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New Zealand
Industry leaders
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India abroad

Microsoft seeks to
empower every Indian:
Satya Nadella
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Sports

I am woman

Sunrisers Hyderabad
clinch the IPL 2016 title

Three Kiwi women


honoured at WEF 2016

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Budget 2016: key highlights

Last week, Finance Minister Bill English delivered the National governments eight Budget. We take a look
at the key points discussed and its implications.
Sanjay Kumar

Vidya Garimella

Business
transformation

he National governments
eighth Budget, delivered
on May 26 by Finance Minister
Bill English, has the long game
in mind.
Revenue Minister Michael
Woodhouse has secured a net
$857 million to deliver a modern
tax system over the next four years.
A major business transformation
is planned, aimed at making it
easier for all New Zealanders to
meet their obligations.
As Woodhouse says, It is
important that our tax system
keeps pace with changes in New
Zealanders expectations and
changing business models.
No one ever won a popularity
poll by making it easier to pay out
money but a great tax system does

matter for our economy. Updating


our approach for the digital age is
the right call.
Woodhouse
wants
small
businesses to be able to devote
more time to business rather
than tax. Businesses will find
that meeting tax obligations
will become part of their
normal processes, rather than a
separate activity.

a careful look at our international


tax settings is the right approach
for New Zealand.

Tax simplification for


SMEs

Inland Revenue
budget cuts

hat Woodhouse chooses


not to emphasise is the
extent to which the business
transformation depends on finding
savings from existing Inland
Revenue
budgets.
Alongside
the $857 million additional
funding, Inland Revenue faces
a $284 million by 2020. That
saving will be recycled back into
business transformation.
What that means to the shape
of the existing department isnt yet
clear. We think it will mean staff
cuts. In five years time, the IRD is
likely to look different with fewer
document processing centres and
fewer debt collectors and auditors,

and reduced corporate overheads


as the result of increased digital
and automated compliance.

A pound of fiscal flesh

t would be a mistake to
ignore the main purpose of
the tax system: to raise money.
The government expects $250
million extra tax through better
compliance as a result of the IRDs
business transformation. That
revenue is kicking in from 2019
and English has already booked
the money.

International tax

o changes yet, but we have


been
warned.
English
sets out his position in stark
terms: We are making further
changes targeted at multinational
companies. He hasnt specified
what these changes will be but it
is clear that information exchange
is high on the list after the
governments recent signing of the
multilateral competent authority
agreement to apply a common
reporting standard with other
tax authorities. We were concerned
wed see a rushed reaction. Taking

he main SME tax package


was announced in April 2016
as part of the wider business
transformation programme. It
includes a pay-as-you-go option
for provisional tax for small
businesses from 2018 onwards
and eliminating or reducing useof-money interest for several
taxpayers. Contractors can also
choose a withholding rate, rather
than having a rate set for them. New
debt incurred from April 1, 2017
will not be subject to the one per
cent monthly penalty but subject
only to immediate penalties and
interest charges for late payments.
This package is expected to
cost $187 million over the next
four years.
In summary, the government is
focused on maintaining a healthy
fiscal spending policy and allowing
the economy to bubble along at a
respectable 2.8% growth rate.
Sanjay Kumar is an Executive
Director and Vidya Garimella is a
Senior Consultant at EY

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Rt Hon John Key


Prime Minister, NZ

ast week, the National-led


government delivered our
eighth Budget.
Its a Budget all about
investing in a growing economy
and supporting families with
new funding for infrastructure,
innovation, health, and education.
New Zealands economy is
performing well. We are on track
for rising surpluses and falling
debt and solid economic growth
of almost three per cent a year for
the next few years.
More than 200,000 jobs have
been created over the past three
years and a further 170,000 new
jobs are forecast by 2020. By then,
the average wage is expected to
be $63,000 a year; thats $16,000
more than when we came
into government.

Budget 2016 is a
forward-looking
Budget that builds
on the good progress
weve made and
invests in ensuring
this strong growth
continues. It also
focuses on initiatives
to strengthen
communities.

Budget 2016 is a forwardlooking Budget that builds on


the good progress weve made
and invests in ensuring this
strong growth continues. It
also focuses on initiatives to
strengthen communities.
Health remains the number
one funding priority, with an
extra $2.2 billion investment into
new health initiatives over four
years, bringing next years health
spend to a record $16.1 billion.
This includes $96 million
to deliver even more elective

surgeries so New Zealanders can


live free from pain.
It also delivers more money for
Pharmac to fund more lifesaving
medicines for New Zealanders,
bringing its total budget next year
to a record $850 million. Pharmac
is independent but this extra
funding will enable them to look
at funding new treatments for
advanced melanoma, Hepatitis C,
and brain tumours.
Budget 2016 also invests
$39.3 million to start the
roll out of a national bowelscreening programme, which
will see 700,000 New Zealanders
screened every two years once
fully implemented. Around 3,000
New Zealanders are diagnosed
with bowel cancer every year and
it is one of our leading causes
of death.
National is committed to
ensuring every child gets a
great education. It provides the
opportunity for any child from
any background to get ahead
and make the most of their lives.
Budget 2016 invests an extra

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$1.4 billion into education over


four years; bringing next years
spending on childhood, primary
and secondary education to a
record $11 billion.
This extra money will be used
for a range of initiatives including
building nine new schools and
480 new classrooms across the
country, to fund 14,000 more
children in early childhood
education, and to ensure children
with high and special needs
get the support they need in
the classroom.
Budget 2016 also includes
a $761 million Innovative New
Zealand package for science,
skills and regional development
initiatives to help grow and
diversify the economy.
As a country, New Zealand is
more confident and the economy
is growing solidly. Budget 2016
invests in New Zealands future,
while ensuring we continue to
support New Zealand families by
investing in the public services
that matter to them.

Labour and Greens sign historic


agreement to change the government
commits them to working cooperatively to
change the government including closer
work at parliament and a possible joint
policy announcement or campaign.
We are sending a clear signal to New
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Zealanders who want a new and better
Policy Council Member
government that Labour and the Greens
will work together to deliver that, said
he Labour Party and the Green Party
Labour Party leader Andrew Little.
have signed a historic agreement
It is our intent to build on this agreement
to work cooperatively to change
to offer New Zealanders the basis of a
the government. The Memorandum of
stable, credible and progressive alternative
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government at the 2017
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perceptions of tensions between Labour
and the Greens in the lead up to the last
election. Voters who wanted a change in
government did not believe that there
was a credible alternative on the Left for
various reasons including the perceived
tensions. The MoU between these two
parties sends a strong message that there
is a united, credible and viable alternative
government-in-waiting.
Both parties have renewed leadership
and the relationship between the two is
strong. In an MMP environment, we have
to work together strategically to change the
governments agenda. The MoU is a strong
indication of the level of cooperation and
political maturity of both parties. It is
not a coalition agreement or a merger.
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still disagree on specific policies at


times, and that is healthy in an MMP
environment. The MoU means that we
will stand together to hold the government
to account in the lead up to the 2017
General Election.
Andrew Little has also made it clear
that this is not necessarily a monogamous
relationship. Nobody knows what Winston
Peters will want to do come election time,
but this MoU doesnt prevent Labour
from working with any other party. So far
Winston Peters has not vetoed working
with either party, and I feel his anti-Greens
rhetoric has toned down considerably.
Also, a number of New Zealand First
activists have openly held the opinion, on
social media, that the MoU is beneficial if
NZF is serious about wanting to change
the government.
As Labour celebrates its centenary this
year, we hold on to our values and our proud
political history. We will enter into the
election year with confidence knowing that
we have provided a level of transparency
that voters have been asking for and that
we continue to stand for the values and
principles we have always stood forsocial
justice, equity, equality of opportunity and
outcomes. We have always advocated for
wealth distribution that benefits all people
and not just those at the top of the socioeconomic ladder. Voters can rest assured
that the MoU will not change any of that.
Its not about us moving away from what
we stand for; its an official announcement
of cooperation to change the government.
New Zealanders who want a better
future now have crystal clear clarity about
what they are getting with their vote, we
are a vote for change, said Green Party coleader Metiria Turei.
It is time for a government that puts the
wellbeing of people and the environment at
the centre of everything it does,she said.

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The deafening silence of


a pretend Budget

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Barry Coates
Green Party

nother budget has come and gone,


leaving little trace other than
empty rhetoric. The headlines
were all about the next tax cut, but we see
the evidence around us of deterioration in
our public lifesoaring house prices and
rents, traffic congestion, polluted rivers,
rising greenhouse gas emissions and too
many children in poverty, missing out on
opportunities in life. This is not the New
Zealand that we want.
This Budget pretended to solve the
housing crisis, but instead it just blamed
someone elsein this case, the Auckland
Council. There was no plan to deal with
the crisis that has left people homeless,
sleeping in garages or cars, or going into
debt for emergency housing. There was
no decision to stop the sell-off of state
houses or to use the profits from Housing
New Zealand for building affordable
houses. There was no protection for people
living in damp and unhealthy homes; in
fact, the budget drastically cut the home
insulation programme.
The environment fared just as badly.
Last December, the government signed the
Paris Agreement on climate change and

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levels of greenhouse gas emissions, with
only minor changes to the ineffective and
fraudulent Emissions Trading Scheme. The
tiny budget to clean up rivers was opened up
to further funding for irrigation schemes,
and the core budget of our overworked and
demoralised Department of Conservation
was slashed.
New Zealand can do better, and we
have done better in the past. We have
had governments that were the first in the
world to give votes for women, pioneered
public health and education systems,
declared an independent foreign policy
and built affordable state houses when we
needed them.
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Industry leaders to address INZBC Summit 2016


Stuart Gordon,

IWK Bureau

ore than 300 global business


leaders and stakeholders will
come together on June 13 for a
first of its kind summit on agritech, being
held by INZBC in partnership with New
Zealand National Fieldays.
The event, which is open to public, has
an interesting line-up of speakers from
both New Zealand and India. Some of
them include:

Dr Rattan Sagar Khanna,

Director, Kwality Dairy (India) Ltd


r Rattan Sagar Khanna is the Director
General, Ganesh Scientific Research
Foundation New Delhi. He has served
as the Consultant to the Government of
India, Department of Animal Husbandry,
Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of
Agriculture and helped the Department
frame policy issues concerning animal
husbandry and dairy development. He is
Council Member and Consultant, Gerson
Lehrman Group, New York, USA. He is
Independent Director on the Board of
Kwality Dairy (India) Ltd., New Delhi. Dr
Khanna is also a CEC Member of Indian
Dairy Association (IDA).

CEO, Waikato Innovation Park Ltd


and Food Waikato
tuart is an experienced commercial
chartered accountant. During a
term as Financial Controller at New
Zealand Dairy Group he managed the
acquisition of the fresh milk, which
became Fonterra. After a period as an
agriculture business consultant, Stuart
joined Waikato Innovation Park as global
business development director travelling
to developing dairy industries around the
world to identify opportunities for New
Zealand agri-technology.

Alan Pollard,

CEO, Pipfruit New Zealand


lan was appointed Chief Executive of
Pipfruit New Zealand in March 2012.
A Chartered Accountant, his career spans
both central government and professional
service organisations. He has managed
some of New Zealands largest law firms,
including being a part of the team that
put together the first trans-Tasman law
firm merger.

Sanjeev Asthana,

Chairman, Agriculture Skill Council


of India
ith more than 25 years of experience
in India and internationally,

Sanjeev is the Founder and Managing


Partner of I-Farm Venture Advisors,
Chairman of Agriculture Skill Council of
India and National Skills Foundation of
India (NSFI), and serves on the Board
of Directors of NCDEX Spot Exchange
Ltd and Chairs the Governing Board of
Access Development Services. He works
closely at policy level with government and
international institutions such as UNICEF
and World Bank.

Victoria Hallum,

Manager of International Policy and


Partnerships, Callaghan Innovation
ictoria is Manager of International
Policy and Partnerships at Callaghan
Innovation. Her team fosters international
connections for Callaghan Innovation
and the businesses it works with. The
international team at Callaghan Innovation
is also interested in strategic partnerships
with international innovation organisations
and networks.

Nick Dromgool,

General Manager, Commercial,


New Zealand National Fieldays Society
ick has held the position of General
Manager Commercial for the NZ
National Fieldays Society since December
2011. He looks after the marketing,

customer, sponsorship and international


areas of the business. Nick has previously
worked in the Kiwifruit industry, NZ
Dairy Group, Wrightson Seeds and PGGW
Seeds. As an independent contractor, Nick
developed the Salad in a Bag for Turners
and Growers in 1993, an achievement he is
extremely proud of.

