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SSP/LW/NP-34/2016-18 @TheDailyPioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 Published From WORLD 11 SPORT 16 DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL CELEBRITY AND PM MODI MEETS PREZ XI, AUSTRALIA STRUGGLE BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR MISTRUTHS DISCUS BILATERAL TIES PAST IRELAND 2-1 CHANDIGARH DEHRADUN Late City Vol. 154 Issue 321 LUCKNOW, SATURDAY DECEMBER 1, 2018; PAGES 16 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable WORKING WITH NAWAZ IS HUGE:} SANYA } 14 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com 21 Opp parties ride on kisan wave Raja Bhaiya floats Leaders project protest rally as show of their strength ahead of LS polls new party with PNS n NEW DELHI We may have eaders from as many as 21 different LOpposition parties, includ- ideologies, but anti-Dalit plank ing Congress chief Rahul for the future of PNS n LUCKNOW Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister the farmers and MLA demanded `1 crore com- Arvind Kejriwal, former Union the youth, we are all eiterating his strident anti- pensation for martyrs of Indian Ministers Sharad Pawar, standing together on one Rdalit stance, RaghuraJ Army and para-military forces, Farooq Abdullah, Sharad stage. We want to tell Modi ji Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya, payment of the cane dues to Yadav, and Left leaders on and the BJP that if we need to independent MLA from farmers within a week and Friday lent their support to the change the laws, change the Kunda, who had opposed the ending the disparity in funda- agitating farmers sending a Chief Ministers or even the “draconian” provisions of the mental rights of citizens. An strong message to ruling dis- Prime Minister, we do that for SC/ST Act, on Friday floated a estimated over two lakh per- pensation and the BJP ahead of the sake of future of farmers new party which he said would sons attended the rally. the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. RAHUL GANDHI fight for “equality” among all “The prevention of the Trying to project the event By not castes. He added though he (atrocities) against the Schedule as a show of strength of the implementing the would be labelled anti-Dalit, he Castes and Scheduled Tribes Opposition, Rahul said, “We Swaminathan was only talking about equali- Act was legislated during the may have different ideologies, Commission ty. regime of Prime Minister Rajiv but for the future of the farm- report, Modi ji has On completion of his 25 Gandhi in 1989 and ever since ers and the youth, we are all stabbed the farmers in years in politics, Singh organ- the act had been made more standing together on one stage. the back ised a rally at Ramabai complicated and more repres- We want to tell Modi ji and the ARVIND KEJRIWAL Ambedkar Maidan in Lucknow sive which was being used or BJP that if we need to change to announce his new party. He misused to target the upper the laws, change the Chief BJP, Modi and announced his party would castes’’, said Raja Bhaiya. He Ministers or even the Prime RSS have only have “Jansatta” as prefix. He said if his party came to power, Minister, we do that for the sake one weapon in said he was not against the there would be no discrimina- of future of farmers. We will not hand that is Scheduled Caste but the repres- tion in distribution of com- budge even an inch, you may do Ram Temple sive laws and caste-based dis- pensation to martyrs laying whatever you want.” SITARAM YECHURY crimination in payment of down their lives on the borders The Gandhi scion, who Farmers and agricultural labourers march towards Parliament during a protest rally in New Delhi on Friday Ranjan Dimri compensation to different and all would be given `1 core recently promised farmers’ loan communities who were victims irrespective of caste and reli- waiver within 10 days of com- back (kisano ke peeth mey of crime like rape and murder gion. ing to power in the three poll- chhura bhonka hai),” he alleged. KEY DEMANDS was not acceptable to him. He alleged that all politi- bound States, trained his guns He said the Union Government 2 Loan waiver He also hinted at forging cal parties for their narrow at Prime Minister Narendra should implement the report in an alliance with the political ends made the SC/ST ` 2 Remunerative prices for Attire lends colour Modi alleging that if 30,000 five months. their produce Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party Act more stringent and com- crore can be given to Anil The Opposition parties Lohia headed by Shivpal Yadav, plicated. The MLA also Ambani — an apparent refer- have been looking for oppor- 2 `5,000 pension for farmers the warring uncle of the demanded that all those among ence to the Rafale fighter jet tunities in recent times to join per month Samajwadi party chief Akhilesh the Dalit communities having deal — “why can’t loans of hands to stop the Modi jug- to farmers’ anguish Yadav. availed the benefits of the farmers be waived”. gernaut in the next general They (BJP) want to divide Addressing the rally, the Continued on Page 6 Farmers from 24 States elections. All the leaders have India on communal lines. We SHEKHAR SINGH n NEW DELHI Women protesters from seven skulls and bones, said joined the protest to press for taken up the cause of farmers are 70 per cent Muslims (in Madhya Pradesh performed their leader P Ayyakannu. their demands, including debt and unemployed youths to Kashmir) and we will live and housands of farmers from their traditional dance on way He said the skulls and relief and remunerative prices cash in on voters grievances. die for India. Your worries are Tacross the country carrying towards Parliament. Some bones were of the farmers who for their produce. The leaders also took up the our worries and we are stand- flags of different colours and other women were seen walk- committed suicide. Nine farm- Kejriwal alleged the PM Ram Temple issue during the ing with you. Elections are wearing their traditional dress- ing with photographs of their ers, without clothes, lay down has “stabbed farmers in the farmers’ agitation. coming, let us stand together es, including green turban and dead husbands, who commit- in front of the stage by keeping back” by not fulfilling the While Sitaram Yechury and not let them divide us and kurta pyjama, began their ted suicide due to farm distress. bones on their bodies, and promises made to them and said the BJP, Modi and the RSS let us overthrow them,” march to Parliament Street Widows of farmers, who demanded profitable price for warned him that they would have only one weapon in hand Abdullah said. around 10.30 am on Friday. committed suicide after they agricultural produce, waiver “wreak havoc” in 2019 gener- that is Ram Temple, Abdullah Addressing famers, Rahul The farmers, who were did not get adequate compen- of loans, interlinking of rivers al elections if those promises too raked up the temple issue called for a farm loan waiver, campaigning at the Ramlila sation from Telangana and and pension for farmers over are not fulfilled. and said Muslims are not asserting that peasants are ask- Ground since Thursday, con- Centre Government, were car- 60 years. “The Government had against Ram Mandir. ing for what is due to them and verged near Parliament Street rying yellow flags and human Five Gurdwaras in the made a number of promises to “Muslims are not against not a “free gift”. police station after they were skulls on their bodies. Delhi region have extended farmers in the last election the temple. The hatred that is The farmers gathered to denied permission by the Delhi About 1,300 members of their help to the farmers. Also (2014), but it has not fulfilled being spread by the press for their demands, Police to march towards the National South Indian students from various univer- those promises. By not imple- Government that Muslims are including debt relief and remu- Parliament. Over 3,500 police River Interlinking Farmers sities turned out in large num- menting the Swaminathan against the Ram Mandir is not nerative prices, for their pro- personnel were deployed on Association reached the nation- bers to lend support to the Commission report, Modi ji true. Whenever elections come, duce. the route of the farmer’s march al Capital in the early hours of farmers. has stabbed the farmers in the these people remember Ram. Continued on Page 6 to maintain law and order. Thursday and were carrying Continued on Page 6 CAPSULE DELHI’S AIR QUALITY ED summons Vadra for money Ex-Coal Secy HC Gupta AT ‘VERY POOR’ LEVEL New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality sunk to ‘very poor’ category on convicted in coalgate Friday due to meteorological laundering in Raj land scam conditions slowed dispersion of PTI n NEW DELHI tively. He is out on bail in both pollutants. PNS n NEW DELHI alleged forgery in the allotment the cases. of land in the area, considered Delhi Court on Friday Kropha, who was then the AFSPA: SC REJECTS he Enforcement sensitive due to its proximity to convicted ex-coal secre- Joint Secretary, Ministry of PLEAS OF ARMYMEN A Independent MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya is being presented a TDirectorate (ED) has sum- the India-Pak border. tary HC Gupta in a corruption Coal, retired in December 2017 sword during a rally in Lucknow on Friday PTI New Delhi: The Supreme Court moned Robert Vadra, contro- The ED has sought Vadra’s case relating to allotment of as the Chief Secretary of on Friday rejected the plea of versial businessman and broth- presence for questioning him coal blocks in West Bengal dur- Meghalaya. He has also been over 300 Army personnel er-in-law of Congress president about the operations of Skylight ing the previous UPA regime at convicted and sentenced to challenging the lodging of FIRs Rahul Gandhi, in connection Hospitality Private Limited, the Centre. two years in another coal block India’s GDP growth against soldiers involved in with the money laundering which had purchased land in Five others, including one allocation scam and has been operations in Manipur and probe in the Bikaner land scam the area. The agency is also retired and another serving on bail. Jammu & Kashmir, where case of Rajasthan. seeking to confront Vadra with public servant — KS Kropha Samria then held the rank AFSPA is in force. Vadra has been asked to the statements of those linked and KC Samria — were held of Director in the Ministry of slows to 7.1%, but appear before the investigating The ED had registered a to him. guilty for various offences Coal and is now working as a DeMo MOVE WAS AGAINST officer (IO) of the case next criminal case in connection The ED is also probing the under the Prevention of Joint Secretary in Ministry of CORRUPT, SAYS NITI V-C week. This is the second sum- with the deal in 2015, taking role of a major steel firm that Corruption Act and the IPC. Minority Affairs. He has New Delhi: Demonetisation was mons to him for recording his cognisance of a number of gave loans to a company that Gupta, who was the Coal already been convicted and retains fastest tag a move against corrupt people statement under the Prevention FIRs and chargesheets filed by bought the land from firms Secretary from December 31, sentenced to two years jail and not against elite as has been of Money Laundering Act the Rajasthan Police in con- linked to Vadra for a very 2005 to November 2008, has term in another case and has PNS n NEW DELHI current fiscal are taken. indicated by former Chief (PMLA), officials said. nection with the dubious land inflated price. The agency had already been convicted before been out on bail. “GDP growth for second Economic Adviser Arvind Vadra did not turn up deals by Skylight Hospitality, a earlier raided the premises of in two other cases of coal All the convicted persons ndia’s economy slowed to 7.1 quarter 2018-19 at 7.1 per cent Subramanian, Niti Aayog Vice- before the IO when the first firm allegedly linked to Vadra, persons linked to Vadra, like block allocation in which he were taken into the custody on Iper cent in the July-September seems disappointing. Chairman Rajiv Kumar said on summons was served on him in Bikaner. The local tehsildar Mahesh Nagar. has been sentenced to jail for the order of the court. quarter of the year from 8.2 per “Manufacturing growth at Friday. earlier in November. of Bikaner complained about Continued on Page 6 two and three years respec- Continued on Page 6 cent in the previous quarter on 7.4 per cent and agriculture the back of a sharp drop in man- growth at 3.8 per cent is steady. ufacturing, agriculture and min- Construction at 6.8 per cent ing activities, the Government and mining at 2.4 per cent data showed on Friday. reflect monsoon months decel- The GDP growth in July- eration,” Economic Affairs Nitish's sniffer dog squad to make Bihar dry September quarter is the low- Secretary Subhash Chandra est in three quarters but better Garg tweeted. FAIZAN AHMAD n PATNA The admission of the CM phase, these dogs would be than 6.3 per cent in the same The growth during April- that liquor was being smuggled deployed in border areas where period of the previous year, September stood at 7.6 per his is for boozers, illicit in and home delivery was still they would be on duty on helping the country retain the cent, which is “quite robust and Tliquor producers, traders rampant has exposed the agen- check posts with cops. They tag of the world’s fastest-grow- healthy”, he said. “Still, the and suppliers in dry Bihar. For cies involved in enforcing total will check the vehicles entering ing major economy, ahead of highest growth rate in the the last five months, an army of prohibition. The home depart- Bihar from other neighbouring China. The GDP growth had world”. The Ministry of Finance 20 Labrador sniffer dogs is ment is now expected to pin States. The sources said this peaked to an over two-year said the Q2 has seen a reason- being trained at Moinabad in more hopes on canines than would effectively check the high in the first three months able overall GDP growth. Telangana to detect liquor and the army of officials in bid to smuggling of narcotics and of this fiscal, as consumption “The growth in the second narcotics. The dogs are expect- satisfy Nitish, whose brain- liquor. demand moderated and farm quarter is on higher base com- ed to arrive in Patna in the first child total prohibition has “For the first time, our sector displayed signs of weak- pared to the growth of the first week of February and play earned him bouquets and dog squads will have services of ness. The Indian economy had quarter...The Indian Economy their role in implementing brickbats alike. sniffer dogs trained to catch grown by 8.2 per cent in the is on track to maintain a high total prohibition in Bihar. These 20 dogs had been liquor and this will help us first quarter of the current fis- growth rate in the current Chief Minister Nitish purchased for `35 lakh when effectively check the smug- cal year that began in April, global environment,” it added. Kumar is unhappy with the they were six months old in gling and smugglers,” said dog according to data released by The Q2 growth of 7.1 per police and excise officials for July last. Since then they are squad chief Om Prakash the Central Statistics Office cent keeps India ahead of their slackness in catching the undergoing rigorous training at Srivastava. In Bihar only 10 dis- (CSO) Friday. China, which had expanded at big fish in this trade and, as he Moinabad under the supervi- tricts have dog squads. The Government, natural- 6.5 per cent. In gross value said publicly, they were only sion of professional. Nitish suspects that police ly, was disappointed but took added terms, the CSO data said arresting drivers and khalasis of Bihar has also deputed 30 and liquor. being imparted special training They can also catch people who and excise officials are hands in comfort in the fact that the the economy grew at 6.9 per the vehicles smuggling the handler policemen there to Additional Director to search and find out all kinds have consumed even a little.” glove with bootleggers and expansion was “robust and cent in the Q2, lower than 8 per liquor from other neighbour- keep a close watch on their General of Police (CID) Vinay of narcotics, liquor and spirit Sources in excise depart- that was the reason that they healthy” when the average rate cent GVA growth in the first ing States and Nepal. training to sniff out narcotics Kumar said, “These dogs are even if they are buried deep. ment said that in the first were getting away. for the first six months of the quarter. