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the GFP both have 3 MLAs politician. strength now is 36 after Parrikar on Sunday, and res- Earlier, even as Parrikar’s ## each they hold the key to any The Congress is currently Parrikar’s death. ignations of two Congress funeral procession was on, the JP MLA Pramod Sawant Government formation. the single largest party in the The strength of the House MLAs Subhash Shirodkar and Congress yet again staked an Bwas on Monday named as “We have managed to con- State with 14 MLAs. The BJP has reduced due to demise of Dayanand Sopte last year. The abortive claim to form a the new Goa Chief Minister vince the alliance partners and has 12 legislators in the 40- BJP MLA Francis D’Souza ear- NCP has one MLA in the Government in the coastal after party bigwigs, including finalised the formula of two member Assembly, whose lier this year, and Assembly. State. he speculation for alliance president Amit Shah and Deputy Chief Ministers for Tbetween the Aam Aadmi Union Transport Minister the State,” a senior BJP func- Party (AAP) and the Congress Nitin Gadkari, could bring tionary said. came to an end after AAP’s about a consensus on his name Parrikar was heading a Delhi convener Gopal Rai on by making the other claimants coalition Government com- Monday made it clear that to the post from the alliance prising the BJP, three MLAs there would neither be any partners agreeable to his can- each of the GFP, the MGP and alliance with the Congress nor didature, according to sources. three Independents. a rollback of any of its candi- Sawant was the Speaker of Shah said it will be hard to dates in the national Capital. the Goa Assembly. fill the void left by Manohar The statement came a day Swant’s name was cleared Parrikar even as reports sug- after the AAP declared its can- hours after late Chief Minister gested that two MGP MLAs didate for the seventh Lok Manohar Parrikar’s funeral cer- could switch over to the BJP to Sabha seat in Delhi. Asserting The Congress is confused and emony, also attended by Prime increase its number in the that “enough is enough”, Rai everyone is giving different Minister Narendra Modi, con- Assembly from 12 to 14. said these are the final seven statements,” Rai said. cluded at Goa’s Capital Panaji. Sawant has been a promi- candidates of the party and The ruling AAP had earli- Sawant will be assisted by nent presence in Goa’s political there is no question of “any roll er on March 2 announced the two Deputy Chief Ministers — scene since Parrikar’s illness back”. names of its candidates for the Goa Forward Party (GFP)chief was announced in October Rai said despite facing stiff six Lok Sabha seats. Vijai Sardesai and 2018. In February, the BJP opposition from its workers, The AAP declared its sev- Maharashtrawadi Gomantak leader had updated the public the party was open to an enth candidate for West Delhi Party (MGP) MLA Sudin about the State of Parrikar’s alliance with the Congress in Lok Sabha seats on Sunday. Dhavalikar. Interestingly, the health, after the CM was admit- Delhi but after waiting for so The party insiders said the two who have now been ted to AIIMS in Delhi. long and constantly hearing name of Balbir Singh “accommodated” had earlier Sawant represents the conflicting statements from Jhakhar was announced after staked their claim to the top Sanquelim constituency and is the party, we have decided the recalcitrant attitude of the post in the State. an Ayurveda practitioner by that now even if the Congress Congress leadership towards There was no Deputy CM profession. He was close to approaches us, there will be no forging an alliance in the post in place when Parrikar was Parrikar, who was understood alliance in Delhi. national Capital. CM. But since the MGP and to have groomed him as a He also said there has been The other six AAP candi- no communication from the dates are Atishi from East Congress and it clearly shows Delhi, Guggan Singh from that the grand old party is “not North-West Delhi, Raghav ! serious” about elections in Chadha from South, " # ! $ Delhi. “AAP will fight the Lok Dilip Pandey from North-East, *+ " " % & Sabha polls on the issue of full Pankaj Gupta from Chandni ' Statehood and it is ‘late now’ for Chowk and Brijesh Goyal from R Monday asked the Congress Dal (RLD) alliance. ( %) talks on an alliance in Delhi. New Delhi seat. not to “spread confusion” and “The Congress is free to said the alliance was capable of field its candidates on all the 80 defeating the BJP on its own. seats in UP alone. In other Hours later BSP’s poll ally words, our alliance (of SP- Samajwadi Party (SP) the SP BSP-RLD) is capable enough of too echoed Mayawati’s view. In defeating the BJP. a tweet, SP president Akhilesh The Congress should Yadav said, “In Uttar Pradesh, refrain from spreading confu- Q R the SP, BSP and RLD alliance sion about leaving seven seats is capable of defeating the BJP. tweets made it clear that the for the (SP-BSP-RLD) alliance,” The Congress party need not party will not enter into any Mayawati tweeted. spread any kind of confusion.” alliance with the Congress. Mayawati also said, day after the Congress said Mayawati even dared the On Sunday, the Congress “The BSP would like to make Ait was leaving seven Lok Congress to go ahead and field announced that it was leaving it clear once again that there is Sabha seats for the SP-BSP- candidates in all the 80 Lok seven Lok Sabha seats in the no alliance or understanding RLD combine in Uttar Pradesh, Sabha seats in the State. state for the SP, Bahujan Samaj with the Congress in UP and BSP supremo Mayawati on The BSP chief in a series of Party (BSP) and Rashtriya Lok anywhere in the country.” $ " n an hilarious turn of events Iduring the boat campaign by Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Monday, ! " # a boat carrying media persons and some Congress leaders ran aground at Manaya ghat of " Allahabad from where Priyanka started sailing to reach Varanasi. As media persons reached the Manaiya Ghat, they saw just one steamer all decked up for Priyanka, and no arrangement for another boat to carry them along to cover Priyanka’s poll ! " #, compaign. - The drama started as soon . %) as Priyanka — who reached the ghat around 11.30 am — got her, and they all jumped into middle of the river it ran onto her steamer. There was no the boat. The boat was soon aground in low water there. room for the media. stuffed beyond its capacity and And it could not budge an However, as soon her boat became unstable. On boat- inch from there. started sailing, media persons man’s frantic instruction, some Following which, a boat and some other Congress people aboard had to get off. was called in to take the stuck found another boat following But as the boat reached the journalists back to the pier. or the first time, Biju Janata FDal (BJD) supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik (/0!12 would contest from two Assembly constituencies in the Prasanna Acharya (Bargarh) Randhari (Dabugaon), Padmini elections next month. Sunita Biswal (Sundargarh), Dian (Kotpad) and Patnaik’s name figured in Pramila Bisoi (Aska) Purna Chanda Baka under the the first list of BJD candidates and Kalikesh Singh Deo Nabarangpupr LS; announced by him on Monday. (Balangir). Dushmanta Naik While retaining his four- As per his earlier (Bhawanipatna), Bhupinder time-old Hinjili seat in his iju Janata Dal (BJD) supre- announcement, Patnaik has Singh (Narla), Dibya Sankar native Ganjam district, he Bmo and Chief Minister chosen women candidates in Mishra (Junagarh), Mausudi would also be the party candi- Naveen Patnaik on Monday 33 per cent of the nine LS seats. Bag (Dharmagarh), Rajendra date from Bijepur in Bargarh announced the party’s first list Koraput and Sundargah have Dholakia (Nuapada) and district of western Odisha. of candidates for nine out of 21 got women candidates. Lambodhar Nial Patnaik had on Sunday Lok Sabha and 54 out of 147 The candidates who would (Khariar) under the Kalahandi been urged by several BJD Assembly seats. be in the first phase poll fray LS and Bikram Keshari leaders of the western region to Incidentally, the BJD is the include Jagannath Saraka Panda (Berhamapur), Dr offer himself as a candidate in first among the parties to come (Bissam Cuttack), Raghunath Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy their area apparently to meet a out with poll candidates’ lists. Gomango (Gunupur), Lal (Gopalpur), Surjya Narayan challenge the BJP and the The nine Lok Sabha can- Bihari Himirika (Rayagada), Patro (Digapahandi), Usha Congress may give to the State’s didates include Chandra Raghuram Padal (Koraput), Devi (Chikiti), Subash Chandra ruling party in the region. Sekhar Sahu (Berhampur), Prabhu Jani (Laxmipur) and Behera (Chhatrapur), Kalyani Sources said that in the Kousalya Hikaka (Koraput), Rabi Narayan Nanda (Jeypore) Gajapathi (Paralakhemundi) event of winning both the Achyuta Samanta under the Koraput LS; and Purnabasi Nayak (Mohana) seats, Patnaik would retain (Kandhamal), Puspendra Singh Sadashiva Pradhani under the Berhampur Bijepur, leaving Hinjili for a by- Deo (Kalahandi), Ramesh (Nabarangpur), Subash Gond Parliamentary constituency. election Chandra Majhi (Nabarangpur), (Umarkote), Manohar Continued on page 4 " "# $!#%( $#) *#% +,-./+,
## 1) 0 % -.# / ' & ' 00 " $% ' $&' &$%()*'* 4 ( !"#P Bimal Charan Das are loyalists of ,.2 3# Pradhan for which they are continuing posted in the same post for years. # leaders are giving patronage to Another close confidante of head of the several anti-socials in the dis- Pradhan is Sambalpur Superintendent Aelections, BJD trict. Sanjay Kumar Sahu and Division-1 and supremo and Chief When I opposed this, they Division-II Executive Engineers. Even Minister Naveen % started hatching a conspiracy here are reports that former Works though the tainted Panda Infra has Patnaik lifted the " 22 (ST), Lanjigarh (ST), Junagarh, against me. When I brought the TSecretary Nalini Kanta Pradhan, been blacklisted by the State expulsion order on Dharmgarh, Bhawanipatna matter to the notice of party who took voluntary retirement and Government and debarred from all former Minister (SC), Narla, Chhatrapur (SC), president Naveen joined the BJD recently, is likely to be projects, it has been allowed to carry and former % Gopalpur, Brahampur, pparently being informed Patnai, no action was taken in fielded as a party candidate from the out construction of the Sambalpur fly- Sukinda MLA & he Election Commission of Digapahandi, Chikiti, Mohana Athat he would not be re- this regard.” Sambalpur Lok Sabha seate, would over with the active support of Sahu Prafulla Chandra & TIndia (ECI) on Monday (ST), Paralakhemundi, nominated to contest elections “Besides, I and many hon- utilise the services of a coterie of offi- and Pradhan. Ghadai on Monday. '( issued a notification for elec- Gunupur (ST), Bissam Cuttack this time, Rayagada district’s est party workers were not cials of the department, who are loyal The R and B Brahmapur Party State sec- tions to four Lok Sabha and 28 (ST), Rayagada (ST), Gunupur BJD MLA Trinath even informed about the party’s to him. Superintendent Engineer and Angul retary BJD Nayak & Assembly seats to be held in the Lakshmipur (ST), Kotpad (ST), Gomango on Monday resigned Misrana Parva (joining cere- Sources said the as Pradhan was the Rand B Executive Engineer are also informed this in a first phase in Odisha on April Jeypore, Koraput (SC), Pottangi from the primary member- mony) held recently in Chief Engineer of Works Department known to be close to the former Works statement. && 11. (ST), Malkangiri (ST) and ship of the party alleging Gunupur. This shows the party for a long time before becoming its Secretary. Notably, ) While polls would be held Chitrakonda (ST). As per the “injustice” meted out to him by supremo’s step-motherly atti- Secretary, he can influence the local A section of officials of the Works Patnaik had %& for Koraput, Nabarangpur, notification, poll candidates the party. tude towards tribal people in contractors and the coterie of officials Department apprehend that if these expelled Ghadai in Kalahandi and Brhamapur can file nominations from Gomango sent his resigna- the constituency,” Gomango to help him in the elections. aforesaid officials continue in their September 2014 for his alleged anti-party activ- Parliamentary seats, the Monday (April 18) till March tion to BJD supremo and Chief further alleged. Reliable sources said the Roads and presence posts, they would try to ities. However, Ghadai had been claiming at dif- Assembly seats which would go 25. The verification process of Minister Naveen Patnaik alleg- Gomango, who had joined Buildings Central Circle influence the elections in Pradhan’s ferent public forums that he was still in the BJD to elections in the first phase the nomination papers would ing that he has been neglected, the BJD in 2009, was elected Superintendent Ranjit Sahu and the favour. They demanded that the State and praising the developmental programmes of are Nuapada, Khariar, take place on March 26. The tortured and subjected to injus- from Gunupur on the party Division -1, Division-II and Division Government and the Odisha Chief the Naveen Patnaik Government. Umerkote (ST), Jharigam (ST), last date for nomination with- tice in the party. ticket in the 2014 Assembly -III Executive Engineers, R and B Electoral Officer should transfer these Ghadai’s son Pritiranjan Ghadai is now rep- Nabarangpur (ST), Dabugam drawal is March 28. He said, “Many senior elections. Cuttack Superintendent Engineer officials to ensure free and fair elections. resenting Sukinda in the Assembly " R R " * * $%+ %)% $&,*%' '* head of the International * &Q ' . ADay of Forest and the World Water Day 2019, the ActionAid launched a “People’s Mohapatra, who is in the tick- two terms based on develop- Report on Mahanadi” and et race in the BJP, is going to mental works over ten years “JalSaathi”, a volunteer engage- n the politically troubled- use all his might to get back his since 2009, Mohapatra will ment programme on the issue Itorn Brahamgiri constituen- family seat. Hence, the fight basically capitalize brother of water, here on Monday. cy, there is a clear indication would be tough this time, Lulu’s fame and sympathy after The ActionAid in associa- that the fight is mostly between sources said. his demise. tion with the Sneha Abhiyan in the BJD and the BJP in the Though, tickets in both Though the number of Jagatsinghpur, Seheda in upcoming Assembly election. the BJD and the BJP are yet not applicants for ticket in the BJD Jharsuguda, Patang in So far as the Congress is finalised, sitting MLA Sanjay is unclear, but sources said Sambalpur, Focus Odisha concerned, it is still in search Dasburma (BJD) and Lalitendu that the chairman of Foundation in Khordha, of a suitable candidate when fil- are ahead in the race in their Brahmagiri block Abhiyan in Boudh , ing of nomination is just a cou- respective parties. For Krusnachandra Roy is also in Sanchar in Nayagarh, Mukti ple of days away. The trouble Dasburma, who is a former the race to replace Das Burma. and Rashtriya Yuva Sangathan for Congress is the party lacks Minister and frontline leader of As is learnt, Roy has started and the Utkal Gandhi Smarak er Debabrat Patra, natural Satpathy released the report. Khordha and Puri in the State the issue of Mahanadi through a face after the demise of fire- BJD, besides its youth wing lobbying in headquarters for in Cuttack had conducted a resource hub head Bratindi Patra said the study has and four villages in two districts group discussion and commu- brand leader and two-time leader, the election is a prestige ticket, since Dasburma study on issues related to Jena, programme manager covered 36 villages in eight dis- Raigarh and Janjagir Champa nity consultation. MLA Lalatendu Bidyadhar issue. has already enjoyed 10 years Mahanadi in eight districts in Biren Nayak, programme offi- tricts like Jharsuguda, of Chhattisgarh. Besides, about 60 commu- (Lulu) Mohapatra. While Dasburma eyes for and is surrounded by Odisha and two districts in cer BN Durga, scribe Sambalpur, Subarnapur, He also said that the aim of nity representatives from 12 Lulu’s younger brother a third time victory in disputes after the chit fund Chhattisgarh. Sudarshan Chhotray and devel- Boudh, Angul, Nayagarh, the report was to understand districts also shared their feed- Lalitendu Bidyadhar Brahmagiri after consecutive scam. ActionAid regional manag- opment researcher Priyabarat Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, the perspective of the people on back and suggestions. R* 3 & # $ + ' () ension prevailed at the TCapital Hospital here on - Monday after patients and - their attendants failed to avail he BJP has alleged that registration tickets to visit doc- olice on Monday nabbed a & & TChief Minister Naveen tors of various departments of Pperson from the Kedargouri Patnaik has opted to fight from the hospital. area under the Lingaraj police a second seat in western ! - The development took station for allegedly stealing & Odisha on the basis of a report & place after the staffs at the com- money from the Hundi (dona- / 0 of the State Intelligence that puterised central registration tion box) installed at the said he might face a defeat in 1*02* counter denied them tickets Lingaraj Temple here. & his old Hinjili constituency and stopped working alleging The accused allegedly stole & due to voters’ disenchantment Odisha,” said Bharatiya Janata nonpayment of their salaries the money from the donation & on many counts. Yuva Morcha president for the last 11 months. box and fled from the spot on “The Director of the State Tankadhar Tripathy at a Press The move of the employees Sunday. Later, the temple 0 Intelligence had on March 15 meet here. triggered resentment among administration filed a com- written to the Chief Minister’s He said the four other patients and their attendants plaint with the local Lingaraj Office and the Director seats named by the Intelligence who created ruckus at the hos- police. General of Police mentioning were Rourkela, Bijepur, pital premises. Acting on the complaint, a native of Balangir district. that the CM might not win the Balangir and Titilagarh. “The staffs are claiming police initiated a probe and While the accused person Hinjili seat this time and sug- Tripathy said people of that they have not received checked the CCTV surveil- is in police custody for interro- gesting names of four other Hinjili have been dissatisfied salary so they would not work. early morning,” said an atten- computers at the registration written tickets since then. lance footages of the temple. gations, a case has been regis- seats for his win. On the basis over distribution of Cyclone They should have informed dant. counter developed a technical Later, police rushed to the On the basis of the CCTV tered against him under the this report, the CM has opted Titli compensation and KALIA about the stir beforehand. We When questioned, the snag some five days back and spot and pacified the irate footage, police apprehended appropriate sections of IPC, to fight from a seat in western assistance. have been in the queue since employees said four of the five they have been issuing hand- patients and attendants. the accused, who is said to be sources said. + O P & ) %
- & +) he trailer and music of fea- * + Tture film ‘Biju Babu’ was released at the Maharaja M2P& "" - ! in accordance with a judgment Theatre on Monday. 3 passed earlier by the Supreme It is acclaimed movie direc- & he Orissa High Court on 4 5 Court. “Even, the Bar Council tor Dr Nila Madhab Panda’s TMonday directed the State of India and the State Bar first feature film in Odia. “Biju # & Bar Council to ensure elections Council have passed similar Babu was awarded the ‘Bintang & to form the executive bodies of ! resolutions,” he said. Jasa Utama’ (Son of the soil), all the 167 bars in the State by 6 The ‘one bar, one vote’ the highest national award of this month-end on the princi- rule was set by the Supreme Indonesia. I want to take this ple of ‘one bar, one vote’. Court in 2015 to identify the movie to an international plat- 2 The High Court also number of genuine advocates form. The movie will let us quashed the February 24 reso- ! practicing in different courts of know Bijubabu and his N lution passed by the Bar the country. “The rule allows philosophies more closely, and Council in which at least 12 bar * multiple memberships of dif- I’m sure it will attract audiences associations, including the ferent bars but one voting right from all age groups and will Odisha, a film is being made on Cuttack Bar Associations, were to a lawyer. surely turn out to be a great a great personality, that too on given the liberty to hold their The bar associations of the dose of entertainment for SritamNanda, Diptirekha, film has an absolutely commer- and charisma of the great our very own Bijubabu and I elections at a later date. State have already been provid- everyone,” said Panda. Ashutosh Mohanty and others cial format with four fantastic leader, is all set to create histo- have been chosen to play the Deciding over a PIL filed in ed with their respective voters’ The music for the film has have given their voice to the songs, lots of drama, action, ry in Ollywood. lead in it.” this connection, a Division ously on the principle of one lists indicating the individual been creatively designed by songs. romance and comedy. The lead actor of the film “What an amazing experi- Bench headed by Chief Justice bar, one vote. advocate’s choice of the bar to renowned music director Prem According to the debu- However, it's not a biopic on superstar Anubhav Mohanty, ence it was to work in this film KS Jhaveri made it clear that Briefing reporters, senior participate in the annual elec- Anand. Top Ollywood singers tante director duo Devi Prasad Biju Patnaik. The film that said, “I’m feeling really proud ‘Biju Babu,” said lead actress the elections to different bars advocate Ashok Mohapatra tions to form its executive like Human Sagar, Ananya Lenka and Vishal Mourya, the embodies the ideology, spirit, that for the very first time in Supriya Nayak. should be made simultane- said the High Court has acted body by the end of March.
