Follow us on: facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No.2016/1957, REGD NO. SSP/LW/NP-34/2016-18 @TheDailyPioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 Published From WORLD 11 SPORT 15 DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL HANDLE BHUTAN OPEC EXPECTED TO CUT OIL WOLVES SURPRISE BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR WITH CARE PRODUCTION TO SUPPORT PRICE CHELSEA 2-1 IN PL CHANDIGARH DEHRADUN Late City Vol. 154 Issue 327 LUCKNOW, FRIDAY DECEMBER 7, 2018; PAGES 16 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable HONESTY ATTRACTS ME: DEEPIKA 14} VIVACITY } www.dailypioneer.com CBI to confront Michel with proof Yogi assures slain inspector’s Agusta fixer evasive during grilling, his driver to be quizzed family of speedy justice PNS n LUCKNOW RAKESH K SINGH n NEW DELHI network of sources in the IAF and MoD at different levels TIGHTENING NOOSE hief Minister Yogi he CBI will soon confront including retired and serving CAdityanath met the family Tthe driver of Agusta- IAF officials. During his stay in members of slain Inspector Westland VVIP chopper deal India, Bahadur used to take Subodh Kumar Singh in middleman Christian Michel, him to places to visit his con- Lucknow on Thursday and Narayan Bahadur, with the tacts. Bahadur was earlier ques- assured them strict action British national to ascertain the tioned by Enforcement against the assailants who contacts and addresses visited Directorate during which he stoked violence in Bulandshahr by the deal “fixer” during his had said that he used to receive that left the cop and a youth stay in the national Capital. The money from Michel’s firms. dead on Monday. driver, along with Michel, could Sources said Michel is The slain cop’s son Shrey even be physically taken to all being questioned round the Kumar Singh said that the the places where the middle- clock minus reasonable dura- v Michel and his driver v Meanwhile, emboldened Chief Minister assured justice The family of Subodh Kumar Singh, the police inspector killed in Bulandshahr man frequented during his vis- tion of sleep. He is under med- could be taken to all the by the extradition of to them. “Yogi ji said that violence, meeting Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at his official its to India. ical observation during the places where the Michel, the CBI is all set strict action will be taken residence in Lucknow on Thursday PTI Michel is being questioned CBI custody. middleman frequented to send Joint Director of against the culprits and they intensively by CBI sleuths in “The CBI has received a during his visits to India CBI SIT A Sai Manohar will not be spared at any cost,” nary pension for the family, Rs and Civil Supplies, Atul Garg, connection with the helicopter request for consular access to v Michel had allegedly to London to assist the Shrey Singh told reporters after 40 lakh to the widow of the who is also in-charge of Etah deal scam but he has been eva- Michel by the British High travelled over a dozen proceedings in a court the meeting with the Chief deceased inspector and Rs 10 district to which the Inspector sive to questions so far, agency Commission through the times to Delhi in the there for the extradition Minister at his 5, Kalidas Marg lakh to the cop’s parents. Subodh Kumar Singh sources said. Ministry of External Affairs. years preceding the of businessman official residence here on “As the cop’s parents have belonged, addressed the media Michel had allegedly trav- We are examining the request negotiations for the deal Vijay Mallya Thursday morning. passed away, this amount will along with Director General of elled over a dozen times to and necessary action will be A government spokesman also be given to his wife,” the Police OP Singh here on Delhi in the years preceding the taken thereafter,” an official said that the Chief Minister government spokesman said. Thursday. negotiations for the deal and said. assured the family that a road During the meeting with “The Chief Minister has subsequent conclusion in 2010. MEA spokesperson and a college would be named the Chief Minister, the mar- assured the family that educa- Michel’s driver in Delhi was Raveesh Kumar said, “We have after the martyred inspector. tyred cop’s widow, Rashmi, tion of children and house Bahadur. received a request from the UK BJP names leaders, slam The Chief Minister also revealed that Singh had arrest- loan will be taken care of by the Sources in the agency said High Commission seeking assured them that the state gov- ed three people on charges of government. Besides, a col- that CBI’s prime focus is to consular access. The matter at ernment would take care of the cow slaughter and that night he lege will also be named after question Michel and later issue this point of time is being education of both sons of the had got a call from a local Inspector Singh,” Garg said. summons to other accused examined within the Ministry.” Cong for Agusta defence slain inspector and also repay MLA. The DGP said, “We in the linked to the case including for- Kumar said the Government a house loan of Rs 30 lakh. “As he was in the wash- police force are like a family. mer IAF chief SP Tyagi, his will revert to the British High member, BJP spokesperson favour of Lalit Modi in London. Singh’s elder son Abhishek room, I told him about the call Besides an extraordinary pen- cousins and Gautam Khaitan Commission soon. Cong spokesman Sambit Patra said adding all He also said the BJP must give is preparing for Civil Services later,” she said, hinting at a pos- sion, we have also offered a of IDS Infotech and others. Sources said consular three have worked under big an answer on Jaitley repre- examination while the younger sible link between that call job to a kin of the slain cop. Sources said Michel is access is generally provided to retorts many top Congress lawyers like Salman senting stock broker Ketan one is pursuing a law course. and the violence that took But since the sons are study- being confronted with docu- nationals of friendly countries. Khurshid and Kapil Sibal. The Parekh. The government has place later. ing, we have left it to their dis- ments running into 1.5 lakh Michel, 57, was brought to leaders of BJP BJP has used the extradition of Shergill, who too is a already announced extra-ordi- Minister of State for Food cretion.” pages. India late Tuesday night fol- Michel to India to hit out at the Supreme Court advocate, Michel entered into as lowing his extradition by the have represented Congress as it has often alleged alleged the BJP is a “one stop many as 12 contracts with United Arab Emirates in con- that some leaders of the shop which provides full ser- Finmeccanica, AgustaWestland nection with the case being fraudsters in past Opposition party were involved vice to fraudsters and scamsters Does fixed tenure make Savitribai and Westland Helicopters UK probed by both CBI and ED. in corruption in the VVIP by acting as their advisers, through two of his firms name- A designated court on PNS n NEW DELHI chopper deal. lawyers, boarding pass agents, ly Global Trade and Commerce Wednesday sent him to five- The Congress countered ticket agents, establishing in Ltd London and Global day custody of the CBI. He will he BJP on Thursday with its spokesperson Jaiveer London agents and police pro- CBI chief untouchable Phule Services FZE, Dubai, UAE to be produced on December 10 Tremained unrelenting in Shergill saying the BJP is try- tection agents”. “The BJP link- legitimise the illicit commission before the court. its attack against the Congress ing to link Congress’ name with ing the Congress party with on the procurement of VVIP Meanwhile, emboldened for defending the extradited Agusta on the basis of an AgustaWestland on the basis of quits BJP helicopters by Ministry of by the extradition of Michel, AgustaWestland middleman expelled Congress leader. He an expelled Congress lawyer is for his actions, asks SC Defence, India. the CBI is all set to send Joint in the court. Having forced the said many top leaders of the a classic case of pot calling the PNS n LUCKNOW An amount of Euro Director of CBI Special Congress to expel its Indian ruling party have represented kettle black,” he said. 23 decision to divest him of all 42.27million (`295 crore Investigation Team (SIT) A Youth Congress legal depart- “fraudsters” in the past. Earlier in the day, Patra, to Court questions powers and sending him on fter hurling vitriol at the approximately) was paid by Sai Manohar to London to ment chief Aljo Joseph for According to Shergill, if the a question about lawyer kin of leave. ABharatiya Janata Party the Finmeccanica Group to assist the proceedings in a representing Michel in court, BJP is linking the Congress some top BJP leaders appear- grave exigency for However, the SC ques- brass, Member of Parliament the firms of Michel as court there for the extradition the BJP came out with the with Michel on the basis of a ing for those accused of cor- tioned, “Does the fixed tenure from Bahraich, Savitribai kickbacks without undertaking of controversial businessman names of two other lawyers lawyer, they should answer on ruption, said they did not only Govt’s overnight of CBI Director supersede all Phule, resigned from the pri- any work against the Vijay Mallya. representing him and pointed Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s recuse themselves but also rules and makes him untouch- mary membership of the party receipt of such amount, the The final hearing of extra- to their links with senior family members taking fees returned the fee paid to them. decision to divest able?” on Thursday, saying that the CBI said. dition petition of Mallya is Congress lawyers. from PNB scam accused Nirav It showed the clean conscience This question arose on BJP government was ‘anti- Michel was a frequent vis- scheduled for December 10. Other than Joseph, there Modi, Union Minister Ravi of BJP leaders while the Verma of powers Thursday in the Supreme Dalit’ and was trying to muz- itor to India and was operating Manohar led a team of four are Vishnu Shankar, son of a Shankar Prasad representing Congress is “married to cor- Court which was hearing the zle democratic voices within as a middleman for defence officials to Dubai to bring Kerala Congress leader and Subrata Roy and Vasundhara ruption”, he said. PTI n NEW DELHI petitions filed by CBI Director and outside the party. procurements through a wide Michel to India. Sriram Parakkat, an NSUI Raje giving an affidavit in Continued on Page 7 Alok Verma and others chal- “The BJP is trying to oes the CBI Director have lenging the Centre’s decision change the Indian CAPSULE Dsuch protection that nei- to divest him of all powers and Constitution. There is a con- ther the Centre nor the CVC sending him on leave along certed attempt to withdraw can touch him for any of his with Special Director Rakesh reservation benefits. Today, the SHAHPURKANDI DAM TO Calcutta HC puts spoke in BJP rath’s wheel actions during the fixed tenure Asthana. BJP is not working for the wel- STOP INDIA WATER TO PAK of two years? Both have levelled allega- fare of bahujan. Hence, there is New Delhi: The Union Cabinet SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA political situation. At the same time, observ- tions of corruption against no point in remaining in the on Thursday allowed the The BJP had earlier peti- ing that the “essence” of every each other. When senior advo- party. However, I clarify here Shahpurkandi dam project on he Calcutta High Court tioned the court seeking hear- Government action must be in cates Fali Nariman and Continued on Page 7 the Ravi river in Punjab, a move Ton Thursday refused per- ing on an urgent basis for the the interest of the institution, Dushyant Dave, appearing for that will help arrest India's mission for the much-touted permission for the yatra as the the SC asked the Centre and Verma and an NGO, share of water flowing into BJP rath yatra to be flagged off offices of Home Secretary, the CVC what was the “grave Common Cause respectively, Pakistan. Some Ravi water is by party president Amit Shah DGP and Superintendents of exigency” that prompted the argued that neither the Centre going waste downstream to from North Bengal district of Police had failed to respond to “overnight” decision to divest nor the Central Vigilance Pakistan. Cooch Behar on December 7. its letters seeking permission. Alok Verma of his powers as Commission (CVC) had any The HC asked BJP’s senior While the BJP leadership CBI Director over his bitter power to take disciplinary 5G EXPECTED IN INDIA BY counsel Anindya Mitra as to said they would prefer an feud with Special Director action against the CBI 2022: TRAI SECY who would take responsibility appeal and acted accordingly Rakesh Asthana. Director, a Bench headed by New Delhi: The telecom sector if any untoward incident hap- Chief Justice Debashis Kar “Institutions cannot be Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi will move to 5G by 2022 and pens and wondered why the Gupta refused to hear an appeal allowed to crumble,” the court asked: “Will that not make access to digital platform will petitioners had approached the abruptly and directed the party observed while reserving its CBI Director virtually become highly advanced in the court so late when it was almost to mention the matter at 10.30 verdict on the petitions filed untouchable? Is that what MP Savitribai Phule addresses a press next five years, Trai Secretary S impossible to assess the law and am on Friday. Workers ready BJP flags ahead of BJP national president Amit Shah’s rally to by Verma and others chal- Parliament intended?” conference after resigning from the BJP K Gupta said Thursday. order scenario in the given Detailed report on P7 launch ‘Save Democracy Rath Yatra’, in Cooch Behar on Thursday PTI lenging the Centre’s October Continued on Page 7 in Lucknow on Thursday PTI Dealers to give high security Air pollution took life of 12.4 lakh Indians in 2017
ARCHANA JYOTI n NEW DELHI the ICMR, Public Health PM 2.5 particles are those number plates from April 1 Foundation of India (PHFI) suspended in air with diame- ir pollution is contributing and Institute for Health Metrics ter lesser than 2.5 microns. Ato more diseases than use and Evaluation (IHME) in col- Exposure to household air PNS n NEW DELHI manufacturers along with the Recently, Delhiites pan- of tobacco and is responsible laboration with the Union pollution is another cause of vehicles manufactured on or icked after the State for every eighth death in India. Health Ministry. concern, with the most affect- n a major relief to old vehi- after the 1st day of April, 2019 Government notified that vehi- In 2017, air pollution took Also, more than half of the ed States being Chhattisgarh, Icle owners, the Centre on to their dealers and dealers cles registered between January 12.4 lakh lives in the country. 12.4 lakh people died before Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh Thursday amended the Central should place a mark of regis- 2011 and April 2012 in Delhi Alarmingly, indoor pollution they turned 70, India accounts and Assam. “Exposure to Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 to tration on such plates and affix will have to get HSRP installed led to 4.8 lakh deaths in the for 26 per cent of the premature household air pollution due to facilitate the owners to procure them on the vehicle. with the transport department country, with the rest 6.7 lakh deaths and disease burden solid fuel use for cooking is High Security Registration “This step is likely to within a particular time frame. deaths due to outdoor air globally due to air pollution decreasing in India with the Plates (HSRP) from dealers improve the coverage of HSRP According to the notice, pollution. even though its share in the increasing provision of clean instead of rushing to the on vehicles, while ensuring its the owners of vehicles regis- Uncontrolled emission by world population is 18 per cooking fuel,” said the study Regional Transport Offices. quality by the vehicle manu- tered between January 1, 2011 ever-increasing number of cent, the estimates showed. referring to the Pradhan Mantri The new procedure will be facturers. The HSRP helps in and April 30, 2012 were vehicles, construction activities, The research findings, Ujjwala Yojana launched in applicable with effect from keeping track of the vehicle, required to get HSRP from industry and thermal power which have been published in May 2016 under which LPG April 1, 2019. The Ministry of and makes it easier to trace a authorised vendors of transport emissions, non-fossil fuels, The Lancet Planetary Health, has been distributed to 50 mil- Road Transport & Highways lost or stolen vehicle,” said a department. waste and agriculture burning, said alarmingly around 77 per were collated under the India difference for household air lion poor households in August (MoRTH) issued a notification MoRTH Press statement. Citing a Supreme Court diesel generators, and manual cent of country’s population is State Level Disease Burden pollution. States in north India 2018. in this regard. Also, simulta- “The notification to amend order making installation of road dust sweeping are trig- exposed to outdoor air pollu- Initiative. had some of the highest levels “This effort needs to be neously, the new vehicles will the Central Motor Vehicles HSRP mandatory, the depart- gering health crisis across the tion levels above the National According to the report, in of both ambient particulate sustained to address the still now be sold pre-fitted with Rules, 1989 to this effect was ment said, “It has been decid- country, cited a Government Ambient Air Quality Standards 2017, the mean ambient par- matter and household air pol- high levels of t his exposure HSRP from April 1, next year. issued after due consideration ed that in the first instance, report, which was made pub- safe limit, with the northern ticulate matter PM2.5 annual lution, especially Bihar, Uttar in several less developed HSRP was made manda- of objections and suggestions only the owners of vehicles reg- lic on Thursday. States having particularly high exposure of 90 ?g/m3 was one Pradesh, Rajasthan, and States.” tory for new vehicles following received from the public in this istered between 01.01.2011 to If the air pollution level was levels. of the highest in the world. Jharkhand; and the States ICMR Director General a Supreme Court judgment regard. MoRTH had in April 30.04.2012 be directed to get less than the minimal level The first comprehensive As per report, “There is a Delhi, Haryana, and Punjab in Dr Balram Bhargava said the in 2008. The notification man- this year invited objections their vehicles affixed with causing health loss, the average estimates of death, disease bur- marked variation between the north India had some of the study provided robust esti- dates that the HSRP, including and suggestions from those HSRP along with hologram- life expectancy in India would den and life expectancy reduc- States, with a 12 times differ- highest ambient particulate mates of the health impact of the third registration mark, to likely to be affected from the based coloured stickers, with- have been 1.7 years more, said tion associated with air pollu- ence for ambient particulate matter pollution exposure in air pollution in every State, be supplied by the vehicle amendment,” added the official. out any delay.” the report, a joint initiative of tion in each State of India matter pollution and 43 times the country.” Continued on Page 7 LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | DECEMBER 7, 2018 city 02
UP Police to revert to traditional cadre posting Bulandshahr violence: Another PREETAM SRIVASTAVA n similar experiment of posting in zones and IGs in ranges, Yogi Committee (DPC) would meet LUCKNOW IGs as Ranges chiefs and DIGs has decided to revert to the old and the state will have enough as SSP in KAVAL towns but later, system. choices through promotions. ith law and order in the after finding that it was not pay- Now, as per the Chief Now, with the posting of IGs wanted man surfaces in video Wstate deteriorating by the ing expected dividends, rolled Minister’s directions, the Home in zones and DIGs in ranges, the day and the UP Police brass back the process. department is busy preparing list state government will also fulfil video saying that it was the fault place, with their faces covered bail out prime accused Yogesh abysmally failing to arrest the Not just posting of ADGs of officers to be posted in zones the criteria of maintaining cadre Report hints at of Inspector Subodh Kumar by cloth. The Special Raj, district Bajrang Dal chief rising crime graph, Chief and IGs in zones and ranges, on and ranges. However, the change postings as per directions of the Singh that things went out of Investigation Team (SIT) is try- was latching on to the time Minister Yogi Adityanath has the recommendation of DGP is likely to be made sometime in Department of Personal and well-orchestrated hand. He also alleges that the ing to find out their identities. mentioned in the FIR lodged decided to revert to tradition- OP Singh, the state govern- the beginning of 2019 when Training (DoPT) of the Union inspector threatened to kill Though no government by Raj against cow slaughter al cadre postings, deploying ment also posted four inspectors Departmental Promotion Ministry of Home Affairs. him and his aides. Agarwal says official was ready to go on and the time of incident. They Inspector General (IG) rank in police stations — one each for conspiracy in the video that he later told record about the findings, say the time of the FIR men- officers in zones and Deputy crime, law and order and main- an ADG-rank officer about sources claim that the report tioned in Raj’s report and that Inspector General (DIG) rank taining files respectively and PNS n LUCKNOW the ‘threat’. throws light on those behind of the incident has a difference officers in ranges. the senior most among them as Inspector Singh has also the cow slaughter and gives in of about 45 minutes. If locals Sources said that Yogi, who station house officer supervising ven as another member of been accused by Agarwal of detail how violence took place are to be believed, no one can cut short his Gorakhpur tour to them. The move was also made a Hindu outfit uploaded a being “corrupt” and “siding in Syana police station area of reach the spot from police sta- review law and order situation in the name of strengthening law Evideo clip to claim his with Muslims” to facilitate cow Bulandshahr last Monday. tion in that time span. with top UP police officers, did and order and expediting inves- innocence and frame-up by the slaughter. The flare-up resulted in the Bajrang Dal’s west UP unit not just express displeasure over tigation and prosecution. police in Monday’s Bulandshahr Meanwhile, sources said death of a local youth Shubham backed the claims of Raj and the prevailing law and order sit- However, this experiment creat- flare-up, ADG (Intelligence) that the Intelligence report does (20) and Inspector of Syana Agarwal about their innocence uation but also observed that ed confusion and bred infight- submitted his report at the not specifically name any out- police station, Subodh Kumar but also advised them to sur- posting ADGs as Zonal chiefs ing among cops, forcing the gov- DGP headquarters, ostensibly fit for the flare-up. Interestingly, Singh, and left over a dozen render to the police. and IGs as Range chiefs had ernment to beat a hasty retreat pointing towards the involve- UP Police and Home depart- people, including cops, injured. Meanwhile, the UP Special failed to deliver results. in a couple of months. ment of right wing activists in ment brass did not confirm On Wednesday, a video Task Force (STF) will assist the Interestingly, former Chief Sources said that unhappy the violence. whether the report was submit- had gone viral in which the Special Investigating Team Minister Mayawati undertook a with the performance of ADGs On Thursday, Bharatiya ted by Thursday evening. name of Bhullan was highlight- probing the Bulandshahr vio- Janata Yuva Morcha leader Sources claimed that ADG ed for cow slaughter. The SIT lence. Shikhar Agarwal, already (Intelligence) SB Shirodkar, in probing the matter is trying to The STF is assisting the SIT named by the police as an his report, has pointed towards gather details about Bhullan. constituted by the government AROUND 30 CHILDREN FALL ILL AFTER RECEIVING accused, uploaded a video on the organisation involved in the It is worth mentioning here to probe the incident of cow RUBELLA VACCINE IN SHAHJAHANPUR social media, claiming that he violence and has reportedly that over a dozen members of slaughter and the subsequent was innocent and framed by termed the flare-up as a well- right wing outfits from the dis- violence, Inspector General Shahjahanpur (PTI): Around 30 children were hospitalised the police in the Bulandshahr orchestrated “conspiracy” to trict had written a letter to the (Crime) SK Bhagat told on Thursday when they complained of headache and giddiness after flare-up. A day earlier, prime vitiate the atmosphere. MP from Bulandshahr on reporters here. receiving rubella vaccine at a local school here, officials said. The accused and Bajrang Dal func- The sources said that the September 1, urging him to get The four-member SIT led children, all aged below 12, were administered the vaccine at the tionary Yogesh Raj had taken report also mentions about Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh by Inspector General, Meerut, Saraswati Shishu Mandir in the Kotwali police station area here, the same route to accuse the half-a-dozen persons sitting transferred from the district as was going through the footage Chief Medical Officer Dr RP Rawat said. They were rushed to the police. about 500 metres away from the he was “anti-Hindu”. of the incident to zero in on the district hospital when they complained of headache and giddiness. Agarwal is heard in the spot where the violence took The sources said that to culprits, he said. Some of them were discharged after first aid, the CMO said. Speed up empanelment Anniversary of Babri mosque of doctors in Ayushman demolition passes off peacefully Bharat scheme: CS PNS n LUCKNOW said in a statement. PNS n LUCKNOW sector was very slow. “Speed up On the other hand, the system so that over 2000 he 26th anniversary of Gorakhpur unit of AIMIM iqued by the slow empanel- health and wellness centres Tdemolition of Babri observed the day as Black Day Pment of doctors of both could be made functional across Mosque passed off peacefully with a banner carrying the pic- government and private sectors the state by the end of January, on Thursday with no incident ture of Asaduddin Owaisi, in the Ayushman Bharat 2019,” he said. of violence or clash being Bheem Rao Ambedkar and national health protection These wellness centres reported from anywhere. Both Bhagat Singh, and staged a sit- scheme, Chief Secretary Anup would provide high quality Hindu and Muslim organisa- in at the district magistrate’s Chandra Pandey has asked treatment to people above 30 tions, observed the day as office and gave a memoran- Health department brass to years of age for five main dis- Shaurya Diwas and Black Day dum addressed to President of expedite the process so that eases, including diabetes, high respectively. India. people could benefit from it at blood pressure and three types “No untoward incident has Elaborate security arrange- the earliest. of cancer. been reported from anywhere in ments had been made for the “The government is com- In the review meeting, the state on Thursday and the day in view of plans of both mitted to providing better health Pandey also monitored the entire day passed off peacefully Hindu and Muslim organisa- care to the poor and therefore progress in power revenue col- with members of both the com- Ayodhya: A sadhu walks along a road as police and RAF personnel keep vigil, on tions to organise special pro- the ambitious Ayushman Bharat lection, construction of houses munities organising separate the anniversary of Babri mosque demolition, in Ayodhya on Thursday PTI grammes on the anniversary of scheme was launched. Under under Pradhan Mantri Awas programmes,” said DIG (Law Babri Masjid demolition. this scheme, 1.18 crore families Yojana and women empower- and Order) Praveen Kumar, ple’s court and convince the pub- the District Magistrate of or six crore people would be ment projects. here on Thursday evening. lic for construction of Ram Lucknow addressed to Prime extended benefit and get free In another meeting, the While the Vishwa Hindu temple,” he said, while address- Minister Narendra Modi and treatment up to Rs 5 lakh. This Chief Secretary asked district Parishad and Bajrang Dal mem- ing a Shaurya Sankalp Sabha. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath scheme can work if there is officials to ensure that govern- bers burst crackers and resolved Muslim organisations on behalf of the board demand- enough empanelment of doc- ment land freed from land mafia to build a grand Ram temple in observed the day as ‘Yaum-E- ing justice in the case, Jilani said. tors. But the speed (of empan- was not encroached again. He Ayodhya, Muslim outfits held Gham’ (Day of Sorrow) and a In Gorakhpur, prant sanyo- elment) seems to be very slow,” directed the anti-land mafia protests to express grief over the protest demonstration was held jak of Bajrang Dal, Purnendu, Pandey said during a review task force to free government demolition of the Babri mosque. in Lucknow, convener of Babri said: “We cannot have more meeting held in Lucknow on land around highways and In Ayodhya, Mahant Suresh Masjid Action Committee, patience and the government Thursday. canals from encroachment. Das of Digambar Akhara said Zafaryab Jilani said, adding that should pass a law in Parliament The Chief Secretary said Pandey said that districts Ram temple was the biggest there were reports of protests for the construction of Ram that empanelment of doctors of like Jaunpur, Deoria, Sitapur, issue in front of the country. being held in Kerala, Hyderabad temple at the birth place of Lord both government and private Gonda and Prayagraj were the “There are three courts — and Maharashtra also. Ram in Ayodhya. worst performers. He asked the lower courts, High Court and A member of All-India “The Hindu community is district magistrates of these dis- Supreme Court — but the peo- Muslim Personal Law Board, depressed after hearing that tricts to improve working with- ple’s court is above these three Khalid Rashid Firangi Mahali, Ram temple is not among the in 15 days. courts. We must go to the peo- handed over a memoradum to priorities in front of court,” he BJP for agreement between parties NOTICE for building Ram temple: Maurya I Abdul Rehman S/o Syed Mohammad Abdul Rauf R/o Ayodhya (PTI): Deputy the place where Lord Ram was per a judgement of the Supreme Near E-54/2 Sarvoday Nagar, Chief Minister Keshav Prasad seated, it looked like he was Court or through mutual agree- Lucknow want to change my Maurya on Thursday said the going to a jail. ment (among parties). And if Surname. So my given name Bharatiya Janata Party accord- “... I am a product of the both the options are exhausted, is 'Abdul Rehman' and sur- ed the highest priority to an Ram Janmabhoomi movement. then the legislative route must name is 'Syed Mohammad for agreement between parties for No one can confine Ram Lalla be explored. The BJP accords all purposes. building the Ram temple in in jail, and no one can stop the highest priority to an agreement Ayodhya. construction of the temple. The for paving the way for construc- He also hit out at ally Shiv allegations levelled by (Uddhav) tion of the temple,” Maurya Sena for the remarks of his Thackeray ji are devoid of truth. said. NOTICE chief, saying no one can confine Ram Lalla is ‘anaadi anant’ Maurya said the demoli- Ram Lalla in jail. (eternal and unending), and it tion of the disputed structure I, Daksh Kumari spouse of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav is impossible to confine him in was not a subject of debate. He No: JC-220856W Rank : SUB Thackeray, during his two-day jail,” Maurya said. said the struggle of the karse- MAJ (RT) Name : Ambu Nath visit to Ayodhya last month, “The BJP is in favour of the waks had been etched in gold- Mishra resident of Vill: Dhanauli had said that when he visited Ram temple’s construction as en letters. Mishran, Po:Dhanauli, Teh: Ramsanehi Ghat, Distt: Barabanki (UP) have changed my name from Dax Kumari to Daksh Kumari vide affidavit 3 of a family die No. 61AD 353430 dated 06.12.2018 before Tehsil in car accident Qaiserbagh, Lucknow. Mathura (PTI): Three members of a family died when NOTICE the car they were travelling in lost control, hit a road divider Notified that my Original and fell into a rivulet on Certificate & Marksheet of Yamuna expressway on class 10, year 2012 Roll No Thursday. Mukesh Srivastava T/3378/003 (Lucknow Public (25), his mother Nirmala (75) School Rajajipuram, Lucknow) and cousin Ayushi (25), all res- & Class 12, year 2014 Roll No idents of Faizabad, died in the 5381052 (Modern Indian mishap, said Deputy School, Rajajipuram Lucknow) Superintendent of Police Pass out from CISCE has Mahaban Prabal Pratap Singh. been Lost. Adnan Kaleem They were on their way to Khan F-11/77 Sector-11 Ghaziabad to attend a wedding, Rajajipuram, Lucknow he added.