Brett ORiley,

Chief Executive, ATEED


rett has held senior management
positions for more than 20 years,
most recently for Ministry of Science
and Innovation before being appointed
to the ATEED Chief Executive role. His
business experience covers a vast array
of topics including major change projects
and developments in the ICT industry,
driving a step change in the performance
of the New Zealand science and innovation
eco-system, and direct involvement with
tourism and major events, both in New
Zealand and overseas.
Tickets are on sale now at www.
inzbusinesssummit.com. The event will
take place on June 13 at The Langham,
Auckland. With a impressive line-up, the
INBZC summit is a must-visit for industry
enthusiasts.

Auckland observes Turban Day


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nspired by the Turban Day


celebrations in the United
States and Norway, Sikh
Youth NZ organised Auckland
Turban Day on May 28 at Aotea
Centre. The event, which took
place from noon to 3 p.m., was a
hit among Aucklanders.
It was a day to educate people
and celebrate the significance
of wearing a turban. There have
been recent instances where Sikhs
wearing turbans have been victims
of discrimination.
Volunteers distributed flyers
and encouraged individuals to
try on a turban. Many stopped
by merely at the sight of the
colourful turbans. Inspired by
the enthusiastic gathering, they
enquired about the event and even
tried on the turban.
It was delightful to watch so
many people wearing differentcoloured
turbans.
From
a
distance, it looked like some kind
of celebration and it indeed is. I
couldnt stop myself from being
away from the gathering, now I
am sporting this red turban and it
is looking amazing, said Ola from
Germany who was passing by
with his friends from Britain and

Scotland. Auckland Turban Day


was conceptualised and planned
a month ago, and the organisers
used every small platform to
promote the event. Information
about the event spread quickly
through Facebook, posters in
Gurudwaras, supermarkets and
through word of mouth.
We really didnt have high
expectations from the event, but
we were positive that we can make
a mark. We made arrangements
for 150200 people but more than
300 people have visited, which
was outstanding. The visitors who
came forward to try the turban
also enquired more about Sikhism
and the concept behind turbans,

said Amrita, Harvin and Harveen,


the organisers of the event.
The event was so popular that
it was featured on News Hub with
John Campbell on Radio New
Zealand, Auckland Live, and many
other newspapers in Auckland.
Visitors patiently sat on the
picnic chairs looking amused

Aucklanders celebrate Turban Day organised by


Sikh Youth NZ at Aotea Centre. The event aimed
at informing and educating people about Sikhism
and the significance of wearing a turban.

at the mirror while one of the


volunteers tied the turban on their
head. What came after tying the
turban was a beaming smile, host
of selfies and snapshots with the
volunteers and friends. Visitors
irrespective of their faith, beliefs
and ethnicity volunteered to try
the turban and encouraged each
other too.
I often go to Gurudwaras, sit
down for langar and sit during the
kirtans. I have visited Gurudwaras
in New Zealand andScotland
and in Amritsar, Shimla, and
Jalandhar in India, mentioned
Scottish descent, Mikey Beban.
Mikey proudly sported a
T-Shirt with the Khanda (Sikh
symbol) print on it, a kara on
his left tattooed arm and a blue
turban wishing everyone Sat Sri
Akaal in his accent. Mikey was
more like a celebrity at the venue
as many thronged to speak to him
and take selfies and snaps.
The turbans were purchased,
donated and sponsored by
individuals to be used at the event.
By late afternoon, people started
sharing turbans as they began
to run out. The event concluded
with a big photo shoot with the
volunteers and the visitors.

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Melbournes Southbank
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elbourne is the worlds
most
liveable
city
and
Southbank is central to the
citys cosmopolitan lifestyle. Home to
Melbournes finest arts, entertainment,
parks and cultural institutions, it is no
surprise that Southbank is now a soughtafter suburb to live in with a rapidly
growing population.
Strategically located, Southbank is
a short walk to the Central Business
DistrictMelbournes
centre
for
employment and shopping. Excellent
public
transport
links
provide
easy access to nearby points of
interest and the broader Melbourne
metro area. With one of the highest
concentrations of arts and cultural
organisations in the world, Southbank is
a hive of creative energy. Residents and
visitors thrive on the endless opportunities
to enjoy galleries and exhibitions,
performances and theatre. The Arts Centre,
National Gallery of Victoria, the Royal
Botanical Gardens and the Melbourne
Recital Centre are all in Southbank as
is the Crown Casino and Entertainment
complex with its endless
dining,
shopping,
and
entertainment
options.
The upmarket Southgate
plaza on the Yarra River
has a wide array of cafes,
bar and shopping options.
To top it off, Southbank
is
also
distinguished
by its access to some of
Melbournes best schools
and tertiary institutions and
medical facilities.
Central Equity is a major
Australian developer and
has completed more than
70 inner-city projects. The
company is set to host
their popular Melbourne
Property
Expo
and
Information Sessions in
Auckland from Thursday,
June 9 to Sunday, June
12.
Conveniently
held
at the Pullman Hotel
Auckland (Corner Princes
St and Waterloo Quadrant)
attendees can find out about
purchasing and managing a
property from a distance.

There will also be a Melbourne property


lawyer in attendance to answer individual
questions. New Zealand nationals are able
to purchase new property in Australia and
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Everest Day observed


in Christchurch

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elebrated in memory of the first successful


ascent of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953,
by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and
Nepalese Tenzing Norgay, the ninthInternational
Everest Day (started in 2008) was observed in
Christchurch the past weekend. The event was jointly
organised by the Non-Resident Nepali Association
New Zealand (NRNANZ), Nepal NZ Friendship
Society of Canterbury, and Canterbury Nepalese
Society (CNS). While Nepalese song and dance

The seed of this wonderful


relationship between our two
countries were sowed when
those two great mountaineers
set foot onSagarmatha(local
name for Mount Everest)
together. Since that day, the
bond has grown even stronger
sequences also featured during the evening, the
highlight was Mark Inglis, the first double-amputee
to summit the highest peak in the world, and Wayne
Alexander, who accompanied him during the recordbreaking ascent, noting their connection with
Nepalese people and the shared bond between the
two countries.
Amy Adams, Minister for Justice and
Communications, was the chief guest. The gathering
observed a minutes silence in memory of those
perished during last years earthquake in Nepal.
Earlier in the day, a Walk for Nepal was
organised in Christchurchs CBD to raise money for
women health issues back home, informed Bishnu
Pokhrel, President of CNS. Pokhrel, who works in the
mental health issues of refugees and migrants with
the District Health Board added, The seed of this
wonderful relationship between our two countries
were sowed when those two great mountaineers
set foot onSagarmatha(local name for Mount
Everest) together. Since that day, the bond has
grown even stronger. A sentiment shared by Sagar

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unhealthy due to abundance of


oil andghee. Thus it is important
to be careful and keep a check
on what, how and when we eat,
especially for Indians. The interest
shown by the community at our
last diabetes event prompted us to
carry forward the [conversation]
and focus on healthy eating this
time, said Sandeep Sachdev, ICG
President.The health awareness
series will conclude with ICG

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entertainment channel
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films to Christchurch Part one of ICGs health awareness series was on Diabetes
at Hollywood Cinema Conversation Map
in Sumner.
marking the International Yoga
As I come from Andhra Day (IYD) on Sunday, June 19
Pradesh, we started with Telugu in collaboration with the Indian
films including the super-hit High Commission. This will be the
Sardar Gabbar Singh featuring second celebration of IYD in the
actor Pavan Kalyan.
city after the adoption ofJune 21
Now we are also showcasing as International Day of Yoga by
Kannada films with plans to theUN General Assemblyin 2014.
bring Tamil and Malayalam films
too very soon. With increased
immigration from South India,
we have found increased demand
for our movies even [in] South
of Christchurch (Sardar Gabbar
Singh was screened in Metro
aking cue from their
Cinema in Dunedin), said
elders and the efforts
Ramana. He also shared his plans
put in by organisations
to reach Hindi-speaking audiences such as the Christchurch Fiji
in New Zealand by re-shooting Association, young Fijians from
popular Hindi tele-serials such Christchurch have mobilised
as Sony TVs CID, which will be support and rations over the last
telecasted on Apna TV.

Fiji youth responds


to Cyclone Winston
appeal

Top: Attendees listen to Wayne Alexander as he recounts his experiences


Above: Mark Inglis, the first double-amputee to summit Mount Everest
addressing the gathering

Pandey, President of Nepal NZ Friendship Society


of Canterbury, and Babu Raja Maharjan, President
of NRNANZ, who owns a fire alarm business in
Auckland. When Hillary and Norgay came down
from Everest, a massive rally was organised in Nepal
in the first week of June in their honour, which was
attended by almost 60,000 people. Sir Edmund
Hillary never forgot that affection. Probably,
thats why he treated Nepal as his second home,
Maharjan said.
Concluding by giving details about NRNANZ, he
added, Our organisation has 73 chapters globally,
with ours in New Zealand a prominent one. With
help from our friends in New Zealand, we want
Nepal to progress economically so as to embark
on a path of self-reliance, self-confidence and
self-respect.

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awareness series
continues

arrying
forward
its
three-part
health
awareness series catering
to the Indian community in
Christchurch,
the
city-based
Indian Cultural Group (ICG) is
organising a free healthy eating
conversation map onJune 13at
the Upper Riccarton library
in Christchurch.
Indian food, though widely
popular all over the world by virtue
of our spices, can also be very

Students in Fiji receiving aid

few months to help kids affected


by Cyclone Winston. Along
with 65 boxes of donations, we
raised almost NZ$2,000 that
was used to buystationery, which
Ipersonallywentand distributed
in five badly-affected schools in
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Heralding the auspicious month of Ramadan

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amadan,
the
holy
month for the Muslim
community, commences
on Tuesday, June 7, on the sighting
of the moon. Ramadan is the ninth
month in the Islamic calendar that
comes after Shabaan. The holy
book Quran was revealed to the
human in this blessed month.
Muslims around the world
observe this month by abstaining
from food from dawn to dusk
and break their fast on the call of
adhaan (call for prayer) at sunset.
There is more to Ramadan
than just abstinence from food
and water. Fasting is obligatory
to every adult (11 years and
above or after attaining puberty)
exempting
sick,
travellers,
mentally challenged, pregnant,
and menstruating women.
The idea behind fasting is to
control oneself from activities that
give one worldly pleasures such
as food, water, entertainment
and sexual intercourse during
daybreak. Fasting gives an
individual the essence of piety,
their submission to the will of
Allah and a path to purify their
heart and soul.
During the day, a fasting
adult is advised to invest more
time in praying, reading Quran
and spend a majority of their
time
remembering
Allah.
The Quran was revealed in

this month to guide humans


to the path of righteousness
and give a dimension to ones
spiritual needs.
Ramadan is divided into
three Ashuras (parts of 10 days
each): Rahmat (mercy of Allah),
Maghfirat (forgiveness of Allah)
and Nijaat (salvation). Each of
the Ashura has separate duas
(prayers) that Muslims should
recite with full devotion and
serenity. It is also mentioned in
the hadith by Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH) that reward for all the
good deeds done in this month are
multiplied 70 times.
Different
aspects
of
Ramadan
Sehri (meal before dawn):
It is the sunnah of Prophet
Muhammad (PBUH) to take a

light meal before dawn or before


starting the fast. The pre-dawn
meal is highly recommended so
that individuals fasting do not get
exhausted of hunger and thirst
at the end of fasting. At Sehri, it
is advised to have at least a date
with water and if available, a
nominal meal.
Iftar (breaking the fast at
dusk): At the call of adhaan,
people break their fast by having
a date, fruits, and other foods.
Different cultures around the
world bring varied kinds of food
on the table, as there is no such
restriction on food items except it
to be halal.
It is also advised to share Iftar
with individuals and families
invite non-Muslims to be a part of
the Iftar meal as a gesture of good

faith and brotherhood. Almost


all the mosques across the globe
make Iftar arrangements at their
premises to serve to the people
fasting and travellers.
Taraweeh (special evening
prayers): In Islam, a believer has
to observe obligatory prayers five
times and a special congressional
prayer on Fridays. During
Ramadan, a special prayer is held
post evening prayers (Isha prayer)
called Taraweeh in which long
portions of the Quran is recited.
Taraweeh is held in every mosque
throughout the month until the
moon is sighted for Eid-ul-Fitr.
Lailatul Qadr (the night of
decree): The odd nights of the last
Ashura called Lailatul Qadr is
considered to be the holiest of the
whole month. It is believed that
the Holy Quran was unveiled to
Prophet Muhammad in one of the
five odd nights. Believers pray all
night long on those nights asking
for forgiveness for their sins as the
night is considered to be better
than a thousand nights (83 years
and four months).
Fasting brings humility and
tranquillity among individuals.
It gives them the opportunity to
live the life of the lesser fortunate,
people who are deprived of food
and other luxuries of the world.
Fasting drives an individual closer
to his spiritual self and the creator,
as it tests their patience for the
basic need of life, food, and water.

