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A young leader’s fight for human rights

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Inspirational Ranjna is EY award finalist for 2016 IWK Bureau

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he Nirvana story began in 1977 when Dr Kantilal Patel and his wife Ranjna took over a solo GP clinic in Otara. Today, their brand of health provision is delivered through affiliated general practices, urgent care clinics, specialist centres, occupational health clinics and pharmacies. Nirvana Health Group has more than 55 sites across New Zealand and Australia and serves more than one million customers a year.

Spearheading its business is Nirvana Health Group Director Ranjna Patel who was announced as a finalist in the Ernst & Young (EY) Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 competition.

The 18 finalists were announced during a special event at the ASB Cube in Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter on July 21.

The EY Entrepreneur of the Year is one of the world’s most prestigious business awards.

Ranjna Patel (left) during the EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist announcement

“It’s an honour to be recognised among such an amazing group of business-people. I’m in [a] great company,” Mrs Patel says.

Outside of business hours, she is a strong advocate of helping

her community. Mrs Patel and her husband funded and built a Hindu temple that about 500 people regularly visit. Besides this, Ranjna sits on various boards and committees related to

various issues in the community.

She can be seen enthusiastically supporting and backing projects that involve giving back to the community.

As well as recent work focusing on women’s leadership, one of Mrs Patel’s enduring initiatives is the creation of Gandhi Nivas, a programme focussed on ending domestic violence.

She had identified that four out of 14 women killed from family violence were Indian and accounted for 55% of protection orders breached.

Engaging with the police and various counselling services helped her create this long-term generational change programme.

Gandhi Nivas has now worked with 225 families and more than a hundred families in the first six months of 2016. Their services are all about early intervention and support. For the month of July, Gandhi Nivas helped 18/22 families that were not Indian.

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EY competition starts next month and includes a quickfire question round with judges and a workshop hosted by Villa Maria Wines founder, Sir George Fistonich.

Category winners will be announced at the end of August, and the final winner will be revealed in October. The winner of the New Zealand competition goes on to vie for the title of Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year in Monaco.

Speaking to Indian Weekender, Ranjna said, “I’m very humbled to be named with this group of amazing people. And very humbled by the messages of encouragement I’ve received.

What makes me really proud, though, is being the first IndianNew Zealander to make it to this stage of the competition. There are many, many more amazing entrepreneurs in our community, and I hope my achievements will encourage them to be part of this programme next year.”

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Safer communities together

New Zealand police seeks to prevent crime, improve public security, and detect offenders. Here we take a look at how the police has been actively involved with the community to make the country safe and secure for its citizens.

Sergeant Gurpreet Arora

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t about 6:30 a.m. on July 21, a man entered a dairy in Papakura. He took a loaf of bread and put it on the counter and demanded money from the victim. The male then walked around the counter and demanded the victim to open the cash register to which the victim complied. Police had visited the store a few days earlier and had provided crime prevention advice to the owner and guidelines as to how to deal with such an incident.

The victim followed the guidelines provided by the police and pressed a panic button and ran to the rear of the store rather than confronting the male or risk of getting harmed. As a result, the victim did not receive any injuries. The police attended and the matter is currently under investigation.

At about 12:30 a.m. on July 18, three men went to a superette in

Manurewa and smashed a large glass window at the front of the store. At the time the store was closed and there was no one present. The men then climbed through the broken window, stole contents from the cigarette cabinet and fled in a car. At about 6:56 p.m. on July 19, the getaway vehicle was stopped by police in Manurewa and the occupants were spoken to by police. As a result of the investigation, one man was identified from the CCTV footage supplied by the superette and has been charged with burglary.

The police are pursuing further lines of enquiry to apprehend other offenders.

n an endeavour to improve community engagement and also make it easy and open for members of the community to approach and speak, police officers regularly interact with the public at community events.

They recently attended two such events. ¡¡ Te Puea Marae: Counties Manukau Police coordinated a response by the South Asian Community to provide assistance and support to the families including children who are currently based at the Te Puea Marae in Mangere. ¡¡ Recruitment: Counties Manukau Police engaged with people from South Asian Community wanting to join NZ police at the recruitment seminar organised by Waitakere Ethnic Board on Tuesday, July 19.

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Volunteer for the 2016 Diwali festival Register online and help make Auckland an exciting place IWK BUREAU

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he search is on for people keen to get involved in the 2016 Auckland Diwali Festival and other exciting events happening in Auckland.

Volunteers are an important part of events delivered and sponsored by Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED), which invests in events on behalf of Auckland Council.

Volunteers have been helping with the Auckland Lantern and Diwali festivals, Tamaki HerengaWaka Festival, the ITM Auckland SuperSprint (Supercars) fan events and Downer NRL Auckland Nines fan events.

“We’re really proud of our events volunteers,” says ATEED Head of Major Events Charmaine Ngarimu. “People from all walks of life, including a lot of international students, generously give their time and enthusiasm to help make Auckland a great place to live, work, study and visit.”

The volunteer time commitment is flexible. Some volunteers might work one four-hour shift during an event, while others might work multiple shifts every day of the event, as their time allows.

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Roles can include being festival ambassadors, providing event information, assisting with workshops and managing lost children tents.

Volunteers receive snacks, meals or meal vouchers (depending on the length of their shifts) and a certificate of participation. A t-shirt is provided for some events.

“We want to get the word out to anyone who wanted to be a part of making these great Auckland events a success because our volunteers are integral to making these events special and given them a unique Auckland flavour,” says Ngarimu.

If you want to get involved or have friends, family or colleagues (16 years old and above) who might be interested, more information is available at www. aucklandnz.com.

Would-be volunteers can register with volunteernet.org.nz, with Auckland Diwali Festival volunteer registrations now open on VolunteerNet until August 15.

“If you’re enthusiastic and passionate about exciting events and everything Auckland, we want to hear from you,” says Ngarimu. Another opportunity to volunteer is at the World Masters Games 2017, happening in Auckland in April 2017. For more information, go to www. worldmastersgames2017.co.nz/

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Shaky foundations for our economy Barry Coates Green Party

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he warnings have been sounded. Our economy rests on a shaky ground. Ad hoc and piecemeal responses to crises such as housing and the dairy sector are no substitute for sound strategy.

The government has no strategy for real improvement in the productive economy, creating skilled jobs that pay well, delivering a future-oriented economic infrastructure, adding value to our natural resources and protecting the environment and vulnerable members of society.

A growing numbers of economists are saying that the level of house prices is over-inflated and they will fall.

The problem is not only that the government has allowed high levels of immigration without gearing up the supply of houses but also that tax distortions have meant that there is speculation on the prices of existing houses.

The result is over-inflated prices. Most families cannot afford to buy their own home, which has been the norm for decades—the expectation has been that all families should have the opportunity to own their own home as the basis for a secure future. Now, it’s a distant dream for most. But this is far from the only economic problem. For years, the government’s aim has been to produce more and more

dairy products. The result has led not only to the pollution of our much-loved rivers and streams but also to our growing dependence on volatile commodity prices.

Dairy prices are now below the breakeven point for the average farmer and debt for the farming sector has risen sharply.

Speculators are doing well and so is the financial sector with banks recording higher profits.

But the productive foundations of our economy are suffering. This is shown in the continued decline of manufacturing under this government. This is important.

Despite the job losses and closure of factories, manufacturing is still the second largest sector in New Zealand. Research shows that 17,500 jobs have been lost in the manufacturing sector under the National government. Major companies such as Fisher & Paykel Appliances, LWR, and Hillside Engineering rail workshops have either moved offshore or shut their doors forever.

New Zealand business can deliver as is shown by companies such as Fisher & Paykel Healthcare and Goodnature. Highvalue manufacturers create well-paid jobs and enable us, as a country, to earn our way in the world, rather than rely on more debt.

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such as robotisation, automation and the clean technology revolution represent real opportunity but also pose a threat to manufacturing and to tens of thousands of jobs. Managing change and ensuring that New Zealand business can benefit from these disruptive changes needs a strategy. Government leadership is required to manage these risks and help business to seize the opportunities.

The Green Party has launched a new policy to meet the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities in manufacturing (www.greens.org.nz).

In government, the Green Party will establish a Minister for Manufacturing to better represent the interests of manufacturers, recognising the key role they play in a smart, green economy.

This works with our other policies to boost research and development spending, use government procurement to prioritise Kiwi-made suppliers, and to shift capital from speculation into investment in the productive economy.

We have a strategy to stop New Zealand’s long slide down the OECD’s table of economic success, and to build a fairer, more sustainable and higher skill economy for the benefit of us all.

Kiwi mums kick off global breastfeeding celebrations IWK BUREAU

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n August 5 and 6, thousands of Kiwi mums and children will be gathering at different locations to kick off the 2016 World Breastfeeding Week celebrations. They will be joined by more than 30,000 mums and children globally taking part in the annual Big Latch On to celebrate, support, and promote breastfeeding.

Shama, Hamilton Ethnic Women’s Centre, and the Hamilton Multicultural Services Trust have registered with the national organisers, Women’s Health Action, to host a Big Latch On event at the Waikato Migrant Resource Centre on Friday, August 5, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

“This is our second year of hosting the Big Latch On,” says local host Silvana Erenchun Perez, Manager at Shama.

“And we warmly welcome and encourage all our local mums and their family, whanau and friends to join this fun and supportive event. We will have morning tea and information available on support around the community.”

“The Big Latch On is successful because it operates at a grass-roots level. There are hundreds of venues throughout the country, but each event is unique, designed by members of the community, to suit the needs of the community,” says Patricia Novoa, HMSTrust Centre

Coordinator and Breastfeeding Counsellor of La Leche League.

Now in its 12th year, the Big Latch On aims are to reduce some of the most common barriers to breastfeeding continuation. It is an inclusive event, providing an opportunity for women to make new friends, connect with support in their community, and feel more confident about breastfeeding (particularly in public).

The Big Latch On is part of the World Breastfeeding Week, a global initiative to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. Last year, 1,646 women and their children came together and breastfed in venues across New Zealand, with an additional 180 participating online through the #BrelfieNZ campaign, giving a total of 1,826 latches.

Women unable to make it to a venue can take part virtually via #BrelfieNZ, flooding Facebook, Instagram and Twitter with gorgeous and diverse breastfeeding selfies.

Check out www.biglatchon.org.nz for more information about national events.

Marmbhed: towards secularism Rizwan Mohammad

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imal Pathak is a working class, small-town family man, living in Gujarat with his Muslim wife, his nine-year-old daughter and an aged mother.

Bimal, played by Chirag Sinh Solanki, is often taunted by his mother for marrying Safina. The mother-in-law and daughter-inlaw relationship is also strained.

In the middle of this tussle lies their daughter Runa (Margi) who prays for her family to be together and live in harmony.

The play is written by celebrated screenplay writer Abhijat Joshi of 3 Idiots, PK and Munnabhai fame. The play not only focuses on the communal issues that have divided the nation for a long time but also portrays the struggles of the innocent victims of riots and violence.

Marmbhed revolves around the story of a small secular family who fight every day against the

conservative norms laid by the society and are survivors of violence and hatred fanned by politicians and men in power. The family is a depiction of millions of such families who survived the riots and have been living through the nightmare every day.

As the story unfolds, there are senseless killings happening in the city over a long-standing dispute of a wall, which is believed to be sacred to both, Muslims and Hindus. Altaf, played by Sailesh Prajapati, is at large after he knocks down the wall to finish the feud once and for all.

Altaf, a soldier with a spine-chilling history, realises how people were being brainwashed in the name of religion and takes a stern step to stop the strife.

He escapes and finds refuge in his friend Safina’s house while the police hunts for him in every street and colony of the city.

Bimal’s neighbour’s kid Sonu (Rohan Jote) is one of the strongest characters of the play.