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Brother duo Khadi can lead to self-reliance: CM held for theft Lucknow (PNS): With the PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Deepotsav was celebrated with arrest of two young brothers, the people lighting ‘diyas.’ the Hazratganj police on mphasising that khadi was “There was a period when the Thursday claimed to have a ‘swadeshi’ symbol and people had stopped lighting worked out the theft during a Ecould be effectively used to diyas and had become used to wedding reception at make people independent, the idea of celebrating Diwali by Balrampur Gardens. Those Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath using ‘Chinese jhalars’ to illumi- arrested were identified as said on Thursday that they nate their houses. Yogi said Prashant (20) and Shiva (19), would make an endeavour to set that shortage of money was only both of Rajgarh district in up teams in all the 75 districts an excuse and a lot of initiatives Madhya Pradesh. The police of the state, 823 vikas khands could be taken. recovered 21 envelopes with and 653 Nagar Nigam units for “With the help of zero bud- each containing cash (Rs the promotion of khadi. He get farming farmers can be 97,900 in total), six empty expressed these views at the prevented from using pesti- envelopes and a mobile phone. inaugural function of Khadi cides. A total sum of Rs 1.20 Their mother Anno is said to Mahotsav, organised at Indira crore is spent on these pesticides be absconding. Gandhi Pratishthan. which can be saved and used in Hazratganj circle officer The CM said that Khadi the generation of energy. This AK Mishra said a team got Mahotsav would play an impor- can be done if the different some CCTV footages in which tant role in roping in the youth Nagar Nigam units run the the miscreants and their for this effort. He also inaugu- ‘Gau Sanrakshan Kendras’ effec- mother were seen enjoying rated several schemes on the tively with the help of public themselves at the venue. occasion and unveiled the logo support,” he added. of Uttar Pradesh Khadi. Cabinet minister Satyadev Making suggestions for the Pachauri said that UP Khadi various steps which could be Board had taken a lot of initia- taken in this direction, he said tives during the past one year that women’s self-help groups for promoting khadi. “We have could be involved in the stitch- brought in technology in terms ing of uniforms for the one crore Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at the exhibition at Khadi Mahotsav on Thursday Pioneer of solar 'charkhas' and dona children studying in govern- machines and we have also ment schools. The CM said that ‘swadeshi’ and ‘swavlamban’. A The Chief Minister pointed out prevailing and only the imple- made the effort of ridding khadi the people had to be familiarised massive awareness programme that in the same league the con- mentation of the schemes had from the various samitis. The with the new technologies was launched throughout the cept of ‘swadeshi’ was being to be carried out with force. loans which were pending have which were being used. “With country for it and efforts were taken forward. “Khadi sym- “Every district has a product also been cleared and in the new the help of solar 'charkhas' fam- made to ensure that every poor bolises ‘swadeshi’ and ‘swadeshi’ and we only took the marketing policies that we have taken up ilies can earn up to Rs 1,000 per person had a toilet. The con- is associated with ‘swavlamban’ in our hands,” he added. we have given a rebate in the day,” he added. He further struction of a toilet was also and we should take this concept Highlighting that the state sale of products and not in their pointed out that the need of the associated with the idea of to all the houses,” he added. government had been success- production. Majority of the hour was to bring employment women’s empowerment.” Yogi said that the state gov- ful in the cleanliness campaign, efforts are being taken in the to the villages and the state gov- Pointing out that India had ernment had launched several he pointed out that the main PPP model,” he added. He said ernment was in the process of taken a big leap as far as con- innovative programmes and challenge was the removal of that they were soon going to set reopening the ‘kambal struction of toilets was con- had also started the ODOP plastic. “We have also set up the up a ‘Khadi Plaza’ which would karkhanas.’ He said that for the cerned, he said that Uttar (One District, One Product) Mati Kala Board in view of the showcase khadi from different 150th birth anniversary celebra- Pradesh had a 20 per cent aver- project for helping in the map- alternatives which are required parts of the country and from tions of Mahatma Gandhi, the age before this initiative was ping and marketing strategy so for use in the absence of plas- different states. He said that the Central government had select- taken and the national average that more and more employ- tic. We will also be providing online sale of khadi was being ed some places where the pro- was 63 per cent and after the ini- ment could be brought with a free ‘pattas’ for the Prajapatis for encouraged. An exhibition was grammes which were close to tiative UP had crossed the 99 comparatively lesser amount. extracting the clay from the organised under the ‘Khadi him were being carried out. per cent average while the “Uttar Pradesh was fortunate ponds to create earthenware,” he Mahotsav’ and a scintillating “The Father of the Nation had national average was 84 per cent about the fact that all the tradi- added. Yogi said that he was fashion show was also held in always stressed on ‘swachhata’, in toilet construction,” he said. tional handicrafts were already happy to note that the festival of the evening. Primary teacher gets letter Girl found hanging PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW of appreciation from PM 20-year-old girl hanged herself to death at Aher house in Saadatganj sometime on PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW her own. In his letter, Modi who encourage innovation is Wednesday night. No suicide note was recov- wrote that the digital revolu- important,” the PM wrote. ered from the room and the reason why she rime Minister Narendra tion had facilitated young stu- Mamta had written to the chose to end her life is yet to be ascertained. PModi appreciates efforts dents and those interested in PM that she had used the 3-H As per reports, the girl, identified as Anam made to digitise India on pub- varied subjects. principle (head, hand and of Hata Noorbeg, did not wake up till late on lic platforms and does not “In the changing scenario heart) for educating people Thursday morning. Her sister Annie wanted mind hailing personal initia- of obtaining knowledge from all corners of the to enter the room to wake her up but the door tives. The Prime Minister has through various mediums, country. was bolted from inside and there was no written a letter to a teacher in apps and educational videos Mamta aims to take the response to repeated calls. Annie informed Tenduavan primary school in have emerged as the youths’ flame of education to every other family members who also knocked the Uttar Pradesh, appreciating choice. I am happy that you house of the country. She door, but to no avail. Later, they peeped her efforts to connect her have, after understanding this, believes that behavioural edu- through the ventilator and found Anam hang- school with the digital system. made efforts to disseminate cation and dialogue have an ing from the ceiling with a dupatta tied The letter was in response knowledge through the 3-H important role in complete around her neck. According to the Saadatganj to the one written by Mamta principle. For fulfilling the education. She is an admirer police, Anam had quit studies after complet- Mishra to inform the PM as to mission of New India , the role of the Prime Minister’s ‘Mann ing graduation. Her father works as a tailor in how she made the effort on of educated people like you Ki Baat’. Dubai. The body has been sent for the post-mortem. RLD pays tributes to Dr Ambedkar
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large number of Rashtriya ALok Dal (RLD) workers led by party leaders took out a march from party headquarters here and paid tributes to Dr BR Ambedkar opposite GPO Park in Hazratganj on his death anniversary on Thursday. The RLD is observing a week-long programme across the state to mark the death anniversary of Dr Ambedkar. The RLD leaders and work- BSP leaders paying tributes to Dr Ambedkar at Ambedkar Smriti Upvan in Gomti ers later held a meeting at the Nagar on Thursday Pioneer party office. RLD state chief Masood Ahmad said that the people of the country were wary of the negative politics that BJP dividing deities the Bharatiya Janata Party was propagating. “Those in power want to rule us by ‘divide and rule tactic’. The RLD is not going on caste lines: Maya to wilt under pressure. The PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW enshrined in the Constitution. Constitution is based on social Addressing party workers at an harmony and secularism. We ven as Bahujan Samaj Party event to mark Dr Ambedkar’s should keep this very fabric of Eworkers observed death anniversary in Lucknow the Constitution intact in any Parinirvan Diwas (death through video conferencing, situation,” he told the party anniversary) of Dr BR Mayawati said that following workers. RLD national Ambedkar in Lucknow on Yogi’s statement, people had spokesman Anil Dubey said Thursday, party chief Mayawati been demanding that Dalits be that the people had great faith was once again conspicuous by appointed as priests in in the Constitution of India. her absence but she chose the Hanuman temples. “The principles of democ- occasion to attack the Bharatiya “They first divided people racy and secularism are the two Janata Party, saying that after on caste lines and now they are significant aspects of it dividing people on caste and dividing even deities. People (Constitution) and the RLD religious lines, the saffron party need to be vigilant against has taken up cudgels to ensure was now segregating deities them,” she said. Yogi Adityanath that it remains intact at any for votes. Referring to Chief had recently said at an election cost,” Dubey told the party Minster Yogi Adityanath’s rally in Rajasthan that Lord workers. Senior leaders of RLD, recent claim that Lord Hanuman was a forest dweller, including state spokesman Hanuman was a ‘Dalit’, a Dalit and of deprived section. Surendra Nath Trivedi and state Mayawati said that the BJP Mayawati claimed that the media in-charge Javed Ahmad brass had stooped to low level BJP government was trying to were also present on the occa- for votes and they were not even destroy all constitutional insti- sion. Later, addressing news sparing deities. tutions that helped Dalits and persons, RLD national The former Chief Minister the downtrodden. The BSP spokesman said that his party’s of Uttar Pradesh alleged that chief said that while the govern- workers and leaders had been while the common man and ment claimed that it would asked to hold programmes at farmers were suffering in BJP double farmers’ income by panchayat, block and district rule, the party was talking 2021, the farming community levels to make people aware of about constructing a temple in was worried about its immedi- the social and secular values Ayodhya, ignoring its prime ate future and was reeling under enshrined in the Constitution of responsibility of governance as crop losses and debt. India. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | DECEMBER 7, 2018 city 04 LDA awaits govt nod for Cash looted from LMRC imposes `7.5-L woman outside Aishbagh transformation penalty on contractor ATM booth PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW tion to the grief-stricken fami- Charan Singh (CCS) Airport. It PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW OSD Rakesh Kumar be given to the illegal occu- ly of the deceased labourer will also integrate the commer- pants as they did not have any PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW said, adding that investigations n view of a labourer’s death on which had been paid by him till cial spaces and Metro services in he layout plan of Aishbagh said the illegal ownership rights. were on. The media cell of IDecember 4 night, Lucknow date.The LMRC had also accordance with the station lay- Twill be re-designed for occupants had been “A i s h b a g h w i l l b e d e v e l - nidentified miscreants loot- Lucknow police also had no Metro Rail Corporation has imposed a penalty of Rs 7.5 lakh out, movements of commuters transforming it into a well- served notices and oped for composite land use, Ued Rs 20,000 from a information about the incident. taken stringent action against on the finishing contractor for and operation principles along planned locality with compos- which means the land will woman soon after she stepped Even as the police claimed that the contractor involved. The this unfortunate incident as per with marketing of commercial ite land use. The plan has been asked to vacate the reserved for residential out of an ATM booth in Para the miscreants conned the labourer had fallen to death the terms and conditions of the spaces in association with okayed by the chief town plan- area. He added no colonies, commercial estates police area on Wednesday after- woman, they failed to explain if while working at the construc- contract,” said a senior LMRC LMRC,” a senior official said. He ner and forwarded to the state compensation would and to set up environment- noon. The police sat on the case they quizzed the security guard tion site. official. added that LMRC was making government for approval. The friendly industries. The layout and lodged an FIR only after deployed at the ATM booth. Managing director, LMRC, Meanwhile, the work of the efforts for enhanced commuter project is expected to be be given to them as has also scrutinised by the they were flayed on social media The police also failed to explain Kumar Keshav convened a balance corridor section from experience through optimal util- launched in the first quarter of they did not have chief town planner and it suits and were pulled up by senior why the case was lodged on meeting of all the civil contrac- the stadium to Munshipulia is in isation of its commercial spaces. next year. any ownership rights the Master Plan-2031,” the officers. Left red-faced, the cops Thursday if the incident took tors, chief project manager, engi- full swing and is expected to fin- “The maximisation of non-fare Aishbagh, spread across OSD said. The area will be claimed that the woman was place on Wednesday. A police neers and general consultants in ish by the end of this year. In box revenue will contribute to 30,00,000 square feet, belongs developed with the help of pri- duped and not looted. spokesman said the woman did the morning. All the engineers order to tap the non-fare box the development of an aesthet- to Lucknow Development Ninety per cent area has been vate partners while a sizable Renu Singh of Chander not report to the police after the and site representatives of con- revenue through the develop- ic view of Lucknow Metro sta- Authority (LDA). Originally, encroached upon and the portion of land will be sold to Kheda locality of Para withdrew incident. Sources said the cops tractors have been advised to ment of commercial spaces at tions. The Lucknow Metro will the land was said to be owned agreement for the leased land private developers with an aim cash from an ATM at advised the woman and her take utmost care while under- the stations LMRC has part- project itself as the gateway to by Lucknow Improvement meant for refugees expired a to increase revenue. However, Buddheswar crossing. As she family members to avoid legal taking the work of the North- nered with the Delhi-based con- Lucknow Tourism by highlight- Trust (LIT) and transferred to decade back. The cost of the layout has to be designed in came out of the booth, the hassles by lodging an FIR. “The South Corridor at this crucial sultant M/s Mind Flow Partners. ing Lucknow’s heritage and cul- LDA in 1974. Interestingly, no land is estimated to be Rs accordance with the LDA miscreants looted the cash and cops told the husband of the stage. All the finishing works of “M/s Mindflow Partners tural beauty.This innovative ini- initiative was taken to devel- 6,000 crore. guidelines to ensure uniformi- sped off in their car. The Para woman that a lengthy process the civil contractor of the elevat- has varied experience of under- tiative by LMRC will create a op the area since Officer on special duty ty. MK Agrawal, an official of police said an unidentified man would ensue if the FIR was reg- ed section from the KD Singh standing the ‘passengers on the lively ambience at the stations. Independence. It was used to (OSD) Rakesh Kumar said the the account department said was standing inside the booth istered and that the woman ‘Babu’ Stadium to Munshipulia go’ for commercial develop- Lucknow Metro commuters set up makeshift camps for illegal occupants had been the cost of the project would be when the woman entered to would have to visit the police station were suspended for the ment of airports, railway stations besides availing themselves of refugees after partition. In served notices and asked to estimated once the plan is withdraw cash. station many times to get her day and a complete safety audit and other similar transportation world-class transportation will late 50’s, LIT planned to set up vacate the area. He said near- okayed by the government. “The woman did not statement recorded,” the sources is being undertaken to ensure hubs. This agency had recently be able to enjoy several other the industrial estate there. The ly all the industrial units were He added that the govern- explain in detail the incident in claimed. However, the police safety of workmen at the site. executed the commercial devel- facilities and services at the sta- project was launched but it lying non-functional. The OSD ment was expected to approve her complaint which she gave spokesman did not endorse “It has been ensured that the opment of 12 airports of India, tions for an enhanced commut- proved to be a flop venture. said no compensation would the plan within a week. only on Thursday,” the police these claims. contractor paid the compensa- including the Chaudhary ing experience,” he added.
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CEASEFIRE VIOLATION ALONG LOC CONTINUES FRENCH NATIONALS' VISIT TO KANYAKUMARI Jawan martyred in Machil Why foreigners fled? Police begin probe KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n The claim by Alliance touring ‘journalists’ were not the Governments of India and KHURSHEED WANI n SRINAGAR Security sources CHENNAI for Media Freedom that aware of the laws of the land. Tamil Nadu and there is no ille- the French citizens “The security officer at IRE gal operation by the IRE,” point- n Army soldier was killed said that espite concerted efforts by unit got panicky and that’s ed out Gauthaman. He also visited the Chinnavilai Ain firing from Pakistani intermittent firing Dsome of the powerful social why this became a controver- pointed out that the French cit- troops along the Line of groups in Tamil Nadu to village to study about sy,” he said. izens could have approached Control (LoC) in Machil sec- was going on in stonewall the investigation into the illegal sand mining Though Kanyakumari dis- either the Madras High Court tor of north Kashmir on both the sectors the visit to Kanyakumari district itself has created trict is known as a communal- or Gagansingh Bedi, the Thursday. The killing took of the two French citizens, doubts among a ly sensitive area, there has been Principal Secretary to the place a day after two soldiers Arthur Roland Rene and Jules no instance of any journalist Government of Tamil Nadu for were injured in cross-LoC fir- The firing in Uri sector Damien, during November 24 section of the local being detained or harassed by any details about the illegal ing in Uri sector of Baramulla impacted the cross-LoC trad- to 26 and their sudden exit from population the police in the recent past. “If mining operations in the State. district. Sources said that ing along Kaman Post. the country, the police and the French citizens were jour- “Bedi has held a comprehensive Indian troops retaliated to both Central agencies are probing all panied by a Catholic priest had nalists as claimed by the study about all kinds of mining the ceasefire violations. angles associated with the con- visited prohibited areas in Alliance for Media Freedom, in Tamil Nadu and has pre- Defence sources said that troversial tour by them to pro- Kanyakumari district which why did they check into the pared voluminous reports,” said Pakistani border guards resort- Another BSF jawan killed in Pak firing hibited areas. Peer Mohammed, fall under the jurisdiction of the hotel under fake identities? Gauthaman. ed to unprovoked firing along convener of the Alliance for Department of Atomic Energy The rooms were booked in the The meetings held by the the LoC in Machil sector of MOHIT KANDHARI n JAMMU on the LoC. Media Freedom told The and had videographed the name of Anand Kumar and French citizens with members Kupwara district on Thursday In a press statement BSF spokesman in Pioneer that the foreigners entire region. Even Indian jour- Sreeram,” said Ramakrishnan of one particular community morning. One soldier was crit- ne BSF jawan attained martyrdom along the Jammu said, "Pakistan violated ceasefire along escaped for fear of their life. nalists are not allowed to carry Gautaman, head, Vedic Science and their exclusive interac- ically injured in the firing. He OLine of Control in Sunderbani sector of line of control in Sunderbani. During effective Peer Mohammed said the cameras or mobile phones Research Centre. tions with religious leaders has was immediately shifted to a Rajouri on Thursday evening after Pakistan retaliation two BSF jawans received injuries and French nationals were accred- when they are invited to DAE The claim by Alliance for caught the attention of the medical facility where he suc- Army once again resorted to ‘unprovoked’ fir- were evacuated to a nearby hospital for treat- ited as journalists by an organ- establishments like Indira Media Freedom that the French police. "It is said that they cumbed to injuries. ing in the area. ment. According to BSF, Constable Prosenjit isation in France. “The basic les- Gandhi Centre for Atomic citizens visited the Chinnavilai escaped without checking out On Wednesday evening, In response Indian army is learnt to have Biswas succumbed to his fatal injuries while son taught to investigative jour- Research (IGCAR), village to study about the ille- from the hotel rooms and had two soldiers were injured in retaliated strongly to silence roaring Pak guns. another BSF jawan is undergoing treatment and nalists like me is to run for our Kalpakkam, and units of the gal sand mining itself has cre- left some hard disks in their unprovoked firing from After November 20, the line of control was his condition is stated to be stable. life when there are chances of us Indian Rare Earth for security ated doubts among a section of room. But they had their trav- across the LoC in Kamalkote witnessing relative calm. Earlier, the second week of November 2018 falling into the hands of the ene- reasons. Media persons are the local population. “The min- el documents and other village of Uri in Baramulla During the Brigade Commander level flag had witnessed intense exchange of firing along mies,” said Peer Mohammed provided with pictures filmed ing area in this village is under equipment with them. They left district. meeting held at Chakan-Da-Bagh cross-LoC the line of control in the same sector in which who said that journalists in by the public relations depart- the jurisdiction of the IRE the hard disks in the hotel Security sources said that point on Poonch-Rawlakote route on November Pakistan army had suffered huge damages. Tamil Nadu were under the ment of the DAE. which is mining various min- room to divert the attention intermittent firing was going on 23, both the sides had discussed Confidence Indian army had lost at least four jawans in threat of the authorities. When this was pointed erals from the region. The min- of the police," said a police offi- in both the sectors. Building Measures (CBMs) to maintain peace repeated incidents of sniping in the region. Rene and Damien, accom- out, Peer Mohammed said the ing licence has been granted by cial probing the issue. 3 more held in Ex-J&K Min Haseeb Drabu quits PDP KHURSHEED WANI n Bank besides being advisor to tion hands down. SRINAGAR Government on economy, is “It has been exactly four Guj constable reported to have sent his res- and a half years since I joined wo weeks after Jammu & ignation to PDP president the J&K PDP. I may not have TKashmir Assembly was Mehbooba Mufti. He enjoyed every moment of it, controversially dissolved by announced his resignation but when I look back at it, it exam paper leak Governor Satya Pal Malik, through Twitter, saying: has been an enriching and former Finance Minister “Bidding Adieu to PDP. enlightening association,” he Ahmedabad: Gujarat police on nation on Sunday, the official Haseeb Drabu on Thursday Another phase of life over.” said adding that during his Tuesday arrested three persons said. It was cancelled hours announced to quit People’s In a subtle reference to his political career he was elected including one of the prime before after the authorities learnt Democratic Party (PDP). This sacking Drabu wished the to Assembly and inducted into accused in connection with the that the paper had been leaked. is the second exit from the party to contribute to the polit- Cabinet. leak of a constable recruitment Indravadan Parmar and former ruling party led by ical issue (of Kashmir). “May “In this brief period, I got examination. some others hatched the con- Mehbooba Mufti since the it contribute to the resolution a full flavour of politics, in its As the examination sched- spiracy to obtain the question dissolution of Assembly on of the long impending politi- fascinating range from princi- uled last Sunday was cancelled, paper in advance with the help November 21. Earlier, Former cal issue, help in bringing ples, pledges, to perfidies!,” he a fresh examination will be held of a Delhi-based gang, said Minister Imran Reza Ansari about social order, peace and said. on January 6. Gandhinagar Superintendent of left the party to join People’s prosperity in the state,” he He said that he was not a The number of persons Police Mayur Chavda. "Parmar Conference led by Sajjad Lone. wrote in his letter. party dissident but was disso- arrested in the case has now was in contact with this gang Drabu was politically inac- Drabu was handpicked by ciated from the party affairs for reached 11, a police official which had promised to provide tive since March 2018 when he PDP founder Mufti quite some time. said. Those arrested Thursday the question paper for money. was sacked by Mufti from her Muhammad Sayeed in 2014 Drabu, sources said, is were identified as Yashpal He and some of his accomplices, Cabinet over a controversial elections and fielded him from unlikely to pursue his political Solanki, Indravadan Parmar who are yet to be arrested, then remark on the nature of Rajpora constituency in south career further. After his sack- and Rajendra Vaghela. decided to send some candidates Kashmir issue. Kashmir where he owns land ing from the Cabinet he has Solanki and Vaghela were to to Delhi to collect the paper," Drabu, an eminent econo- and his father has spent his spent most of his time in A physically challenged person along with daily wage employees of power development department raises slogans during a appear for the written exami- Chavda told reporters. PTI mist who has headed J&K childhood. He won the elec- Mumbai. protest to press for the release of their salaries in Jammu on Thursday PTI JUDGE LOYA DEATH CASE TN born Kerala Protests mark poet honoured by Babri anniversary, PIL demands to constitute 7-judge bench 409 held in TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI up of a Special Investigation judges of its Nagpur bench — league’s daughter. At that time, made 25 respondents in the Team (SIT) to investigate the Justice SB Shukre, Justice SM Justice Loya was hearing the case, including the Registrar of Sahitya Akademi fresh public interest litiga- circumstances leading to Justice Modak and Justice Swapna alleged Sohrabuddin Sheikh the Supreme Court, the Coimbatore Ation (PIL) has been filed in Loya’s death. Joshi — recused themselves encounter case — in which Bombay High Court Registrar- Coimbatore: Members of var- the Bombay High Court, seek- Alluding to the nature of from hearing a petition filed BJP‘s current national president General, Maharashtra Home KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n been consid- ious Muslim outfits staged ing the setting up of a the investigation team that he Advocate Satish Uke alleging Amit Shah was one of the department, CBI, ACB, sever- CHENNAI ered by the demonstrations here on the Constitutional 7-judge bench wanted the HC to set up in the that Judge Loya, who died accused. al Maharashtra government Kerala 26th anniversary of Babri to hear the plea on the death of case, the petitioner urged the while presiding over the trial in Justice Loya’s family as well departments and, senior police amil Nadu walked away Sahitya mosque demolition on former CBI Special Judge B H court to the State Home the alleged fake encounter of as sections of the media had officers, medical officials, and Twith two top literary