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According to the Ramesh Chennaithala, probably due to poaching, while of their livestock. 2016 tiger census, Odisha has on women entry; Leader of Opposition in Kerala the other, a Royal Bengal tigress, The body of MB2, the 40 Royal Bengal Tigers — 13 Legislative Assembly, walked has been kept in captivity fol- male big cat which was shifted males, 24 females and three Cong, BJP slam out of the meeting alleging that lowing public outrage that it from Madhya Pradesh’s Kanha calves. The relocation is part of the CM’s intransigent stance on killed two people. tiger reserve in June this year, a tiger recovery programme to CM for obduracy the issue led to the failure of the Unhappy at the State was found in Raiguda range on shore up the floundering pop- KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n KOCHI talks. BJP’s Kerala chief PS Government’s failure to protect Hindol-Narsinghpur border — ulation of tigers in Satkosia Sreedharan Pillai, who has the big cats and sensitise the the core area of Satkosia Tiger where tigers vanished due to he all-party meeting con- been spearheading the agita- community towards wildlife, Reserve (STR) in Angul district biotic pressure. Tvened by Kerala Chief tion against the entry of women the National Tiger a few days ago. Conservationist Biswajit Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at in the 10-50 age group, later Conservation Authority Nayak said the exact reason Mohanty, who had been oppos- Thiruvananthapuram on told reporters that the NDA (NTCA) has now kept the of radio-collared MB2’s death ing the relocation plan since Thursday to sort out imbroglio would go ahead with the agi- translocation plan in abeyance is yet to be ascertained, but pre- beginning, feel it is bound to over the entry of women in tation from Friday against till the “environment becomes liminary report suggests that it happen as though the poor child-bearing age to Sabarimala women devotees making it to conducive for the big cats” in could have died of infections prey base in Satkosia has shown Temple in Kerala’s Western the temple. the tiger reserve spread over after it was caught in a snare a recovery in the core area, it Ghats ended in failure. A meet- “We just pleaded with the four districts — Angul, trap laid by poachers. is not enough to sustain a sig- ing the Chief Minister held Government to keep the Cuttack, Nayagarh and Boudh. The body was found by nificant tiger population. Carcass of tiger MB2 inside Satkosia Tiger Reserve later in the day with the repre- Supreme Court order in NTCA ADG Anup Nayak officials who were searching for Continued on Page 7 sentatives of the Pandhalam abeyance till the court dispos- told The Pioneer, “Following MB2 after there were no signals Royal Family — the customary es of the review and writ peti- the mishappening at the from his radio collar for days. owners of the temple who tions filed against the reserve we are reviewing the The tiger’s death came just a enjoys certain privileges as September 28 verdict. The safety situation in the tiger few weeks after the tigress 3 tiger cubs mowed down Cubs of murdered Avni spotted part of traditions — and the Supreme Court Bench which reserve. We cannot allow the which was brought from chief priest (Thanthri) too heard the petition on Tuesday big cats to be translocated Bandhavgarh Tiger reserve in by train in Chandrapur failed to break the deadlock. was not an appellate authority from other States and meet the MP in August was tranquilised alive in forest Thanthri Rajeevaru, the and that is the reason why the fatal end. and kept under observation in PTI n NAGPUR months old, were apparently hit AGENCIES n NEW DELHI dozen villagers, capping off chief priest, while speaking to September 28 verdict was not “The death of the male an enclosure. This was after vil- by Balharshah-Gondia train one of the country’s most high- the media after the meeting stayed,” said Pillai, himself a tiger shows that sufficient steps lagers in the vicinity of the hree tiger cubs were found between Chandrapur and he orphaned cubs of a profile tiger hunts and anger- made use of the opportunity to leading lawyer in Kerala. were not taken to protect the reserve alleged that she had Tkilled after being hit by a Nagbhid stations around 7.30 Tman-eating tiger killed in a ing conservation activists. plead with the women in the The breakdown of the all- animal. Also, the State killed two persons. train in Maharashtra’s am, said Rishikesh Ranjan, State-sanctioned hunt have The months-long search 10-50 age group not to come to party meeting has created a Government must answer why The tigers’ fate has put a Chandrapur district on general manager been spotted in deployed 200 hunters using Sabarimala and stay off the war-like atmosphere in the holy the tigress had strayed outside question mark on the NTCA Thursday, officials said. of the State-run LOST & FOUND a forest in paragliders, infrared cameras, temple. Later, speaking to The shrine as the police have pre- the forest even though she was plan to translocate three pairs Chief Conservator of Forest Maharashtra sharpshooters on elephant Pioneer, the Thanthri said he vented the entry of mediaper- under constant observation of of tigers from Madhya Pradesh Forests SV Ramarao said while Development Corporation of and could be rescued and reha- back, and even Calvin Klein enjoys certain privileges as the sons to the temple premises. the forest officials.” to Odisha. This was the first two cubs were found dead in Maharashtra. bilitated, officials said on fragrance to lure the big cat. chief priest of the temple. “I am The temple reopens on Friday The tigress had to be tran- ever inter-state tiger translo- the morning, another dead Pug marks of a tigress, Thursday. Maharashtra forestry not a paid employee of the evening as a prelude to the 41- quillised and kept in a zoo after cation in . So far the tiger cub was found half a kilo- which could be the cub’s moth- The mother was shot dead department’s AK Mishra said Government. I am reporting to day Mandala Pooja, which the villagers in the vicinity tigers have been shifted from metre away in the evening. er, were found in the vicinity, in early November after being the cubs are “healthy and are Lord Ayyappa and has the begins on Saturday morning. alleged that she had mauled one reserve to another within The cubs, around six said Ramarao. accused of killing than a surviving”. authority to order purification Continued on Page 7 CAPSULE Shishir Singh given EC REMOVES MIZORAM Wages of sin: Fashion designer killed by staffer Suspended by ABVP CEO AFTER PROTESTS additional charge New Delhi: Accepting the Tailor and two accomplices surrender at police station at night demand of some civil society on fake degree, Ankiv of Dir, Information groups, the Election Commission STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI on Thursday removed SB PNS n LUCKNOW Shashank as chief electoral nnoyed at unpaid wages, officer of poll-bound Mizoram Athree men allegedly killed quits as DUSU chief n an adminis- and appointed IAS officer Ashish a fashion designer and her STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI Itrative reshuf- Kundra in his place. domestic help in South Delhi’s fle in the Vasant Kunj Enclave on elhi University Students’ Information ‘SUPER-EARTH’ FOUND Wednesday night. After mur- DUnion (DUSU) president department, the ORBITING A STAR dering her and her servant, Ankiv Baisoya on Thursday Uttar Pradesh London: Astronomers have they ransacked the entire house tendered his resignation from government has discovered a frozen ‘super Earth’ and looted cash and jewellery, the post on the advice of the transferred orbiting the closest solitary star and fled the spot. However, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Director, Information and the to the Sun, a breakthrough that around 2.45am they them- Parishad (ABVP), which sus- additional director with imme- could shine light on our nearest selves went to Vasant Kunj pended him from the organi- diate effect. Special Secretary planetary neighbours. South police station to surren- sation over his fake degree (Bhasha) Shishir Singh has der. They reportedly told the controversy. been given additional charge of DELHI AIR QUALITY police that they feared that the The ABVP has suspended Director, Information. IMPROVES AFTER RAIN police will trouble their fami- Baisoya from the organisation According to the govern- New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality fell ly if they ran away. till enquiry in the “fake degree to maintain the genuineness, ment spokesman, Director, in the ‘poor’ category improving They confessed to their case” is complete. The rival the ABVP asked Baisoya to Information Ujjawal Kumar slightly from severe on Thursday crime and told the police that National Students’ Union of resign from his post and also has been posted as municipal as light showers brought down the bodies were lying in a flat India has criticised the ABVP removed him from all the commissioner of Allahabad the pollution level slightly, of Vasant Enclave, following claiming that the decision was responsibilities of the organi- (Prayagraj). Additional authorities said. The overall air which officials rushed to the taken under pressure ahead of sation till DU completes its ver- Director, Information, quality index was recorded in spot to verify the details. the High Court hearing. ification process,” said ABVP Gyaneshwar Tripathi has also poor category, according to Police recovered the bod- After Baisoya’s election as spokesperson Monika been transferred and kept on Central Pollution Control ies of 53-year-old Maya Three accused Rahul Anwar (24), Rahmat (24) and his friend Wasim (25) arrested in connection with the killing of fashion the DUSU president, the Chaudhary. waiting. Authority (CPCB) data. Lakhani, who ran a boutique designer Maya Lakhani (inset) at Vasant Kunj on Thursday Pioneer photo Opposition party claimed that The High Court is hearing Incidentally, the new called Tulsi Creations in Green he submitted a fake bachelor’s the case on a plea of NSUI stu- incumbent to the post of KHASHOGGI MURDER: 5 Park, and her domestic help, place between 10 pm and 11.30 The tailor, with the help of er’s workshop and was staying degree to fight elections. dent leader Sunny Chillar, who Director, Information, Shishir OFFICIALS FACE DEATH 50-year-old Bahadur, a pm on Wednesday,” Deputy two of his relatives, killed in her home for the last three “The moment ABVP won has sought from the court that Singh, is a 1997 batch PCS offi- Riyadh: Five Saudi officials face Nepalese national, with multi- Commissioner of Police (DCP) Lakhani as she had not cleared years. He committed the crime DUSU elections by 3:1, NSUI Baisoya’s election be set aside cer and his elevation to IAS the death penalty for the murder ple stab wounds in the bunga- Southwest district Devendra his dues. When she cried for with two of his relatives in an and other student organisations after news reports said the rank is due next year. Shishir of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, low. The bodies were lying in Arya said. Identified as Rahul help, her servant came to her attempt to loot,” Joint CP Ajay started raising questions on the registrar of Thiruvalluvar Singh is considered to be a very who was dismembered inside the a pool of blood. Anwar (24), the master tailor rescue but he too was stabbed Chaudhary said. authenticity of Baisoya’s previ- University had “unambigu- honest officer. Earlier, he was kingdom’s Istanbul consulate, “The accused looted jew- who worked with Lakhani, his to death. A case has been registered ous degree and his admission ously and unequivocally” posted in Greater Noida as but Crown Prince Mohammed ellery and ransacked the house cousin Rahmat (24) and his “One of the accused Rahul and the three accused have to the DU. Keeping in mind declared Baisoya’s certificate DCO and later as ADM in bin Salman was not involved, the after killing the two. It is esti- friend Wasim (25) have been Anwar was working as a tailor been arrested, the DCP added. students’ struggle, emotions “fake and forged”. Noida. He was also posted in prosecutor said on Thursday. mated that the incident took arrested for murders, said Arya. at the deceased fashion design- Continued on Page 7 and expectations and in order Continued on Page 7 Culture department. Bengal BJP urges Shah K’taka jumps on statue bandwagon for Mother Cauvery to subdue NRC rhetoric `1,200 crore 125-feet statue of Goddess their duplicity is seen, hypocrisy is in their DNA.” SAUGAR SENGUPTA n Cauvery aimed to boost tourism in State At present, the Government earns `6 crore eeks after senior BJP KESTUR VASUKI n BENGALURU However, the State from the KRS dam annually. Wleaders demanded an Government will not spend any After development, the income Assam-like National Register he politics of statue has money on the public-private may rise up to `300 crore, and for Citizens (NRC) in Bengal Tinfected Karnataka as the partnership project and the the State Government’s share and in the wake of an intensi- JD(S)-Congress coalition cost would be borne by the will be `30 crore a year. fied political campaign by Chief Government is mulling a pro- construction company. Chief Minister HD Minister Mamata Banerjee posal to build 125-feet high According to Water Kumaraswamy in his first-ever highlighting the anti-Bengali statue of Mother Cauvery at Resources Minister DK Budget presented on July 5 had venom that laces the NRC world famous Brindavan Shivakumar, the proposal was proposed to bring back the regime, the State BJP unit has Dilip Ghosh on Thursday Gardens, adjoining the Krishna tabled in the Assembly during grandeur of Brindavan asked its national leadership to clearly said the State leadership Raja Sagara (KRS) that too will the Budget Session and was Gardens and KRS dam by tone down the NRC rhetoric, at was more in favour of the be developed on the lines of passed in the Budget Bill. On developing it on the model of least till the next year’s gener- Citizenship Bill than the NRC. Disney land. Wednesday Shivakumar along America’s Disneyland with al elections, sources say. “I think once the The whopping `1,200 with Tourism Minister SaRa public-private participation. According to inside Citizenship Bill is tabled and crore project includes increas- Mahesh held a meeting with Global industrialists are eager sources, the State BJP has writ- enacted, the NRC will not be ing the height of the KRS dam officials from the water revenue generated from the Mysore to rest of the country. Spokesperson S Prakash said, to invest in the project, ten to party president Amit required because that will pro- to around a 12-storey building, resources and the tourism earning from tourists. It is still in planning stage and “We welcome the statue, but Kumaraswamy, who also holds Shah to go slow on NRC as the vide enough evidence of a per- while the Goddess Cauvery will departments to discuss the Shivakumar said, “It is not features can be changed.” one can’t call it an amusement Finance portfolio, had said in idea was creating large-scale son’s citizenship credentials,” stand atop a museum complex blueprint. A certain fixed a statue per se, it is an amuse- The BJP criticised the park. It’s an insult to Goddess his Budget speech, while pro- apprehensions among the peo- Ghosh said. on the “amusement park” amount will be paid to the ment park. We want to show- Government for calling it an Cauvery. Congress attacked viding `5 crore to prepare the ple. In fact, State BJP president Continued on Page 7 spread in 300-400 acres. Government on yearly basis as case the heritage and culture of amusement park. BJP BJP over statue of Unity, now detailed project report. 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Hardik hits CM puts his foot down on out at Centre, Nandi inaugurates IndiGo UP govt flight to Bengaluru PNS n LUCKNOW transfers, attachments PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n ALLAHABAD and the flights for other cities itting out at the Bharatiya would also begin from here PNS n LUCKNOW came to know about this, he permission had to be taken HJanata Party governments ttar Pradesh Minister for soon. Air travel facilities were sought an explanation from the from the Chief Minister. at the Centre and in Uttar UStamp and Civil Aviation, being provided to the people on utting his foot down, minister as to why so many A couple of months back, Pradesh, Patidar Anamat Nand Gopal Gupta ‘Nandi’ the same fare being charged for Chief Minister Yogi senior officers of the rank of Yogi Adityanath had stopped Andolan Samiti leader Hardik inaugurated the first service of AC buses, he added. PAdityanath has cancelled executive engineer were the transfers of CMOs and Patel said that both govern- IndiGo Airlines from Prayagraj The minister said with the transfers or attachment of offi- attached to different projects had asked Health Minister ments were busy in changing to Bengaluru by lighting the air connectivity, people of cials in various departments, and posted in Lucknow. Later, Sidharth Nath Singh to route names while the people were ceremonial lamp and cutting Prayagraj could reach their saying such exercise should he ordered that the attachment the files through the CM’s craving for basic necessities. the cake at the Bamrauli destinations by paying a lesser not be carried out after the be cancelled,” the official said. office. Once this order was He said if changing names Airport here on Thursday. fare and within minimum pos- transfer session is over and, if Similarly, the Chief issued, the spurt in transfer of could solve problems, all the On the occasion the min- sible time. needed, permission should be Minister cancelled the transfers CMOs stopped. people would have prefixed ister also got a photograph the people and said that IndiGo It may be pointed out here taken from the Chief Minister’s of 203 rangers whose file was The Chief Minister has Ram before their names. clicked with the first passenger Airlines would also start flights that Jet Airways has already office. put up before him for approval asked Chief Secretary Anup Talking to reporters in going to Bengaluru by the to other cities as well in future. started its air services from The decision has sent as Forest Minister Dara Singh Chandra Pandey to issue an Shahjahanpur after attending IndiGo flight and wished him He said the dream of the Prayagraj to Lucknow, Patna, shock wave in the administra- Chauhan had recently lost his administrative order asking the Kalki Mahotsava, Patel said, a pleasurable journey. Prime Minister to see a slipper- Nagpur and Indore. Air ser- tion as earlier Yogi had declared father and was not attending officers not to transfer employ- “Agar is desh mein sirf sheharon The minister said that wearing person flying in planes vices are also to be launched that files relating to transfer of office. ees in the off season. ke naam badalne se desh ko sone Prayagraj had received one seemed to be coming true on from Prayagraj to Bhopal, chief medical officers (CMOs) “In the absence of the min- The Chief Minister has ki chidiya bana sakte toh main more gift with the starting of the ground today. He said with Bhubaneshwar, , in Health department should ister, the Forest officials sent the also asked his secretary maanta hun ki 125 crore the air service from here to the beginning of this air ser- Dehradun, Gorakhpur, be routed through the CM’s Lucknow. file to the Chief Minister for Mritunjay Kumar to issue Hindustaniyon ka naam Ram Bengaluru. He appreciated the vice, at least six flights had Kolkata, Pune and Raipur by office. The official said that approval but it was summari- orders restricting movement of rakh dena chahiye (If changing response and feedback given by commenced from Prayagraj IndiGo. A senior official told ‘The Irrigation Minister Dharampal ly rejected,” the official said. people in Lok Bhawan. the names of cities can make this Pioneer’ here on Thursday that Singh had transferred 27 offi- He said in both the cases, An order regarding this country rich, then all 125 crore the Chief Minister has can- cers and posted them in the Chief Minister said that no was issued, specifying which lift Indians must be named Ram).” celled attachment of 27 officers Lucknow on attachment posts. transfer should be made in off the ministers and officers “Is desh mein berozgari, of the Irrigation department in “When the Chief Minister season and if urgently required, should use. kisanon ka prashna bada hai aur yeh naam aur murtiyon ke DGP asks prison officials to chakkar mein hain (the issues of unemployment and of farmers HC directs Centre, are big in this country, but they are only interested in names and strengthen admin control state govt to file RSS mobilising youths idols),” Patel further said. The leader from PNS n LUCKNOW maintain full personal records, the state. He had claimed that replies on 1984 also announced that now he along with identities, of the vis- at present, against 6,490 posts dharma sabha would camp in UP and launch irector General of Police itors to the jails and ensure that of male constables in Prison riot compensation for VHP an agitation against the BJP DOP Singh on Thursday no prohibited item or eatables department, 3,514 posts were government to highlight the issued 7-point administrative were allowed to enter the lying vacant while against 721 PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n ALLAHABAD PNS n LUCKNOW will play a decisive role,” RSS said. misrule of the Yogi Adityanath guideline for the Prison depart- prison and if necessary, install posts of females staff, only 96 prantiya pracharak Kaushal Addressing the activists of government. “UP decides the ment which is hit by manpow- jammers to prevent use of were filled while the remaining n the matter involving non- ith the aim to make the said at Karsewakpuram in Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi course of the country’s politics er shortage and absence of mobile phones or any other posts were lying vacant. Ipayment of compensation Wproposed dharma sabha Ayodhya on Thursday. Parishad, the youth wing of hence I would like to have a proper infrastructure. wireless device i the prison. According to sources, the to the 1984 riot victims, the of Vishwa Hindu Parishad at He said that youths should the Bharatiya Janata Party, strong organisation in this state,” Principal Secretary Singh also directed the Prison department is working Allahabad High Court on Ayodhya on November 25 a remember 1990 and 1992 and Kaushal said that they should he said. Claiming that Ram (Home), who chaired a review officials to prepare a data base with just 4,350 personnel Thursday asked the Central big success, Rashtriya how youths sacrificed their galvanise people in favour of temple construction was a polit- meeting, asked the officials to of all inmates released on against the required strength of and state governments to file Swayam-sevak Sangh has lives for protecting the cultur- Ram temple. ical issue of the BJP in the com- strengthen administrative con- parole or bail, and provide it to 9,000 needed to man the state’s their replies within a month. started meeting people, partic- al identity of India. Earlier in the day, the VHP ing Lok Sabha elections, Patel trol and also ensure completion the respective district police 71 prisons. The staff shortage The bench comprising ularly youths, and is exhorting “Time has come to repli- released a sankalp patra (pledge said that the Centre as well as the of modernisation work in the chiefs so that a vigil on their has worsened over the years. Justice Bharati Sapru and Jayant them to come to the meeting cate that success because the form), asking people to sign it. UP government were raking up Prison department on priority. activities could be ensured. The sources maintained Banerji passed the above order in large number. apex court of India is not ready The sankalp patra talks the Ram temple issue only to After the cold-blooded The DGP asked the jail that besides being understaffed, on the writ petitions filed by “The success of any pro- to give an early verdict in about construction of Ram divert the attention of the peo- murder of gangster Munna superintendents to ensure that the jails were overcrowded Pyara Singh of Pilibhit and gramme depends on the youths favour of constriction of Ram temple in Ayodhya. ple from CBI mess, Rafale and Bajrangi inside Baghpat Jail, the all security and safety measures with prisoners. The total capac- Harpal Singh of Bareilly. of the country. The dharma temple in Ayodhya. The youths Meanwhile, VHP the state of economy. state government had constitut- were at place and to verify ity of 71 prisons is 58,000 The petitioners’ contention sabha to be held in Ayodhya on should remember that peo- spokesman Sharad Sharma has “Unemployment problem in the ed a three-member committee whether the Close Circuit inmates but sources maintain was that in the 1984 riots the November 25 is expected to ple’s court is the biggest court demanded that the ghat where state has increased several notch- under retired DGP Sulkhan Televisions (CCTVs) were that about 97,000 inmates are wife and daughter of Pyara chart out a new path for the in democracy and we are seek- Paramhans Ram Chandra Das es and the Patidar Anamat Singh, but so far nothing has working properly or not. lodged in jails. Singh and father of Harpal construction of Ram temple in ing support in favour of con- was cremated be named after Andolan Samiti would like to been done on ground to Singh also asked the jail The sources also maintain Singh was brutally killed by a Ayodhya and in this, the youths struction of Ram temple,” he the departed saint. work on this issue,” he said. improve the deteriorating con- superintendents to prepare a that only 65 of 71 prisons have mob in connection with which dition of UP jails. list of all hardened criminals jail superintendent and even an FIR was also lodged. An An official communiqué lodged in the prisons and to some Central jails did not have interim relief of `20,000 for confirmed that in the meeting keep a tab on their day-to-day prison superintendent. A senior each deceased was given but no with jail superintendents, activities. officer said on condition of final compensation was given Zila panchayat member killed as pistol goes off senior officers of the Prison He also ordered monthly anonymity that in the absence till date as announced by the department and ADG (Prison) checking of all prisons by of staff, they relied on prison- government under its rehabil- Chandra Prakash, the DGP senior officers and also audit of ers having good record to man- itation policy. PNS n LUCKNOW the elder brother of Bahraich According to the report Mahrajganj, police said on Thursday directed them to security measures. age jails. “This makes prison Appearing for the peti- zila panchayat chairman lodged by the victim’s mother Thursday. strictly restrict the visits of It may be mentioned here susceptible to all kinds of activ- tioners, the advocate, Dinesh ahraich zila panchayat Nadeem Manna and eldest son on Thursday morning, the girl The incident took place on unauthorised persons in pris- that a few days back, Principal ities that are not in accordance Rai, submitted that in January Bmember and senior leader of four-time SP MLA Shabbir was raped by Bechan Singh (20) Wednesday night when ons and their meetings with Secretary (Home) Arvind with the jail manual,” the offi- 2006 the Central government of Samajwadi Party, Sanjay Valmiki. This was his second and Akash Singh (22) on Krishna Kumar (55) and Ram inmates and to follow the jail Kumar had confirmed over 50 cer added while showing the had brought a rehabilitation Valmiki alias Shibu, died in term as member of the zila Tuesday night while she had Shewak (48) were going on manual. per cent shortage of manpow- helplessness of jail officials to policy under which a sum of mysterious circumstances. panchayat. gone out to attend nature’s call. their bike,. Both died on the He asked the officials to er in the Prison department in control the situation. `3.5 lakh was decided to be The family members All the three sons of the for- The accused also threat- spot, police said. Bodies have given to the dependant of each claimed that Shibu died in a mer MLA were elected mem- ened the victim with her life if been sent for post-mortem. deceased and `1.25 lakh to the freak mishap when his pistol bers of the district panchayat she dared to report the matter In Bareilly, a revenue clerk Rescued leopard injured. went off while he was cleaning this time while his daughter was to anyone. was held for allegedly taking a This compensation was it late Wednesday night. elected pramukh of Jamunaah Superintendent of Police in bribe of `15,000 from a villager, dies in Agra enhanced to `8.5 lakh in Senior police officials con- block in Shravasti district. Ballia, Sriparna Ganguly, said police said on Thursday. February 2015. It was submit- firmed on Thursday morning The local police registered that she got a case registered Naresh Chand of Labheda Agra (PTI): An injured ted before the court that about that Shibu (54) was hit by a bul- a case and sent the body for and the matter was under village had complained to an leopard, which was rescued 34 years had elapsed since let when his pistol suddenly post-mortem. They are waiting investigation. The girl was sent anti-corruption team that lekh- from a canal near Agra Fort, then but no final compensation went off while he was cleaning for the autopsy report before for medical examination. The pal Bhanu Pratap Singh of the has passed away, officials said had been given to the petition- it on Wednesday night. He was closing the investigation. police are waiting for the report Consolidation department had Thursday. The leopard was hit ers till date. rushed to the district hospital In a separate incident before going ahead with the allegedly demanded bribe from by a vehicle while crossing a In the riots they not only in serious condition where he reported from Ballia, a 17- arrest of the accused. him for some work and a trap road near the fort and was lost their family members but succumbed to his injuries. year-old girl was allegedly Meanwhile, two persons was laid to nab him. Singh was trapped in the dry canal around their property was also dam- The deceased was from raped by two men of her village were killed when their motor- nabbed as soon as he alleged- it. A team of forest officials and aged. The case will be listed for the most powerful political when she went out of her cycle was hit by an unidentified ly accepted the bribe, police NGO personnel had rescued hearing after a month. family of the district. He was house to attend nature’s call. vehicle in Farenda area of said. him on Tuesday. WhatApp group admin arrested SIC takes tough stand against LDA, BBDBA Baghpat (PTI): Admin of a WhatsApp group, Naeem, was arrested on a complaint from PNS n LUCKNOW With the officials con- activities going on in BBD the commercial activities going Dipak Kumar of Bamnauli vil- cerned not coming to his court Badminton Academy in open on in BBDBA, and what action lage in Baraut, for circulation of tate Information or providing necessary infor- violation of the lease agree- was taken so far, then Deputy alleged “anti-national” messages SCommissioner of Uttar mation to initiate legal action, ment. Director (Sports) AK Singh in the social media group. Pradesh has taken a tough Usman issued an order on The land was given on 90- refused to give any details. stand against officials of Tuesday to Senior year lease to BBD Badminton The complainant had sub- Lucknow Development Superintendent of Police of Academy for peanuts with a sequently filed an appeal on Authority (LDA) and Babu Lucknow, directing him to rider that it would be used only which the SIC had sought Banarasi Das Badminton ensure that all the officials for promotion of sports and no details. Academy for not providing concerned were present in his commercial activity would be The SIC also summoned necessary information to initi- court so that further proceed- allowed on the campus. LDA officials but they also ate legal action against those ings could be initiated against But in flagrant violation of ignored the summon initially. involved in large-scale irregu- the guilty. the terms, the BBDBA is open- After being warned of action, larities in giving the sport facil- Usman has already ly using the land mostly for the LDA informed the SIC ity on rent for private functions imposed cash fine on the personal gains by letting the that a notice was sent to the at the prime location in Gomti accused officials but they have campus for marriages and BBDBA. Nagar. so far not complied with his other functions. Usman said that as per the SIC Hafiz Usman has order. When this came to light, lease agreement signed in 2000, directed the district police chief The SIC said that if the offi- Usman not only summoned all more than Rs 1.02 crore was of Lucknow, Kalanidhi cials did not turn up for the records but also asked the gov- given by the government to Naithani, to ensure the pres- next hearing, he would recom- ernment to conduct a high- Sports directorate to make pay- ence of the officials concerned mend their suspension and level probe to pinpoint respon- ment to LDA for the 10-acre during the next hearing in his departmental proceedings for sibility of officials. land in Vipin Khand at Gomti court on November 22 so that ignoring the order of the court. Bharatiya Janata Party Nagar. action may be taken against the He would also ask the SSP MLA from Faizabad, Ram Para four of the agreement erring persons. of Lucknow to register a case Chander Yadav, had earlier said that the land would be Usman said the officials of and initiate legal proceedings apprised Chief Minister Yogi used for promotion of sports by the LDA and Sports direc- along with recovery of losses to Adityanath of this irregularity the BBDBA and no commercial torate were trying to pass on the government. and had also written a letter to activity would be allowed. the responsibility on each other It may be mentioned that Sports Director RP Singh in Despite the agreement, the to conceal the large-scale irreg- an application filed under Right this regard. However, no action BBDBA has been utilising the ularities in letting BBD to Information (RTI) Act was taken. land for commercial activities Badminton Academy facility exposed how the Sports When the RTI applicant and even renting it out for mar- for commercial and private Directorate and officials of wanted to know whether the riage and other private func- events. LDA ignored commercial Sports directorate knew about tions.

