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-. /01 Shubham Trivedi, Harishankar ing the utmost care,” said Trivedi, Ram Kishore Trivedi, Medical Superintendent Dr arely a week after the bru- Umesh Bajpai in the report. Ashutosh Dubey. Btal gang-rape and murder Earlier, in January 2018, the In the evening, the of a veterinarian in Hyderabad, girl had married Shivam woman was airlifted to a rape survivor was set ablaze Trivedi against her parents’ Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi. by five men, including two rape wishes and owing to family A “green corridor” was creat- accused, while she was on her pressure the couple separated. ed to move her from the hos- way to court to attend hearing Following which, Shivam and pital to Amausi airport to in the rape case, in Unnao in Shubham raped her in Rae ensure there was no delay due the wee hours of Thursday. Bareli, and the woman filed a to traffic in Lucknow. The The two men accused of rap- rape case against them at Delhi Traffic Police also pro- ing her last year were granted Lalganj police station in March. vided a green corridor for the bail 10 days back. Police said, "The victim vehicle that carried her from The victim, with 90 per was alone when she was set the airport to Safdurjung cent burn injuries, was rushed afire. No one from her family Hospital. to Unnao District Hospital was with her as she left her UP Police chief OP Singh then to Civil Hospital in home on Thursday morning. said, “The police had done its Lucknow, and then airdashed After being set ablaze, she ran work by arresting them to Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital for a kilometre before a villager (rapists) in March. How they later on Thursday evening. rescued her and called police.” were given bail was the mat- All five accused, including The rescuer, Ravindra ter of the court. In this case rape accused Shivam Trivedi Prakash, said the victim ran for too, the police acted swiftly and Shubham Trivedi, were about a kilometre while crying and arrested all five accused.” !" ' arrested in raids carried out for help. “At first, I thought she Meanwhile, UP Chief # $% & & soon after the incident. was a witch as she was burning Minister Yogi Adityanath the As per reports, the rape profusely, but when she said her authorities to approach the survivor had left her father’s name, I reacted,” court for cancelling the bail of Hindunagar village home to go Ravindra said. the rape accused and invoke ""#$ %& to the railway station to catch Ravindra then dialed 112 stringent sections of the IPC a train to Rae Bareli to attend and the victim herself talked to against them for the gory .// 0 the hearing in the rape case the police. Soon after, a police crime. On his intervention, '( against Shivam and Shubham. van and an ambulance rushed the victim was later air-lifted he sight of the rape victim In an isolated stretch, she to the spot. to New Delhi for treatment. Tset afire and running for was waylaid by her “rapists” She was first rushed to the In a statement issued in help early Thursday sent shiv- /2132-*4 tions, while the existing DTC Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Shubham and Shivam and community hospital in Unnao Lucknow on Thursday morn- ers down the spine of local peo- and cluster buses have been Kejriwal. three accomplices around 4.30 and then to District hospital ing, Yogi directed Divisional ple. Ravindra, who sitting by he Delhi Government will equipped with CCTV cameras, “We have been trying to am. They doused her with and then to Shyama Prasad Commissioner of Lucknow, the roadside then, told Ravindra said he called Tinstall CCTV cameras, panic buttons and GPS-based complete the tendering process kerosene and set her on fire. Mukherjee Hospital in Mukesh Meshram and IG reporters that he was so fright- police and the woman herself panic buttons and GPS in the Automatic Vehicle Location in this regard for quite a long In a chilling recap, the Lucknow where doctors said (Lucknow Range) SK Bhagat ened that he actually went to talked on them on the phone. existing 5,500 DTC and clus- System. time. Three tenders failed in woman said in her statement to her condition is "very serious". to visit Unnao and submit pick up his stick. The police arrived soon ter buses, a decision regarding Each bus will have three the last three-four years. Now Subdivisional Magistrate "The condition of the girl their reports on the incident. “It was only when she came and she was taken to the local which was taken by the CCTV cameras, 10 panic but- the tendering process has been Dayashankar Pathak that she who was set on fire and Meanwhile, the Rajya nearer that I found she was community health centre, he Cabinet on Thursday. tons, and GPS locations and succeeded. The Cabinet has was attacked when she reached bought here at 10 am is very Sabha members raised the severely burnt,” he said. She had said. She was later transferred The new buses being announcements will be made decided to issue the work Gaura turn near her home. She serious. She has 90 per cent issue and the House was been calling out for help, he to a district hospital and then inducted are already equipped at bus stands for the visually award,” said has named Shivam Trivedi, burn injuries and we are tak- adjourned twice on Thursday. added. to Lucknow. with safety and security func- impaired passengers, said Kejriwal. # $# Q% /2132-*4 release from jail were with the $*05 - Kashmiri people who “have & 'R$ day after stepping out of been denied their basic free- t least nine persons were Ajail, former Finance doms since August 4, 2019”. ( # ) Akilled and 23 others injured Minister P Chidambaram on He refused to speak on the in a massive road mishap as a Thursday alleged the Centre is case pending against him and New Delhi: “Does she eat bus carrying passengers “clueless” about the state of focused mostly on the econo- avocado?” quipped former rammed into a stationary truck economy and Prime Minister my in his Press conference. He Finance Minister P in Rewa district of Madhya Narendra Modi has left it to his only said the “clear and com- Chidambaram, who arrived in Pradesh on Thursday morning. Ministers to indulge in “bluff prehensive” Supreme Court Parliament on Thursday after The police confirmed the and bluster”. order, granting him bail in a spending 106 days in Tihar death of nine persons while 23 Slamming the money laundering case con- jail, when asked to comment others have been rushed to Government’s economic poli- nected to INX Media will clear on Finance Minister Nirmala Hospital in injured condition. cy, the senior Congress leader the “many layers of dust” set- Sitharaman’s comment that Seven of these persons are said said nothing sums up the state tled on the understanding of her family didn’t eat onion to be critical. The dead include of the economy better than the criminal law and the manner in ' * % much. five men, three women and a series of numbers: 8, 7, 6.6, 5.8, which criminal law has been &"+ ,# -!# kid. The incident took place at * % 5 and 4.5, a reference to quar- administered by the courts. “I Gudh highway. - / % terly growth rates of the GDP am happy to be back. The drawn between the " ' ' According to a senior ! in the last six quarters. Government cannot suppress Government’s assurances on police officer from Rewa, a Chidambaram addressed my voice in Parliament,” he issues in Kashmir and the family which lives near the spot a Press Conference where he said. economy, Chidambaram - claimed that there was a huge alleged the Government is “In the last 106 days, I was answered in the negative, say- sound and they saw a passen- !# %% unable to look for the obvious strong in spirit and I have ing as far as economy is con- . /0& New Delhi: A BJP MP on ger bus lying damaged besides % % % % clues because it is “stubborn become stronger because...My cerned “the reason is incom- Thursday offered to provide a truck which was parked on and mulish” in defending its record as Minister and my petence, while in Kashmir, it is New Delhi: The BJP on Opposition members a truck the roadside. % ' “catastrophic mistakes” such as conscience are absolutely clear. the Government’s arrogance”. Thursday accused Congress full of onions at 25 a kilo- The eye witnesses claimed ' %% demonetisation, flawed GST, Officers who have worked with He added in a lighter vein that leader P Chidambaram of vio- gram from his constituency in that the bus was running on a % tax terrorism, regulatory me, business persons who have sleeping on a wooden board, lating bail conditions, as set by Uttar Pradesh, while speaking fast pace and the driver seems overkill, protectionism, and interacted with me and jour- without a pillow strengthens teh Supreme Court, by claim- on the price rise of the bulb in to have lost control. centralised control of deci- nalists who have observed me the neck, spine and back. ing to have a very clear record the Lok Sabha. Total 32 persons involved the driver of the bus died in the while it was running from sion-making in the Prime know that very well. My fam- “Even after seven months as a Minister, and said the case Virendra Singh ‘Mast’, MP in the mishap reached Sanjay accident. Jabalpur to Sidhi via Rewa. Minister’s Office. ily trusts in God. We have total into the fiscal year, the BJP against him was essentially from Balia and also president Gandhi Medical College Rewa Transport rules also where Chief Minister Kamal Nath He began his Press confer- confidence that the courts will, Government believes the prob- about corruption he was of BJP Kisan porcha, said in injured condition and nine flouted by the bus operator as condoled the deaths promising ence with a reference to ultimately, render justice,” lems faced by the economy are allegedly involved in as the onions are produced in UP, of these were dead, said the the bus had the permission to all possible help to the injured. Kashmir. Chidambaram said Chidambaram said. cyclical,” said Finance Minister. besides Maharashtra and police officer. Leva Aadivasi, ply between Satna and Baidhan his first thoughts upon his Asked if parallels can be Chidambaram. Detailed report on P5 Gujarat, in large quantity. '( )*"+ , O P /2132-*4 Noida (414) on Thursday. The AQI is likely drop to porations in these areas are The levels of PM2.5 — par- the lower end of severe cate- required to pay greater atten- he 10-day long relief from ticulate matter so small that gory by Friday. Rain and thun- tion to such polluting activities !" Ttoxic air ended as smog they can enter the lungs and derstorm on December 11 may and take all necessary measures returned on Thursday to choke even the bloodstream — shot bring some relief, Soni said. to check air pollution on O! /2132-*4 Delhi-NCR with the pollution up to 245 micrograms per During a review meeting account of such activities,” he L M levels entering the “hazardous” cubic metre, six times the safe with the implementing agen- said. $% olitical parties have agreed zone in many parts of Delhi limit of 0-60, by 8 pm. The last cies on Tuesday, the CPCB said It was also pointed out Pto give up subsidy accord- and its suburbs. time such levels were reported December and January have that for want of timely report- !" ed to their MPs in Parliament Also, the national Capital was on November 16. seen a number of days in the ing by implementing agencies, #" ! canteens after accepting a sug- registered the season’s lowest At a meeting of the task “very severe” category in the it has not been possible to make gestion from Lok Sabha minimum temperature at 7.6 force, VK Soni, a senior scien- last three years. correct assessment of their &' ( Speaker Om Birla. degrees Celsius on Thursday tist at the India Meteorological “Similar situation may performance. The removal of subsidies with the overall air quality Department (IMD), said the emerge this year as well, unless According to a private L M will result in saving around 17 index (AQI) touching 382 in region is likely to witness slow timely and adequate field-level weather forecasting agency L M ! crore annually, said official Delhi and its adjoining areas. wind speed in the next five days. preventive action is taken by Skymet, PM 2.5 levels are in ! ) sources, adding that many food Following the develomp- He asked officials to inten- implementing agencies,” it said. poor category, while PM 10 still items will cost almost double ment, a Central Pollution sify enforcement activities in NK Gupta, Additional is in moderate category in % than the current prices once the Control Board (CPCB)-led task hot spots and industrial areas Director, CPCB, pointed out some parts. Noida on the other decision comes into effect. force asked all agencies in and recommended people to that a large number of incidents hand is seeing PM 10 in the $ % The price of meals is like- Delhi-NCR to take stringent minimise the use of private of construction and demolition severe category. ly to at least double — a plate steps to control air pollution. vehicles. activities and open dumping of It said no relief in terms of '( ) $ ( * of biryani, which now costs The overall air quality The wind direction is garbage were being reported pollution is expected in the + 56, is estimated to be sold at index (AQI) in Delhi read 382 expected to shift from North to from some parts of Delhi and coming days as light winds will ! 112 after the decision to lift at 4 pm, while the AQI entered North-East Friday onwards neighbouring towns such as continue to blow over the subsidy, around 80%, on the severe zone in Ghaziabad which may increase pollution Ghaziabad and Faridabad. region with temperatures being $! ,% food. 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$*05 - committee under the chair- P manship of collector for lay- hief Minister Kamal Nath ing the foundation stone of Chas approved the action the scheme. This Committee plan worth 156 crore for the will monitor the progress of development of the development work. $*05 - 6 - # Omkareshwar. He directed Under the Omkar Circuit that an Act should also be Scheme, the scheme for the Higher Education Excellence ' prepared at the earliest for the development of Omkareshwar ‘Award’ will be given to % % $*05 - ,police have found that the Omkareshwar Temple. has been prepared along with encourage colleges and officers accused has already been Nath was reviewing the the Mhakaal-Maheshwar as working there in the field of iplani police has nabbed a booked for over a dozen Omkareshwar action plan at per the instructions of the higher education in the State. % ' Pdrug peddler near Satnami crimes by Piplani police. Mantralaya on Thursday. It is Chief Minister. The scheme This scheme is being started % ) Nagar and recovered cannabis The accused used to sell to be mentioned that a devel- has been finalised by the with the aim of creating an weighing 1.5 kg from his pos- small packets of cannabis opment action plan worth Minister for Public Health environment of healthy com- * % session. Police have registered worth 50 each. The target was 300 crore has already been and Family Welfare Tulsiram petition in colleges by Higher + a case and have started inves- youths and men around approved by the Chief Silawat. This scheme was pre- * 4 , Education. tigation. Piplani area. Minister for the sented before the Chief 2% * 5 Under the scheme, 20 Police said that acting on Meanwhile, Mahakaleshwar Temple Minister in Mantralaya on teachers and 5 principals each, % a tip-off that a man was car- Teelajamalpura police has Complex in the past. Thursday. sports officers, librarians and ' rying drugs, he was nabbed nabbed a 42-year-old man In the meeting, Kamal An elaborate description Goumukh Ghat reconstruc- and Agriculture Development NCC officers at the State-level near Satnami Nagar and when who was charged with vehicle Nath said that only Madhya of development has been pre- tion, bhakt niwas and bho- Sachin Yadav attended the and 5 colleges each, laborato- he was frisked, 1.5 kg of lifting and was absconding Pradesh has the honour to pared under the scheme. It janshala, old palace, Vishnu meeting. ries and libraries will be select- cannabis was recovered from for the past three years. have two Jyotirlings out of the includes works like grand Mandir, Brahma Mandir, Chief Secretary SR ed from the institution catego- tee constituted under the chair- his possession. According to the police, 12 Jyotirlings in the country. construction of entrance gate restoration of Chandreshwar Mohanty, Additional Chief ry for felicitation. The evalua- manship of Commissioner The accused was identified acting on a tip off, a miscre- He said that our goal is to of Omkareshwar, conserva- Mandir, e-cycle and e-rick- Secretary Adhyatm Manoj tion of officer and institution Higher Education. The rec- as Shoaib Hasan, a resident of ant was nabbed who was iden- establish these sacred places tion of the temple, prasad shaw facility, boating, traffic Shrivastava, Additional Chief will be based on the informa- ommendation committee will Satnami Nagar who failed to tified as Shambhu Khan of as world tourism centres. counter, development and movement, bus stand, tourist Secretary Finance Anurag tion related to the last three submit its report to the jury set provide details of the drugs Hoshangabad. Kamal Nath directed to beautification around the facilitation centre besides Jain, Principal Secretary academic sessions. up under the chairmanship of recovered from his posses- During the investigation, fix time for the completion of temple, shopping complex, other developmental works. Public Works Malay Applications will be invit- the Minister of Higher sion. Police said that the details it was found that the accused Omkareshwar Development jhulapul and retaining wall The Minister for Shrivastava, Principal ed through advertisement for Education. of procurement and delivery of has been booked for several Scheme. The Chief Minister near Vishranjan Kund, multi- Adhyatm and Public Secretary Culture Pankaj the award by the Department The name of the officer the drugs would be known in crimes in the past. His two further said that the date of storey parking, approach Relations PC Sharma, Raag, Principal Secretary of Higher Education. and institute selected for the the further investigation. aides — Danish and Salman completion of every develop- road, beautification of Minister for Public Helath Urban Administration Sanjay Minimum time of one month award will be announced by After the initial investiga- — have been arrested in the ment work should be fixed. parikrama path, shed con- and Family Welfare and Dubey, Commissioner Indore will be given to apply. All Commissioner Higher tion, the police have registered past. He said that we intend to struction, land-scaping, District In-Charge Khandwa Division Akash Tripathi and applications will be scrutinised Education. This information a case under sections 8 and 20 The accused is a notorious introduce this Act in the next library for books of religious- Tulsiram Silawat, Minister Collector Khandwa Tanvi by the committee. The com- will also be displayed on the of the NDPS Act. vehicle lifter and remained Winter Session. The Chief mythological saga, develop- for Home Bala Bachchan and Sundriyal were present at the mittee will submit the report to official website of the Higher During the investigation absconding for three years. Minister directed to form a ment of Omkar Iceland, Minister for Farmers Welfare meeting. the recommendation commit- Education Department. 0 , % O 7 P ( ! $*05 - by home is made at the SOS vil- -% % % lage. % % We aim to develop distressed Having rich experience “or under-privileged children from the inception of Reliance , ' . into good citizens and con- Foundation to working along %% / tributor to the civil society with Kurien, Suchi brings bag- $*05 - and in progress of the country”, ful of experience from varied % % % %# said National Director and field and is a believer of devel- % n the second day of Balraj General Secretary, SOS India, opment of the most deprived OSahani film festival, Sudharshan Suchi while speak- and needy children of the soci- movies about women empow- ing with ‘The Pioneer’ at SOS ety and only this has brought is education which is utmost in which children are erment were screened. Here on village, Bhopal, on Wednesday. him to SOS village. important and it is ensured that marooned and we provide sup- Thursday, two movies Seema He further added that these The mother and children quality education is imparted to port to children and family and Anupama were screened at children should not be treated relationship is the purest one every child at SOS village. which is a holistic approach. In Ravindra Bhavan. with bias as society has huge and SOS is based on providing The way forward is to cre- the past one year, 17,500 chil- In the morning session, rift of haves and have- nots and family-like support which is ate enabling environment for dren have been reached film “Seema” was screened. to make this possible, every unique from any other shelter children in distress by Family through our Family Support This film is the story of a young * 6 % ! 5 possible effort to make them home for children, he added. Support Programme which is Programme across the 32 SOS woman who has to face many feel safe, secure and pampered Another important aspect aimed at identifying situations Children village. tortures and conspiracies in her life. In such a situation, a rebel- lion arises within him. It is also +.$/0/0$ $120/ $0 / tragic for him. * $ The film underscores dis- crimination and stereotyping in our social and family systems. $ $0$ $ Balraj Sahni has a positive role 4 0$0/ in this film. The director of the film was Amiya Chakraborty. $*05 - 2.31 lakh by obtaining credit Nutan has an important role in 8 card using documents of the film. yber crime branch, Bhopal, Kintali Rujulu of Andhra Next Anupama was Chas nabbed two miscreants Pradesh. screened. Starring Balraj Sahani who have duped the victim of Based on the complaint and Leela Naidu in the lead 32(95- 927$ '7 /6457 ' 5 4 2.31 lakh by obtaining their police started to search and characters, the movie is direct- ( 32 /21/ 40/ -72 0734/? credit cards details. The two tracked that the mobile num- ed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. nabbed accused, identified as ber used to obtain credit card The movie was released in *0. /3(2271 - 4/634 / 2 Amir Khan (26) of Tikamgarh which was 9584083207 and it 1960 with the running time of /3 0(5-223*27 24/@;%A and Ajit Baamne (24) of Betul, was used by Amir of 141 minutes. used to obtain credit cards by Tikamgarh who revealed the The story of the film (4/.2 /32 0/3 /36 >2 using documents of the vic- fraud. revolves around a couple who tims. Amir revealed that he try their best to save their ( 3*9 57 32* 60-3(23 -% Police said that the two along with Ajit used to target marriage. 4/*292 7)$ '7 /642 7/23 used to work for making cred- customers who stay at remote After Nirmal’s mother it cards in the bank and with places and after identification passes away, Nirmal (Balraj *260-3(23 -)$72 4/6*2 the aim to make fast money of the target they would offer Sahani) decides to study med- 72 07308@?:%B?(4/.2 /3 they started to obtain credit the victim of providing credit icine, become a doctor, and live card using documents of the card and one of such victims in a small village to help 2 0/308. 