He is loved for his friendliness and naive nature.

He has heard rumours about Altaf from the people in the locality and the street corner pan-wala.

Stories float around the Photo credit: Snehal Chauhan, The Moment Photography NZ area that Altaf is a godman with a long beard, long clothes and is ferocious in his looks. Sonu brings back stories to the house and like many believes that Altaf is actually a bad man instilling fear in the minds of people.

The play recounts the nightmares of the 1969 riots in Gujarat that killed hundreds and ruined thousands of families.

Altaf, who was nine then, witnessed his father being torched alive and many killed on the basis of their religion.

Due to the constant tiff between Bimal and Safina, the little girl innocently asks her Altaf uncle, “My doll’s house has four walls.

Can you knock them down too so that my parents stop fighting and start loving each other more?”

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by Lajja Prajapati is a God-fearing lady and towards the climax mends her relationship with Safina resolving their 11-yearold misunderstanding. The play concludes with Altaf storming out of the house to surrender to the police but gets murdered by fanatics. The family reunites, accepting each other as they are and living happily ever after in harmony and secularism.

Marmbhed is directed by thespian Sailesh Prajapati and the play successfully evokes a cluster of emotions all at the same time.

The strong storyline, brilliant acting, and hard hitting dialogues together with some great comic timing takes the audience on a journey where one questions one’s values and beliefs and how secular one is.

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Get ready to ‘feel lucky’ Swati Sharma

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ith its fourth production, Feeling Lucky, Dreamz Productions is all set to tickle your funny bone. The trailer of the comedy-thriller was launched on July 20 in Auckland at a

wouldn’t have been possible without their efforts and dedication. The trailer looks promising, and the event was well received by those present. The audience praised the work of the cast and crew and the efforts of the production house to promote local talent. Marketing head Kal Kular says, “The

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curtain-raiser event. With this film, the New Zealand-based production house is trying their luck on the comedy genre. Feeling Lucky features fresh and local talent and has been shot in Fiji. It is a story of four friends who visit the country to take a break from their regular life. What happens next will be worth watching.

The team behind the film includes writer and producer Dr Rachel Singh, director Devesh Singh, executive producer Rishi Deepak and marketing head Kal Kular, who have been working tirelessly to make their projects, one after another, successful.

While speaking at the event, Dr Singh gave the credit of success of their previous three films to the entire cast and crew and said it

actors are our own local talent as this is what I believe [that] we should be giving the kids in New Zealand an opportunity to act in feature films without having to go abroad and Dreamz Productions [is] doing exactly that.”

Feeling Lucky will be screened globally including at local and international film festivals. On August 11, the Festival of Globes in San Francisco will hold the screening of both Feeling Lucky and Twisted Families, their previous production.

The premier will be held at Sky City, Auckland on October 30.

The previous projects of Dreamz Productions include Urban Turban, Ek Ka Do Aur Dhokha Ek and Twisted Families.

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Police recruitment seminar in Christchurch a huge success Gaurav Sharma

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he recruitment seminar organised by the Canterbury Police on July 16 was a first of its kind. The response from both Kiwis and migrants was also a first of its kind. Inspector Hirone Waretini, the brain behind the recruitment drive, was overwhelmed by the response.

The police estimated that almost 400 people attended the seminar with a second session being mandated. The police had planned only one session initially.

Currently, 11.2% of police officers in Canterbury district identify with ethnicity that isn’t European.

This is made up of 7.6% Maori, 1.8% Pacific, 1.2% Asian, and 0.6% recorded as others. That’s why the police force is seeking to recruit a broad base of young New Zealanders, mainly women, Maori, Pacific Islanders, Indian, African, and Asian ethnicities.

This is to ensure that the force remains responsive to the needs of all communities who have

The sessions held by the police were jam-packed

made New Zealand their new home. During the seminar, Glen Robertson from Canterbury police shared with potential recruits the training procedure and the physical competencies needed for the job. Meanwhile, Hirone also noted, “There are [more than] 30 possible career paths in New Zealand police from e-crime to youth aid, financial crime and the dive squad—we have something for whatever you’re into.”

The Inspector, recognising that money is also a motivator for young people, added, “You will be paid while you complete training at Royal NZ Police College. After graduating, you

will earn a salary [of more than] $52,000 per annum. This is way more than what junior teachers or junior lawyers earn.” Lee Brothers, who declined to give their first names but shared that they have been in Christchurch for the last 10 years, attended the first session and seemed excited by the opportunity. However, the brothers were a bit concerned about the work–life balance of people who are a part of the force.

To this, Hirone explained, “I have been in the force for more than 20 years now and can safely say that balancing recreation, family life and work is achievable while being in the police.

Christchurch City Council’s Multicultural Strategy consultation ends on July 31 Gaurav Sharma

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Multicultural Working Party was established in mid-2015, which has come up with a public consultation paper. After inputs from the public and other stakeholders, the Christchurch City Council will adopt and implement a final strategy in September. Submissions opened on June 15, and will close at 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 31. This is needed because today’s Christchurch is home to about 370,000 people from various backgrounds and ethnicities. According to the 2013 Census, 19% of Canterbury’s population was born outside New Zealand and that 21% spoke a language in addition to English.

“This consultation document invites your comments on the draft Multicultural Strategy. From the Council’s view, a multicultural strategy must challenge the council to work in a way that honours the founding document of our nation, the Te Tiriti o Waitangi, while also supporting and welcoming newcomers. The strategy must also challenge the Council to collaborate and strengthen relationships further between

residents, service providers, organisations and government agencies for the benefit of our multicultural community, and address identified community needs,” noted Councillor Jimmy Chen, who also headed the City Council’s Multicultural Working Party.

While the document is up for public consultation now, the draft Multicultural Strategy proposes three outcomes: Whanaungatanga—sense of belonging People feel they belong in Christchurch, regardless of their ethnicity, culture and English language skills Tūrangawaewae—a place for all to stand All people feel respected, safe and able to express their own cultural identity and linguistic and religious traditions Whai wahitanga— participation Everybody is able to access Council information and services and participate in decisionmaking regardless of their ethnicity, culture and English language skills That’s why the draft Multicultural Strategy

proposes the following vision for Christchurch, “Ōtautahi Christchurch: An inclusive multicultural and multilingual city that honours Te Tiriti o Waitangi and values our diversity—a city where all people have a sense of belonging”.

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he consultation document—while noting that diversity has immense economic, trade, social and investment benefits for Christchurch—also acknowledged the following challenges some migrants experience reducing the benefits of diversity: • social isolation and tension from “living in two worlds’” • racism and discrimination • loss of mana and traditional roles • negative and stereotyped representation in the media • difficulty accessing services and information and difficulty participating in community decisionmaking

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Inspector Hirone Waretini, in-charge of Canterbury Police Maori, Pacific and Ethnic Services Group (MPES), and his team motivating the attendees to join the police

The organisation provides flexible employment opportunities

and more time off than most other careers.

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ore than 150 adults and children from the Christchurch Bhutanese community recently came together to celebrate their community and World Smokefree Day. The event was organised jointly by Christchurch Resettlement Services (CRS) and the Bhutanese Society of Christchurch, New Zealand. It was held on the grounds of Burnside Primary School.

The event saw a table tennis tournament, a number of other sports, and crazy bikes for

Bhutanese fun family day in Christchurch

participants to ride on. There was a bouncy castle for the little ones as well.

The highlight of the day was the woman’s musical chairs competition. Throughout the morning, Nepali-speaking bilingual workers from CRS asked people a short quiz about tobacco to raise awareness about the Smokefree Aotearoa NZ 2025 goal.

This goal, set by the New Zealand government, aims to reduce smoking levels in the country to below five per cent of the population (currently around 17%) by 2025.

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Connecting with the positivity of life

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appy Days workshop is a part of a comprehensive approach to reducing elderly abuse and creating awareness among the senior citizens of their rights to work and live respectfully.

On July 16, a workshop was conducted by Roopa Suchdev QSM and Jeet Suchdev QSM JP at War Memorial, Auckland.

It focussed on personal networking of the elderly people by recognising and responding to the mistreatment of older people in whatever settings it occurs so that, each individual can achieve an optimal quality of life in keeping with his or her cultural values, and tradition.

The main objective was, however, achieved through connecting the people to the happy times spent with family.

It was intended to give abuse and neglect of older adults a global relevance that will sustain and move prevention efforts forward throughout the whole year and years to come.

Tool-kit was used as a method of sustainable thought process with a subtle note on the awareness process to align with the main

Participants at the Happy Days workshop

objective of the workshop. The tool-kit mainly consisted of various images, portraying an array of family activities defining happiness, and togetherness, and the needs of the elderly citizens throughout the world.

Each tailored imagery of happy family and elderly abuse awareness campaigning’s created brain stimulation and cognitive creative activities amongst the participants.

Creativity brainstorming brought out a riot of ideas and exchanges; delivered through fun and highly interactive session.

It progressed through a series of deceptively simple but increasingly challenging brain

A common agreement was reached that life may be a struggle at old age but living with happiness and finding a solution is more important.

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storming exercising. The chief guest at the event was Mandeep Kaur, Ethnic Communities Relation Officer Waitemata District, Henderson, and the guest of honour was Jessica Phuang QSM, Asian Liaison Officer, Auckland City District.

With a total of 200 elderly citizens, the brain stimulating workshop was decidedly enjoyable for every participant.

The creativity of diverse minds gave out a series of useful information that can be used for future work associated with providing a safe and happy world for the senior citizens.

High level of participation, enthusiasm and leadership

were displayed with a powerful message that we are united in our fight to live with dignity.

Reoccurring thought line flowed with the common desire to be together with their family and the significance on the relativity of sufferings at old age.

A common agreement was reached that life may be a struggle at old age but living with happiness and finding a solution is more important, putting their faith in the government system and promising to stand by each other.

A sweeter tone indeed was the ending with promises to be a more active and aware older citizen of this country.

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Housing map a hit as crisis spreads across NZ

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ore than 55,000 New Zealanders have used Labour’s

interactive housing map in its first week to see how the housing crisis is affecting their local community, Labour Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford says.

“Our innovative map shows the housing crisis is a nationwide problem; a fact supported by the daily stories of rocketing house prices, out of control rents, and homelessness from across the country.

“It allows people to enter their address and see information down

to suburb level on house prices, homeownership, rents, and more.

“Interest in the map has been strongest in Auckland but is also particularly high in Hamilton, Tauranga, and Northland as well as Wellington and Christchurch, reflecting the spread of the housing crisis. The alarm bells on

Forests and coast of Kahurangi protected

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major new addition to the Kahurangi National Park in Nelson was announced on July 22 by Conservation Minister Maggie Barry. Five parcels of high-value land totalling more than 890 hectares have been formally gazetted as part of the National Park.

“Kahurangi is one of New Zealand’s special places—a wild and rugged land of mountains and forests, pristine lakes and spectacular coastline,” Ms Barry says.

“With this addition, the park now covers 453,791 hectares— our unique natural heritage protected in perpetuity for future generations to enjoy.”

The new national park land includes an area in the Cobb Valley and land west of Mt Burnett.

“The 49 hectares of Cobb Valley land is particularly significant as it contains several rocky magnesite outcrops, which are a hotspot for native plants—nine of which are found nowhere else on Earth.”

Three blocks of land on the park’s western boundary have been purchased by Crown through its Nature Heritage Fund over the past 10 years specifically to connect more of the park with the sea. One of these blocks, a 204-hectare forest area by the Westhaven Inlet-Te Tai Tapu Marine Reserve, was generously sold to the Crown in 2005 by its owner Murray Gavin. “The coastal forest at Westhaven has

the housing crisis are reaching a crescendo, and Kiwis are clearly worried.

