Indianz (a National
signifies the importance of this prevailing in the public protest Notable community leaders political preferences.
present on the occasion were Jeet Party outfit of global Indians in
issue among the communities. march suggest otherwise.
Suchdev of Bharatiya Samaj, New Zealand).
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Despite claims to keep it However, she chose to deflect cautiously
Indian Weekenders direct probing if her Party
apolitical, Labour Party would support the crime prevention groups
has more visibility call for a change in the law to deal with the
SANDEEP SINGH about our community, and they advised me
S
unny Kaushal a prominent Kiwi to withdraw my name from the Labour Party.
Indian community leader, a Labour After all, this is not just my individual
candidate for Pakuranga electorate in decision but is the communitys decision,
the 2011 elections and a Labour candidate The Mr Kaushal further asserted.
for List Member of Parliament in 2014 decision Earlier today New Zealand Herald has
has shocked many in the community by reported that the announcement of Labour
I have made is due Party list had been delayed until Tuesday
announcing to take back his name from the
Labour Party and withdrawing from all party to my recent stand as broadcaster Willie Jackson, a prospective
commitments on Monday, May 1. on immigration and Labour list candidate, flew to Wellington to
discuss his ranking.
Mr Kaushal had been with the Party since rising crime based on
last nine years, and many believe that has Apparently, Mr Jackson was hopeful of
become a face of the Labour Party within the
the suffering of our a higher list position, a hope which now
Kiwi-Indian community. communities appears has not materialised as expected by
The announcement had come shortly after Mr Jackson in the delayed list.
Mr Kaushal had led a reasonably successful However, it is clear that the discontentment
protest march earlier in the day, as the lead with the Labours list is not limited around
organiser of Crime Prevention Group a the higher and much sought after positions.
community action group formed earlier in It is important to note that the Labour Similarly, our attempts to speak with WHAT DOES COMMUNITY HAVE
March against the rising incidences of ram Party has recently stepped up the ante on the Michael Wood, the Partys spokesperson for TO SAY?
raids and aggravated robberies against dairy
R
issue of immigration calling for cutting tens Ethnic Affairs were also unsuccessful as the egardless of wider assumptions about
stores and small businesses. of thousands of numbers from emigrating latter chose not to comment before the Party
Today, I have taken back my name from reasons for Sunny Kaushals withdrawal
to New Zealand sighting that record net list was announced. from the Labour Party, there seems to have
the Labour Party and withdrawn from all migration is largely responsible for Aucklands However, as per some social media posts, it
party commitments. some support behind him.
overcrowding and infrastructural woes. is widely assumed that Mr Kaushals decision
The decision I have made is due to my Many members of community commented
to withdraw from the Labour Party is linked
recent stand on immigration and rising crime PARTY UNAVAILABLE TO favourably on Mr Kaushals post backing
with his position, or, exclusion from the his actions and appreciating his latest
based on the suffering of our communities, COMMENT
Party list.
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and the ongoing hostilities and bullying ndian Weekenders attempts to contact the political stance.
Mr Kaushal chose not to reveal much One Dharmesh Parikh commented there
from some of the Party Membership and office of the Labour Leader Andrew Little about his position in the list while speaking
Hierarchy that I have been subject to (some to speak about Sunny Kaushals allegation is absolutely NO DOUBT that you are
with the Indian Weekender later, though standing up genuinely for the community.
which have been public). of bullying by the higher-ups in the party affirming that withdrawing his name was a
For me my community matters, Mr were unsuccessful and were advised to Go well.
difficult decision to make.
Kaushal posted on his social media post contact the Party general secretary instead, Another Baljeet Khaira commented,
Yesterday I spoke with many other Good decision sir, Labour polices [are] not
shortly after the end of the protest march. for any comment.
leaders in the community who are concerned good for immigrants anymore.
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Makrand KarKhanis posted a comment not allowed to speak up for the community
that All the best Sunny ji! You are doing within the Party.
good work. He is a bold and courageous person, not
Sumesh T. Maharaj said you [have] shying away to speak up as and when needed
done a great job for the community. We are by the community, Mr Ramji asserted.
with you. Similarly, Veer Khar, the previous President
Indian Weekender also spoke with some of Indian Association New Zealand was
prominent leaders within the community equally dismissal of the Labour Party for
about Mr Kaushals allegation of being their failure to engage effectively with the
bullied by the higher-ups in the Labour Kiwi-Indian community in New Zealand.
Party for his stand on issues that affect the Labour Party has lost a golden opportunity
community most crime and immigration. to engage with the Indian community.
Suresh Ramji, President of newly Unfortunately, they have a bankruptcy of
christened Indian Association New Zealand ideas, and they do not have any idea how they
(IANZ) from the earlier Manukau Indian are engaging with the Indian community.
Association, criticised the circumstances They have not a clear mandate to have
leading to Mr Kaushals decision to exit from an Indian representation in the upcoming
the Party. elections, Mr Khar asserted.
Sunny Kaushal has given so many years About Sunny Kaushal, Mr Khar reiterated
of his life to the Party and the cause, and that at the end, it was a good decision as he
it is really disappointing to know that he is was not going anywhere in the Party.
J
umpstarts diabetes health programme
has received a stupendous response
from the South Asian community in
Auckland earlier this week. The programme
that commenced at the Mahatma Gandhi
Centre on New North Road on Monday,
May 1 saw a record attendance with 55
members of the community joining the
programme.
55 members of the community have
joined this programme to change their
lifestyle to live a healthier life, Ella Kumar, a
physical health and wellbeing promoter and
educator who is leading the programme said.
Few more people are considering,
our target was to get at least 30 sign ups,
but we are so happy with the turnout,
Ms Kumar added.
Jumpstart is a successful national initiative Indian community is considered to be at a
providing exercise, nutrition and lifestyle high risk of becoming diabetic.
education for people with diabetes, or The members of the programme
those who have been told they are pre- will get motivation and support from the
diabetic. Founded by YMCA Auckland and dietitians, nutritionist, and physical activity
healthcare company Pharmaco (NZ) Ltd, professionals and they get to use the YMCA
gym facility for ten weeks anytime at any
the programme has helped over 600 people of the YMCA branches, a member of the
in the last two years. Jumpstart team said.
The programme was flagged by the The South Asian Jumpstart Diabetes
101-year old athlete from India, Ms Man Health Programme is partly funded and will
Kaur who visited Auckland for the World cost participants just $40 for the entire ten-
Master Games 2017. The presence of the week course, which takes place weekly at 7:30
centenarian athlete raised the spirits of the p.m. on Monday evenings. People who enrol
community members and many signed up will also be given a 10-week membership to
for the ten-week programme. any YMCA facility, meaning they can try
different types of exercise in a community
Our aim is to reduce the waist focused and welcoming gym.
measurements, help them reach their goals
More information can be found on the
they have set, increase physical activity as this
website www.jumpstartprogramme.co.nz
needs to be a part of their daily life just like
and interested people can call Ella Kumar
how we eat every day, Ms Kumar added.
on 0210477642.
Jumpstart is for Type 2 diabetes, and the
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his year the holy month of is considered blessed by some house. Shab-e-baraat special prayers
Ramadan will commence scholars and widely observed in the end with the early morning prayer
on Friday, May 26 with the global Muslim community. or Fajr with a mass session at the
sighting of the hair-thin crescent Muslims do different activities on mosque, and special dua sessions
new moon on the western skies. this auspicious night such as fasting, are also held. Most people observe
Ramadan is the ninth month making sweets and distributing another day of fasting to continue
according to the Islamic calendar among the community, visiting their devotion.
in which millions of Muslims the graves of family and relatives, Shab-e-baraat also gives a small
around the globe fast from dusk staying in the mosque, reading the reminder to the people that the
to dawn. Holy Quran and praying all night. holy month of Ramadan is just 15
An important day just before There is no set custom for this days away.
Ramadan is the auspicious night day but it usually starts with fasting
above or after obtaining puberty. before dawn), Iftar (meal to open
of Shab-e-baraat that comes on the and then visiting the graves during The Holy month of Ramadan is not just about fast at dusk) and Taraweeh (20 or
evening hours and the actual
15th night of the month of Shaban
(Shaban is the eighth month of praying time starts after the sunset.
Ramadan controlling ones desire for basic eight rakat special Salat along with
R amadan is the month in which need, that is, food and water Isha prayers).
the Islamic calendar). This year Many mosques host special mass
Almighty Allah bestowed the but to control ones soul from Sehri is the Sunnah (the way of
Shab-e-baraat will be observed on prayers during the night besides the
Holy Quran to the Muslims; the holy worldly desires. prophet Muhammad-PBUH)
Thursday, May 11. Shab-e-baraat is regular prayers and hold lectures
and sermons for the community. book was given as a gift to Prophet Fasting is exempted for children and is strictly advised to be taken
also known as Night of Salvation
The idea behind Shab-e-baraat is Muhammad (pbuh). The Muslims under the age of eleven, old before the dawn. It is advised to
where Muslims pray all night
seeking forgiveness and repenting purely to observe a special night of start fasting from dawn to dusk, people, sick, mentally challenged, have at least one date and a glass
to Allah. prayer and repentance. Muslims are remain without food or water all travellers, and pregnant and of water during Sehri. Iftar is also
encouraged to read the Holy Quran, day until the sun sets and continue menstruating women. recommended to be kept light to
Shab-e-baraat is observed in parts
of South and South East Asia such do dhikr or zikr (reciting small this practice for 30 days until a There are three phases of moderate, to keep oneself active
as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, phrases in glory of Allah), make new moon is sighted and celebrate Ramadan divided into ten days for the following evening prayers.