7 * /35- 927 victims. was Kintali of Andhra Pradesh. patients who are unable to 5 7 ('44/6* A complaint was lodged by The police registered a case travel great distances to see a Sales Manager of Standard under section 420 and 471 of medical professional. Nirmal Chartered Bank Bhopal Anup the IPC and nabbed the starts his practice in $*05 - ' % 4 O# P Jaidev Sharma, Chief * 5 Badlani regarding fraud of accused. Nandgaon. Instructor of Karate Academy. He meets with Anuradha n the 65th National School Meanwhile, Madhya Roy (Leela Naidu), a well- ICompetition, four girls Pradesh State Athletics $*05 - %# % % known Radio Singer and stage boarding players of Madhya Academy players performed O%P dancer. Pradesh State Karate Academy brilliantly in Madhya Pradesh n the last and second day O4 5 + 6 % He treats her injured ankle, won 4 gold, two day-boarding State Athletics Academy. Oof “Deshantar” ceremony, # % both fall in love, and gets mar- players bagged a gold, a silver They gave an impressive performances from Kyrgystan % ' ' ried, against the Anuradha's and two boys won a gold, a sil- performance in Sangrur, were held. The performances wealthy dad’s wish. Both re- ver medal for Madhya Pradesh. Punjab from December 4 to 8, were held at Madhya Pradesh % % + locate to Nandgaon where The championship is bagging one gold, two silver Tribal Museum. %# % $*05 - abstract art and from figura- Anuradha gives up her singing being held in Jabalpur from and two bronze medals to It was organised by Tribal tive to traditional paintings and becomes a housewife. December 1 to 6. L Madhya Pradesh. The match Folk Arts and Languages % 7% % t was a delightful sight for could be seen under one roof. Later, Anuradha's former beau, Medal winners met the was played on Thursday. Development Academy, * O- - 5 Ithe art enthusiasts to have a The artists have displayed Deepak, the England-returned Minister of Sports and Youth Academy player Bajrangi Madhya Pradesh Culture look at the most fascinating their best of creations at the man re-enters her life. Welfare Jeetu Patwari and Prajapati made a new nation- Council in collaboration with % % works on canvas. A group gallery. He witnesses that she is Director of Sports SL al record in 5 thousand meters Indian Council for Cultural % % % exhibition ‘Aakar’ was being This exhibition is all about being neglected by her overly Thoussen. Both of them con- walking distance and com- Relations. put up at Swaraj Bhavan Art contemporary, abstract and busy husband, asks her to gratulated all the medal win- pleted the race in 20: 42.71 On Thursday, about 13 Gallery, that began here from modern art on canvas. The art return back to singing, and go ners. minutes and second and gave artists from Kyrgyzstan pre- Thursday. lovers find exquisite works of and live with her dad. Boarding players Gargi Madhya Pradesh a gold medal. sented dance and music per- dance on the Hindi song 'Taal After the dance, the per- The exhibition was inau- artists in form of canvas paint- At first she refuses and asks Singh Parihar (-68 kg), In the year 2018, Bajrangi formances in the museum hall. se Taal Mila' and enchanted the formers performed 'Thang gurated by eminent ceramist ings. him to leave, then relents when Anvesha Singh Chauhan (-56 earned the gold medal, break- The cast started with the 'Ongu audience present in the audi- Chal Pong Dance'. Nirmala Sharma. The exhibi- Explaining different con- she sees that Nirmal has indeed kg), Isha Malviya (-48 kg) ing the record of 20: 53.65 dance' of Kyrgyzstan. This torium with their dancing Actually Thang Chal Pong tion will continue till Dunday. cepts the artists have aston- been neglecting her, even on and Yogita Raj Goswami ($ 68 minutes and second of dance is the national dance of skills. dance is a dance centered on It will also feature live demon- ished the art lovers with their their wedding anniversary. kg) earned one gold medal Uttarakhand player Paramjit Kyrgyzstan. In this dance, the The artists then performed the Morning Star. In this strations by eminent artists. immensely creative work. That night when Nirmal each in the competition. Singh. spirit of patriotism and patri- 'Funny Girl Dance' after the dance, the performers pre- The exhibition is being There works displayed in oil returns home, Anuradha Similarly, day-boarding play- In the long jump event of otism were presented by the Kathakana. In this presenta- sented the scene on stage put up by Aakar Group. It paint, oil pastel, mixed media informs him about her deci- er Sanskriti Soni (-44 kg) won the competition, Avinash artists through the dance tion, the life of the little girl, her through a dance ceremony to showcases the beautiful art and water colours. sion to leave him, and then the gold and Anshita Rawat (- Kumar jumped 7.09 meters to medium in the museum audi- lips and her masts were pre- ask for a vow from the works by various artists. The On entering the gallery what happen next formed rest 48 kg) won the silver medal. In win the silver medal. While in torium. sented. After Funny Girl Morning Star according to artists from Chandigarh have the viewer would be sur- of the story. the competition, Academy's the 1500m race, Academy After this, the cast per- Dance, the cast performed their wishes. put up beautiful artworks rounded by an artistic world pay and play player Rajveer players Arjun Vaskale (3: formed the 'Girl Secrets' dance. 'Bird Dance'. In this presenta- At the end of the presen- before the Bhopalites in dif- full of colours and amuse- - Singh (-40 kg) earned gold and 54.25m / s) and Rajat and In this presentation, the artists tion, artists performed dance tation, the artists ceased their ferent mediums. ments. M Divyansh Baraiya (-35 kg) Abhishek Thakur (3: presented the love between postures on musical tunes. It is dance and music performance The artists have brought a The viewers are enthralled earned silver. 54.37m/s) and Bushra Khan boy and girl through dance. actually a dance performed in by performing 'Kyrgyz Dance' lot of variations of art at the to have a close look at various N The said players are Gauri (4: 39.59m /s) won a After this, the performers per- the form of a movement rather to the tune of the Komos gallery. forms of art created over can- trained under the guidance of bronze medal. formed enchanting Kathak than a dance form. instrument. From modern art to vas. ! " # $ % S ' " (
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;% % $*05 - ; 6 )' nion Minister for Food ' UProcessing Industry %% Harsimrat Kaur Badal inau- gurated Steel Silo based Avanti Mega Food Park set up on 52 ' acre land in Dewas district. The Minister for Sports and Youth Welfare and District In- Charge Jitu Patwari presided to the state while 400 MW over the function. would be sold to Indian rail- The Union Minister of ways. State for Food Processing With the support of World Industry Rameshwar Teli, Bank Internal Power Member of Parliament Distribution Sub Station was Mahendra Solanki, Former developed which is a compo- CM Digvijay Singh, Former nent of obtaining minimum Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, tariff. MLAs Gayatri Raje Pawar, Shrivastava shared success Manoj Chowdhary and achieved in solar pump and Raghunath Malviya were pre- solar rooftops through RESCO sent on the occasion. model. He also provided mod- Minister Jitu Patwari said els shared with International that Dewas district has been * ' & " 45 * " 9 $*05 - World Bank delegates at Urja Infrastructure Guangzhe Chen, Solar Alliance and proposal of blessed with the fabulous gift *' % # Bhawan on Wednesday. Operation Advisor development of these models. in the form of Mega Food n the State, 2,188 MW solar The delegate of World Infrastructure Jeesu Mohdaar, The delegate also visited Park. He hoped that this Food Ipower projects have been Bank compared the progress of Lead Energy Specialist Simon solar power plant at Upper Park will become strength of through value addition by The Union Minister income but also prove bene- established and 4,000 MW Madhya Pradesh in the field of Stolp, Surbhi Goyal Energy Lake. World Bank delegate farmers in case of excess pro- storing their produces after Harsimrat Kaur Badal said ficial in generating wide scale solar power projects are being solar energy with Light House Specialist, Senior Energy appreciated the works done by duction. Farmers will get good getting facility of food pro- that the farmers will succeed employment for local youth. developed which is apart from which has not only provided Specialist Mani Khurana and the department of renewable prices for their produces here. cessing and storage. Patwari in doubling their income by Harsimrat Kaur Badal 1,500 MW at Agar, Shajapur direction to country but it Senior Energy Specialist Amit energy in the state and assured Patwari further stated that further mentioned that the adding value to their produces informed that 2 new food projects, said Principal also has provided a new direc- Jain visited URJA Bhawan dur- that they provide every possi- excess production compels State Government is commit- through food processing. parks have been started in Secretary of New and tion to the world. ing their Bhopal visit. ble kind of support and con- farmers to sell their produces ted to provide every kind of She further stated that Khargone and Dewas of Renewable Energy Manu World Bank team Global Out of the 1,500 MW, tribution in the ongoing and at low rates. Now the farmers assistance in the development this industry will not only help Madhya Shrivastava during the visit of and Regional Director 1,100 MW would be provided proposed projects. will be able to earn more works. the farmers in increasing their Pradesh. :7* 4 5 % 69 !6: 5 '6) 6 4 C4 D %7 )05 )! $*05 - 3 5!7 )(++ $ &3 Sera Sera % K(KSS) $ ! 7 ) $*05 - % Miniplex was 5 !5! 3& # % launched at * ! %* ! ormer Chief Minister %0 renowned + 7 3 % FShivraj Singh Chouhan and township Leader of the Opposition in the % %% British Park in % $ State Assembly, Gopal Bhargav, % its campus on '6) + 7 have decided to intensify the Thursday. With 4 5 agitation against short supply of this, British 7 4 %4 ) / 0 fertilisers in the State. % Park became ! + + Gopal Bhargav has the first town- % announced to protest in Sagar %+ %% ship in Bhopal 0 4E / ) 4 6 district on the same issue on % to avail the 5 ! ! Friday. leisure facility ! + The police have lodged of a Miniplex. ) E! % ! several cases against farmers After the %* + :!+ and the BJP police have want launch, Hindi % some farmers and BJP movies Panipat 4 ) 2 3 ! Naryawali MLA Pradeep % and Pati Patni , Lariya allegedly for holding aur Woh would %* + !E protest on urea short supply in be screened in % ! Sagar district recently. the miniplex on + %( ) Speaking on the issue, ter of Madhya Pradesh Chief Friday. + former Chief Minister Shivraj Minister Kamal Nath here Clyde % Singh Chauhan alleged that on Thursday written to the Monteiro, Chief Executive # % , 7 # are struggling to get even a Prime Minister Narendra Officer of K Sera Sera, said that % % % % ! " ! single grain of urea in Modi in November urging the Arora of British Park shared the '6) ( . !3 * ' Madhya Pradesh. Chauhan centre to release 2.40 lakh vision and aim of K Sera Sera 7 %% / (2 E+ the Congress government for metric tonnes of urea belong- which focuses on quality - (5.355 1 lodging police cases against ing to the state quota at the enveloped in economy for all 1 6 !5 . 1 $+! mass and BJP MLA Pradeep earliest. cine goers. % Lahriya in Sagar district. He mentioned in the let- Hence, British Park experience for families and India and has already rolled over next five years. . ! 3 5/ He announced that he ter that Madhya Pradesh has became an obvious choice for groups with extra attention on out in 120 cities. The company is now %* ! would be in Sagar district for received reduced amount of the launch of our miniplex. amenities, food choices, qual- Digital and entertainment expanding its reach in states ! % Staging protest on Friday and Urea for the month of K Sera Sera miniplex is a ity of audio video and ambi- major, KSS Limited has like Gujarat, Maharashtra, * ! the administration to arrest November. division of almost a decade old ence. chalked out a huge expansion Uttarakhand, Punjab, ! him. Amid the widespread KSS Limited. The venture aims K Sera Sera is set to open plan for its miniplex business Chhattisgarh, UP, MP, ! % State BJP Spokesman urea scarcity in the state, to provide pocket friendly cine over 500 miniplexes across in Tier-II and Tier-III cities Rajasthan and Goa. Rajneesh Agrawal said that agriculture minister Sachin Chauhan would be joined by Yadav an important decision former minister Gopal on Thursday saying that 80% Bhargava in the Sagar district of the urea would be sold would hold a protest against from cooperative societies supply of urea. while the urea sold in open Congress has issued a let- market would be nearly 20%.
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s many as 19 boxes of AIndian made Foreign 6;,-3,-%8630,&1:,&-36 Liquor (IMFL) were seized from a car on Thursday. The seized liquor was worth Rs 1,48,960 and the total quanti- / 6 7C(0* -4D ty of liquor is around 169 liters. oving towards trans- On the instructions of Mforming the Micro, Small Mhow ASP Dharamraj Meena and Medium Enterprises TI Simrole Bharat Singh (MSMEs) into industrial giants Thakur caught white Tata indi- in the coming years, the Punjab go car MH 02 CR 7256 carry- Government on Thursday ing illegal liquor. signed the MoUs with two The driver of the car ecommerce portals — Amazon Jitendra Chouhan, age 24 years, and Flipkart — to enable access a resident of Mansinghpur for the MSMEs to new global police station Udaipur district markets. Dewas. The accused could not Describing MSMEs as an produce any licence of traf- important engine of Punjab’s ' 5 5 % 5 ficking of liquor. Police has industrial growth, the state’s 5 /" 5 % booked the accused under sec- Additional Chief Secretary tion 34 (2). (Industry and Invest Punjab) Vini Mahajan on Thursday cited various measures taken by the State government to strengthen 4 + " the MSME sector in Punjab. Mahajan, addressing a ses- ! * ! & * sion on ‘Building partnerships * 7431 7G7 (/ 6 7 for inclusive growth: MSMEs in the Global Value Chain’, access to new markets for the tion and entrepreneurship in the world’s first startup valley, he king and queen of referred to the ease of doing Punjab-based MSMEs. the state. inviting talent and venture cap- TSweden arrived in the State business promoted by the new He said that the Hero Enterprises Limited ital from all over the world. on Thursday. They visited industrial policy, subsidized Government had signed the chairman and Lala Bahadur The demand was raised Rishikesh and attended the power tariff for industry at Rs MoU with Amazon to enable Chand Munjal Foundation during the 90-minute session inauguration of a sewerage five per unit, incentives on elec- B2B linkages with key interna- chairman Sunil Kant Munjal dedicated to the Startup ecosys- treatment plant at Sarai in tricity duty and GST, Online tional markets, including US, announced that the Hero tem wherein one of the pan- Haridwar before leaving for the Land Ownership, Online Canada, and key markets in Group and BCU are collabo- elists also suggested to create a Corbett national park. Inspection system and easy Europe, while, with Flipkart, the rating to establish the MBSI at Shivalik Valley for startups in King Carl XVI Gustaf and access to finance. Government had signed the Ludhiana and it would cater to Mohali on the lines of Silicon queen Silvia of Sweden, Union To provide this ease to the MoU to facilitate access for the needs of the business indus- Valley in Bengaluru. minister of Jal Shakti, Gajendra MSMEs, the Government has MSMEs to new domestic mar- trial sector of the State. The panel members, rep- Singh Shekhawat, chief minis- partnered with HDFC Bank to kets, as well as Flipkart Samarth, Punjab is already witness- resenting stakeholders of the ter Trivendra Singh Rawat and provide loans to around 700 to give impetus to the growth ing a brain drain with many Startup ecosystem, included the State’s Tourism and Culture MSME beneficiaries, amount- of handloom weavers and small students seeking to immigrate Padmaja Ruparel, Co-Founder minister Satpal Maharaj were ing to Rs 1,100 crore. Under enterprises in the State. to other countries in search of at Indian Angel Network and present at the inauguration of their MoU, the Bank is offering During the MSME ses- better opportunities. Students Founding Partner IAN Fund, the 14 MLD capacity STP built special pricing for business sion, the panelists urged the appear reluctant to pursue Nandu Nandkishore, Professor at a cost of Rs 41.40 crore in loans to all industries in the Government to develop more higher education in Punjab at Indian Business School and Haridwar. state, she added. Research and Development because of the perception that Former EVP and Head of Asia, Speaking on the occasion, She also listed the recent Centres in the State to further the quality of training and Africa and Oceania at Nestlé the Swedish king expressed Cabinet decisions, including improve the quality of products education on offer isn’t quite up SA, Switzerland, Akshay his happiness at arriving in approval for Right to Business and keep the technologically up to the standards expected of an Sangwan, Executive Director, Uttarakhand. He remarked that Act for MSMEs, amendments to date. industrialized state. “The MBSI Sonalika Industries, Kunal there is considerable potential to the Industrial Disputes Act, could emerge as a game chang- Upadhyay, Co-founder and in India and its citizens. Factories Act, etc, and the ! " / " # er with the School aiming to re- Managing Partner, Bharat Fund Appreciating the efforts being area and provides means of Uttarakhand, 23 have been ping the pollution of Ganga decision to allow Panchayats to ! " design the higher education and Taranjeet Bhamra, undertaken to conserve the livelihood to about 42 per cent completed, he added. CM caused by chemicals used in partner the state’s industrial ! offering in a manner that it Founder, AgNext Technologies. Ganga river, he expressed hope of India’s population. Rawat, while welcoming the farms. development through creation "! leads to more meaningful stu- The panelists stressed upon that environmental conserva- Stating that Namami Swedish king and queen to Appealing for the cooper- of industrial parks on shamlat Hero Group and the dent outcomes,” he said. the need for interdisciplinary tion efforts in India will achieve Gange programme was yield- Uttarakhand, spoke about ation of general public in keep- (village common) land. Birmingham City University joint research among various the desired results. Welcoming ing good results, he stressed on Namami Gange, adding that ing rivers clean, the CM said The state’s Industries and has decided to join hands to O ! prestigious institutes of the the king and queen of Sweden, the need for proper waste man- the Union government is that by stopping the use of sin- Commerce Minister Sunder establish Munjal BCU School $ P " region, to be supported by the Union minister Shekhawat said agement for ecological bal- undertaking serious efforts to gle user plastic all should work Sham Arora also signed MoUs of Innovation and !" P government, to make Punjab that the Ganga irrigates 32 per ance and healthy citizens. Of conserve aquatic fauna. He towards making the state and with key e-commerce giants Entrepreneurship (MBSI) at Experts and industrialists intellectually rich and create cent of India’s geographical the 34 STP projects started in also stressed on the need stop- nation clean. Amazon and Flipkart to enable Ludhiana to promote innova- mooted to develop Mohali as intellectually property. # " ! /Q0
!" ! # under MVA 2019 in the city. 8074/ / 2)*252/ -98070>2752234/64/ * /346 7* A notification in this regard *2 49)4/ 20810E1*22-2710.-3/01$2 $ $/$*&# will be issued in a day or two iving major relief to the by the Administration. 78078470882/ 2)74/ 208 Gcity denizens, the Under Section 184, dan- Chandigarh Administration gerous driving (only for use of -46*(007>2*4 -2)74/ 208(234.( 32*7 3./ has decided to impose mini- handheld communication mum penalty for various traf- devices), the fine would be Rs 6003 /3*2 >960035 2/627>2*4 -2% he commandant’s parade fic offences under the Motor 2000 for first offence and Rs ./327*2(> H)*284/28070>2752234/6 Twhich marked culmina- Vehicle Act, 2019. The 5000 for subsequent offence in tion of training of 306 Indian Administration had earlier the city. Under the MVA 7 /62$2122/7E7807-46* and 71 Gentlemen Cadets imposed maximum penalty 2019, for dangerous driving, (GC) from ten friendly foreign under MVA 2019, which came first time offenders face impris- (007>2*4 -2)7)E7;)807(234.( countries of autumn term, into effect from September 1. onment of six months to one 5 2/627076003>2*4 -2 /3*2. 2019 was organised at historic For instance, the penalty year and/or fine of between Rs Chetwode Drill square of for overspeeding in the city, in 1,000 and Rs 5,000. 3(4/47 40/* 32 7-4274(5023( I4(.( Indian Military Academy case of two-wheeler would For disobedience of orders 52/ -9087 /37;7252 4>2-90/ (IMA) on Thursday. now be Rs 1000 for first of authorities (Sec 179 i), the The Commandant of the offence, Rs 1000 in case of fine imposed will now be Rs *2>40- 07 IMA, Lieutenant General S K light motor vehicle, Rs 2000 in 1000 as compared to maxi- Jha was the reviewing officer case of medium goods and mum penalty of Rs 2000 of the parade. heavy goods passenger vehicle. imposed earlier here. However, the traffic vio- would be Rs 1000 with dis- the UT Administration urg- In his address, he com- with hard work and they need ing, exhibiting excellent trans- Under the MVA 2019, the Similarly, for passenger with- lations like speeding/racing, qualification for three months ing it either not to impose the plimented all the Gentlemen to retain it by living up to the formation and now getting fine for overspeeding ranges holding the required infor- driving without insurance, for licence. heavy challaning fee or bring Cadets (GC) for an immacu- Army’s core values of ready to don the ranks in their between Rs 1000 - Rs 2000 for mation or giving false infor- driving without licence, unau- Notably, the MVA 2019 it down under various late turnout and excellent drill Character, Competence, respective armies, as most light motor vehicle, Rs 2,000 - mation (179 ii), the fine would thorized use of vehicles with- had caused quite a stir not offences in the city. movements, which indicated Commitment and refined officers. Rs 4,000 for medium passen- be Rs 1500 as compared to out licence, driving despite only in the city but across the As per the data tabled in a high level of motivation, Compassion. “These values He said the strong bond of ger or goods vehicles and the maximum penalty of Rs 2000 disqualification, violation country due to exorbitant the Parliament recently, after pride and cohesion achieved are reflected in the IMA’s togetherness that they have UT Administration had earli- earlier. related to seat belt and helmet challan fee levied under it. the implementation of provi- by them during their training Code of Conduct and developed in IMA shall foster er imposed maximum penal- In case of violation relat- among others would still Infact, several states namely sions of Motor Vehicle at IMA. Gentlemen Cadets aspiring into a bond that will keep the ty of Rs 2000 and Rs 4000 ed to overloading of two- invite huge penalty in the West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, (Amendment) Act, 2019, He also congratulated to high ideals and pursuing diplomatic and military ties respectively on the violators. wheeler here, the violators union territory of Chandigarh. Punjab had put on hold the more than 56000 challans everyone for being on the excellence, must demonstrate between our nations stronger Punjab Governor and UT will now face a fine of Rs 1000 Driving without license implementation of stricter were issued in the city. Overall verge of completing the train- these at all times,’’ he said. and vibrant. Administration VP Singh and disqualification of driving would attract penalty of Rs fines to boost road discipline. collection from traffic rule ing successfully. The General Officer also In the end, he encouraged Badnore had on Wednesday in licence for 5000 while for driving without In Chandigarh, a delega- violations this year till The IMA commandant extended the compliments to the GCs to put their best foot a high-level meeting of senior three months instead of max- seat belt, the violators will tion of Chandigarh Congress, October stood at Rs 5.58 told the GCs that the Army’s the 71 Gentleman Cadets forward for the final Passing UT officers gave approval to imum penalty of Rs 2000 and have to pay maximum penal- Chandigarh based NGO- crore (Rs 5,58,25,650) in the reputation rests firmly on from the friendly foreign out Parade and wished all the the imposition of minimum disqualification of driving ty of Rs 1000. For driving ArriveSAFE among other city. their shoulders. He said that countries for having endured GCs the very best in the years penalty for certain offences licence for three months. without helmet, traffic fine organizations had approached they have earned this honour the rigorous regimen of train- ahead. 9 -) >6), 6 ! @ )