Meanwhile National continues to act like a possum in the headlights, unable to come up with any practical and longterm solutions. Only Labour has a comprehensive plan to restore the Kiwi dream of owning your own

home and make sure everyone has a decent place to live.

“We’ll build 100,000 affordable homes for families to buy, free up land, ban foreign speculators, build thousands of state houses, and require every rental to be warm, dry, and healthy”, says Phil Twyford.

Pilot to support patients with diabetes and mental illness

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ealth Minister Jonathan Coleman welcomes two new innovative pilot programmes that aim to help patients with both diabetes and mental health issues.

and Northland DHBs will take different approaches targeted to their local communities, both initiatives will be primary-care based. The pilots will get underway shortly and will run for a year. They aim to increase

Above: Magnesite outcrop in the Cobb Valley Inset: Powelliphanta gilliesi kahurangica giant snail

magnificent mature northern rata and rimu trees which are hundreds of years old,” Ms Barry says.

“Mr Gavin originally bought the land in order to protect it from clearance in 1987—he is a leader in local conservation groups and adding this land to the park is a fitting recognition of his work.”

The 330-hectare block between Big River and Kahurangi Point is home to one of the last remaining great spotted Kiwi populations in the top of the South Island and also a species of giant land snail, Powelliphanta gilliesi kahurangica, unique to the area.

A 68-hectare block on the south side of Kahurangi Point contains a dune ecosystem with more pīngao, an important native dune-binding plant, than in the whole of the rest

of Nelson put together. The fifth block, 246 hectares west of Mt Burnett, contains a diverse forest ecosystem filled with rare plants originally purchased by the then Forest Heritage Fund in 1993.

“I am sure the new additions to the Park enhance its status as one of our most important natural areas. I’d like to acknowledge the important part local MP Dr Nick Smith has played in advocating for the extension of the National Park over many years.”

The Nature Heritage Fund is a government fund that enables land with high-value ecosystems to be acquired for protection. Since 1990 the Nature Heritage Fund has been used by the Crown to protect more than 340,000 hectares of indigenous ecosystems through purchase and covenanting.

Two pilot programmes aimed to help patients with diabetes and mental illness

“The Diabetes Plan aims to prevent people developing type 2 diabetes and improve the quality of life and health services for those living with diabetes,” says Dr Coleman. “Health professionals often see patients with poorly controlled diabetes who also suffer from mental health issues. These patients are at risk of developing further diabetes-related complications, adding more pressure on their mental health.

“Two new pilot programmes in Tairawhiti and Northland will take a holistic approach and focus on treating the patient’s mental health issues in conjunction with their diabetes. While Tairawhiti

access to mental health services, provide additional support for those with diabetes, as well as improve workforce development to upskill health professionals.”

The Ministry of Health has appointed an evaluator to assess the programmes and the results will be shared with other DHBs to assist them in imporving their services and the long-term outcomes for people with diabetes.

The pilots will be linked to other initiatives under the Diabetes Plan. These include revised self-management advice for people with diabetes and long term conditions, updated pre-diabetes advice, and the updated Virtual Diabetes Register.

Award winner. “They have already demonstrated high academic achievement, leadership, and close links with their communities, and this scholarship provides them the opportunity to make a real difference for kids in the classroom.”

The Kupe Scholarships fund course fees and study allowances, and offer mentoring

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ducation Minister Hekia Parata, on Monday, July 25, congratulated 30

highly-accomplished Māori and Pasifika student teachers who have been awarded Kupe Scholarships.

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become inspiring teachers and role models in early childhood, primary and secondary education.

“I’m delighted by the outstanding calibre of scholars that the Kupe Scholarship continues to encourage into a teaching career,” says Ms Parata.

“The scholars that we’re celebrating today come from across the country and include

a science graduate of Longwood University in Virginia, a former Māori All Black and a Pacific Music

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Each recipient also receives taonga keepsakes in the form of a stylised paddle ‘hoe’ or waka/vaka/va’a as a permanent recognition of their achievements.

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Get on board with the Love Bus for Auckland’s local elections

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t’s a Kombi van, but not like you’ve ever seen before, and it’s coming to a local community near you.

The classic Kiwi camper has had a spectacular makeover, and it head out on the road from Saturday, July 23, to support awareness and engage Aucklanders on how, when and why to vote in Auckland’s upcoming local elections from September 16 to October 8.

The van, affectionately known as the ‘Love Bus’, is part of Auckland Council’s new ‘Show your love for Auckland’ voter campaign, which will run in the build-up and during elections.

“The Kombi van is a classic symbol of adventure, discovery and fun, and embodies the new campaign, which is intended to get people thinking about and voting in the elections,” says Auckland Council’s Elections Planning Manager Glyn Walters.

“Voting is an important part of belonging to this city. It is one of the ways people can be involved in decisions that make and shape Auckland as a great place to live.

“We want to ensure eligible voters and future voters wherever they have easy access to the information they need to participate.” The van is wrapped in

illustrated images that Aucklanders will recognise as unique to our region— city scenes, our natural heritage, our many cultures

Recycling roll-out picks up pace

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n July, more than 210,000 households in north and west Auckland moved to the same recycling service as other parts of the region.

“This is the largest bin roll-out in New Zealand and on the whole residents have effortlessly transitioned to the new service,” says Waste Planning Manager Parul Sood.

“It can take up to three cycles before people get used to a change like this. Areas having some trouble with the new system are visited by our Waste Wise advisors to provide additional support.”

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and our amazing recreation spots. Eye-catching love hearts feature the word ‘Vote’, reminding people that voting is an important part of loving where we live.

“Aucklanders can keep an eye out over coming months for sightings of the van in their communities, or even get in touch to arrange for it to visit you at your local events and sports grounds.”

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“We’ve had a few teething issues, with some properties—particularly those that are new and were rated as vacant land—not receiving their new wheelie bins. This is less than four per cent of the entire roll-out but we appreciate this is inconvenient for the residents affected.”

If you haven’t received your new recycling bin and you’ve already got in touch then Auckland Council is processing your request. If you haven’t notified, drop them an e-mail at recycle@aucklandcouncil.govt. nz or call 09 301 0101.

The largest bin roll-out saw more than 210,000 households move to the same recycling service

Text reminders a success A text message trial set up for the roll-out has proved a hit. More than 44,000 people signed up for a reminder of their new recycling day. If you live in the roll-out area just text your address to 3169 to receive a reminder.

No plastic bags in your recycling The new recycling bin is larger and allows for co-mingling. Paper and cardboard can now both go in the recycling bin and Tetra Pak® can also now be recycled.

Please remember not to put plastic bags in your recycling.

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Growing New Zealand’s place in the world

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John Key Prime Minister

ast week I returned from a successful trip to Europe and Indonesia where I had a series of meetings with world leaders.

With Parliament in the midst of a four-week recess, I took the opportunity to make the trip to further strengthen our relationships with key European countries, and it proved timely in light of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.

One of the main purposes of the trip was to meet with the leaders of Italy and France and to attend the Bastille Day commemorations, which this year coincided with the 100-year anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.

Italy and France are important trading partners to New Zealand and are some of the world’s largest economies. We had good discussions around further trade and economic opportunities, including a possible free trade deal with the European Union, which could deliver significant benefits to our country.

New Zealand had been invited to take part in the Bastille Day commemorations in France

this year to acknowledge the significant contribution we made during World War One. More than 80 New Zealand Defence Force personnel marched in the parade.

Around 15,000 New Zealand troops were involved in the Battle of Somme, and more than 2,000 were killed. It was an honour to be able to join the Defence Force personnel to pay our respects to the soldiers who fought and died in France and to reflect on the sacrifice they made.

Along with the rest of New Zealand, I was shocked at the horrific attack that took place at Bastille Day celebrations in Nice later that night and I

offered my condolences to the people of France. On my return from Europe, I made a quick two-day visit to Indonesia aimed at boosting New Zealand’s economic and political links.

While in Indonesia, I met with President Joko Widodo in Jakarta and witnessed the signings of six deals worth more than NZ$60 million to New Zealand’s economy.

This signals the increasing importance of business between our two countries, with twoway trade currently sitting at $1.6 billion a year, and we see huge potential to build that relationship further. I landed back in New Zealand in time to

Loopy rules on their way out Dr Parmjeet Parmar

National List MP

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magine being an owner of a bus depot with no walls who is forced to install four exit signs, just in case people can’t find their way out if there is a fire.

Or having to spend $30,000 to put in a driveway and move a water-tank from the back to the front of a house because if the

house caught fire, the fire chief would not drive his truck past the house to the tank in case it caught fire too.

Those are just two examples of some of the loopy rules that could go after the National Government’s response to the Rules Reduction Taskforce’s “Loopy Rules” report.

The taskforce, set up in 2014 to hear which property related rules and regulations stop people from getting on with the job, submitted a report that identified 75 opportunities to improve the

way rules and regulations are developed and implemented at a local level.

Now the government has begun work to address the 72 recommendations it accepted.

One of the most common gripes the taskforce heard was poor customer service, especially when seeking building and resource consents, and generally dealing with property related matters.

We believe unnecessary barriers to consenting should be removed and processes streamlined, so we are exploring a

risk-based consenting approach.

Meanwhile, councils are getting more guidance about the use of discretion when assessing what work does not need a building consent and we are encouraging the use of staged consents so structural work can get underway before non-structural work is approved.

Many of the changes identified by the Taskforce require culture change at a local level and we will work with councils to address this. It’s vital we continue to make progress in this space to

Quality education for our children Kanwaljit Bakshi National List MP

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igh-quality education is vitally important.

It provides the opportunity for any child from any background to get ahead and make the most of their life.

National is focusing on improving performance across the whole schooling system to ensure every child has the opportunity to succeed.

A good education is an essential requirement for a skilled, creative, and productive workforce, which is a key to growing a stronger economy.

We want all our kids to leave school with the skills they need to reach their potential. That means lifting up those being left behind, and encouraging those who are doing well to do even better.

To achieve this we have set goals for ourselves. We want to ensure that 98% of our new entrants in school attend early childhood education. For our school going children, we want to ensure that 85% of 18-yearolds achieve NCEA Level 2 or an equivalent qualification by 2017.

This National government has raised its targets because we have surpassed our previous targets.

Nationally, 96.6% of new school entrants have previously participated in ECE.

We have doubled ECE spending since 2008.

We have also led in providing transparent information to schools and parents. National introduced National Standards to identify children falling behind, and help parents and schools focus on what they need to do to help.

We put National Standards data, Education Review Office reports, schools’ annual reports, and ECE & NCEA data online so parents have access to as much

education info as possible. Final results for 2014 show 81.2% of 18-year-olds achieved NCEA Level 2. This increase since 2008 means more than 7,000 more young people succeeds than seven years ago. Since 2008 NCEA L2 achievement rates for Māori and Pasifika 18-year-olds have each risen by around 50%.

We introduced the N4L managed the network to support digital learning. More than 2,400 schools are connected. This means fast, reliable internet with

meet with US Vice-President Joe Biden in Auckland on Thursday.

Our relationship with the United States continues to go from strength to strength and it was great that Vice-President Biden found some time to come and visit New Zealand.

During this visit, he confirmed the United States has accepted an invitation to send a ship to attend the Royal New Zealand Navy’s 75th anniversary later this year, which we’ve welcomed.

Overall, the trip and visit by Vice-President Biden helped to further strengthen and grow our global relationships and to promote New Zealand to the world.

encourage and support local and central government to reduce the costs that regulations impose on people and businesses carrying out their affairs whilst providing safe and skilled workplaces for New Zealanders.