Renowned flautist
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Associate
Health
Minister
Peseta
Sam
Lotu-Iiga says the passing
of a Bill to increase the tobacco
excise will save lives and prevent
young people taking up a deadly
smoking habit.
The Customs and Excise
(Tobacco
Products-Budget
Measures)
Amendment
Bill
passed through all stages in
Parliament on May 27. The
Bill increases the excise tax on
tobacco by 10 per cent per annum
for the next four years, from
January 1, 2017.
Smoking is a relentless killer.
But it is a deadly habit we can
do something about. We need to
use every measure to stop people
smoking and deter others from
starting. Increasing the price is
the single most effective tool to do
that, Mr Lotu-Iiga says.
Smoking rates have dropped.
550,000 adult New Zealanders
aged over 15 still smoke daily.
Smoking remains one of
the biggest causes of premature
death in New Zealand, Mr
Lotu-Iiga says.

Twelve people die each day


from smoking related illness.
4,500 to 5,000 people die each
year.
That is like the entire
population of a town like Foxton
being wiped out by smoking, Mr
Lotu-Iiga says.
About 85 per cent of people
who die from lung cancer are
smokers. They also die from
heart disease; from stroke; from
emphysema and from cancer of the
mouth, pharynx and oesophagus.
All because of smoking.
Mr Lotu-Iiga says smoking
related illness is a huge cost to the
country as well as to individuals,
their families and whanau.
Increasing the excise on tobacco

creates a strong incentive to


quit and disincentives for those
contemplating smoking, and in
particular young people.
The price of a standard pack
of 20 cigarettes will likely increase
from around $20 now to around
$32 in 2020.
Mr
Lotu-Iiga
says
the
government has a range of
packages aimed at reducing
smoking rates such as Quitline,
media campaigns and face to face
support programmes.
Together with increasing
prices, these are effective at
reducing smoking and saving
lives in New Zealand, Mr
Lotu-Iiga says.

he 2016 Budget invests


an additional $4.6 million
over four years into
FTA (Free Trade Agreement)
implementation.
Trade Minister Todd McClay
says this new investment will
support New Zealand businesses
in extracting full value from
New Zealands network of FTA
Agreements.
New Zealand currently has
FTAs with economies that account
for more than half our trade. This
will increase to 70 per cent once
the Trans Pacific Partnership
(TPP) enters into force.
New Zealand has scored high
quality FTAs, but the benefits
come from Kiwi businesses
taking advantage of them.
Ensuring businesses have the
information and tools for this
to happen requires ongoing, coordinated cross government FTA
implementation work.
This new investment will
support the development of new

tools to help business understand


and use FTAs. Our tariff finder, for
example, has made it a lot easier
for SMEs to identify the FTA that
gives them the best competitive
edge in their export markets.
This new money will also help
us get improved commitments
in FTAs when these come up
for review, such as in services,
investment, and addressing nontariff barriers that exporters face.
This is particularly important
as new FTAs come on line. Thats
why for example under TPP we
have committed to 18 roadshows
and Hui around the country to help
businesses prepare for its entry
into force, and have developed
practical online resources for all
New Zealanders.
There is a lot of information
for businesses, as they plan for
export growth. We want them well
equipped to identify and seize new
opportunities under all FTAs,
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Dunne has released an updated
three-year strategy to prevent
and minimise the harm that can result
from gambling.
The latest plan aims to build on the
work done in more recent years which has
resulted in a reduction in risk factors for
gambling harm.
For example the number of adults
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Going right back to when the first
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evaluate and implement one or more
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persistent gambling harm-related health
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The $55.3 million Strategy to Prevent
and Minimise Gambling Harm is funded by
the problem gambling levy.
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in the current three-year period, based on
an assessment that needs remain largely
unchanged since 2012.
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A budget only for the privileged few?


David Shearer
Labour MP

ast week, New Zealands annual


budget was unveiled by the
government. Those of us who
were hoping for investment in basic
services such as health, education, and
alleviating the housing crisis were once
again disappointed.
Perhaps the worst aspect of the budget
for me was the way the government
effectively froze the operating budget for
many of our schools. Thats the money
schools need simply to run, pay their
teachers, and buy the things they need to

educate our children. This freeze is likely to


force schools to ask Kiwi families for more
money. Thats a big step backwards for New
Zealand. Free education is in our DNA. Its
an achievement New Zealanders have been
rightly proud of for generations.
Weve been the envy of the world for the
quality education we offer every single child.
And at a time like this, when inequality is
growing in our society, we need it more
than ever.
The day after the budget, a national
newspaper wrote: Gone are the days
of a free education. I hope they were
not correct.
Labours education policies are much
more ambitious than that. We believe

education should be truly free. Our policies


continue to echo Prime Minister Peter
Frasers great words, spoken in 1939:
The governments objective, broadly
expressed, is that all persons, whatever
their ability, rich or poor, whether they live
in town or country, have a right as citizens
to a free education of the kind for which
they are best fitted and to the fullest extent
of their powers.
We think thats a vision worth fighting
for. The days of a quality, free education in
New Zealand dont have to be over.
Amid all the political rhetoric of the year,
the annual budget is a time when we see in
black and white where the governments
true loyalties really lie.

Education wasnt the only area in which


we were disappointed.
Our health service is $50 million a year
short of whats needed just to keep up
with population growth and inflation. We
are going backwards in health and there
will be even fewer specialist appointments
and operations available for those who
need them.
At a time when housing has become so
unaffordable that were facing our first
proper homelessness epidemic, there was
no decisive action on housing.
What we got instead was a budget that
will help only the privileged few at the top,
leaving most New Zealanders, and our
children, worse off than before.

A stronger, more prosperous New Zealand


Kanwaljit Bakshi
National List MP

ational is focused on continuing


to build a stronger, more
prosperous New Zealand. Thanks
to our responsible management and the
hard work of New Zealanders, our economy
is performing well. There are more jobs,
higher incomes, and were providing
essential services and support New Zealand
families need.
Budget 2016 invests in a growing
economy with significant new funding
for innovation, infrastructure, the health
sector, and the most vulnerable while still
managing the finances tightly and repaying
debt. Budget 2016 presented a healthy set
of public accounts with rising surpluses
and falling debt, on the back of an economy
forecast to grow at around three per cent on

average over the next few years, supporting


more jobs and higher incomes.
Only a handful of developed economies
enjoy such a positive outlook.
This is a Budget that invests in a growing
economy. In particular, it supports four
significant measures.
First is a $761 million investment in
science, skills, and regional development,
which weve called the Innovative New
Zealand package. Second is a $2.1 billion
infrastructure programme that focuses
on transport, schools, and the investment
needed to deliver a modern, flexible tax
system. Third is a Social Investment
package providing $652 million more to
support vulnerable New Zealanders and
help them live better lives.
Finally, we are making a sizeable
investment in the health sector, which
receives an additional $2.2 billion over the
next four years to ensure New Zealanders
continue to have access to high-quality
healthcare. Our eighth Budget shows
modest surpluses in the next two years,
rising to $6.7 billion in 2019/2020. More
than 200,000 more people are in work now

than three years ago and another 170,000


new jobs are expected by 2020.
The annual average wage has been
increasing at twice the rate of inflation.
By 2020, it will have grown a further
$5,000 to $63,000. Over that period, the
unemployment rate is expected to drop
to 4.6 per cent. Strong population growth
is both an indicator of New Zealands
economic performance and a contributor to
it. Weve seen a significant reduction in the
number of New Zealanders heading across
the Tasman to live.
Were continuing to see inflation stay
lower for longer than expected.
This is good news for consumers and
workers because their incomes go a bit
further and they get good value for any

pay rises. But it is a challenge for the


government because it suppresses growth
in our revenue.
Certainly, times are challenging for our
dairy farmers, who are finishing another
season facing depressed prices.
But elsewhere, New Zealand is
reaping the benefits of an increasingly
diversified economy.
Total exports increased by almost $2
billion last year despite the fall in dairy
exports. Tourism, the beef sector, ICT, wine
and much of the manufacturing sector are
all performing well. The governments fiscal
priorities continue to be maintaining rising
surpluses, reducing net debt to around 20
per cent of GDP by 2020, and if economic
and fiscal conditions allow, beginning to
reduce income taxes and using any further
fiscal headroom to reduce debt faster.
The surplus target last year was useful
in helping us turn the governments books
around. Having achieved that, our focus
is now shifting towards debt repayment
to ensure New Zealand is well placed
to deal with future economic shocks or
natural disasters.

Budget: the government is not listening


Winston Peters
NZ First leader

his government is simply not


listening. The real problem we face
now as a country is that so many of
the middle-income and working people are
quickly becoming poor.
There is a big elephant in the room that
this Budget barely acknowledges.
Record immigrationadding another
68,000 people a year. The health, education,
welfare, transport and other infrastructure

costs that record immigration is adding are


hardly mentioned in this bogus Budget.
Similarly, the police are chronically
underfunded. Crime under National pays.
If you are a victim, Nationals message to
you is Get Stuffed.
Engineering a surplus is easy when core
services are underfunded, expenditure
commitments delayed.
The manipulation of the public finances
is now so gross and shameless as to render
any claims to balancing the books or
reaching a surplus as hollow.
Under this government, New Zealand is
fracturing into two campsAuckland and
the rest Auckland is choking. Every day as
they travel to work, Aucklanders confront the
worsening traffic congestion clogging their
city. The governments failure with respect

to Auckland is matched by its neglect of


the regions.
At the official 5.7% unemployment,
there are almost 150,000 unemployed
New Zealand. Then there are another
100,000 people who have jobs but
are underemployed and would like to
work more.
The number of 1524-year-olds who are
not in employment, education or training
rose and is now around 80,000.
Theres a massive hole in the housing. An
entire generation of young New Zealanders
is locked out of the housing market in
their own country because of soaring
house prices.
Large numbers of people are under intense
housing stress; they are living in garages
and other make-shift accommodation. This

is appalling. Foreign speculators have had


an open door to help themselves to NZ
housing stock.
Nothing better illustrates Nationals
failure to rebalance the economy than the
ongoing current account deficit, which
was running at $7.7 billion in the 2015
calendar year.
New Zealand now owes the rest of
the world $150 billion. We see a global
economy that is struggling with weak and
fragile growth. New Zealand Firsts view
is that we must urgently strengthen our
economy and reduce our vulnerability to an
external shock.
Nothing in this Budget will deliver
sustainable prosperity for New Zealanders.

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The City Rail Link bringing


Auckland together

uckland is growing at a rate of one


new resident every 20 minutes and
urgently needs a transport system
that moves people faster and more easily.
Rail trips have increased from 2.2 million
trips a year to more than 16 million, but
further growth is limited because Britomart
cant take more than 20 trains an hour. In
addition, the city is over capacity for buses
coming into the city along Symonds Street.

City Rail Link (CRL): unlocking


Aucklands network
The CRL will unlock the citys rail
capacity, doubling the number of trips an
hour during peak times and providing a
train every 10 minutes for most Auckland
stations. It will allow 30,000 people to
travel every hour during peak time. In
comparison, a single motorway lane
can carry only 2,400 people an hour. By
allowing trains to run both ways through
Britomart, Auckland Transport can create
more frequent bus and ferry connections
with bus feeder routes into key bus/train
interchanges. More people using trains and
buses means more road space will be freed
up for those who need to drive. Improved
accessibility, particularly to the city centre,
is the key to Aucklands economic growth.
Connecting Auckland
The City Rail Link will rejuvenate and
connect many parts of greater Auckland
and unlock the productivity of our inner
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AUCKLAND IS
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An artists impression of the redeveloped Mt Eden Station to
be completed as part of the City Rail Link

competitive for jobs and investment,


says Mayor Len Brown. It will also move
more people out of their cars and into
public transport, resulting in cleaner air
and water, which in turn will dramatically
reduce our vehicular greenhouse gas
emissions and lessen the estimated
120 annual air pollution-related deaths
in Auckland.
Reshaping the city
The CRL will also reshape the city. Two
new city stations, Aotea and Karangahape,
along with a redeveloped Mt Eden station,
will be only three minutes apart, linking
downtown, midtown and uptown. The
areas surrounding these stations will
become a magnet for businesses and
residents, offering the greatest potential
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A traditional welcome for New


Zealand PM John Key

he vanua o Nakelo will be


performing the traditional
welcome ceremony for
the New Zealand Prime Minister,
John Key, when he arrives into the
country on June 9.
Speaking on behalf of the
vanua o Nakelo Aca Simolo said
a delegation from the iTaukei
Affairs Board led by the Deputy
Secretary, Apakuki Kurusiga, had
traditionally approached them
and it had been agreed.
He said PM Key would
be accorded full traditional
ceremonies of welcome.
Nakelo
will
also
be
performing a war dance as the
entertainment part of the welcome
ceremonies, he said. Prime
Minister Voreqe Bainimarama

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key

had confirmed to the Fiji Sun that


his counterpart from New Zealand

will be arriving into the country on


June 9.
According to the tentative
programme, PM Key will arrive
into the country on board a Royal
New Zealand Air Force aircraft at
4:10 p.m. at Nausori International
Airport. The chief of protocol,
Tiko Rasoqosoqo, and the New
Zealand High Commissioner,
Mark Ramsden, will board the
official plane to accompany PM
Key when he disembarks.
Mr Rasoqosoqo will then
introduce
Prime
Minister
Bainimarama
and
Mrs
Bainimarama to the chief guest
and a bouquet will be presented to
him. Prime Minister Bainimarama
will introduce the Commander
of the Republic of Fiji Military

industries. We had to take the


hard line approach and they took
note and they listened, which is
great. That is being a good Pacific
neighbour, he said.
The next round of intersessional
(technical) PACER Plus meeting
will be held in Nadi in June.
In an earlier statement, Mr
McClay said, As we move into
the final stages of PACER Plus
negotiations, we are working
hard to conclude an agreement
that benefits all Pacific islands
countries and New Zealand.