* /346 7* ried the audio as well leaving power during the 2017 assem- who did not wish to be talking about drugs in this use of opium. missal of the Minister and an against the Minister who list- the State Government red- bly poll campaign. named. manner, but action is being “It is indeed a very sad day immediate probe into the ed the benefits of opium and unjab Government has faced after many interpreted The two officials from the But Shiromani Akali Dal taken against those whose for democracy when a gangster-Minister nexus advocated its usage or others Pcharge-sheeted two offi- the clip to be about drugs. Punjab Information and (SAD) leader and former min- only mistake is to bring out Minister starts batting for a which is eroding the founda- who joined in the conversa- cials of the State Information Viewers heard the term Public Relations Department, ister Bikram Singh Majithia what the ministers said,” he gangster in a Cabinet meeting tions of our society.” tion and even discussed from and Public Relations “kaali davai”, literally trans- responsible for releasing the slammed the State said when asked to comment and tries to bully his col- Akali leader also casti- where it could be procured. Department after their care- lated as “black medicine”. clip, have been asked to Government for hauling up on the issue. leagues to protect and shelter gated the Cabinet Ministers Maintaining that such lessness in releasing a video However, the Cabinet explain their conduct. the officials. “They have taken Expressing shock that gangsters affiliated with the for displaying total lack of sen- behavior was shameful, clip of Wednesday’s Cabinet Minister on Thursday main- One of the ministers, who action against the two officials Punjab Jails Minister Congress party,” said former sitivity towards the scourge of Cheema asked the Chief Meeting wherein some min- tained that the “light-hearted” attended the Cabinet meeting, of the PR department, but Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa minister Daljit Singh Cheema. drug addiction and even glo- Minister Capt Amarinder isters were heard talking about discussion was not about on Thursday claimed that the what about those ministers batted for a Congress gangster Stating that the entire civil rifying the habit during a Singh to take serious note of “drugs” before beginning of drugs at all. “light-hearted” talk was not who are talking about the during a Cabinet meeting, society was in a state of shock Cabinet meeting. both Sukhjinder Randhawa’s the meeting. Drug menace is a major about drugs but to suggest benefits of ‘kali davai’? Why is SAD also condemned the after news of Jails Minister He said that it was incred- obnoxious conduct at the The clip was apparently issue in the state and the benefits of a medicine for there no action against them?” Council of Ministers for dis- Sukhjinder Randhawa’s con- ulous that action had been ini- Cabinet meeting as well as meant to be sent out “muted” Congress had promised elim- some sick person. he said in Amritsar. playing “utter insensitivity” duct in the Cabinet meeting tiated against two employees advocacy of use of opium by capturing just the scene ahead ination of drug trafficking “It was just a light-heart- “It is strange that the towards the malice of drugs was made public, he said: whose job was to record other ministers during the of the meeting on December and arresting the drug dealers ed talk and nothing more Government has not said a and the toll it was taking on “This conduct itself is a fit Cabinet proceedings but no meeting by taking exemplary 2. But what was uploaded car- within weeks of coming to than that,” said the Minister, word about those who are Punjabis by “glorifying” the ground for immediate dis- action had been initiated action in both cases. ! #$%& ' &()(* ($+ ,-. (
7 ! # 7 P + A%A; $ - /2132-*4 are difficult to treat and in view of rising health cost, the odi Government’s efforts Government is focussing on /2132-*4 Mto push Ayush through bringing convergence and syn- various programmes and ergy between traditional med- he Rajya Sabha was schemes are yielding positive icine, modern medicine and /2132-*4 Union Minister said all media Tadjourned twice on results. According to the data modern sciences for scientific outlets have been functioning Thursday over the Unnao rape tabled in Lok Sabha recently, validation of ayurveda concepts ours after Former Finance in the Valley."Kashmir is now victim incident with the atleast 17.74 crores patients and development based drugs HMinister and senior on path to progress," Javadekar Opposition including the visited the Ayush healthcare in collaboration with country’s Congress leader P said. At the beginning of his Congress and Samajwadi facilities last year, 17.27 crores reputed research institutes like Chidambaram spoke to media press conference, Party(SP) trying to raise the and 15.94 crores in 2016-17 AIIMS, CSIR, DRDO and and lashed out at the Chidambaram had said his issue and the chair denying and 2015-16 respectively. CCRAS to name a few. Government on the handling first thoughts upon his release them to do so. The first "The efforts of Central For instance, two labs of of economy and J&K, the BJP were with the Kashmiri people adjournment was in the pre- Government for promotion of CSIR - National Botanical on Thursday accused him of who "have been denied their lunch session and the second in Ayush through various pro- Research Institute (NBRI) and violating bail conditions by basic freedoms since August 4, the afternoon. grammes and schemes yielded Central Institute for Medicinal claiming to have a very clear 2019." He said it was arrogance The House saw the first -! *;% , " in more number of people and Aromatic Plants (CIAMP) record as a Minister and assert- & 5 of the Government that played adjournment soon after @ ,# & availing treatment from Ayush have jointly developed cost- ed that the case against him was * % 9 % out in Kashmir. Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu health care facilities. However, effective anti-diabetes herbal essentially about corruption Javadekar referred to the commenced the Zero Hour soon year and is being treated in a Unnao rape case and even taking treatment from medicine BGR-34. A formula- he was allegedly involved in as @ ,# emergency imposed by the after the day’s proceedings began. Lucknow hospital, said in a Congress members were on their Allopathy or Ayush is the tion of herbs like Giloy, the Finance Minister. & Congress in 1975 saying the He disallowed the Congress and statement that she was on her feet insisting the same. To which, choice of the people," Union Sadabhara, methi and daruhe- Union Minister Prakash then Indira Gandhi SP to raise issues including the way from her village in Unnao the Chair said there would not be Ayush Minister Shripad Naik da, the BGR-34 has been found Javadekar told reporters that the Modi Government on a Government had clamped Unnao incident as it was not list- district to Rae Bareli where the discussion on the issues that were said in Lok Sabha in the ongo- to have effectively manage the claim of Chidambaram host of issues, Javadekar said he down on the media while the ed for the Zero Hour. trial is going on when she was not listed for Zero Hour. Naidu ing session. blood glucose homeostasis in about his case, amounted to has got to speak to the media Modi Government has shared Raising point of order, attacked and set ablaze. then adjourned the Zero Hour at The Minister also talked Type 2 Diabetes which is “self-certification”. after so many days and that is all information related to the Derek O’Brien(TMC)sought Leader of the Opposition in 11.15 am. about the progress of its pilot becoming India’s fastest grow- “P Chidambaram has vio- why he was taking out his anger situation in J&K with to know why no calling atten- the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi The second adjournment project integrating Ayush with ing disease. AIIMS is conduct- lated the bail condition on the on every subject. Parliament. The Government tion and short duration dis- Azad, too, expressed concerned for half-an-hour came in the modern medicine to tackle ing carious researches to assess very first day after his release. Some Congress leaders are has allowed journalists from cussions were listed in the over the issue of short duration post lunch session with the lifestyle related disorders such impact of herbs in manage- What he said is in violation of this in jail, some have just got out India and abroad to travel to business during this week. He discussion and said it had not Congress raising the matter. as diabetes and cancer ment of chronic diseases. condition,” the BJP leader said. of jail and some are on bail, he Kashmir where, he added, inci- also tried to raise the Unnao happened last week as well and The agitated members brought launched in some districts in From 72 million diabetes Addressing a press con- said, adding that the opposition dents of stone-pelting have incident involving a rape sur- two discussions should be up the issue when the House Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar cases recorded in 2017, the ference at the Congress head- party has become desperate. come down by more than half. vivor but was not allowed by scheduled for next week. was to commence a discussion and Rajasthan. number is expected to nearly quarters, the Former Finance It is not that they were in On former finance minis- the chair. The victim is battling Naidu said the Minister on The Taxation Laws Of ten lakhs patients double by 2025. Similarly, by Minister had said earlier, "In jail for their role in "freedom ter’s criticism of economic slide for life with more than 90 per concerned said he was unwell (Amendment) Bill, 2019. screened in the last two years 2040, cancer cases are expect- the last 106 days, I was strong movement" but due to criminal under the BJP dispensation, cent burns after she was and, hence, requested to post- Congress leader Anand since implementation of the ed to almost double to twenty in spirit and I have become charges against them, he said. Javadekar said low inflation allegedly set ablaze by five pone the discussion for next Sharma urged Deputy project, 93,117 patients have lakh compared to 11.6 lakh stronger because. My record as On Chidambaram’s criti- and high growth in economy men while on Thursday morn- week and assured it would be Chairman Harivansh to at least been enrolled for long term cases in 2016. The World Minister and my conscience are cism of the Government that it have been the highlights of the ing while she was on her way held on Tuesday. listen to the opposition mem- management through ayurve- Health Organisation Report absolutely clear." had denied basic freedom to Modi dispensation since 2014 to court. However, SP leader Ram bers who wanted to discuss the da and yoga interventions. for 2018 says that NCDs Hitting out at the oppo- people in Kashmir since Article while Congress regimes dam- The victim, who was Gopal Yadav tried to draw the incident of the attack on the As Non-Communicable account for 63 per cent of sition leader over his attack on 370 was nullified in August, the aged country’s economy. assaulted in December last attention of the House to the Unnao rape survivor. Diseases (NCDs) like diabetes deaths in India. 2$000 %--' $$0/$ # * <>? $2 6$' 1 /2132-*4 parties and will be coordinat- /2132-*4 ed by Congress member Jairam security. MoD issues notifica- However, it did not have the oncerned over the menace Ramesh, he said. Other mem- n an effort to sustain the pace ??? tion enabling CG to ‘Visit, necessary legal backing and Cof child pornography lead- bers can also share information Iof modernisation of the E O# Board, Search and Seize’ sus- many cases would fall flat in the ing to crime against children, related to this issue with the armed forces, the Defence picious vessels within India’s court, officials said. Rajya Sabha Chairman M group, the chairman said. Ministry has signed more than ! ' # % EEZ and its continental shelf There was also a legal loop- Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday Naidu said the group will 180 contracts valued at over P @IndianCoastGuard," Kumar hole using which the vessel announced that a 14-member prepare an "informal report" 1,96,000 crore with the Indian N(+4O tweeted. companies could sue the Coast informal group of the House after discussing about the issues Industry since 2014 while a few 6 % % The notification states that Guard for detaining ships with- will study issues related to related to pornographic content are in the pipeline to be signed under the Coast Guard Act, out any authorisation. They pornographic content on inter- on internet and social media in near future. -K 1978, the Central Government also said earlier, its officials net and social media platforms. platforms with civil society A contract for manufac- authorises "every member of would seize drugs, detain The group, which will be groups, compulsory emergency ture of Frigates under Project Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in crore. OFB has been tasked to /2132-*4 the Coast Guard" to "visit, offenders and hand them over coordinated by Congress leader responsive teams and social P 17A was signed in February March 2017 and Dec 2017 supply 464 T-90S/SK tanks board, search and seize vessel, to agencies like the local police, Jairam Ramesh, will prepare its media companies. 2015 with Mazagon Dockyards with a combined value of worth 19,100 crore for which he Government has given or arrest any person, or seize Directorate of Revenue report within one month, he The 14-member group Limited (MDL), Mumbai val- 14,100 crore. This is in addi- indent has been placed on it by Tpowers under the Coast any artificial island or any Intelligence and the Narcotics said before the Zero Hour. The includes Tiruchi Siva (DMK) ued at 45,000 crores while 02 tion to procurement of 14 the Ministry as recently as Guard Act to allow the force to floating or moored object or Control Bureau. The vessels Chairman’s initiative came after Jaya Bachchan (SP), Amar Frigates under Project P1135.6 Dornier 228 aircrafts from M/s November 2019. board, search any vessel and any underwater object includ- would be handed over to the the entire House expressed Patnaik (BJD), Derek O’Brien are slated to be manufactured HAL valued at 1100 crore Also 100 units of arrest people for offences with- ing any maritime property port authorities. concern over the rampant pro- (TMC), Vandana Chavan by Goa Shipyard Limited through a contract signed in 155x52mm cal Self-Propelled in the maritime zone of the involved or suspected to be The official added that liferation of child pornography (NCP), Roopa Ganguly (BJP), (GSL) under a contract signed February 2015. Guns are being procured under country, Defence Secretary used in the commission of any since 2009, the maritime secu- on the social media last week. M V Rajeev Gowda (Cong), in Oct 2018 valued at 14,100 Seven Squadrons of Akash the ‘Make in India’ initiative of Ajay Kumar said on Thursday. offence." rity force has been seeking "After studying the matter Kahkashan Parveen (JD-U), Crore. Missile System are being pro- the Government from L&T The security agency earlier did Before this notification, more powers under the The and discussion with members, I Rajeev Chandrasekhar Further, contracts for man- cured from BEL through a valued at 4,300 crore. Also not have the power to board the Coast Guard used provi- Territorial Waters, Continental have decided to give one month (BJP), Sanjay Singh (AAP), ufacture of 41 Advanced Light contract of October 2019 val- Contract for Modernisation of any vessel passing through sions of the Customs Act and Shelf, Exclusive Economic time to an informal group to Vijila Sathyananth Helicopters for Indian Air ued at 6,300 crore as also the Airfield Infrastructure (MAFI) India’s Exclusive Economic the Narcotic Drugs and Zone and Other Maritime look into the issue," Naidu said. (AIADMK) and Vinay Force (IAF) and 32 ALH for Integrated Advanced to be executed through Indian Zone (EEZ). Psychotropic Substances Act Zones Act, 1976 so that they The group will comprise of Sahasrabuddhe (BJP) and Indian Navy (IN) have been Command and Control System vendors is under final stages of "Empowering Indian Coast and other relevant acts to board could board and search suspi- 14 members from across all Amee Yajnik (Congress). signed with Hindustan (IACCS) Nodes valuing 7,900 contracting. Guard and enhancing coastal and seize vessels in the EEZ. cious vessels. "&"/( " 7 9 - ! ! !+ 23
/2132-*4 notices are Andhra Pradesh, ed under Environment ! ), /2132-*4 ings since being reconstituted Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, (Protection) Act 1986, direc- in September this year. cting on the National Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, tions are hereby issued to you /2132-*4 ers, the government should action plan to curb the rising ajya Sabha chairman M Sharing concern about the AGreen Tribunal (NGT) Jammu and Kashmir, (state pollution control boards) ensure adequate compensa- incidents of digital banking RVenkaiah Naidu on functioning of these commit- order, the central pollution Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, to close down all such pyroly- ok Sabha members from tion to the families. frauds in the country after a Thursday expressed his dis- tees in the Upper House, Naidu authority has asked 270 tyre Maharashtra, Madhya sis units in your state or UT LTamil Nadu and Bihar on At least 18 Indians were Member of Parliament raised pleasure over the low atten- said: "I expect the number of pyrolysis units in 19 States to Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, which are not complying as on Thursday sought the govern- among 23 people killed and the issue in the House. dance of MPs in the meetings members of this House with full shut down their shops, saying Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, date with consent conditions ment to ensure that the bodies over 130 injured in a horrific Raising the issue during the of the parliamentary standing attendance in the meetings of these have been found to be Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and and SOP (standard operating of the Indians killed in the LPG tanker blast that destroyed Zero Hour, Arvind Kumar committees and urged the lead- the committees to rise." flouting environmental norms Uttarakhand. procedure) of the Ministry of Sudan tanker blast be brought a ceramic factory in Sudan. Sharma of BJP said on one ers of the political parties to Each member of the and causing high levels of pol- While ordering the shut- Environment. back at the earliest and their Sixty-eight Indians were hand the nation was moving ensure "quantitative and qual- department-related standing lution. down of the 270 units, the "You are also directed to families given adequate com- working in the factory. towards Digital India while on itative functioning" of these committee represents 25 mem- Pyrolysis is a method of CPCB referred to a National carry out strict vigilance and pensation. Rudy requested foreign the other hand, such fraudulent panels. bers of Parliament while delib- recycling old tyres through a Green Tribunal (NGT) order monitoring in complying T R Baalu of the DMK, minister to have their bodies activities were taking place. Pulling up the absentees, erating in the committee. If one thermochemical treatment and said these units were industries to ensure continued Rajiv Pratap Rudy of the BJP flown back to India and other "In digital banking, frauds Naidu, who held a meeting member is absent, the voice of under high temperature to causing pollution and compliance of consent condi- and Selvaraj M of the CPI help be provided by the Indian are taking place through dif- with the chairpersons of these 25 MPs would not be heard, produce industrial oil and adversely affecting the health tions and the SOP of the raised the issue in the House mission in Sudan. ferent apps like Paytm.... Every panels, said only 18 members according to Naidu. other matters. The states of workers involved in the Ministry," the notice issued on during Zero Hour. In another issue, Lok Sabha day frauds are taking each from both houses of He said the Rajya Sabha’s whose pollution control process. Wednesday by CPCB They said as most of the Speaker Om Birla said the place...And the police does not Parliament attended eight eight department-related authorities have been issued "In exercise of powers vest- Chairman SPS Parihar said. victims were sole bread earn- states should come up with an even register an FIR," he said. Rajya Sabha committees’ meet- standing committees ! ! N O < 163 $@
/2132-*4 Bobde, referring to a recent women. /2132-*4 of its passage in Rajya Sabha and demanded that it be sent verdict of the apex court, said In September 2018, a five- with the support of several to a parliamentary committee he Supreme Court on the 2018 judgment was not the judge Constitution bench had, ok Sabha will debate the non-aligned regional parties for review. TThursday said its 2018 ver- final word as the issue was by a majority 4:1 verdict, Lcontroversial Citizenship like the BJD and the TRS, "The Citizenship dict allowing entry of girls and referred to a seven-judge bench allowed girls and women of all Amendment Bill on Tuesday which have often joined the Amendment Bill cleared by the women of all ages into the for consideration. ages to visit the Ayyappa tem- and four hours have allotted for treasury benches in the past, central cabinet is both uncon- Ayyappa temple at Kerala’s "There is (an order) for a ple at Sabarimala, saying dis- the debate and expected to despite vehement opposition by stitutional and divisive. Sabarimala was not the "final much larger bench to decide crimination on physiological bring the bill in Rajya Sabha on the Congress and strident anti- Citizenship in the name of reli- word" as the matter was the matter. There is no final grounds was violative of the Wednesday or Thursday. BJP parties like the TMC, gion and discrimination in referred to a larger Bench. word as yet," the bench said. fundamental rights as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi which have been claiming that the name of religion of the cit- The apex court’s observa- On November 14, a five- enshrined in the Constitution said that their party will oppose citizenship can’t be given on the izens through it is totally tion came when senior advo- judge Constitution bench head- such as the right to equality. the Bill in Parliament. basis of religion. against the basic structure of cate Indira Jaising, appearing ed by then CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Jaising said her client was Many opposition parties The Congress, which has Kerala that the Congress is That is our line. We believe that the humanitarian and secular for a woman devotee, Bindu in a 3:2 majority verdict, had attacked just outside the police continued protest on the bill, termed the bill "divisive" and against "any form of discrimi- India belongs to everybody- all Constitution of Dr Bhimrao Ammini, alleged violation of referred the pleas seeking a commissioner’s office, despite which seeks to grant citizenship discriminatory, made it clear on nation against anybody in this communities, all religions, all Ambedkar," Mayawati told the 2018 verdict and said her review of its historic 2018 judg- the fact that the earlier judg- to non-Muslims from Pakistan, Thursday that it will oppose the country". cultures," Gandhi told reporters. Opposition parties client was attacked for her bid ment to a seven-judge bench, ment allowing entry of all girls Bangladesh and Afghanistan draft legislation in Parliament. "So anybody who discrim- reporters. In Lucknow, BSP like the DMP and Trinamool to enter the shrine. along with other contentious and women into the temple escaping religious persecution Making the party’s stand clear, inates against anybody who is president Mayawati described Congress are also opposed to A bench headed by Chief issues of alleged discrimination was not stayed by the there. BJP leaders are confident its leader Rahul Gandhi said in Indian, we are against them. the bill as unconstitutional, it. Justice of India (CJI) S A against Muslim and Parsi November 14 judgment. ! #$%& ' &()(* ($+ ,-. (B ! +% G M35 % G G &;0/,3 &66,- , % / '' ", / " 3 ) ! A0B . / < ! + ( )! ! < C A ( + " < , 3 $ P Q .4 ( / - "7"*$ * 9 < onfusion (noun): The state of being bewildered or unclear in ) , B 4 one’s mind about something. + < D 0 $ $ This is how the dictionary defines < C + “confusion.” There certainly Cseems to be a lot of it currently in the hal- , (C ( lowed corridors of the University of Delhi. C , 55 No, “graded” does not refer to a gradual onset , B of bewilderment; it is about the complete lack of clarity in the evaluation of academic com- < O C ( petence. (C O < Recently, the University of Delhi notified " 5? 0 -