Getting rid of loopy rules and making it easier to live and do business in our communities is a big lesson taken from the Taskforce process. Ultimately, doing so helps the government’s programme to grow our economy, and provide better public services for New Zealanders.

uncapped data, web filtering, and network security services. We have invested more than $4b in school property maintenance, growth, and modernisation over the past seven years—more than a 30% increase in the previous seven years. This government has built 30 new schools.

We want career paths for teachers within the classroom, and we want them sharing best practice across schools and providing expert skills to help raise student achievement. One thousand schools are working together with more than 320,000 kids in Communities of Schools.

Digital technology will be fully integrated into the New Zealand Curriculum and TeMarautanga o Aotearoa by 2018 to ensure young New Zealanders are digitally fluent and able to work and succeed in a digital world.

There is always more to do for New Zealand and New Zealanders. We will continue to seek avenues that allow us to provide better public services.

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Turkey declares a state of emergency David Shearer Labour MP

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he recent coup attempt in Turkey has added a new level of complexity to the Middle East.

Turkey has long been seen as a model of stability in the region: an Islamic society that has simultaneously been democratic, moderate, and liberal.

Turkey and New Zealand share intimate historic links dating back to World War One, so we take a particular interest in what happens there. During the recent coup attempt in Turkey, it was

inspiring to see the numbers of people who went out in the streets to stop the coup in its tracks.

The question now is how the government responds to those who took part in the coup.

New Zealanders will be watching, concerned to see that the efforts of the people who bravely stood up for freedom and democracy in Turkey, and sacrificed their lives to ensure

a coup wasn’t successful, aren’t eroded by clampdowns that could undermine Turkey’s modern political system.

Democracy isn’t just about elections; it’s about people being able to express themselves, about a free press, about the robust opposition, and genuine freedom of expression. Turkey has declared a three-month state of emergency following the attempted coup.

This will enable President Erdogan and his cabinet to pass laws without going through parliament. There have been talks about voting back a reinstatement of the death penalty. There is a growing risk that Turkey’s clampdown will undermine the very democracy that the people were able to protect when they took to the streets on the day of the coup.

New Zealanders will wish them every success in the future. Turkey has a special place in our hearts.

Atatürk was the founding father of Turkey’s modern democracy, the same democracy that now faces a real challenge as the state of emergency is imposed. My hope is that his vision for Turkey

continues. He is famous in New Zealand for those immortal words, referring to the 3,000 young Kiwi men who lost their lives on Gallipoli’s beaches: “Those heroes who shed their blood and lost their lives! You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours.

“You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries, wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.”

Mr Key’s ‘memory fades’ getting worse

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ast week, Prime Minister John Key was quick to deny that China had warned our exporters of retaliatory action if this country decided to investigate steel dumping.

According to Mr Key, China had not raised any issues and there was no indication China had made any threats.

But two days later as rumours and leaks got to the nub of the matter and confirmed New Zealand exporters to China had been told a thing or two, the government, had a memory recall as they tripped around Indonesia.

It was inconceivable that industry groups and trade officials knew of warnings from

China but the government did not. Denials and forgetfulness are a trademark of Mr Key and his government.

A few to recall: Key could not recall urging childhood friend Ian Fletcher to apply for the chief GCSB job, he couldn’t remember his position on the Springbok tour or a briefing on the Dotcom mansion raid, or how he voted on the drinking age.

What is clear is that Mr Key’s reliance on the lack of recall

or what are politely described as “memory fades”, are too frequent and too readily rolled out to an inquiring media to be a natural affliction.

When the heat goes on he alternates memory fade with complete denial.

The PM relies on the two options when it is only the truth that matters.

Both are a sad reflection on a PM because they are manufactured for the occasion to cover up the

truth. US President Richard Nixon earned the moniker “tricky Dick” for doing just that.

It’s a sign of weakness or deviousness to avoid serious decision making but making a stand on behalf of your electors is the job of a PM, and to do otherwise is to reveal a serious flaw in your leadership.

It’s about truth and integrity in our leadership.

You be the judge.

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Rheumatic disease system launched

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heumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is a common yet preventable heart condition in Fiji, says Minister for Health and Medical Services.

“Recent research has shown that RHD affects as many as one in 20 children aged 5–15 in

Fiji,” he said. He said this during the launch of the RHD fever information system at Novotel Suva Lami Bay Hotel convention centre. Rheumatic fever is a disease that begins with an infection in the throat.

“Young people with a history of rheumatic fever or existing RHD

are at a high risk of recurrent bouts of rheumatic fever, which can further damage the heart,” he said.

Mr Usamate said there were many barriers to patients receiving their monthly injections, and the Rheumatic Fever Information System (RFIS)

Ford Motors awards $42K to C3 Fiji

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while helping to educate local communities on the fragility of their precious ecosystem,” said David Westerman, managing director, Asia Pacific emerging markets, Ford Motor Company.

The funds will allow C3 to reach out to community leaders to understand why it is necessary to protect the sea

turtles. The organisation will create an education programme to convince locals to stop hunting the sea turtles and their eggs.

They will also establish a community monitoring programme to identify sea turtles feeding and breeding grounds that will be included in the marine protected areas.

PM Bainimarama fixes farmers’ problems

Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama

wash clothes and fetch water from a river • Issuing of a water tank to a small settlement in Ellington after their water pipes from a source had run dry • Issuing of water pumps to some farmers to help them draw water from nearby creeks and streams to irrigate their farms Resolving legal issues over land disputes and leases, which were being handled by the Attorney-

t is only when we work together that we can witness innovative collaborations, said the Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Rosy Akbar.

“These further encourage our children to develop their skills, knowledge and confidence as aspiring leaders of tomorrow,” she said. She highlighted this when she opened the School’s Chef Challenge 2016 at the Outrigger Fiji Beach Resort in Korolevu.

“Through your hard work and the support of the teachers, your parents and guardians, you have made it through to this final stage of competition,” she said.

“If you want to become a chef, a lawyer, a teacher or politician, you must work hard you have

General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum • The authorisation to the Commissioner’s Office for the immediate works to rebuild some Irish Crossings, which were hampering the transportation of sugarcane The Prime Minister’s Office Permanent Secretary Yogesh Karan, who is also part of the entourage, has been inundated with administration issues with FSC and the task has been left with him to sort these issues out with the corporation.

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Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Rosy Akbar

to be committed, you have to be dedicated.

“I encourage you to have the right focus, environment and the will to make a difference. Each of you is geared for greater things.”

The event brought together about 140 students, which include 15 schools from the NadrogaNavosa province, Lautoka and from Nadi.

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rime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama surprised cane farmers during his consultation visit to the Western Division by resolving some of their problems on the spot. Issues such as water shortage because of the ongoing drought, leases, operational issues faced with the Fiji Sugar Corporation and i-Taukei Land Trust Board, and other problems faced by the farmers were brought before Mr Bainimarama.The PM’s entourage included senior officials of the Water Authority of Fiji, i-Taukei Land Trust Board, Fiji Electricity Authority, Lands Department, Fiji Sugar Corporation, Sugar Cane Growers Council, Sugar Industry Tribunal and the Ministry of Sugar. Issues relating to these organisations were immediately sorted out with these officials. Some of the issues resolved were: • Issuing of two water tanks to women of Balata in Tavua after they had informed Mr Bainimarama that they had to walk about a kilometre to

record the injections patients’ receive, identifying patients who have missed injections or not received them in a timely manner.”

“It will also provide important information to allow atrisk patients to be followed up,” he said.

Working together creates innovation

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ord Motor Company, together with its local partner Shreedhar Motors, awarded a $41,740 grant to the Community Centred Conservation (C3) Fiji last week.

Community Centred Conservation (C3) Fiji was officially registered as a nongovernmental organisation in 2014. It operates out of Kia Island in the province of Macuata since 2011 protecting an endangered population of sea turtles.

“On behalf of the management and staff of the Community Centred Conservation Fiji (C3) I would like to thank Ford and also the Managers of Shreedhar Motors for giving us the opportunity to continue with our mission,” said C3 representative Waisea Vosa. “The C3 proposal was unique and demonstrates a genuine commitment to environmental conservation

was one of a number of activities aimed at improving management and support to patients.

“The RFIS will assist with monitoring and management of ARF & RHD patients by providing accurate patient data to report on numbers and disease severity, allowing doctors and nurses to

he Usaia Koroilagilagi coached-Jack’s Nadi side ran away with a 27–24 win over neighbours Lautoka at Nadovu ground, Lautoka on July 24.

Lautoka drew first blood through a try to Peni Lasaqa and converted by Opeti Ratucati, 7–0.

Nadi fought hard and scored through Ron Katonivere as they trail 7–5. The Maroons kept the momentum on as they raced to a 17–5 lead at the breather.

They went further ahead after the interval from a try scored by Aseri Tuivuga and converted by Lasaqa. This woke Nadi up as they ran in tries to Lote Nasiga, Joeli Lesavua, Esava Molilevu and Jonetani Mateiwai. Winger Robert Delai was the toast of the Nadi team as he played a grand game. Sisa Saukawa toiled hard for Lautoka and was always in the thick of things.

Nadi manager Jeff Tamata said, “Happy with the bonus point win but we still need to improve. I was a bit disappointed with our

performance as I know the calibre of the players. Now our focus is to see whether we make it to the semi-finals.”

Lautoka acting coach Peniona Ranitu said, “Very disappointed with some of the referees’ decision but good performance from the boys.”

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You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.

—Mae West

Editorial

From the desk of the Managing Editor

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Sometimes we are stressed and want distraction. When thoughts about an impending divorce, an operation, or a move to a new city prove anxiety provoking, we often seek relief by trying to occupy our minds with other things. We may find temporary relief, but if the issue in question is important to us our minds find a way back. Rather than trying to think about something else, a more effective strategy may be to think about the problem differently.

In research Irving Janis, John Wolfer, and I conducted we taught people about to undergo major surgery to reframe the hospital experience. We asked the group to view the experience from a more adaptive perspective, to attempt to notice the advantages of being in the hospital. Having time to take stock of goals or to get in touch with family and friends who had been taken for granted or even a forced weight loss can be seen as an advantage. The potential advantages varied from person to person. Patients in this group felt less stress, took fewer pain relievers and sedatives, and left the hospital sooner than did patients who were not given this preparation.

The desire to be distracted was the desire to be otherwise attracted.” ~Ellen Langer from The Power of Mindful Learning

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cannot agree more with Ellen in the passage above. If I look back, most of my reading or watching films and documentaries of interest have happened in my most trying times. It is like when I am able to distract myself from all the noise going on, I am able to deal with the issues at hand effectively. For years, I thought I was weird in a sense so I was really happy to learn that there is in fact research to state that this technique actually works. So there you are, if there is a nagging issue, distract yourself enough to be able to spring back and handle it with a fresh new view.

In our current issue, we celebrate Ranjna Patel in being the first Kiwi-Indian to be named as one of the finalists in the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2016. I would like to congratulate her on behalf of the Indian Weekender team.

On July 27, 2015, while delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management in Shillong, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam collapsed and passed away from a cardiac arrest. He was fondly known as the “missile man” for his efforts with India’s missile programme.

Kalam was India’s 11th President and the recipient of various prestigious awards including the Bharat Ratna. He was known as the “People’s President” and was loved and admired by all. Indian Weekender salutes this hero, remembering him on his first death anniversary.

In my parting remarks, I would like to urge all our readers to spare a moment and send out prayers for the missing Indian Air Force plane AN-32 with 29 persons on board. Extensive search and rescue efforts are on in the search for the missing flight.

A similar mysterious disappearance 48 years ago had perplexed the nation. Let us pray for the safety of this plane and its passengers.

Until next time

Giri Gupta

Pick of the week

Weather the storm

Waiting for a storm to pass in Utah’s Zion National Park paid off for photographer RJ Hooper, who took this image of a rainbow stretched across a golden, post-tempest sky.