He had anticipated discussions


with Mr Koya to provide an
opportunity to engage with and
understand Fijis perspectives on
negotiations.
Fiji has continuously stressed
it wants the PACER Plus to be
development oriented given we
are currently developing and
know where we want to be in the
years to come.
PACER Plus is seen from a
positive view point as an avenue
that could contribute in facilitating
our development path.

Executives of Fiji Airways and Changi International Airport in Singapore during the inaugural Nadi-Singapore flight

based
Jetstar
Asia,
said,
Our services and networks
out
of
Singapore
deliver
very
attractive
itineraries
for global carriers to offer
their customers.
More
importantly,
such
interline
and
codeshare
partnerships with full-service
carriers are testament to our
product and delivery of an
equivalent level of service
on board our flights, Mr
Pasupathi added.
The
Jetstar-Fiji
Airways
interline agreement builds on
Jetstars growing base of 46
established interline partners that

Sangam
praised

include Qantas, Air France-KLM,


British Airways, United and China
Eastern, just to name a few.
Jetstar currently also has
existing codeshare agreements
with Qantas, Japan Airlines,
American Airlines, Sri Lankan
Airlines,
Vietnam
Airlines,
Finnair, LATAM and Emirates.
Fiji Airways and Jetstar
customers will be able to book
flights and check through baggage
when purchasing tickets from
Fiji Airways sales channels,
including its website, online
travel sites, sales offices and
reservation centres.

Forces, Rear Admiral Viliame


Naupoto, to PM Key, who will then
invite him to inspect a 100-person
guard of honour at the airport.
The traditional ceremonies
of welcome will include the
Qaloqalovi,
Vakamamaca,
Sevusevu, Yaqona Vakaturaga,
Wase ni Yaqona Vakaturaga, Vosa
Vakaturaga (speech by PM Key)
and Ulivi ni Vosa Vakaturaga.
At the conclusion of the
welcome ceremony, PM Key will
proceed to a cocktail reception
hosted by PM Bainimarama
either at the GPH Poolside or at
Boron House.
PM Key leaves the country
on June 10 after his meetings
with the Prime Minister and
government officials.

Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines,


Cambodia and Myanmar, through
Jetstars dense network across
the Asia Pacific region, Mr
Viljoen added.
The guests will be able to
conveniently
experience
the
wonders of our home, Fiji, and the
South Pacific via the Singapore
hub, Mr Viljoen said.
While the agreement covers
all 73 destinations served by
the Jetstar Group, including
Jetstar Airways in Australia,
the immediate take-up will
be for Jetstar destinations
from
Singapore.
Barathan
Pasupathi, CEO of Singapore-

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resident
Major-General
(Retd) Jioji Konrote has
praised the forefathers
of the Sangam organisation for
their responsible socio-economic,
educational
and
cultural
contribution to Fiji.
He made the statement when he
opened the Then India Sanmarga
Ikya (TISI) Sangam Convention
2016 at Prince Charles Park, Nadi,
last week.
It has been demonstrated with
this type of example Fiji needs to
cultivate a sense of belonging in
one nation and to improve the
lives for all Fijians, he said.
He said TISI as an institution
had a rich and colourful history
since its establishment on
May 24, 1926.
It has made significant
contribution to Fiji in the form of
education, promotions of cultural
beliefs, practices and language
and to achieve socio-economic
growth among others, President
Konrote said.
We have to pay our respect to
the founders of Sangam and on
this occasion shall pay homage to
Sadhu Kuppuswamy as founding
father of Sangam. He knew the
suffering the South Indians had
gone through. They were highly
disadvantaged, underpaid and
never knew the languages.
He made vast impression for
Sangam until his death on August
2, 1956, at the age of 66.
He left memories to inspire
generations.
With
immense
contribution to this nation,
Sangam started educating the
children of not only those of South
Indian origin but those of the
other communities as well.
The theme for the convention
is Perseverance and Endeavors for
Dignity from 1916 to 2016.
The organisation was in the
forefront in the aftermath of TC
Winston spending $300,000 in
relief and rehabilitation work.
Also, $25,000 was handed
towards the Prime Ministers
National Disaster Relief and
Rehabilitation Fund.

Fiji Airways adds Jetstar Asia to interline


agreement
iji Airways and Jetstar
announced the launch of
an interline agreement
that will see the Fijian flag
carrier connect to more than 21
destinations on Jetstars network
from Singapore.
The interline agreement has
been signed with the Jetstar Group
of branded airlines including
Jetstar Airways, Jetstar Asia,
Jetstar Japan and Jetstar Pacific.
Andre Viljoen, Fiji Airways
Managing Director and CEO
said: This is an exciting
growth phase for our newest
international route of Singapore
and allows us to connect our
extensive South Pacific network
to Jetstars impressive network
throughout Asia.
Fiji Airways commenced twiceweekly direct flights to Singapore on
April 5.
This interline agreement
means our customers will be
able to travel seamlessly through
Singapore to 21 destinations in
Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia,
Japan, China, Hong Kong,

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NZ Trade minister agrees to help iron out PACER Plus redline issues

ew
Zealand
Trade
Minister, Todd McClay,
yesterday
discussed
ways to look into Fijis concerns
over PACER Plus.
Our Minister for Industry,
Trade and Tourism, Faiyaz Siddiq
Koya, following the meeting with
Mr McClay, indicated the two
countries were in agreement to
iron out the redline issues.
PACER Plus is a planned
regional trade and economic
integration agreement between
all members of the Pacific Islands
Source: Fiji Sun

Forum and Australia and New


Zealand. Fiji has previously raised
concerns over a number of issues
over PACER Plus negotiations
and stressed it is not a traditional
free trade agreement but rather a
development agreement.
Fiji has maintained the position
that PACER Plus should secure
long-term
improved
market
access, preserve policy space,
create employment and achieve
sustainable development. Some
red line areas that Mr Koya said
had been discussed were right

Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism Faiyaz


Siddiq Koya and the New Zealand Minister for
Trade, Todd McClay, during their meeting on Pacific
Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER)
Plus at The Westin Resort and Spa in Denarau

to regulate and infant industry


development, which was in order
to support new and emerging

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is Excellency the President, Major


General (retd) Jioji Konousi
Konrote received the credential
of Indias new High Commissioner to Fiji
His Excellency Vishvas Sapkal.
High Commissioner Sapkal was accorded
a 25-member guard of honour by officers of
the Republic of Fiji Military Forces at the
State House lawn before he presented his
credential to the President.
Mr Sapkal joined the Indian Foreign
Service in 1998 and has served at Indian
permanent missions in Russia, Armenia

and the United States of America. He was


Consul General of India to St. Petersburg,
Russia and has also served in Multilateral
Economic Relations Division, Northern
Division, Finance Division and India Africa
Forum Summit Secretariat of the Ministry
of External Affairs in New Delhi.
Prior to his appointed to Fiji, he was
Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of
India in Cairo, Egypt.
Mr Sapkal, who holds an engineering
degree in Electronics from Walchand
College of Engineering, Shivaji University,

Kolhapur in Maharashtra, also served in


the Indian Information Service (IIS) of
Government of India.
The Indian envoy, who will be based in
Suva, speaks fluent Marathi, Hindi, English
and Russian.
Meanwhile,
co-operation
between
India and Fiji on a broad range of issues
has been discussed during talks in New
Delhi between the Prime Minister, Voreqe
Bainimarama, and his Indian counterpart,
Narendra Modi.

His Excellency the President Major-General-(retd) Jioji Konrote receives the credential of Indias new High Commissioner
to Fiji His Excellency Vishvas Sapkal

PM to receive $23.4M
from EU

rime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama


will receive $23.4 million from the
European Union to assist Fijis
recovery effort in the wake of Tropical
Cyclone Winston.
Bainimarama is in Papua New Guinea
for the eighth African Caribbean and
Pacific Summit. He is expected to then take
part in discussions with other leaders on
sustainable development and the future of
the ACP.
Bainimarama heading a delegation to
the ACP Summit arrived in Port Moresby.
He joins heads of state and heads
of government from the 79 ACP
member countries.

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Super Meet.
As they prepare to host the event in Nadi
in May 2018, they will also be welcoming
around 5000 hash harriers from around
the world for the four- to six-day event. This
will provide a major boost to the economy
as well as the tourism sector.
InterHash is a biennial event and is the
peak event for international running club
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world to meet, run, socialise and drink beer.
Team Fijis bid is a significant
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Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism
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Without deviation from the norm,


progress is not possible Frank Zappa

Editorial

From the desk of the


Managing Editor

You might question the value of such a detailed explanation, but I have a
purpose, and that purpose is to force you to think, to think deeply, with intensity.
Dont confuse the word intensity with tenseness. Tenseness implies mental
strain, and arises out of fear and anxiety. It is destructive to both mind and body. My
use of intensity here suggests mental force or power, and its results are constructive.
Your progress depends upon your degree of sustained intensity in a
given direction.
~John McDonald from The Message of a Master
Whenever in life we are working towards something, we want to apply a high level
of mental power to what we are doing without fear; just pure, enthusiastic, creative
mojo. Thats a very good thing.
If however we took that same intensity and combine that with fear plus an
attachment to the results along with self-consciousness and overthinking, you are
heading for nothing other than a huge amount of stress and eventual burnout. Stress
and tension seem to creep in when we get too attached to outcomes. So when you
find yourself over trying or getting overly tensed about anything in life, thats a good
time to step back and think about how much you would enjoy doing the same things
without being attached to the outcomes.
Having said that, once you have established that frame of mind, you need to
ensure that you work towards your goal with the fullest intensity.
June marks the month of Matarikithe start of a new phase of life. It is a time of
festivity for Mori, the tangata whenua, or first people of New Zealand.
Matariki is an important time in the Mori calendar and is associated with the
start of the cold season when the ptaka kai (food storehouses) are full and the
land is at its most unproductive. Matariki is also a celebration of people, language,
spirituality and history. It is the time when people gather to share kai (food), rituals,
entertainment, hospitality and knowledge.
Every year, this month is celebrated with events involving theatre, comedy, music
and dance, arts and crafts, including carving and weaving, passing on knowledge and
history, traditional ceremonies and family activities. I hope everyone is able to take
the time out this month and catch atleast one such activity.
Matariki is also viewed as a signal of what kind of year lies ahead. If the stars are
clear and bright, it is a sign that the year ahead will be warm and bountiful. If they
are hazy and shimmering, a cold, unproductive year is expected.
For the Mori, this is also a time to reflect on, acknowledge and celebrate the year
gone by, to show respect for the land and learn about it, to remember the whakapapa
(ancestry) who have passed on to the next world, and the legacy they have left behind.
It is a time to turn to the future, welcome the new generation to the world and make
plans for the year ahead.
Lets make this month a fresh start and mindfully move ahead in whatever
endeavour we may wish to achieve with full intensity.
Until next time.