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The local Odisha and OISF personnel got injured brutally attacked by the agita- Lanjigarh block to maintain # '$ '-$ ) '.'-7($ $7'$ $ ( % $( a dharna in front of the main son in a release said, “This Industrial Security Force per- and they were immediately tors and we had to act in to our peace,” said Roul. $(.$+"#$' - %.% # 7'. -$ .'$7 ) 7.7 22=E?= @@$E@2 ;2?+ ' !0 # 1 '(#22=$#4=E@=C@ ! 7.7$#.' $ ($ % '= # # -. -$ ) '# R %.'-7($$ $ ( %+"# * hydro power projects would be allowed (. # .% - -. % reduction of tariff after increasing project P 7 <($B D(#% $ )% 07' (#$(#7%- life to 40 years and increasing debt payment ( $- ' 7%$$.' (#($(. ' ' -# ( period to 18 years, said official sources. # %.'-7($$+"# -.$ #(#%7%- % BHUBANESWAR: With renewable ener- Earlier, Odisha submitted that as the #(. '7- E@@(''.' 7+ gy status given to the hydropower sector, Union Government is considering the pro- #'( = His body was spotted by Odisha will be reaping benefits in a big way posal to categorize hydro units with the pedestrians on the road. as the State holds vast scope for develop- 25MW capacity and above as renewable )7 $ Besides stabbing injuries in ment of the green energy sources. energy, all the new and up-coming as well his stomach, his throat was slit, Earlier, the State Government had time as existing hydro projects be kept under # suggesting that he was killed and again requested the Union Non Solar Renewable Purchase Obligation /*012'" with a sharp weapon. Government in this regard and with such (RPO) within renewable energy spec- The police have seized a a favourable decision, Odisha will be ben- trum. $ , mobile phone near the body efitted in a big way, senior officials admit. The State Government had justified and begun investigation to 3# The Union Government’s recent deci- that all hydro power projects, new, old, wo incidents of crimes that ascertain the reason of murder. sion for providing renewable energy sta- small, medium and large, are renewable in 1 Ttook place on Sunday In the shootout case took tus for large hydro projects has come as a nature. evening rocked north Baleswar. place at around 5 pm while vic- boon for the State, which has large num- Under the backdrop, decision taken by he Brahamapur police cracked the While in one incident, uniden- tim Soumyadeep was in front bers of hydel power plants and there is the Union Government will promote TGourilundi cement shop loot case by tified miscreants shot at a of his shop. T firm Mindtree cofounder more scope for generation of power from hydro power generation including pro- arresting parents of the accused, a minor, young trader at Tarini Temple Two bike-borne miscre- ISubroto Bagchi has resigned the sector, said a senior official in viding budgetary support for flood mod- here on Sunday. Chhak under Baliapala block, ants approached him and shot as the Chairman of the Odisha Department of Energy. eration cost and enabling infrastructure The arrestees were identified as in another incident, a 48- year- one round of bullet which Skill Development Authority The Odisha Government recently had cost. Mahendra Kumar Patro and his wife. old man was found dead in his struck his back, before fleeing (OSDA) to protect the compa- urged the Union Government in Ministry It will help in tariff rationalization mea- The police have recovered 2.74 village with stabbing injuries. away. Soumyadeep, who bled ny from a hostile takeover. of New and Renewable Energy to catego- sures to reduce tariff and thus the burden lakh out of the stolen amount of 5.25 The deceased was identi- profusely in the attack some- Taking to the Twitter on rize hydro power project with capacity of will be lessened on consumers, said an offi- lakh and a KTM Duke motorcycle, fied as Bibhutibhusan Jena of how managed to take a lift Sunday, Bagchi mentioned 25 Mega Watt (MW) and above as renew- cial. which was purchased with the looted village Khuluda under Jaleswar from a passer-by biker and about his resignation and his able energy, which has been conceded. Making another request, Odisha had money. However, the main accused, a police limits, the victim which reached a nearby hospital rid- return to Bengaluru to save the Officials feel this will boost hydro also urged for financial support for small minor boy, is still at large. survived bullet attack was iden- ing pillion. He was later shift- Mindtree. power generation and by adding hydro hydro projects, which were provided till It may be mentioned here that 5.25 tified as Soumyadeep ed to the Baleswar District “Mindtree has not been power as renewable energy, generation of March 31, 2017 to be extended for anoth- lakh had been looted from a cement shop Chakravorty. Headquarters Hospital. designed as an “asset” to be 225 Giga Watt of renewable energy by 2022 er five years. named Siva Shakti Agency here on In neither of the cases, While the cause behind the bought and sold. It is a nation- will be possible. Odisha has huge scope for small hydro Friday. Acting on the complaint lodged police have nabbed the culprits. attack is not known, a past al resource. It has a unique cul- to return,” Bagchi posted on At present, hydro power tariff is power projects and due to absence of such by the owner, police conducted investi- According to sources, enmity mainly due to sand ture that humanizes the idea of Twitter. expensive than other sources of energy and financial support, projects were not taking gation and found the minor to have com- Bibhutibhusan’s body was quarrying and lifting from the business. It sets the standards Notably, Bagchi had been this step will help rationalize the tariff by off. Now promoters are upbeat with change mitted the loot. Then police made the found near Gajiani on the road Subarnarekha river bed is sus- of corporate governance. I need appointed as OSDA Chairman hydro power projects. of policy by the Union Government, said seizures, amounting to 4.45 lakh, and between Jaleswar – pected. However, the police to be there in its time of diffi- on May 1, 2016 with a status of With such a favourable decision, large sources. PNS nabbed his parents. Paschimbad . have not clarified the cause yet. culty. Hence the hard decision the Cabinet rank Minister. "% ' !2% '/ ' " 89 # & $ '' #' 1 '$7 %$<7'- fter a report was published Ain The Pioneer on March 17 under the caption hree persons, including two “Meenakshi Mahanta might Twomen, were killed and be BJD choice for Champua” as another suffered critical BJD supremo and that CM injuries in a collision between Naveen Patnaik has agreed to a car and a truck on Biju a proposal of Champua MLA Expressway near Jarangloi vil- (Independent) Santatan lage in Sundargarh district on Mahakud to field her as BJD Sunday night. candidate, there is a revolt The deceased were identi- among the cadres of Mahakud. fied as Sajjan Agrawal, Urmila This was evident on Devi and Nirmala Devi. The Sunday when Naltu Mahanta, injured woman identified as a Councillor of the Barbil Sangeeta Agrawal was admitted Municipality and said to be a to hospital. close aide of Mahakud, along Sources said the four per- with his hundreds of support- sons hailing from the ers went to the Naveen Niwas Birmitrapur area had gone to being led by senior BJD leader Patnaik should give a chance to Narayan Patra, who represents Mahanta is the wife of Bhakta Sambalpur to attend a cultur- the truck from behind. While District Headquarters Hospital accident occurred due to Kusha Apat to show their sol- Kusha Apat to contest the elec- Keonjhar district, was also pre- Mahanta, another close asso- al event. While returning at three died on the spot, critically and later shifted to a Rourkela speedy driving of the car. The idarity with Kusha Apat and tions from Champua so that sent when the team met the ciate of Mahakud, who himself around 11 pm, the car by injured Sangeeta was first medical. driver fled the spot after the not with Mahakud. BJD would have a better chance Chief Minister. does not want to contest elec- which they were travelling hit rushed to the Sundargarh It was suspected that the accident. They pleaded that Naveen of winning. Minister Badri Notably, Meenakshi tions this time. 5%,$% , $ .*%' ,*& ' 5 + " ' *'6'$, $& %)*'&*7 P , - R . /) '0/12,$% & 1 “But three cases of irregu- Sahu couldn’t give any satis- larities have come to the notice factory reply as to carrying of he district administration of the officials engaged in the cash, the squad handed ,&& %, ' Thas geared up to implement checking of vehicles at differ- over the cash to Dhanupali model code of conduct (MCC) ent locations,” informed police and registered a case in letter and spirit in all Sambalpur ADM Ajay Kumar against him. the four Assembly constituen- Jena. In the second case, the n a serious case of medical 1 cies under Sambalpur Lok In the first case, the police flying squad seized 2 lakh Inegligence, an unconscious Sabha seat. at Jujomura, seized a Bolero from Antaryami Pradhan, a man was allegedly declared fake currency As part of the first exercise, bearing No OR 15M 5151 resident of Deogarh district. dead by a doctor and sent for Aminting unit, police and a flying squad engaged in electioneering for The cash was seized near postmortem at the District operating from a accompanied by executive an aspirant BJP candidate. Ardabahal village coming Headquarters Hospital on rented house at magistrates seized vehicles and Tehsildar of Jujomura Susanta under Kuchinda constituency. Sunday. Sridharnagar in the cash from different persons Nayak seized the vehicle and The squad handed over the The incident came to light town was busted by who have been unable to handed it over to the police cash in the nearest police sta- in the morning after the patient police on Monday explain the purpose of carrying there as it had no permission tion at Mahulpali. Keeping in Sujit Khatua of Khatuapatna and two persons were arrested The arrestees were identi- cash. for the purpose, the ADM view to the general election and village under the Dhusuri Khatua’s family that his post- doctor Rout at the Bhadrak in this connection. fied as Karunakar Parida (39) Notably, one has to account informed. the money game by different police station, regained con- mortem would be conducted in police station in connection Acting on a tipoff, a team of Mahadeipur village in for cash in possession if it is “The Tehsildar and team political parties, the police and sciousness ahead of post- the morning. with the incident. of the Paralakhemundi police Gajapati district and Santosh more than 50, 000. have also made video shooting flying squad are now making mortem being conducted on However, Khatua gained “The doctor was dozing led by SDPO TP Patra con- Majhi (40) of Basundara village As per the code of conduct of the entire episode so that no massive checking in important him. consciousness in morning and while he was examining the ducted a raid on the house and in Srikakulam district of niegh- for the election, each vehicle to one can find an escape route in roads and chowks. Sources said Khatua was was shifted to Medicine patient and declared him dead. seized counterfeit currency bouring Andhra Pradesh. be used for election has to take future,” he added. “Nobody will be spared admitted to the hospital for Ward for treatment. His con- He also referred him for post- notes of 500 amounting to Meanwhile, the duo is prior permission. At the same Further, the flying squad from police checking and very treatment on Saturday. But the dition is reportedly stable, mortem. I want the doctor to 2.5 lakh, chemicals, being interrogated to ascertain, time, one has to clarify the pur- seized 1 lakh from one Anil stringent action will be taken attending doctor Karunakar sources said. be punished for his paper and other materials who else are involved pose of carrying cash of 50, Kumar Sahu, a resident of against those violating the Rout allegedly declared him Later, Sujit’s brother filed a negligence,” said Sujit’s used in manufacturing fake in the racket and other infor- 000 or more and also explain Hirakud under Sambalpur model code of conduction,” dead and reportedly informed complaint against the attending brother. currency. mation. the source. Assembly constituency. When ADM Jena warned. " "# $!#%( $#) *#% +,-./+, 5 $ 3 3 *R#5
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On the other hand, every (Polasara), Latika Pradhan Bargarh LS seat and Jogesh & PAmarinder Singh on The ‘jumla’ party failed to today said that the 2019 Lok citizen of the country, under (Kabisuryanagar) and KK Kumar Singh (Sundargarh), he Vigilance police on Monday mocked the Bharatiya deliver on any promise all these Sabha election will be fought the leadership of PM Narendra Suryamani Baidya(Khalikote) Mangala Kishan (Rajgangpur), TMonday caught Boudh & P Janata Party’s ‘Main Bhi years, and was now resorting to between the ‘Chowkidars’, who Modi, is playing the role of alert under the Aska LS constituen- Stephen Soren (Talsara), Sarada Consumer Disputes Redressal & Chowkidar’ election campaign as more ‘jumlebaazi’ in a desperate guarded the country's borders watchman. cy, Chakradhar Kanhar Prasad Nayak (Rourkela), Forum president’s Steno a ridiculous “jumla”, which will bid to win votes, said the Chief and the 'Beldar' leaders of the Our borders have become safe. (Baliguda), Saluga Pradhan (G Subrat Tarai (Raghunathpali) Manmath Kumar Gadanayak not solve any real problems of the Minister, adding that the people Congress, who are roaming out The enemy does not look Udaygiri), Pradip Kumar Amat and Ranjit Kishan(Bonai) red-handed while he was & people of India. of India were fed up with these after taking bail from courts. through our eyes. It knows that (Boudh), Mahidhar Rana under the Sundargarh accepting a bribe of 3,000 “Such slogans do not help fill hollow slogans and promises. Shahdeo said that the first the main ‘Chowkidar’ of the (Kantamal), Bikram Keshari Parlimentary constituency. from one Satya Pradhan of vil- the stomachs of our poor people, They wanted to know what the family of Congress is on bail. country takes revenge of a Arukha (Bhanjanagar) and From the list, it is known lage Nuapalli in the district. Based on the complaint, they do not give jobs to our BJP-led Government had done “Congress president Rahul martyr by 10 enemies.” Ramesh Behera (Daspalla) that candidates for the four Gadnayak had demanded the Vigilance sleuths laid a trap youth,” Capt Amarinder said in for them in the last five years, he Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi are Shahdeo said that the agenda under the Kandhamal LS seat; Assembly seats to go to polls in the bribe for expeditious dis- and caught the accused while an informal chat with media- added. Declaring the PPCC to be on bail in the National Herald for the forthcoming elections is Tukuni Sahu (Titlagarh), Saroj the first phase on April 11 and posal of the complainant’s taking the bribe money. His persons after a meeting with fully prepared for the Lok Sabha case. Robert Vadra is also free clear. On one hand, there is an Meher (Patnagarh), Niranjan five candidates for the second consumer case against the offi- residential quarter at Boudh MLAs, zone in-charges and polls, Capt Amarinder said that on interim bail. honest watchman and on the Pujari (Sonepur), Ajay Das phase polls on April 18 have cials of Southco for arbitrary was searched. Gadnayak was heads of frontal organizations of he was confident that the party The Congress ally RJD is being other side the ‘baildar’ (Kantabanji) and Padmanabha not been announced by the rul- enhancement of his energy arrested and forwarded to Punjab Pradesh Congress would win all the 13 seats in operated from jail. The entire Congress and other Opposition Behera (Biramaharajpur) ing party. charges. court. Committee (PPCC) from Punjab. group of them is of the leaders leaders. PNS .* ' %+ *%'9% *, %*&*%* , $% $ &*% Gurugram, Krishan Pal Gurjar Sonepat and Bhiwani- media advisor Rajiv Jain, party Karnal – Sanjay Bhatia, an seat. After the meeting, Anil %+"*& %$. %* $% from Faridabad and Rattan Lal Mahendragarh constituency leader Krishna Gahlawat were aide of Chief Minister and Jain, incharge for Haryana he BJP is likely to field Kataria from Ambala. respectively and discussed discussed for Sonepat seat in Kiran Chopra, wife of sitting party affairs, while talking to 1 Singh hoping to get Tthree sitting MPs in The three MPs were also probable candidates for the two the meeting. Three-time for- BJP member Ashwani Chopra the mediapersons said that we that of Congress for the 2019 Haryana while new faces will present during the meeting in seats. mer MP Arvind Sharma, who – were also deliberated upon. have many ticket aspirants for ynasty is alive and kicking polls. be seen on seven other Lok New Delhi. Kalraj Mishra, Earlier, it was speculated had joined the BJP last week is For Rohtak seat, names of 10 parliamentary seats in the Din the hill state of Neither the ruling BJP nor Sabha seats in the state. incharge for the Lok Sabha that new faces will be fielded also seen as a contender from Arvind Sharma, OP Dhankar, state. Himachal Pradesh. Sons and the Congress, however, has yet Haryana BJP election com- elections in Haryana, Chief from Karnal and Kurukshetra Karnal, Rohtak and Sonepat Shamsher Singh Kharkara are Discussion was held on grandsons of political veterans finalised their candidates for mittee in its meeting held in Minister Manohar Lal, party’s seats, represented by BJP’s seat. under consideration, sources probable candidates on 10 from the state, from both BJP any of the four Himachal New Delhi on Monday dis- co-incharge for Lok Sabha Ashwini Kumar Chopra and Union Minister Maneka said. Candidature of singer seats and party’s campaign and Congress, are eyeing nom- Lok Sabha seats seats - Shimla, cussed probable candidates on polls in Haryana, Vishwas rebel BJP leader Raj Kumar Sanjay Gandhi, the seven-time Hans Raj Hans is being con- strategy for Lok Sabha polls, ination of their respective Mandi, Hamirpur and Kangra. 10 Lok Sabha seats in the Sarang, party’s Haryana Saini. However, the party is BJP MP has expressed interest sidered for Sirsa constituency Jain said. The committee has parties for the Lok Sabha polls. In a recent Facebook post, state. incharge Anil Jain and Cabinet now gearing to field new faces to contest from Karnal con- (reserved), names of MLAs given the responsibility to Former Union Minister Shimla Rural MLA and a scion At present, the BJP has Ministers were present in the from Jat dominated seats of stituency while the party also Nayab Saini and Pawan Saini Kalraj Mishra, Vishwas Sarang, Sukhram's grandson Aashray of erstwhile princely state seven MPs in the state. meeting. Sonepat and Bhiwani- discussed the possibility of were discussed for Haryana CM, Subhash Barala Sharma is eyeing a BJP ticket Bushahar, Vikramaditya The election committee is Sources said that the party Mahendragarh as well. her candidature from Kurukshetra and candidature to finalize the candidates and ticket for Mandi Lok Sabha Singh, said, "I have not applied believed to have given nod to is unlikely to field BJP MPs The names of IAS Kurukshetra constituency. of Finance Minister Capt submit the list to the BJP cen- seat with Himachal's former for ticket from Mandi seat as the candidature of sitting MP Ramesh Chander and Brijendra Singh, son of Union The names of two other Abhimanyu and IAS Brijendra tral election committee, he Chief Minister Virbhadra my father has taught me to Rao Inderjit Singh from Dharmveer again from Minister Birender Singh, CM’s contenders for the BJP ticket in Singh were discussed for Hisar added. 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He said that the com- Haryana too,” Azad said. is confident that the party will perform well The number of Congress MLAs had Congress, party senior leader Ghulab Nabi mittee is headed by former Chief Minister The senior Congress leader added that in Haryana in the polls. later increased to 17 after Kuldeep Bishnoi’s Azad, said the order was withdrawn last he Congress, which is plagued by fac- Bhupinder Singh Hooda and has 15- his experience in Andhra, back in 2003- The parliamentary election in Haryana HJC’s merger in the party in 2016. week because the party wanted to declare Ttionalism and infighting in Haryana member as announced in the previous 2004, was that while the leaders may have are much later in the sixth phase and a date a few other committees for Haryana simul- state party unit, is planning to launch a bus order, which was withdrawn on Friday. their personal feuds, after they travel for the launch of the poll campaign would ' % ' taneously after ensuring that all important yatra to bring all its warring state leaders The faction-ridden Haryana Congress together for a few days, spend time with be decided soon, he added. %& leaders of the state representing various together in view of Lok Sabha polls. is at present desperately looking to make each other, the differences disappear. Notably, the faction led by former CM Chandigarh: Three days after castes and parts of Haryana were accom- The voting to10 Lok Sabha seats in a comeback in the state. When asked if he is sure that the model Hooda had been demanding to make him withdrawing the order of coordination modated. Haryana is scheduled to be held on May Haryana Congress is divided in two will work in Haryana, which is suffering the state party chief. Last year, Bhupinder committee list for Haryana Congress, He maintained that the remaining 12. dominant groups each led by state party from factionalism since long, Azad said, Singh Hooda, along with his 12 loyalists the party on Monday issued the same committees including campaign commit- The Congress has planned to launch chief Ashok Tanwar, a dalit leader and for- “Andhra was a bigger state at that time. MLAs had carried out a rath yatra to con- list. tee, management committee for Lok Sabha a bus yatra to carry out its election cam- mer Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Haryana is comparatively a smaller state nect with the people of all 90 constituen- The coordination committee will be will be announced in a few days. paign on 10 Lok Sabha seats in the state. Hooda, an upper caste Jat. with 10 Lok Sabha seats and 90 assembly cies while his detractor Ashok Tanwar had headed by two-time former Chief Minister The announcement of coordination “We are hopeful that travelling and din- When asked about infighting in the seats. After Lok Sabha polls, assembly polls kicked off a cycle yatra in the state. Bhupinder Singh Hooda and have 15 committee had on Friday last reportedly ing together during the course of the cam- Haryana Congress, Ghulam Nabi Azad are also scheduled to be held later this year.” Apart from factions of Hooda and members including state party chief Ashok upset Hooda and his loyalists, who had paign through bus yatra will help to iron said, “I have planned that all party leaders We have another 6-8 months before the Tanwar, senior leaders including Kumari Tanwar, CLP leader Kiran Choudhry, been demanding his appointment as state out differences among the state party will travel in a bus across the state while state assembly elections are here and we Selja, Randeep Surjewala, Kuldeep Bishnoi, MLA Randeep Surjewala, Rajya Sabha MP party chief. leaders and put a united fight against the campaigning for polls so that the leaders would try to touch all assembly con- Kiran Choudhry heads other factions Kumari Selja, MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi, Hooda, however denied such reports BJP in Haryana,” said Congress general sec- can resolve their differences and the party stituencies during this bus tour and within the party. Mahender Pratap Singh, Ajay Singh Yadav, and maintained that the party is united. retary in-charge of party affairs in Haryana, can present a united face in polls.” strengthen the party, he added. The Congress could retain only one Rohtak MP Deepender Singh Hooda, for- “The coordination committee will Ghulab Nabi Azad while talking to the “The details of the yatra will be final- Azad, who was appointed as in-charge Lok Sabha seats out of 10 in Lok Sabha polls mer MP Navin Jindal, Kailasho Saini, Anil meet on Tuesday to chalk out strategy for mediapersons on Monday in New Delhi. ized. I had started this bus yatra model of Haryana Congress unit in January is yet 2014. In assembly polls held later that year, Thakkar, MLA Kuldeep Sharma, MLA Lok Sabha polls,” he said while talking to He was accompanied by Haryana state nearly 20 years ago when I was in charge to visit Haryana and conduct a meeting of the party was reduced to 15 seats, even los- Jaivir Singh Balmiki and Sardar Jaipal Singh the mediapersons in New Delhi. party chief Ashok Tanwar. of the party’s affairs in Karnataka and then state party unit in the state. ing the status of the main opposition party Lali were members of the committee. Hooda said that the party is united and Azad also announced that the coordi- replicated it successfully in Andhra The Congress leader said that his to the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) in While announcing the coordination is confident of winning all 10 seats in nation committee for Lok Sabha polls for Pradesh. 