hon- Akademi Thursday. Loya. Department to treat his petition Sohrabuddin Sheikh. The peti- earlier raised several questions the Inspector-General. the ours awarded by Sahitya though I have Clad in black shirts, near- At a time when a PIL is as First Information Report tion before the Nagpur bench about the circumstances lead- Special Protection Group Akademi in 2018 which was been writing ly 1,000 workers of TMMK and pending before the Nagpur (FIR) and set up an SIT of three has been filed by Advocate ing to Loya’s sudden death. (SPG) of the Prime Minister. announced on Wednesday. in Mayalam for more than five SDPI held protests in different bench of the Bombay High IPS Officers from States other Satish Uke who has alleged that There were also reports in a Among other prayers, the While Sancharam, the novel decades,” Nair told The Pioneer places, police said. Court on the cause of Justice than the States ruled by the BJP Justice Loya was "poisoned" section of the media raising petitioner urged the court to authored by S Ramakrishnan, over phone from Kochi. He Over 400 activists of Loya’s death, social activist or its coalition partners to look with a radioactive isotope. suspicions over the cause of direct CBI and public interest bagged the Akademi award said he is dedicating this award Manithaneya Jananayaka Sanjay R Bhalerao moved the into the case under the super- It may be recalled that Judge Loya's death. litigant Satish Uke to file affi- for the best Tamil literary work to the people of Nanchinadu Katchi were detained when Bombay High Court seeking vision of the HC bench. Justice Loya (48) had died of a Advocate Nitin Satpute, davits and furnish all relevant in 2018, Tamil Nadu born S (as Kanyakumari is known in they attempted to proceed among other things the refer- The filing of a fresh PIL “heart attack” on December 1, who has filed the PIL in the documents and evidence in Rameshan Nair was honoured the local parlance). Though towards the city airport to lay ence of his petition to a 7- before the Bombay High Court 2014 when he had gone to Bombay High Court on behalf connection with Justice Loya’s by the Akademi for Kerala Sahitya Akademi had siege to it demanding re-con- member HC bench and setting comes eight days after all three attend the wedding of a col- of Sanjay R. Bhalerao, has in all death to the court. Gurupournami, his Malayalam honoured him in 2010 with an struction of the mosque at poetry based on the life of Sree award for his contributions to Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, Narayana Guru, South India’s Malayalam literature, this is the they said. Candidates made to sign affidavit of promises for votes greatest social reformer in the first time he was getting gov- Meanwhile, 37 workers of 20th century. ernment honours for poetry, fringe Hindu outfits were Alwar (Raj): In a unique resign. ment in the city, tackling cor- TN House special session Rameshan Nair, equally at said Nair. arrested for observing the occa- effort, a group here has The signature campaign, ruption, ensuring that stray home both in Malayalam and Gurupournami, first pub- sion as ‘Victory Day’ at differ- reached out to candidates con- carried out by ‘Helping Hands, animals are off roads, water Tamil, has translated some of lished in 2012, has been ent places in the city. testing polls in Rajasthan, ask- Alwar’ group in the run-up to harvesting systems made adopts resolution against the great Tamil epics to acclaimed widely by literary The Babri mosque was ing them to sign an agreement the voting on Friday, has found mandatory for registering land Malayalam. Keralaites read critics and great masters. demolished on December 6, which states that if elected, support with the first-time plots, encroachment is cleared, Chilappathikaram, Thirukural Akkitham Achuthan 1992 by ‘karsevaks’ who had they would focus on resolving voters of the city. The affidavit toilets at public places for and the poems of Subramania Nampoothiri, Malayalam’s one converged as part of a move- various civic issues including has promises of installing three women and children and spe- Mekedatu Dam Bharathi through Rameshan and only Mahakavi (great poet) ment by the BJP and Hindu those of cleanliness and stray sewage treatment plants with- cial focus on education and Nair who translated them all had described Gurupournami outfits for construction of a animals within a year or in a year for waste manage- health. KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n into Malayalam. as a great poem which would temple dedicated to Lord Ram CHENNAI “This award comes as a be enthralling readers even in at the disputed site in surprise because I have never centuries to come. Ayodhya. PTI special session of the ATamil Nadu Legislative Assembly convened on Thursday evening passed a unanimous resolution, asking K’taka wants amicable solution the Union Government to withdraw the permission given to Karnataka for prepar- with TN over dam on Cauvery ing a detailed project report (DPR) on its proposal to build KESTUR VASUKI n BENGALURU Edapaddi K Palaniswami ask- help in regulating the releas- a dam across Cauvery River at if the Centre fails to make ing him to consider the pro- es in such a judicious manner Mekedattu. Karnataka from thelatter’s n a major initiative ject by finding an amicable that the excess water during The special session was decision ti build the Dam IKarnataka Government solution. He said in the letter good monsoon is not allowed convened following pressure across Cauvery. “We should wants an amicable solution to “The Government of to flow from the Mettur Dam by the opposition parties led break India and we should the Makedatu drinking water Karnataka desires to have an in Tamil Nadu into the sea by the DMK. The resolution secede from India,” Vaiko, the project on river Cauvery with amicable solution to the issue unnecessarily as has hap- asking the Centre to cancel the MDMK founder had thun- its neighbour Tamil Nadu of Mekedatu balancing pened during the current approval given by the Central dered in the meeting and this which has taken objection to Reservoir cum drinking year,” the letter said. Water Commission to was seconded by DMK chief the construction of the dam. water Project.” “It appears that some Karnataka for preparing the M K Stalin. Karnataka Water Resources He said “You (TN Chief misconceptions about the DPR was moved by Chief “This House requests the Minister DK Shivakumar jus- Minister) are aware that the proposed project have Minister Edappadi Government of India to direct tified the drinking water pro- Cauvery is the lifeline of both occurred in the minds of the Palaniswamy and was adopt- Karnataka not to take up any ject by saying the state was on Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Government of people of ed unanimously by the House construction works by it or its right to construct and and is very sacred for the Tamil Nadu, though the actu- after a brief discussion. through its agencies at wanted Tamil Nadu to have people of both the states. al reality of the project is dif- A public meeting held by Mekedatu or at any other an amicable solution to this Governments and people of ferent,” the letter reads. He Opposition parties at place in the Cauvery basin of project. both the states desire to have has also sought time from the Thiruchirappalli late Tuesday Karnataka State without the The water resources a permanent solution on the TN Chief Minister to discuss had called for Tamil Nadu consent of Tamil Nadu,” said Minister has written a letter issues pertaining to Cauvery”. the project at a convenient secession from Indian Union the resolution. to TN Chief Minister “This project will also time. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | DECEMBER 7, 2018 nation 07
CBI VS CBI Wheel of BJP SC reserves verdict on Verma’s plea challenging Govt Rath stuck in New Delhi: Observing that powers without consulting the action. It was not overnight. It intervention of the CVC in the case, but was painted by the the "essence" of every Selection Committee compris- was happening since July as the the tussle between the two government with the same Government action must be in ing the Prime Minister, the Attorney General said.” officers by saying that “the brush and sought a direction to judicial quagmire the interest of the institution, leader of the opposition and the The court made the obser- ongoing fight between them the Centre that it should must the Supreme Court on Chief Justice of India. vations when Solicitor General vitiated the official environ- take the CVC’s preliminary Who will be responsible for any untoward Thursday asked the Centre The court noted that the Tushar Mehta was justifying ment in the CBI. It vitiated inquiry against Verma to a log- and the CVC what was the Attorney General K K the action of the CVC which the environment among CBI ical end. incident, asks Justice Tapabrato Chakrabarty "grave exigency" that prompt- Venugopal had submitted that entertained the complaint of officials.” “My assumption is that the ed the "overnight" decision to the circumstances culminating Asthana that was forwarded by When the bench said the CVC report is adverse in part SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA district SPs had failed to divest Alok Verma of his pow- in the situation had started in the Cabinet Secretary. power of the CVC is confined to the gentleman (Verma). The respond to its letters seeking ers as CBI Director over his bit- July but the Government action Mehta, representing the to the investigations of cases Central government should he BJP’s Rath Yatra hit the permission. The Court how- ter feud with Special Director came in October. CVC, said extraordinary situ- under the Prevention of take this report to logical end,” Tjudicial roadblock with the ever wondered why the party Rakesh Asthana. bench headed by Chief Justice The Bench, also compris- ations needed extraordinary Corruption Act and referred to Rohatgi said. Calcutta High Court on had approached it so late when The court said this while Ranjan Gogoi. ing Justice S K Kaul and K M remedies and referred to apex the directions issued on Nariman said the Centre’s Thursday refusing permission the cause of action arose fort- posing searching questions to At one stage, the court Joseph, said the government court judgements and the laws October 23, the Solicitor order took away all the powers on purely security and law and nights ago. the Centre and the Central asked, “Can there be an acting has to be “fair” and asked what governing the CBI. General said the orders were of the CBI Director. order grounds to the much- With the Court fixing the Vigilance Commission(CVC) director?” Verma’s counsel and the difficulty was in consulting He said the Commission’s passed in respect of both the “The officer should have touted saffron rally to be next date of hearing on January for waiting for more than three senior advocate F S Nariman the Selection Committee before superintendence over the CBI officers under extraordinary powers of Director. Tenure of flagged off by party president 9 when the District Magistrates months to intervene in the feud replied in the affirmative. “Yes”, divesting the CBI director of his encompassed “surprise, extra- and emergent situation. two years does not mean that Amit Shah on December 7 and Superintendents of Police between Verma and Asthana, he said. powers. ordinary situations”. Asthana was also divested of his Director can have a visiting from North Bengal district of — of all the 41 constituencies who is the probe agency’s No.2. The bench than posed “Nariman’s submission is Mehta told the court that powers and sent on leave. card with title, but without Coochbehar. through which the saffron “Institutions cannot be another query as to whether the also what is the difficulty in the top officers of the CBI, He said the justification is powers,” submitted Nariman, in In a politically crippling Rath would pass — would allowed to crumble,” the court apex court can appoint anyone consulting the selection panel. “instead of investigating cases, also in order as the two senior a reference to the AG’s argu- order for the saffron strategists, return with their individual observed while reserving its to head the CBI. Nariman It is better to consult the selec- were investigating cases against officers were fighting against ment that Verma continues to the single bench of Justice reports the fate of the entire verdict on the petitions filed by responded that the top court tion panel. each other”. each other and “the investigat- be the agency Director. Tapabrato Chakrabarty asked series of three-pronged Yatras Verma and others challenging can as it has the powers under What is the best in the He said the jurisdiction is ing officers in each cases were Nariman repeated his BJP’s senior counsel Anindya to begin from Coochbehar, the Centre’s October 23 deci- the Constitution. interest of the administration of vested in the CVC to inquire or raiding each other and FIRs argument that what prevented Mitra as to who would take Ganga Sagar and Birbhum sion to divest him of all pow- The top court reminded the institution,” the bench said, else it would have been guilty were being filed against each the Centre to approach the responsibility if any untoward seemed sealed if the order ers and sending him on leave. the Centre and the CVC that it adding “at the earliest, go to the of dereliction of duty. If it did other and it was a surprise sit- selection committee which incident happened and won- was not vacated by the higher “The essence of every gov- was not that the fight between panel or committee when there not act, it would be answerable uation”. could have taken a decision dered why the petitioners had courts. ernment action must be in the Verma and Asthana emerged is a grave exigency”. to the President of India and Senior advocate Mukul whether to approach the CBI approached the court so late While the BJP leadership interest of the institution and to overnight, forcing the govern- “Can you see the situation the Supreme Court, he added. Rohatgi, appearing for Asthana, or whatever they might have when it was almost impossible said they would prefer an adopt the best course,” said a ment to divest the director of which prompted CVC to take Further, he justified the said he was a whistle-blower in thought. PTI to assess the law and order sce- appeal and acted accordingly nario in the given political sit- Chief Justice Debashis Kar uation. Gupta refused to hear an “The Court apparently appeal abruptly and directed gave his order against the the party to mention the mat- Maha arms haul case: Sanathan HDK Cabinet backdrop of the existing situ- ter at 10.30 am on Friday. The ation which could take com- Yatra if it takes off is scheduled munal turn like in the past,” to start at 12 noon, BJP State said one of the counsels for the president Dilip Ghosh said. Sanstha named in terror plot expansion on State Arka Nag adding the Refusing to budge Ghosh Court said that the given the said “the programme is on as TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI at Nala Sophara in Palghar dis- made bombs, 15 pistols, 3 pis- it after one of the accused aggressive mood in all the we cannot end it abruptly trict. tols without barrels, 10 pistol informed his associates that he sides concerned who would be because crores of rupees have aharashtra’s Anti Subsequently, the ATS barrels, 6 pistol magazines, 3 had possibly been captured in responsible if there were clash- been spent and thousands of MTerrorism Squad (ATS) arrested nine more persons partially made pistol maga- one of the CCTV cameras December 22 es causing loss of lives and our supporters have been has — in its chargesheet — and more arms and explosives zines, 7 pistol slides, 41 live installed at the programme property. mobilized” adding in the same linked “members of terrorist in connection with the same rounds of ammunition of venue. PTI n BENGALURU after the state assembly elec- The BJP had earlier peti- breath that his party “will gang” arrested for their role in case. The investigators are look- assorted bores, 26 electric and The terror gangs also had tions threw up a fractured ver- tioned the Court seeking hear- abide by the court verdict but what has come to be known as ing for three wanted accused in non-electric detonators, tools also carried out reconnais- nding the suspense, the dict. After the first expansion ing on an urgent basis for the before that our party will pre- the “Maharashtra arms haul” the case. and raw-material to make sance of the residences at least ECongress-JD(S) coalition in June, there was discontent permission of the Yatra as the fer an appeal before the case to the Hindu right-wing “During investigation, it country bombs and fire arms, three rationalists, speakers and in Karnataka has announced among the Congress’s ministe- offices of Home Secretary, Division Bench and if need be outfits like the “Sanathan was revealed that the members several CD drives, pen drives, litterateurs who target the that the HD Kumaraswamy rial aspirants. The second Director General of Police or in the Supreme Court.” Sanstha” and “Hindu of the terrorist gang are also memory cards, hard discs, 8 Hindu religion and its tradi- Cabinet will be expanded on Cabinet expansion was expect- Janjagruti”. members of organisations such number plates of vehicles, two tions and customs, but their December 22. The decision ed to take place in October, but In a detailed chargesheet as “Sanathan Sanstha”, “Hindu cars and five motor cycle and names have not been revealed. was taken by the coordination it was put off. Siddaramaiah filed before the Special NIA Janjagruti” and similar other copies of Marathi book The 12 accused named in committee of the coalition that said then the plan was to ‘Humiliated’ Class VII girl Court here on Wednesday, the smaller organisations,” the ATS “Kshatra Dharma Sadhana”. the charge-sheet are: Sharad met here Wednesday under the expand the cabinet on State ATS named 12 accused stated in its charge-sheet. The investigators made the Bhausaheb Kalskar (25), chairmanship of former chief December 9, but as the legis- linked to Hindu right-wing “They (the accused) had seizures from various places, Vaibhav Subhash Raut(44), minister Siddaramaiah. lature session commences on student hangs self organisations like “Sanathan conspired to form a terrorist including Nala Sopara, Thane, Sudhanwa Sudhir Gondhlekar Congress president Rahul December 10 in the northern STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI further investigation is going Sanstha”, “Hindu Janjagruti” gang of youths with similar Solapur, Satara, Jalgaon and (39), Shrikant Jagnath Gandhi and JD(S) supremo district of Belagavi, the expan- on,” said the senior police and some other smaller outfits mind set, which would work Kolhapur. Pangarkar (40), Avinash Anant HD Deve Gowda were con- sion was deferred. Class VII girl student official. and said that the accused had towards undermining unity, The ATS investigations Pawar(30), Leeladhar sulted before deciding the date, It would be done a day after Aallegedly committed sui- “She was a student of Gyan “conspired to form a terrorist integrity, security and sover- revealed that the terror gang Ukhirde(32), Vasudeo Siddaramaiah told reporters the conclusion of the session on cide by hanging herself in her Mandir Public School at gang of youths with similar eignty of the country. Towards planned to attack a western Bhagwan Suryawanshi (19), here after the over two-hour- December 21, he said. The house in Inder Puri area of west Naraina Vihar. She was last mind set, which would work this end, the gang had planned musical programme “Sunburn” Suchit Kumar Rangswamy long meeting of the committee. former Chief Minister, who is Delhi, police said on Thursday. seen alive on Saturday morn- towards undermining unity, to use country made pistols, festival slated to be organised (37), Bharat Jayawant Kurne, Six members from the also the leader of the Congress The 12-year-old wrote the ing by her mother. Her moth- integrity, security and sover- country made bombs, etc. and in Pune in December using the (37), Amol Arvind Kale (34), Congress and two from the Legislature Party (CLP), said teacher’s name on her palms er had left home in the eignty of the country”. target the individuals who country made bombs, petrol Amit Ramchandra Baddi (27) JD(S) would be inducted, he the coordination committee and hands and also left behind morning and at around 4 pm The ATS, it may be would speak, write, perform bombs and firearms and and Ganesh Dasharath Miskin said, adding that it was also also decided to appoint a few a note stating the reason for her when she returned home she recalled, had on August 9 this against the so called Hindu indulge in heavy stone pelting (28). decided to appoint MLAs as MLAs from both the parties as taking the extreme step. saw her daughter hanging year busted a major conspira- Dharma, its traditions and cus- to “send a strong message to the All of them have been heads of corporations and parliamentary secretaries to According to senior police from a ceiling fan,” said the cy to engineer terror acts in toms besides targeting similar followers of Western music charged under various sec- boards on the same day. ministers. Under the agree- official, the girl committed senior police official. major cities across the state, kinds of programmes in order and Western culture and ter- tions of the Unlawful Activities There has been growing ment reached during the for- suicide on Saturday when she “Her mother in her state- including Mumbai, Pune and to terrorise the minds of the rorise those attending it.” (Prevention) Act 1967, clamour among the MLAs, mation of the coalition in May, was alone at home. ment had said that on Satara, with the arrest of three common people,” the charge- The gang had carried out Explosive Substances Act 1908, especially those from the the chairmanship of 20 boards “Her mother is a lawyer at November 30, her daughter right-wing activists and seizure sheet stated. reconnaissance of the targets Explosives Act 1884; Indian Congress, for expansion of the and corporations will go to Delhi court. She was in court had gone for school trip and of a huge a cache of arms, During the investigations, and was completely prepared to Penal Code, the Arms Act cabinet at the earliest, with a Congress and 10 to JD(S). at the time of incident. On her the very next day some stu- explosives and material used the ATS seized a huge cache of undertake the attack on the 1959 and the Maharashtra few openly expressing discon- Kumaraswamy, his deputy palms and hands she wrote dents linked her with a boy, fol- for making arms and explosives arms, including 23 live country music festival, but abandoned Police Act 1951. tent over the delay. This will be G Parameshwara, Congress that she did not want to go to lowing which a school science the second expansion of General Secretary KC school anymore. She apolo- teacher rebuked her. This is not Kumaraswamy’s Cabinet, the Venugopal and JD(S) secretary gised to her mother and the first time, the teacher on DOES FIXED... scared. This is against the spir- current strength of which is 26. general Danish Ali, among grandmother and said she was several instance had humiliat- These questions cropped CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 it of Indian Constitution which The Congress and the others, attended the coordina- going to meet Lord Krishna. A ed her,” said the senior police up while Solicitor General talks about secularism,” she JD(S) came to power in May tion committee meeting. case has been registered and official. Tushar Mehta, appearing for said. “I am resigning (from the CVC, was justifying the dle to the Government to sus- to ensure that Michel is pro- BJP) on the death anniversary action taken against the CBI pend or divest of power any tected, he charged. He said the of Dr BR Ambedkar as Mob ransacks school after chief. Though Verma, accord- CBI authority. This will affect Congress had earlier also acted ‘manuwadi’ mindset is being ing to the Centre remains the the independence of the CBI against its leaders like Mani promoted and the RSS, VHP four-year-old girl claimed CBI Director, Additional and will render the Vineet Shankar Aiyar and Sandeep and BJP are hurting the senti- Solicitor General PS Narasimha Narain judgment toothless,” Dikshit but “promoted” them ments of Dalits and Muslims by appearing for the CBI, sub- Sibal told the bench. later. The Gandhi family is now creating a 1992-like situation. she was wrongly touched mitted that there was no need He argued that a ‘transfer’ having sleepless nights follow- They are playing divisive pol- STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI to go to the Selection actually amounts to a public ing the extradition, Patra said. itics with the 2019 Lok Sabha Committee before taking dis- casting of doubt on the CBI elections in mind,” she said. ollowing a complaint filed by the parents of ciplinary action against Verma. Director. “That’s why legislature SAVITRIBAI... “What can you say about a Fa four-year-old girl that she was allegedly “ Nariman and others has drawn a ring fence around that I am quitting the BJP party whose Chief Minister touched inappropriately “ by her classmate or opposing the Centre’s decision transfer by introducing the and not the Lok Sabha,” Phule calls Lord Hanuman a Dalit. an unknown person in private school in took the stand that action prior approval of the panel.” said in Lucknow on Thursday. This reflects the ‘manuwadi’ Outer district’s Ranhola area, an angry mob against the CBI chief can be Further, he said CVC’s powers “Now, I have nothing to do tendency of BJP leaders, who allegedly ransacked the school on Thursday, taken only by the high-level of supervision over CBI extend with the BJP. I was ignored want to run the country by police said. panel, comprising the Prime to corruption cases alone and because I am a Dalit. There is ‘Manusmriti’ and not by the Enraged at the delay in investigation, the Minister, Leader of the that is the extent of the CVC an attempt to withdraw reser- Constitution,” Phule said. locals allegedly ransacked the school and Opposition and the Chief Act. When Nariman was asked vation for Dalits and back- The MP from Bahraich demanded for speedy investigation in the case. Justice of India, involved in the by the Bench “If the situation wards. I opposed this govern- declared that she would launch It was reported that the protestors also selection process. The hearing arises, can the court appoint a ment policy and was hence an agitation from December 23 destroyed school property. A PCR call was also saw Asthana’s counsel and CBI Director, he said: “Yes, in ignored,” Phule said. For the wherein she would raise issues received and situation was brought under con- senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi its inherent powers, it can.” past one year or so, the MP concerning Dalits. “They are trol as the police force reached the spot, police taking the stance that a direc- When Sibal concluded his from Bahraich has been criti- suffering. There is no one to said. “On Wednesday evening, a complaint was tion be passed to take the CVC arguments, Dave in a lighter cal of the BJP think-tank and raise their voice. Till date, they received at Ranhola Police Station, wherein the enquiry report against Verma vein, said “Mr Sibal says he Prime Minister Narendra have been used as vote bank. mother of a four-year-old girl stated that her to its logical conclusion. won’t want to exercise this Modi. Of late, she had stopped Now I will be the voice of daughter was inappropriately touched by Rohatgi, who was Attorney power when he is the Home taking part in party pro- Dalits,” she said. another 4-year-old student or another person General before K K Venugopal, Minister”. Sibal was quick to grammes, saying that the party in the school,” Deputy Commissioner of Police told the apex court that respond, “As if I am not already was anti-Dalit and wanted to AIR POLLUTION... (Outer) Seju P Kuruvilla said. “A case under sec- Asthana was a whistle-blower in enough troubles.” change the Constitution. which would provide a ref- tion 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual in the case, but was painted by “The Prime Minister calls erence for improving the situ- Offences Act (POCSO) has been registered at the government with the same BJP NAMES... himself a ‘chowkidar’ but it is ation. “There is increasing Ranhola police station on Wednesday,” DCP brush and sought a direction to Patra dismissed the party’s ironical that people are looting political momentum in India to said, adding that, medical examination of the the Centre that it should take decision to expel Joseph as a the country’s resources under address air pollution,” he said. child has been conducted. the CVC’s preliminary inquiry charade and drama. He said the the chowkidar’s nose. The “The findings reported today Subsequently, on Thursday, the relatives of against Verma to a logical end. Congress may have expelled Prime Minister had promised systematically document the the victim reportedly gathered in front of the “My assumption is that the him but he remains a lawyer for that he will bring (back) black variations among states, which school. Enraged at not being given response CVC report is adverse in part the accused as “10 Janpath”, the money and everyone will get Rs would serve as a useful guide from the school management and the Police to the gentleman (Verma). The residence of UPA chairperson 15 lakh. Instead, people close to for making further progress in Station, they ransacked the private school and Central government should Sonia Gandhi, wants its own the Prime Minister looted reducing the adverse impact of destroyed school property. take this report to logiocal people to be in touch with banks and fled the county,” air pollution in the country.” “Police officials were able to reach the end,” Rohatgi said. Michel. Pointing that one of the Phule said in an oblique refer- Key findings of the report school on time and the situation was brought Senior advocate Kapil lawyers defending Michel is a ence to Nirav Modi and Vijay One out of every eight under control,” the DCP added. Sibal, appearing for Congress member of the Congress’ youth Mallya, who are facing bank deaths in India due to air pol- According to Police, the mob had shattered leader Mallikarjun Kharge, wing while the father of anoth- fraud charges. The MP from lution; over half of the 12.4 lakh the windows of the school and broke the gates referred to the legal provisions er is a party member, Patra Bahraich said that instead of deaths were in persons younger and even the desks inside the classrooms were and said that on these allega- wondered at a Press conference: carrying out development, than 70 years in 2017. The broken down. Passerby’s alleged that during the tions the Government could “Isn’t this too much of an coin- public money was being used average life expectancy in India protest, the mob even physically assaulted the have come to the selection cidence? Isn’t the extended for construction of mandir would have been 1.7 years school staff and the principal was manhandled. committee and asked the panel hand of the Congress was and statues. “The BJP is spread- higher if the air pollution level It was alleged that the police had to use mild to “please transfer Verma”. working to protect the family?” ing hatred in the name of reli- were less than the minimal level force to disperse the mob. A probe has been ini- “Please don’t give this han- It is a clever move by the party gion and therefore Muslims are causing health loss. tiated in this regard, police said. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | DECEMBER 7, 2018 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Home delivery The apex court has earned the gratitude of home buyers by Handle Bhutan with care cracking down on errant builders like Amrapali he Supreme Court has rightly come Trust in the monarchy is the most decisive factor for the stability of 50 years of diplomatic down on errant builders with a firm Thand. The first major construction giant relationship between both nations. Still, New Delhi must exercise caution to be severely reprimanded is the high-fly- ing Amrapali Builders. Their representatives got a massive tongue-lashing from their lord- ships during which epithets like cheats and liars were freely used against Amrapali boss- es. Many would say that the builder group had it coming. The apex court had warned them for months demanding straight answers that were not forthcoming. Clearly, there was an attempt to hoodwink ASHOK K MEHTA the courts the same way as Amrapali had hoodwinked their customers. With buildings lying incomplete all over NCR, exasperated buyers have been agitat- emonstrating deep ties between the two countries, Vijay Keshav ing for apartments to be delivered or punishment to be meted out to the default- Gokhale was on his third visit ing company. The recent revelation that approximately `3,000 crore of home to Bhutan from November 18 buyers’ money had been cavalierly siphoned off to other group companies of to 20, following the installation Dof the third elected Government in Amrapali, came as the last straw for buyers reeling under financial pressure as Thimphu in October after multi-party many had borrowed money from the market to pay the builder in the hope of democracy was introduced in the young acquiring a dream home in a city, particularly NCR. Constitutional monarchy in 2007. In a The absence of a water-tight regulatory mechanism, notwithstanding the recent bicameral system, the lower House has 47 seats and the upper House has 25 seats with promulgation of RERA, has enabled fraudulent builders to decamp with home- 20 members directly elected and five nom- buyers’ money and stifle their dreams for decades. Extravagant promises are inated by the King. The upper House, also made to lure unwary customers into investing their hard-earned savings in grandiose called the House of Review (HOR), is not composed of elders alone but consists of tal- schemes with promises of early delivery of apartments. Once most of the money ented and young members, like Justin is collected, builders either decamp or re-invest it into other projects while sub- Gurung, who was elected in 2008. According scribers to the original projects are left in the lurch. Rows of incomplete build- to Article 11 (Section 2) of the Constitution, matters of security, sovereignty and inter- ings greet people driving along almost all major highways on Delhi’s outskirts. ests of the country will be reviewed by it. The The canny builders construct a few “model” flats to tempt buyers into believing Motor Vehicles Agreement of 2016, which that similar flats will be theirs one day. With complete indifference to people’s was enacted in the 2014 Saarc Charter at Kathmandu and passed by the lower House, is Gross National Happiness, a but unfortunate chapter of has warned to take action against suffering, builders flit from project to project, sometimes indulging their pet fan- was rejected by the HOR. K4 brainchild which is uplinked Bhutanese history. anonymous writers causing tasies such as film production. Others like Amrapali hire celebrities like MS Dhoni Each election has produced a new with the 12th Plan and aligned According to a former disharmony in society . This has to star as poster-boys to promote projects which they have no intention to com- Government led by a different party. The with the Government’s 25 member of the HOR, the become the DNT’s 26th pledge. new Government formed by the Druk pledges. Former President Bhutanese attitude towards India India and Bhutan’s border plete. India’s aspirational middle class is easily duped by eloquent assurances Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) is led by the pop- Pranab Mukherjee spoke in A REFLECTION OF changed further positively after disputes (only two countries of lavish apartments and villas and quickly pay up the stipulated instalments. ular surgeon Prime Minister Lotay New Delhi about rising Doklam; though some younger with which China has not settled Thereafter, repeated entreaties to the builders and their agents do not elicit con- Tshering. During the elections, foreign pol- economies and the receding THE POSITIVE nationals did not like Indian the boundary question) with icy — Doklam and China — were non- happiness syndrome while dis- CHANGE IN ‘interference’ even as a majori- China are intertwined. The two vincing responses and potential home buyers are left with no option except to issues. Development was the only issue. cussing the World Happiness ty was unaware of the stand-off tri-junctions in the East and wait indefinitely in the hope that some day the dream will fructify. Finally, it would DNT wishes to diversify the economy mov- Index. The GNH concept is a INDIA-BHUTAN on their soil. Some Bhutanese West involving India, China seem that the judiciary has determined to bring the defalcators to book. By seiz- ing beyond hydropower which has made work in progress and according RELATIONS WAS want to settle the border issue and Bhutan have not been deter- it highly indebted to India. Tshering has said to the GNH Planning with China though 24 rounds of mined, The China-Bhutan bor- ing and selling off builders’ properties, such as hotels and malls, the court plans his party will be guided by King Jigme Commission, the trick is to find THE RENEGOTIATION border talks — three more than der dispute has deep security to raise funds necessary to complete some projects within a reasonable time- Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (K5) and out who is unhappy, where are OF THE TREATY OF India-China border talks — implications for India. frame. This has already happened in a few cases. Hopefully, the Supreme Court’s there will be no change in relations with they and what is the reason, the have yielded no results. The 25th The Doklam bowl, where tough actions will continue across the spectrum and errant builders forced to India. But it does want to reduce depen- mission being to achieve “Always PERPETUAL PEACE round was to be held last year but the face-off took place last year, dence on India. Happy Bhutan.” could not be scheduled due to lies in the crucial Chumbi valley deliver or refund home buyers’ investment with interest. Apart from RERA, the Gokhale met K5 and his father, (K4) Although DNT’s election AND FRIENDSHIP OF Doklam. It could happen in what where the Chinese have been Government also needs to fast-track resolution of similar disputes arising from Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the architect of manifesto referred to narrowing 1949 IN ITS NEW is left of this year. The Chinese attempting to occupy the non-fulfillment of promises. The idea of establishing a separate court exclusive- modern Bhutan. He even invited Tshering to the gap (inequality) between the have been for long, offering to Jampheri Ridge, which overlooks India on behalf of Prime Minister Modi, developed West and the less INCARNATION OF swap 500 sq km of disputed ter- the Siliguri corridor. They have ly catering to home buyers’ grievances has become essential in these condi- which was accepted by him for later this developed East, its Vision 2045 2007, WHERE THE ritory in the north with 89 sq km been also trying to build a road tions as the delay in delivering justice is what breaks the back of long-suffering month due to the Ides of November, an inaus- Document is modestly ambi- CLAUSE ‘BHUTAN of strategically valuable Doklam. to the disputed tri-junction. consumers. With Prime Minister Narenda Modi committed to ensuring a roof picious period which has delayed the sitting tious. Happily, the North-South A reflection of the positive China is keen that Bhutan deseg- of the Parliament too. Gokhale, who played divide originating from the WILL BE GUIDED change in India-Bhutan relations regates its border dispute from above every Indian’s head by 2022, all stakeholders in the construction indus- a key role in defusing the Doklam stand-off alleged expulsion of 100,000 was the renegotiation of the India’s. Doklam was an attempt try must be motivated to come forward and achieve that noble aspiration. and creating the environment for Wuhan, is Bhupalese (Bhutanese of Nepali BY INDIA IN ITS Treaty of Perpetual Peace and to present a fait accompli. an old China hand, conscious of the sensi- origin) in the early 1990s is no EXTERNAL Friendship of 1949 in its new Fifty years of India-Bhutan tivities of India’s smaller neighbours. In longer an issue with the present incarnation of 2007, where the relations, which are based on a Thimphu, he said India attaches highest pri- generation of the Bhupalese RELATIONS', WAS clause ‘Bhutan will be guided by sound foundation, is being cel- This doesn’t make a cut ority to further expanding its unique ties of who are well integrated. REMOVED AND India in its external relations’, was ebrated this year. Trust in monar- friendship and cooperation based on prior- Their Nepali identity is removed and replaced by ‘coop- chy is the most decisive factor for ities of the Royal Government of Bhutan. He protected with no discrimina- REPLACED BY erating closely on issues relating the stability of these relations. Just The disgusting editorial in a US magazine about the also assured the Government that India tion. Some 100,000 Bhupalese ‘COOPERATING to national interest, including how important Bhutan is for would support the 12th Five Year plan, which enjoy equal freedom and priv- neither country allowing use of India was highlighted by Prime Priyanka-Nick wedding reeks of racist bias is a top priority of the Tshering Government. ileges that the Bhutanese do to CLOSELY ON territory harmful to national Minister Modi making his first For the 11th Plan, India gave `4,500 crore plus make the reconciliation com- security and interests of the foreign visit to Bhutan. Still t is shameful that a New York-based mag- another `50 crore as an economic stimulus. plete. But the South still votes ISSUES RELATING other’. Not many Bhutanese are New Delhi has to be extra sen- azine for women’s rights would run a sex- DNT had pledged to fulfil 25 of its com- for Bhupalese candidates. The TO NATIONAL aware of this Treaty. There is no sitive to Thimphu’s heartbeat. ist and racist article about our own mitments to its people within 120 days. Some exodus of the 1990s got linked undercurrent of anti-India sen- (The writer is a retired I of these are removing five per cent voucher with illegal immigrants and INTEREST' timent; though on social media, Major General of the Indian Priyanka Chopra, implying she married tax, free lunch in all schools, free access to southern insurgency which some youth resent over-depen- Army and founder member of American singing star Nick Jonas “fraudu- online data, instituting a Fourth Pay called for a multi-party democ- dence on India. Of the 432,000 the Defence Planning Staff, cur- Commission, protection farmers’ crops and racy. The Sikkim story, too, was registered voters, 400,000 have rently the revamped Integrated lently” and was a “scam artist” faking a mar- so on. A flagship project unique to Bhutan enmeshed with this forgotten Facebook accounts. Tshering Defence Staff) riage to make money out of the couple branding. Though the magazine, The Cut, has pulled out the article following massive out- S O U N D BITE rage and criticism, it clearly shows that when it comes to an India story, the Western press Modi must be tolerant like We still mourn the loss of Having a kid opened Recommendations made Vajpayee. He is the Prime so many innocent lives in my eyes to a whole by the GoM after the still tries to squeeze it through its lens, speculation and innuendos to suit an arche- Minister. He has to come the 26/11 attacks, new world and way of Kargil war could be type rather than accord it the treatment it deserves. And it is surprising that the up to that level and not including six Americans. living and one's looked into to revamp Western media persists with this bias despite the many success stories from engage in smaller issues. The one obstacle: priorities may change. and improve the civil Pakistan. defence organisation. India in mainland America, even when the likes of Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai Former J&K helm two of the biggest corporations like Microsoft and Google. But perhaps Chief Minister Texas Congressman Actress-model Union Home Minister Priyanka’s South Asian assertion in Hollywood had challenged the exotic stereo- —Farooq Abdullah —Ted Poe —Lisa Haydon —Rajnath Singh types that other senior Indian actors had subscribed to and enacted quietly for so long. She wanted to be mainstream and even though a huge Bollywood star in her own right, had no inhibition in starting out in Hollywood as a newbie in a L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR TV series but as an all-American character. The show, while giving ABC diver- India’s batting order reported. Uttar Pradesh in par- sity points, also made Priyanka a star, one who could be banked upon to sell ticular seems to be following the franchise films like Baywatch, where she again played an American character AgustaWestland: Justice must reach logical end script of cow vigilantes. Clearly, instead of a predictable Indian one. Then there were the brand endorsements Sir — The beginning of the first lessons have not been learnt Test cricket match between India his refers to the editorial, “Modi’s masterstroke” from past events. Riots like and PR galas which the former Miss World was trained enough to handle. Today and Australia has provided the (December 6). The extradition of Christian Michel these are a slur and must be she is a prolific speaker, a Unicef ambassador, a global icon, a film producer Indian cricket team an opportu- Tfrom Dubai, the alleged middleman in the nipped in the bud before they and a smart tech investor, roles she has assiduously crafted on her terms with nity to prove its mettle. Even AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam, is a feather in the lead to the complete breakdown though the Australian team might cap of the Modi Government. Unnerved by the extra- of the law and order situation. her South Asian identity intact. She did what nobody from Bollywood did, own be missing Steve Smith and David dition of Michel, liquor baron Vijay Mallya has now Those involved must be held Hollywood than feed on handouts and change the narrative, one that has now Warner, the Australian team is offered to pay back 100 per cent of the principal amount and brought to book. compelled Apu in the cartoon hit The Simpsons to be taken off rather than being not an easy opposition back to the banks but remained silent about the payment of Sravana Ramachandran depicted as a “curry nerd.” It is this itch that found expression in The Cut, which home. The Indian cricket team interest component. Nevertheless, next in line should Chennai will have to bring out something be other defaulters, like Nirav Modi and his associates, needed information. Incomplete information collected put together assumptions without even attempting to back them up with evidence. extraordinary from its bags so as who must be cracked upon sooner or later. by investigating and prosecuting agencies may weak- Fading prospects Certainly, such a piece would not be written if Nick Jonas had married a fellow to clinch victory over Australia. Michel’s extradition may just be the first one but en the case. Conviction of the guilty will go a long way Caucasian. But him donning Sabyasachi as the groom and she wearing a cus- To its credit, the Indian cricket has inspired confidence among the people with in curbing more frauds taking roots in the administra- team has one of the best bowlers regard to the will power of the Government to combat tion. If the guilty are exonerated for want of enough Sir — This refers to the editor- tom-made Ralph Lauren disrupted the train of prevalent thought, that Bollywood- on its side but its batsmen need corruption at the highest level. To grill Michel, the CBI evidence, the entire time spent in the trial of the accused ial, “Modi’s masterstroke” Hollywood could be equalised and a cross-cultural wedding would be top draw. to put up a convincing display to prosecutor has been given five days of time as against will be a wasteful exercise. (December 6). Developments As for branded weddings — the writer calling it a smart plug for Tiffany’s, beat Australia. 14 days sought by him. The courts should not be nig- KV Seetharamaiah surrounding the Devendra Khurana gardly at granting enough time to the CBI to collect the Hassan AgustaWestland chopper deal Amazon and Google — may we remind that the idea of selling wedding cere- Bhopal have come at a crucial time monies and pictures germinated in Hollywood. So much so that even personal when election results to five cru- events of a star are now commodified. Priyanka and Nick are only using the same Punish the guilty the country, particularly Uttar selves are not safe, one can only Stop vigilantes cial States are due in a matter of Pradesh. Cow vigilantes pose a imagine the plight of the minor- a few days. The deportation of template. As for her choice of Nick as a partner, truth be told. She has enough grave threat to communal har- ity communities. The incident Christian Michel from Dubai brand worth to sustain herself irrespective of him, she could have found a bet- Sir — This refers to the editori- mony and must be dealt with an speaks volumes about the dete- Sir — This refers to the editor- has for reasons upset the ter Hollywood “target” as is being alleged and Nick is no lamb to the slaughter, al, “Not in the cow’s name” iron hand. riorating law and order situation ial, “Not in the cow’s name” Congress as the VVIP heli- (December 5). Unlawful vigilan- The death of a police inspec- in the country. It is now up for (December 5). Violence in copter case may erode some having had a slew of relationships with older women before Priyanka. Besides, tism, in any form, is worth con- tor, Subodh Kumar Singh, and the Uttar Pradesh Government Bulandshahr that led to the prospects for the party. he may be a singer of some following but can we deny that he benefitted from demnation. No one should be a 21-year-old villager over to ensure a fair probe and ensure killing of a police officer and Shubham this alliance as much given Priyanka’s huge fan base, enhancing his chances allowed to take law in their own reports of illegal cow slaughter that the culprits be booked and three others is a matter of seri- Via email hands. In recent times more in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr punished accordingly. ous concern. For, this is not for Send your feedback to: of monetising hits and appearances? The celebrity economy runs for what it is incidents of cow vigilantism must serve as a warning sign. LR Gupta the first time that incidents of but to single out Priyanka is not only unfair but an uneducated rant at best. have been reported from across When our police officers them- Lucknow cow vigilantism have been [email protected] LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | DECEMBER 7, 2018 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN POINTCOUNTERPOINT
AIDS war far WHEN I VISITED AYODHYA, THE PLACE WHERE NO ONE CAN CONFINE RAM LALLA IN JAIL, AND NO ONE LORD RAM WAS SEATED, IT LOOKED LIKE I WAS CAN STOP THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE. from over GOING TO A JAIL. ALLEGATIONS BY HIM (UDDHAV) ARE DEVOID OF TRUTH. —UTTAR PRADESH DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER Don’t be mistaken that the epidemic is under —SHIV SENA CHIEF control. A WHO report says we can’t drop guard UDDHAV THACKERAY KESHAV PRASAD MAURYA Where do we draw the line? NAVNEET ANAND or those who thought that AIDS had become a thing of the past, a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) must The right to free speech and expression gives every citizen the right to criticise the courts as Fserve as an eye-opener. The fact is that the epidemic demands more attention given that it was only recently, on December 1, that well as the judges but does not in any way encourage contempt we observed the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day, which served as a reminder of the scourge that still threatens modern humani- ty and medical science like never before. It is a day to raise aware- ness as to how HIV/AIDS epidemic is caused. Before we get into the insights of the WHO report, it will be pertinent to laud the Herculean efforts made by numerous scientists, doctors, Governments, civil society groups, media and agencies like WHO, who have been waging a concerted war for years against this dread- ed disease and have also achieved substantial success — both in terms of discovering treatment protocols and driving awareness. While India stands at a better position in terms of containing the disease and curbing the stigma attached to it, the WHO just RAGHAV NEELABH served a reminder that we must not allow the momentum to slow PANDEY BIST down yet, given that threats linger still. The WHO released a note saying, Why the HIV epidemic is not over? It will be worthwhile ast month, the Supreme Court for all of us to ponder over its findings. “Fear, stigma and ignorance. set aside a contempt order, That is what defined the HIV epidemic that raged through the world Lwhich was passed by the Punjab in the 1980s, killing thousands of people who may only have had and Haryana High Court almost half a few weeks or months from diagnosis to death — if they even a year ago, sentencing a lawyer to managed to be diagnosed before they died,” said the introducto- one-month imprisonment for his ry note of the report. “With no effective treatment available in the contemptuous act of unfairly criticis- 1980s, there was little hope for those diagnosed with HIV, facing ing a High Court judge on Facebook. debilitating illness and certain death within years,” said Dr Gottfried The Punjab and Haryana High Hirnschall, Director of the HIV department at WHO. Court had initiated a suo motu con- tempt case against advocate Maneesh Ever since the dreaded disease came to the fore in 1988, accord- Vashistha for his post on Facebook, ing to WHO estimates, more than 70 million people have been infect- where he stated that a judgment ed with the HIV virus, and about 35 million people, or 50 per cent passed by one of the judges of the of them have died. Today, the infection has in its grip around 37 High Court was not a speaking million people worldwide, of whom 22 million are undergoing treat- order and that a better decision could ment. “When World AIDS Day was first established in 1988, the have been written by a magistrate. world looked very different to how it is today. Now, we have eas- Further, he complained that the ily accessible testing, treatment, a range of prevention options, includ- judge had not uploaded the order ing pre-exposure prophylaxis of PrEP, and services that can reach even a week after its pronouncement vulnerable communities,” said the report. and that this must have happened because he might not have “In those early days, with no treatment on the horizon, extra- understood what was to be written ordinary prevention, care and awareness-raising efforts were therein. mobilised by communities around the world — research pro- The setting aside of the High grammes were accelerated, condom access was expanded, harm Court’s order by the apex court rais- reduction programmes were established and support services es an interesting question: Where do reached out to those who were sick,” said Dr Andrew Ball, senior we draw the line between free speech adviser on HIV at WHO. It was due to the concerted efforts of all — criticism and talks that question stakeholders that things changed gradually. the authority of the court — and the judiciary includes the right to ed as an attack on the judicial tially as is given to a lot of men to “The effort to develop effective treatment for HIV is remark- contempt? criticise the judgements of the courts. institution. decide, is not a privilege accorded to able in its speed and success. Clinical trials of antiretrovirals (ARVs) To understand the abovemen- Usually, the test employed by the Freedom of speech and judges. The power to punish for con- tioned question, let us take a look court for contempt proceedings expression is an essential right that tempt of court is a safeguard not for began in 1985 — the same year that the first HIV test was approved into the very rationale behind the relates to the erosion of public con- the makers of the Constitution gift- judges as persons but for the func- — and the first ARV was approved for use in 1987. However, a existence of the Contempt of Courts fidence. Though wordings of the test ed to the citizens of this country so tion which they exercise.” single drug was found to have only short-term benefits. By 1995, Act, 1971 (hereafter referred to as the would seemingly make it appear as as to protect the very institution of At present, the judiciary is the ARVs were being prescribed in various combinations. A breakthrough Act 1971). Why does the judiciary, fairly a simple one, practically democracy. Across the globe, the only wing of the Government that in the HIV response was announced to the world at the 11th which is the protector of freedom of speaking, its application is very right to free speech is seen as some- has not received flak of the people for International AIDS Conference in Vancouver when the success of speech and expression, create an complicated. thing that is sacrosanct for the effec- being an ineffective and corrupt as highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) — a combina- exception for its own criticism? What are the criteria to decide THIS IS NOT TO tive functioning of a healthy democ- organ of the state. Even today, the tion of three ARVs — was reported to reduce AIDS-related deaths As it turns out, the judiciary whether a comment denigrates pub- SUGGEST THAT ANY racy. It is only when a person is pro- phrase: “I will see you in court” not by between 60 per cent and 80per cent,” said the report. allows for a legitimate criticism of the lic confidence in the judiciary? Even IMPUTATION, THAT vided with a platform to express him- only portrays the intention of the Despite continued, unprecedented expansion of access to HIV institution but an unfair comment this question is not so pressing. The IS NOT REASONABLY self that truth emerges. person to fight for his/her cause but This is not to suggest that any also exhibits the confidence reposed treatment in the early 2010s, there was a growing concern that that unduly lowers or scandalises the real problem arises when a distinc- JUSTIFIABLE OR IS authority of the court is a strict no- tion has to be made between a per- NOT RATIONAL OR imputation, that is not reasonably by the people of this country in the we weren’t moving fast enough. In 2014, the “90-90-90” targets no. The reason for the same, as has sonal attack on a judge in his/her justifiable or is not rational or sober judiciary as the ultimate place where were launched to galvanise action. Th 2020 targets are: Ninety per been reiterated in a number of individual capacity — which might SOBER AND IS MADE and is made unfairly, should not be one can find justice. cent of all people living with HIV will know their HIV status; 90 per judgements, is to safeguard public fall under the category of defamation UNFAIRLY, SHOULD