(Photo: National Geographic Your Shot)

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Māori Phrase: Koia kei a!

English translation: really nailed it!

Tip from the trenches

Catch ’em all

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Searching for Pikachu? When you start the game, don’t catch the first three Pokémon.

Wait and keep walking and Pikachu will appear in some time.

2. Level up quickly by catching relatively common Pokémon such as Pidgey and Weedle. They are also easy to evolve.

3. Go to places with multiple PokéStops.

Chances are someone has already put a lure on one of them.

4. When catching a Pokémon, switch off AR to make it easier

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Are we conditioned to imagine ‘him’ over ‘her’?

Kudrat Dev

(d) Community instead of Fraternity (e) Server instead of Waiter/ Waitress (f) Common person instead of Common man (g) Security Attendant instead of Watchman (h) Worker instead of Workman

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t was just any other day at the office and as usual, before leaving, I bid my colleagues goodbye with the words: “Bye, girls!” as all of them are females. However, soon a male colleague joined our office, and I took the effort to address him by his name when leaving from work. I asked him if he would be fine if I said bye to my female colleagues and him collectively with the words: “Bye, girls!” He laughed and said it would make him uncomfortable.

I responded asking him if a group of males and females were addressed as just “guys” and no one had a problem with that, then why not the other way around? The conversation ended in light laughter and no answer to the question.

We all know it and yet live it in our routine lives as we have been deeply conditioned to use the English language in a genderbias way from our young school days or even before. Gender-bias being referred to here is in two forms: the plain English language and the way we are taught to use the English language. Thus, this led to conducting of a sample pilot empirical research on how one visualises and formulates thoughts and in which gender.

THE RIDDLE SURVEY

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he empirical sample research revolves around a riddle that was asked to males and females in the law profession in the city of New Delhi, India.1 The participants of the sample research were selected based on (a) sex, to meet the requirement of 50% ratio of male and female participants, and (b) medium of communication/instruction in school—English as the first language in school and the medium of instruction. Ten participants who consented to become a part of the survey were asked the following riddle: Mr X and his son were going to the market to buy groceries and suddenly they met with a road accident.

Mr X dies and his son is heavily injured. The locals rush his son to the hospital and without filling paper formalities, the son is taken straight to the operation theatre.

The surgeon enters the operation theatre all ready to operate.

However, on seeing the injured boy, the surgeon says: “Oh my God! He is my son! I cannot operate on him.”2 1. Who is the father of the injured boy?

2. Who is the surgeon in relation to the injured boy?

Nine out of the 10 participants’ answer to ‘Who is the father of the injured boy?’ was the surgeon, implying that the surgeon was a male.

One female participant out

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STEP 3: TEMPORARILY ADOPT THE OPPOSITE TO TRIGGER SOCIETAL REALISATION (a) One may make or break her destiny. (b) The common woman has the power to vote in her hands.

of the 10 participants’ answer was Mr X. Six participants (three male and three female) answered ‘Who is the Surgeon in relation to the injured boy?’ as step-father, two participants (one male and one female) answered as gay-partner father, one male participant answered as biological father and one female participant answered as mother.

The correct answers are Mr X and mother, respectively.

Thus, the big concern is do we imagine/formulate/visualise in the masculine gender? Our thoughts translate into words and the language we speak.

Hence, it may be the case that the sample to whom the riddle was asked has been socially conditioned to identify the gender-neutral word ‘surgeon’ with males. This may be due to innumerable reasons including schooling, the patriarchal system, the way we have been taught to identify gender roles, and use the English language.

Time to change the way you speak English? Four-step drill he manner in which we use our language is not only reflective of our culture and our socio-economic reality but can also be an effective tool instrumental in changing our culture and creating the socio-economic reality we envision today.

The use of English language today is reflective of conservative social values such as derivation of a woman’s purpose from a man, subordination of women, gender-stereotyping, patriarchal society dictated roles, sexism and discrimination.

However, the ones who envision a society free from gender discriminatory practices/ values vis-à-vis women, men, and all genders and strive every day to contribute to the same can make a difference by changing the gender-bias use of the English language. The way we speak our languages including English has an incredible impact on what our cultural-social-economic values can become or reinforce and sustain the existing culturalsocial-economic values.

Thus, consequently, the real

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We, males and females both of the liberal day and age, think that we are actively taking measures and are moving away from gender bias and the conservative views of gender discrimination, female subordination, and patriarchal pressures on males

question is: what can you do to remove gender-bias from your English language? At the outset, it is important to bear in mind that you cannot change the way you speak overnight and you will have to practice every time you speak. In order to remove genderbias from your language, you may adopt the Four-step drill: (a) Hear and identify, (b) Substitute gender-bias words, (c) Adopt the opposite to trigger societal realisation and (d) Object to use of gender-bias words or style of speaking by others. These steps are elaborated hereinafter: STEP 1: HEAR AND IDENTIFY t all begins with consciously hearing yourself speak. Once you begin to hear yourself speak you will be able to identify the gender-bias words in your language. That is half the job done, as you have identified the problem.

An indication of a gender-bias word may include: (a) Feminine words which are derivatives of masculine words: i. Actress (derivation from Actor) ii. Governess (derivation from Governor) iii. Waitress (derivation from Waiter) (b) Generalisations using masculine words/masculine plurals: i. One may make or break his destiny. ii. The common man has the power to vote in his hands.

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STEP 4: OBJECT TO USE OF GENDER-BIAS WORDS OR STYLE OF SPEAKING BY OTHERS astly, depending on how strongly one feels about gender-bias, one may choose 17to object to the use of gender-bias words by your friends, family and even strangers around you.

The aforesaid Four-Step Drill can not only aid in speaking English as a language free from gender bias but also be used as an effective tool to contribute in creating socio-economic values free from gender bias and stereotypes.

We, males and females both of the liberal day and age, think that we are actively taking measures and are moving away from gender bias and the conservative views of gender discrimination, female subordination, and patriarchal pressures on males. However, we fail to realise that the routine use of our language is taking away from our efforts and we are in effect reinforcing gender bias and gender stereotypes of multiple kinds (unconsciously or subconsciously).

My hope is that we take a moment to rethink the routine use of the English language and work in reverse, that is, focus on the word and draw back to the thought behind the use/manner of using of a word. Working in reverse will assist in making amends to break free from the deep social conditioning that impacts our thought process, which ultimately translates into our language. You may start with asking your friends, colleagues and family the riddle!

iii. Mankind cannot re-write history.

An indication of a gender-bias usage may include: (a) Groups/Collectives including men and women are referred to using the masculine plurals: i. Bye, guys! ii. Hey, bros! iii. Freshmen iv. Countrymen v. Fraternity (b) Masculine words used to praise a woman: i. You are such a cool girl!

You are a bro! ii. She is my son. I never felt like I had a daughter! (c) Words used with a derogatory connotation to insult a man: i. He is my bitch. ii. Are you a pussy?

STEP 2: SUBSTITUTE GENDER-BIAS WORDS e all are aware of genderneutral words. We just need to make the effort of putting them to use.

An indicative and nonexhaustive list of substitutes for gender-bias words3 is given below: (a) Bye friends instead of Bye guys (b) Hi friends instead of Hey bros (c) First-year students instead of Freshmen

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Kudrat Dev is a dispute resolution lawyer practising in New Delhi, India and Alumna (Founding) member of JGLS Women & Law Society. She is a feminist by ideology and envisions a society free from gender stereotypes and patriarchal pressures

1. The author intends to expand the empirical research in India and globally and is open to volunteers who would like to be a part of the empirical research. The Author may be contacted at dev.kudrat2206@gmail.com.

2. The Riddle is from an unknown source and has not been created by Kudrat Dev. 3. A more detailed list has been compiled

by Service-Growth Consultants Inc. and is available at - http://www. servicegrowth.net/documents/ Examples%20of%20GenderSensitive%20Language.net.pdf

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India seeks better training for UN peacekeepers

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ith more dangerous and complicated s e c u r i t y challenges coming up, India, on Monday, July 25, called for better training of UN peacekeeping forces.

“As a leading Troop Contributing Country (TCC), India has searched for practical ideas that will help bridge the gap between our promise of ‘never again’ and levels of effectiveness,” Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar said while inaugurating the first UN Peacekeeping Course for African Partners (Unpcap-I), the first such programme to be held jointly by India and the US. “Our answer lies in the way we train our peacekeepers. Better training for UN peacekeepers will almost always ensure better outcomes, no matter how difficult or complex the peace operation,” Akbar said.

The programme, which will run from July 25 to August 12,

is a collaboration between the Centre for UN Peacekeeping (CUNPK), New Delhi, and the US government’s Global Peace Operations Initiative.

Akbar said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced at the Peacekeeping Summit last September at the UN, and also at the India-Africa Forum Summit last October, that India would do whatever it could to share its peacekeeping experience with others and in particular with countries in Africa.

“The CUNPK established for this purpose. Today’s unique training collaboration between India, Africa and the United States mirrors this commitment.”

Akbar said that present generation of UN peacekeepers confronted security challenges “that are far more dangerous and complicated than faced by their immediate predecessors”.

“Experience has taught us that the effectiveness of UN peacekeepers depends critically

on the consent that exists for their presence on the ground,” he said.

“It also depends on the perception that UN peacekeepers will always act in an impartial and neutral manner; they will not use military force to change the facts on the ground in favour of one or the other but, if attacked, will respond with the full collective force of the international community.” The minister said that as a country that has participated in close to 50 peacekeeping operations, India believed there was a need for greater consultation between the UN Security Council and TCCs. “This is no longer an option; it is an urgent imperative. Troop Contributing Countries should and must be consulted, not just because Article 44 of the UN Charter says so, but because TCCs with their commanders and personnel deployed on the ground can provide valuable inputs to the Security Council

India has called for better training of UN peacekeeping forces

when it draws up mandates, or when it translates mandates into implementable peacekeeping objectives,” he stated.

He said it was time to pay more attention to the manner in which UN Security Council mandates were drawn up.

“Mandates must recognise ground realities. A peacekeeping mission’s strategic goals must be

laid down in clear and precise terms, and only after taking realistic stock of the resources should we make a commitment,” Akbar said.

Stating that credibility was core necessity, he said if it was taken away, any institution, however large, would become “nothing more than a skeleton without a living heartbeat”.

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Modi hails President as guardian, mentor

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rime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday, July 25, praised President Pranab Mukherjee for helping him as a guardian and mentor in the last two years.

Modi said the President had implemented and promoted the National Democratic Alliance government’s flagship programmes despite the fact that the latter came from a different political background.

“I was new to Delhi (as the Prime Minister). The atmosphere was new to me. On many subjects, the President, like a guardian, a mentor, held my finger and guided me. Only a few people get this privilege,” Modi said while inaugurating the second phase of Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum.

“We can learn from President Mukherjee as to how people from

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee

diverse political backgrounds can work shoulder to shoulder,” he added.

“Today, I can proudly say that all the policies of the government of India have been implemented at Rashtrapati Bhavan, be it renewable energy, water conservation, environment-related policy and Digital India,” Modi said. The

Prime Minister said President Mukherjee’s contribution to India is immense. “He has given a lot to the President’s Office as well,” said Modi.

Speaking on the occasion, President Pranab Mukherjee said Indian democracy has moved from strength to strength as a transfer of power from individuals as also from political parties has

never posed any problem.“When I was elected (president) and before, I had been a Congress man throughout my life. After receiving a huge mandate (in the 2014 general elections), Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to see me and he correctly pointed out that my political background was different from his.”

“But that is the constitutional responsibility of the Indian President; not only me but all 13 presidents took the correct decisions,” Mukherjee said.

Sharing his experience about Rashtrapati Bhavan as the 13th President of the republic of India, he said he had no idea about what lay inside this magnificent building.