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The at the earliest keeping in mind mation though the same is #6<= electorate in five (of 14 con- the necessity of being in the being opposed by the RJD etting in motion the high- 6=<6$ stituencies) in Assam, one (of mahagathbandhan. which had fielded him on its Svoltage electoral battle, the 6566>3< 11) in Chhattisgarh, seven (of The final decision has to be ticket five years ago but Election Commission (EC) on 48) in Maharashtra, one (of taken by Congress president expelled him later on discipli- Monday issued a notification 96< two) in Manipur, four (of 21) Rahul Gandhi within a day and nary grounds. for the April 11 first phase poll <66 3<)8 in Odisha and one (of two) in that AICC sources said to keep Sharing of seats in the for 91 Lok Sabha seats in 20 56$ Tripura would also cast their the alliance intact the Congress grand alliance has been ham- States and Union Territories 6=<6 votes in this phase, the notifi- is ready to accept 10 seats pered by squabbles between across the country. cation said. against its persistent demand of smaller partners like the RLSP With the issuance of the =35 Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and 11 Lok Sabha seats of the total and the HAM with each party notification, the nomination <66=3 West Bengal will see polling in of 40 Bihar Lok Sabha seats and demanding a share that was process has begun which L 6 33 $ all the seven phases. thus pave way for the success bigger than what the other would continue till March 25. Saharanpur, Kairana, of the grand alliance to take on was to get. Bihar mahagathbandhan. Jitan Ram Manjhi too is not going to accept at any cost, said Simultaneously, notification A) = 7 Muzaffarnagar, Bijnor, Meerut, the might of NDA. Sources also say that things Amid hard bargaining by budging from his demand for a senior party leader. was also issued for Assembly <66<B$445 Baghpat, Ghaziabad (VK BPCC president Madan have reached an impasse on smaller parties, the major play- equal number of seats.. One of the constituent elections in four States - 6 36<3 Singh) and Gautam Buddh Mohan Jha sought to refute account of the Lalu Prasad’s ers — RJD and Congress — AICC sources said RJD is CPI(ML) too has asserted that Andhra Pradesh (all 175 con- Nagar (Mahesh Sharma) will reports of a rift, claiming “we RJD asking the Congress to be have locked horns over the seat not ready to give more than decisions relating to the state stituencies), Odisha (28 of vote in the first of the seven- have made no demands. Seat- content with eight seats, but the sharing arrangements. eight to nine Lok Sabha seats to “could not be taken while sit- total 147 constituencies), Uttarakhand (5), Arunachal phase general elections. sharing talks are making good latter is making a “demand” of Bihar political sources said Congress which had already ting in New Delhi.” “You can- Sikkim (all 32 constiuencies) Pradesh (2), Meghalaya (2), The Jammu and Baramulla progress. not less than 11. Four of the 40 RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, finalised its candidates not take a decision about Bihar and Arunachal Pradesh (all 60 Mizoram (1), Nagaland (1), seats in Jammu & Kashmir will The elections have just Lok Sabha constituencies in who is in jail (currently in hos- on 11 seats for the ensuing by holding parleys in New constituencies). Sikkim (1), and the Union also go for polling in the first begun. Wait for two-three days Bihar would go to polls in the pital), is keeping close watch polls. Delhi. All the constituencies in Territories of Andaman and phase. and you will come to know our first phase, notifications for over the development and In the given scenario, if the You have to be here, among both the Telugu-speaking Nicobar (1) and Lakshadweep All the 175 Assembly seats formula as well as other details,” which have been issued on determined that the RJD will Congress too sticks to its posi- the people of the state, to assess States Andhra Pradesh and (1), the notification said. Eight in the Andhra Pradesh assem- Jha said who reached Delhi to Monday. not contest less than half of the tion, the RJD will have to sac- the situation on the ground and Telangana will go to polls on constituencies (out of 80) in bly, 60 of Arunachal Pradesh, convey the feelings of Bihar to The current impasse sur- total 40 seats. rifice at least four seats to then take a realistic decision,” April 11 in the first phase. In Uttar Pradesh, two (of 42) in 32 of Sikkim and 28 of the central leadership. faced following RJD leader RLSP's head Upendra is accommodate others allies of CPI(ML) general secretary the first phase, voting will take West Bengal, four (of 40) in Odisha's 28 assembly seats The “mahagathbandhan” Tejashwi Yadav indicating “fis- pressing for not less than four the mahagathbhandhan. And Dipankar Bhattacharya place in Andhra Pradesh (25 Bihar and two (of 6) in Jammu will also cast their vote in the in Bihar formally acknowl- sures” as crisis deepened in the seats while HAM supremo this is something Lalu is not stated. seats), Telangana (17), & Kashmir will also go to first phase on April 11. 9 $ $%+% ' %*&*%*> * *' Q $ R" The bus yatra would also mark the party’s campaign for eeking to scotch specula- the assembly elections slated Pappu... And now ‘Pappu’s woman! It is condemnable,” Stions about a rift in its State later this year, he said. “We will Pappi’ has also arrived! Wasn't Gurjar told PTI. “The BJP on unit, the Congress on Monday now follow the Andhra- nion Culture Minister and Priyanka already a daughter of its own should take some said it is united in Haryana and Karnataka model, which I had UBJP MP Mahesh Sharma this nation, a daughter of the action against him.” will display this unity when started about two decades back, has kicked up an unsavoury Congress. And would she not Sharma also claimed oppo- leaders undertake a bus yatra to to put all the leaders in one bus controversy by describing remain so in future? What sition leaders do not want a launch its election campaign and take them around,” Azad Congress president Rahul new has she brought in?),” he strong Government at the there. Itdenied differences said. Gandhi as “Pappu” and his sis- told a crowd of his supporters Centre but a weak one. They among functionaries over a The Congress did it in ter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as during his speech delivered want to support “Pappu, who state coordination committee Karnataka in 1999-2000 and in “Pappu ki Pappi” during a poll on March 16. has remained a Pappu”, he meeting being called off after Andhra Pradesh in 2003-2004, campaign in Gautam Buddh Regional politicians like said. He also attacked the being announced. he said . Nagar, inviting sharp riposte West Bengal Chief Minister Congress party for keeping Congress general secretary “They are different before from the Opposition Mamata Banerjee or her the Nehru-Gandhi family at the in-charge of Haryana Ghulam entering the bus, but when they A purported video of Karnataka counterpart H D helm. Nabi Azad's remark came days come out of the bus after a few Sharma's speech in his parlia- Kumaraswamy would make “First (Pandit Jawaharlal) after a coordination committee weeks, they are one. Twenty mentary constituency's no difference to the local peo- Nehru, then (former PM) Rajiv in Haryana was withdrawn leaders become one. When Sikandrabad area has gone ple even if they were “to come Gandhi, then Sanjay Gandhi, soon after it was made public. they speak from one stage, viral on social media in which dance or sing” here, Sharma thereafter Rahul (Gandhi) and Reportedly, a section in the & & $ . ' when they eat from the same he is seen condemning not only said. now Priyanka (Gandhi state unit expressed resent- ( %) plate, they become one. So, we Gandhi family politicians, but “If Mamata Banerjee Vadra)...And if there will be ment over inclusion and exclu- are working out this plan for a also other regional leaders dances Kathak (a classical another, it will also be a sion of some leaders in the The committee is likely to denied any resentment or dif- yatra” as part of its Lok Sabha bus tour,” Azad told reporters including BSP supremo dance form) here, Gandhi. Are they doing some panel. Two days ago, the party meet on Tuesday with former ferences over the committee's poll campaign in the State, here. During the yatra, he said, Mayawati, TMC chief Mamata Kumarasawamy, the CM of favour to the country?” he had announced the coordina- Haryana Chief Minister formation. Azad said. leaders would be laying the Banerjee and SP president Karanataka, comes and sings a asked. tion committee for the State Bhupinder Singh Hooda as its In its proposed meeting on Polling in 10 Lok Sabha foundations of the party's cam- Akhilesh Yadav. song here, who is going to lis- “If you want to rise above and later withdrew it, but there chairman, Azad said. Tuesday, it would decide the seats in the State will be held on paign for the Assembly elec- “Pappu kehta hai main ten to them? They have just 72 them, you can see only one was no major reason, he said. The Congress leader has date for the launch of the “bus May 12. tions. prime minister banunga… seats (in Lok Sabha). How will tiger and that is (Prime Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav, they get 200 more (for a sim- Minister) Narendra Modi,” he Pappu.. Aur ab 'Pappu ki Pappi' ple majority)?” the Minister said. +1, bhi aa gayi hai. Wo Priyanka said. Congress national secre- Gautam Buddh Nagar goes - 2# kya pehle hamare desh ki beti tary and UP-west co-incharge to polls on April 11 in the first nahi thi kya, Congress ki beti Dheeraj Gurjar slammed the of the seven-phased Lok Sabha nahi thi kya, aage nahi rahegi Minister for his remarks. elections. Sikandrabad, which + 2 kya? kya naya leke aayi hai? “As are his thoughts, so are geographically falls in the +06 (Pappu says he wants to his words. Being on such a Bulandshahr district, is a part New Delhi: With the objective patrolling aspects and aspects become Prime Minister. responsible post, Sharma ji has of the Gautam Buddh Nagar of fostering closer military ties related to humanitarian mine Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav, made such a remark against a parliamentary seat. ;! with African nations, the first assistance. ever Africa-India Field The participating coun- he average assets of 153 AM Khanwilkar and Ajay Training Exercise-2019 called tries from Africa include Benin, TMPs who were re-elected in Rastogi said. AFINDEX-19 started in Pune Botswana, Egypt, Ghana, 2014 grew by 142 per cent, - 5 he Supreme Court has said The bench further said, “A on Monday and will end on Kenya, Mauritius, averaging 13.32 crore per MP, Tthat acid attack is an crime of this nature does not March 27. At least 17 nations Mozambique, Namibia, with Shatrughan Sinha, Pinaki “uncivilised and heartless deserve any kind of clemency. from the African continent are Niger,Nigeria, Senegal, South Mishra and Supriya Sule shar- # crime” which does not deserve This court cannot be oblivious taking part in the exercise to Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, ing the top honours. Among any clemency. of the situation that the victim plan and conduct humanitari- Uganda, Zambia and the MPs, the highest rise of New Delhi: The scourge of ter- the people of two countries, relations between Japan and The apex court observed must have suffered an emo- an mine assistance and peace Zimbabwe came together for 116.73 crore was made by rorism threatening the world growing engagement in many India, Harivansh said it would this while asking two convicts, tional distress which cannot be keeping operations under the opening ceremony along Shatrughan Sinha, who was figured prominently during fronts, the future of India- be ideal if the Upper Houses of who have already undergone compensated either by sen- Chapter seven of the UN Peace with a contingent of Maratha with the BJP. In 2009, his assets the talks between India and Japan bilateral relation is full of the both Parliaments sign an five year jail for throwing acid tencing the accused or by grant Keeping operations. Light Infantry representing were around 15 crore which Japan when a parliamentary promise and potential. agreement to strengthen par- on a 19-year-old girl in 2004, of any compensation.” Giving details of the inau- India. went upto 131 crore in 2014. delegation led by Deputy The Indian delegation liamentary cooperation for to pay 1.5 lakh each as addi- The court delivered its ver- gural conclave, officials said Major General Sanjeev Pinaki Mishra of Biju Chairman Harivansh visited included Bhubaneswar Kalita, which the work is underway. tional compensation to the dict on an appeal filed by the here on Monday the exercise Sharma, General Officer Janata Dal (BJD) showed an that country recently. Noting Shamsher Singh Manhas and Referring to the Summit victim. state challenging the March 24, will focus on exchange of best Commanding, Golden Katar increase of 107 crore in his that terrorism tops the list of all Banda Prakash( all Members of meeting in 2018 between both The top court also asked 2008 judgement of the practices between the partici- Division, who was the Chief assets, to 137 crore in 2014. existential threats that the Rajya Sabha), the Secretary- the Prime Ministers, which the Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh High Court pating nations, team building Guest for the opening cere- The third highest jump world faces today, the Deputy General, Rajya Sabha and other achieved numerous milestones Government to pay compen- which had reduced the 10-year and tactical level operations in mony, reviewed the parade, in was made by Supriya Sule of Chairman thanked Japan for officials of the Rajya Sabha covering areas as diverse as eco- sation to acid attack survivor jail term awarded to both the conduct of United Nations presence of a large number of the Nationalist Congress Party expressing solidarity with India Secretariat, an official press state- nomic cooperation, maritime under the Victim men by a trial court to five mandated tasks to include Defence Attaches and other (NCP) whose assets climbed in its fight against global terror. ment from the Rajya Sabha said. security, new and digital tech- Compensation Scheme. years. establishment of a new mission, officials of the participating from 51 crore in 2009 to The Speaker of House of The Indian delegation nologies, agriculture, food pro- “Indeed, it cannot be ruled According to the victim, siting of a United Nations countries. A fly past by a set of 113 crore in 2014. Representative, Japan with interacted with their Japanese cessing and healthcare part- out that in the present case the she was on her way to college Headquarters for Peace Advanced Light Helicopters According to Election whom the delegation interact- counterparts under the aegis of nership, the Deputy Chairman victim had suffered an on July 12, 2004 when the two Keeping operations, siting of and Cheetah Helicopter of the Watch and Association of ed condemned terrorism and Japan-India Parliamentary called upon the Japanese com- uncivilised and heartless crime men came on a two-wheeler Military Observer sites during Indian Army carrying the flags Democratic Reforms (ADR), assured assistance to India in its Friendship League(JIPFL). panies to participate in flagship committed by the respondents and threw acid on her and fled the peace keeping missions, of United Nations, India and average asset growth for 153 fight against terrorism. Deputy Appreciating the role of JIPFL initiatives such as Make in (two convicts) and there is no the spot. She had suffered 16 protection of civilians, nuances the AFINDEX was the high- MPs in five years (from 2009 to Chairman expressed that given in providing bipartisan politi- India, Digital India, Skill India room for leniency which can be per cent burn injury in the of standing combat deploy- light of the opening ceremony. 2014) was 7.81 crore. the close friendship among cal support for strengthening and Smart cities. PNS conceived,” a Bench of Justices incident. ment, convoy protection, PNS The independent public research groups compared financial details submitted by 153 MPs who were re-elected in 2014. 6 7 8 ) The study found that aver- age assets of these MPs in 2009 was 5.50 crore which Ramalingeshwara Temple, the World Heritage site selec- tion, the earth was dug three more than doubled to 13.32 dates back to 1213 AD during tion process. meters deep for the foundation. crore. aving been pipped by the period of the Kakatiya While many structures of It was then filled with sand and Among the top 10 high net HJaipur City last year, the ruler Ganapati Deva. Now the the 1200 AD era are now in for the sand mixture to become worth MPs include Harsimrat 800-year-old Warangal-based temple, known for its architec- poor status, this temple, dedi- strong, it was mixed with gran- Kaur Badal of Shiromani Akali Ramappa Temple, the only tural marvel is under the pro- cated to God Shiva seems to ite, jaggery and Karakkaya Dal (SAD) at number 6 and temple in the country named tection of the Kakatiya Heritage have remain untouched by the (Chebula),” said the ASI offi- Varun Gandhi of the BJP at after its sculptor Rampapa, has Trust (KHT) that has been vagaries of the weather. For cial. 10th slot. Gandhi had shown been nominated for the pushing it for the World instance, there are cracks from Another unique feature of his assets to be only 4 crore in UNESCO World Heritage site Heritage tag since 2012, even the beams on the temple floor the temple is that it was carved 2009 which jumped to 35 selection process for 2019. It is before the formation of the but despite this, the structure with dolomite rocks, which crore in 2014. India's only entry this year. The Telangana State. has not collapsed. “The tem- are so intricate that even a hair At the party level, 72 BJP Archeological Survey of India The dossier was submitted ple roof (garbhalayam) of the can pass through it. The pillars MPs showed an average jump (ASI) has written to the to the Centre in 2018 along temple is built with bricks have 13 significant carvings, of 7.54 crore while 28 UNESCO for its nomination, with the dossier of Jaipur city. which are so light that they can probably indicating the thir- Congress MPs had an average said sources in the premier Both technically qualified but float on water. Also, it is built teenth century during which rise of 6.35 crore in their conservation agency under the the Centre chose Jaipur city on the sand box technology, the temple was built. Every assets. Union Culture Ministry. over Ramappa Temple in 2018. which made it resistant to Shivratri, a Hindu festival ded- Among top leaders, Located in Palmapet in Now, said an official in the ASI, earthquakes and other natural icated to Lord Shiva, the tem- Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's Mulugu district, the Ramappa the temple has become the calamities. Depending on the ple witnesses huge congrega- assets went up from 2 crore in Temple, also known as the country's only nomination for size and area of the construc- tion of Hindu devotees. 2009 to 7 crore in 2014. " "# $!#%( $#) *#% +,-./+, = # 1 ) ## %,*."* +% &* &$. ' Q )$. ,$% %, " " " pressure from subaltern ranks Both the parties had joint- from Raiganj, Isha Khan in both the sides party source L" ly contested the Assembly elec- Chowdhury from Malda " " " sounds philosophical adding CPI(M) candidate Dr Nandini ith alliance talks between said. “We want an alliance. The tions in 2016 with the Left North, his uncle AH Khan her party has no problem with Mukherjee a professor of com- Wthe Congress and the leaders should shun their per- " Front managing to get nearly Chowdhury from Malda South, ntimely spells of squalls colours as “we use blue, pink, puter science from neighbour- Left Front almost crumbling sonal ego and look at the inter- 90 percent of its votes trans- Adhir Chowdhury from Uover the past a few days yellow and many other hues.” ing Jadavpur University. down, Bengal tended to head ests of the common people who " " ferred to the Congress where- Behrampore, Abhijeet seem to have given the Roy and her husband a for- “Yes South Kolkata is a for a four-corner fight in the have been suffering at the as the latter managing to trans- Mukheree from Jangipur, Abu Trinamool Congress’ candi- mer TMC MLA and a scholar highly conscious political con- general elections. Leaders from hands of TMC,” said Abu ""1 fer about 74 percent of its Hena from Murshidabad, dates a respite from early sum- have been in and out of the stituency,” she says adding how- both the parties said they had Akhtar a Congress worker votes transferred to the Left. Nepal Chandra Mahato from mer heat which is easily visible party on more than one occa- ever the people here “are tradi- not been approached by the from Kolkata said. “Had the Congress been able to Purulia. from the face South Kolkata sions. The couple had left the tionally Congress-Trinamool other side after Saturday “We want an alliance to " transfer its votes like we did we The Left Front however party nominee Mala Roy. Congress to join Mamata Congress and lately Mamata evening. resist both the TMC and BJP as would have formed the was holding a marathon meet- Taking advantage of the Banerjee’s battle against the Banerjee-oriented. So I am Subsequently Pradesh both are the two sides of the "" Government,” said a senior ing on its next strategy. Insiders “extended Spring,” Roy the Left Front before coming back confident that I will win.” Congress president Somen same coin,” said Samarpan PCC member adding “Though said that one group in the Chairman (equivalent to Speaker to the parent party. Banerjee had once won Mitra on Sunday night flew to another Congress worker from 0" out of 294 the Alliance got 77 Front was for leaving the 17 of a State Assembly) of Kolkata Subsequently she joined the this seat by a huge margin of Delhi with a list of 42 probable Kasba blaming party MP seats we lost out to the seats to the Congress irrespec- Municipal Corporation and a TMC again in 2015 to become 2.35 lakh votes she reminds not candidates for party president “Pradip Bhattacharya and Deep 1 M Trinamool Congress in 70 seats tive of the other party’s stance “homemaker to the hilt” has a councilor and then the forgetting however that BJP Rahul Gandhi’s approval. PCC Dasmunshi for the failure of by small margins of 150 to which would not only save the drawn forward the fervor of Holi Chairman of KMC. Ever since, candidate Tathagata Roy had in leaders on Monday said talks.” L' 4,000 votes.” CPI(M) from allegations of by a few days even as she plays she has been loyal to the party. 2014 elections come second Gandhi had “given his go- CPI(M)’s Dilip Jana want- Keeping that prospect in spoiling the alliance but also with colour while in election trail. “I am a loyal soldier of taking a lead from a couple of ahead and anytime soon the ed the party to “shed its big- mind a number of leaders on keep doors of talks open. “Everyone has a child hidden Mamata Banerjee. She has asked Assembly segments. AICC may declare a prelimi- brother attitude and follow the respectively. both sides had been asking for The second groups wanted inside. I too am no different. So me to go, contest and win the On the possible Left- nary list of 12 or 15 candidates.” path shown by the great Jyoti The Congress had also alliance between “particularly to go it all out to give the when I have found this oppor- polls from a constituency one Congress alliance she says, “I Even as Congress on Basu to sew up the alliance.” been asking for Raiganj seat because the Election Congress the real feel of its tunity to play with Aabir” or represented by herself. I will try don’t consume rejected stuffs,” Monday went ahead with its The Congress had been where former Union Minister Commission looks more seri- strength in the State. The third Gulaal (dry colours), “particularly my level best to do that” she says and on BJP one of her party men decision to announce its can- asking for 18 seats while the Deepa Dasmunshi had in 2014 ous beginning its area domi- opinion wanted to leave 11-13 with the children of the neigh- in the midst of taking a mid-day says “western disturbances do didates’ list the Left tended took Left was not willing to part with lost out to the Left Front’s Md nation exercise pretty early.” seats --- including the 4 seats bourhood,” she says liberally leave of a couple of hours when come occasionally only to fade a cautious approach withhold- 13-14 seats. Out of the 18 seats Salim by a wafer-thin margin While the Congress was the party had won in 2014 --- smearing faces with green Aabir. she goes back home to have a away with time,” reminding the ing its decision for the remain- the major bones of contention of 1,300 votes. With the almost ready with its list of 12 for the Congress. And why does she use light dinner with rice, fish, curry, “people of Bengal are largely not ing 17 seats which it had left was Purulia --- from where the “CPI(M) trying to dictate its candidates sources told your The BJP which had fast green only? “There is no hard neem-brinjal fry and some chut- communally oriented. You can out pending seat-sharing dis- Congress had in 2014 polled terms on us” and with Rahul reporter that the party could come up as the prime opposi- and fast rule about colours. ney. “I take plenty of water dur- firm up some support by con- cussions between the two sides. about 2.5 lakh votes whereas Gandhi categorically asking field Priya Roy Chowdhury tion party in the State on the Spring is the season of colours. ing my campaigns,” she says fusing nationalist and commu- Amidst talk process the Left the Left had got 3.25 lakh the State party units “not to from Coochbehar, Sukh Bilas other hand was likely to Any colour can be used. Green aware that her constituency was nal ideas but permanently the had earlier announced its list of votes—and Basirhat where the make compromise on the Burma from Jalpaiguri, announce its own list of can- however is more favourite once represented by the likes of fight will remain between Left 25 candidates. Left and Congress got about party’s prestige we had no Shankar Malakar from didates on Tuesday, party because it carries a meaning. It Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. ideology and the one preached There has considerable 2.84 lakh and 1.20 lakh votes other way but to stop the talks.” Darjeeling, Deepa Dasmunshi sources said. is more akin to nature,” she She contesting against by Mamata Banerjee.” *2*(+1 & 9> +
