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of 29 seats in 2014 LS polls. “I will contest the election adhvi Pragya Thakur, who from and win. Former Shas been nominated by BJP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh against Congress’ Digvijay Singh Chouhan is with me,” Sadhvi in Bhopal, here on Wednesday said after emerging out of the announced that she would work BJP office at Bhopal. to restore the glory of ‘bhagwa’ In a way, the face-off and would expose those who between Digvijay and Sadhvi framed her fraudulently in ter- will also be seen as a battle ror cases. between the hardcore Thakur, who has received represented by the likes of BJP membership a couple of Sadhvi and equally dyed-in- hours before being nabbed as the-wool “secularism” propa-  party candidate, said about gated by the likes of Digvijay. charges in 2008 Malegaon blasts At a rally in Odisha, BJP case that she had obtained a clean president Amit Shah on chit in the case. She stated that Wednesday described Digvijay whatever conspiracy was hatched as the “creator” of “saffron ter- has failed and whatever remains ror” phrase. would continue. The BJP has decided to On being told DIgvijay take the matter to the people’s Singh’s tweet in which the for- court by fielding Sadhvi against mer has welcomed Thakur in Digvijay, he said, accusing the the picturesque city, the BJP Congress of defaming by candidate said its good as both coining terms like “Hindu ter- the candidates remain fighters ror” and “”. in the electoral battle adding Referring to the acquittal of the dharma would win and several accused, including adharma would lose. Swami Aseemanand, in Asked how strong she Samjhauta Express deems Singh, Thakur retorted blast case, Shah attacked the saying the one who remains on Congress and said people of the path of adharma is never Bhopal will punish Digvijay strong as he possess no moral- and Congress president Rahul ity, no truth and no Gandhi.A senior BJP leader dharma. “He is no challenge for said the party decided to field me.” Sadhvi, who joined the party sented by the AIADMK, fol- She accepted whatever he hours before her candidature lowing recovery of huge (Singh) did for maligning the amount of respect he (Singh) speak against the interests of phrase repeatedly, an accusa- mer Chief was announced, against amount of cash allegedly from Hindutva and linking Bhagwa has and how much respect the the country. Accepting that tion Singh has refuted several Minister Digvijay Singh. Digvijay as the latter has been he second phase of Lok an associate of a DMK leader. with terrorism would be an Congress party has for women.” she has little experience in times especially after returning Out on bail, Sadhvi joined one of the most visible “anti- TSabha polls for 95 seats will The EC also announced issue for her and she would Thakur also claimed she direct politics, Thakur said to active politics last year. the BJP only hours before the Hindutva” faces of the decide the fate of several stal- postponement of polling in restore the glory back to bhag- would also expose the manner hoped the 15 years of experi- Setting the stage for an epic party announced her name as Congress. Also being a high- warts, including Union Tripura (East) seat wa. she was harassed despite being ence and works of Shivraj battle in Bhopal, the BJP on its candidate from Bhopal. This profile seat as the Madhya Ministers Jitendra Singh, Jual to the third phase on April 23, “I will expose the manner a sanyasi. Singh Chouhan would help Wednesday fielded Sadhvi is being seen as a clear attempt Pradesh capital, it can help rally Oram, Sadananda Gowda and saying the prevailing law and in which he violated the con- I will work for making her. She also exuded confidence , facing by the BJP to bring the support for the BJP across the Pon Radhakrishnan, former order situation there is not con- stitutional provisions to frame country safe and for restoring of a win. trial in Malegaon blast case, in Hindutva plank at the centre State and even outside, he Prime Minister HD Deve ducive for free and fair polls. me and also harass me unlaw- the glory of bhagwa, said The BJP accuses Digvijay Lok Sabha elections, against stage of polls in the State, added. Gowda and DMK’s Dayanidhi The stake is high for the fully. I would expose the Thakur warning those who Singh of using ‘Hindu terror’ Congress heavyweight and for- where the BJP had won 27 out Continued on Page 4 Maran, A Raja and Kanimozhi. AIADMK which had swept Altogether 1,600-odd contes- the polls in 2014 and has gone tants are in the fray from 11 from one internal crisis to States and the Union Territory another after the death of its         of Puducherry. supreme leader J Jayalalithaa. Thirty eight of the 39 Lok The party has formed a strong Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu will alliance with PMK and DMDK Modi took to twitter in the go to polls and bypolls will be to take on the might of DMK- morning to express anguish held in 18 Assembly con- Cong-Left alliance, which is s many as 50 people died over the loss of lives in the rain stituencies. The Election expected to win at least two Aand several others injured in Gujarat and announced Commission cancelled the third of the 39 seats, as per var- due to unseasonal rain, dust relief. Soon afterwards Madhya polling in Vellore Lok Sabha ious opinion polls. storm and lightning in Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal seat, which is currently repre- Continued on Page 4 Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Nath hit out at the Prime and Gujarat. It has Minister, accusing him of being caused damage to property, concerned only about his home wheat crops, mango, and pota- State Gujarat. elhiites woke up to a pleas- toes and vegetables in north, The PMO in a tweet later Dant Wednesday morning, central parts of the country. said, “PM @narendramodi has with the temperature drop- It is estimated that proper- expressed grief at loss of lives ping following overnight rain ties and crops worth several due to unseasonal rain and and gusty winds. The maxi- hundred crores have been dam- storms in MP, Rajasthan, mum temperature settled at aged. Several cattle were also Manipur & various parts of the 29.5 degrees Celsius, seven killed in rain-related incidents. country”. notches below the season’s According to the India “An ex gratia of 2 lakh average, while the minimum Meteorological Department each for the next of kin of those temperature was recorded at (IMD), unseasonal rain, thun- who lost their lives due to 19.0 degrees Celsius, three derstorm, lightning and high Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram unseasonal rain & storms in notches below the normal, a speed wind were caused by Haryana, Punjab and Bihar. An and Tripura, and Odisha are MP, Rajasthan, Manipur & Met department official said. active Western Disturbance amber colour warning indicates likely to get rain and thunder- various parts of the country has The Met office has forecast (WD) over eastern Iran that is that authorities have to remain storm on Friday. been approved from the PM’s overcast skies for Thursday moving towards east-north- alert for any weather-related Several parts of north and National Relief Fund. 50,000 along with the possibility of eastwards across Afghanistan, exigency. The situation is central India have been wit- each for the injured has also light rain and thundershowers. Pakistan and northwest India. expected to remain the same in nessing thunderstorms, dust been approved,” the PMO said. “The maximum and minimum According to IMD, the next two-three days in storms, lightning and heavy Union Home Minister temperatures are likely to hover Uttrakhand, Punjab, Haryana, North-East and southern parts rain since Sunday. said the at 33 and 18 degrees Celsius Chandigarh, Bihar, Gangetic of the country. According to reports, Government is closely moni- respectively,” the Met said. West Bengal and -NCR As per IMD, Kerala, Rajasthan witnessed the max- toring the situation in rain-hit The humidity oscillated on Wednesday witnessed squall Telangana, Sikkim, Karnataka, imum casualties with 21 peo- areas and is ready to provide all between 82 and 54 per cent. (wind speed reaching 60-70 Assam, Jharkhand, Meghalya, ple killed in overnight rain- possible assistance to States The Safdarjung observatory,            kilometres per hour) accom- West Bengal, Arunachal related incidents followed by affected by rain and thunder- recording of which is consid- panied with hail and Pradesh and Puducherry may Madhya Pradesh where 15 storm. Officials of the ered the official figure for New Delhi: An Indian Crested Porcupine was rescued by Wildlife SOS after it was hit by a vehi- lightning. witness rain, thunderstorm were killed. 10 people were Agriculture Ministry said the Delhi, received 1 mm rain till cle in Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi on Tuesday night. The porcupine sustained injuries The IMD has issued an with gusty wind on Thursday, killed in Gujarat, three were assessment of loss of crops is 8.30 am after which it record- on its hind legs and is currently under observation. Wasim Akram, Deputy Director-Special amber-coloured warning for while West Bengal, Andhra killed in Maharashtra. being carried out. ed traces of rainfall till 5.30 pm. Projects, Wildlife SOS, said, “We are thankful to JNU students for taking quick action that helped parts of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Prime Minister Narendra Continued on Page 4 Continued on Page 4 save the animal’s life.” PNS   !       #     liamentarians they keep meet- When asked about AAP $ #   ing and declined to state any- leader Sanjay Singh meeting fter a fresh round of dis- thing about the meeting. him, Azad said as Member of Acussion for the Congress- “Alliance talks between Parliament we keep meeting AAP alliance in Delhi and AAP and Congress has been each other so nothing new neighbouring States of Haryana called off following disagree- should be read about. Both eetering for over four and Punjab, the Aam Admi ment over tie-up in Haryana Azad and Singh are members Tmonths due to cash- Party (AAP) on Wednesday and Delhi. The Congress has of the Rajya Sabha. drought, Jet Airways, flying for said the Congress has refused refused to form an alliance in When specifically asked Q!   over 25 years, on Wednesday ing from the lenders or any appeal to the lenders for an to form an alliance in Haryana Haryana, and we do not want in the Press conference about # !! said its last flight will takeoff on other source is forthcoming, emergency 400 crore funding, and thus the party does “not a tie-up only in Delhi,” said the Congress-AAP alliance for Wednesday night, after its the airline will not be able to and if not the demand is not want a tie-up only in Delhi”. Sanjay Singh , who earlier held Delhi Lok Sabha seats, Azad & $   # lenders refused to offer a 400- pay for fuel or other critical ser- met, take a final call on the While AAP leader and a meeting with Azad following said he is not aware as he is not crore lifeline. vices to keep the operations future of the airline on Rajya Sabha member Sanjay the fresh rounds of expression the AICC incharge of Delhi.    $ “With immediate effect, going... And has decided to go Wednesday. Singh said alliance talks by party chiefs — Rahul In very defensive answer we are compelled to cancel all ahead with temporary suspen- On Tuesday night, Jet between the AAP and the Gandhi of the Congress and about alliances, Azad said the  $  R our international and domes- sion of operations,” it said. Airways — which carries the Congress was called off fol- of the AAP. Congress is always open to tic flights. The last flight will The last flight of the airline, slogan “the joy of flying” — lowing disagreement over tie- On his part, Azad said he alliances as the party has done Congress would fight from six operate today,” Jet Airways left the Amritsar airport at was informed by SBI, on behalf up in Haryana and Delhi, was not aware of any alliances, it in Bihar, Tamil Nadu, seats, while the Jannayak Janata informed the exchanges. 10.30pm for New Delhi. of the consortium of lenders, senior Congress leader particularly in Haryana of Maharashtra and Jammu & Party (JJP)would field its can- The airline said the deci- After a board meeting on that they were unable to con- Ghulam Nabi Azad, who was which he is also incharge. Kashmir. didates for three seats and one sion follows the lenders refus- Tuesday, the management had sider its request for critical part of the discussion on “Who is doing the alliance? As According to the sources, candidate would be fielded by ing to offer a lifeline. authorised chief executive interim funding, the airline Wednesday, presented a defen- for Haryana there no such Singh proposed 6:3:1 seat shar- the AAP. “Since no emergency fund- Vinay Dube to make one last said in the statement. sive statement and said as par- talks,” said Azad. ing in Haryana in which Continued on Page 4

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$       )! #  instructing the Registrar of to the detriment of the acad- rchbishop Leo Cornelio the University to lodge an FIR emicians of the University. Asaid that religious leaders pposing the FIR against against the former Vice This may mean nothing to the should stay away from politics. ife was thrown into disarray Oteachers and former VC of Chancellor and twenty existing Government, but this will He appealed to all the citizens Las heavy rains, accompanied Makhanlal Chaturvedi faculty members on various amount to extremely uncalled of the country to exercise right by strong winds, lashed the city National University of jour- un-investigated and unproved for harassment of the teachers to vote to strengthen the on Tuesday and Wednesday. many places, the standing nalism, over 300 professors charges. and their families. We are also democracy. He was replying to The city has been almost wheat and mustard crop have including more than 15 Vice- Extreme steps, such as not sure that, given the con- a query during a press confer- paralysed for two days by heavy been damaged with some chancellors and former Vice- lodging an FIR against text, any Enquiry Committee ence. downpours, accompanied with reports saying the rainwater has Chancellors have written to the University teachers, can and that has been or may be setup He wished the new winds, and trees falling at flooded the storage areas. Vice-President urging to inter- must logically follow an ade- by the University to provide a Government to lead the coun- many places, damaging vehicles There are also reports of vene in the matter. quate enquiry and a notice post facto rationale of its try towards fear- free environ- and other properties. damages to soyabean and corn In the letter, they said, seeking explanation. Even after action, shall be sufficiently ment. The people and the There are also reports of crops. Taking a serious view of “We, hereby, request the hon- that, as good practice, a full unbiased or objective. This will Government should work heavy damage to distribution the situation in the rural areas, orable Visitor of the University, fledged impartial enquiry must further undermine the credi- together to abolish the corrup- cables and electric poles, caus- the Collector has asked the Vice President of India, to be held because the concerned bility of the University and the tion from grass root, he added. ing great inconveniences to SDM Amit Bamroulioa, SDM kindly immediately intervene people are University teachers Government.” Talking about today’s the citizens. The heavy rains Jayanti Singh and SDM Ashok in the matter and advice the and highly responsible citizen Therefore, we must submit younger generation, he said and thunderstorms have also Chauhan to immediately pro- Chairman, General Council of as such. that the FIR against teachers that today’s youths are the future caused power outages in several ceed to Ghatigaon, Bhitarwar MCNUJC, to withdraw the They added, “We are should be withdrawn imme- of tomorrow and addiction to areas. and Dabra to make on-the- FIR forthwith and stop harass- afraid that this hasty action of diately. While enquiring into drugs is a matter of concern. The sudden and unfore- spot assessment of the damages ment of the academicians.” the Chairman, Governing the running of an institution Today’s youth need proper guid- seen rains that lashed the to crops in these areas. They stated that they are Council, MCNUJC would be is the privilege of the ance to take the leadership to Gwalior-Chambal Division for The immediate effect of the surprised and shocked at the seen as smacking of political Government, it is equally solve various issues faced by the the past two days have also heavy rains is felt in the veg- Chairman, Governing Council, vendetta. Since the required incumbent on the country, he added. brought doom to the farmers as etable and fruit markets of the Makhanalal Chaturvedi procedures have not been fol- Government to be fair and Regarding fake news, he reports of extensive damages to city. Vegetable and fruit prices National University of lowed, the action is clearly impartial to ensure justice is said that it is a source of concern crops are pouring in from var- have gone up by almost 30 % Journalism and untenable and will necessari- done to the teachers, they as lies are made truth that sys- ious parts of the Division. At due to short supply. Communication, Bhopal, ly lead to prolonged litigation added. tematically destroy the fabric of our country. He asked the media world to watch and stop the fake  news spreading negativism in the country. While expressing views on the politics of the which he was not able to The country, Archbishop said that deposit the money and later police politicians should exercise against women. On the eve of Easter special, bag containing 2.16 lakh rented a hotel room in Gandhi would restraint in their speech. They He informed that Thursday Easter Vigil service will be held Acash of Indore based man Nagar and during his stay cash investigate should avoid commenting will be celebrated as Maundy on Saturday from 10 pm was stolen from Capital hotel was stolen. the theft unnecessary remarks on reli- Thursday when the parish onwards when new water, new under Gandhi Nagar police The victim is a resident of and verify gion and caste. priests will wash the feet of 12 fire will be blessed as a symbol station area on Tuesday. The Indore and came to Vidisha to details pro- There have been some cases poor people to symbolise Jesus of new creation after the resur- cash was stolen from victim’s collect cash which was to be vided by the that have given rise to many who washed the feet of His 12 rection of Jesus. On Sunday, a hotel room. deposited in the MP Nagar victim. controversies. disciples at the last Supper special Easter prayer service and Police said that the victim bank but before he could His Besides, Archbishop before His death. Holy Mass will be conducted in Amol Pathe came to Bhopal deposit the cash, it was stolen. brother expressed his concern on mob This service will take place all the churches. and was carrying 2.16 lakh Total loss in the theft was would be lynching and asked the people tomorrow at 6 pm in all the He further invited all the cash which was stolen from his 2.16 lakh, claimed the victim. questioned not to take laws into their hands Churches. On the day of Good people to participate ‘Easter hotel room. Based on the complaint in the fur- but save the lives of people in Friday, Way of the Cross will be Mahotsav—2019’ to be organ- The victim, in his com- and after the preliminary ther inves- order to protect the constitu- carried out at 3 pm in the ised by all the Christian denom- plaint, stated that he came to investigation, the police have tigation. tional right of each individual. Catholic Churches and special inations on April 21, at BSSS Bhopal to deposit cash in Kotak registered a case under section During the investigation, and not found anyone who The victim told the police that He also expressed his concern Good Friday service will be held College Auditorium at 6.30 pm. Mahindra bank in MP Nagar 380 of the IPC and started fur- police have investigated entered and escaped with the his brother deals in garments on road accidents, and crime in all the Christian Churches. but systems were down due to ther investigation. CCTV footages of the hotel cash. and owns shop in Vidisha.