Nepal, Malaysia, Indonesia, lots of naf l Namaz (non-obligatory Eid-ul-Fitr. each, called Ashura. The first Ashura The last five odd nights of the
some parts of the middle eastern prayers), make a particular Salat There are different special is called Rahmat (mercy), second is last Ashura is called Laylat-ul-Qadr
countries and by Muslims migrated called Salat-ul-tasbeeh, and make prayers and activities observed in called Maghfirat (forgiveness), and or the Night of Decree. It is said
to the western countries as well. dua, asking for the wellbeing of the this month, which is said to bring last, is called Nijaat (salvation). Each that the Holy Quran was brought
There are not direct references family, friends, the community and tranquillity to ones soul and bring of these three Ashura has special down to Prophet Muhammad
mentioned about the night in the the whole world. a believer closer to Almighty Allah. duas and dhikr to be performed. (PBUH) in one of these five nights
Holy Quran or Hadith (followings Individuals can choose to pray Fasting is obligatory for every There are three different aspects and these nights are better than a
of Prophet Muhammad, peace in the house or at the mosque, and individual of age eleven and of Ramadan namely Sehri (the meal thousand nights.
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category match for the bronze medal, Narida and Kanwal. Bobby and Jacep lost in
here were many moments of glory for INDIAN BADMINTON PLAYER the finals held on Sunday, April 30 with final
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India-Islander made a clean sweep against
the people of India, both domestic iwi-Indian Badminton player Bobby scores 21-12 and 27-29. Bobby and Jacep
Proserve Masters SA in a three set game. Sapra from Auckland won bronze and were awarded the silver medals.
and from overseas, in the recently India-Islander scored 25 points in each set
concluded World Masters Games 2017. a silver medal in Badminton matches 35+ It was a proud moment for me; I started
with Proserve Masters scoring 8, 10 and 22 age category. Bobby has previously played practising since I heard of the WMG being
MAN KAUR WINS MILLIONS OF points respectively. for national games in India before moving to held in New Zealand, Bobby Sapra said.
HEART WORLDWIDE India-Islander Master Volleyball team New Zealand. It was my first-time participation at the
World Master Games, and I am happy to
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40+ was defeated at the hands of ANZOV A series of games were played between
xpectedly, any recollection of feats April 22 and April 30 in which Bobby have won the bronze and silver medals,
40+ in the semi-finals by a margin of 2:1. he added.
of Indian descent players would be qualified for the bronze medal match in
The Indian-Islander team scored 16 points The World Masters Games is international
incomplete without a glorifying reference of the singles and played the finals in the
against ANZOVs 25 in set 1, in set 2 the doubles match. multi-sport event and it witnessed the
101-year old runner from Punjab, Man Kaur, participation of approximately 25,000
team made a comeback with 25 against the On Friday, April 28, Bobby played the
who had become a darling of Aucklanders sportsmen and women from all over the
opponents 21 and in the final set scored only match for the bronze medal against Waikato
over the period of games. world from the age 25-years to 100 and plus
8 points giving ANZOV a decisive victory player Corrie Robinson at Gillies Avenue to compete in the 28 sporting events. Each
Ms Kaur had not only dazzled everyone with 15 points. Badminton Hall in Mt Eden, Auckland.
in the field but also inspired people outside Bobbys final score was 21-14 and 27-25 that team or individual represented themselves
India-Islander secured its position in the and not a country. The 10-day event
the field with demonstration of her age- gave him his first WMG 2017 bronze medal.
semi-finals on Monday, April 24 by defeating concluded on Sunday, April 30 with the
defying grit and determination. By achieving Bobby partnered with Canadian
Jackie Chan 40+ by 2:1 in the quarter-final badminton player Jacep for the doubles and closing ceremony at Entertainment Hub on
double gold medals at 100m and 200m at a
match. The teams score against Jackie Chan completed his playoffs cementing his position Queens Wharf.
global sporting event, Ms Kaur now joined
in set 1 was 27:25, 21:25 in set 2 and then
the league headed by Usain Bolt. Apart from
had a narrow win
sprint races she also participated in games
with 15:13 points in
like 400g javelin throw and shot-put. With
set 3.
four Gold medals at WMG 2017, Ms Kaur
has achieved a total of 20 Gold medals since India-Islander
her first haul eight years back. topped in Pool B
matches winning five
BRONZE IN VOLLEYBALL of the six matches.
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n New Zealand, every second day a youth
passes away
is diagnosed with cancer, and the journey
through the treatment can be a tough
one. Aucklands Only Hindi FM Radio,
Humm 106.2FM is raising funds to help
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support young people living with cancer.
& Asian FM Station
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at 6:15 a.m. on Thursday, May 4, and
r Rajiv Chaturvedi, an eminent
run until 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 6, with
listeners making online donations through a 106.2 community face passed away on
special page. Sunday, April 23 at his residence
humming the new tune
https://Canteenauckland.everydayhero. in Wellington. Dr Chaturvedi suffered
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Meanwhile, HummFM and Canteen team within a short time as emergency services
members will be present at different collection Aucklands arrived.
centres on Saturday, May 6 between 9 a.m.- Only Hindi Dr Chaturvedi was the vice president and
3 p.m. in Auckland with donation buckets national media & public relations officer for
where listeners will be able to drop their FM Radio, Humm
Hindu Council of New Zealand (HCNZ), a
donations personally. 106.2FM is raising funds research scientist at AgResearch Ltd., New
The listeners will also be able to make
donations at HummFM studio at 16 Taylors
to help support young Zealands largest Crown Research Institute.
Road Morningside Drive, St Lukes. people living with Dr Chaturvedi immensely contributed to
The first announcement of online cancer the New Zealands multicultural society as
Dr Rajiv Chaturvedi worked closely with
collections will be made public at around 6 a knowledgeable scholar and community
p.m. on Saturday while the final figure will many community organisations such as
leader. He played a major role in all
be released in about 48 hours after the bank Hutt Multicultural Council, NZ Vegetarian
HCNZ projects, led the organisation of
completes its tally. Society, United Nations Association of New
victims in Fiji, four staffs of Humm FM went regional Hindu conferences in Wellington,
Humm FM and Canteen is pleading to the on Radio for 30 hours without any food and Zealand, the Nepalese society of Wellington,
listeners and the members of the public to just on water diet and collected over $30,000 accompanied the Hindu-Maori delegation
Wellington interfaith council, various Hindu
step forward and support the great cause. to India, and organised several Hindu
through the radio campaign and donated to temples, etc.
Canteen operates as a national peer support Fiji Red Cross Society. festivals of Holi and Raksha Bandhan in
Dr Chaturvedis sudden demise has come
network through 14 regional branches with Wellington. Earlier in April, just before his
Last Christmas, Humm FM did the second as a shock to the community and many who
their primary aim to help young children demise Dr Chaturvedi appeared at the Maori
diagnosed with cancer. Radiothon, and three radio presenters knew him.
Affairs Select Committee to make HCNZs
Its not the first time when Humm 106.2FM went on air for 55 hours without sleep and Hindu Council of New Zealand team has
submission on the use of waterways for ashes
is doing charity of this calibre. collected over 4000 Christmas gifts which organised a memorial service on Sunday,
dispersal on behalf of Hindu community.
In 2015, Humm FM did Christmas for were donated to Salvation Army. He also made a submission to support May 7. The memorial service will be
Kids 54-hour Radiothon and collected nearly Humm FM is confident that this time too, conducted from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Indian
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to City Mission Auckland. High Court regarding religious teachings in
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by Gaurav Sharma
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earthquake, the impact on New Zealands
bhinav Manota, an Indian Mr Manota, who turned 25 recently, and
GDP would be in the range of $450-$500
immigrant, who came to New works as Development Officer at the North
Shore Badminton Association, credited his million. The estimated reduction is made
Zealand in 2014, to study Diploma in
wins to years and years of hard work. He was up of $110-$130 million (25 per cent of the
Business and Enterprise Management (Level total impact) in Canterbury and $340-$370
the Punjab State badminton champion when
7) from Christchurch-based Abacus Institute he moved to Christchurch three years back. million (75 per cent of the impact) across
of Studies, is now the New Zealand mens Describing his exemplary journey, he noted, the rest of New Zealand. Increased freight
singles champion in Badminton. Along with my studies, I started playing with transport costs and impacts on businesses
In the recently concluded New Zealand Badminton Canterbury players when I was from infrastructure damage and transport
National Championships and North a bit settled in Christchurch. That gave me disruptions [affecting tourism] are the two
Harbour Open, Mr Manota defeated Mr an opportunity to represent Canterbury in key contributing factors, noted Economic
Edward Lau. He was leading the first game the nationals. Dylan saw my potential and
Development and Transport Minister Simon
invited me to shift to North Shore so that
by 20-4 when Mr Lau retired due to injury. we can train together. I did. Nowadays, I Bridges, while releasing the findings.