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 1, 2018 city 02 BJP pooh-poohs Opp alliance Special steps to PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW clear cane dues P Bharatiya Janata Party Usaid Opposition parties PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW The state deprived of power and pelf government had were desperate to forge an ollowing the concern started a ‘soft loan alliance ahead of 2019 Lok Fshown by Chief Minister scheme’ to provide Sabha election to prevent Yogi Adityanath, the C ane Narendra Modi from being department is said to have loans to mills so elected as the Prime Minister taken special initiatives to that they could pay for the second term. clear the pending dues of cane arrears of BJP state president sugarcane growers in the farmers Mahendra Nath Pandey, state. addressing the social delegate Cane Minister Suresh convention organised by the Rana is monitoring the dis- of farmers whose arrear had Scheduled Castes Morcha of bursal of arrear of farmers and still not been cleared. the party, said: “The BJP has ensuring that no callousness The communiqué added the alliance with the common should be shown by officials that the loan had been sanc- people so all efforts by concerned in this regard. tioned to Dwarikesh Group Opposition parties to come According to an official (`134.48 crore), Balrampur on one platform cannot prevent communiqué released on Group (`365.08 crore), Uttam Narendra Modi from becom- Friday evening, the state gov- Group (`101.31 crore), Birla ing the Prime Minister again ernment had started a ‘soft group (`257.13 crore), Triveni after the 2019 Lok Sabha elec- loan scheme’ to provide loans Group (`364 crore), Dalmiya tions.” He urged members of to mills so that they could pay Group (`257.13 crore), BJP state president Mahendra Nath Pandey, addressing the social delegate convention organised by the Scheduled Castes ` the morcha to ensure that the Morcha on Friday Pioneer arrears of farmers. The com- Dhampur group ( 226.22 BJP won more than 73 Lok muniqué added that the gov- crore), DSCL Group (`201.73 Sabha seats in UP in 2019. In ernment had already made a crore), Daurala Group (`54.24 2014, BJP, along with its ally the rule of one family in the different official position," the state for the welfare of the provision of `4,000 crore for crore), Tikaula Group (`5.69 Apna Dal, had won 73 out of party. Pandey said, adding: "The BSP poor people. the purpose through the sup- crore), Biswa Group (`31.52 the total 80 Lok Sabha seats in “The SP and BSP both is no different and loses no time MP and state president of plementary budget. crore), Motinagar (`46.76 UP. exploited the poor and the in shunning the ideals of Dr BR the morcha Kaushal Kishore The press release con- crore), HL Mill in Philibhit Training his guns at the downtrodden and also formed Ambedkar.” said schemes like free LPG con- firmed that before the start of (`67.86crore), Era Sugar Mill Samajwadi Party, Bahujan governments but the welfare of He said contrary to the nection and free electricity present crushing season of (`118.94 crore), Nawabganj Samaj Party and Congress, the these sections of population misconduct of the SP, BSP and connection for each rural 2017-18, the above mentioned (`53.49 crore), Sewrahi state BJP president said: “The were never on the agenda of the Congress, Prime Minister household, Mudra Yojana, money had to be provided (`365.08 crore) and Nyoli Congress exploited the name of both the parties and they vig- Narendra Modi soon after tak- Jandhan Yojana and universal through Rashtriyakrit Sugar Mill (`34.36 crore). Mahatma Gandhi for political orously pursued the agenda of ing over the office launched a health scheme Ayush had Anusuchit Vyasayik Bank and The release said that during gains but discarded his philos- looting the state exchequer for large number of schemes and immensely benefited the poor. through Cooperative Bank the present crushing season, ophy and the grand old party personal gains,” the state BJP projects to ensure a positive He said the parties like the SP and as per the available data the state government was pro- consigned the ideas of Gandhi president alleged. “Is Mulayam change in lives of the millions and the BSP during the last `2,619 crore had already been viding financial help of `4.50 to the dustbin long ago.” He Singh Yadav pursuing the ideals of Dalits, tribals, poor and the three decades used the SC and disbursed through loans to 44 per quintal of cane purchased said both the SP and BSP were of veteran socialist leader Ram downtrodden people. He said the OBCs as mere vote banks private sugar mills in the by sugar mills. following the footsteps of the Manohar Lohia by promoting Yogi Adityanath government and only the BJP had sincere- State. Congress and were embroiled his family where as many as 67 was also vigorously pursuing ly worked for their overall wel- This money is now being in corruption and promoting persons of his family occupied the agenda of development in fare. transferred into bank accounts Yogi was misquoted SHAMLI INCIDENT on Hanuman: BJP Lucknow (PNS): Uttar Pradesh BJP alleged that the statement of Chief Minister NHRC issues notice to UP govt Yogi Adityanath on Lord Hanuman during an election rally he addressed in Rajasthan PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Indian Penal Code (IPC) sec- was misquoted. “The CM never tions, including 302 (murder) made a remark about the caste he National Human Rights and 148 (rioting with armed of Lord Hanuman and the TCommission (NHRC) has weapons), was lodged at the media misquoted him and twist- issued notice to the Uttar Jhinjhana police station against ed the issue,” said state BJP Pradesh government over the six persons and one of them, spokesperson Chandramohan reported mob lynching of a identified as the “main on Friday. man after pulling him out of a accused”, was arrested, the Election Commission (EC) police van in Shamli district, NHRC said. had already served a notice on noting that it appeared that the Meanwhile, the Opposition UP CM over his reported state- victim was not protected by Samajwadi Party (SP) and the ment while several organisations policemen from the clutches of Congress took potshots at the criticised the saint-turned-politi- hooligans. Yogi Adityanath-led Bharatiya cian for giving a casteist turn The notice was issued to Janata Party (BJP) government during his poll campaigning the state chief secretary and in the state, accusing it of “car- for Rajasthan Assembly election. director general of police reports that Rajendra alias The man was then seen pulling rying out fake encounters”. Yogi Adityanath rep or tedly (DGP), calling for a detailed Manu (28) was pulled out of a Rajendra out of the vehicle. “This government is carry- had said at a rally in Alwar on report in the matter within four police van and beaten to death The victim’s family has ing out fake encounters and we Tuesday: “Bajrang Bali weeks, a press release from the by a mob in the presence of alleged that six villagers, with have been highlighting this. (Hanuman) is such a god that he NHRC said Friday. “There can- constables in Hathchoya village whom he had quarrelled the There is no law and order in the is a forest-dweller, lives in the not be any denial that it was the of Shamli district on November previous day, beat him to death state and the police are using mountains. He takes everyone solemn duty of the police per- 26. It observed that the contents with lathis. The Shamli SP was encounters to pat their own along, including Dalits, from east sonnel to keep the arrested of the media reports, if true, reported as saying that the back. All encounters in the pre- to west, north to south, and man in safe custody so that he amounted to violation of the victim did not die in police cus- sent regime should be thor- unites them all.” He urged the could not be denied his infalli- human rights of the victim. tody as he had escaped from oughly probed,” SP MLC Rajpal crowd to take a “Bajrangi ble right to get justice in accor- The NHRC release men- the police van and was beaten Kashyap said. Similar was the sankalp (vow)” and vote for the dance with law,” the commis- tioned a video clip of the pur- up by the crowd later. The SP refrain of the Congress. “The BJP candidate. sion said. In the instant report- ported incident circulated on had also reportedly said that state government has failed on Chandramohan clarified ed incident, it appeared that not the social media showing the after about two hours, the vic- all fronts. Police encounters are that the CM had only said that protecting the victim from the victim sitting in a police vehi- tim suffered a fall from the roof done with a political agenda Lord Hanuman took every clutches of hooligans or an cle. A man in a blue shirt of his house and died due to and these tantamount to viola- along, including dalits and inciting mob resulted in his opened the door of the van and head injuries, the release noted. tion of human rights, which deprived, but it was wrongly death, it noted. slapped the victim repeatedly. A However, on the basis of a need in-depth probes,” reported that he said that The commission took suo policeman seated next to the complaint filed by the victim’s Congress spokesperson Hanuman was a Dalit. motu cognisance of media victim held him by the arm. brother, an FIR under various Mukesh Singh Chauhan said. Pandey expels BJP MLA Yogi justifies foreign policy Lucknow (PNS): BJP state PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW ADITYANATH ANNOUNCED THAT INDIA strength to be successful in the president Mahendra Nath competition which is a proof Pandey expelled former legis- hief Minister Yogi WOULD GIVE A BEFITTING REPLY TO ANY that it is related to Indian lator Chandrabhadra Singh CAdityanath on Friday justi- TERROR ACT BY PAKISTAN. HE ALSO mythology,” he said. alias Sonu Singh of Sultanpur fied the present foreign policy Announcing that his gov- with immediate effect. In a of the country and said that no QUESTIONED THE CONGRESS ABOUT THE ernment would provide all statement on Friday, Pandey talks could be held with RECENT VISIT OF PUNJAB MINISTER facilities to promote sports, said that the leader was Pakistan, which had turned NAVJOT SINGH SIDHU TO PAKISTAN particularly in rural areas, the expelled from the party for his into a safe haven for militants. CM also called for playing anti-party role. “Our foreign policy is very sports in a sporting spirit with- According to sources, good and there can be no talks out going into politics. He Sonu Singh had actively taken with a country which is promot- the facilities,” he said. pride for him to come to Maa also lauded Wrestling part in Friday's rally of inde- ing terrorism. First, Pakistan The Chief Minister also Pateshwari Public School, which Federation of India (WFI) pendent MLA Raghuraj must stop exporting terror, then claimed that Balrampur was one was the first and only institution chairperson and BJP MP Braj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya only the doors for talks could of the most backward districts in the area affiliated with CBSE. Bhushan Saran Singh for hold- in Lucknow. Meanwhile, the open,” the CM said while inau- in term of health, education, He also called the corporate ing the big event at a small BJP revoked the expulsion of gurating a hostel for Tharu employment, agriculture and world to start welfare projects in place like Gonda. Ketki Singh of Ballia. girls at Adi Shakti Maa other essential services so his the area. Earlier, Braj Bhushan Saran Pateshwari Public School in government was concentrating Meanwhile, top senior Singh welcomed the CM, play- Tulsipur area in Balrampur dis- to put the district on the path of wrestlers of the country will be ers and guests at the opening trict on Friday. development and progress. He seen in action for the next ceremony and announced cash Adityanath announced that said that the district also held three days during the 63rd awards to wrestlers by the fed- India would give a befitting importance to his government Senior National (men) eration for winning laurels at reply to any terror act by as it was the work place of for- Wrestling Championship and the international level. Around Pakistan. He also questioned the mer Prime Minister Atal Bihari 21st Senior National (women) 800 wrestlers and officials in Congress about the recent visit Vajpayee. He said that his gov- Wrestling Championship, both male and female categories lpw uk of Punjab minister Navjot Singh ernment had planned to open which was inaugurated by Yogi are participating in the tourna- Sidhu to Pakistan. The CM a satellite centre of King George’s Adityanath in Gonda on ment. Teams from 27 states and loZlk/kkj.k dks lwfpr fd;k also stated that his government Medical University which Friday. The CM, in his inau- 2 institutions will contest for the was making all-out efforts for would be later converted into a gural speech, said that medals with finals to be held on tkrk gS fd ejhs QeZ loZJh n;ky developing the bordering areas medical college, facilitating best wrestling was the ancient December 2. The star-studded fcVqfeu [k.M dSfedYl dk QkeZ of the state with Nepal. "We have medical facilities to people of the sports of the country and it was Railway team, which is the 38 la[;k % 18133A00641813 provided all basic facilities to district and other adjoining also attached to the Indian cul- reigning champions, is led by okLro esa [kks x;k gSA ftldk tribals staying near the interna- areas. He also said that to ture and religion. “People Vinesh Phogat while other iz;ksx voS/k ekuk tk;sxkA tional border with Nepal and improve the education, they always say that a wrestler needs members are Sakshi Mallick Tharu tribals are being given all were opening schools and it was to have a Bajrangi (Hanuman) and Navjot Kaur.