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No headway Youths thrash rivals UP 100, GRP link to help passengers in Madiaon PNS n LUCKNOW robbery near YMCA bldg GP OP Singh inaugurated PNS n LUCKNOW that the police were trying to get Dthe integration of emer- both the parties to settle the gency services of UP 100 with PNS n LUCKNOW n a brazen display of mus- issue. Government Railway Police Icle power, a group of youths “The police had details of (GRP) at GRP headquarters on he Lucknow police thrashed their rivals in full youths accused in the case as the Thursday. With the integration, Thave failed to get any public view near YMCA same was told to them by the the passengers may also avail headway in the daring robbery building in Hazratganj on victim and his friends Hitesh police, fire and medical services in Madiaon in which two Wednesday night and later and Sumit. But they are giving a by dialling 100 number at unidentified miscreants, vented their ire on cars of vic- long rope to the accused,” the any place at railway station, riding a motorcycle, had tims who had fled the scene to sources said. platform and even during trav- looted on the gun-point 2 kg save themselves. el. silver ornaments, 70 grams As per reports, the com- Besides, the passengers of gold ornaments and Rs plainant, identified as Pawan may contact via social media, 70,000 in cash from jeweller Singh of Ravindra Nagar in website, MMS and Apps. In the Anil Soni on Wednesday Telibagh, had gone to see his initial phase, the GRP has night. friend Hitesh Kesarwani who chalked out a list of 169 rail- On Thursday, the teams had asked him to meet at way-related incidents and pre- formed to crack the case YMCA building. pared a Standard Operation remained busy in securing On reaching the place, Procedure (SoP). footages of CCTV cameras in Pawan parked his car and sat Speaking on the occasion, the locality. inside Hitesh’s car who also Singh said police’s service-ori- While the police were non- had parked the same outside ented face was getting appreci- committal to divulge the the building. After a chit chat, ation by the use of modern progress in the case, the sources both called their friend Sumit technology. said police had a hunch that Singh who joined them a lit- “Police are always dedicat- miscreants were trailing tle later. ed to give smart response to the Soni before they executed the When they were busy distress calls in future. The pas- crime. talking, Hitesh called his sengers will get help of services “The police were trailing acquaintance Vivek Bhadauria of the integrated units from the miscreants via the of Dalibagh and he also joined now. It is a historic feat and I CCTVs installed between them after parking his car in hope other states may follow Madiaon and Chowk,” sources the vicinity. us,” he said. said. “Vivek was in a sozzled Explaining in details, the They disclosed that the state and when I struck a dia- DGP said UP was one of the DGP OP Singh inaugurating the integration of emergency services of UP 100 with Government Railway Police at GRP headquarters on Thursday police had secured three logue with him asking him busiest states on the railway footages of CCTVs. “In all the about a plot, he lost his cool. map. “After the integration of great help to passengers and (MDT) and the control room All the units will work in sync by a monitoring terminal. A three footages, the same group Vivek began to abuse us and the services, the UP 100 will they will get it by GRP cops,” he of the Railways. In case of need, and as per SOP and the prob- total of 83 MDT has been pro- of miscreants was seen. It when I asked him to mind his easily detect the location of a said. the information will be shared lem will be addressed in a min- vided to 65 GRP station in UP. seemed that they started trail- language, he trained a pistol at passenger and, accordingly, he Under the scheme, a call by to Public Response Vehicle of imum time period. All centres and different dis- ing Soni soon after he left for me,” Pawan stated in the com- will be provided help at the a passenger will be taken at UP UP 100, district police, fire ten- Under the programme, tricts will remain mutually his house after closing the plaint. place of his current location. I 100 office. Thereafter, the ders and ambulances. Senior GRP headquarters, IG, Zone connected by internet phone. shop,” they said. They said the He said Vivek then called hope that the expertise and details will be transferred to the officials will also be briefed (Railway), Prayagraj, and all six Senior officials of GRP and police would also quiz the his friends and they reached professional efficiency of the GRP police station concerned about the messages by a pas- GRP sections have been linked police were present on this jeweller of Chowk, from the scene, all armed with UP 100 employees will be of via Mobile Data Terminal senger if it is of grave nature. with the UP 100 headquarters occasion. where Soni used to do purchas- sticks. ing. “They started beating On Wednesday night, Soni us. We were terrified at the of Madiaon was returning sudden attack and ran away home after closing the shop for from the scene. We hid our- Traffic diversions for Chup Tazia today the day and was carrying a bag selves in the dark patch in which he had put the orna- behind the YMCA building. PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW move from the Kamla Nehru crossing crossing to Victoria Street. from the Roza-e-Kazmain crossing to ments. They attacked our cars and to Nakkhas and Akbari Gate and Vehicles will not be allowed to move Manzoor tri-crossing and they will be When he reached Srinagar broke its window panes,” he he Traffic department announced they will be diverted towards the KG from Tudiaganj to Girdhari Lal Inter diverted to Campbell road. Vehicles will locality, two miscreants came said. Ttraffic diversions for the Chup Medical University and Koneshwar College and they will be diverted not be allowed to move to Lal Madhav near him and later overtook his The spokesman added Tazia processions to be taken out by the crossing. towards Bazarkhala. Similarly, no traf- crossing and they will be diverted scooty. that no cross FIR was regis- Shia community as per the moon Vehicle will not be allowed to fic will be allowed to move from the towards Aishbagh and Naka. The pillion rider then tered in this connection. sighting on November 16 or 17. The move from Nakkhas to Tudiaganj and Manzoor Nagar tri-crossing towards Traffic will not be allowed to move pushed Soni down and other The police spokesman diversions will remain in force till the they will be diverted to Yahiyaganj and Tudiaganj and this will be diverted from Rakabganj to Nakkhas through trained a pistol at him. The said a case was registered and processions are over. Rakabganj. Traffic will also not be towards Kashmiri Mohalla. Yahiyaganj and this traffic will be miscreants later looted the bag efforts to hunt the miscreants Vehicle will not be allowed to allowed to move from Akbari Gate tri- Traffic will not be allowed to move diverted to KGMU and Naka. and sped off the scene. were on. Sources disclosed Literature fest kicks off today Selfie facility

PNS n LUCKNOW Chauhan said there would sion on Imtiyaz Ali titled at Mahotsav be a discussion on “Women’s “Director by mistake. The ses- Lucknow (PNS): Visitors can he Lucknow Literature power in Parliament” and those sion on “Yeh public hai boss” take selfies with former Prime TFestival being organised by who would express their views will feature Dr AP , Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s the Lucknow Expressions included Shazia Illmi, Juhi Jaideep Narain Mathur and cutouts on Lucknow Mahotsav Society kicks off on Friday. The Singh and Bulbul Godiyal. Dr Srinivas. “Kahani grounds. Mahotsav Samiti secre- first day will showcase a film on “Muskuraiye ke aap Lucknow Connection” will feature tary RP Yadav, while talking to Gomti river and the event will mein hain” will witness Sorabh Neelesh Mishra and Yunus The Pioneer, said that the cutouts be inaugurated by Principal Pant and Danish Hussain in Khan and “Shonar Bangla” will would be placed at Atal Gram. A Secretary, Information, conversation with Carlyle feature Barun Chanda, Anjum private firm is being roped in for Awaneesh Awasthi. McFarland. The “RTI story” Katyani, Aniruddha Roy the exercise. “The Lucknow Literature will feature Aruna Roy and Chowdhary, Dona Ganguly He added that an Atal Gallery Festival brings its 6th edition Ankita Anand. and Sandeep Bhaturia. had also been planned to show- with a lot of enthusiasm. This A session on “Hindi dulari The festival will also see the case pictures of the former Prime year the fest comes with a angrezi par padi bhari” will launch of the book “Lucknow Minister in various postures and fresh dose of literature, cinema, have the participation of Diaries” by Partha Sarthi Sen his speeches. “We are also likely to culture, books and food. The Mrinal Pandey, Rahul Dev, Sharma, a bureaucrat. create counters for the sale of his theme for this year is ‘One Satyanand Nirupam and Yunus Over 120 guests from var- books. His speeches will be relayed India’ and, therefore, at Khan. ious fields this year will see the through various screens across the Lucknow we bring our special Kapil Sibal will discuss his likes of Mrinal Pande, Barun Mahotsav, he pointed out. edits of Punjabi literature and latest book “Shades of truth — Chanda, Dona Ganguly, Yadav said that preparations culture and Bengali literature - A journey derailed” with Kanwaljit Singh, Neelam had already begun at the and culture among Awadhi Jaideep Narain Mathur. Katara, Danish Hussain, Imtiaz Mahotsav sthal with swings being mixes we showcase every year,” Inspiring souls of Awadh, a Ali, Kapil Sibal, Anuja installed for the same. Among key organiser of the festival book by Raj Smriti, will also be Chauhan, Margaret Alva, names which they have proposed Kanak Rekha Chauhan said. launched on the occasion. The Sourabh Pant, Bachi Karkaria for the cultural evenings are singer She added that an award on cultural attractions will include and Zeeshan Ayub. Javed Ali, Guru Randhawa for Ram Advani for excellence in a mono act play “Main rahi The venue of the fest is IGP Bollywood night and Pawan Singh writing would be given to masoom” by celebrated theatre at Gomti Nagar with three sub for the Bhojpuri night. A decision Manoj Kumar Pandey at the actor and director from venues, namely, Baithak, on the same is likely to be taken Fest. Hyderabad. There will be a ses- Mulaqat and Jalsa. soon. Manfest to begin Youth crushed to death PNS n LUCKNOW seven class IV employees/drivers for from today gambling behind Indira Bhawan on n a tragic incident, a newly-married Thursday afternoon. PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Iyouth was killed when a tractor, The detainees were later left off. while unloading soil to level surface, Hazratganj SHO RR Singh said police anfest-Varchasva, the annual business, cultural and hit him in Parsadi Kheda under were informed that some persons Msports festival of IIM-Lucknow is scheduled Para police station on Thursday were betting cash in gambling behind between November 16 and 18. The event will witness morning. Indira Bhawan. “A team was sent lectures by eminent personalities like Smriti Irani, Union The deceased, identified as Ankit there to conduct a raid and persons Cabinet Minister for Textiles Ashish Vidyarthi, nation- Rajput, a labourer, was married four present there were rounded up. It sur- al award winning actor Ashwin Sanghi, critically- months ago. The incident occurred faced that they were playing cards acclaimed author among others. There are a host of around 8:30 am when Ankit, along instead of betting cash and so we let management and cultural events scheduled over the with another labourer, was working them off,’ he said. three days. Manfest-Varchasva will present the fourth at an under construction house Contrary to SHO’s claim, the edition of IIM-Lucknow Model United Nations owned by Rohit Kumar. To level the sources said those rounded up were Conference to be held on November 17-18. “With three surface, the house owner had hired put behind the lock at the Hazratganj diverse committees this year, we make it bigger and bet- a tractor which reached the place, Kotwali for interrogation. “The ter. IIM-L endeavours to provide a platform to the loaded with goods. Tractor driver incharge of the Jawahar Bhawan brightest minds in the country to discuss and debate Shrawan Rawat of Unnao reversed police outpost interrogated them on issues prevalent in the current times with topics rang- the tractor and Ankit, who was and noted down their names and ing from digital privacy to justice and international law. working there, was hit by the tractor recovered the goods they had with It offers delegates a chance to widen their horizons and and was crushed. The other labour- them. Due to some reason, the police scale up their scope of understanding to the interna- ers working at the site fled the scene let off them later,” the sources said. tional leve.l. In keeping with the theme of Manfest- while the tractor driver was nabbed Varchasva 2018 “Reign over time”, IIM-L seeks to estab- by villagers. ARRESTED lish the urgency of coming up to speed in formulating “He got his hand broken and suf- A joint team of Lucknow police solutions faced by humanity today,” the organising team fered serious chest injury owing to surveillance cell and Madiaon police said. The organisers, while briefing about the social con- which he died on the spot,” said the nabbed wanted criminal Veeru Soni clave, said that 21st century social challenges required police spokesperson. He said the dri- aka Karan of Thakurganj and two of leaders who could meet the trials of a changing world. ver Shrawan Rawat had been arrest- his aides on Thursday. “Social conclave, as a platform, provides students with ed while other labourers were being The other accused were identified an opportunity to interact with eminent personalities hunted. The police spokesman said an as Arun Rajpoot and Sandeep, both who embarked the journey of change in their effort to FIR had been registered for negli- of Thakurganj. The police recovered make world a better place to live in. Their stories, strug- gence and rash driving. The body was Rs 20,000, four mobile sets, two pis- gle and success are sure to inspire and instill fire in the sent for the post-mortem. tols, an air-gun, a motorcycle and a minds of young leaders along with enabling them to gold chain. Police said Veeru was car- be socially responsible, proactive and sensitive profes- DETAINED rying an award of Rs 15,000 on his sionals,” they added. The Hazratganj police detained head. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 16, 2018 city 04

NTPC organises painting contest 22 Naga children meet, interact with Guv PNS n LUCKNOW

TPC organised a painting PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Ncompetition on Wednesday at Lucknow. The topics for state- s many as 22 children hail- level category for classes IV, V, VI Aing from remote areas of were “Use energy sensibly, save Nagaland, who are a part of money and life healthfully” and the National Integration “Be a bright spark, lights off till Tour, being organised by the it is dark”. Indian Army, had the Addressing the participants, privilege of meeting Governor KK Singh appreciated the efforts Ram Naik, where they of children and their concern interacted with him and about energy conservation. shared their aspirations and He added that children culture. would spread the message of At the end of the pro- energy conservation among gramme the students also pre- their colleagues, friends and rel- sented a memento to the atives. Director SVB Singh also spoke The competition is organ- Governor as a remembrance of GM (HR) Pankaj Kumar on the occasion and appreci- ised with the support of 11 their visit to Raj Bhawan. also addressed the participants. ated the efforts of children. 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[k.M] dsLdks] n a bid to empower women he said. He said that local leadership PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW vkj0ih0,p0 dkuiqj bZ&fufonk Gomtinagar was self-sufficient in Ifarmers and mobilise them the Thus efforts were made to required for growth of agriculture frfFk foLrkj lpw uk bZ&fufonk PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW terms of water supply. Central Institute of Subtropical build a social capital within com- and community may lead to ncroachments were removed from four On being told that residents of Horticulture (CISH) is extending munities through a process of development of community- Ecrossings in the city on Thursday in an effort la0&35@lh@2018&19] ftldh al Kal department is making all many parts of Indira Nagar had a helping hand to women self- establishing and strengthening based organisations. “The close- to ease traffic congestion and reduce the grow- [kqyus dh frfFk 14-11-2018 Jpossible efforts to ensure that the complained that the regular supply help groups (SHGs). SHGs for the benefit of their ness among the committee mem- ing pollution level there. The directives were izdkf'kr dh xbZ gSA vifjgk;Z area of Indiranagar becomes self- of water was impacted during this CISH director Shailendra livelihood and the conservation bers leads to cross-learning which issued by District Magistrate Kaushal Raj dkj.kksao'k ;g fufonk fnukad sufficient in water supply in the time, the general manager said that Rajan said that women farmers of local diversity in fruit tree is very important. Lesser eco- Sharma, 28-11-2018 rd foLrkfjr dh tkrh wake of the problems faced by its they had not received any com- making products from raw species and varieties, he added. nomic burden and a capacity Municipal commissioner Indramani residents when the supply of the plaints in this regard. “If there are mango were trained for using a He said that empowering to develop linkage with local Tripathi said that the drive would be carried out gSA fooj.k etender.up.nic.in/ Sharda Canal is stopped for one any problems which the residents better technique so that the qual- CBO resulted in capacity build- institutions attract the commit- intensively at four crossings every week. “We www.kesco.co.in ij miyC/k gSA month to the Kathauta Jheel twice are facing in terms of regular water ity of the product got improved ing of community level institu- tee members who become mem- removed the encroachments caused by the tem- ¼euh"k dqekj xqIrk½ vf/k'kklh a year for its routine cleaning and supply then they can approach us and they could get a higher price tions, SHG promotion and link- bers of the organisation. pos and auto-rickshaws which clutter these vfHk;Urk i=kad % 1175@fo-tk-[k- general maintenance. and apprise us about them. There for it. ages and entrepreneurship. Initially it is difficult but crossings. The drive was carried out at the ds0¼dk0½ fnukad 14-11-2018 Jal Kal general manager SK is no water crisis as of now,” he “Female members of the “Technologies developed by later on a good number of effec- Mahanagar, Barabirwa , Kaiserbagh and Verma said that they were running added. community-based organisation ICAR institutions can be effi- tive members help in the devel- Hussaidiya crossings,” he said. 57 tubewells for supplying over 50 Residents of Indira Nagar, on were entrusted with the respon- ciently disseminated among rural opment of the organisation. In addition he said that a warning was mld of water in this area for the the other hand, admit that they face sibility of screening seedling masses through these organisa- Various types of supports provid- issued to the people who were caught burning current period when the supply a lot of problems during the time mangoes for pickle making. They tions. Value addition, nutri gar- ed by the rural community attract garbage. “ I myself took a round in the morn- had been stopped. Talking to The the supply from Sharda Canal is perfectly identified the best vari- den and mushroom growing are them to become members and ing to check these incidents. Although Pioneer, he said that tubewells stopped to the Kathauta Jheel. eties for this purpose after its being taught. Through members thus within a short span of time fines have been instituted for it yet we did not would continue functioning even Rajni Raina, a resident of preparation and ranked them as of SHGs rural women can han- the membership grows and this realise them as the people involved in these prac- when the supply of the Sharda Indiranagar, said that they were fac- per their suitability for pickle,” he dle issues of the poor commu- is one of the indicators of a suc- tices are very poor people. Hence we issued a Canal would be restored on ing a lot of problems at present. said. He added that for elevating nity which influence livelihood cessful community-based organ- warning to them,” he said. November 26. “The regular water supply which the living standards of Malihabad opportunity, nutrition security, isation at the development stage,” RTO (Encroachments) Sanjeev Kumar He said in order to tackle the we used to receive in the morning farmers there was a need for lack of technology adaptation, he added. He pointed out that Gupta said that on the directives of the District problem during this period they and evening for an hour and a half improving social capital, especial- education and women empower- strengthening SHGs with a bet- Magistrate, they carried out a three- day-long were operating tubewells for 20 to is very erratic and irregular. ly women of the area. ment at the grassroot level. Young ter representation of rural women drive against diesel tempos illegally plying with- 22 hours which were earlier func- Sometimes the water comes for “Malihabad is one of the women could do better if they empowered them as they still in the city and 75 of them were challaned and tioning for 10-12 hours. “We have only a couple of minutes in the sites where in a project imple- were trained in financial manage- were the poorest of the poor. a warning was issued to their drivers. “These sufficient storage of water and morning and there are times when mented by CISH, DHAN ment and livelihood support He said that faith in the tempos can only run on the outskirts and with- with tubewells continuing even it does not come at all. We have to Foundation assessed and devel- activities such as bank linkages, organisation may help in dissem- in the city only those tempos are allowed which after the supply of the Sharda make arrangements for the storage oped a process to improve social stitching, embroidery work, value inating agriculture technologies, have the CNG permit. Four teams were consti- Canal is restored the problem will of water by having our own tanks capital under the UNEP-GEF addition, vegetable production, particularly through their adop- tuted for carrying out the drive,” he said. It may be eased to a great extent,” he said. and containers filled,” she said project. The study revealed that poultry, stuffed toy manufactur- tion by the farmers, and if they be pointed out here that the city has been He said that the cleaning of the and added that this was a problem no local organisation existed and ing and many other ventures pos- become members they may recording a very poor Air Quality Index dur- Sharda Canal mainly impacted the which was faced by all residents of credit access is through money- sible in rural areas. The training develop a better risk-taking abil- ing the past one month and there is a great need Indiranagar residents as their colony. lenders at high interest rates and becomes important for improv- ity. for reducing its pollution level. SCHOOLSCAN Locomotive Workshop CELEBRATED Children’s Day was celebrated in DPS, ELDECO, with a lot of ensuring safe journey fun and frolic. The Children’s Day began with a special assembly organised by teachers. They first sang the Prayer song. A tribute was PNS n LUCKNOW also paid to Nehru, the architect of a free India. To highlight the importance of the day, a poem was recited by Shukla which made rains are being equipped with the advanced technol- everyone nostalgic. The teachers wished and showered their love and Togy. We are concerned about the safe journey of pas- affection on the children by singing a song for them. Principal Deepti sengers and every measure in this direction is being taken. Dwevedi wished happiness to children on the auspicious day and This was stated by member, Rolling Stock, Railway Board, appreciated children for their conduct and contribution towards the Rajesh Agrawal during an interaction with newsmen at school. Delhi Public School, Indira Nagar, also celebrated the day the Locomotive Workshop which celebrated its 150 years celebrated with great zeal and fervour. The teachers and children of its establishment and service to the nation on Thursday. remembered Jawarharlal Nehru. The teachers presented a light-heart- On his occasion, he inaugurated a refurbished Mahila ed assembly dedicated to their students. The function was a delight DEMU coach at the workshop. He also inaugurated a her- for students as they witnessed their teachers like never before. A hilar- itage gallery and a coffee table book depicting history of ious comic skit presented by the Sports department left students in the workshop. Agrawal said the workshop had a great con- a bout of laughter as they enjoyed the humorous and witty sections tribution in the development of Indian Railways. “Present of the play. DEMU, MEMU, diesel, and electric engines are being over- hauled at the workshop. The workshop has a record of over- ARRIVAL hauling as many as 4,000 diesel and electric locomotive More than 370 chief justices, judges, legal luminaries and sev- engines till date,” he said. eral dignitaries from 71 nations are arriving in Lucknow on Friday Agrawal added the railway had achieved advanced to participate in the “International Conference of Chief Justices of technology over the years and was capable of meeting any the World” being organised by City Montessori School. Prime challenge. “The Train 18 will also be overhauled at the Ministers, Presidents, Governor-General, speakers of parliaments, Charbagh loco workshop,” he disclosed. He said Mahila law ministers, judge of the International Court of Justice and heads DEMU coaches would be equipped with upgraded toilets, of renowned peace organisations of 19 countries will grace the con- aesthetic interiors and exteriors and also with CCTV sur- ference by their benign presence. The distinguished guests will be veillance. interacting with the media personnel at a press conference held at Appreciating the workmanship of the staff at the work- CMS, Kanpur Road auditorium at 1.15 pm in the afternoon and at shop, Agrawal said the locomotives used to run 3 lakh kilo- 7.30 pm they will attend a dinner hosted by the Chief Minister Yogi metres distance before being sent back again to Charbagh Adityanath. workshop for overhauling. “We have a dedicated staff of 3,000 employees who are very skilled. There are 50 work- ART COMPETITION shops in the country and its respective chief work man- agers are also taking part in the function which is being organised on occasion of completion of 150 years,” he pointed out. The member, Railway Board, however, looked uncom- fortable when asked about the efficient fog detection machine which is still a far-fetched dream for the railways. General manager, Northern Railway, TP Singh bailed him out saying: “RDSO is working on the same and we hope to have an efficient device. In fact, the railway across the world is facing the same problem. We have some devices which detect fog but they still need an improvement.” The workshop came into being during the British peri- od. The construction for this workshop started by the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway in 1867 to cater to the needs of locomotive and carriage maintenance work in the On the occasion of Children’s Day on Wednesday, Govind Ballabh Lucknow. The railway officials said almost all the staff of Pant Institute of Studies in Rural Development organised an art com- the Charbagh workshop was from Great Britain when it petition at Awadh Public Academy. Students from VI to X standard came into being. participated in the event and showcased their thoughts in the com- They said the British era Charbagh workshop was petition. The topic for the competition was “Future”. Students showed upgraded with the facility of manufacturing and major their teamwork skills and were very creative and innovative in design- overhauling capabilities for locomotives. It also used to ing their whole concept of future. At the end of the competition, the manufacture ordinance during the Second World War and jury selected the winners. In the end, the assistant director and teach- later was converted into a machine shop. Charbagh work- ers of the school presented prizes to rank-holders. The support from shop also had made ballot boxes for the Election the school staff and teachers was tremendous. Commission in 1992 election. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 16, 2018 nation 05

RERA REGISTRATION AFTER PROTESTS AGAINST MIZORAM CEO SC to hear CBI director Maharashtra tops all States EC removes SB Shashank, Alok Verma’s plea today RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI in a landmark move, the Ashish Kundra takes charge Central Government, in the n a move to regulate real form of RERA, gave the real PNS n NEW DELHI with the Commission with the CEO and Bru refugees New Delhi: The Supreme Iestate sector and to protect estate sector its first regulator immediate effect and until fur- submitted to a poll panel del- Court is scheduled to hear on homebuyers from fraudster w.e.f. from 1st May, 2016. hief Electoral Officer ther orders. egation. Friday CBI director Alok real estate developers, as many Puri also said that the “full C(CEO) of Mizoram SB The EC’s move was wel- After thousands of people Verma’s plea challenging the as 33,750 projects and 26,018 benefit” of the Real Estate Shashank was removed on comed by the civil societies gathered outside Shashank’s Government’s order divest- property agents have been reg- Regulatory Act (RERA) will be Thursday by the Election that had spearheaded a move- office in Aizawl on Tuesday to ing him of his duties and istered under the Real Estate realised only when the its pro- Commission, days before the ment to seek the poll officer’s seek his removal ahead of the sending him on leave in view Regulatory Authority ( RERA) vision is implemented in letter State goes to polls, following ouster. “We welcome anybody November 28 assembly polls, of allegations of corruption in the country. Maharashtra and spirit. “We will not tweak widespread protests against as state CEO, except Shashank, an EC team comprising against him. tops the list of States with RERA,” Puri told reporters on him. Ashish Kundra, a 1996 who was working against the Jharkhand CEO A three-judge bench, 18,392 projects registered. the sidelines of a workshop on batch IAS officer will be the interests of the Mizo people by Lalbiakthanga Khiangte, EC headed by Chief Justice It is followed by Uttar the real estate law, organised by new chief electoral officer making an all-out effort to reg- director Nikhil Kumar and EC Ranjan Gogoi, is also likely to Pradesh with 2,514 projects, his Ministry amid growing (CEO) of the State. ister Bru voters in the Tripura secretary S.B. Joshi held talks consider the report of the , 1,214, Punjab, 602 workshop on RERA — a new are 27 States that have estab- demands from builders to The order came after some relief camps without following with the Mizoram NGO Central Vigilance and Uttrakhand, 221. Delhi era of transparency and lished the Authority, out of change rules. civil society groups in Mizoram established procedures,” Coordination Committee, an Commission (CVC), placed has 23 projects registered. accountability in Real Estate — which 14 States are interim. All Puri said the States which demanded Shashank’s ouster Vanlalruata, chairman of the umbrella organization of non- before it in a sealed cover, with As per the Housing and 2 years of implementation and the States of northern region have made its own rules by over a row on allowing Bru vot- NGO, Coordination government organisations and regard to the probe into the Urban Affairs Ministry’s data Way Ahead”, the Union have established permanent tweaking provisions of the ers lodged in Tripura relief Committee said. civil society groups. . After the allegations of corruption there are 3,873 projects regis- Housing and Urban Affairs Regulatory Authorities except RERA, will have to “fall in line, camps to exercise their fran- Shashank had accused visits, the poll panel had asked against Verma. tered by northern States, which (MoHUA) Minister Hardeep Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and otherwise, the consequence is chise from there. The protest- Chuaungo of interfering with the Mizoram government to The bench is also likely to is approximately 11 per cent of Singh Puri on Thursday cate- Chandigarh,” an official of very harsh”. ers had asked Shashank to quit the revision of electoral rolls suggest names for the CEO’s consider the report of acting total 33,750 projects got regis- gorically stated that the MoHUA said. There are some States who by November 5 and leave the of Bru refugees from post. CBI director M Nageswara tered pan India. If Uttar Government will not amend In a related development, have watered down the provi- state after the principal secre- Mizoram, who have been liv- Shawshank reportedly Rao also filed in a sealed Pradesh is excluded, the per- any provision of RERA and Delhi has finally got a full-time sions of central legislation. tary (home), Lalninmawia ing in relief camps in Tripura sought the deployment of addi- cover in the court with regard centage of ‘projects registration’ warned States against tweaking real estate regulator under Asked about several home- Chuaungo, was removed fol- since ethnic violence drove tional Central Armed Police to the decisions taken by him of rest of northern States will be rules of the centre’s real estate RERA with Lt Governor Anil buyers not being delivered lowing the chief electoral offi- them away in 1997. Most Forces (CAPF) in the state. from October 23-26. 4.03 per cent. law, asserting that it will lead to Baijal appointing retired IAS their houses by developers on cer’s complaint against him. Mizos, including the State This did not go down well with Besides the plea filed by Besides projects, “harsh consequences”. RERA, officer Vijay S Madan to the time, the Union Minister said, “The Election Commission Government, are opposed to the committee. Verma, the court is also seized Maharashtra also tops in the list which protects the interest of post. Until now, the Delhi “We will not hesitate from of India in consultation with the Election Commission’s Earlier this month, Chief of the PIL filed by NGO of registering of property devel- home buyers, was enacted by Development Authority (DDA) naming and shaming (of those the Government of Mizoram proposal for allowing Brus to Minister Lal Thanhawla wrote Common Cause, which has opers/agents. It has registered Parliament and States were vice-chairman was the interim developers not delivering flats hereby nominates Ashish vote at their camps and want to Prime Minister Narendra sought a probe by special 17,188 property agents under given powers to notify their regulator under the Real Estate on time).” At the workshop, Kundra as the chief electoral them to return to Mizoram for Modi on the issue. “... As peo- investigation team against CBI the RERA followed by Uttar respective rules and appoint Regulatory Act (RERA), 2016. attended by associations of officer for the state of Mizoram that. ple have lost faith in him officers. Pradesh of 2121 agents, Punjab regulatory authorities. Puri also pointed out that home-buyers, builders, banks with immediate effect,” a noti- The protests had forced the (Shashank), the only solution The court has issued of 1,267 agents, Haryana of 494 As per the Ministry’s data till the year 2016, there was no and other stakeholders, Puri fication issued by the EC said. Election Commission (EC) to for the smooth conduct of the notices to the Centre, CBI, agents, Uttrakhand of 204, there are 28 States and Union regulator for real estate and said Uttar Pradesh, Haryana Mizoram goes to the polls on send a senior official for talks Assembly elections 2018 would CVC, special CBI director Delhi of 65 and Chandigarh of Territories (UTs) have notified construction sector, which is and Punjab need to take suit- November 28. The EC in its with the apex body leading the be removal of CEO S B Rakesh Asthana, Verma and 60. except the six north eastern the largest employer after agri- able action so that their rules order further stated that stir while accepting the “broad Shashank from office forth- Rao asking them to respond to Meanwhile, speaking at a States and West Bengal. “There culture and housing. He said, are line with the RERA. Shashank shall be attached contours” of its resolution on with,” he said. it by November 12. PTI Def procurement happening speedily but with ‘due diligence intact’ NATIONAL HERALD BUILDING LEASE Can’t compel ing they had not only simpli- out of the mindset of looking at AJL gets breather after HC order fied defence procedure but the India market alone. “I appeal armed forces to also ensured transparency. to you all to get out of that Steps were taken to make the mindset. There are several other buy from Indian procurement procedure less countries which are buying to keep status quo till Nov 22 cumbersome, she noted. (defence equipment) that do not firm: Sitharaman “Procurement has simplified. have the capacity to produce. PNS n NEW DELHI Without naming the BJP, (Eviction of Unauthorized Procurement is happening with They never had a history of the AJL’s lawyer and Congress Occupants) Act, 1971”. Later due diligence intact, but it is attempting to produce defence he publisher of the National leader Abhishek Singhvi further Mehta gave an oral assurance PNS n NEW DELHI happening speedily,” the components. Look at markets THerald newspaper, who alleged that the order issued it will maintain status quo till Defence Minister said. outside. Make in India is not just was ordered by the Centre, to under pressure and directives November 22. n an effort to give a boost to Her comments come in the for making in India,” she said. vacate its headquarters at from the ruling party at the Former Haryana Chief IIndian defence industry and backdrop of the controversy The Minister assured the ‘Herald House’ building by Centre is vitiated by malafides, Minister Bhupinder Singh maintain operational pre- over the `58,000 crore Rafale gathering that the Government November 15, got a last minute bias and had “oblique political Hooda said that he was a vic- paredness of the armed forces, deal with the Opposition, pri- will make sure the industry gets breather on Thursday with the motives”. Singhvi said that the tim of “political vendetta” and defence procurement has been marily the Congress, alleging every possible help to export Delhi High Court directing Government’s actions were has done no wrong in the case simplified and is happening Minister said she cannot com- ly use the equipment should be corruption and demanding their products. To encourage status quo till November 22. purely politically motivated and involving allotment of a plot of speedily but with “due diligence pel armed forces to buy equip- convinced. that the price details be made domestic defence manufactur- However, the court did not stay based on BJP MP Subramanian land in Panchkula to AJL. intact, Defence Minister ment from them and it was up It is not necessary that the public. The Government has ers, she said, several items have the eviction notice, issued by Swamy’s petition. Hooda made the remarks on Nirmala Sitharaman said here to the domestic companies to armed forces will have to be vehemently denied the charges been removed from the list that Urban Development Ministry, Singhvi pointed out that the media persons’ query on on Thursday. However, the convince the forces that their bound by me or forced by me of corruption and said any was earlier reserved for ord- which started eviction pro- Centre has started eviction reports that Haryana Governor domestic manufacturers have product was “good enough.” or compelled by me to buy it disclosure of price would be nance factories and defence ceedings in the morning. proceedings in the Herald Satyadev Narayan Arya gave to convince the armed forces of Addressing the Indian Defence (from an Indian company)... I violation of the secrecy clause public sector undertakings. Meanwhile, the Governor gave House and argued that it is sanction to prosecute him in the quality, purpose, usefulness Conclave 2018 organised by the cannot say that to them.” and would give an advantage to She also said the government’s CBI sanction to prosecute for- unfair when the matter is seized the AJL case. and the relevance of their prod- Defence Innovators and The Minister also lauded adversaries. ‘Make in India’ project is not mer Haryana Chief Minister with the court. This was refut- “I have been maintaining uct, she said. Industry Association, she said her predecessors Manohar Sitharaman also urged just on paper and that orders Bhupinder Hooda for the ed by Solicitor General Tushar that I am a victim of political Making this point, the “the armed forces who actual- Parikkar and Arun Jaitley, say- defence manufacturers to get have been placed. alleged illegalities in the allot- Mehta and the court asked vendetta,” Hooda told reporters ment of land in Panchkula for Singhvi to ask his clients to ver- on the sidelines of a Congress the National Herald newspaper. ify the submission. After a few workers’ meeting. The case of In its petition in Delhi HC, minutes, Singhvi on instruc- cheating, corruption and crim- India hosts agriculture summit the Associated Journal Limited tions told the court that he has inal conspiracy, registered (AJL), publisher of National photographs of the two officials by the Haryana Vigilance Herald alleged that the pro- and said that their names were Bureau against Hooda and AJL to boost agri produce trade ceedings by the Urban — Gopal Rastogi and K R for irregularities in allotment of PNS n NEW DELHI duction and better returns to Development Ministry were Rana. a plot of land in Panchkula to produce from market through being initiated for the purpos- While Mehta said the mat- the firm had been taken over o increase agricultural pro- collective action. He added that es of “scuttling the voices of dis- ter would be looked into, by the CBI last year. Congress Tduce trade in Asia and the the India is determined to sent” and the voice of the Justice Sunil Gaur said, “they veteran leader Motilal Vora is Pacific countries, India hosted improve productivity of agri- largest Opposition party in the (L&DO) cannot take posses- also made as an accused in the a two-day meet of the general culture products and use country, a reference to the sion like this. They have to pro- CBI case along with Haryana assembly of Network for resources effectively and Congress. ceed under the Public Premises Government officials. Development of Agricultural improve trade for farmers. Cooperatives in Asia and Pacific To establish marketing link- (NEDAC) to chalk out a strat- ages among cooperatives in the egy for regional trade. NEDAC ASEAN countries fro possible Freedom fighter’s also adopted a new constitution business undertaking of their BJP expels 64 rebel on Thursday. agricultural products, Sundeep widow made to wait While inaugurating the Kumar Nayak, Managing assembly Parshottam K Rupala, Director of National 30 yrs for pension leaders ahead of Union Minister of State for Cooperative Development Agriculture and Farmers Corporation said India has Chennai: The Madras High Welfare and Panchayatiraj, said, hosted the event with an objec- Court has directed the Union “Realising the need to enhance tive to increase trade between Home Ministry to sanction pen- MP Assembly polls the farmers income to address cooperatives of two or multiple sion for the widow of a freedom agrarian distress and promotes countries. “Through this, we fighter and slammed it for a delay farmers welfare Prime Minister will be able stimulate the capa- of over three decades in consid- PNS n NEW DELHI Jhabu is a key dissident in has embarked on a mission for bilities and training human ering the woman’s application. Madhya Pradesh. Congress doubling farmers income by resources at all levels and accel- Justice R Suresh Kumar said he rebel candidates denied has been able to restrict the 2022.” He further said that the erate development through a the attitude on the part of offi- Ttickets in Madhya Pradesh rebel numbers by succeeding cooperatives have exhibited bet- more efficient utilisation of cials responsible for keeping the and Rajasthan may impact to have a chunk of them with- Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, WSBI president Heinrich Haasis and president of WSBI Isidro Fainé during the 25th ter performance and are living human, physical and financial application pending for more results of many constituencies draw their nominations. World Congress- ‘Sustainable Retail Banking: Making Globalisation Inclusive for All’ in New Delhi on Thursday PTI success stories to enhance pro- resources available,” Nayak said. than three decades is to be dep- in two States as the BJP has In Rajasthan, ahead of the recated. Had the application of expelled 64 of them in MP and December 7 Assembly elec- the petitioner decided in 1973 working overtime to seek tions, the BJP’s Nagaur MLA and disposed of either way, the withdrawal of as many of them Habibur Rahman rejoined the petitioner would have been in a from the electoral fray. Congress after a decade. BJP’s NE States to be ODF by Dec 2018 position either to get the fruits of After inducting several Dausa MP Harish Chandra the freedom fighter family pen- fresh faces in Madhya Pradesh Meena , former DG police, also sion or would have protested to fight anti-incumbency in Joined the Congress. Meena PNS n NEW DELHI oped over the past few years are ty for the managers for regular over the issue in the matter the Assembly polls, the BJP is had joined the BJP in 2014. sustained in the future as well. monitoring. known to law, the judge said. The facing problem of dissidents Meena joined the Congress in hile Sikkim has already The teams from the ODF V Radha, Joint Secretary matter relates to L Kathayee and has so far expelled 64 of its the presence of former Wtaken lead in becoming States of the region spoke about from the Ministry spoke about Ammal, the widow of freedom rebel, including former Rajasthan Chief Minister the first Open Defecation Free efforts to sustain their ODF sta- the need to increase the cover- fighter Lakshmana Thevar, who Ministers Sartaj Singh, Ram Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot, (ODF) in the country, the tus. Sikkim highlighted the age of household water supply has been made to wait for 30 Krishan Kusmaria and former whose father Rajesh Pilot held other States from the Northeast solid and liquid waste man- connections by taking up years for the pension. Gwalior mayor Sameeksha the Dausa constituency. region have committed to make agement initiatives being community-managed, low cost Ammal’s application has Pandey. A total of 2,932 can- Meena’s elder brother the region ODF by December undertaken in the first ODF schemes. been kept pending by the cen- didates filed nominations out Namo Narayan Meena is a end this year. State of the country. Since its launch in October tral government and the court of which 578 were rejected and senior Congress leader who This was decided at a Non-ODF States commit- 2014, the Swchch Bharat wants to register its displeasure 538 withdrew their papers for was defeated by Harish Meena regional review meeting of the ted to declaring themselves as Mission, the world’s largest against all those responsible, the November 28 poll in the from Dausa. North Eastern States — ODF by December 2018. sanitation program, has the judge said in his order. The State. BJP is locked in a tough Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Assam shared highlights of changed the behaviour of hun- petitioner’s husband was an ex- Kusmaria has been an MP electoral battle with the Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, such as geo-tagging, verifica- being made by the Central “Mission Sambhav”, under dreds of millions of people with Indian National Army person- thrice and has also served as a Congress in both the states and Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim tion of ODF villages, conver- and State SBM teams towards which more than one lakh pit respect to toilet access and nel who joined the INA in Minister in the Shivraj Singh deployed all its key leaders led held in Guwahati in Assam sion of dysfunctional toilets, sustaining gains made under digging activities were initiat- usage. About 300 million peo- Malaysia and was captured by Government between 2008 by Prime Minister Narenddra recently. IEC expenditure, Swachhagrahi the program so far. ed on a single day during the ple have stopped defecating in the British. After WWII, the and 2013. The BJP had sent its Modi and party president The workshop comprised engagement were reviewed. He spoke about the impor- Swachhata Hi Seva fortnight. the open since the Mission petitioner’s husband applied to central leader Prabhat Jha to Amit Shah to override the discussions on sustaining ODF Speaking on the occasion, tance of continued focus on Akshay Rout, Director began, down from 550 million the Tamil Nadu and Central salvage the situation but he incumbency factor. It is esti- status, solid and liquid waste ParameswaranIyer, Secretary, behavior change communica- General, Special Projects from at the beginning of the pro- Governments seeking freedom could not succeed in his mated that at least 30 to 40 management (SLWM), and Ministry of Drinking Water tion and periodic verifications the Ministry pointed to the gramme to about 200 million fighters’ pension, but before the efforts. seats in MP could be a touch rural water supply. Teams from and Sanitation emphasized the to ensure that the safe sanita- criticality of the sustainability today, according to the application was considered, he For the Congress, Xavier and go affair on account of Key aspects of sustainability importance of the joint effort tion habits and practices devel- phase of SBM and the necessi- Government data. died in 1969. PTI Meena, a former Minister from ‘rebel’ candidates presence. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 16, 2018 nation 06 Didi steps up attack ‘Gaja' intensifies into 2 terrorists held in Poonch severe storm, landfall part of LeT module: SSP on BJP over NRC PTI n JAMMU