Giri Gupta

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NDA highlights achievements at gala


event, Modi cites anti-corruption efforts

rime Minister Narendra Modi


on Saturday, May 28, said his
government was working with
determination to fulfil its promises to
people and had been able to check leakages
to the tune of Rs.36,000 crore as the NDA
organised a gala event at India Gate in New
Delhi to mark it two years in office.
Union ministers showcased their
achievements and Bollywoods leading
names espoused social causes at the Ek
Nayi Subah event.
A range of initiatives including Swachh
Bharat campaign, the Beti Bachao, Beti
Padhao, Pradhan Mantrai Ujjwala
Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
and Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana were
highlighted as well as moves to boost
farmers income, improve connectivity,
step up investment and enhance jobs and
improve rail, road and air infrastructure
and provide electricity to all villages.
The event was held in a Talkathon
format with ministers answering queries
put to them. Media was not invited at the
event but the event was screened live on
various channels of Doordarshan.
Discussions were in studio format and
interspersed with some light entertainment
in the form of songs and dances. The
breaks in between discussions featured

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

consumer awareness advertisements as


also the NDA governments theme song on
completing two years in officeMera desh
badal raha hai (my country is changing).
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Health
Minister J.P. Nadda, Women and Child
Development Minister Maneka Gandhi,
Minorities
Affairs
Minister
Najma
Heptullah, Agriculture Minister Radha
Mohan Singh, Rural Development Minister
Birender Singh, Water Resources Minister
Uma Bharti, Human Development Minister
Smriti Irani and Food Minister Ramvilas
Paswan were among those who participated.
The ministers highlighted government
initiatives and also heaped praise on Modis
leadership. Minister of State in PMO
Jitendra Singh said that Modi has natural
inclination towards science and he was

the motivation behind the soil health card


scheme, while Culture Minister Mahesh
Sharma said that Modi had taken steps to
promote development of the northeast.
Paswan said Modi came from a poor
family and the government was oriented
towards welfare of the poor.
Road Transport and Highways Minister
Nitin Gadkari, who interacted from
Nagpur, said that Modi had taken steps to
end policy paralysis, while Jaitley said
the economy had achieved a growth rate of
around 7.5 per cent amid global slowdown.
Uma Bharti suggested that government
should take steps to provide sanitary
napkins in womens toilets in rural areas.
Meanwhile, Amitabh Bachchan said the
girl child should be nurtured, educated
and treated as equal and how Beti Bachao,
Beti Padhao aims at ending discrimination
against them.
Sporting a saffron coloured Nehru
jacket, he also interacted with girl children
from various schools, and even recited lines
from his father Harivansh Rai Bachchans
famous Madhushala.
Actor Vidya Balan stressed the need
to construct toilets in rural areas, while
Raveena Tandon, participating in a panel
discussion, stressed how education can lead
women towards better living. In his speech,

Modi targeted Congress over alleged


corruption during the UPA rule and said his
government will provide LPG connection to
five crore rural women by 2019. In a veiled
attack on Congress and parties critical of
the government, Modi said some will just
oppose his government for political reasons.
Two things have emerged in the last
15 days. One is Vikasvad (development)
and the other is Virodhvad (opposition).
What is the reality, people can judge for
themselves, he said.
Comparing corruption to a termite,
Modi said his government had taken series
of steps to tackle it including making
payments through direct benefit transfer
and using Aadhar.
He said the government had saved
leakage of Rs.15,000 crore in LPG subsidy,
identified over 1.62 crore fake ration cards
and checked other malpractices such as
appointment of fake teachers.
In broad terms we have been able to
plug leakages of Rs.36,000 crores, he said.
Referring to the governments push for
LED bulbs, he said it will help save 20,000
MW once the government achieves its
target of providing such bulbs in 500 cities
and save Rs. 1 lakh crore. He said there was
a new thinking among people and this
was the biggest change.

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Swaraj Party takes form


months ahead of Punjab polls

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assembly polls in Punjab,
launch of a new political
partySwaraj Party, led by former Panjab
University professor Manjit Singhwas
announced in Chandigarh on Sunday,
May 29.
The new entity claimed association
with
the
Swaraj
Abhiyana
socio-political group, which is headed
by expelled Aam Aadmi Party leader
Yogendra Yadav.
A large number of delegates of Swaraj
Lehar from all over Punjab have launched
the Swaraj Party. A state working committee
of 41 members has been constituted to
expand the party base at the block and
village levels, said Manjit Singh, who
was unanimously elected the Swaraj Party
president, in Chandigarh. Swaraj Lehar
was the Punjab unit of Swaraj Abhiyan.
The
party
leadership
said
its
organisational structure was already in
place in 11 of the 22 districts in Punjab.
However, none of the national leaders of
Swaraj Abhiyan, including Yogendra Yadav
and Prashant Bhushan, were present at
the convention where the resolution for
creating the new party was passed.
Within hours of the announcement about
the Swaraj Party by some of its leaders,

Aam Aadmi Party


parliamentarians Dr
Dharamvira Gandhi
and Harinder Singh
Khalsa
expressed
solidarity with the
new political entity.
I welcome the
formation of this
outfit. Any party that
works to propagate
the idea of alternative
politics and Swaraj
must be supported,
Gandhi, Lok Sabha
Swaraj Abhiyan leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan during a press conference in
member
from
New Delhi, on July 30, 2015
Patiala, said.
Khalsa, MP from Fatehgarh Sahib, too
the Swaraj Abhiyan dissociated itself from
lauded the formation of the new party.
the entity.
We wish to clarify that this initiative Basically, its an entity formed by the
has not been sponsored by Swaraj Abhiyan. people thrown out by (Delhi Chief Minister
Though many colleagues associated with and AAP national convenor) Arvind
this initiative are from Swaraj Abhiyan, Kejriwal when they questioned him. We
Punjab, the decision to form a political wish them luck for the future, Khalsa said.
Another group of volunteers compelled
party has not been taken in accordance with
the due process laid down by the Abhiyan, to leave the AAP because of the functioning
the Swaraj Abhiyan media cell said of the AAPs state unit is likely to form a
party within some time.
in a statement.
Elections to the 117-member assembly
We wish the Swaraj Party well and and
in
Punjab are scheduled to be held early
will like to have a fraternal relationship
with it. On the other hand, two suspended next year.

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Indian army team


commence 900 km
cycle expedition
across Arunachal

n Sunday, May 29, a 22-member


Indian Army team embarked
on a 900-km-long challenging
mountain terrain cycling expedition across
Arunachal Pradesh along the India-China
border, a defence ministry official said.
The expedition is being held in high
altitude areas over 12,000 feet to 14,000
feet above mean sea level and where weather
and terrain are a formidable challenge, the
freezing temperatures and rain makes the
task further difficult, the official said.
The team is being led by Major
Puneet Sharan of Indian Armys Blazing
Sword Division.
The team will cycle for twenty days
through a treacherous route comprising
road, jeep tracks, footpath and cross country
trails and finally reach their destination
Tezpur in Assam.
The army men would cover West Kameng
and Tawang districts of Arunachal Pradesh,
over four major mountain passes.
The passes traversed includes Bomdi
La (7,274 feet), Se La (13,700 feet), Bum
La (16,500 feet) and Gonkar La (15,567
feet), said the official, adding that the team
mission is to spread and promote the spirit
of adventure and nature conservation,
reach out to the local populace including
schoolchildren and ex-servicemen, and
spread the message of peace, solidarity and
national integration.
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Modi to embark on five-nation


tour on June 4

rime Minister Narendra Modi will


embark on a five nation tour from
June 4 that will see him travelling
to Afghanistan, Qatar, Switzerland, the US
and Mexico.
Modi will first go to Afghanistan on June
4, where he will visit Herat to inaugurate
the Salma Dam that has been funded
by India.
He will head to Qatar on June 5 for
a bilateral visit where he will hold talks
with Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad
Al-Thani, and economic ties, especially
the hydrocarbon sector, will be high on
the agenda.
This is the first prime ministerial visit
from India to Qatar in eight years since the
visit of Manmohan Singh to Doha in 2008.
With 630,000, Indians form the largest
expatriate community in Qatar. From
Qatar, Modi will head to Switzerland.
During the visit, the Prime Minister and
the President of the Swiss Confederation

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discussions on bilateral, regional and


multilateral issues of mutual interest, an

official statement said. From Switzerland,


Modi will travel to the US on June 7 and
8 at the invitation of US President Barack
Obama, with whom he will review the
progress made in key areas of defence,
security and energy.
In his last leg of visit, Modi will reach
Mexico on June 8 at the invitation of
President Enrique Pena Nieto.
Relations between India and Mexico
have witnessed renewed vigour and
activity in the last two years and Modi
had a substantive bilateral meeting with
President Nieto on the sidelines of UNGA.
The main objective of the forthcoming
visit of Prime Minister would be to carry
forward the momentum in our bilateral
relations and discuss cooperation in areas
such as space, energy, agriculture and
science and technology among others, the
statement said.
The two leaders will also be discussing
various multilateral issues during the visit.

Kejriwal discusses infrastructure projects


with Japanese envoy

apanese
Ambassador
Kenji
Hiramatsu met Delhi Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal on Monday, May
30 and discussed mutual cooperation
on infrastructure projects such as the
Dedicated Elevated Bus Corridors, an
official said.
Both discussed common grounds
between Delhi and Japan and how the
two can mutually benefit each other,
said the official.
The main project discussed during the
meeting was the Delhi governments project
of Dedicated Elevated Bus Corridors in the
city to ease out traffic congestion. Besides
this transportation, water, sewage system,
earthquake resistant buildings projects

were discussed during the 30-minute


meeting, a government official said.
The meeting was also attended by
PWD Minister Satyendar Jain and
Delhi Dialogue Commission (DDC)
Vice Chairman Ashish Khetan.
Kejriwal told the ambassador that
a delegation of the Delhi government
will visit him for further discussions
and to look into more areas
of cooperation.
DDC vice chairman Khetan said
that the delegation would make a
presentation on the projects of the
Delhi government and outline its
vision when it visits Japan, the
official said.

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ith
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tanning
for
leather
processing, the Central Leather Research
Institute (CLRI) expects to save the rivers
from the toxic chromium and sulphates
effluents mixed in more than 170 million
litres of water every day.
The CLRI, part of the Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR),
applied to patent the technology in 2014.
It now has a product and a process for
waterless and salt-less tanning that would
save water and the environment.
To treat one kilogram of animal skin
and hide, about 50 litres of water is used.
Its required to wash the salts used by the
tanners at primary stage to preserve the
leather, making the effluents hazardous.
With the dry tanning technology this
would stop, B. Chandrasekaran, Director
CSIR-CLRI said.
He said that CLRI offers dry tanning
as a product and another waterless
chrome tanning as a process, that
requires training the tannery workers for
using salts for preserving the animal skins
at primary processing level.
The CLRI technology uses a
conventional drum-tanning method, in
which instead of lime and water, a CSIRs
patented additives are mixed. That saves
water and also helps reduce the solid waste
produced by lime and other chemicals.
The
technology
reduces
the
water effluents by 90 to 95 per cent,
said Chandrasekaran.
The CLRI, which is now being
approached by leather companies across
the globe to procure the technology, has
also prepared a detailed project report
(DPR) for Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where
the largest number of tanneries is located
in India.
We have been contacted by several
domestic tanneries and a big MNC that
had offered Rs 2 crore for this technology,
he said.
Kanpur has more than 23 per cent of
the countrys tanneries and uses about
20 million litres of water every day.
Most of this untreated effluent flows out
through over 23 major open drains into
the Ganga river and are the major cause of
its pollution.
A DPR for Common Effluent
Treatment Plants (CETP) for Kanpur is
being finalised. The main problem is that
only a few tanneries in Kanpur treat the
effluents, he said.
There are also several unauthorised
tanneries in Kanpur region and about 100
were closed two years back.
Those operating water treatment
plants only give primary treatment to the
used water. According to environment
activists, there is no proper monitoring
of such treatment plants. According to
green activists, it is a similar case with the
tanneries of Kolkata and Tamil Nadu.

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Nadella also met Communications


Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. Microsoft
CEO Satya Nadella met me today.
Discussed in enhancing cooperation with
Microsoft towards Digital India, the
minister tweeted.
Minister of State for Finance Jayant
Sinha, who was also present at the
event, said, Microsoft is a platform for
Indias growth.
Looking at Nadella, the minister added,
India can be an entrepreneurship engine.
The kind of innovation you do in Seattle,
New York, London and other places will
not work in Jhanda Chowk in Hazaribagh
(a constituency represented by Sinha). We
need to innovate in India, for India. In
todays day, the world that you live in, the
world that you are going to shape, the world
that you are going
to change, that
canvas is so rich,
Nadella said while
addressing
the
event. Among the
young developers
who
Nadella
met was also an
eight-year-old
boy who created
a game trying to
balance economic
growth
with
environmental
sustainability.
To
me,
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on May 30, 2016
this
idea
of
In my life there have been two passions conversations-as-a-platform is a pretty
that have driven at least my dreams, and transformative change in computing that I
I think back and one of the catalystits think were in the very early stages of. And
poetry and computer science, said the I cant wait to see what you all create on top
India-born Nadella, who started his speech of this platform in terms of changing how
quoting Mirza Ghalib, the noted Urdu and people experience computing, he added.
Referring to transformation, Nadella
Persian poet of the 19th century.
He met developers, entrepreneurs and added, When you change the way you
see the world, you change the world you
students before the event.
Later in the day, Nadella met Prime see. And I think thats what all of you are
Minister Narendra Modi. Discussed going to do.
However, analysts are yet to figure out
various issues pertaining to the IT sector
with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, a clear roadmap from Microsoft regarding
empowering Indian citizens.
Modi tweeted.
icrosofts focus on India is to
empower every citizen and
organisation so that they can
perform better than their potential and
achieve more for themselves and the
country, the US giants chief executive Satya
Nadella said on Monday, May 30.
Its such an immense pleasure for me
to be here in India and to see the energy,
the creativity of this place. Its infectious
really for me, and, obviously I grew up here
and I come back here often, but every time
I come back, I go back energised and its
phenomenal. Its important to dream big
and create big, said Nadella, who is on his
third visit to India since assuming charge
as Microsoft CEO. He was addressing
the Technology for good, Ideas for India
conference organised by Microsoft.