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t was an evening for those Iwere waiting to hear the and loot of bizman sonorous rendition of Urdu. The mushaira organised by PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Urdu Akademi at the Lucknow Mahotsav drew Urdu lovers ith the arrest of a who responded to the couplets person, police on with ‘waah-waah’. The poets WFriday claimed to recited their couplets in their have worked out the murder of respective styles. businessman Deepak Jaiswal, Among the poets were who was shot dead by two per- Waseem Barelvi, Manzar sons on November 6 last near Bhopali, Ana Dehlvi, Wasif Sanjay trisection in Faruqi, Shyama Singh Saba, Bazaarkhala area. His bag con- Sunder Malegaoi, Khurshid taining Rs 2 lakh and some Haider, Tariq Kumar, Naaz documents were also looted. Pratapgarhi, Saba Balrampuri, The accused arrested was Sanjay Mishra Shauq, Saif identified as Rajesh Lal of Babbar and Makhmoor Motijheel area while his accom- Kakorvi. Abbas Raza Nayyar plice managed to dodge the Jalalpuri kicked off the police. His identity was dis- mushaira tracing beautifully closed by Lal during interro- the origin of ghazal. gation as Rajendra Tilak of Saba Balrampuri, who dab- Bharatpuri area. The police The accused arrested for murder and loot of a trader Pioneer bles in romance, had some recovered Rs 27,300 in cash, a beautiful thoughts to share. Urdu Mushaira at Lucknow Mahotsav on Friday Pioneer country-made pistol with three which he used to take to reach crossing was passed on to “Jo phool tumne bheje the live cartridges, a stolen smart- his house. He said the intention Bazaarkhala police station khat ke jawab mein, ab bhi rahe yeh teri chaal bhi nahi.” Vice-Chancellor Syed Wasim of society, but now they are “People listen to old phone and stolen motorcycle was not to kill Deepak but only incharge Sujit Kumar Dubey mahek rahe hain hamari kitab Ana Dehlvi recited the fol- Akhtar. Saba Balrampuri, who more for public with the lan- mushairas uploaded on (UP32 DV5892). Lal confessed snatch his bag but Rajendra around 11 pm on Thursday. mein”. lowing couplet: “Lafz kaghaz lives in Lucknow, Mahotsav guage changing accordingly,” he Youtube and then select poets to his crime and said he and his shot at him in haste. He added The informer said they were Sanjay Mishra Shauq also sajayenge sajane wale, chhod de was an occasion for celebra- pointed out. However, he said for their own events. Those accomplice Rajendra followed that they planned to snatch the seen riding the same motorcy- had an interesting thought Urdu ko mitane wale. Aye Ana tions. “I have always been a reg- that the platform was apt for with no knowledge of Urdu Deepak on a motorcycle from bag near Sanjay trisection as it cle which was used by them on with a deep meaning to share. kaun mita sakta hai tehzeeb-e- ular at the Mahotsav and have Urdu promotion. also get interested in the same,” the model shop in Bazaarkhala remained largely deserted after the fateful day. “Jiska ji chaha woh ista- ghazal, jab talak zinda hai never missed out on any single Ana Dehlvi, who came to she said. About herself, she said on November 6 night. 8 pm. The duo reached the The incharge chalked out a maal karta hain hamein, hum Ghalib ke gharane wale”. event,” she said. Lucknow Mahotsav after three she had been attending Rajendra shot at Jaiswal model shop at around 6:30 pm plan to nab the duo. The to paperweight hain akhbar par Earlier the evening was Sanjay Mishra from years, said the state capital was mushairas since she was 12. near Sanjay trisection. As on November 6 and kept a informer also accompanied the rakhe huey". inaugurated by minister Lucknow said mushairas had one place where Hindi-speak- “I got a lot of support from Deepak slumped, the duo watch on Deepak’s activities till police team so that he could Saif Babbar, who has Mohsin Raza. The special guest not changed over the years, but ing people also understood my mother. I also attended picked up the bag and sped off. he left for his house with the help in identifying them. The penned several popular songs, on the occasion was BBAU they had become public-ori- Urdu. She said information mushairas because there was Lal said they were keeping a bag. The motorcycle used in accused were spotted near said: “Khushal Ram bhi nahi, Vice-Chancellor Neel Mani ented. “Earlier, mushairas were technology had brought about no other earning member in watch on Deepak who used to the crime is said to be a Mawaiya crossing. They tried Iqbal bhi nahi, lekin samajh Sharma and Integral University presented for a certain section a vast change in mushairas. the family,” she recalled. carry cash from the model stolen one. to speed off but Lal was nabbed shop in a bag. He said they The information regarding while Rajendra managed to were well aware of the route their presence near Eveready escape. Fewer buyers for carpets Traditional medicines Subcontractor shot at Scolded by mom, find several takers girl poisons now, say manufacturers Lucknow (PNS): Traditional medicines are find- over money dispute self to death PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW made every variety and every ing good buyers at Lucknow PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Lucknow (PNS): A 17- size whether it be a prayer mat Mahotsav. Dilip Tewari from year-old girl, identified as hadohi carpet makers, or a drawing room carpet but Rajasthan, who has a vast array 32-year-old subcontractor, Shivani, consumed some poi- BMohammad Jamal and it seems that people are no of medicines and herbs spread Aidentified as Ranjit Paswan sonous substance on Thursday Mohammad Kamal, say that longer interested in investing in out before him carrying the was shot at by a business part- evening in Bakshi-Ka-Talab. the market is not buzzing when these items,” he said. He further details of their usage and the ner on SGPGI campus late on Police said her mother had it comes to carpets. The two pointed out that they had also health benefits said that they Friday evening. He was rushed scolded her for returning late have set their wares at Smriti worked on making the product were the concoctions of a vaidya to a private nursing home from from school. After being scold- Upvan. The two who showcase user-friendly. “We have made at their hometown and that they immensely in the cleansing and where he was referred to the ed, Shivani went into her room their works only at fests and these rugs very light because were registered under the dis- boosting of the system apart KGMU Trauma Centre. and consumed some poisonous mahotsavs across the country earlier there were complaints trict industrial unit. from retention of memory. The motive for the attack substance. As her condition said that this they had observed that the carpets were too heavy. He said that the most sell- Sunflower seeds can be used for was said to be a money dispute started deteriorating, she was at all the festivals which they These can also be handwashed ing item was the ‘Madrasi men- fighting depression and roasted with the business partner, who rushed to a private nursing visited round the year. “We now in contrast to the earlier tha’ which was extremely help- ‘alsi’ for the burning of choles- is absconding. A manhunt has home around 8.30 pm on have come to the Lucknow ones,” he added. ful in curing diabetes. “This has terol. When taken with water in been launched to track him Thursday. However, she was Mahotsav at the fag end of the Mohammad Jamal said over 11-13 herbs and the mix- the morning and at night it helps down. Police said Paswan, a declared dead at 5.45 am. No year and for us it has been a such a way that it can be that they had brought more ture is a secret formulation in reducing fat. The other items native of Gorakhpur, was stay- Incidentally, the accused is suicide note was recovered dull year throughout. The mar- placed next to the bed so that machine-made carpets along which cannot be disclosed. It is include the tamarind sweets, the ing with his uncle Ambika also a native of Gorakhpur. from the room. kets are generally down and people can step on the rug with them instead of the hand- helpful in controlling sugar and Punjabi anardana and the imli Prasad Paswan at the latter’s Doctors attending to Paswan Meanwhile, 37-year-old carpets are a part of this gen- when they get off it. There are made ones because the latter those who have this medicine laddoo,” he said. He said that quarter in SGPGI. Ambika is said his condition was stable Om Prakash Tripathi, a resi- eral trend and nothing is sell- footmats and yoga mats apart were priced high. “We make can get completely cured,” he they had a range of traditional an employee of SGPGI. and out of danger. They said he dent of Chaupatiyan under ing,” they said. The duo has put from the conventional carpets. these carpets at home and then said. He said that amongst the mouth fresheners also. “The The injured person is would be discharged in a day Saadatganj police station, hang- on display a wide range of car- When asked that the sales take them to the festivals. other selling items was a ‘heeng mouth freshener consists of a engaged in supplying building or two. Ambika lodged a com- ing himself from the ceiling of pets starting from Rs 250 to s could be low because of the Generally we have received a goli’ which helps in all problems concoction of items and sugared material to the contractor at the plaint at the PGI police station a room. His elder brother Prem 10,000 and these include some decrease in the usage of car- good response but this year we related to the stomach. “The fennels which are sold in the old site of an under-construction and further investigations were Chandra Tripathi spotted him new varieties called the bed pets, Mohammad Kamal said have been able to recover only other medicines include the parts of Lucknow also come apartment on Rae Bareli Road. under way. hanging around 7 am. runner which is designed in that it was not so. “We have a meagre amount,” he said. honey aonla which helps from Rajasthan,” he added. State govt inked MoU with Exquisite zardozi work tainted company: Cong attracting huge crowds PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Vibhuti Khand in Gomti Nagar. entering into the MoU with the The MoU was made in the state government, the company hweta Gheharwal’s creative play with P Congress on Friday name of facilitating jobs for over was once again started borrow- Sthe traditional Banarsi zari and Ucharged the state govern- 2000 youths in the name of con- ing money from other compa- zardozi work has got people flocking to ment with cheating the public structing five-star hotels in eight nies in the name of getting a her stall at Lucknow Mahotsav. The in the name of signing pilgrimages – Ayodhya, government contract. However, woman says that people are seeking Memorandum of Naimisaranya, Mathura, even after learning about the directions to reach her stall because of Understanding with compa- Vrindawan, Shrawasti, above mentioned facts, Chief the work which she has displayed. nies having a shady past and Kushinagar, Sarnath, Minister Yogi Adityanath or his Shweta has showcased a mix of designs involved in corruption. The Kaushambhi, along with Dudwa minister took no pain to initi- of art and fabric which are not available party said that a probe already National Park and also for facil- ate action against the company. in any other stall at the Mahotsav pointed that how a huge money itating air connectivity of these Demanding a probe into ground. She has mix matched was swindled by the govern- places with the state capital. the matter, the Congress leader chikankari with Banarsi embroidery, ment in the name of beautifi- Rawat said that it was said that it is strange that when used Banarsi zari work over velvet and cation of the district to celebrate strange that the state govern- the District Magistrate and SSP ‘aari’ work over georgette cloth. Investors’ Summit and make it ment did not even check the had to give their clearance Talking to The Pioneer, she said that a ‘mega event’ but no action was credentials of the aforesaid com- about the credentials of the it was a difficult task when one carried taken against the guilty. pany before signing the MoU. company before signing the out this fusion of art yet it brought inter- Accusing the state govern- He said that in 2017, the general MoU, how the above facts were esting results. “I like fusion of arts and ment involved in large-scale cor- manager of Canara Bank in overlooked by the state gov- have been working on it for quite some ruption in organising the Alambagh had made a com- ernment. He said that a high- time. If you have something different Investors’ Summit, state plaint to the CBI, informing level probe should be made then people will lap it up and hence I Congress spokesman Sachin them that the above mentioned about the financial status of all make this effort of creative play,” she said. Rawat on Friday cited an exam- company had cheated them of companies with whom the state The woman said that she had also People are seeking ple of an MoU with a Gomti Rs 12.38 crore as loan. The CBI government had signed MoUs introduced new cuts wherein she had Nagar-based company in the made the probe and after initial during Investors’ Summit and used Banarsi cloth in gowns and non- directions to reach the name of facilitating employment findings, they registered the that the government should traditional wear. She has also weaved stall because of the and promoting tourism in the case against the company with present a ‘White Paper’ on the Banarsi embroidery work on Chanderi state. Rawat alleged that the state their Delhi office. Rawat added floor of the House during the cloth creating cold shoulder outfits. work on display. The government signed an MoU of that even officials of the coming Winter Session of the Incidentally, she has also been stall has a mix of Rs 1,500 crore with KC Enforcement Directorate (ED) state Assembly so that the truth asked to exhibit her work at the Pravasi designs of art and Infrabuild Pvt Limited, situated had made a query with the com- could come out before Divas which is being held in January in in Cyber Heights Tower in pany after they learnt that by everyone. Banaras. “For the Pravasi Divas I will fabric which are not be showcasing a Buddha statue with available in any other curls made with rudraksh encircled with golden zardozi work hence showing a stall at the Mahotsav multitude of arts of fine arts, rudraksh for which Banaras is famous and its imitation of the one which was worn by golden embroidery,” she said. the actress Anushka at her wedding in The most expensive piece that she Italy. “We took out the whole design had sold, she said was a lehenga cost- from net and we used Banarasi tradi- ing Rs 16,000. “ This is a copy of the tional embroidery over it. The rest of lehenga which was worn by Anushka for the embroidery was carried out through her engagement in Italy. Incidentally the machine because if it had been hand visitors at the Lucknow Mahotsav recog- made the cost of the product would nised the lehenga. We had procured the have gone up considerably,” she added. design from the net and then made it Amongst the most expensive item that with the help of a machine because a she has is a velvet lehenga with the hand-made item would have been very Banarsi aari work. “The most chal- expensive,” she said. lenging part was putting in the stitch- Shweta also defies the common es because this work is done with a base- perception that expensive items do not line cloth which becomes difficult to sell at the exhibition. She has sold a handle in case the weaving is carried out A Gomti Nagar area engulfed in thick haze around 5 pm on Friday Pioneer lehenga worth Rs 16,000 which is an on a velvet one,” she added. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 1, 2018 city 04