punished. Checks and balances must In the light of this perception, cent of all people diagnosed with HIV infection will receive sus- interest that would have otherwise — and one that is made on the office NOT BE PUNISHED. exist in a way that our pristine insti- judges of various courts must be tained antiretroviral therapy; and 90 per cent of all people receiv- been adversely affected by such a of the judge, which tends to interfere CHECKS AND tutions of justice are not polluted by more open and friendly to criticism. ing antiretroviral therapy will achieve viral suppression. Efforts result- comment. Not only would such a with the course of justice and is BALANCES MUST those who do not want our democ- Even if an unscrupulous person ed in substantial success and by 2017, it was estimated that about comment diminish the authority of hence a wrong done to the public. EXIST IN A WAY racy to function properly. tries to launch an attack on a judge, 28 million people with HIV were able to access testing. However, the court but would also erode pub- While initially, the courts held THAT OUR PRISTINE Perhaps this can be best he/she should first distinguish the WHO warned “HIV is not an easy virus to defeat. Nearly a mil- lic confidence in the institution of both the aforementioned cases in two INSTITUTIONS OF explained through a quote by the whether the criticism is personal or lion people still die every year because they don’t know they have justice. Apart from the truth, which different watertight compartments, JUSTICE ARE NOT Supreme Court in the contempt professional. If the latter seems to be is a defence that has been inserted with time, the distinction became POLLUTED BY case against Arundhati Roy, which it more probable, then surely a case of HIV and are not on treatment, or they start treatment late.” after an amendment to the Act 1971 blurred. In the case, DC Saxena vs borrowed from the US Supreme contempt should be instituted. The Dr Naoko Yamamoto, Assistant Director-General for Universal in 2006, the foremost shield is the Chief Justice of India, the top court THOSE WHO DO NOT Court judge, Justice Frankfurter in court in such a situation has to be Health Coverage and Health Systems, WHO, spelled out the way right to genuine criticism. had held that a defamatory statement WANT OUR the Pennekamp vs Florida case: “If very mindful because invoking con- forward: “The future of the HIV response will also require looking It has been time and again held against a judge would constitute DEMOCRACY TO men, including judges and journal- tempt jurisdiction at the drop of a hat beyond HIV care provision and ensuring that the disease response by the Supreme Court that the right contempt when the comment is of FUNCTION ists, were angels, there would be no will in turn lower respect for the judi- is embedded in universal health coverage. Ending AIDS is unlike- to free speech and expression under such a gravity that erodes public con- PROPERLY problems of contempt of court. ciary in the eyes of the people and, ly to ever happen without an integrated health system that provides Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian fidence in the system. Angelic judges would be undis- therefore, defeat the very purpose for HIV prevention, diagnosis, and treatment as well as care with other Constitution includes the right to fair This test is one that has been for- turbed by extraneous influences and which the Act was established. essential health services and support to other co-morbidities such criticism, and the judiciary, like any mulated on baseless grounds. It is but angelic journalists would not seek to (Raghav Pandey is Assistant as TB, NCDs and mental health at the community level. A people- other organ or institution of the state, natural that a statement that tends to influence them. The power to pun- Professor of Law and Neelabh Bist is does not enjoy immunity from being raise serious allegations against any ish for contempt, as a means of safe- a fourth-year student of Law at the centred, human rights based and holistic approach is crucial.” fairly criticised in the course of its judge (even in his/her own individ- guarding judges in deciding on Maharashtra National Law (The writer is a strategic communications professional) functioning. This freedom to criticise ual capacity), can logically be extend- behalf of the community as impar- University, Mumbai) The bottom-up formula for peace FOREIGNEYE A mechanism has to be evolved for developing a pro-active strategy for steadfast integration of Rohingya refugees to ensure a sustainable future for them and prevent further conflicts
out between different groups in the between different cultural or ethnic length and breadth of the camps, approach where universal human recover from trauma and dealing refugee population and radicalisa- groups in the refugee community conflict mitigation is even more at a rights take precedence. with existing prejudices, contributes tion hasn’t cropped up as an evident has widespread repercussions. premium. With a majority of the It is in this context that Cox’s profoundly towards sustainable threat, tensions simmer across the The focus, therefore, must be refugee population yet to be formal- Bazar is symptomatic of a unique peace. Cox’s Bazar, therefore, at this camps. Maintenance of peace and on relative, and not just absolute ly recognised by the Government, scenario where the confluence of juncture behoves substantial action prevention of conflict demands a deprivation as this can fuel griev- challenges of accommodating diverse different cultures, religions and at the margins involving varied bottom-up grassroots approach. ances, thereby precipitating violent groups are enormous. identities necessitates a strategy populations. At every level, peace- BAISALI MOHANTY As has been conceded in such behaviour. Effective measures to The focus must be on assuag- that caters to the needs of the larg- ful accommodation of communities highly volatile conflict hotspots, assimilate the incoming population ing the basic needs that has for long er population. can be ensured only by the involve- urrently, more than 900,000 building peace at the ground level will adequately contribute towards been a priority for humanitarian Besides food assistance, estab- ment of grassroot actors. Therefore, Rohingya refugees inhabit helps mitigate conflict over the sustainable livelihood goals. agencies in situ. For instance, food lishing a medium for communica- the approach of human security is BIDDING ADIEU TO Cthe squalid and highly con- long-term. In the refugee camps in Cox’s assistance to the larger audience as tion among different factions is the of utmost relevance. GEORGE BUSH gested settlements of the southern- The ‘human needs approach’ to Bazar, there are different factions of ensured by the World Food key to accentuating bonhomie; Furthermore, focussing on the most district of Bangladesh, Cox’s conflict best captures the grassroot registered refugees — who reached Programme is a step towards fulfill- ground level mediation involves youth is pre-eminent not just as a Bazar. With dependence on exter- scenario: Here universal needs take Bangladesh before the 2017 influx ing universal needs, which if left participation of those who are at the contingency measure against The funeral service for nal humanitarian assistance mount- priority over a top-down modus and hold refugee status in the unmet, could otherwise foment a margins. As noted in countries pervasive threat of radicalisation, but George HW Bush was full ing every passing day, the lives of operandi for conflict prevention. country — to the unregistered pernicious conflict. like Somalia, local peace confer- to also leverage the potential and of eloquence, humor and hundreds of thousands of ‘forcibly Meeting basic needs of the subject refugees who crossed the border in ‘Human security’, a concept ences have brought together elders enhance self-reliance of the grace, reflecting the man displaced Myanmar nationals’, as population is imperative if co-exis- 2017. The surrounding host com- developed by Mary Kaldor, profes- of various sub-clans, solidifying population. and the family. Media the Government of Bangladesh tence is to be sustained in a com- munity also figures as one of the sor of Global Governance at the peace agreements. This was the At the multi-lateral decision- officially defines these refugees, petitive environment such as Cox’s poorest in the country. Hence, ten- London School of Economics, cap- foundational block to institutional- making level, we should focus on coverage unfortunately remain perpetually uncertain. Bazar where scant resources are sion between and among these tures the focus on peace for individ- ising the political framework that establishing mechanisms or systems chose too often to lament Many land owners and those oth- under huge strain. groups has been a recurring threat. uals and communities at the grass- catered to the larger mass and in to ensure peace at the ground level. that it reflected some past erwise earning a decent livelihood Universal needs comprise not On to this dry tinder comes the root level, instead of conceiving turn aided establishment of a Only then can we build a a pro-active era that can’t be reclaimed, over there have been forced to seek only food, water and shelter but also spark of radicalisation by various security as defence of the state and framework for peace. In this strategy for steadfast integration of as if the future isn’t in our succour in a foreign land so as to immediate protection and envi- extremist groups, both indigenous its institutions. Conflict prevention process, public health or awareness the population and ensuring a sus- escape targeted violence and torture ronment needs that must be met to Bangladeshi and radical groups from in this context includes efforts to programmes play a crucial role. tainable future. own hands. by the military in Myanmar. contain insecurity. In contexts like Myanmar. As the situation is ripe for balance the demands of competing Integration, which includes (The writer is Senior Analyst, (The Wall Street Journal While violence hasn’t broken these, distribution of insecurity radical groups to prosper, across the factions through a multilateral training at the community level to Global Risk Insights) editorial) LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | DECEMBER 7, 2018 money 10
Infosys inaugurates new Sensex dives 572 pts as Huawei tech, innovation hub in US Fitch slashes India growth New Delhi: IT firm Infosys on Thursday announced inauguration of its new technology and innovation hub in forecast to 7.2 per cent arrest roils global markets Hartford in the US. The company also New Delhi (PTI): Fitch Ratings on rupee is currently hovering around 71 per announced that it has hired more than 7,000 Thursday slashed India’s GDP growth dollar mark. “Stepped-up public invest- SVPTI n MUMBAI the broader NSE Nifty fell cut, and upcoming results of portfolio investors (FPIs) sold American workers in the last 18 months as forecast to 7.2% for current fiscal, from ment has helped to stem the downward 181.75 points, or 1.69 per cent, five state assembly elections. shares worth `357.82 crore on a part of its ongoing commitment to accel- 7.8% projected in September, citing high- trend in the investment/GDP ratio, boost- enchmark Sensex buck- to 10,601.15. “The nervousness is quite Wednesday, and domestic insti- erate the pace of digital innovation for er financing cost and reduced credit ed by infrastructure spending. There have led under selling pressure All sectoral indices on the evident, as there is sharp sell- tutional investors (DIIs) were American enterprises. “The Hartford availability. In its Global Economic also been measures to support rural Bfor the third straight day BSE and NSE ended in the red, off across the industries, and net sellers to the tune of hub...will help Infosys work more closely Outlook released on Thursday, Fitch esti- demand,” it added. on Thursday, in step with a led by metal, oil and gas, phar- especially in those stocks where `791.59 crore, provisional data with its clients in the region and will serve mated India’s GDP growth to be 7% and It said the banking sector was still global sell-off triggered by the ma and financial stocks. Sun there are corporate governance available with BSE showed. as the global Hub for Infosys’ InsurTech and 7.1% in financial years 2019-20 and 2020- struggling with a high proportion of non- arrest of a top executive of Pharma was the lone gainer in concerns,” said Jagannadham Crude oil prices slipped HealthTech efforts. The hub will feature liv- 21 respectively. Indian economy grew performing assets, while non-banking Chinese telecom giant Huawei the 30-share Sensex pack. Thunuguntla, senior vice-pres- below the USD 60 per barrel ing labs for the future of insurance, the 6.7% in 2017-18 fiscal. financial institutions (NBFIs) were facing in Canada. A weakening rupee, which ident and head of research level amid a crucial meeting of future of healthcare and the future of man- The 7.2% GDP growth for current fis- tighter access to liquidity following the Asian markets nosedived plunged below the 71 per dol- wealth, Centrum Broking Opec members. ufacturing amongst others,” Infosys said in cal is substantially lower than 7.8% and 7.4% default of IL&FS, one of the 30 biggest after Huawei CFO Meng lar mark intra-day, and fresh Limited. Elsewhere in Asia, Korea’s a BSE filing. Infosys COO UB Pravin Rao projections made by Fitch in September and NBFIs in India. Wanzhou, who is also the com- foreign fund outflows further Top index losers included Kospi fell 1.55 per cent, Japan’s said the inauguration of Hartford technol- June respectively. It is also lower than RBI’s NFBIs have accounted for a large share pany founder’s daughter, was dented investor sentiment, ana- Maruti, Tata Motors, Reliance Nikkei dropped 1.91 per cent, ogy and innovation hub is an important 7.4% growth estimates for this fiscal. of all lending in recent years and have arrested in Canada for extra- lysts said. Industries, Yes Bank, Adani Hong Kong’s Hang Seng shed milestone in the company’s ongoing efforts “We have lowered our growth forecasts expanded credit rapidly, it said. dition to the US for suspected “Capital markets had a Ports, Bharti Airtel, Asian 2.47 per cent and Shanghai to help American enterprises revitalise their on weaker-than-expected momentum in “So far, the Reserve Bank of India Iran sanctions violations, deal- rough day, as they are trying to Paints, ONGC, HUL, Kotak Composite Index tumbled 1.68 core businesses. “This hub, along with five the data (GDP), higher financing costs and (RBI) has dismissed calls by the govern- ing another blow to US-China navigate too many data points Bank, IndusInd Bank and Axis per cent. In Europe, Frankfurt’s other hubs around the country, will help us reduced credit availability. We now see ment to provide emergency liquidity and relations. such as re-emergence of sharp Bank, falling up to 4.63 per cent. DAX shed 2.36 per cent and to seamlessly collaborate with our clients to GDP growth at 7.2% in the fiscal year end- to ease lending restrictions on the maxi- The BSE Sensex plunged weakness in Indian rupee, Sun Pharma rose 1.57 per Paris’ CAC 40 fell 2.21 per cent develop agile, cross-functional digital solu- ing March 2019 (FY19), followed by 7.0% mum volume of lending that state-run 572.28 points, or 1.59 per cent, upcoming OPEC meeting out- cent. in early deals. London’s FTSE tions to today’s most pressing business in FY20 and 7.1% in FY21,” Fitch said. In banks can provide to NBFIs,” Fitch added. to close at 35,312.13. Similarly, come in terms of production On a net basis, foreign also slipped 2.50 per cent. needs,” he added. September, the rating agency had forecast Fitch said it expects inflation to edge 2019-20 and 2020-21 GDP growth at 7.3%. up mildly in the coming months, on nor- Fitch said GDP growth has “softened malising food prices and higher import quite substantially” in July-September prices stemming from the depreciation of quarter of current fiscal growing by 7.1%, rupee. “The widening of the current India inks pact with Iran to pay crude bill in rupee as against 8.2% in April-June. account deficit amidst tighter global “Consumption was the weak spot, financing conditions should put downward PTI n NEW DELHI state on November 5. escrow payments. Under the 180- per day), down from 22.6 million imports. Iran is its third largest stepping down from 8.6% to 7%, though pressure on the currency, and we forecast Sources said Indian refiners day exemption, India is allowed tonne (452,000 barrels per day) supplier after Iraq and Saudi still growing at a healthy rate. Other the INR to weaken to 75 against the dol- ndia has signed an agreement would make rupee payments in a to import a maximum of 300,000 bought in 2017-18 financial year, Arabia and meets about 10 per components of domestic demand fared lar by end-2019,” it said. Iwith Iran to pay for crude oil UCO Bank account of the National barrels a day of crude oil. This sources said. cent of total needs. Prior to this, well, notably investment, which has been Fitch, however, retained its global it imports from the Persian Gulf Iranian Oil Co (NIOC). Half of compares to an average daily Two of its refiners — Indian India paid its third largest oil sup- steadily strengthening since 2H17. The GDP forecasts for 2018 and 2019 at 3.3% nation in rupees, sources in know these funds would be earmarked import of about 560,000 barrels Oil Corp (IOC) and Mangalore plier in euros using European external sector was again a significant drag this year and 3.1% next year. of the development said. for settling payments for exports this year. Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd banking channels. These channels on overall GDP amid steadily accelerating It also retained China’s growth pro- The memorandum of under- of Indian goods to Iran, they said. India, which is the second (MRPL) — bought 1.25 million got blocked from November. imports,” Fitch said. jections at 6.6% in 2018 and 6.1% in 2019. standing (MoU) was signed fol- Under US sanctions, India biggest purchaser of Iranian oil tonne of oil from Iran in US President Donald Trump The global rating agency said India’s With regard to crude prices, Fitch lowing the US letting India and can export foodgrains, medicines after China, has since then November and December. in May withdrew from the 2015 fiscal policy should continue to support expects oil prices to recover somewhat seven other nations to keep buy- and medical devices to Iran. restricted its monthly purchase to India, the world’s third biggest nuclear accord with Iran, re- growth in the run-up to elections in early from current levels, with OPEC likely to ing Iranian oil despite sanctions India had won the exemption 1.25 million tonne or 15 million oil consumer, meets more than 80 imposing economic sanctions on 2019 and forecast Indian rupee to weak- agree to some production cuts at its early being reimposed on the Islamic after it agreed to cut imports and tonne in a year (300,000 barrels per cent of its oil needs through the Persian Gulf nation. en to 75 to a dollar by end of 2019. The December meeting.
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569.90 -2.90 BLUEDART 3100.00 -37.20 -1.19 GODFRYPHLP 897.10 2.55 0.29 INOXLEISUR 222.95 -4.95 -2.17 MAHLIFE 375.75 -12.55 -3.23 SANOFI 6190.00 5.10 0.08 TVTODAY 378.35 6.80 1.83 GODREJCP 747.90 755.90 740.60 746.95 -5.20 BLUESTARCO 639.50 -21.10 -3.19 GODREJAGRO 509.65 -3.10 -0.60 INOXWIND 78.95 -1.35 -1.68 MANAPPURAM 79.50 -3.25 -3.93 SBILIFE 565.20 -6.30 -1.10 UBL 1228.45 21.90 1.82 DMART 1494.75 1500.00 1480.00 1492.00 -10.55 UCOBANK 17.70 -0.50 -2.75 MRF 65299.00 65312.05 64445.05 64800.00 -484.00 BOMDYEING 92.55 -3.00 -3.14 GODREJCP 747.05 -5.15 -0.68 INTELLECT 214.40 -6.30 -2.85 MANPASAND 90.45 2.50 2.84 SBIN 275.75 -4.45 -1.59 BOSCHLTD 18402.10 1.15 0.01 GODREJIND 544.65 2.90 0.54 IOB 13.90 -0.45 -3.14 MARICO 351.00 -4.70 -1.32 SCHAEFFLER 5421.40 -43.60 -0.80 UFLEX 277.95 -5.35 -1.89 BEL 81.55 84.00 81.50 81.95 -0.75 UJJIVAN 218.20 -6.35 -2.83 HINDZINC 269.80 271.90 264.20 268.50 -2.55 BPCL 324.80 -4.00 -1.22 GODREJPROP 666.65 -27.00 -3.89 IOC 130.35 -3.95 -2.94 MARUTI 7209.70 -349.85 -4.63 SCHNEIDER 106.25 -1.90 -1.76 INDIGO 999.80 1001.85 956.35 990.60 -10.20 BRITANNIA 2988.45 -104.05 -3.36 GPPL 93.30 0.45 0.48 IPCALAB 775.30 -21.20 -2.66 MAXINDIA 63.25 -1.05 -1.63 SCI 41.65 -0.45 -1.07 ULTRACEMCO 3862.55 -101.25 -2.55 IDEA 33.90 33.95 33.00 33.70 -0.35 CADILAHC 355.25 -3.05 -0.85 GRANULES 84.85 -1.65 -1.91 IRB 144.55 -0.65 -0.45 MCX 709.45 -9.40 -1.31 SHANKARA 563.40 -16.20 -2.80 UNICHEMLAB 197.75 -3.10 -1.54 BHEL 66.35 66.60 65.05 65.70 -0.75 CANBK 245.75 -6.95 -2.75 GRAPHITE 863.80 -19.15 -2.17 ISEC 258.10 -4.15 -1.58 MEGH 56.05 -1.15 -2.01 SHARDACROP 273.15 -22.70 -7.67 UNIONBANK 73.65 -2.60 -3.41 CADILAHC 356.65 358.05 350.25 353.65 -4.80 CANFINHOME 241.00 -7.85 -3.15 GRASIM 795.95 -29.95 -3.63 ISGEC 5288.35 -10.40 -0.20 MFSL 428.15 -4.55 -1.05 SHILPAMED 375.10 -0.80 -0.21 UPL 747.35 -0.35 -0.05 NIACL 197.90 198.55 194.50 195.10 -2.75 VBL 766.25 -10.50 -1.35 LUPIN 852.00 869.00 845.40 847.05 -12.30 CAPF 502.10 -15.90 -3.07 GREAVESCOT 121.55 -1.00 -0.82 ITC 272.10 -3.15 -1.14 MGL 871.05 3.40 0.39 SHK 174.15 -1.70 -0.97 CAPPL 396.80 0.60 0.15 GREENPLY 137.70 5.65 4.28 ITDC 290.75 -10.15 -3.37 MHRIL 204.20 -3.10 -1.50 SHOPERSTOP 492.30 -2.40 -0.49 VEDL 195.35 -3.10 -1.56 ASHOKLEY 102.35 102.70 101.10 102.00 -1.60 VENKYS 2311.10 4.25 0.18 MARICO 352.40 354.40 349.65 350.00 -5.55 CARBORUNIV 346.85 -1.80 -0.52 GRINDWELL 485.05 -6.35 -1.29 ITDCEM 99.10 -1.00 -1.00 MINDACORP 133.00 -0.10 -0.08 SHREECEM 16072.35 -335.70 -2.05 CONCOR 668.25 671.00 657.50 663.00 -10.65 CARERATING 988.60 -3.85 -0.39 GRUH 293.15 -6.05 -2.02 ITI 87.85 -2.70 -2.98 MINDAIND 317.70 -13.35 -4.03 SHRIRAMCIT 1553.05 -30.95 -1.95 VGUARD 207.80 -2.65 -1.26 BANDHANBNK 473.00 475.90 467.10 470.30 -7.70 CASTROLIND 147.45 -1.25 -0.84 GSFC 103.30 -0.40 -0.39 J&KBANK 38.05 0.30 0.79 MINDTREE 862.00 -9.00 -1.03 SIEMENS 924.55 17.20 1.90 VIJAYABANK 41.80 -0.45 -1.07 SRTRANSFIN 1105.10 1123.90 1094.20 1105.00 -18.25 CCL 268.60 3.55 1.34 GSKCONS 7469.40 -176.05 -2.30 JAGRAN 111.35 1.20 1.09 MMTC 27.35 -0.85 -3.01 SIS 765.00 -0.15 -0.02 VINATIORGA 1440.10 -36.05 -2.44 OIL 182.90 182.90 180.00 180.25 -3.05 CEATLTD 1254.40 -5.45 -0.43 GSPL 181.75 -3.65 -1.97 JAICORPLTD 98.35 -3.70 -3.63 MOIL 169.65 1.50 0.89 SJVN 26.70 0.00 0.00 VIPIND 508.05 -14.05 -2.69 PIDILITIND 1156.70 1156.70 1130.10 1133.80 -23.25 VMART 2750.55 27.35 1.00 COLPAL 1215.00 1220.75 1190.05 1198.95 -25.80 CENTRALBK 28.40 -0.40 -1.39 GUJALKALI 540.55 -5.90 -1.08 JAMNAAUTO 62.50 -1.80 -2.80 MONSANTO 2690.90 -44.15 -1.61 SKFINDIA 1906.80 -17.40 -0.90 CENTRUM 37.05 -1.35 -3.52 GUJFLUORO 875.25 -19.20 -2.15 JBCHEPHARM 302.35 0.40 0.13 MOTHERSUMI 157.50 -0.25 -0.16 SOBHA 442.95 -10.30 -2.27 VOLTAS 538.50 -12.85 -2.33 DABUR 407.85 407.85 395.00 400.65 -8.90 VTL 1059.55 -2.80 -0.26 BANKBARODA 106.65 107.00 104.65 105.10 -2.35 CENTURYPLY 180.05 2.35 1.32 GUJGAS 634.65 1.70 0.27 JCHAC 1821.40 61.40 3.49 MOTILALOFS 612.85 -1.20 -0.20 SOLARINDS 999.55 -30.65 -2.98 ABCAPITAL 99.90 99.95 97.10 97.60 -2.25 CENTURYTEX 853.55 -51.65 -5.71 GULFOILLUB 766.20 -2.30 -0.30 JETAIRWAYS 278.20 -8.70 -3.03 MPHASIS 1001.70 16.30 1.65 SOMANYCERA 284.60 -13.25 -4.45 WABAG 256.45 -3.50 -1.35 SHREECEM 16200.00 16400.00 16000.00 16025.00 -391.40 CERA 2342.10 -10.45 -0.44 HAL 770.40 -5.45 -0.70 JINDALSAW 78.65 -1.40 -1.75 MRF 64762.80 -425.40 -0.65 SONATSOFTW 311.10 13.55 4.55 WABCOINDIA 6486.15 -36.10 -0.55 HAVELLS 691.00 691.00 672.10 674.60 -19.90 CGPOWER 37.45 -1.65 -4.22 HATSUN 621.40 -3.10 -0.50 JINDALSTEL 149.40 0.95 0.64 MRPL 71.10 -0.55 -0.77 SOUTHBANK 15.15 -1.00 -6.19 WELCORP 149.35 -1.40 -0.93 ICICIPRULI 317.00 317.80 305.10 308.30 -9.90 CHAMBLFERT 146.50 -4.50 -2.98 HAVELLS 674.45 -19.90 -2.87 JISLJALEQS 61.55 -2.10 -3.30 MUTHOOTFIN 415.90 -31.80 -7.10 SPARC 211.85 -11.55 -5.17 WELSPUNIND 60.05 -0.10 -0.17 PEL 2135.10 2154.55 2090.00 2095.00 -70.35 WHIRLPOOL 1357.05 -22.45 -1.63 BIOCON 622.00 624.95 603.05 604.00 -21.45 CHENNPETRO 274.25 3.70 1.37 HCC 10.99 -0.25 -2.22 JKCEMENT 716.10 7.10 1.00 NATCOPHARM* 708.60 -12.60 -1.75 SPICEJET 77.60 -2.50 -3.12 CHOLAFIN 1225.40 -56.35 -4.40 HCLTECH 1011.95 -39.30 -3.74 JKIL 124.10 -0.80 -0.64 NATIONALUM 63.10 -1.90 -2.92 SREINFRA 30.50 -1.55 -4.84 WIPRO 331.70 -4.15 -1.24 BRITANNIA 3078.90 3078.90 2980.00 2985.00 -108.00 WOCKPHARMA 502.30 -13.90 -2.69 L&TFH 142.30 144.85 138.25 139.00 -5.20 CIPLA 517.20 -11.95 -2.26 HDFC 1944.20 -29.00 -1.47 JKLAKSHMI 269.15 -3.70 -1.36 NAUKRI 1550.55 -28.50 -1.80 SRF 2098.25 -18.55 -0.88 ACC 1462.00 1462.00 1416.85 1417.95 -53.20 COALINDIA 240.70 -4.30 -1.76 HDFCBANK 2094.10 -5.35 -0.25 JKTYRE 92.40 -2.75 -2.89 NAVINFLUOR 714.30 0.45 0.06 SRTRANSFIN 1104.20 -18.75 -1.67 YESBANK 168.30 -5.35 -3.08 AMBUJACEM 214.70 215.55 206.85 207.15 -9.50 COCHINSHIP 374.50 -1.70 -0.45 HDFCLIFE 396.30 1.00 0.25 JMFINANCIL 84.65 -1.00 -1.17 NAVKARCORP 49.95 -6.10 -10.88 STARCEMENT 99.90 -1.05 -1.04 ZEEL 467.95 -9.80 -2.05 DLF 174.70 174.70 165.65 166.80 -10.20 COFFEEDAY 266.50 3.30 1.25 HDIL 22.15 0.55 2.55 JPASSOCIAT 6.70 0.09 1.36 NAVNETEDUL 105.75 -0.45 -0.42 STRTECH 309.25 -15.10 -4.66 ZENSARTECH 236.30 4.90 2.12 AUROPHARMA 795.00 795.00 750.00 750.30 -46.05 ZYDUSWELL 1238.05 13.25 1.08 LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | DECEMBER 7, 2018 world 11