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5  0  $  -6  From 11:30 am onwards, On the occasion song will the joint director general of be performed by Sunanda and a strong Government. o observe the World the Archaeological Survey of Sharma of the well-known After Sumitra Mahajan THeritage Day, various India and Archaeological singer New Delhi. had declined to contest Lok events will be organised on Survey of India will give lec- Sunanda, the master dis- fter Lok Sabha speaker Sabha poll, it was believed that Thursday at Madhya Pradesh ture. His theme is, Prehistoric ciple of late Girija Devi, a great ASumitra Mahajan, her Vijayvargiya could be the State Tribal Museum. background of Ladakh singer of Indian classical political rival, BJP general sec- party nominee. However, The evnt will be orga- Himalaya - Jammu and music tradition, has long stud- retary Kailash Vijayvargiya, those close to him had nized by the Department of Kashmir. As an expert on ied in the sub-classical music too has declared not to contest claimed that with the crucial Culture and the Archeology, archeology, Dr. Ota has made of Thumri, Kajree, Chaitya, the Lok Sabha polls. responsibility of W Bengal on Archives and Museums. difficult trips for research Dadra, Khayal. She has Vijayvargiya tweeted, “The his shoulders, it was highly Under various events to be and exploration of archaeo- demonstrated his talent with public of West Bengal are- unlikely that Vijayvargiya organized on this day chil- logical disciplines many many prestigious art fora in standing with Modiji. So, my would contest lok sabha poll. et last year was made to sac- dren's painting competition times. the country. stay at W Bengal is imperative. Besides, Mahajan too had rifice his own ticket from has been organised from 9 am The Indian Science In order to keep the tra- That is why,I have decided not reached New Delhi on Sunday Mhow. to 11 pm. Under this, child Congress has also honored dition of self Girija Devi to contest poll.” to meet party seniors and it The Congress party has students are being invited by them with the Young Society intact, the names of the three In another tweet, the for- was speculated that she would named senior leader Pankaj contacting the schools. Award. Their efficiency is in main disciples who are named mer MP Minister urging his not agree on Vijayvargiya’s Sanghvi from Indore while the After this, a photograph the management of archaeo- after them include Sunanda. supporters to make anyone name and has suggested her BJP is expected to name its exhibition centered on the logical heritage. Former direc- On the occasion of World named by the party victorious own choices before the party choice perhaps on Wednesday. will be orga- tor of the Indira Gandhi Heritage Day, she has been and pleaded to voters to help high command. Vijayvargiya Mayor Malini Gaud is now the nized in the exhibition gallery. National Human Museum, specially invited to sing along NDA register a win for a who had lobbied hard for his front runner in the race for This exhibition can be seen in has undertaken many research with ragas and compositions strong PM in Narendra Modi son Akash for assembly tick- the ticket in Indore. a museum time up to a week. trips to Ladakh Himalaya. of music. case under section 392 of the IPC and started search for the 29-year-old woman was accused. Arobbed of her mobile The victim works with a pri- phone by two bike-borne mis- vate school and after work at creants near Sai Baba temple around 5 pm she left for house under Teelajamalpura police and was robbed near her school. station area in the evening on Police said that the victim failed Tuesday. to notice the registration num- Police said that the victim ber of the bike. Sujata Jaiswal was robbed while Meanwhile, a 16-year-old she was on her way to home youth was robbed of gold chain, walking after work and when mobile phone and 2,000 at she left school and started to BHEL Quarters under Piplani walk she was attacked and police station area in the evening robbed by two bike borne mis- on Tuesday. The victim Arvind creants. Panikar was robbed by two The victims in her com- miscreants while he was on his plaint stated that she was walk- way to market in the evening on ing towards home and was talk- Tuesday. ing over phone when two bike The victim stated that he borne miscreants appeared was on his way to market to buy snatched her mobile phone and mobile phone accessories at escaped the spot. She raised alert around 7.30 pm when two men but all in vain as the miscreants asked for address and when he escaped speedily. stopped, they snatched gold Based on the complaint chain and pushed him and later after the preliminary investiga- snatched his mobile phone and tion the police have registered a 2,000 form his possession. essary arrangements by hold- The electoral population the Commission. ing regular interaction and ratio of the voters is 61.17 and Similarly, information has hief Electoral Officer VL maintaining coordination gender ratio is 965.47 in the been given in connection to CKantha Rao reviewed with District Officers of the division. Moreover, it was the redressal of public com- election preparations of five bordering states. informed that 11 thousand 82 plaints related to the election, parliamentary constituencies Besides, he instructed polling booths have been police arrangements and vot- he dance lovers of the city under the Indore division that an action plan should be made in the Indore Division ers awareness efforts. Tare experiencing the for the Lok Sabha Election- made at district level for and out of these polling Those who present at the he artists of Rising Society essence of Belly dancing in a 2019 in Indore today. He security along with law and booths 2,020 polling booths review meeting include the Tof Art and Culture (RiSAC) dance workshop. A 26-day instructed the District order and ensure its effective have been kept in critical Secretary of the Election did final rehearsal for the play ejected over family’s deci- long workshop is being con- Collectors, District Election implementation. Pay special category. All the basic facili- Commission of India SB ‘Daadi’ on Wednesday at Dsion of marriage, a 20- ducted for the dance lovers of Officers and Superintendents attention also towards pro- ties have been arranged for Joshi, Additional Chief Kaalibadi. year-old nursing student com- the city. The workshop is being of Police to take stern action hibitory action and take the voters at all the polling Electoral Officer of the State Written by Gulzar, play mitted suicide by hanging at organised at Naach Dance against violation of the model action against officers and booths. Sandeep Yadav, Divisional Daadi defines the relationship here Durga Nagar residence Studio. code of conduct. employees, who go on Leave Regarding EVMs, it was Commissioner Akash between a grandmother and under Habibganj police station The students are learning Full attention should be without permission, he informed that FLC of VVPAT Tripathi, Additional Director her grandson. The artists will on Tuesday. the basics of Belly dance. Belly paid towards the sanctity of added. and EVMs along with the first General of Police Varun perform the play at 10:30 am at On Tuesday, family mem- dance form is innovative and the election and all the It was informed in the randomization of EVMs have Kapoor, Excise Commissioner Laxmi Mandi Higher bers of the deceased, Pratigya enjoyable. Little things are arrangements should be com- meeting that 90, 91,587 already been completed. Rajnish Shrivastava, IG Police Secondary School. The play is Laade, spotted her hanging explained through movements pleted within the stipulated names of the voters are reg- Moreover training of offi- (Law and Order) Yogesh being directed by Lokendra and rushed her to JP hospital and expressions. The workshop time. Ensure strict adher- istered in 5 parliamentary cers-employees, master train- Chowdhary, IG Police Pratap Singh. where she was declared dead. is being organised by Naach ence of provisions of the constituencies for the Lok er, item expenditure and (Election Expenditure) Anant After getting angry from According to investigating Dance Studio, Bhopal. election. Sabha Election-2019 after the police sector officer has been Kumar Singh, IG Police his grandmother Chakku runs officer, SI, RP Agnihotri, the At the workshop, the stu- Rao further directed that final publication of the final completed. These trainings (Narcotics) GG Pandey and away from his home. He soon deceased used to live with her dents are able to explore the the protocol should be fol- electoral roll. This includes have been imparted according Joint Director General realizes his mistake and returns family members in Durga exquisiteness of belly dance. lowed as regard to the EVM 46,36,101 male, 44,55,144 to the calendar fixed as per (Income Tax Department) only to find out that his destiny Nagar and was pursuing B.Sc The students are also exploring and VVPAT and ensure nec- female and 342 other voters. the sequence of directives of Prashant Mishra. had something else in store for Nursing from Rajeev Gandhi the different themes of belly, him. College, Trilanga. She was plays and other cultural items Beautified with the use of found hanging in the evening and are learning the actual poetries in between the play is and declared dead when taken concept of staging them. The very well written by Gulzar. to hospital. A suicide note was artists are preparing with great This will be the second time found in which she mentioned investigation. emphasis on creative style of on border connecting Rajasthan. sonnel of CRPF and SAF during The Secretary of the Election when the play will be per- that she do not want to get The police have regis- dance and music. Transport of illegal liquor could the voting process. The IG Police Commission of India SB Joshi, formed in city. married and pursue her career. tered a case under section 174 At the workshop the par- hief Electoral Officer VL be stopped by holding inter-state (Election Expenditure) Anant Additional Chief Electoral Tanaji Rao, director of The reason of taking extreme of the CrPC and have started ticipants were about Belly dance CKantha Rao reviewed Lok meetings. The Inspector General Kumar Singh emphasized on Officer of the State Sandep RiSAC said that through this step could be fixing of marriage further investigation. form. It is to be noted that is an Sabha Election-2019 prepara- of Police (Narcotics) GG Pandey need for special security check at Yadav, Divisional Commissioner play the school students will be and would be investigated. Arabic expressive dance which tions of parliamentary con- laid emphasis on effective action airports and air strips. He Ajit Kumar, IG Police Rakesh told about ethics and values, The father works as a originated in Egypt and that stituencies under the Ujjain divi- to prevent narcotics. The IG informed that checking arrange- Gupta, all the District Collectors their responsibility towards plumber. Pratigya was eldest emphasizes complex move- sion today. He instructed the Police (Law and Order) Yogesh ments have been made by the and Superintendents of Police of elders. Not only this, but, a among three siblings. After ments of the torso. It has District Collectors to ensure Chowdhary gave instructions Railway Police at 58 railway sta- the division were present at the message of Swacch Bharat will the preliminary investigation evolved to take many different distribution of new voter ID regarding deployment of per- tions of the State. meeting. also be given to the students. the body was sent for the post forms depending on the coun- cards to the eligible voters by This play will be a lesson for mortem and a case under sec- try and region, both in costume April 30, 2019 after the last date school students definitely. tion 174 of CrPC has been reg- and dance style. Belly dance is ie April 19 for making the new Besides, the director of the istered. primarily a torso-driven dance, voter ID cards. play said that Grandma, after Meanwhile, a 31-year-old with an emphasis on articula- Make all the necessary listening to this one word, we man died by consuming poi- tions of the hips. arrangements for holding peace- have an image of our beloved sonous substance at Mehgra Unlike many Western ful election. Pay special attention grandmother in our imagina- Kalann under Berasia police dance forms, the focus of the towards critical polling booths tion, the same is our drama station area on Tuesday. dance is on isolations of the and vulnerable areas. Rao told "Grandmother", the story based According to the police, torso muscles, rather than on the Superintendents of Police to on Gulzar, ten paisa and grand- deceased Pawan Prasad was movements of the limbs ensure promptness in serving the mother, in this play Gulzar, found in an unconscious state through space. non-bailable warrants. Manas Bhardwaj and others by and was rushed to a nearby Although some of these The Joint Director General combining the poems of many hospital where he died during isolations appear similar to the of the Income Tax department poets, we have prepared this treatment. isolations used in jazz ballet, Prashant Kumar Mishra has drama. we have added the Police have not found any they are sometimes driven dif- informed that the income tax is childhood innocence and suicide note or any reason ferently and have a different being recovered by conducting immaturity in this play behind the suicide and have feeling or emphasis. search operation against the claimed that the reason The participants are learn- concerned persons along with behind the suicide would be ing contemporary dance moves. seizure of cash and other mate- investigated. Notably, a 26-day long belly rial under the model code of The reason of the suicide workshop is being organized for conduct. A control room with was not clear claimed the the aspirants to learn the belly toll free no 1800-233-0039 has police. In the initial investi- form properly. been established in Bhopal for gation police found that the The dance lovers of the city this work. deceased used to have fights are enjoying the workshop as Excise Commissioner with her family members. they are able to explore differ- Rajnish Shrivastava said that Body was sent for the post ent style of dance. special attention should be paid mortem after the preliminary &7+    R $ 

tating women in voting. Commission. Only five people Rao further informed that are allowed to reach the nom- Education in the year 1986. hief Electoral Officer VL no political party/ candidate ination place. Rao said that this Ever since the establish- CKantha Rao held meeting can put flag and write of any provision will be followed he new governing council ment of Sahodaya, CBSE had with delegates of the recognised kind on the property without strictly in the state. Tof CBSE group of schools succeeded in its motto of bring- political parties in connection written permission of the prop- Rao got his picture clicked body Sahodya was formed here ing all schools affiliated to the to the Lok Sabha Election- erty owner. He said that there at the selfie point made in the on Wednesday. Rajesh Sharma, board together to integrate 2019 in Ujjain on Wednesday. is no prohibition to carry out campus of Brahaspati Bahvan, Principal Bal Bhavan School their experience and expertise During the discussions, he works related to basic facilities Ujjain and administered oath has been elected as new elect- to shape and sharpen the young informed them about the to the common people like for casting vote. He also put his ed President of the group. minds of our country into the preparations of the election water, electricity etc. These signature on the signature While informing about it, masterminds of tomorrow. and also resolved their appre- works could be done by the dis- board kept at the point. Principal of Bal Bhavan School Sahodya was initially hensions. Rao informed that all trict administration. It may be mentioned that Rajesh Sharma told media per- formed in Bhopal in the year the basic facilities like clean Rao mentioned that while voter awareness activities are sons on Wednesday the 2003 under the great and drinking water, sheds, ramps, going to the office of the being conducted constantly in Sahodaya got revamped on dynamic leadership of the then toilets, election information Election officer for filing nom- the state to increase votting April 12 which at present com- senior educationist's viz, related flex, help-desk, prima- ination in the form of proces- percentage during the Lok prises of around 30 member Verma, SN Rai, ry medical etc. are being made sion causes inconvenience. For Sabha Election-2019. Selfie principals. He said that the BN Trishal and Kala Mohan. It available at polling booths on this procession is stopped at a points have been made at var- Governing Council for the was under their phenomenal the day of voting. Priority will distance of 100 meter from the ious places, where voters take newly formed Sahodaya was leadership in 2008 the 'National be given to handicapped, elder- nomination place according their selfies and oath to cast unanimously elected in its first Sahodaya Meet' was first organ- ly persons, pregnant and lac- to the directives of the Election votes. meeting. ised in Bhopal. The members of the He said that the old Governing Council include Sahodaya has now been revived Rajesh Sharma, Principal, Bal under the patronage of the Bhawan School is the President, aforesaid dynamic leaders once Chaitanya Saxena, Principal, again to meet the needs and Kamla Devi Public School as aspirations of 21st century edu- Vice President, D Ashok, cation. Principal, Gyan Ganga The need of an active International Academy is Sahodaya was aroused to Secratary, Poonam Raizada, address the problems faced by Principal, World Way the schools in coping up with International School is Joint the prevailing educational chal- From Page 1 Sehore and Chhindwara dis- have suffered a lot due to Secretary and Preeti Khanna, lenges and the need of a com- According to Rajasthan tricts in Madhya Pradesh. unseasonal rain and thunder- Principal, Kempfort School is mon platform where they can Relief Secretary Ashutosh AT In Ahmedabad, Gujarat storm and high wind speed the Treasurer of the council. freely interact, share, undertake Pednekar, 21 people died due to Government’s director of relief that damaged their crops Talking about Sahodaya, he open and healthy discussions unseasonal rain. “4 deaths were G B Manglpara, told PTI that at wheat, mango, potatoes and said that it was launched by and seek immediate remedial reported in Jhalawar, Udaipur least 10 people have died in the other vegetables. Central Board of secondary actions. and Jaipur each, two each in rain and dust storm reported “Due to thunderstorm and Jalore and Bundi and one each from various areas including gusty wind, the mango crop in Baran, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, districts in North Gujarat and which at this time of year is Alwar and Hanumangarh, Saurashtra region. about 80 gm to 150 gm in size, Pedneka said. Compensation of Also, a portion of a tent have been dropped. Rs 4 lakh each has been erected for Prime Minister This will mean a loss of announced to the families of Modi’s rally in Himmatnagar crop. Moreover, cloudy weath- victims. Rain claimed three town of North Gujarat was er and unseasonal rain also lives each in Indore, Dhar and also damaged in the dust increase the risk of the crop Shajapur, two in Ratlam and storm, an official earlier said. getting pest infected and dis- one each in Alirajpur, Rajgarh, Farmers of these States eased,” said a farmer.       of rainfall which was the high- to a polling station. Heartfelt est in the state. Garoth, condolences to the bereaved eather conditions which Kurwai, Ishagarh recorded 4 he Maoists struck on the family and prayer for the Wclaimed over two dozen cm of rainfall, Bhanpura, Teve of second phase elec- departed soiul,” Patnaik twitted. lives in the past 24 hours would Suwasara, and Guna From Page 1 tion in Odisha, gunning down She was an officer of the remain of the same nature for recorded 3 cm of rainfall in the Areas under Palam, Lodhi, a woman poll official and set- state panchayat department. the next 2-3 days as warning of past 24 hours. Ridge and Ayanagar recorded ting ablaze two poll vehicles In the other incident, the hailstorms has been issued by The highest temperature 1.8, 1.4, 0.2 and 2.5 mm rain and a motorbike on way to red rebels set ablaze two vehi- Met department on day temperature managed to respectively till 8.30 AM, the booths on Wednesday, police cles and a motorbike carrying Wednesday. reach 40 degree Celsius in official said. Palam, Ridge said. Both the incidents election officials to a polling Lashed with heavy rainfall state which was recorded in and Ayanagar recorded 0.8, occurred at separate places of station in a village in remote state capital witnessed dip in Mandla. 0.8 and 0.2 mm rainfall respec- Maoist affected Kandhamal Phiringia police station area. day temperature by 7 degree The next 24 hours would tively between 8.30 am and 5.30 district where the red rebels Kandhamal district collec- Celsius and dipped to 32 degree witness more harsh weather pm. Lodhi Road recorded have asked the people to boy- tor cum returning officer D Celsius on Wednesday. In the conditions as warning of hail- traces of rainfall during the cott the elections. Brunda said armed Maoists in morning on Wednesday cold storm and strong dust storms same period, the official said. Following the incidents, uniform asked the officials to conditions prevailed has been issued by Met depart- This activity of light rain, thun- the police have set up a get down from the vehicles and which remained during ment for Jabalpur, Rewa, Sagar dershower and dust storm, Command Centre here for the motorbike before they set the day and later cloudy con- and Shahdol divsions while which has been occurring since smooth conduct of voting on those ablaze. Police said the ditions prevailed in the dust storms and thundery April 15 over north west and Thursday. officials are safe but all poll evening. activities would be witnessed in central India is due to a strong The ultras gunned down materials like EVMs were The state capital recorded Bhopal, Gwalior and Chambal western disturbance and also the officer when she was tak- destroyed in the fire. 1.2 cm of rainfall in the past 24 divisions and Neemuch, due to moisture coming from ing a team of poll personnel to “Alternetive arrangrments hours. Mandsaur, Agar and Ujjain Bay of Bengal, BP Yadav, the a booth, police said. are being made for smooth Harsh weather conditions districts. head of the IMD’s Regional Sector Officer Sanjukta conduct of polling. But the pol- prevailed as heavy rainfall was Accordning to the forecast Meteorological Centre, said. Digal was shot dead when she ing officials are intensely ter- witness in Bhopal and Ujjain thundery activities and dust got down from the vehicle to rifed by the incidents and divisions while few regions of storms are likely to be wit- check a suspicious object lying reluctant to perform their Gwalior, Chambal, nessed in Jabalpur, Rewa, Sagar on the road while passing duties unless they are provid- Hoshangabad, Indore and and Shahdol, Bhopal, Gwalior through a jungle near ed with adequate security,” Sagar divisions witnessed rain- and Chambal and Neemuch, Balandapada village under Brunda said. fall. Mandsaur, Agar and Ujjain Gochhapada police station lim- Police suspect that the Mandsaur recorded 6 cm districts. its, DGP BK Sharma told PTI. under Kandhamal Lok Sabha quarter of Phulbai and a com- Kandhamal,” Sharma said. KKBN (Kalahandi- Other four polling personnel seat where polling is scheduled prehensive plan has been put in Chief Minister Naveen Kandhamal- Boudh-Nayagarh) were in the vehicle and they to begin at 7 am on Thursday. place, he said. “Senior police Patnaik expressed grief over the division of the CPI(Maoist) was were unhurt. “The Maoists fired and a officers have rushed to killing of the officer. involved in both the incidents. From Page 1 There were also reports of bullet hit her on the head Kandhmal. They will operate “Deeply anguished by the A few days ago, the Maoists But the Congress proposed an explosion at the spot but the killing her on the spot,” DGP B from there to ensure an inci- sad demise of polling super- have put up posters and a 7:2:1 seat-sharing formula in police are yet to confirm it. K Sharma said. A Police dent-free polling tomorrow. visror Sanjukta Digal in banners in the district asking which seven Congress candi- The incident occurred in Command Centre has started Additional armed force units Maoist attack in Kandhamal the people to boycott the dates, two JJP candidates and Phulbani assembly segment opertating at the district head- have also been mobilised to district of Odisha on her way polls. one AAP candidate would con- test the polls, the sources added. A day earlier a meeting was Parishad. also held at Kejriwal’s resi- (    Arrested in the 2008 dence during which senior Malegaon blast case, she was From Page 1 each in Chhattisgarh and West AAP leaders , $ 888 given a clean chit by the Bengal, two in Jammu & , Sanjay Singh and National Investigation Agency The presence of TTV Kashmir and one seat each in Satyendra Kumar Jain were From Page 1 (NIA), but the trial court Dinakaran’s AAMK could hurt Manipur and Puducherry. present. Digvijay has been a bitter refused to discharge her from the AIADMK prospects on Elections will also be held in 35 Following the meeting, the critic of the Rashtriya the case. many seats as he is fighting for Assembly constituencies in party said it is ready to have fur- Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), The court dropped the the legacy of Jayalalithaa. These Odisha. ther discussion with the the ideological guide of the BJP, charges under the Maharashtra head of the second phase Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Other prominent candi- Congress and had appointed a and had allegedly linked it to Control of Organised Crime Aof polling on two Lok Nadu are the first ever afte dates in fray include Congress representative to take the mat- the 2008 Mumbai terror attack Act (MCOCA) against her, Sabha seats of Srinagar and r the demise of Dravidian stal- leaders Verappa Moily and Raj ter forward. The AAP has carried out by Pakistani ter- and she is now being tried Udhampur-Doda on April 18, warts J Jayalalithaa of Babbar, National Conference appointed Singh to hold the rorists. under the Unlawful Activities terrorists attacked a CRPF AIADMK and M Karunanidhi president Farooq Abdullah and alliance talks. The BJP also decided to Prevention Act. She was grant- camp in Tral area of Pulwama of the DMK. BJP’s Hema Malini. AAP sources said if the field KP Yadav from Guna, a ed bail by the Bombay High late Wednesday evening in The fledgling Makkal In Odisha, Chief Minister Congress wants alliance only in seat held by senior Congress Court in 2017. which one CRPF jawan Needhi Maiam of actor-politi- and BJD president Naveen Delhi then it has to be in the 5:2 leader Jyotiraditya Scindia who Six people were killed and received minor injuries. cian Kamal Hassan will make Patnaik is contesting from his ratios and if an alliance is is contesting from there. The over 100 injured when a bomb Official sources said, “ter- its debut in the polls. home turf Hinjili in Ganjam sealed for Delhi and Haryana BJP has named Raj Bahadur went off near a mosque in rorists hurled a grenade at The BJP had 27 of the 94 district and Bijepur in Bargarh. then the ratio can be 4:3 in the Singh and Ramakant Bhargav Malegaon in north CRPF camp at Nowdal, Tral in seats at stake in the second Among others, Union national Capital and 6:3:1 in as its nominees from Sagar and Maharashtra, on September Pulwama district wednesday phase in the last Lok Sabha Tribal Affairs Minister Oram of Haryana. Vidisha respectively. 29, 2008. According to the evening in which one CRPF polls. the BJP, BJD’s Rajya Sabha “Party president Rahul has External Affairs Minister prosecution, it was the handi- personal received injuries. The Congress had won 12 MPs Prasanna Acharya and made it pretty clear that an Sushma Swaraj had won from work of a Hindu extremist The injured CRPF of these seats in 2014, the Shiv Achyut Samant, BJP alliance can be formed just in Vidisha in 2014 but she is not group. jawan,identified as TL Prasad Sena and the BJD 4 each, the nominee and three-time MP Delhi in a ratio of 4:3,” said a fighting polls this time due to The BJP has been holding of 160 CRPF battalion, was JD(S) and the RJD two each Kharabela Swain are in the fray senior Congress leader of Delhi health reasons. Bhopal Lok Sabha seat, where shifted to the nearby hospital and the AIUDF, the NCP, the this time. unit in response to a question Born in Bhind district of about 4.5 lakh of the 18 lakh after the grenade attack. JD(U), the PDP, the AINRC, Even though security was on alliance. Madhya Pradesh, Sadhvi has voters are Muslim, since 1989. Earlier, on Tuesday major the PMK, the CPI(M) and the heightened, Maoists gunned “People have expressed had a long association with the In the 2018 Assembly elections, tragedy was averted when TMC one seat each. down a polling officer in their doubts to us over the AAP, . A post-graduate the Congress won three out of National Conference candi- Terrorists had lobbed a At the time of the explo- Besides Tamil Nadu, Kandhamal district of Odisha despite that we have shown a in history, she worked with the the eight Assembly segments in date from Anantnag con- grenade at the residence of a sion, NC candidate was not polling will also be held in 14 on Wednesday big heart and for a common RSS student wing Akhil the Bhopal Lok Sabha con- stituency and retired Justice, National Conference present in the open. Masoodi, seats in Karnataka, 10 in when she was leading a team of objective we have agreed to Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad stituency, and in the remaining Hasnain Masoodi, escaped leader where Masoodi was pre- according to reports, had Maharashtra, eight in poll personnel to a form an alliance in Delhi,” the and , women’s segments the BJP’s victory mar- unhurt in a similar strike in sent to address a workers meet- moved inside the house and Uttar Pradesh, five each in booth in Phulbani Assembly leader said. wing of the Vishwa Hindu gin decreased. Tral area of South Kashmir. ing. escaped unhurt. Assam, Bihar and Odisha, three segment.