"*&#$7*'($7,- # - 4 5( ( - ' ' , , F88(688 , @ # " A " ( ( ( &*' DE6 - ( ver 26 years ago, on September 30, 1993, Latur , district in the Marathwada region of OMaharashtra was jolted by an earthquake that left a trail of mass destruction. It ravaged hundreds 4 ( of villages and uprooted multitudes of people. , ( Today, several thousand women among those ( severely affected by the tragedy are recognised as transformational leaders. How these semi-literate and impoverished women converted adversity into 0 " opportunity and finally prosperity is a saga of grit ( and tenacity. The glue that bonded them and pro- vided the necessary impetus towards leading a rev- ( olution was a passionate and indefatigable social entrepreneur, Prema Gopalan. Schooled and trained in disaster management, she began reconstruction " and rehabilitation work among these women and in $ % @ # A .@#A/ # 1998 formally launched Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP) (self-education for empowerment) with a larg- *01*22 @#A ( er and long-term mission of self-empowerment and 2(4E-427 2 # self-learning. /3 @#A The crisis and the consequent social mobilisa- 4(50>274*23 tion for reconstruction of houses gave people the 10(2/ < @#A ( opportunity and impetus for large, community-cen- tered efforts and started creating models for build- 0/>2723 " ( 3>27494/0 @#A ing community resilience. SSP started out as a not- for-profit, helping bridge the gap between the com- 05507./49 value chains and mentor thousands of oth- women. The consortium nurtures the like growing crops, conserving natural % @#A munity and the Government following the temblor. /384/ --9 ers to get on the path of entrepreneurship value chains and entrepreneurial ecosys- resource and increasing biodiversity. In this It worked to enable women from the community to 57052749) Prema is a recipient of Social tems that women need to succeed in arid zone, these women collectives have monitor the relief effort and act as intermediaries by 4 6 08 Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 2018 of remote and opaque markets. made farming breakthroughs possible. % " giving feedback to the Government on the progress 674 /3 the Schwab Foundation and the SSP has Rural women are the human face of Through the years, SSP has created large- # " ( of building work, selection of beneficiaries and what 2/ 49%*2 received a large number of global and poverty and development. They toil on scale programmes aimed at development was needed on the ground. 6-.2* national awards including the Equator their farms but lack access to land titles and centered on women’s participation and , 3 Prema realised the potential of these rural $0/323*2( Prize, 2017 from UNDP and UNFCCC are therefore, not recognised as farmers. leadership. SSP has also built a support sys- < ( women and believed they could grow into planners Momentum for Change Award, 2016 for This, in turn, denies them access to tem of village-level networks of entrepre- in local development and governance. Building on /3570>4323 Communities and Climate Change. finance to updated their farm, training neurs known as sakhis (friends). An inno- ( *2/2 2 79 + their capacities, she steered them through a broad- One of the key issues that Prema and technology and markets. SSP’s women vative intervention is in rural health care. based development strategy of economic and social 4(52. her team are targetting is climate change entrepreneurs are taking their communi- SSP selects and trains women who are
, A empowerment. It helped her conceptualise the broad 01 73 and have identified six impact areas. ties forward, reshaping the local economy, landless but have basic education, are inter- vision for SSP. -2 34/6 They are linked to agriculture, water and securing food self-sufficiency, driving ested in health care and community ser- + The objective of SSP is to promote inclusive and 72>0-.40/1 energy resources, food security, health, cli- local initiatives for increasing incomes, cre- vice. These Arogya Sakhis are communi- # sustainable community development among low 5 40/ 2 mate-related natural disasters and climate- ating jobs, building access to key assets in ty members who receive basic training and # ( income women in climate-threatened areas by /3 induced migration. times of crisis and creating a lasting live and work in the communities they % " building robust ecosystems that could enable them 4/328 46 $-2 “Women can reverse climate change impact. As a result, they are no longer per- serve. to access skills training, financial and digital litera- 0 4 - impact for the poor by leading from the ceived as beneficiaries; instead they have “These women conduct a series of ) + % < .+%
should learn martial arts; maybe she es, the “illusion introspection” religion) was one such concept. Our Sadly, society has let the State fathers or any other men we admire, should just die in the womb.” deflects us from pondering upon the society inculcated a sense of ethical, systematically encroach upon much would have ever committed such a Such gender inequalities in this de facto cause of such savagery. moral and social values through var- of its authority and responsibility, gruesome act even if there was no process find both confirmatory bias It diverts us from perusing social ious social institutions such as fam- consequently leading to the weaken- fear of punishment for rape? The 0I4 --4 / 2 and social legitimation, which again patterns by conveniently passing on ily, education and even occupation. ing of social norms and sanctions. answer in most cases would have become a cause for concern. the buck and putting it all down to The State should be encircled, When was the last time we discussed been a resounding “no.” *.//23$9$074 We Indians are highly sensitive, the State’s inefficiency. The State held responsible and asked all the in our families social values, moral However, the perpetrators of emotional and emphatic people, yet ensures a “public prosecutor” bear- inconvenient questions. However, consciousness, ethical conduct, the the barbaric act still did it, with seem- .5 O we are the ones with a transient ing in mind the underlying assump- what is also important is for mem- idea of collectivism, the thought of ingly little or no fear of strict legal - (-9# *-- memory. We vehemently vent our tion that the act is a breach not only bers of society to wake up and own the peace mantra Sarve bhavantu norms. Therefore, as a sociologist, I $ angst and frustration with a few can- of legal but also of social laws and the up to the issue of moral decay. sukhinah? would argue that the power of social ' 3 dle marches, displaying our momen- defendant poses a threat to society. Politicians and the State’s other insti- There has been a systematic norms is often more persuasive than t sends chills down my spine tary spur of rebellion and then get Then how can society behave tutions must be held accountable but demolition of prominent institu- legal norms. The aforementioned $ when I think of the fateful night caught in the daily humdrum of our like a passive observer that is depen- not just when such saturation limits tions which in various ways main- argument therefore again puts the 5 ( Iof November 27. As usual, after lives. dent upon the State’s discretion, by are crossed. tained the moral density of society. ball in the court of society which % a heinous rape case makes the head- However, the fact remains that shifting all the responsibility to the The State should have been Society, after ceding its powers to the needs to carefully examine its role, * . lines, the country wakes up from its our society is facing moral decay! State? The idea of what is morally questioned by society even when it State, started behaving like a bene- its moral decay and the power that slumber, shakes its head in sympa- While on one hand the majority of “wrong” and “right” has been intri- removed moral science from school ficiary of its pity and benevolence. it has ceded to the State. thy and expresses outrage, shock and the nation was mourning over and cately discussed in Indian society. curriculum; the State should have However, society cannot shed all This does not mean that society anger. petrified by the unfortunate rape and Our society talks about ethically been interrogated when it took upon responsibility and just pass the buck must develop its mechanisms to ! The nation enters into a zone of cold-blooded murder on the streets right, morally right, socially right itself to decide society’s curriculum, to the State. ensure justice, it would be in com- % empathy and the oft-heard state- of Hyderabad, on the other hand, the even universally right conduct and pedagogy and syllabus, even when it Its members need to question plete binary opposition to the argu- 4 ments are, “It could’ve been my name of the victim was searched notions in much more detail than took control of our social and reli- their role in the decadence that has ment presented here. What society daughter, my wife or my sister; it more than eight million times on a any other civilisation. gious institutions. crept into society. While the nation needs is to introspect over reasons for could have been me; maybe I should porn website by voyeurs and per- These weren’t just topics of dis- Decadence and depravity in any ensures uniformity of legal norms such moral decay and later augment !+! avoid coming back home late at verts. cussions by a few intellectuals but society is not just the concern of and sanctions on all its citizens, why its institutions to restore ethical ) night; maybe I shouldn’t send my Where most of us might again were principles understood and politicians, to be discussed and do the deterrents against committing density. ) daughter to another city to pursue eloquently pour out our vexation, practised by the masses in their daily deliberated upon to form corrective crime have varying effects on differ- (The writer is an Assistant % her education; maybe she shouldn’t exasperation, anger, through a few lives. The philosophy of dharma policies. It is for the society to intro- ent individuals? We need to ask our- Professor in Humanities and Social drive a two-wheeler, maybe she social media posts, rallies and march- (often intentionally confused with spect, discuss and correct. selves a simple question, whether our Science and researcher, MNIT) C D ! #$%& ' &()(* ($+ ,-. (G 0 # 7 903*9 against observing the 27th 1 pm. namaaz," he said. many as 269 police pickets anniversary of the demolition "Around 150-200 Muslims Meanwhile, security is tight have been set up in sensitive oth Muslim and Hindi reli- as "Shaurya Diwas". are likely to attend it," he said. in the temple town with a areas," Tiwari said. 6 - Bgious leaders are talking "Yaum-e-gham (day of sor- Recalling developments on senior Uttar Pradesh Police The SSP added that 305 about downplaying the row) will be observed, wher- November 8, a day before the official saying the arrange- troublemakers had been iden- anniversary of the demolition ever it was observed last year. apex court gave its verdict, ments are similar to the plan tified and action was being ini- 7 .716&4/ of the Babri mosque, now that And, it is up to individuals to Shafique Alam said, "There they had devised for November tiated against them. the Supreme Court has pro- observe it or not," senior AIM- are around 40-50 Muslim fam- 9, the day the apex court pro- Apart from this, nine quick nounced its verdict on the PLB office-bearer Zafaryab ilies in this area, of which 30 nounced verdict on the response teams have been Lucknow: Six more litigants Supreme Court had said the Ayodhya dispute. Jilani said. had sent their womenfolk to Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri deployed. are set to file review petitions entire 2.77 acre of disputed While the police are taking VHP spokesman Sharad other places. Some financially Masjid land dispute. "To combat any emergency against the Supreme court land should be handed over to no chances — an official said Sharma said, "There will be no well-off people too shifted "The security plan for situation, five arresting parties verdict in the Ayodhya case, the deity Ram Lalla, who was the security arrangement in the public function. People may ahead of the Supreme Court December 6 will be a continu- have been formed in addition an AIMPLB office-bearer said one of the three litigants. temple town are similar to light earthen lamps in various judgment." ation of the plan we had to 10 temporary jails," he said, here on Thursday. The five-judge those ahead of the SC judg- temples. Seers are also of the "Most of them returned devised for November 9," adding that anti-sabotage teams The Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Constitution bench also ment day — religious organi- view that truth has triumphed after November 14. There were Additional Director General of were checking hotels, has already filed a review directed the Centre to allot a sations have assured that the so there is no relevance of the no clashes, but people were Police (Law and Order) PV dharamshalas and other pub- petition. Maulana Syed five-acre plot to the Sunni December 6 anniversary will be celebrations." feeling sad over the judgment. Ramasastry told PTI, adding lic places. He said people had Ashhad Rashidi, legal heir of Waqf Board in Ayodhya to low key. On November 30, Ram I too had gone to my native that the precautions taken by been appealed to immediately original litigant M Siddiq, build a mosque. While right-wing Hindu Janmabhoomi Nyas chief place in Bihar’s Gaya and them were the same they had inform police about any suspi- filed the plea, saying the judg- The Sunni Central Waqf organisations earlier "celebrat- Mahant Nritya Gopal Das too returned on November 19," he adopted on the judgment day. cious activity or people. The ment suffers from "errors Board has, however, decided ed" the day when a mob pulled had appealed against observing said, adding that police were Ayodhya SSP Ashish public had also been asked not apparent on record and war- against filing a review plea. down the structure on the dis- "Shaurya Diwas", saying there very helpful. He, however, Tiwari said the entire district to fall prey to any rumour rants a review under Article The board also said it was yet puted site, some Muslim was no relevance left for it after blamed "outsiders" for vitiating had been divided into four mongering and maintain har- 137 of the Constitution of to take a call on whether to groups mourned it. the apex court verdict. the atmosphere of Ayodhya, zones, 10 sectors and 14 sub- mony, he said. India". prepared and these can be accept the plot or not. This time, although the Maulana Shafique Alam saying his Hindu neighbours sectors. "Stress has been laid on Commenting on the fresh filed in next two days." The AIMPLB had on AIMPLB said "a day of sorrow" of Terhi Bazaar Masjid, which were very nice. "As many as 78 sand bag confidence-building measures," pleas on Thursday, All India Jilani said the date for fil- Sunday asserted that 99 per would be observed, it added is in close proximity to the "Even during marriage or posts have been established the SSP said, adding that they Muslim Personal Law Board ing would be disclosed as cent of Muslims in the that "it is up to the individuals". Ramjanmabhoomi, on any other celebrations in their with armed policemen posted had contacted saints, traders secretary Zafaryab Jilani told soon as they were complete. country wanted a review of the The Vishwa Hindu Thursday said Friday prayers households, they switch off there. Barriers have been put in and academics in this PTI,"Review petitions on According to the Supreme Court Parishad has too decided would be held in the mosque at the music system during place to control traffic. As regards. behalf of six litigants are being November 9 verdict, the verdict. PTI 59 3# ' R 6 7( ' " " 0- responsible for this epidemic captive with such exercises. situation.” Democracy is being humiliat- iffed by alleged regular In a no-holds-barred attack ed, not me. We are caging 0 ( 1&"" &" Mattempts by State on the Centre she said how democracy. However, as the Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at New Delhi’s arrogance was Governor of the state, I will interfering in day-to-day busi- being projected through its never bow down and will work Kolkata: Jagdeep Dhankhar my special secretary received /2132-*4 Union Home Minister ness of the State Bengal Chief blind persuasion of a discrim- to uphold the democratic prin- who had to wait outside the another message from the Amit Shah had recently said in Minister Mamata Banerjee on inatory NRC policy which is ciples of the State.” West Bengal Assembly on Assembly secretary, stating that he Ministry of Home Lucknow that the Centre would Thursday slammed the Central “designed to pursue a divide- Claiming that the purpose Thursday as the gate designat- the invite stands cancelled. He TAffairs (MHA) has asked soon be making changes in laws Government for trying to run nobody is able to speak,” and-rule politics.” of his visit was to see the his- ed for the Governor was was also told that the secretary all State Governments to send related to internal security, a parallel Government in adding how nobody was safe in Banerjee criticism of the toricbuilding, the background locked, said the "humiliation" and special secretary of the their suggestions for a major including necessary amend- Kolkata — much the way it has the present political environ- Centre came almost in tandem and to visit the library,” the meted out to the Governor’s Assembly will not be present overhaul and recasting of the ments in the IPC and the CrPC. been doing in States like ment where “whoever raises a with Governor Dhankhar’s Governor who met with a sim- post has put the country’s during my visit," the Governor Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Union Minister of State for Maharashtra. voice against this situation condemnation of the State ilar treatment at the Calcutta democratic history to "shame". said after coming out of the the CrPC, officials said on Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy In a circuitous reference to comes under the scanner,” of Government when he said that University on Wednesday when Later Dhankhar entered Assembly. "I wonder what hap- Thursday. had said on Saturday in the BJP Government, Mamata the Enforcement Directorate, democracy had been caged in the top functionaries including the Assembly premises through pened during one-and-a-half The new structure and Hyderabad that the IPC and said, “they are trying to run a Central Bureau of Investigation Bengal. the Vice Chancellor and the Gate no 4, meant for media hours that every thing changed. content of criminal laws will be the CrPC would be amended to parallel administration in or other such agencies. A furious Governor who Registrar went missing when he persons and officials. I will write to the speaker that citizen centric and will reflect expedite trial in grave criminal Maharashtra, West Bengal and Situation was such that the visited the State Assembly on visited the campus said. "Why is gate no 3 closed? what happened today has belit- the aspirations of a modern offences such as rape and other States. The situation is a industrialists who want to Thursday after informing Slamming the Chief Despite my prior intimation, tled his chair", he said. democracy and provide for murder. little better in West Bengal invest in India were now scared Speaker Biman Banerjee in Minister he said that she had the gate is closed. The Hitting out at the State speedy justice, especially to even though, here too a paral- to do so considering the suffo- advance but “failed to find failed to perform constitution- Assembly being adjourned Government for trying to the weaker sections of soci- lel Government is present.” cating political climate of the even as single soul in the al duties for the last few does not mean it is closed. undermine democratic norms ety, an official said. Banerjee who was speaking country. Assembly premises,” told the months, adding how as a "The Governor’s gate being and constitutional posts, the The Bureau of Police at the inauguration of INFO- Banerjee said how she media that “democracy is being Governor he had never been locked has put our democrat- Governor said he will not be Research and Development COM, 2019 also said that the wanted to play a positive role humiliated in Bengal,” where a briefed by the Government on ic history to shame. This is not "cowed down" by such "antics" (BPRD) may undertake review businessmen too were being for the general people, the Governor failed to find an important issues like cyclone an insult to me, but an insult to of the ruling Trinamool of the laws such as the IPC, target by the saffron govern- economy and industry adding entry in the Assembly House. Bulbul. the people of the state and the Congress (TMC). CrPC, Indian Evidence Act ment. “They are interfering in how she did not increase the He said how the Speaker The Raj Bhavan and the Constitution," Dhankhar told "I will continue to work and the Narcotic Drugs and the business of industrialists. railway fare as the Railway had earlier invited his wife and Nabanna (Secretariat) had been reporters. towards upholding constitu- Psychotropic Substances Act. The economy is collapsing for Minister. him to visit the Assembly and at loggerheads ever since According to Assembly tional and democratic norms. The BPRD will constitute a these policies of the Centre,” the Today “the Central gov- even have lunch there but later Dhankhar by-passed the State norms, gate no 3 is designated The role of the governor and suitable working or consulta- Chief Minister said reminding ernment is trying to sell off the cancelled the invitation saying administration and went to for the governor’s entry and the Government is clearly tive group and submit a report. how on account of faulty eco- Indian Railways, BSNL, and Air he would not be available on the rescue Union Minister Babul exit. Dhankhar had on defined in the Constitution. I The laws should reflect nomic policies of the Centre India… the banks too have appointed day andtime. Supriyo who was trapped in a Wednesday written to can’t be cowed down by such the modern reality and the the country had gone in the been merged. I am scared of the He said “this is sad day for students’ agitation in Jadavpur Assembly Speaker Biman antics," he said. In an unprece- revised laws should be in grip of a never-ending vicious future of the insurance sector the democracy of the State,” University on September 19. Banerjee expressing his desire dented development on accordance with democratic circle of inflation, unemploy- also… Unemployment will be wondering why the gate num- Subsequently the Governor to look into its facilities and Tuesday, the speaker had aspirations of the people and ment and economic slowdown. the biggest disaster for the ber 3 which was specially used took a number of administra- also visit the library. adjourned the House for two provide speedy justice to Referring to the falling country,” she said condemning for the entry of the VVIPs tive tours on his own accord "After I had informed days, saying that the Bills, slat- women, children and weak- gross domestic product of the the Government’s approach including the Governor was infuriating the Chief Ministers about my visit, the special sec- ed to be placed in the Assembly, er sections of the people, country Banerjee said “It is the towards controlling inflation. kept closed. “I knew that the whose Cabinet colleagues retary of Raj Bhavan, received were yet to get the Governor’s another official said. darkest situation in the coun- “Look how the onion House was adjourned for a few openly hit out at the Governor a message inviting me and my approval. However, the claim The new laws are try. There is unhindered pri- prices are shooting through the days but this does not mean for running a parallel admin- wife for a lunch by the speak- was refuted by the Raj Bhavan, required to focus on simpli- vatization. The industries are roof and nothing that the secretariat should be istration in Bengal at the behest er. I accepted it. which in a statement termed fying legal procedures so being shut down and merger of is being done about that,” closed,” he said adding “you of Union Home Minister Amit "But within one-and-half the situation as "factually that ease of living is ensured banks is taking place… and she said wondering “who is cannot make the legislature Shah. hours of receiving the message, untenable". PTI for the common man. 3 $ ( (9 ' (