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wo Indian-origin students won


the the 2016 Scripps National
Spelling Bee, third straight year of
double winners.
Nihar Janga, 11, of Austin, Texas, and
Jairam Hathwar, 13, of Corning, New York,
were declared co-champions at the National
Spelling Bee on Thursday, May 26.
It was just insane, I dont even know
how to put it in words, Jairam said.
Im just speechless. I cant say anything.
Im only in fifth grade, Nihar said.
Nihar correctly spelled the word
gesellschaft, which refers to a type of social
relationship and Jairam correctly spelled
the word Feldenkrais, a trademark that
refers to a system of aided body movements.
Jairams brother Sriram was the winner

of the 2014 spelling championship.


Twice, it looked as if Jairam would be
eliminated, after he misspelled drahthaar,
a breed of dog, and mischsprache, a
language. But Nihar missed his followup words, which put Jairam back in
the contest.
The spellers took home $40,000 in
cash and other prizes. Ten contestants
made it to the finals and competed for the
title of national champion before a live
television audience.
For the first time, the list of competitors
included a first-gradersix-year-old Akash
Vukoti of San Angelo, Texas.
Last years winners were Vanya
Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas, and Gokul
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Real Madrid wins 11th Champions League


title on penalties

eal
Madrid
captured
an
unprecedented 11th Champions
League title with a 53 victory on
penalties over cross-town rivals Atletico
Madrid, which had rallied to tie 11 in the
regulation 90 minutes of play.
In a rematch of the 2014 final of Europes
biggest club competition, the same team
came out on top but the roles were reversed
this time as Real held the lead for the
majority of the contest. Sergio Ramos put
Real Madrid ahead in the 15th minute when
Toni Kroos sent a ball in from the left side
on a free kick and Gareth Bale headed it
onwards to Atletico Madrids goal.
Atleticos net minder Jan Oblak was
beaten by Sergio Ramos, who knocked it
home with his left foot to open the scoring, a
goal that stood even though replays showed
the Real Madrid defender was offside.
That lead was held up for the rest of
the first half even though Atletico showed
signs of life before the intermission, with
French striker Antoine Griezmann, a new
addition to the club since its last Champions
final, tirelessly applying pressure on
Reals defences. Atletico then had a golden
chance to tie the contest at the start of the
second half when Pepe fouled Fernando

Real Madridthe 2016 Champions League winners

Torres, but Griezmann slammed his penalty


try off the crossbar to the growing dread of
the white-and-red-clad fans in the stands
at San Siro stadium. Time was Atletico
Madrids enemy, but Yannick Carrasco,
who had come on at the start of the second
half, tied up the game in the 79th minute
after receiving a perfectly placed cross from
Juanfran. Two years after coming within

seconds of the Champions League crown


in Lisbon, now it was Real Madrids turn
to rue a late equaliser. Both side failed
to score goals and so the game headed
into penalties.
The first seven players stepped up
and deposited the ball in the back of the
netLucas Vazquez, Marcelo, Bale and
Ramos for Real Madrid and Griezmann,

Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal


Challengers to win IPL 2016

oyal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)


lost out to Sunrisers Hyderabd
(SRH) by eight runs in a dramatic
final of the Indian Premier League (IPL)
Season Nine on Sunday, May 29 at the
Chinnaswami Stadium.
Requiring 209 runs in 20 overs with
an asking rate of 12.54, Royal Challengers
could only manage 200/7, though it got off
to a flying start helped by a pounding Chris
Gayle and a stable Virat Kohli.
Chris Gayle spearheaded the chase for
Royal Challengers with a superb 38-ball76. He accounted for 74 of the first 100 runs
scored by RCB by the end of nine overs by
smashing eight sixes and four fours.
However, the Gayle show came to an end
with a top edge catch held by Bipul Sharma
off Ben Cutting.
Kohli departed soon after Gayle, castled
by Barinder Sran, and what followed later
was only disappointment and heartbreak
for the Royal Challengers.
Abraham De Villiers (5), Lokesh Rahul
(11), Shane Watson (11), Stuart Binny (9),
Chris Jordan (3) and Sachin Baby (18 not
out) did not rise up to the occasion.
De Villiers (5) misfired in the 14th over off
B Sharma to be caught by Moises Henriques.
The scoreboard read 160/4 before the end
of 16th over. At this point, RCB needed 49
runs off 26 balls.
Later, Watson hit an aimless shot high up
into the sky only to be caught by Henriques
off Rahman. The onus was then on Roger
Binny and Sachin Baby to rescue the match
and win the trophy for RCB.

Sunrisers Hyderabad celebrate after winning IPL 2016 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru

But in the final six balls, RCB needed 18


runs, and despite Binny and Babys efforts,
RCB managed a 200/7 to lose the match
and the tournament to SRH.
Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad set a
formidable target of 209 runs for Royal
Challengers Bangalore.
Propelled by captain David Warner (69),
Ben Cutting (39) and Yuvraj Singh (38),
Surisers scored 208/7 in 20 overs.
Opening the innings with Shikar
Dhawan, Warner started off slowly but then
began scoring quick runs in a 38-ball-69,
which included eight fours and three sixes.
They posted a 69-run partnership off
40 balls to lay the foundation of the big
score. Although Deepak Hooda (3), Moises
Henriques (4) and Naman Ojha failed with
the bat, Yuvraj Singh and Cutting rose
to the occasion in the middle and final
overs respectively.

With four fours and two sixes, Yuvraj


looked set for a big score, until he was
caught by Watson off Chris Jordan.
It was however Cutting, who proved to
be difficult for RCB in the final overs when
he smashed 39 runs, which included four
sixes and three fours of just 15 balls.
In the last over off Watson, Cutting
plundered 24 runs, hitting three sixes and
a four. Although RCB got a good start, they
gave away too many runs in the final overs.
In the last 42 balls, RCB leaked 82 runs
while claiming five wickets.
Aravind produced the best bowling with
2/30 while Jordan claimed three wickets
but proved costly with an economy rate
of 11.25. Chahal (1/35) was the only other
bowler to claim a wicket with the Royal
Challengers gave away 20 extras.
Chris Gayle was adjudged the man of the
match for his 76.

Gabi and Saul Niguez for Atletico, but a


Juanfran attempt that hit the post put the
Atleticos hopes on life support. That left
only Cristiano Ronaldo to calmly boot the
game winner into the right half of the goal
as Oblak dove the other way.
Real Madrid head coach Zinedine
Zidane, who turned around the clubs
fortunes when he took over midway
through the season, did not have to wait
long for his first big crown. I dreamed of
this title when I took this job. I knew it was
possible, especially working with a team
with this much history. We did it with effort
and work and we fought to the end. The
players deserve everything, Zidane, who
starred for Real as a midfielder, said after
the match.
Real Madrids president, Florentino
Perez, for his part, offered words of
encouragement for his clubs local rival,
which came tantalisingly close to winning
its first Champions League title two years
ago before Ramos knotted the final at 11
with a goal three minutes into injury time
in the second half. I feel a little sad that
theyve put in so much effort and havent
been able to win, but Im convinced theyll
win the Champions League, Perez said.

India aim to increase


medals haul in Asian
junior athletics meet

29-member Indian team will


participate in the 17th Asian Junior
Athletics Championships to be
held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from
June 3 to 6.
A team of 27 athletes, along with
coaches left on Monday, May 30. Two other
promising youngsters, South Asian Games
2016 javelin champion Neeraj Chopra, and
2015 Commonwealth Youth Games 400
metres bronze medallist Chandan Bauri
will be heading from Spala, Poland, where
they are currently training for the 2016
Olympics, an Athletics Federation of India
release said.
The Indian junior team features a good
mix of promising young athletes who have
made their mark at the youth level in 2015
at the Commonwealth Youth Games and
Asian Youth Athletics Championships and
several new faces.
Among the emerging stars in the squad
are 800m runner Beant Singh, long jumper
Tajaswin Shankar who won gold in the
2015 Samoa Commonwealth Youth Games,
400m runner Jisna Mathew who won
silver at the Samoa Games, Asian Youth
Championships 3000m gold medallist
Kisan Narshi Tadvi in addition to Neeraj
Chopra and Chandan Bauri.
The Indian team will be aiming to
better their medal haul this time after
finishing fifth in the previous Asian Junior
Championships held at Taiwan. The Indian
team bagged 12 medals, including two
golds, six silvers and four bronzes in the
2014 edition.

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4. The farmer drives one
6. It lives in a sty
7. Lots of this animal are
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10. You can have a billy or
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11. Chickens lay them

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8. This animal is woolly and
Baas
9. You can ride this animal
12. Pigs live here
13. This animal produces
milk

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Every day I look at the clock


watching the time pass
Slowly tic toc tic
Seconds turn into minutes
and minutes into days
I sometimes wonder
if he misses me as much as I do
I will be patient
I know he will come
I know you will dad.

Solution to last week's Soduko

Advaiith Umashankar

Down

Luara and her golden stars

Luara was a little girl. Her mother was working in a


super market. Her father was working in a petrol bunk
as a manager. After she ate her dinner, she went to her garden at the
night. She saw some sparkling lights in the garden. She was amazed
by seeing all these. She saw lots and lots of golden stars which
were made out of gold. She took some fishing net and a big bag. She
picked as many stars she could
pick. From that moment Luara and
her family lived happily with the
golden stars they got.
One day while Luara was
watering her garden, she saw
her closest friend. Her name
was Madhavi. Every day they
went to school together in their cycles.
Madhavi went to Luara and said, Hi Luara. How are you? Luara said,
I am fine. Thank You. How about you? Madhavi said, I am so bad .
Luara asked what happened? My father lost his job, said Madhavi.
Don't worry Madhavi!! I will help you. Few months before I got
lots of golden stars from my garden. Luara said I would certainly
help you with those golden stars I have.
Thanks so much I will speak to my father regarding this, said
Madhavi. Madhavi and her father met Luara and Madhavi's father
said, Thank you child I will return your stars in few months.
Its okay uncle you can have it. From then on Laura's family and
Madhavi's family lived happily ever after.
Moral: A true hearted friend is the kindest of all.

Chocolate Cake

I'm scoffing lots of chocolate cake,

Poem

But not quite as much as I'd like!


I'm wolfing it down with a whirl of my spoon,
and it's flinging up, down, left and right!

But faster and faster I shovel it up,


Not bothered I'm missing my chops.
As it drips from my nose and collects in my ears,
Gloops drop from nose and go plop!

It's hitting the walls and spraying the floor,


Then too quickly it's gone, there just was not
It's covered up Bessie our cat.
enough,
There's crumbs in my hair and on mother's best As I'd said at the start of this smasher,
chair,
With my greedy delight (sloppy cake on the lights),
And the window's one choclatey splat.
Not one spot found its way past my gnashers!
Send us stories, drawings, poems and other contributions by your little
ones along with their photographs for this page. E-mail us at editor@
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Weekly forecast: JUN 3 to JUN 9


ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

Fine tuning with colleagues will make your job easy.


You may feel the undercurrents of a silent revolution
brewing against you from someone close. Dont keep
double standards as this can affect your reputation
adversely. Be prudent in giving a frank opinion, as
you are liable to hurt someone. What you claim to
be yours may not be. A romantic relationship grows
stronger.
Lucky No.: 3 / Lucky Colour: Blue

Bouncing back with a vengeance on the


professional front is indicated. Prosperity is assured
for those involved in trade and business. Those
interacting more than usual with others can expect
to develop good contacts. Students can expect
praise for their efforts on the academic front. Dont
allow the flames of passion to die down especially
towards the end of this week. Those feeling down
will recover with a medical help.

A celebration is on the cards and may find you in the


thick of organising a feast. Your confidence returns
as you receive total support of the one you love.
Dont be too carefree while playing the stocks; an
expert guidance will always be helpful. Someone
can challenge your authority at work but you should
calibrate your responsibilities accordingly.

Be patient in case there are unforeseen delays at


the workplace. Going for soft options on the career
front is not advised at this juncture. Family contacts
could open up new avenues for business expansion.
Assisting someone financially now will give good
returns in the future. Dont neglect your domestic and
social commitments.

Lucky No.: 7 / Lucky Colour: Peach

Lucky No.: 4 / Lucky Colour: Grey

LEO

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

Your insightful suggestions will give you an edge over


others on the professional front. Chance meetings
with your latest crush could make you contemplative
about the future. Love life appears to cool down a bit.
Travel to a distant destination may be fatiguing. Not
being regular in workouts may start showing on your
body. Unnecessary expenses need to be cut down
immediately.