    10             )7& action against him. “It is very Section 126 of the Representation unfortunate that Rajasthan of the People Act “prohibits” display Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, ed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also he Election Commission (EC) has of any “election matter” by means of a senior Congress leader who directed the poll panel to submit its Tmade it cleared that the NaMo TV “cinematograph, television or other himself is on a constitutional ollowing the directions of the decision to the court in a sealed cover will have to comply with the 48-hour similar apparatus”, 48 hours before the post made casteist remark FSupreme Court, the Election and said it will consider the matter on ‘election silence period’ ahead of hour fixed for conclusion of poll in a against the President, who is Commission (EC) on Wednesday set up April 22. every phase of voting. “Live coverage particular constituency. the custodian of the a high-level committee to review the This phase is called the ‘silence Constitution,” BJP spokesper- biopic on Prime Minister Narendra period’ as it allows a voter to make up son GVL Narsimha Rao said. Modi and furnish its recommendation his or her mind on whom to vote with- “A very low attack by the by April 18. For its part, the BJP wrote out being influenced by political cam- Congress against the highest a letter to the EC over a biopic alleged- paigning. Section 126 is not applica- constitutional functionary in ly being made on West Bengal Chief ble on the print media. President considering the this country,” the BJP said at a Minister Mamata Banerjee and The direction, sources said, was Gujarat assembly elections in press conference held in Delhi demanded the Commission to review issued to bring clarity on the applic- he Congress on Wednesday 2017. I was reading an article. within hours of Gehlot’s self goal. the movie before its release in a simi- ability of ‘silence period’ on NaMo TV. Tlanded in a huge contro- He (Prime Minister Narendra “Is the Congress against a lar way the biopic of Modi was On Thursday last week, the EC versy after its senior leader and Modi) was afraid that he was person who comes from a reviewed. had concluded that since NaMo TV is Rajasthan Chief Minister not going to form the govern- poor background and belongs “This is to draw your attention to The Modi biopic, starring Vivek can be done on NaMo TV but any pre- sponsored by the BJP, all recorded pro- Ashok Gehlot said Ram Nath ment in Gujarat. BJP chief to the Dalit community? the news in the media that a biopic Oberoi and directed by Omung Kumar, recorded content cannot be streamed grammes displayed on the platform Kovind was made the President Amit Shah might have given President Kovind is a highly allegedly of Mamata Banerjee will be tells the story of PM Modi’s rise to for 48 hours before the polling date should be pre-certified by media cer- of India because of caste con- him suggestion after which it accomplished individual. This released on May 3, 2019 [named power from his humble beginnings. under the ‘silence period’ stipulated in tification and monitoring committee siderations. was decided to make Ram is a condemnable statement. Baghini],” the BJP said in the letter. Acting on the complaints of political the electoral law”, the EC said. of Delhi and all political publicity con- While the BJP called the Nath Kovind the president,” We expect apology and strong According to EC, senior Deputy parties, including the Congress, the poll The EC has asked the chief elec- tents being displayed without pre-cer- comment “anti-Dalit, anti-poor Gehlot had said. action,” the BJP’s GVL Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha, panel had asserted that any biopic mate- toral officer of Delhi to ensure that its tification should be removed imme- and anti-constitutional” and “(Lal Krishna) Advani was Narasimha Rao said. Rao said Deputy Election Commissioners rial with the potential to disturb the directions are followed in each of the diately. demanded an apology and left out though he had to the remark showed “anti-Dalit” Sandeep Saxena and Chandra Bhushan level playing field should not be dis- remaining six phases of the ongoing After the Congress filed a com- strong action, Gehlot said it become the President. People mindset of the Congress. Kumar, Senior Principal Secretary KF played in areas where Model Code of Lok Sabha elections. The EC has also plaint with the poll panel about the was unfortunate that his com- of the country had expectation Seeking to damage control Wilfred , Director General Dhirendra Conduct was in force. said that all expenditure incurred on channel disturbing the level playing ments during a Press confer- that he (Advani) will get the following a outrage, Gehlot said: Ojha and Delhi Chief Electoral Officer On the other hand, the biopic on programmes and advertisements on field, the EC had asked the Delhi CEO ence have been misquoted by honour which he deserved but “I have the greatest regards for Ranbir Singh will be the member of the West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee NaMo TV should be identified appro- to file a report on the issue. a few media houses. Gehlot told was deprived. Though it is the President of India, and per- committee which will review the Modi “Baaghini” is being released on May 3. priately and attributed to candidates Earlier, the Ministry of reporters that ahead of the 2017 BJP’s internal issue, I am dis- sonally for Ramnathji whom I biopic. The EC has asked the produc- The EC has asked for a report from or political parties. Information and Broadcasting told the Assembly elections in Gujarat, cussing it because I read an have met in person and highly ers of the film to arrange for a screen- West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer The directions were issued to the poll panel that it was an advertising the BJP was worried about its article,” the Rajasthan chief impressed with his simplicity ing for a committee set up for the pur- over the biopic. “BJP requests the Delhi CEO as he is the nodal officer platform that did not require a license chances of forming the minister added. and humbleness,” Gehlot said in pose. Election Commission of India and its to pre-certify political content in TV from the ministry. The Delhi CEO had Government and the choice of Besides demanding an his clarification after the outrage. The Supreme Court on Monday representative in West Bengal the CEO channels and similar platforms which approved the logo of NaMo TV, which Presidential candidate was made apology from Gehlot, the BJP The Chief Minister’s Office directed the Commission to watch the to review the said biopic before release, are beamed nationally. He has also the BJP said is part of the NaMo App with votes in mind. urged the Election said it was not Gehlot’s per- full biopic on Modi and take an on similar lines that was done by the EC been provided with a committee that it owns, but did not “certify” the “People even say that Ram Commission to take cogni- sonal opinion, he was quoting informed decision on banning its pan in the case of another biopic depicting specifically for the purpose, a source content as it contained the old speech- Nath Kovind was made sance of the matter and take from an article he had read. India release by April 19. A bench head- Narendra Modi,” the letter read. aware of the development said. es of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. & $    & $)   $ &         $     .   Q R   demonetisation”. New Delhi: A day before the “This statement clearly second phase of elections, he Congress on Wednesday demonstrates that the expose Congress faced an embarrass- Taccused the Modi made on the scam, as reflect- ment from within as a senior Government of “protecting” ed in the videos shown on spokesperson took to social aving asserted to contest those involved in illegal March 26, 2019 and April 9, media to criticise the party lead- Hagainst Prime Minister exchange of money post- 2019, is genuine and the events ership. Congress national Narendra Modi from Varanasi, demonetisation by not order- seen in the video reflect the contingent of 41 battalions spokesperson Priyanka Bhim Army chief ing a probe into video tapes manner in which these A(41,000 personnel) of Chaturvedi on Wednesday Chandrashekhar Azad on released by the party even as it exchanges took place. “The Central paramilitary forces will expressed her displeasure after Wednesday made a U turn say- put forth another set of clips involvement of government be deployed in West Bengal for her party decided to reinstate ing his outfit will support the showing people involved in functionaries, bankers and state the conduct of the eight leaders who had allegedly SP-BSP alliance so that the the “loot” claiming proximity authorities clearly demonstrate Parliamentary polls in West “threatened” her at a press con- Dalit votes remain intact to to the powers-that-be. fresh videos purportedly show- a conspiracy to loot the trea- Bengal for the remaining 40 ference in Mathura recently. defeat the BJP. Simultaneously, the party ing how huge amount of sury in a manner never seen seats in six phases. “Deeply saddened that Chandrashekhar’s remarks also accused the Centre of tar- money was exchanged in con- before,” he alleged. The polls for two seats lumpen goons get preference in comes a few days after Bahujan geting opposition leaders by nivance with bank officials When asked about the IT were held in the first phase on as 19,400 personnel are the party over those who have Samaj Party chief Maywati Pradesh’s Mhow using agencies like the Income and some others close to the and ED raids, Sibal claimed April 11. For three seats, it will deployed for the conduct of free given their sweat and blood,” termed him a BJP agent and on April 14, he had said Tax department and people in power. that BJP is “flooded” with be held on Thursday in the sec- and fair polls. Chaturvedi said while retweet- accused him of dividing Dalit that the Bhim Army and not Enforcement Directorate. It He, however, did not money and yet authorities are ond phase. The significant The idea behind significant ing the Uttar Pradesh Congress votes. Mayawati was the “real well- said the people of India will authenticate the videos and targeting the Opposition deployment comes in the back- deployment of Central forces is Committee letter suspending The Dalit group’s founder wisher” of Dalits. give a befitting reply to the BJP there was no immediate com- which is facing a cash drop of reports of violence in 85 to 90 per cent of of the action against the accused. also said the Bhim Army will Chandrashekhar said that in these elections. ment available from the BJP or “drought”. “We all know that if the past elections, officials said, polling booths in the State are The leaders, who reportedly support the SP-BSP alliance if if the SP-BSP alliance fielded Senior party leader Kapil the government. The party any party is flooded with adding the number of the covered by the paramilitary made a ruckus out of the press it fields Satish Chandra Mishra, Mishra from Varanasi, they Sibal asked why the “chowki- released similar videos on money, it is the BJP. The oppo- forces is the maximum to have forces to check any incident of briefing, were reinstated by Mayawati’s general secretary will also be able to get some dar” (the watchman) was March 26 and April 9. sition is going through a been deployed in the State. voter intimidation, booth Congress General Secretary and Brahmin face of the BSP, upper caste votes. “asleep” when all this hap- Sibal alleged that in the drought period. And who is The State has a total of 42 attack or looting of EVMs as incharge of Western UP from the Varanasi seat. He had earlier attacked pened. He alleged the absence April 9 “expose”, the party had being targeted, those who are Parliamentary constituencies was witnessed the panchayat Jyotiraditya Scindia on the Earlier, the Bhim Army Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh of any investigation into the indicated the alleged involve- suffering from drought and and elections are being held in polls held in the State last year grounds of apology tendered. chief had accused Mishra of Yadav “for giving promotion to videos given as “proof” indi- ment of one Rahul Ratharekar, those who are flooded are not a staggered manner in seven and the Assembly polls in “Having faced brickbats misleading Mayawati and con- officers who inflicted atrocities cated that “those involved in a field assistant, and sought to being targeted. That’s the beau- phases. 2016. and abuse across board for the spiring against the Dalit group. on dalits”. this loot are being protected”. prove his identity through his ty of Indian democracy and Elections to two con- In view of the past trends, party but yet those who threat- “I have decided not to con- “His (Akhilesh) father says Prime Minister often refers to identity card, which was seen this government,” Sibal said. stituencies was held in phase a number of polling booths ened me within the party get- test from Varanasi because I do in Parliament that he wants himself as “chowkidar” (the in the videos released that day. Election officials had one on April 11 with 8,400 have been declared sensitive ting away with not even a rap not want that my decision Modi to become prime minis- watchman) emphasising his He claimed that soon after Tuesday held searches at the paramilitary men on the from the standpoint of possi- on their knuckles is unfortu- should strengthen the BJP or ter again. They are agents of the tough stand on corruption. the videos were released on residence of DMK leader ground for conduct of the polls ble violence and suspicion of nate,” she said. Modi in anyway. We all want to BJP, not me. They call me an “It now appears that the April 9, the Cabinet Secretariat Kanimozhi in Tuticorin in in Coochbehar and Alipurduar, distribution of poll induce- The UPCC letter, men- defeat the BJP,” he said. agent for questioning them. decision to demonetise may issued a statement claiming south Tamil Nadu from where while three seats will go to polls ments, officials said. tioned Chaturvedi’s complaint On Mayawati’s criticism Yes, I am an agent of B R have helped criminals to mon- that “Rahul Ratharekar had she is contesting. Congress on Thursday in the second About 2.7 lakh Central about “undignified behaviour” of him, he said, “Our own peo- Ambedkar... If my own people etise by looting the treasury been a Constable level employ- chief spokesperson Randeep phase. The state will have paramilitary forces are being by eight leaders at press con- ple are calling us agents of the were not in my way, I would and the poor,” Sibal claimed. ee of the Cabinet Secretariat but Surjewala alleged that moti- seven-phased polls with the mobilized for the conduct of ference regarding Rafale deal. BJP, but I still want her to have shown you (Akhilesh) Those who have collaborated was dismissed in June, 2017 vated I-T raids is the only tool elections ending on May 19. Lok Sabha polls that began on In the letter, the eight leaders become prime minister.” that if we can vote you to with corruption cannot pretend (after 5 years of service) on sus- left with Prime Minister For polls in three seats of April 11 and will end on May were told not to do anything in At an event to mark BR power, we can pull you down to be clean, he told a press con- picion of his role in exchange Narendra Modi, and said the Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling and 19. The counting of votes is the near future that will tarnish Ambedkar Jayanti in Madhya too,” he had said. ference, where he played the of old currency notes, post- people can see through this. Raiganj on Thursday, as many scheduled for May 23. the party’s image.

petitioner/CBI herein espe- The ban came into force from cially in light of the fact that Tuesday morning. ormer Kolkata Police February 3, 2019, a Sunday, was wo tweets by Uttar Pradesh “If the Congress, the SP and FCommissioner Rajeev the last day in office of the TChief Minister Yogi the BSP have faith in Ali, then the Navy, was “unprecedented” Kumar alleged in the Supreme interim CBI Director, is writ Adityanath with communal we too have faith in Bajrang in its scale and size. Navy offi- Court that he was targeted by large on account of the conflict overtures have been taken Bali,” Adityanath had said at the ll the stakeholders in mar- cials said here on Wednesday CBI in the Saradha Chit fund of interest, in the instant mat- down by Twitter following a rally, attracting the ire of the EC. Aitime security including the debriefing on the exercise case due to “mala fide intent” ter,” Kumar said in his 89-page directive from the Election He had also been making the Indian Navy and several was held on Tuesday during and “conflict of interest” of for- affidavit. Commission. The tweets post- the “green virus” remark at other agencies conducted a which significant results mer interim CBI director M It said that after the ed on April 5 had referred to the election rallies across Uttar brainstorming exercise over achieved in the course of the Nageshwara Rao as his family demonetisation, on receipt of Indian Union Muslim League Pradesh. the outcome of the ‘Sea Vigil’ two-day drill were deliberated members were under the scan- information, the West Bengal (IUML) as a “green virus”. Social networking plat- exercise — the first-of-its-kind upon. ner post-demonetisation. Police initiated investigation The IUML had moved the forms Twitter, WhatsApp and multi-agency drill covering the The debriefing was chaired Kumar alleged that post into some shell companies that commission against the tweets Facebook had removed more entire 7,516 km-long Indian by Deputy Chief of the Naval demonetisation in November prima facie appeared to be and had urged it to block than 500 posts, advertisements, coastline and Exclusive Staff Vice Admiral Murlidhar 2016, investigation was initiat- actively involved in a scam, Adityanath’s twitter account. accounts and other objection- Economic Zone(EEZ). Sadashiv Pawar, and was ed into some shell companies wherein these companies were “The tweets have been able content found to be vio- The debriefing was held attended by top functionaries that prima facie were involved receiving huge sums of removed from the timeline of lating the model code of con- on Tuesday after the Sea Vigil of the Navy, Indian Coast in receiving huge deposits and deposits. the Twitter account of the UP duct (MCC), following direc- drill was conducted on Guard and concerned union a FIR was registered. “Taking due cognizance, a CM,” an official said. tions from the EC, between January 22 and 23 in which 13 ministries, agencies and rep- During the probe of shell FIR was registered in this A message in place of the April 10 and 11. coastal States and Union resentatives of the coastal companies, role of one firm regard, being Bowbazar...Dated tweets reads, “This Tweet from “Facebook - 468 posts were Territories along with all mar- states. Agela Mercantiles Pvt Ltd came January 27, 2017. That, during @myogiadityanath has been reported and removed. The itime agencies participated to “He complimented the under the scanner for collect- the investigation into the said withheld in India in response posts included violations of check the efficacy of maritime strong inter-agency coordina- ing money from public unau- case, role of one company, to a legal demand.” MCC and voter misinforma- security and surveillance in tion and interoperability thorisedly, he said, alleging namely Agela Mercantiles Pvt The development comes tion. One post from Karnataka, the seas. achieved during the exercise that during further investiga- Ltd (AMPL) came under the after the EC Monday imposed two posts from Assam and the Nearly 150 ships, 40 air- and reiterated the need for tion of the case names of wife scanner in connection with a 72-hour campaigning ban on remaining from Telangana. 32 craft and a number of other flexibility and agility to deal and daughter of Rao have come various dubious transactions the chief minister for making ads active in Telangana were strategic assets of the Navy and with security challenges,” Navy to light and the matter is being and also for collecting money communal remarks at a recent removed,” the EC had said on Coast Guard were part of the Spokesperson Captain DK further probed. deposits from the public unau- election meeting in Meerut. 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The surplus 11¼ (The writer is an indepen- 1 ability. being in communion with the minutes remaining unadjusted dent researcher)       (         *+,- )         (          $ S .         (               )   (               #                  (    country does not need a sem-                    blance of just and fair election,        but a real ‘just and fair’ election       Sir — The Supreme Court has in every sense must take place   /            R/(1S   been just in allowing the use of and a real Government out of the three leaked ‘classified’ doc- the will of the people must    uments as evidence in the Rafale come to take the country for- .              "( review case, dismissing the ward. In this regard, the role of                       ( Government’s objections. The the EC is greater than what it monumental efforts put forth by playing now.         2--2          Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie, TK Nandanan     #     (        ( Prashant Bhushan and N Ram to Kochi          .        expose the murky Rafale deal deserve accolades.                  One hopes that the Supreme         3  $       Court will soon bring the case to   4               ( its logical end after the Sir — This refers to the editorial, recently procured evidence, “EC’s test of faith” (April 17). It                   ( shedding light on the wilful is shameful that the Supreme     3       # #       defaults in the surreptitious Court had to step in to remind the                deal, is examined. Culprits must Election Commission (EC) about be brought to book. its constitutional powers. But it is                     Tharcius S Fernando encouraging that after being  .            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   $ S         S                     7                        #   !  333            y now, it’s common knowledge that        ;             , without whom the              call for independence from British #              rule would never have reached the    5     #S       Indian masses, had wanted the Indian   6 @  #      >    BNational Congress (INC) to be disbanded after              S  independence. That it was a party of the British                  ( and the Indian English-educated elite was clear to him and he knew that this was not what       ;      (   S     “freedom” truly meant. The purpose of INC as #                 envisaged was to achieve independence from      A          ( British Raj and to not hand over the country     .            ( to them on a platter. Gandhiji was clear that the                    INC needed to be disbanded after the British 7                  left India. But what he wanted did not happen.     <           He increasingly became disillusioned after inde-    .              pendence. After his assassination, pressure to               have a truly representational democracy took 3              a backseat and the corrupt cronyism of the INC held sway. .                      ( Gandhiji was indeed right about INC. It did      (          ;  not quite truly understand what nationalism #              ;    was. It still does not and does not even seem #         P Q ;       to care about it. As the 2019 election campaign                    is in full swing right now, we can see how the   ;             grand old party relentlessly disparages the             #       nation, fails to stand by our brave armed forces       @     %   and even scoffs the country’s phenomenal    P7 Q       ;   4   achievements —Mission Shakti and the testing     7            of the first anti-satellite missile system that          made us the fourth nation in the world to have this critical defence capability are a few exam- #S         ;       ( ples. With 70 years of independence, we are now                   a witness to some of the most negative state-   3                 ments against the nation by INC members. So    O   4    :  /  O      much so that today, even those Indians, who #S  3   ( ;  # #  !    were supportive of the Congress, are stunned   ;           at the lows the party has taken.         "   In no other democratic country does the     P (Q # 7         Opposition party ridicule the nation’s achieve-             P    ( ments or take sides with the enemy country — even said that British rule in India was the Bose, that pushed the British to the wall and policy except for mentions like secularism, the          Q when its soldiers have been massacred by ter- “greatest gift of providence to his race.” raised the daunting prospect of an outright party members’ lack of national pride remained rorists like in Pulwama — as in India. For, their Point to be noted here is that nowhere does mutiny — the INA’s contribution to India’s inde- obfuscated from public knowledge all these #     C  .  D       4 opposition is to the ruling party and never to the INC website mention about Hume. History pendence is undeniable. The sacrifices made by decades except for the occasional mention of    P                 ( their nation. The INC’s behaviour as an of this party is one that was never actually root- INA soldiers are, however, not what we think 1971 and Bangladesh (of course, it didn’t  Q        (        Opposition party will be unthinkable say in ed in India’s cultural identity as a basis for about in the common narrative of India’s inde- explain why 90,000 PoWs had to be returned     ;             ( Britain or the US where leaders’ loyalty to their nationhood. This is a deeper theme in itself. pendence. to Pakistan to keep aflame the fire of hatred       %        %   country remains unquestioned — it defines who In the historical context, recent public pro- Unlike other nations, India did not really against India in them as free Pakistanis and go   #             P they are as a people. nouncements by INC members, who have win a war and defeat foreign forces to reclaim on to spawn anti-India terrorism). The truth  Q 3               So, why is it that in India we have a party alarmed many Indians and provided fodder its sovereignty. So, post-independence, the INC of the INC — as a party still comprising the                 like INC, whose statements, like the one doubt- dangerously enough to Pakistan, bears reference captured national consciousness by means of English-speaking elite, scoffing at all that is                ing the Balakot strikes, sound like they are the to the party’s history. The INC was indeed so educational propaganda that highlighted the anti-thetical to its understanding — is being ;                  same as the ones made by politicians in cosy with the British that its prominent mem- party’s role in the freedom struggle when the exposed now. All of this reveals a well- Pakistan? Why is it that the leading Opposition bers failed to create a national identity that fact remains that none of the prominent lead- entrenched disconnect with Indian ethos and            O   ( party is unable to distinguish between the nation could resonate in its being — either before or ers from INC lost their lives to gain indepen- pride of the people.          7        and the ruling party and spares no opportuni- after independence. The ones, who stood for dence. The great sons of India, who sacrificed In the 10 years of UPA rule, there was noth-           ;    ty to belittle the country? It’s, therefore, worth a stronger and more assertive tone in demand- their lives like Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, ing much to feel proud about but much to be              ( asking: Does this disconnect with the country ing legitimate rights for the people, were Chandrashekhar Azad and Khudiram Bose, disheartened about, including the cowardly         ? #       have much deeper roots, going back to the for- staunch nationalists but were deemed as were not talked about in the public domain. silence by the Congress’ powers-that-be in Delhi     7          P$ ; Q mation of the INC itself? “extremists.” And this is well-known viz, the Instead, India’s freedom from the British was after the horrendous Mumbai 26/11 attacks. But P)(()Q           INC still not rooted in India: The party divisions between the “moderates” and the and is still showcased as being an INC affair, after losing power in 2014, party leaders have                   was founded in 1885 by AO Hume, a British “extremists” in the INC. failing to highlight the internal struggles with- maintained a unified stance to run down India’s                   imperial civil service officer. But did the party The firebrand, who gave the first clarion call in the party in its early days with the “moder- significant achievements.             ask for complete independence soon after it was for swarajya before Gandhiji, was Lokmanya ates” toeing the British line of administrative Since the last five years, India has touched formed? No. It was only after 44 years of its for- Bal Gangadhar Tilak, who said, “Swarajya is my reform and discussions and “extremists” significant highs on defence and technology 3     4       #  !  mation that the INC demanded poorna swara- birthright and I shall have it” in 1906. This call demanding freedom from foreign rule before fronts, something it had not pursued in its years            %    jya for India in December 1929. Until then, all came at a time when the INC was led by the Gandhiji came to India and led the struggle. in governance. So its principal strategy is to %         #      that it meekly asked the British was a domin- moderates (which was true for its first 20 years Needless to say, these “extremists,” or assertive attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi.     ;          ;   ion status for the country. And who were the of existence, working only on policy changes nationalists, didn’t really make it big in INC as Given its origin, it is difficult for the INC                 party’s members? They were a part of the through administrative means). INC’s top time went on after independence. to internalise the idea of India, the nation, its                  <   British elite — those Indians who were educat- leaders didn’t really want to let go off the British This then is the problem with INC: It never pride, its spirit and its civilisational sanctity. For   #              ed in England and who held wealth and social rule as they thought of it as being beneficial to believed in the main pillars that define a coun- it, poll time means reviving divisive agenda and                   standing. The formation of the INC can itself the nation. This can be seen in the stated posi- try — a unified core cultural identity and mil- let’s not forget that the divide and rule policy      be seen as a smart move by the British to main- tion of several INC presidents of the early days. itary strength that builds a nation. This is why worked well for the British, who inspired and 7        $ S      ( tain a sense of stability, badly shaken as they What is INC’s position on nationalism? when quite naturally all Indians would feel a founded the INC anyway. And so this saga were by the First War of Independence or what The party has never come to terms with what swell of pride on the achievements of the mil- endures. It is time for the voters to inform them-         (     #    they called the Mutiny of 1857. It is an unde- its position on India as a nation is and what it itary, Congressmen don’t. The INC’s disparag- selves of the history of the INC and realise that             !  "  # niable fact that early members of the INC means to be an Indian. This could be because ing stand on the brave and impactful Balakot it never really came around to re-modelling   $     %  3       looked up to British education and governance like many Indians believe, there was no armed strike by the Indian Air Force even disturbed itself from its British past as colonised subjects.       #           as means to achieving a “stable India.” There struggle by its members to achieve indepen- former party leaders like Tom Vadakkan, who And any party, which chooses to ally with the          P          are documented references to past Indian pres- dence, no suffering and no pain. It was, in fact, spoke about it later when he was asked as to INC now, is also standing by the same credo   Q C;  D !            idents of INC eulogising the British Raj and one the armed resistance by the Indian National why he decided to join the BJP. of perpetuating that legacy. &  '     ! (  ) (    * of its presidents, Pandit Bishan Narayan Dar, Army (INA), led by Netaji Subhash Chandra A disconnect with India: With no clear (The writer is a social activist)                                