As Yemen talks OPEC expected to cut oil start UN envoy stresses ‘critical production to support price opportunity’ AP n VIENNA/LONDON November. The oil minister of will stabilise the market, will that “Hopefully OPEC will be Rimbo (Sweden): Negotiations Saudi Arabia, the heavyweight stop the slide in the price (of keeping oil flows as is, not between Yemen’s government PEC countries were meet- within OPEC, said Thursday oil).” Investors did not seem restricted. The World does and rebels, locked in a devas- Oing Thursday to find a that the country was in favour convinced, however, and were not want to see, or need, high- tating war for nearly four way to support the falling of a cut of 1 million barrels a pushing the price of oil down er oil prices!” Experts say this years, opened Thursday in price of oil, with analysts pre- day. sharply again on Thursday, week’s meeting of the what UN special envoy Martin dicting the cartel and some key “I think a million will be partly due to broader concerns Organisation of the Petroleum Griffiths called a “critical allies, like Russia, would agree adequate personally,” Khalid that a trade war between the Exporting Countries will opportunity”. to cut production by at least 1 Al-Falih said upon arriving to US and China could escalate influence the price of oil over “During the coming days million barrels per day. Crude the meeting in Vienna. and hurt global growth. The the coming months. we will have a critical oppor- prices have been falling since He clarified that that international benchmark for How strongly it does so tunity to give momentum to October because countries like would cover production for crude, Brent, was down USD could depend on Russia’s con- the peace process,” Griffiths the US and Saudi Arabia are both OPEC countries as well 2.91 at USD 58.65 a barrel. tribution, which will be deter- told reporters as the rival del- producing at high rates and as non-OPEC countries, like The fall in the price of oil mined in a meeting on Friday. egations gathered in Sweden. due to fears that weaker eco- Russia, which have in recent will be a help to many con- Analysts at Commerzbank “There is a way we can nomic growth would dampen years been coordinating their sumers as well as energy-hun- estimate that if Russia is will- resolve the conflict,” Griffiths energy demand. production limits with the gry businesses, and US ing to step up its production said, adding that the Security The price of both bench- cartel. President Donald Trump has cuts, OPEC and non-OPEC Council was “united” in its mark US crude and the stan- His Iraqi counterpart, been putting pressure publicly countries could trim produc- Minister of Energy of the United Arab Emirates, UAE, Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei talks with Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, from support for a resolution to the dard for internationally trad- Thamir Ghadhban, said: “I am on OPEC to not cut produc- tion by a combined 1.3-1.4 left, OPEC Secretary General of Nigeria prior to the start of a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, conflict. ed oil fell 22 per cent in optimistic that the agreement tion. He tweeted Wednesday million barrels a day. OPEC, at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria on Thursday. AP “It will be done if there is a will to be make it happen.” The talks mark the first attempt in two years to broker an end to the Yemen conflict, which has killed at least 10,000 people since 2015 and trig- gered what the UN calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Some 14 million people are at risk of mass starvation in Yemen, according to the UN, as war, a failed economy and disease bring the Arab world’s poorest states to its knees. Talks between the Saudi- backed government of Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi and Yemen’s Huthi rebels, linked to Riyadh’s archrival Iran, have been months in the making, with the UN sending its special envoy to Sanaa to personally escort the delega- tion to Sweden. They are slated to last for (1)In this Feb. 4, 2018, file photo, men ride through streets wrecked by fighting in Taiz, Yemen in this Feb. 4, 2018, photo. Envoys from Yemen’s warring parties are headed to Sweden for another round of peace talks to stop the three-year-old war, but with few incentives to compromise, expectations are one week, according to a low for little more than improving a faltering de-escalation and (2) pictures shows U.N. envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths, second left, shakes hands with Yemen delegates at the opening press conference of the Yemen peace talks, at Johannesberg castle, Rimbo, Sweden on Thursday. AP source in the UN. India, Pak trade much below than potential: Report Chief financial officer of China’s PTI n ISLAMABAD parent non-tariff measures, no flight with the Maldives and Lanka air service liberalisation said Pakistan is sitting on a he current trade between disproportionately high cost of Bhutan. experience. Connectivity is a huge trade potential that Huawei arrested in Canada TIndia and Pakistan is at a trade, and trust deficit. Talking Compared to this, India key enabler for robust region- remains largely untapped. little over USD 2 billion, much to a group of journalists on key has 147 weekly flights with Sri al cooperation in South Asia. “A favorable trading Ottawa (AFP): The chief finan- over such kind of actions which below than the potential, and points of the report at the Lanka, followed by 67 with Kathuria said that reducing regime that reduces the high cial officer of China’s global seriously harmed the human can go up to USD 37 billion if World Bank office in Bangladesh, 32 with the policy barriers, such as elimi- costs and removes barriers telecommunications giant rights of the victim,” the diplo- the two countries tear down Islamabad, lead economist and Maldives, 71 with Nepal, 22 nating the restrictions on trade can boost investment oppor- Huawei has been arrested in matic mission said in a statement. artificial barriers like lack of author of the document Sanjay with Afghanistan and 23 with at the Wagah-Attari border, or tunities that are critically Canada and faces extradition to “The Chinese side has connectivity, trust deficit and Kathuria said it was his belief Bhutan. aiming for seamless, electron- required for accelerating the United States, officials said lodged stern representations with complicated and non-trans- that trust promotes trade, and The report recommends ic data interchange at border growth in the country,” he Friday, triggering a strong protest the US and Canadian side, and parent non-tariff measures, trade fosters trust, interde- ending sensitive lists and para crossings, will be major steps said. by Beijing, which called for her urged them to immediately cor- according to a World Bank pendency and constituencies tariffs to enable real progress towards reducing the very high The World Bank’s Director immediate release. Meng rect the wrongdoing and restore Report for peace. In this context, he on the South Asia Free Trade costs of trade between Pakistan Macroeconomics, Trade and Wanzhou’s detention comes after the personal freedom of Ms The report titled ‘Glass added, the opening of the Agreement (SAFTA) and calls and India. Investment Caroline Freund American authorities reported- Meng Wanzhou.” Huawei added Half Full: Promise of Regional Kartarpur Corridor by gov- for a multi-pronged effort to He argued that the costs of said Pakistan’s frequent use of ly launched an investigation into it was unaware of any wrongdo- Trade in South Asia’ was ernments of Pakistan and India remove non-tariff barriers, trade are much higher within tariffs to curb imports or pro- suspected Iran sanctions by ing and was in compliance with released here on Wednesday. would help minimise trust focusing on information flows, South Asia compared to other tect local firms increases the Huawei, which was already under all applicable laws. Dawn reported that it says that deficit. procedures, and infrastruc- regions. The average tariff in prices of hundreds of con- scrutiny by US intelligence offi- reported in April that US “The company has been the current trade between the He said such steps will ture. The report stated that South Asia is more than dou- sumer goods, such as eggs, cials, who deemed the company Department of Justice had provided very little information two countries is much below boost trust between the two Pakistan’s decision of not ble the world average. South paper and bicycles. They also a national security threat. opened an investigation into regarding the charges and is not than full potential. It could countries. For realising the granting MFN status or non- Asian countries have greater raise the cost of production for Meng “was arrested in suspected violations of Iran sanc- aware of any wrongdoing by Ms only be harnessed if both trade potential between discriminatory market access trade barriers for imports from firms, making it difficult for Vancouver on December 1,” a tions by Huawei. Meng (Wanzhou),” it said. countries agree to tear down Pakistan and India, he sug- to India was also a barrier to within the region than from them to integrate in regional statement by Canada’s ministry The New York Times mean- Huawei is one of the world’s artificial barriers. gested the two countries can trade. The preferential access the rest of the world. He said and global value chains, she of justice said. “She is sought for while said that the company largest telecommunications The bank also estimated start with specific products granted by Pakistan on 82.1% these countries impose high said. “Pakistan needs to pro- extradition by the United States, had been subpoenaed by the equipment and services Pakistan’s potential trade with facilitation in the first phase. of tariff lines under Safta was para tariffs, which are extra mote export promotion poli- and a bail hearing has been set for Commerce and Treasury providers. But despite global South Asia at USD 39.7bn Kathuria said Pakistan had partially blocked in the case of fees or taxes on top of tariffs. cies to ensure sustainable Friday.” The ministry added it Departments over alleged viola- success, its US business has been against the actual current trade least air connectivity with India because Pakistan main- More than one-third of the growth.” could not provide further details tions of Iran and North Korea tightly constrained by worries it of USD 5.1bn. The report also South Asian countries, espe- tained a negative list compris- intraregional trade falls under On valuation, she said due to a publication ban that was sanctions. China’s embassy in could undermine American unpacks four of the critical bar- cially India. Pakistan has only ing 1,209 items that could not sensitive lists, which are goods undervalued currency is an sought by Meng, who is the Ottawa issued a swift reaction to competitors and that its cell- riers to effective integration. six weekly flights each with be imported from India, the that are not offered conces- anti-export measure. She sug- daughter of Huawei founder the news, calling for Meng’s phones and networking equip- The four areas are tariff and India and Afghanistan, 10 each report noted. sional tariffs under The World gests exchange rate should be Ren Zhengfei, a former Chinese release. ment, used widely in other coun- para-tariff barriers to trade, with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh Policy-makers may draw Bank Country Director for determined by the real market People’s Liberation Army engi- “The Chinese side firmly tries, could provide Beijing with complicated and non-trans- and only one with Nepal, but lessons from the India-Sri Pakistan, Illango Patchamuthu, trend. neer. The Wall Street Journal opposes and strongly protests avenues for espionage. Bush buried after 4-day tributes Imran Khan, Pak Army hope India will respond
AFP n HOUSTON ‘positively’ to Kartarpur border opening for Sikhs eorge H W Bush was to be Islamabad (PTI): Prime that Indian media gave a polit- explaining. The Sikh commu- Glaid to rest Thursday, con- Minister Imran Khan and the ical colour to Pakistan’s positive nity has responded very posi- cluding a four-day tribute to the Pakistan Army on Thursday gesture of opening the tively to the effort to open the 41st president that saw America hoped that India will respond Kartarpur border. Kartarpur border, he said. briefly set aside its political divi- “positively” to Pakistan’s “good- Addressing the Cabinet, “It is to them (Sikhs) what sions. After a state funeral will gesture” of opening the Khan said: “Unfortunately the Madinah is to us Muslims. We Wednesday in Washington that Kartarpur border for the Sikh Indian media has given hope that India will also was attended by the country’s five pilgrims. On November 28, Kartarpur (border opening) a respond positively in return,” living presidents and foreign dig- Khan laid the foundation stone political colour, as if we did this the Prime Minister said. In a nitaries, Bush’s flag-draped coffin of the Kartarpur corridor on the to gain some sort of political separate press conference in was flown to Houston. Pakistani side while on mileage... This is not true. We Rawalpindi, Director General He will lie in repose at St November 26, Vice President M did it because it is part of (the Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor of army’s Martin’s Episcopal Church, where Venkaiah Naidu and Punjab ruling) Pakistan Tehreek-i- media wing Inter-Services the Bushes worshipped for Chief Minister Amarinder in Pakistan’s Kartarpur to the Insaf’s manifesto,” he said. “We Public Relations (ISPR) said decades, until he is buried. Bush Singh laid its foundation stone Dera Baba Nanak shrine in have religious sites that are Pakistan has taken several pos- will be interred at his presidential in Punjab’s Gurdaspur. Punjab’s Gurdaspur district in important for Hindus and itive initiatives for peace with library in College Station next to The corridor will connect India, fulfilling a long-pending Buddhists; we should open India, and the latest one was the his wife Barbara, who died in Sikh faith’s founder Guru demand of the Sikh communi- them up and facilitate the peo- groundbreaking of the April, and their daughter Robin Nanak Dev’s final resting place ty. Khan termed it unfortunate ple,” Khan said, without Kartarpur corridor. who died of leukemia at age From left, President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, former President three. Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and former President Jimmy Carter listen as former President George W. At the memorial service Bush speaks during a State Funeral at the National Cathedral on Wednesday.. AP President Donald Trump and Narcissists less likely to support democracy: Study First Lady Melania shared a front izens of our country,” Bush said. traded his usual provocative pos- straight ahead and the two made row pew in the National Cathedral “He was born with just two ture for one of solemnity, tweet- no eye contact. It was a marked London (PTI): Narcissists are the organisation of the social with past presidents Barack settings — full throttle, then ing before the service about “a day contrast when Bush Jr arrived more likely to not support world. “The jury is out on Obama, Bill Clinton, Jimmy sleep,” he said. “To us, his was the of celebration for a great man who minutes later and shook hands democracies and believe that whether the new generations Carter and their wives as an hon- brightest of a thousand points of has led a long and distinguished with the current and past presi- countries would be better run by are becoming more narcissistic our guard brought Bush’s casket light,” he said in a reference to his life.” “He will be missed!” Trump dents and their wives — and strong leaders or the military, a than previous ones, but it is into the prayer hall. Former pres- father’s signature call to volun- wrote. At the funeral, Trump handed Michelle Obama a piece study has found. Researchers important to monitor how soci- ident George W Bush tapped the teerism. and his Democratic predecessors of candy, as he did during the from the University of Kent in the etal changes can affect the self,” casket twice when he walked up Wednesday’s funeral capped appeared locked in an uneasy memorial service for senator John UK suggest that narcissists tend said Aleksandra Cichocka, from to deliver a rousing eulogy, fight- a national homage that saw Bush truce. McCain in the same cathedral in to feel entitled and superior to University of Kent in the UK. ing through tears as he sang the lie in state in the US Capitol rotun- Trump arrived and shook September. Bells tolled while the others, which results in lower tol- “We need to make sure we are praises of his father and prede- da, where thousands paid respects hands with Obama and former casket was carried down the aisle, erance of diverse political opin- published in the British Journal Poland. The team set out to not fostering feelings of entitle- cessor as commander-in-chief, to a statesman who steered the first lady Michelle Obama. But his as dignitaries including Britain’s ions. of Social Psychology, consisted of understand the psychological ment or expectations of special who died Friday at age 94. “He nation through turbulent times greetings stopped there, and the Prince Charles, German In contrast, people who take two parts that analysed the rela- mechanisms driving support for treatment,” said Cichocka. “In the showed me what it means to be a including the end of the Cold War body language turned cold as he Chancellor Angela Merkel, former a positive, non-defensive self- tionship between different types democracy. They built on previ- end, these processes may have president who serves with integri- — and in a style dramatically dif- failed to acknowledge Hillary Polish president Lech Walesa, view and trust others are more of self-evaluation — narcissism ous research which demonstrat- important implications for our ty, leads with courage, and acts ferent to the current president. Clinton, his defeated Democratic and former US vice presidents and likely to show support for democ- and self-esteem — and support ed that basic personality traits can social and political attitudes,” with love in his heart for the cit- Since Bush’s death, Trump has rival in 2016. Clinton stared cabinet officials looked on. racy, the study found. The study, for democracy in the US and predict broader opinions about she said. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | DECEMBER 7, 2018 world 12
China to implement US ‘800k to 2 mn religious minorities Five missing after two US trade truce measures detained in internment camps’ military planes PTI n WASHINGTON Autonomous Region was the crash off Japan AFP n BEIJING n estimated 800,000 to 2 mil- testing ground for many of the Alion religious minorities are techniques now used in Xinjiang, Tokyo (AFP): Rescue opera- hina said onThursday it currently being detained in Busby claimed. Senator Cory tions were underway Thursday Cwould “immediately” internment camps in China, the Gardner said the so-called author- for five US marines missing implement measures agreed Trump administration has told itarian closing under President Xi after two American military under a trade war truce with lawmakers, who have expressed Jinping has resulted in an aircraft crashed during a refu- the United States — and was serious concerns over the massive unprecedented and intensifying elling operation off the coast of confident it could reach a deal human rights violations in the crackdown on civil society, eth- Japan, the Japanese defence within 90 days. The commerce Communist nation’s Xinjiang nic minorities and religious free- minister said. One crew mem- ministry’s remarks came days province. The situation in dom in China. “The news of mass ber has already been rescued after US President Donald resource-rich Xinjiang has been concentration camps for Uighur and is thought to be in a stable Trump and Chinese leader Xi restive as the native Muslim Muslims and the Xinjiang condition, Takeshi Iwaya told Jinping agreed to give negotia- Uighurs have been resisting Autonomous Province has reporters. tors 90 days to resolve their increasing settlements of major- shocked the conscience. And A spokesman for the Japan trade spat. ity Han Chinese from other and their families had little or no Families have been forced to this necessitates a serious response Self-Defense Forces (SDF) said Few details have been provinces. information about their where- accept Chinese officials into their from the United States and the another crew member had made public about what the China appears to have set up abouts. homes for extended home-stays. international community,” he been found but there were no two sides will negotiate, a lack a series of secret internment At first, China denied the Thousands of mosques have said. immediate details of the of clarity that has unsettled camps used to lock up hundreds existence of such camps, but as been shuttered or destroyed, Senator Ed Markey said it marine’s condition. “The stock markets. “China will of thousands of ethnic Chinese public reports have emerged, while some turned into commu- was pretty clear that there was a Marine is being transported to immediately implement the Muslims, whose existence has Chinese authorities now assert nist propaganda centres, Busby systematic effort by the Chinese a local hospital for evalua- consensus both sides already to remove all the increased tar- tion, cyber intrusions and long been denied by authorities. that they are “vocational educa- alleged. “Unfortunately, fleeing government, not just within tion,” the US military said in a reached on agricultural prod- iffs,” Gao said. As part of the cyber theft, services and agri- At a Congressional hearing, tion centres”, which glosses over China is not enough to escape the China, but also around the world, statement. “US military and the ucts, energy, autos and other truce, Trump agreed to hold off culture, according to the White Scott Busby, Deputy Assistant the fact that many renowned long arms of the government. to back those policies which are Japanese Self-Defense planes specific items,” commerce min- on plans to raise the tariffs on House. Secretary of State at the Bureau of Uighur intellectuals and retired China has routinely pressured most repressive and which allow and vessels are searching for istry spokesman Gao Feng said $200 billion in Chinese imports For its part, China has said the Human Right Democracy professionals are also detained in other countries to return Uighurs, for a compromise of human those still missing... I hope all at a regular press briefing. to 25 percent beginning it will import more US prod- and Labour, alleged that Beijing these camps, he said. ethnic Kazakhs and members of rights. the members will be rescued The two sides will also January 1, leaving them at the ucts to reduce its trade surplus, was supporting similar repressive Former detainees, who have other Muslim minority groups, Senator Tim Kaine said safely as soon as possible,” discuss intellectual property current 10 percent rate. but no dollar amount has been moves by other authoritarian reached safety, have spoken of which has often proven success- reports indicated that a million Iwaya added. protection, technology coop- The White House has said publicly discussed. regimes across the globe. “The US relentless indoctrination and ful,” he told the lawmakers. Han Chinese have been recruit- The marines were con- eration, market access and bal- China agreed to purchase a Trump added China would government assesses that since harsh conditions – for example, Even when such individuals ed to forcibly occupy homes of ducting “regularly scheduled anced trade, and “work hard to “very substantial” amount of roll back tariffs of 40 percent on April 2017, Chinese authorities praying and other religious prac- reach safely, China continues to Uighurs so that those not in training” when the crash reach a consensus”, Gao said. agricultural, energy, industrial cars. It was unclear if Gao was have indefinitely detained at least tices are forbidden. “The appar- harass and intimidate them. detention camps, are having Han occurred around 2:00 am local “Teams from both sides are in and other products to reduce referring to the tariffs in his 800,000, and possibly more than ent goal is to force detainees to China’s repression of minority Chinese placed in their homes to time, the 3rd Marine contact and cooperating well, the yawning trade gap. It also remarks to reporters. 2 million, Uighurs, ethnic renounce Islam and embrace the groups does not end in Xinjiang, ensure there isn’t a Quran visible Expeditionary Force said in a we are fully confident that we would begin buying products Gao’s briefing came hours Kazakhs and members of other Chinese Communist Party,” he said. and they don’t pray during the statement. The F/A-18 fighter can reach an agreement in the from US farmers “immediate- after the trade detente risked Muslim minorities in the intern- Busby said. Its policies have spread hun- day. jet with two crew onboard and coming 90 days,” Gao said, ly”. being rattled by the arrest in ment camps,” he said. Testifying Life outside the internment dreds of miles away, for instance Senator Marco Rubio rued a KC-130 refuelling tanker without providing more spe- The two sides will also Canada of a top executive from before a Senate Foreign Relations camps is not much better, he to the Hui Muslim communities. the silence of the Muslim world with five crew crashed into the cific details about what actions negotiate “structural changes” Chinese telecom giant Huawei Subcommittee, Busby said reports noted. Neighbourhoods have Tibetans also face continued in the face of the forced intern- sea around 100 kilometres off China will take. “The ultimate to forced technology transfer, at the request of the United suggested that most of those entry and exit checkpoints repression and pervasive sur- ment of hundreds of thousands the cape of Muroto in south- goal for the 90 days of talks is intellectual property protec- States. detained were not being charged, manned by armed police. veillance. The Tibetan of Muslims Uighurs in China. western Japan, Iwaya said. The crew member rescued had been in the fighter jet, the min- FRANCE PROTEST CULTURE ister confirmed. Japan’s SDF Koreas to had deployed nine aircraft and Suicide bomber kills 2 in Iran three vessels for the search, he verify removal said. very strong and broke the “We are thankful for the of border glass of many buildings close Japan Maritime Self-Defense by,” Bameri told state televi- Force’s efforts as they immedi- guard posts sion. ately responded in the search Many nearby shop owners and rescue operation,” the and civilian passers-by, includ- Marines said. A spokesman for next week ing women and children, were the Japanese coastguard said six Seoul (AP): The two Koreas severely wounded, he added. vessels and an aircraft had will exchange inspection teams Chabahar lies some 100 kilo- been dispatched separately to across their heavily armed bor- metres (60 miles) west of the assist in the rescue efforts. der next week to verify each Pakistan border and is home to There are few details about other’s works to remove some a large, mainly Sunni Muslim the circumstances of what the of their front-line guard posts, ethnic Baluchi community Marines described as a Seoul’s Defence Ministry said which straddles the two coun- “mishap” and an investigation Thursday. In the past weeks, File photo tries. is underway. Public broadcast- North and South Korea each The number of assailants er NHK sent a helicopter to try have dismantled or disarmed Tehran (AFP): A suicide border attacks targeting the was not immediately clear. to find the crash site but was 11 of their border guard posts bomber killed at least two Shiite authorities. “The terrorists tried to enter unable to locate it due to heavy as part of agreements to reduce people and wounded many “This terrorist act led to Chabahar police headquarters fog and rain. During a normal tensions that were reached more outside police head- the martyrdom of two mem- but they were prevented by the KC-130 refuelling operation, during their leaders’ summit in quarters in the port city of bers of the police force,” the guards and they detonated the the tanker aircraft trails a hose Pyongyang in September. Chabahar in restive south- province’s deputy governor in car bomb,” Marashi said with- from the back of the plane with Vice Defence Minister Suh eastern Iran on Thursday, charge of security, Mohammad out elaborating on how many a so-called “drogue”, shaped a Choo-suk told reporters that according to a revised official Hadi Marashi, told state tele- assailants took part. bit like a windsock, at the end. the two Koreas agreed to con- toll. vision. Chabahar city governor Chabahar has a deep-water The fighter jet then inserts duct one-day mutual verifica- Chabahar lies in Sistan- Rahmdel Bameri said earlier port on the Gulf of Oman and a probe inside the drogue to tion on the sites of the guard Baluchistan province which that four people were killed with Indian assistance Iran receive fuel, which it can do at posts next Wednesday. He said has long been a flashpoint, and many more wounded has been developing it as a In this (Nov. 24, 2018) photo, a demonstrator throws debris at a burning barricade while protesting with others against the rising a rate of up to 300 gallons per the Koreas will each send 11 with Pakistan-based Baluchi when the bomber blew up a major energy and freight hub of the fuel taxes on the famed Champs Elysees avenue, in Paris. Protest is such a recurrent part of French history simply because minute, according to globalse- military inspection teams to the separatists and Sunni Muslim car, but later revised the death between Central Asia and it has often succeeded. Paris' very design was intended to thwart mass protest after the 19th century revolutions that toppled curity.org. other’s 11 sites. Suh said the extremists carrying out cross- toll to two. “The explosion was India, bypassing Pakistan. kings. AP/File photo mutual verification is proof of trust established between the two militaries. The dismantled or dis- armed guard posts were locat- Lankan Parl to take up motion to express Pope to visit UAE in February ed inside the 248-kilometer (155-mile) -long Demilitarised Vatican City (AFP): Pope Zone, the strip of land that confidence in deposed PM Wickremesinghe Francis, who has made boost- bisects the Korean Peninsula. ing ties between Christianity Unlike its name, it’s the world’s PTI n COLOMBO January 5. However, the Alliance last month filed a and Islam a cornerstone of his most heavily fortified border Supreme Court overturned petition in the Court of Appeal papacy, will visit Abu Dhabi in strewn with an estimated 2 mil- ri Lankan Parliament will his decision and halted the challenging Rajapaksa’s the United Arab Emirates in lion land mines and has been Stake up a motion to express preparations for snap polls. authority as the prime minis- February, the Vatican said the scene of numerous cases of confidence in ousted prime Sirisena said that he has ter. Thursday. The pontiff was violence and bloodshed. minister Ranil always taken decisions in the Wickremesinghe and invited to the majority-Muslim Under the September Wickremesinghe next week, best interest of the country and Rajapaksa both claim to be the country by both Abu Dhabi agreements, the Koreas have officials said Thursday, as the the people. prime ministers with the for- Crown Prince Sheikh also taken steps to demilitarise political crisis following his In his strongest yet state- mer claiming that his dis- Mohammed bin Zayed Al- the shared border village of controversial sacking by the ment against the president, missal is invalid because he Nahyan and the local Catholic Panmunjom inside the DMZ, President intensified. The United National Party (UNP) still holds a majority in the church. halted live-fire drills along the motion has been listed for leader Wickremesinghe on 225-member Parliament. Francis will take part in an border and have been remov- which no dates have been Tuesday said the United Prior to the crisis, international “interfaith” meet- ing mines to conduct joint fixed, parliamentary officials National Front (UNF) was Wickramasinghe’s UNP had ing during the trip, which will one to Egypt, shows the fun- according to the Catholic News searches for Korean War dead. said. Parliament meets next on prepared to face elections and the backing of 106 parlia- run from February 3 to 5. The damental importance the Holy Agency. Many of the Catholics These steps have triggered a December 12 and the day’s they are “not afraid of elec- mentarians while Rajapaksa 81-year old has already visited Father gives to inter-religious are workers from Africa, fierce backlash from many business is to be determined week even as a war of words tions.” The ousted premier and Sirisena combine had 95 several Muslim countries, dialogue,” spokesman Greg Bangladesh, India, Pakistan conservatives in South Korea, on the same day. If there is no between him and also urged the President not to seats. Rajapaksa has, so far, including Turkey in 2014, Burke said. and the Philippines, though who argue that South Korea’s firm indication, it will be Wickremesinghe intensified. “be like Hitler and some of the failed to prove his majority in Azerbaijan in 2016 and Egypt “Pope Francis visiting the some are locals. liberal government led by taken up on that day, they said. On Monday, a lower court other dictators who used the Parliament. in 2017. The Vatican said the Arab world is a perfect exam- The UAE trip will come President Moon Jae-in should Sri Lanka is going through temporarily barred Rajapaksa referendum”. The President has said theme for the Abu Dhabi trip ple of the culture of encounter,” head of a visit in March to not have agreed to such con- a major political crisis since from performing his duties Sirisena has said in the that due to sharp personal dif- was