To top it, Mr Manota partnered with Ms train at least four hours everyday, and have
Justine Villegas to defeat Mr Lau again in equipment sponsorship from Badminton
As business support
the mixed doubled final, who was partnering New Zealand. Their support in my success subsidy ends, business
with Ms Alyssa Tagle. The match score was has been great. recovery grants open up
M
21-17, 21-17. As I am still only a NZ resident, I cant As I am r Simon Bridges has also announced
represent the country in tournaments such as the launch of a new one-million dollar
Unfortunately, though, the Indian
the Olympics or the Commonwealth. But I still only
badminton sensation, couldnt complete a Business Recovery Grants programme from
intend to play at least 3-4 open tournaments a NZ resident, I cant May 1, for eligible quake-affected businesses
treble of titles when he and his mens double this year including the Badminton World
partner Mr Dylan Soedjasa was beaten by Federations Grand Prix Gold, Grand Prix
represent the country in Kaikura, Hurunui and Marlborough. The
the reigning Oceania Junior champions Mr Series and Super Series, he added. in tournaments such Central Government has already distributed
Oscar Guo and Mr Dacmen Vong. The Once I get my citizenship, I aim to bring as the Olympics or the $17 million as part of its Earthquake Support
glory to New Zealand by winning medals in Subsidy. The Recovery programme is the
hard fought match, which lasted 53 minutes,
these international competitions [Olympics,
Commonwealth next stage of support and is intended to
ended with the scoreline of 21-18, 20-22,
Commonwealth and Oceania] as well. support local businesses until State Highway
26-24.
One reopens, Mr Bridges added.
Funded by the Parliamentary Service and authorised by Rt Hon Bill English MP, Parliament, Wellington.
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Christchurch mesmerised by We need to change the image of the
Indian community by good initiatives
Bollywood Dreams second musical This came out in a gathering
of local community leaders to
announce the upcoming Punjabi
Virsa concert to be held in When
Christchurch in August; cases of
some Indian restaurant owners employers employ
convicted of exploiting recent
Indian immigrants, and the Kiwi workers, they
deportation of Indian cant even think of
international students was
on everybodys mind exploiting them.
Yes, these cases dont help Its all because
the image of our community,
and its time we take a
those workers are
stand against it from within well aware of their
the community. If naming
and shaming is the answer, so rights, which is not
be it, said Mr Harjit Singh, the case with us
R
Titled Teri great lengths to hide his true nature the chairperson of National
unning to packed houses
from his family, and in the process, Partys Global Indianz Group Indians.
on two consecutive days, Padosan risks his relationship with his younger (Canterbury branch).
that too with majority Kiwi
audiences on the second day, is no
Rangeela, the two- sister and best friend, Milli. Another way to tackle the
About the future plans and what issue of exploitation is to spread stakeholders to bring the concert
mean achievement. But thats what a hour musical featured comes next, Mr Thomas added, awareness among the community to Christchurch, also shared the
locally-produced Bollywood musical 45 popular Bollywood about workers rights in New communitys plan to start a free
We have done pilot projects on Zealand. When employers
did last weekend - April 28 and 29 - monthly langar in the city very
in Christchurch.
dance medleys, on Bollywood-themed fitness classes, employ Kiwi workers, they cant soon.
and workshops on how to organise even think of exploiting them.
Titled Teri Padosan Rangeela, which 60 students Bollywood-themed events such as Its all because those workers
Nathan Miglani, and Monty
Parti, who both work in the
the two-hour musical featured of a Christchurch- birthday parties, anniversaries and are well aware of their rights,
property business expressed
45 popular Bollywood dance corporate events. So obviously, our which is not the case with us
medleys, on which 60 students of a
based dance school, goal is to take it forward. Moreover, Indians, said Mr Gurinder their full support to the initiative.
Just make sure, its consistent.
Christchurch-based dance school, Bollywood Dreams, this year, we will be looking for Mann, a local singer who would
Once you start it, please keep it
Bollywood Dreams, performed. The be performing at the concert,
performed potential actors to star in our next
alongside Canada-based singers- going, Mr Miglani added.
performers were divided into five years production. To groom some
composers brother-trio of Thus, be it concerts like
groups depending on their dancing in-house choreographers is another Punjabi Virsa, which introduces
Manmohan Waris, Sangtar and
skills. Mr Shawn Thomas, who is a initiative we are looking at. the wider community to Indian
ovation by the audiences at the end Kamal Heer.
Masters student at the University Mr Monty Parti, a proud parent, culture, free immigration
of the show was very encouraging, And one way of doing that
of Canterbury, as well as the owner seminars, monthly langars, or
especially for our young performers, whose two daughters Saanch and is to talk to people. Thats why
of Bollywood Dreams, directed and we organise free interactive
Mr Thomas said. Ariana performed at the show and naming and shaming those who
choreographed the show. The show immigration seminars at the
Describing the storyline, he another Ananya was the Props indulge in worker exploitation,
was written by Dr Waleed Bukhari, local gurudwara from time to
who is originally from Pakistan and informed, It told the cautionary tale Manager, added, Bollywood the community needs to take
time, informed Gaurav Soni
works at the Christchurch Hospital. of Dev, a college Casanova, caught culture for me is performing arts and from Zealand Immigration. steps to change its image to a
Our combined attendance for two in his act by three young boys Prem, dancing, and I am excited that my Rajwinder Singh, who positive one, was the general
days crossed 650, and the standing Rahul and Raja. Dev then goes to daughters share this passion with me. has been working with all consensus at the gathering.
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ew Zealand is growing faster than $3.6 billion in new capital spend between
we have for a long time and adding Budget 2017 and Budget 2020 compared to
more jobs across the country. $11 billion now. And that the $11 billion is
Thats a great thing, but to keep growing, on top of investments already planned by the
its important we keep investing in the Government.
infrastructure that supports growth. We want to extend that $11 billion
This Government is New Zealands further, with greater use of public-private
infrastructure government. Were already partnerships, and joint ventures between
investing hugely in new schools, hospitals, central and local government and private
housing, roads and railways, and broadband. investors.
Dr Ancy Aneesh Paul conducting the workshop
In roading alone, Kiwis are travelling on Details of how the first tranche of that
IWK BUREAU
new highways across the country, including money will be invested will be laid out in the
C
atholic Womens League of the St. pyramid for healthy ageing were also in Auckland, Wakiato, the Bay of Plenty, Budget.
Josephs Catholic Church in North discussed at the seminar. Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin. As a country we are now growing a bit
Shore had organized a healthy ageing The talk also focused on quick tips to We are increasing our investment further like South-East Queensland or Sydney, when
seminar earlier last month for the benefit recognise the early signs and symptoms of with the Finance Minister announcing in his in the past we grew in fits and starts. Thats
of members of the church and the wider osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, senile depression,
community. and insomnia. pre-Budget speech an $11 billion boost for great because we used to send our kids to
The two-hour workshop held on Tuesday, In particular, the homoeopathic new capital infrastructure over the next four South-East Queensland and Sydney to work,
April 18, at Takapuna, was conducted by Dr interventions were discussed for each clinical Budgets. and now they come back here.
Ancy Aneesh Paul (BHMS India, MBA, and condition along with diet regime and tips on This new investment will extend our run- We just need to invest in the infrastructure
PGDPH). exercises for the aged were discussed.
rate significantly, and include new investment required to maintain that growth. Budget
The objective of the seminar was to The talks concluded with a positive
affirmation from the attendees to take in the justice and defence sectors. It represents 2017 will show we are committed to doing
share the knowledge of healthy ageing the biggest addition to our capital stock in
through proper health interventions. The strong steps to healthy ageing. The just that.
workshop explored the aspects of health and interactive discussions made the seminar decades.
more informative and entertaining to The first $4 billion will be
vitality which is of utmost importance to the participants.
healthy ageing. allocated in Budget 2017 on 25
Dr Paul had done a voluntary internship
Valuable information about maintaining with prestigious NGOs in Auckland like May and will include $812 million
an ideal body weight based on their individual the Health Promotion Forum and Raeburn for reinstating the earthquake-
Body Mass Index (BMI) was shared with House which focus on health promotion damaged State Highway 1, north
the participants. and have extensive knowledge on the and south of Kaikoura. The
The need to discern anti-nutrients from determinants of health and preventative allocation in the following Budgets
the nutrients, the knowledge of foods that
interfere with medications and the wellness medicine for community health. is $2 billion in 2018, and $2.5
billion in each of 2019 and 2020.