extends across more than 693 kms is exactly the problem with conserva- ties admit that the State’s progress from Gujarat to Delhi (through tion initiatives for the Aravallis as the must happen at the cost of ecology Rajasthan and Haryana). The people as also the officials have not and the environment. Aravallis, with their vast landscape realised the potential of natural mar- There is no way to undo the dam- and biological diversity, have shaped vel that they have at their disposal. age done to the Aravalli range. India’s northern landscape in more They could only decipher the econom- Humans have exacted a terrible price ways than one. ic value of the range. As a result, this from nature. The sad thing is that all They guide the monsoon clouds amazing creation of nature with all its of this is happening under the super- and act as a groundwater recharge unique flora and fauna was taken for vision of State authorities. Mining he might of the mountain zone. Thus, they are important for granted and exploitation started to fin- mafia trucks ply day-in and day-out, ranges is almost mythical. These long-term ecological security of Indian ish off large stretches. carrying loads of stone extracted Tnatural formations have not cities. The Aravallis also help in pre- To make matters worse, the from the quarries deep within the only shaped history and topography venting long-term desertification. Haryana Government recently Aravallis. but have also played a pivotal role in They act as a barrier against the wind, task, thanks to the many problems already delicate condition of the passed an amendment in the Punjab In the midst of these dreary and conserving the ecology. These once carrying sand from the Thar Desert associated with it and the continuous range. And it’s not that only the ter- Land and Preservation Act, a law that grim conditions, all hope is not lost. formidable ranges — be it the Western and prevent it from entering the intervention of humans. The situation rain has been affected. People and was drafted by the British in 1900. The judiciary of India is playing a van- Ghats along the south-western coast Delhi-NCR region. has been exacerbated due to a decline communities, who were dependent on With a change in the law, it is now guard role by taking up critical issues of India or the Aravallis in the North Greenery associated with this in rainfall in the past few decades, the Aravallis, are now faced with an being feared that large areas of the pertaining to the well-being of the — have existed unchallenged through- mountain range has been replaced which has led to the depletion of the uncertain future. Further, large-scale Aravalli forest area, that were earli- country and environment is certain- out the history of time. But the reign with dry and dusty shrub-like environ- groundwater table. mining with dynamites blowing up er protected, will now face the risk ly one of them. The National Green of supremacy for these colossal won- ment. This is due to the mountain As the Aravallis paid the price of huge tracts of granite rocks caused of being used for development pur- Tribunal (NGT) has intervened many ders seems to be waning thanks to range being subjected to decades of being close to human habitations, relentless vibrations and tremors that poses. But the Haryana Government times to ensure that the environment deteriorating environmental and wors- abuse and threats from mining activ- human intervention sadly did not stop led to the permanent displacement of defended the Act by stating that even is safe. In matters pertaining to the ening climate conditions. The nega- ities and large-scale real estate devel- at deforestation of the mountains. The many bird species that were native to though the protection of forests was Aravallis, too, the judiciary must tive role played by mankind is unfor- opments. The degradation of the real estate lobby and the mining the area. its priority, the present scenario also intervene. This alone can stop the oth- tunately expediting the end of these Aravallis has led to a decline in mafia started eyeing the geological Prosperity of a region is directly required changes to be done, espe- erwise certain doom and death for the marvels of nature. wildlife habitat, thus adding to the ani- wealth of the mountain ranges. proportionate to the concern and care cially at a time when the State has to much-fabled Aravalli ranges. The Aravalli mountain range is mal-human conflict. The revival of the Political protection and apathy of the shown by the local people towards progress ahead. (The writer is an environmental one of the oldest in the world. It Aravallis has become almost an uphill authorities further compromised the their natural assets and resources. This This is shocking as the authori- journalist) BHOPAL | THURSDAY | APRIL 18, 2019 08 FARM DISTRESS, DEVELOPMENT, NATIONALISM TAKE LEAD

estern Uttar Pradesh will be a test case in the second phase of the general elections on April 18 when polling will be held for 95 Lok Sabha seats. There are serious farmers issues at stake there, yet they could be subsumed by the discourse on nationalism. Across the country, there are other constituencies where farm distress will be a factor, like the Marathwada region, or backward WRaiganj in West Bengal, where agrarian crisis is a reality. The question in Srinagar will be about keeping the separatists at bay. In the 2017 by-elections, which former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah won, the voting percentage was an abysmal 7.2 per cent, the lowest ever recorded till then for a Lok Sabha election. The big story will be in Tamil Nadu — polls to all Lok Sabha seats will be held in a single phase. Right now, it is a bipolar election — between the AIADMK and DMK. The subtext will be provided by the election results — to see whether either the UPA or the NDA has been able to get a toehold in the State FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE KEY CONSTITUENCIES THAT WILL GO TO POLLS TODAY

MAHARASHTRA UTTAR PRADESH TAMIL NADU KARNATAKA BIHAR

NANDED BULANDSHAHR — unemployment, cleaning the Yamuna and KARUR BANGALORE NORTH PURNEA SITTING MP: Ashok Shankarrao Chavan, SITTING MP: Bhola Singh, BJP infrastructure development SITTING MP: M Thambi Durai, AIADMK SITTING MP: DV Sadananda Gowda, BJP SITTING MP: Santosh Kumar Kushwaha, JD(U) Congress KEY CANDIDATES: Bhola Singh (BJP) and Yogesh KEY CANDIDATES: M Thambi Durai (AIADMK) and KEY CANDIDATES: DV Sadananda Gowda (BJP) KEY CANDIDATES: Santosh Kumar Kushwaha JDU and KEY CANDIDATES: (Congress), Verma (BSP), candidate for the ALIGARH S Jothimani (Congress) and Krishna Byre Gowda Uday Singh alias Pappu Singh Chikhalikar Pratap Govindrao SP-BSP-RLD, and Bansi Lal SITTING MP: Satish Gautam, BJP MAIN ISSUES: This is a textile hub but suffers (Congress) (Congress), who is the candidate for (BJP), Abdul Samad Pahadia (Congress) KEY CANDIDATES: Satish Gautam (BJP) and Ajit from poor industrial development and an MAIN ISSUES: Development issues take the Congress-RJD combine in Bihar (Samajwadi Party) MAIN ISSUES: This is a reserved constituency Balyan (BSP), candidate for SP- absence of good road connectivity. Industrial centre stage in this constituency with a MAIN ISSUES: Issues of development could be MAIN ISSUES: This is an economically for the SCs. Farm-related issues have a major BSP-RLD and Brijender Singh pollution is caused by textile dyeing units. large number of electors — infrastructure, overshadowed by caste and nationalism issues. backward portion in the Marathwada role here. Bulandshahr is also a communally (Congress) Problems are added by water scarcity public transport, sanitation and drinking The contest could see clash between Hindutva region, where farm distress and water sensitive area and a campaign that focuses MAIN ISSUES: PM Narendra Modi is a factor in water. The issue of job opportunities is politics of BJP and Muslim-Yadav vote bank of scarcity are main issues. Even though this on this could find takers among voters the election but so are caste and also likely to play a part in the election the Congress-RJD candidate, who is a Rajput is not a reserved constituency, the development issues. Balyan is a Jat and his JAMMU & KASHMIR Scheduled Castes population has a MATHURA was a thoughtful candidate selection since HASSAN significant vote base SITTING MP: Hema Malini, BJP the constituency has a significant Jat SRINAGAR SITTING MP: HD Deve Gowda, JD(S) WEST BENGAL KEY CANDIDATES: Hema Malini (BJP), Narendra population. However, development issues SITTING MP: Farooq Abdullah, KEY CANDIDATES: Prajwal Revanna (JDS) and AMRAVATI Singh (RLD) candidate for the have typically held sway here. For the National Conference A Manju (BJP) RAIGANJ SITTING MP: Anandrao Adsul, SP-BSP-RLD and Mahesh record, Gautam had created a stir last year KEY CANDIDATES: Farooq Abdullah (National MAIN ISSUES: BJP candidate A Manju joined SITTING MP: Mohammad Salim, CPI(M) KEY CANDIDATES: Anandrao Adsul (Shiv Sena) Pathak (Congress) over presence of a portrait of Mohammed Ali Conference), Sheikh Khalid the BJP from the Congress party recently KEY CANDIDATES: Mohammad Salim (CPM), and Navneet Kaur Rana (Yuva MAIN ISSUES: The strong nationalistic narrative Jinnah in Aligarh Muslim University. Over Jehangir (BJP) and Agha Syed which makes the contest interesting. The Deboshree Chaudhury (BJP), Swabhiman Party), supported associated with the Government of PM 20% of the population is Muslim but Aligarh Mohsin (PDP) constituency is dominated by Vokkaligas, Deepa Dasmunshi (Congress) and by the Congress-NCP alliance Narendra Modi finds resonance in this has never had a Muslim LS MP. The Lodhs, an MAIN ISSUES: The issue on test here will be who will be looking for support from other Kanaialal Agarwal (TMC) MAIN ISSUES: Farm distress, farmers’ constituency. It got a fillip following the OBC community, is influential in the democracy and India. A bypoll in 2017 had communities. Hassan is located along the MAIN ISSUES: It has nearly 50% Muslim population suicides and water scarcity. This is a Balakot air strike. However, that does not constituency and former CM Kalyan Singh’s registered a mere 7.2% voter turnout to Cauvery basin and is rich in cash crops. and there is possibility of communal polarisation. reserved constituency in which Buddhist overshadow issues related to farmers — the village of Atrauli falls within the Aligarh elect Farooq Abdullah, lowest ever for an Naturally, the politics of the region is also However, Salim is keen to keep political Dalits wield significant influence problems of the sugar mills are well known constituency. Singh is a Lodh election determined by water availability discourse on development and agrarian issues Drought trouble for BJP-Sena FACTFILE — PHASE II TN RAGHUNTHWA n MUMBAI B Chavan’s son-in-law and Ashokrao’s brother-in-law ith absolutely no wave in Bhaskarao Khatgaonkar has Wthe air and severe drought represented the constituency conditions spelling trouble for thrice (1998, 1999 and 2009). the ruling Sena-BJP alliance, the In 2014 LS polls, Chavan Opposition Congress-NCP romped home comfortably. alliance smells a real opportu- , daughter of nity to improve vastly upon its late senior BJP leader Gopinath miserable 2014 tally of two in Munde, is re-contesting the the second phase of polls for 10 ted suicide during the three ditional Congress-NCP votes. polls on a BJP ticket from Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra months of the current year. At stake are the reputations Mundes’ home constituency scheduled for Thursday. With the Modi magic not of senior leader and former of Beed against the NCP’s Like in the case of seven working on ground and anti- Union Home Minister Sushil Bajrang Sonawane. constituencies of eastern incumbency factor weighing it Kumar Shinde (Solapur), for- The contest in Beed has Maharashtra that went to polls down, the BJP and Shiv Sena — mer chief minister Asho become a prestigious battle a week ago, the ten poll-bound which had collectively won Chavan of the Congress Ashok between Pritam’s sister and a constituencies — six of which eight out of ten seats in the Chavan (Nanded) and late BJP minister in Maharashtra fall in Marathwada, three in 2014 Lok Sabha polls — are leader ’s Cabinet Pankaja Munde and Vidarbha region and one in struggling to retain its hold in daughter Pritam Munde her cousin and leader of the western Maharashtra — have more than half the poll-bound (Beed). Maharashtra Legislative been reeling under one of constituencies. Shinde, who suffered a Council Dhananjay Munde of worst agrarian crises that the On the contrary, the humiliating defeat at the hands the NCP. Dhanjay had rebelled state has witnessed in recent Congress — which had picked of Sharad Bansode of the BJP against his late uncle Gopinath decades, a situation that has up the only two seats it had by a massive margin of 1,49,784 Munde and joined the NCP made matters very difficult for won in the 2014 polls in votes, is taking on BJP’s when the latter was still alive. the ruling saffron alliance. Maharashtra from Marathwada Mahaswami Jaisiddheshwar In the politically significant Though it attempted to — and the NCP — which had Shivacharya and Bharip constituency of Osmanabad in ease the farmers’ distress bagged all its four seats from Bahujan Mahasangh leader Marathawada, NCP’s Ranajagjit through its the Rs 34,022 crore western Maharashtra in the Prakash Ambedkar, who is sinh P Patil is taking on his loan waiver scheme, the BJP- previous polls — are showing also contesting from his home cousin and Shiv Sena nominee led saffron alliance has lost the signs of making a recovery this constituency of Akola. Omraje Nimbalkar. perception battle against the time around. Chavan, who was inciden- Ranajagjit sinh is the son of Opposition which has made The constituencies that are tally is one of the two Congress Maharashtra’s senior former agrarian crisis a major issue in going to polls on Thursday are: candidates (out of its 26 can- minister and ’s the polls. No wonder that there Hingoli, Nanded, Parbhani, didates) elected to Lok Sabha in close confidant Padamsinh Patil. are not many takers for chief Beed, Osmanabad, (SC), 2014 polls from Maharashtra in Padamsinh is one of the nine minister Devendra Fadnavis’ all from Marathwada, the face of a fierce Modi wave, accused others in the much-dis- claim that the saffron alliance Buldhana, Akola, Amravati is seeking re-election against cussed murder case of 2006 in government has waived farm (SC), all from Vidarbha and BJP’s Pratap Patil-Chikhalikar which Congress leader loans amounting to nearly Rs Solapur (SC), which is in west- in his home constituency of Pawanraje Nimbalkar and his 24,000 crore and benefitting 51 ern Maharashtra. Nanded in Marathwada region. driver Samad Abdul Wahid Kazi lakh farmers (out of the total 89 The main contests are Barring four terms, at Kalamboli, near Panvel, were lakh beneficiaries). between the BJP-Sena combine Nanded has been under the shot dead on February 3,2006. Notwithstanding the claims and Opposition Congress-NCP control of the Congress since In Amravati, four-time that the Maharashtra govern- in a majority of the con- 1952. While late S B Chavan Sena MP Anandrao V. Adsul is ment has extended relief to the stituencies. In a few of the con- represented the constituency pitted against South Indian affected farmers, the suicides by stituencies like Akola, twice (1980 and 1984), Ashok actress Navneet Kaur Rana of farmers are continuing unabat- Osmanabad and Solapur, the Chavan himself was elected to the Yuva Swabhiman Party ed in Vidarbha and Marathwada Dalit-Muslim front of Vanchit Lok Sabha once in a bye-elec- (YSP), supported by the regions, More than 300 debt- Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) are tion in 1987, following the Congress-NCP led trapped farmers have commit- threatening to cut into the tra- resignation of his father. Late S Mahagathbandhan. TOP CANDIDATES CAPF IN 80% BOOTHS, BUT TAMIL NADU UTTAR PRADESH BIHAR MAHARASHTRA THOOTHUKKUDI MATHURA KATIHAR WB VOTERS WANT MORE AKOLA Kanimozhi Karunanidhi Hema Malini (BJP), Mahesh Tariq Anwar (Congress) Sanjay Dhotre (BJP), (DMK) and Tamilisai Pathak (Congress), Kunwar and Dulal Chandra Hidayat Patel PNS n KOLKATA Ajay V Nayak as the Special a history of political violence Sounderrarajan (BJP) Narendra Singh (RLD) Goswami (JDU) (Congress) and BEED Observer. He will work in tan- will be manned by 69 compa- Prakash Ambedkar (Vanchit Pritam Gopinathrao oters on Wednesday asked dem with Special Police nies of CAPF whereas NILGIRIS (SC): FATEHPUR SIKRI: ASSAM Bahujan Aghadi) Munde (BJP), Bajrang Vfor cent per cent CAPF Observer Vivek Dubey. Jalpaiguri will get 52 companies A Raja (DMK) and M Raj Chahar (BJP), Raj Babbar SILCHAR Manoharrao Sonwane coverage of polling booths The ECI has requisitioned of central forces, EC sources Thiyagarajan (AIADMK) (Cong), Guddu Pandit (BSP) Sushmita Dev (Congress), LATUR (NCP) even as Bengal prepared for 195 companies of Central said. Out of 69 companies for Rajdeep Roy (BJP), Nazia Machindra second phase of elections for forces for the three con- Darjeeling seat 31 companies SIVAGANGA AGRA (RESERVED) Yasmin Mazumdar (NPP) Gunwantrao Kamat SOLAPUR threeparliamentary con- stituencies out of which 64 will be deployed at Darjeeling, Karti P Chidambaram SP Singh Baghel (BJP), (Congress), Sudhakar Jai Siddheshwar stituencies of Darjeeling, companies will alone be used 29 companies at Siliguri and 9 (Congress) and H Raja Preeta Harit (Congess), JAMMU & KASHMIR Tukaram Shrangare (BJP) Shivacharya Swami (BJP), Jalpaiguri and Raiganj on for Raiganj witnessing a four- company at Kalimpong. (BJP) Manoj Soni (BSP) UDHAMPUR Thursday amid tight cornered contest featuring out- Police Observer said about Dr Jitendra Singh (BJP), NANDED (Congress) security bandobast. going MP of CPI(M) Md Salim, 80 per cent of the booths CHENNAI CENTRAL ALIGARH Vikramaditya Singh Ashok Chavan In an apparent bid to avoid Congress’ Deepa Dasmunshi, would be manned by the CAPF Dhayanidhi Maran (DMK), Satish Gautam (BJP), (Congress), Choudhary (Congress), electoral violence like in the TMC KL Agarwal and BJP’s while the armed State police Sam Paul (PMK) and Bijendra Singh (Congress), Lal Singh (Dogra Prataprao Patil first phase the Commission has Supriyo Sarkar. will handle the remaining KKSM Dehlan Baqavi (SDPI) Ajit Baliyan (BSP) Swabhiman Sangathan) Chikhalikar (BJP) appointed senior IAS officer Darjeeling which also has booths. TAMIL NADU VOTERS TO DECIDE PALANISWAMY’S FATE TODAY KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n CHENNAI dence and business premises of be announced on May 23. Nadu. What is unique about the he has at least 130 MLAs for Karunanidh could be buried in the DMK candidate Kathir The high decibel campaign bye-election is that if the DMK smooth sailing in the House. Marina Beach though there are Vellore election: HC upholds ECI’s decision ore than 5.86 crore voters Anand. The date for the new for the Lok Sabha and 18 manages to win 21 of the 22 The April 18 election in no rules which mandate that a Mspread across 38 Lok election from Vellore would be Assembly by-election came to seats, then there would be a Tamil Nadu would go down in former chief minister should be KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n CHENNAI sabha constituencies in Tamil announced afterwards. an end on Tuesday evening. change of Government in Tamil history as the most fiercely buried at Marina Beach. Nadu will march to the polling Along with the 38 Four more Assembly con- Nadu. The DMK alliance has 97 fought poll. By Tuesday evening, While the DMK-led he Madras High Court in Wednesday upheld the decision booths on Thursday to cast Members of Parliament, elec- stituencies in the State would members as of now and requires when it was time for switching Secular Progressive Alliance Tof the Election Commission rescinding the Lok Sabha elec- their votes to elect 38 law torate in 18 Assembly con- elect their representatives on 21 seats to unseat the AIADMK off microphones and loud began the campaign much ear- tion from the Vellore parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu. makers who would represent stituencies will elect their leg- May 19 as the Election Government which has only speakers, Stalin raked up the lier and with a clear advantage A Division Bench consisting of Justices S Manikumar and them for the next five years. islators to fill the vacancy Commission could declare the 113 members (excluding the refusal by Edappadi over the AIADMK-led front, Subramanium Prasad dismissed the petitions filed by AC Though there are 39 Lok caused by disqualification of schedule to these constituen- Speaker). M K Stalin, the DMK Palaniswamy adminis- the latter picked up momentum Shanmugham, the AIADMK candidate and an independent can- Sabha constituencies in the some of the AIADMK MLAs by cies only after getting clearance chief has been claiming from day tration to intern his father and caught up with the rivals. didate seeking an order from the court for quashing the Election State, the President of India the Speaker. Though there are from the Madras High Court one onwards that his party M Karunanidhi at the Though two more parties, Commission’s decision. President Ram Nath Kovind rescinded heeding the request of the 22 vacancies in the Tamil Nadu which was hearing petitions would win all the 22 seats. Marina Beach. It was at the AMMK of TTV Dhinakaran the Vellore Lok Sabha election on Tuesday. The judges said the Election Commission of India Legislative Assembly, election with respect to these con- If Edappadi Palaniswamy’s instance of the Madras and MNM of film star Kamal EC which has the power to issue notification for conducting elec- rescinded the election from for the remaining four seats stituencies. AIADMK wins five seats, he High Court which over ruled Haasan are also in race, it is tions, also has the power to recommend for cancellation if it has Vellore following large scale would be held on May 29. The Hence a total of 22 by-elec- would get the absolute major- the Opposition from the widely believed that they would arrived at the view that it is necessary to halt the election. seizure of cash from the resi- results of all the elections would tions are being held in Tamil ity but it would be advisable if AIADMK-led Government that end up as ‘also ran’. \ . R   ) 