wo terrorists, who were SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA Bengal has about a lakh on TN coast forecast Tarrested from Poonch dis- Matua voters in North 24 trict of Jammu & Kashmir, he State BJP has written to Parganas and Nadia. Chennai: Cyclone 'Gaja' inten- tre in Nagapattinam district were part of Lashkar-e-Taiba Tparty president Amit Shah "They are unnecessarily sified into a severe cyclonic and efforts are on to evacuate all (LeT) module and had come to to go slow on NRC as the idea harassing a great majority of storm on Thursday and is those living in low lying areas to the town to ferry weapons to was creating large-scale appre- people who are Indian citizens. expected to cross the south relief centres in the vulnerable the Kashmir Valley, a senior hensions among the people. In They are threatening to throw Tamil Nadu coast by late this districts, the government said. police officer said on Thursday. fact, State BJP president Dilip these citizens out of the coun- evening or night, with the A holiday has been Senior Superintendent of Ghosh on Thursday clearly try though they have genuine Government machinery put on declared for educational insti- Police, Poonch, Rajiv Pandey said the State leadership was identity cards, caste certifi- high alert in vulnerable districts. tutions in seven districts, said a special investigation team more in favour of the cates or similar documents," The storm which lay over including Nagapattinam, (SIT) headed by a sub-divi- Citizenship Bill than the NRC. Mamata said, attacking the the south-west Bay about 285 Tiruvarur, Cuddalore and sional police officer (SDPO) This came in the wake of BJP, and assured "you all not to km from here and 225 km east Ramanathapuram, and the was formed to probe the case. Mamata Banerjee stepping up AWARE THAT THE BJP WAS get scared as no one can snatch of Karaikal in neighbouring government has advised private Auqib Ahmad Bhat and Security personnel with two suspected terrorists and weapons seized from Jaran attacks on the BJP. TRYING TO TAKE OUT A your citizenship." Puducherry, was very likely to firms, and establishments to Shabir Ahmad Dar, both hail- Wali Gali area of Mendhar after a joint search operation in Poonch on Thursday PTI "I think once the SLICE OF MATUA VOTE BY Mamata was addressing cross the coast between send back their employees ing from Pulwama district of Citizenship Bill is tabled and the Matua community — at Cuddalore and Pamban around early so that they could reach south Kashmir, were arrested enacted, the NRC will not be OFFERING TICKETS TO SOME Thakurnagar in North 24 Nagapattinam by this evening their homes before 4 pm. during a joint operation by ‘Prima facie, it was the recovery of the weapons, required because that will pro- OF BINAPANI DEVI'S FAMILY Parganas — on the 100th or night after weakening into a As the sea was rough, police and the Army in established that they including four hand grenades, vide enough evidence of a per- MEMBERS, MAMATA SAID birth anniversary of the com- cyclone, the Met office said. police have been advised to Mendhar area of the border were part of an LeT which were kept in a specially son's citizenship credentials," NONE HAD DONE SO MUCH munity's religious head At the time of landfall, intensify efforts to bar people district on Wednesday. module and were built cavity in the vehicle at Ghosh said. FOR THE COMMUNITY AS Binapani Devi. wind speed of 80-90 kmph from going near the beaches to Two AK-56 rifles, two assigned the task to their disclosure. Incidentally, senior BJP Aware that the BJP was gusting up to 100 kmph and witness the cyclone or click magazines, 60 rounds and four shift weapons from "A case was registered leader and party's observer for HER GOVERNMENT DID trying to take out a slice of heavy rain were likely along the selfies. hand-grenades were seized against them and a special Bengal Kailash Vijayvargiya Matua vote by offering tickets region, it said. Four teams each of National from their possession. Poonch to Kashmir investigation team headed by had earlier said that "the NRC "Unfortunately some people to some of Binapani Devi's The Tamil Nadu State Disaster Response Force per- "Prima facie, it was estab- Valley,’ the SSP SDPO Mendhar Neeraj Padyar will definitely be conducted in are more concerned about family members, Mamata said Disaster Management sonnel have been deployed in lished that they were part of told reporters has been formed to probe the Bengal if the BJP comes to indulging in appeasement none had done so much for the Authority, in a tweet, said as per Nagapattinam district while LeT module and were assigned case thoroughly," he said. power here as it is also facing policies and vote bank politics community as her the latest updates #GajaCyclone two teams of the state disaster the task to shift weapons from However, he said Poonch The SSP said from where severe infiltration issues." than the progress of Government did. is likely to have landfall response force in Cuddalore dis- Poonch to the Kashmir Valley," Police was in touch with its the weapons had come was yet Ghosh's statements came the nation." "Now we will set up a between 8 pm and 11 pm trict, officials said. the SSP told reporters. counterparts in the Kashmir to be ascertained. almost in tandem with Meanwhile, once again Matua University in the name tonight in all probability in The State disaster man- Presenting the arrested per- Valley to probe the arrested He said security agencies renewed attack from Mamata upping the ante on the BJP for of the Matua religious head Nagapattinam district, about agement authority has released sons before the media persons, persons' involvement in are on high alert in the district who called the BJP a party of dividing the people along Guruchand-Harichand 300 km from here. an animated video aimed at he said preliminary investiga- terrorism. and have not lowered riot mongers that was more religious and linguistic lines Thakur," Mamata said adding There was no significant creating awareness on the do's tions revealed that they were The SSP said police their guard. involved in creating religious Mamata told a congregation the Government would also rainfall so far Thursday in most and don'ts during cyclone. not in the district to carry out received specific information "The combing operation is and linguistic divide among of Matua community (a large construct two huge gates of the districts expected to be The government has any terror activity. "They are about movement of some sus- going on in rural and forest the people so as to capture number of whom migrated identifying the Matua affected by the cyclone. Chennai announced helpline numbers associates of terrorists and their pected persons and according- area. We are conducting oper- power in Bengal. from Bangladesh to Bengal headquarters. witnessed sporadic spells of rain. 1070 (state-level) and 1077 only motive was to shift the ly established checking points ation in every inch of Mendhar Criticising the Chief and even Assam) in North 24 Incidentally Prime So far, 1,313 people have (districts) for those who may weapons from Poonch to which led to the arrest of the sub-division and elsewhere," Minister for "backing the infil- Parganas how the BJP was Minister Narendra Modi had already been shifted to relief cen- need assistance. PTI Kashmir," Pandey said. duo from Jaran Wali Gali and Pandey said. trators" he wanted to "ask throwing out the Bengalis also promised a great deal for Mamata Banerjee why she is out of Assam and Biharis the Matuas during his pre-elec- siding with the infiltrators". from Gujarat and toral campaign in 2014 but Maneka: Ensure fair system to address Attacking the Trinamool Maharashtra besides creat- "they have done nothing for Congress leaders for playing ing a division within the you save giving lip service," sexual harassment complaints at AIR vote bank politics, he said, Matua society. Mamata said. PTI n NEW DELHI Rathore, Gandhi said, “Some of these women had complained omen and Child to the appropriate authorities Omar: NC open to participate WDevelopment Minister but no action seems to have Maneka Gandhi has asked been taken. I understand that Information and Broadcasting an organisation would have a in Assembly polls in J&K Minister Rajyavardhan Singh natural tendency to dismiss a Rathore to ensure that a “sen- casual woman employee the PTI n SRINAGAR assembly polls in Jammu and in assembly polls if held in near sitive and fair system” is put in moment she reports sexual Kashmir if fresh elections to the future. “On one hand, they (NC place at the All India Radio harassment.” ational Conference leader state legislature were and PDP) say they will not take (AIR) to address recent sexu- “I would like to submit that NOmar Abdullah has hinted announced in near future. part in elections to safeguard al harassment complaints. the Sexual Harassment at his party would participate in “You got the control of a Article 35A, on the other, they Several cases of alleged Workplace Act is equally handful of towns & cities demand dissolution of assembly mishandling of sexual harass- applicable to a woman employ- because NC & PDP stayed and fresh elections. Tomorrow if ment complaints have been ee irrespective of her being a away (and the Congress did Assembly elections are held, will reported from different AIR permanent, temporary or casu- such a poor job of putting up you will fight or go by your boy- stations in the wake of the al employee,” she said. “I am a fight). Do you really think we cott?” Madhav said at a function recent #MeToo movement. sure you will look into these will give you a walkover in the in Kathua on Tuesday night. As part of this movement, complaints and ensure that a Assembly polls?” Abdullah NC and PDP did not par- scores of women have spoken sensitive and fair system is put wrote on his Twitter handle ticipate in urban local bodies Traders from different regions attend the annual Pushkar Camel Fair in Pushkar on Thursday. The annual livestock fair is one of out about sexual harassment at in place to address any such Wednesday. He was responding elections held in the state last the largest in the world PTI workplace. In a letter to grievance in AIR,” Gandhi said. to BJP national general secre- month after a gap of nearly 13 tary Ram Madhav, who had years due to the legal challenge asked the National Conference to Article 35-A of the and the People’s Democratic Constitution, which guarantees Party if they would participate exclusive residency rights to Will gather like-minded parties across India after polls: TRS people of the state only, before the Supreme Court. The two polls scheduled for December 7, The TRS’ idea is that states mentation of promises made in and it was making efforts to regional parties had asked the PTI n HYDERABAD the TRS leader said, “I didn’t should be strengthened further the Andhra Pradesh ensure that the saffron party Centre to mount a strong defence want to jump the gun. Our focus in a federal system and that the Reorganisation Act. faces a rout in the state. of the constitutional provision elangana Rashtra Samithi is on state politics till December Centre should decentralise its Denying that the TRS has Both the Congress and the before the apex court. They had T(TRS) leader KT Rama Rao 11 (result day). After 11th, we powers more, Rama Rao told adopted any soft stance, he said BJP have failed the state, he remained non-committal to par- said Thursday his party would will start talking about our reporters here. the TRS do not fear the BJP, added. ticipation in future elections in attempt to gather more like- efforts to gather more like- “Our idea is not to take Congress, TDP or their top Dismissing criticism that the state. u and Kashmir was minded parties across the coun- minded parties across the coun- power in 2019 by bringing in leaders. The TRS government Chandrasekhar Rao was not placed under the governor’s rule try after the Assembly polls. try. We had already started ear- some people together... We are made efforts to realise the accessible to public representa- on June 19 this year after the BJP Rama Rao, son of TRS pres- lier.” moving ahead with an inspira- promises mentioned in the state tives and common people, he pulled out of its coalition with the ident and caretaker Chief He asserted that even before tional thought that this country reorganisation act, but the NDA said the job of the chief minis- PDP and no alternative front Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister should improve. Both the government did not respond ter was to do planning and staked claim for government said the party would make N Chandrababu Naidu and oth- Congress and the BJP have adequately, he alleged. visioning, and entrust the formation. However, the state efforts to strengthen the feder- ers “woke up from sleep”, it was failed in this issue. We have no Accusing the NDA govern- responsibility of execution to assembly has been placed in al structure after the declaration the TRS president who started second thought about this.” ment of letting the country officials. Rama Rao said he suspended animation, leaving of election results. efforts to forge an alternative Rao was replying to a query down, Rama Rao said there was would take political ‘sanyas’ doors open for efforts for fresh Expressing confidence that platform to the Congress and the on criticism that the TRS was no need for the TRS to have a (renunciation) if the TRS failed government formation. they would win the Assembly Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). soft in pressing for the imple- soft corner towards the BJP to come to power on its own. Naidu: Agri sector needs long-term Prez to pay 3-day solutions, not loan waiver visit to Vietnam PTI n MUMBAI governments should recent years, the co-operative sector rather focus on long-term has faced structural challenges like New Delhi (PTI): President Ram Nath Kovind will pay a erming farm loan solutions. dormant membership, lack of active three-day visit to Vietnam beginning Sunday with a focus on waiver and free He said since agricul- participation of members in the deepening bilateral cooperation in key areas of defence and secu- Tpower supply as ture was becoming unvi- management, politicisation of co- rity, trade and in offshore oil exploration. mere “temporary and able, people were moving operatives and bureaucratic control. Sharing details of the visit, Vietnamese Ambassador Pham populist” steps, Vice- to urban areas from rural Similarly, low level of participa- Sanh Chau said Kovind will address Vietnam’s national assem- President Venkaiah parts. “You cannot reverse tion by women and youth is a chal- bly, and will become the second foreign leader to achieve the Naidu on Thursday urbanisation, even if you lenge and needs to be addressed, he rare honour after Chinese President Xi Jinping. made a pitch for long-term solutions want to... Even today, 56 per cent peo- said. “We are looking at further bolstering the time-tested rela- like infrastructure support and cheap ple depend on agriculture. The best “Mounting dues in co-operative tionship between the two strategic partners,” the envoy told credit to improve the agriculture sec- method of (improving) agriculture credit institutions, inadequate mobil- reporters. tor. according to me is the strengthening isation of own resources, over-depen- Kovind’s visit comes less than a month after Communist Party Delivering the Laxmanrao of the co-operative movement. This dence on governmental and institu- General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong became the country’s new Inamdar Memorial Lecture here, has to be understood by all including tional support, lack of professional president following the death of incumbent president Tran Dai Naidu also called for suitable changes the planners, NITI Aayog, political management have proved harmful to Quang. in the laws governing the co-oper- parties, Parliament, people and their growth. There have been Trong became the first leader to hold both the powerful posts ative sector in view of changed media,” he said. instances of mismanagement and since founding father Ho Chi Minh in the 1960s. techno-economic and business sce- “The Prime Minister promised to absence of monitoring,” he said. Chau said both sides will aim to bolster cooperation in a num- narios to make the co-operative double farmers’ income by 2022. This “Probably, the time has come to ber of sectors including defence and security, trade and invest- institutions “viable and vibrant”. is a noble idea, but it is not simple. The bring requisite changes in the relevant ment, education, artificial intelligence, culture and tourism. The University of Mumbai had government has raised the MSP of laws governing the co-operative sec- He said a number of issues including India’s offshore oil explo- organised the lecture to mark the most of the crops. Co-operatives can tor in the context of changed techno- ration in Vietnamese waters as well as defence cooperation may birth centenary of late Laxmanrao help small and marginal farmers in economic and business scenario to figure in the talks. Inamdar, who was instrumental in the taking the benefits of higher MSPs,” he make the co-operatives viable and Asked whether Vietnam was eyeing to procure Brahmos and formation of Sahakar Bharati in said. vibrant enterprises,” the vice president Aakash missile systems from India, he did not give a direct reply 1979. “There are many challenges in Terming India’s co-operative said. but said “discussions are underway” between parties concerned the agriculture sector. You cannot movement as the “biggest” in the world, Naidu added that co-operatives on military purchases. have temporary solutions to agricul- he said it had led to tremendous can help in reducing the cost of pro- The envoy said Vietnam was procuring 11 high-speed patrol ture. Loan waiver, free current... they progress in several sectors of the duction by sensitising farmers about vessels from India out of which five will be produced in India are temporary,” he said. Indian economy. the judicious use of chemical fer- and six will be manufactured in Vietnam. “What is needed is remunerative “I am told 75 per cent of rural tilisers and pesticides, by encourag- He also said cooperation among the navies and air forces of price, infrastructure support for agri- households have been covered ing and training them in the use of the two countries are on an upswing and there was scope for fur- culture and cheap credits. through a network of over 8.50 lakh organic manure and efficient use of ther enhancing the defence ties. Unfortunately for political reasons, we co-operatives with a membership of water and by collective procurement The issue of the South China Sea, where China has been move to populistic, temporary mea- well over 25 crore,” he said. of capital-intensive equipment and showing increasing assertiveness, is likely to be discussed dur- sures,” Naidu said, adding that the Naidu, however, lamented that in inputs. ing Kovind’s visit. NEW DELHI | FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 16, 2018 nation 07

All-party... CM was cordial, there was no consensus because of the intran- Chargesheet against 10 persons, including 5 activists sigence of the latter. “We will FromPage 1 have a meeting with the priests TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI “All the five (arrested) arrested “The Government is duty- and then decide the future BHIMA-KOREGAON RIOTS CASE accused were part of the conspiracy to bound to implement the course of action,” said Varma. he Pune police on Thursday finally wage a war against the Nation with ille- Supreme Court order allowing The Kerala Government is Tfiled the first chargesheet before a persons. They were arrested from var- tions of the Unlawful Activities ried out subversive activities through gal bombs and arms to topple the women of all ages into the tem- deploying nearly 1,000 women special court in Pune against 10 persons ious parts of the country on June 6. Prevention Act (UAPA), 117 ( abetting under-ground means. Human and civil Government with violent means,” the ple. We will not make any cops at Sabarimala as part of in the Bhima-Koregaon riots case, The five other accused named in commission of offence), 120-b ( con- rights organisations like Indian charge-sheet said. The Pune police are amendment in the Supreme beefing up the security around accusing them, among other things, of their 20-page chargesheet as the spiracy) read with 34 (common inten- Association of People’s Lawyers (IAPL), likely to file second chargesheet in the Court verdict delivered on the temple. Services of women conspiring to kill Prime Minister absconding accused by the Pune police tion), 121, 121 (A) (Waging or attempt- Anuradha Ghandi Memorial case against five more activists, includ- September 28,” Vijayan told cops from Tamil Nadu and Narendra Modi and overthrow the are M alias Milind Teltumbde from ing to wage a war, or abetting waging of Committee (AGMC), Kabir Kala ing Varavara Rao and Sudha Bharadwaj, reporters after the all-party Karnataka too have been democratically elected Government in Yavatmal, Prakash alias Navin Alias war, against the Government of India) Manch, all of which set up legally, were who were arrested on August 28 in the meeting. The CM said the requested and it is expected that the country. In their chargesheet filed Ritupan Goswami from Assam, Manglu, 124A (sedition), 153 –A (wantonly giv- supporting the outlawed CPI (Maoists) same case, in the coming weeks. Government is willing to set they would take position by before a Special Unlawful Activities Dipu and Kishan Prashant Bose, all ing provocation with intent to cause According to the chargesheet, It may be recalled that five Maoist- apart certain days exclusively for Saturday morning. Interestingly, (Prevention) Act (UAPA) Court in owing allegiance to the banned CPI riot..) and 505 1b (statements conduc- accused number two Rona J. Wilson had linked activists Human Rights activists women to worship at the tem- leaders of various Hindu organ- Pune ten weeks after the same court (Maoists). The chargesheet stated that ing public mischief) of Indian Penal colluded with Shoma Sena and Rona Wilson Jacob, Surendra Gadling, ple. “Beyond that we will not do isations told this newspaper extended a 90-day deadline for filing the these five accused had gone “under- Code (IPC) Prashanto Bose, secretary of the out- Sudhir Dhawale, Prof Shoma Sen and anything to dilute the court ver- that they would lay siege to the chargesheet by another 90 days, the Pune ground” in various parts of the country. The chargesheet stated that the lawed CPI (Maoist)’s Eastern Regional Mahesh Raut were arrested by the dict,” said the CM. Chennithala temple to prevent the entry of police named Sudhir P. Dhawale, Rona The ten accused named in the first five arrested activists —Dhawale, Wilson, Bureau, along with other underground Pune police on June 6, in connection accused Vijayan of creating women to the sanctum. The J. Wilson, Surendra P. Gadling, Shoma chargesheet in the Bhima-Koregaon case Gadling, Shoma Sen and S. Raut –were activists hatched a conspiracy to kill the with the Elgaar Parishad and subsequent troubles at Sabarimala. “This is 2018-19 festival season in Sen, Mahesh S. Raut as among the 10 have charged under various relevant sec- linked to the CPI (Maoists) which car- Prime Minister of India. Bhima-Koregaon caste riots. not good either for the CPI(M) Sabarimala Temple is going to or the people in Kerala,” said the be a season of tension and tur- Leader of the Opposition. moil because of the intransi- Sasikumara Varma, head gence of the anti-Hindu Marxist of the Pandhalam Royal Family, Government,” said BJP chief said though the talks with the Sreedharan Pillai.