7" ! children. attempt to impose a medieval would find out whether all N *2// 4 Radhakrishnan reportedly and misogynist moral code on media institutions in the State slapped the male companion working journalists.’ But have Internal Complaints rivandrum Press Club, a and demanded that the duo Radhakrishnan denied all alle- Committee to examine the O Ttrendsetter for other Press apologise to the local residents gations. He said his intention woes of women journalists. clubs in the country, is in the for their “inappropriate behav- was only to save his colleague This is the second incident /2132-*4 dealing with them during the news, this time for wrong rea- iour” and swear not to meet from the “anger of the locals” of its kind to rock the course of judicial proceedings. sons. Thursday evening saw the again after office hours. The who had objected to the pres- Trivandrum Press Club. Last upreme Court judge Justice "If I have hurt anybody, I city police arresting M Press Club secretary had also ence of a man and woman in week saw one of the lady stu- SArun Mishra Thursday said not only apologise but I will Radhakrishnan, a journalist collected some people before the residential neighbourhood dents of the Press Club’s he would "apologise a hundred give ‘dandavat’ apology a hun- who is also the secretary of the whom the entire incident hap- at that hour of the night. Institute of Journalism com- times" with "folded hands" if dred times," Justice Mishra Press Club from the club the “victim” on charges of pened. The lady told the police The Kerala State Women’s plaining to the authorities that anybody is hurt by his words, said, adding, "If anybody has premises on charges of assault- house-trespass in order to com- that Radhakrishnan had threat- Commission chaired by M C Neelan, a faculty member- two days after he had warned felt anything at any point of ing a woman journalist. mit offence and voluntarily ened her that he would spoil Josephine, senior CPI(M) cum-journalist sent obscene a senior lawyer of contempt time, with folded hands, I am The lady had alleged that causing hurt. The complainant her family life if she does not leader ordered a suo motu messages to her mobile phone. action while hearing land apologising". the secretary of the Press Club said that Radhakrishnan was obey his orders. case against Radhakrishnan Neelan, who is the son of acquisition matter. He further said, "I am physically assaulted her and enraged over the visit to her The Network of Women in and others based on media national award winning actor Justice Mishra’s remarks more associated with the bar. barged into her residence in late house by one of her compan- Media staged a demonstration reports about the incident. A Premji for his role in the came after a battery of senior From me, you can take it that hours. She also charged ions in late evenings. On in front of the Press club on release by the Commission Malayalam film Piravi , has lawyers led by Kapil Sibal, the bar is the mother of the Radhakrishnan of moral polic- November 30, Radhakrishnan Thursday condemning the said that it would also ask the since been removed from the Mukul Rohatgi, A M Singhvi, bench. I respect the bar like ing. had trespassed into her house incident and demanding the City Police Commissioner to list of faculties, according to Dushyant Dave and Supreme anything. From the core of my The city police have filed a questioning her over the visit arrest of Radhakrishnan. They hold a thorough probe into the Press Club office bearers. This Court Bar Association heart, I am saying that please case against Radhakrishnan by her friend at late hours and described Radhakrishnan’s incident and submit his find- case also is being probed by the President Rakesh Khanna do not have that impression in following the complaint from assaulted her in front of her behaviour as a ‘malicious ings. Josephine said that she Press Club management. requested him to be patient in your mind." 2 Q0$ //$// 0$&1$ 0
*2// 4 first salvo by claiming that the Pandiarajan. The minister also part of the two-language poli- DMK was opposing the open- move to teach Hindi was a said that the courses would cy pursued by the Dravidian ing up of Navodaya Schools, a he move by the regressive move. “This is an facilitate comparative learn- parties. concept public school launched TGovernment of Tamil attempt by the AIADMK ing of literature , besides open- B Saadhanashree, a school by former Prime Minister Rajiv Nadu to introduce 300 hours Government to destroy Tamil ing the window of job oppor- student, said in her letter to the Gandhi in 1986 as part of his long Hindi teaching pro- language and culture,” charged tunities in the country and DMK chief ‘not to fool the peo- initiative to make quality pub- gramme in the State-owned Thennarasu while speaking to abroad. ple of Tamil Nadu by saying lic school education available to International Institute of Tamil reporters at Chennai. Meanwhile more and more that learning Hindi would the socially and backward chil- Studies for 66 students who But Ma Foi Pandiarajan, students , civil rights activists destroy Tamil’. dren. came forward on their own to the minister for Tamil and educationists have come She also accused the DMK “It isn’t the rich families learn the language has drawn Development said the allega- out questioning the stance of chief of preventing the people like yours that will benefit the ire of the Dravidian major, tion by Thennarasu, himself a the DMK towards introduction of Tamil Nadu from learning from Navodaya schools but the DMK. former minister of education, of Hindi in the State’s curricu- Hindi to protect his own students from poor and mid- What has caused further was without understanding lum. What stood out in the lat- family. dle-class families in villages, embarrassment to the DMK ground realities. “Learning of est round of anti-Hindi tirade Saadhanashree , belonging like us,” said Saadhanashree. leadership was a letter written the languages is optional. All by the DMK is a letter written to a middle-class family in She further stated that stu- by a school student from students have agreed to join the by a school student to Stalin Sivagangai district, said that her dents from Navodaya Schools Sivaganga to party chief MK course out of their own inter- questioning the propriety father had to work as a driver in Puducherry passed the Stalin asking him why he was est. The Government has allot- behind his opposition towards in a school to pay her annual NEET medical entrance exam- against Navodaya Vidyalayas ted Rs 3 lakh each to hold opening Navodaya Schools in fee of Rs 30,000/-. In her letter ination. “But can you say how and Hindi. Hindi and French classes in the the State. which was published in “Kalvi many students from Tamil Thangam Thennarasu, Institute. We will have 300 Tamil Nadu is the only Today”, a magazine exclusive Nadu Government-run schools DMK leader and a close con- hours of Hindi and another 300 State in India which does not for school education and aca- could pass the NEET ?” asked fidante of Stalin has fired the hours of French classes,” said allow Navodaya Schools as demics, she asked why the the student. ! #$%& ' &()(* ($+ ,-. (H
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Pray to God that the attempts were made to burn the Uttar Pradesh was set ablaze by veterinary doctor from Adityanath asked senior offi- her life with around 90 per cent victim gains health soon." rape victims to erase evidence five men, and asked the Centre Hyderabad, and asked if the cers to visit the spot and sub- burns while all five accused State Congress chief Ajay and witnesses," he said. to take immediate cognisance country failed its women and mit a report by Thursday have been arrested. Meanwhile, Kumar Lalu alleged that the On the other hand, UP of the incident. society. evening. the incident drew more criti- Yogi Government had no Women's Commission chair- Pawar also alleged that the "It is about time the Yogi also ordered that the cism to the Yogi Government moral right to continue and stepped down owning moral a statement that providing jus- person Vimla Batham asked incident would not have Government takes immediate best treatment to the victim be which has been under fire by should resign at it could not responsibility. tice to rape victims was a the Unnao district authorities occurred if the measures towards women ensured free of cost. On his the Opposition over deterio- protect the lives of women. He In a tweet on Thursday, remote possibility, but the Yogi to send a detail report on the culprits were prosecuted "in safety. To stop crime against intervention, the victim was rating law and order. announced that a delegation of Akhilesh said, "The State Government even failed to pro- crime. time". women, the Government must later air-lifted to New Delhi for Reacting to the gruesome the party would soon visit Government should take moral tect them till justice was done. "We are very serious on the "Extremely shocked to hear punish the perpetrators imme- treatment. incident, Congress leader Unnao to probe the matter. responsibility and step down "The latest incident of issue and would recommend to that the girl who filed a rape diately to send a strong message In a statement issued in Priyanka Gandhi trained her "We will fight in Parliament over the daring incident in Unnao is proof of this, in the Government to initiate complaint in #Unnao was set to society. #Unnao #Justice," Lucknow on Thursday morn- guns at Union Home Minister and on the street for the secu- which the rape victim was which the accused named in stern action against the cul- ablaze. The victim is battling for Patel said on the micro-blog- ing, Yogi directed Divisional Amit Shah and Chief Minister rity of women in the country," torched." The SP chief also the FIR in connection with the prits," she said. her life. If the culprits were ging site. Commissioner of Lucknow, Yogi Adityanath over the poor Lallu said while alleging that appealed to the court to take gangrape in March this year, Earlier, BJP MLA from prosecuted in time this would- The rape suurvivor from Mukesh Meshram and IG law and order situation in the the BJP Government in the the incident seriously and tried to burn the victim, who Unnao Kuldeep Singh Sengar n't have happened. Home Unnao in Uttar Pradesh was (Lucknow Range) SK Bhagat to State. State was not serious on direct the Government for ade- was fighting for justice," he said. was charged with raping a department of the central gov- allegedly set ablaze early visit Unnao immediately and "Union Home Minister and women's safety. quate security and treatment of The CPI (ML) leader said minor neighbour and latertry- ernment should take Thursday morning by five men, submit their reports on the UP Chief Minister blatantly Samajwadi Party chief the victim. that in the BJP's rule, rapists, ing to eliminate her to erase immediate cognizance," Pawar including one who was an incident. lied claiming that law and Akhilesh Yadav also demand- State Secretary of CPI criminals had become embold- evidence, has been languishing tweeted. accused in the crime, police The CM also asked the order situation in the State ed that the Yogi Government (ML), Sudhakar Yadav said in ened enough and there had in jail along with his aides. Senior NCP leader Praful said. PTI ) :0$ * 7# 9 ' <<=>?$/ /$ ! $ $ <877 # ' - ( ' 7 2 :0$& ; '.98) " ' 1 /$ 0 .5Q $00/ " A 4 Bengaluru: The crucial byelec- figure was likely to go up as at 4 5.7C.5D Kolkata: In the backdrop of Hyderabad: Former Supreme happen, but the system should tion to 15 Karnataka assembly some places people standing in Malda: In a rerun of the the Hyderabad gangrape and Court judge J Chelameswar has be made to function more constituencies that would have a queues at close were allowed to 15- Hyderabad veterinary doctor's Shimla: A 10-year-old girl was murder of a veterinary doctor, said calls for tough punish- efficiently without bearing on the stability of the BS vote. According to the figures Ayear- murder, a young woman's allegedly raped by her 14-year- the West Bengal Government ments to culprits are made getting into such rhetoric, he Yediyurappa-led BJP available, the highest turnout of old girl charred body was found in a old cousin in Himachal is mulling to set up a call cen- whenever sensational crimes said. Government saw an estimated 90.44 per cent was recorded in was mango orchard in West Pradesh's Kullu district, police tre having a toll free number to happen but making the system In states like Uttar Pradesh, 66.49 per cent voter turn out on Hosakote while the lowest of allegedly Bengal's Malda district on said on Thursday. cater to the complaints of crime function more efficiently was criminal cases remained unre- Thursday and was by and large 43.25 per cent at K R Pura here. gangraped Thursday, raising suspicion The incident took place on against women in the districts, required to check offences solved for about 30 years, he peaceful. Citys three other con- by two men in Uttar Pradesh's that she was raped and killed, Wednesday when the girl was a senior official said on against women. said adding a case pending for After a slow pace in the first stituencies too have recorded Sitapur district, police said on a senior police officer said. on her way to school, Kullu Thursday. Lamenting that conviction 24 years had once come before half of the day since polling comparatively lower turnout, Thursday. The body has suffered Superintendent of Police The centre would be fund- rate was low, he said there him as a judge. began at 7 am with only 33 per Mahalakshi Layout 50.92 per The incident took place on severe burns, making it difficult Gaurav Singh said. ed from a portion of the should be a debate on improv- Citing examples of pro- cent till 1.30 pm, voting picked cent, Shivajinagar 44.60, the night of December 3 when to ascertain the woman's iden- The accused is a Class 10 Nirbhaya fund that the state gets ing the efficiency of the system longed delay in cases, includ- up later in the day though it was Yeshwanthpura 54.13 per cent. two persons took the victim to tity, Deputy Superintendent of student and a juvenile, he from the Union Government. involving investigation, prose- ing one handled by him that below the percentage recorded in Turnout in other constituencies the sugarcane field, raped her Police (DSP) Prasanta Debnath added. He is being produced "There will be a toll-free cution and resolution without too over 25 years, he said the the Assembly elections in 2018. are: Athani- 75.23 per cent, and later abandoned her in the said. before the Juvenile Justice number for the purpose. Once delay and various aspects of the idea was not to criticise any- The four constituencies in Kagwad 76.27, Gokak 73.08, field after gagging her and Local farmers spotted the Board, the SP added. a call is received, the executives issue should be taken to the body. The law functioned on the city clocked poor voter turn Yellapur 77.52, Hirekerur 78.63, tying her hands and legs, they body in English Bazar Police A case has been registered at the call centre will alert the notice of the government and the belief that there would be outs. Officials said an estimated Ranebennur 73.53, Vijayanagara said. Station area in the morning, against the accused under sec- concerned police station in the legislatures. some fear. 66.49 per cent of the 37.78 lakh 64.95, Chikkaballapura 86.40, K She was found on following which they raised an tion 376AB (punishment for the districts for prompt action," Speaking at a meeting on If this is our efficiency, I eligible electors cast their votes R Pete 80, and Hunsur- 80.71, Wednesday after her family alarm, the DCP, who visited the rape on woman under 12 years the officer said. womens security organised dont understand why would in the 15 segments till 6 pm. The officials said. PTI members along with the vil- site along with Superintendent of age) of the Indian Penal Around 40% of the amount bythe C R Foundation here on the person committing crimes lagers started a search for her. of Police Alok Rajoria, said. Code and sections 4 and 6 of out of the Nirbhaya fund that Wednesday in the wake of the would fear, he said. Superintendent of Police, L "Prima facie it seems that the Protection of Children the State gets from the centre gruesome rape and murder of "...If we believe that there R Kumar said an FIR been reg- the victim is in her early 20s. from Sexual Offences would be earmarked for the a woman veterinarian in should be a law in a civilised istered and girl was being treat- Her body has several injury (POCSO) Act at a women purpose, he said. The Telangana, he said crimes society and punishment should ed in a local hospital. marks. We have sent it for post- police station on the victim's Hyderabad horror has send an against women were a multi- be given as per the law, then it The accused —Rupesh and mortem to Malda medical col- statement, he said. The victim's alarm across the country and faceted issue. was the responsibility of all to Yogendra — have been arrest- lege," he said, adding that a medical examination was con- the proposed measure is a step 'Rhetoric' calling for tough ensure that the laws ed and an investigation has probe has been initiated in the ducted at the regional hospital to further strengthen security punishments to the culprits was functioned properly, he been initiated, the SP said. case. PTI in Kullu, he added. PTI of women in Bengal. PTI seen when sensational crimes said. PTI 6;=8&1 &00&6;-3$&6; ** # ( !" ! (.($ 4 broke down and the Sena joined !" ! (.($ 4 the negative police report modesty of a woman) of IPC. ranks with the NCP and which is called the “protest In her complaint lodged n a significant political devel- Congress to form a Government. ix months after the police petition’ and the same is treat- with the police on October 6, Iopment, Maharashtra Chief The brief meeting between Sgave a “clean chit” to senior ed as complaint under Section Tanushree had alleged that the Minister Uddhav Thackeray will Modi and Uddhav at the Pune actor Nana Patekar in the 190 of Criminal Procedure incident took place on March meet Narendra Modi for the first airport on Friday night will have alleged sexual harassment case Code. 26, 2008 during the shooting of time after he snapped ties with a positive bearing on the relations filed against him by her, actress Under section 190 of CrPC a song in the film “Horn Ok the BJP and formed a between the two leaders in the Tanushree Dutta on Thursday , the Magistrate may cogni- Pleaseee”. Government with the NCP and coming days. filed a protest petition a city sance of the complaint, hear the Tanushree had said that the Congress, when the Prime Modi was among the first to court seeking rejection of a complainant and inquire into entire song was to be pic- Minister arrives in Pune on congratulate Uddhav on his being “closure report” filed by the his or her grievance as provid- turised on the actress, while Friday night for a national con- sworn in as the chief minister of Oshiwara police and direction ed under sections 200 and 202 Patekar had only line in the ference of top police officials. Maharashtra on November 28. for “further investigations” in of Cr. PC. song. She said that before the Uddhav will receive the “Congratulations to Uddhav the case. Among other things, the shoot, she had made it clear to Prime Minister when he arrives Thackeray Ji on taking oath as the Tanushree, who had earli- actress urged the court to sub- the producer and director that in Pune at 9.50 pm on Friday for CM of Maharashtra. I am confi- er on July 8 moved a city court ject all the accused, including she would not enact or perform a national conference of directors dent he will work diligently for the to oppose filed by the police the investigating officer, and any lewd, vulgar or uncom- general and inspectors general of bright future of Maharashtra,” and obtained time from a court witness nos 5 to 13 to Narco fortable steps in the particular police, to be held in Pune from Modi had tweeted. to file a `protest petition’, Aanalysis, Lie Detector and song. December 6 to 8. Replying to Modi, Uddhav Tanushree formally filed the Brain Mapping Tests and initi- On the 4th day of the Union Home Minister Amit had tweeted: Thank you Hon’ble “protest petition” before the ate action against the shoot, 26th March 2008, while Shah is also likely to attend the Prime Minister Shri @naren- Railway Mobile Metropolitan Investigation Officer (IO) and shooting was going on, Nana three-day conference of the dramodi ji for your kind wish- Court at Andheri in north also launch contempt pro- Patekar’s behaviour was inap- DGPs and IGs to be held at the es. With you as my big brother Mumbai, seeking rejection of ceedings concerned. propriate towards me. He was Indian Institute of Science in the Centre & with a strong “B Summary report” (Closure On June 12, the Oshiwara on the set despite his work in Education and Research (IISER) cabinet in the state, I am look- report) filed by the police in the police had filed a closure report the song being over and he was in Pune’s Pashan area. ing forward to working persis- alleged sexual harassment case in a local court at Andheri in grabbing me by the arms and Though it is more of a pro- tently, to build a New filed by her against Patekar in north-west Mumbai, stating pushing me around on the tocol that a Chief Minister Maharashtra”. Meanwhile, the October last year. that they had no evidence to pretext of teaching me how to receives the Prime Minister on state government and the Centre In the protest petition filed prosecute Patekar in the alleged dance. When he was teaching the latter’s arrival in his state, it have planned elaborate security on her behalf by senior sexual harassment case filed indecently and unnecessarily, is of political significance, con- arrangement for Modi’s visit to Advocate Nitin Satpute, against him by actress then I felt very uncomfortable sidering that Uddhav, who is the Pune and also for the national Tanushree urged the court to Tanushree. because of his behaviour and I Shiv Sena president, will meet conference of the State DGPs and replace the police officer who Following the develop- felt he has outraged my mod- Modi for the first time since the IGs coming from across the had earlier filed “false” closure ment, Tanushree had alleged esty,” Tanushree had alleged. three-decade-old saffron alliance country. before the court and sought that at the behest of Patekar, all “He (Patekar) told the “further investigations”, if her witnesses were silenced by choreographer and other junior deemed necessary and urged intimidation and fake witness- artists to back away so that he the court to monitor the inves- es were put forth to weaken the could teach me the dance steps tigations in line with the law case. “. “What was the rush to through he was not a choreo- laid down by the Supreme file a B-summary report when grapher and he was not Court in the 2016 Sudhir all of my witnesses have not required during the choreog- Bhaskarrao Tambe Vs Hemant even recorded their statements raphy as per my previous Yashwant Dhage case. yet?,” Tanushree had asked. rehearsals,” the actress added. After allowing the protest Acting on a complaint filed The actress also told the petition filed by the actress, the by Tanushree on October 6, police that she had lodged a court adjourned the case for 2018, the Oshiwara police had complaint with the Cine and arguments on January 16, 2020. registered a First Information TV Artistes Association, which The investigators file a B- Report (FIR) against senior passed the order without con- Summary report in a court Patekar and three others four sidering her complaint for when they do not find any evi- days later. apology. dence against the accused per- On October 10 last year, On his part, Nana Patekar son to file a charge-sheet the Oshiwara police had for- had vehemently denied against him and seek a trial. mally registered an FIR against Tanushree’s allegations, saying The ‘protest petition’ is a Patekar and three others under that there was no question of petition that an aggrieved per- sections 354 (Assault or crim- his molesting her “as there son or complainant files before inal force to women with intent were around 50 people on set a magistrate when he or she is to outrage her modesty), 354- at that time”. In a statement not satisfied with the police A (Assault or use of criminal issued through his lawyer, report filed before the Court force with intent to disrobe her) Patekar dismissed the actress’ concerned. The complainant and section 509 (word, gesture allegation, terming it as 'a fig- may move the petition against or act intended to insult the ment of her imagination'. ! #$%& ' &()(* ($+ ,-. I(