he did not fall prey to Pakistan’s lies in his home State, Modi replied in the positive. we conducted surgical strike, nuclear blackmail, because also claimed that the then UPA “Today is Mahavir Jayanti, Congress questioned us. When India has the “mother of Government arrested BJP pres- the day to observe peace. But we conducted air strike, it asked rime Minister Narendra nuclear bombs”. ident Amit Shah and some when shall we have peace? Will for proof. Do you (Congress) PModi on Wednesday said Addressing three poll ral- police officers in Gujarat to anyone listen to a weak man trust your own sons or Pakistan’s topple the State Government making an appeal for peace or rhetoric?” the PM said. then headed by him. to the warning of a strong man Earlier, speaking at a poll At a campaign rally at who can flex his mussels? Only rally in Himmatnagar, Modi Surendranagar, Modi referred the peace appeal of a strong man said the then UPA Government to the surgical strikes and air will be respected, not that of a arrested BJP president Amit strikes by India inside Pakistan weak person,” Modi said. Shah and some police officers in in response to terrorist attacks He also alleged that the Gujarat to topple the state in Uri and Pulwama. Congress spoke ill of the armed Government then headed by “Earlier, terrorists from forces. “You must have seen how him. Modi also said this election Pakistan would come here and the character of the Congress will decide if nationalist forces go back after conducting an party has changed in this elec- will rule the country or those attack. Pakistan would threat- tion. The way the Congress who want to help the “tukde en us, saying it has the nuclear spreads lies, and questions the tukde gang” by scrapping sedi- bomb and will press the button country’s military, saying its tion law. “From 2004 to 2014, (if India retaliated). seniors are street goons, the Air there was a ‘remote control “We have nuclear of Force chief is a liar...If you say government’ and you know nuclear bombs (the mother of something like this, will it not who was in control. In those 10 nuclear bombs). I decided to make Pakistan happy?” he said. years, those sitting in Delhi tried Wayanad/Alathur: Launching dent Amit Shah had chided decided by the people and not tell them, do whatever you Modi also slammed the to damage the interest of Gujarat a blistering attack on Narendra Rahul for selecting his second by Modi or the RSS chief. want to do (but we will retali- Congress for seeking proof of and acted as if the state is not in Modi, Congress Chief Rahul seat in north Kerala, saying In three rallies in Wayanad, ate),” the Prime Minister said. action against terrorists. “When India,” Modi said. Gandhi said all that the Prime “when a procession is taken out he tore into BJP-led NDA “In the past our people Minister “does is tell lies and there, it is difficult to make out Government and said the saf- would weep, go around the steal from the poor people.” whether it is India or Pakistan.” fron party was only interested in world saying Pakistan did this, Rahul, who addressed three Shah was referring to the imposing its ideology on people did that....It is now Pakistan’s : election rallies in his Wayanad IUMLs green flags during of the country. “Who is Mohan turn to weep. “Didn’t our Lok Sabha constituency, spread Rahul Gandhi’s roadshow in Bhagwat to teach us about cul- jawans kill them by entering over the districts of Wayanad, Wayanad on April 4 after filing ture and history? Kerala should their houses? Shall we not kill Malappuram and Kozhikode his papers. Rahul also said the be run by the people of them by entering their houses? and campaigned in Thirthala in saffron party was arrogant and Kerala.This is same sentiment in Shall we not take revenge for Palakkad district, attacked Modi believed that they can re-define State after State,” he said, our martyred soldiers?” he “But your model is a spe- and RSS and touched on cor- Indian history. addressing a rally in Wayanad. asked the large crowd which cial family (Nehru-Gandhi) ruption. “Only the Indian people Taking a jibe at Modi, Rahul lamming NCP chief Sharad from Delhi. You have learned “All the PM does is tell lies can define, decide about the said he was not here to tell his SPawar for raising questions things only from them and you and steal from the poor people. country. It does not matter that ‘Mann Ki Baat’, but understand about his family, Prime have been serving only that Six airports were given to his Uttar Pradesh is much bigger the various difficulties, including .  ## 6 $).  Minister Narendra Modi on family,” Modi said. friend Adani on the day the than Nagaland.The voice of all the night travel ban, man-animal Wednesday took a vicious dig Addressing a public rally in Pulwama attack took place. Indians matter. This is the conflicts and lack of medical at Pawar for “serving” only one Solapur, Modi said he had And he (Modi) says they were fight that is taking place. Why facilities being faced by the peo- huge rally at Kandi in special (Nehru-Gandhi) fami- been at the receiving end of fighting black money. Modi do these people want to define ple here. “I understand there are Murshidabad which has three ly from Delhi for some many abuses from Opposition lead- said demonetisation was to India? The entire goal to re- complex problems here. There sking the voters to shun the parliamentary constituencies decades. ers. “Despite that, I have been fight black money, but it define India is to steal from are man-animal conflicts. There ACongress and the Left for traditionally dominated by the “You (Pawar) are elder to sincerely working for progress destroyed the Indian economy. India. The entire idea is to cre- is a conflict between develop- their RSS links Mamata Congress and the Left. me. You have a right to say of nation and empowerment of Fifty lakh people lost their ate two .One India for the ment and environment. I want Banerjee on Wednesday Attacking the Prime whatever you want to. Pawar poor people. jobs after demonetisation,” the Ambanis, Adanis, Nirav Modis, to see a solution. I don’t believe appealed to the voters to send- Minister for trying to suppress can say anything as per his Exhorting the people to Congress chief said while wind- Mehul Choksies, Vijay Mallyas in imposing a solution. I believe maximum number of voice of Opposition she said understanding and values. But, vote for a “stable” and “strong” ing off his campaign at and one for others”, Rahul said in the wisdom and intellectual of Trinamool Congress MPs to “whenever anyone raises his let me tell you that the life that government, Modi said:” In Thrithala on Wednesday. lashing out at the PM. our people in resolving such Parliament “so that Bengaltakes voice against the Prime Modi is leading is based on the 2014. you gave me a full major- All praise for Wayanad,the He also said poor farmers issues,” Rahul said. “I am not like the lead in forming a Minister officers of Income inspirations of various families. ity and I could work with full second constituency from where who took meagre loans of the Prime Minister. I am not Government in Delhi” by Tax and Enforcement I have been inspired by the fam- strength to take firm decisions Rahul is contesting for which he around Rs 20,000 were behind going to make false promises and removing the “Gabbar Singh of Directorate are sent to his ily traditions of the greats like and work for public welfare. was attacked by Modi and BJP, bars for non-repayment while tell you I will give you two crore a Prime Minister.” house… See what they are Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, Bhagat You have witnessed how I ran Gandhi said he wanted to rep- the rich who availed loans jobs or Rs 15 lakh in bank Attacking Narendra Modi doing against Chandrababu Singh, Sukhdev Rajguru, Sardar the country past five years”. resent the remote district as the over Rs 35,000 crore were accounts or that I will give farm- for disturbing the peace of the Equating the Prime Naidu in Andhra Pradesh, Vallabhbhai Patel, Veer Savarkar “The country needs a “beautiful place” symbolises dif- walking free. Continuing his ers whatever they want. I am not country in his bid to divide Minister with as dreaded a per- Kumarswamy in Karnataka and others,” Modi said. strong Government, not a ‘maj- ferent ideas and cultures. tirade against Modi and the going to lie to you. Because I votes, Banerjee said “Modi son as Gabbar Singh of Sholay and MK Stalin in Tamil Nadu.” Modi said the NCP chief boor’ (helpless) one. Only the Addressing a rally in RSS, the Congress president respect your intelligence, your Babu thinks that he is themost fame Banerjee said “today It was this habit of clubbing would have learned more about BJP can provide a strong gov- Nagpur last week, BJP presi- said issues of Kerala should be wisdom,” he added. powerful person in the coun- whenever the people hear of his the opposition to silence with family traditions if the latter had ernment not the Congress- try. In his lust for power he has name they think that Gabbar the help of central agencies that taken inspiration from late Y B NCP alliance.... Even in your set one community against the Singh has come. He scares the people would not take kind- Chavan whom Pawar considered villages, you want a tough cop,  & $  other and has divided India as everybody into submission like ly. “The BJP will be defeated for his “mentor”. “I know it is beyond not a ‘dheela-dhaala’ (weak never before.If he is not defeat- the Bargis (the Maratha this haughtiness of theirs.” your capacity to lead the life of and loose) policeman. The     ed this time then he will demol- invaders of Bengal of early Attacking the Congress for hav- Modi. But, please learn from the same is required for running ish the democratic set up of the 17th century) used to do.” ing been a “stooge of the CPI(M) families of those who sacrificed such a vast country, we need a    )   country once and for all.” Banerjee was addressing a all these years,” she said. their lives to the country.” strong leader,” Modi said. GH Panaji: Senior BJP leader Nitin Mumbai: Union Minister Gadkari said here on Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on  Wednesday that four genera- Wednesday said Congress gen- ;  1&  # tions of the Nehru-Gandhi eral secretary Priyanka Gandhi  family have promised to erad- Vadra poses no threat to Prime icate poverty without success. Minister Narendra Modi even Only the poverty of if she contests against him    ; $      Congress leaders was alleviat- from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat. ed in the process, he quipped, He also criticised Congress addressing BJP workers in president Rahul Gandhi for cre- influence a particular commu- Mandrem Assembly con- ating a “fake narrative” against nity in the elections,” said BJP stituency in Goa. the BJP. “Someone is going to be ot happy with mere can- leader GVL Narsimha Rao. A by-election will be held there in the fray (from Varanasi). Ncellation of the business TMC leader and outgoing in Mandrem on April 23. The But Priyanka does not pose any visa of Bangladesh cine star Serampore MP Kalyan Union minister said that challenge to Modi. The so- Firdaus for taking part in an Banerjee however said he had Jawaharlal Nehru, the country’s called ‘mahagathbandhan’ election rally favouring Raiganj “no information of any elec- first PM, fought elections on (grand alliance) is already falling TMC candidate Kanhaia Lal toral law that debars foreign cit- the plank of poverty eradica- apart...,” Naqvi said. Agarwal, the BJP on A izens in taking part in election tion. “But people remained “I am not even sure how Wednesday upped the ante rallies.” poor...Later Indira Gandhi many parties will contest against the facilitators of the used him by flouting the visa Elsewhere, the BJP and fought the elections on the against Modi in Varanasi, but incident demanding “exem- rules to be jailed and if possi- the CPI(M) launched another same issue but she too could do the outcome is not going to be plary punishment — if possi- ble the candidature of the can- complaint against a TMC MLA nothing,” Gadkari said. different. Modi will definitely ble incarceration and even can- didate concerned cancelled.” from Chakdaha, Jharna Ghosh Rajiv Gandhi as prime min- win the seat,” the BJP cellation of the candidature — The saffron leadership had for “inciting her party men to ister and Sonia Gandhi when she leader added. against those who flouted the launched a formal complaint chase away the CRPF with became Congress president There has been a specula- visa rules and used the foreign with the Election Commission broom sticks.” repeated the same ‘Garibi Hatao’ tion that Priyanka Gandhi actor for electoral purpose.” even as its leaders from Delhi JP Majumdar quoted slogan, he said. “In the current Vadra may take on Modi from Bengal BJP vice president questioned Mamata Banerjee’s Ghosh citing a video footage election, the great grandson of Varanasi seat. She formally JP Majumdar said “it is not secular credentials. “This is the “telling her party women to Nehru (Rahul Gandhi) is con- entered politics and was enough to send the actor back way she is trying to send com- chase away the CRPF with testing on the same plank of appointed the Congress general or cancelling his visa. The BJP munal signal to the electorate by brooms as ‘during a battle no Garibi Hatao (eradicate pover- secretary for eastern Uttar also wants the people who brining Bangladesh stars to rule but only victory matters’ ty),” he said. PTI Pradesh in February. PTI 2$  . R    

god paying them a visit. “We did not have enough hief Minister Yogi to offer. The Chief Minister had CAdityanath continued to roti and sabzi and later took gur send out subtle political mes- (jaggery) and water,” she said. sages on the second day of his Savitri told reporters that three-day curb on campaigning the Chief Minister was pained in the ongoing Lok Sabha elec- at the condition of her house tion by visiting a Dalit’s home and offered help to get it for lunch and meeting triple repaired. talaq victims in Ayodhya on Before lunch, Yogi met a Wednesday. six-year-old girl, Neha Soni, Yogi offered prayers at and took her on his lap after Hanumangarhi temple and which the girl came up with recited Hanuman Chalisa. In several innocent questions. the evening, he went for dar- When the Chief Minister shan of Ram Lalla and then asked whether she was afraid of took part in aarti on the banks coming there, the girl said of the Saryu river. where was the fear when Yogiji The Chief Minister started was there. She even sang a his Ayodhya sojourn by visit- song, much to the amusement ing the house of Mahavir, a of the Chief Minister. Dalit, at Suthati Malin Basti Later, Yogi went to nearby and had food with the family Ashrafi Bhawan on foot and members. spoke to the people standing in Mahavir’s wife Savitri said the by-lanes. He also spoke to that the visit of the Chief students and enquired about Minister to their house was like their studies. B

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We have received a lim- grow at a slow- plea filed against him and some action.” ited number of show cause er pace at 11-12 other officials by the minority “The DGCA has issued a notices,” IndiGo said in a percent in 2019, shareholders alleging non-pay- show-cause notice last week to statement to PTI. almost 2 per- ment of dues by one of its IndiGo’s chief operating officer The airline also said it has cent lower than group firms. that in 2018, An NCLAT bench headed racking the says a report. by Chairman Justice S J Cwhip on The indus- Mukhopadhaya said he would budget carrier try is also like to hear Ambani and other IndiGo over the expected to grow at 12-13 per- from the previous quarter). respondents over the contempt issue of faulty cent during the April to June “Similar sentiments are petition filed by HSBC Daisy Pratt & Whitney quarter of the calender year witnessed in the economy with Investments (Mauritius) and passed by NCLAT on June 29, its plea to approach again with engines, aviation 2019, according to Nielsen. a 6.6 percent GDP growth in some other minority share- 2018 amounts to an undertak- its contempt plea against the regulator DGCA “In line with the FMCG the December quarter of 2018 holders of the company over ing given by the parties in a officials of Reliance Infratel. has served show- growth forecast for Q1 2019 at against an expected 6.8 percent. alleged breach of undertaking consent decree over payment of HSBC Daisy and other cause notices to 13-14 percent, this sector grew Inflationary pressure is also for payment by group firm 230 crore and a breach of such minority investors of Reliance its chief operat- at 13.6 percent. We are wit- seen mounting in recent Reliance Infratel. undertaking amounts to Infratel had moved National ing officer and nessing a softening of growth by months from 2 percent in “We intend to hear the Contempt of Court. Company Law Tribunal engineering 1-2 percent sequentially every January 2019 to 2.9 percent in learned counsel appearing on As per the consent terms of (NCLT) Mumbai alleging head, sources quarter leading to healthy dou- March 2019,” it added. behalf of the contemnor- the agreement between oppression and mismanage- close to the ble digit growth in the first half “While slight drop is wit- respondents (Anil Ambani and Reliance Infratel, HSBC Daisy ment after the company had development of the year followed by a high nessed in urban growth, there others),” the bench said. and others, recorded by the allegedly not taken their con- said on single digit growth in the second is a significant softening of “They may file short reply NCLAT in its order dated June sent for selling the tower and Wednesday. half of the year,” Nielsen said. growth trends in rural which is within ten days. Rejoinder, if 26, 2018, the Anil Ambani- fiber assets. The Nielsen maintained that dampening the overall FMCG any, may be filed by the appel- owned firm was to pay the NCLT in March 2018 halt- Directorate the FMCG industry growth industry growth from third lants within a week thereof,” it amount in the next six months. ed the sales process, following General of Civil Aviation Wolfgang Prock-Schauer and responded accordingly and it outlook will be in the range of quarter of 2018 to first quarter added. The six-month period has which Reliance Infratel moved (DGCA) is also carrying out a engineering head SC Gupta can only comment on this 11-12 percent in 2019, almost of 2019. The National Company come to an end following NCLAT challenging the order. special safety audit of the car- over the Pratt & Whitney matter after it has discussions 2 percent lower than that in Historically, rural has Law Appellate Tribunal which HSBC Daisy and other Later, on June 29, Reliance rier as it has found issues in engines issues,” the source said. with the regulator on the mat- 2018. grown 3-5 percent points faster (NCLAT)has directed that the nine minority shareholders Infratel and its minority share- “operations and engineering “The regulator is also con- ter but refused to comment on The volume growth which than urban and the recent matter be listed on May 20, holding 4.26 per cent stake in holder, HSBC Daisy submitted of the country’s largest airline,” ducting a special safety audit of the reasons for the audit. peaked in 2018 to 11 percent is slowdown in rural growth has 2019 for admission. Reliance Infratel filed the con- final consent terms of their set- an official source said. the airline after coming across “We can confirm that our expected to be healthy but brought the growth closer to HSBC Daisy moved the tempt plea. tlement before NCLAT over While IndiGo confirmed issues in its operations and operations are run in more lower at 8.5- 9.5 percent in the urban growth. appellate tribunal over alleged Earlier, on January 2, the sale of tower and fibre the receipt of show-cause engineering,” he said. stringent ways as prescribed by FY19, it added. “The overall drop wit- default of payment of 230 NCLAT had disposed of the assets. notices and the safety audit, IndiGo and GoAir, which regulatory framework. As this It noted that the 13.6 per- nessed in rural growth is crore by Reliance Infratel. contempt plea filed by HSBC Following this, the appel- DGCA chief BS Bhullar said have Pratt & Whitney-powered is an ongoing audit we can only cent growth in first quarter is majorly driven by slow down in During the proceedings, Daisy on technical grounds. late tribunal had disposed of the regulator carries out Airbus A320 Neo planes, have comment after the process is slightly lower than the last packaged food category,” it counsel appearing for HSBC However, the tribunal had the appeal filed by Reliance detailed audit of all airlines at been facing problems with over,” the airline added. quarter of 2018 (-2.3 percent noted. Daisy submitted that the order given it the liberty to withdraw Infratel. : the world. These are nations demand from younger coun- follow-up (FfD Forum) is an that have benefited tremen- tries outside, especially devel- annual platform to promote > rotectionism does not real- dously from the open world oping countries and emerging consensus among key stake- Ply help preserve jobs and order,” he said. markets to boost growth,” he holders on financing for sus- offers little defence against the Rajan, the Katherine said. tainable development. job-destroying effects of Dusak Miller Distinguished “Is it wise to block imports Ministers, senior UN officials, ?;@? had allotted secured automation and Artificial Service Professor of Finance at today from the very countries high-level finance officials, civil redeemable debentures (SRDs) Intelligence, Former Reserve the University of Chicago you will have to export to in the society, business representa- nesses up until 2021. arkets regulator Sebi has between financial years 2010- Bank of India Governor Booth School of Business, said, future? Probably not,” he said. tives and local authorities, are Deep diving into the $136 Mbarred Bengaluru-based 11 and 2012-13 and raised at Raghuram Rajan has said, “We know that protectionism Rajan said that while meeting at UN Headquarters he Indian traveller has billion spending, the report Siyaram Development and least 4.22 crore from more asserting that industrial and does not really help preserve nations recognise the cost of for the four-day FfD Forum, Tcome of age, spending cites a 12 percent growth in Construction Ltd and its eight than 49 allottees. developing nations cannot jobs. In this competitive world, protectionism, it is true that which will run from April approximately $94 billion in transportation ($50 billion), directors for at least four years The number of allottees afford to ignore the democra- jobs gained by a country in the “we cannot afford to ignore the 15 to 18. 2018, on approximately 2 bil- as well as a 13 percent growth from the securities market for and the amount of money tic reaction from those left protected sector are often lost democratic reaction from Rajan told the audience at lion domestic and internation- in lodging ($21 billion) and illegally raising funds. raised during the said period behind by globalisation and in other sectors that are now those left behind by globali- the forum that there is a need al trips, helping the Indian consumption. This includes Besides, the regulator could be more, Sebi said. technological change. rendered uncompetitive sation and technological to preserve a world open to travel and tourism industry spending on shopping, recre- directed the entities to refund Moreover, the firm creat- Delivering the keynote because they pay higher prices change. This should be true trade and investment but “we achieve unprecedented scale. ation and food, which are set to the money collected by the ed a charge for an amount of address at the 2019 ECOSOC for inputs. both of industrial, countries need to keep democratic sup- The momentum is expected to grow at 13 percent ($65 billion) company along with 15 per 70 crore and appointed Forum on Financing for He added that protection- and developing countries. We port in order to do it.” continue and the industry will over the next three years. cent interest. Kalpana Guha as its debenture Development at the UN ism offers “little defence” have to pay more attention to “I would argue that we grow at a 13 percent CAGR to Additionally, as more people Based on a complaint by trustee. Headquarters on Monday, against the job destroying those left behind.” must follow the principle of $136 billion by 2021, according come online, smartphone pen- an investor regarding non- As the number of allottees Rajan said the open liberal effects of automation and He added that if concerns subsidiarity much more strict- to a new report titled, ‘How etration will continue to payment of maturity amount was more than 49, it was democratic market system that Artificial Intelligence, which of these people are to be ly going forward. Decisions Does India Travel’, released by improve and the use of digital of his investment, Sebi con- deemed to be a public issue brought the world enormous often are the larger source of addressed while preserving should be taken at the lowest Bain & Company and Google payments goes up, with the ducted a probe to ascertain and required a compulsory prosperity in the six decades or job losses. an open world, “we should level consistent with effective India today. report estimating that Indian whether the firm had made listing on a recognised stock so after the second World War “The only guarantee start by recognising that the governance. These decisions The report outlines, how travellers will spend an addi- any public issue without com- exchange. is now under attack. against redundancy is to help globalisation of trade and must be taken with an idea of India as a market spends on tional $24 billion on online plying with the relevant pro- Further, the company was “Interestingly the critics the workforce stay ahead investment flows has disem- cooperation, they must be travel, the influence of online travel bookings over the next visions of Sebi and the required to file a prospectus, are not the usual radical acad- through constant retraining. As powered people and their taken responsibly given the channels in their purchasing three years, a growth from 25 Companies Act. among others, which it failed emics or leftist leaders, instead populations age in industrial communities.” spillovers both to the country journey and potential growth percent in 2018 to 35 percent During the probe, the reg- to do, Sebi said in an order on they come from some of the countries, more of them will The ECOSOC Forum on as well as to the rest of the opportunities for travel busi- in 2021. ulator found that the firm Tuesday. most prosperous nations in become reliant on foreign Financing for Development world,” he said. X fishery subsidies and public stockholding in agriculture, he meeting of 25 WTO they said. Tmember countries on May India has convened a meet- he Government has invited mbattled liquor tycoon 13-14 here is expected to come ing of 25 developing member Tinitial bids for selling its EVijay Mallya on out with a declaration on crit- nations of the World Trade entire stake in Indian Wednesday took to social ical issues including ‘special Organisation (WTO) on May Medicines Pharmaceutical media once again, this time to and differential treatment’ for 13-14 here. Corporation Ltd (IMPCL). express his solidarity with Jet developing nations and The meet assumes signifi- IMPCL is engaged in man- Airways founder Naresh impasse over the appointment cance as several countries are ufacture and supply of Goyal and repeat his own of members to the appellate raising questions over the rele- ‘ayurvedic’ and ‘unani’ medi- offer to repay all the money body of dispute settlement, vance of the Geneva-based glob- cines and is under the Ministry he owes to India’s public sec- sources said. al trade body. Many countries are of AYUSH. tor banks. The other issues that could also taking protectionist mea- The Government holds The 63-year-old, fighting figure in the meeting include sures, impacting global trade. 98.11 per cent stake in IMPCL his extradition to India on and the rest 1.89 per cent is charges of fraud and money held by Uttarakhand laundering amounting to an Government PSU Kumaon alleged 9,000 crores, claims Mandal Vikas Nigam Ltd. private airlines were discrim- The Government has come inated against by the Indian out with a “global invitation” for Government, which bailed Expression of Interest for the out state-owned Air India proposed strategic disinvest- but did not assist his own ment of its entire stake in Kingfisher Airlines and now IMPCL. Jet Airways.