Indian Calendar May 2017 To put the new $11 billion
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n 2012, the Columbia Baba Saheb laid the
University did a list of 100 foundation of the labour laws
restricting work to eight hours.
best scholars in the world.
He led the community by
The Indian that topped the list setting his own examples and
was Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, ideals and inspired all by giving
popularly known as Baba Saheb. mantra educate, unite, fight
against injustice, Mr Sapkal
In memory of the scholar, the said.
Indian High Commission to Fiji According to Wikipedia, Baba
on Monday celebrated the 126th From left: Ashok Kumar Dhiman, Sandeep Halder, Member of Parliament Saheb was widely known as
Ashneel Sudhakar, High Commissioner to Fiji Vishvas Sapkal with his wife an Indian jurist, an economist,
anniversary since his birth. Anita, USP Associate Dean Mohit Prasad, Indian High Commission head of politician and social reformer.
Indian High Commission to chancery Ravi Dutt Yadav, and second secretary Hindi Anil Sharma. Photo: He was the one of the greatest
Fiji Vishvas Sapkal, said Baba
Indian High Commission and most influential leaders
from India who devoted his life
I
Saheb fought against inhumane human values, Mr Sapkal said. In India, there were no and efforts towards bringing a ndias Apollo Hospitals Group will today
practices whether it was against laws restricting work hours for positive difference in the lives of use a health meeting in Fiji to seek more
Baba Saheb was a leader who
women, untouchables (Dalits) or labourers and they were working millions of poor, marginalised business investment opportunities in
the labour class. always stood up for the interests in inhumane conditions for 12- and lesser privileged people the country.
He was a great protector of of the labourers. 14 hours. in India. The group is one of the biggest hospital
chains in India, and representatives will join
Hospital upskills staff in India Goverment plans to honour 200 health stakeholders from all over Fiji to
for efficiency, expertise women of indenture in Fiji discuss the health challenges and priorities
M C
with the Ministry of Health at the Fiji
adras Institute of elebrations to and sisters under the system
Health Forum.
Orthopaedics and commemorate women as part of a larger municipal
Traumatology (MIOT) of the Indentured family celebration in each The secretary of the Fiji Medical
centre. Association, Alipate Vakamocea, said this
Pacific Hospital is upskilling its staff Labour System in Fi Fiji will be
on the use of modern equipment. held next month. Mr Bala said hosting was the first time Apollo has been included
mothers and wives, daughters in the forum, although it had links with Fiji
This is in a bid to offer This was revealed
efficient in-house service and by Minister for Local and sisters of Fiji would for many years.
Government, Housing, pay proper respects to those
reduce dependency on overseas Environment, Infrastructure strong women who laid the Some of the aims of the Fiji Health
professionals. and Transport, Parveen Bala, foundations of our families Forum is to get everybody talking, Dr
Two of its medical staff members in Parliament yesterday. and contributed immensely Vakamocea said.
have returned from India through All centres will mark towards national building One of the major contributors to this
May 14, 2017 as a day of under indenture.
the Learning Exchange Programme years forum is the Apollo Group of Hospitals
remembrance in particular The programme will also
under MIOT Pacifics Wellness and basically they are looking at Fiji as an
for the women of indenture, include iTaukei local history,
Programme and the Pacifics he said. culture, performance arts and investment and trying to see ways in which
Orthopaedic Camp. The day will coincided with oral narratives as part of the they can value add to the services already
Head of the MIOT Lab Madras Institute of Orthopaedics and Mothers Day celebrations. on-going programmes among provided by the Ministry of Health, he said.
pathologist Rajeshni Mala, and Traumatology (MIOT) International man- The Minister said events local councils. Dr Vakamocea said the one day talks
aging director Prithvi Mohandas He said it would further
chief radiologist Dr Jonetani would be organised on
in Suva will focus on a variety of health-
Kama returned with new-found that day to remember the include celebrating the diverse
equipment day and night to give hardships and sacrifices of multi-cultural nature of our care priorities, including infections, non-
skills on the operation of medical people the best result and give the mothers, wives, daughters municipalities. communicable diseases and cancer.
equipment. correct diagnosis and technicians
Managing director of MIOT
International Dr Prithvi Mohandas
will know how to use the equipment
and sustain its use of up to 10-15 Jane about respect and tolerance
V
said the aim was to have everything years, Dr Mohandas said. eirogorogoci, an itaukei
under one roof. He said Fiji currently faced the cultural trait best
Having staff on a permanent basis problem of depending on foreign described as dialogue
with more technical expertise on the medical staff. and consultation is one of the
use of modern medical equipment So when patients need a scan or unique characteristics of Fiji which
was imperative, he said. MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging), could be exported to the worlds
Dr Mohandas said it was it can take up to three months until trouble spots.
important to have training for both it is being performed because of the Miss World Finalist, twenty four
the technical and medical staff so dependency and other factors. year old Jane Tipo Prasad said this
that when modern equipment was Dr Mohandas said they had was one of four things about Fiji she
installed they would utilise it to identified permanent and efficient found most beautiful and wanted
its maximum. staff who would be undergoing to share on the pageant platform.
I can then as a doctor use the training in India every month. I joined Miss World because I
thought it was a beautiful and
727 Fijians benefit from Recognised wonderful start to showing people
out there what Fiji can give to
Bilibili princess ... Jane is a vasu of
Nasautoka, Wainibuka where this
photoshoot was conducted.
Seasonal Employer Programme the world, Ms Prasad said.
I believe our Fijian culture and
Picture: NIYAAZ DEAN
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27 Fijians have benefitted land is fascinating. Fiji has a I grew up in Fiji and it has
from the Recognised Seasonal beautiful, rich culture that a lot of built me to be who I am and I just
Employer Program in New other races would find interesting want to give back while showcasing
Zealand and Australia. our landscape is amazing. Fiji to the world.
Minister for Employment Jone Orginally from Vatukoula, Jane is Standing just past standard s t a g e,
Usamate says based on the three of Indian descent on her paternal runway height, Jane is a part time e ve r y new piece
employers that provided earnings side and is a vasu of Nasautoka in model and she enjoys swimming, is about war, terror attacks and
for the Fijian seasonal workers for a Wainibuka. hiking and dancing. there is a lot of fear mongering and
term of 6 months of work, the range She is studying towards a While the Wainibuka lass is intolerance, Ms Prasad said.
of earnings was from $12,859.82 to Bachelor of Arts in Heath Science happy to promote that Fiji has I would like to share a little
$22,939.75. Psychology at Massey University in beautiful beaches which can bit of that Fijian culture of
He says the workers earnings is New Zealand. compete amongst the best in the respect, hospitality, tolerance and
productivity based. Jane was educated at Adi world, she says if she was Miss veirogorogoci can go a long way.
Fijian seasonal workers are Cakobau School before leaving to World Fiji she would promote Fiji is beautiful! Yes! But its
currently engaged with 20 New Australian employers. pursue further studies in Aotearoa. cultural traits. the people that make it even more
Zealand employers and seven 78 females have participated in She has come back to Fiji especially In todays climate on the global beautiful. Different races living
the program-to-date. to join the pageant. together in harmony.
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asked that the US continue to take Bainimarama. in Paris. And demonstrating an iji loses more than 2%of its He adds more than half of
a leadership role as we confront So my message to Donald unwavering commitment to see this coral reefs per year. Fijis population that live along
undoubtedly the greatest challenge Trump and the message I hope that process through. This was highlighted by the coast heavily depend on
of our age. Prime Minister Turnbull will also At the Melbourne event were key the Minister for Fisheries Semi subsistence fishing.
This second plea underscores convey to him is very simple. business decision-makers, climate Koroilavesau at the Second
Mr Bainimarama also called Todays discussions will focus on
the seriousness in which Mr policy leaders and private sector National Multi-Stakeholders
on countries to come through on investors. Mr Bainimarama also Consultation on Oceans. the formulation of Fijis national
Bainimarama regards the threat
by Mr Trump to withdraw from promises regarding climate change highlighted the need for civil society Koroilavesau says the fisheries oceans policy framework ahead
the Paris Agreement, abolish the funding and COP23 meetings. groups and the private sector to industry and aquaculture of the UN Oceans Conference,
Environment Protection Authoritys Mr Bainimarama spoke candidly play an increasingly important role contribute to more than $136 which Fiji will Co-President the
climate policy role, scrap former about Fijis presidency of COP23 during COP23. million towards Fijis GDP. meeting next month.
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politics, as Congress leader P. insatiable craving for power. Once
fter the resounding victories this obsession became clear, it was
Chidambaram has said. Apart from
of the Bharatiya Janata obvious that his partys days were
the Prime Ministers seemingly
Party (BJP) in the UP numbered since the aam admi or
boundless energy and rhetorical
assembly and Delhi municipal the common man after whom the
skills, his advantage is that there is
elections, the party increasingly outfit was named had seen through
no one in the opposition camp who
appears to be politically invincible. his pretensions. The AAPs defeat
can match his wide appeal.