Students stage science dramas ICPEP-6 concludes PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW ment of plans for reducing PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW arsenic levels within permissi- he four-day International ble range in soil and crops for egional Science City organised a city- TConference on Plants and sustainable environment, agri- Rlevel Science Drama Contest on Environmental Pollution culture and human health,” a Friday by successfully staging seven dra- (ICPEP-6) concluded at CSIR- senior scientist said. mas performed by school students on var- National Botanical Research He added that a research ious themes. The chief guest on the occa- Institute on Friday. More than consortium was formed with 35 sion was former senior scientist of CSIR- 400 delegates from India and researchers from 14 countries CDIR and imminent theatre and other countries were in the including China, Bhutan, Bollywood artiste Anil Rastogi. gathering. 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Singh also being tipped off by an informer, 10101985921, IFSC : SBIN0003347 E.E., EUTD-II, LESA Lucknow ds in Lucknow,” Singh said. felicitated police personnel the Intelligence Wing led by Hkkjrh; LVVs cdSa ] v'kkds ekxZ] y[kuŽ esa ds0oh0 midsUnz xks.Mk gsrq QuhZpj dh vkifrZw lEcU/kh dk;ZA /kjkgjs jkf”k :0 2000- iatkc us'kuy cSad] 'kk[kk& Singh further announced here and inaugurated a sub-inspector Rajesh Kumar, fufonk izi= eY;w ¼uku fjQUMfcy½s ,o a /kjk-s that a cyber police station multi-story barrack and a along with the constables and 00 fufonk Hkkx&1 [kqyus dh frfFk 17-12- food[k.M]s xkerhuxj]s y[kuÅ ds gj /kujkf'k RTGS/NEFT d s ek/;e ls will be set up each in Noida renovated police modern head-constables, including the device at the place from rogated they told the police LFkkukUrj.k dk ;0Vh0vkj0w l0a rFkk i&bus 2018 dk s 12%00 ct]s fufonk izi= eY;w :0 [kkrk la0 0758002100139255 and Lucknow. He said with school. PTI Vrindavan Rai, Dharmendra where the ATM dispensed the that they had bought two fLyi dh izfr ,oa /kjksgj /kujkf'k 236-00 ¼dj lfgr½A ¼5½ bZ&fufonk la[;k vkb,Qlh dkMs PUNB 0392600 Yadav, Anoop Gupta, Devendra money and when any person China-made devices costing ¼bZ0,e0Mh0½ cSda xkjVha d s :i e as tek fd;s 156@bZ0Vh0lh0¼xks.Mk½@2018&19% fo|qr e as tek djuk gkxkAs ¼5½ foxr o"kkaZs Singh, Ravindra Singh and came for withdrawing the cash `28,000. The arrested goons tku s dh fLFkfr e as cSda xkjVha dh LdSUM ikj’k.ks [k.M] xk.Mks d s vUrxZr 220 d0oh0s e sa fuEukfdra fufonkvk as d s le:i others, swung into action and it stopped it from coming out. worked under an organised izfr tkjhdrkZ cSad ds iqf"Vdj.k ,l0lh0 xks.Mk&lksgkoy ykbu ds Vkoj Women playing pivotal in association with the After the customer left the gang and they first targeted the yksds”ku la[;k&286, ds Vkoj lqn`<+hdj.k leku dk;k aZs d s vuqcU/k ,o a dk;Z i.kZw ¼duQje'ku½s eys dh LdSUM izfr Hkh gkus s d s izek.kd dh Nk;kizfr rFkk Dhoomanganj police, arrested ATM these goons withdrew the ATMs before stealing cash bySDVªkfudyh viyksM fd, tkus okys lEcU/kh dk;ZA /kjksgj jkf”k :0 8000-00 role in setting up small four persons from Ramkatha money after removing the from there, the SSP added. fufonk izi=k as ¼Lo; a izekf.kr iSu] th0,l0Vh0 fufonk Hkkx&1 [kqyus dh frfFk 17-12-2018 leLr lEcfU/kr izek.k i=k as dh Lo Park, TP Nagar under the device, the SSP added. The arrested miscreants were ithdj.k]a bUde VSDl fjVuZ] leku izd`fr dk s 12%00 ct]s fufonk izi= eY;w :0 944- izekf.kr LdUMs izfr rFkk fufonk Dhoomanganj police station. The arrested goons con- identified as Ashish Kumar d s dk;Z@vkifrZw d s lQy lEiknu dk 00 ¼dj lfgr½A ¼6½ bZ&fufonk la[;k 'kqYd ¼th,lVh lfgr½ ,o a /kjkgjs industries in rural areas The SSP further said that fessed in their involvement in Maurya, son of Dineshwar vuqHko izek.k i= o rRlEcU/kh vuqcU/k@ 157@bZ0Vh0lh0¼xks.Mk½@2018&19% fo|qr PNS n LUCKNOW Lucknow. the police also recovered two stealing cash from the ATM. Prasad, a resident of Kanpur, /kujkf'k d s RTGS/NEFT d ss tek Ø;kn'k]s vgZdkjh 'krZas ,o a vU; lEcU/kh ikj’k.ks [k.M] xk.Mks d s vUrxZr 220 d0oh0s On the occasion Dr China-made devices, `25,000 They said that they had Sandeep Singh, son of Ram izi=½ d s lkFk gh lyXua dj rFkk bZ&fufonk ,l0lh0 xks.Mk&lksgkoy ykbu ds Vkoj dju s d s lk{; Lo:i ;Vhvkjw l0]a omen have been play- Gurjar informed the visiting in cash, 10 ATM cards of dif- stolen the money from the Prakash Singh, a resident of ds f}rh; Hkkx esa ewY;@njsa osclkbV yksds”ku la[;k&287, ds Vkoj lqn`<+hdj.k i&bu&fLyis jlhn (Copy of ing a pivotal role in the women about the Institute’s ferent banks and a smart Axis Bank’s ATM located at TP Fatehpur, Anurag Saxena, son lEcU/kh dk;ZA /kjksgj jkf”k :0 8000-00 W www.etender.up.nic.in ij bZ&fufonk ds Issued bank confirmation mail) setting up of cottage indus- technologies as well as food mobile phone from their pos- Nagar. Besides, they had also of Mukesh Saxena, and Akash izFke Hkkx ds [kqyus dh frfFk ls ,d fnu fufonk Hkkx&1 [kqyus dh frfFk 17-12-2018 dh eyw izfr bZ&fufonk e as l≤ tries in the rural areas despite processing-related matters. session. Giving details about committed thefts in the other Goyanka, son of Bishan iwoZ 17%00 cts rd viyksM dh tkuh gSA dk s 12%00 ct]s fufonk izi= eY;w :0 944- the limited resources at their He further explained to them their modus operandi, the SSP ATMs also located in Soraon, Goyanka. Both were residents 00 ¼dj lfgr½A fufonk izi= “kqYd¼uku viykMs djuk vfuok;Z gkxkAs fufonk /kjksgj /kujkf'k ¼bZ0,e0Mh0½ cSad xkjUVh ds d s f}rh; Hkkx e as nj as oclkbZVs ij command. They have dis- how to prepare ‘amchoor,’ said that the goons first fitted the SSP added. On being inter- of Kanpur Nagar, he said. :i e as oclkbVs ij viykMs djk, tku s dh fjQUMsfcy½ ,oa bZ0,e0Mh0 vf/k”kklh played their interest in food how to extract pulp from the fLFkfr esa cSad xkjUVh ewy :i esa bZ&fufonk vfHk;Urk] fo|qr ikjs’k.k [k.M] xks.Mk ds Hkjuh gkxhAs fufonk izLrko m0iz0 processing by coming from fruits, preparation of slices dk Hkkx&1 [kksys tkus dh frfFk ls ,d cSda [kkr s e as ¼cSda dk uke& itkca uS”kuy ljdkj dh bZ&V.Mjs oclkbZVs far-flung areas to Lucknow to from fruits, preparation of cSad] [kkrk la&0181002100120697] lIrkg ds vUnj vFkok Hkkx&2 [kksys tkus https://etender.up.nic.in d s ek/;e know the latest know-how in squash, products from ls iwoZ] tks Hkh igys gks v/kksgLrk{kjh ds vkbZ,Q,llh dksM& PUNB0018100½ the respective arena. unriped fruits etc. Dr Pawan, vkj0Vh0th0,l@ ,ubZ,QVh d s ek/;e ls l s [kkyhs tk;xhAs mijkDrs fufonk dk;kZy; esa tek fd;k tkuk gksxkA cSad izi= ,o a lpukw e/;kpya fo|qr In this regard a group of in course of his reply, resolved xkjUVh eyw :i e as tek u dju s okys fufonk dh vfrea viykMs frfFk l s ,d fnu 46 women under the guid- several queries of the farmers fufonknkrk ls lEcfU/kr bZ&fufonk dk ioZw rd tek dh tk;xhs rFkk cSd e as tek forj.k fuxe fy0 eq[;ky; y[kuÅ ance of Mrinalini Chauhan and orchardists. The govern- Hkkx&2 ugha [kksyk tk;sxkA bZ&fufonk ds fd; s tku s dk lk{; ;Fkk ;kT;s ;0Vh0vkj0w dh oclkbVs www.mvvnl.in ,oa visited ICAR-Central Institute ment has launched several la0] [kkrs dk uke fuxZrdrkZ cSad vf/kdkjh izFke Hkkx ds izi= fufonk [kqyus dh frfFk https://etender.up.nic.in ij fnukda for Subtropical Horticulture, plans to reach out to the farm- 12%00 ct s d s mijkUr MkmuykMs dh tk;xhAas }kjk gLrk{kfjr ,oa fufonknkrk }kjk 14-12-2018 dk s 14%00 ct s rd Mkmu Lucknow, and learnt about ers as well as womenfolk of izfrgLrk{kfjr i s bu fLyi dh LdSUM izfr] food processing and food the countryside and ICAR- fufonkvksa ds izFke Hkkx esa lEiw.kZ okafNr ykMs fd; s tk ldr s gS]a ftldk izFke izi=k as d s izkIr gkus s ,o a mud s eY;kw dua ds bZ,eMh d s fy, cSda xkj.Vh dh LdS.M dkih] preservation. The visit was CISH in its own scientific way ckn mi;qDr ik;h x;h fufonkvksa ds gh tkjhdrkZ cSda d s dUQje”kus eys dh izfr Hkkx mlh fnu dk s 16-00 ct s vFkok organised by the Uttar is working hand in hand with f}rh; Hkkx dks MkmuyksM fd;k tk;sxkA Hkh fufonk izi=k as d s lkFk byDV~zkfudyhs lkQ ckn e as [kkyks tk;xkAs fufonkvk as ds Pradesh State Agriculture the government for the fufonk lEcU/kh leLr tkudkjh] fu;e o o iBuh; viyksM dh tk;sxh] vU;Fkk fd izFke Hkkx grqs okfNra vfHky[kks as ds Management Institute, progress of the country. vgZdkjh 'krsZa] fufonk izi= esa vafdr gS] tks fLFkfr esa fufonknkrk }kjk izLrqr fufonk eY;kw du@la ca f/kra cSda l s tek dks Lor% fujLr le>k tk;sxkA lkFk gh osclkbV www.etender.up.nic.in ls Mayor Sanyukta Bhatia’s son fufonk ds Hkkx&1 esa rduhdh fcM ¼iSu fufonk 'kqYd@/kjkgjs jkf'k dh iqf"V MkmuyksM dj voyksfdr@viyksM dh tk d s ckn mi;qDr ikbZ x;h fufonkvkas Jagdish Gandhi felicitated Prashant Bhatia gave away ldrh gS] fufonk dk izFke o f}rh; Hkkx dkMZ] bUdeVSDl fjVuZ] th0,l0Vh0 helmets to kids at Hazratganj ithdj.ka dh Lo; a izekf.kr Nk;kizfr ,oa presented in its year of incep- oclkbVs www.etender.up.nic.in ij fg d s gh Hkkx nk s [kkys s tk;xas As f}rh; crossing on Friday Pioneer viykMs fd;k tk ldxkAs fufonk l s lca f/kra rduhdh vuqHko bR;kfn½] lyXua djuk Hkkx d s [kqyu s dh lpukw bZ&V.Mjs tion to Gandhi at the dkbZs Hkh izi= HkkSfrd :i l s dk;kZy; eas vfuok;Z gSA /kjkgjs jkf”k@fufonk “kqYd tek dh oclkbZVs ij nh tk;xhAs ;fn National Educational Lohdkj ugha fd;k tk;sxkA fufonk [kqyus u gksus vFkok fdlh izdkj dh =qfV gksuas Conference in the presence of ij fufonk dk Hkkx&2 ftlesa njsa nh tkuh fufonk [kqyus dh frfFk dks over 1500 principals of ISC dh frfFk ij vodk'k iM+rk gS rks fufonk lkoZtfud vodk'k iMrk+ gS rks vxys dk;Z fnol ij fu/kkZfjr le; ij gS] ugh [kksyh tk;sxhA Hkkx&2 esa njsa ,ao and ICSE schools for his MkmuyksM dh tk;saxhA fufonkdkj }kjk okf.kT;d fu;e o 'krsZ gksuh pkfg;sA rFkk fufonk; as vxy s dk;Zfnol e as fu;r contribution to the cause of foHkkxh; vuqekfur@izkDdfyr njksa ls de gkMZ dkih dk;kZy; e as tek dju s dh le; ij [kkyhs tk;xhAas Hkfo"; eas education, human enrich- nj Mkyu s dh fLFkfr e as dkjikjs 'kus d s orZeku vko”;drk ugha gksxhA fdlh Hkh fLFkfr esa lEcfU/kr fufonk e as ;fn dkbZs l'kka /kus ment and world peace. The award has been instituted lacaf/kr vkns'k ds vuq:i ^flD;ksfjVh euh* fufonk ds Retender gksus ij fufonk dh vFkok fufonk [kqyu s dh frfFk eas fufonk “kqYd¼uku fjQUMsfcy½ ,oa /kjkgjs this year to recognise and vuqcU/k@Ø;kn'ks d s le; tek djuh foLrkj gkrks gS mldh lpukw m0iz0 vko';d gksxhA v/kksgLrk{kjdrkZ dks fcuk /kujkf”k iqu% tek dh tkuh vfuok;Z gksxh] Lucknow (PNS): honour the extraordinary dksbZ dkj.k crk;s fdlh vFkok lHkh vU;Fkk fd fLFkfr e as fufonknkrk }kjk izLrqr ljdkj dh bZ&V.Mjs oclkbV@s Founder of City Montessori contribution of individuals in fufonkvksa dks vLohdkj@foHkkftr@fujLr fufonk dks Lor% fujLr le>k tk;sxkA e0fo0fo0fu0fy0 dh oclkbVs ij School Jagdish Gandhi was the field of education and honoured with the ‘Fr George human enrichment. Gandhi dju s dk vf/kdkj lqjf{kr gSA foLr`r tkud- fufonk dk Hkkx izFke ,oa f}rh;%&¼izkbtfcM miyC/k djkbZ tk;xhAs v/kkgLrk{kjhs kjh] vU; fdlh izdkj ds la'kks/ku ,oa frfFk njsaa ,ao “krsZ½ fnuakd 16-12-2018 dks 14-00 Heff Excellence Award 2018’ was also awarded the dk s ,d vFkok leLr fufonk izi= by the Association of Schools ‘Derozio Award’ by the foLrkj vkfn ds lEcU/k esa fufonk viyksM cts rd www.etender.up.nic.in ij dk s fcuk dkj.k crk; s fujLr@ for Indian School Certificate Council for Indian School dju s d s fnukd@le;a rd d`i;k oclkbVs viykMs dh tk ldrh gSAa fufonk dk izFke Hkkx fnukad 17-12-2018 dks 12-00 cts ,oa foHkDr dju s dk vf/kdkj lqjf{kr at a ceremony held in Kolkata Certificate Examinations in www.etender.up.nic.in ij ykWx vkWu on Friday. 