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C:3D-+ for continued action on the and reverse repo rate at 4.90 per time to strengthen growth in instead of small tinkering such ! ! policy rate front to boost cent. the economy,” he added. as a rate cut of 25 basis points, E* growth. “The RBI has left the repo Assocham President B K which would have provided a 6 G 7 0 Meanwhile, Assocham said rate unchanged in today’s Goenka said, “A temporary boost to the government’s recent ( ( %% accommodative stance on pol- announcement. This is con- pause by the RBI to the policy initiatives to kick-start GDP provided much required difficult times and with inven- 0:3H)( 7 )( ! icy is understandable as long as trary to what FICCI was interest rate reduction cycle growth,” NAREDCO reprieve to some ailing sectors tories piling up the need to push /8 banks are nudged to pass on expecting given the weakening while keeping its stance accom- president Niranjan Hiranandani like real estate and auto,” he demand and encourage pur- ! ? 8$ ?/ the rate cut benefits to cus- growth scenario in the econo- modative is understandable as said. added. chase is now more than ever, he (1 6 %4 ) 6 ( 7 tomers. my. We note with concern that long as it keeps nudging the “The decision to wait and Anarock chairman Anuj added. 4 / ) ( RBI has given an adequate the transmission of the earlier banks to significantly pass the watch the outplay of previous Puri said, “From a real estate However, Anshuman > , approach to the accommoda- policy rate cuts has not hap- benefits of earlier rate com- cuts will go against the current point of view, rate cuts are obvi- Magazine, chairman & CEO, ! tive stance of monetary policy pened adequately, and are dis- bined repo rate cuts sentiments. The markets over- ously always welcome as they India, South East Asia, Middle 4 6 %:% )4( >/ in the era where lot of devel- appointed with the decision to of 135 basis points since all are disappointed,” he said, help improve overall sentiment. East & Africa, CBRE, said the 5 B A48$' (> :; opmental activities are on the not cut the repo rate as there is February this year.” adding that real estate develop- The expected rate cut of 25 basis RBI’s decision to keep the repo ! % , 4 6 )( 7 move and thrust of the gov- need for continued action on While inflation control ers are facing liquidity crunch. points would have caused home rate unchanged was an indica- ) & ernment is to create demand in the policy rate front,” Ficci remains the mandate of the Knight FRank India CMD loan values to fall below 8 per tion towards the government’s B; the economy, PHD Chamber President Sandip Somany said RBI, balancing the target with Shishir Baijal said the RBI’s cent for first time ever”. focus on the evolving inflation- ! % ! ) said. in a statement. growth is equally important, decision to not lower interest Sanjay Dutt, MD & CEO, growth dynamics. ! % The Reserve Bank on He said a reversal in the Goenka said, adding the focus rate has come “as a surprise and Tata Realty & Infrastructure JLL India CEO & country Thursday unexpectedly hit the declining economic growth should majorly be directed a bit of a disappointment to the Ltd, said, “This time while the head Ramesh Nair said the cen- pause button on cutting inter- trajectory is clearly the need of towards demand revival. industry”. focus of the RBI remains to be tral bank, by keeping the rates ! D ' " " 7 " est rates as it gave more impor- the hour and all steps should be While the Government “Lower interest rate would on reviving the economy, we are unchanged, had recognised that . *73 tance to prevailing inflation taken to bring about this does seem to be doing the have helped push up credit disappointed to see no change in the need of the hour was to ( 7 5 + pressure and rising food prices change. heavy lifting, revival of con- demand and investment in the the policy rate”. infuse confidence about the N/+O. ( over a worrying slowdown in “A cut in the policy rate was sumer confidence would do the economy, aiding overall eco- The real estate industry, in economic growth through a 9 K the economy. also important for boosting the trick, he said. nomic growth. It would have particular, has been facing some holistic approach. 7&& 1 + 4 R >/ %)3 5% -5& 8 4 7 % +% ( ! 5 (%(+-+ (.($ 4 a lag when it comes to trans- moving on the rates further, he versal lender Bandhan Bank % mission. The steep reduction in said, adding transmission can chairman CS Ghosh said (.($ 4 ankers were surprised at the growth estimate for the current be faster now as banks chase though the pause was against 7 7 BReserve Bank hitting the year to 5 percent and lower fore- the fewer people who are queu- market expectations, it has to eaving Mint Road observers / ! pause button despite a steep fall cast for the next is indicative of ing up for loans given the eco- be seen in the context of a rise Lsurprised by holding the 6 4 0 in growth, and opined that a slow recovery, he added. nomic gloom. in retail inflation projections by rates on Thursday, Governor + inflation seems to have been Stating that the rate call has Kotak Mahindra Bank’s RBI. Shaktikanta Das said RBI can- 1 K2 4 fore- grounded by the rate-set- come as a surprise, largest pri- Shanti Ekambaram also said Tata Capital’s Rajiv not keep cutting policy rates 4 8 C448D ting panel’s unanimous decision. vate sector lender HDFC Bank’s the transmission process is Sabharwal is surprised at the “mechanically every time”, but also warned of a steep spike in H) + !( Largest lender SBI chair- chief economist Abheek Barua likely to improve further, but RBI’s move but added this is hinted at resuming the easing retail inflation to 4.7-5.1 per K 2 man Rajnish Kumar, who also said, “clearly, the RBI has added it is “interesting” to see aligned with inflation trends. cycle after budget and analysing cent in the second half. * K8 heads the industry lobby Indian responded to hardening infla- the pause call was unanimous However, his peer Umesh impact of previous 135 bps rate After cutting repo rate five 1 )6 4 B Banks Association, termed the tion and rising inflation expec- for the six-member panel. Revankar of Shriram Transport cuts on economy. consecutive times to the tune of / ! H status quo policy as an “unan- tations.” “Inflation and fiscal deficit Finance, said the pause was Significantly, even as the 135 bps to a nine-year low + 5 ticipated policy surprise”. The RBI wishes to see the trajectory will probably be the expected given the high quan- MPC hit the pause button between February and ( / ( * 9 %* He, however, also said this lagged impact of its 1.35 per- guiding force for future rate tum of liquidity in the system unanimously, it massively October, Monetary Policy ! is the “most appropriate” move centage points rate cut till decisions,” she said. and limited transmission of the slashed the growth forecast by Committee left the policy rates ! ! + as monetary policy works with October to play out before Microlender-turned-uni- earlier rate cuts. a full 110 bps to 5 per cent, and unchanged at 5.15 per cent. ! + ! ! ! & :?R 8 @6 -7*$/0$ 0$/ % - ' E-F #" /$ $ &!$$ /A 4- C 4-D :BR& / ! H /2132-*4 manufacturing firms that are (.($ 4 month,” Das told reporters at the between the PMC administra- !% O set up after October 1 and that post-policy press conference. tor, the EOW, ED and the RBI / ! H %;H arliament on Thursday begin operations by 2023. he forensic audit report on In September, PTI had is also monitoring the situation ( % Papproved the Taxation Laws The negative list includes the Tthe scam-hit Punjab & reported that the co-operative on a regular basis and take / ! O! ) (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that development of computer soft- Maharashtra Co-operative lender’s actual exposure to steps for asset monetisation, O replaces an ordinance promul- ware in any form or in any media, Bank is expected by the end the HDIL was over 6,500 crore — after obtaining court permis- + + % gated to cut the base corporate mining, conversion of marble month, Reserve Bank governor which is 73 per cent of its entire sion. tax rate, with Finance Minister blocks or similar items into slabs, Shaktikanta Das said on assets of 8,880 crore. Recently, the RBI had ! Nirmala Sitharaman stating bottling of gas into cylinder, the Thursday. Das said PMC, with the informed the Bombay High 3 - that mining companies, soft- printing of books or production The multi-state co-opera- help of professional valuers, is Court that PMC had used spe- ware developers and book of a cinematograph film. tive bank has been under the also assessing the realisable cial codes to hide the hundreds printers will not be eligible for Sitharaman had on RBI restriction since September value of assets mortgaged by of dummy loan accounts of the lower 15 per cent rate September 20 announced low- 23, after it had found financial borrowers as well the assets of HDIL and of the 1,800 PMC available for new manufactur- ering of the base corporate tax irregularities, including huge the bank which have been employees, only about 25 could M ing companies. rate to 22 per cent from 30 per under-reporting of loans and seized by the Mumbai Police’s access these loans accounts. 5 K (3 3 Lok Sabha had earlier this cent for companies that do not non-performing assets to real EoW and Enforcement The regulator had said these - %+ week passed the bill and the seek exemptions, and reduced estate developer HDIL to the Directorate. few employees used an access ! Upper House returned it on the rate for new manufacturing tune of 6,500 crore using “Once we get the forensic code to hide and restrict the vis- ! 3 7 )' / . % Thursday without making any companies to 15 per cent from hundreds of dummy accounts. audit and once we get the final ibility of these dummy accounts 7 ;3 & changes. Replying to a debate 25 per cent. Including sur- The central bank also numbers after doing a proper of the realty developer. ! ! + on the legislation, Sitharaman charges and cesses (levies to sacked the board of the bank and assessment of the realisable of Das further said the RBI said a negative list of activities raise funds for specific pur- appointed an administrator. the assets, a call will be taken has given its suggestions to gov- % 3 that do not constitute manu- poses), the effective corporate “There is a forensic audit on the further course of action,” ernment for amendments in - 2 7 C27D% facturing has been created and tax rate will drop by nearly 10 which is underway. The final the governor said. the co-operative bank act and 27 will not be eligible for the percentage points to 25.2 per report of the forensic audit is RBI has also put in place a the government is deliberating % lower 15 per cent tax rate for cent for corporates in general. expected by the end of this co-ordination mechanism on it. ! " " ! /3( + +/1 @< E 07, O P !& %/3( < + -! (.($ 4 (.($ 4 B% ! /3( he Reserve Bank on he Indian rupee rose 1 *4/60/ cal risks to the privacy, human ! %M +! TThursday proposed to Tsharply in the last hour of rights and security of its citi- /3( C/3( D ) 3 introduce a prepaid payment trade to settle 24 paise higher he US has urged all coun- zens, she said. + ;E3/3( / instrument (PPI) that could be at 71.29 to the US dollar on Ttries to ensure that only “The United States urges all 8 L used only for transactions of Thursday after the RBI “trusted vendors” participate in countries, including our part- !3 M >C5 +D)- goods and services worth up to promised to continue with any part of their future 5G net- ners and allies, to adopt nation- 7 /3 % 10,000. PPIs have been play- accommodative stance in its works as the Trump adminis- al security policies that would ing an important role in pro- monetary policy. tration stepped up its pressure prevent untrusted vendors moting digital payments and The central bank, howev- against Chinese telecom giants, from accessing any part of $>R &( bringing in the new PPI will er, decided to keep key interest citing a potential security threat their future 5G networks,” ;<=> further facilitate its usage, as rate unchanged in its fifth bi- and possible misuse of data. Ortagus said. 5G is the next per an RBI statement issued monthly monetary policy for Asserting that 5G networks generation cellular technology 1' R.+ post announcement of the this ongoing fiscal, a move will form the backbone of with download speeds stated to monetary review on Thursday. that widely surprised investors future economies and critical be 10 to 100 times faster than ? ( 4- ( $ 3 “To further facilitate its who were expecting at least 25 infrastructure, State the current 4G LTE networks. (PPI) usage, it is proposed to basis points cut in policy rate. Department Spokesperson The 5G networking stan- New Delhi: The Centre on he cash-strapped Pakistan introduce a new type of PPI The Indian unit traded on Morgan Ortagus said the dard is seen as critical because Thursday approved allocation Tgovernment of Prime which can be used only for pur- a flat note for a better part of stakes are too high to allow it can support the next genera- of five coal blocks, including Minister Imran Khan bor- chase of goods and services up the session but briefly fell post these vital networks to be pro- tion of mobile devices in addi- two to Birla Corporation and rowed $10.40 billion as loans to a limit of 10,000,” the state- RBI monetary policy vided and serviced by vendors tion to new applications like dri- one to Vedanta, and said the from friendly countries like ment said. announcement. It recovered open to manipulation by verless cars. Ortagus said the US mines will generate a revenue China and the UAE to stabilise The central bank said the swiftly mainly in the last hour authoritarian regimes. welcomed the European Union of 17,136 crore for the the foreign exchange reserves loading and reloading of such of trade to close at “Chinese telecommunica- Council identifying the serious Government. and repayment of PPIs can be done only from a 71.29, up 24 paise over its pre- tions firms such as Huawei and risks posed to 5G telecommu- For the first time, the suc- old loans, a media report said bank account and used for vious close. ZTE must comply with the nications networks if they are cessful bidders shall have the on Thursday. making bill payments and mer- The rupee’s rise was also directives of the government of built using untrusted vendors. flexibility to sell 25 per cent of Pakistan has been facing a chant payments. supported by weaker dollar the People’s Republic of China, “We welcome this the coal produce in open serious economic crisis with Such PPIs can be issued on against key global currencies. without any meaningful checks acknowledgment and urge our market. short supplies of foreign cur- the basis of essential mini- The dollar index, which and balances that would pre- European partners and allies to “The ministry of coal, after rency reserves and stagnating mum details sourced from the gauges the greenback’s strength vent misuse of data,” Ortagus ensure only trusted vendors a long gap of four years, has growth. Since assuming power customer. The RBI said it will against a basket of six curren- said. Allowing these vendors participate in any part of their approved the allocation of five in last August, Prime Minister give instructions in this regard cies, was down 0.16 per cent at anywhere in a country’s 5G future 5G networks,” Ortagus coal mines,” the Coal Ministry Khan has been appealing to by December 31, 2019. 97.49. networks would present criti- said. said in a statement. PTI close allies. ! #$%& ' &()(* ($+ ,-. II 86) 1 #
1 *4/60/ room, but Melania Trump made clear it was no laughing & :?R 5 S First Lady Melania matter. UTrump has publicly “A minor child deserves 3 O rebuked a scholar who used her privacy and should be kept out ' ' 13-year-old son’s name to make of politics,” the first lady tweet- a point during an impeachment ed shortly afterwards. # ' hearing against the president. “Pamela Karlan, you Washington: The impeachment hearing against Constitutional law profes- should be ashamed of your 1 *4/60/ US President Donald Trump took an ugly turn sor Pamela Karlan invoked very angry and obviously when a professor of law from the prestigious Barron Trump, the son of biased public pandering, and ouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday Stanford University took the name of his minor Donald and Melania Trump, to using a child to do it”. Trump Hannounced the House is drafting articles son Barron during her testimony before a demonstrate how the retweeted his wife’s message to of impeachment against President Congressional panel, drawing an angry reaction Constitution imposes distinc- his 67 million followers. Donald Trump. from First Lady Melania. Pamela S Karlan made tions between a monarch’s As the row snowballed, Earlier in the day, Pelosi said she would the remarks while explaining the president’s power and that of a president. Karlan quickly tried to stem the deliver an unusual public statement on the sta- rights under the Constitution during the impeach- “The constitution says damage by expressing her tus of the House impeachment inquiry into ment proceedings by House Judiciary Committee there can be no titles of nobil- regret. President Donald Trump. on Wednesday. ity,” Karlan told lawmakers “I want to apologize for On Wednesday, Pelosi met behind closed It all started in response to a question from during the House Judiciary what I said earlier about the doors with her Democratic caucus, asking, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee from Committee’s first hearing on president’s son,” she told the “Äre you ready?” The answer was a resound- Democratic Party. “Contrary to what President impeachment, which featured panel. “It was wrong of me to ing yes, according to those in the room. Trump has said, Article 2 does not give him the four constitutional scholars. do that.” Democrats are charging toward a power to do anything he wants, and I’ll just give “So while the president can For years, members of Christmastime vote on removing the 45th you one example that shows you the difference name his son ‘Barron’, he can’t both political parties have president, a situation Pelosi hoped to avoid between him and a king, which is the Constitution make him a baron.” agreed that the minor children " 9 % - /# -7/ % - /9 , #7,/C/ but which now seems inevitable. She is to says there can be no titles of nobility, so while the The pun led to chuckles in of US politicians, particularly " 9 make a public statement on impeachment at president can name his son Barron, he can’t make the congressional hearing presidents, are off limits. # " @ @ 9 a.M. him a baron,” Karlan said. PTI 4, / % -!,--694 A & 2 0$ 0 -!,--694 # "! $ $" 2$1 2 G - ' 3( *)=),)( ;$ $2 0 *0/0-.-. N O 6 sailor shot three civilians, Hong Kong: Dozens of bottles ters, a department that has been Seoul: North Korea threat- $247. 5+ 5 65 Akilling two of them, before containing dangerous chemicals, handling protest-related crimes ened Thursday to resume ( 3 ! A taking his own life at Pearl including highly corrosive acids, during the social unrest that has insults of US President Donald deadly car bomb targeted Harbor just days before thou- were discovered on Thursday at roiled the city since June. Trump and consider him a Aa Turkish convoy in an 6 O sands were scheduled to gath- a park here, prompting Hong Personnel from the police “dotard” if he keeps using area of northern Syria con- % er at the storied military base Kong police to investigate if the tactical unit were also deployed words that provoke the North. trolled by Turkey-backed fight- to mark the 78th anniversary of substances had been stored to scout the area and firefight- Choe Son Hui, the first vice ers, a Britain-based war mon- 7! P $% the Japanese bombing that there by anti-government pro- ers were on standby at the site. foreign minister, issued the itor said. ! " % launched the US Into World testers. On Wednesday night, the warning days after Trump The blast hit a convoy of )H) ' $ War II. Emergency personnel were police seized about 10,000 petrol spoke of a possible military Turkish troops headed towards 5 ( SO Rear Adm. Robert called in when the bottles, which bombs from Chinese University, option toward the North and a military base west of the town ! Chadwick, the commander of contained chemicals such as Polytechnic University (PolyU), revived his “rocket man” nick- of Jarabulus in the northern Navy Region Hawaii, said the sulphuric and nitric acid, were and other colleges and their sur- name for North Korean leader province of Aleppo, the Syrian service would evaluate whether found at the Shing Mun roundings, along with a large Kim Jong Un. Observatory for Human Rights & security would need to be Country Park, reports the South number of chemicals, offensive The development comes as said on Wednesday. ) % upgraded ahead of the annual 9 5 "7" % China Morning Post newspaper. weapons and raw materials for prospects dim for a resumption The monitoring group ceremony. About a dozen sur- " @ “Initial investigation showed explosives. of nuclear diplomacy between did not give a precise death toll, 7! P ! vivors of the 1941 bombing about 50 bottles were seized... After a 13-day siege of the two countries. AP and there was no immediate were expected to attend, along naval shipyard within the base. what the motive was for the and some of the bottles con- PolyU occupied by more than claim of responsibility for the )H) $ with dignitaries and service The third victim was hospital- shooting, Chadwick said. tained sulphuric acid,” a police 1,000 protesters, police on bombing. members. ized. “We have no indication source said. November 29 seized 4,296 petrol ) Ankara-led forces on 5 ( Chadwick said he didn’t It wasn’t known if the sailor yet whether they were target- The source said the case was bombs, 671 bottles of chemicals October 9 launched a cross- SO! know the motive behind and the three male civilians had ed or if it was a random shoot- being investigated by the crime and 622 pieces of weapons. border incursion against Wednesday’s shooting at the any type of relationship, or ing,” Chadwick said. unit from the police headquar- IANS Kurdish fighters several hun- ! dreds of kilometres to the east % of Jarabulus, taking control of / ON a 120-kilometre (70-mile) long 5 strip of land along Turkey’s 7 9 5 +O5 + southern frontier. ): * 8 ! Warsaw: Six people, including London: One week before threat posed by Nigel Farage’s be possible if he wins a majori- Brexit,” he said. two children, were killed and + Britain’s election, Prime Minister Brexit Party receded further ty of MPs in the December 12 He also announced an + another two were reported +) O Boris Johnson was confident with the decision of four of its election, allowing him to get his unspecified tax cut for “hard- missing after a gas explosion ! ) enough to publish a plan on European Parliament MPs to EU divorce deal through par- working families”, which he said \destroyed a house in a ski ! Thursday for his first 100 days endorse the prime minister. liament. would be unveiled in a post- Washington: NASA’s Parker resort in the south of Poland on % in office, boosted by an endorse- Johnson has promised to get “If there is a Conservative Brexit budget in February. Solar Probe — which has flown Wednesday, local authorities ment from Brexit Party MEPs. Britain out of the European majority next week, we will get Within 100 days of taking closer to the Sun than any said. 7 " Jeremy Corbyn’s main Union on January 31, after years Brexit done by the end of office, he also vowed to pass laws spacecraft ever — has beamed Around 100 firefighters ?% ! ! opposition Labour party is of turmoil sparked by the 2016 January. 2020 will then be the to increase school funding and back the first observations were still scouring the debris of *)=),)( 4 5+ struggling to close the gap in referendum vote for Brexit. year we finally put behind us the toughen sentencing laws, as from its close encounters with the house in Szczyrk on %A E E opinion polls with Johnson’s But he says this would only arguments and uncertainty over well as beginning moves to the Sun, revealing a “spectac- Thursday morning in search of ) governing Conservatives, which shake up the immigration ular trove” of data about the possible survivors. ! remains at around 10 points. system. AFP solar wind and space weather, “We’re still hoping for a ) Meanwhile, the electoral the US space agency said. miracle,” local prefect Jaroslaw % The data from the probe, Wieczorek told reporters. published in the journal He said that two of the Nature, offers clues to long- bodies recovered were chil- standing mysteries, including dren and the other four were why the Sun’s atmosphere, adults. AFP known as the corona, is hun- dreds of times hotter than its surface, as well as the precise origins of the solar wind. PTI & #+6 Singapore: Asia has at least 10 different ancestral groups whereas northern Europe has only one lineage, according to a global genetic comparison that included 598 genomes from India. The study analysed the genomes of 1,739 people, and represents the widest coverage of genetic diversity in Asia to date, the researchers said. Covering 64 different countries, the study, published in the journal Nature, will guide scientists in studying diseases unique to Asians, they said. PTI ! #$%& ' &()(* ($+ ,-. I