Dont let problems on the health front make you


feel lethargic; charge up yourself to face the
challenges. The appearance of a close competitor
at work can be a bit unsettling so handle it
effectively. Resist the temptation to splurge.
Stop considering family commitments to be
burdensome. Try doing something constructive for
the people you love.
Lucky No.: 1 / Lucky Colour: Yellow

Businesspersons may find this week profitable,


as they manage to beat the competition. Those
in media and advertising may find some good
opportunities coming their way. Someone will be
sporting enough to bail you out from an adverse
situation on the academic front. Your belief in the
one above will not be enough to turn things in your
favour; own efforts will be required. There is an
outside chance of romance knocking at your door.
Lucky No.: 4 / Lucky Colour: Green

Those ailing are likely to show quick recovery.


Something good is likely to happen on the work
front. Your request may be considered favourably
by the authorities. Enjoying financial clout through
properties already owned by you cannot be ruled
out. An old friend or colleague is likely to brighten
up this phase. An exclusive outing with lover to
someplace exclusive is on the cards. Fitness tips
work like a charm for those trying to come back in
shape.
Lucky No.: 6 / Lucky Colour: Red

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Someones actions are likely to come as a big


relief to you. A family reunion is on the cards
for some. You are likely to go out of your way to
spend some time with a family elder. There is
a good chance of getting hitched to someone
suitable. Romantic thoughts are likely to dominate
you. Travelling by road to some place exotic will
be most fulfilling. A suitable place to reside is
likely to be shortlisted by some.
Lucky No.: 4 / Lucky Colour: Pink

Review your approach on the career front to take


full advantage. Your competence is likely to get
acknowledged at work. Timely handling of a family issue will save you a lot of hassles afterwards.
Someone may try to siphon off your money but
you are not likely to fall for it. You will manage to
remain regular in your daily workouts and benefit
on the health front. Dont become too optimistic of
love knocking at your door.
Lucky No.: 11 / Lucky Colour: Purple

It will now be easy to sneak some personal time


from your hectic schedule. Some of you are
certain to proceed on a vacation to someplace
exotic and enjoy your heart out! Your love interest
will help you in unwinding yourself and making
your life more fulfilling. A property lying vacant
may be rented out for far less than what you had
expected. Those playing the stocks or laying bets
can burn their fingers on the financial front. Health
remains satisfactory.
Lucky No.: 3 / Lucky Colour: Golden

Dont resent someone elses success, as you can


do little about it. Focus may shift from you in an
ongoing cold war on the family front. You will remain
meticulous in whatever you take up at work and
impress superiors. Adding to an already healthy
bank balance cannot be ruled out for some. In health
matters, you will be second to none and continue
your efforts to achieve total fitness. Weed out narrowmindedness in your relationship.
Lucky No.: 2 / Lucky Colour: White

(March 21-April 20)

(July 23-August 23)

Lucky No.: 2 / Lucky Colour: Pink

(Nov 23-December 11)

(April 21-May 20)

Lucky No.: 5 / Lucky Colour: Green

(Sep 24-October 23)

(August 24-Sep 23)

Date: Saturday 4 June to Monday 6 June 2016


Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Venue: Queens Wharf, 85-89 Quay Street, Auckland
CBD

Khushi A Family Fun Day

Date: Sunday, 12th June 2016


Time: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Venue: Mt Roskill War Memorial Hall, Anzac room, 13
May Road, Mt Roskill, Auckland
concerts, theatre, exhibitions, kapa haka, kite flying and
much more. Visit matarikifestival.org.nz for details (from
9 June). Matariki Festival 2016 has more than 100 events
across the Auckland region. Prices vary many free
events

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KHUSHI A Family Fun day


TO COMMEMORATE WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY

Date: Tuesday, 21 June 2016


Time:7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
Venue: Mt Albert War Memorial Hall, Auckland.
Celebrate International Yoga Day Tuesday June 21st.
Program includes simple yoga stretches, meditation

(Feb 20-March 20)

relaxation, kirtan. Free entry. BYO mat/towel. Bring a


friend. For more information, contact: MeditationNZ
classes@nzsm.co.nz

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Queens Birthday on Queens Wharf is back with the


very best of the British Isles during a three-day free
event filled with the music, culture, food and history
of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Soak up the
essence of a Brighton seaside as you take in the bright
lights and fast rides of a true English Carnival on Queens
Wharf. Get your thinking caps and aprons on there will
be some great prizes up for grabs for the best British
inspired treats. There will also be interactive games,
kids workshops, classic cars and heaps more to still be
announced. The entry to the event is free.

(Oct 24-November 22)

(Jan 22-February 19)

(Dec 22-January 21)

Queens Birthday on Queens


Wharf

International Yoga Day

(June 22-July 20)

(May 21-June 21)

SUNDAY, 12 JUNE 2016 FROM 11:00 AM TO 2:00 PM


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World Elder
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Date: Saturday, 11 June 2016
Time: 10 am to 12.30 pm
Venue: Level 1, 3091 Great North Road, New Lynn
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to understand the New Zealand public health service?
CAB New Lynn will hold a free information session for
newcomers on Health and Safety for Newcomers in
New Zealand. Hear from and talk to New Zealand Police
about safety in the community. Presenters: Raj Singh
of Waitemata District Health Board and Mandeep Kaur,
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Women Economic Forum 2016

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The largest womens conference around the globe was held in New Delhi from May 16 to 21
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omen
Economic
Forum
2016
concluded in New
Delhi on May 21. More than
1,200 women from 109 countries
gathered at Pullman, New Delhi
for a week-long conference from
May 16 to 21. The conference
was organised by All Ladies
League (ALL)the worlds largest
congregation of women with a
community of more than 30,000
members and 450 global chapters
in 109 countries. The second
annual Women Economic Forum
was hosted for creating the vision
of a more innovative, safer and
business-friendly reality for all
through the forum delegates who
came and exchanged not only their
views on the most controversial
issues but also solutions to
these problems.
ALL Women Economic Forum
was established by Dr Harbeen
Arora in 2015 to bring together
women from All Ladies League
chapters around the world, and
to ask and answer questions
pertaining to global womens
issues. As a result of that, Women
Economic Forum (WEF) grew to
be more than a conference. It is
a highly engaged, energetic, and
effervescent setting, as it is part of
an ongoing movement of womens
greater leadership in the context
of ALL.
In her welcome speech Dr
Arora,
Global
Chairperson,
Women Economic Forum stated,
It is not my individual vision; it
has come from all of you to unite
humanity. This year you are here
on WEF to ignite your inner flame
into larger flame. Each one of us
is like a pearl. When we unite
together it will become a precious
necklace. We will expand this
energy through this circle [of]
Women Economic Forum till we
reach the goal. Lets create an
atmosphere and environment
with powerful, positive energy
intact within during this six days
of Women Economic Forum
conference to bring change by
uplifting and uniting the world
through
womens
leadership
and
entrepreneurship.
She
concluded her speech saying that
there are many obstacles in life,
but conversion of obstacle to
opportunity is possible by positive
energy, which we all are capable
of. Lets do it.
It is important to remember
that women represent a growth

It is important to
remember that
women represent a
growth market more
than twice as big
as China and India
combined. They
control $20 trillion
in global consumer
spending, own or
operate between
2533% of all private
businesses, and earn
an estimated $13
trillion on a
global scale.

market more than twice as big


as China and India combined.
They control $20 trillion in
global consumer spending, own
or operate between 2533% of
all private businesses, and earn
an estimated $13 trillion on a
global scale.
Among
invited
speakers
and guests there was a wide
span of expertise in leadership,
economics,
technology,
innovation, health, spirituality,
leadership, and research. The
attendees at the conference spent
six days deliberating how women
can uplift and unite the world.
There is strength in feminine role
models that energises women
entrepreneurship and leadership.
Women from all walks of lives,
from grassroots to top leadership
positions, participated in this
historical event.
Led
by
the
Country
Chairperson for New Zealand
Annu Sharma, there was a sevenmember delegation from New
Zealand that attended the forum.
The delegation included Jessica
Phuang, Mandeep Kaur, Gurmeeta
Singh, Shirley Quan, Valerie
Meyer and National MP Parmjeet
Parmar. The delegation had a big
impact and the sessions presented

Clockwise from left: Mandeep Kaur from NZ


Police speaking at the forum; Jo Pennycuick,
Managing Director of New Zealand-based
Redesign Interior Architecture Ltd accepting
her award from Dr Arora; Her Royal Highness
Dr Shiekha Hissah Saad AlSabahPrincess of
Kuwait, Dr Harbeen Arora and Union Minister
Venkaiah Naidu at the opening ceremony
of the forum; Minister of Human Resource
Development, India, Ms Smriti Irani speaking at
the forum; National party MP Dr Parmjeet Parmar
accepting her award from Dr Arora
Top: New Zealand delegation including Country
Chairperson for NZ Annu Sharma, Jessica
Phuang, Mandeep Kaur, Gurmeeta Singh, Shirley
Quan, Valerie Meyer and National MP Parmjeet
Parmar.
Above: Annu Sharma, CEO and Founder of I am
Woman accepting her award from Dr
Harbeen Arora

garnered a great response from


the audience. Mandeep Kaurs
presentation on her life journey
inspired a large audience. The
highlight of the Forum for
New Zealand was when three
Kiwi women were honoured at
the event.
Dr Parmar was honoured with
Iconic Women Leaders & Policy
Makers Creating a Better World
for All award alongside other
political leaders from the United
States, Panama, Spain and the
United Kingdom.
Jo Pennycuick, Managing
Director of New Zealand-based
Redesign Interior Architecture
Ltd, was awarded the Iconic
Business Leader of the Decade
award alongside other women
business leaders from across
the world.
Annu Sharma, CEO and
Founder of I am Woman, was
awarded the Iconic Women
Leaders of the Decade Envisioning
a United World award alongside
other women leaders from
other countries.

During this years Women


Economic Forum, participants
also debated and deliberated on
globalisation issues and the best
ways of uplifting and uniting the
world through safety and security.
The role of women in maintaining
international peace is crucial. If
half of the world population still
faces problems of discrimination,
global peace will be impossible to
achieve. The Women Economic
Forum debate concentrated on
finding new solutions to old
problems. Women have been
focused on building consensus
in peace negotiations process.
They intend to build more bridges
than walls, yet global conflicts are
arising. WEF 2016 postulated for
a safer and more secured world
for all. Coming together from the
grassroots level for a dialogue with
leaders in diplomacy, politics, and
economy, we can achieve progress.
On the final day of WEF
conference, Hon. Smt Smriti Irani,
Minister of Human Resource
Development Government of

India, delivered highly impressive,


inspiring, and powerful messages
to
the
conference,
which
energised and inspired all those
who were present. In spite of
being the youngest minister under
the current government, her
confidence in her work and ability
and the charisma of her persona
was a force to reckon with.
She stated, Women have the
DNA not only to lead but [also]
to succeed once their mind set
is fixed.
Her message was clear: if you
want to help, help one illiterate
girl or woman to become literate
and help her to be independent to
lead a happy life.
She said that women should
get inspired from others success
stories but should not become
copy cats or Xerox. Establish your
own way and style. Pave your
own path.
The Kiwi delegation has come
back with some inspirational
learning, which they hope to
share with other women in the
community. The dates for the
Women Economic Forum 2017
have already been announced
and those wishing to attend,
can contact Annu Sharma at
annu.sharma@aall.in.

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films.
I have done with Hrishida, Hrishikesh
Mukherjee, but one day when I sat to
calculate, I observed that it was Ram
Gopal Varma with whom I have done the
maximum number of films.
Theyve worked together in several
movies such as Sarkar, Darna Zaroori
Hai, Nishabd, Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag
and Sarkar Raj, but when Amitabhs film
Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap had released
in 2011, Varma had used abusive language

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willOrange
be
one of my best films:
Hrithik

to release Udta Punjab, citing Red


excessive
swearing,
abusive
language and drug consumption in
its content. The film, which stars Shahid
Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan
and Diljit Dosanjh, is a story that revolves
around drug abuse in north of Punjab and
how the youth there have succumbed to it.
The Abhishek Chaubey directorial
has been co-produced by Kashyap,
Vikramaditya Motwane and Vikas Bahl as
part of their Phantom Films banner, along
with Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Aman
Gill and Sameer Nair.
Aman Gill, CEO of Balaji Motion
Pictures Ltd, shared, To set the record
straight, Udta Punjab has not been banned.
The examining committee has referred the
decision to the Revising committee and the
due process is on.