The three parties which offered in Delhi was only to be expected,
Not only that, his adversaries
some resistance to it in 2014 -- the therefore, after its setbacks in
have undermined themselves by
AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, the Punjab and Goa.
self-defeating moves as when Sonia
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha Like Kejriwal, Nitish Kumar,
Gandhi stalled the Manmohan
and Trinamool Congress in West too, has failed to live up to the
Singh governments forward
Bengalare not in the pink of expectations that he had aroused
march on the economic front by
health today. during his earlier stint as Chief
opting for extravagant populist
The AIADMK has all but measures, thereby handing Minister when he succeeded in
collapsed after former Chief over her own governments ridding Bihar of the lawlessness
Minister Jayalalithas death, the development agenda on a platter or the jungle raj, as it was
BJD has suffered serious reverses to Modi. As Chidambaram called which was rampant
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
in the local polls and is feeling ruefully admitted later, the during the tenures of Rashtriya
distinctly nervous while the and Nitish Kumar in Bihar, have Sinha, not to mention veterans government should not have Janata Dal (RJD) leaders Laloo
Trinamool Congress has shot also suffered a decline, especially like L.K. Advani, well outside taken the foot off the accelerator Prasad Yadav and his wife,
itself in the foot by its rather too the former. the organisation. of reforms. Rabri Devi.
soft a policy towards the Muslims, It is not surprising, therefore, that For another, the economy has Similarly, Kejriwal came to power But now, as an ally of Laloo
thereby alienating the Bengali the BJP is now eying the east and not been picking up in a manner with the assurance of providing a 17
Prasad while Rabri Devi is calling
middle-class Hindus, while several the northeast as its new areas of which will sustain hope about the clean government as promised by for her son, Tejaswi, to be elevated
of its prominent personalities have conquest. The alacrity with which success of Modis development his one-time mentor, Anna Hazare, from Deputy Chief Minister to
become embroiled in scams. Congress MLAs in various states agenda. The prime minister, who pleaded for the setting up Chief Minister, Nitish Kumars
Among the supposedly all-India are joining the BJP shows that they therefore, has been speaking of a Lokpal, an anti-corruption focus is somehow to hold on
parties, the fact that the Congress regard their former adversary as more about a pro-poor thrust ombudsman. But Kejriwals own to power.
has fallen back on Sonia Gandhi to a greener pasture for political and a la Indira Gandhi than about internal ombudsman, Admiral So, who will stop the BJP?
reach out to the regional leaders for personal advancement. rapid growth. L. Ramdas, had to leave the Not only is there no one in
an anti-BJP alliance shows that the Aam Admi Party (AAP) for sight, but there is little chance
It is not that the BJP doesnt face For a third, the government
partys attempts to prop up Rahul questioning the Chief Ministers of the opposition parties being
problems. For one, it has become appears to be at a loss as to ways to
Gandhi havent succeeded. It will authoritarian style, which also able to put together an anti-BJP
a virtual one-man party with its deal with both external and internal
not be easy for Sonia Gandhi, who led to the ouster of the latters combine because of their fractious
dependence on Narendra Modi threats posed by the Pakistan-based
is clearly not as fit and energetic as former allies, Yogendra Yadav and internal relations.
for success in even municipal fidayeen (suicide bombers) and the
before, to take up the kind of role elections. The party does not have Maoists, mainly in western and Prashant Bhushan. Besides, they lack a forward-
which she played to bring the non- a second line of defence if only central India. By the time Kejriwal had looking economic agenda which
BJP parties together in 2004. because Modi has kept previously concluded the purge of his own appeals to the young as Modis
Even then, what evidently
Those who worsted the BJP in prominent party members like keeps the BJP going is Modis party, it was clear that governance, Make in India, Digital India, start-
2015, like Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi Arun Shourie and Yashwant popularity which has made him the whether a clean one or not, was ups and other programmes do.
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anti-India forces
Goyal on Wednesday, May
3, said that a final push
is needed to provide electricity to
P
the 4,141 un-electrified villages in
unjab Chief
the country by 2018.
Minister Captain
According to the Minister of Amarinder Singh
State (Independent Charge) for (Retd) on Wednesday,
Power, Coal, New and Renewable
may 3, called for an
Energy and Mines, in the next 3-4
Indian zero tolerance
months, a final push is needed to
policy against inimical
electrify the remaining 4,141 un-
electrified villages in the country. forces across the border
Union MoS Power and Mines Piyush Goyal addresses at the inauguration of the and called for a befitting
The minister spoke at the conference of Power, Renewable Energy and Mines Ministers of States & UTs, in
New Delhi on May 3 response to the killing
two-day State Power Ministers
Conference being held in The last such meeting was held in the past six months. of Indian soldiers by the
New Delhi. Vadodara, Gujarat. Further, the conference intends Pakistan Army.
Goyal also reiterated the The minister observed that the to forge new policies for achieving He also dismissed
resolution taken in the last State objective of the current conference the goal of providing 24x7 quality threats to him by
Power Ministers conference is to review the work done in the and affordable power for all in the Khalistan sympathisers,
to provide electricity to every power, coal, renewable energy and stipulated time..., the Ministry of saying he would not
household in the country by mining sectors by the state and Power said in a statement allow anyone to disturb
December 2018. union territories governments in the peace in the state.
Reacting to the
India test fires nuclear-capable Agni-II missile killing and mutilation Chief Minister of Punjab Capt. Amarinder SIngh
I
handling unit of the Indian Army,
ndia on Thursday, May of an Indian soldier
4, successfully test fired its carried out the test at 10.20 a.m. and a Border Security Force
medium-range nuclear-capable Agni-II has two solid fuel stages trooper along the Line of Control On the threats to him, the
ballistic missile Agni-ll off the and a Post Boost Vehicle (PBV) in Poonch district of Jammu and Chief Minister said, If they have
Odisha coast. integrated into the missiles Re- Kashmir on May 1, Amarinder the guts, they should come and
The trial of the surface-to- entry Vehicle (RV). The 20-metre Singh said Indias response should spea k here instead of misleading
surface missile was conducted from missile is a two-stage, solid be clear and unequivocal. the people with unsubstantiated
Launch Complex-4 of Integrated propelled ballistic missile. We should stop being a statements elsewhere.
Test Range (ITR) in the APJ Abdul It has a strike range of more than gentlemens Army. If they They can shout their heads
Kalam Island in Balasore district, 2,000 km, is 20 metres long, weighs (Pakistan) cut one of our heads, we off... who cares? he said, adding
said Defence Ministry officials. 17 tonnes and can carry a payload should cut three of theirs, he told that we want a stable Punjab; we
The Strategic Forces Command of 1,000 kg. a TV channel. want development.
(SCF), a specially raised missile-
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INDIA ABROAD 21
Retired Indian doctor honoured Google CEO Pichai doubles his pay package
Pichai received a salary of
in Australia
$650,000 in 2016, slightly less than
the $652,500 he earned in 2015,
CNBC reported last week.
R
Pichais massive pay package
etired Indian doctor Mirza For many years, Dr Datoo was came even as his two bosses
Datoo has been presented on call 24 hours a day, seven days and Google co-founders Larry
with the Order of Australia. a week for emergencies. When Page and Sergey Brin, once
Dr Datoo, whose grandparents you start delivering the kids of the again drew salaries of only one
came from Gujarat in India, has kids you delivered, then you know dollar for their roles as CEO and
youre getting old. Google CEO Sundar Pichai
been presented with the Medal of President, respectively, of parent
G
the Order of Australia for years of Speaking about his award, Dr oogles India-born CEO company Alphabet.
service to medicine in rural New Datoo said he is really honoured Sundar Pichai received But Page and Brin are each worth
South Wales. his dream worked out. The honour, a stock award of $198.7 more than $40 billion through their
Dr Datoo went to Australia in he explained, is a fitting reward million in 2016, almost double his stock holdings.
the 1970s to begin a new life after for someone who embraced his 2015 stock award of $99.8 million, According to the report, Pichais
studying medicine. He spent a adopted home so fervently. a media report said. raise came during a year when
quarter of a century in the western Retired Indian doctor Mirza Datoo He retired in 2011 and now That brought his total Googles sales rose 22.5 per cent
New South Wales town of Harde. resides in Canberra with his compensation in 2016 to $199.7 and net income rose 19 per cent as
Often called to attend emergencies to drive 70 kilometers to the scene wife Sheryn. The couple has million, almost twice the $100.6 it maintained its position as the top
of an accident. million he earned in 2015. seller of internet advertising.
in the middle of the night, he had four children.
F A
ormer British Prime Minister when they see the final deal. head of its first quarter
Tony Blair has decided to My prediction is it may take results of 2017 on
again get involved in politics another generation but at some Wednesday, media reports
and take an active part in trying to point we will want to be back in the say Facebook may announce it
shape the policy debate on Brexit. EU there is a direct link between has nearly 1.9 billion users who
On the 20th anniversary of his the number of people and the log onto the social media platform
New Labour win on Monday, Blair size of an economy, The Mirror every month.
told The Mirror that money was quoted him as saying. The company is also expected
not the motivating factor behind However, things have moved to report a blockbuster set of
his return to politics and predicted on a lot in the 10 years since Blair results, with revenues rising 45 per
that Britons would eventually want has been absent, and he admitted: cent, The Telegraph reported on
to rejoin the European Union. I know the moment I stick my Sunday.