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Ceiling on party PAK’S UNPROVOKED ATTACKS Harsimrat SC rejects Army plea expenditure in warns Pak over elections likely BSF retaliates successfully ‘googly’ remark against lodging FIRs soon: CEC PNS n NEW DELHI every time: DG Rajnikant nion Minister Harsimrat New Delhi: The Supreme "The fact that over 300 sol- New Delhi: A ceiling on party UKaur Badal on Friday Court on Friday rejected the diers of our country have to expenditure in campaigning, for PNS n NEW DELHI exercise" to map the area and to Jaisalmer and we will soon warned Pakistan that it should plea of over 300 Army person- pray for this is itself unfortu- which the Election Commission keep the Government replicate it on other border not use the Kartarpur corridor nel challenging the lodging of nate," he said, adding, "It has a (EC) has been pressing political SF DG Rajnikant Mishra informed about any shift in fronts including in Jammu. issue and religion to fulfil its "evil FIRs against soldiers involved demoralising effect. The coun- parties and the Government, Bon Friday said there have demography and economic This has been developed in- designs" of vitiating the peaceful in operations in Manipur and try cannot afford that our sol- will see "the light of day in time been several incidents of snip- activities, a senior BSF official house by the BSF," he said. atmosphere in India and partic- Jammu & Kashmir, where diers are demoralised. Please to come", says Chief Election ing and unprovoked firing said. The new bunker is armour ularly in Punjab. She had repre- AFSPA is in force, though the do not stop the debate". Commissioner O P Rawat. along the LoC and IB but the "The BSF responded in a plated, has a periscope mount- sented India at the ground- Centre contended that it will The bench reminded him Rawat, who demits office on BSF has effectively retaliated targeted and deliberate manner ed on the top for wide vision breaking ceremony of Kartarpur have a "demoralising effect" on that it has not yet issued notice Saturday, said his "only regret" as through a comprehensive retal- to unprovoked firing and snip- and it can accommodate four Corridor along with her col- soldiers who are fighting ter- to the Centre on the plea filed head of the poll panel is that the iation plan. ing incidents as a result of jawans at a time. league Hardeep Singh Puri. rorism. by these Army men. EC was unable to recommend to The BSF is also making a which the Rangers (Pakistan's The DG said the force She said the Indian and the The apex court brushed from coming out with a mech- When the SG said the mat- the Law Ministry a fresh "legal scientific study during the last border guarding troops) were undertakes "routine" ground Punjab Governments are ready aside the fervent request of the anism? Why you require our ter was required to be debated framework" in tune with the five years to effectively counter pinned down and confined to analysis of the demographic to give a befitting response to Centre which supported the intervention? These are issues upon before the highest court changing times vis-a-vis the use such incidents like barbaric their posts. Unable to contain and economic profile of the Pakistan, which needs to build plea and said the issue should which you have to discuss, not of the land, the bench said, "It of money and social media. killings of Jawans by Border the BSF assault, the Rangers area and their intelligence and bridges or face further isolation be "debated and discussed" so the courts," a bench of justices does not concern the court. Sunil Arora will take over as Action Team of Pakistan. "We were forced to open the entire other operational teams "keep across the world. that a mechanism is evolved Madan B Lokur and UU Lalit You can have your debate. You the new Chief Election will come out with suggestions front and a heavy exchange of observing" activities along the She said the issue was a mat- "where hands of our soldiers do told Solicitor General (SG) have to find it (mechanism and Commissioner on Sunday. by which these actions or inci- fire started on the entire Indo-Pak border sends a report ter of faith and there is no scope not shake while fighting ter- Tushar Mehta, who was repre- solution) out, not us". Responding to a question on dents can be prevented and if International Boundary. BSF to the Union Home Ministry for "one-upmanship" and "petty rorism". senting the Centre. "As a laymen, even the transparency in funding of polit- it requires to undertake some surgically targeted Pakistan every month. politics" on it. The Armed Forces (Special "When there is a loss of life, life, which the Army men put ical parties, Rawat told PTI in an civil, mechanical or opera- posts in retaliatory firing which Asked if the force recent- Her remarks come a day Powers) Act (AFSPA) gives even in a encounter, should not on stake, also have value," he interview that it is "a long-term tional work, we will do that," resulted in heavy losses to the ly conducted a study in after Pakistan Foreign Minister special rights and immunity to the human life demands that it said. reform". Mishra said. adversary," Mishra said on the Rajasthan's border town of Shah Mahmood Qureshi security forces in carrying out should be looked into and To this, the bench referred "... All political party meeting Mishra said the BSF has eve of the forces' 54th raising Jaisalmer and reported that the claimed its Prime Minister various operations in "dis- investigation should be done," to the ongoing CBI probe into in August (this year) had rec- developed bullet-proof bunkers day. population of Muslims was Imran Khan's "googly" forced the turbed" areas. the bench observed. some Manipur encounter cases ommended that there should be as an in-house initiative to pro- To counter BSF men from increasing, the DG said he was Indian Government to engage The Government said that As soon as the apex court and said if a central agency a ceiling on party expenditure tect its troops against fatal enemy sharpshooters who "not aware" of any such study with the country on the armed forces were operating in said it was dismissing the plea, finds that someone has exceed- and commensurately there sniper fire and has "surgically" fatally snipe the paramilitary or report. Kartarpur Corridor issue. an "altogether different situa- the SG stood up and said he ed his powers then inquiry should be transparency in fund- targeted enemy posts in the jawans, the DG said, the force On a question if the open- "Going to Sri Kartarpur tion" in disturbed areas and a should be heard as the Centre should be done. ing. I think it will see the light of recent past causing heavy loss- has developed in-house bullet- ing of the Kartarpur corridor Sahib was a matter of faith for balance has to be struck, but wants that the issue be debat- "Why Government of India day in time to come," he said. es to the Pakistan Rangers. The proof sentry bunkers which are between India and Pakistan me. Indulging in one-upmanship the apex court said that it was ed. cannot come out with an inter- Almost all parties agreed to BSF secures the frontiers with expected to better protect could fuel revival of Khalistani on this sacred issue is uncalled for the Government, and not "There has to be a mecha- nal mechanism that if some- a cap on expenditure, he added. Pakistan and Bangladesh. troopers guarding the border militancy, Mishra said it was for. No one was bowled over by the courts, to come out with an nism where hands of our sol- body loses his life like this, it The election watchdog has The paramilitary is also posts. "not a difficult" thing for the any 'googly'. PM Modi and internal mechanism so "that if diers do not shake while fight- should be looked into. been pushing for greater trans- undertaking a survey of the "We have demonstrated BSF to manage as it has been Ministers have only respected somebody loses his life like this, ing terrorism," Mehta said, We cannot, as a court, parency in election-related demographic and economic this new gadget before the doing a similar task along the sentiments of Sikhs by authoring it should be looked into". adding, "human life has a value devise such a mechanism," the expenditure by parties and can- profile of villages on the west- Union home minister (Rajnath Attari-Wagah border front in and participating in this noble "But who has stopped you which can never be disputed". court said. PTI didates. PTI ern front as part of a "routine Singh) when he recently went Punjab for decades. initiative," she said. PTI INSHORT MEDIA REPORTING IN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES SC NOTICE TO RAMDEV ON CBI books TN firm for BOOK PUBLISHER’S PLEA New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Yoga guru Ramdev on a plea by a duping 1.5 L investors SC highlights need to review guidelines publisher challenging the Delhi High Court's verdict restraining PNS n NEW DELHI "It is seen from the records New Delhi: The Supreme The issue had Council was limited to censure sale and publication of a book that this case has interstate Court on Friday said the issue such publication and they also purportedly on his life. he CBI has booked a com- ramifications and also fraud related to guidelines for media cropped up when send their orders to the Tpany and its directors for has been committed across reporting in cases of sexual the court was Directorate of Advertising and SUPREME COURT ACCEPTS allegedly duping over 1.5 lakh different states. The accused assaults, particularly offences Visual Publicity (DAVP). SUBRAMANIUM’S REQUEST hearing a plea investors in Tamil Nadu to the persons, who are said to be liv- against minors, was required to related to The PCI's counsel had also New Delhi: The Supreme Court tune of over `1,500 crore by ing in Delhi, have not been be dealt with in "great detail". said that prosecution should be on Friday accepted the request of offering lucrative returns on arrested by the respondent A bench of Justices Madan Muzaffarpur shelter launched in such cases but the former solicitor general and their investments. police (Tamil Nadu police) for B Lokur and Deepak Gupta home where over Council needed "some more senior advocate Gopal The agency registered an the last two years," the court was told that the affidavits 30 girls were teeth". Subramanium to relieve him FIR against Madurai-based said. filed by media bodies includ- The court had earlier said from the role of assisting the Parivar Dairies And Allied It noted that the accused ing the Press Council of India allegedly raped that documents filed before it court as an amicus curiae in a Limited and its promoters high court alleged that the belonged to North India and (PCI) on action taken against week of February. and sexually by the News Broadcasting matter related to the Jagannath Basant Lal Sharma, Rakesh company had lured over 1.5 they had not only cheated media houses and scribes who In a separate case, the court exploited Standards Authority have temple in Puri. Singh Narwaria, Ahibaran lakh investors collecting over investors in Tamil Nadu but have disclosed identity of vic- Friday reserved its order on the "nothing" and it was quite clear Singh, Chandra Bhan Yadav, `1,500 crore. also in other states. tims of sexual assaults, con- issue related to interpretation of from the affidavit filed by the SC SEEKS IG’S RESPONSE Neeraj Singh, Banu Pratap The accused kept coming The court said the case tained "nothing much". provisions of the Indian Penal tims of sexual assaults by the authority that no prosecution IN CUSTODIAL DEATH Singh, all residents of Gwalior. to Madurai to lure depositors involved the interest of lakhs of "They (media bodies) are Code, the Protection of media. was launched against any of the New Delhi: The Supreme Court Alwar resident Pradeep through various investment innocent depositors who have almost saying that they cannot Children from Sexual Offences It had also asked these alleged offenders. on Friday sought responses from Kumar Sharma and Madurai meetings, it alleged. lost their hard earned money. do anything. Act and Contempt of Courts bodies to inform the court as It had issued notices to former Inspector General of based Dheivam have also been It is alleged that the com- "The accused persons hav- There is nothing much (in Act which deals with disclosure to why steps have not been these media bodies to assist the Police (IGP) Zahur Haider Zaidi booked under IPC sections pany which collected several ing cheated such a large num- the affidavits)," senior advocate of identity of victims of sexu- taken for prosecution of the court in the matter which deals and seven Himachal Pradesh related to criminal conspiracy, crore from people did not ber of people are moving Shekhar Naphade, representing al assaults and the procedure to alleged offenders. with alleged non-compliance of policemen, accused in a case criminal breach of trust and redeem their deposits from around freely without any the petitioner who has filed a be followed by media in report- The court had observed statutory provisions about dis- relating to the custodial death of cheating. 2014 and close down in effective action being taken plea in Muzaffarpur shelter ing these cases. that offence of disclosing iden- closure of identity of victims of a man, as to why the trial against The CBI move comes on October 2015 leaving the against them," it said. home case, told the bench. The court had earlier asked tity of victims of sexual assaults rape and sexual abuses by the them not be transferred to a the directions of Madurai investors in the lurch. The bench noted it reposed To this, the bench media bodies including the has criminal liability, and if the media. Delhi court from Shimla. bench of the Madras High A similar case against the its confidence in the CBI to observed, "Yes, they are almost PCI, the Editors Guild and the law was violated, action must The issue had cropped up Court which asked the agency company was also brought immediately take up the inves- saying so". Indian Broadcasting Federation be taken. when the court was hearing a RAVINDRA MAITHANI NEW to take over the investigation, before Madhya Pradesh High tigation and bring the accused "This guidelines issue has to file affidavits indicating The PCI's counsel had told plea related to Muzaffarpur JUDGE OF U’KHAND HC considering interstate ramifi- Court which had handed over to book besides recovering the to be taken up in great detail," whether they can inform the the court that in cases related shelter home where over 30 New Delhi: Supreme Court cations of the case. the investigation of the case to amount to be distributed to the bench said and posted the police about an offence related to disclosure of identity of girls were allegedly raped and Secretary General Ravindra The petition before the the CBI, the court noted. innocent depositors. matter for hearing in the first to disclosure of identity of vic- such victims, the power of the sexually exploited. PTI Maithani was appointed a judge of the Uttarakhand High Court on Friday. SC DEFERS HEARING IN SC rejects PIL seeking removal of fake stickers from vehicles ROHINGYA DEPORTATION New Delhi: The Supreme Suppose, we pass New Delhi: The Supreme Court Court on Friday refused to an order on this on Friday deferred to January entertain a PIL seeking removal (removal of next year the hearing on pleas of unauthorised stickers from seeking to restrain the Centre cars and other vehicles. unauthorised from deporting over 40,000 The PIL also sought ban- stickers), then tell Rohingya immigrants back to ning of 15-year-old vehicles us, how can we Myanmar. from plying on roads. enforce this," the A bench of Chief Justice ‘MONETARY ISSUE COMES Ranjan Gogoi and Justice S K bench asked IN WAY OF PENSION HIKE’ Kaul came down heavily on New Delhi: The Centre on Friday petitioner K Rajan for filing The bench was hearing a told the Supreme Court that such PILs and said that even if PIL seeking imposing a ban on monetary considerations come in an order is passed on the issue, vehicles older than 15 years and the way of increasing monthly it cannot be implemented. can we enforce this," the bench whether the stickers are gen- removal of fake stickers from pension to old age persons as "Suppose, we pass an order asked. uine or not? And is this the cars and vehicles which are the Government "just cannot on this (removal of unautho- "Have you seen the traffic? court's job to verify? used to dodge traffic policemen draw" money from other places. rised stickers), then tell us, how Who is going to inspect Dismissed," the top court said. and other security agencies.