/" ' 0 39 seats on its own. challenge posed by the break- Though Tamil Nadu will away AMMK faction. tage is set for the ‘mother of see four-cornered contests in all While the AMMK is sure incident and the protest, a Sall battles’ in Tamil Nadu. the 39 Lok Sabha constituencies to erode the strength of police team led by senior offi- Both the DMK and the and the 18 assembly by-polls AIADMK in some of the con- ith the first phase of Lok cers rushed to the spot and AIADMK, the two main pro- (this may go up to 21 by-polls stituencies dominated by the WSabha polls inching clos- defused the situation. They tagonists, announced the as the apex court would decide Thevar community ( the com- er, some unidentified miscre- assured the agitated mob that names of candidates and con- by this weekend the pleas by the munity to which Dhinakaran, ants tried to fuel communal the idols would be repaired or stituencies from where the par- opposition DMK to conduct Sasikala belong), what type of hatred in the sensitive replaced and the culprits would ties would lock horns for con- the by-polls in three more damage the MNM would cause Gorakhpur by throwing broken be brought to justice in the trolling the State as well as the vacant seats which are is yet to be seen. Kamal Haasan, idols in Padri Bazaar area on shortest possible time. Centre. enmeshed in legal imbroglio), who prefers to be addressed as Monday morning. Circle officer of Voters in Tamil Nadu will the main fight would be Ulaga Nayakan (Global Hero) Luckily, the local police Gorakhnath, Pravin Singh, said decide on April 18 which polit- between the fronts led by the is yet to declare the ideology of responded to an SOS in time that prima facie it appeared to ical formation should rule not AIADMK and the DMK. the party though it has seen and assured the agitated peo- be an act of mischief and a only the country but also the The AIADMK leadership many leaders making an exit. ple of initiating stern action probe was underway. fate of the Edappady had shown that it is no differ- The AMMK would contest against the perpetrators. The police were trying to Palaniswamy government in ent from the DMK in dynasty from 38 constituencies in the A heavy police force was identify those responsible for the State. This is because the and family politics. The list of State leaving one seat to the later deployed to avert any the incident. by-polls to be held on the AIADMK candidates include P SDPI. “It is certain that the untoward incident. Meanwhile, in same day to 18 assembly con- Raveendranatha Kumar (son of AMMK and the MNM would The police also registered Muzaffarnagar, a 17-year-old stituencies is crucial as well as deputy chief minister O end up as also ran in this bat- a case against unknown per- Dalit girl was gang-raped by critical for both the AIADMK Panneerselvam) , Manoj tle. These parties are unlikely sons and started investigation. five youths at Phulat village and the DMK. Pandian (son of former Speaker to make any impact in this elec- As per reports, residents of under Ratanpuri police station There are two more fonts Paul Pandian) and VVR Rajan tion . The DMK is having an Padri Bazaar area in on Sunday evening and the in the State in addition to the Sathyan (son of Madirai MLA overall advantage in this elec- Gorakhpur where shocked to entire act was filmed by the two fronts led by the traditional Rajan Chellappa) who will tion ,” said Sam Rajappa, vet- find at least 12 broken idols miscreants. After a case was rivals, the AADMK and the contest from Theni and eran commentator. strewn at the roadside on registered, the police arrested DMK. The AMMK led by Madurai respectively. J But T Ramakrisnan, author Monday morning. The idols three of the accused. TTV Dhinakaran (who was Jayavardhan, who is seeking re- and columnist is of the view from Natveer Baba temple and As per the report lodged by eased out of the AIADMK election from Chennai South is that one should not underesti- other roadside places of wor- the girl’s brother, she had gone along with his aunt and former the son of AIADMK senior mate the AIADMK led front. ship were dumped there after to the field on Sunday after- Jayalaluthaa aide V K Sasikala) minister D Jayakumar. “TTV Dhinakaran will pose damaging them. noon to collect fodder for cat- and film actor-turned politician Interestingly, only six of sit- problems. But Eda As the news of recovery of tle when the five accused Kamal Haasan too are in the ting 37 MPs who won the 2014 Palaniswamy and broken idols spread, hundreds forcibly dragged her to a fray in all the constituencies. Lok Sabha election have been Panneerselvam are seasoned of local residents converged on secluded place and took turns While the AMMK is having an re-nominated to contest this politicians who are capable of the spot within no time and with her. electoral alliance with the SDPI, time. The party leadership has springing surprises. This is an raised slogans against the police The miscreants filmed the an Islamic extremist outfit, the brought in the old war horses open match in spite of the fact and one community, alleging entire act and threatened to Makkal Neethi Maiam of like KP Munusamy and Agri SS that DMK-led front has a slight < )% M) N 0 ! its hand in the mischief. make the video public if she Kamal Haasan is fighting all the Krishnamurthi to take on the edge,” said Ramakrishnan. , 8+?/ %) On learning about the reported the matter to anyone. 2 3 ? & " *: ' & /% 11 him brought dead. Ahmad Lone from his home in This is the fifth incident Dogripora village, Awantipora /" ' 00 herself wrote to the Chief Chidambaram and facilitate errorists shot dead anoth- since past week in which civil- in Pulwama and later dumped Election Commissioner stat- his fraudulent victory,” Ter ‘unarmed’ youth outside ians were targeted by terrorists his body in an adjoining village. ing that Chidambaram’s win Jayalalithaa had told the CEC. his home in Reshipora area of and four among them later suc- Same day terrorists shot at n what could be a major was by fraudulent means and Though the case was filed Tral in South Kashmir’s cumbed to their injuries. and injured National Conference Irelief to Congress strong- not based on the votes cast by in 2009, the court is yet to Pulwama district on Monday A civilian, a woman SPO block president Mohammad man and former union the electorate. complete the hearing . “For evening. and an army deserter were Ismail Wani outside his home at finance minister P Chief minister J five years, Chidambaram The deceased has been iden- killed and a National Bijbheara in south Kashmir’s Chidambaram, AIADMK Jayalalithaa, in a letter to the played all tricks to get the case tified as Mohsin Ahmad Wani Conference (NC) leader was Anantnag district. leader Raja Kannappan quit chief election commissioner derailed. Once the court son of Gh Mohammad Wani. injured in these firing inci- On Wednesday, terrorists the party and joined the DMK in 2011 had said that during agreed to take up the case, it According to ground dents. killed 37-year-old youth on Monday. Raja Kannappan counting of votes in the 2009 took us nearly three years to reports, “Wani was shot at by On Saturday, a woman Showkat Ahmad Naik outside had filed an election petition Lok Sabha election , ‘blatant collect the evidences and sub- terrorists outside his home in Special Police Officer, Khusboo his home at Pinglina village in in Madras High Court chal- irregularities’ were committed mit the evidences. Then there Reshipora village of Tral on Jan, was killed by terrorists in Pulwama district. Naik had lenging the election of by the Data Entry Officers at were the routine delays due Monday evening”. He was shift- Shopian inside her house. joined the Army but deserted Chidambaram from the Sivaganga to further the poll to retirement of judges and ! < & .! . ed to sub district hospital in the On Thursday terrorists during training in September Sivaganga Lok Sabha con- prospects of Chidambaram. court holidays,” explained . 0 area where doctors declared abducted 40-year-old Manzoor last year. stituency in the 2009 General Jayalalithaa said in the let- Saravana Kumar, the Madas <. %) Election. Though it is more ter that 3400 votes polled by High Court lawyer pursuing than decade since he filed the Kannappan from 11 polling the case. According to Lt- Col petition, the case is getting stations were entered in He said though Raja Devender Anand, Ministry of dragged on much to the relief favour of Chidambaram and Kannappan had crossed over Defence Spokesman in Jammu, of Chidambaram. 1617 votes polled by the later to the DMK, it would not “Pakistan army initiated ‘unpro- The victory of were entered in favour of the affect the case. “He would not voked’ ceasefire violation by Chidambaram in the 2009 AIADMK candidate. She said be able t withdraw the case as shelling forward areas and tar- election was shrouded in con- this was done by the DEOs at that stage is over. We expect geting Indian posts along the troversy from the day the the behest of the then DMK the court to pronounce the line of control in Sunderbani results were announced. government and no action verdict in this year itself” said sector sunday evening at around Though the returning officer was taken against the opera- Saraana Kumar. 6.30 p.m”. The firing continued initially declared that tors who indulged in such Raja Kannappan jumped < & .! in the area for about four hours, Chidambaram lost the elec- grave offences. the fence on Monday and local reports claimed. tion, the former had to retract “The votes that were phys- went to the DMK camp as the /% 11 After a brief lull, Pakistan the announcement. At the ically entered by the counting AIADMK leadership over- army once again resorted to end of the day Chidambaram agents/ counting officers of looked him while selecting 24 year old Rifleman heavy shelling early Monday was declared elected by a Kannappan were deliberately the candidates for the Lok Aattained martyrdom in a morning in the same sector at wafer thin majority of 3354 changed by the DEOs at the Sabha election. Chances are fresh incident of ceasefire vio- around 5.30 a.m In response, votes, the lowest margin of time of making entries in that his case against lation along the line of control Indian army retaliated strong- victory from south India. Form-20. A comparison of the Chidambaram may remain in Keeri Battal area of ly and effectively. As the firing Raja Kannappan’s argu- hand written entries made by as the longest fought election Sunderbani sector of Rajouri continued Rifleman Karamjeet ment was that the data entry the counting agents of petition in the country. Tamil district early Monday morning. Singh received critical injuries operators employed in the Kannappan and the entries Nadu electorate are electing Three other soldiers of the and later he succumbed to his counting station by the then made by the Data Entry their MPs on April 18 and Indian army also received injuries. Lt Col Devender DMK government entered Operators in Form 20 would there is no possibility of any injuries and were rushed to the Anand said, “martyred army the votes polled by him in the clearly reveal that the votes verdict in this case by that nearby army hospital. jawan hailed from Janer village account of Chidambaram and polled in favour of Kannappan time. As tennis commentators Tension prevailed in the of Dharam Kot tehsil in Moga vice versa. J Jayalalithaa, the were entered with mala fide say, it is Advantagearea following fresh escalation district of Punjab and is sur- then Leader of the Opposition intention to favour Chidambaram. since late Sunday evening. vived by his parents”. 3 ! %) ( 3
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Terming and BJP workers accompanied chief minister Manohar pancreatic cancer on Sunday. leaders and workers to pay Parrikar as Chief Minister of the funeral cortege from the Parrikar, who died after a long After arriving in the coastal their last respects. commoners, the Cabinet reso- Kala Academy Arts and illness. state, Modi reached the Kala Parrikar, a four-time chief lution remembered his contri- Cultural Centre, where the The meeting will be held at Academy in Panaji where he minister, died at his private res- bution to the welfare of armed remains had been kept 5 pm at the institute’s P C paid his last respect to the 63- idence Sunday evening after forces and ex-service men. throughout the day for the Saxena auditorium here, an year-old senior leader. He met battling the pancreatic ailment After observing a two- public to pay last respects to the IIT-B spokesperson said. Parrikar’s family members and since February last year. The minute silence, the Cabinet nearby Miramar beach. Parrikar, 63, who had also offered his condolences to IIT graduate represented Panaji meeting chaired by Prime The mortal remains of been the defence minister, died them. Assembly seat in the state for Minister Narendra Modi Parrikar, wrapped in the on Sunday evening at his pri- Defence minister Nirmala over two decades. passed a resolution which said, national tri-colour, were placed vate residence in Goa after bat- Sitharaman also met Parrikar’s Parrikar’s final journey will in his death the country has lost on a pyre amid a 21 gun salute tling a pancreatic ailment since family members. begin after 4 pm. an able administrator who was at the beach and his elder son over a year. Earlier in New Delhi, a His last rites will be per- affectionately called the “chief Utpal Parrikar consigned it to . %) In 2017, he addressed the Union Cabinet meeting was formed at 5 pm at the Miramar minister of commoners.” flames. 55th convocation of the convened to condole the beach here, next to the memo- “Shri Parrikar will be Parrikar, 63, is survived by - & & He served as Defence Minister Mumbai-based institute where demise of Parrikar, following rial of Goa’s first chief minister remembered for his simplicity two sons, two daughter in-laws & in the Narendra Modi cabinet he told the graduates to take up which Modi left for Goa. Dayanand Bandodkar, who and his abilities as an excep- and a grandson. 6 from 2014-17 before returning jobs in social and development BJP president Amit Shah was also cremated there. tional administrator. His con- Top BJP leaders including ? & to state politics. sectors. will also be in the coastal state Parrikar would be accord- tribution to the building of Prime Minister Narendra His death has triggered a An alumnus of the famed to take part in the funeral pro- ed a state funeral with full mil- modern Goa and to the mod- Modi, BJP President Amit political crisis in Goa, with the institute, he also asked students cession of the late leader, the itary honours, according to the ernization of India’s Armed Shah, Union Ministers Nirmala floral tributes to Parrikar. Parrikar was Chief BJP being unable to come up to join politics and the Army, party said. home ministry. The central Forces as well as improvement Sitharaman, Nitin Gadkari, Maharashtra Chief Minister of Goa on four sepa- with a alternative Chief said a former IIT-B student The chief minister’s body government has announced to the lives of ex-Servicemen Smriti Irani, Suresh Prabhu Minister Devendra Fadnavis rate occasions, but could not Ministerial candidate, who is who was present at the convo- has been kept at the Kala national mourning on will never be forgotten,” the res- and Ramdas Athawale offered also paid his last respects. complete a single term in office. acceptable to coalition allies. cation ceremony. Academy to allow the public Monday. olution read. PNS 0 @ + 2 - & &0 ' / Mumbai: When a young and shooter recalled while talking in international champi- little known Tejaswini Sawant to PTI over phone. onships. Panaji: Thousands of people was in urgent need of financial “The amount was around She said after the early suc- thronged the streets of the state help to participate in a shoot- Rs 1 lakh and it was the most cess in her career, she received capital Monday to catch a final ing world championship in needed help for me that changed offers for a job in the Goa gov- glimpse of Goa chief minister Germany, Goa chief minister my entire career,” she said. ernment and financial help for Manohar Parrikar, who died of Manohar Parrikar came as her It helped Sawant move travel and training expenses till a pancreatic ailment, as his ray of hope. ahead as she scored 397 and 396 she wanted to play. mortal remains was brought to The support not only out of 400 in two rounds of the “I regret that I could never the BJP office here for party enabled the shooter from event, comfortably securing a thank Parrikar properly for workers to pay their last respect. Kolhapur in Maharashtra to place among the mainstream his contribution in my life and His remains would be participate in the competition shooters to represent India. career,” the shooter said while taken to Kala Academy, around in 2005, but also became a The boost further helped expressing her grief over his three km from the BJP office, turning point in her career as her in improving her perfor- demise. later on Monday, to allow the she scaled new heights there- mance game by game, and she When contacted, Patil, who public pay their tribute to him. after, Sawant said. subsequently became the first is currently Maharashtra’s rev- A pall of gloom descended Her only regret now is that Indian woman shooter to win enue minister, said he shared on the BJP office and hundreds she could not thank the chief a gold medal at the World close ties with Parrikar. of Parrikar supporters turned minister enough for his gen- Championships, with a world- He said when Sawant emotional when his mortal erosity which made a big con- record equalling score in the approached him, Parrikar’s remains, wrapped in the tri- tribution in her life and shoot- 50m rifle prone event in 2010 name came to his mind and he colour, was brought there. ing career. in Germany. called up his number for help. The truck carrying the 63- “It was a brief meeting “I could do it only because “He was like that (generous). year-old chief minister’s body with Parrikar along with fam- of two people. First, Manohar In case of Tejaswini, Parrikar travelled 5 km from his private ily friend and senior BJP leader Parrikar for his trust and finan- helped her in his own capacity. residence in Dona Paula to Chandrakant Patil. He just lis- cial support, and then He didn’t use the government Panaji, as people tried to catch tened about my performance Chandrakant Patil, who took money. Though he spent from sight of the popular leader, who and estimated the expendi- my case to Parrikar,” she said. his pocket, he never brought up rose from the small coastal state ture. He then signed a cheque Since 2006, Sawant won the issue in our subsequent to become the country’s ! ! P for me immediately,” the ace several gold and other medals conversations,” Patil said. PTI defence minister. PTI %) @
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team of Indian Coast AGuard (ICG) personnel rescued six members on board a tug “Revti” after it capsized in the Arabian Sea off the Worli Seaface in south-Central Mumbai on Monday. The ICG personnel were continuing their search one missing crew member from the capsized tug. `Revti’ was on way from Mumbai to Tarapur when the mishap took place. There were in all seven members on board the ill-fated vessel. Acting on a distress call % ) B)C from `Revti’ , the authorities M< N E diverted the Indian Coast ! # '! Guard Ship Amartya, a fast patrol vessel on surveillance “CG ship responded to the presently stable,” an ICG press coordinated search,” the release Ramesh J Keni (55), Dilip mission, to undertake search distress call and reached posi- release said. added. Yadav(29), both from Mumbai, ! . % B!%C ! and rescue mission. tion of Tug at 10.54 am and res- “In addition to the surface The authorities identified Shanu Kumar (19), from %) cued six from the sinking ves- search by two ships to find one the rescued sailors as Rashid Mumbai and Salem Siddiqui sel. The recovered crew has missing crew, two helo sorties Quasim Sorathiya (38), Tonoy The missing crew member been provided with necessary by chetak helicopter have been Chalak (22), both from was identified as one Abdul first aid and their condition is launched to undertake sea-air Midnapur, West Bengal, Azeez (53). " "# $!#%( $#) *#% +,-./+, A 1'* " $% &1,$. ()*+(,- $%.$' !"# $%$' $ ' +(,- $%.$', 2;(&-/!2-' * ! $ 0 " : , ( 7%-$. 'O '(%%($ $#$ )*= = ) ( )7% -' .' -. ;$-.- -$ * '%$'% $ 2 ( + $ ( 2 + '*2) % eclining to release Kuldip Nayar’s - $ posthumously published book, % On Leaders and Icons: From # Jinnah to Modi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh % informedD the veteran journalist’s wife that on . - ( 4 2 perusing the book, “I found a reference on 2 5 5 # - - page 172 that during my prime ministership, Government files would go to Sonia Gandhi’s * house. This statement is not true and Kuldip . did not check with me about its truth. In this + background, I would find it embarrassing to attend the book release function on February 8, 2019.” Raconteur par excellence, Nayar wrote that Singh’s lack of a popular base helped - 4 $ 1-4$3 ( his political career. Selected as Prime Minister, for 10 years, he served as a “convenient front . ! 6 man for Sonia Gandhi and her dynasty.” -4$ # Government files would go to her residence !.. where senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel guided her in day-to-day Government affairs. % ( This is hardly news for most Indians. What is startling is the revelation that when former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru suffered a stroke in January 1964, Indira 7-6 5 Gandhi ruled the country in the name of -4$ 8 her ailing father. Lal Bahadur Shastri, as mation. Indira Gandhi wanted ty byte regarding his power in the Kashmir with them, I did not 55# 6 + Minister without portfolio, “began quietly Shastri cremated in his home country he created. muck up my own creation…” $ dealing with the files marked to Nehru. town, Allahabad, away from Raj Interestingly, Nayar recounts (Mountbatten and Independent Indira Gandhi did not like this. She would Ghat where Mahatma Gandhi that when he met Louis India, Vikas: 1998: 56) 1$3 9 55# : S insist on seeing important files herself and Nehru had samadhis. She Mountbatten near London on Nayar says Jinnah sowed + + -4$ before sending them to Shastri. The latter had already (though Nayar omits October 1, 1971, the latter the seeds of separation when, % learnt of this but did not protest”. to mention it) denied him the recalled a conversation with during his first official visit to Nehru’s ambition to make Indira Gandhi Prime Minister’s residence at " Jinnah at the Viceroy House in East Pakistan, he insisted that $ his successor was visible to all. In 1959, UN Teen Murti by turning it into a 0" Delhi on April 9, 1947: “I told Bengalis would have to learn -4$ % 5 Dhebar stepped down as Congress president memorial. An enraged Lalita Jinnah that his moth-eaten Urdu, Pakistan’s national lan- ;<<= and aware of Nehru’s desire, proposed Indira trounced Indira Gandhi by = Pakistan would not last more guage. Yet, in India, Nehru Gandhi as next president. Aghast, Home threatening a fast-unto-death. 0 " 00 than 25 years.” Mountbatten allowed Sheikh Abdullah to . Minister Govind Ballabh Pant protested that Indira Gandhi then opposed claimed he told Jinnah that East impose Urdu on Jammu & # -4$ ( her frail health would hinder the extensive inscribing Shastri’s famous slo- F "" " Pakistan would become an inde- Kashmir, when Kashmiri has a 6 + travels required of a Congress president. But gan, “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan” on his "= pendent country in 25-30 years. rich literary tradition. Nehru raised his voice: “she is healthier than samadhi at Vijay Ghat; Lalita However, his former Press advis- Nayar reveals that Nehru 6 ( both of us — and could put in longer hours threatened self-immolation. """ er, Alan Campbell-Johnson, told had said, “Even if Kashmir $ of work.” With that, Indira Gandhi was unan- Later, searching for an appropri- Nayar, “Mountbatten’s memory were to be handed over to . * % O imously elected and cleared the first hurdle ate prime ministerial bungalow, probably fails him. I should have Pakistan on a platter, Pakistan to prime ministership. Indira Gandhi inspected the F" known if he had made such a would think of some other way O Indira Gandhi’s name came up after Shastri home, sneered at his remark.” Cyril Radcliffe, who to keep its quarrel with India 5 Nehru died but Morarji Desai’s ambition “middle class living” and left the = "O delineated the border, concurred alive, because Kashmir is only thwarted a consensus and the mantle fell on place to the family. " with Campbell-Johnson: “You are a symptom of a disease and that Shastri, who died of a heart attack less than Despite his gargantuan the first person to tell me this. I disease is hatred of India.” % two years later in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Nayar, memory, Nayar states that Jinnah +"= had never heard it before.” Surely Nehru realised that the # . + who was in the media delegation, recounts joined the Indian National = One wonders why object of hatred was India’s $ that Shastri retired slightly agitated as the Conference in 1906. Actually, the Mountbatten, who presided Hindu majority. Though he . accompanying Indian media had badgered Conference had merged with the over the bloody Partition and does not say so overtly, Nayar him about the return of Haji Pir and Tithwal Indian National Congress (INC) " decapitation of India’s northern places the burden of maintain- ) to Pakistan after the 1965 war. Angered over in 1886; Jinnah joined INC in frontier to serve the West in the ing plurality solely on the Hindu + # the concession, his wife, Lalita, had refused 1906. He recalls Jinnah’s first 1 emerging Cold War, embell- community. His ode to Noor + $ to speak to him over the telephone. speech as President of Pakistan, 11 O 1 = ished the truth. Speaking to Jehan should have queried why At the dacha, Swaran Singh asked wherein he admits the intractable Larry Collins and Dominique famous artistes in cosmopolitan Nayar, “Who do you think the next Prime problem of minorities in both 1 Lapierre in 1972, Mountbatten Mumbai went to Pakistan. Why, Minister will be?” Nayar repeated what countries: “…All the same, in this claimed, “I was always con- when Maharaja Hari Singh ran Shastri had told him a few months earlier: division it was impossible to vinced East Pakistan would a secular Government, did his “If I die in the next two years, my successor avoid the question of minorities " never work. The whole concept court artist, Malika Pukhraj, go will be Indira Gandhi. If I survive, it will be being in one Dominion or the of two different peoples being to Pakistan? Above all, why did YB Chavan (then Defence Minister)”. In other.” Clearly, Jinnah knew the " " held together over all those Saadat Hasan Manto? 