The former leader, who led head out the door Ill get a bucket Earlier this year, when Facebook
Labour to a triumph in 1997, said: of wotsit poured all over me, but I announced its earnings for the
This Brexit thing has given me really do feel passionate about this. fourth quarter and full year 2016,
a direct motivation to get more I dont want to be in the it showed a steady growth in its
involved in politics. You need to get situation where we pass through revenue and user base.
your hands dirty and I will... I am this moment of history and I Facebook reported $8.8 billion in
going to be taking an active part in hadnt said anything because that revenue, $3.56 billion in profit and
trying to shape the policy debate. would mean I didnt care about this said more than 1.23 billion people
We dont know yet what the country. I do. were using the social network every
final deal on Brexit will be. We are The former Prime Minister was day and that 1.15 billion log in
advocating a very simple British nonchalant about his predicted 60 Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair from mobile devices each day.
common sense position, which is to million pounds wealth and claimed A report in The Verge said with
say, lets see what the Tories come country and I am very lucky and the Liberal Democrats about
he has given away most of it. this growth rate, the social media
up with first. the equity in those two properties setting up a new force to fight for
I have the capacity to earn is the bulk of my wealth, he said. the centre ground and was coy giant would hit two billion monthly
This is not about defying the money. I have made money which active users by the middle of
According to the tabloid, the when asked whether he would
will of the people. It is saying the has given me a nice house in this year.
63-year-old has had talks with establish a new political party.
will of the people may change London and a nice house in the It is clear that Facebook came
satellite for US
A
It is expected that the number
computer-driven that log in every month will have
S
automated drill that could risen to 1.9 billion in the three
paceX launched a spy satellite
perform a type of complex months to the end of April, with
for the US Department of
surgeries, surgeons typically use the social network now set to close
Defence on Monday, May 1,
hand drills to make intricate in on 2 billion in the coming weeks.
officials said.
openings, adding hours to a
The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket, However, analysts believe the
procedure and may also increase
carrying the classified NROL- company will have to start running
the risks of loss of facial movement.
76 satellite, lifted off at 7.15 a.m. out of steam eventually.
However, the new automated
from Launch Complex 39A at the We expect (monthly users)
designed, built and operated by the machine replaces hand drills
Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, to grow 14 per cent in the first
National Reconnaissance Office to produce fast, clean, and safe
the same pad that supported said in the paper reported in the quarter (down from 17 per cent)
under the Department of Defence. cuts, reducing the time the
numerous Apollo and space shuttle journal Neurosurgical Focus as it decelerates due to the law of
This launch marks the 15-year- wound is open and the patient is
launches, the companys live (really) large numbers, an analyst
old companys first mission for anesthetised, thereby decreasing First, the patient is imaged using
webcast showed. at RBC Capital Markets was
the Pentagon. the incidence of infection, human a CT scan to gather bone data
About 10 minutes later, the quoted as saying in The Telegraph.
For years, the market for error, and surgical cost. and identify the exact location of
rockets first stage landed at launching US military payloads sensitive structures, such as nerves Consensus forecasts are for
I was interested in developing a
SpaceXs Landing Zone 1, just was dominated by the United and major veins and arteries that Facebook to report revenues
low-cost drill that could do a lot of
south of the launch site at Cape Launch Alliance, a joint venture of must be avoided. Surgeons use this of $7.8 billion and profits of
the grunt work to reduce surgeon
Canaveral Air Force Station, Xinhua Lockheed Martin and Boeing. $3.3 billionup 72 per cent on
fatigue, said A.K. Balaji, Associate information to programme the
news agency reported. But SpaceX broke the cutting path of the drill. a year ago.
monopoly in 2015, when the US Professor at the University of Utah
SpaceX previously landed a first in the US. In addition, the surgeon can
Air Force certified its Falcon 9
stage booster at Landing Zone programme safety barriers along
rocket to launch national security The drill, which could play
1 three times. It also successfully space missions. the cutting path within 1 mm of
a pivotal role in future surgical
recovered Falcon 9 first stages Since then, the California- sensitive structures.
procedures like hip implants, was
from six missions at sea using the based company has also won developed from scratch to meet the If the drill gets too close to
companys drone ships. two contracts to launch Global needs of the neurosurgical unit, as the facial nerve and irritation is
Few details have been released Positioning System satellites for the well as developed software that sets monitored during surgery, the drill
about NROL-76, a satellite US Air Force.
a safe cutting path, the researchers automatically turns off.
1
01-year-old athlete Mann Kaur has victory at the Monte Carlo Masters, reports
become the oldest person to skywalk Xinhua news agency.
around Aucklands famous landmark The 14-time Grand Slam champion
Sky Tower. met some resistance in the beginning from
The athlete from India had the Thiem, who had stunned world No.1 Andy
world at her feet after a record Murray in the semi-finals on Saturday.
breaking day at the World Masters But Nadal took control in the second
Games in Auckland, New Zealand, set and wrapped up the match in just over
on Thursday. 90 minutes.
Having set a new world record on the
field, she stepped out 192 metre above India rise to No.3 in
Auckland city to become the oldest
person to skywalk around the citys
ICC ODI rankings
famous landmark. post-annual update
I
She held her 79-year-old son Gurdev ndia have risen to the No.3 spot in the
Singhs hand as she inched along the International Cricket Councils (ICC)
narrow platform towering high above One-day International (ODI) rankings
the city centre. with South Africa and Australia taking the
Everyone should do this, everyone top two spots in the latest annual update on
should come here and visit Sky City, Monday.
she said. India have gained five points to swap
Kaur, who hails from Punjab, is the positions with 2015 World Cup finalists
oldest competitor and has completed the New Zealand, who have dropped to fourth
100m, 200m, shot put and javelin events. after picking two points. This means India
In her final competition at the Trusts have 117 rating points as against Kiwis who
Stadium in Waitakere, West Auckland on have 115.
Thursday, she broke the Guinness World Number-one ranked South Africa gained
Record for javelin with a throw of 5.12m four points following the annual update
taking her gold medal tally to four. and are now on 123 points, while world
champions and second-ranked Australia
stayed on 118 points.
But the race for the all-important eighth
T
he 28-year old Arun Panchia is a Zealand. I myself have only been to India for spot in the 2019 World Cup.
full time insurance agent, who is hockey, though we still have some family in The annual update is carried out to ensure
representing New Zealand hockey the Gujarat region. the table continues to reflect teams recent
team at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh, He said, I am not sure if there is a form with older results being discarded. As
Malaysia. This is Panchias second stint as common reason, but there is a very big Indian such, the table now reflects all matches from
the Black Sticks captain, but for the first time community in New Zealand, all through the May 1, 2014, with matches played after May
he led his team against the country of his regions. They stay very strong together and 1, 2016 carrying 100 per cent weightage.
ancestors India. you learn off each other. There are always After the update, Pakistan have gone from
Although, India rode on Mandeep Singh people to help you through. 90 points to 88 and West Indies from 83 to
and Harmanpreet Singhs double as they Talking about his job, Panchia says, 79 points meaning Pakistans previous
beat New Zealand 3-0, to register their first Hockey is not a professional sport in New seven point lead over the Caribbean side has
win of the tournament. Zealand. So players need to do other jobs extended to nine points.
Panchia made his international debut in to pay their bills. We only get a little bit of In the lead up to the ICC Champions
2009, and his first visit to India was during Arun Panchia money to help us train, so most of us either Trophy next month, of Sri Lanka (93 points),
the 2010 World Cup in Delhi. But the hockey work or study. I work for an insurance and Bangladesh (91), Pakistan (88) and West
bug bit him well before that, when he was team. As an Indian, you look up to the investments company. I am at work 9 to 5.
Indian players, he said. For me, it was Indies (79), Bangladesh are scheduled to play
just five. Before and after work I am training. a tri-series comprising Ireland, New Zealand
Bevan Hari and Umesh Parag. They were in
A couple of my uncles and all my cousins Panchia first captained New Zealand only in Ireland and West Indies host Afghanistan
the New Zealand team [during early 2000s]
played the game, Panchia, who was also recently, against Pakistan earlier this month. for three ODIs.
when I was growing up.
part of the Rio Olympics last year, said. So But he wasnt expecting this elevation until There is no change to 10th-ranked
In an interview given to Scroll website, the selectors broke the news to him. It was a
we got into it at a young age. I started playing Afghanistans tally of 52 points, but 11th-
Panchia said, My great-grandfather came to bit of surprise, the Auckland resident said.
proper hockey from about five years old. ranked Zimbabwe have dropped two points
New Zealand in the 1920s, my grandfather
Panchias inspiration in hockey were the As long as I enjoy playing hockey, I will and are now on 46 points. Ireland gained one
and both my parents were born in New
Indians who broke into the New Zealand keep playing, he said. point and are on 43 points.