“My knowledge of Rashtrapati Bhavan was primarily limited to the Banquet Hall, Ashoka Hall,

where I was sworn in as a union minister number of times, and the study of the President.

“I had spent 43 years of my life near Rashtrapati Bhavan but I had no idea about it,” the President said while remembering his last four years on its premises.

He said after seeing it closely, he thought of making it peoplefriendly by allowing more and more commoners to visit it on a regular basis.

“This magnificent building belongs to the people of India and it should remain open to them,” he said.

Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari said the day when Mukherjee completed four years in the magnificent Rashtrapati Bhavan “was an occasion enough to be celebrated”.

said, adding that the sea depth in the area of the search is around 3,500 metres and if the aircraft is found, its recovery will not be a problem.

In New Delhi, IAF spokesperson Wing Commander Anupam Banerjee said the search will continue but admitted that there were no signs of the aircraft so far.

The plane with 29 people on board went missing shortly after taking off from Chennai for Port Blair.

The recorded transcript of air traffic radar showed the last pick up of the aircraft was 151 nautical miles east of Chennai when it took a left turn with rapid loss of height from 23,000 feet.

(Reported as per last update received on July 27, 11:00 p.m. NZDT)

No signs of missing IAF plane on sixth day too, search goes on

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he search for the missing Indian Air Force’s (IAF) AN-32 transport aircraft that went missing on July 22 with 29 people on board from over Bay of Bengal, entered its sixth day on Wednesday, July 27 with no confirmed signs of it, said Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.

Speaking to the media in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, Parrikar said some objects have been found in the sea and are being examined to ascertain whether they are a part of the missing aircraft.

“There is no confirmed report, but there are some objects located. The ships have been asked to verify them. Unless something is positively located, it cannot be confirmed. As of now,

it is only an indicator. We are not leaving anything to chances. So, we have asked the ships to check up,” he said. A few leads found earlier proved to be wrong, and so far there has been no signs of any debris from the aircraft.

Sources said surveillance aircrafts and satellite images are being scanned for floating metallic objects, oil lines, and also for possible signals coming from the aircraft.

Meanwhile a senior Coast Guard official told reporters that search for the missing plane is continuing, and the Sagar Nidhi vessel belonging to National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) will soon join the search operations.

There are no traces of any oil slick that could have come from the aircraft, he

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India–US launches training programme for agriculture

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he US Agency for International Development (USAID) and India’s Agriculture Ministry launched the second phase of the Feed the Future India Triangular Training Programme, bringing specialised agriculture training to 1,500 agricultural professionals across Africa and Asia.

“The programme builds upon five decades of joint work utilising science and technology to bring innovative solutions to the challenges facing farmers,” an official release said.

Speaking on the occasion, US Ambassador Richard R. Verma said, “Since the

Green Revolution, India has made considerable progress in increasing its agricultural production, becoming one of the world’s largest producers of staple crops, fruits, horticulture, and dairy products. This increase has improved India’s food and nutritional security, and has helped reduce malnutrition rates of children three years and younger from 40% to 29% over the last 10 years.” The training programme enables “share these innovations worldwide, helping other countries revolutionise their agriculture practices and bringing solutions to aid farmers in their production, harvesting and marketing of goods”, Verma added.

The programme will enable India and the US to share these farming techniques worldwide, helping countries in Africa and Asia revolutionise their agriculture practices and ultimately improve global nutrition levels.

Led by India’s premier National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, it will train 1,500 agricultural professionals from 17 countries across Africa and Asia on specialised practices that can improve food security and nutrition.

The first phase trained more than 200 professionals from Kenya, Liberia and Malawi.

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History comes alive at Rashtrapati Bhavan

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new high-tech, story-telling museum at Rashtrapati Bhavan was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, July 24, in the presence of President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari and other dignitaries, officials said.

“This is the first sunken museum in the country with two storeys underground.

This is a high-tech and green museum,” said President’s Secretary Omita Paul.

The museum would be thrown open to the public from October 2 this year, she said.

The museum, which has a whopping 1,20,000 square feet carpet area between its three floors, could not be constructed on the ground floor as it was difficult to occupy such a huge area in the Rashtrapati Bhavan premises, according to curator Saroj Ghosh.

Left and right: A view of Phase-II of the Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum in New Delhi

“So we made it two storeys underground,” he said. Some of the key features of the museum include an augmented reality hall where the visitors can virtually walk alongside Mahatma Gandhi as the Mahatma comes out of Rashtrapati Bhavan (then Viceroy’s House) after signing the historic Gandhi-Irwin Pact on

March 5, 1931, with then Viceroy, Lord Irwin. Also, the visitors can pose with President Pranab Mukherjee and hitch a ride in the President’s buggy through augmented reality.

A theatre in the museum shows a 3D animated film on Mahatma Gandhi starting with the famous Dandi March in March 1930

Six new IITs to be set up in India

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he Lok Sabha on Monday, July 25, passed the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2016, which seeks to set up six new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) including one at Jammu.

The other new IITs are to come up in Tirupati, Palakkad, Goa, Dharwad, and Bhilai.

Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar, who had while moving the Bill, said that the government is focussing on improving the performance of the institutes and quality of education, in his reply to the debate, tried to assure the members on the fees, saying that the government is keen only to garner fees from who can pay.

“Education must be inclusive.

To ensure equity it must be affordable also. But those capable of paying must pay.

“You should not oppose when rich are being asked to pay,” he said. He said in three years, the government will mobilise Rs 20,000 crore for IITs. Javadekar also sought to dispel the notion that the funding in IITs have declined, noting that the central government has allocated Rs 4,035 crore to the IITs this fiscal as against Rs 3,855 crore in previous year.

The government has formed High Education Financial Agency (HEFA) to upgrade the

Each new IIT will have an initial intake of 180 students in its first year, which would increase to 450 in the second year and to 928 in the third year of their operation

infrastructure, he said, adding that the Modi government is committed to Sabko Shiksha Acchi Shiksa (Good Education to All).” On the fee structure, something which was flagged by several members, Javadekar said students from the ST and SC communities, from the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category and physically challenged, have a full waiver of fees in the IITs and NITs. Families with income below Rs 9 lakh per annum also can get zero per cent education loan, he said adding affirmative steps can certainly change the scene of higher technical education in the country. The debate was initiated

by Congress member Gaurav Gogoi, who stressed on the need of quality of education and research.

The Bill also seeks to bring the Indian School of Mines,

Dhanbad, within the ambit of the Act. Javadekar also addressed the concern about coaching classes for the entrance exam and said the government has started online programme IIT-PAL, under which aspirants can get free tutorials, exams, and homework.

Among others, Arvind Sawant (Shiv Sena), and R.K. Jena (Biju Janata Dal) supported the bill.

Jayadev Galla (Telugu Desam Party) said the government should set up a central university and a tribal university in Andhra Pradesh, while Communist Party of India-Marxist’s M.B. Rajesh suggested that higher technical education should be made more inclusive.

Satya Pal Singh (BJP) suggested that government should ask at least one IIT to focus on rural technologies with a view to promoting inclusive development.

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and taking the viewers through various milestones in India’s Independence struggle.

There are other attractions as well, such as a 3D holographic projection of all the 13 Presidents giving short speeches, various artefacts and gifts received by different Presidents over the years and things associated with them

and interactive digital interfaces showing art works and pictures housed in Rashtrapati Bhavan.

“The visitors would be allowed in from gate number 30 and would be welcomed at the reception inside the clock tower.

From there, they can take a bus or ride a bicycle to reach the museum,” Paul said.

Touching lives: a doctor’s effort to educate ragpickers Anil Sharma

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very afternoon between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., the community centre at Neem Ka Thana town in the Sikar district comes alive. Scores of children, all ragpickers, get busy studying, thanks to paediatrician Govind Singh Chappola who has opened the free study centre for them.

Chappola, who was motivated by his late father’s community work, began this centre in front of his house in Singhiwal Basti last year where he has appointed a teacher whom he pays from his pocket.

“Keeping in mind suitable timing for these children, the study centre runs from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. every day. I started this in October last year and till the time of summer vacation, we enrolled [more than] 100 students in just four months. Of them about 35–40 children are coming to study regularly. Some of them never went to any school,” Chappola said.

“I am happy that at least 10 of these students have now joined a regular school. It was my dream that they should be motivated to join the school,” he said.

“Since the beginning of this new session about 50 days back, we have enrolled 70 such children as students,” he added. “I am sure that in future the number will increase. My main aim is to motivate these children and their parents about education,” he said.

“I have been inspired by my father Sultan Singh Chappola who tried to help people in whatever way he could. He used to organise prize distribution ceremony at schools with an aim to motivate

Paediatrician Govind Singh Chappola has opened a free study centre for children, all ragpickers, in the Sikar district of Rajasthan, India

children to study,” he said. After his father’s death, Chappola opened the study centre. Thanks to his efforts, even the parents of these ragpickers have now started to realise the importance of education.

The doctor provides text books free of cost.

To motivate these children so that they attend the classes, he offers them chocolates too. He also provides a school uniform to these children.

Chappola, who works at the Kapil Hospital, offers free treatment to the children and provides medicines as well.

“I want to see these children happy, healthy and educated.

It is a small effort for my own satisfaction and I am doing it without any help,” Chappola said.

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Chopra sets javelin throw record at World U20 meet

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eeraj Chopra of India created a new junior world record on his way to the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw event at the IAAF World U20 Championships.

Chopra hurled the javelin to a distance of 86.48 metres at the Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Poland on Saturday, July 23, to beat the previous record of Latvia’s Zigismunds Sirmais by nearly two metres. Chopra thus became the first Indian to win a gold medal in the history of the World U20 championship. Sirmais had set the previous junior world record of 84.69 metres on June 22, 2011, in Bauska, Latvia.

Chopra, who is the first Indian athlete to set a world record at any level, bettered his previous personal best of 82.23 set at the South Asian Games earlier this year, which incidentally was also the old national record.

“I was hoping to throw far but I never expected to throw

over 86 metres and break the world U20 record,” Chopra, who had registered 79.66 metres with his opening attempt, said.

“My ultimate target was to qualify for the Olympics but I didn’t make it. My other goal was to win at the World U-20 Championships,” he was quoted as saying by the official website of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

Chopra threw a modest 78.36m in his third and final legal attempt.

The Haryana athlete’s attempt ranks eighth amongst all javelin throwers this year.

It also puts him ahead of defending Olympic gold medalist Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago, whose best so far in 2016 86.35 metres. Chopra led the 2016 World U20 list of season’s best performances with 82.23 metres in February. But he hadn’t surpassed the 80-metre line since then, which suggested that he may have peaked too early. South Africa’s Johan Grobler added six

Neeraj Chopra has previously won the gold medal in Javelin throw at the 12th South Asian Games-2016 in Guwahati

metres to his lifetime best with 80.59 metres to claim the silver medal while Grenada picked up their first ever medal in a field event with Anderson Peters improving his national senior record to 79.65 metres.

Congratulating Chopra for his achievement, Sports Minister Vijay Goel announced a cash prize of Rs.10 lakhs. “Congratulations

Neeraj Chopra to become first Indian world champion in athletics. Kudos!! You have made India proud,” Goel tweeted.

“I am delighted to announce that Min of Sports would award Rs.10 Lakh to Neeraj Chopra for winning gold Medal at U-20 World Championship,” he added.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also congratulated Chopra,

Hamilton wins fifth Hungarian F1 GP

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ritish driver Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes won the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, July 24, beating teammate Nico Rosberg of Germany to become the new leader of the Formula One

World Championship.