8 , R , Delhi, he recalls, Lalita Shastri asked him, problem he was creating but went miles by the same religion was (The writer is Senior Fellow, “Where were you? Can’t you see he has been ahead. More tellingly, the Quaid- absolute nonsense. But West Nehru Memorial Museum and , , ; poisoned, his whole body is blue?” e-Azam’s speech was not broad- Pakistan was something else, I Library; the views expressed are There was distressing politics over the cre- cast by Radio Pakistan: A reali- wanted it to work.... I wanted personal) ) * + #( # ? ) ( 2-" # 0' ' # -) #. 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India must strengthen its 5 lature, judiciary, bureaucracy ference in fares. Frequent-flier- of India (ECI) has launched a new directly to the ECI. internal security mechanism to and public sector undertakings points earned should go into the ‘Citizens Vigil’ or CVIGIL app for The effort made by the ECI prevent any future attacks. ( to travel in business class rather accounts of the Government the benefit of voters ahead of the to monitor voter feedback effec- Shivansh ( than economy class in domestic department concerned rather general election. The app has tively through apps is welcome Via email 5 ( flights. All airlines may be direct- than in the names of individuals. been launched with a primary but it benefits only smartphone- ed to reserve the first two rows SC Agrawal focus to enable the citizens report savvy users, especially in urban ! ; ( of the economy class for those New Delhi any instances related to non-com- and semi-urban areas. 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Yet, let alone the Pakistani establishment, not even one respect- # % (+ 1% +3 ed journalist or analyst over there uttered a % 5 word of condemnation against the JeM for this " heinous act. Instead, they insisted that the +.+2 5 ( attack was motivated by the brutal treatment ( meted out to Kashmiri locals by the Indian % + security forces. This is contrary to what has widely been 16s in its possession were not involved in oper- While Prime Minister Narendra Modi % ( reported about Pakistani Senator Mushahid ations in this sector. This despite the IAF hav- deserves credit for his bold decision to aggres- - % Hussain Sayed, a senior politician and former ing produced evidence. sively respond in the manner that he did, it is % + " Cabinet minister, who quite categorically Clearly, obfuscation and deceit are embed- " no excuse for the Bharatiya Janata Party stated that “what happened in Pulwama in ded in the DNA of Pakistan, especially in the 0 (BJP) to use the strike to tom-tom its nation- +.+2 +.+2 ( February, in my view, was Pakistan’s finest hour manner it deals with India and the internation- alistic credentials, going so far as to shameful- ($ # after the nuclear tests of 1998.” Moreover, while al community. We have been experiencing this " 1 ly depict Wing Commander Abhinandan in +.+2 % $ Pakistan’s Foreign Minister acknowledged since decades. Remember, Pakistan denied any " posters used for election rallies. Prime Minister # $ . 2 JeM chief Masood Azhar’s presence in connection to the so-called “raiders”, who near- Modi may well scream ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ 1$.)3 @? +.+2 Pakistan, the Director-General of Inter- ly captured Srinagar in 1948 or to the “mili- " 0 from the rooftops but it has not in any way Services Public Relations (ISPR) blandly con- tants”, who occupied the Kargil heights in 1999, stopped his Government from refusing to grant tradicted him a day later, unequivocally stat- only to recant and accept its involvement sub- One Rank One Pension (OROP) to military +.+2 8 ( ing that the JeM does not exist in Pakistan as sequently. It isn’t as if it reserved such treat- F = veterans or opposing the grant of Non it is a “proscribed terrorist organisation”. ment for India alone as Iran and Afghanistan Functional Upgrade (NFU) in the Supreme 2 +.+2 ( Similarly, with regard to the Indian have also found to their cost. Therefore, in the Court using all manner of lies. That the NFU response, the ISPR spokesperson was the first present instance, to have expected Pakistan to is already authorised to the Civil Services and one to admit that the Indian Air Force (IAF) behave any differently was sheer fantasy, " 1 " the Central Armed Police Forces, thereby had crossed the Line of Control (LoC) and car- especially given that the military uses proxy " " changing long-standing civil-military parity, 5 ried out a strike in the vicinity of Balakot. He, war to retain its pre-eminent role within the has been deliberately ignored. Their efforts to however, attempted to mislead and obfuscate country and the region. " humiliate and lower the prestige and standing 5 the issue by hinting that this attack was in the The sad truth is that its very foundation " 0 of the armed forces continues unhindered. I 5 vicinity of the village, in close proximity to the was built on the British construct — that it was It isn’t as if other political parties, includ- LoC in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), and religious antagonism and not its requirement 10 + ing the Congress, have behaved any less hyp- O +.+2 not the town by that name in Khyber for a pliable state that would help protect its ocritically. On the one hand, they have “offi- # Pakhtunkhwa, deep inside Pakistan, where it interests in the region — which resulted in the 1 cially” supported and praised the action of the ( actually struck. While the IAF claimed to have horrors of partition. The formation of IAF, while at the same time senior leaders of # hit the terrorist training camp, the spokesman Bangladesh put paid to the two-nation theo- " 0 these very parties have questioned the effica- +.+2 O ( insisted that no damage or casualty was ry and secret Cabinet documents in the UK, cy of the attack, despite the Air Chief having inflicted to the “seminary” located over there. subsequently declassified, showed up the clearly stated that the targets selected were +.+2 However, the cordoning of the area by the deceitful lengths the British had gone to in fur- "" destroyed as they had planned. It appears that % ( Pakistani Army and its refusal till date to allow thering their own interests. " =" they believe that the only manner in which the # any access raises questions and suggests an Leaving aside Pakistan’s desperate attempts steadfastness and strength of character ‘Modi’ ( . attempt to cover up. to change perceptions what should be of " displayed on this occasion can be negated is Finally, there was the confusion about two immense concern to all right-thinking people, by deliberately destroying the credibility of our 8 % ( Indian fighter aircraft having been shot down here is the horrendous manner in which this """ military’s achievements. While we may be +.+2 J with both pilots taken prisoners. It, however, issue is being used by politicians and the media uncertain of who will succeed at the hustings, ( turned out that the IAF’s claim at that time of to gain attention for their selfish agenda even 1 " there is absolutely no doubt that our armed +.+2 having lost one MIG-21, piloted by Wing if it is at the cost of the nation’s interest. 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flow of 670 mld (million litres per NMCG is developing infra- four major tributaries of Ganga — Declared as an authority in is indeed a gargantuan task. day) of sewage into Ganga while structure for sewage treatment, the Yamuna, Gomati, Damodar October 2016 under the Realising that the scores of 243.27 has been earmarked for surface cleaning, afforestation along and Mahananda — and further Environment Protection Act of interception and diversion drains, improving the Patna riverfront the river bank, monitoring indus- broad-based in 1995 with the inclu- 1986, NMCG has since then taken sewage treatment plants and sewage involving construction of new ghats, trial effluents, development of river sion of other rivers and renamed as a collaborative approach, converg- pumping stations need to be oper- promenade and community-cum- front, saving biodiversity and the National River Conservation ing multiple agencies at both the ated and maintained efficiently — cultural centre among others. improving public awareness. With Plan (NRCP). Also, 34 other rivers Central and State level under one which has been one of the weak The Namami Gange pro- seven thrust areas and 21 action were taken up for cleaning with the roof with an aim to achieve the goal links in the efforts made to clean the O1 gramme, which is undertaking this points, it has enough on its plate to same model of GAP. of clean Ganga within the next river over the last three decades — 2+3$%%$ massive task as an Integrated qualify as a separate Ministry. However, while GAP has man- decade or so. it has opted to award Operation and $#7' -#'17 %$ *! *:C* Conservation Mission, was Efforts to clean up Ganga had aged to spend less than 4,000 crore With a catchment area of Maintenance contract for a period ''# )#%-$ renewed effort to cleanse the approved as a flagship programme started as early as in 1979, when the in three decades, the reconstituted 8,61,494 square km, the Ganga of 15 years to SPVs, which involve Ganga was made by Prime by the Union Government in June Central Board for the Prevention body (NMCG) has already spent basin covers no less than 11 States, various stake holders. ( . $ #$ O P$<$ AMinister Narendra Modi 2014. With a budget outlay of and Control of Water Pollution was 5,650 crore, and for year ending five of them being on the mainstem. With an allocation of a dedicat- '$$#7(# '' under the Namami Gange pro- 20,000 crore, it has the twin objec- directed to undertake a comprehen- March 31, 2019, projects worth The river itself is 2,525 km long ed budget for five years and adopt- '$ %= % -$' '(#' gramme, more than three decades tives of effective abatement of pol- sive survey, and its report ultimate- 2,295 crore are expected to be with a 1,000 km long stretch in ing a hybrid annuity-based PPP )%$ +"'7=# # after a similar attempt was made by lution, conservation and rejuvena- ly formed the basis for setting up of completed. With an outlay of Uttar Pradesh alone. Around 43 per model, NMCG hopes to achieve the ..-7.('$$($ = $ former Prime Minister Rajiv tion of the national river, Ganga. the Central Ganga Authority (CGA) 20,000 crore for the period 2015- cent of India’s population depends so far elusive objective, especially as Gandhi at Varanasi. Pursuing this Additionally, under the Ganga in February 1985. The Ganga 20, NMCG is aiming big with 267 on it while it makes 57 per cent of these funds are non-lapsable. NMCG $7%-( $-' '- seemingly elusive objective, anoth- Gram project, the Ministry of Water Project Directorate (GPD) was projects sanctioned so far costing the nation’s agricultural land fertile. has already attracted notice as one 7' $ er round of foundation stone-laying Resources, River Development & established as a wing of the 26,360 crore, of which 82 have Ninety seven towns on the of the four short-listed initiatives — $-$$-7 % ' . $)% ' ceremony for projects in Bihar, Ganga Rejuvenation has identified Department of Environment, with been completed. main river stem have 155 drains dis- which includes Ofwat of the UK, '$# $% $ +"# estimated to cost a whopping 700 1,674 gram panchayats situated on a budget of 350 crore to adminis- A comprehensive management charging 2,853 mld of sewage into Water and Electricity Company of crore, was taken up with much fan- the bank of river Ganga in five States ter the cleaning up of Ganga and to plan for Ganga was the result of a it. In addition, 1,109 gross pollut- Saudi Arabia and Water Services - - #7%-) - fare, this time in Patna. (Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, restore it to pristine condition, brain storming report by a consor- ing industries, mainly tanneries, Regulatory Board of Kenya — for the 7(#'%7-%= - ' National Mission for Clean Jharkhand and West Bengal). A sum with the Ganga Action Plan (GAP) tium of seven IITs in January 2015. paper, pulp, sugar, textile, dyeing Public Water Agency of the Year ')' -%+"#( . Ganga (NMCG), under the Ministry of 829 crore has been released to launched on June 14, 1986, by Adopting a comprehensive and distilleries are discharging toxic Award of 2019. Hopefully it would ' #$ O # Q# of Water Resources, River the Ministry for the construction of Rajiv Gandhi in Varanasi. approach, NMCG has brought effluents into it. 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( %4;#. * = # ' 7- % 1 1 Infosys, Vedanta Ltd, Bajaj pro-emerging market assets a row, marking the best per- Auto, TCS, HDFC, ONGC, and pro emerging currencies.” former among the Asian cur- xtending its winning streak Coal India and HUL, retreat- During the day, BSE realty ! : he Indian rupee on rencies in today’s trade amid Eto the sixth consecutive ed up to 2.56 per cent. gained the most rising 2.46 per ash-strapped Jet Airways on Monday said TMonday surged by 57 paise better than expected trade data session, the BSE Sensex gained A 15 per cent or 1,500- cent, oil and gas 1.55 per cent, Cit has grounded four more planes, taking to close at an over seven- and foreign fund flows,” said V over 70 points on Monday as point rally has ensued in the PSU 0.94 per cent, bankex the number of aircraft that are non-opera- " month high of 68.53 against the K Sharma, Head PCG & stocks made further headway Nifty 50 since October 2018. 0.88 per cent, metal 0.79 per tional due to non-payment of lease rentals to US dollar, also marking a sixth Capital Markets Strategy, powered by unabated foreign The market’s internals are the cent and FMCG index up 0.42 41. straight session of gains, driven HDFC Securities. fund inflows and narrowing healthiest they have been since per cent. Grappling with financial woes, the car- by sustained foreign fund According to data released country’s trade deficit amid 2017, said Sunil Sharma, Chief However, auto index, cap- rier has been looking at ways to raise fresh inflows and narrowing trade by the Commerce Ministry, the positive global cues. Investment Officer, Sanctum ital goods, IT, teck and health- funds. 1 1 deficit. marginal 2.44 per cent rise in The 30-share benchmark Wealth Management. care indices ended lower by up “... An additional four aircraft have been Besides, weakness in the exports as well as lower imports advanced to hit a high of “First and obviously, dra- to 1.36 per cent. grounded due to non-payment of amounts ith the clouds of uncertainty darkening over greenback against major glob- of gold and petroleum products 38,369.59 as buying activity matic inflows have come in Investor sentiment also outstanding to lessors under their respective Wthe survival of his 25-year-old airline, Jet al currencies and a heavy buy- in February significantly nar- gathered momentum. However, from FIIs. Capitulation by retail remained upbeat on narrowing leasea agreements,” the airline said in a fil- Airways chairman Naresh Goyal on Monday sought ing in domestic equities aided rowed the country’s trade investors locked in gains push- has happened, and short cov- trade deficit, according to mar- ing to the stock exchanges. to reassure the 16,000-strong staff of the efforts to the forex market sentiment deficit to $9.6 billion. ing the key index into the neg- ering by the bears seems to be ket experts. As mentioned earlier, the company is restore the “much needed stability” in its operations domestically. Meanwhile, the Financial ative zone to hit a low of underway. Next, capital sitting The marginal 2.44 per cent actively engaged with all its aircraft lessors at the earliest. The dollar index, which Benchmark India Private Ltd 37,952.10 before bouncing back on the sidelines that is waiting increase in exports as well as and regularly providing them with updates Since a larger number of its over 100-fleet are gauges the greenback’s strength (FBIL) set the reference rate for to end 70.75 points, or 0.19 per out the elections, is going to lower imports of gold and on the efforts taken to improve the liquid- grounded leading to drastically curtailed operations, the against a basket of six curren- the rupee/dollar at 68.6088 cent, higher at 38,095.07. start feeling the pull of runaway petroleum products in ity, it said. airline is struggling to prevent a nose-dive somehow. cies, fell 0.20 per cent to 96.40. and for rupee/euro at 77.7827. Likewise, the 50-stock NSE equity prices against idle cash,” February significantly nar- “Aircraft lessors have been supportive of Goyal, in a communication to employees At the Interbank Foreign The reference rate for Nifty finished 35.35 points, or he said. rowed the country’s trade the company’s efforts in this regard,” it said, Monday evening also said talks with the airline’s Exchange, the rupee opened at rupee/British pound was fixed 0.31 per cent, higher at On a net basis, foreign deficit to $9.6 billion, data adding that all efforts are being made to min- strategic partner Etihad Airways and SBI-led lenders 68.92 and advanced to a high at 91.1184 and for rupee/100 11,462.20 after hitting the day’s institutional investors (FIIs) released by the commerce min- imise disruption to its network. are going on. The UAE carrier owns 24 percent in of 68.45 during the day. It Japanese yen at 61.50. high of 11,530.15 and a low of bought shares worth a net of istry Friday showed. Meanwhile, the shares of the company the airline. finally settled at 68.53, a rise of Further lifting market sen- 11,412.50. Among Sensex com- 4,323.49 crore on Friday, Strengthening gains, the closed at 237, up 0.87 per cent on the BSE. “Once again I assure you that I am personally 57 paise against the dollar over timent, foreign institutional ponents, Bajaj Finance topped while domestic institutional rupee appreciated 54 paise to During the day, it touched a high of 238 and committed to have the resolution process complet- its previous close. investors (FIIs) put in 1,822.99 the gainers list by surging 2.84 investors (DIIs) were net sell- 68.56 against the US dollar intra- a low of 233.40. ed as soon as possible and restore the much-need- This was the highest clos- crore on a net basis on Monday, per cent. ers to the tune of 2,130.36 day. Global crude benchmark At the NSE, the shares closed 0.68 per ed stability to our operations at the earliest,” Goyal ing level for the rupee since provisional data showed. Other winners were crore, provisional data available Brent crude futures fell 0.15 per cent higher at 236.75. said in a letter to the staff who are apprehensive of August 1, 2018 — when it “Overseas investors have PowerGrid, RIL, Axis Bank, with BSE showed. cent to $67.06 per barrel. Earlier this month, Jet Airways their future with the airline. ended at 68.43. bought $2.4 billion in equities Tata Steel, Kotak Bank, “What we are witnessing Investor sentiment was also Chairman Naresh Goyal said that more than The airline is sitting on a debt pile of over 8,200 On Friday, the domestic this month, taking net foreign IndusInd Bank, Tata Motors, and what markets seem to be buoyed tracking a firming 50 of its aircraft were not operating. crore and has defaulted thrice since January, includ- currency had closed at 69.10 purchases to $4.7 billion, the NTPC, HDFC Bank, Asian telegraphing is a tilt back trend in most Asian bourses As per its website, the airline has a fleet ing on some forex debt. against the US dollar. highest in Asia. Global funds Paints, ICICI Bank, ITC, Sun towards synchronised stimu- and a higher opening in of 119 planes. On 14 February, its board had approved a bank- In the last six trading ses- have raised holdings of rupee- Pharma and Yes Bank, rising lative policy at some point in European shares on speculation “The payment of interest due on March led- resolution plan, whereby the SBI-consortium of sions, the rupee has appreciat- denominated bonds by $833 up to 2.29 per cent. the medium term future by the that the US Federal policy 19, 2019, to the debenture holder will be lenders will become the largest shareholders in the ed by 161 paise. million this month, HDFC On the other hand, Maruti Fed, ECB, Japan and Chinese makers will lower interest rate delayed owing to temporary liquidity con- airline and Goyal would exit the management as the “Indian rupee continues Securities’ Sharma said citing Suzuki, Hero MotoCorp, Bharti central banks,” he said, adding forecast after weaker-than-fore- straints,” it said in a separate filing. chairman and board member. advancing for the sixth day in exchange data. Airtel, HCL Tech, M&M, L&T, that these environments are cast economic data on Friday. ' : , . % 5 ,#)); 11 * # < 499 .7)%$($ . he Government on Monday '$7 .( illionaire Anil Ambani Tcautioned against fake web- Bon Monday thanked his sites claiming to be registration he Government has con- brother Mukesh and his wife portal for Kisan Urja Suraksha 1 1 Tstituted an inter-minister- Nita for extending “timely evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan ial Panel for monitoring, sanc- support” after his debt-laden (KUSUM) scheme and said n RBI-appointed panel on tioning and implementation firm Reliance such websites may be misusing AMonday sought sugges- of projects under the 10,000- Communication cleared pay- the collected data. tions from the public on long- crore FAME-II programme, ments due to a service The scheme, formulated term solutions for economic aimed at incentivising clean by the Ministry of New and and financial sustainability of mobility. provider just a day before Renewable Energy (MNRE), MSME sector, including ways The Project expiry of deadline set by the aims to promote use of solar to improve credit rating mech- Implementation and Supreme Court. energy among the farmers. anism to help them raise funds Sanctioning Committee will “My sincere and heartfelt “It has been noticed that at competitive rates. be chaired by the secretary in thanks to my respected elder few websites have cropped up The panel is undertaking a the Department of Heavy brother, Mukesh and Nita, claiming to be registration por- comprehensive review of the Industries and will have other for standing by me during tal for KUSUM scheme. Such All potential beneficiaries KUSUM scheme with the objec- sector to identify causes and members including NITI these trying times, and websites are potentially duping must avoid depositing any reg- tive of providing financial and propose long-term solutions for Aayog CEO, Department for demonstrating the impor- general public and misusing istration fee or sharing impor- water security to farmers. its development, the central Promotion of Industry and tance of staying true to our data captured through fake tant data on fake websites, it The scheme consists of bank said in a statement. Internal Trade secretary, strong family values by registration portal,” the min- said, adding “they can contact three components — 10,000 The committee was set up Department of Economic extending this timely sup- istry said in a statement. their DISCOMs/state renew- MW of decentralised ground- in January under former Sebi Affairs secretary and secre- port. I and my family are The MNRE further said able energy nodal agencies or mounted grid connected chairman U K Sinha. taries in the power and new grateful we have moved that DISCOMs or electricity can visit official portal of the renewable power plants, instal- MSMEs contribute about and renewable energy ministry, beyond the past, and are distribution companies and ministry for necessary infor- lation of 17.50 lakh standalone 45 per cent of the manufactur- among others. deeply touched with this ges- state nodal agencies shall mation related to the scheme.” solar powered agriculture ing output, over 40 per cent of The Department of Heavy ture,” he said in a brief state- implement the KUSUM Last month, the Cabinet pumps, and solarisation of 10 total exports of the country, Industries, in an order, said the ment issued through the scheme for which the detailed Committee on Economic Affairs lakh grid-connected solar pow- and around 8 per cent of the committee is constituted “for company spokesperson. guidelines will be issued soon. (CCEA) approved launch of ered agriculture pumps. country’s GDP. the purpose of overall moni- toring, sanctioning and imple- mentation of the scheme, with immediate effect and until fur- ther orders”. The panel’s terms of refer- ence includes modifying cov- erage parameters for various components and sub-compo- nents of the scheme, reviewing demand incentives annually or earlier based on price and technology trends, modifying limits of fund allocations among different segments and types of vehicles, reviewing the cap for maximum incentive per vehicle, and deciding other scheme parameters for its smooth roll out.