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General Knowledge Quiz 11. Which cut of beef is found between the rump and the fore rib? Sirloin
12. Which came first, Art Deco or Art Nouveaux? Art Nouveaux
1. Which birds can leather be obtained from? Ostrich and Emu
13. Which black and white marine creature is the largest member of the
2. What was the name of the bear in the Muppet Show? Fozzie
Dolphin family? Killer Whale
3. The Devil is usually associated with which piece of garden equipment? Pitchfork
14. Who wrote the Tale of Peter Rabbit? Beatrix Potter
4. True or False, Sharks cant get sick? False, this is a common myth
15. Which doctor discovered Penicillin by accident? Dr. Alexander Fleming
5. Which story begins all children except one grow up? Peter Pan
16. What is the worlds most southerly capital city? Wellington, New Zealand
6. What was the name of the taxi company, shown on TVs TAXI?
17. What kind of monkey gives its name to a type of blood group? Rhesus
The Sunshine Cab Company
18. The picture of which American President appears on the one dollar bill?
7. The oil of which spice is traditionally used for the cure of toothache? Cloves
George Washington
8. What name was given to the eleven states that fought the Union in the
19. When milk sours what acid is formed? Lactic acid Page 2/2
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20. In which country was the food Chop
Page Suey invented?
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9. Tiger Bay is an area of which British city? Cardiff
America, China Town, San Francisco
10. In which country was Mel Gibson born? America (New York)
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Aries (Mar 21-Apr 20) Cancer (Jun 22-Jul 20) Libra (Sep 24-Oct 23) Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 21)
Keep superiors informed of all your actions to remain This is a good time to force an issue hanging fire for You may be included in an ongoing project at work. There are times when you need to take things in
on a safe wicket. Happiness prevails on the work front long in your professional sphere. You are likely to Forcing someone to do your bidding will only frustrate your stride. You will be able to come to terms with
as you gel well with co-workers. Common interest can have your hands full on the domestic front with the you. You may fail in defusing an explosive situation someone close. A worrying situation on the work
get you together with like-minded friends. Someone arrival of guests. A good professional opportunity at work. Differences on the marital front threaten to front is successfully resolved. You can go ahead with
threatens to slip out of your hands if you are not lead some towards separation. Expenses rise, bank a venture which is likely to become profitable soon.
from abroad or out of town is likely to brighten the
quick enough. Non-payment of a previous amount is balance gets depleted, but back payments may still
domestic horizon. You get the chance you had been Your love life promises to cruise along smoothly.
likely to worry you. A current situation can force you not be received. Lovers tiff is on the cards for some
waiting for on the romantic front. Some of you can Financial stability is likely to be achieved. Students
to keep romance on the backburner. Health remains and can continue for some time. Going someplace far
opt for a family package tour to go on a vacation. satisfactory. will help you unwind. Health needs care. will find peer support encouraging. Travel by road will
be comfortable. Health remains satisfactory.
Lucky number: 11 / Lucky colour: Silver Lucky number: 2 / Lucky colour: Bottle green Lucky number: 18 / Lucky colour: Coffee
Lucky number: 8 / Lucky colour: Lavender
Taurus (Apr 21-May 20) Leo (Jul 21-Aug 22) Scorpio (Oct 24-Nov 22)
Aquarius (Jan 22-Feb 19)
A personal issue may put you in two minds, so listen to A good break on the job front is expected. You feel Hectic time is foreseen, as much is expected out of
young and energetic this week. Your efficiency at you. Some of you are likely to add to your skills. A Someone may try to contact you for a specific
your heart to follow the correct path. Your reputation
work will be appreciated by all. Not succumbing chance to travel on an official tour will materialise for purpose that may benefit you. Focussing on family is
is likely to soar both on the personal and professional
to impulse buying will save you a lot. A pleasant some. Good returns are foreseen on an investment. likely to give you good emotional returns. Meeting an
fronts. Rising standard of living is likely to make you
surprise awaits some on the domestic front. Your You will have the money to do up your home. Some of old flame is set to brighten up the romantic front for
rub shoulders with the cream. You are likely to get a
love life promises to be immensely satisfying. Urge you can get romantically involved. Lending a helping some. You can lag behind at work due to avoidable
lucky break on the financial front. This is the right to travel can get the better of you, so plan out a hand to someone will be appreciated. You are likely distractions. Your request for a raise is likely to fall
time to attract someone you have fascination for. vacation. Dont get involved in any property deal this to opt for health foods. House hunting may prove on deaf ears. Be certain of the financial viability of a
Efficiency will be the keyword for homemakers. week. Those needing help can rest easy. frustrating. project before putting it in action.
Lucky number: 5 / Lucky colour: Aqua green Lucky number: 15 / Lucky colour: Crimson Lucky number: 3 / Lucky colour: Golden brown Lucky number: 2 / Lucky colour: White
Gemini (May 21-Jun 21) Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 23) Sagittarius (Nov 23-Dec 21) Pisces (Feb 20-Mar 20)
There is a good chance of getting a break in a field A situation developing at work needs to be tackled This is a great time, when you will get to meet your You may be tasked for a job you are not too confident
that you are passionate about. You can be vindictive urgently. You are likely to score on the academic front near and dear ones. A family member may prove a
about. A pat on the back can be expected by some at
when you want to, but your actions are likely to have with your innovative ideas. Becoming the favourite big support for you. You will succeed in covering up
work. Issue of your promotion or raise is likely to be
of senior is likely to give some a new high. You will someones mistakes at work. Marital life will prove
an equal and opposite reaction this week. Some of taken up by superiors. A change in lifestyle will do
be able to benefit some family youngster by your most fulfilling, as loving bonds strengthen. You
you are likely to get worried about your advancing age. experience and contacts. Sharing and caring will remain comfortable on the monetary front. Health a whale of a good to your health. You can get a bit
A trusted employee may break your trust. Financial make the romantic front most fulfilling. Possibility of will remain good and keep you alert and energetic concerned for a family member settled out of town.
worries can force you to go on a corner-cutting spree. travelling to a distant place looks real. Someone may this week. Love beckons those looking for it. You Nearness to the one you love will keep your spirits
Spouse may appear at his or her complaining best. recommend your name for an event or competition. remain strong on the academic front. high.
Lucky number: 4 / Lucky colour: Indigo Lucky number: 2 / Lucky colour: Peach Lucky number: 3 / Lucky colour: White Lucky number: 6 / Lucky colour: Dark green
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PARENTING
Most Indian parents concerned
about kids talking to strangers
A
4. Anaemia - Prune, red grape, beetroot, grapes, lemon, cucumber, carrot, grapefruit
lmost half (49 per cent) of Indian measures are implemented, Ramamoorthy celery, strawberry, carrot and spinach 25. High blood pressure - Grapes, orange,
parents are concerned about their added.
carrot, beetroot
children interacting with a social Nearly 84 per cent of Indian parents allow
26. Indigestion - Carrot, cabbage, beetroot
predator or a cybercriminal online, a new their child to bring an internet-connected
study revealed on Wednesday. 27. Influenza - Apricot, onion, carrot,
device to bed and 54 per cent of them claim
orange, pineapple, grapefruit
Even if the the parents know these dangers, they have discovered that their child visited
only 36 per cent of them admit to using an inappropriate website -- highest when 28. Insomnia - Apple, grapes, lemon,
software to monitor their childrens activity compared to 13 other countries. carrot, celery
on their devices, said a global study by US According to the study, parents tend to use 29. Jaundice - Pear, grapes, carrot, celery,
computer security software McAfee. older methods to monitor the device usage of spinach, cucumber, lemon
McAfee found that 93 per cent of Indian their children. 30. Kidney ailments - Apple, orange,
parents admit to talking to their children For example, 59 per cent of Indian parents lemon, cucumber, celery, parsley, beetroot
about the dangers of cybercriminals and monitor their childs device usage by keeping 31. Liver ailments - Papaya, grapes, carrot,
identity theft. the device in their possession and only giving tomato, beet and cucumber
In todays connected world, parents the child the device when the parent can 5. Arteriosclerosis - Grapefruit, pineapple,
play a crucial role to decide on the usage of monitor. celery, lettuce and spinach
technology and how it can influence their Parents who are concerned about who 6. Arthritis - Pineapple, sour apple,
kids lives, Anand Ramamoorthy, Managing their children are interacting with online, sour cherry, lemon, grapefruit, cucumber,
Director, South Asia at McAfee, said in a monitor how much time they spend in front beetroot, spinach, grapefruit
statement. of a screen. 7. Asthma - Apricot, lemon, peach, carrot,
As Indians shift towards smart connected According to the report, 57 per cent of radish and celery
homes, we must help parents actively manage Indian parents allow their child to have 1-2 8. Bladder ailments - Apple, watercress,
the way their families interact with connected hours of screen time per day, and 21 per cent parsley, celery, lemon, cucumber, carrot
devices to ensure that security and privacy allow their child less than one hour a day. 9. Bronchitis - Onion, carrot, peach,
tomato, pineapple, lemon
Obese kids at four-fold greater risk 10. Cellulite - Carrot, apple, ginger,beet
11. Constipation - Carrot, Apple, spinach
C
hildren with obesity face four times 13. Diabetes - Citrus fruits, celery, lettuce,
the risk of developing Type-2 diabetes spinach and carrots
later, compared to children with a 14. Depression - Carrot, Apple, Beetroot, 32. Memory loss - Peach, banana, lime
body mass index (BMI) in the normal range, Spinach 33. Menstrual disorders - Turnips,
warns a new study. beetroot, prunes, cherry, spinach, grapes
For the study, published in the Journal 34. Nervousness - Carrot, celery
of the Endocrine Society, the researchers 35. Obesity - Lemon, orange, cherry,
examined BMI measurements, diabetes pineapple, papaya, tomato, beetroot,
diagnosis records, and other data for 369,362 cabbage, lettuce, spinach, carrot
children between the ages of 2 and 15. 36. PMS- Pineapple, banana, soy milk
They found that 654 children and 37. Psoriasis - Grapes, carrots, beet,
teenagers were diagnosed with Type-2 cucumber
diabetes between 1994 and 2013. between 2009 and 2013. As the prevalence
of obesity and being overweight has 38. Stress - Strawberry, banana, pear
Children with higher BMI 39. Tonsillitis - Apricot, lemon, orange,
A rapidly risen, an increasing number
were found to have far greater
child with of children and young adults have pineapple, spinach, radish, carrot
risk of developing Type-2
obesity faces a been diagnosed with diabetes in 40. Ulcers - Carrot, cabbage, pineapple,
diabetes than those with
four-fold greater risk the United Kingdom since the papaya
normal weight.