TO ELIMINATE ‘BAD CHOLESTEROL' FROM FOOD SUPPLY BY 2022 External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah during the inauguration of the ‘Luxury Symposium 2018' conference in New Delhi on Friday PTI India launches ‘Heart Attack Rewind’ drive PNS n NEW DELHI known health benefits, and put Indians I support MNREGA, can't at risk for cardiovascular disease and n keeping with the WHO plan to elim- other health issues. Healthier alternatives Iinate industrially-produced trans fat can be used without changing the taste call it failure: Varun Gandhi from the global food supply by 2023, or cost of food. Regulatory measures India on Friday launched "Heart Attack paired with strategic, large-scale mass Ahmedabad: BJP MP Varun (IIM-A). privilege has played a major Rewind" campaign aiming to do away media campaigns can help reduce the Gandhi on Friday said MNRE- The Sultanpur MP was role in their success. with the 'bad cholesterol' from the food growing menace of trans fat in India." GA, a scheme from the UPA invited by the institute to speak "As per the information I supply by 2022, a year ahead of the glob- Globally, trans fat intake leads to era which guarantees employ- on issues he had written about received through a query under al target. more than 500,000 deaths of people from ment in the rural areas, was a in his upcoming book 'A Rural the Right To Information, 69 The current permitted level of cardiovascular disease every. Trans fat are "good policy". Manifesto: Realising India's per cent of serving IAS officers industrially-produced trans fat is 5 per made by adding hydrogen to liquid veg- Prime Minister Narendra Future Through Her Villages'. have been to private schools, 84 cent in India which has to be cut down etable oils to make them more solid, and Modi had once called the Gandhi said villagers per cent of them have grown up to 2 per cent by weight to make the coun- to increase the shelf life of foods. There Mahatma Gandhi National should be given the power to in 25 big cities and 70 per cent try trans-fat free. Trans fats are known to are largely present in Vanaspati, mar- Rural Employment Guarantee decide what kind of work they have a post-graduate degree increase the risk of coronary artery fatty acids to less than 2 per cent by the Vital Strategies. garine and bakery shortenings, and can Act (MNREGA) scheme a "liv- wanted in the villages under which is a luxury," he said. heart disease and stroke. year 2022 in a phased manner. We hope According to health experts, regular be found in baked and fried foods. ing monument of UPA's fail- MNREGA. Out of 15.5 lakh schools in "We are in discussions with the that our media campaign will educate consumption of TFAs, even in small In May 2018, WHO launched a ure" to tackle poverty. He said instead of focusing the country, only 1.2 per cent industry to persuade them to reduce the consumers about the harmful effects and amounts, can be risky to one's health. In comprehensive plan to eliminate indus- "I actually support MNRE- on "next elections", he would are affiliated to "posh boards" amount of trans fatty acids in edible oil," its link to cardiovascular diseases. particular, the unsaturated fatty acids have trially-produced trans fat from the glob- GA. I think it is a good policy. prefer to think about "next such as CBSE or ICSE, while said Pawan Kumar Agarwal, chief exec- "Heart Attack Rewind" warns citizens a unique cardio metabolic imprint that al food supply by 2023. It provides a It is a misconception to say that generation". only 8 per cent students who utive officer of the Food Safety and about the health hazards of consuming is linked to insulin-resistance and meta- roadmap about how countries can the scheme is a failure," Gandhi Gandhi also said that look- got admission to the IITs in Standards Authority of India. trans fat and offers strategies to avoid bolic-syndrome pathways. remove and replace all trans fat from their said, addressing students of ing at the backgrounds of the 2015-16 were from schools He said, the food regulator will them through healthier alternatives. The Dr. Nandita Murukutla from Vital food supplies with the intention to erad- the Indian Institute of Indian Administrative Service affiliated to state boards, he reducing the industrially produced trans campaign was developed by experts at Strategies said, "Trans fats have no icate it from the globe. Management, Ahmedabad (IAS) Officers, it was clear that said. PTI LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 1, 2018 nation 06

TIGRESS ‘AVNI’ KILLING PIL seeks probe into ‘unnatural deaths’ of schedule-I animals in Maha, Goa TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI Deshpande made a mention of the true and actual facts and the state. The state has 4 tiger Ali Khan from Hyderabad, in the PIL before a HC division events which have given life reserves, 6 National Parks the compartment number 149 he recent killing of a tigress bench comprising Justice Ranjit to the present situation nor and 35 Wildlife Sanctuaries of Borati forest on the night of T“Av n i” b y a S t a t e More and Justice Revati would it be possible to devise administered by 14 Forest November 2, after a massive Government-hired sharp- Mohite-Dhere on Thursday. an effective solution to rem- Divisions. Similarly, Goa cov- 53-day hunt. shooter in the forests of The case is expected to come edy the damages caused,” ers an area of 2151 sq km i.e. Alluding specifically to Maharashtra’s Yavatmal dis- up for hearing before the HC Deshpande stated. approximately 58% of the the elimination of tigress trict early this month has bench on December 12. The petitioner pointed out State’s total geographical area. “Avni”, the petitioner stated prompted a social and RTI The respondents in the that during the year 1950, The state has 1 National Park that as per the NTCA guide- activist to move the Bombay case are Union of India, according to the British hunter, and 6 Wildlife Sanctuaries. lines, an authorized High Court seeking forma- National Tiger Conservation tracker and conservationist "There is a grave possibil- Veterinarian should be pre- tion of a Special Investigation Authority (NTCA), Jim Corbett, the population of ity that the real factual posi- sent at the time of tranquil- Team (SIT) to investigate the Maharashtra Government, its tigers was 18,000 and gradual- tion of the implementation izing and capturing of any "unnatural deaths" of Schedule- Principal Chief Consevator ly reduced to 2226 in 2015 as and *compliance to various Schedule-I animal. “However, I animals in Maharashtra and of Forest and Chief Wildlife per the World Wildlife laws and Standard Operating during the tigress T-1’s killing Goa since 2011. Warden, Goa Government, Foundation (WWF). However, Procedures may not be fol- on 2nd November, 2018 there In his public interest liti- its Principal Chief 65% of the tiger population is lowed and hence the ruthless were no Veterinarian(s) pre- gation, petitioner Nitin Conservator of Forest and found in India. killing and hunting of sent to conduct the operation Schedule-I animals will con- as per the Guideline and that Air Force's Air Warriors drill team displays their rifle handling skills during a passing-out parade ceremony in Bengaluru on Despande also urged the high Chief Wildlife Warden, “According to the statistics Friday PTI court to ensure adherence to Zoological Survey of India provided by Wildlife Protection tinue in disregard of the same Respondent No.3 (the the Wildlife Protection Act, and Wildlife Crime Society of India the killing which would further lead to Maharashtra government) 1972, Standard Operating Control Bureau. and unnatural deaths of leop- extinction of the endangered has no permanent SOHRABUDDIN, PRAJAPATI FAKE ENCOUNTER Procedures as laid down by The petitioner stated that ards in India has increased species and permanent loss Veterinarian(s). the National Tiger he had filed the PIL to prevent from 118 in the year 2014 to and damage to the biodiver- Deshpande said that as Conservation Authority, flagrant miscarriage of justice 159 in the year 2017 and that sity of our country," the peti- per Section 11 of the Wildlife Guidelines for human-leopard as may be occasioned if the of gigers has increased from 26 tion stated, as it made a case Protection Act,1972 only the Final arguments on Dec 3 conflict management hunting and brutal killing of tigers in the year 2015 to 50 for an SIT probe under a Respondent No.5 (Chief (2011)and any other existing the Schedule-I animals was tigers in 2016. Thus, showing retired judge of the Bombay Wildlife Warden) could initi- TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI Procedure (CrPC) and the include BJP’s current national guidelines, procedures and not transferred to an inde- the increase in the unnatural High Court. ate the orders to kill/execute lawyers representing the President and the then Gujarat protocols before taking any pendent, impartial and a sep- killing of Schedule I animals," It may be recalled that the any Schedule-I animal which he final arguments in the accused failed produce any Minister of State for Home action against Schedule-I ani- arate investigating Deshpande stated. elusive tigress T1, better known has become a danger Tkeenly-followed twin defence witness in the case. Amit Shah, Rajasthan Home mals in Maharashtra and Goa. team/agency. The petitioner submitted as Avni of Pandharkawada hills to humans. encounters of Sohrabuddin The alleged fake encoun- Minister Gulab Chandra Tigers, Lions, Leopards, “It is paramount that a that as per the Status of Tigers, - that had allegedly mauled as "However, in the case of Shaikh and Tulsiram Prajapati ters of notorious gangsters Kataria and high-profile Cheetah, wolf and deer are fair, impartial, independent Co-predators and Prey in many as 13 persons to death the killing of T-1 tigress, and the gruesome rape and Sohrabuddin and Tulsiram Duputy Inspector General DG among others are categorized and thorough probe is con- India, 2010 report by World during the past two years in Respondent No.4 (Principal murder of Kausar Bi will take and disappearance of the for- Vanzara, who headed the Anti- under the Schedule I of the ducted by a separate investi- Wild Foundation (WWF) and Yavatmal district in Vidarbha Chief Conservator of Forests) place before a Special CBI mer's wife Kausar Bi during Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, gating team/agency to look Wildlife Institute of India region in Maharashtra – was had initiated the order. This Court from Monday. 2005-06 had resulted in a known for several encounters. with highest statutory protec- into unnatural killing and (WII), Maharashtra has a shot dead by a state govern- calls for constitution of a com- During the course of the major political fallout involv- During the course of the tion against hunting. hunting of Schedule-I animals forested area of 50650 sq km ment-hired sharp shooter mittee of experts for reviewing ongoing trial, Additional ing the BJP-ruled Gujarat. The trial, 210 prosecution witnesses Dr. Sujay Kantawala and in the absence of which it may constituting 16.46 per cent of Asgar Ali, son of controversial and authorizing such orders," Sessions Judge SJ Sharma fixed prosecution’s case was that were examined. Of the prose- other lawyers representing not be possible to ascertain the total geographical area of sharp-shooter Nawab Shafath the petitioner added. December 3 as the date for Sohrabuddin had connections cution witnesses, 92 turned hos- final hearing in the case. "Let with Lashkar-e-Taiba and was tile. A “dreaded criminal” us begin final arguments from conspiring to assassinate an Sohrabuddin and his wife 2 die, two injured after Monday," Judge Sharma told "important political leader", Kausar Bi were killed in an ‘Only secular Pak can live in peace with India’ the lawyers who are repre- presumably then chief minister alleged fake encounter in falling from 10th floor senting 22 accused facing trial and current Prime Minister November 2004 by the Gujarat PNS/AGENCIES n PUNE/NEW DELHI nahi karte (Let us see if they do in the politically-sensitive case. Narendra Modi. Initially, there Police near Gandhinagar in so or not).” During a Press con- of under-construction Judge Sharma announced were in all 38 accused in the Gujarat. Thecase assumed con- ays after Prime Minister ference in Islamabad on the date of final hearing after case. Of them, 16 has been dis- siderable public importance DImran Khan renewed his Thursday, Khan said he was building in Mumbai he completed the process of the charged — 15 by the special owing to the alleged involve- offer for restarting the stalled “ready” to hold talks with his recording of statements of the CBI court and one by the ment of some of the high-pro- dialogue process with India, Indian counterpart Narendra TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI accused under section 313 of Bombay High Court. The file politicians and IPS officers Army chief General Bipin Modi and for the first time the Code of Criminal accused discharged in the case in it. Rawat on Friday said Pakistan admitted that it was not in the n a freak mishap, two cannot “stay together with interest of his country to allow Ilabourers were killed and India” as long as it is an Islamic its territories to be used for ter- two others injured when they state. He also said India has ror activities in other countries. fell down accidentally from Raja Bhaiya floats new party... taken the first step many times India has always maintained the 10th floor of an under- and now it is Islamabad’s turn that Pakistan-sponsor terrorism construction building at From Page 1 inequality and injustice where the people from to show some concrete action was its “core concern” and Chembur in north-east reservation be denied the facility. “After inde- all caste and communities would participate. against terror. unless Islamabad takes action Mumbai. pendence, all political parties were unanimous Keeping the cards about his future political plan The Army chief made these to stop it, the dialogue The mishap took place at on only one issue and that was the SC/ST Act close to his chest, he said whether his party would remarks while responding to Army Chief General Bipin Rawat reviews the passing out parade of the 135th process cannot be resumed. around 9.30 am at under-con- where a person is sent to jail for six months contest the Lok Sabha polls in 2019 or he would Khan’s statement that Pakistan course of National Defence Academy in Pune on Friday PTI Asked about Khan’s state- struction building being devel- immediately after the registration of the FIR. This go for an alliance in the elections, the indepen- will take two steps forward if ment that Islamabad would oped by Shabri Enterprises cannot be allowed to continue for an indefinite dent MLA clarified that a decision would be taken India takes one. “There is a con- attend the SAARC summit in of the 135th course at National move two steps forward if New located in the vicinity