NUMBER GAME /(5 2 Q;E 5 - 5 <> & E 6 ( ' <)2 ? :E;) 6 @8 - ! : ' #7 !)2 - Q ? ' &4 ' 2 ') NUMBER GAME < Q 5 * -?H 5 - U ) A!( . ' ( C; D C:? D & Q 3 2 A ( AC D - ! / ! H) ( 7 ?E * 0 ) C 7 !$ ! 5 - , E 2 3C D) < ! 3 ! HB ?5 - ( HB: 0' > CAD! HHHC : D 5 * * <>- - ! P ; D :5 - ! C ): D A2E ( ! ( / *227 !+' C1A3?DK 7Q ;5 - << E 2 ose Mourinho endured an unhappy return to E JManchester United as Marcus Rashford struck ;5- twice in a 2-1 defeat for Tottenham while second- 3 C;E?D/ - Q 2 placed Leicester equalled their top-flight league +CEHD B record of seven consecutive wins with a 2-0 vic- !+E E!+ ) tory against bottom side Watford. Also Chelsea ) 22 5++ E bounced back from two consecutive league 5 74 tastic left-footed strike after - Nantes could only half clear a eymar and Kylian Mbappe corner, but following a lengthy Nboth scored as Paris Saint- 6: delay, the goal was ruled out by Germain restored their five- VAR for an apparent high foot O5 %' A point cushion at the top of Ligue from Julian Draxler. 1 with a 2-0 win over Nantes. The world’s most expensive Mbappe’s smart finish player almost gave PSG a half- shortly after half-time and time lead anyway, but saw his Neymar’s late penalty saw the low shot tipped away by visit- hosts ease to victory at the Parc ing goalkeeper Alban Lafont. des Princes. The league leaders did forge PSG, whose scheduled ahead in the 52nd minute as game against Monaco last week- Mbappe met Angel Di Maria’s end was postponed due to bad low cross with a backheel flick weather, also have a game in into the corner after fine work & & P @ 6 &' D hand on second-placed by Neymar. Marseille as they bid for a sev- 4 * 7 P D The Brazilian eventually enth French league title in eight got his goal with five minutes 2$2 0$0$2 seasons. make the difference, are starting “I’m happy they scored, remaining, scoring his penalty Thomas Tuchel started for the first time together,” said but there is a lot of potential (for at the second time of asking Neymar and Mbappe together Tuchel. them to improve).” after substitute Icardi 6 / for the first time this season, “Imagine if (Lionel) Messi Mbappe fired the first encroached in the area. although the German coach and (Luis) Suarez played opening over the crossbar, Earlier on Wednesday, /2132-*4 The 52-year-old Stimac said left Edinson Cavani and Mauro together for the first time in before Nantes’ Ludovic Blas Gelson Martins came off the he is loving every second as Icardi on the bench. December (for Barcelona)... was denied by Keylor Navas in bench to fire Monaco to a 2-1 ndian football team head India coach since his appoint- “It says a lot if in December They lacked rhythm, I’m not the PSG goal. win over Toulouse as the prin- Icoach Igor Stimac feels scor- ment six months back. our two key players (Mbappe expecting too much from both Neymar appeared to have cipality side made it six victo- ing goals has been a “big prob- “I’ve loved every second so and Neymar), who we want to of them. put the hosts in front with a fan- ries in nine league outings. lem” and his side will have to fix far. It is a privilege to lead the it quickly for the country to start national team of such a vast and winning matches. great country. The passion is After an encouraging start there. " ()" & ' to their 2022 World Cup quali- “It’s always been said that fying campaign, India fizzled out India is a sleeping giant when it ( 3743 Italian football clubs on paper article was actually posi- later, drawing with the likes of comes to football, and that’s true ' /D@ Thursday slammed a renowned tive but this headline has total- Bangladesh and Afghanistan to — because the potential is there. den Hazard is set to miss the Clasico against Barcelona sports daily’s front page as “unac- ly overshadowed the anti-racist be out of reckoning for a third Together, we have to start wak- Eafter further tests revealed a fracture in his right ankle, /2132-*4 Olympic Silver-medallist P V ceptable” and “terrible” after it message contained within the round berth. ing that giant and make sure that Real Madrid confirmed on Thursday. Hazard was forced Sindhu, however, didn’t find a used “Black Friday” in a headline story,” Rogers said. The Indian team has been we’re competitive at the next off during the draw with PSG in the Champions League he Indian men’s doubles pair of place in the list of nominees for in reference to Romelu Lukaku “Unfortunately, as we’ve seen competitive in all five games thus Asian Cup and going on to the last week and despite Zinedine Zidane saying after the match TSatwiksairaj Rankireddy and Female Player of the Year as she and Roma defender Chris on social media, more people far, and picked up an unlikely World Cup qualifiers in 2026,” he had suffered a “bad twist”, Madrid announced the Belgian Chirag Shetty has been nominat- didn’t win any title barring the Smalling. will see that ill-judged headline draw away to Asian champions said the former Croatia manag- had been diagnosed with “bruising”. ed for the Most Improved Player of world championship Gold this Smalling and Lukaku, for- on the front page than read the Qatar, but a lack of cutting edge er. But further tests have shown a fracture, with Hazard the Year award by the Badminton year. mer Manchester United team- actual article and it creates new has proved costly. The former Croatian inter- now expected to be out for around four to six weeks. It World Federation (BWF) after a Taipei’s World No1 Tai Tzu mates, face off at the San Siro issues at a time when we are all “Scoring goals is our big national defender was in charge would mean he will sit out the Clasico at Camp Nou on stellar season during which the duo Ying, who has won three titles on today as Inter Milan look to trying to tackle the issue of problem right now. We are play- of Qatar Stars League side Al December 18. picked up some memorable wins. BWF World Tour, is in line for the maintain top spot in Serie A racism in Italian football.” ing some good football, and the Shahania for a brief stint in the “After tests performed on our player Eden Hazard by The young combination had a award after being nominated. beating Roma, prompting the The Corriere dello Sport was effort is there, but we don't have 2016-17 season, and he predict- the Medical Services during the process of improving the breakthrough season, claiming its In the Male Player of the Year Rome-based Corriere dello Sport unrepentant despite the back- that final touch in and around ed that the 2022 football show- bruising in his right leg, he has been maiden Super 500 title at Thailand awards, two-time world champion to publish the controversial lash, saying the headline was the box. We need to find solu- piece will be the “most fascinat- diagnosed with an incomplete exter- Open before reaching the finals of and world No 1 Kento Momota of headline. “only the praise of difference, the tions to that,” Stimac told FIFA. ing” one. nal fracture in that area,” a club state- French Open Super 750 event this Japan, who has claimed 10 titles The article praised the two pride of difference, the magnif- “We are working on it, “It will be a pity (for India) ment. year. this year, was nominated alongside players for taking “strong posi- icent wealth of difference”. through set-pieces and other to miss out on Qatar in 2022 Marcelo is also likely to miss the The prestigious awards recog- the Indonesian men’s doubles pair tions against racism and are the “White, black, yellow. methods. We have also been because I think it will be the game against Barcelona after the nise the achievements of the elite of Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and symbols of the two clubs", but Denying difference is the typical changing the team’s style of most fascinating World Cup capital city club confirmed badminton players and pairs in six Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo, who Roma tweeted “not a single macroscopic stumbling block play, with fewer long balls, and ever. I coached in Qatar for a the defender has suffered categories, including two in Para won eight titles. soul” would think the headline of anti-racism racism," it said in I’m seeing real progress there — while and I’ve been back to visit an injury in his left calf. badminton. The top performers of the a good idea. an editorial. the stats show our ball retention since stopping work there. It’s an But Hazard’s India’s para badminton player year will be presented with the The club’s chief strategy offi- “An innocent headline... Is is already much better.” incredible country and the peo- absence is the bigger Pramod Bhagat, who has bagged awards at the opening ceremony cer Paul Rogers said the choice transformed into poison by With just three points from ple there will make the World blow to Zidane’s side, 11 Gold, three Silver and four and gala dinner of the second edi- of headline was “terrible” those who have poison inside.” five matches and at fourth spot Cup a huge success. I know there who sit second in La Bronze medals this year, was nom- tion of the BWF World Tour although the article itself was Anti-racism body Fare said of in their group, India’s World Cup have been doubts but, honestly, Liga, behind Barca only inated in the Male Para Badminton Finals to be held from December “positive”. the daily’s front page “the media qualifying chances are over. it's going to be amazing.” on goal difference. 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You could gently TMost children learn to communicate to words, your child is more likely to what he has to say is important to the remind your child to give her friend get a need met or to establish and main- believe the non-verbal communication. people who love him, and that he is a some space for example, ‘Carly, let’s give tain interaction with a loved adult. So if you ask your child how her day has good communicator. Jacob a bit more room by taking a step Babies communicate from birth, been without stopping to hear her Touch your child’s arm to let your back. Well done, Jacob’s got more space through sounds (crying, cooing, squeal- answer, she’s likely to think that you’re child know you’re interested and you now’. If you notice your child doing what ing), facial expressions (eye contact, not really interested. care about what she’s saying or doing. you’ve asked at another time, you can smiling, grimacing) and gestures/body Your non-verbal communication is Turn to face your child and use lots of praise her. For example, ‘Carly, I like the movements (moving legs in excitement also important for teaching your child eye contact. This says, ‘I’m giving you way you gave Emile some space to open or distress, and later, gestures like how to relate to and get along with other my full attention’ and ‘You’re important his presents at the party’. pointing.) Babies continue to develop people, which is an important skill for to me’. Bend down to your child’s level. It can be hard to match your non- communication skills when adults life. For example, if you use warm and This shows you want to be close and verbal communication and your words respond to their efforts to “tell” others caring body language towards your helps your child feel more secure. It also when your child does or says something about what they need or want. child, it teaches your child how to helps with eye contact, especially for that’s funny but also unacceptable for Positive non-verbal communica- express love. If you stop what you’re younger children. example, if a young child says ‘Mummy’s tion can improve your relationship doing to listen to your child talk about ‘Mirror’ your child. This means a poo-head’ or an older child repeats with your child and boost emotional his day, it shows him how to give peo- using the same facial expression or tone something rude an adult has said. connections in your family. Most chil- ple his full attention too. of voice as your child. It can show him It’s tempting to laugh, but that dren love being hugged and kissed, for A newborn nuzzles at her mother’s that you’re trying to understand his feel- sends a mixed message. Your child will example. This warm and caring body breast. Her mother says, “Oh, you must ings. For example, if your child smiles be more likely to understand that this language sends the non-verbal message be hungry. Here you go.” This baby is at you, smile back. If he’s sad, nod your behaviour isn’t acceptable if your words that you want to be close to your child. learning that her loved ones will respond head and look a bit sad yourself. and your non-verbal signals match up. Negative non-verbal communica- to her signals and communications. Use a pleasant tone of voice and a So try keeping a straight face and using tion – for example, a grumpy tone of A 9-month-old starts messing with Derl!” He says, “I’m sorry, sweetie, I relaxed body posture and facial expres- a firm tone to say something like ‘In our voice or a frown—when you’re doing the food on his high chair, as if wiping don’t understand. Could you say it sion when you talk with your child. This family we speak to each other politely’. something fun together might send the it clean with his hands. His father again?” She continues to point, and helps your child see you as open and Your child is watching you very message that you don’t really want to be notices, saying: “Hey buddy, looks like repeats herself a number of times. ' ready to listen. And it also makes it easy carefully. If you talk to others with kind- there. Children can feel rejected or let you’re telling me you are all done. How Finally, her grandfather says, “Oh, the % for your child to tell the difference when ness and respect, she will likely follow down if this happens consistently. about I take you out of there and we can squirrel. Yes, I see him up there in the you’re not happy with her behaviour. your lead and take on your manner and This means non-verbal communi- head to the park.” This baby is learning tree!” This toddler is learning that her % Give your child lots of cuddles. tone as she becomes more verbal. And, cation is important for strengthening that he is an effective communicator. loved ones will “hang in there” and work %+ -% % Your child learns about non-verbal when you expect this kind of respect- your verbal messages to your child. It A 28-month-old is at the park. She hard to understand her attempts to com- communication by watching you and ful communication from others, you are can be as simple as stopping and giving is pointing urgently at something and municate. % your nonverbal communication. You modeling how she should expect to be your child your full attention when you saying to her grandfather, “Derl! Derl! A 3-year-old chats with his mother can also help your child with nonverbal treated by others as well. I= ! #$%& ' &()(* ($+ ,-. 3 ;B8;;-)806; 7 /4(. 27'4 * * (4 - O P ! ) O ! % ! > ! !! ) t was in 1997 when actor Rani where I explore a negative trait tomor- ! Mukerji played a rape survivor in N1*9 72/O12 row? It doesn’t mean I am trying to * 5 E IRaja Ki Aayegi Baraat. It’s 2019 and inspire my fans to be in that negative she is still fighting against sex offenders 7 4/4/60.7 zone. I am just doing it because I feel and tracking such perverts in society in connected to that role. We also need to L E Mardaani 2. For all her convincing per- *4-372/07( 4/6 look at each actor for the reason for %M formances, she is distraught that her 2-8E3282/ 2 which they have chosen to do a partic- $$ + ! roles haven’t changed ground reality. ular film. And not generalise it.” )L Even though women might have grown 0(5.-079.$'2 Rani’s films like Mehendi, Black, No stronger and independent than they One Killed Jessica, Hichki and Mardaani were before, criminal minds haven’t 4/ *00- /3 series are some examples of how she has ! changed a bit. What else could make it always been upfront about certain issues * 5 more evident than the recent examples? 0--262OO and stereotypes about women in soci- !, E Be it Delhi’s Nirbhaya or Hyderabad’s ety. “Being a woman, I understand %+ veterinarian and a thousand other inno- when somebody says she had never been cent women who were forced to suc- taught or told to be strong. I understand *5 cumb to brutality, the bestiality about where she is coming from. And then I ( dominating women continues. also understand when a woman says that %4 ! For the actor, the journey from aisa kuch bhi hua toh I am going to just Mardaani (2014) to Mardaani 2 has been slap that guy and kick him. Ek maaru full of a similar emotion — anger. She pakad ke,” she says, animatedly. She )M explains, “I actually channelised all my thinks it is high time that we make % anger that I felt against the Nirbhaya case able to implement certain laws which she is empowered enough to protect her- women believe that they are as strong * through my portrayal of Shivani Shivaji will send shivers down the spine of a per- self. So why aren’t we training our chil- and powerful as men. Roy. I strongly pondered if there was son who is even thinking of commit- dren now? Why aren’t we making self- Now that she is in a settled space, is Q something that I could have done? And ting a crime,” she says. defence a compulsory subject in schools Rani going only for content-driven as a performer, I felt this is the way that This time her anger has doubled and colleges? I was not a mother dur- films? Not really. “I choose my films very ! %*! I could talk to my sisters in the country after the rape of a vet in ing Mardaani. Today, I am the mother spontaneously. Mardaani happened after &+ ) and tell them about the growing threat Hyderabad. She says, of a daughter and would love if her the Nirbhaya case. Hichki happened at on the streets. And it’s not just here, but “I wonder what are school makes something like this a time when I just delivered my child. * everywhere.” the parents of the mandatory.” My baby was about a year old and I was While Mardaani talked about sex girl, who lost her The film and her character are evi- really emotional and vulnerable. I want- trafficking, its sequel reflects the rising life, going through dence of how cinema is giving more ed to do a film on a subject that made % sexual assaults in the country. The currently? How are power to women. However, this sensi- me want to leave my home and go to actor feels that there is need to look for they going to feel bet- bility is yet to percolate to mass enter- work because it was difficult to leave my solutions, which can only be ter? How are they tainers. There are still certain dialogues child behind. Hadn’t Hichki happened, O-% found through educating going to get a closure or lyrics of a song that objectify women I don’t think I could have returned on % 5 ' people and building gender to what has happened and demean them in multiple ways. And screen. It looked at the teacher-student sensitivity among all sec- to their child? They these are later used as comments to eve- relationship, which I feel strongly about. % tions of society, ensuring it will never be able to tease. Rani looks at it in two different Because I feel that no child should be ,-- trickles down to the low- take this out of their ways and explains, “Mardaani 2 is a pushed to isolation. We cannot tell a + 6 est level. “Mardaani system. It has scarred thriller, where through an interesting child to be good at all subjects and also looks at how their lives. Will they and intense story, we bring out a strong expect him to excel in that. Every child nobody is talking ever be able to get the jus- message. We, as filmmakers, have cho- has his strength and weakness.” about how to end tice for what happened? sen that path. But we should also never Nobody can imagine Rani’s Tina, this crime. It’s so Nothing could dull their forget that ours is an entertaining medi- Kajol’s Anjali and SRK’s Rahul in Kuch + ; huge and spread in pain. And these kinds of um, which has to explore different for- Kuch Hota Hai (1998) being portrayed various fragments. incidences are going to mats. And at the end of the day, a film by any other actor. Because the three ' # Women really need continue if women don’t always mirrors the society. At the same were so beautifully and powerfully % % to be educated, take charge of their own time, we need to be cautious that as cre- etched in the narrative. Today, even % + 6 made aware that lives. We cannot be doing ative people, we have been given the though films have a stronger narrative nobody can be trust- candle marches everytime a freedom of expression. Having said and a sense of realism, the characters % # ed so easily. Girls need woman is raped and killed that, we may make an error of judge- seem to be losing their individuality. % % ' to be careful outside and then eventually move on ment. Adult humour is one thing, vul- Rani disagrees. “I think it depends on the schools and colleges. With with our lives after some time. garity quite the other. And this is where filmmakers the most. We have to Mardaani 2, the messaging But how can we make sure the censor board comes in.” view/review the film in isolation for this % is very loud and clear about how there’s women are safe? Let’s make Here, she demands a responsible because there are times when you like a threat from nameless, faceless and age- them stronger, shouldn’t we?” attitude from the viewers’ end too to fol- an actor so much that you cannot % %% less criminals today. Somewhere we need Such were the questions she raised low the censor rating and not make their imagine anybody else in that particular to make a strong stand. It could be an before prepping for her role. How can children watch content that might not role. That is also the kind of love you ' innocent looking person who could be girls be prepared for any eventuality? be suitable for them. “Don’t you think have for a particular actor. And in some % capable of a very heinous crime. So you What are we carrying in our bags? What that as adults, they are capable of under- cases, probably the actor is not that good %+P can’t trust anyone. The film also looks are we doing to learn self-defence tech- standing what knowledge they should in his or her portrayal of the character at juvenile criminals, which is again a niques? She recalls, “When I did take back and what they shouldn’t?” she so one may feel that s/he could be L> ,' major problem with society today since Mardaani, I met the Krav Maga martial questions and highlights that some replaced,” she says, picking up her cof- cases like these haven’t stopped even art experts from Israel who teach the art films are also meant only for entertain- fee mug. For her, it’s still about solid fun- ! ! 7 ! ! after seven years of Nirbhaya. We to women in their country. So nobody ment, which might not have a social damentals and all in a day’s work. need to stop and think why we are not can dare touch an Israeli woman because message. She adds, “What if I do a role 3%!4 ( H) # % % #7/" - * . E !2 2 QB 6 - ctor Deepika Padukone has never failed E Ato leave a mark. Be it making a fashion !% statement or trying to inspire people. She has .