tigers at Satkosia can only be Death... done if locals accept them, Mohanty maintained, question- From Page 1 ing the long-term viability of the “Satkosia had poor prey translocation. “Without local base earlier. However, there is support it would be impossible recovery in the last four years in for the forest department to pro- the core area. But as a tiger land- tect the tigers. I also fail to scape it cannot sustain more understand what the relocation than four to five tigers that too will ultimately achieve for tiger only if they stay in the core area conservation in the long term as and do not stray to the buffer there aren’t 100 tigers in the state, zone. The area has 102 villages which is the minimum required in both core and buffer zones. for viability. The two or three There are villages surrounding tiger pairs will breed but this will it on all sides. At least 50,000 cat- be inbreeding and they will die tle enter the park everyday,” out in two or three decades,” he Mohanty said. Relocation of said. Wages of sin... From Page 1 from a weekly Sunday Bazar in Police said Lakhani had set Vasant Kunj. After killing up a tailoring workshop in her Lakhani and her domestic help, home. the accused went to a pond During interrogation, the behind Rangpuri Pahari area in three said they had hatched a Vasant Kunj to discreetly dis- conspiracy to kill her. Anwar pose of the knives and their claimed Lakhani had not paid clothes that had blood stains. him for a couple of months and The accused thought police would pay in piecemeal. He would trouble their families if was annoyed and hatched a they ran away. So, they decid- plan 10 days ago to kill her, a ed to surrender, the senior offi- senior police officer said. cer said. Police said Lakhani Anwar had been working was single and had been living under Lakhani for close to in Vasant Kunj for several years. three years, he said. “Lakhani’s sister lives in “After committing the Gurugram and her brother in crime, the accused said, they Goa. We have informed them stole valuable items, including regarding the incident and a jewellery, from the house and case has been registered,” said left in Lakhani’s car, said an the DCP adding that the crime officer privy to the investiga- scene has been preserved and tion of the grisly twin murders. the bodies sent for a post- Police said the accused mortem examination and fur- had four knives with them ther investigations are in which they had purchased progress. Bengal BJP urges Shah to subdue... From Page 1 ety. Incidentally, senior BJP Bengal has about a lakh leader and party’s observer for Matua voters in North 24 Bengal Kailash Vijayvargiya Parganas and Nadia. had earlier said that “the NRC “They are unnecessarily will definitely be conducted in harassing a great majority of Bengal if the BJP comes to people who are Indian citizens. power here as it is also facing They are threatening to throw severe infiltration issues.” these citizens out of the coun- Ghosh’s statements came try though they have genuine almost in tandem with renewed identity cards, caste certificates attack from Mamata who called or similar documents,” Mamata the BJP a party of riot mongers said attacking the BJP and that was more involved in cre- assured “you all not to get ating religious and linguistic scared as no one can snatch divide among the people so as your citizenship.” to capture power in Bengal. Mamata was addressing the Criticising the Chief Matua community — at Minister for “backing the infil- Thakurnagar in North 24 trators” he wanted to “ask Parganas — on the 100th birth Mamata Banerjee why she is sid- anniversary of the community’s ing with the infiltrators”. religious head Binapani Devi. Attacking the Trinamool Aware that the BJP was try- Congress leaders for playing ing to take out a slice of Matua vote bank politics he said, vote by offering tickets to some “Unfortunately some people are of Binapani Devi’s family mem- more concerned about bers, Mamata said none had indulging in appeasement poli- done so much for the commu- cies and vote bank politics than nity as her Government did. the progress of the nation.” “Now we will set up a Meanwhile, once again Matua University in the name upping the ante on the BJP for of the Matua religious head dividing the people along reli- Guruchand-Harichand Thakur,” gious and linguistic lines Mamata said adding the Mamata told a congregation of Government would also con- Matua community (a large part struct two huge gates identify- which migrated from ing the Matua headquarters. Bangladesh to Bengal and even Incidentally Prime Minister Assam) in North 24 Parganas Narendra Modi had also how the BJP was throwing out promised a great deal for the the Bengalis out of Assam and Matuas during his pre-electoral Biharis from Gujarat and campaign in 2014 but “they Maharashtra besides creating a have done nothing for you save division within the Matua soci- giving lip service,” Mamata said. Suspended... From Page 1 Chillar has also alleged that DU was “deliberately delay- ing” the verification process as no fresh polls would be held for DUSU presidency in case Baisoya’s election is set aside over the fake degree issue after expiry of the two-month period. However, the Opposition party AISA and NSUI claimed that the ABVP and the varsity are playing ‘game’ with the stu- dents as the time limit for the re-election has been crossed. “ABVP made Baisoya resign after the 60-day time period for re-election is over. After Baisoya’s resignation, the ABVP will still retain the presidential post as Shakti Singh, current DUSU vice-president, will take over,” said AISA Secreatry Madhurima Kundu. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 16, 2018 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Gaping hole Missing inclusivity Since Delhi is land-locked, it needs a comprehensive action plan at the neighbourhood level to contain pollution Truth has been a major casualty in modern-day conversations and the Trump saga othing could be a sadder comment on our tolerance levels than the fact exemplifies the global implications of power mixed with ignorance, bravado and stereotypes Nthat we smile at clear skies after a spell of rains and breathe easy at Delhi’s official air quality dipping to “very poor” from the “very severe” category. Looks like we have renegotiated our terms of endurance rather than those of our healthy survival and choose to work around everything else but our comfort zone. Which is why we should collectively ponder why the Environment BHOPINDER SINGH Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority has turned alarmist, suggesting that all non- S President is CNG vehicles be kept off the road in cycles or all road users follow the odd-even a Presbyterian Protestant, scheme, depending on the density of pollutants despite the season. EPCA chair- with a self-confessed affinity to the rites of the Holy person Bhure Lal has asked the CPCB to discuss options with the Graded Response Communion to ‘feel cleansed’. Action Plan (GRAP) task force and revert as early as possible. Although stub- UHe follows a long tradition of White ble burning, the main culprit of the pollutant overload, is on the wane now, indus- Anglo-Saxon Protestants (WASPs) as Presidents of the US which was broken by tries have been reined in on waste and effluent discharges and commercial diesel the ‘half-WASP’ Barack Obama and the trucks regulated, there has not been a significant or substantial dip in air quali- Roman Catholic, JF Kennedy in recent ty indices. This drives home the point that we desperately need to address the times. Given the mass immigration of multi-cultural and multi-religious popu- elephant in the room, vehicular pollution. According to EPCA, vehicles contribute lace, the US had become a melting pot of 40 per cent of the total emission load in Delhi and around 30 per cent of emis- the most diverse, inclusive and ‘accepting’ sions in the NCR. What’s even more worrisome is that unregulated private vehi- profundities. The constitutional segregation of the cles have led to a sharp spike in nitrous oxides and particulate matter, those that Church and the State notwithstanding, reli- have direct impact on our respiratory comfort zones and causing premature infant gious identity has played a part in the func- deaths and health epidemics. So that needs immediate redressal, therefore. tioning of participative democracy in the Given Delhi’s woeful lack of viable public infrastructure — even the Metro US. The relevance of ‘moral values’ amongst candidates, a euphemism for reli- is overstretched and the CNG bus fleet is bursting at the seams — any restric- giosity amongst the 71 per cent Christian tion overburdens the daily commuter, both in terms of cost and productivity. Alternate population, is unmistakable, especially birth, or place of residence.” Sikhs, and Jains throughout Indian motorcycles getting transit and encircling routes, that some world cities have worked on assiduous- during electioneering. The ethno-cultur- The pettiness extended to var- the and around exported to the US. Today, al-religious pattern of the polity has ious symbolic acts like the the world. Hundreds of mil- even strategic allies, like ly, need to get off the drawing board now so that their incubation time can be veered and demarcated certain preferences doing away of the Eid-celebra- lions of people have gathered Canada, Mexico, NATO minimised. Curbs need to be all-pervasive and though diesel cars have been along political party lines — yet the fate tion Iftar dinner at the White with family and friends to nations et al, are insulted with demonised enough, there needs to be a clampdown on private two-wheelers of the six per cent minorities (Muslims, House, a tradition that was light the diya and to mark the impunity, as was recently wit- , Jews, et al) along with that of the started in 1996 by the beginning of a New Year.” nessed with Trump’s undigni- that are as carbon-spewing. Paris, too, has not exempted motorcycles. Apart self-declared 23 per cent population with Democrat, but Expectedly, the embar- fied, personalised and factual- from a rationed plan, that could include tagging of vehicles according to fuel type, no-religious-affiliation had remained pro- duly retained by Trump’s fel- RELIGIOUS rassing omission of the ly-incorrect attack on French year of make or odd-even number plates, equal emphasis needs to be given on gressively ‘inclusive’ till recent times. By low-Republican, George W ‘Hindus’ in the Diwali tweet President Emmanuel, while 2017, the second biggest democracy (after Bush, for eight years of his EXTREMISM IS A was roasted and his spin-doc- on French soil, as the France ensuring enforcement and compliance of their maintenance norms. And learn- India), had slipped from being rated as a Presidentship. GLOBAL REALITY tors went on the overdrive to was in the midst of observing ing lessons from BeIjing, where emergency protocols have been in place spar- ‘full democracy’ to a ‘flawed democracy’ Donald Trump’s ignora- attribute the mistake to a lame the somber anniversary of the ing school buses, office shuttles, collective travel and medical transport, what as per the Global Democracy Index. mus status along with per- AND ALL MAJOR ‘out of sequence’ posting issue, worst terrorist attack in France. While even the likes of the widely ceived notions and stereo- RELIGIONS ARE and then proceeded to delete Religious extremism is a has worked most is the insistence on green norms and denying violators vehi- accepted and transformational, Barack types of people of certain reli- the initial tweet and re-tweet global reality and all major reli- cle insurance for a year. Meanwhile, the rollout of electric and hybrid cars has Obama, had to reassert and reiterate his gious denominations is COMPLICIT a more correct, “It was my gions are complicit in fanning to be incentivised and backed up with allied infrastructure if it is to appeal to the ‘practicing Christian faith and status’, the unprecedented in recent times. great honour to host a celebra- sentiments. The onus is on the societal and governance discourse had During a Republican fundrais- IN FANNING tion of Diwali, the Hindu fes- political leadership to break family buyer. But since that process has just about got a governmental push and remained essentially civil and ‘accepting’. er by people of Indian-origin SENTIMENTS. tival of lights, in the Roosevelt the monopoly of the suprema- auto-makers are readjusting their moves, there is a gaping hole of a eco-friend- While the world was witnessing religious preceding the elections, that he THE ONUS IS ON Room at the @WhiteHouse cist and revisionist forces by ly mass public transport that needs to be augmented immediately, not just in extremism, Obama made assuaging state- had stated incredulously, “I am this afternoon. Very, very spe- segregating religiosity from ments like, “empowered by faith, consis- a big fan of Hindu and I am a THE POLITICAL cial people!” governance — especially in the Delhi but in NCR. And since Delhi is land-locked unlike coastal metropolises tently, prayerfully, we need to find our way big fan of India. Big, big fan.” Donald Trump’s ignorance big democracies like the US, that are geographically blessed with natural air dispersal cycles, it needs a com- back to civility. That begins with stepping Shockingly, the still-to-be- LEADERSHIP TO and whimsically flippant which ought to be a lodestar, prehensive and contiguous action plan of the neighbourhood to contain pollu- out of our comfort zones in an effort to elected President of the USA BREAK THE behaviour should be a warning for those suffering under intol- tion. Micro-climate management simply won’t work in this clouded scenario. Of bridge divisions.” However, the advent of had earlier admitted that he to those who get carried away erance, bigotry or dictatorship. Donald Trump on the US center-stage had wasn’t aware that India also MONOPOLY OF THE by any specific rant of his, Truth has been a major course, there is the other issue of de-scaling the Delhiite’s aspiration, which has regressed the narrative, and early signs of had a large population of SUPREMACIST AND which might resonate tem- casualty in modern-day con- so far prided itself on riding on cars. Would we limit our vehicle buys to two per the same were visible in run-up to the Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, REVISIONIST porarily with the sensibilities versations, and the Trump family? Could we go for self-imposed curbs and see luxury in sharing green trans- Presidential elections with the inelegant Buddhists et al. of the person or a nation, at saga exemplifies the global allusions made in the name of the fallen The existence of over 260 FORCES BY that moment. Even though implications of power mixed port? Could we let go of our swanky bigness and make a virtue of going socia- US soldier, Humayun Khan. proud Indians (approximate- India and Indians are not with ignorance, bravado and bly micro? Point is there is no time to make a call. We just have to make good Soon the electoral success of Donald ly 20 per cent of minority- SEGREGATING amongst his pet-peeves stereotypes. The US in partic- of available circumstance. Trump was marked by his signing of the faiths amongst the 1.3 billion RELIGIOSITY FROM (Pakistan certainly is), yet ular, and the world at large Executive Order 13769 (titled Protecting Indians) had escaped the India has not been spared his needs statesmen who speak the the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry knowledge of the man who GOVERNANCE boorish and churlish insinua- language of inclusivity, probity into the United States) that was infamous- was poised to hold the most tions and sarcasm. The osten- and progress without pander- ly known as the ‘Muslim ban’. powerful office in the world. sible ‘good friend’ of Prime ing to the subliminal dark- Rajasthan rumble The spirit behind Trump’s actions mil- Today, Donald Trump is Minister Narendra Modi had instincts that are easy to rouse, itated against the Immigration and still holding sway with acute mocked his Indian accent, but dangerously difficult to Nationality Act of the US which stated, ignorance intact, as he tweet- routinely accused India as the control once unleashed. Congress can smell a win in the State Assembly poll. So, it’s “No person shall receive any preference or ed post the Diwali celebrations ‘tariff king’ and true to the (The writer, a military vet- balancing internal power structures to avert a last-minute mishap priority or be discriminated against in the at the White House, “Today, patent falsehood threatened eran, is a former Lt Governor issuance of an immigrant visa because of we gathered for Diwali, a hol- with reciprocal tariff on the of Andaman & Nicobar Islands ajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara the person’s race, sex, nationality, place of iday observed by Buddhists, ‘thousands and thousands’ of and Puducherry) Raje, as her political opponent and RCongress State unit chief Sachin Pilot put it on a television show a couple of days S O U N D BITE ago, is the only BJP leader who has man- Pakistan can’t handle its Undeclared war between I am not for censorship Kerala CM and DGP will aged to get the better of her national party own country. How will it Afghanistan and Pakistan on digital platforms. We be responsible if there is president. His reference, of course, was to manage Kashmir? The must end. Talks between the are in fact fighting an attack on me and my the open secret that Amit Shah and the BJP Valley is a part of India Taliban and Afghan against censorship even colleagues ahead of our and shall remain so. top brass were contemplating a change of Government are needed. in films. visit to Sabarimala. leadership in the State earlier this year given Home Minister Afghan President Proudcer Woman activist the pretty strong anti-incumbency mood —Rajnath Singh —Ashraf Ghani —Ritesh Sidhwani —Trupti Desai there but Vasundhara Raje was having none of it and she eventually prevailed. That, how- ever, may be the last major political victory for her this year. For, the ground reports L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR are getting quite unambiguous — the Congress looks like it’s on the comeback trail in Rajasthan, helped in no small measure by a coherent poll campaign, led Temporary respite even a novice to confirm that the by former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Pilot with former Union minister CP Rafale deal is shrouded with Nehru and his undermined legacy many mysteries and unanswered Joshi too given due respect, which seems to have succeeded in leveraging the Sir — Supreme Court’s refusal to questions, there can be no doubt anti-incumbency sentiment against the BJP Government. Sensing the wind, BJP stay women’s entry into his refers to the editorial, “Nehru's legacy” that the judges would have leaders including a couple of sitting legislators have joined the Congress which Sabarimala temple has come as (November 15). India lost Gandhiji in 1948 and understood the murky deal a good news for those who TSardar Patel in 1950 and then former Prime much better and would deliver has also got its caste/community social coalition right this time around with only believe in gender equality. It Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, was standing tall among a fair judgement. the Rajput community and the urban middle-class and trading communities seem- means the law of the land as of our great leaders. Nehru could have easily followed Shalini Gerald ingly not wildly keen on it though here too the Vasundhara administration does now allows women of all ages to the crooked path of becoming a dictator like his con- Chennai temporaries in other countries and undermined our draw some flak. enter the temple. At least, now the die-hard protesters should democratic institutions and the Constitution. But he Et tu, Dassault? The Congress has got wide acceptance in the OBC, Gujjar and Brahmin com- not prevent women from visit- never did it. Rather he always treated the opposition munities (projecting Gehlot, Pilot, Joshi would have helped) and has made size- ing the temple. They are most leaders with honour. likely to be disappointed if they Nehru served India as a Prime Minister for 17 that refined gentlemanliness, the greatness we may Sir — Whatever said and done, able gains among the Jats after their agitation against the State Government pin their hopes on the Supreme years and strengthened — democracy, secularism, not again see in the near future.” Indeed, Jawaharlal Dassault’s CEO Eric Trappier’s demanding reservations. The Meena community is being assiduously wooed Court’s nod for an open court socialism and unity — the four pillars of our Nehru has become more relevant now as a role model hurried statement refuting the by the Congress and the minority vote seems headed their way too. But the hearing of a raft of review peti- Constitution. His death even made a young leader in in democratic institution-building. Agree or not, what- charge that he was covering up tions. the Opposition in Atal Bihari Vajpayee say, “The loss ever we are today, both good or bad, we owe in great for the Narendra Modi Congress has become adept at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in recent The Court is least likely to to Parliament is irreparable. Such a resident may measure to this man. Government appears to be well- years, not least because of internal dissensions and sabotage. To prevent pre- overturn the judgement pro- never grace Teen Murti again. That vibrant person- Sujit De orchestrated, that too, particu- cisely such a situation from coming to pass, the leadership has adopted the ploy nounced with so much reason- ality, that attitude of taking even the Opposition along, Kolkata larly when it had been voiced on ing and conviction. When the the day when the Supreme of announcing, in advance of the issuance of its official list of candidates, that constitutionally guaranteed right Court was slated to hear the both Gehlot and Pilot will be contesting the Assembly poll. There is no word yet and ‘public opinion’ conflict, Unanswered questions day when the matter was being is made public. alleged Rafale scam case. on CP Joshi, another contender for the chief ministerial chair, most likely as a the choice for the apex court is taken up by the apex court for Now, it has come to light The Dassault’s CEO seems compromise candidate if the two dominant factions led by the former Chief Minister obvious. The young women who discussion, raises many ques- that most of the security norms to be well-tutored to defend the registered online for darshan at Sir— There can be no second tions. including obtention of guaran- deal and save the Narendra and the PCC president get recalcitrant in the event of a Congress win at the hus- Sabarimala should not be opinion that the BJP All along, the Government tees by the French Government Modi Government. This is also tings. While the party has been careful not to let this decision appear as count- blocked on their way to the tem- Government is in a sticky wick- was refusing to announce the have been given the go-ahead by inevitable for Dassault lest they ing their chickens before the eggs have hatched, it does show that the leader- ple during the two month-long et as far as the Rafale deal is con- purchase price of the Rafale the Indian Government. lose such a big deal. Mandala-Makaravilakku season. cerned. At the outset, the state- jets saying it would lead to a Doesn’t all these tantamount Anna Mary Yvonne ship is not fooled by the surface bonhomie on display. It augurs well for the party The joy of worship should not be ment made in such a hurry by security breach as the neigh- to the dilution of security to Chennai that it is getting hard-nosed about its internal power dynamics. Now, for the lit- denied on the ground of gender. the CEO of Dassault, Eric bouring enemy states would be cover thousands of crores of tax Send your feedback to: tle task of actually winning the election! G David Milton Trappier, defending the Indian able to find out the capabilities payers’ money? Maruthancode Government, particularly on a of the Rafale jets once the price While all this would lead [email protected] LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 16, 2018 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN POINTCOUNTERPOINT The emerging THE VIOLENCE AND PERSECUTION BY MILITARY AND OF COURSE, PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW VIGILANTES THAT RESULTED IN DRIVING 700,000 BUT THE POINT IS THAT YOU SHOULD EXCHANGE THESE New India ROHINGYA TO BANGLADESH IS WITHOUT EXCUSE. VIEWS AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER BETTER. There are a few who look beyond the traditional —US VICE PRESIDENT — MYANMAR'S DE FACTO LEADER paradigm of idolising political leadership and MIKE PENCE AUNG SAN SUU KYI evaluate leaders based on what they deliver Indigenous modernity

NAVNEET ANAND Nirmal Verma is one of those ultimate littérateurs who relentlessly put colonial modernity to thorough scrutiny in most of his creative works in order to explore the idea of India in its entirety amu Tirkey is a passionate young man. Attached to a polit- ical social outfit, he works tirelessly for tribal welfare across D501 villages in Sundargarh district. Belonging to the Oram tribe, he takes immense pride in the fact that Prime Minister Narendra Modi got a village Pitamahal, a back of beyond habitation in Odisha’s Sundargarh district without even any access to roads, wired, and electrified. First time in 70 years, when I met him early this week, Tirkey pointed out to me three gram panchayats that he was aware of where electricity had reached for the first time since Independence — Chhatam, Budham and Pankadihi. While the first two villages belong to Rajarangpur block, the third one falls under Gurundia block, and these have been electrified under the Deendayal NAND JHA Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDGUYJ). Little wonder global ener- SACHIDA gy watchdog, the International Energy Agency (IEA), termed India’s emembering the legendary Indian electrification of every village as the greatest success story of 2018. writer, Nirmal Verma, necessarily “In particular, one of the greatest success stories in access to ener- encourages one to revisit some of his gy in 2018 was India completing the electrification of all of its vil- literary works which turn out to be lages,” said the agency’s latest World Energy Outlook 2018, adding completely mesmerising. Indeed, it is that India was a “star performer” in terms of achieving a huge mile- Rakin to doing a literary pilgrimage. Such a pil- stone of providing power to all her villages. In fact, countries, like grimage is particularly significant for the fact that Indonesia and Bangladesh, have also achieved commendable elec- he appears to never ever lose sight of the sanc- trification rate of 95 per cent (up from 50 per cent in 2000), and tity of his native roots, cultural moorings and 80 per cent (up from 20 per cent in 2000), respectively. indigenous traditions even in the face of an The IEA report said that over 120 million people worldwide aggressive onslaught of various forms of all- gained access to electricity in 2017 alone. It further said that since encompassing but counterproductive western modernity. As a matter of fact, he is one of those 2000, more than 900 million people have gained access to elec- ultimate littérateurs who relentlessly put colo- tricity in developing countries in the Asian continent with 91 per nial modernity to thorough scrutiny in most of VERMA KEEPS cent of the region getting electrified by 2017 compared with 67 his creative works in order to explore the idea SEARCHING per cent in 2000. Of this, about 61 per cent of this progress has of India in its entirety. CONSISTENTLY FOR been reported from India only, making a “remarkable progress The irreconcilable incompatibility between THE CIVILISATIONAL towards its target to deliver universal electricity access.” In keep- Indian way of conceptualising, planning and strategising about the vagaries of human life and ROOTS OF THE resolution of all those problems we face necting thread which so evocatively novel, Lal Teen Ki Chat, reflects the ing with his Independence Day promise of electrifying all Indian NATION, ITS villages, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 28 this year, the unavoidable pulls and pressures of Western today. invokes the issues of alienation and acute loneliness of the protagonist, Kaya modernity is so effectively embodied in different ENCOUNTER WITH The deep imprints of colonial depression primarily caused by the who is totally caught in a cynical announced that the country had achieved its target of providing COLONIAL electricity to all its 597,464 census villages. Lauding the “political essays written in Hindi and compiled in such col- mindset, which generated an evident- imperatives of modernity. Deeply dis- world full of isolation. Such explana- lections as Shabda Aur Smriti, Kala¯ ka¯ jokhima, MODERNITY AND ly infectious impact on our thought turbing experiences of the emergent tions of loneliness and isolation are effort over the last five years” that significantly accelerated the Dhalaan Se Utarte Hue, Bharat Aur : THE CONSEQUENT process, and made us in turn sub- middle class which suffer rather mis- aimed at presenting a scathing critique progress of electrification, IEA report termed this milestone as “one Pratishruti Ke Kshetra, Kala, Smriti, Akanksha, DISTORTIONS OF servient to the Western ways of think- erably in some ways because of their of what is often called the modern life. of the greatest achievements in the history of energy.” Shatavdi ke Dhalte Varahon Mein, Adi, Ant aur ing, evoke sharp responses from illusion about the nature of modern life The third novel, Ek Chithda Sukh, ` OUR COLLECTIVE The Government had launched the ambitious 75,893 crore Aarambha. CONSCIOUSNESS Verma. He indeed wishes to get rid of generate radically different indigenous is an attempt to find an answer to the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana programme to connect In the very first collection, the figure of WITH A VIEW TO those prejudices and assumptions that sensibilities than seen before in the question of what is happiness. The India’s 18,452 unelectrified census villages, and on August 15, Gandhi appears time and again. Emphasising the have been responsible for putting works of Verma. desire for happiness leads one to the re-awakening of nationalist consciousness embed- HIGHLIGHT THE chains on our own style of thinking, European experiences led to the realisation that it is indeed an illusion. 2015, Modi had said that it would be achieved by May 2018, in NEED TO DISCOVER 1000 days. While this was achieved ahead of time, the ded in the persona of Gandhi, Verma tries to make behaving and living life with our own transformation of Nirmal Verma’s It is an endless wait as we never ever an assessment about the idea of India in connec- FIRST AND THEN terms. Efforts to erase the traces of cul- mindset in a huge way. But they did not get to have a real sense of happiness in Government is now working to ensure that power lines are con- RECOVER AND nected with major institutions and administrative centres of every tion with its relationship with Europe. What he tural and intellectual colonisation succeed in making him think and feel modern world order. The fourth novel, finds out is the fact that the best of indigenous FOREGROUND OUR define and decide the quality of dis- that his own culture and civilisation are Raat ka Reporter, revolves around the village as well as every household in the country. The Pradhan Mantri thoughts and sensitivities don’t carry the kind of OWN AUTONOMOUS cussions and deliberations about East- inferior to those of Europe. Instead, he self-centeredness of a journalist who Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya) programme is designed ruptures which we witness in the form of deep- AND INDIGENOUS West encounter in his essays. does not forget to tell us that we have deal with those circumstances which to facilitate free electricity connections to about four crore house- rooted alienation of modern life. The second col- MODERNITY For his first collection of short-sto- legitimate reasons to harbour serious led the masses to severe kinds of dis- holds in rural and urban areas. The programme also aims to pro- lection, Kala¯ ka¯ jokhima talks about the role of ries, Parinde, Verma was declared to be misgivings about the adequacy and appointment with modern forms of vide Solar Photovoltaic (PV) stand-alone system for unelectrified art in the making of modern world, whereas the the harbinger of a new literary trend effectiveness of the idea of progress democracy and development. The households located in remote and inaccessible villages/habitations, third collection, Dhalaan Se Utarte Hue mentions called ‘Nai Kahani’ in Hindi literature. embedded in the notion of Western fifth novel, Antim Aranya, chooses to where grid extension is not feasible. The scheme was launched certain kinds of fissures and contradictions It opened up several opportunities to modernity that wrecked havoc on discuss the recurrent theme of loneli- in October 2017, and so far, just about 64 per cent of the target- which expose the hollowness of so-called mod- express his yearning for a liberating, ful- humanity through the two world wars ness along with issues of death and ed three crore households have been electrified. About one crore ern civilisation. filling and satisfying existence, which alongside creating irrevocable rup- depression. It offers us an innovative households still remain to be electrified. In the fourth collection, Bharat aur Europe, was extremely difficult to find in a mod- tures in human relations as is amply approach to look at the relationship Verma looks at basic assumptions behind the intel- ern set-up. The kind of irreparable grief clear from the hollowness between between life and death and also the There are many States which have achieved 100 per cent lectual and philosophical traditions of India and caused by the partition of a newly inde- man-woman relationships and increas- conditions which lie in between so as household electrification, while some continue to make efforts in Europe respectively. He is basically pre-occupied pendent nation state aggravated further ingly entrenched sense of alienation, to undermine the supremacy of mate- that direction. Arunachal Pradesh with 75 per cent, Meghalaya with the task of evaluating what India and Indians by disillusionment with the ideals and destructive self-centeredness, self-exile, rial possessions and underline the with 77 per cent, Uttar Pradesh with 80 per cent and Assam with found and lost when they came in contact with aspirations created during the freedom frustrations and disappointments so primacy of spiritual fulfillment. 83 per cent figure at the bottom even as States like Madhya Pradesh, European culture and civilisation. The ways in struggle and subsequent deepening of inseparably interlinked with modern In his travelogues, diary-writing Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Kerala, Telanagana, Punjab, Jammu which we have been dissociated with our own tra- colonial temperament in various ways life and experiences of humankind. The and even selections of nine prominent & Kashmir, Goa and Puducherry report 100 per cent household ditions, and the manner in which we have made and numerous places of postcolonial moral of the story is that the socio-polit- works of world literature for their electrification. That many in India were deprived of this basic need certain attempts to keep those invaluable tradi- India triggered the creative expressions ical and cultural manifestations of translations into Hindi, he exhibits seven decades after Independence certainly doesn’t tell a great tions intact, are some of the major concerns of of an entire generation of writers, of modernity have been categorically put tremendous consistency in terms of story. The IEA also praised India’s success in enabling access the essayist. All the issues and concerns are whom, Verma proved to be the major into the bar of judgement. doing a stringent critique of the addressed with a definite objective to fore- voice. Abandoning old narrative tech- Whether they are essays, short Western modernity. And India always to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to the poor households. “In India, ground the essential indianness of we, the peo- niques and already exhausted subjects stories or novels written by Verma, he remains at the core of his creative pur- 50 million free LPG stoves and initial refills have been provided ple of India. of short story writing, he went on to does not seem to subscribe to any par- suit. So, he keeps searching consistent- to poor households via Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana since 2015, The indianness of post-colonial Indian mind delve deeper into the complexity of con- ticular ideological persuasion which ly for the civilisational roots of the and the Government has set a target of providing LPG connec- is his genuine concern. And it governs his temporary realities with new sensibil- essentially obstructs the articulation of nation, its encounter with colonial tions to 80 million households by 2020,” it said. engagement in myriad ways with the questions ities and even newer idioms producing the nuanced perception of the existing modernity and the consequent distor- Tirkey represents an aspirational and emerging New India that of politics, religion, culture, literature, history, sec- highly captivating content in an complex realities in the outside world. tions of our collective consciousness places a huge premium on progress and development. He looks ularism and Marxism. He does not construct any enabling form. In the very first novel, Ve Din, memo- with a view to highlight the need to dis- beyond the traditional paradigm of idolising political leadership and theoritical premise or rigid conceptual framework His succeeding collections of short- ry plays a central role in a modern cover first and then recover and fore- evaluates leaders based on what they deliver. Unaware of the glob- to make sense of the issues revolving around the stories such as Jalti Jhadi, Pichhli milieu. The image of scattered, disin- ground our own autonomous and al applause that the DDGUYJ has earned, Tirkey said that people already cited questions of contemporary India. His Garmiyon Mein, Beech Bahas Mein, tegrating, self-obsessed Europe in the indigenous modernity. focus is on exposing those tendencies, sometimes Kavve Aur Kala Pani, which brought aftermath of the Second World War is (The writer is Assistant professor of like him have begun to see the difference on the ground. subtle and surreptitious, that make us think and him Sahitya Academy Award and the thoroughly scrutinised by an almost English at Rajdhani College, Delhi (The writer is a strategic communications professional) feel that West is the way forward to look for the last one, Sukha, are marked by a con- entirely Indian perspective. The second University) Corruption and abuse of power FOREIGNEYE Harassment of citizens by officials will stop only when courts decide not to merely restore the rights of citizens but also demand damages be paid by the ministry, department or agencies involved to the citizen or citizens concerned

hawala transactions. in our country; it is so common as whether that is the admission of a So is he a terrorist? Does he if it is almost normal. We hardly child in a school, a relative in a hos- have — or did he have — terrorist give it a thought when we see a dri- pital, an application for a job, or the links? There are only three possible ver stop by the police on the high- provision of a properly due service answers: The first is that he is a way. We know he was not been by an official. threat to the security of the nation. speeding. We also know that he had Can anything be done to stop But if the man has terrorist links, been stopped officially for a ‘licence this kind of extortion? In the case PRABHU GUPTARA two years is indeed an inordinate- check’. But in reality, he was a of an of the example quoted at the begin- ly long time to investigate that. unfortunately lottery daily bribe ning of this article, the Ministry did he Ministry of External Indeed, one has to ask the much collection by the policemen. not dispute that the denial of the Affairs was ordered recently more serious question: Are some of We hardly bother when we hear passport had put his residential sta- NO PROSPECT OF Tby the court to renew the our officials really so incompetent that a slum-dweller’s family has had tus in Canada in jeopardy and GOING BACK passport of an Indian citizen who’d as to fail to come to a conclusion their jhuggi pulled down. After all, denied him two whole years of been in Canada on a work permit. after two years of investigating aren’t jhuggis illegal anyway? A huge work and earnings. The Rohingya must have His passport renewal had been such a serious matter? series of bribes need to be paid to Harassment of citizens by offi- held up for two years, putting his Shouldn’t the officials be pro- allow any jhuggi settlement to come cials will stop only when courts the right to return home. job and his residence status in ceeded against for dealing with the into existence and continue to thrive. decide not to merely restore the But they must be able to do Canada at risk, apparently because security of the nation in such a cav- For the slums to be cleared out, clear- rights of citizens, as in this case, but so safely and of their own the Ministry suspected that he alier manner? ly, a rather bigger set of bribes has also demand damages be paid by volition. That is not the case might in someway be involved in The second is that the man was now come into play —perhaps from the ministry, department or agen- acts against “the public interest.” thought to be a threat, but he isn’t. some construction company. Even cies involved to the citizen or citi- now. Until that time comes, That is the code language for say- If so, why did the officials not only third is that the man was never was ficiently to cause him to pursue an so, rather than reacting with outrage, zens concerned. Bangladesh must be given ing that the man might have declined to renew his passport for a threat. If so, what we have is a expensive and long-winded case in many middle- and upper-class peo- (The writer is Independent all the support it needs to terrorist links or be involved in so long, but also offered in court common and simple matter of court. I simply don’t know as I am ple merely dismiss the matter: “Good Board Member, Board Consultant; host them; and forced hawala type transactions. The lat- what they clearly thought was a bribe-seeking — a bribe which the not acquainted with the person in riddance to jhuggis.” Keynote Speaker Executive Director, repatriations must be ter possibility can be eliminated in good reason for refusing renewal? man refused (for whatever reason) question and have no means of con- However, we do react, even if Relational Analytics Ltd, Cambridge, the blink of an eye — the man Further, why did they ask the court to pay. tacting him. subconsciously, when we are our- UK; and Honorary Chairman, opposed as unconscionable would not be working as a lorry dri- for permission to continue avoid- Perhaps the bribe demanded What I do know is that use of selves asked for a ‘consideration’ in Career Innovation Company, and unacceptable. ver if he was making money from ing renewal of his passport? The was so large as to offend him suf- the law to harass ordinary citizens order to have something done, Oxford, UK) (The Guardian editorial) LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 16, 2018 money 10