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Like for Wwhich you can consider for post-holi cleansing ur eyes are among example a diet suggestion by our grandma and of your skin, hair and nails: those body parts, a plan given by a gym instructor will match First, you can opt for cleaning up after Holi Owhich are extremely nowhere during these festivities. But it is an indi- is to shampoo generously, and wash off the susceptible during Holi. Uses vidual’s responsibility to kill those little sweet $& *&. ' colours from the hair. It is also advised to oil the of synthetic colours that are craving monsters jumping inside or to satisfy hair again after the shampoo in an order to lock composed of chemicals pos- them with a little or optional indulgence. It has the moisture in the hair. Second, you should sess a great threat to one’s eyes. to be you and only you who can decide what and he incidence of type I Diabetes is rising by three per cent every clean your skin after Holi celebration with a face- The artificial green colour how much you are going to eat by following your Tyear, with nearly 75,000 new children being diagnosed to have wash which is gentle, and not harsh on the skin. used on Holi comes from ming or a heart. T1DM every year. Type I Diabetes is also known as Insulin Third, you can put some aloevera gel on the copper sulphate, which can What are the basics of diet which need to be Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) and Juvenile Onset areas affected by the colors or sun burn caused cause several eye infections kept in mind during festivals? Diabetes Mellitus. As of 2018, there were at least 97,000 cases of due to the long exposure in sunlight. It can also and allergy. ing and watery discharge. TESTS TO DIAGNOSE Festive season diet is very essential and a juvenile Diabetes reported in India alone, which is alarming. be helpful to reduce the itching on the skin, Eye infections are caused Eyelids become inflamed and, EYE INFECTION: Tests for beginning to the basics is by stocking the right Type I Diabetes is an autoimmune disorder which affects the caused due to the mixing of glass into the Holi by bacteria, chemicals or other sometimes, you may experi- diagnosis of eye infections type of food to munch on during celebrations. pancreas, and stops the production of insulin. Insulin is a hormone colours. microbiological agents. There ence blurred vision. The longer like viral retinitis, endoph- Getting your hands on the right ingredients is which plays a number of roles in the body’s metabolism. Insulin Fourth, you can clean up after playing holi. are different types of eye infec- the synthetic colour is in the thalmitis, and Fuch’s uveitis. the best to watch your calories and keeping your regulates how the body uses and stores glucose and fat. Many of Gently massage on your face and body with tions with different causes eye, the more damage it will Molecular panels for diagnos- diet healthy even amidst the celebrations. the body’s cells rely on insulin to take glucose from the blood for sesame seed oil as it helps in protecting the skin and treatments. Most com- cause. ing these conditions are based You can choose to go nutty over the nuts energy. The hampering of the production of insulin leads to along with helping in removing the residues of mon eye infections are con- You can save yourself from on advanced molecular since they contain the healthy fats which can help laboured functioning of other internal systems. The circulatory the colours. junctivitis/pink eye, keratitis, eye allergy post Holi by wash- methods and provide greater your skin and hair without any further harm- system, nervous system, skin, eyes, feet and others, are all impact- The final measure which you can take to endophthalmitis, blepharitis, ing your eye immediately with than 90 per cent sensitivity ing to weight. A handful of dry fruits like raisins, ed by Diabetes. clean up after playing holi is to apply a hair mask sty, uveitis, cellulitis and ocu- plain water and continue with the assurance of 100 per almonds, figs, pistachio, apricots, and cashews, Juvenile Diabetes has been connected to viral infections like or hair pack. It can be well prepared by using lar herpes. washing for at least ten min- cent specificity, leading to are few healthy eating as well as gifting options mumps, rubella, and even in-utero enteroviral infections, along the domestic remedies like making a mixture of EYE ALLERGY: Eye aller- utes. The particles of the faster and effective treat- during this Holi. Dried fruits can also be added with early stage nutrition. However, one of the most direct and henna powder, lemon juice and curd. Apply it gy post-Holi is fairly common. chemical will wash away and ment. to several home-made low-calorie sweets dur- apparent causes till date has been genetics. Men and women with on the hair and wash after an hour, it will make Symptoms of eye allergy you will feel relaxed. There are % ( & ing the festival as well. type I Diabetes tend to stand a greater chance of passing on the your hair free from harmful chemicals of the include redness of the eye, a number of eye drops that can 3:( ( It is also important to avoid deep ghee indul- disease to their children. Holi colours and will ensure that your scalp is itching, tearing, burning, sting- help you relieve eye allergy. ( gence along with white sugar and instead, In case of women with type I Diabetes, the risk is higher in completely clean, while locking back the nour- switching over to sweets made from jaggery or case of pregnancies after the age of 25. About one in every seven ishment in the hair. dark chocolate with dry fruits will be a far bet- people with type I Diabetes have a condition called Type II Ensure that if you find any serious issue pop- / ' skin. What you can do as a measure of precau- ter option. Sweets made from white flour, sugar, Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome. This condition leads to ping up, then you need to consult a rightly qual- Playing Holi is fun, but it’s hectic to get back tion is to keep a first-aid box, or medicine pouch and ghee must be minimised to keep excessive thyroid and malfunctioning of adrenal gland. The child’s risk of ified dermatologist for the same. your skin in the very same condition as Holi handy with yourself so that if any emergency calories at bay. Eating healthy as well as gifting developing Diabetes in this case is as high as 50 per cent. colours grasp the nourishment of the skin and strikes, it can be helpful. In that you can keep healthy items must be a proper mantra this Holi. It is crucial for families to be aware of the risk factors, and the 0 /! & "0& thereby, turn it dry. Here are some of the tips some antiseptic powder, solution, cream, and Spicing of healthy festivals can be done with possible impact on their children. The best way to prevent/pre- Holi — the festival of colours is finally here, which you can adapt for a healthy skin, post Holi lotion, bandage, anti-burning cream, band aid, savory and sweet foods by adding cloves, saf- pare for possibility of the disease is regular screening, regardless. bringing a lot of fun and joy with itself. It’s a great celebration. One should also consult a qualified anti-allergic tablets, body oil, moisturiser, petro- fron, cinnamon, cardamom, and black pepper- There are tests that can accurate- amuse to drench into the hues of colours but at dermatologist for taking extra special care. leum jelly, face and hand cream, sunscreen to corns and others. Besides giving a good flavour ly assess risk of Diabetes, bifur- the same time it can be hazardous to our skin, Follow the following steps and get rid of all your protect the skin from sunburn. These solutions to foods these are enriched with several biolog- - 2 ( cated below. nails as well as hair, as it can result into acne, jitters. can act as a saviour for your skin from any kind ical properties to help the health with several & Glycosylated Hemoglobin: rashes and many other skin diseases. It’s quite First, have a bath in lukewarm or normal of hazardous skin diseases or rashes that can be benefits. These are also readily available in our Which tells us the average blood an important thing to make yourself prepared water to remove the dry colours from the skin. caused due to the Holi colours. Indian kitchens as well. sugar level over the last two to well in advance for the same, you can do so by Do not use soaps as it is alkaline in nature and To keep yourself healthy and fit you can rely & && three months, to identify whether keeping the points in mind. can be harsh on the skin, and can cause further % on the following tips: & / # we are at a risk of developing dia- First, apply ice cubes and massage with the dryness. For face, choosing cleansing cream over Many skin treatments should be avoided Try to stick to your daily work out regime if betes or already have Diabetes same for around ten minutes as it will close the facewash is a better option as it will sooth the during the festive season of Holi as it can affect you follow any. Because little more food indul- Post-diabetes: After being open skin pores thereby, preventing the acne to skin and won’t be causing any itching or irrita- adversely to our skin as there is colour mixed gence with a break of workout regime can trig- detected with diabetes: appear on the skin. Second, you can put tion. Gently massage the cleansing lotion all over in the air and everywhere throughout the atmos- ger a sudden weight put on. Insulin level: The main anabol- almond oil on your whole body as it acts as a the skin and remove it with a moist cotton. phere. It can cause severe skin diseases like skin Cooking fiesta during festivals is a stress buster ic hormone of the body, regulat- wall between the skin and the color, preventing Second, after washing the facepack, you can peeling, rashes, itching, or irritation and others. for many. However, empty stomach cooking ing the metabolism of carbohy- the colour sticking onto the body. It’s also apply moisturiser all over the body. Skin treatments which involve exfoliation in any might result in snacking on each and every stuff drates, fats and protein. enriched with Vitamin E, providing nourish- Third, coconut oil can be used as a skin of the forms like scrub, peel, or dermabrasion your eyes get hold on. To avoid this, it is best is C peptide level: As a means of ment to the body. The third thing which you can cleanser and to lock the moisture in the skin. should be avoided before or just after Holi, either to cook while you are not too hungry or distinguishing type I diabetes from type II. do to prepare yourself before indulging into the Fourth, to remove the colours from the fin- instead you should go for mild hydrating and keeping unhealthy snacks out of your easy reach Antibodies, GAD and other pancreatic antigens colours is to put sunscreen on the whole body gertips, or around the nails you can mix the rose oxygen infusion rejuvenation treatments to prep in kitchen closets. Glutamic Acid Decarboxylace Antibodies (GADA or Anti- to shield your skin from the exposure to the per- water into the warm water and dip your hands your skin and make it healthy from within. You Grocery shopping during pre-festival prepa- GAD): This test looks for antibodies built against a specific enzyme ilous UV Rays, which can also lead to tanning. and feet in the same. can use home based remedies like aloevera as rations must be linked with some principles to in the pancreatic beta cells that produce insulin and Insulin Auto The fourth thing which you can do for a safe Fifth, you can do to take care of your skin it moisturises the skin, reduces inflammation, follow. Like opting for only healthy foods to store Antibodies (IAA). Holi is to put petroleum jelly around the finger- is not to use any body or face scrub, exfoliators, and thereby, turning the skin cool, it also helps and avoiding unhealthy stuff from the beginning. In addition to attacking beta cells, the immune system in peo- tips, nails, in between the fingers, at the back- after at least 48 hours of playing holi. in reducing the peeling of the skin. It soothes Refrain from non-veg meals and opt for more ple with type I Diabetes also targets insulin. This test thereby, looks side of ears, and on the lips as well. The final Finally, you can adapt to take care of your the irritated skin and helps in reducing sunburn, natural vegetables and fruits in meals. Else opt for those antibodies that target insulin measure which you can take for a hassle free Holi skin is to avoid going out in much exposure to and areas which feel hot and painful. a mantra to keep a balance between veg and non- While, these are tests that directly indicate diabetes, there are is to shampoo as well as condition your hair well the sun. However, the best way to take precaution of veg diet with mindful diet instead of binging on certain other tests can also prove to be indicators of developing before playing Holi too, because if the pre-dirt skincare during Holi is to consult a qualified der- non-veg entirely giving the festival a reason to diabetes and should be regularly monitored like lipid profile, kid- of the hair mixes with the colours, it can dam- matologist for the same. yourself for overeating. ney profile tests, thyroid tests, skin & eyes age your hair at a great extent resulting into Holi colours can lead to skin rashes or skin % ( < ( ! < Always remember to stay hydrated and have Additionally, there are molecular tests which can be under- rough and dry hair, which can further lead to infection which can result into severe burning 3 G( ' plenty of water and other fluids. taken to assess the genetic root. Type I Diabetes is determined by a huge amount of hair-fall. and itching that can be very much harmful to ( ! G3 % ,:& the presence of one or more autoimmune markers. One can get tested to assess the levels of these, to determine the possibility of (% developing type I diabetes, or complications thereof. -2 Diabetes can’t be cured (yet), but it can be controlled. Growing with Diabetes can be quite challenging for kids, from physical as The weather is just right to play Statistics by the well as an emotional point of view. Children with Diabetes require ecently Pharmazz India Pvt Ltd pre- technological answers to life-threatening WHO indicate balanced nutrition, exercise, and most importantly, support from Holi. While most people take care Rsented its nine years of research done challenges faced by millions of Indians,” Athat there are those close to them. of the skin and nails when they for developing life saving drugs at a con- Pharmazz Co-founder Anil Gulati, PhD, about 466 million people Medical science is striving endlessly to ensure easier manage- play with colours, many forget ference. These drugs will be helpful in MD, said. across the world with dis- ment of the disease, to enable young patients of type I Diabetes cases of accidents, maternal mortal- Millions of Indians are afflicted by abling hearing loss. This number is like- to lead fulfilling lives. In a situation with so much at stake, fore- that haircare is just as important. ity, diarrhoea and burns as these these injuries and diseases every ly to increase to 900 million by 2050 if no warned is definitely forearmed, and it falls on parents, doctors, ROISHANI DEVI shares tips to can control excessive blood loss year. For instance, we have very action is taken. The need of the hour is to and the adults in their lives to ensure that we take this responsi- prevent damage to them or fluid loss from the patient’s high rates of car crashes. People lay emphasis on early identification and bility. body to such an extent that are injured and bleed. Millions intervention for hearing loss. More than doctors can effectively get have lost their lives from the one billion young adults aged between 12 hen you are playing the hair from damage. extra time of 6-7 hours to save blood loss. Our drug has and 35 years are at risk of hearing loss due Holi, you forget the After you have finished the life. The event was attend- already saved lives in clinical tri- to exposure to higher recreational noise damage the colours playing with colours, it is impor- ed by medical researchers from als, and we hope it will be success- levels. Around one-third of people over 65 '& : Cayenne peppers are a type of chili Wcan do to your skin, eyes and tant to wash your hair proper- India and the US. ful and save more,” Dr Gulati said. years of age are affected by disabling hear- pepper. They belong to the nightshade family of hair. But that doesn’t mean ly. First, thoroughly wash your Twenty highly-credentialed Indians Considering the preclinical and clin- ing loss. flowering plants and are closely related to bell peppers and that you can’t enjoy this fes- hair with plain water to are executing human trial tests in 25 major ical data till date, the chances of survival It is recommended that people who are jalapenos. Cayenne peppers are a popular spice used in tival of colours. Here are get rid the colour. Indian medical institutions, that address are very high. The drug has shown continuously exposed to a noise level of many different regional styles of cooking, and they have tips that one can follow: Use a mild sham- shock from serious blood loss, stroke from remarkable effects in patients of hypov- greater than 85 dB should be provided been used medicinally for thousands of years. Putting lots of poo. Leave it on reduced blood supply to the brain, olemic shock. Three important surrogate hearing protection. Tips from Heart Care The capsaicin in cayenne peppers has metabolism-boost- hair oil is an ageold for about 10 Alzheimer’s disease and injuries to the clinical endpoints for hypovolemic shock Foundation of India: ing properties. It helps increase the amount of heat your trick to prevent the minutes. Rinse spinal cord. are blood pressure, blood lactate and base- Traffic flow around areas like schools body produces, making you burn more calories per hair from getting and apply a con- “This conference shows Indian doc- deficit. The results demonstrate all three and hospitals should be minimised as day. damaged. Ensure that ditioner. You can tors and scientists collaborating on new points significantly (P<0.001) improved. much as possible. Signboards displaying Cayenne pepper may you oil them at least an make your own ‘Silence zone’, ‘No honking’ must be help boost the stomach’s hour before you start shampoo using placed near them. defense against infections, playing with colours. One shikakai, reetha and (' -7 -$$ %-$ ) 7#' "=' ' Ban the use of horns with jarring increase digestive fluid can use almond oil. orange or lemon peel. If . '%' . $)% '#'#$# (#% $ $' $$ sounds, motorbikes with damaged exhaust production and help Drink lots of fluids. Keep your hair feel dry, oil your hair pipes, and noisy trucks. .'( 7 -7% .'$($ # +"# '- ' *'; deliver enzymes to yourself well hydrated this will again and leave it overnight. 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Industries Corporation -$ '$(.%% =.%$( $-+ BTheresa May was making a Jeremy Hunt said Monday he People's Liberation Army Air Hu Zhiyong, a research fel- In addition to the J-10's (Norinco) is designated the Al- $##' =$(%7-$ last-minute push on Monday to saw “cautious signs of encour- Force's Bayi Aerobatic Team low at the Shanghai Academy of flight performance, Chinese Khalid in the Pakistan Army, .%$(='$<7'-$# win support for her European agement” that the deal might arrived in Pakistan on Saturday Social Sciences' Institute of analysts expect more Chinese the report said. #$ # $(## '$ 7); Union divorce deal, warning make it through Parliament this in preparation for a flight per- International Relations, told elements at Pakistan Day Pakistan also operates the -$ '$(# -N7 '' $ opponents that failure to week. formance there, Global Times the daily that China sending parade as the country operates likes of China's HJ-8 anti-tank $-$ '$(+ approve would mean a long — After months of political reported. fighter jets to celebrate Pakistan a variety of Chinese weapons. missile and FM-90 air defence and possibly indefinite — delay deadlock, British lawmakers Contingents from coun- Day is symbolic of the friend- The Pakistan Air Force missile, according to China % ' to Brexit. voted last week to seek to post- tries including China, Saudi ship between the two countries also operates the ZDK-03 early Military Online. % 0 / 00) Parliament has rejected the pone Brexit. 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One of the continues to assist police with BM@$% D'# Slack, said Monday that the reverse the huge margins of told reporters in Brussels. weakened his nervous system, Christchurch to obtain mater- properties being searched their inquiries.' = # $ government would only hold a defeat for the agreement in “The longer it is delayed, the his party has said. ial that may assist New Zealand belongs to Sharon Tarrant, the Police further assured the $ $=%-0+ vote if there is “a realistic Parliament. It was rejected by more difficult it will certainly be.” General (retd) Musharraf, Police in their investigation mother of the attacker. community that that there was prospect of success.” May is 230 votes in January and by 149 Belgian Foreign Minister Didier 75, who has been living in into the terror attack. ''Around 8.30 this morning no information to suggest a ) % %" likely to ask for a delay to Brexit votes last week. Reynders agreed, saying: “We Dubai since March 2016, is fac- The attacker, identified by (local time) officers from the current or impending threat 0 &' at the Brussels summit. If a deal Influential Conservative are not against an extension in ing the treason case for authorities as Australia-born NSW JCTT executed a search related to this search warrants. !54:7 .(-<$# -$ is approved, she says she will ask Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg said Belgium, but the problem is — suspending the Constitution Brenton Tarrant, 28, targeted warrant at a home in the town The NSW JCTT compris- # *$%%-E21 %$ %-$' $ the EU to extend the deadline he would wait to see what the to do what?” Opposition to in 2007, a punishable offence immigrants during Friday of Sandy Beach, near Coffs es representatives from the ' $- '( .$ until June 30 so that Parliament DUP decided before making up May's deal centers on a measure for which he was indicted in prayers. Witnesses said vic- Harbour. A short time later, a Australian Federal Police, NSW (' %1 %$=$%$ ' 7'( has time to approve the neces- his mind on whether to support designed to ensure there is no 2014. tims were shot at close range. second search warrant was Police Force, the Australian $-= ' - (*# # sary legislation. May's deal. hard border between the U.K.'s A conviction for high trea- He was arrested shortly executed at another home in Security Intelligence '- '( )%$ %-) If it isn't, she will have to “No deal is better than a bad Northern Ireland and EU mem- son carries the death penalty or after entering two mosques -- Lawrence near Maclean,'' the Organisation (ASIO) and the - ''+ seek a longer extension that deal, but a bad deal is better than ber Ireland after Brexit. life imprisonment. Masjid Al Noor and Linwood statement said. NSW Crime Commission. E ) $ (%.*%7 )& $% ,) ; &*.>.*$& * &&$& 7