summed up in the phrase he added. The UAE prides Morocco. ventional arms reduction pro- October 26 when President after which he filed an appeal past that Wickremesinghe is a ferences with “make me a channel of your itself on its religious tolerance Pope Francis moved quick- grams at a time when North Maithripala Sirisena, in a con- before the Supreme Court. stubborn, headstrong person Wickremesinghe, he would peace” — a quote from Saint and cultural diversity, and most ly after his election in 2013 to Korea’s nuclear threats remain troversial move, removed The interim ruling was a who was following far right not reappoint him as the Francis of Assisi, the pope’s Gulf Arab states have long make overtures to Jews and unchanged. The latest removal Wickremesinghe and installed major blow to both President wing neo-liberal policies. Prime Minister. However, namesake. allowed Christians to worship Muslims, inviting two old of guard posts would leave ex-strongman Mahinda Sirisena and Rajapaksa. As many as 122 parlia- Wickremesinghe’s UNP claims The hope was the visit in churches. friends from Buenos Aires — South Korea with about 50 Rajapaksa in his place. The Sirisena, after sacking mentarians of that Sirisena will be left with no would “spread in a special way Nearly 80 per cent of the a rabbi and a Muslim professor such DMZ posts and North President on Wednesday said Wickremesinghe on October Wickeremesinghe’s UNP, choice as he would be the man the peace of God within the population of the UAE is — on a trip to the Middle East Korea with 150, according to that the current political cri- 26, dissolved Parliament and Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna who will command the confi- hearts of all people of good Muslim, while Christians con- where he condemned religious defence experts in South Korea. sis will not drag on beyond a called for a snap election on (JVP) and Tamil National dence in the House. will,” it said. “This visit, like the stitute around nine percent, hatred. Extinction warning for truffle-eating kangaroo India’s wind power potential declining: Study Sydney (AFP): A truffle-eating with climate change a massive “critically endangered”. “It’s not Boston (PTI): The warming of the Indian tern then brings heavy rains and winds to decades and found that trends in wind Australian marsupial known as wildfire could be just around the too late for the northern bettong, Ocean due to global climate change may the subcontinent. power are tied to the strength of the Indian the rat kangaroo has suffered a corner,” said Tim Cronin, but our window of opportunity be causing a slow decline in India’s wind The study, published in the journal Summer Monsoon. dramatic population decline WWF’s senior manager for for action is closing fast,” he said. power potential, according to a study. Science Advances, found that the Indian In fact, 63 per cent of the annual ener- and could become extinct with- species conservation in The northern bettong is one of India, the third largest emitter of green- monsoon is weakening as a result of warm- gy production from wind in India comes out urgent action to save the Australia. “Any situation where the main animals which eat truf- house gases behind China and the US, is ing waters in the Indian Ocean, leading to from the monsoon winds of spring and species, a report warned you have one population isolat- fles, dispersing truffle spores investing billions in wind power and has a steady decline in wind-generated power. summer, researchers said. Over the past 40 Thursday. ed and that’s all you have in the across its habitat and maintain- set the ambitious goal to double its capac- “We found that although India is invest- years, that energy potential has declined The World Wildlife Fund wild, it puts you at a really high ing a delicate ecological balance. ity in the next five years, said researchers ing heavily in wind power to tackle climate about 13 per cent, suggesting that as the said only two populations of the risk.” “It plays a really unique role in from the Harvard John A Paulson School change and air pollution issues, the ben- monsoon weakened, wind power systems northern bettong remained in sized bettongs are at risk from Cronin said it was critical to maintaining ecological func- of Engineering and Applied Sciences efits of these substantial investments are installed during this time became less pro- the wet coastal tropics of north- feral cats, land-clearing and establish an “insurance popula- tion in the vegetation. (SEAS). vulnerable to the changing climate,” said ductive, they said. Western India, includ- ern Queensland state, number- wildfires, which have become tion” of the northern bettong, So if we lose it — and other The majority of wind turbines are Meng Gao, a postdoctoral fellow at SEAS ing the Rajasthan and Maharashtra states, ing at most 2,500 individuals, more frequent and fierce in protected from pests and fire, species like it — we could be being built in southern and western India and the Harvard China Project. where investment in wind power is the down 70 per cent in the past 30 Queensland due to climate and consider raising the species’ looking at ecological collapse,” to best capture the winds of the summer The research calculated the wind highest, has seen the steepest decline over years. The nocturnal, rabbit- change. “We know particularly status from “endangered” to Cronin said. Indian monsoon, the seasonal weather pat- power potential in India over the past four that time period, researchers said. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | DECEMBER 7, 2018 vivacity {food} 13 The best restaurants in India A travel website examined award-winning eateries taking into account their quantity and quality to determine the most reviewed and highly chosen ones. By TEAM VIVA GLUTTONY IN TUNISIA The North African and Mediterranean flavours seem like distant cousins of Indian cuisine. By CHAHAK MITTAL milled and separated into three compo- nents — wheat germ, bran and endosperm, also called semolina. The yel- low semolina is then rolled in flour until it is well coated to make couscous. The dish, prepared in olive oil, was served with chopped garlic cloves, chick- ave you ever wondered peas and tomato, and gar- why certain foods or nished with two balls of Hculinary traditions are potato, a sliced carrot and so important to one’s culture? capsicum. The food of a country is a But as much as the other direct reflection of its culture. dishes excited us, this one A travel site, TripAdvisor, failed to feast our tastebuds. announced the winners of its Full marks to the presenta- Travellers Choice awards for tion that made it look like a Restaurants in India and yellow tikki on a white bowl- around the world. Award win- like plate with a few vegeta- ners were determined using an bles on top, but its pungent algorithm that took into smell distracted us. account the quantity and qual- However, to our relief, chef Arem, ity of reviews for restaurants gracefully attending us, prepared yet around the world, gathered he dim yellow lights define the carrots with harissa respectively, we another special couscous for us to feast over a 12-month period. mood of the Capital Kitchen tasted a variety of spices that took us back on. It indeed turned out how we had been “The top restaurants in secutive year. We are thrilled, spot-on flavours and the right at the Taj Palace, to an Indian kitchen. It had cumin seeds, expecting it — scrumptious. In an earth- this year’s list truly reflect and would like to thank the dashes of spices. Chanakyapuri. A magnificent red and black pepper, mint powder, like tilted white bowl, the sweet couscous India’s diverse cultural her- organisation for providing this Their recommended Dish bar at the centre of the hall cre- cilantro and Hungarian sweet paprika. was served with pomegranate seeds and itage. Dining in each of these platform to travellers where is Royyala Iguru. Tates colourful reflections all around as We captioned the third plate full of car- THERE WAS THE icing sugar. It could be an example of a restaurants is an experience in they can leave such candid With a perfect blend of empty bottles hang upside down at the rots as ‘a bruschetta without a garlic perfect dessert — chilled and the sweet itself with dishes that are not feedback. A big shout out to affluence ambience and delec- grill. Every frame of the setup gives away bread.’ PEARL BARLEY SOUP, element carefully balanced. only a visual delight but also our diners who have support- table cuisines, Spice Kitchen is a ready-to-be-captured image. Filled with vegetable broth, the sec- WHICH WAS NOTHING To accompany the meal, we had red full of exquisite flavours. I am ed us always and, of course, the indeed one of the best fine din- While we entered the hall with ond in line was the Pearl Barley soup, wine — one from the Penfolds vineries certain that the 2018 Travellers’ amazing team that we have ing restaurants in Pune. It cov- hopes for a wonderful evening, it turned which was nothing short of perfection in SHORT OF of Australia, Cabernet Shiraz and second Choice winners will inspire both in the kitchen and at ser- ers a multitude of cuisines out that the kitchen is on its course to cel- the bowl. The soup, infused with celery, PERFECTION IN THE from the Beaujolais Nouveau valley of foodies to travel only to dine at vice in the restaurant. This from all over the world that are ebrate the Tunisian food festival with vis- barley, black pepper, finely-chopped France, Gamay. these best-in-class restaurants would not be possible without cooked to perfection. Their iting chefs Mounir Arem and Mohamed carrots, diced tomato, garlic and onion BOWL. INFUSED WITH Our hearts weren’t satisfied. So the within India and outside,” said them,” said Manish Mehrotra, must try is Murgh reshmi Ali Abouda. cloves, chickpeas, with a sprinkle last dessert presented was the Tunisian Nikhil Ganju, country manag- corporate chef of Indian kebab. If you ask chef Arem, who of olive oil, felt like a spicy CELERY, BARLEY, Tajine pastries. Well, mark these words, er, TripAdvisor India. Accent. K3 prides itself on its ambi- is a first-time visitor to blast of flavours on our BLACK PEPPER, they don’t even appear like convention- Among the top five restau- Mosaic offers the perfect tious menu, elegant décor and India, about how he tastebuds — highly al pastries. There was Almond Mlabes that rants in India were Indian ambience for a quick break- prompt flawless service, mak- found the capital, he Indianised. We can FINELY-CHOPPED appeared like a white stone or ball. The Accent in New Delhi, Mosaic fast, business lunch or an ing it one of the best all-day would laugh and tell vouch for it — no CARROTS, DICED pastry was stuffed with perfumed in Kochi, Dakshin in intimate evening meal. From dining restaurants in New you that he hasn’t left the other soup from an almond, presented with a glazed topping, Hyderabad, Spice Kitchen in authentic Kerala cuisine to Delhi. The restaurant is fash- kitchen for an excursion international palate TOMATO, GARLIC AND which looked like the Indian chandi werk, Pune and K3 situated in New Pan Asian, mocktails to fresh- ioned like a food theatre where around the city. “Too had ever made us nos- ONION CLOVES, WITH made from white eggs and sugar. There Delhi. ly brewed coffee, the diners one can enjoy three live occupied to serve Indians,” he talgic of Indian cuisine. was also a diamond-shaped pastry, or Bestowed with prestigious will surely be delighted to wit- kitchens displaying three dis- says. Well, as much as we wanted Moving on to the main A SPRINKLE OF OLIVE what is called ‘The Tunisian Dumpling,’ awards for its exquisite take on ness a diverse palate of tinct cuisines, North Indian, him to dig his forks and knives at other course, came the Couscous. While OIL, IT FELT LIKE A filled with dates and almonds, encrust- dishes and fine dining experi- flavours. Their must try dish Cantonese and Tuscan. Check culinary feasts in the city, we equally Tunisians like to stake their claim on ed with pistachio. ence, Indian Accent, received is Alleppey Fish Curry. out their Tandoori Jheenga. craved to taste his palate of dishes. couscous, it’s popular across North SPICY BLAST ON OUR The two completed our meal mak- the award for the fifth time as Third winner is the It’s important to remem- We began with Houria, one of the Africa and the Mediterranean. For the TASTEBUDS — HIGHLY ing it a near-perfect evening. The prices the number one Traveller’s Dakshin in Hyderabad, ber that each dish has a special most common styles of serving a fulfill- first time, being a vegetarian felt like a might be heavy on your wallet, but the Choice Restaurant in India. Telangana, known for its care- place in the culture to which it ing salad in Tunisia. As we dug our forks drawback because the chef’s speciality INDIANISED Tunisian food festival is worth a try, espe- Their must try dish is Butter fully executed culinary experi- belongs, and is special to those into the three small plates filled with car- was non-vegetarian dishes. I had to order cially for meat eaters. Chicken Kulcha. ences. It is one of ITC Group’s who prepare it. Food is a por- away seeds, potato, peas, mint with a dash Couscous aux légumineuse. Often (The festival is on till December 9.) “We are humbled to have finest restaurants serving the tal into culture and it should be of olive oil; garlic cloves; and smashed processed like pasta, the bulgur wheat is Photo: Chahak Mittal won this award for the 5th con- best South Indian cuisines with treated as such. RECIPES gorge us VEGETABLE ROLL METHOD ourmet Passport by Dineout WHAT YOU NEED ● Toss all the vegetables in a wok till App introduces ● Cabbage (julienned): 40 gm tender and season them properly. G Gourmetilicious 2018. The ● Carrot (julienned): 30 gm ● Steam the Chinese cabbage. ● Pokchoy (julienned): 30 gm ● Place it on a board and put the wok concept is a union of huge ● Chives: 20 gm tossed vegetables on it. culinary artists coming together ● Shiitake mushroom: 20 gm ● for nine days to offer unrivalled Roll it tightly without tearing the Date: ● Black fungus: 20 gm cabbage. dining experiences. Till Venue: ● Garlic: 10 gm ● The rolls are steamed for 2-3 Mins December 16 Zanotta, ● Refined oil: 2 tbsp ● Cooking wine: 15 ml and then served. The Leela Ambience; Amaranta, ● Salt ● Sesame oil: 15 ml ● Thai sweet chilli sauce should be The Oberoi, Gurugram; Tian ● Broth powder ● Chinese cabbage leaf (Whole): provided. and Dum Pukht, ITC Maurya; ● White pepper powder 70 gm Courtesy: Chef Swaminandan, Executive Chef, Spicy Duck and Orient Express, ● Light soya sauce: 15 ml ● Sweet chilli sauce Crowne Plaza. Taj Palace; Varq, Taj Mahal Hotel; Le Cirque and Megu, The WINE INFUSED BUTTER Leela Palace; Indian Accent, CHICKEN PERI PERI CHICKEN The Lodhi METHOD WHAT YOU NEED ● Combine the Art Collection Shiraz red ● Boneless skinless chicken thigh trimmed: 200 gm ip into a range of smoothies wine, tomato paste, thyme, and red ● Salt and pepper to taste Dthis season and check out the wine vinegar in a bowl ● Yogurt: 100 gm signature dishes and tea menu ● Season each chicken piece with sea ● Chilli powder: 5 gm making taste buds drool at the all- salt and black pepper to taste ● Ginger garlic paste: 25 gm new Cha Bar. The menu comprises ● Place the chicken in a marinating dish ● Coriander leaves: 5 gm of Chicken salad, South African (glass or plastic; no metal) with the ● Oil for fry rooibos, Thai lemon grass, wine mixture and marinate for at ● Peri peri sauce: 50 gm Japanese matcha, Russian least 30 min ● Mckain potato fries: 100 gm caravan to name a few. Date: Till ● Preheat your oven to 400 F December 15 Time: 10 am to 10 pm Price: `350 for two Venue: Cha ● Place the onions, carrots, and sweet METHOD Bar, Satya Niketan, 285, ground floor, opposite Venkateshwar College. potatoes in a baking dish, and pour ● Soak the skewers for at least 60 minutes or more ¼ cup of water over them totally submerged in water before using it to um Maro Dum brings to you JASMINE TEA FLAVOURED METHOD ● Remove the chicken from the prevent burns. You may skip this part if pan fries at just `10. Order your TOMATO SOUP D marinade and arrange the pieces, ● In a sauce pan add tomato juice, grilling. bowl of fries and some other food WHAT YOU NEED ● skin side up, on top of the ginger, green chili and boil for 5 Marinate thigh chicken with yogurt, chilli powder, or beverage item from the menu. ● Tomato juice: 1 ltr vegetables mins and then simmer for 10 ginger garlic paste, peri peri sauce, salt and pepper. You can get yourself as many ● ● ● Refrigerate and use when ready. You may make this Pour the remaining marinade over the Infused jasmine tea: 400 ml minutes. servings as you want on each ● a day or more ahead of time. chicken and vegetables add butter ● Ginger peeled: 20 gm In a separate pan boil the water table. Time: 4 to 7 pm Date: and nuts and add the jasmine leaves for 10 ● Place in a zip lock bag, or sealed containers and ● Green chili: 5 gm December 14 to 20 Price: `10 all ● Cover the whole pan with foil and ● Basil leaves: 20 gm mins for the release of flavors refrigerate for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight. ` Venue: ● When ready to grill. Using tong remove excess inclusive per bill and meal for two: 1,000 plus taxes 2510, roast in the oven 30 minutes ● Salt: 10 gm and then strain it. ● Remove the foil and roast, uncovered, ● Add basil leaves, jasmine tea, marinates and reserve. Hudson Lane, GTB Nagar. ● Black pepper: 10 gm for another 30 to 45 minutes, seasoning and boil for another 5 ● Pre heat grill to medium- high heat. ● basting every 15 minutes. Fried leeks: 10 gm minutes and strain. ● Place chicken over medium heat, and then brush he Delhi Food Truck Festival is Courtesy: Grover Zampa Vineyards ● Olive oil ● Cut the leeks into fine julienne with oil to prevent chicken from sticking. Grill for Tback with its third edition ● Sesame oil: 5 ml and fry till crispy at 180 degree about 10 to 15 minutes, rotating from sides for offering best food trucks with ● Tomato powder: 5 gm for three to four minutes, put on even cooking. Keep an eye on it — if they are innovative foods in the city. ● Garlic powder: 5 gm a tissue paper to blot the oil. browning too quickly, turn the heat down. Among a few trucks will be Café ● Onion powder: 5 gm ● Put back the soup in a pot. ● Grill in batches if you have a small grill. Transfer Coffee Day, Lalit Food Truck, ● Sugar: 10 gm ● Make truffle powder with truffle the skewers to a platter. Keventers, Chicago Pizza, EMOI, ● In a small saucepan simmer the remaining peri peri ● Truffle powder: 2 gm oil and malto dextrin. Oh so stoned, Baskin Robbins, Mughal Nama, Shawrama House, ● Serve along with garlic toast n marinade and the one from the chicken for about 7 ● Garlic toast: 4 Burnout, Bhook Box, Wow Momos, Flip on Wheels, Masca Bites. Date: leeks. minutes. Serve with chicken, heat oil and fry the Time: Entry: ` ● Dry ice: as required December 14 to 16 12 pm to 10 pm 249 per person Courtesy: Chef Vaibhav Bhargava atThe mckain potatoes fries, serve as bed for chicken. Venue: Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, gate no. 14 ● Tabasco: 5 ml Drunken Botanist. Courtesy: Manoj Pandey, Executive chef at Duty Free Vayu. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | DECEMBER 7, 2018 vivacity 14
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Deepika ‘Sexiest Driving blind Asian Woman’ again Take the initiative and encourage Actress DEEPIKA PADUKONE has reclaimed the crown of the drivers who work for you or for ‘Sexiest Asian Woman’ on the planet. app-based taxi services to take time She topped the globally out for an eye test renowned 50 Sexiest Asian Women in the World list published by a UK based newspa- per for the second time in three years. The actress once again beat off competition and rounded off another dream year that began with playing the lead role in ne in four of your friends on average wears corrective eye- Padmaavat and wear. So have you ever wondered why one in four of your ended with her mar- Ocab drivers do not wear glasses? And would you mistrust a cab driver with glasses? riage with actor THE LOVE GAME Recently a leading Indian automobile manufacturer conduct- Ranveer Singh. She ed a health check-up among taxi drivers at a major airport. Along said, “I find honesty with the standard health indicators such as sugar levels and car- and authenticity diac conditions being all awry, the most shocking statistic was that Dating app Tinder finds out that Section 377 verdict day saw the highest a majority of those tested had poor eyesight. The manufacturer extremely attrac- indeed handed out prescription glasses for free to many of those tive. It’s number of swipes. By TEAM VIVA tested. But less than six months later when the manufacturer con- empowering ducted a follow-up test what they found to their surprise was that and liberating.” t’s a social media world. We don’t with tears emoji. a large number, in fact most of the drivers given glasses, had got- just find photographs of couples The app also looked at 11 ten rid of them. The overwhelming reason given for disposing for online, rather we even see them major markets from Brazil to South the glasses was that savaari (customers) distrust the driving skills ‘It is an honour to be bondingI over the internet. One of Korea comparing the swiping habits and abilities of a person wearing glasses. the first face for the biggest media is the way of users in all the countries. It As someone who has been wearing glasses from class nine as through multiple dating apps, the observed one of the most interest- well as someone who regularly drives insanely fast cars around Estée Lauder in India. most famous one being Tinder. ing comparisons. The show the world, this columnist finds that argument specious. What was Being the first Indian To find out more about how it Friends’s iconic ‘How You Doin?’ even more shocking was that taxi drivers are not the worst spec- woman works, when it comes to the most GIF reigned in most profiles in imens of people ignoring their eyesight, that would be drivers of to swiped regions, most trending pro- countries like the US, UK and heavy vehicles, who are even more afraid of losing their jobs if files, highest swipe surge days to the Australia. While in Brazil, Spain, they wear glasses. What an executive from this particular manu- represent most used gifs and emojis in the France, Germany, Russia, India, facturer, which was very keen to remain unnamed, mentioned this bios, the dating app surveyed and for all the lovers on the app. It was 10, Argentina’s Avellaneda stood at Japan and South Korea, the Waving something that anyone could test was to see how many people they iconic looked across the globe about how noted to be the day when the one, whereas Gurugram in India Fox took the top spot as the most- knew in their circles who wore glasses (or contact lenses). Try this global users have built their profiles and swipe surged the highest in the stood at number 10. used GIF. yourself, how many of your friends and family members wear pre- brand is connections through the year. country. Generally, either While the other cities from two While talking about these gifs scription lenses? How many of those can contemplate driving a Spoiler alert: these statistics Valentine’s day, February 14, or two to nine were San Justo in Argentina, and animations, an expert from car or operating any other piece of machinery without their cor- a dream could even help the users step up days before it, the swipes reach the Washington DC, New Delhi, Tinder had said that it shows “how rective eyewear? The numbers will be close to a quarter for the come their swipe game for 2019. For highest numbers. Mumbai, Laranjeiras in Brazil, pop culture, news events and trends first question and almost none of them can drive a vehicle with- true. I instance, when the app hunted for Looking for the most popular Geneva, Katy in Texas and have inspired people’s profiles and out glasses. So how can a significant proportion of Indian com- think confidence and the most popular days of swiping, cities on the dating app, they found Bengaluru. emotions.” mercial vehicle drivers and even drivers of private vehicles drive inner happiness for optimal matching, users in that Los Angeles, New York, Social media hasn’t only There was yet another observa- without glasses? That is truly a point to ponder. India swiped the most at 9 pm on Mumbai, New Delhi, London, replaced conversations and bond- tion that the experts pointed The question is whether the authorities should test your phys- makes one beautiful Tuesdays, or so the survey tells. Bengaluru, Pune, Sao Paulo, Miami ing with texting and stickers, but towards, “People loved to include iological status in the first place before one gets issued a Driving and I hope that I can Yet another interesting obser- and Paris topped the list. In the also emotions with emojis and their favourite foods in their bio or Licence? Also, thereupon, we must ask whether the authorities, inspire other young vation listed out days when the Indian context, Mumbai and New GIFs. use a GIF to spark conversation.” that is the Transport Departments of India’s various states and women to bring out swipe surged highest. On Delhi stood at three and four While the most trending emo- The survey showed beer emojis union territories have the bandwidth and abilities to conduct such the beauty in them.’ September 6, when the Supreme respectively. jis on Tinder were the wink, one paired with pizza as one of the most tests? The problem in India is that solutions that will work fine Court’s verdict on Section 377 was The app also looked at the most wearing shades, one smiling with its used and popular emojis listed in in the developed world get overwhelmed by the sheer volume of —Daina Penty announced, that decriminalised ‘super liked cities’ normalised by the tooth showing, the emoji with bio descriptions, making it into the numbers. So when you take a driving test, one is tested for colour homosexuality, the day was a feast population. On the ladder of one to heart eyes and lastly, the laughing top 10 for most countries. blindness and some distance reading abilities at least in Delhi, Actress MOUNI ROY has been but with other states issuing a Driving Licence for a few hundred brought on board for a special song rupees placed in the right pocket, we have a problem. Of course, for Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh when you take an app-taxi nowadays you end-up doubting the Sidhwani’s KGF. It recreates basic driving ability of the man (or in the rare instance, the woman) ‘Anything populist will be criticised’ behind the wheel but the question should be if that person is even Sangeeta Bijlani and Jackie Shroff’s fit to drive a car physically, particularly with regard to their eye- chartbuster, Gully Gully Mein Phitra Producer EKTA KAPOOR feels that her shows have always been slammed to be sight. Hai, from their What can be done is that the private car owners, who have 1989 film Tridev. superstitious and showing explicit sexual content drivers, can start to insist that at least they get their eyes checked. You trust the life of your family and yourself on these guys, so The film is being roducer Ekta Kapoor, who is is that it has two set of teeth — one the world over, I am talking about you owe it to yourself to ensure that if they need glasses they should made in five lan- gearing up for the release of is to show off and the other to chew post-colonial era, anything populist get them. The fact is that if a jaywalker strolls onto the road the guages — Pher forthcoming web series with. We should have problem with will be criticised. You cannot take ability to react in time as a car driver depends on how quickly Kannada, Hindi, Apaharan on ALTBalaji, has non-consensual sex and sexual a step with a fear of criticism.” she you identify the problem, and with poor eyesight? Well, you get Tamil, Telugu and answered all her critics by saying crime and not sex. said. what I have been hammering on about. It would also help if app- that anything populist has always “As far as superstition is con- On her experience of working based cab providers and other cab providers test their drivers for Malayalam — been criticised all over the world. cerned, Naagin is a fantasy show. in Apaharan, Mahie said: “I always poor eyesight on a regular basis, and the same applies to those and features actor The producer has always been I loved Harry Potter and Game of wanted to work in a web series. I who have fleets of heavy vehicles and state transportation jobs. Yash in the lead. criticised as she shows superstition Thrones. We don’t match up in really like its subject.” There are far too many accidents on India’s roads, far too many Directed by Prashanth Neel, KGF is and sexually explicit content effect because our budgets are Arunoday said the character dead people every year. Insisting on eyewear may not dramati- a two-part period drama set in the through her shows. 1/100 of that and the day we get he essays in the show is very dif- cally reduce the number, but doing the little things can have a Ekta said, “I am very happy to those kind of budgets, we will ferent from his personality. major impact on the big things. 70s and traces Yash’s journey as show sex. There is no problem with match up to that also. We make up The show is directed by And if you get into a cab where the driver is wearing glass- Rocky from the streets of Mumbai it when you show it on-screen. I more in our storylines, and that is Siddharth Sengupta. es, thank him (or her) for taking the time and the effort to do to the gold mines of Kolar and the feel the problem with our country why such shows are hit. As far as —IANS the right thing. fields of Karnataka.