RInfra Q2 Liquidity crunch not systemic, Govt plans to make Sensex ends 119 pts higher, net profit NBFCs meeting payment gold hallmarking slips 49% obligations, say bankers mandatory soon growth. New Delhi (PTI): The gov- Nifty breaches 10,600-mark PTI n NEW DELHI Bhanwala further said that ernment is planning to soon PTI n MUMBAI 65 per barrel from over USD 86 cash-strapped airline. firm’s announcement of `1,300 to `277 cr various banks were supporting make hallmarking mandatory in early October. Brent crude Adani Ports took the top crore consolidated loss in the op bankers on Thursday NBFCs, including Nabard for gold jewellery sold in the he BSE benchmark fell 0.47% to USD 65.81 per position among Sensex con- September quarter. PTI n NEW DELHI Tsaid the current liquidity which had an exposure of country, Food and Consumers Sensex ended 119 points barrel. stituents by surging 4.19%, fol- Shares of state-run oil mar- crunch was not a systemic around `15,000 crore. Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Thigher on Thursday and Meanwhile, the rupee lowed by Kotak Bank rising keting companies such as nil Ambani-led Reliance problem and non-banking “(Our) total assets are Paswan said on Thursday. the broader Nifty went past the strengthened further by 44 2.61%. HPCL, BPCL and IOC contin- AInfrastructure (RInfra) has financial companies (NBFCs) `4.80 lakh crore. Of this, the The hallmarking of gold, 10,600 mark on positive paise to trade at 71.87 against Other big gainers included ued to show a bullish trend and posted a 49 per cent decline in were meeting payment obliga- `15,000 crore exposure to which is voluntary in nature at investor sentiment amid eas- the dollar in late afternoon Axis Bank advancing 2.11%, surged up to 2.28% on falling its consolidated net profit to tions. NBFCs is small. Nothing is at present, is a purity certification ing crude oil prices and firm trade in the forex market. Hero MotoCorp 1.95%, Tata global crude oil prices. `277.19 crore for the quarter “All (NBFCs) of them have risk. I haven’t seen any default. of the precious metal. The rupee. However, profit-booking Motors 1.78%, Maruti Suzuki Among the sectoral ended September 2018. been able to meet their commit- Everybody is meeting the com- Bureau of Indian Standards The 30-share index opened at higher levels by speculators 1.50%, Vedanta Ltd 1.37%, indices, BSE consumer The company had posted a ment as far as roll overs are con- mitments to Nabard,” (BIS), under the Consumer a shade higher at 35,145.75 at the fag-end of the session Power Grid 1.18%, L&T 0.97%, durables index gained the most consolidated net profit of cerned,” SBI Chairman Rajnish Bhanwala said. Affairs Ministry, is the adminis- points, hovered in the range of trimmed some of the day’s Bharti Airtel 0.85%, ICICI by rising 1.60%, followed by `543.8 crore in the year-ago Kumar said on the sidelines of On capital infusion from trative authority of hallmarking. 35,402 and 35,118.42, before gains, traders added. Bank 0.82%, HDFC Bank realty index 1.58%, bankex period, RInfra said in a filing an event organised here. the government, he said “BIS has set standards for hall- ending the session at 35,260.54, According to analysts, a 0.80%, and HDFC 0.75%. 0.79%, metal 0.66%, capital to the BSE. on Wednesday. Speaking on liquidity posi- Nabard had already received marking of gold jewellery in with a gain of 118.55 points, or drop in US 10-year bond SBI, Infosys, RIL and goods 0.66%, auto 0.54%, However, the company’s tion in the banking system, `2,000 crore and it may not three grades of 14 carat, 18 carat 0.34% over its previous close. yield, followed by gradual IndusInd Bank, too, finished healthcare 0.32%, infrastruc- consolidated income increased National Bank For Agriculture require more funds this year. and 22 carat. We are going to The gauge had shed 2.50 pick up in foreign institution- with gains of up to 0.56%. ture 0.19% and PSU index to `7,207.3 crore in the July- And Rural Development On the financial inclusion, make it mandatory soon,” points on Wednesday in a al investor (FII) inflow to Shares of private lender, Yes 0.10%. September quarter, over (Nabard) Chairman HK the SBI Chairman said the Paswan said at a BIS event highly volatile session. domestic market and slide in Bank emerged worst performer However, FMCG, power, `5,898.7 crore in the year-ago Bhanwala said the condition massive Pradhan Mantri Jan organised to commemorate The NSE Nifty also closed oil prices eased the concerns by plunging 7.42% after its oil & gas, teck and IT indices period. was improving as interest rates Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) and World Standards Day with a 40.40 points, or 0.38% higher of liquidity. non-executive chairman Ashok ended in the negative zone. RInfra is a leading infra- were seen declining. other social security schemes theme on ‘Global Standards and at 10,616.70 after shuttling FIIs bought shares worth a Chawla resigned with immedi- The broader markets, too, structure company, developing “So as such there is no big launched by Prime Minister the fourth Industrial Revolution’. between 10,646.50 and net of `277.38 crore, while ate effect. displayed a firm trend with the projects through various spe- problem... Issue arose on Narendra Modi had changed He, however, did not specify the 10,557.50. domestic institutional investors The bank also said that mid-cap index rising 0.68% cial purpose vehicles (SPVs) in account of some of entities the complexities. date of implementation of the The appreciation in rupee, (DIIs) sold shares to the tune independent director Vasant and small-cap index gaining several high growth sectors which had borrowed short and “...when we started this mandatory gold hallmarking, firming trend in other Asian of `272.34 crore on Wednesday, Gujarathi had tendered his 0.40%. such as power, roads and metro created long assets. So, it may (PMJDY) programme and but stressed on the need to markets and a higher opening provisional data showed. resignation with immediate Globally, most of other rail in the infrastructure space be specific problem. It does not over this period of time, more adopt the standards in the inter- of European equities too influ- Uncertainty over the US- effect due to personal commit- Asian markets ended higher. and the defence sector. seem to be a systemic problem,” than 300 million financial est of consumers. India has over enced market mood here. China trade deal and next ments. Shanghai’s Composite Index RInfra through its SPVs Bhanwala said. accounts have been opened. It 220 BIS-recognised assaying and Traders said falling crude Federal Reserve policy, which Other laggards were rose 1.36%, Hong Kong’s Hang has executed a portfolio of Fears of liquidity crunch is unparallel in the world. hallmarking centres, maximum prices in the global market was is likely to see hike in NTPC, ONGC, Sun Pharma, Seng was up 1.67% while infrastructure projects such as gripped the market following And all these accounts start- of them are located in Tamil a big boost for the economy as December, may add volatility Coal India, TCS, HUL, ITC, Taiwan index gained 0.35%. a metro rail project in Mumbai a series of defaults by group ed with zero balance but today Nadu, followed by Kerala. As it lightens the country’s import in the near term, the analysts M&M, Asian Paint, Bajaj Auto, Japan’s Nikkei, however, shed on build, own, operate and companies of IL&FS in the more than 85 per cent of the fourth industrial revolution bill burden, eases inflation added. Wipro and Tata Steel falling by 0.20%. transfer (BOOT) basis; eleven past two months. These led to accounts are having balance in would be of smart technologies, and current account deficit Shares of Jet Airways up to 2.16%. In Europe, Paris CAC 40 road projects with total length concerns that non-banking the accounts. With SBI, we are Paswan said the BIS had a chal- concerns. climbed 24.52% amid reports Shares of Grasim was up 0.49%, Frankfurt’s DAX of about 1,000 kms on the lenders would be unable to having an average balance of lenge to speed up setting of stan- Global crude oil prices that Tata Group was in talks to Industries tumbled 7.91% fol- gained 0.48%, while London’s build-operate-transfer (BOT) meet their commitments for `1,800 in these accounts,” dards to ensure the country did have fallen nearly 30% to USD buy a controlling take in the lowing the Adiya Birla Group FTSE was up 0.40%. basis. market borrowings, impairing Kumar said. not lag behind in this area.

NIFTY 50 BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIGH LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 10,580.60 10,646.50 10,557.50 10,616.70 40.4 Script Last Abs Change CAPPL 430 -0.05 -0.01 GET&D 226 -2.7 -1.18 ADANIPORTS 334 347.85 330 346.2 14.2 Traded Price Change % CARBORUNIV 351.05 -5.35 -1.5 GHCL 221.75 -2.2 -0.98 TITAN 892.25 924 889 921.55 29.35 15 15 3MINDIA 20685.45 -48.1 -0.23 CARERATING 1010 -21.25 -2.06 GICHSGFIN 253.65 -3.2 -1.25 EICHERMOT 23,400.00 24,041.95 23,291.50 23,920.00 679.9 8KMILES 111.8 5.3 4.98 CASTROLIND 149.85 -0.95 -0.63 GICRE 310 -0.4 -0.13 KOTAKBANK 1,139.00 1,166.00 1,132.00 1,161.15 31.25 AARTIIND 1427 10.6 0.75 CCL 274.9 4.45 1.65 GILLETTE 6525.3 -36.4 -0.55 HEROMOTOCO 2,872.00 2,934.90 2,856.20 2,919.70 72.15 ABB 1286.05 0.1 0.01 CEATLTD 1254.65 10.45 0.84 GLAXO 1330 -32.8 -2.41 HINDPETRO 244 250.9 238.6 249 5.3 35,260.54 118.55 ABBOTINDIA 7650 48.2 0.63 CENTRALBK 30.6 -0.25 -0.81 GLENMARK 664.25 9.25 1.41 10,616.70 40.40 BPCL 315.5 323.45 308.5 322.5 6.55 ABCAPITAL 110.15 3 2.8 CENTRUM 41.95 2.95 7.56 GMDCLTD 86.75 0.55 0.64 BAJFINANCE 2,287.00 2,348.00 2,285.10 2,339.00 45.05 ABFRL 189.25 -0.7 -0.37 CENTURYPLY 166.75 -0.9 -0.54 GMRINFRA 16.15 -0.05 -0.31 AXISBANK 613.25 632.5 610.75 623.95 11.25 ACC 1511.05 35.6 2.41 CENTURYTEX 904.75 13.3 1.49 GNFC 352.5 -9.85 -2.72 TECHM 702 721.9 697.35 713.05 12.8 CERA 2442.75 28.65 1.19 GODFRYPHLP 872.1 45.75 5.54 TATAMOTORS 178 182.7 177.5 179.8 3 ADANIPORTS 345.3 13.9 4.19 CGPOWER 35 1.25 3.7 GODREJAGRO 518.5 -3.45 -0.66 VEDL 205.3 209.65 202.75 207.1 3 ADANIPOWER 48.65 -0.45 -0.92 CHAMBLFERT 142.55 1.1 0.78 GODREJCP 719.8 7.5 1.05 JETAIRWAYS 24.52 PCJEWELLER -12.02 ADANIPORTS 4.28 GRASIM -8.02 JSWSTEEL 340 345.9 338.05 343.8 4.2 ADANITRANS 209.4 18.85 9.89 CHENNPETRO 272 -0.15 -0.06 GODREJIND 508.85 8.75 1.75 MARUTI 7,378.90 7,515.10 7,333.55 7,459.60 90.55 ADVENZYMES 185.4 -0.7 -0.38 ADANITRANS 9.89 IDEA -11.10 TITAN 3.29 YESBANK -7.42 HINDALCO 229.5 234.8 225.3 232.3 2.8 AEGISLOG 221.95 3.95 1.81 CHOLAFIN 1294.55 14.05 1.1 GODREJPROP 635.85 28.9 4.76 LT 1,388.00 1,408.00 1,386.10 1,399.95 15.25 AIAENG 1641.5 -46.55 -2.76 CIPLA 519 -1.1 -0.21 GPPL 98 -0.8 -0.81 ZEEL 438.2 444.6 433.2 440 4.8 AJANTPHARM 1083.3 14 1.31 COALINDIA 263.05 -2.55 -0.96 GRANULES 101.95 -1.55 -1.5 ALBK 9.03 GRASIM -7.91 EICHERMOT 2.93 IBULHSGFIN -4.33 ICICIBANK 366.1 374.9 362.1 369.75 3.15 AKZOINDIA 1579.95 -0.55 -0.03 COCHINSHIP 383.4 1.9 0.5 GRAPHITE 984.55 5.25 0.54 HDFCBANK 1,961.90 1,977.30 1,931.20 1,973.10 15.35 ALBK 42.25 3.5 9.03 COFFEEDAY 278.15 -15.75 -5.36 GRASIM 807.6 -69.35 -7.91 MFSL 8.75 NBCC -7.78 KOTAKBANK 2.77 NTPC -2.41 UPL 761.95 769.95 756 766 5.75 ALKEM 1941.95 13.6 0.71 COLPAL 1124.05 12.25 1.1 GREAVESCOT 129.25 7.25 5.94 IOC 146 148.7 142.75 146.35 0.95 ALLCARGO 106.05 -2.2 -2.03 CONCOR 683.95 17.8 2.67 GREENPLY 135.9 -3.25 -2.34 BIRLACORPN 8.65 PAGEIND -7.73 HEROMOTOCO 2.53 INFRATEL -2.02 BAJAJFINSV 5,578.90 5,685.00 5,578.90 5,609.00 31.35 AMARAJABAT 738.9 2.45 0.33 COROMANDEL 420 -3.5 -0.83 GRINDWELL 493.65 8.45 1.74 HDFC 1,837.00 1,858.00 1,824.20 1,849.00 9.85 AMBUJACEM 217.1 5.95 2.82 CORPBANK 27.5 -0.25 -0.9 GRUH 303.7 2.15 0.71 SBIN 283.85 287.05 281.15 285 1.4 ANDHRABANK 28.2 -0.3 -1.05 CRISIL 1495.45 -7.25 -0.48 GSFC 106.3 -1.15 -1.07 ZYDUSWELL 1105.8 -29.45 -2.59 PEL 2289.8 1.2 0.05 SUNTECK 349 8.3 2.44 DRREDDY 2,456.80 2,497.95 2,449.95 2,460.00 10.75 APARINDS 624.95 8.35 1.35 CROMPTON 203 -2.85 -1.38 GSKCONS 7000 -226.85 -3.14 KRBL 341.5 3.7 1.1 PERSISTENT 537.15 -9.2 -1.68 SUNTV 596.4 -17.45 -2.84 CIPLA 521.9 525 514.45 521.8 2.25 APLAPOLLO 1278.85 24.7 1.97 CUB 163.85 -0.15 -0.09 GSPL 179.5 -3.1 -1.7 KSCL 513.55 -3.8 -0.73 PETRONET 213.35 -2.65 -1.23 SUPPETRO 202.35 -7.7 -3.67 INFY 654 666 646.7 655.65 2.45 APLLTD 582.4 -2.25 -0.38 CUMMINSIND 816.45 26.6 3.37 GUJALKALI 579 -2.75 -0.47 KTKBANK 106.9 0.1 0.09 PFC 107.65 4 3.86 SUPRAJIT 218 -2.45 -1.11 POWERGRID 186 188.5 185.55 186.6 0.65 APOLLOHOSP 1265.65 99.5 8.53 CYIENT 652 -7.15 -1.08 GUJFLUORO 898.3 -30.75 -3.31 KWALITY 7.69 -0.4 -4.94 PFIZER 2790 -9.75 -0.35 SUPREMEIND 981 -0.45 -0.05 BHARTIARTL 301.3 306.7 298 301.8 0.5 APOLLOTYRE 229.8 6.65 2.98 DABUR 388.9 10.15 2.68 GUJGAS 620.05 -6.35 -1.01 L&TFH 135.55 1.85 1.38 PFS 17.25 0.35 2.07 SUVEN 254.65 6.9 2.79 INDUSINDBK 1,515.00 1,533.25 1,498.00 1,511.00 -2.55 ARVIND 310.45 -2.15 -0.69 DALMIABHA 2260 136.5 6.43 GULFOILLUB 763.75 -18.7 -2.39 LAKSHVILAS 90.3 0.45 0.5 PGHH 9470.05 -60.35 -0.63 SUZLON 5.68 -0.13 -2.24 TCS 1,864.00 1,899.00 1,857.60 1,877.00 -3.65 ASAHIINDIA 276.95 -5.05 -1.79 DBCORP 179.1 5.3 3.05 HAL 836.4 -17.1 -2 LALPATHLAB 854.15 -1.25 -0.15 PHILIPCARB 214.95 1.85 0.87 SWANENERGY 101.55 -1.5 -1.46 M&M 774 775.8 755 767.5 -2.1 ASHOKA 124.7 -3.65 -2.84 DBL 490.85 19.7 4.18 HATSUN 638 18.3 2.95 LAOPALA 233.5 6.9 3.05 PHOENIXLTD 602 1.05 0.17 SYMPHONY 971.55 -9.35 -0.95 RELIANCE 1,096.95 1,103.00 1,086.50 1,094.70 -3.25 ASHOKLEY 106.35 -0.25 -0.23 DCBBANK 156.35 -0.65 -0.41 HAVELLS 689 15.95 2.37 TATASTEEL 590.3 596.9 581.45 587.2 -1.9 LAURUSLABS 382.4 10 2.69 PIDILITIND 1106.2 14.75 1.35 SYNDIBANK 35.15 0.75 2.18 ASIANPAINT 1312.25 -7.65 -0.58 DCMSHRIRAM 410.4 -5.65 -1.36 HCC 14 0.08 0.57 ASIANPAINT 1,320.00 1,331.85 1,313.40 1,315.95 -4.6 LAXMIMACH* 5970 -35.6 -0.59 PIIND 835.7 4.05 0.49 SYNGENE 575.3 -3.6 -0.62 ASTRAL 1040 19.4 1.9 DEEPAKFERT 182.95 -13.85 -7.04 HCLTECH 989 -7.4 -0.74 ULTRACEMCO 3,927.80 3,933.80 3,830.05 3,903.00 -14.05 LICHSGFIN 466.1 12.15 2.68 PNB 71.15 0.35 0.49 TAKE 155.6 -3.45 -2.17 ATUL 3534.9 86.8 2.52 DEEPAKNI 264.35 -2.45 -0.92 HDFC 1852.2 13.75 0.75 BAJAJ-AUTO 2,681.00 2,699.00 2,661.10 2,663.55 -12.95 LINDEINDIA 652.9 6.45 1 PNBHOUSING 1004.75 20.75 2.11 TATACHEM 691.95 -7.55 -1.08 AUBANK 584.65 6.85 1.19 DELTACORP 239 -2.3 -0.95 HDFCBANK 1974.05 15.6 0.8 ITC 276.85 279.25 273.5 274.4 -2.05 LT 1397.35 13.4 0.97 PNCINFRA 145.15 -1.8 -1.22 TATACOFFEE 98.55 -0.3 -0.3 AUROPHARMA 780.2 -2.5 -0.32 DENABANK 16.65 0 0 HDFCLIFE 398.6 -1.95 -0.49 SUNPHARMA 522 528 508.1 516.15 -3.95 LTI 1634.9 -33.6 -2.01 POWERGRID 188.2 2.2 1.18 TATACOMM 514.95 -10.1 -1.92 AVANTI 367.25 -0.9 -0.24 DHANUKA 419 8.45 2.06 HDIL 23.05 0.45 1.99 COALINDIA 265.75 266.5 262.1 263.65 -2.1 LTTS 1555 -12.7 -0.81 PRESTIGE 177.5 -2.75 -1.53 TATAELXSI 997.65 3.45 0.35 AXISBANK 625.65 12.9 2.11 DHFL 244.35 5.6 2.35 HEG 4110.9 -5.35 -0.13 HCLTECH 999.9 1,029.00 981.8 988.65 -8.45 LUPIN 852.6 11.3 1.34 PRSMJOHNSN 87.3 0.45 0.52 TATAGLOBAL 221.4 3.45 1.58 BAJAJ-AUTO 2670 -11.7 -0.44 DISHTV 38 -1.15 -2.94 HEIDELBERG 148.7 -1.55 -1.03 HINDUNILVR 1,717.75 1,728.40 1,696.65 1,700.95 -14.55 LUXIND 1531.8 -5.85 -0.38 PTC 81.2 2.55 3.24 TATAINVEST 805.05 4.15 0.52 BAJAJCORP 357.45 4.45 1.26 DIVISLAB 1527.85 23.55 1.57 HERITGFOOD 526 0.15 0.03 WIPRO 324.15 330.5 321.65 321.7 -2.85 M&M 765.8 -4.6 -0.6 PVR 1401.7 -14.2 -1 TATAMETALI 703 16.65 2.43 BAJAJELEC 492.8 -7.7 -1.54 DLF 169.65 6.75 4.14 HEROMOTOCO 2917.2 62.8 2.2 GAIL 350.7 354.4 344 347.5 -5.05 M&MFIN 443.6 10.4 2.4 QUESS 771.15 3.95 0.51 TATAMOTORS 179.95 3.15 1.78 BAJAJFINSV 5597.4 20.6 0.37 DMART 1390.65 8.15 0.59 HEXAWARE 315.5 -1.55 -0.49 ONGC 161.4 162 158.1 158.45 -2.55 MAGMA 114.1 0.4 0.35 RADICO 438.85 -5.85 -1.32 TATAMTRDVR 98.4 1.35 1.39 HFCL 20.15 -0.2 -0.98 INFRATEL 261.95 261.95 254 254.8 -5.25 MAHABANK 13.69 0.09 0.66 RAIN 167 -1.85 -1.1 TATAPOWER 76.6 -1.3 -1.67 HIMATSEIDE 238.4 -9.45 -3.81 NTPC 157.95 159.15 153.4 153.55 -3.8 MAHINDCIE 265.15 2.55 0.97 RAJESHEXPO 559 -2.8 -0.5 TATASTEEL 588.65 -0.3 -0.05 HINDALCO 233.4 3.65 1.59 IBULHSGFIN 839.95 846.55 784 803 -36.3 MAHLIFE 407.4 -3.4 -0.83 RALLIS 163.4 -8.05 -4.7 TCS 1865.5 -15.05 -0.8 YESBANK 215 217.95 202.25 205.9 -16.5 HINDCOPPER 50.55 -0.75 -1.46 MANAPPURAM 86.9 1.85 2.18 RAMCOCEM 624.1 11.45 1.87 TEAMLEASE 2790 0.25 0.01 GRASIM 855 855 795.2 806.1 -70.25 HINDPETRO 249.35 5.55 2.28 MANPASAND 93.8 -0.75 -0.79 RATNAMANI 880 10.55 1.21 TECHM 713.5 13.35 1.91 HINDUNILVR 1705.6 -12.6 -0.73 MARICO 345.75 -1.95 -0.56 RAYMOND 766.4 1.45 0.19 TEJASNET 262.1 -1 -0.38 NIFTY NEXT 50 HINDZINC 266.35 1.85 0.7 MARUTI 7482.85 110.5 1.5 RBLBANK 550 1.7 0.31 TEXRAIL 64.4 -1.1 -1.68 HONAUT 21388 809.4 3.93 MAXINDIA 72.5 -0.15 -0.21 RCF 60.25 -0.9 -1.47 THERMAX 1018 -16.25 -1.57 SCRIP OPEN HIGH LOW LTP CHANGE HSCL 131.3 -0.7 -0.53 MCX 712.9 17.7 2.55 RCOM 13.44 -0.24 -1.75 THOMASCOOK 225.6 6.65 3.04 NIFTY NEXT 50 27,154.80 27,298.70 26,964.85 27,254.65 105.35 HSIL 241.55 -7.2 -2.89 MEGH 68.05 1 1.49 RECLTD 126.15 1.6 1.28 THYROCARE 551.6 -3.05 -0.55 BANDHANBNK 430 463.95 430 463.5 29.9 HUDCO 44.3 -0.55 -1.23 MFSL 427.5 34.4 8.75 REDINGTON 91.5 -1.7 -1.82 TIFHL 478.3 5.75 1.22 SIEMENS 889.75 942 869 935.2 49.4 IBREALEST 86.45 -4.3 -4.74 MGL 856 14.45 1.72 RELAXO 782.2 -17.95 -2.24 TIMETECHNO 114.05 -7.75 -6.36 DLF 163.8 171.3 162.4 168.9 6.25 IBULHSGFIN 804.2 -34.75 -4.14 MHRIL 218 -2.1 -0.95 RELCAPITAL 250.8 -1.4 -0.56 TIMKEN 524.8 8.7 1.69 SHREECEM 15,389.90 15,950.00 15,100.00 15,864.00 570.5 IBVENTURES 459.15 11.3 2.52 MINDACORP 131.6 0.1 0.08 RELIANCE 1096.9 0.8 0.07 TITAN 921.1 28.9 3.24 ABCAPITAL 107.4 111.15 107.4 110.6 3.3 ICICIBANK 369.6 3 0.82 LICHSGFIN 454.95 469 444.15 467 13.3 MINDAIND 364.2 7.9 2.22 RELINFRA 351.7 1.05 0.3 TNPL 257.05 -6.2 -2.36 ICICIGI 825 1.15 0.14 ACC 1,478.00 1,518.00 1,451.75 1,516.80 42.9 MINDTREE 837 -10.4 -1.23 REPCOHOME 407 0.6 0.15 TORNTPHARM 1672.15 25.3 1.54 ICICIPRULI 326 -10.9 -3.24 AMBUJACEM 211.4 219 208.2 217 5.8 MMTC 29.95 -0.65 -2.12 RNAM 171.15 4.75 2.85 TORNTPOWER 266.2 0.45 0.17 ICIL 59.75 -1.5 -2.45 CONCOR 665 685 665 685 17.7 MOIL 175.1 0.85 0.49 RNAVAL 13.63 -0.23 -1.66 TRENT 332.4 -1.15 -0.34 IDBI 60.75 0.25 0.41 DABUR 382.5 389.85 375.3 388.6 9.75 MONSANTO 2545 -3.8 -0.15 RPOWER 31.1 0.6 1.97 TRIDENT 68.2 -0.45 -0.66 HAVELLS 672.8 688.5 672 687.1 14.5 IDEA 36.85 -4.6 -11.1 MOTHERSUMI 143.05 -10.55 -6.87 SADBHAV 221.8 -2.2 -0.98 TRITURBINE 116.3 3.05 2.69 SRTRANSFIN 1,240.00 1,265.05 1,211.00 1,261.95 22.6 IDFC 38.85 0.5 1.3 MOTILALOFS 647.7 -4.1 -0.63 SAIL 64.65 0.4 0.62 TTKPRESTIG 6750 -123.25 -1.79 LUPIN 841 855 840.2 852.5 12.25 IDFCBANK 36.6 0.9 2.52 MPHASIS 949 -5.15 -0.54 SANOFI 6150 50.1 0.82 TV18BRDCST 37 0.5 1.37 COLPAL 1,113.20 1,132.10 1,110.50 1,127.00 15.25 IEX 156.05 -1.05 -0.67 MRF 65609.15 186.2 0.28 SBILIFE 580 -3 -0.51 TVSMOTOR 549.55 -5.3 -0.96 BHEL 66.1 67.7 65.1 66.85 0.8 IFBIND 935 34.2 3.8 MRPL 80.9 -0.9 -1.1 SBIN 285.3 1.6 0.56 TVSSRICHAK 2611 -2.85 -0.11 BEL 95.7 97.45 94.05 96.7 0.9 BAJAJHLDNG 2990 61.25 2.09 DRREDDY 2461 13.05 0.53 IFCI 14 0.17 1.23 L&TFH 133.9 136.35 131.85 135.1 1.25 MUTHOOTFIN 464.65 2.9 0.63 SCHAEFFLER 5535 17.8 0.32 TVTODAY 382.75 10.2 2.74 BAJFINANCE 2339.4 46.7 2.04 ECLERX 1156.85 78 7.23 IGL 271.85 1.5 0.55 PIDILITIND 1,088.70 1,114.00 1,076.95 1,106.55 10.2 NATCOPHARM 722.7 -0.1 -0.01 SCHNEIDER 114.05 4.05 3.68 UBL 1311.35 11.2 0.86 BALKRISIND 964.05 1.95 0.2 EDELWEISS 167.45 -0.9 -0.53 IL&FSTRANS 19.35 -0.65 -3.25 HINDZINC 262.3 267.7 262.3 267 2.4 NATIONALUM 66.6 -0.15 -0.22 SCI 45.2 -0.95 -2.06 UCOBANK 19.15 -0.5 -2.54 BALMLAWRIE 196.8 -2.45 -1.23 EICHERMOT 23876.75 608.8 2.62 INDHOTEL 131.65 0.9 0.69 OFSS 3,440.00 3,501.95 3,439.05 3,480.00 30.25 NAUKRI 1368.6 -1.7 -0.12 SFL 1386 -8 -0.57 UFLEX 316.55 5.3 1.7 BALRAMCHIN 112.75 0.15 0.13 EIDPARRY 229.5 -6.15 -2.61 INDIACEM 93.05 2.55 2.82 BRITANNIA 5,794.00 5,828.00 5,732.05 5,812.10 41.35 NAVINFLUOR 666.55 6.15 0.93 SHANKARA 894.2 -38.55 -4.13 UJJIVAN 235.2 17.7 8.14 BANDHANBNK 460 28 6.48 EIHOTEL 164.7 1.25 0.76 INDIANB 225.35 -0.55 -0.24 SAIL 64.15 65.1 63.55 64.6 0.45 NAVKARCORP 63.3 1.8 2.93 SHARDACROP 312.5 -9.25 -2.87 ULTRACEMCO 3895 -23.7 -0.6 GICRE 308.05 313.6 307.65 311.8 2.05 BANKBARODA 113 0.35 0.31 ELGIEQUIP 245.95 -0.95 -0.38 INDIGO 1043.2 -5.4 -0.51 NAVNETEDUL 107.65 -3.15 -2.84 SHILPAMED 374 -5.15 -1.36 UNICHEMLAB 211.45 -3.35 -1.56 GODREJCP 715 725.5 703.3 717 4.25 BANKINDIA 84.3 2 2.43 EMAMILTD 458.75 22.45 5.15 INDUSINDBK 1513.8 0.45 0.03 NBCC 60.45 -5.1 -7.78 SHK 191 -0.5 -0.26 UNIONBANK 81.55 1 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She was said to be senior national security close with , the Aaide to US President National Security Advisor. penalty for Khashoggi murder Donald Trump was forced to Ricardel had earlier served in depart the White House on previous Republican AFP n RIYADH/ ISTANBUL ‘Explanation of Khashoggi Wednesday, a day after the Administration. murder ‘insufficient’ First Lady A member of the Council ive Saudi officials face the Turkey on Thursday said sought her exit. On Tuesday on Foreign Relations, she had Fdeath penalty for the mur- the Saudi statement over the the office of the First Lady had joined the White House in der of journalist Jamal murder of journalist Jamal gone public saying, deputy May this year. This is Trump’s Khashoggi who was dismem- Khashoggi was “insufficient” national security advisor Mira first firing after the mid-term bered inside the kingdom’s and insisted that the killing was Ricardel “no longer deserves elections which saw Istanbul consulate, but Crown “premeditated.” “We find all the honour of serving in this Democrats seize control of Prince Mohammed bin those steps positive but insuf- White House.” the House of Representatives, Salman was not involved, the ficient,” Foreign Minister Presidential spokes- a new role within the al security priorities,” Sanders ending the Republicans’ dom- prosecutor said Thursday. The Mevlut Cavusoglu said in a woman said in Administration”. “The added. inance of both chambers of announcement follows grow- televised speech. His com- a statement, “Mira Ricardel President is grateful for Ricardel is believed to Congress. The President is ing international outcry over ments came shortly after Saudi will continue to support the Ricardel’s continued service to have entered into confronta- working on some major the killing of Khashoggi, a Arabia admitted that 59-year- President as she departs the the American people and her tion with the first lady’s staff changes in his administration Washington Post columnist old Khashoggi was drugged White House to transition to steadfast pursuit of his nation- during her trip to Africa last in the coming weeks. and critic of the Saudi rulers and dismembered inside the who was last seen entering the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate consulate on October 2 to In this Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 file photo, a video image of Hatice Cengiz, fiancee of last month. Riyadh’s public obtain paperwork for his mar- slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, is played during an event to remember prosecutor said the journalist’s Trump sends Neomi’s nomination to the Senate riage. Khashoggi died after Khashoggi, who was killed inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, in body parts were then handed being drugged and then dis- Washington. AP over to an agent outside the PTI n membered, a spokesman for consulate grounds and that WASHINGTON Neomi Rao on her nomination focused her scholarship on the the public prosecutor’s office requested the death penalty matic crisis since the five Saudi officials were facing to the US Court of Appeals for political and constitutional said in the first Saudi confir- for the five who “are charged September 11, 2001 terrorist the death penalty over the S President Donald Trump the DC Circuit,” it said. In her accountability of administrative mation of how he was killed. with ordering and committing attacks on the United States, in murder. “I want to say person- Uhas sent to the Senate the current role, Rao has played a agencies and the role of The journalist’s body parts the crime and for the appro- which most of the hijackers ally that I don’t find some of the nomination of prominent key role in regulatory reform, Congress. She has previous- were then handed over to an priate sentences for the other were identified as Saudi statements satisfactory,” Indian-American Neomi Rao which according to the White ly served in all three branches agent outside the consulate indicted individuals,” an offi- nationals. After first insisting Cavusoglu said. “This murder to replace Justice Brett House saved American families of the federal government, and grounds, the spokesman said. cial statement published by Khashoggi left the consulate was premeditated.” Khashoggi, Kavanaugh on the powerful and businesses USD 23 billion before taking on her current He denied Prince Mohammed state news agency SPA said. unharmed, Saudi authorities a Washington Post columnist DC Circuit Court of Appeals. in fiscal year-2018 by getting role in the executive branch, had any knowledge of the It said a total of 21 indi- said he was killed in an argu- and critic of Crown Prince If confirmed by the Senate, rid of unduly burdensome and she was associate counsel and murder. viduals were in custody in ment that degenerated into a Mohammed bin Salman, was Rao, would be the second unnecessary regulation. special assistant to the president The deputy chief of Saudi connection with the killing, 11 brawl before finally accepting last seen stepping into the Indian-American judge in this As per the findings, for the George W Bush admin- Arabia’s intelligence, General of whom have been indicted what Turkey had said virtual- doors of the Istanbul consulate powerful court after judge Sree released by the OIRA last istration. Ahmed al-Assiri, gave the with investigations to contin- ly from the start — that he was to obtain paperwork for his Srinivasan, who was appoint- month, Federal Agencies issued She also served as counsel order to repatriate Khashoggi ue into the others. Turkey on killed in a premeditated hit. marriage to a Turkish woman. ed during the previous Obama was sworn in as a Supreme 176 deregulatory actions. Prior to the Senate Committee on the — and “the head of the nego- Wednesday called for an inter- Turkish President Recep Turkey has said he was murdered regime. The nomination was Court Justice. He has been to her service as OIRA Judiciary, where she was tiating team” that flew to the national investigation into the Tayyip Erdogan has said the and his body was cut into pieces. After sent to the Senate Wednesday. embroiled in a bitter battle to Administrator, Rao was a pro- responsible for judicial nomi- Istanbul consulate had murder. Ankara has already order to murder Khashoggi denials, Riyadh admitted that the man Trump during Diwali cel- stave off claims of sexual fessor of structural constitu- nations and constitutional law ordered his murder, the shared voice recordings linked came from “the highest levels” of was killed in a “rogue” operation. On ebrations on Tuesday at the his- assault, which he denies. The tional law, administrative law, issues. A graduate of Yale spokesman said. After repeat- to the murder with a number the Saudi government.The glob- Thursday, a spokesman for the Saudi toric Roosevelt Room of the South Asian Bar Association and legislation and statutory University and the University ed denials, Saudi Arabia final- of countries including Saudi al fallout over the murder has public prosecutor’s office said the deputy White House announced the welcomed the nomination of interpretation at the Antonin of Chicago Law School, Rao ly admitted in mid-October Arabia, the United States and tainted the image of 33-year-old chief of Saudi intelligence, General nomination of the 45-year-old Rao, who currently serves as Scalia Law School at George also worked in the private sec- that Khashoggi had been mur- its Western allies. Prince Mohammed — the de Ahmed al-Assiri, had given an order to regulatory czar for the DC the Administrator of the Office Mason University. tor, in the international arbi- dered at the compound, but Khashoggi’s killing has facto ruler and heir apparent — force Khashoggi home — and “the head Circuit which is considered of Information and Regulatory Rao founded the Law tration group of the London- blamed it on a “rogue” oper- plunged the world’s top oil despite persistent Saudi denials of the negotiating team” that flew to next to the US Supreme Court. Affairs (OIRA). School’s Center for the Study of based law firm, Clifford ation. The prosecutor has exporter into its worst diplo- that he was involved. Istanbul had ordered his murder. Last month Kavanaugh, 53, “Congratulations to the Administrative State and Chance LLP. Chaos in Sri Lanka Afghan officials: Taliban kill 30 ‘Arms control top agenda Death toll from Calif Parliament as Speaker policemen in west province Kabul (AP): A blistering 2018 than in any year since for meeting wildfires rises to 59 overnight attack by the Taliban 2009, when the UN mission on an Afghan police outpost in first began monitoring civilian with Trump’ Paradise (US): The toll in the recovery teams were going comes under siege western Farah province killed casualties. deadliest wildfires in recent house-to-house with cadaver PTI n 30 policemen, Afghan officials “Every day in the first six Moscow (AP): Russian California history climbed to dogs in Paradise on COLOMBO to shield Jayasuriya. “They are said Thursday. It was the lat- months of 2018, an average of President Vladimir Putin says 59 on Wednesday as authorities Wednesday. “We are in the ri Lankan lawmakers on trying to assault the Speaker,” est in a series of brutal and nine civilians, including two arms control issues will likely released a list of 130 people still midst of a catastrophe,” SThursday exchanged blows UNP legislator Harsha de Silva near-daily Taliban assaults on children, were killed in the top the agenda of his planned missing. Most of those unac- Governor Jerry Brown told a and threw objects at each other, tweeted from the House. Objects the military and police forces, conflict in Afghanistan,” said meeting with US President counted for are from the Butte press conference. “The fire was leaving at least one of them were thrown at the Speaker’s government and other instal- the independent Afghanistan Donald Trump. Putin says the County town of Paradise, in unprecedented, overwhelming, bleeding, as MPs loyal to chair and at least one MP was lations throughout the coun- Analysts Network in its own leaders need to discuss the northern California, which was so a lot of people got caught.” President Maithripala Sirisena seen leaving the chamber bleed- try. The resurgent Taliban, report. Security forces at out- future of the 2011 New START virtually erased from the map Brock Long, head of the surrounded the Speaker in his ing, an official said. A group of who in recent years have taken posts throughout the country agreement and the situation by the so-called “Camp Fire” Federal Emergency chair after Prime Minister lawmakers attacked the Speaker, over nearly half of routinely face shortages of around the 1987 Intermediate- blaze that erupted last week. Management Agency (FEMA), Mahinda Rajapaksa, who lost a threw a waste paper basket at Afghanistan, did not com- weapons, ammunition and Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Butte County Sheriff Kory said Paradise was looking at a floor test, demanded fresh elec- him while breaking his micro- ment on the attack in Farah. even food supplies, said mili- Honea told journalists “total rebuild” with many tions to resolve the raging polit- phone and also hurled a book at The attacks have been so get away with a large amount tary analyst Javed Kohistani, Wednesday evening that 461 homes, businesses and infra- ical turmoil. Trouble erupted him during the session, the relentless that authorities no of weapons and ammunition, blaming government mis- search and rescue personnel structure destroyed. “This is when Speaker Karu Jayasuriya online edition of the Sunday longer regularly provide casu- he said. Meanwhile, fighting management. More senior and and 22 cadaver dogs were going to be a very long and agreed to a request from ousted Times reported. alty figures, but unofficial esti- with the Taliban in two dis- experienced generals have involved in the effort to locate frustrating event for the citizens premier Ranil Wickremesinghe’s The paper said MP Dilum mates say that about 45 tricts of central Ghazni been replaced with younger those missing and DNA testing of Paradise,” Long said. “We’re United National Party (UNP) Amunugama was hospitalised Afghan policemen or soldiers province has displaced thou- officers whose inexperience is was being expedited to identi- going to have to find a new that a vote be taken on a state- following a hand injury that he are killed or wounded on a sands of people in the past two compromising the strength of fy the victims. “Beginning normal.” ment made by Rajapaksa sustained when he broke daily basis. According to weeks, most of them minori- the security forces. Thursday, anyone who believes “You’re not going to be able demanding fresh polls. Speaker’s microphone. MPs provincial council member ty ethnic Hazaras, who are There are fewer and fewer treaty. Trump has declared his a family member perished can to rebuild Paradise the way it Jayasuriya had allowed Prasanna Ranaweera and Navin Dadullah Qani, the overnight Shiites, said Mohammad Arif recruits and in some areas, a intention to withdraw from the provide a DNA sample” to the was.” An AFP reporter in Rajapaksa to make a statement Dissanayake were reported to be onslaught on the outpost in Rahmani, a lawmaker from battalion which should have INF, which was signed by US sheriff’s office, Honea said. Paradise on Wednesday saw as a member of parliament after among those who engaged in Farah’s district of Khaki Safed Ghazni. 400 to 600 troops barely has President Ronald Reagan and Paradise, a town of around crews removing trees, repairing stating that he does not recognise fisticuffs, the paper said. The began late on Wednesday and Also, about 100 Afghan 100 to 200 soldiers, he said. Soviet leader Mikhail 26,000 in the foothills of the fences along roads and towing the claim of the Sri Lanka commotion continued for about continued for more than four policemen, local pro-govern- “Nobody is joining the army,” Gorbachev. Putin said Sierra Nevada mountains, was away cars. Authorities said Freedom Party (SLFP) leader half an hour before Jayasuriya hours. ment militiamen and soldiers he said. Thursday that if he and Trump popular with retirees and many livestock owners were being who lost a no-confidence motion adjourned the House. In Kabul, lawmaker have been killed in the bitter Afghanistan’s Defence meet as expected at the side- of those reported missing by allowed in to restricted areas on Wednesday. “I was the pres- Citing the Speaker’s Office, Samiullah Samim told The clashes there, Rahmani told Minister General Tariq Shah lines of the G-20 summit in the sheriff’s office are elderly — for brief periods to feed the ani- ident and premier, so this prime it said the Speaker has decided Associated Press that the the AP. Currently, Afghan Bahrami was grilled by law- Argentina later this month, in their 70s, 80s and 90s. mals but it was unclear when minister’s post is not important,” to reconvene Parliament on Taliban killed all 30 policemen security forces are battling makers in parliament on they would also discuss Syria, Virtually every home in residents would be allowed Rajapaksa said. “I urge all 225 Friday following a party leaders — members of both the insurgents in 22 of the coun- Wednesday about Taliban North Korea and Iran. Paradise, located 80 miles (130 back in. Fifty-six deaths have members to join me in calling for meeting. According to reports, national and local police force try’s 34 provinces, he added. onslaughts in Wardak and Putin says he spoke Thursday kilometers) north of the state been reported from the “Camp a fresh election. We want a gen- the Speaker has requested for — who were deployed at the Afghanistan’s protracted war Ghazni provinces where entire with US Vice President Mike capital Sacramento, was Fire,” mostly in Paradise, while eral election,” he said, adding that STF security around Parliament outpost, including the district has also become increasingly districts are under siege. Pence at the sidelines of the destroyed by the fast-moving three people have died in the a fresh election was the best way following the tense situation police commander, Abdul deadly for civilians. A United Bahrami acknowledged the Association of Southeast Asian fire fuelled by high winds. At “Woolsey Fire.”Honea said that to resolve the crisis. UNP legis- that arose at Thursday’s session Jabhar. Retaliatory airstrikes Nations report issued earlier security forces have a “prob- Nations summit in Singapore, least 59 deaths have been of the 56 human remains found lator Lakshman Kiriella urged in Parliament. “We are the law- killed 17 Taliban fighters but this year said more civilians lem” and said that reinforce- touching on arms control and reported so far from the dev- in his county, 47 had been iden- Jayasuriya to take a vote by ful government and we will sit in the insurgents still managed to died in the first six months of ments have been sent. other issues. astating wildfires and body tified. AFP name, showing the loss of con- the government benches today,” fidence over Rajapaksa’s remarks. Ajith P Perera, a senior UNP leg- Jayasuriya asked the House if it islator said earlier. agreed and with resounding The UNP had sat on the voices of ‘Aye’ he proceeded to opposition benches during the China coercing India, Japan to exert take the vote. no-trust vote. Rajapaksa’s side has He was immediately sur- disputed the no-trust motion, its ‘illegitimate’ influence : US report rounded by MPs - loyal to saying proper procedure was not Sirisena and Rajapaksa - who followed and accused Jayasuriya PTI n WASHINGTON were protesting against of bias towards his own party. power backbone of its global matic and security choices. to weaken its rivals, including Jayasuriya’s decision to take the Since the Speaker had ruled he security and wellbeing of influence and national securi- They are also seeking to project the US, and give it decisive vote. “I am the Speaker and I that Rajapaksa had no majority, Tthe US are at a greater risk ty — has eroded to a dangerous power and exert influence strategic leverage over its neigh- decide,” Jayasuriya told the angry Wickremesinghe remains the than at any time in decades, a degree,” the NDSC said. beyond their peripheries,” it bours. Meanwhile, China is lawmakers as UNP MPs formed lawful premier, the UNP report has said, acknowledging Established by the National said. reaping the fruits of a multi- a ring around the Speaker’s chair claimed. that China presents a “daunt- Defense Authorization Act for “The challenge China pre- decade military buildup. Beijing ing” challenge to US’ suprema- Fiscal Year 2017, the sents is particularly daunting,” has invested in systems cy as Beijing coerces American Commission on the National the report said. It is natural for designed to counter American allies like India and Japan to Defense Strategy for the US is China to exert greater influence power-projection and thereby exert its “illegitimate” influence. a panel of bipartisan national as its power grows, and the rise prevent the US from protecting A congressionally mandated security experts appointed by of China would present chal- its allies, partners, and eco- panel tasked with examining Congress to make recommen- lenges for America and the nomic interests. and making recommendations dations for the nation’s defence world even if Beijing pursued its “China is also modernising with respect to the National strategy at the outset of an interests through entirely legit- its nuclear forces, developing Defense Strategy Commission administration. imate means, it said. sophisticated power-projection (NDSC) said the rivals and The 12-member Commission, “Unfortunately, China is capabilities, and undertaking adversaries are challenging the tasked with reviewing the cur- increasingly exerting influence the most thoroughgoing mili- US on many fronts and in rent national defense strategy of in illegitimate and destabilising tary reforms since the founding many domains. the United States, including ways. China is using military, of the People’s Republic,” the Observing that America’s the assumptions, missions, force paramilitary, and diplomatic report said. “China already pre- ability to defend its allies, its posture, force structure, and measures to coerce US allies sents a severe test of US inter- partners, and its own vital risks associated with the strat- and partners from Japan to ests in the Indo-Pacific and interests is increasingly in egy, concluded that powerful India; contest international law beyond and is on a path to doubt, the report said that if the authoritarian rivals — China and freedom of navigation in become, by mid-century, a mil- US does not act promptly to and Russia — see the US lead- crucial waterways such as the itary challenger the likes of remedy these circumstances, ership as a barrier to their South China Sea; undermine which America has not encoun- the consequences will be grave ambitions. “These countries the US position in East and tered since the Cold War-era and lasting. “The security and seek to overturn existing Southeast Asia; and otherwise Soviet Union,” reported the wellbeing of the United States regional balances of power and seek a position of geopolitical NDSC. Russia, too, is pursuing Dancers in traditional dress wait for the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping in are at greater risk than at any re-create spheres of influence in dominance,” the report said. It regional hegemony and global Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town, right, embraces Kacey Musgraves?, winner of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on Thursday. Xi arrives in the country for a state time in decades. America’s mil- which they can dominate their alleged that China was using influence in destabilising ways, the award for album of the year for "Golden Hour" at the 52nd annual CMA Awards visit ahead of their annual APEC meet. AP itary superiority — the hard- neighbours’ economic, diplo- predatory economic statecraft the report said. at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesdayin Nashville. AP LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 16, 2018 world 12