1 She held talks with discussions with Shahid, " " blue hooded top. killed when an immigrant- President Solih, Foreign Defence Minister Mariya Police warned citizens not hating white nationalist opened he Maldives on Monday Minister Abdulla Shahid, for- Ahmed Didi, Finance Minister gunman killed three peo- to approach the man, whom fire at two mosques in Treaffirmed its “India-First mer President Mohamed Ibrahim Ameer and other min- Aple and wounded nine oth- they identified as Gokmen Christchurch, New Zealand Policy”, saying it looks for- Nasheed and other top leaders. isters. ers on a tram in the central Tanis, but call authorities during Friday prayers. There ward to working closely with The External Affairs She also met Maldivian Dutch city of Utrecht, sparking instead. was no immediate indication India on all issues and will Minister and Solih took stock Home Minister Imran Abdulla a manhunt that saw heavily The Utrecht attack came of any link between the remain sensitive towards its of the progress made in bilat- on Monday and discussed steps armed officers with sniffer three days after 50 people were two events. security and strategic concerns eral relations since his visit to to continue the upward trajec- dogs zero in on an apartment as External Affairs Minister India in December 2018. tory in bilateral relationship. building close to the shooting. Sushma Swaraj held talks with Swaraj and her Maldivian “Foreign Minister Shahid Authorities immediately the country's top leadership. counterpart Shahid during reiterated his government's raised the terror alert for the The Maldivian leaders their meeting on Sunday dis- “India-First Policy” and said area to the maximum level, also expressed commitment to cussed the entire gamut of that his Government looks and the city's mayor said a support India's efforts to com- bilateral relations and also forward to working “terror motive” was the most bat terrorism, particularly noted the number of high level closely with the Government of likely theory. cross-border terrorism, and exchanges, between the two India on all issues. Dutch military police crimes such as piracy, organ- countries over the past three He also reiterated that the went on extra alert at Dutch ised crime, narcotic drugs and months. Government of Maldives airports and at key buildings human trafficking. They recalled the visit of would remain sensitive towards in the country as the Utrecht Swaraj arrived here on Prime Minister Narendra Modi India's security and strategic manhunt took place. Sunday on a two-day visit, the to attend the swearing-in cer- concerns, “ according to a joint A few hours after the first full-fledged bilateral trip emony of President Solih in statement. shooting, Utrecht police from India to the strategically November as well as his visit to Maldives is an important released a photo of a 37-year- located Indian Ocean island India in December. country for India's maritime old man born in Turkey who nation after the government of The bilateral talks between security and there have been they said was “associated with President Ibrahim Mohamed the Foreign Ministers was fol- concerns in India over China's the incident.” The photo Solih came to power in lowed by a joint ministerial growing influence over the showed a bearded man on November last year. meeting in which Swaraj held country in the last few years. board a tram, dressed in a dark 5
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Spent few short $' $% = '' 7% moments with him... very dignified, '% - 7..'#$(# fought his illness bravely. Prayers and condolences. ,*%, &"* % '($- '#-$ -# Anupam Kher: Deeply deeply sad- 7-$(+ # .'$(- dened to know about the untimely ctor Mahesh Babu who never shies $((#$%-#- demise of Manohar Parrikarji. He was Aaway from giving it back to the soci- '*= ($ - $% '' one of the most real, dignified, intelligent, ety, especially to his fans, reached out imme- $.' # =M warm, down-to-earth and honest person diately to his ardent fan from Srikakulam I had met. He had a great quality of who’s suffering from cancer and had a wish #$ $-+ inspiring people so effortlessly. Will miss of meeting his favorite actor. #$ (7''%'*$# him. Om Shanti. three-time chief minister of Goa, away A source reveals, “Mahesh believes that 7$%-)$.$( 7< = Akshay Kumar: Extremely sad at from the trappings of a person in power, the position at which he is today is because # -$ $'0'(O %(; hearing about the demise of Manohar IITian, well mannered, a true servant of of their loyalty and love. His heart melted ) .$%+ Parrikarji. I feel blessed to have had the the nation, an example to follow for one when he came across this request. Amidst fortune of meeting and knowing a sin- and all... Salute Manohar Parrikar. shooting for his forthcoming Maharshi, he cere and good soul as he was. Heartfelt Swara Bhasker: RIP Manohar tried every possible way to reach out to the condolences to his family. Parrikar. Condolences and strength to official authorities and set up a meeting with 1 & Kay Kay Menon: Manohar Parrikar, the family in this tragic time of grief. his fan (Parvin Bybi) at the earliest. a fine example of ‘simple living, high Shankar Mahadevan: A big void “Mahesh didn’t want to inform any one thinking’. A personality that inspired which can never be filled. An extreme- before going. He wanted to keep it is as %$"F '/ / % confidence in every position that he ly sad day for India as we have lost one smooth as possible. He met her early in the served for the Nation. RIP Sir. of the finest leaders, Manohar Parrikar. morning and spent quality time. He’s now # $ 7- .% ($ %-$ Randeep Hooda: Man of few words, My heartfelt condolences and prayers for in touch with her parents as well to con- '#'- %'#7 '' simple, epitome of integrity and efficien- the family. stantly know about her health and help .'$ ' %%#'7#+ cy, a straight shooter, defence minister, L) '! them out in every way possible.” ' %-# # ) 77%# - '- ('1 # '( 7-' %-# # '% O' '# 'M .'( -$ ' 7)AA7A 7#7 3! $ ' = # %.-.'$-+"1 F F '7%$ $- .% (%$-7 A recent study conducted by Godrej said they slept after midnight while the t’s scientifically proven that children Interio revealed that children are one of ideal time would be around 10 pm. #$ ('$$ %'('-+ Iwho don’t get adequate amount of sleep, most sleep-deprived segments in India. According to the sleep-o-meter data, 1 # develop cognitive and behavioral prob- They launched the sleep@10 campaign in respondents between 18-25 age group, '% -$ 7 ' lems years later. Getting less sleep hurts 2017 that focused on addressing the ris- 29 per cent go to sleep between 12 mid- ' '$' these cognitive processes in many ways. ing concern over sleep deprivation. It was night to 2 am while 58 per cent rarely # E@ ' First, it impairs attention, alertness, con- found that over 93 per cent of Indians are sleep at 10 pm which is declared as an centration, reasoning, and problem solv- sleep-deprived. apt time for sleeping. Among respon- #$ 3; ' ; ing. This makes it more difficult to learn The study is based on the insights dents between 26-54 age group, 36 per ( '; efficiently. Second, during the night, sourced from Indians that have taken cent get less than six hours of shut eye $%-'7 - various sleep cycles play a role in consol- their sleep test on the sleep-o-meter. Over while only eight per cent respondents are . idating memories in the mind. If you 3.5 lakh Indians have taken the sleep test able to sleep at 10 pm. For the respon- don’t get enough sleep, you won’t be able and Delhi was found to be one of most dents above the age of 55 years, 41 per (# ' = %; to remember what you learnt and expe- sleep-deprived city in India. The study cent sleep after 10 pm but before 12 am %$#$.%; rienced during the day. Teenagers are also revealed that the problem of not sleep- while 40.4 per cent rarely sleep around $ #0$' . prone to depression. Lack of sleep can ing on time wasn’t only restricted to the that time. (= .'$ ' ')$%%+ also have negative effects on children’s adults in Delhi but kids as well wherein The exam times are stressful not "#$#%&# performance in school, during extracur- only 60 per cent of respondents below 18 only for children but everyone around ricular activities and even in social rela- years feel drowsy and tired after waking them and especially for parents. 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ne gets a feeling of trav- sifications. “People are interested in On this floor, there are more elling back in time. The the rajas and the royalty. A lot of prints, all of which are again anony- image is familiar, yet it thought process has gone into what mous. Most of the time, it is only the is not, for it has been would people like to see. You can name of the press that one comes to stripped of any appear- engage with an academic portrait and know of, while the artists would by Oance of modernity, including the look at the ornamental jewellery and large remain anonymous. The chaos that becomes normal when while being exposed to a legacy prints are divided into sections, so there is an abundance of human pop- which has been put together,” she there is a representation of the ulation. An elephant cart pulling a says. heads of each of the princely states, load next to the footsteps of Delhi’s Many of these paintings look like a recreation of the 1911 Coronation Jama Masjid has the possibility of they have been done in a studio set- or even one of George V and the holding the viewer enthralled. Then ting. Poonam explains the reason for royal consort Queen Mary in the one there are the chariots of this. “These paintings often took off which pertains to the time of the Mahabalipuram, no longer placed from photographs. The artists would British Raj. There is a separate sec- within the sanitised surroundings of imagine a studio with drapes and tion on the freedom struggle, which today but rather appearing to be cushions and include these in the is rich in its representation of the straight out of Mowgli’s world akin paintings.” heroes of the time, primarily to the old, abandoned palace inhab- There is also an interesting story Mahatma Gandhi and Subhash ited by King Louie. behind how Indian artists started Chandra Bose. What is interesting The 144 prints by Thomas and doing portraits. Poonam says, “When to note is that while the ones from William Daniel, which featured in travelling European artist like Frank the British Raj are more formal and the six volumes of Oriental Scenery Brooks were given commissions to stiff, these are more of a represen- published between 1795 and 1808, paint portraits, the Indian artists tation that is rooted in popular cul- occupy the top floor of the realised that the foreigner is getting ture. “A lot of literature was being Drishyakala exhibition, which is good money for painting the written, which included caricature being displayed at Barrack number maharaja. Moreover, making a life- and sarcasm, during the freedom 4 inside the Red Fort, a monument size portraits was royal and regal struggle. It was important to give which can be considered to be the which added more value to their art representation through means of heart of Shahjehanabad. Put togeth- which the Indian artist was quick to visual media as people can associ- er by the DAG, these works are a understand. As a result, they too ate this easily with what they were part of one of the four exhibitions started doing commissioned works reading,” says Poonam. done with the Archaeological Survey during the 18th and 19th century.” The post-Independence section of India as part of the public-private Interestingly, while the subjects are includes not just calendars but partnership. They represent the story documented, often there is no trace advertisements as well. The chang- of India between the 16th century to of the artists who remain anonymous ing mood in the country can best be the Independence. since they were doing commis- summed up by the addition of ‘Shri’ These exhibitions, which have sioned portraits and did not sign it. which is considered auspicious to the works from private collections, A really massive painting made name of what was essentially a museums and more, took more by Bourn and Shepard shows Nawab British company. than six months to put together. “We Mohammad Ali Khan Bahadur “We have tried to put together got in touch with curators from out- them with important art works,” she were representation of divinities,” she ing), which was a style of art with (1881-1947) of Malerkotla, Punjab the prints according to how it was side DAG in 2017 and started says. points out. However it is not just the bold sweeping brush-strokes, that the done in the 1930s. An oil on canvas, happening. These prints started towards the end of the same year. But So, while the ground floor has prints which make the cut at the artist is known for. On the contrary, it shows him in his regalia. The with Brutish era and go on to the it was in the last six or seven months the works of nine National Art exhibition. Verma was a master it can be classified more in the genre colours are fresh and well-preserved, Freedom Struggle and that work started on it in full swing,” Treasures, Abanindranath Tagore, draughtsman and so his sketch- of an impressionist landscape which including greens which have tenden- Independence. So while being divid- says Poonam Baid, Researcher and Amrita Sher-Gil, Gaganendranath books too have been put on display. is representative of his early works. cy to fade away. “It still has its orig- ed into sections, it is also chronolog- Project Coordinator, Exhibitions & Tagore, Jamini Roy, Nandalal Bose, At the entrance itself, flanked on Similarly Amrita Sher-Gil’s inal frame which weighs 380 kg and ical but then some of the events were Publications, DAG. Nicholas Roerich, Rabindranath either side by rooms that display the works are showcased not just by her it required 12 people to carry it. The happening simultaneously. So over- There was a definite idea behind Tagore, Raja Ravi Varma, and Sailoz works of the nine artists, is the Indian paintings but also by a sculpture of massive 108.0 x 60.0 inch painting laps are obviously there are many putting this up at a central place Mookherjea, the first floor is dedi- Constitution adopted on January 26, two wild cats — one of the few done was brought in separately and framed things were happening simultane- which does not fall into the realm of cated to portraits, which include 1950 which was not a printed doc- by the artist. here,” says Poonam. ously,” says Poonam. a traditional art gallery. “The idea those which are academic as well as ument. It was entirely handcrafted by “The works of these nine artists However, it was not just the roy- Two smaller rooms also have behind putting these up at the Red royal, by impressionists and expres- the artists of Shantiniketan under the cannot be exported,” informs alty which was getting their likeness newspapers, many of which have since Fort, which features on the list of sionists, and also popular prints guidance of one of the national Poonam. She also says that this is one painted. There is an entire section on then shut, on display. However, it is must-visit for everyone and not just during the period of freedom strug- treasures, Acharya Nandalal Bose, of the biggest exhibitions which has Parsis, who were the first people who the third section on the second floor art afficionados, is to cater to the gle and Independence. “Many of with the calligraphy texts done by works of all of the nine artists under got into trades and businesses. “The which is really captivating. The common people who would not oth- these canvasses and water colours Prem Behari Narain Raizada in N "" one roof. “We selected the paintings royalty and the rajas were getting Daniels — William and Thomas — erwise visit something like the Art were done to build a momentum Delhi. "+ " 0 on the basis of every genre, different their portraits done and since the who were uncle and nephew were also Fair. Besides, it would give them a towards popularising art in that Another important work by the " " kinds of work and when it was done Parsis considered themselves next to artists who travelled across India start- sense of belonging to their heritage. period and that is how prints came artist is the Haripura that Nandlal did " ""O by the artist. It also includes unseen royalty, they too commissioned art- ing from Calcutta in 1788. They did This would enable them to see the in the picture,” says Poonam. It is on for the 1938 Congress session. “We " + works,” she adds. works. They used to sit in the studio a series of prints. “The Daniels did national art treasures together, which the third level that the works of felt that this was important due to its As an aside to this particular settings and got these made by something which was interesting. have never been seen before,” says Daniels feature. historical context and people should " show, there are also timelines of each artists like Pithawala or Pestonji They started at one point and finished Poonam. The effort seems to be bear- However, there are also overlaps. see it. But there is also a mytholog- 1 " " of the artists which highlight the Bomanji as they had the money to at another and whatever they saw, they ing fruit as about 2,000-3,000 peo- So while Raja Ravi Verma made ical print as well as nature studies that "" 1" important dates in their lives. get it done.” documented. So it is essentially a doc- ple are coming in every day. The way paintings, he also set up the litho- he did in Shantiniketan and some Additionally, there are also films on Another section is devoted to umentation of India at that time,” she they browse and even the discussions graphic press and became the first collages. So all the genres of the artist each of the exhibitions to enable the artists who have made self-por- says. Not surprisingly, these have that they have among themselves person to print a picture in India. “He and what all of them represent can P " public to better understand the idea, traits like the ones by Pestonji become an important historical doc- make it apparent that this is their first was a pioneer who set up a press and be seen,” says Poonam. the artist as well as the works on dis- Bomanji or Kishori Roy. There is ument. As has the exhibition. brush with art at close quarters. “We churned out oleographs and litho- An early work of Jamini Roy for "" "O play. also a photograph which has been (The Drishyakala exhibition is want to hold their attention. Our pri- graphs of his paintings so that every instance does not show the influence Moving on to the next floor, hand-tinted to make it look like a on display till July 31 at the mary motivation was to reach out to home had a Raja Ravi Verma as these of the Kalighat Pat (Kalighat paint- there are portraits of all sizes and clas- painting. Red Fort.)
mails and messages have altered the seem insignificant.” He says that it way we sit and communicate with important to make the current gener- & Epeople today. Purchasing stamps to ation realise that they were originally post letters has become a bygone prac- ' used as modes of payment to transfer tice. We have lost the art of detailing and messages and facilitate revenue collec- the pleasure of waiting to instant com- tion, and taxation. munication. Nevertheless, nostalgia con- (%%($ #'$%%$' ' . '#-$$ #$ The exhibition also aims to help he chunk of cement that fell from the ceiling of a her- tinues to be the favourite among the ones people take into account that apart from Titage building missed an octogenarian former Union who lived it, and as well the ones who -' ) - * ) (*#)' = 1 "" their fiscal purposes, many states also Minister — a tenant — but has brought to the fore the poor have only heard of it through their ances- utilised them as a way of celebrating the upkeep of the historic structures in the city, mainly due tors. material heritage and culture of their to the absence of proper laws. Presented by the Gujral Foundation, region. The stamps show the use of Ironically, the 109-year-old Park Property of a Gentleman, Stamps from the exquisite calligraphy in diverse lan- Mansion on the iconic Park Street had Nizam of Hyderabad’s Dominions, a US- guages and architectural tropes that received a prestigious heritage award based collector Hanut Ewari has inher- existed in the erstwhile Hyderabad. for restoration of the colonial era ited a collection of rare stamps and stamp Well, one of the most special ele- structure from the Kolkata Municipal sheets from his grandfather, Nawab ments of the exhibition, Pramod says, Corporation (KMC) and the Indian Iqbal Hussain, who also served as the is the “focus on the architecture of the National Trust for Art and Cultural postmaster general of Hyderabad under Nizam’s dominion” on the stamps. The Heritage (INTACH) in 2013. the reign of seventh and last ruling Nizam collection also includes the first stamp West Bengal Heritage of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. The ever issued by the Nizam government Commission (WBHC) Chairman and artist Shuvaprasanna exhibition, curated by Pramod Kumar in the city; a wide range of postage Bhattacharya said on an average two buildings of heritage KG, showcases the collection that has stamps in different colours, values, value were being destroyed every day in Kolkata, the first grown under the stewardship of Ewari inscriptions and sizes; stamps featuring capital of colonial India where the British East India with a plethora of stamps from across the and properly maintained when he first believes that India, being a country with references like poetry, transition in lan- monuments from across the Nizam’s Company had set up its base. globe. looked at them. He says that it is also an vast diversity and history, can easily use guage, artifacts, writings, graphic art and dominion as well as the last stamp issued “It is unfortunate that in Kolkata, almost two build- Says Pramod, “The oldest stamp in evidence of how the paper used for these and develop more archives for a deeper various other things not talked about by the princely state, with the most spe- ings of heritage importance are destroyed every day due the Ewari collection is from 1866. The stamps has yellowed but didn’t decay understanding of history and hence, a today,” says he. cial one being the rare stamps issued in to the lack of proper law. I have no idea if the people are collection consists of more than three through the years. “They were properly better development of the future. He feels He narrates that when the Ewari the city to commemorate the victory of aware of this,” Bhattacharya said. million stamps and valuable, unusual and maintained and in a healthy condition. that we don’t know how to use our family approached him for the curation the Allied Powers in the Second World The city has as many as 1,475 heritage buildings. representative pieces from across what We didn’t have to restore any of it,” archives appropriately and effectively. and presentation of their collection, he War. Bhattacharya said due to complex ownership a huge ances- were called the princely states, including informs Pramod. “Museums and archives are a record that felt it was important since it “is some- “There is also Penny Black (the first tral property, which upholds the city's culture and heritage, related paraphernalia such as blind and Well, archives and repositories are this existed and in a particular way. If we thing that will talk about the print his- adhesive postage stamp in the world in remains stuck in legal limbo. wet stamps, invitation cards, original let- much more than just shelves stacked with look at them closely, we will learn about tory of India. These stamps reflect the 1840), and a King George VI series of “Due to this, we also cannot take up the property. Some ters, calligraphy art, postcards, revenue historical records. They are a crucial col- things that are completely forgotten or postal history and transition of visual Indian postage stamps depicting differ- amendments should be made to the existing laws to safe- stamps of the region, erroneous stamps, lection of the different kinds of materi- ignored in the modern-day advance- and graphic arts in the country. With the ent modes of transportation used to guard the heritage properties. There should be a commit- seals and monograms.” al cultures inherited over the ages. The ments. I feel that archives should be more technological advancement, these deliver mail,” he adds. tee to look after the interest of all the parties,” Bhattacharya Given that the stamps hail from the curator, who has been associated with a than just about oral histories or past inci- objects, which once played an essential (The exhibition is on till March 24 said. 1860s, they were in a very good shape few national archives since a long time, dents. There is a lot to record for future role in the communication network, at Bikaner House.) L) '!