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L     .  ers were asked to choose between the incumbent Committee or else they would wo-thirds of the largely ndonesia’s Joko Widodo was Widodo, lauded for his infra- press for a discussion on the Tmedieval roof of the famed Ion track to be re-elected leader structure driven economic push, hina Wednesday dismissed issue at the UNSC itself, Foreign Notre Dame cathedral in Paris of the world’s third-biggest and his fiery nationalist rival, Creports that the US, the UK Ministry spokesman Lu Kang have “gone” after the devastat- democracy with pollsters giving who has strong ties to the coun- and France have served an ulti- said, “I don’t know where you get ing fire, but UN cultural him a wide lead over rival try’s three-decade Suharto dic- matum to Beijing to lift its such information.” experts are standing by to offer Prabowo Subianto, a firebrand tatorship. “technical hold” by April 23 on He said both the UNSC and help in rebuilding the iconic ex-general, hours after voting The call to prayer had rang branding Pakistan-based JeM its subsidiary body 1267 structure, UNESCO World closed Wednesday across the out as voting began at first light chief Masood Azhar as a glob- Committee have clear rules and Heritage Centre Director 17,000-island archipelago. in restive Papua province in the al terrorist by the UN but procedures. Mechtild Rossler said. While official results are east. claimed the vexed issue was “You need to get clarifica- Rössler, who visited the site not due until next month, a Almost 90 per cent of the “moving towards settlement”. tion from the sources about Tuesday, told UN News that the series of so-called “quick counts” population of the 4,800 kilome- After the Pulwama attack, a where you get such information. cathedral is a universal symbol by pollsters showed Widodo tre-long country are Muslim. fresh proposal to designate China’s position is very clear. and the centre of France and its holding a strong lead with The campaign was punctu- Azhar under the 1267 Al Qaeda This issue should be resolved devastation has left people around 55 per cent of the vote ated by bitter mudslinging and Sanctions Committee of the through cooperation. We don’t across nations shocked. to Subianto’s 44 per cent. a slew of fake news online -- UN Security Council was believe that any efforts without She described seeing peo- The vote officially ended at much directed at the presiden- moved by France, the US and the consensus of members will ple praying outside the strick- 1:00 pm (0600 GMT) in tial contenders. the UK. achieve a satisfying results,” he en symbol of the city and the investigate the stability of the Heritage List, in 1991. “Notre Sumatra, although some of the Leading in pre-vote polls, However, China, a close said. nation, still trying to take in the stonework and potential dam- Dame represents a historically, 800,000 polling stations across President Joko Widodo, 57, ally of Pakistan, blocked the bid “On the issue of listing scale of the disaster. age to stained glass windows, architecturally, and spiritually, the volcano-dotted nation pointed to his ambitious drive to by putting a “technical hold” on Azhar, China’s position remains “I saw many, many people echoing a statement by the outstanding universal heritage. remained open late due to delays build much-needed roads, air- the proposal. Following this, the unchanged. We also stay in going from the Metro, to the UNESCO Director-General, It is also a monument of liter- and long queues. ports and other infrastructure US backed by the UK and communication with relevant site of Notre Dame, and I have Audrey Azoulay, in which she ary heritage, a place that is From the jungles of Borneo across Southeast Asia’s largest France moved directly to UN parties. The matter is moving to say many are still in a state announced that a “rapid dam- unique in our collective imag- to the slums of Jakarta, economy. Security Council (UNSC) to towards the direction of settle- of shock, because it’s not only age assessment” would be car- ination,” said the UNESCO Wednesday saw millions of But Widodo, a political out- blacklist Azhar. China, a veto- ment,” he said. the Christian community, it’s a ried out as soon as possible chief, adding that the inferno Indonesians cast their ballots in sider with an everyman per- wielding member of the UNSC, “The relevant parties are for- building for all of us,” she said. with the authorities. which engulfed the cathedral, one of the world’s biggest exer- sonality when he swept to vic- opposed the move, saying the cing new resolution through the “Really, it’s a universal symbol After visiting the site of but appears to have left the cises in democracy. Horses, ele- tory in 2014, has seen his rights issue should be resolved at the UN Security Council. We firm- and it’s the centre of France …I Notre Dame on Monday night, medieval stonework intact, phants, motorbikes, boats and record criticised owing to an 1267 Committee itself which ly oppose that. In fact, the rele- think this is really shocking Azoulay said “we are all heart- “reminds us of the power of planes were pressed into service uptick in discriminatory attacks also functioned under the top vant discussion in UNSC, most people profoundly and they lost broken.” heritage that connects us to one to get ballot boxes out across the on religious and other minori- UN body. member expressed wish that this something that is part of their The Cathedral is part of the another. vast country that is home to ties, including a small LGBT Reacting to reports that the issue should be discussed with- identity.” World Heritage site officially We are receiving messages hundreds of ethnic groups and community, as Islamic hardlin- three countries have fixed April in the 1267 Committee and Rössler said that a team of known as “Paris, Banks of the of support from all over the languages. ers become more vocal in pub- 23 as a deadline for China to lift they don’t hope to bypass it to UNESCO experts is on hand to Seine”, inscribed on the World world.” More than 190 million vot- lic life. its technical hold in the 1267 handle the issue,” he said. A his name for security reasons. been shot and many have died. measure. Witnesses near the prison All this because we said what On taking power on udan’s military rulers have in north Khartoum said there we wanted to,” protester Fadia Thursday the army said a mil- Stransferred ousted president was a heavy deployment of sol- Khalaf told AFP. itary council would run the that aimed to reverse the bor- “first and foremost” to “protect Omar al-Bashir to prison, a diers and members of a para- Officials say at least 65 country for two years, sparking der emergency he declared the safety of the more than family source said Wednesday, military group outside. people have been killed in an immediate backlash from UN report says around a resident Donald Trump on in order to secure more fund- 80,000 Americans who reside as demonstrators keep up their The 75-year-old’s where- protest-related violence since protest leaders who have issued Athird of all conflict-relat- PTuesday vetoed a resolution ing for his wall between the in certain coalition countries.” sit-in outside the army complex abouts have been unknown December, with some of those a series of demands. ed from Congress directing him to United States and Mexico in These countries “have been calling for a swift transfer to since a military takeover on killed immortalised in a Just a day later former detainees in Afghanistan end US support for the March. subject to Huthi attacks from civilian government. Thursday, when the country’s Khartoum mural. defence minister General Awad report being subjected to tor- Saudi-led war in Yemen, the Vetoing the measure is an Yemen,” he said, referring to Following the dramatic new rulers said he was being While there have been Ibn Ouf stepped down as coun- ture or ill-treatment. second such move of his pres- “effective green light for the war drone and missile strikes the end to Bashir’s rule of three held “in a secure place”. scenes of celebration -- with cil chief, sparking jubilation on UN officials interviewed a idency. strategy that has created the Saudi-led coalition has either decades last week, he was The detention of Bashir has demonstrators singing and the streets of Khartoum. total of 618 detainees held in The resolution was a harsh world’s worst humanitarian claimed were intercepted or moved late Tuesday “to Kober failed to pacify protesters, who waving their national flag -- the His successor General 77 facilities across the country bipartisan rebuke to Trump crisis to continue,” said denied altogether. prison in Khartoum”, the launched anti-government protest site has grown more Abdel Fattah al-Burhan over- between January 2017 and that took the historic step of International Rescue The president also said the source said without revealing demonstrations in December tense amid concerns the army saw weekend talks with polit- December 2018. The alleged curtailing a president’s war- Committee president and CEO resolution would “harm the and have for days been will try to clear the sit-in with ical parties, which failed to torture included suffocation, making powers -- a step he David Miliband. foreign policy of the United camped out in front of force. make headway. electric shocks, pulling of gen- condemned in a statement “Yemen is at a breaking States” and “harm our bilater- Khartoum’s army headquar- “Now we fear that our rev- Sudan’s foreign minister itals and suspension from ceil- announcing his veto. point with 10 million people on al relationships.” ters. olution could be stolen, which has said Burhan is “committed ings. “This resolution is an the brink of famine. There are And it would “negatively Sudan’s military rulers is why we are keeping our to having a complete civilian The UN mission to unnecessary, dangerous as many as 100 civilian casual- affect our ongoing efforts to have made some concessions ground here. We are staying government” and has called on Afghanistan and the U.N. attempt to weaken my consti- ties per week, and Yemenis are prevent civilian casualties and to protesters, including the here until our demands are other nations to back the coun- Human Rights Office released tutional authorities, endanger- more likely to be killed at prevent the spread of terrorist sacking Tuesday of prosecu- met,” said Khalaf. cil. The military rulers dis- the joint report on Wednesday. ing the lives of American citi- home than in any other struc- organizations such as Al-Qaeda tor general Omer Ahmed Earlier this week witness- patched an envoy to the The US-backed Afghan zens and brave service mem- ture.” Trump argued that US in the Arabian Peninsula and Mohamed, but demonstra- es said several army vehicles African Union’s headquarters government is holding bers, both today and in the support for the bloody war ISIS, and embolden Iran’s tors fear their uprising could had surrounded the area and in the Ethiopian capital Addis thousands of detainees, future,” Trump said. between the Saudi-backed malign activities in Yemen,” be hijacked. that troops were removing the Ababa, but the regional bloc many of them captured as The veto was the second of Yemeni government and Iran- Trump said, referring to two “We faced tear gas, many barricades which demonstra- threatened to suspend Sudan part of the ongoing war with his presidency, after he over- aligned Huthi rebels was nec- Sunni Muslim militant groups of us were jailed. We have tors had put up as a security over the coup. the Taliban. rode a congressional resolution essary for a variety of reasons, and his Shiite bete noire. QA> > urkish President Recep lenge it in court. TTayyip Erdogan on said the bullet went straight “Our Constitution does not Wednesday met with Iran’s through Garcia’s head. S President Donald Trump’s allow the government to lock up foreign minister, who arrived in eru’s former president Alan The attempted arrest took Uadministration has issued asylum seekers without basic Ankara to brief him on his PGarcia shot himself in the place at 6:30 a.M. (1130 GMT) an order that could keep some due process. We’ll see the meeting with Syria’s President head at his home on Wednesday at Garcia’s home in the posh asylum seekers in jail for months administration in court. Again,” Bashar al-Assad. as police were about to arrest Miraflores neighborhood of or years as they wait for their the ACLU tweeted. Turkey supports Syrian him in a sprawling corruption Lima. “This morning there was cases to be heard, The New York Trump has staked his pres- opposition rebels and Iran case, his lawyer and hospital offi- a regrettable accident: the pres- Times reported Tuesday. idency on his insistence that the backs Assad in Syria’s long cials said. ident took the decision to shoot The order from Attorney United States is being overrun by war, but the two sides have The 69-year-old Garcia was himself,” Erasmo Reyna, Garcia’s General Bill Barr directs immi- migrants and asylum seekers. been expanding contacts amid undergoing emergency surgery lawyer, told reporters outside the gration judges to no longer all- But opponents, mostly in international efforts to end the for “a bullet wound to his head” hospital. ow asylum seekers who are ap- the Democratic Party, say his fighting. at the Casimiro Ulloa Garcia, who was president prehended after entering the push for building more walls on Kazakhstan will host a A Emergency Hospital in Lima, from 1985-90 and again from country illegally to post bail, the the Mexican border and his fresh round of Syria talks on M the hospital said. Peru’s Health 2006-11, is suspected of having newspaper said. The order — almost daily denunciations of April 25-26 in its capital, Minister Zulema Tomas said taken bribes from Brazilian con- which will not go into effect for migrants as dangerous criminals recently renamed from Astana Garcia was in “very serious and struction giant Odebrecht in 90 days — does not affect those incites racial hatred. to Nur-Sultan. reporters in translated com- “assassin”. critical” condition. return for large-scale public who apply for asylum at a legal The president declared an “I had a long ments. But Erdogan “We’ve had to resuscitate works contracts. port of entry, the Times report- emergency to bypass Congress interview with Bashar al-Assad. Ankara broke acknowledged in February him three times. He’s had three In November he sought ed. The move was quickly con- and unlock funds for his con- I will be giving details of these ties with Damascus in 2011 that low-level contacts cardiac arrests,” said Tomas. refuge in the Uruguayan demned by the American Civil troversial wall project, and has discussions to Mr. Erdogan,” after the start of the Syrian war, have been taking place and “He is in a delicate condition Embassy and applied for asylum Liberties Union rights organi- also deployed troops to the bor- Iran’s Foreign Minister and Erdogan has in the his rhetoric has also softened and the prognosis is reserved,” but he left the next month after zation, which vowed to chal- der with Mexico. Mohammad Javad Zarif told past described Assad as an in tone in recent months. added the health ministry, which it was denied. wider range of mitigation sion we can spot objects necessary. possibilities,” said Amy regardless of their sur- Astronomers also think ASA scientists have found Mainzer from NASA’s Jet face colour, and use it to that examining the composi- An official of the Na simple yet ingenious way Propulsion Laboratory measure their sizes and tion of asteroids will help to Edhi Welfare Trust said the to spot tiny near-Earth objects (JPL). other surface proper- understand how the solar sys- 4 Members of an deceased belonged to (NEOs) early as they hurtle However, it is a dif- ties,” Mainzer said. tem was formed. 1Afghan family, including an extended family that resided towards the planet, an advance ficult task -- like spotting Discovering NEO “These objects are intrin- women and children, were in Karachi and were Afghans that may aid the efforts to pre- a lump of coal in the surface properties pro- sically interesting because some killed in a road accident when who were going to vent dangerous impacts. night’s sky, Mainzer said. vides an insight into are thought to be as old as the the vehicle they were travelling Qila Abdullah in Baluchistan The Chelyabinsk meteor, “NEOs are intrinsi- how big the objects are original material that made in collided head on with a truck for the funeral of a relative which was a mere 17-20 metres cally faint because they and what they are made up the solar system,” Mainzer on the Karachi-Quetta highway when they met with the acci- across, caused extensive ground are mostly really small of, both critical details said. here. dent. damage and numerous injuries and far away from us in in mounting a defen- She is now keen to leverage Six family members “Nine people had died when it exploded on impact space,” she said in a statement. signature of NEOs -- their sive strategy against an Earth- advances in camera technolo- were injured in the accident on the spot after the with Earth’s atmosphere in “Add to this the fact that heat. threatening NEO, researchers gy to aid in the search for that took place on Tuesday accident while five others February 2013. some of them are as dark as Asteroids and comets are said. NEOs. after the driver of the truck passed away later in hospital,” “If we find an object only printer toner, and trying to spot warmed by the sun and so glow For instance, one defensive “We are proposing to coming from the opposite he said. a few days from impact, it them against the black of brightly at thermal wavelengths strategy is to physically “nudge” NASA a new telescope, the direction lost control of the Earlier in July last year, greatly limits our choices, so in space is very hard,” Mainzer (infrared), making them easi- an NEO away from an Earth Near-Earth Object Camera vehicle near Mastung on the 20 people including women our search efforts we have said. er to spot with the Near-Earth impact trajectory, they said. (NEOCam), to do a much highway. had lost their lives after focused on finding NEOs when Instead of using visible Object Wide-field Infrared However, to calculate the more comprehensive job of The final rites of the their vehicle fell down off the they are away from Earth, pro- light to spot incoming objects, Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) energy required for that nudge, mapping asteroid locations and deceased were held on road near Mastung on the viding the maximum amount Mainzer’s team at JPL/Caltech telescope. details of NEO mass, and there- measuring their sizes,” Mainzer Wednesday. highway. of time and opening up a has leveraged a characteristic “With the NEOWISE mis- fore size and composition, are said. C M Y K