* /(47 ) yet again made a bold move by talking about ' her story of fighting with depression across ) - a border. In an interview with the New York %5 S(+ Times, a reputed American daily, Deepika > * ( spoke about mental stress and the loneliness % one can feel even when there are a lot of things happening around them. - - =7 She throws light on about how accord- ! ! ing to WHO, 300 million people across the )! world are facing the same challenge silent- ) ) E 8 ly and are totally unaware of ! % the fact what is happen- - ing to them. She says, “Only a person close to eople often tell me that I have a cushy you like your mother % Pjob of ‘reviewing cars’ and undoubt- will notice such edly, it would be wrong if I deny that it things.” is a terribly difficult one. Having said that, When she faced E changing cars and early wake-up calls a similar situation a ' $ every few days are not as amazing as few years back in many suspect them to be. But a job is a her life, she was E job, and evaluating a car to be good or a frontier to % P* + bad is not simply getting the stats address the together and blabbering them out with issue and A% a string of adjectives attached. There is came up with E ) EE an objective part to a review, of that there urban commute, one where you cover proper reviews appearing on certain about how much space or lack thereof, the foundation is no doubt. Engine size, output, 0-100 over 50 kilometres in a day, this is the best motoring sites, sometimes entire para- their boots might have, you actually need called ‘The ) Q times, car dimensions, interior fittings you could possibly buy. Yes, it can be graphs. This is something you can feel to see how high or low the loading lip Live Love % and what not. However, all of that is in more peppy but who am I to argue with yourself being shoved into the side bol- is. Consider ergonomics, where the Laugh Q + the brochure as well but the art of the 21 kilometres per litre. sters or even off the seats when you take switches are, how solid or not the Foundation’. review is in the subjective things. The It brings us to the other point, how a sharp turn. At times, you get surprised switches and dials are and check seat and In India, stuff that they do not tell you in the I (and most other serious auto review- at how well and true a car handles after steering adjustability. There is one of my where mental $ ) brochure, and things which you can only ers) look at aspects like ride and han- you turn the steering, and while most personal bugbears, the quality of plastics, health is treat- E get to know once you drive the car. dling, and even acceleration for that mat- front-wheel drive cars tend to understeer because while you can always change ed as a taboo, ( Keep in mind, my perception of a ter. For example, acceleration is not a bit, that is that the wheels do not turn your seat covers, you cannot change the Deepika vehicle can be very different to that of my something you do with a 0-100 speed run as much as you want to, you learn to look and feel of the plastics. If the plas- wants to !PC$ friends in the automotive writing trade. because other than a few expressways in compensate for that. I did not expect the tics feel like shit, too ‘plasticky’ (yes, I see remove the The way we review cars is also quite dif- India, it’s illegal. How many times in real Renault Triber I am currently driving to the irony there) they can ruin a perfect- stigma around 1D% ferent depending on where we drive life, after you have turned 25, do you drop take the sweeping right-hander at the end ly good vehicle which has brilliant the illness and / * them. The ‘first drive’, usually a short one the clutch drive like a maniac off the red of the Barapullah flyover as steady as it mechanics. Nowadays, I find myself giv- urge people to on a (very straight) highway, does not light, especially with expensive petrol? So did. It is no Lamborghini or even a BMW ing a lot of attention to the layout of steer- break the ( reveal much, other than giving an idea you look at how quickly and effectively 3-series for that matter but sometimes ing wheel controls, let alone everything silence about 78 of acceleration and the interiors of the you head off from a traffic light or toll cheap and cheerful cars today can sur- else. their stories and car, alongside seating position, luggage gate, changing gears at the right engine prise you too with just how nicely the Yes, it is a fun job and I thank my seek help if (% space and some other ponderables. This speeds. Then you observe how the steering is weighted, how the car turns lucky stars for doing it for almost two required to come ! is a mere reason why I love spending a gears respond, keep an eye on the and how much (or little) body roll there decades. I get to travel a lot, drive on out of this situa- week or two with a car, sometimes even engine speed and notice when and is. One of my major issues with the MG amazing roads and get to experience tion. Her foun- 1 longer. Doing so can give you a strange where you need to change. The fact is Hector is the lack of precision in the some amazing scenery. But do not dation aims at 2 appreciation of a vehicle. For close to two that most cars sold in India are driven steering and the grotesque amounts (for think that I, or folks such as the other spreading aware- months, I drove the Diesel AMT version in the city and have to be the urban war- a modern vehicle) of body roll. jury members of the Indian Car Of The ness via various $ ) ) of the Grand i10 Nios and while the gear- riors. Then there are other things that we Year (ICOTY), have an easy job because mediums. It is so box was far from being smart, indeed Then there are ride and handling, consider, stuff like the utilisation of space, it is not just about liking cars, driving inspiring to see her $ slow would be a better adjective, I grew again imponderables for many ‘car something that despite the Maruti S- and travelling. At the end of the day, this address this issue at ) % to appreciate the size of the car, its superb reviewers’ and something that no Presso’s less than stellar looks, it does is a serious business and anybody an international level handling and overall appropriateness for brochure can tell you. Therefore, I have extremely well as does the Renault who says that it isn’t, does not know like this. urban conditions. If you have a long often seen comments and sentences from Triber. And while car companies talk what it takes. ! #$%& ' &()(* ($+ ,-. 0 I , @ HE E ) hen Craig and Vicki WLeuthold opened the Maryhill Winery in 2001, there were about 100 wineries in the state of Washington. That number has since exploded to more than 1,000 wineries this Wine grapes like long sunny like the Washington wine com- year and the remarkable days and cool nights, which munity is a lot like the Air growth is likely to continue. the vineyards in the central Force in that everyone looks Maryhill Winery, just and eastern part of the state out for each other,” Hansen South of the remote town of enjoy. said. Goldendale, is part of that The area also gets little About 70 grape varieties growth. It has recently opened rainfall compared with other are grown in Washington, with tasting rooms in Spokane and grape-growing regions, which the most popular reds being Vancouver, Washington, and is is a plus, he said. Washington cabernet sauvignon and mer- in the process of opening a still has plenty of available land lot. Chardonnay and white tasting room in the Seattle sub- at reasonable prices in wine Riesling are the most common lack industrial lights urb of Woodinville. “Our tim- country, said Thomas Henick- whites. along the grey panels at ing was great,” said Craig Kling, director of the enology Most of Washington’s the entrance of Leuthold, whose winery pro- and viticulture program at wineries are fairly small. The Danbro’s gave a hint of duces 60 varieties. Washington State University in owners “are passionate about Bwhat was to come. THAT WARM FEELING “Washington wine has really Pullman. wine and work full-time and Monochromatic paintings, rus- increased in popularity.” The acreage dedicated to crush grapes on weekends,” tic brown chairs, grey marble Washington has become a grapes for wine is rapidly Warner said. tables and old mosaic tiles tele- force in the wine industry. The expanding. Twenty years ago, There are a smaller number ported us to a casual roadside R ' state has the nation’s second- there were 24,000 acres (9,713 of midsize wineries that enjoy cafe in Europe where any and highest number of wineries, hectares) of grapes. Today national distribution, plus a everybody gather over a drink ' '' =/ 7? 1 7+67 after California. But California, there are 59,000 acres (23,877 handful of industry giants like at any time of the day, unwind- which has around 3,700 winer- hectares) of vineyards. Chateau Ste. Michelle, he said. ing themselves and easing off additives except the herbs.” We especially at a place which is ies, remains much bigger than Washington also has skilled More investors from out- over conversations. Keeping actually ditched the other dips known for it. In line were anyone else in the United farmers and winemakers, side the state are joining the the human connect alive over and this combination makes for Passion fruit cheese cake, States, selling more than $40 graduates of winemaking pro- industry, Warner said. It also endless cups of coffee and some lazy bites over a weekend Strawberry cheese cake, billion worth of wine in this grams at numerous local col- helps that Washington has long savouries. with friends. Coconut truffle, which was country. Within the US, wines leges, Henick-Kling said. had a lot of wealthy people who We were at the new Italian Chef Anjali Mohan, who is basically Belgium white from California are the top There were about 20 work for companies like boulangerie and patisserie in keen to redefine the way peo- chocolate with coconut cover- sellers, followed by wines from wineries in 1981. That grew to Boeing, Microsoft and Amazon Kailash Colony. The menu ple look at vegetarian food is ing, Coffee truffle and Butter Australia and Italy. 100 wineries by 2001, just and have money to invest in the comes in a newspaper format determined to make it your croissant. We couldn’t resist Washington ranks fourth in over 500 by 2012 and just over industry, he said. called Danbrotimes, a throw- chosen indulgence, said, “When but try a bite of all. The layers the sources of wine sold in the 1,000 now, Warner said. Many of the State’s best back to the coffee club culture you say vegetarian, people of cream cheese, fresh passion U.S., said Steve Warner, pres- Growth has been averaging wineries are clustered around of yore. But not being familiar, either experiment with paneer fruit and yogurt made for a ident of Washington State more than 70 new wineries per the old town of Walla Walla, we decided to go for the chef’s or mushroom. So we usually get sinful indulgence like no other. Wine, the industry’s trade year for the past seven years. which used to be known pri- special. We were first served bored with paneer and most of Do try the butter croissant, not group. Washington’s growth is no marily for sweet onions and as Soup Of The Day, which is dif- us do not like mushrooms. drippy but just enough to give “More Washington wine is surprise, as the number of home of the state penitentiary. ferent for each day. You would That is why I made it a point to bounce to the yeast dough. sold in the United States than wineries and wine consump- Now it is home to world-class think you know enough about include more vegetables and Certainly, the best wrap-up for French wine,” he said. tion continue to grow in the winemakers. Warner expected mushroom soup but this one potato in the menu.” She then the evening. The state’s wine industry US. “The growth in wineries the strong growth rate to con- had a delicate texture with made sure that we try her wild Other than this, Danbro’s generates about $2.4 billion a around the country is very tinue. black pepper blending perfect- berry smoothie and cold coffee. offers popular hits like Hot year in revenues and con- exciting as wine sales contin- “The line is not flattening,” ly with fresh mushrooms and While the former had blueber- lava cake with Polo mint ice tributes more than $7 billion a ue to grow, particularly at the he said. “I wouldn’t be surprised the butter. In one word, whole- ry, yogurt with chia seeds and cream, chocolate mousse can- year to the state’s economy, premium end,” said Gladys if we get to 2,000.” One factor some. Served with grilled fresh strawberries which over- nelloni with caramelised Warner said. Horiuchi of the Wine Institute, that could limit growth is cli- Ciabatta, which complemented powered all other flavours, the banana and Baileys cream and Washington’s wines are which represents California mate change, but Washington its flavours, we got off to a good latter was a decent must-try. Choco loco, vanilla-coated consistently top-ranked, he wineries. also seems fortunate there. The start. Then it was the turn of Bourbon biscuits with choco- said. “Washington has a high- Wine shipments to the mighty Columbia River, which Next up was Croquettes Char Grilled Vegetarian lates. They were complex but er percentage of 90-rated wines United States from all foreign irrigates much of wine country, Potato. Stuffed with cheddar Lasagna topped with wheat the flavours were so rounded than other top wine-producing and domestic sources grew is predicted to be a stable water cheese and jalapenos, it was pasta sheets and cheese sauce that they leave a mark on regions in the world,” Warner one per cent in 2018. The supply for many years to come, creamy yet crispy. The soft bursting with flavours. Packed your tastebuds, especially said, referring to the 100- Wine Institute said people are Henick-Smith said. Heat spikes core was so centered that it bal- with olives, zucchini and cap- when they come from a bak- point scale for rating wines. drinking more premium wine, in the summer might damage anced the heat of the spices. An sicum, its layers were soft and ery that has its origins in “We are competing against which starts at $8 per bottle. grapes, he said. But farmers are unusual addition was the Chimi crunchy at the same time. 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You can’t go with five against the West Indies. (Chahar) has come in and expecting everyone to One such name is Rahul. *9327 $ 3 has bowled really well,” he bowl four In the absence of injured opener told reporters. good overs. Shikhar Dhawan, the series will pro- ndia captain Virat Kohli on “(Mohammed) Shami I think vide the stylish right-handed batsman, IThursday threw his weight behind is coming back and he is that is the who holds a good record in T20s, a the under-fire Rishabh Pant, asserting bowling really well. If he balance very good opportunity to secure his * $0 )0/$* 0 that he wouldn’t let the young wick- gets into a rhythm and we need to place as Rohit Sharma’s partner up the $ $H6CC$* etkeeper-batsman feel isolated as he specifically works on create,” he order. 63&06036 -;3/0> battles a slump in form. what’s required in T20 said. In 31 T20I, Rahul has amassed The skipper fully backed the 22- cricket then he will be 974 runs at an average of 42.74 with & A ; 4 G? @ year-old, saying it is the team’s collec- very, very useful in 110 not out being his highest score. He tive responsibility to support Pant in places like Australia, is also a prolific scorer in the IPL. single opportunity in the series and would be looking for revenge after the trying times. especially with his Besides Rahul, another individual was only picked for this rubber after being dismantled by India 3-0 in their “We certainly believe in Rishabh’s < G? ability to pick wick- who would like to answer his critics Dhawan sustained a knee injury. own backyard in August. ability. As you say, it’s (also) the play- ets with the with solid performances is Pant. It is certain that Pant will be the Having been entrusted with the er’s responsibility to do well, work hard “You are playing in your own new ball. Seen as MS Dhoni’s successor, first choice wicketkeeper but in case captaincy responsibility, Kieron and I agree but I think it’s a collective country and you should get support He has Rishabh has endured a slump in form he fails again, it remains to be seen Pollard will look to lead from the responsibility of everyone around us rather than always thinking what mis- enough post ICC World Cup and was heavi- whether the team management gives front. as well to give that player some space take is this guy going to make. No one pace to ly criticised for throwing his wicket Samson an opportunity, which he cer- With Nicholas Pooran ruled out to do that,” he said. wants to be in that position,” he said. execute away on multiple occasions. tainly deserves. of the first T20 because of a four- “If he misses a chance or some- “He can’t be isolated to such an yorkers,” Even his glove-work came under On the bowling front, there are match ban for ball-tampering, the thing, people can’t shout. It’s not extent that he gets nervous on the field. he added. heavy scrutiny and the left-hander was several notable comebacks with the onus would be on Evin Lewis and respectful because no player would like If you want him to do well and win “Also cou- dropped in the longest format of the likes of Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Lendl Simmons, Shimron Hetmyer to that to happen,” he added. matches for India all of us collective- ple of more guys are game and Wriddhiman Saha regained Shami, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar guide West Indies batting line-up. Kohli said he expects the crowd in ly should make him feel like he under the scanner fo r his place in the playing XI. returning to the side’s T20 setup. Keeping in mind the T20 World India to get behind the youngster, who belongs and we are here to do things sealing that spot along With the selectors bringing in tal- The duo of Kuldeep and Chahal, Cup, the West Indies are also trying was booed in the last series against for him rather than against him,” Kohli with three seamers. It’s a ented Sanju Samson in the squad and also known as Kulcha, will reunite out various combinations and have Bangladesh. added. good position to be in talks of Dhoni coming out of his sab- after a long time. Kuldeep last featured drafted in quite a few new faces in the because everyone is batical soon, it’s high time for Pant to in the shortest format in February team. TEAMS, India: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Windies: Kieron Pollard (c), Fabian bowling really well,” the either perform or lose his place in the 2019 against New Zealand. The visitors have opted for young Sharma, KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Allen, Brandon King, Denesh India captain said. squad. The find of the Bangladesh series, Brandon King, Khary Pierre, Sherfane Rishabh Pant, Manish Pandey, Shreyas Ramdin, Sheldon Cottrell, Evin Lewis, Kohli was also hon- The series is also huge for Samson. Deepak Chahar, is also expected to Rutherford, Keserick Williams and Iyer, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sherfane Rutherford, Hetmyer, Khary est enough to admit Although he was named in the play a big role alongside Shami and Hayden Walsh Jr over experienced Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Pierre, Lendl Simmons, Jason Holder, India’s problems in T20 T20 squad against Bangladesh, the Bhuvneshwar in the past attack. players like Carlos Brathwaite, Andre Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Hayden Walsh Jr, Keemo Paul, Kesrick cricket. Kerala ‘keeper-batsman didn’t get a West Indies, on the other hand, Russell and Dwayne Bravo. Chahar, Bhuvneshwar, Shami. Williams. “I don’t think we have # ' 6,-:1;6 @& 3 CELTIC STRIKE LATE AS RANGERS SLIP Glasgow: $ Q & E + E * * *9327 $ 3 he added. in India. It’s just a matter of 5 7 E 3.$ 4 Youngsters like Brandon using our experience and ment,” the ICC said in a E ! % + est Indies T20 captain King, Khary Pierre, Sherfane hopefully that experience can statement. 7 WKieron Pollard on Rutherford, Keserick be a good step for us.” ront foot no balls in the “If there has been an : Thursday said young crick- Williams and Hayden Walsh Pollard said his side need Fupcoming T20 and One- infringement on the front % $ eters in his country need to be Jr were preferred for the India to improve their collective Day International series foot, the Third Umpire will + protected from “vultures of tour to experienced players game as a team to give India between India and the West communicate this to the ( 0+ ! the game” when they are ini- like Carlos Brathwaite, Andre a tough fight in the series. 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It’s just a matter of it as a challenge and have to three T20Is and an equal The ICC said the bene- CW%: D% AE E Q given enough opportunity to trying to teach them and deal with what is presented in number of ODIs, starts fit of doubt in close calls will ! ! ; showcase their talent. ease them into the world of front of us,” he said. today in Hyderabad and lie with the bowler. K ! E “They (Brandon King 9 F5 4 @ international cricket which “We are looking to do the technology to call front foot “...And if a late no ball 56$ / and Keserick Williams) have we know is a very tough basics right, use our opportu- no balls will be put to trial call is communicated, then K been pretty good. It’s good try to judge people too quick- with yourself. We look for- place.” nities every time we step on in it. the On-Field Umpire will %L8 $ 8 that we have young guys ly,” Pollard said during pre- ward to these talents showing Talking about the the cricket field. 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But the we need results but some- tect them from the vultures to challenge the hosts. our cricket,” said the visiting tifying whether there has in-game decisions in the problem is, we as individuals times you have to be honest out there to pull them down,” “We play a lot of cricket captain. been any front foot infringe- usual way,” the ICC said. KHEDIRA OUT FOR THREE MONTHS Turin: ' ! + ) 4 % 1 * $ /$*$ Q/ 6 ;1 6 %L ? ! + ! ! ! 6$#0 )M ' % L %M *( /3. :E E + /2132-*4 only 33.” E4 ! : ; % Ashwin also said that his IPL ed by strong performances by e might not be in the scheme of move to Delhi Capitals wasn’t really Lwushu players and swim- $ ! Indian shuttlers es. Top-seeded Siril beat Sri BOPANNA AIMS TO PLAY QATAR OPEN Hthings when it comes to white- something that he asked for. mers, India breached the 100- Ashmita Chaliha and Gayatri Lanka’s Dinuka Karunaratne Mumbai: 8 4Q 3 ball cricket, but off-spinner R Ashwin “My stint at Kings XI was fantas- medal mark by winning a whop- Gopichand registered convinc- 21-9, 21-12 in straight & ) ! 7 hasn’t given up hope of playing for tic to say the least. The experience ping 50 medals on the fourth day ing victories in their respective sets. However, $ + India in the World T20 in Australia. enriched me in every possible way. of competitions to consolidate its semi-finals on Thursday to set Aryaman had to fight P 0' % “I enjoy playing day in, day I was given the role of captaincy, top position in the South Asian up an all-Indian summit clash in hard during his 21-18, L4 C D ! 4& out. But I felt somewhere in my that was new boundaries I Games here on Thursday. the women’s singles category in 14-21, 21-18 win against second ) !E: % )4 career, because of the white ball explored. Within my purview, I India secured its best medal Pokhara. seed Nepal’s Ratnajith Tamang. ! % ! ! snub and injuries, I had lost the thought I did a fair job, if not haul on a single day so far in the While, top-seed Ashmita In the men’s doubles semi- ) joy of playing the game, a very good job, but these Games to lead the medal tally thrashed her Sri Lankan oppo- final, Krishna Garaga and ' B K 3 P )M$ % which was very very dan- decisions were not mine with 58 Gold, 41 Silver and 19 nent Achini Ratnasiri 21-5, 21- Dhruv Kapila notched up an !3 'B % gerous for me. I could not entirely,” Ashwin said. Bronze for a total of 118 medals 7, Gayatri also had an easy task easy 21-15, 21-7 win. watch the game on TV,” R “There are other to leave hosts Nepal far behind against Dilmi Dias of Sri Lanka However, India’s challenge SL OVERHAUL CRICKET COACHING TEAM Ashwin told Mumbai factors, the owners in the second spot. during a 21-17, 21-14 win. Men came to an end in the women’s Colombo: -+Q + ! Mirror. did feel I haven’t India added 26 Gold, 18 singles semi-finals also saw double category after both the & “That was some- delivered which is Silver and 6 Bronze on Thursday. India’s dominance as Aryaman pairs, Kuhoo Garg-Anoushka Track and field athletes had 1 ) thing I did not enjoy. true because I The bulk of India’s medals Tondon and Siril Verma set up Parikh and Meghana a relatively quieter day after (+ Q Thankfully I have gotten could not take the came from swimming, wushu, final against each other after Jakkampudi-N Sikki Reddy, lost leading from the front in the past PNS % - Q ( over it. I took the help of team through to the play- weightlifting and athletics. India’s winning their semi-final match- in the last-4 clash. two days as they pocketed six ! people and I have gotten offs in both the seasons. You Gold rush was triggered by medals, including one Gold, on 1 %L1 over it. World Twenty20 is a can give excuses why we wushu with as many as seven yel- Deepika (women’s 70kg), Sushila Thursday with 11, of which four Thursday. (+ realistic goal for everybody. could not do that, but I am low metals coming from it. (women’s 65kg), Roshibina Devi were Gold, six Silver and one Triple jumper Karthik ! )M Who does not want to repre- someone who takes it under Suraj Singh fetched the first (women’s 60kg) and Sunil Singh Bronze. Unnikrishnan was the lone Gold ?E E % 6 sent India at the competition. my chin and admits that ‘yes wushu Gold of the day in men’s (men’s 52kg) also clinched top Taekwondo players’ impres- winner in athletics as he cleared 8 ! )3 Yuvraj Singh came back for I couldn’t deliver.’ The trade gunshu all-round event before Y spots in their respective events. sive show also continued as they a distance of 16.47m while com- + ! (3 World T20 in 2014 and then in was more initiated rather Sanathoi Devi (women’s sansou Swimming accounted for gave India six medals — 3 Gold, patriot Mohammed Salahuddin % ,& 2017 Champions Trophy. I am my doing,” he said. 52kg), Punam (women’s 75kg), the most medals for India on 2 Silver and 1 Bronze. jumped 16.16m to win the Silver.