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" " first round and a 6-0, 6-1 rout titles and rise to number one But he rallied for a third career win over Federer When she finally converted her of former world number one in the world. in five meetings, his first over the Swiss on hard fourth match point she kissed the " Garbine Muguruza of Spain, She becomes the fourth courts. sun-baked court and flopped " " with a three-set win over unseeded champion after Thiem earned the crucial break in the 11th game spread-eagled on her back. sixth-ranked Elina Svitolina Serena Williams in 1999, Kim of the final set, connecting on two sharply angled " 1 " putting her into the title Clijsters in 2005 and Osaka. passing winners to give himself a break point which O G' 1&G match. "Naomi did this last year," he converted with a stinging forehand winner. "If you believe in yourself, any- She showed no sign of Andreescu said. "Now to be He sealed the match after two hours and two thing is possible," Andreescu said as nerves as she opened the able to have my name beside minutes when Federer's backhand found the net and she hoisted the crystal trophy as the match with a break of Kerber's so many amazing champions will now return to a career-high ranking of fourth youngest player ever to win one of serve. It would be all she it means the world to me." in the world. It was the second year in a row that Federer was denied in the Indian Wells final. In 2018 he missed out on three championship points as he fell to 6#!A)6 A73#6AA6%) :)B2 Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro in the title match. he breakthrough run at the Federer, fresh off a remarkable 100th career title TIndian Wells has propelled in Dubai, remains tied with Novak Djokovic for the India's Prajnesh Gunneswaran to number 18 Nikoloz Basilashvili qualify for the singles main -5) and Sasi Kumar Mukund (36,+2) and Divij Sharan (41, -1). most Indian Wells victories with five. career-high rank of 84 but to register the biggest win of his draw of the Miami Masters this (268, +2). Mukund did not fig- Purav Raja (80, -1) and vet- "I think it's not my right to congratulate you, you injured Yuki Bhambri on career. week. ure in even top-400 five months eran Leander Paes (94, +2) com- have 88 more titles than me," Thiem told Federer Monday dropped out of top-200 The performance helped Yuki, who is nursing a knee back and has shown good plete the top-five. as he accepted the trophy. for the first time in almost two him zoom 13 places to his new injury, slid 36 places to 207. The progress in this time period. In the WTA rankings, He's the first Austrian to win a Masters 1000 title years. career-best ranking. last time the Delhi player was In the doubles, left-handed Ankita Raina continues to be since Thomas Muster in Miami in 1997. In the recently released ATP He was followed by placed outside the top-200 Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan touched India's top-ranked player at 168 "It's been a great week for me, even though it did- rankings, Prajnesh had collect- Ramkumar Ramanathan (139), bracket was in July 2017. a new career-high of 64 and was (-2) and was followed by Karman n't work out," Federer said. "Congratulations to ed 61 points after reaching the who dropped three places. The next best in the singles third highest-ranked played of Kaur Thandi, who jumped seven Dominic — wonderful week and great play at the third round, where he beat world Both of them will try to chart were Saketh Myneni (251, the country after Rohan Bopanna places to 203. end. You deserved it." ! $ # ( : ; <7 R ? ndian boxing star M C Mary Kom Isays her decision to skip the Asian Championships is part of a orld No 24 H S Prannoy will lead a 13- larger plan to enhance her chances Wmember Indian badminton team at the of Olympic qualification at a time Tong Yun Kai Cup 2019, the second edition fghanistan claimed their first when the competition in her weight of the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Aever victory in Test cricket on category has become significantly Championships to be held at Hong Kong Monday, beating fellow newcomers "difficult". from March 19-24. Ireland in what captain Asghar Mary Kom, who claimed her In the absence of top shuttlers Saina Afghan hailed as a historic day for sixth world title last year in Delhi, Nehwal, P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth, the war-torn country. will be looking to qualify for the all of whom have been rested, Prannoy has Afghanistan and Ireland both 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the World Championships in been entrusted with the responsibility to lead achieved full member status of the Yekaterinburg, Russia. The Asian Championship is a young Indian team. International Cricket Council in scheduled to be held next month in Thailand. The troika of Saina, Sindhu and Srikanth 2017, becoming only the 11th and "This year is very important for me. Qualifying for have been rested ahead of the upcoming 12th teams to play the long format the Tokyo Olympics is my main aim. Without compet- India Open. of the sport beloved of purists. ing in any competition I cannot qualify for the Olympics. In its bid to give exposure to talented Rahmat Shah and Ihsanullah It would be difficult. I have to know all the opponents youngsters, the Badminton Association of Janat scored fifties as Afghanistan in my category (51kg) and judge how strong they are com- India (BAI) has selected seven young shut- chased down 147 to beat Ireland by pared to me," Mary Kom said. tlers in the women's squad for the upcom- seven wickets on day four of the With three needed to win, international status in 2009 and have "I have to first compete in the India Open and then ing event, to be headed by Assam's won- one-off game in the north Indian Afghanistan lost Shah and then qualified for their second 50-over slowly choose my tournaments in the 51kg category. I derkid Ashmita Chaliha. city of Dehradun. Mohammad Nabi in successive World Cup in England and Wales, am looking to qualify for the Olympics at the Worlds and The 19-year-old prodigy from Assam "It's a historic day for deliveries before Hashmatullah due to begin on May 30. They have that is why I have decided to skip the Asian already has a couple of BWF titles under her Afghanistan, for our team and our Shahidi came to the crease and hit also been part of four Twenty20 Championships to prepare myself best for the Worlds. name and even reached the semi-finals of the people," Afghan said. the winning boundary. World Cups. "Without proper planning I cannot qualify for the Nationals this year. "We have been playing for a "I want to congratulate all the They have made India their Olympics. India Open is also very important for me. So She will be supported by Nagpur shut- 3! while, we have been playing first- lads in the team, they have been base since 2015, far away from the I have decided to choose some important tournaments tler Vaishnavi Bhale, who was in last year's class cricket, so we have that com- absolutely brilliant," said Afghan. guns and bombs of their home to qualify for the Olympics," added the 2012 London Uber Cup team. Shlok Ramchandran, who won the Silver posure. The bowlers were very "We have got a few games country. Last year they made the Olympics Bronze-medallist, Shikha Gautam and Ashwini K Bhat have medal at the Nationals, will be spearhead- good, Rashid (Khan), Yamin before the World Cup and we want leap to Test cricket, taking on India The 2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships will also made it to the team by virtue of their ing the Indian challenge in men's doubles (Ahmadzai)," he added. to make every opportunity count," in Bangalore, but were thrashed be held from September 7 to 21. fine show at the Nationals, where the duo along with Arun George and Sanyam Shukla Afghanistan were steered to the captain added. inside two days. Mary Kom would be competing in the 51kg catego- won the women's doubles title. Eleven teams have been divided into four their target by a 139-run partnership It was Ireland's second Test too. ry after her preferred 48kg divisions did not make the Rutaparna Panda, Arathi Sara Sunil groups in this six-day biennial competition. between Shah, who made 76, and 0 They played their debut Test against Olympic programme. The Manipuri had competed in the and UK Mithula are the other selected mem- The India team has been placed in Group debutant Janat, who hit an unbeat- Cricket has become the nation- Pakistan in Dublin last year, losing 51kg category in Germany during a training stint earli- bers in the women's team. B along side Chinese Taipei and Singapore. en 65. al sport of Afghanistan, torn apart by five wickets. er this month and came back undefeated. Among men, 2018 Asian Championships The top two teams from each group will Shah, a top-order batsman, by decades of war, with many of the "It's been a long tour, but the "I have already been competing in the 51kg catego- Bronze medallist Prannoy has the three-time advance to the quarter-finals. registered his second fifty of the Afghan players cutting their crick- lads have been very good. You are ry in last one year. I now know the areas where I have national champion Sourabh Verma for com- India reached the quarter-finals in the match after making 98 in eting teeth in refugee camps in never tired to play Test cricket, it's to work upon but fitness wise there are no issues. I just pany, in the six-member squad. last edition where they lost narrowly to Afghanistan's first innings score of Pakistan. always a special feeling," said Ireland have to work upon strength, power and stamina," she said. World No 45 pair of MR Arjun and Thailand. 314. The country gained one-day captain William Porterfield. Q/ >3 #3 R ($ )# N 1 E "O )#$'( %% "There could be repercussions and we may not qualify for the semi-finals. No ' %%'#$$# * media should blame the Indian team if they ) ;< he deadly New Zealand shootings plan to boycott playing Pakistan," he said. Twhich Bangladesh cricketers narrowly Asked what should be done if the two avoided means security will remain an teams meet in the final, Gambhir said in that "absolute priority" going into the World ormer India opener Gautam Gambhir on case, India should forfeit the final. nternational Cricket Council CEO Cup, the head of cricket's governing body FMonday said the BCCI should either snap "Two points are not that important. IDave Richardson on Monday said said on Sunday. all cricketing ties with Pakistan, including Country is important, those 40 soldiers who he doesn't forsee any threat to the Fifty people died in attacks on two multi-lateral events, or engage with the arch- lost their lives are far more important than high-profile India-Pakistan World mosques in Christchurch on Friday, in what rivals at every level as "there can't be con- a cricket match. If we let go of a World Cup Cup match, insisting that the two is believed to be the worst assault on ditional bans". final, the country should be ready for it. teams are bound by an ICC agree- Muslims in a Western country. Gambhir, who called for snapping ties "Certain section of society says that don't ment to show up. Bangladesh's Test cricketers were just a with Pakistan after the Pulwama terror mix sports with politics but Jawans are far "For ICC events, all teams have few minutes from being caught up in the attack, said the Indian Board has to decide more important than a game of cricket." signed a members' participation India and Pakistan, Richardson said massacre, arriving in a bus at one of the and be prepared for the consequences. India drew the International Olympic agreement which requires them to it is completely up to the two crick- mosques as shooting began. "There can't be conditional bans. Either Committee's (IOC) ire after Pakistani shoot- participate in all the matches of the eting boards. The third Test between Bangladesh and you ban everything with Pakistan or open ers were denied visas for the Delhi World tournament and (in case of) any The ICC CEO said the percep- New Zealand which was due to start in everything with Pakistan. What has hap- Cup owing to the Pulwama attack. The IOC unjustified non-compliance with that tion about Pakistan among the rest Wellington on Saturday was cancelled and pened in Pulwama is absolutely not accept- suspended all discussion on hosting of provision, the playing conditions of the world is slowly changing and the team returned home. able," Gambhir, who was recently con- major events in India and told other inter- will kick in and the points will be the world body is supporting its Speaking on the sidelines of Pakistan ferred the Padma Shri, said. ! national federations to halt interactions awarded accordingly (to the other member board to bring back inter- Super League (PSL) final in Karachi, the "I am sure it's going to be difficult for <' & with the country. team)," he said when asked about the national cricket to the nation. International Cricket Council (ICC) chief India to boycott them in ICC tournaments The IOC demanded that the Indian matter. He also said that the successful executive David Richardson said security but stop playing Pakistan in the Asia Cup," But the request was turned down at the ICC Olympic Association must provide govern- There were demands that India hosting of Pakistan Super League had to remain "an absolute priority". said the left-hander. Board meeting in Dubai. ment assurance that none of the participat- should boycott the game against (PSL) matches will do a world of "I don't think security is anything new, Outspoken in his support for the armed Gambhir cited England's forfeiture of ing countries would be denied visa in case Pakistan in the World Cup in good towards achieving the goal. obviously something happening in New forces on social media, Gambhir reiterated their 2003 World Cup round-robin fixture India host any event. Recently, wrestling Manchester on June 16 in the wake Richardson also thanked for- Zealand probably took a lot of people by that there should be a blanket ban on engage- against Zimbabwe in protest of the Robert wold body withdrew the Asian junior cham- of last month's Pulwama terror eign players, who made the trip to surprise and it emphasised the need not to ment with Pakistan even if it comes at the Mugabe regime. pionship from India owing to the unresolved attack. Pakistan for PSL. be complacent, especially going into the cost of being ostracised by the sporting com- "England decided in 2003 and they matter. "The ICC's motto is clear we "Step-by-step, certainly Pakistan World Cup," Richardson said. munity. wouldn't go to Zimbabwe, they forfeited. If Asked if India's stand could lead to a don't want to mix politics with is on the right path," he said, assur- "I know the work has already been done The BCCI had appealed to the ICC to BCCI decides not to play against Pakistan, sporting boycott of the nation in the near sports." ing ICC's support to the PCB in its by the security director together with all the snap ties with countries from where terror- everyone should be mentally ready to give future, Gambhir said that he wouldn't mind Asked about the ICC's role in the efforts to encourage foreign teams to security agencies in the UK and they are emanates in a veiled reference to Pakistan. those two points," he said. that. resumption of bilateral ties between visit Pakistan. leaving no stone unturned," he added. " "# $!#%( $#) *#% +,-./+, 6= 5 R 1
ayern Munich took out their BChampions League frustra- C tions on Mainz as James Rodriguez claimed his first Bundesliga hat-trick on Sunday in a 6-0 romp to fire the (.% 32 ( ''# ;'$(* '( Bavarians back to the top of the table. After Wednesday's '. %$ ?;22@.$ (% ' . Champions League exit, fol- lowing a 3-1 home defeat by F Liverpool in the last 16, Mainz bore the brunt of the backlash ven the Real Betis fans were applaud- at Munich's Allianz Arena. ing by the end as Lionel Messi scored "We showed the disappoint- < # Eanother spectacular hat-trick to fire ment of the Liverpool defeat is Barcelona to a 4-1 victory on Sunday and behind us, it was important to ' Rodriguez's path and the leave them with one hand on the La Liga tro- react," said Bayern coach Niko "We had planned a lot Colombian opened his phy. Kovac. because of what happened on account on 33 minutes. Messi's treble, his second in a month in Rodriguez, on loan until the Wednesday, our focus is now on French winger Kingsley Seville, fourth of the season and 51st of his end of the season from Real the league," said Thomas Coman gave Mainz career, moves Barca 10 points clear of Madrid, came off to a standing Mueller. goalkeeper Florian Atletico Madrid with 10 games left to play, ovation with 20 minutes left after Dortmund and Mueller no chance with a gap surely too big to close. arguably his best display in the Bayern are level on 60 his shot six minutes "We had a great opportunity to increase famous red shirt. points, but the Bavarians before the break to the gap on Atletico," Messi said. "We had to "I am pleased for him, he hold a superior goal dif- make it 3-0 at half- take it tonight." deserved the applause," added ference of seven. time. Luis Suarez, whose superb flick set up Kovac, who declined to com- "We wanted to fight Rodriguez wrapped Messi's second, scored his own brilliant ment on whether Rodriguez's back after Dortmund's victory. up his hat-trick with two goals goal after a scintillating solo run but it was loan deal will be extended. The last three games are a in four breathtaking minutes, ultimately reduced to a footnote, in what Canadian wunderkind marker," Mueller added, with hitting the top corner past became another night all about his for Messi's opener as Canales obstructed Alphonso Davies, 18, scored his Bayern having smashed in 17 Mueller's reach on 51 minutes, Argentinian partner. Arthur Melo just outside the area, to the right first Bayern goal on only his fifth goals in winning their last three then chipping the despairing The only blot was the sight of Suarez of centre. appearance after coming off the league games. Mainz goalkeeper moments limping off late on, with what coach Ernesto But there was no luck in Messi's bench. Poland striker Robert later. Valverde suspected was a "bad sprain" to shot, which flew like a dart over the The thumping win saw Lewandowski, the Bundesliga's Just 11 minutes after com- his ankle. ducking head of Gerard Pique, past Bayern reclaim top spot in the top scorer, claimed his 18th ing on, Davies claimed his first Messi now has 29 league goals this the hand of Pau Lopez, and into the Bundesliga from Borussia league goal this season, tapping Bundesliga goal, netting the season, 39 in all competitions, and top left-hand corner. Dortmund, who briefly usurped in a David Alaba cross on three rebound from a saved together with Suarez's 18 their joint- Betis came again, Arthur twice them with a nervy 3-2 win at minutes. Lewandowski shot. total of 47 is more than all but two of the scrambling the ball away from Hertha Berlin on Saturday, with Leon Goretzka laid on the Bayern have now won 13 of other teams in the division. Canales in the box, before Suarez eight games left. second goal, chesting down into their last 14 league matches. A simple finish from Suarez's missed a sitter after being teed up exquisite assist came between a free-kick by Messi. perfectly planted into the top corner and a He made amends just before half- ",5
only competition left for PSG to play for this season is the French Cup, in ngel Di Maria scored twice as which they face Nantes in the semi- AParis Saint-Germain eased to a 3- finals next month. 1 victory over Marseille on Sunday to extend their long unbeaten run !0 00 '0 against their arch rivals and move 20 Mario Balotelli had the first shot points clear at the Ligue 1 summit. in anger, shrugging off the PSG A group of PSG ultras were boy- defence before seeing his long-range ) ! cotting the opening stages of the game drive well held by home goalkeeper over the team's shock Champions Alphonse Areola. League defeat by Manchester United, The missing ultras did not miss 8( but when they arrived they were given much goalmouth action early on, but a 16th win in 19 meetings with many rushed to their seats when they Marseille, alongside three draws, to thought Di Maria had put the hosts cheer. in front, only to see the effort ruled Banners reading "We don't for- out for offside by VAR. get", "respect the establishment" and Marseille did well to keep their 1 "banknotes in place of a heart" were rivals at arm's length for the opening hung in a section behind the goal to 45 minutes, although injuries which C Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso on Sunday said make clear supporters' unhappiness at forced the substitutions of PSG full- Athat he is more upset by an "unacceptable" bust- PSG's 3-1 home loss to United on backs Thomas Meunier and Dani up between midfielders Franck Kessie and Lucas Biglia March 6. Alves contributed to the game's scrap- on the sidelines at the San Siro than his team's 3-2 derby "There are some thing we can't py nature. defeat to Inter. change, we have to accept that we had But PSG forged ahead in the sec- Ivorian Kessie, 22, and Argentina midfielder a very, very sad defeat — very, very ond minute of first-half injury time, Biglia, 33, had to be pulled apart by teammates amid bad for us. But we started again as they broke at pace from a Marseille drama on and off the pitch in the "Derby Della at Dijon (last week) and even corner and Di Maria played in Madonnina" between the Milan city rivals today the guys showed their Mbappe to sweep the ball past in northern Italy. character," said PSG coach Mandanda. Kessie, who had been substituted, Thomas Tuchel. Rudi Garcia's away side was furious at something said by Biglia "I'm glad we could show stunned the Parc des Princes just on the bench and had to be held back by that today, because it's seconds after the restart, though, teammates as he repeatedly lunged at the important for our sup- as Lucas Ocampos raced Argentine. porters and for us." clear and squared for "The defeat that hurts me the most Kylian Mbappe Germain to slot into the was Kessie and seeing what happened on the bench," put PSG in front on bottom corner. said Gattuso, after his team's five-match winning run the stroke of half- Marseille grew in in the league was ended. time with his 26th confidence, but that left "That is something I cannot accept with the way league goal of the space for PSG to exploit, I see football, the way I see the team and the group ethic. season, but Valere and Di Maria cut inside "There has to be respect for everyone in the dress- Germain equalised from the right and ing room and it was just unacceptable. in the first minute curled a fantastic 55th- "This means the world to me and that is why it is of the second peri- minute finish past a double defeat. I will have my say over the next few od. Mandanda to score his days," he warned. Argentine Di fifth goal in six matches. Both players later apologised. Maria restored the The match was all but Tensions were also high on the pitch, with Andrea home team's ended as a contest just after Conti who had come on for Kessie after 69 minutes advantage, the hour mark when seeing red for a tackle on Inter striker Laurtaro though, and Mandanda raced from his Martinez, but a VAR review saw the referee change it Marseille 'keeper line and dived to handle to yellow, to the fury of Inter coach Luciano Spalletti, Steve Mandanda was yards outside of his area in who was sent off for dissent. sent off for a clear hand- a moment of madness Matias Vecino scored after just three minutes for ball 30 yards from goal. which left his side a man Inter, days after his team's Europa League exit, with Di Maria's wonderful down. Stefan de Vrij adding the second on 51 minutes, to give free-kick added further Di Maria ensured PSG did Inter a two-goal advantage. gloss to the scoreline, not wait long to take advan- For Milan, Tiemoue Bakayoko headed in after 57 although Mbappe saw a tage, hammering a swerving minutes with Mateo Musacchio reacting quickly to fin- late penalty saved by vis- strike from the resulting free- ish off a rebound (71), just after Lautaro Martinez slot- iting substitute Yohann kick past Pele, who was ted in the third from the penalty spot for Inter. Pele. brought on for the ineffective "We've found the young striker who can put things The capital giants have Balotelli, and in off the post. right for us," Spalletti said of Martinez. not lost to Marseille since Mbappe missed the chance Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic cleared a late a 3-0 defeat at the Stade to score a second himself in Samuel Castillejo header with Patrick Cutrone also Velodrome in November added time, as his penalty was denied a last-gasp equaliser with Danilo D'Ambrosio 2011. saved by Pele after the World clearing on the line. Inter leapfrog AC Milan and are With the Ligue 1 title Cup winner was bundled two points ahead in third with Roma on fifth. effectively secured, the over by Hiroki Sakai.