of being diagnosed early 1990s, Abbasi said. 41. Varicose veins - Watercress, plum,
A child with obesity with diabetes by the Researchers also found that 15. Diarrhoea - Papaya, lemon, pineapple, tomato, beetroot, carrot, grapes
faces a four-fold greater age of 25, than their
risk of being diagnosed with 1,318 children were diagnosed carrot and celery
counterpart who with Type-1 diabetes during the
diabetes by the age of 25, is of normal 16. Eczema - Cucumber, beetroot, red
than their counterpart who same period. As expected, they grapes, spinach
weight found no association between obesity
is of normal weight, said lead 17. Epilepsy - Figs, red grapes, carrot,
author of the study Ali Abbasi from and the incidence of type 1 diabetes, celery, spinach
Kings College London. which is linked to an underlying autoimmune
18. Eye disorders - Apricot, tomato,
disorder. Criteria to determine obesity in
In addition, the researchers found that parsley, spinach, celery
this study was dependent on the childs age
the rate of children developing Type-2 19. Fatigue - Carrot, lemon, oranges,
- obesity was classified as having a BMI in
diabetes increased from an average of six spinach
the top five per cent of the population for
new cases per 100,000 children each year 20. Gout - Red sour cherries, tomato,
their age, as measured by a 1990 study of
between 1994 and 1998, to an average of cucumber, spinach, carrot, celery
British children.
33 new cases per 100,000 children each year,
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55May
Priyanka:
The Sexy Sanyaasi Vinod
Khanna is no more: A tribute
to the legend
Whenever I get PERDY MOHINDRU
emotional, I H
is Panther like walk was unmatched. The words rugged and
handsome were reserved just for him. His chiselled looks,
become desi
the deep cleft on his chin, intense eyes and his awesome
physique were easy enough to make the ladies swoon over him. A
few could escape his magnetic charm.
From being a superstar to a disciple of Osho to being a politician,
A
ctress Priyanka Chopra has been juggling Vinod Khanna lived a complete life. But a pall of gloom descended
between Indian and American characters on the Hindi Cinema, as the sad news of his passing away came
for a while now. The National Film Award out on Thursday, April 27.
winner says that whenever she gets emotional or The legendary actor left for the heavenly abode around 11:20
angry, she becomes desi and her desi accent a.m. at the Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai, after losing
comes out. The Fashion star has stepped into shoes his battle with cancer.
of characters like Alex Parrish of the American
One of the most handsome and charismatic actors of Bollywood,
series Quantico and Victoria Leeds of Hollywood film
Vinod Khanna, acted in more than 100 films in a career spanning
Baywatch. Does her personality get influenced by the
on screen characters? more than four decades. He started his film journey as a villain in
1968, with the Sunil Dutt directed Man Ka Meet.
I am doing this all the time. Imagine, I was
shooting for Bajirao Mastani during the first season of However, this handsome hunk was always destined for lead
Quantico. But I think it is the other way round. At roles. Starting with Hum Tum Aur Woh opposite Bharathi in 1971,
times Alex gets affected by Priyanka, the personality, as a lead actor, Vinod never looked back. Mere Apne and Achanak
Priyanka said. catapulted him to fame.
There are some (long working) days when His most memorable films as hero were Amar Akbar Anthony,
maybe... I am saying a dialogue (of Alex) in my way Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Parvarish, Qurbani, Hera Pheri, Khoon Pasina, The
with an Indian accent. And then my dialect coach burning train, Dayavan etc just to name a few.
would come and remind me that I have to maintain He also mesmerised his fans and critics alike in some offbeat
Alex, an American girl. You know, whenever I get films such as Achanak, Imtihaan and Shaque, and who can forget
emotional or angry, I suddenly become desi and my his rocking performance as a baddie Jabbar Singh in Mera Gaon
desi accent comes out, she added. Mera Desh. He married his college sweetheart and model, Gitanjali
The Padma Shri awardee believes that no matter Talyerkhan in 1971 and with whom he had two sons Rahul
how much she travels across the globe, she will and Akshaye.
remain an Indian by heart who wants to create and In 1982 at the peak of his stardom he quit films, and left his
explore the diversity of our culture. And she is doing family to seek spirituality. He followed his Guru, Osho to the US. It
it. Marathi film Ventilator, produced by her, won three is widely assumed among many of his diehard fans that he would
National Films Awards this year. have easily beaten Amitabh Bachchan in the race to capture the
Apart from Ventilator, she has shown interest in number one position in the Bollywood.
producing regional films in languages like Bengali,
He worked as Rajneeshs personal gardener, at his Oregon
Punjabi and Bhojpuri. Asked how she finds a script
Ashram, for five years, which had an expected impact on his
to invest in, Priyanka said: I choose a script like
marriage ending in a divorce.
an audience. But culturally, the process is quite
interesting. However, Vinod Khanna could not stay away from arc lights
I get a translated script. Language is no barrier. forever. He came back with Insaaf in 1987 and tasted success with
But there are certain differences in the society based Satyamev Jayate , Chandni and Jurm once again. On the personal
on regional culture. And it is very interesting to front he married Kavita Daftary, the daughter of a renowned
understand that closely. industrialist Sharayu Daftary.
As a producer, I try to put a cultural light on He had 2 children, Sakshi & Shraddha with Kavita. He turned
the region while making a film, said the former a producer in 1997 with the movie Himalyaputra and launched his
Miss World, whose father served the Indian Army. younger son Akshay. He also dabbled in Politics and served as a
During her early days, Priyanka, who was born in BJP MP from Gurdaspur between 1998-2009 and 2014 -2017.
Jharkhand, not only travelled across India but also His charisma and passion made him a winner on the political
to international places like Massachusetts and New front as well, as his political status elevated when he became a
York in the US. Now that she is working in the Minister of State for External Affairs in Jan 2003, from his previous
American entertainment industry, did that childhood position as a Minister of Culture & Tourism.
exposure help? He continued to do character roles in a few films as well. And
Since I was living there at a very impressionable also did TV, as he played the lead role of Kashinath in the Mere
age, which was my teenage, I was well versed with Apne. He acted alongside Salman khan
the culture. As a kid, I was very musical. So, I used in Dabang. His last film appearance
to listen to a lot of American music. I still do. But was in the 2015 flick Dilwaale
I was not exposed to their entertainment industry, alongside Shah Rukh Khan.
she said.
The suave and debonair
Soon, she will be seen playing the antagonist - Vinod Khanna will always
Victoria Leeds in the forthcoming Hollywood film
live in the hearts of millions
Baywatch, which also stars Dwayne Johnson and
of his fans through his films.
Zac Efron.
Some of his songs like Ruk
Asked about the universal appeal and how Jaana Nahin Yu Kahin haar ke
relatable the character is, she said: We have not
will always inspire people from
established where Victoria is from. So that is very
I get all walks of life and be etched
ambiguous.
a translated in our memories forever.
There is a scene that unveils a little back
script. Language is story of the character where how she faced His innocent
no barrier. But there gender discrimination as a child and later smile, larger than
are certain differences became rich and powerful out of that life screen image
in the society based on angst. So, is she from India? and generosity will
regional culture. And it surely be missed. Na
Well, such situations also happen
is very interesting to koi hai, Na koi tha,
in the Indian society, but the story does
understand that Bollywood Main
not say that she is an Indian. I am not
closely. Tumhare Siwa.
giving away much about the character, she
signed off.
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