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X factor and the difference between India and the Having added 79 runs in just other teams," under 10 overs, Watson was said the Delhi bowled by left-arm spinner Capitals head Shahbaz Nadeem, giving the home coach. fans something to cheer about after Ponting had a prolonged wait. nothing but The Australia's dismissal trig- Live on Star Sports 1& 2 HEAD words of gered a collapse, from which the TO encouragement Super Kings struggled to recover. ishabh Pant will be in focus HEAD for the star Rafter his fiercely-debated Delhi Capitals World Cup exclusion when a .&   player. Struggling with back spasm, buoyant Delhi Capitals aim to "One thing Chennai Super Kings skipper replicate its stellar away form at  we know about Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on home against the Mumbai Indian cricket Wednesday rested for their IPL Indians here at Feroz Shah Kotla that there is a lot clash against Sunrisers on Thursday. up five wickets. The batting of depth around Hyderabad, the first time he is not Pant has been mum on unit, led by captain Shreyas in batting and leading the yellow brigade since being ignored for the World Cup Iyer, is also hitting its strides with this time 2010. in favour of Dinesh Karthik and Dhawan back among the runs Rishabh has Suresh Raina was handed it would be interesting to see following a few quiet games. missed out. over the captaincy for the away how the 21-year-old's bat His opening partner is due Knowing what game at the Rajiv Gandhi responds to the disappointment. for a big knock after making lit- he is like and International Stadium. With 10 points from eight tle impact in the last five games. the talent he has, "Dhoni wanted to take some games, both teams are on course But the centre of attention I would be sur- rest, he'll be back in the next to make the play-offs. While that will be Pant, who will be play- prised if he game," Raina said at the toss. counts as familiar territory for ing his first game after missing doesn't play in at least three world cups before his The decision to rest the vet- three-time IPL champions out on a World Cup spot, a deci- career is over. unrisers Hyderabad bowled a eran was a precautionary mea- Mumbai Indians, Capitals are in sion that has divided opinions. "I had a quick chat with him. He seems to have nagging line and length to sure. the middle of a remarkable The focus will also be on the taken it pretty well. There is no doubt that he is dis- Srestrict Chennai Super Kings The two-time World Cup resurgence, having not finished Kotla pitch which has already appointed, he would have loved to be in that squad to 132 for five in their Indian winning captain had suffered in the top-four since 2012. copped criticism for its slowish but the thing he still has to remember is, potential- Premier League match here on the injury against Kolkata Knight The celebrated duo of head nature. Ponting had described it ly he will get the opportunity to play in three to four Wednesday. Riders and after that game, Dhoni coach Ricky Ponting and men- as the "worst possible" track for World Cups. Leading the side in the absence had said, "It's a little tight right tor Sourav Ganguly has man- the home team after a loss ear- "What is negative thing for the Indian team is of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who now but hopefully, it will get bet- aged to instill belief in the team lier in the tournament. positive for Delhi capitals. Really happy that the was rested for the game because of ter". members and that is visible on Apart from the super over decision has been made and he can focus on the back spasm, Suresh Raina opted to Ahead the match, Dhoni was the field. The team now seems game against KKR, the other back half of the tournament." bat after the coin landed in his seen warming up by playing to believe that it can win the title two matches here have been Pant at times has been criticised for throwing favour. But the decision did not some football before Raina after a long spell as the perenni- low-scoring affairs with the away a good start. Asked if that could be the rea- work wonders for the visitors as the walked out for the toss. al underachiever of the compe- home team ending on the wrong son selectors did not pick Pant, Ponting said: "I don't Sunrisers bowlers produced a dis- This is only the fourth time tition. side of the result on both occa- know the selection criteria. Don't know why he is ciplined effort to pick up five wick- Dhoni is not playing for Chennai The South African pace sions. not being picked. I don't know why the other guys ets for 22 runs. Super Kings in the cash-rich combine of Kagiso Rabada and Like Capitals, Mumbai is have been picked ahead of him. To be honest it is Opener Faf du Plessis top- bowler with economical figures of runs. league. Chris Morris have delivered for also getting better with each none of my business. scored with a 31-ball 45 and 2/17 in four overs, seamers In a manner least convincing, Dhoni has been in good form the team. Even in the previous game and look a more potent "Though I don't think he is impatient, he is a added 79 runs for the opening Bhuvneshwar Kumar (0/21) and CSK found their first boundary for Chennai Super Kings in the game against Sunrisers outfit with the return of Lasith very smart player. I think he sums up situations and wicket with Shane Watson (31). Khaleel Ahmed (1/22) were also when Watson's thick edge went fly- 2019 IPL, leading the team's run Hyderabad, the two pacers Malinga. Hardik Pandya is also conditions really well. But they obviously have their CSK did not have much to cheer miserly. ing over the slip cordon. chart with 230 runs from eight shared seven wickets to fashion firing on all cylinders. reasons for not picking him and I am not going to about after that as the hosts made It was a quite beginning for Du Plessis drove Khaleel over matches, including two fifties. an unlikely win for Capitals who Capitals got the better of comment on that. a remarkable comeback. Ignored CSK as Bhuvneshwar conceded his head for a boundary in the CSK, who have won seven successfully defended 155 by Mumbai Indians at Wankhede "I actually think he missing out you will see a for the World Cup, Ambati Rayadu just one run in the opening over. fourth over, a proper cricketing out of their eight matches in this bowling out the hosts for 116. earlier in the competition, so different player in the IPL. His determination will remained not out on 25 off 21 balls. Complementing his senior pace shot this time around, and CSK Indian Premier League so far, West Indies pacer Keemo expect the Rohit Sharma-led shine through and I am sure he will score heavily While leg-spinner Rashid partner, Khaleel also bowled a tight followed that with a flurry of need another win to secure a Paul too has come to the party squad to come back harder at in the back half of the tournament," he said. 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to a historic 2-0 Test triumph in be going," a senior BCCI official South Africa and made Sri said on Wednesday. eteran pacer Lasith Malinga Lanka the only Asian side to win oung wicket-keeper Rishabh While Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Vwas sacked as ODI skipper a Test series in South Africa. YPant and veteran batsman Khan and Deepak Chahar will be with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on The other option was Ambati Rayudu were on travelling with the team purely as Wednesday naming Test captain Angelo Mathews, who has been Wednesday named among the net bowlers, they can also be Dimuth Karunaratne to lead the Sri Lanka's ODI captain in two standbys for India's World Cup drafted in if the management feels country at the 50 over World separate stints before. But squad, reigniting their dashed so. cup in England beginning May Mathews is said to have declined hopes of making the trip to the UK "Khaleel, Avesh and Deepak 30. the offer to captain citing his dis- in case an injury setback hits the are not designated standbys. In The World cup squad will agreements with coach side. case of bowlers, that possibility is be announced on Thursday, Chandika Hathurusinghe. Speedster Navdeep Saini also there but when it comes purely to SLC said. He will replace Malinga, The news will come as a found a place in the list of three batsmen, it will be either Rishabh "Karunaratne's appoint- who had captained the team blow for Malinga, who had back-ups for the mega-event start- or Rayudu," the official said. [H ment was ratified by the during the 0-5 loss to South played a domestic match in ing on May 30. In other developments, there Minister of Africa in the ODI series. Kandy, only 14 hours after play- With the ICC doing away will be no Yo-Yo Test for the World Telecommunications, Foreign Malinga, who led Sri Lanka ing an IPL match for his fran- with the practice of letting coun- Cup-bound players as the IPL is  Employment and Sports to a World T20 trophy in 2014, chise Mumbai Indians in tries announce a probables' list going to end only on May 12, just Honorable Harin Fernando," had personal disagreements Mumbai, earlier this month. before the final squad, the BCCI a few days before India head to the Sri Lanka Cricket said in a with the team management Apart from Malinga and also has the option of including UK. release. and certain senior players, Mathews, Sri Lanka had also anyone apart from these three but "The players are already in the attling concerns over the form and fitness of 31-year-old Karunaratne, which also soured his stint as tried Dinesh Chandimal and it is unlikely to happen. middle of a gruelling T20 season. Bsome of their players, the Pakistan selection who didn't play a single ODI captain. Thisara Perera to lead the side "Just like ICC Champions Once the IPL ends, they will need committee headed by Inzamam-ul-Haq has since the 2015 World Cup, has Karunaratne, a Test opener, at various stages over the past Trophy, we have three standbys. recovery time. decided to announce the World Cup squad on only featured in 17 ODIs and forced himself into the ODI cap- two years since the retirement of Rishabh Pant and Ambati Rayudu "It's not like that there is a gap Thursday with two reserves. averages 15.83 with a high score taincy following his success in Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela are the first and second standbys between two series and you are The selection committee has decided to utilise of 60. the Test arena. He led Sri Lanka Jayawardene in 2014. while Saini is the bowler in the list. having a test. If you are tired, the the five-match one-day series against England and So if anyone gets injured, as per results may vary," the official some side matches as the barometer for making requirement, one of the three will explained. changes in the 15-member World Cup squad, if required, by the deadline of 23rd May. "The selectors after consulting head coach, Mickey Arthur have more or less decided on the ==H=A 15-member World Cup squad and two reserves Under the previous system, he would not who will be on the flight to England for the World have been eligible until the winter of 2022 after Cup and before that play at the one-day series ngland chief selector Ed Smith is confident a seven-year residency. against England and some side matches," said a Ethe call-up of uncapped all-rounder Jofra Archer and another Barbados-born Sussex AGG=G source close to the selectors on Wednesday. Archer will have no adverse affect on team player Chris Jordan were both added to the 15- "The concerns are over the fitness of left arm morale in the run-up to the World Cup. man squad that played a one-day series in the "I don't get involved "They (who missed spin allrounder, Imad Wasim, the present form Rising star Archer was included on West Indies earlier this year. in selection. If we have out) shouldn't lose heart. of experienced left arm pacer, Muhammad Wednesday in a 17-man squad for next They were also included in the 14-strong ndia coach Ravi Shastri any opinion, we let the It's a funny game. There Aamir and a debate on who will be the reserve month's one-day internationals against party for a one-off Twenty20 against Pakistan. Ion Wednesday said he captain known," Shastri could be injuries. So you opener in the World Cup. Ireland and Pakistan. Archer has been impressing in the Indian would have preferred a was quoted as saying by never know when you The source said Imad would be picked in the The dynamic Barbados-born Archer Premier League, where he took three for 15 16-member World Cup the 'Sport360' website. could be called up," he squad with the other left-arm spin allrounder was left out of the 15-man preliminary for the Rajasthan Royals against Kings XI squad instead of the man- "When you only have said. Muhammad Nawaz among the reserves so that World Cup squad also announced by Punjab on Tuesday. dated 15 and urged those 15 to pick, there is bound When pressed on if Imad is unable to be 100 percent fit before the tournament hosts England. "The selection panel has been who missed out to "not to be someone or the Vijay Shankar's selection World Cup he can be replaced. But he could have as many as six impressed with Jofra Archer's per- lose heart". other who misses out, for the No 4 slot months Muhammad Aamir managed to snap just five one-day internationals — one against formances in domestic and fran- India on Monday which is very unfortu- after captain Virat Kohli wickets in his last 14 ODIs and the source said Ireland and five against Pakistan —to chise cricket," said Smith. "He is a announced a 15-strong nate. I would have pre- declared Rayudu as the selectors and team management have some reser- stake his claim before England con- very talented and exciting crick- squad for the mega-event, ferred 16 players. We had front-runner for the vations over the form of the experienced pacer. firm their final World Cup squad on eter. starting May 30, and the mentioned to the ICC position, Shastri said the "Fakhar, Imam, Haris, Babar Azam, Shoaib May 23. "In line with ICC regulations, omissions of young keep- that in a tournament that spot remains a flexible Malik, Muhammad Hafeez, Muhammad Rizwan, Sussex paceman Archer, 24, has we have to name a preliminary er-batsman Rishabh Pant long, 16 players makes one. Sarfaraz Ahmed (Capt), Shadab Khan, Faheem an English father and holds a British squad of 15 for the ICC Men's and veteran Ambati sense. But the diktat was "Total flexibility (on Ashraf, Junaid Khan, Emad Wasim, Shaheen Shah passport. Cricket World Cup before April 23. Rayudu triggered a 15," he added. No 4 position) depend- Afridi and Muhammad Aamir are certain selec- He completed a three-year "However, all 17 players named in debate on the choices Shastri said those ing on conditions, oppo- tions while for the one slot the toss up is between qualification period on March 17 the Royal London ODIs against made by the selectors. who missed the final 15 sition. I would say the top Abid Ali and hard-hitting middle order batsman, after the England and Wales Pakistan can stake a claim to be in the Shastri steered clear should look ahead as three… but after that Asif Ali. Cricket Board changed its residen- final 15-man squad, finalised at the end of commenting on the opportunity can knock you can be very flexible," "The reserve players will include Muhammad cy rules. of that series." furore. anytime. he said. Nawaz and Muhammad Hasnain."

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( s soon as the teasers of Kalank came out, the comparisons between Madhuri Dixit’s por- trayal of Chandramukhi inA Devdas and Bahaar Begum in the new film became inevitable. However, Madhuri feels that while the appearance might be similar, in grain, they are different women. “Bahaar Begum is a very reticent person. She is an introvert and is emotionally scarred because of a I past tragedy which has made her what she is. She is silent, yet conveys a lot through her eyes. As compared to her, Chandramukhi wore her heart on her sleeve. Her love for Devdas was there for everyone to see. She could go all out and sing Maar Daala,” says the actor, who critics say, “lit up the screen in every frame” in her newest outing. Madhuri, known for her danc- f actress Kangana Ranaut’s tirade against Alia Bhatt was- ing prowess, reunites with Sanjay n’t enough, the former’s sister Rangoli Chandel entered Dutt in Kalank, to whom she was Ithe ‘war of words’ zone, as did the Raazi actress’ moth- rumoured to be romantically linked er Soni Razdan and co-actor Randeep Hooda. in her younger days. But she values Kangana has been calling out Alia since earlier this year the co-star bit. Besides, she stepped for not supporting her film Manikarnika: The Queen of into the shoes of Sridevi who was Jhansi, and had claimed this was all a part of a “strange sort supposed to essay the role before her of racket” in a section of the film industry. She had also called tragic death. She says, “There was Alia a product of Karan Johar’s “nepotistic gang.” an emotional context to taking up Ever since, Kangana has made several references the role. They were about to start regarding Alia, the latest being over her “mediocre” perfor- O and then things went haywire. mance in the otherwise widely lauded Gully Boy. Karan (Johar) is a friend and I But Alia said, “I respect Kangana’s work a lot and I decided to help them.” respect her opinion. If she feels a particular way she must The film talks about ‘Eternal have reason to feel that way. I would rather remember how Love’ and Madhuri believes that it much she had praised me after watching Raazi. And I’d just does exist. “I am a romantic person like to focus on my work. Maybe she will appreciate me again and I do believe it exists as whether if I work hard enough.” you find it or not is your journey. The controversy took a different turn with Kangana’s There was a dialogue in Dil To Pagal sister hitting out at Alia and her mother Soni Razdan, call- Hai where I said Kahin na kahin, koi ing them “non Indians who are living off this land, using na koi mere liye banaya gaya hai... and abusing its people and its resources, lying about intol- aur kabhi na kabhi main usse zaroor erance and spreading hatred.” milungi. And I used to believe in “Time to think about their agenda and not to get car- that and I did meet Ram (Shriram ried away with their provocations,” Rangoli Madhav Nene). He is my soulmate,” had written on social media recently, refer- c she says. ring to an article about the mother- The film also stars younger daughter duo’s British passports. d actors Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Soni finally broke her silence over Sonakshi Sinha and Aditya Roy the issue. In a now-deleted tweet, she Kapur and she says, “The characters wrote, “Mahesh Bhatt is the man who are complicated as their lives are not has given her a break... She goes on to straight and each of their paths is attack his wife and daughter over and L interwoven with the others. All over again. What is left to be said then characters have a lot of angst and about abusing and hatred I wonder. regrets. They are all grey and that is Apart from character of course. what makes the story interesting.” Agenda. What’s hers?” She is all praise for the four with Rangoli had a response soon $ whom she has worked this time after. “Dear Soniji, Mahesh Bhatt around. “They are very profession- never gave her a break, Anurag al. They are always on time. They Basu did. Mahesh Bhattji works as learn their lines and work hard.” a creative director in his broth- While the youngsters often er’s production house. Please imbibe the nuances of acting from greater part of the nineties. Madhuri that was put out in the films. note that he doesn’t own that her, there are tricks that they have saw both commercial and critical Women are no longer caricatures. production house. After Woh taught her. “You see a new side to success and received six Filmfare They are not victims or avengers, Lamhe, when Kangana refused everything with them. It is wonder- Awards, which she topped up with they are roles and characters. The to do a film written by him ful to see this generation which is not a Padma Shri in 2008. She says, thought process of this generation called Dhokha, where he want- only acting in movies but has a pres- “Films are made professionally now. is very different and this is reflect- ed her to play a suicide bomber, ence on the social media. There are When I was doing a film like Tezaab, ed in the scripts. Otherwise, you he got so upset that he not only so many different things that they do. the only women that we saw on the wouldn’t have a Badhaai Ho, Gulaab shouted at her in his office, but later You get to learn from them and they sets were the co-stars, hairdressers Gang or Dedh Ishqiya,” says the actor when she went for Woh Lamhe pre- get to learn from us. So we inspire and me. There were only two women who proved her acting chops with view to a theatre, he threw a chappal $ each other. It is a symbiotic relation- directors, Sai Paranjpye and Aparna a film like Mrityudand (1997) by (slipper) on her. He didn’t allow her ship. There is a lot of synergy,” she Sen. Women could only be hair Prakash Jha. She also famously to see her own film. She cried the says and as someone, who too has dressers and not make-up artists as served as a muse for painter MF whole night, and she was just 19 years signed up on various platforms, men blocked their entry and made Husain who made Gaja Gamini old.” ' goes on to add, “I enjoy social sure that they were confined to one (2000) starring her. Alia’s Highway co-star Randeep media as it is a great tool to connect role. However, when I walk on to the So, would she say that it is a bet- Hooda also stepped in, saying, directly to fans. One can voice any- sets today, there seem to be women ter time for women like Alia to be in “Dearest Alia, I’m so glad you are not thing that has happened or if you everywhere. There is no concept of the films as there are more roles for letting the opinions of very occasion- have been misquoted, you can reach you can do this and you can’t. Every women? “Why just them?,” she asks al actors and chronic victims affect you out to your fans directly through department has women.” and adds, “It’s a great time for me as and your work. Kudos to you for your Twitter. You can share things when- This is also reflected in the kind well. The audience has matured and continued efforts to outdo yourself.” ever you want to.” of stories that are now being told. wants to see different kinds of sub- But Rangoli retorted saying Not just the stars, but even the With more women writers, there are jects. In Andhadhun, Tabu’s charac- Randeep has been pushed to come for- way that the film industry functions characters with more flesh and ter is so different from the usual.” ward in Alia’s support as the “nepotism has changed drastically since the time blood. “Men perceive women in a Clearly, there is a lot more on the gang” didn’t have the courage. She she made her debut in Abodh in 1984 different way. Earlier, it a was very anvil from the actress. even called him a “permanent fail- and ruled the silver screen during the patriarchal, male-dominated view ure.” L !"# he dictionary defines her- UNESCO. Though it had more itage as ‘features belonging than 1.3 million visitors each year, Tto the culture of a partic- after the devastating fire, Chartres ular society, such as traditions, Cathedral or Notre Dame is now languages, or buildings, that off the list of visitors for six years were created in the past and still — the time that it will take to have historical importance’. So rebuild. Admire it from afar or bet- when one talks in terms of ter still take part in the process of places, the United Nations has rebuilding by contributing to the selected some which can be national fund set up by the French considered as humanity’s most government for the purpose. significant locations. These cover patches which range from '(! historical icons like Venetian Spain is home to a staggering Lagoon to the Imperial Palace 45 UNESCO sites, third in num- in Beijing and the Chartres ber only to Italy and China. Cathedral. This World Heritage Mérida, a model Roman city was Day, here is a list of some of established in 25 BC and accord- mankind’s highest achievements ing to UNESCO is a “remarkable as well as natural wonders which     example of a Roman city built should feature on every trav- according to all the Roman urban eller’s wishlist. design rules.” From an Amphitheatre to an intricate water  !   supply system, the city offers a With 52 noteworthy sites, glimpse into the ancient past. China ranks second in Apart from this, another must-visit UNESCO’s World Heritage List. place is the Toledo — situated in The Imperial Palace of the moved the capital to Beijing. "!#$ to the list of UNESCO World is undisturbed by a human pres- central Spain. This city of three cul- Qing Dynasty consists of 114 This palace then became auxil- Italy is home to 53 UNESCO Heritage Sites in 1987. ence. It is inhabited by more than tures was added to the UNESCO buildings constructed iary to the Imperial Palace in world heritage sites, which is 2,000 rhinos and is home to a list for its extensive history span- between the years 1625–26 Beijing. This architectural edi- more than any other country. % ! large breeding population of ele- ning 2,000 years, as well as for its and 1783. It contains an fice offers important historical Apart from these must-sees, it World Heritage sites aren’t phants, wild water buffaloes and many years of co-existence among important library and testi- testimony to the history of the also has the largest number of cul- simply ancient stones. UNESCO’s swamp deer. Jewish, Christian and Muslim fies to the foundation of the Qing Dynasty and to the cultur- tural sites that one must experi- list also includes natural wonders groups, earning it the nickname last dynasty that ruled China al traditions of the Manchu and ence. Celebrated throughout the — the Kaziranga National Park, &!  City of three cultures. Synagogues, before it expanded its power to other tribes in the north of world for its singular beauty, situated in Assam. It is one of the France boasts of 41 heritage mosques and churches are some of the center of the country and China. Venice and its lagoon were added last areas in eastern India which sites preserved under the the popular sites. I X ndia has inherited a rich Vedic Icultural legacy from its glorious past. It is also a well-known fact that all the rishi-munis and yogis rom pristine sandy beach- accept Vedas as their soul. Rishi es to lush jungles, bustling Kashyap after studying Vedas con- busy cities and tradition- tinuously for 300 years expressed al villages, Michelin- his views that their knowledge is starred menus to roadside endless and eternal. So, it shall not Fnoodle stalls, historic Buddhist be out of place to mention that temples to 21st century skyscrapers, women have always enjoyed high Thailand could be truly amazing. respect from the society in the sacrifice by a wife for her ascetic The country also has world-class Vedic period. husband. Once, there lived a golf facilities. We must not forget the invalu- philosopher, Vachaspati Mishr, The Tourism Authority of able lesson from Atharvaved who was married in his childhood. Thailand, New Delhi, has intro- mantra — Stree Hee Brahma He forgot his wife as he was med- duced a FAM trip to Thailand to Babhuvith — which means that itating intensely. After the death of explore the various possible ways to women have been given the title of her parents, the girl attained puber- make ‘Thai Golf Passport’ a success Brahma. Even Yajyen considered ty and went to his ashram in the and an exciting golf travel loyalty woman as Brahma as she always hope of a happy married life. programmes for those who [pursue gives Vedic advice to everyone. Finding Vachaspati deeply the sport avidly. The highlight of the If we delve deep into our his- engrossed in meditation, she decid- event would be the Thai New Year tory, especially of Vedic age, we dis- ed not to disturb him. She started — The Songkran Festival. cover various names like Sita, managing the affairs of the ashram There are more than 200 golf Ansuiya, Madalsa, Savitri, Bhamati, and serving the rishi day in and day courses around the country, by the Katyayini, Lopamudra, King Janak’s out. With the passage of time, she sea, mountains, lakes, in the cities acharya Gargi and Kunti, who crossed the age of 75. One day and even besides its airports. From through their devotion, dedication when Vachaspatiji was busy writ- Phuket to Bangkok and Pattaya, and deep knowledge of Vedas ing a book in the light of an oil there are golf courses to suit differ- enlightened mankind. There are lamp, the flame started flickering. ent preferences. numerous quotes in our scrip- Seeing that the oil was finished, she Anil Dev, managing director, tures including that the Devta tried to pour in some to replenish Golf Plus Monthly said, “When it always experiences divine pleasure it. It was a moonlit night and the comes to golf tourism, there is no and gives blessings to those who gleam fell on her face. He was sur- destination which comes close to respect women. prised to see her and asked her who Thailand. The Thai Golf Pass is a A child owes a lot to his/her she was. The woman tried to make unique programme that pushes mother because she is the one who him remember their marriage dur- players to experience the sport in nurtures him/her from the begin- ing their childhood. When he this paradise. The programme has ning. Her teachings hold much came to know this, he felt ashamed been appreciated by the golfing more importance than even the that he could not look after his wife community in India as well as the teacher in the school. She is the rather she was left to manage the various partners of the programme.” moral builder, that is why we eulo- affairs of his ashram. The aged rishi Besides networking with the gise her by saying, “Matri Devo slowly started moving towards his golf suppliers, the delegates can Bhava” i.e. serve the mother wife to embrace her. Immediately experience the hospitality of the because she gives birth and nurs- she moved back and said that by Zign Hotel in Pattaya and Centre experience for me.” hope to welcome more golfers from es the child and “Mata Nirmatri serving him for several years, she Point Sukhumvit 10; the teeing off Adding to that, Meraj Shah, India to enjoy the world-class cours- Bhavati” i.e. mother constitutes the had experienced the divine plea- at the Chee Chan Golf Resort and writer and producer, Wion Traveller, es which the country has to offer, bright future of the child. sure of maintaining Brahmacharya, Pattana Golf Club freezing tour of said, “I have been to Thailand for along with the famous Thai hospi- The veteran warrior and wise so she should be allowed to remain ice sculptures at the frost magical ice Anil Dev and his team for the validating this claim. We are proud golfing many a times. I’ve played in tality.” man of Mahabharat, Bhishma so. The rishi stopped and went of Siam. success of the project. With to be associated with Tourism Hua Hin, Pattaya, Phuket, Khao Yai, The programme will also give Pitamah is respected even today towards his seat. He asked her Rishi Tomar, chief operating ‘Amazing Thailand,’ golf paradise Authority of Thailand and this Chiang Mai, to name a few places. ‘Amazing’ rewards on redemption of because his mother Ganga, gave name. She replied that it was officer, SLW Golf Management with more than 250 international first-ever golf travel loyalty pro- I couldn’t be happier heading back loyalty points. With the fully-auto- him the right kind of education Bhamati. By then the rishi had said, “The initiative was launched in standard golf courses, professional gram.” to the same places. It’s my favourite matic and user-friendly online pro- from the beginning. It was she who completed his spiritual book based India to offer Indian golfers a seam- caddies, warm hospitality, Rajan Sehgal, president, Indian country to visit — for the golf, its gramme, it aims to bring all the sup- persuaded Guru Parshuram, the on Vedas but he was yet to give it less experience in Thailand.” wellness, food and entertainment, Golf Travel Association, said that food and beaches and its nightlife.” pliers under one platform. greatest teacher in weaponary and a title and named it Bhamati. He added, “A number of qual- we look forward to Indian golfers golfing in Thailand is memorable. With NokScoot Airlines provid- The activities that began from warfare at that time to teach him Sometimes I wonder why the ity service providers like Thai being a part of this loyalty He said, “The programme is unique ing direct flights from Delhi to December 2018 has the following the skills of fighting. For the birth of a girl is not welcomed. Airways, Cox & Kings, Callaway programme and experience to India. While hotels and airlines Bangkok, travel has become smooth focus points — To integrate their knowledge of scriptures, she sent Whereas Vedas preach that a and other golf courses, resorts and services.” have loyalty programmes, this will and hassle-free. website with their travel partner Bhishma Pitamah to Brihaspati, the daughter is a lamp and enlightens hotels have come together to part- Commenting on the initiative’s be a first of its kind where a coun- Yodchai Sudhidhanakul, chief websites; To host promotional events biggest scholar of Vedas at that two houses — one of her parents’ ner this initiative.” success, Chitranjan Bakhshi, busi- try will be executing something like executive officer, NokScoot Airlines, in India with three of them in time. Thus he became not only a and the second of her husband’s Isra Stapanaseth, director, ness head, Golf Holidays, Cox & this. With well-maintained courses, said, “NokScoot has recently Thailand; To increase the number good warrior but also a great like maa Sita. Tourism Authority of Thailand, Kings said, “We believe in provid- professionalism, high connectivity launched direct flights from Delhi of loyalty partners to 200, To scholar and spiritualist. The cred- So, a family must rejoice at the said, “I would like to congratulate ing quality service to our customers and great hospitality, golfing in to Bangkok, offering high service increase membership’s base to cover it goes to none else but to his moth- birth of a daughter considering her all the partners of Thai Golf Pass, and this initiative will also help in Thailand has always been a great standards at affordable prices. We 5,000 golfers. er. as a pure blessing, harbinger of Women, after the Mahabharat good fortune and glory to the period, due to the lack of knowl- family. As quoted above, woman is edge of Vedas, have been mistreat- “Brahma”, so a creator must be ed and abused. By not educating revered. them in the Vedas, we are depriv- (The author, Swami Ram ing the country of the ability to be Swarup Yogacharya is the chief stronger. editor of Ved Ishvareeya Vani, a bi- There is the story of extreme annual magazine.)