Starting in second position, behind Rosberg in pole, Hamilton was able to overtake and win the race at the Hungaroring circuit in Budapest, reports Efe. The win

is Hamilton’s fifth in Budapest, his previous record of four wins being shared with retired German driver Michael Schumacher.

With 25 more points—bringing him up to a total of 192—Hamilton leads the driver standings for the first time this season, and knocks Rosberg off the top spot. Sunday’s win puts Hamilton six points ahead of Rosberg, who finished second in the eleventh stage of the Championship.

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tweeting, “Congratulations Neeraj Chopra for the outstanding sporting accomplishment. We are proud of you.”

A host of current and former sportspersons including former shooter Rajyavardha Singh Rathore, former Indian batsman VVS Laxman and current Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan also congratulated the youngster.

India inflicts innings defeat on West Indies

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tar off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin started with a seven-wicket haul as India defeated West Indies by an innings and 92 runs on the fourth day of the first Test at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium on Sunday, July 24.

Ashwin decimated the West Indies’ middle and lower order after lunch to boast figures of 7/83.

This was India’s biggest margin of victory outside the sub-continent.

The Chennai off-spinner made good use of the conditions to extract appreciable turn from the pitch and was helped along by some poor application by the West Indies batsmen.

Carlos Braithwaite, who remained unbeaten on 51, was the highest scorer among the hosts.

Coming together with the hosts tottering at 132/8, Braithwaite and Devendra Bishoo (45) engaged in a desperate battle with the Indian bowlers as they sought to postpone defeat.

The duo displayed copious amounts of patience and application—qualities sadly missing in their top order colleagues—to frustrate the Indian bowlers for a long time and forge a 95-run partnership.

Bishoo even hit Ashwin over the mid-wicket boundary for a six a couple of overs before tea to offer some much-needed cheer to the home crowd.

However, the hosts’ heroic resistance suffered a rather tame end shortly after tea. Bishoo fell agonisingly short of a half-century when he offered a relatively tame catch to Cheteshwar Pujara at midwicket while trying to hoick a delivery by Ashwin.

Shannon Gabriel lasted all of three deliveries before being outfoxed by an Ashwin delivery that spun in sharply to hit the stumps as the visitors celebrated a well-deserved victory.

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Clinton formally nominated for US president

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illary Clinton has been formally anointed the Democratic presidential candidate, becoming the first woman to run for the White House on behalf of a major US political party.

“Are we ready to make some history?” asked Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, secretary of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Philadelphia when a roll call vote by delegates began on Tuesday, July 26.

About one-and-half hour later, the 68-year-old former secretary of state, who enjoys near-universal name recognition after almost four-decade public life, exceeded the 2,382-delegate threshold needed to clinch the nomination amid huge applause in the hall.

The tally included the overwhelming support by

Hillary Clinton becomes the first woman to run for the White House on behalf of a major US politcal party

unpledged delegates or superdelegates for her.

Clinton formally accepted the nomination on Thursday, July 28.

First Lady Michelle Obama endorses Clinton

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he US First Lady Michelle Obama addressed the opening night of the DNC with a message of hope and unity for the party while endorsing presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton.

“Hillary Clinton has never quit on anything in her life,” Michelle Obama said at the Wells Fargo Centre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania state’s largest city.

“I want someone with proven strength... someone who understands that the issues a

president faces are not black and white and cannot be boiled down to 140 characters,” ABC News quoted the First Lady as saying.

Clinton, “has the guts and the grace to keep coming back and putting those cracks in that highest and hardest glass ceiling,” Michelle added.

The First Lady said she “trusts and believes” the former Secretary of State was truly qualified to shape “America’s children for the next four or eight years”, Politico reported.

November’s election isn’t Republican versus Democrat, Michelle said.

“It is about who will have the power to shape our children for the next four or eight years of

their lives,” Politico quoted her as saying.

“I am with you tonight because in this election, there is only one person who I trust with that responsibility, only one person who I believe is truly qualified to be president of the US, and that is our friend, Hillary Clinton.”

She went on to praise Clinton’s resiliency after the bitter primary in 2008.

“Hillary did not pack up and go home because as a true public servant, Hillary knows that this is so much bigger than her own disappointment,” Michelle said.

She touted Clinton’s experience fighting for children with disabilities as a young lawyer, pushing for health care when she was first lady herself and child care as a New York senator, Politico said.

Michelle described the next president she wants to see in the White House as a uniter who would not pit divisions of people against each other because “we are always stronger together”, Politico added.

Before she concluded her speech, Michelle delivered a message unmistakably delivered at the billionaire businessman.

“Don’t let anyone ever tell you that this country is not great, that somehow we need to make it great again. Because this right now is the greatest country on Earth.”

Former US President Bill Clinton says his wife will ‘never quit’

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n a speech that began with being drawn by her magnetism when he first saw Hillary at Yale University in 1971, Bill Clinton traced their courtship and their life that took them once to the White House and her, afterwards, to the Senate and the State Department. “We have been through good times and bad, through joy and heartbreak,” he said.

Bill Clinton spoke of the two rejections he received when he proposed marriage to her and the third time he got lucky when she accepted him after he had bought a house she had fancied. He recounted her career as an activist for the causes of children and for civil rights and her eventual rise to Secretary of State. She is trusted and respected by world leaders, he added.

“Knowing her is one of the greatest gifts she ever gave me,” he said.

He told the convention audience that Hillary Clinton has spent her life fighting to improve people’s lives.

“This woman has never been satisfied with the status quo on anything. She has always wanted to move the ball forward—that is who she is,” Bill Clinton said.

“She’s a change-maker. That’s what she does.”

Bill Clinton said he and Hillary have been together in “good times and bad, through joy and heartbreak.”

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TAURUS

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Curb your tendency of unnecessary criticism, as it may not be taken well. Peace and tranquillity prevail on the home front and will help you unwind. Spending a few leisurely hours with friends and associates is possible. Distance will not manage to keep you apart from the one who genuinely loves you, so expect him or her to drop by and surprise you! You will curb your urge to splurge in a shopping spree, as better sense prevails.

Lucky No.: 11 / Lucky Colour: Indigo

Someone may be reluctant to trust you on face value, so don’t leave any stones unturned in proving your credentials. You will get the opportunity of sharing your deepest feelings and emotions with your lover. Some of you may concentrate on your body just to be able to undertake a physical venture.

You may not like a parent or family elder keeping track of your activities. Lack of thoroughness may prove a bane for you on the academic front.

If relaxation is what you seek, get rid of all sources of interruption. Your efforts on the professional front will start bringing good returns. Adjustment problems faced on the social front will become a thing of the past, as you manage to establish your own identity.

Much loving and sharing are foreseen on the romantic front. A marriage of someone eligible in the family may get fixed or solemnised. Be careful of bad investments to avoid financial instability.

Lucky No.: 5 / Lucky Colour: Turquoise

Much effort may be required to live up to the expectations of the one you want to impress. Recent developments on the social front may make you change your opinion about someone. Hurdles can be expected by those pursuing a specific goal, but they will be able to overcome them. Seek the best price for something that you want to sell and don’t sell it cheaply. Stepping up workouts to become fit is possible. Health remains satisfactory.

Lucky No.: 2 / Lucky Colour: Peach

LEO

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

Maintain your stand on something you feel strongly about and you will come out the winner. You are likely to make a special place for yourself at work due to you contribution on the professional front.

Spending time with someone who is near to your heart is indicated on the social front. A romantic situation promises to sweep you off your feet in a social gathering! Travelling with near and dear ones is indicated and will be fun.

Lucky No.: 15 / Lucky Colour: Chocolate

There is little chance of someone taking your side in a dispute. You will gain enough confidence to put your point across to higher ups on the professional front. A competitive situation on the academic front is likely to bring out the best in you.

Your financial position remains strong. A shopping spree is on the cards, as you are in a mood to splurge. Enjoying the company of like-minded people is foretold. Health remains satisfactory.

Lucky No.: 17 / Lucky Colour: Parrot green

There is a good chance of meeting someone you adore sooner than you expect! You are likely to win over people who matter on the professional front by your excellent performance. This is a good time to earn money, so go ahead with your ventures without fear of failure. Self-discipline and focus will be the key factors in maintaining top physical condition.

You may get involved in organising something for your near and dear ones.

Lucky No.: 18 / Lucky Colour: Chocolate

There is a good chance of getting together with someone for a common cause. You will be able to turn your creativity into cash by showcasing your work. Profits accrue for those in the field of art or media. Choosing the right options on the health front is foretold and will help you in coming back in shape. House owners can expect to demand good rent for their property. A long journey is indicated and will prove most exciting.

Lucky No.: 5 / Lucky Colour: Golden brown

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Keep things simple on the professional front to avoid getting confused. Good performance on the academic front is your aim and you will are not likely to spare any efforts for achieving it. Those eligible may expect things to turn favourable soon. Some of you may get involved in social work and derive immense satisfaction from it. Bank balance remains healthy, as you become judicious in your spending. Your love life is likely to turn for the better.

Lucky No.: 17 / Lucky Colour: White

Don’t count on anyone, even if you are assured of their support. Your qualifications are likely to raise your professional price, so don’t settle for anything less than a hefty package. Aches and pains that had been troubling some for long are set to disappear. A decision regarding your future may confront and confuse you at this juncture, so let others help you out. Don’t let anything distract you from your aim on the academic front.

Lucky No.: 3 / Lucky Colour: Magenta

There is much that requires your attention, so it is best to get down to it now. Prospects for earning big money grow stronger, as you remain steadfast in adding to your wealth. A selective diet may become your mantra for keeping fit as a fiddle.

You are likely to excel on the academic front and leave your competitors, way behind. Learning new skills on the work front will be fun and add to your expertise.

Keep your options open for getting something done on the domestic front. Some of you may be gearing up to enter a new field on the professional front.

On the financial front, you will remain conscious of your spending and make efforts to conserve money.

Making a choice was never so difficult, but you will be at liberty to take your time. Attending parties and weddings are foreseen and will prove enjoyable.

Health remains satisfactory.

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Sharmila Tagore, Shekhar Kapur get Icon Award

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ndian actress Sharmila Tagore and director Shekhar Kapur were honoured with the Icon Awards at Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival.

“The festival has had a special focus on women and cinema this year with seven films by women directors,” variety.com quoted Tagore as saying.

She added: “I am happy to receive the Icon Award and have enjoyed doing the master class at this rapidly growing festival.”

Running from July 14 to July 24, the seventh Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival showed films in venues across London and Birmingham in 15 different languages and featured seven women film-makers.

Cary Sawhney, director of The Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival, said: “Our awards aim to highlight just some of the many achievements of filmmakers and actors from South Asia, who may otherwise go unsung by the broader world film community.”

Actors singing is a very good trend: Ayushmann

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ctor Ayushmann Khurrana, who has created waves with his acting and

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singing talent in Bollywood, says the growing rage of actors trying their luck in singing is a “very good trend”.

Asked about actors exploring singing, Ayushmann said, “I think our cinema is evolving...In the west actors only lip sync to their own song, music and vocals...this happening in India is a very good trend.” The 31-year-old actor feels that people consume music visually in our country.

“So, whenever they see the video they like the song more...

When you see the favourite actor singing, giving their own voice...I think it just helps the song and the music as well,” he added.

On the work front, Ayushmann will next be seen sharing screen space with actress Parineeti Chopra in Meri Pyaari Bindu.

Arshad says his directorial debut will happen soon

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ctor Arshad Warsi says he will “very soon” direct films which will certainly not be boring.

Asked when he will direct films, Arshad replied, “Very soon.

Hoping for something to fall into place and get it started. It will happen soon. Yes, I have scripted a few films... I have got an action film and emotional-comedy kind of a film.”

He added, “My film won’t be a boring film for sure. I do have a sense of humour. Even my action film that I have written ... when you will walk out of a theatre, you will think it’s an action comedy.”