13TH EAST ASIA SUMMIT PM participates India committed to peaceful in ASEAN-India Breakfast Summit Singapore (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Indo-Pacific region: Modi Thursday participated in the ASEAN-India Breakfast PTI n SINGAPORE Summit in Singapore and ndia was committed to a peaceful and underlined the need for mar- Iprosperous Indo-Pacific region, Prime PM Modi gives awards to winning itime cooperation and cen- Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday trality of trade for the pros- as he called for enhancing multilateral perity of the strategic Indo- cooperation, economic and cultural ties teams of India-S’pore Hackathon Pacific region. Prime Minister among member nations at the 13th East Singapore (PTI): Prime Minister Happy to have met innovators who won Modi began his two-day visit Asia Summit in Singapore. It was Prime Narendra Modi on Thursday felicitated prizes in the first ever Singapore-India to Singapore Wednesday by Minister Modi’s 5th East Asia Summit the six winning teams, including three Hackathon. They talked about their delivering his keynote address (EAS). India has been participating in the from India, of the first India-Singapore extensive work. I was impressed by their at the prestigious Fintech EAS since its very inception in 2005. Hackathon and said the platform for passion and commitment towards solv- Festival. “At the East Asia Summit in Singapore, youngsters to showcase their work was a ing problems our world faces,” Prime He also held separate I shared my thoughts on enhancing mul- boost to technology, innovation and Minister Modi said in a tweet. bilateral meetings with the tilateral cooperation, economic and cultural youth power. Modi presented the awards to the premiers of Singapore, ties among member nations. Also reiter- The top six teams, three each from winning teams at an awards ceremony Australia and Thailand and ated India’s commitment to a peaceful and India and Singapore, participated in a 36- which was also attended by Education discussed ways to further prosperous Pacific region,” the prime min- hour long Hackathon Grande Finale Minister of Singapore Ong Ye Kung. strengthen ties, including in ister tweeted. The EAS consists of 10 here. The teams were chosen after a final areas of trade, defence and ASEAN nations (Indonesia, Thailand, During his official visit to Singapore pitching session. First prize of SGD security. “PM Narendra Modi Singapore, Malaysia, The Philippines, in June, Prime Minister Modi proposed 10000, second prize of SGD 6000 and participated at ASEAN-India Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Brunei and to his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien third prize of SGD 4000 was announced Breakfast Summit in Laos), Australia, China, India, Japan, New Loong that India and Singapore should for each of the three winners from India Singapore. Reaffirmed coop- Zealand, South Korea, Russia and the US. organise a joint Hackathon to harness and and Singapore. eration in maritime domain It was formed to further the objectives of showcase the innovation potential of their The winning teams from India were and centrality of trade and regional peace, security and prosperity. youth. The proposal was welcomed by IIT Kharagpur, NIT, Trichy and MIT investment towards prosper- Prime Minister Modi reiterated India’s Prime Minister Lee. “A boost to tech- College of Engineering, Pune, the Indian ity of Indo-Pacific,” Ministry vision of a peaceful, open and inclusive nology, innovation and youth power. High Commission in Singapore said. of External Affairs spokesman Indo Pacific region, strengthening maritime Raveesh Kumar tweeted. cooperation and commitment to a balanced day, Prime Minister Modi participated in They shared their memorable learnings and “Had a great interaction with Regional Comprehensive Economic the ASEAN-India Breakfast Summit where experiences with me,” Modi tweeted. ASEAN leaders at the Partnership (RCEP) pact, Ministry of he underlined the need for maritime Prime Minister Modi began his two-day ASEAN-India Informal External Affairs spokesman Raveesh cooperation and centrality of trade for the visit to Singapore Wednesday by deliver- Breakfast Summit. We are Kumar said. The RCEP, involving 10 prosperity of the strategic Indo-Pacific ing his keynote address at the prestigious happy that ties with ASEAN ASEAN members (Brunei, Cambodia, region. “Had a great interaction with Fintech Festival. He also held separate bilat- are strong and are contribut- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, ASEAN leaders at the ASEAN-India eral meetings with US Vice President Mike ing to a peaceful and pros- Thailand, the Philippines, Laos and Informal Breakfast Summit. We are happy Pence and the premiers of Singapore, perous planet,” Modi said in Vietnam) as well as China, Japan, Australia, that ties with ASEAN are strong and are Australia and Thailand and discussed a tweet. The Indo-Pacific India, New Zealand and South Korea, contributing to a peaceful and prosperous ways to further strengthen ties, including region also came up during would cover about half the world’s popu- planet,” Modi tweeted. Prime Minister in areas of trade, defence and security. the discussion on Wednesday lation and a third of its GDP. Modi also met with the NCC cadets who Before leaving for Singapore, Modi had said between Prime Minister Modi Prime Minister Modi also interacted got the opportunity to visit Singapore as a in New Delhi that his participation in the and US Vice President Mike with leaders of other countries, including part of a cadet exchange programme. ASEAN-India and East Asia summits Pence. Modi referred to his his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, “Wonderful moments with my young symbolised India’s “continued commit- June speech in Singapore at before the East Asia Summit Retreat. friends. Spent time with NCC cadets, who ment” to strengthen its engagement with Prime Minister Narendra Modi presents an award to the winning team of India-Singapore Hackathon 2018 (above) and Prime IISS Shangrila Dialogue in Later, the EAS leaders posed for a cus- got the opportunity to come to Singapore ASEAN members and with the wider Indo- Minister Narendra Modi interacts with the NCC cadets of India, as part of an international cadet exchange programme, in which he had outlined India’s tomary group photograph. Earlier in the as a part of a cadet exchange programme. Pacific region. Singapore on Thursday. AP vision on Indo-Pacific. Indian-origin min leads resignations Pak needs to Bagladesh calls off repatriation in fresh Brexit jolt for Theresa May do more in its plan of Rohingyas to Myanmar fight against PTI n DHAKA PTI n LONDON have never accepted that. I have been committed day and angladesh on Thursday mbattled British Prime night to delivering on the result terrorism: US Bcalled-off its plan to repa- EMinister Theresa May’s of the referendum and ensur- Washington (PTI): Pakistan triate hundreds of Rohingya leadership was in jeopardy and ing the UK leaves the EU certainly needs to do more in refugees in the country after faced a possible vote of no con- absolutely and on time,” the its fight against terrorism and they refused to return to fidence after Brexit Secretary defiant prime minister said. the Trump administration Myanmar where the minority Dominic Raab, Indian-origin However, the spate of resigna- expects Islamabad to act Muslim community feared for minister Shailesh Vara and two tions triggered earlier in the day against terror groups like the their lives. More than 700,000 other ministers resigned is expected to continue to play Haqqani network and Lashkar- Rohingya refugees fled Thursday from her divided out as her leadership remains e-Taiba in same way as it did Myanmar’s Rakhine state since Cabinet over UK’s “half-baked” under siege. There were already against al-Qaeda after the 9/11 August last year after a brutal divorce deal with the European rumblings that while she attacks, a top American official military crackdown was Union. Minutes after Vara claimed the Cabinet had col- has said. State Department launched, dubbed by the UN as stepped down as Northern lectively given its backing to her Coordinator for a “textbook example of ethnic Ireland minister, Prime deal, many ministers had spo- Counterterrorism Nathan cleansing” and “genocide” by Minister May was hit by a big- ken out against it and were not Alexander Sales said during a international rights watchdogs, ger blow as her Brexit Secretary entirely happy with the final Congressional hearing that the sparking a global uproar. On staged protest marches sending them back would put Dominic Raab resigned from text. US was “very concerned” over Thursday, Bangladesh began demanding realisation of a their lives at “serious risk”. The the Cabinet saying he “cannot The biggest sticking point the support for terrorism in any preparations to repatriate an five-point demand as the pre- date for the beginning the in good conscience” support Pro-Brexit, Conservative lawmaker Jacob Rees-Mogg poses for photographs after remains over what is termed as region of the world. initial batch of 2,000 Rohingya condition that included deploy- repatriation was set on October the draft of the withdrawal speaking to the media outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Thursday. a Northern Ireland backstop, “And I can tell you we have Muslims from 485 families to ment of UN peacekeeping 30 in line with Myanmar offi- agreement with the 28-member which leaves the EU with the communicated to the Pakistani Myanmar, in line with a plan forces in the Rakhine State to cials talks with Bangladesh bloc. man involved with the actual resigning from the Cabinet option of keeping the whole of government at the highest lev- agreed with Myanmar in ensure their safety and giving while they visited the crammed Hours after a spate of res- drafting of the agreement with over the issue. the UK within a common els that we expect them to do October. them the full citizenship status Rohingya camps in the coun- ignations, prominent Brexiteer EU counterparts, throws Prime Another junior Brexit min- Customs Union if a future more just like we expected However, several thousand in Myanmar. “We want our try’s southeastern Cox’s Bazar Jacob Rees-Mogg directly chal- Minister May’s leadership in ister Suella Braverman quit trading relationship fails to be them to act with us after 9/11,” Rohingya instead staged security and dignity, we don’t visibly in their effort to start a lenged May in the House of turmoil. over Brexit, shortly after her thrashed out during the 21- Sales said on Wednesday. protests declining to go back to believe them (Myanmar process as Naypyidaw agreed to Commons. He later submitted Raab, who took charge as former boss Raab quit office. month transition period, set to “Pakistan has in the past been Myanmar as four trucks and authorities),” a Rohingya pro- begin their repatriation by a letter of no confidence in her Secretary of State for Exiting The resignations are being seen run until December 2021. a very effective counterpart in three buses have been sta- testors told a private TV chan- November. Bangladeshi offi- leadership of the Conservative the EU after his predecessor as a sign of bigger troubles Opposition leader Jeremy taking the fight to al-Qaeda. tioned at Unchiprang camp in nel. Kalam earlier said none of cials said they so far provided Party. Vara, Conservative Party David Davis stepped down in ahead for May, who defended Corbyn, the Labour Party We need them to do the same Cox’s Bazar, ready to carry the 50 families spoken to so far Myanmar a list of 24,000 MP for North-West protest over May’s Brexit nego- the deal before belligerent MPs leader, attacked Prime Minister thing with respect to the refugees who have been “expressed their willingness to Rohingyas in two phases, while Cambridgeshire, who has been tiations in July, said the pro- in the House of Commons. May in his response to May’s Haqqanis, Lashkar-e-Taiba, “approved” to a transit camp by go back under the present cir- Myanmar said they verified a minister in the Northern posed arrangement to avoid a Making a statement on the statement on Brexit to the and the other terrorist groups the border – but not one cumstances” and “We cannot 5,000 of them while media Ireland Office since January, post-Brexit border with withdrawal agreement, dubbed House of Commons. He said that are active in the region,” he refugee has been willing to force them to go back against reports quoting Naypyidaw said, “We are a proud nation Northern Ireland is a “very real the Outline Political May’s negotiations that result- said. Sales said Pakistan “cer- board them, officials said. their will.” sources suggested they could and it is a sad day when we are threat to the integrity of the Declaration, at the heart of the ed in Wednesday night’s draft tainly needs to do more” in the “Nobody is willing to return to “We are waiting, we will return initially 2,000. reduced to obeying rules made United Kingdom”. “I cannot intensifying rebellion, May said Brexit deal with the European fight against terrorism. Myanmar, Rohingya repatria- start the repatriation if some- Myanmar earlier by other countries who have support an indefinite back- she respected the views of her Union had ended in a “huge His remarks came after tion will be called-off for the one agrees to go back by 4pm,” announced a large-scale repa- shown that they do not have stop arrangement where the Cabinet members who chose to and damaging failure.” Corbyn several Congressmen expressed day if nobody volunteers by Kalam said. Bangladesh offi- triation plan in November 2017 our best interests at heart. We EU holds a veto over our abil- resign but delivering Brexit demanded that the govern- concern over the continued 4pm on Thursday,” cials on Thursday held several but Dhaka alleged the country can and must do better than ity to exit. No democratic involves difficult choices. “The ment should withdraw the resistance by Pakistan to take Bangladesh’s Refugee Relief rounds of meetings with the took little steps to keep their this. nation has ever signed up to be choice is clear. We can choose deal. satisfactory action against ter- and Repatriation Commission’s Rohingya in their effort to promise. Myanmar, however, The people of the UK bound by such an extensive to leave with no deal. We can “The government simply ror groups operating from its (RRRC) chief, Md Abul Kalam motivate them to return home is still refusing to acknowledge deserve better.” He attacked regime, imposed externally risk no Brexit at all. Or we can cannot put to Parliament this soil. The lawmakers alleged that was quoted as saying by the but said they were at liberty to any wrongdoing in its treat- the draft withdrawal agree- without any democratic control choose to unite and support the half-baked deal that both the Pakistan was not doing enough Dhaka Tribune. “The buses decide on their return. ment of the Rohingyas. ment which would form the over the laws to be applied, nor best deal that can be negotiat- Brexit Secretary and his pre- against the terror groups.“I were ready and we readied The authorities in Dhaka, The UN investigators said basis of the UK’s exit from the the ability to exit the arrange- ed....,” May said in her state- decessor have rejected,” he said. think they’re not doing the job, three days of rations for those however, are yet to make any Myanmar’s top military offi- EU by March, 29, 2019 as a ment,” he said. Raab’s resigna- ment. “When I first became The markets also reacted despite terrorism, because the who were set to return, in the announcement on the situa- cials should be prosecuted for “half-way house with no time tion was followed by another Prime Minister in 2016, there sharply, with the British Pound terrorists come in from first batch but none boarded on tion. The UN rights body chief genocide but the country has limit on when we will finally pro-Brexit minister, work and was no ready-made blueprint falling heavily against most Pakistan into Afghanistan, do the buses,” an official of the Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday rejected the calls, insisting it become a sovereign nation”. pensions secretary Esther for Brexit. Many people said it major currencies after Raab’s their mischief, and run back relief commissioner’s office at urged Bangladesh to halt the was defending itself against The resignation of Raab, the McVey, announcing that she is could simply not be done. I resignation. across the border. the scene said. The Rohingyas repatriation plans fearing that armed fighters. Dust from Middle East affects Af hands over body of slain police officer to Pak Indian summer monsoon: Study Peshawar/Islamabad: The tion with the Afghan officials diate inquiry” into the murder PTI n WASHINGTON Afghan officials on Thursday and tribal jirga. The body of of Dawar. “Have followed the leads to warmer temperatures handed over the body of a Dawar was taken to Landi shocking tragedy of the mur- ust and soot transported on the ground and in the air senior Pakistani police officer Kotal from where it was air- der of SP Tahir Khan Dawar Dfrom the deserts of the above it. to the Pakistani authorities, lifted to Peshawar for burial. and ordered Khyber- Middle East settle on the snow This in turn sets off a days after he was abducted His abductors had released Pakhtunkhwa government to cover of the Himalaya moun- series of interconnected feed- from Islamabad and his corpse a picture of him along with a coordinate with Islamabad tain range and affect the inten- back loops that intensify India’s was found in Afghanistan’s letter of the Tehrik-e-Taliban police in holding an inquiry sity of the summer monsoon in summer monsoon. More Nangarhar province. Pakistan’s Khurasani group, immediately,” Khan tweeted. India, a study has found. Using than a century ago, British Superintendent of Police claiming responsibility for the He added that Minister of a powerful NASA-developed meteorologist Henry Blanford (Peshawar) Tahir Khan Dawar kidnapping and the killing. State for Interior Shahryar atmospheric model, researchers noted a connection between left his residence in Islamabad Tekreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Afridi has been tasked to from University of Maryland in springtime Himalaya snow for an evening walk on spokesman Khalid Khurasani “oversee it with an urgency and the US found that large quan- cover and the intensity Indian October 27 but did not return has denied his group’s present the report” to him. tities of dark aerosols — air- The findings suggest that, monsoons. Hundreds of stud- home. He was presumed involvement in the kidnapping Earlier, Awami National borne particles such as dust and among these dark aerosols, ies have supported this rela- abducted by militants in and murder of the officer. Party (ANP) chief Asfandyar soot that absorb sunlight — set- windblown dust from the tionship since Blanford first Islamabad - one of the safest that he was fine and there was State for Interior Shehryar KP Information Minister Wali Khan in a statement on tle on top of the Tibetan Middle East has the most pow- published his hypothesis in cities in Pakistan. no threat to his life. However, Afridi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Yusafzai said that Dawar was Thursday said the government Plateau’s snowpack in spring erful snow-darkening effect. 1884. His mobile phone’s last his body was found in Information Minister Shaukat ruthlessly killed by his abduc- should investigate and share before the monsoons begin. In years with heavy springtime But so far, researchers have location was traced some- Nangarhar province in Yousafzai, Member of National tors in Afghanistan. He was in details behind abduction and These dark aerosols cause dust deposition, the end result struggled to explain why this con- where in Jhelum city of Afghanistan by the local peo- Assembly Mohsin Dawar captivity for 18 days. Prime crossing of Tahir Khan Dawar the snow to absorb more sun- is reduced snow cover across nection between snow cover and Pakistan’s Punjab province. ple on Tuesday. Pakistani del- received the officer’s body at Minister Imran Khan on and his abductors to light and melt more quickly. the Tibetan Plateau, which monsoon intensity exists. After being contacted, he said egation comprising Minister of Torkham point after negotia- Thursday ordered an “imme- Afghanistan. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 16, 2018 vivacity {food} 13