he 11-member ‘Himalayan ardous and unforgiving terrains. THeights Motorcycle In freezing winds, it is a remark- Expedition,’ flagged off from able tribute to the immortal Karu in Leh on April 7, tra- courage and bravery of the versed the challenging terrain Indian army. In a rare gesture of eastern Ladakh, across the of encouragement for the expe- ydroelectric power generation company, Chang La pass. The expedition dition members, Lt Gen YK HNHPC celebrated the 128th birth anniver- G reached the mighty Karakoram Joshi, general officer command- sary of Bharat Ratna Dr B R Ambedkar, the prin- pass situated at an altitude of ing, Fire & Fury Corps reached cipal architect of the Indian Constitution and GDF 18,176 feet on the Karakoram the Karakoram pass to meet social reformer. DFDAF range on Tuesday. and motivate the riders. Balraj Joshi, chairman and managing direc- G The joint expedition com- Speaking on the occasion, tor of NHPC along with N K Jain, director (per- he Reputation prises six Indian Army person- Lt Gen YK Joshi lauded the sonnel), and Janardan Choudhary, director TManagement nel from the Army Service efforts of the team, especially (Technical), graced the occasion. Consultancy in its Reputation Corps, four from Royal Enfield the two women officers from Joshi described the life of Dr Ambedkar as Poll International announced and one from the Himalayan the army service corps and the a “shining example for others to follow.” He high- the 2019 list of the 100 most Motorsports Association. The woman member of the Royal lighted his role in the country’s development and ^ reputable persons on earth. Fire & Fury Corps and the Enfield team who “proved equal in laying down one of the most descriptive The list features person- expedition is celebrating the in strength, skill and spirit to the Constitutions in the world. A special highlight alities from various sectors 20th Anniversary of Kargil other members.” of evenings was a talk on Manavta ka Utthan by like entertainment, politics, Vijay Diwas, that marked the The expedition salutes the Bodhisattva Bhante Dr Karunashil Rahulji. religion, education, philan- victory of the Indian armed victory of the Indian army A documentary highlighting the life and thropy, business, politics, etc, forces over Pakistan in 1999. during the Kargil war of 1999. contributions of Dr Ambedkar was also screened from 44 countries and recog- With temperatures as low They aim to “remember, rejoice during the event. Other attendants of the event nises leaders who have dis- as -40 degrees Celsius, the feat and renew” their spirit of for- were office-bearers of NHPC, SC/ST employee charged their duties and is unprecedented over haz- titude, bravery and adventure. welfare association and OBC association. maintained a high level of credibility, and have kept exemplary reputation for pub- lic emulation. motivational speaker Robin Looking at the statistics, Sharma, founder and global the USA had the largest share chairperson of All Ladies of reputed personalities in the League (ALL) and Women he 128th birth anniversary of Dr list with a representation of 38 Economic Forum (WEF) Dr TBhim Rao Ambedkar was observed females, 61 males and 1 cou- Harbeen Arora, and Bio- in Chittaranjan Locomotive Work’s ple. According to the age, the chemist Priyanka Joshi. (CLW) administrative office. he N F Railway celebrated the and also future projects to be under- oldest reputable person in The list also features Ram Prakash, Ravij Seth, B K T64th railway week with proper taken. the list is Queen Elizabeth II, influential international per- Singh, S P Marandi along with senior gaiety and merriment at Rang A K Yadav, chief administrative 92, whereas, the youngest sonalities like Dalai Lama, officers and other members of SC/ST Bhawan, Maligaon. officer cited last year’s record break- being Pakistani activist Michael Bloomberg, Tim association garlanded the portrait of Dr N K Prasad, general manager of ing performance completion of Malala Yuzafzai, 21. Cook, Michelle Obama, Xi Ambedkar and paid the tribute. the construction organisation, who Bogibeel Bridge Project in particu- The list features seven Jinping, Pope Francis, Warren S P Marandi recalled the efforts of was the chief guest, gave away prizes lar which was inaugurated by the PM Indian personalities, five Buffet and Ismail Ahmed. Dr Ambedkar on upliftment of social- to the awardees and also addressed on December 25, 2018. males and two females — There are also actors and ly downtrodden people and their to the congregation comprising of A group cash prize was also Prime Minsiter Narendra persons from the entertain- rights in society. Sanjiv Kumar deliv- officers, staff and N F Railway fra- awarded to the staff whose dedicat- Modi, Indian business mag- ment industry like Ed ered a speech on political contribution ternity. ed services made possible to com- nate Mukesh Ambani, CEO of Sheeran, Emma Watson, of Ambedkar from national freedom In a nut-shell GM spoke to the plete India’s longest Rail-cum-Road Google Sundar Pichai, Nobel Nicole Kidman and John struggle to strengthening of Indian Praveen Mishra, general manager Dr Bhim Rao and stressed upon to fol- gathering about achievement done in Bridge and Asia’s 2nd longest Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, Legend. democracy. of CLW also expressed his respect to low the path shown by him. the previous year, ongoing projects Bogibeel Bridge Project. C M Y K

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fg KL N L Fred and Scott McTominay closed in on Coutinho and the ball Mgg ionel Messi pounced on spilled out to Messi, whose drib- Ltwo Manchester United bling shot with his right foot mistakes to score twice and end should have drawn a routine their hopes of another come- save. Instead, De Gea let it squirm back at Camp Nou as under his body for 2-0. Barcelona breezed into the Pogba lashed out at the N Champions League semi-finals increasingly influential Arthur L on Tuesday. and Barca could have had a third N  After an excellent start, before half-time, De Gea scram- f United were undone twice in bling across to save on the line four minutes by Messi, who when Sergi Roberto should have first nicked the ball off the care- finished. jax stunned Juventus to reach Allegri had been forced to reshuf- less Ashley Young and then Messi could have had his hat- the Champions League semi- fle his side because of injuries, with watched as a weak shot from trick too after Suarez found him Afinals for the first time since Paulo Dybala returning in place of the distance squirmed underneath with a superb cutback and there 1997 as Matthijs de Ligt's thumping injured Mario Mandzukic, while captain David de Gea. was an almost comical sequence second-half header secured a 2-1 sec- Giorgio Chiellini was also sidelined. Philippe Coutinho, in per- in the second half when Leo ond-leg victory in the last eight in Ajax's defence took a hit when haps his best performance of played with his United chasers Turin on Tuesday. Noussair Mazraoui, who had replaced f the season, added a third with before finally being bundled over L Cristiano Ronaldo, bidding for the suspended Nicolas Tagliafico, limped a curling effort into the top cor- by McTominay. his sixth Champions League title, off on 11 minutes with an ankle injury, ner and by the end, an out- Rashford might have made it scored a 28th-minute header to put with Daley Sinkgraven coming on. over the bar. classed United might have interesting if he had controlled Juve ahead after a 1-1 first-leg draw, Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana dived The Juventus back-line struggled been relieved the score was not Pogba's ball over the top but but Donny van de Beek levelled for to keep out a scorching Dybala half-vol- with the pace of the Dutch team with more traumatic than 3-0, 4-0 Barcelona were in exhibition Ajax before half-time. ley in the 20th minute. Pjanic doing well to deny Ziyech a tap- on aggregate. mode, helped by a vintage Teenage centre-back De Ligt struck But Ronaldo latched onto a Miralem in. A dizzying opening spell, United were brilliant for eight Coutinho curler after he had cut midway through the second period, Pjanic corner with a downward head- But Ten Hag's side's incessant pres- in which Marcus Rashford minutes and could have been inside from the left. though, to seal a 3-2 aggregate win and er that left Onana with no chance. sure paid off with 19-year-old skipper had hit the crossbar, was long- ahead within 30 seconds as Messi even attempted a bicy- set up a last-four clash with either It was the Portugal star's 126th De Ligt towering above Alex Sandro and forgotten, even if it could offer Rashford raced onto a curving cle kick and there were celebra- Manchester City or Tottenham. Champions League goal and sixth of this Daniele Rugani to head home Lasse Barca's next opponents some Paul Pogba pass and toed away tions from the home fans when The young Dutch side had already campaign, having now scored in his past Schone's corner on 67 minutes. encouragement. a shot, which Marc-Andre ter news went round that Ajax had eliminated three-time defending six European games against Ajax, net- Ziyech looked as if he had fired a Liverpool, who take a 2-0 Stegen bravely left to graze his taken the lead in Turin. They champions Real Madrid en route to the ting nine goals in total. third past Szczesny, but his goal was lead to Porto on Wednesday, own crossbar. believe this is their year. quarters, overturning a 2-1 home But Van de Beek soon silenced the ruled offside after a VAR check. are now the most likely obsta- defeat against the Spanish side with a cheers of the home crowd when he con- And the Dutch visitors held on, cle between them and their first memorable 4-1 victory at the Santiago trolled a wayward Hakim Ziyech shot with Ronaldo unable to make a dif- Champions League final since Barca were flustered, so Bernabeu. six minutes later, rolling the ball past ference after his incredible hat- they last won this tournament much so the crowd even Juventus had been looking to Szczesny to cancel out Juventus' away trick had pulled Juventus into the in 2015. cheered with relief when reach the Champions League semi- goal and make it 2-2 on aggregate. quarter-finals in the last-16 Instead, United's pair of Arthur Melo played his team's finals for the third time in the past five Teenage striker Moise Kean replaced win over Atletico Madrid. early errors made this another first convincing pass. seasons. Dybala after the break, but it was the Four-time winners Ajax night about Messi and ensured Then, Barcelona had their But Ronaldo, who scored an away Dutch who turned on the style, with won their third consecutive any faint hopes of repeating the own eight-minute flurry as goal last week with a diving header in only Szczesny's reflexes keeping title in 1973 at the expense comeback against Paris Saint- United almost conceded a Amsterdam, was Juve's only weapon Juventus in the tie. of Juventus, and last lifted Germain, or even the famous penalty, ruled out after Fred against the impressive Dutch side. The Polish keeper denied the trophy in 1995, with 1999 rescue act against Bayern took the ball before bringing The 34-year-old was signed for 100 Ziyech from close range with their last semi-final Munich, on this same pitch, down Ivan Rakitic, and then million euros ($117 million) last sum- one hand, and minutes appearance ending in were dashed. did concede, twice, to Messi. mer from Real Madrid in a bid to win later tipped Van de defeat by Juve 22 years Messi now has his 109th Both could have been the European trophy for the first time Beek's curling ago. and 110th Champions League avoided, even if Young's turn since 1996, when they effort Juventus now turn goals and, potentially, three on the edge of his own box was beat Ajax in the their focus back to extra matches to reduce the gap punished in devastating fash- final. Serie A where they on Cristiano Ronaldo's 126, ion. Young lunged in to atone "Ajax deserved can win an eighth after Juventus were dumped for his mistake but Messi to qualify," said Juve consecutive title out by Ajax. Barcelona's fans skipped away from him, poked coach on Saturday. celebrated that too. it through Fred's legs and then Massimiliano They could have hardly whipped the ball into corner. Allegri. have asked for a better start. The second was simpler.       tract with Atletico Madrid until June 30, 2023," a club statement read. tletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan "The Slovenian player has signed   $ &  AOblak has signed a new contract his new contract that commits him to ameron Bancroft hit an until 2023, the club announced on our club for four more seasons." Cunbeaten 151 on his one-day Wednesday. Oblak's previous contract con- debut for Durham as the dis- Oblak's commitment comes as a tained a release clause of 100 million graced Australia batsman start- boost to Atletico, with the 26-year-old euros, which is likely to have been ed to repay the English county's afael Nadal charged out of the establishing himself as one of the increased, rather than removed, in his faith in him. Rblocks on Wednesday to world's finest goalkeepers since join- new deal. According to reports in the Bancroft was banned for hammer Roberto Bautista Agut ing the club in 2014. Spanish press, the adjusted release nine months after being caught 6-1, 6-1 in his opening match at  "Jan Oblak has extended his con- clause will be 120 million euros. in the Australia ball-tampering the Monte Carlo Masters. scandal during their tour to The 11-time champion South Africa last year showed no sign of the knee The 'sandpaper-gate' inci- problems which forced him to dent during the Newlands Test quit ahead of an Indian Wells  against South Africa also led to semi-final against Roger Federer Bancroft's Australia team-mates a month ago. Steve Smith and David Warner The 32-year-old had { receiving year-long suspensions. expressed pre-tournament cau- After returning in Australia's tion regarding the health of his "I actually expected to Big Bash League in December, knee — a worry which appeared have a muscle injury earlier and playing a role in the back end to be groundless after a 76- njured Bayern Munich g this season." of Western Australia's current minute masterclass.    Igoalkeeper Manuel Neuer Neuer said he knew Sheffield Shield campaign, Nadal collected the opening on Wednesday quashed instinctively that he had suf- Bancroft has joined up with five games of the afternoon in 17 Nadal improved his current position of 33rd. rumours of his imminent fered a muscle fibre tear Durham with a view to making minutes as he set the tone for incredible record here to Zverev swept the retirement and says he wants when he pulled up during the Australia's Ashes squad. another dominant display in the 69-4 as he takes aim at a opening set in 30 minutes to return in time to face RB Duesseldorf game. Durham, now under a new principality. fourth consecutive title but had to get through a Leipzig on the penultimate The Bayern goalkeeper Australian director of cricket in He was equally in control at the event. series of three straight day of the Bundesliga season. praised his understudy Sven Marcus North, attracted criticism during the second set, where he Third seed Alexander breaks of serve between "It is difficult to say when Ulreich and wants to support in some quarters when they saved three break points in the Zverev rediscovered traces him and his opponent I will be back but I think career. the team in the coming recruited Bancroft. fourth game and two more in the of his best form with a 6-1, 6- before finally advancing in 78 Leipzig is a realistic target," he "We smiled about that," weeks. But the 26-year-old was con- sixth. 4 defeat of Felix Auger-Aliassime. minutes. said at a press conference, Neuer admitted when asked "Even if I can't play I want troversially appointed Durham "It was a great start, it's good The German, locally based, The third seed broke six with league leaders Bayern about the rumours. to be around the team," he captain and, making his maiden to be back here," the 17-time reached the third round as he times and will next face Italy's away to third-placed Leipzig The Bayern shot-stopper said. limited overs appearance, Grand Slam winner said. tamed the 18-year-old who broke Fabio Fognini, who reached the on May 5. insists he is taking this latest Bayern face back-to-back Bancroft piled up the runs in "I've had some great through for a Miami semi-final third round when French oppo- Neuer, 33, was substitut- setback in his stride after games against in-form their One-Day Cup clash with moments on this court, I really last month. nent Gilles Simon was unable to ed off during Bayern's 4-1 twice breaking a bone in his Werder Bremen in the next Northamptonshire at Chester-le- enjoy playing here. play their match due to back win over Fortuna Duesseldorf foot in 2017. week. Street on Wednesday. "It's not easy to come back problems. last Sunday after aggravating "I was out for a whole They host Bremen in the Bancroft, who played in the from injury, I had to do a lot of The 21-year-old Zverev Greek sixth seed Stefanos a recurring calf injury. year last season when I broke league on Saturday before 2017-18 Ashes, plundered five mental work as well to be pre- played the semi-finals in Monte Tsitsipas moved ahead, defeating The knock sees him side- Neuer has had a relent- my metatarsal and I was on travelling north for a German sixes and eight fours in a 188- pared. Carlo a year ago but has yet to hit Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3, 7-5. lined at a crucial phase of the less struggle with injury in crutches for a long time," he Cup semi-final tie on Tuesday. minute stay at the crease. "I tried to play solid, domi- his stride this season. Britain's Cameron Norrie season, with Bayern seeking recent years, and after the said. Neuer described both He and Michael Richardson nate with my forehand when I That may be starting to defeated Marton Fucsovics of to stay a point ahead of club announced that he "When you are out for games as "finals" and warned put on 208 for the fourth-wick- had the chance." change. Hungary 7-6 (7/3), 6-3, while Borussia Dortmund in the would give a press conference that long, your body has to his teammates not to under- et before the latter was ousted in Bautista Agut has now lost to Canadian Auger-Aliassime Pierre-Hugues Herbert stunned Bundesliga title race and bid- on Wednesday, there was adapt so you expect to have estimate Bremen, who cur- the final over. his Spanish countryman in all has made a fast rise in the rank- 2018 finalist and fifth seed Kei ding to reach the German some speculation that he smaller muscle injuries after- rently sit seventh in the Durham went on to score three of their meetings, while ings from 175 a year ago to his Nishikori 7-5, 6-4. Cup final. might be about to end his wards." Bundesliga. 342 for five from their 50 overs.

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