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SEND SPAIN PACKING with a game in hand against Canada, the fourth team in the group, on Saturday. Sardar, who retired from the game PTI n BHUBANESWAR prior to the mega event, wants the Indian squad to play as a cohesive unit once innows France stunned Olympic they make the quarter-finals and not just champions Argentina 5-3 to cause depend on two-three players. Mthe biggest upset of the tourna- "Tournaments like World Cup or ment in their must-win last Pool A match Olympics come once in four years, so we and book a place in the knock-out stage have been preparing for this for a long. of the men's hockey World Cup here on They (the players) know the value of Thursday. such matches and how every second After New Zealand and Spain played counts. They will not come back. out a 2-2 draw earlier in the day, world No "Our main match will be the quar- 20, the lowest ranked side in the compe- ter-finals. And on that day, it will not just tition, France needed an outright win to be about - (PR) Sreejesh, Manpreet qualify for the cross-overs and they came (Singh) we need to play as a complete out with intent to achieve the goal. unit and play to the potential. France ended their pool engagements "Only energy (performances) by on the second spot behind toppers two or three players won't help (in the Argentina (6 points) on four points on quarter-final). The four account of a better goal difference than quarters that we have (in New Zealand (4 points). Quico Cortes. the match), we have to France secured the second spot with But it was Spain who struck first when fully concentrate in the a goal difference of +1 as against New Beltran scored from a through ball from quarters. If we play that well, Zealand's -2 (minus 2). Pau Quemada. PTI n MUMBAI we can make it count," said Sardar who, Spain will have to pack their bags and Thereafter both the teams made a cou- in his prime, was among the finest half leave early as they have been eliminated ple of good moves but they lacked the final mpressed by the good start of the backs in world hockey. from the tournament. touch inside the box. IIndian team in the ongoing men's Sardar also praised current team As per the format of the tournament, Spain earned their first penalty corner hockey World Cup in Bhubaneshwar, coach Harendra Singh as one of the best the top four teams from four pools will in the 25th minute but failed to utilise the former captain Sardar Singh on in the business. directly qualify for the quarterfinals while opportunity. Thursday said that the team needs to "Like now we have Harendra, who the second and third placed sides will play They extended their lead in the 27th keep the momentum going and play as is one of the best coaches. Over the last cross-over matches against teams of other minute when Iglesias scored from close a collective unit. 10 years he has grown immensely (as a pools for the remaining four last eight range in the midst of a crowd of Black "The start has been good. In the coach). When he was with the women's berths. French players celebrate after scoring goal against Argentina; (right) New Zealand, Spanish player battles for ball HI Sticks from a Ricardo Santana feed. tournament, Belgium, Holland, team and junior team, he had tasted suc- In the last Pool A match, France scored After an uneventful third quarter, Germany, Argentina and Australia are cess," recalled Sardar. four field goals through Hugo Genestet Earlier, New Zealand fought back But the Black Sticks made a stupen- New Zealand pulled a goal back in the 50th some of the best teams. We have start- There were talks in some quarters (18th minute), Aristide Coisne (26th), two goals down to hold Spain to a 2-2 draw dous comeback in the final 10 minutes of minute through Phillips, who received a ed off well and need to keep the momen- that the vastly experienced Sreejesh, who Gaspard Baumgarten (30th) and Francois in their penultimate Pool A match and the game and scored through Hayden pass from Inglis on the left side and took tum going and continue with same ener- is the team's number one goalkeeper, has Goyet (54th), while the other goal came qualify for the knock-out stages of the Phillips (50th) and Kane Russell (56th) to his time to smash it into the roof of the net. gy," Sardar said. become a bit slow, but Sardar brushed from a penalty corner conversion by skip- World Cup here. share the spoils and secure their place in Pumped up by the goal, New Zealand India began their campaign by them aside and said the former Indian per Victor Charlet (23rd). World No 8 Spain scored two field the cross-over round of the tournament. went all out in search of the equaliser and thrashing South Africa 5-0 and then captain is one of the best in the world. World No 2 Argentina's goals came goals in the opening two quarters through It was the Black Sticks who had the four minutes from the final hooter their drew 2-2 with against a strong Belgium "If we see the Champions Trophy, from the sticks of Lucas Martinez (28th) Albert Beltran (9th minute) and Alvaro first shy at the goal in the sixth minute but efforts bore fruit when Russell found the side in Group C. Sreejesh got the player of the tourna- and two penalty corner strikes from Iglesias (27th) to go into the halfway break Hugo Inglis strike from close range was back of the net from the Black Sticks only The Manpreet Singh-led team is ment. He is one of the best in the world. Gonzalo Peillat (44th, 48th). with a comfortable 2-0 lead. saved by Spain captain and goalkeeper penalty corner of the match. inching closer to a quarter-final berth Experience matters a lot," he pointed out. Cavani rescues PSG in Strasbourg stalemate
AFP n PARIS NIGHT OF DRAMA The video assistant referees were dinson Cavani saved a point for involved in a series of key decisions on EParis Saint-Germain as the Ligue 1 Wednesday, and it was VAR that helped leaders slipped for the second time in Strasbourg take the lead over PSG, with a week with a hugely enter- referee Antony Gautier awarding Lala's taining 1-1 draw at spot kick a full four minutes after Strasbourg. Thilo Kehrer handled Lionel Carole's The Uruguayan striker fizzing cross. fired home a 71st-minute The half-time deficit led Tuchel to penalty to maintain PSG's bring Mbappe off the bench, and it was unbeaten record after 16 France's World Cup star who won the games despite a disjointed perfor- penalty that Cavani blasted past Matz Diogo Dalot, left, and Alex Iwobi vie for the ball; (right) Harry Kane, second left, celebrates with his teammates after scoring AP mance without injured star attacker Sels, Lala hacking the 19-year-old super- Neymar, equalising Kenny Lala's own star down in the box. spot-kick for the spirited hosts four Chief among the other crucials minutes before the break on decisions helped by VAR on a dramat- RED CLOSE ON CITY, Wednesday. ic night was Loick Landre's 96th-minute However, Thomas Tuchel's side, winner for Nimes at Caen, which came who also drew at Bordeaux at the week- after Prince Oniangue had levelled at 1- end and started without Kylian Mbappe 1 in the 90th minute and was eventual- ARSENAL HELD UTD and Thiago Silva, remain way ahead of Edinson Cavani scores a goal against Strasbourg at the Stade de la Meinau stadium in Strasbourg AP ly given after Landre was found to be the rest after a night in France full of onside. late goals, incident and VAR. VAR also came to Bordeaux's assis- AFP n LONDON Champions PSG are 14 points HENRY, VIEIRA CLASH CALLED OFF tance by awarding the penalty slotted ahead of Lille, who moved second on PARIS: A Ligue 1 clash between Thierry Alpes-Maritimes prefecture, which home by Francois Kamano as they fol- iverpool closed back to within two points of Tuesday after beating Montpellier 1-0 Henry's Monaco and local rivals Nice has includes Nice. lowed up on drawing with PSG at the LPremier League leaders Manchester City by and stayed there thanks to Hatem Ben been postponed, the French league (LFP) The announcement comes after Paris weekend with a last gasp 3-2 win over coming from behind to beat Burnley 3-1 as Arfa and Jordan Siebatcheu leading said on Thursday, amid fears of another Saint-Germain's game against Montpellier Champions League-chasing Saint- Manchester United and Arsenal shared the spoils Rennes to a 2-0 win at Lyon on weekend of violent "yellow vest" protests and Lyon's trip to Toulouse — scheduled Etienne at the Matmut Atlantique. in a thrilling 2-2 draw at Old Trafford. Wednesday. in France over rising living costs. for Saturday — were both postponed due Pablo bagged the points in the final Wolves also overturned an early deficit to Bruno Genesio's Lyon are fourth, The LFP said the game at the Stade Louis to security concerns. minute. inflict just Chelsea's second defeat of the season 15 points behind PSG, while incon- II had been called off following a request The Cote d'Azur derby was due to see Dijon sank rock-bottom Guingamp in a 2-1 win at Molineux, allowing Tottenham to sistent Marseille are a further two by the government in the Mediterranean Monaco take on a Nice side coached by further into the relegation mire thanks move back up to third with a comfortable 3-1 win points back after a 3-2 defeat at principality, "in collaboration" with Patrick Vieira, Henry's former teammate at to Oussama Haddadi scoring four min- over Southampton. Nantes. authorities in the neighbouring French Arsenal and the French national side. AFP utes in time to hand the hosts a 2-1 win. Chelsea and Arsenal are now tied on 31 points in fourth, still eight clear of United in eighth. Wolverhampton Wanderers players celebrate their victory AP Given the relentless pace being set by City at the top of the table, Liverpool could- 26 minutes in. AP n MADRID n't afford any slip ups at Turf Moor despite Four minutes later the hosts levelled ATLETICO, BARCA, SEVILLA Jurgen Klopp making seven changes with when Anthony Martial turned home Ander tletico Madrid was so Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino left Herrera's cross after Bernd Leno saved Apoor in the first half on the bench and Sadio Mane missing Marcos Rojo's cross. against fourth-division vis- through injury. Both second-half goals came in a crazy itor Sant Andreu that a POWER THROUGH IN COPA Their firepower was badly missed as minute as firstly Rojo turned the ball off shock Copa del Rey elim- Liverpool laboured in the first-half and went Alexandre Lacazette and into the United net in ination wasn't a far- behind early in the second. his attempts to make a last-ditch tackle. fetched possibility. suspension following a rant in a tury, leading the club to an 11- A huge error by £67 million ($75 million) Arsenal were barely done celebrating when But three goals in the Copa match against Sevilla last 3 aggregate win. He netted three goalkeeper Alisson Becker for Burnley's shock the ball was in the net at the other end as a mis- opening 10 minutes of the second season. times in the first half and once opener when Jack Cork bundled home after understanding between Sead Kolasinac and Leno period guided Atletico's second- in the second. the Brazilian fumbled in the wet condi- allowed Jesse Lingard to nip in and equalise. string team to a 4-0 victory at BARCELONA BOOST Carlos Bacca scored twice, tions. Also, Wolves registered their first win in Wanda Metropolitano Stadium on Barcelona advanced 5-1 on while Gerard Moreno and Dani However, the visitors quickly rallied seven games despite going behind to Ruben Wednesday. aggregate after its reserves Raba added a goal each. to stretch their unbeaten start to the league Loftus-Cheek's 18th minute opener for Chelsea. Barcelona and Sevilla also cruised past third division season to 15 games. Raul Jimenez and Diogo Jota struck in a beat lower division clubs, while Cultural Leonesa 4-1 at Camp OTHER RESULTS James Milner levelled just after the four-minute spell either side of the hour mark. Villarreal recorded an 8-0 rout Nou Stadium. In all first-division ties, hour mark and then turned provider for Spurs move back up to third with a of second tier Almeria with four Denis Suarez scored a goal Girona came from behind to Firmino to turn the game around comfortable 3-1 win over goals by Cameroon striker Karl in each half while Munir El defeat Alaves 2-1 and advance just three minutes after coming Southampton at Wembley. Harry Toko-Ekambi. Haddadi and Malcom were on 4-3 on aggregate, while Real on as a substitute before Kane turned home Christian Thomas Lemar scored for target before halftime. Josep Sociedad beat Celta Vigo 2-0 to Xherdan Shaqiri sealed the Eriksen's cross to give Tottenham a Atletico in the 48th minute, Nikola Sene netted in the second peri- go through 3-1 overall. three points late on. half-time lead before Lucas Moura Kalinic in the 53rd, Angel Correa in od for Cultural, the club owned Alaves struck first with an While, Arsenal stretched and Son Heung-min scored twice the 55th and Victor "Vitolo" Machin by the Qatari state. own-goal by Pedro Alcala in the their unbeaten run to 20 in four minutes after the break to in the 81st to secure Diego Simeone's Barcelona midfielder Ricard 62nd minute, but the hosts ral- games, but failed to take bounce back from a painful team a place in the last 16 following a 5-0 "Riqui" Puig, 19, set up one of lied through Alex Granell in the advantage of two gifts from derby defeat to Arsenal. aggregate victory. Suarez's goals on his debut. 74th and Cristian "Portu" the hosts as United's win- Fulham edged to within "We struggled in the first half. We "It was a dream come true," Portugues in the 79th to reach less run in the Premier a point of safety despite weren't able to play with quick transitions," Puig said. "I used to come to this the last 16 for the first time. League extended to four blowing the lead in a 1-1 said Simeone after his 400th Atletico match. stadium when I was three." Sevilla edged third division matches. draw with Leicester. "Everything changed in the second half. Malcom celebrates after scoring against Cultural Leonesa AP Malcom went off in the final Villanovense 1-0 to advance Amid an underper- Honours were also After the first goal the team played more minutes with an apparent knee following a 0-0 first-leg draw. forming side this season, goal- even in a 1-1 draw freely." DENIS SUAREZ SCORED A GOAL IN injury. Andre Silva scored the winner keeper David de Gea has between Everton and Atletico was without Diego Costa early in the second half. remained in almost impeccable Newcastle as because of injury, while Antoine Griezmann EACH HALF WHILE MUNIR EL TOKO-EKAMBI'S NIGHT Valladolid came from form, but the Spaniard spilled Richarlison cancelled and several other regular starters were rest- HADDADI AND MALCOM WERE ON Toko-Ekambi became the behind to defeat second tier Shkodran Mustafi's header over out Salomon ed by Simeone, who was banned from the first Villarreal player to score Mallorca 2-1 and progress 4-2 the line to hand Arsenal the lead Rondon's opener. bench as he served the second of a three-game TARGET BEFORE HALFTIME four goals in a match this cen- on aggregate. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | DECEMBER 7, 2018 sport 16
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heteshwar Pujara rose to the occa- sion with a maiden century in CAustralia, pulling India out of a PUJARA WIPES OUT deep hole to a respectable 250 for nine on day one of the first Test here on Thursday. Pujara showed the same grit and gumption that is typical of him en route a 246-ball 123 that kept India in the game after being reduced to 127 for six in the 50th over. AUS ADVANTAGE It took a brilliant direct from Pat Cummins to remove him on what hap- pened to be the final ball of an absorbing day one of the four-Test series. Skipper Virat Kohli opted to bat in Cheteshwar sensible knock against on-fire Aussie attack helps ideal conditions but the top-order once again failed to apply themselves against India overcome early deficit to reach challenging score Top-order should have the potent pace trio of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Cummins. other a proper cover drive that cleared the ropes (2-52) reduced India to 56 for four. The Australian Anything close to 250 looked a as well. pacers struck regularly with the new Kookaburra batted better: Pujara mountain to climb with India reeling It seemed that Rohit was intent on digging India ball and made inroads into the Indian top-order at 56 for four at lunch. But Pujara stood out of this hole as he hit Nathan Lyon (2-83) for a that never got going. PTI n ADELAIDE tall amid the ruins to save India from six on the second ball of the 38th over. Marcus Starc and Hazelwood began proceedings for embarrassment on way to his 16th Test ton. Harris almost caught it, with the ball barely cross- Australia, and were on the money straightaway ndia's first innings hero Cheteshwar Pujara on His fighting effort comprised seven fours and ing over the ropes and the umpire took some with their lengths. IThursday conceded that the top-order should have two sixes. time to call it a six. Of the two Indian openers, KL Rahul (2) batted better on day one of the first Test against The 30-year-old put on two crucial part- That should have been a note of caution looked out of sorts against their express pace, and Australia. nerships with the lower-order batsmen to for the batsman, but he didn't heed it and was unsurprisingly dismissed cheaply. He went for "We should have batted better but they also bowled ensure India give their bowlers something to bowl at. skied the very next ball for Harris to take an extravagant drive in only the second over and well in the first two sessions. I knew that I had to stay Post tea, Pujara added 62 runs with R Ashwin (25) an easy catch in the deep. was caught at third slip off Hazlewood. patient and wait for the loose balls. The way they for the seventh wicket. The latter played watchfully, unlike Rishabh Pant (25) too arrived at the Murali Vijay (11) looked intent on getting a bowled, they bowled in the right areas. I also felt that the Indian top-order, and played a great role in this minor crease with intent of attacking the better start and he was watchful. On a couple occa- our top order should have batted better but they will recovery. bowling. He scored two fours and a six sions, he drove the ball to get the score moving learn from the mistakes," he said on Thursday. Cummins (2-49) finally got the breakthrough in the in the space of a few deliveries, but ultimately this led to his dismissal. In the sev- "Hopefully we will bat well in the second innings. 74th over when Ashwin edged to second slip. Ishant before Pujara asked him to calm enth over, Vijay went for a cover drive against Starc As far as my innings is concerned, I had prepared well Sharma (4) then put on 21 runs with Pujara, pushing the down. and only ended up edging behind. and overall I have the experience of first-class and Test score past 200 in the 79th over. The duo then added 41 runs Given the conditions, Kohli then walked out cricket and that came in Ishant survived a loud lbw shout via DRS, but Mitchell for the sixth wicket as India to bat a lot earlier than anticipated. He looked a handy today," he said. Starc (2-63) bowled him with a fuller delivery thereafter. crossed 100 in the 41st over, lot more confident, but an awe-inducing diving Pujara put on vital As he started to run out of partners, Pujara hit a few lusty including five sixes surprising- catch ended his short stay at the crease. partnerships with R blows to gather some quick runs. ly. Usman Khawaja dove to his left and held a Ashwin and Ishant Earlier, Pujara's effort was the sole silver lining after Pant didn't look comfort- stunning one-handed catch at gully off Cummins Sharma in the end, as India was reduced to 143-6 at tea. This was after a hor- able though as he was forced as Kohli was sent back with India reeling at 19-3 the Australian pacers rendous shot selection by Rohit Sharma (37) left India to play against his natural in 11 overs. tired. He opened up in the lurch at 86 for five in the 38th over. game. And it showed Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane (13) then came and played a few more Post lunch, Rohit and Pujara started off well as they when he edged Lyon together for the fourth wicket, trying to put on a shots to take India to added 45 runs for the fifth wicket. behind to be dis- semblance of a partnership. Together they faced what the batsman While Pujara was sedate at one end, the former took missed shortly 59 balls and put on 22 runs in a bid to keep the ascertained to be a the lead in scoring as he hit sixes at will. Two came off before tea. scoreboard ticking. competitive total. Cummins; the first a pull shot that sailed for six and the In the morning But in the 21st over then, Rahane fell to He added that the session, Hazlewood Hazelwood, the fourth batsman out driving in this wicket wasn't as easy to bat on, and that he ‘ONE OF MY TOP-5 KNOCKS’ needed to take a lot of time to play his shots, which WE GOT BIT WRONG IN END: STARC again reflected poorly on how the Indian top-order ADELAIDE: Indian batsman Only three of Pujara's overseas batted on Thursday. Cheteshwar Pujara on Thursday said hundreds have come outside the sub- PTI n ADELAIDE "It has to be different because when you are bat- his gritty hundred in the opening Test continent. ting with the tail, you never know how long can they against Australia ranks among the top "...People have always said that I ustralian pacer bat. You have to take your chances but you can't do five of his 16 centuries in the longest have scored more runs in India. But AMitchell Starc was the same when you are batting with a (top order) bats- format. at the same time, you also need to overall satisfied with his man. When you are just 1 or 2 down, you can't play This was the second overseas look at the number of matches we team's bowling efforts on day one the same shots. hundred for Pujara this year, after his play in India. If we have played more but rued that it allowed India to "Also, the difference is, I had batted for two ses- effort in Southampton against number of matches in India, wriggle out of a precarious position sions and I knew what the pace and bounce of the pitch England. He also scored fighting half- obviously I will score runs there," he in the opening Test on Thursday. was. I was set, so I could play my shots. I was a bit centuries in the two Test wins at reasoned. The right-hander said he The pace trio of Starc (2/63), Pat disappointed but I had to take that single because only Johannesburg (against South Africa) has never been short of confidence Cummins (2/49) and Jose Hazlewood last two balls were left and I wanted to be on strike. and Nottingham (against England). while taking guard on foreign (2/52) shared six wickets, while spinner I took the chance but Pat Cummins fielded brilliant- "It (Thursday's knock) is one of my pitches. Nathan Lyon accounted for another two as ly," he said of run out on what turned out to be the top innings in Test cricket, I could say "At times, I have had a bad phase India limped their way on a good batting "I think if you asked us at the start of the day final ball of the day. top five. I can't rate if it was one of playing overseas but I still feel very surface. if we'd take losing the toss and India being 9 for Pujara feels 250 is a decent first innings total, con- the best but the teammates were confident playing in different "I thought we bowled really well for four 250 at stumps I think we'd bite your arm off," he sidering the conditions. appreciating, they were saying it was conditions and playing county cricket hours, probably pretty well for another hour added. "I would say it is a decent total because there is one of the best," he said at the end of has helped me a lot. and probably got it a bit wrong at the end there," The pacer, however, said it is still early stage enough turn. Ashwin will also come into play. It is not day's play with India at 250/9 thanks "Playing in England, conditions are Starc told reporters. and they will need to work hard to achieve a win. an easy wicket to bat on. When I batted in the first largely to his effort. always challenging and when you "Cheteshwar Pujara batted a lot of time. He's "You can't judge a wicket until both teams have and second sessions, I felt it wasn't easy to bat on and The 30-year-old said although a come to Australia, you know that someone who likes to absorb pressure and bat a had a crack. One good day isn't going to win a with our fast bowlers, I will share my experience of majority (10) of his 16 hundreds are pitches are slightly better and as I long time, and credit to him he scored a fantas- series. It's going to go a long way to helping win what line and length to bowl on this pitch. I would at home, it in no way suggests that said, I had decent time to prepare tic hundred today. a Test but it's nothing to win a series," he said. say it is kind of a two pace and it is not easy to bat." he is more effective on Indian pitches. before the Test series," he said. PTI Kane, Henry set Ton-up Bhui, five-star Bhati share honours fascinating finale Maharashtra dominate Mumbai PUNE: Maharashtra opener But soon after completing AFP n ABU DHABI Swapnil Gugale hit a century as the his fourth first class century, hosts powered their way to 298 for Pune-born Gugale was cleaned up ecord-breaking Yasir Shah had to 3 against Mumbai on the opening by right-arm medium pacer Rshare the day's honours with New day of their elite Group A game. Shubham Ranjane (2-30). Zealand skipper Kane Williamson on Put in to bat, Skipper Rahul Thursday as the third and final Test Gugale (101) and Tripathi (25 not out) heads towards a gripping final day in Chirag Khurana (71) was holding the fort Abu Dhabi. laid a solid foundation with Pande at stumps. The early part of the morning (27) and out-of-favour with a 146-run stand. In other games, belonged to Yasir who collected the one India leg-spinner Karn The two batsmen, Baroda bowled out wicket he needed to become the fastest Sharma (31) provided stiff with their effective Chhattisgarh for a man to reach 200 wickets in Test resistance. stroke play, made life paltry 129 and then cricket. Gautam Gambhir fields during his farewell game against Andhra; (right) Fans cheer for Bhui added 74 for the difficult for Mumbai overhauled the total The rest of the day, however, Gautam Gambhir during Ranji Trophy group league match at Feroz Shah Kotla PTI fifth wicket with Girinath, fol- bowlers, who missed to be 36 ahead by belonged to Williamson who played a lowed by another 66 with Shiva the experience of close. masterly innings, and was 139 not out PTI n NEW DELHI dred was scored in critical circum- Charan and subsequently 77 for the injured key pacers At Rajkot, Jaydev as the Kiwis stances after Andhra were reeling at seventh wicket with Karn. Dhawal Kulkarni and Shah, who is playing reached 272-4 by icky Bhui lifted the sagging 48 for 4 as medium pacer Bhati (5/35 Save Bhati, who bowled the per- Tushar Deshpande. his last match, led the close. Rspirits with an impressive in 21 overs) made a successful fect length over after over, the inex- The 27-year-old from the front, scor- Williamson counter-attacking 150 in Andhra's comeback in longer format during perienced attack didn't look men- Gugale hit 15 fours in his 191-ball ing a valiant 97 as the hosts man- had great support 266 for 7 as Delhi failed to drive Gautam Gambhir's farewell match. acing as Bhui played shots all round knock, while Khurana notched 12 aged to post 288 for 9 against from Henry home the advantage despite Subodh The former India U-19 captain the wicket once he got set. in his 106-ball stay at the wicket. Karnataka. Nicholls who Bhati's maiden five-wicket haul on hit 19 boundaries and a six in 225 Senior spinner Vikas Mishra After Khurana fell, one down At Valsad, Piyush Chawla made 90 not out the first day of the Ranji Trophy balls as Andhra's middle and lower- (1/49 in 22 overs) was also flat and Jay Pande (68 not out) joined slammed an unbeaten century to during an unbro- encounter. middle order comprising P Girinath one dimensional, which increased Gugale as the two shared a 52-run take hosts Gujarat to 340 for 8 ken fifth wicket Bhui's seventh first-class hun- Reddy (29), B Shiva Charan Singh the workload on Bhati. stand. against Railways. PTI partnership of YASIR FASTEST TO 212 that has given New Zealand a lead of 198 with six 200 TEST SCALPS LOCAL EVENTS wickets remaining. ABU DHABI: Pakistan's leg-spinner With the series tied at 1-1, the final Yasir Shah on Thursday became the LUCKNOW ENTER SEMIS Inter-School Cricket Tournament at day of this last Test promises to be fas- fastest cricketer to take 200 Test Lucknow blanked Prayagraj Seth Anandram Jaipuria School on cinating with both sides capable of win- wickets, breaking an 82-year-old 4-0 to enter the semi-final of State- Thursday. In another match, St ning. record on the fourth day of the third Level Senior Women’s Hockey Joseph College crushed CMS The day began in high anticipation Test against New Zealand. Tournament at Mohd Shahid Chowk by nine wickets. with New Zealand resuming at 26-2 The 32-year-old trapped Stadium on Thursday. Sonal BRIEF SCORES and Yasir taking the ball to bowl the nightwatchman Will Somerville leg Tiwari, Pooja Nishad, Archana MSVIC: 127 (Nitish 29, Parvij third over and he trapped nightwatch- before for four — his second wicket of and Aqsa Mussabar scored a goal Khan 23, Satish Yadav 19, Prashant man Will Somerville leg before for four the New Zealand second innings — to each. Lucknow will now face Raj 19; Ankit Yadav 15/2, Ajeet with his 13th delivery of the day, he reach the milestone in his 33rd Test, Bareilly in semis on Friday. In Maurya 17/2, Prateek Gupta 21/2) reached the 200-wicket mark in just his beating Australian leg-spinner Clarrie another quarter-final match, BSNV: 70 (Adarsh Singh 16; Parvij 33rd Test. Grimmett's record of 36 Tests Gorakhpur thrashed Jhansi 7-0. Akhtar 21/3, Ankit Yadav 19/2) Pakistan had hopes of an emphat- achieved against South Africa in ic win once Shaheen Shah Afridi had Johannesburg in 1936. ENGINEERING DEVILS WIN CMS: 86 (Saksham Kapoor 36, Ross Taylor caught hooking for 22 with Yasir was also the fastest Pakistani to The league match of Inter- Abdul Rehman 15; Abhishek the total at 60-4. 50 wickets (nine Tests), reached 100 Departmental T20 Cricket Kumar 4/2, Yash Goswami 20/2) But they were undone by wickets in 17 Tests — second only to Tournament between Engineering St Joseph: 89 (Priyanshu Kahsyap Williamson's masterclass and an Englishman George Lohmann who Devils and Personnel Wariors 73, Lakshya Singh 8; Krishna innings from Nicholls that grew in con- took 16 matches during a Test in ended in a tie at Railway Stadium Gupta 5/1) fidence but, like his partner, enjoyed a Johannesburg in 1896. AFP on Thursday. In the second match touch of luck. of the day, Commercial Challengers ENTRANCE EXAM Williamson, who scored 89 in the has so far hit eight boundaries. defeated Diesel Powers by 37 runs. The enterance examination of first innings, drove Hasan Ali to the Their partnership has improved the Guru Gobind Singh Sports College, cover boundary for his 12th four to previous fifth-wicket record against INTER-SCHOOL CRICKET Veer Bahadur Singh Sports College complete a well deserved 19th Test cen- Pakistan of 183 set by Mark Burgess and Maa Shri Vindvasni Inter and Saifai Sports College will be tury — his second against Pakistan. Robert Anderson in Lahore in 1976. College beat BSNV Inter College by held on February 3. The forms can Nicholls was dropped on 50 by Yasir has figures of 2-107 while 57 runs to enter the quarter-final of be obtained on the payment of Rs Imam-ul-Haq off a luckless Yasir. He Shaheen has taken 2-55. AICC 2nd SAJS Alambagh Campus 200.