CHEFTALK ‘WOMEN NEED TO STOP PULLING EACH OTHER DOWN’

Chef GARIMA ARORA tells ASMITA SARKAR about the link between India and Thailand she’s trying to build through her cuisine Photo: Asmita Sarkar

nobody knows how to use them. We like The northern platter to give the guest from any city flavours that they have never tasted before. During the meal it is possible that you are eating ingredients or flavour com- From Kashmir to Lucknow with a pitstop in Delhi, the capital is binations for the very first time in your abuzz with festivals to keep you warm. By A SARKAR life. This is our signature. We do a straw- berry and caviar dish mixed with a herb he sitar played throughout the night at the like lemon and pudina (mint) that is TIndus Express in Taj Vivanta Dwarka while found only in the northern part of I gorged on some authentic Kashmiri cuisine. Thailand. The guests are always In wazwan, a traditional Kashmiri platter with extremely surprised by the combination 36 dishes, it is the goshtaba that usually is the but it is one of our hot-selling dishes,” centrepiece but this evening it was the Roganjosh she said. They also have a large collec- that stole the show. The chicken was wiped clean tion of wines and as the meal progress- off the bone by those sitting at the table. The es so does the wine pairing with the first time that I had a goshtaba was in 2016, from food. When asked if she thought of her a tin can that I bought at a general store in restaurant as a follower of the school of Jammu. It was no DIY goshtaba but the entire thought of slow food, she said that while cooked dish in a can. The freshness was ques- she wasn’t sure about categorising it, her tionable but that was my first tryst with the cui- menu definitely made for thoughtful and sine of Kashmir. The sour taste of the curd based deliberate eating. gravy was miles apart from the Lucknawi and After the #MeToo movement in Delhi food that I had eaten thus far. Hollywood, multiple stories from the Along the way, I have eaten mutton kebabs hospitality sector in the West have and rogan josh at a Kashmiri friend’s house but come to the fore. When asked about nothing quite as exquisite as the one that Chef nary tradition and the chef tried his best to policies at her restaurant, Chef Garima Sewa Singh from Vivanta Dal View, Srinagar had retain the authentic taste. said that they were very strict about prepared. It should include browned onions, cilantro, workplace safety. Staff members are The mutton seekh, butt haakh saag, rajma, yogurt, saffron and more, said Chef Mirza. “If encouraged to report incidents of harass- rogan josh and goshtaba along with a flavoured you take a fistful of good biryani and throw it ment by peers or guests that take place Gucchi pulao and missi roti from the wazwan on a plate, the rice should scatter as fluffy grains right away. “I take this very seriously. made me feel that I was at a wedding in Kashmir. and not clump together. The meat or chicken Any sort of misbehaviour within the The evening began with saffron milk which should be well done, moist with thick juices and staff or even from the guest towards my was followed by a lightly flavoured lamb and a traditionally with bone which is unlike the staff, is never accepted. And my staff has vegetable shorba. For the lamb, he used stock Indian pulao which is prepared with all the clear instructions that the minute it hap- made with lamb bones and for the vegetable one ingredients together in one dish along with the pens, they should let us know so that a vegetable-based stock with the same spices added liquids. Therefore, the mouthfeel and we can take immediate action. We were used. It made sure that the original flavour taste are expected to be quite different,” said Chef don’t wait,” she said, adding that 50 per of the ingredients remain intact while they mix Mirza. cent or more of her staff are women. it with subtle spices. Chef Prakash and Mirza of Lucknow, She believes that women need to In comparison, the Dilli ka khana and ended the afternoon soiree with a cook out dur- stop pulling each other down and then Lucknawi food at The Imperial, which is also ing which the former made fresh Shahi tukda’s, ueled with passion and skill, Chef But cooking in Paris at Le Cordon they can help each other up. “If we don’t doing a food festival much like Taj Vivanta a famed dessert from Old Delhi. Triangular cut Garima Arora, who started her Bleu gave her a worldview that a home support each other and don’t pave the Dwarka, brought out stronger flavours. The bread was first fried and then immersed in Fown restaurant GAA in Bangkok, kitchen obviously did not provide. way for the next generation what’s the Kashmiri food had a light spice palette chashni to be dressed in khoya and dry a dinner-only fine dining restaurant “Leaving India you have so many things point of it all,” she said. and the Delhi and Lucknow fruits. The resultant product serving world cuisine, has become the different. Just in terms of ingredients, Did she face any harassment kebabs and qorma were was a hot and succulent first Indian woman to receive a Michelin flavour combination that we don’t have, because of her ethnicity or gender? She more accented in com- piece of bread that is a star. that was something innovative for me. doesn’t deny facing difficulties but said parison. delight for sweet lovers. The coveted recognition in the I studied classic French food and that that she doesn’t know if her gender or “Dilli food repre- In comparison, the culinary world came as a surprise to her gives you a very different perspective on being brown had anything to do with it. sents the confluence chef from Lucknow, on October 30. And more than two cooking,” she said. “I have worked with amazing chefs who of many cultures and Mirza, had no dessert weeks down the line, it is yet to sink in. When asked what the name of her ANY SORT OF have been particular about protecting the flavours are more to offer. Garima’s story is a classic tale of restaurant meant, she replied like a proud MISBEHAVIOUR their staff and taking care of them. I have dominating and At Vivanta, Singh what resilience and willingness to tra- mama that it was derived from her name. not directly had any bad experiences but inspired by the cuisine of offered three — a phirni, verse boundaries for dreams can lead to. Opening a restaurant in Bangkok was WITHIN THE that’s not to say it doesn’t happen,” she neighbouring regions, a fig ice cream and a halwa She was in her early twenties and fresh unplanned in a way, she said. She was STAFF OR FROM said. whereas, Lucknawi food is — each appealing to different out of journalism school, when she offered a job at the Gaggan Anand group The chef, who has two homes — steeped in tradition and the recipes kind of dessert lovers. If you want a decided that if she wanted to pursue her and after a few months their investors THE GUEST IS one in Mumbai and one in Bangkok — are passed down from generations. They con- mildly sweet end to the meal, opt for the phirni dream of becoming a chef it made sense asked if she would want to open her own NOT ACCEPTED. understood what made the latter city, as verge in terms of spices and traditions which which was decorated with saffron but if you to start early since the profession restaurant. “It was by chance that I well as that part of the world, so special have been carried through the years,” said the want a rich explosion of taste in your mouth go requires long hours and physical moved here. I was supposed to go to MY STAFF HAS while working there. She says that the chefs, Ved Prakash and Mirza Munnawar Baig. for the halwa. And the fig ice cream has a fresh strength. Between mid-2000s to now, India but I am happy here which is why CLEAR warm hospitality and the friendships she At the Imperial, there were multiple kebabs and captivating taste that will leave you asking she’s covered the entire arc from study- I stayed back,” she said. A truly global has built have left a beautiful mark on made in the Awadhi style, like Dahi ke kebab for more. Like a hospitable host, we were topped ing at Le Cordon Bleu to working in individual, her life has taken her across INSTRUCTIONS her. Her biggest takeaway from Ramsay’s as well as Chakundar aur ramdana ki tikki, a up with kahwa, a lightly flavoured tea with saf- Gordon Ramsay’s kitchen to starting her the world and back. THAT THEY kitchen was humility and learning to beetroot and quinoa pattie shallow fried which fron and dry fruits. The Taj Vivanta is offering own restaurant after a few months at Her restaurant serves two menus, keep her head down and working, stole the show. The non-vegetarian options like The Valley Beckons menu till November 25 dur- Chef Gaggan Anand’s restaurant Gaggan the vegetarian one with 10 items and the REPORT IT which is what you need to do in the the Kakori kebab and the Sufiyan Murgh ki ing dinner while The Clash of The Titans at in Bangkok. non-vegetarian one with 14. “The idea beginning of your career, she believes. ashrafiyan melted in the mouth as did the Dilli Daniell’s tavern at The Imperial will begin on And this is just on the professional is to find and explore the connection IMMEDIATELY SO “Sometimes youngsters don’t under- 6 ka mutton qorma. The qorma, which is lamb November 17 and go on till the 24. front. On the personal, she also navigates between India and Thailand through THAT WE CAN stand that you have to put in the hours simmered in its own juices with yoghurt and Why choose the onset of winter for a festi- the challenge of a long-distance marriage flavours and techniques. The smaller and go through the grind,” she said. spices, was enough to transport one to the 19th val like this? The chefs said that this is the per- as her husband works and lives in meal lasts about two hours and the long TAKE RAPID In an industry where there are no century Delhi darbar. Chef Ved proudly said that fect time to enjoy Lucknowi and Dilli food because Mumbai while she’s in Bangkok. No one one lasts for around 2.5 hours,” she said. ACTION holidays and you’re cooking when oth- Dilli 6 is the origin point of the capital’s cuisine of the spice levels in the food keeps us warm in can dispute that her dreams are made The evening begins with smaller dish- ers are partying, there is no way to sur- as the newer part of the city is too heterogenous this season. It is also quite nutritious because of of hard work and sacrifices. “My dad has es and then goes on to the main ones. vive it if you think of it as drudgery. “If to have a food identity and culture. the bone stock used in the meat dishes. always been a huge influence in my life. “We look for unique ingredients. We you come into work and look at the Mirza added that the Lucknawi chicken And the reason why The Imperial chose to From him, I learnt that cooking was work with the indigenous parts of clock to see when you’re going to get biryani is an aromatic and mouth watering dish put the two cousin cuisines together was to make actually fun. As a youngster I spent a lot Thailand and the North Eastern part of home you won’t last a month. It’s just with succulent chicken in layers of fluffy rice, sure that people can identify certain dishes with- of time with him in the kitchen and I India, that is our primary concentration. something you do and it’s not just work,” fragrant spices and caramelised onions. It has in a particular cuisine as they have the same roots. think that stayed with me,” she said. So many ingredients get lost because she said. been an integral part of the Indian Mughlai culi- RECIPES gorge us

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tination for honeymooners and Tour operators people travelling with their fam- ily and friends from India. We say that given have also seen a year-on-year increase of 35-40 per cent in bookings from India. Destinations its dreamy like Rome, Venice, Florence, Naples and Milan have tradition- KUSHAN MITRA location, the ally been popular among trav- ellers. However, celebrities choos- rich tapestry of ing Tuscany, Lake Como, Lake Iseo and Amalfi Coast as their Kerb this madness history and its wedding destinations are also likely to increase the tourist foot- provenance as a fall in these destinations in the Indian drivers and riders get the blame for future.” most of the accidents and deaths on Indian retreat of the Of all destinations, Lake Como has acquired exclusivity by roads. But our road designers and builders virtue of its history, cultural soirees Romantic poets, and more recently as a holiday deserve their share of the blame too hideaway of Hollywood biggies Indians are now like George Clooney and Robert De Niro. And then there were the heading to Lake Bond films with wide angle sequences choreographed on the Como like lake with azure waters that is fringed by woods of the thickest green, fairytale castles, rolling never before. estates and the sun-kissed hills. Once the retreat of the Milanese By TEAM VIVA The couple at their Konkani wedding on November 14 and (below) the Sindhi one on November 15 aristocracy, famous artistes, philosophers, scientists and writ- ers made it their home away from ast week there was a horrendous acci- their flaws are better than older ones. The their homes in the city. The Ldent in Delhi where an allegedly Eastern Peripheral Expressway around Romantic poets sought inspiration drunk driver hit the kerb, crossed the Delhi had gaps in barriers and slow-mov- and revival in its median and smashed into another car, ing traffic but after access control things salubrious climes. English poet PB killing one and grievously injuring have improved. THE LAKE WHICH Shelley, who lived by Lake Como another. Now, while the blame for this Construction does not mean that for many months while attempt- accident, prima facie should lie with the during construction things improve, ing recovery from consumption, driver who smashed through the kerb, often they get worse The state of the then described it as the “most especially if the allegations of being Delhi-Panipat highway currently under beautiful lake I have ever seen.” drunk are true, there is another factor in construction is downright dangerous. American novelist Mark Twain play over here. That is the poor design And even in cities like Delhi, poor plan- called it a “heaven of quiet rest.” of the road median in India. The fact that ning and the desperate need for jugaad REVIVES LOVE The landscape, the tranquili- Indian city planners feel that a one-foot solutions have made road construction t wasn’t that Indians weren’t weddings, unions and vacations ty, the connection to heritage and kerb is enough to stop a speeding sites dangerous. The stretch under RTR aware of Lake Como in Italy. with the unique spectacular villas the natural elegance continue in motorcycle let alone a car is one that is Flyover on Outer Ring Road, itself the IBut what Isha Ambani’s and historical hotels, sophisticat- boutique properties and water- wrong. Far from stopping the vehicles, best example of poor planning, is often engagement and Ranveer- ed atmosphere, delicious food front homes, which have drawn the kerb design makes most accidents closed at night with traffic diverted onto Deepika’s wedding at villas there options and proximity to interna- solace-seeking Hollywood celebri- worse by often launching the vehicle into the oncoming lane with no lights, warn- have done is to make it the next tional airports,” says Karan Anand, ties. And it is this little cul de sac oncoming traffic at a height. ing or traffic dividers. Not even plastic aspirational benchmark on our Head, Relationships, Cox & Kings. of medieval repose with wisteria Whenever one travels to the devel- ones. And this is a stretch where heavy social calendar. The interest in Italy as an wraps that has made Lake Como oped world, you see the pavements on commercial vehicles regularly operate at “After Ranveer and Deepika’s event destination has been gath- a glamorous destination. The the side of the road are at short heights. night. Accidents and deaths are wedding, Indians are discovering ering pace, especially after the estate owners have only upped And on the median, even if it has trees inevitable. Lake Como in Italy as a ceremo- wedding of cricketer Virat Kohli expectations by customising com- or other beautification, there is the It is mighty easy to blame the dri- nial destination. The place was and actor Anushka Sharma in forts, services, standard metal barrier protecting vehi- ver in cases like that. And shoddy already quite popular among elite Tuscany last year. As Manmeet boat rides and even arranging cles from going over into the other lane, police work condemns the drivers to be Indians and this wedding will give Ahluwalia, Marketing Head, spectacles. From May to October, in most cases by absorbing the energy “inebriated” even if they’re not. The lack it a fillip. As November marks the Brand Expedia, enunciates, “Italy the estates see a wedding every of the impact. In India, roads are poor- of proper metal barriers and dividers and end of the season at Lake Como, has been a popular destination weekend — English, American, ly designed, often by the whims of local the absence even of low-cost solutions we are already receiving inquiries among Indian travellers and con- Russian and Indian among them politicians. While the construction of like wire-barriers have made things for the fresh season starting from tinues to attract them with tempt- FROM MAY TO OCTOBER, THE ESTATES SEE — and command a steep location Indian highways has improved marked- quite difficult for the Indian driver March 2019 and also for the wed- ing food, awesome architecture, A WEDDING EVERY WEEKEND — ENGLISH, fee. Ranveer and Deepika report- ly in the past few years, a recent study making them take the blame in instances dings and engagements in 2020- diverse scenery and amazing art. edly spent `1 crore for their four said that a large chunk of the Delhi-Jaipur that they should not. It is high time that 21. Going by the trend, the place The privacy of its mansions and AMERICAN, RUSSIAN AND INDIAN — AND day jamboree on security and `4 highway, one of India’s best, was unsafe. authorities realised that roads share an will soon become a favourite for villas has made it a preferred des- COMMAND A STEEP LOCATION FEE crore on private yacht services. But newly-constructed roads despite alarmingly high proportion of the blame. And thereby hangs a tale SHAGUNA GAHILOTE, festival director of Kathakaar, the storytelling fest, Big B writes to tells SAIMI SATTAR what it takes to be a raconteur Neena Gupta t is one thing to read about Shivaji for different stories that have not been Iin a comic strip and visualise him told. Sometimes we get storytellers Actor AMITABH BACHCHAN wrote a within laid down references and con- who tell Indian tales that are an adap- personalised note to veteran actress texts. But when a storyteller describes tation. We get puppeteers from Kerala NEENA GUPTA after watching her latest the valour of the Maratha warrior and and also the Pandhwanis.” One of the Badhaai Ho the way his sword cut through the highlights of the festival will include film as he was highly enemies like lightning, you embed a Sadhguru, founder of Isha impressed by her performance. picture of him in your mind forever. Foundation, turning into a storyteller Neena took to Instagram to share a That’s why folk ballads like during a session with singer-song- snapshot of the letter and captioned it: Maharashtra’s Powada can popu- writer and musician Mohit Chauhan “Aapse ye patr aur pushp larise history and weave fantasy from who is also the patron of the festival. COUNTER-TOP paake ankhein khushi se bhar our mythic traditions. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali and actor aayi. (Got tears in my eyes While the stories have been told Pankaj Tripathi will share their over the years, it is only now that the favourite tales and journey into the COMEDY after receiving this letter content is being re-interpreted by a world of films and storytelling. Noted and flowers from you.) fresh breed of storytellers who have theatre artist Danish Hussain will pre- Knives, cooking and acrobatic Thank you so much, stiff competition from digital content sent an adaptation of Qissa Urdu Ki Amitabh Bachchan sir.” and are trying their best to wean away Aakhri Kitaab Ka, originally written feats lit up characters from a In the letter, Big B, 76, an audience that hardly has any time by Pakistani poet Ibn-e-Insha. praised the film and the to look up from their phone even Shaguna herself will dramatise the Korean act, says TEAM VIVA while they are eating. Kathakaar, story of to mark acting by the entire cast. India’s only oral storytelling festival, 150 years of the Indian independence t a time when food seems to dominate our feeds He said he got tears of which involves raconteurs from all leader’s birth anniversary. Aas a lifestyle imagery, a Korean show has combined joy after watching it. The over the world, has been plodding on International storytellers include a pop-up idea with a live act to birth a new medium film also stars Gajraj Rao, for the past eight years and its latest Godfrey Duncan, the man behind the of entertainment. Cookin’ Nanta, a non-verbal come- Ayushmann Khurrana and edition is being held at the Indira storytelling revival in UK, Michal dy from Korea that makes use of kitchen tools as musi- Sanya Malhotra, and is Gandhi Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) Malinowski, who has helped keep the cal instruments, sort of like stomping with knives, had based on the story of an from November 16-18. The three-day art alive in Poland and Xanthe the city in thrall recently. So it was a story of cooks who event, organised by IGNCA in collab- Gresham, an Oxford University alum- have to cram for a big wedding after their mean man- elderly couple who are oration with Nivesh, will witness nus. They will narrate tales from ager (Yohan Hwang) asks them to prepare a grand ban- expecting their third child. immersive storytelling sessions Africa, Iran, Poland, Greece and quet at a few hours notice. To add to the frenzy, the focussing on India’s rare art forms as India. Indian storytellers include the manager’s mischievous nephew (Junghwan Hyun) joins Stan Lee’s last well as native tales from Africa, the Phad storytellers from Rajasthan, the kitchen to learn how to cook, thereby messing up UK, Greece, Poland, Russia and Iran. Pandavani by the powerhouse Ritu everyone’s synchronisation. They chop together, strik- message for fans Shaguna Gahilote, festival co- Verma and more. ing the cutting boards with knives and use salt shak- After the demise of comic book legend director, says, “At a time when even However, the festival tries to ers as maracas to produce rhythmic and percussive STAN LEE, adults find it difficult to leave their break out of the mould of the “moral sounds. his social media handlers phone, we ask the parents to bring it interesting.” It was this realisation many varied formats and forms in of the story”. As Shaguna says, “Good The result is an interactive and entertaining fam- shared an emotional video clip which their children minus the phone in the that led to a lot of brain-storming India. There is drama and perfor- folk tales or Panchatantra stories ily show. Explains Changhwan Ko, who played the head has Lee's final message to his fans. evening session. Once the storyteller where she realised that there was no mance. This gives the Indian story- have social messaging in the end. But chef, “The show is full of acrobatics, magic tricks and “I love my fans so much. I cannot starts telling a tale, you should see the written word at one point of time. “We tellers an equal platform with the when every thing has a message, no comedy. That is why it’s fun to watch. Nanta means to describe my love for them. Sometimes expressions on their faces. Both chil- heard so many stories that were real- international ones as well. It also one will like it. There are hidden mes- strike relentlessly, which connects to the story of the at night, I am sitting here and dren and adults are so involved. The ly ancient. These were oral stories that boosts their confidence as there is a sages and the audience is intelligent performance, where cheerful rhythms combine the connection that you make with peo- are told all over the world whether it newer audience coming in. Moreover, enough to decode it.” modern beats and Korean folk music (samul nori).” thinking What's it all about? ple, if you can tell a story well, is amaz- is Russia, Africa or Europe,” she the next generation is more likely to So while relating a popular tale As the show has been running for more than 20 And then I get a letter from a ing. They are looking at the performer adds. pick it up and take storytelling fur- from England about a boy who goes years, its overbearing manager says, “The original story fan or I read some- but they are lost as they are visualis- So along with her sister, she ther,” says she. shopping alone as his mother is and episodes still continue to this day. But over the years thing, I realise, it's so ing the story. It is playing on their decided to get on board people who When the Gahilote sisters started unwell, Shaguna does not state the we have incorporated several slight changes on direct- lucky to have fans, imagination and they are building on could tell stories well. “Of course, we out, it was initially difficult to get audi- underlying message. “While select- ing. We have opted for the non-verbal format so that who really care about it. If you start storytelling in school, needed very good storytellers to get ence even though parents are always ing a pup, he picks a three-legged one it is easily understood by the contemporary audience you. That's the rea- you build on communication and the audience involved. And then you looking for activities to do with chil- and when the salesperson says that it’s and enjoyed by the people of any age group.” improve it.” could tell them that if you want to find dren. “We started with an audience of useless, he raises his trouser to reveal Asked how a non-verbal play was written, read and son I care so much Interestingly, the festival over the the story again, you can read it in that 250 people. It has grown slowly over a wooden leg. He says that he would comprehended, he told us, “The non-verbal play is writ- about them as they years has seen the audience span from book. We knew that children are more eight years by word-of-mouth public- understand the pup better. There is ten as usual plays or musical performances. But we then make me feel so ages eight to 80. And Shaguna says likely to go back to books in this man- ity and now we see footfalls of up to empathy involved but I never use the convert them according to the ease of emotional expres- great,” Lee said. that in the long run this would ulti- ner rather than when they are pres- 10,000 plus for three days,” she says. word. I do not have to ingrain it.” sions since they don’t have lines. In order to present a Known for co-cre- mately revive and encourage reading surised to do so. A book becomes Getting the right people to tell the Of course, the storytelling for character’s emotions through multiple expressions and ating Marvel's beloved habits among children. “We started almost like a box where they can pull stories lies at the heart of the festival. children and adults is a bit different. movements, the acting is mostly physical and exagger- the festival in 2010 around the same out these stories. It is getting children “We are looking at brilliant perform- “Sometimes completely different tales ated. This brings in a comic element. The audience can superheroes like time as the Right to Education was to read and if they read well, they will ers. A lot of people tell you or write are told in the evening. If there is an easily understand, relate themselves to the situation- Spider-Man, The X- introduced where in every annexure do maths and science better and when to you saying that they do storytelling, entirely adult audience, you can even al context and enjoy the performance in that way.” Men, The Fantastic it was mentioned that all schools that happens, they are more likely to including publishers, who say that my do a very sensuous telling of the story The artists start practicing at least six months before Four, the Hulk, Iron should have a library with books and stay in school. It is a full circle and sto- writer also has that skill. But often which is never done in the morning with drums, knives, fire and pots before presenting a Man, Thor, and Doctor newspapers. As part of UNESCO, we rytelling is at the beginning of it,” says they are just reading from a book. sto- session. Or maybe the same tale is told choreographed flow. Practice is the only key to suc- Strange. Lee died at had been building libraries in under- Shaguna. rytelling is no less a performance art. to both while obliterating gory details cess. The perfection in rhythm and synchronisation the age of 95 after privileged schools but not all children However, while initially the story It is a stand-up, theatre, singing, play- for children. Vikram Betal is a nice is the result of their hard work. The show has been run- would run up and grab the books. tellers’ festival started with the aim to ing a musical instrument all rolled easy tale for a child but may be when ning in South Korea since 1997 and has toured in over suffering from pneu- Some would, out of curiosity but preserve the old folk tales, somewhere into one to hold the audience,” she telling it to an adult, it can be relat- 314 cities of 28 countries across the globe. It even had monia. would not read them. Someone had along the line it also became a cele- says. ed how he bled to death or how he a year-long run in Broadway, a prestigious claim for to read out the books to them to make bration of storytelling. “There are so Variety is of the essence. “We look was killed,” she says. an Asian production with no dialogue. LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 16, 2018 sport 15

WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Srikanth, Sameer enter quarters Top boxers have it easy on opening day Kidambi upsets Prannoy in marathon match to seal last-8 spot; Sindhu loses to Sung in straight sets PTI n NEW DELHI