of the period as all citizens of the country have same after ECI recognised the party. After the address tradiction in what they are say- Islamabad. She said on Defence Academy. Delhi took one step, Rawat famous of R K Studios at fundamental rights’’, argued the independent of Raja Bhaiya, a message sent by Shivpal Yadav ing. One step from there should Wednesday dialogue can start “See this staying together, said, “I would like to tell Chembur. The labourers were MLA. “We are for equality which is our funda- expressing good wishes for the rally was also read come in a positive manner, we ‘the moment Pakistan stops staying separate, ispe Pakistan Pakistan to initiate that first step setting up windows of a tenth mental right while as per the prevailing practice out. The message has given rise to the specula- will see if the step has an effect terrorist activities in India’.” ko apni andruni halat dekhni (of ending terror emanating floor flat. in the government the compensation is deter- tion that both the parties could join hands ahead on the ground. Till then our It is perhaps for the first hogi. Pakistan ne apne state ko from its soil). In the past, India The labourers who fell mined on the basis of caste’’, said the MLA adding: of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Former MP nation has a clear policy-terror time that Rawat has expressed Islamic state bana diya hai. has taken several steps. When from the tenth floor flat land- “We are not demanding that all be given the facil- Shailendra Kumar, independent MLA Vinod and talks can’t go together,” the an opinion about the religious Hum log secular state hai we say terror is being har- ed on the first floor and they ities as given to Dalit community but at the same Saroj and his cousin Akshay Pratap Singh were Army chief said. character of the neighbouring (Pakistan has to look at its inter- boured in your country, show had to be physically lifted and time demanding equality before law is no crime.” among those who were on the dais along with He said, “India has always country apparently responsi- nal situation. They are an some action by curtailing ter- brought down. He alleged those who had sown the seeds of caste- Raja Bhaiya. A special train of 18 coaches came maintained that Pakistan-spon- ble for the strained India- Islamic state, we (India) are a ror activities which are used Of the four labourers, two based discrimination would never have imagined from Kunda Harnamganj railway station carry- sor terrorism was its “core con- Pakistan ties. On earlier occa- secular state),” he said. Rawat against India.” succumbed to severe injuries. that one day there would be a huge rally against ing his supporters for attending the rally. cern” and unless Islamabad sion, he has always conveyed his said, “How can we stay togeth- On Imran Khan’s con- The police identified two takes action to stop it, the dia- concerns over cross-border ter- er if you say I am an Islamic tention that why India and deceased as Ahmed Shahadat logue process cannot be ror emanating from Pakistan. state and there is no role for Pakistan could not be friends Shaikh (32) and Rajendra resumed. In fact, External Affair “If they (Pakistan) have to anybody else,” adding “If they when Germany and France Bhattilal Kaul (45). The two Minister Sushma Swaraj made stay together with India, then are willing to become secular could be good neighbours, the other injured persons were it very clear while rejecting they have to develop as a secu- like us, then they seem to have Army chief said the neigh- rushed Brihanmumbai Pakistan’s invitation to Prime lar state,” Rawat said on the side- an opportunity. bouring nation first needs to see Municipal Corporation Minister Narendra Modi to lines of the Passing Out Parade Pehle dekhe, karte hai ki its internal condition. (BMC)-run Shatabdi Hospital. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

EX-COAL SECY... April 1, 2015, after Singh approached (Banerjee) has sent you love. If you have comes just a week after farmers from all They have been sent to judicial cus- the top court for the relief. His plea is a strong resolve you can achieve every- across Maharashtra marched to tody till December 3 when Special CBI still pending before the apex court. In thing. There are talks about loan waiv- Mumbai to reiterate their demands for Judge Bharat Parashar will hear the the present case, the court had on er but should the farmer even have to loan waiver and land rights among oth- arguments on sentence which entails August 19, 2016 framed charges, includ- take loans.” He also said this gathering ers. Under the banner of All India Kisan maximum punishment of seven years ing cheating and criminal conspiracy is the “real Parliament” and called for Sangharsh Coordination Committee in jail. The case pertains to alleged irreg- against Gupta, the two public servants, a special session of Parliament. (AIKSCC) farmers from several States, ularities in allocation of Moira and the firm and its two officials. They all Representatives of BSP and SP too were including Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhujore (North and South) coal had pleaded not guilty and claimed trial. present at different intervals to express Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, blocks in West Bengal to Vikash Metals All the accused are out on bail. It had their solidarity. Sharad Yadav too Haryana, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and and Power Limited (VMPL). An FIR said, “Charge for the offences under sec- echoed similar feelings and urged the Uttar Pradesh gathered at the Ramlila was lodged by the CBI in September tions 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 409 Government to justify their demands Ground on Thursday evening. 2012. VMPL, its managing director (criminal breach of trust by public ser- and simultaneously asked the leaders of Farmers are demanding that the Vikash Patni and authorised signatory vants), 420 (cheating) of IPC and also Opposition parties gathered at Jantar Government should call a special ses- Anand Mallick were also convicted. All under sections 13(1)(c) and 13(1) (d) Mantar and Ram Lila Maidan to defeat sion of Parliament to discuss the agrar- have been held guilty for the offences (criminal misconduct by public ser- the bad omens of the country at Centre ian crisis. Farmers are also demanding under Prevention of Corruption Act vants) of the PC Act has been framed of power. “If farmers are not happy who the clearance of two bills that have and IPC, including sections 420 (cheat- against all the accused...” The court had are our anndata (food providers) then already been introduced in both Houses ing) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy). put on trial all the accused in the case we do not need to take comforts,” Yadav of Parliament. At least 20 people, Prosecutors said Gupta has been in which the CBI’s closure report was said. including police personnel, were injured accused in 12 cases of alleged irregu- earlier rejected by the court, asking the in a clash between protesters and secu- larities in coal block allocation scam. probe agency to further investigate the ATTIRE LENDS... rity personnel on October 2 at the The CBI has filed charge sheets in con- matter. The other two coal scam cases It is the second major farmers’ Delhi-Uttar Pradesh gate border on nection with alleged irregularities in 40 in which Gupta was earlier convicted protest in the national Capital in two National Highway-24 when Delhi Police cases of coal block allocations during related to Kamal Sponge Steel and months. Volunteers, including doctors, denied entry to thousands of farmers the UPA-1 and UPA-2 regime. On July Power Ltd (KSSPL) and Vini Iron and lawyers, professors and artists, all came into the city. 25, 2014, the Supreme Court had Steel Udyog Ltd(VISUL). Kropha and out in large numbers to help the farm- approved appointment of Additional Samria were also convicted in KSSPL ers. Around 600-700 volunteers of a sol- ED SUMMONS... Sessions Judge Parashar as special case. idarity group ‘Nation For Farmers’ In December last year, the ED had judge to exclusively deal with all coal carrying their red flags marched with arrested Ashok Kumar, a close associ- scam cases. Till now the special court 21 OPP PARTIES... the protesters from the four assembly ate of Nagar, and another person, has decided six such cases. Former Former Agriculture Minister in points. “Small farmers have been hit by Jaiprakash Bagarwa. Nagar is suspect- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is UPA regime, Sharad Pawar, said farm- rising costs of living. They have ben- ed to be associated with Skylight accused in one case relating to the allo- ers are lifeline of the country and in the efited little from increased Minimum Hospitality. The ED probe in the case cation of the Talabira II/III coal blocks present regime all their demands and Support Price (MSP) for sugarcane as relates to the purchase of a land mea- in Odisha, in 2005 to Aditya Birla deeds have been ignored. “How can the a web of middlemen in India’s agricul- suring 275 bigha allegedly by the com- Group company -- M/s Hindalco. On Government who come in Delhi after tural markets, gobble up the profit,” said pany in Bikaner’s Kolayat area a few March 11, 2015, the special court had asking votes from farmers ignore them Sukhpal Singh, from Barwala village in years ago. While Vadra’s name does not summoned Singh and five others as and their needs? The huge turnout of Muzaffarnagar. “Diesel prices have shot figure in the FIR, some Rajasthan accused. farmers from across the country is up by more than 40 per cent and power Government officials and the “land Besides Singh, former Coal enough to prove the restlessness with- tariffs have surged by more than 20 per mafia” do find mention in the case. Secretary PC Parakh, Aditya Birla in the 85 percent population of the cent in the past two years. We want the Vadra had earlier denied the allegations Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam country,” Pawar said. Government to take some action that of any wrongdoing in connection with Birla and two others were also sum- TMC leader Dinesh Trivedi said, can benefit farmers,” said Dinesh Sahu, the land deal and the Congress had moned. The trial court order, howev- “Farmers of India stands before us. This another farmer who had come from claimed that the case was a result of er, was stayed by the Supreme Court on is India’s movement. Mamataji Jind in Haryana. The Delhi march “sheer political vendetta”. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 1, 2018 nation 07

FARMERS’ AGITATION Parrikar to meet BJP legislators Swaminathan empathises with protesters amid resignation demands KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n the conclusion that only agita- nerative nature of farming and procurement and public dis- of those cultivating in these CHENNAI tion and not reasoning would is indicative of the fact eco- tribution,” said Prof ecosystems,” he said. Mumbai, New York and New lead to action on their prob- nomic viability is as important Swaminathan. According to Prod Delhi for nearly nine months. he agitating farmers in the lems. to farmers as to industrialists. Prof Swaminathan, who Swaminathan, the Kisan Mukti He returned from Delhi's Tcountry got a shot in their Prof Swaminathan, who Unfortunately, the then served the Rajya Sabha as a March was further proof of the All India Institute of Medical arm on Friday as Prof MS headed the National Government did not take nominated member, also point- fact that farmers have under- Sciences (AIIMS) on October Swaminathan, India’s top agri- Commission on Farmers action on the National Policy ed out that climate change has stood the truth that their woes 14 and has not moved out of his cultural scientist declared his (NCF) during the second NDA for Farmers when the report compounded the problems would get the due attention private residence, for any offi- support to them. regime led by AB Vajpayee had was presented in 2007,” Prof faced by the farmers. only if they agitate. “The Kisan cial event since. This is the first time in his recommended to the Union Swaminathan said in his state- “The most unfavourable Mukti March has rightly called The Opposition, as well life, 93-year-old Prof MS Government in 2007 that farm- ment released on Friday. impact of climate change will for a special session of ruling coalition allies have Swaminathan expressing his ers all over the country should The farming scientist be high temperature, wide Parliament to discuss the been demanding the resigna- solidarity with the farmers be given a minimum support pointed out that farming was variation in precipitation and problem confronting those tion of the Chief Minister, who are agitating in the price which include the cost of both a way of life and means to rise in sea level. While looking who provide us with suste- claiming that the administra- National Capital for the last two production of the crop and an livelihood of nearly 60 per at the problems of farmers nance. It is sad that farmers tion has come to a standstill days. additional 50 per cent. cent of the total population, a there should be equal attention who are life givers are forced due to Parrikar's absence. The genetic scientist, There has been a nation- majority of whom are women paid to the families living and to take their own life due to Panaji: Amid demands of his Parrikar has been On Thursday, Revenue described by Time magazine as wide demand for the imple- and youth. “I only feel sorry cultivating in the arid zone, economic reasons. I sincerely resignation, ailing Goa Chief in and out of Minister Rohan Khaunte said one of the top influential Asians mentation of the Swaminathan that in the election politics semi-arid dry farming areas, hope that the Kisan Mukti Minister Manohar Parrikar is that he had stopped visiting his of the 20th century said on Commission Report. “It will solutions like loan waiver are irrigated areas, groundwater March will be a turning point expected to meet the ruling BJP hospitals in Goa, office at the State Secretariat, Friday that the agitation by make farming economically given importance. The basic farming and plantation crops in the history of public policy legislators at his private resi- Mumbai, New York claiming files were not being farmers was proof of the agrar- viable and attractive. The difficulties of farmers can be in hilly areas. The support formulation in the field of dence on Saturday, party and New Delhi cleared by officials in the Chief ian unrest that have been grow- demand for loan waiver comes overcome only if integrated extended to farmers should be agriculture,” said Prof sources said on Friday. Minister's absence. ing and farmers have come to from the present non-remu- attention is given to pricing, according to the requirements Swaminathan. "The Chief Minister will be for nearly In the first week of meeting our party MLAs at his nine months