Arshad is currently busy promoting his forthcoming film The Legend of Michael Mishra.

Irrfan Khan an once-in-alifetime artist: Ranveer Singh

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ctor Ranveer Singh says his industry colleague Irrfan Khan is an “once-in-

a-lifetime artist” who has come up with the performance of a lifetime in his upcoming film Madaari.

“This is a very significant film for Hindi cinema, a wonderful film. Performance of a lifetime

from a once-in-a-lifetime artist, Irrfan sahab. This film just stirred me up from inside,” Ranveer said at a screening of the film.

“Irrfan sahab is world renowned as one of the greatest actors, the less said about him the better, his performance speaks. As an actor, one can understand what it takes, what the ask is and how much it might take out of a person to put up a performance like this.”

He also appreciated the tagline of the film, Desh so raha hai as “appropriate” and “well thought of”.

“Nishikant Kamat is a very significant director and he has proved it once again. He started off with Mumbai Meri Jaan, he is a Mumbai boy so I’m very proud of him. I know him for a few years and he has made an amazing movie. Really incredible work

by Nishi sir, Irrfan sir and the entire team.”

Ranveer was accompanied by his rumoured girlfriend, actress Deepika Padukone, who said, “We are just recovering from it; It’s outstanding, I don’t even know what to say. I think it’s one of those films that’s going to stay with us for a very long time and it’s going to get all of us thinking. It’s going to stir you up emotionally.”

At the event, Ranveer was also asked about his rumoured engagement with Deepika, but he asked Deepika to leave, escorted her till her car and then said, “At least respect the kind of film that we watched, don’t talk about such irrelevant matters.”

He also refused to comment on superstar Salman Khan’s criticism of him dancing in a Paris theatre while watching Sultan.

“Let’s talk about Madaari, it is the screening today so it’d be better if we talk about it,” he said and refused to answer another question after that.

Madaari released on Friday, July 22.

I enjoy comedy the most, says John Abraham

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ctor John Abraham, who is known for dabbling in action and comedy genre in his over a decade-old film career, says he personally enjoys doing comedy movies the most.

“I enjoy comedy the most, but my body type is action, so I get to work in them also,” John said at a press conference of his forthcoming action-adventure film Dishoom.

song Kala chashma for the film Baar Baar Dekho and that he is now “eagerly waiting” for people’s reaction to the song.

Sidharth is excited for his upcoming release Baar Baar Dekho, which also stars Katrina Kaif.

And to surprise his fans, he posted a teaser of the promotional song—an enhanced version of the old song—on social media on July 21.

The digital release of the song will take place on July 27.

“Kaala Chashma has been the most loved song of the 1990s. It used to be one of my favourite numbers too. I am eagerly waiting to see the reaction of the audience for this song. We have worked really hard to put together the enhanced version with full energy,” Sidharth said in a statement.

Helmed by debutante director Nitya Mehra, the film narrates what happens in the life of a person from 18 years to 60. It is slated for release on September 9.

Madaari mints Rs 20 crore in opening weekend

“In Dishoom, I got to do both— action as well as comedy,” added John, who will be seen alongside Varun Dhawan and Jacqueline Fernandez in the film.

Talking about his chemistry with Varun, John said, “The last film where you saw this kind of chemistry would be Main Khiladi Tu Anari, where two police officers go on a mission.”

Dishoom, directed by Rohit Dhawan, released on Friday, July 29.

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ollywood star Irrfan Khan’s Madaari, which released alongside Rajinikanth-starrer Kabali, has

Sidharth excited for Kala chashma song release

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ctor Sidharth Malhotra says he worked hard to get into the mood of the

minted Rs 20.55 crore in its opening weekend.

The Nishikant Kamat directorial, which released on Friday, July 22, grossed Rs 16.15 crore in India and Rs 4.4 crore worldwide, read a statement.

The thriller, which sees Irrfan and Kamat team up again after the award-winning Mumbai Meri Jaan, has been lauded by the film fraternity too.

While the film is about taking a stand and shouldering responsibility, it also showcases the bond between a father and son.

Madaari also stars Jimmy Sheirgill, Vishesh Bansal, Tushar Dalvi, Nitish Pandey and Ayesha Raza.

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I’d love to do a film with SRK: Hollywood director Paul Feig Sugandha Rawal

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aul Feig made dinner plans with Bollywood’s Badshah Shah Rukh Khan on the virtual world and now is keen to take it forward in a more professional way. The Hollywood director says he “would love” to make a film with the Indian superstar.

The director, who is busy with his film Ghostbusters, also shared that his wife Laurie is a Bollywood fanatic and a big fan of Shah Rukh, who has spent over two decades in filmdom and has earned epithets such as King Khan, King of Romance and Badshah.

“I would love to do a film with Shah Rukh. My wife would be so happy,” Feig said. “I won’t see my wife again,” he quipped.

Back in May, when Shah Rukh hosted a star-studded dinner party for Apple CEO Tim Cook Feig’s wife had tweeted: “Some day I hope Paul Feig can be welcome at Mannat! Dream, Shah Rukh Khan.”

Shah Rukh had then invited the couple over for a meal. The Spy director had then responded: “You’re on, Shah Rukh

Khan! I’ll bring the ketchup. It would be an honour to meet you. Many thanks, my friend.”

When asked about the virtually fixed dinner date, during a press event organised by Sony Pictures Entertainment for select media from across Asia for Ghostbusters, Feig shared the fascination he has for Indian cinema and the superstar.

Feig’s wife’s favourite movie is Shah Rukh-starrer Om Shanti Om, the director shared. Right now, it is all about ghosts and women for Feig.

Feig, known for his flair of weaving comedy and action elements into his films, has given a ‘female-centric’ twist to Ghostbusters, a reboot of the famous 1984 eponymous American supernatural horror comedy.

He has infused new life to the story with advanced technology and by replacing the male protagonists with a female cast, roping in stars such as Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon. The film, which also stars Chris Hemsworth, will

Rajinikanth’s Kabali sets new opening day box office record

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uperstar Rajinikanth’s Kabali has grossed more than Rs 40 crore at the Indian box office, beating Salman Khan starrer Bollywood drama Sultan to emerge as the highest grossing Indian film on the opening day, according to estimates by trade pundits.

“Salman’s Sultan minted Rs 36.5 crore from the domestic box office as opposed to Rs 48 crore of Kabali. Despite mixed reviews, Kabali managed to rake in the moolah because it was released in three languages,” a leading producer-distributor said.

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by Ranjith, the movies features 65-year-old megastar Rajinikanth as a gangster who takes a shot at redemption and how he fights for equal pay rights for Tamils in Malaysia.

It released on July 22 in Tamil, and was also dubbed in Hindi and Telugu apart from other languages.

“The start has been phenomenal with Rs 13.5 crore.

It has to be seen whether the film can sustain the momentum through the first week. It was due to the unprecedented advance

bookings and Rajinikanth factor, the film managed to register good opening,” Trinath said.

Rajesh Thadani, a Mumbai-based distributor, said, “The film has made an outstanding first day collection of around Rs 48 crore. But since the review is not that great, there will be a drop in its collection .”

The movie, which had reportedly minted Rs 200 crore from its pre-release business, is also on a winning spree in North America.

From premiere shows alone, the film has collected $2 million from the US and Canada markets— where it was released in more than 400 screens—according to distribution company CineGalaxy Inc. “It is easily the best opening for an Indian film from premiere shows in North America. The film has collected $2 million from the premiere shows and it includes both the Tamil and Telugu version of Kabali,” Sanjay Dusari, Co-Founder of CineGalaxy Inc said.

Kabali also stars Radhika Apte, Kishore, Dinesh, Dhansikaa, Kalaiarasan and Winston Chao.

release in India on July 29.

The press event was held in anticipation of the release of Ghostbusters and was attended by McCarthy as well.

He chipped in to say that Laurie’s airplane journeys are always “amazing” thanks to Bollywood.

“Whenever we ask, ‘How was your flight?’ She says, ‘I saw Bollywood...

It was amazing, incredible’,” McCarthy said.

After censor trouble, Missing on a Weekend set to release

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fter struggling with the censor board regarding cuts and facing losses due to the delay, the makers of the investigative thriller Missing on a Weekend said it will be releasing on August 26.

“We have finalised our release date that is August 26. We are still working on the cuts that were suggested to us.

We might incorporate them in such a way that the narrative does not get disrupted. We might approach the revising committee of the censor board otherwise, we are still brainstorming if need to take that step,” director Abhishek Jawkar said. “But we can’t afford to delay the film too much, as already the one month delay has burnt a hole in my pockets. Announcing the release date about two weeks in advance is important in formulating promotion and other strategies effectively, so we decided to announce it,” he added.

The film was earlier slated to release on July 1 but got

delayed due to the censor board initially suggesting 51 cuts verbally but not giving a written list, due to which the makers had to run around their offices and eventually file a legal notice for the same. After the notice, the makers received a written list and the cuts were brought down to five.

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A Young leader’s fight for human rights Anuja Nadkarni

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uisa Tuilau was recently awarded the Queen’s Young Leaders Award by Queen Elizabeth for her contribution towards fighting for human rights with the start of Youngsolwara.

The University of the South Pacific student is in her fourth year of her law degree and hopes to eventually become a human rights lawyer to fight for those fighting for their freedom, the same reason she formed the group Youngsolwara. “[At] Youngsolwara, we don’t have an age group. We just want youth getting involved and find something,” says the young leader.

The aim of this group is to raise awareness and teach youth about sustainability.

“We need our youths to look after our Pacific.”

Tuilau was one of the chosen few young leaders from around the globe and the only representative of Fiji, who went to visit the Queen to accept the prestigious Queen’s Young Leaders Award.

The Youngsolwaran spent two weeks in England, where she met the other young leaders, visited the Twitter headquarters where they learnt how to use social media for the appeal for their cause, visited BBC and met secretary general of the Commonwealth as well as the royals themselves, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Harry.

Visiting BBC headquarters and speaking with the news organisation’s director general Tony Hall gave her an insight into what international media is doing to help West Papuans from their dire state. She

Luisa Tuilau was awarded the Queen’s Young Leaders Award

says that “the issue about West Papua is there but we need to push”.

What led Tuilau to grow so close to the West Papuan human rights issue and start Youngsolwara was a conversation she had with a Papua New Guinean woman when she visited the country. Tuilau recalls the woman saying “if you’re not hopeful in your mind, you’re good as dead”.

“I thought to myself, I’m free in my land I take it for granted, so I wanted to know what more I can do to help her

“This sentence spoke to me,” the 23-year-old award-winner says, “I thought to myself, I’m free in my land I take it for granted, so I wanted to know what more I can do to help her.”

Youngsolwara is based on the USP journalism school newspaper called Wansolwara, which means one ocean.

Youngsolwara is a youth movement set up

by Tuilau and other young leaders to bring about change by campaigning for freedom of speech, women’s empowerment and combating against human rights violations in the Pacific region. Currently, one of their main areas of focus is raising awareness for the human rights crises in West Papua.

What she hopes Youngsolwara can achieve is to widen the discussion and get more people to talk about the severity of the issue in West Papua.

“They can’t speak their own language, they can’t speak their own mind.

“Where is [the] freedom that we talk about in [the] 21st century? Where is it in this case?” Tuilau says.

Tuilau wants West Papua to be a part of the Melanesian Spearhead Group, which is an intergovernmental organisation comprising four current countries that include Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia.

She says she’d also like Fiji and PNG to support West Papua.

“Leave trade aside, think about the people,” she urges. “You’ll always have people, you’ll never have the people back.”

The Queen’s Award winner believes the West Papua movement is close to reaching its peak globally but “we need to keep on fighting…I don’t want to waste any time”.

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