PTI n KOWLOON Srikanth clawed back at 15- ost of the medal contenders won their respective 15 before Prannoy again Mbouts on the opening day of AIBA Women’s World lympic medallist shut- moved ahead to secure the Srikanth, Sindhu Championships with Commonwealth Games gold medal- tler PV Sindhu suffered opening game. list Anja Staridsman of Australia advancing to the sec- Oan unexpected loss in The second game was a ond round in a split verdict here on Thursday. the second round but Kidambi cliffhanger as the duo played The bout between Stridsman and Cordero Srikanth and Sameer Verma out of their skin, giving noth- get top seeds Hernanadez of Columbia in lightweight category turned advanced to the quarterfinals to ing away. After a close-battle, out to be the best contest of the opening day which saw keep India's flag flying at the Srikanth grabbed a slender LUCKNOW: Kidambi (Women’s) PV Sindhu, Saina first round bouts in the three categories of 51kg, 57kg and Hong Kong Open World Tour 11-10 lead at the break, which Srikanth and PV Sindhu were Nehwal, Sayaka Takahashi, Yue 60kg. The Australian got a 3-2 split verdict from the Super 500 tournament here on evaporated soon as Prannoy given the top seeding in the Han, Yiman Zhang, Dinar Dyah judges. Thursday. took a 15-12 lead. Syed Modi International Ayustime, Li Xuerui, Rituparna In the first round, the Aussie got 10 points each from World No 4 Sindhu, who Srikanth again drew pari- Badminton tournament to be Das, Ksenia Polikarpova, Ruselli three judges while in the second, she just about managed was seeded third here, was ty at 16-16 and moved to 19- held at UP Badminton Hartawan to get the nod from two of the five judges. shown the door by Hyun Ji 17. However, Prannoy took Academy from November 21 (Men’s Doubles) 1-Kim Astrup/ What made the difference was the third round when Sung of Korea 24-26, 20-22 in two points to make it 19-19. to 25. Anders Skaarup Rasmussen she got full points from four judges to progress to the sec- fighting 59 minute duel. After that, there was noth- Top four men’s seeds of (Denmark), 2-FajarAlfian/Rian ond round. With Sindhu's exit, India's ing to separate the two as both this prestegious tournament Muhammad (Indonesia), 3-Takuto Originally hailing from Sweden, Stridsman moved to challenge ended in the women's kept taking points alternative- went to Indian players with HS Inoue/Yuki Kaneko (Japan), 4- Australia at the age of 19 for further studies. But boxing singles after Saina Nehwal had Prannoy on two, Sameer Endo Hiroyuki/Yuta Watanabe became a passion for her when she turned 23. made a first round exit. Srikanth vs Nishimoto Verma on three and B Sai (Japan), 5-Mathias/Carsten In 2015, she earned her Australian citizenship and But India's men's singles Praneeth on fourth. Others big Mogensen (Denmark) (Women’s won a gold medal in the Australian National shuttlers had a good day in Live from 7:30am IST Indians’ names in the fray doubles) 1-Ayaka Championships. office with Srikanth and STAR SPORTS 2 were Sourabh Verma, Ajay Takahashi/Misaki Matsutomo Stridsman tore her Anterior Cruciate Ligament Sameer progressing to the last Jayram and Parupalli Kashyap (Japan), 2-Rizki Amelia/Della (ACL) in a freak accident during a bout in Poland two eight round, albeit with con- ly before Srikanth managed to on 8th, 10th and 12th spot. Destiara Haris (Indonesia), 3-Meng months before the Australian team trials for CWG. trasting results. grab the upper limit of 30 In the women’s category, Yean Lee/Mei Kuan Chow The 31-year-old, often referred to as the ‘Comeback Fourth seeded Srikanth, points first to pocket the game Sindhu was followed by Saina (Malaysia), 4-N Sikki Queen’, underwent a tricky operation and her damaged who had claimed a Silver medal and roar back into Nehwal, Sayaka Takahashi of Reddy/Ashwini Ponnappa (India), knee tendon was replaced with an Achilles tendon from at this year's Commonwealth the contest. Japan, Yue Han and Yiman 5-Ekaterina Bolotova/Alina a corpse. She defied all odds, took part in the Gold Coast Games, had to dig deep in his In the Zhang of China. Davletova (Russia) CWG and went on to win a gold medal. reservoir to outwit fellow decider, SEEDINGS: (Mixed doubles) 1-Eko In another bout of the day, pint-sized Kazakh Indian H S Prannoy 18-21, 30- Sameer Verma returns a shot during his game; (right) PV Sindhu in action during Srikanth (Singles men’s) Kidambi Srikanth Alfian/Marsheilla Gischa Islami Zhaina Shekerbekova showed her tactical superiority 29, 21-18 in a thrilling match, World C’ship BWF/PTI continued his Kidambi, HS Prannoy, (Indonesia), 2-N Sikki against Russia’s European champion Svetlana Soluianova clocking an hour and seven momentum SameerVerma, B Sai Praneeth, Reddy/Pranaav Jerry Chopra with a shocking 5-0 win in the 51kg. minutes. eventually won two straight Attri also failed to clear the sec- surging to a 11-4 Misha Zilberman, Tanongsak (India), 3-Evgenij Dremin/Evgenia Algeria’s Ouidad Sefouh moved down to the flyweight Srikanth will now face points after that to take the lead ond round hurdle, losing to lead at the interval. Prannoy Saensomboonsuk, LU Guangzu, Dimova (Russia), 4-Kai/Lu Chen (51kg) just before the start of the Women’s World Japan's Kenta Nishimoto in in the match. Chinese Taipei combination caught up at 16-16 before Sourabh Verma, Sitthikom (China), 5-Tang Jie/Yen Wei Boxing Championships and she used her longer reach the last eight match. In the second game again, of Jhe-Huei Lee and Yang Lee Srikanth again moved ahead to Thammasin, Ajay Jayaram. (Malaysia). against Germany’s Ursula Gottlob to win her opening con- Sameer, however, qualified Sindhu fought back from 15-19 16-21, 15-21. seal the contest. test. for the quarterfinals after his to make it 20-20 but could not Earlier, the match between Elsewhere world number nal of the Hong Kong Open pairs, Indonesian Greysia Switzerland’s Sandra Brugger beat Indonesia’s Asian formidable opponent, Olympic force the match to go into a the two trainees of the Pulella Japanese Kento Momota beat badminton tournament and Polii/Apriyani Rahayu and Games bronze medallist Huswatun Hasanah to set up a champion Chen Long pulled decider, as Sung wrapped it up Gopichand Academy turned countrymen Tsuneyama 17- two women's doubles pairs Riski Amelia Pradipta/Della second round clash against India’s 2006 edition gold out of the competition due to 22-20. out to be a pulsating contest as 21, 21-17, 21-16, while also won their second round Destiara went through to the medallist L Sarita Devi in 60kg. injury. He will face local hope However, mixed doubles former world no 1 Srikanth did Olympic champion Spanish matches on Thursday. quarterfinals of the tourna- Somalia’s Ramla Ali (57kg) came with a lot of expec- Lee Cheuk Yiu on Friday. pairing of Satwiksairaj the catch up act with Prannoy Carolina Marin wins 21-14, 21- Jonatan Christie defeated ment. tations after winning national titles in England, where she Sindhu’s loss, however, was Rankireddy and Ashwini enjoying the early spoils. 8, women’s top seed Chinese his compatriot Anthony Greysia/Apriyani defeated stayed for many years after fleeing from Mogadishu dur- a major upset despite not being Ponnappa lost 17-21, 11-21 to Prannoy, who had defeat- Taipei Tai TY triumphs 17-21, Sinisuka Ginting in the Hong South Korea's Baek Ha Na/Kin ing the civil war. However she lost in the first round a one-sided affair. The Indian Chinese Taipei's Lee Yang and ed Srikanth at the Senior 21-16, 21-9. Kong Coliseum, 21-15, 25-23 Hye Rin 21-15, 21-18, and against Doaa Toujani of Morocco. had recovered from 13-18 Hsu Ya Ching to bow out of the National final last year, moved in 54 minutes, and will face Riski/Della beat Thailand's “I am disappointed, I thought I had some clear punch- down in the first game to make tournament. neck-and-neck till 9-9 before INDONESIA SHINE either Kento Momota or Kanta Jongkolphan es on my opponent but that was not enough for me to it 19-19, before the two players Men's doubles pair of B the former jumped to a 14-10 One Indonesian shuttler Tsuneyama in the quarterfinal. Kititharakul/Rawinda win,” said Ali who was cheered by Somalians and Indians traded points till 24-24. Sung Sumeeth Reddy and Manu lead. went through to the quarterfi- In the women's doubles Prajongjai 19-21, 21-9, 21-10. from the stands. SINGLES Priority is to top the pool and ADVANI AMASSES WORLD TITLE N0 20 Sushil, Swapna dropped from TOPS Yangon: India's ace cueist Pankaj Advani on n Thursday won his third straight IBSF billiards make quarterfinal: Manpreet PTI NEW DELHI crown in the 150-up format, taking his overall ouble Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil tally of world titles to a staggering 20. The 33- DKumar and India's first Asian Games year-old from Bengaluru overcame Nay Thway PTI n BHUBANESWAR go by the past result. We play them in Gold medallist heptathlete Swapna Barman were Oo of Myanmar in a high-quality final. After our first match and it's always good to on Thursday dropped from the latest Target bossing the '150-up' format, Advani will now ndia's hockey captain Manpreet Singh get off to a winning start in any tour- Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) which was compete in the longer version, 'Up' format, Isaid his team is focused on toping its nament," added the 26-year-old Captain. revised keeping in mind the 2020 Tokyo commences immediately. It was also a proud pool and make the quarterfinals of the While India have defeated Belgium Olympics. moment for Myanmar which saw its own men's World Cup starting here on recently at FIH Champions Trophy in Sushil, who won Bronze and Silver medals player in the title round for the first time. Nay November 28. Breda and last year's Hockey World respectively in 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Thway Oo did well to oust multiple world With less than two weeks to go for League Final, Canada have posed India Olympics in 66kg freestyle category, crashed out champion Mike Russell in the semifinal with a the prestigious World Cup which will some serious threat in their past cam- in his first qualification bout at this year's Jakarta convincing 5-2 victory. witness 16 top teams battle for suprema- paigns at major International Asian Games in the 74kg and the latest result cy at the iconic Kalinga Stadium, India Tournaments. didn't go in his favour. RAMKUMAR, PRAJNESH SEEDED are busy making final preparations to The team had drawn 2-2 against Besides Sushil, another big name to have Mumbai: Indian Davis Cuppers Ramkumar their campaign. Canada in the round robin league at the been dropped from the latest TOPS list, which Ayyasamy Dharun, Jinson Johnson and Ramanathan and Prajnesh Gunneswaran, both "There is no doubt we want to win Rio Olympics and in the 2017 Hockey was reviewed last in July 18 before the Asian Sreeshankar Murali are other athletes who have ranked between 120 and 150, are the lone every match in the Pool Stage, earn the World League Semi Final in London, Games, is Swapna, who created a flutter in retained their places in the new TOPS list. Indian men to be seeded in this year's $ 50,000 three points from each match, and top India had lost 3-2 in the 5th-6th place Jakarta by becoming India's first Gold medal- In the revised 10-men wrestling list, KPIT Men's Challenger Tennis to be held in the Pool to make the Quarter Final. That While the Indian team has not faced play-off to Canada. list in heptathlon. Utkarsh Kale (men's 57kg freestyle), Deepak Pune from November 17-24. Ramkumar has is our first hurdle," said Manpreet. South Africa in a major tournament in "It was a forgettable outing for us but Keeping an eye on 2020 and 2024 Olympics, Punia (men's 86kg freestyle), Divya Kakran "It's the World Cup and every team over two years, Manpreet said that a win I believe we have improved as a team the government's Mission Olympic Cell on (women's 68kg freestyle) and Sajan (men's an ATP ranking of 121 and Prajnesh 142, but will come with an intention of winning in their first match will set them on the in the past two years and we have learnt Thursday reviewed three sporting disciplines — greco-roman 66kg) are the four new entrants, the tournament will not see defending and we do not want to take any team right course. from every tournament. If we play our athletics, wrestling and weightlifting. which also has star grapplers like Sakshi Malik, champion and two-time winner Yuki Bhambri lightly, be it South Africa, Canada or "Though we haven't played them in best hockey, who we are playing should In athletics, the number has been reduced Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat among others. in action as he has pulled out citing an injury. World No 3 Belgium." any major tournament, we played a not matter," he said. from 31 to just 10, which includes two new faces In weightlifting, the criteria for inclusion In his absence Ramkumar, who lost to Bhambri Grouped in Pool C, India will face practice match against South Africa dur- "Even against Belgium, if we are able in triple jumper Arpinder Singh and steeple- was set at medal probable for women lifters and in last year's final, and Prajnesh, runner up to South Africa on November 28, before ing the Gold Coast Commonwealth to score early then the pressure will be chaser Avinash Sable, who will be supported till top 10 for men's and on that basis Ragala Venkat Sadio Doumbia of France in 2016, would lead taking on Belgium on December 2 fol- Games. That match gave us an idea of on them. For now, our team is focused the 2019 World Championships. Rahul (men's 96kg) was included in the list while the home country's challenge. lowed by their last group match against how they play," he said. on winning the three points from each Besides, star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, world champion Mirabai Chanu (women's Canada on December 8. "Though we won we don't want to match in Pool C." Seema Punia, Mohammad Anas, Hima Das, 49kg) was retained in the pruned chart. QATAR STUN SWISS IN FRIENDLY Lugano: Qatar's national team beat Switzerland 1-0 here as the Swiss were punished for their significant lack of aim, four days ahead of their decisive clash with Belgium Cilic,Thiem shine Nishu, Jacki called for Jordan clash to qualify for the next round in the Nations League. In an unprecedented duel on AFP n LONDON PTI n NEW DELHI Wednesday, the Qatari team, led by Spaniard John Isner vs A Zverev just sit back and cry over it. We'll Felix Sanchez Bas, knew how to put on a good Live from 7:30pm IST try our level best to churn out a ominic Thiem still has a SONY ESPN NETWORK id-fielder Jackichand Singh positive result in Amman," he show while facing the permanent pressure Dchance to reach the semifinals Mand left back Nishu Kumar said. from the European team. It was forward Akram at the ATP Finals after beating Kei looked in danger of were were on Thursday includ- "The match against China Afif, who condemned Switzerland and gave Nishikori 6-1, 6-4 Thursday. another letdown ed in India's 22-member squad was massive for us. Jordan won't victory to Qatar, a team with little impact on Thiem, who lost both of his pre- when he dropped for the forthcoming away inter- be anything lesser, if not bigger. international football so far. In the 88th minute vious matches at the season-ending the first set national FIFA friendly against We have to keep our heads down Akram Afif scored, after finishing a tournament, needed to win in against Isner. Jordan slated to be held on and keep working to get some- counterattack led by Boudiaf, which gave Felix straight sets to have any chance But Cilic, November 17. thing positive out of this tie." Sanchez's team a memorable triumph. of advancing. whose only Nishu and Jackichand were Six-time champion Roger other Finals the only two changes National SQUAD MI RETAIN 18 PLAYERS FOR IPL 2019 Federer, however, victory coach Stephen Constantine made Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Mumbai: Mumbai Indians have retained 18 needs only to win came in his squad from the team that Sandhu, Amrinder Singh. players including their skipper Rohit Sharma one set in the late against Kei played a goal-less draw against Defenders: Pritam Kotal, Nishu but released some top international stars like match against Kevin Nishikori in China in the last international Kumar, Sandesh Jhingan, Anas JP Duminy and fast duo of Pat Anderson to 2016, had friendly in October. Edathodika, Salam Ranjan Cummins and Bangladesh's Mustafizur advance alongside other ideas as he Constantine emphasised that Singh, Subhasish Bose, Narayan Rahman ahead of the 2019 Indian Premier the South African. If roared back to the forthcoming friendly against Das, Jerry Lalrinzuala. League players' auction. The franchise has also Anderson wins in take the final Jordan will "aid India's prepara- Mid-fielders: Udanta Singh, released 10 players which include one capped, straight sets, second place will be two sets. tion" for the 2019 AFC Asian Jackichand Singh, Pronay decided by who has won a high- "I started to Cup in UAE. Halder, Anirudh Thapa, Vinit five uncapped and four international cricketers. er percentage of games. feel the ball real- "We want to do well in AFC Rai, Germanpreet Singh, All-rounder Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Thiem broke twice in the ly well in the sec- Asian Cup and the clash against Halicharan Narzary, Ashique Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Markande, Aditya first set against Nishikori, who ond set. I was Jordan will aid us. Jordan are a Kuruniyan. Tare, Ishan Kisan, Rahul Chahar, Anukul Roy won only one game in his pre- playing great ten- good side and they have a num- Forwards: Jeje Lalpekhlua, and Suryakumar Yadav have been retained by vious match against nis towards the ber of good players in their Star mid-fielder Jackichand Singh attempts a shot during India’s clash PTI/File Picture Sumeet Passi, Balwant Singh, the three-time champions. Anderson. end," Cilic said. ranks," he said. Manvir Singh. Earlier on Wednesday Cilic's revival Jordan, who are ranked 112 SHARMA SLIPS TO T-47 AT DUBAI late night, Marin Cilic keeps keeps him in with in the latest FIFA rankings, lost VAR to star in 2019 Asian Cup q/f: AFC Dubai: Shubhankar Sharma was unable to his hope alive of making a chance of qual- 1-2 to FIFA World Cup 2018 KUALA LUMPUR: The Asian review video footage of key AFC general-secretary said in a build on his brilliant start and was placed tied into the semifinals of sea- ifying for the finalists Croatia in their last Football Confederation on decisions such as the awarding of statement. 47th on the opening day of the season-ending son ending ATP Finals semi-finals, friendly fixture. Thursday said the Video Assistant goals, penalties and red cards The bigger 2019 Asian Cup will DP World Tour Championships (telecast in after former US Open while American Winger Halicharan Narzary, Referee (VAR) system will be during matches. feature a record 24 teams from all DSport). Sharma first hit by a three-putt on champ Croat beat John eighth seed who has been a pivotal member implemented from the quarter- "The decision to include VAR was corners of Asia, up from 16 that sixth, missed a short birdie chance on 7th but Isner 6-7 (2/7), 6-3, 6- Isner still has of the Indian team said the team finals of next year's Asian Cup. only made on September 26 and participated in the previous four then had trouble with a shoe bite from the 4 in ednes- an outside will definitely miss star striker The AFC which is the regional that has meant a tremendous editions. eighth onwards and lost the momentum. "I lost day's sec- chance of Sunil Chhetri, who has been governing body, said VAR will be amount of work has been required The Asian Cup UAE 2019 runs the momentum there (on 6th and seventh) and ond match. advancing ruled out for the tie because of an used in seven matches and at four to ensure that it can play a role at from 5 Jan to 1 Feb 2019, with 51 also misread some of the greens and ended The Croatian despite losing ankle injury. venues. the tournament from the quarter- matches being played in eight fifth seed had lost nine of his previ- his first two "Undoubtedly, we are going The system allows referees to final stages," Windsor John, the world class stadiums. AFP with five three-putts," Sharma said. Agencies ous 10 matches at the Finals, and he matches. to miss Sunil bhai but we can't LUCKNOW | FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 16, 2018 sport 16

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UP, RAJASTHAN, ASSAM NOTCH UP WINS ‘NO MORE CHOPPING Jaipur: Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Assam registered wins in their respective Elite Group C matches played across different venues in the country. While Uttar Pradesh thrashed hosts Odisha by 10 in Bhubaneswar, Assam defeated Tripura by a massive 211 runs in Agartala. On the other hand, Rajasthan hammered Services by five wickets at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, chasing a stiff 357-run target. AND CHANGING TILL WC’ Rajasthan rode on a magnificent 159 by their opener Amitkumar Gautam, who struck 13 fours and six other hits over out of that, and Shikhar (Dhawan) in the the fence. Opener Gautam, who had fallen cheaply in the first Shastri indicates to 2015 World Cup, he can vouch for that. innings, and his partner Chetan Bist (78) laid the foundation of He (Ravi bhai) knows how to get the best the win with their 170-run stand for the first . 23-year-old out of the players," said Kohli. Gautam, a right-handed batsman, scored runs when his team play around World let the team down in South needed the most. He hammered a listless Services attack as Africa and England, leading to a back- their bowlers leaked runs. When Gautam fell, the job was nearly Cup probables in to-back series defeats. With Australia done as Rajasthan needed just another 25 runs. Then R K without the suspended Steve Smith and Bishnoi (26) and T N Dhillon (10) took their side home with five David Warner, India have a good chance wickets to spare as Rajasthan earned six points. the remaining 13 of recording a maiden series win in Australia. But Kohli is not looking too far DELHI FAIL TO REGISTER OUTRIGHT WIN ahead. New Delhi: Delhi's left-arm spin duo Vikas Mishra and Varun games before 2019 "There is a lot of room for improve- Sood put up a disappointing show on a helpful last day track as ment. That is something we realise as a Himachal Pradesh managed to eke out a point in a group B. World Cup team also. We understand what we need Needing nine wickets on the final day and Himachal left with an to work on so it is up to the individuals improbable chase of 376, Mishra (2/57 in 33 overs) and Sood to take ownership of that," said Kohli, (1/51 in 21 overs) failed to break through the opposition PTI n MUMBAI referring to the batting especially. middle-order. HP finished their second innings at 266 for 5, "There were lot of things we dis- primarily due to Nikhil Gangta (66 no, 184 balls) and Rishi ndia coach Ravi Shastri on Thursday cussed after England, on what went Dhawan (52 no, 110 balls). Sumeet Verma (43, 91 balls) also said that there won't be any more wrong. We felt there was not a lot that we played his part to perfection as Delhi bowlers sans Ishant "chopping and changing" with the Skipper Virat Kohli along with coach Ravi Shastri speaks during team's Australia tour pre-departure press conference at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai PTI did wrong but whatever was not right Sharma (2/42 in 16 overs) looked below-par. Delhi bowled I close to 30 overs (29.4 overs) after Himachal lost their fifth ODI side with just 13 matches remain- went extreme. We played good cricket but ing before the opening World Cup game "I see a lot of progress across all for- the mistakes were also very extreme. wicket at 184 but the two spinners let it drift during the against South Africa on June 5. mats and I say that inspite of the (series) On the contrary, the bowlers did well unbroken 82-run stand for the sixth wicket between Gangta and KOHLI HAPPY TO PLAY ‘WITHOUT ALTERCATION’ Dhawan. Shastri indicated that from now on, scoreline in England. When you look at MUMBAI: in the last two away tours but Kohli said they will be playing around those 15 play- actual performances in conditions that The Australian players have of comes to getting engaged in an argument all departments must fire in unison to ers, who are going to board the UK are foreign to us, we are more than late refrained from sledging, which is on the field or a fight as people want to achieve a series win. TN, HYDERABAD GAME END IN DRAW bound flight. happy," he said. perfectly fine with Indian captain Virat call it excitedly, I have been completely ok "From the last time we went there (to Tirunelveli: Tamil Nadu and Hyderabad had to settle for one "We will try to play (those) 15, who The coach is hopeful that players Kohli, who is happy to compete "without with playing without the altercation," Kohli Australia), fitness levels of the bowlers are point each as the first innings remained unfinished resulting in will go to the World Cup. Chopping and have learnt from their mistakes of pre- any altercation" during the upcoming told mediapersons at the pre-departure surely up, which is the most important the Elite Group 'B' match ending in a tame draw. In reply to series Down Under. press conference. Hyderabad's 565 for 8 declared, the home team was 409 for 4 changing is over now. The grace period vious tours. The Australian cricket is going through a Senior pacer Ishant said that he didn't factor in Australia. The pitches can get is over now," Shastri made it clear dur- "It is a learning process. If we learn boring at times, the Kookaburra doesn't in 154 overs riding on tons by Abhinav Mukund (178) and N massive restructuring and the "win at all mind if Australians sledged like earlier Jagadeesan (131 , 16X4, 3X6) at close of play on the ing the pre-departure press conference from the mistakes that we made in South costs" strategy employed by teams of tours because he has the ability to give it do much. So, it is about maintaining the ahead of the Australian tour. Africa and England, it will hold us in pace with which you start your day." fourth and final day. Resuming at 163 for 2, Tamil Nadu lost yesteryears, is not being encouraged back if they start. skipper Baba Indrajith (33) for the addition of 15 runs. "Now it is the time to really get good stead in Australia. anymore. "Let's see what Aussies do. We will only He cited the example of South focussed and play as a unit and then " obviously is different, it Africa, who are one of the few teams to Wicketkeer-batsman Jagadeesan, then added 171 runs with Both Kohli and senior-most pacer Ishant come to know once we reach there. You Mukund to dash any hopes Hyderabad would have entertained hopefully not have too many injuries, so is the last series that we play before the Sharma felt that it is entirely up to the don't expect them to be really friendly and win a Test series in Australia in recent that we don't have to look elsewhere and World Cup. So the focus will be entire- times. of obtaining a lead. After the exit of the left-handed opener, Australians as to how they play their this is a man's sport. You will go there Jagadeesan and B Anirudh Sitaram kept the rival bowlers at take it from there. ly on the series." cricket but assured that their players and get tough conditions. When you play "That is why South Africa have "We don't have too many games now. done well. They had Morkel, Kallis, Dale bay, adding 60 runs. ‘ALL DEPARTMENT MUST FIRE’ won't be the first ones to indulge in any for your country, no one will give you We have 13 games, so we will look to play kind of sledging. easy runs or wickets. If it's a tough sport, Steyn and now Kagiso Rabada. They have the best team at all times," he added. Indian captain Virat Kohli on relentlessly bowled in the right areas to MP SALVAGE DRAW AGAINST BENGAL "I think that's (no sledging policy) a very then you got to be tough and up for any Kolkata: The 13 games include three-match Thursday staunchly supported Ravi personal thing for them. But when it sort of challenge," Ishant said. PTI get those wickets. Our guys are surely Left-handed opener slammed his away series against Australia followed by Shastri, saying the growing perception of capable too to do a similar kind of job but maiden first-class century to help Madhya Pradesh salvage a five-match series against New Zealand head coach being a "yes" man to the skip- I don't want to focus on that. The bats- draw following on, as Bengal had to settle for three points in and then a return five-match series per "is the most bizarre thing he has ever to my game listening to him than any- Kohli went on to say that not only men need to step up as well. their first home match of the season. Scion of the , against Australia at home early next year. heard". one else in the past," said Kohli before the him, other players have also learnt "We have spoken as team after Aryaman remained unbeaten on 103 in his third first-class India will play a four-match Test "That is the most bizarre thing I have team's departure. immensely from Shastri. England on putting up a complete per- match, while Shubham Sharma gave him fine support with 100 series beginning on December 6 at heard. In Indian cricket, I don't think The 30-year-old spoke on a range of "His contribution ever since we formance. Everyone is keen to correct not out on the fourth day to hand Madhya Pradesh one point in Adelaide and Shastri said that the visitors there is anyone else who has said no to issues facing the team ahead of the started building this team is making peo- those things. People have to take more their Elite Group B fixture. Bengal, who enjoyed a first innings will have to learn from their experience me more than him honestly. He is one squad's departure to Australia where it ple believe that they belong there. We all ownership especially the batsmen. The lead in their last match in Himachal Pradesh, have now six in South Africa and England to challenge guy I can speak to and can get an hon- will play three T20s, four Tests and three went through a tough time in 2014 (the whole combination has to come togeth- points from two games. Having taken a first innings lead over Australia. est opinion. I have made more changes ODIs starting November 21. England tour) and for me to able to come er to win series and not just one Test." Tamil Nadu in their last match, Madhya Pradesh now have four points. PUDUCHERRY GET THREE POINTS Puducherry: Debutants Puducherry opened their account with ‘Don't think current Indian side is better than ones I played against’ three points by virtue of a first innings lead over Meghalaya in a rain-hit Plate Group fixture. Resuming the day on 95/4 in their second innings, Puducherry were 129/7 when rain stopped PTI n NEW DELHI innings, I think we will be very hard play in 47.1 overs at the Siechem ground here. With cyclone to beat. And someone will always ‘Aus WC stars to miss parts of IPL’ Gaja looming large, there was no respite from a downpour as ormer Australia captain Steve come and do well and that's the nature only 17.1 overs could be possible and home team got three FWaugh is "not sure" if the current of the sport. PTI n SYDNEY points, thanks to their first innings lead. Puducherry had made Indian team led by Virat Kohli is any "I am still pretty confident that we 389 in their first innings before bowling out Meghalaya for 326. better than some of the sides that he can win in Australia but it's going to utting country first, Rain remained the common feature in the second match of the played against during his international be a close series though," Waugh said Pwill not allow its players, picked in the group in Jorhat where the final day's play was abandoned career. about the Test series starting World Cup squad, to take part in the last without a ball being bowled as Arunachal Pradesh were lucky to Waugh spoke in reference to December 6. few weeks of the 2019 Indian Premier bag three points, thanks to their first innings lead over India coach Ravi Shastri's comments Like everyone else, he praised League (IPL) so that they prepare well for Mizoram. that this is "the best Indian side in the Virat Kohli for his supreme consis- the big-ticket event. last 15 years". tency comparing him with Brian The lucrative IPL tourna- JACKSON, JADEJA STAR IN SAURASHTRA'S WIN "Look I have played against some Lara and Sachin Tendulkar. ment is likely to start early than the sched- Rajkot: Sheldon Jackson hit a strokeful half century while great Indian sides and I am not sure "He is a great player and he loves uled time to give the players enough time Suspended duo of David Warner and Steve Smith Ravindra Jadeja made a crucial unbeaten 48 to guide hosts that the current side is better than the Steve Waugh in action against India File Photo these big moments. He is like to rest and prepare for the ODI World Cup, Saurashtra to a three-wicket win over Railways in a Group A ones we played against," Waugh told Tendulkar and Lara. They wait for starting in England on May 30. have to complete their Sheffield Shield com- match. Saurashtra lost seven wickets while chasing 184 for an ESPN Cricinfo. self," Waugh said. these and that's where they want to Advancing the IPL dates to March mitments and national duties to get outright win, but Ravindra Jadeja (48 not out) held his nervous The 53-year-old said such com- The former skipper known for his show their best. He will be the dan- means it will clash with the last part of approval to play in the IPL. along with Kamlesh Makwana (14 not out) to take their side to ments could have been avoided as it mental disintegration tactic feels that german straightaway but they have Australia's domestic season as well as Cricket Australia also said the 15 victory. Jackson's 55-ball 54, which had eight fours and two puts pressure on the team. Australia despite recent problems some pretty good batsmen," Waugh their ODI series against Pakistan. players selected in the World Cup squad will sixes proved to be the difference among the two sides. "I am not really sure but probably would be hard to beat in their own said. The final round of the Sheffield Shield have to attend a pre-tournament camp in Saurashtra were four wickets down for 65 at one stage, but not a great thing to say as it puts extra den. "Actually, India have quite a is scheduled from March 20 to 23, while the early May, which means they could miss the then Jackson and Jadeja pulled the team out of trouble. Jadeja, pressure on the team. Once they "Australia will be hard to beat in rounded team and they will see this Pakistan ODI series, though not confirmed, final 2-3 weeks of the IPL. who reamined unbeaten on 178 in the first innings, carried on start losing, they will get a lot of crit- Australia. We have a bowling attack as a significant chance. They would has been pencilled in for March 15-29. Fast bowler Mitchell Starc, who has his form and responded to his team's call. Earlier, Saurashtra icism for that. Look, it's good that Ravi as good as any team in world cricket have prepared for this tour for a long Cricket Australia has made it clear that already been released from the KKR squad, bowlers did a descent job to bundle out Railways for 331 in Shastri believes in his side but com- and we can take wickets. It's our bat- time. I think it is going to be really World Cup remains the priority for the has said said that he will not put himself their second innings and ensure that the target remained below ments like these could be kept to him- ting if we score 350 runs in first close series," he added. defending champions and the players will available for the 2019 IPL auction. 200. PTI Spinners shine as India beat Pakistan look B’desh win 2nd Test, level series Roshen helps SL pick vital lead to Yasir, Abbas Ireland to enter semi-finals to tame tough AFP n DHAKA AP n KANDY PTI n PROVIDENCE Once Deepti got rid of imbabwe's Brendan Taylor ri Lanka fought back (9) with a classical New Zealand Zfought valiantly with his second Sadmirably against ndian spinners produced yet off-break and Poonam’s loopy century of the Test but Bangladesh England thanks to a back- Ianother controlled perfor- leg-break saw the end of Clare AFP n ABU DHABI won the final match by 218 runs to to-the-wall 85 by Roshen mance to clinch a semi-final Shillington (23) by end the series at 1-1 on Thursday. Silva to earn a first-innings berth with a comfortable 52- Taniya Bhatia, Ireland had no akistan skipper Sarfraz Needing a mammoth 443 to lead of 46 runs in the sec- run victory against Ireland in chance whatsoever. PAhmed is confident leg- win, Zimbabwe were bowled out in ond test on Thursday. a group league encounter of the Earlier, riding on a spinner Yasir Shah and medi- the second session on the fifth day However, Silva's failure ICC Women’s World T20 on painstaking half-century from um pacer Mohammad Abbas in Dhaka with Taylor remaining B’desh players celebrate after dismissing Zim to ground his bat and run Thursday. former skipper Mithali Raj, can combine to tame "tough" unbeaten on 106. batsman during final day of 2nd Test ICC short conceded a rare five After managing 145 for 6 India managed only 145 for six New Zealand in the first Test Taylor's knock of patience and penalty runs to England. on a slow track, Indian spinners after being put into bat. starting in Abu Dhabi on controlled aggression came from 167 innings took the visitors past the 300 Sri Lanka was all out for maintained tight leash on Irish Promoted to open the bat- Friday. balls and featured ten fours. He had mark. 336 in reply to England's women restricting them to 93 ting, veteran Mithali (51 off 56 The fast-rising Abbas took hit 110 in Zimbabwe's first essay of But once Moor departed after a 285, boosted to 290 with the for 8 in 20 overs. balls) added 67 runs in 10 overs 17 wickets in a two-match Test 304. 79-ball vigil for a paltry 13 runs, penalty runs at Pallekele With their third win, India with Smriti Mandhana (33, 29 series, including a ten-wicket Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan was smartly caught at short leg by Imrul International Stadium. with six points were assured of balls) but the innings never haul at Sheikh Zayed Stadium the wrecker-in-chief on the final day off Mehidy, the Zimbabwe batting England faced just one a last-four spot along with gained required momentum in Abu Dhabi, as Pakistan beat as he returned bowling figures of 5- fell flat. over before stumps on day Australia (6 points from 3 on a track that remained a bit Australia 1-0 last month. 38 -- his fifth five-wicket haul in Resuming at 76 for 2, Zimbabwe two and promoted Leach to games) with New Zealand, damp due to overnight show- Abbas, who made his debut Tests. lost another key man Sean Williams open the innings. The Pakistan and Ireland already ers. last year, has 59 wickets from Mehidy denied Zimbabwe any for 13 after pace bowler Mustafizur nightwatchman negotiated even before their campaign The decision to bring in his first 10 Tests and will be chance of repeating their clinical Rahman provided Bangladesh with six deliveries from Dilruwan could officially end. Jemimah Rodrigues at No 3, backed by the spin duo of performance of the first match in the day's first breakthrough. Perera without further Roshen Silva plays a shot during his innings against England in 2nd Test While India’s batting per- didn’t quite work out well as Yasir and Bilal Asif. Sylhet that they won by 151 runs. Spinner Taijul dismissed drama on a day where formance leaving a lot to be Mithali never got going despite Sarfraz said he expects Taijul Islam added two more Sikandar Raza for 12 by taking a momentum swung both Sri Lanka vs England desired, the spinners Radha hitting four boundaries and a more from Yasir, who managed wickets to his five in the first innings sharp return catch to reduce ways. Live from 10:00am IST ninth worth 56 runs Yadav (3/25 in 4 overs), Deepti six. Having effectively scored 22 just eight wickets against and finished the series with a career Zimbabwe to 120 for 4. At 165-6 and still 120 SONY TEN NETWORK between Silva and Akila Sharma (2/15 in 3 overs), off five deliveries, Mithali Australia. best haul of 18 scalps in two match- But Taylor and Moor saw their runs behind England's first- Dananjaya (31). The Sri Poonam Yadav (1/14 in 4 scored another 21 off 51 balls. "Yes, our bowling attack is es. He was named the player of the side through to the lunch break with innings total, the Sri was on 6 when Angelo Lankans were giving overs) and skipper Her failure to rotate the strike good," said Sarfraz on series. an unbeaten 41-run stand for the Lankans were under pres- Mathews fell for 20, and England a taste of its own Harmanpreet Kaur (1/10 in 4 did affect the momentum once Thursday. The home side declared the fifth wicket. sure. But Silva put up a mag- from there he stitched some medicine, after England overs) were economical as well Mandhana was bowled by "Abbas has been bowling first innings on 522 for seven with Bangladesh declared their sec- nificent show, teaming with valuable partnerships with added 60 runs for the last picked wickets at regular inter- medium pacer , try- superbly while Yasir didn't Mushfiqur Rahim hitting an unbeat- ond innings on 224 for six at the tea the tail to push the hosts in the lower order to post a wicket. vals. ing a wild slog. She hit four look as great as we had expect- en 219 -- the first time a wicket- break Wednesday after skipper front. However, the Sri competitive total, Sri Suranga Lakmal and India’s strategy of packing boundaries and a six. ed, but in this series I expect keeper hit two double tons in Test Mahmudullah Riyad completed his Lankans will still have to bat Lanka's highest in the series. Silva added 28 runs for the off-side cordon and bowling Young Rodrigues hit three more from Yasir." cricket. second century in eight years. last on a pitch that has Silva and Niroshan last wicket. Silva was the last wide of stumps, paid off as fours in his 11-ball-18 but was Yasir has been a match The visitors' hopes of securing The victory was Bangladesh's plenty to offer for spin Dickwella put on 46 runs for man dismissed when he Ireland were never in the chase stumped off ’s winner on the neutral venues a draw rested on the pairing of first this year and it came after eight bowlers. the seventh wicket but the attempted to loft Rashid to conceding as many as 65 dot wide when she tried to of United Arab Emirates Taylor and Peter Moor, whose 139- innings in which the Test minnows Silva, in for injured cap- stand that handed Sri Lanka the boundary but failed to balls (nearly 11 overs). give charge. (UAE). run sixth wicket stand in the first could not cross the 200 run mark. tain Dinesh Chandimal, the initiative back was the clear mid-on.