I dont pick films on


the basis of actress
role: Madhavan

ilm-maker Abhishek Jawkar, who


has directed Missing On A Weekend,
says that the forthcoming film
doesnt have any similarity with the Aamir
Khan-starrer Talaash.
There are no similarities at all with
Talaash. The story is completely different.
The only similarity is that both involve
investigation and solving of a murder
mystery, Jawkar said.
Our story is based in Goa; Talaash was
in Mumbai. Our film is about youngsters,
while Talaash was not about youngsters.
Talaash had a supernatural aspect in it,
but our film is completely based on real
incidences and about the various crimes
that actually happen in the society.
He also shared that there is a good deal
of action in his film as compared to Talaash.
I personally believe that it is better to
make films on real-life stories instead of
concepts such as supernatural elements
which no one is sure whether they exist or
not. I have full confidence that Missing On
A Weekend will be a lot more interesting
than Talaash. Veteran singer Hariharans
son Karan marks his debut with the film.
The story of the film revolves around
a group of friends who visit Goa, but
incidents one after the other lead to some
of them going missing and one person
getting killed. Written and directed by
Jawkar, the film is jointly presented by The
Red Bulb Studios and Adept Films. It will
hit the screens on June 24.

Ram Gopal Varma


a dear friend, never
had any problem:
Amitabh

to describe his performance. Although the


duo then worked together in Department
the next year, it is reported that there were
problems between them and they havent
worked together after it.
Varma has confirmed Sarkar 3 and said
that he would style the megastar as per
todays fashion trends.
Amitabh said, Im in talks with him for
Sarkar 3. Well be sitting on the script and
its possible that hell start it soon.

dta Punjab is not banned, the


Bollywood films makers have said
following reports that the censor
board gave a no-permit for the release of
the movie, which is about drug trafficking
in Punjab. Film-maker Anurag Kashyap,
the movies co-producer, on Saturday, May
28, took to social media to put an end to
rumours surrounding the ban on the film.
A film is banned only when examining,
revising and (Film Certification Appellate
Tribunal) FCATall three refuse certificate.
And then you fight it out in Supreme Court.

And due process takes it own time, so


please abstain for spreading a BAN rumour.
There is nothing to speak on the subject
as of now. For the record, Udta Punjab is
not banned. The examining committee has
deferred the decision to Revising and due
process is on, he tweeted.
According to multiple media reports,
the countrys Central Board of Film
Certification gave a complete no-permit

Kay Kay Menons


next based on Indian
Emergency era

Udta Punjab not


banned, say makers

egastar Amitabh Bachchan says


that he never had any problem
with his dear friend, director
Ram Gopal Varma with whom hes currently
discussing film Sarkar 3.
Asked, at the music launch of his film
Te3n, about his tension with Varma, he
said, First of all, there was no problem
between us. Can you tell me the role of
tension? And what is tension, [and] then
perhaps Ill be able to give you the correct
answer. There are various roles of tension.
If Im talking this way with you, even you
can think Im creating tension with you.
There is nothing like that. He is a dear
friend of mine; I like to work with him. I have
done numerous films with him. Once upon
a time I used to think that the most of my

. Madhavan says he is often


questioned about his female costars walking away with awards
instead of him, but the actor is not bothered
about it. He says he doesnt opt for films on
the basis of the length of an actress role.
This year, Kangana Ranaut clinched the
National Film Award in the Best Actress
category for her superlative dual act in
Tanu Weds Manu Returns, and martial
artist-turned-actress Ritika Singh won the
National Award in the Special Mention
category for the gutsy performance of a
boxer in Irudhi Suttru (Saala Khadoos).
Madhavan was the male protagonist in
both the films. He said, Everyone keeps

ctor Hrithik Roshans Mohenjo


Daro is all set to hit the screens on
August 12 and the actor says this
film is going to be one of his best.
I am travelling back into time and its
been a great journey and a great experience
working with this film Mohenjo Daro. I
believe its going to be one of my best films
and I hope the audience will also agree with
me when they see the film, he said.
Starring Hrithik, debutant Pooja Hegde
and veteran actor Kabir Bedi, the movie
is an epic adventure-romance, set in the
ancient city of Mohenjodaro, which now
falls in Pakistans Sindh province, in the era
of the Indus Valley civilisation that dates
back to 2600 BC.
The movie marks Gowarikers second
collaboration with Hrithik after 2008 film
Jodhaa Akbar.

on telling me that heroines have a role of


greater importance in my films that they
even walk away with awards (hinting at
National Film Awards). But the point is that
I dont select films on that basis.
I have never thought to take films where
they have small or irrelevant roles. Such
type of stories dont interest me.
Madhavan shared his views while hosting
a gala event to mark the completion of two
years of the Narendra Modi government.
The actor went on to say, If some director
tells me that I have to slap a female star
for a scene, then I drop that film only. I
have never raised my hand on women
onscreen as well. Madhavan, who looked
sophisticated in a black kurta and white
pyjama teamed up well with a white stole,
feels his outlook is all about conditioning.
I think all this is about conditioning,
how you are raised, your surroundings. My
mother was an empowered woman, and my
sister got what I got. I never felt that they
are less than us.

ctor Kay Kay Menon, who has


portrayed a variety of characters in
his over two decade-long journey
in the Indian entertainment industry, will
next be seen in Sann Pachattar, which
will be based on the Emergency era in the
country. The film is absolutely a visual and
audio symphony. It is the first true political
period thriller of Indian cinema. I am happy
I am a part of this film and played the most
layered and myriad character of my career
till date, Menon said in a statement.
It took me nearly six months to get into
the skin and psyche of the character and to
get the crisis right, he added.
Sann Pachattar will be directed by
Tamanchey fame Navneet Behal.
The Emergency period lasted from
June 1975 to March 1977 and is one of the
darkest periods of Indian history. We learn
true lessons of life only from history and
I decided to make a film based on some
unknown and uncovered events during the
period of emergency, Kabir Lovee, who
is producing the film under his Pehle Aap
Motion Pictures banner, said.
Its a fun film and is entertaining and
stimulating at the same time. It is not
preachy and heavy like most films have
been on the supposed unfortunate event. It
is a very well balanced film and will teleport
you instantly to the 1970s. Its sensible yet
is entertaining and rambles us into a trip,
Lovee added.

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Theatre and beyond

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Most Kiwis will recognise Nisha Madhan as Shanti Kumari from Shortland Street. In the years following her departure from the prime-time soap opera,
Madhans passion for theatre and television was seen in the many plays she directed and the numerous roles she played. In 2009, she founded the cult art
collective Future Hotel with Stephen Bain that delivers public performances. Madhan is the artistic director of The Town Centre, a deconstructionist theatre
company that has created contemporary and critically acclaimed works. She is currently touring the country with Indian Ink theatre company for its recent
production The Elephant Thief. Indian Weekender spoke to Madhan to know more about upcoming play and her association with Indian Ink.
Esha Chanda
And I have a special place in my
heart for young Daisy from Kiss
the Fish.

IWK: This is your second


production with Indian Ink,
the first being Kiss the Fish.
How has your experience
been so far?
Nisha: I love the work that Indian
Ink makes and always have a lot
of fun with them. The rehearsal
room is often full of laughter and
warmth. Their work is charming
and sweet, and Jacob Rajan is a
total dream to work with. As a
teenager, I remember a family
friend taking me to see Krishnans
Dairy because she knew I wanted
to become an actor. I remember
thinking the show was clever and
thoughtful and hoped that one day
I could work with Jacob. Lucky me
that it came true!
IWK: What do you think the
audience can take away from
The Elephant Thief?
Nisha: The audience will take
away lots of laughter and fun.
They will feel involved and will no
doubt find beauty and wonder in
the show. The show asks you to
consider the future and the world
we are leaving behind. There are
some interesting questions about
extinction in there but delivered
in the signature Indian Ink way
with oodles of charm.

IWK: You stayed in India


before you moved to New
Zealand. How do you think
the two different cultures
have influenced you as
an artist?

Nisha Madhan

Photo credit: John McDermott


Above: Jacob Rajan and Nisha Madhan in Kiss The Fish. Right: Madhan in The
Elephant Thief. Inset: Nisha Madhan

IWK: You are playing three


key roles in The Elephant
Thief. How similar/diverse
are they?
Nisha: I play three very different
roles. One is a policewoman
who is clownish. The other is
an Indian/French queen who is
quite eccentric, and the last one is
Sonia Ambardhi, the future Prime
Minister of India. It is a rare treat
to be given three fantastic, meaty
roles to play. I especially enjoy
Sonia, as it is not often that I get
to play a high-status character. My

experience of playing
Indian characters in New
Zealand is that they are often cast
as innocent, naive characters. So it
is nice to play a character who is
fierce and powerful for a change.
IWK: What are your views
on the theatre culture in
New Zealand?
Nisha: It is becoming more and
more vibrant by the second. There
is plenty to get involved in and it
is fantastic. Personally, Im drawn
to work that is a little offbeat. I
love the scene at The Basement

in Auckland.
They support
artists who
are making
bold,
risky
work. I also
love the scene
in Wellington at
the moment with
companies such as
Binge Culture Collective
and Barbarian Productions
who inspire me a great deal.
IWK: What are some of the
most memorable characters
that youve played?
Nisha: I loved playing Imogen in
Cymbeline, which was directed by
Stuart Devenie. It was a wonderful
production that taught me a lot
and one of the few leading roles
I have been fortunate enough
to play. I love working with my
husband Stephen Bain (who also
designed The Elephant Thief).

Nisha: I think India encouraged


me to be intensely passionate and
New Zealand has inspired me to
walk to the beat of my own drum.
To be honest, I dont identify as
coming from one country more
than the other. I grew up in
different places and as such my
work reflects my position in the
world as someone whose culture
is not defined by their country but
by the company they keep.
IWK: Any other exciting
projects in the pipeline?
Nisha: At the moment, I am
focussing on getting some rest
before the next Indian Ink tour in
2017, but first I need to complete
my Honour year in Theatre
Studies at Auckland University; so
its back to school for me!
The Elephant Thief can be seen in
New Plymouth from June 9 to 11
and in Auckland from June 15 to
July 2. More info and tickets from
www.indianink.co.nz

In-car entertainment to be driven by


your smartphone
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ou know that using your


phone while driving is a
bad idea. It is distracting
and puts the lives of everyone
inside the car at risk. So if you
cant live without glancing at
your smartphone every other
minute, or texting your mates,
checking your inbox or posting on
Facebook, worry not, the hub of
your digital life now lives on your
cars dashboard too.
Smartphone giants Apple and
Google now offer ways to access
your smartphone features while
driving safely. Apples CarPlay
and Googles Android Auto lets
you
access
communication,
entertainment and navigation
features of your smartphone
without looking at it by simply
connecting the smartphone to
your cars infotainment system
(provided your car supports one
of these, of course).
Since Apple and Google
announced their in-car, almost
every major car manufacturer has
announced support for either or
both of these systems. Some of the
first ones were Hyundai, Skoda,
VW and BMW.
While both systems enable your
cars infotainment system to be
used as display and controller for

Apples CarPlay and


Googles Android
Auto lets you access
communication,
entertainment and
navigation features

the respective smartphones, there


are some inherent differences in
the features and the functionality
they offer. Lets take a look
at them.

Android Auto

oogle introduced Android


Auto at Google I/O 2014. At
this years Google I/O, it unveiled
a major upgrade with an Android
N variant that uses Waze traffic
app as its navigation system
replacing its default Google Map
application. The system, which
incorporates Google Now, learns
your daily routine, driving habits,

etc. and accordingly provides


information for the drive. Android
Auto lets you access navigation,
telephony, entertainment and
notifications on the go without
reaching for your phone.
The updated Android Auto
works even on an older vehicle or
one that does not have a compatible
touchscreen interface. Google has
also opened up the Android Auto
API to let developers create a
whole new wave of apps that can
provide enhanced functionality.
Carmakers can modify and
customise UI elements for their
systems.
Android Auto uses Google
Maps or Waze, which is a
powerful navigation system with
updated information about traffic
conditions on your route and even
alternative routes if you want to
avoid traffic.

Android Auto provides a


good number of entertainment
options. Google Play Music has
picked up momentum recently,
and if you are a subscriber, you
get access to all your music in the
car. Alternatively, you can choose
Spotify if thats your preferred
choice of music platform. With
Android Auto, you can also
use OK Google to give voice
commands to the system to read
out your messages, dictate a new
message, place a call, etc.

Apple CarPlay

pple announced CarPlay


system in 2013. Like Android
Auto, it uses the car screen as a
mirrored display for the iPhone.
You can control the essential
apps on your phones by using the
touchscreen display on the car.

It uses the same grid of square


icons as on iPhone UI for the car
home screen.
For navigation, Apple CarPlay
ditches Google Maps and uses its
own Maps app. While it is good, it
is no match for the simplicity and
power of Google Maps.
In
terms
of
audio
entertainment, Apple CarPlay
offers Apple Music, which is great.
Other options include iTunes
Radio, Spotify, and few other
podcast and radio apps.
In case you need any assistance,
Siri comes to the rescue and you
can use voice commands just like
you do on your phone.
While both systems are fairly
new and do not offer a perfect incar system, they are being updated
regularly and new features are
getting added. So the next time
you get an itch to check your
messages while driving, dont
whip out your phone. Just call out
for your digital assistant.

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