December, the Congress is residence. He is expected to scheduled to start a State-wide review works related to MLAs in Minister is being treated at his agitation demanding the replace- the presence of key officials of the residence for advanced pan- ment of Parrikar as Chief State administration," a Bharatiya creatic cancer. Minister, because of his inabili- Tej Pratap makes an appearance in Bihar Assembly Janata Party (BJP) source said. Parrikar has been in and ty to attend office due to his pro- The former Defence out of hospitals in Goa, longed illness. IANS PTI n PATNA while appearing before a court on Thursday in connection with JD president Lalu Prasad’s his divorce petition, he admitted Relder son Tej Pratap Yadav that he had not visited his home on Friday made his first appear- nor met any member of his fam- In poll battle for Rajasthan, ance at the State Assembly on ily but declined to reply to the final day of the ongoing further queries. Winter Session. Known for his volatile dis- BJP fights Rajput woes An MLA from Mahua in position, Tej Pratap's decision to Vaishali district, Tej Pratap has seek divorce from Aishwarya Jodhpur: In the poll battle for portion of Rajput voters. recent crossing-over to kept away from his family as well Rai, his wife of six months, has Rajasthan where the ruling In Jodhpur region, there Congress by Manvendra Singh, politics since he filed for divorce not gone down well with his par- BJP is pitted against its arch- are some seats where the BJP is son of former Union Minister on November 3.On Friday, he ents and siblings. The court had rival Congress, the saffron facing challenge from some and BJP leader Jaswant Singh came to the Vidhan Sabha wear- posted the matter for further party has got another task at Rajput leaders. In Jodhpur's who is a well-regarded face in ing a white dhoti and kurta and hearing on January 8, 2019. hand — keeping their tradi- Arsia constituency, indepen- the Rajput community. an off-white waistcoat besides He had last month made it tional vote bank of Rajputs dent Rajput candidate According to political ana- sporting a red tilak on his fore- clear that he would not return intact. Over the last few years, Mahendra Singh Bhati is fight- lysts, there have been multiple head. home until his family came out some Rajput groups have gone ing against the BJP. In Phalodi reasons for this relationship to He, however, avoided cross- in support of his decision. to the extent of forming anti- seat of the district, the BJP has go wrong — protests over film ing paths with his younger He was also conspicuous by BJP fronts, including some fielded Pabba Ram Bishnoi, but 'Padmavaat', encounter of brother Tejashwi Yadav, who is his absence at a dinner hosted at against Chief Minister independent Rajput candidate gangster Anandpal Singh and the Leader of the Opposition, as the residence of Tejashwi Yadav Vasundhara Raje. However, Kumbh Singh Patwat is also in Chief Minister Vasundhara well as mother Rabri Devi, who on Thursday night. RJD State the BJP leaders are confident the fray. Raje's reported opposition to occupies the same position in president and MLC that the Rajputs will once again The Rajput community is appoint the party's Rajput face the legislative council, signalling Rashtriya Janata Dal MLA Tej Pratap Yadav leaves after attending the Winter Session of Bihar Assembly in Patna on Friday PTI Ramchandra Purve later said the vote for the party. said to have been traditionally and Union minister Gajendra disquiet in the family over the get-together was organised to Rajputs form 12 per cent of voting for the BJP and before Singh Shekhawat as State BJP divorce issue. Lok Dal's (RJD) frequent stalling Bihar is in turmoil. The reporters before getting inside celebrate the success of the party Rajasthan's total population that for the erstwhile Jan Sangh. chief. When contacted, Tej Pratap declined to of proceedings in the House, opposition has to do whatever is his car and speeding away. in effectively putting the and play a decisive role in at However, some leaders say, Shekhawat asserted that the answer queries about his ongo- which on Friday too was possible to draw the attention of Yadav, who had arrived here Government on the mat during least 30 seats of the 200-mem- the relationship started getting entire community was with ing marital strife but was quick adjourned till 2 pm within min- the Government towards the on Wednesday night, is said to the ongoing session of legisla- ber assembly. Almost every sour in 2016. What has added the BJP and that there was no to defend his party, the Rashtriya utes of commencement. plight of the people, he told be putting up at a hotel and ture. seat in the state has a sizeable to the party's woes was the anger at all among them. PTI ‘IAF will have largest ever induction of indigenous aircrafts’ IANS n GUWAHATI (LCA) in big numbers, and with this the total number of LCA ir Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa squadrons will go up to 12. The Ahas said that the Indian Air LCA mark 1 in IOC configura- Force will have the largest ever tion of one squadron of 20 air- induction of indigenous air- crafts, LCA mark 1 in FOC con- crafts in the country even as he figuration one squadron 20 air- said that the first batch of Rafale crafts, LCA mark 1A four jets are likely to arrive as sched- squadron 83 aircraft, LCA mark ule in 2019. 2 Sox squadron 108 aircrafts. So The IAF chief said this in total of 12 squadron and 231 air- Guwahati on Thursday on the craft, this will be the largest sidelines of a programme where induction of indigenous air- President Ram Nath Kovind crafts ever in the country ," he presented Standard to 118 said while interacting with the Helicopter Unit and Colour to journalists here. Air Defence College at Air Force Asked about the Rafale Station, Guwahati. arrival, the IAF chief said: "There "The process on induction of is no delay in the Rafale pro- 231 Light Combat Aircraft gramme." (LCA) is in pipeline. We are sup- He said the Government posed to induct a number of has floated a request for infor- fighter. We have floated request mation (RFI) for 114 fighter air- for information (RFI) for 114 craft. fighter aircraft. There was a Replying to queries on the proposal to induct LCA in big Advanced Landing Ground numbers and with this total (ALGs) in the North-East, number of LCA squadron will go Dhanowa said that except up to 12," he said. Vijaynagar, about seven ALGs "There was a proposal to have already been built and induct the Light Combat Aircraft refurbished. HC quashes TN Govt order transferring idol theft cases to CBI Chennai: The Madras High Court on Friday quashed a Tamil Nadu Government order transferring the investigation of idol theft cases to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). A special bench of Justice R Mahadevan and Justice PD Audikesavulu, constituted to hear petitions related to idol thefts, held that the GO was "colourable, unreasonable and arbitrary". It also ordered appointment of Inspector General Pon Manickavel, who superannuated Friday, as a special officer to inves- tigate the present and future cases of the Idol Wing for a period of one year. The State Government had issued a Government order Thursday appointing Additional Director General of Police Abhay Kumar Singh to succeed Pon Manickavel. The court had on August 8 stayed the August 1 Government order on petitions filed by advocate Elephant Rajendran and social activist Traffic Ramaswamy, seeking to quash the order transferring the case. Taking a serious view of the theft of antique idols, the court had in July last year directed the transfer of all pending cases in the state to a court in Kumbakonam of Thanjavur district, from where a num- ber of idols had been stolen, for their effective and speedy dispos- al on a day-to-day basis. It had also quashed the transfer order of Manickavel from the Idol Wing and directed him to constitute a team and continue inves- tigation of the cases. PTI LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 1, 2018 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Perils of EVMs Celebrity and mistruths Most political analysts have dismissed those who question EVMs. But why do these machines keep failing at the booth? hen many Western election As society moved from manufacturing to consumerist, our celebrities, too, moved away observers come to India, they get from being leaders by virtue of their achievements to being famous for being famous Wastounded by the sheer scale of any major Indian election. In fact, elections to the municipalities of some large Indian cities are larger in scale than the general elections in many smaller countries and even larger ones like Australia. It was for this very reason that the Election Commission of India moved the country away from the tedious, time-consuming and expensive system of paper ballots to RINKU GHOSH Electronic Voting Machines from 1999 onward for Central, State and occasion- hey say no news is consumable ally local body elections. One of the basic premises of EVMs was not just the till it has gone viral in curiosi- fact that they were easier to use but also that they were tamper-free. Those born ty value, trending on social after the turn of the millennium, after the introduction of the EVM, would not be media tickers or generating cof- fee cup conversations in aware how corrupt Indian elections had become with muscle-power and booth betweenT work. That’s why on a day India capturing becoming de rigueur in many parts of the rural hinterland. sent a crucial heavyweight communication But it is the very march of technology itself that made people question the satellite into outer space, it was the wed- ding of actors Deepika Padukone and EVMs. And while none of the charges about EVMs being tampered have been Ranveer Singh that had extra-terrestrial proven — in fact those attacking EVMs have often been sore losers — the status through pop-ups and notifications. fact is that the rate of EVM failure should ring alarm bells. The ECI has main- So much so that one news portal interest- ingly put out a disclaimer of sorts with a tained that it is only the newer EVMs that have the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit headline ‘10 other things that happened in Trail (VVPAT) printer system attached that are failing, and they should be trust- India’ while Deepika and Ranveer got mar- ed, but any failure leads to immense speculation that EVMs have been ‘tam- ried in Lake Como. And when two days ago, camera crews covering the Bollywood pered’. That EVMs are more secure than paper ballots, and a single machine reception of the two stars called Ranveer as of today can only store 3,840 votes, is the main argument against tamper- bhaiyya and Deepika bhaabi, and the two ing. Given the scale of elections with many State legislative seats having mil- even acknowledged it with a heartfelt laugh and banter, the celebrity takeover and lions of voters, tampering will need to be done in a scientific and methodical cooption of social media was complete. manner. However, modern data analytical systems can inform a person who Even in neighbouring Pakistan the hash- wants to hack the system where to manipulate the machines for maximum tag #DeepVeerWedding knocked off some pressing problems of the day from the ryteller, releasing videos of ity shows, fireside chats and leapt to 24-hour highs. The value attached to the lives of gain. Also, while there is no proven hack into EVMs, can modern over-the-air radar. Now it is #Nickyanka, the elaborate how the ceremonial wear of even pop psychology talks. star/icon has seeped so insid- public figures — whose accom- technologies be used to create a backdoor into EVMs whether by a political coupling of our Bollywood diva Priyanka the bride and groom was part By refusing gifts and urging iously under our skin that we plishments may be limited party in India or a foreign power? Even the most secure systems in the world, Chopra with Hollywood’s Disney star Nick of the Make in India narrative, well wishers to donate to her now almost have a conversa- than what is projected — has including those of financial services firms, can be compromised, sometimes Jonas that is defining our transnational the boatmen and weavers of mental health foundation tional relationship with empowered their fans as legit- alliance in the social space. Varanasi featured not quite instead, Deepika has kept her- him/her and claim to be their imate stakeholders in deciding deliberately by malicious forces or intelligence agencies. And many times it Days before the wedding, Priyanka carelessly. Simultaneously, the self relevant for the seminar palliative and significant other their destinies in the multiple is only a whistleblower or through a fortuitous discovery that these backdoors herself unveiled a campaign called designer even insta-advertised circuit as well as writing books. instead of being the solo cru- and viral media space. Today are revealed even if the existence of such backdoors is often denied. Some #SocialForGood, advocating the use of his two jewellery exhibitions in But this pedestal, bolstered sader ourselves within our celebrities are considered func- social media for a transformative impact Mumbai and Delhi, featuring by exclusive coverage in grossly different dynamics. So tional equivalents of leaders have argued that the ECI should make the source code for EVMs public but on society, helming a news positive revo- the same pieces sported by the lifestyle magazines, has set much so that stars pouring out who are just “being human.” that will perversely allow a person with malicious intent to discover weakness- lution so to speak. But truth be told, that nation’s most adorable couple dreamy relationship and everything to legitimise their And the fan follower feels s/he es in the system which one could sell to the highest bidder because one should turned out to be kind of a CSR aside for of the hour. Needless to say lifestyle goals that are impos- frailties and flaws are now is sharing the same stage when sustaining the wedding franchise that our this wedding did to Lake sible to emulate. And because acceptable, from affairs to the star endorses his/her post. never assume that humans are altruistic. Most people are selfish and self-serv- stars are investing in for personal brand- Como what no brochure, blog our celebrities are posited as alcoholism. No need for sala- Popstar Madonna began sell- ing because that is how we have been wired. That said, the public at large building but which in the end is leading or even PB Shelley’s poetry multi-talented enough in cious gossip anymore. The ing her “material” image to the continues to trust EVMs in India and elsewhere. Without this trust, Indian democ- to a pernicious Bollywoodisation of the could do. As for the love story, achieving them, they are con- confessional, honest mode is a media in the late 1980s, entire culturescape. Much to the detriment it was presented cinemato- sidered good enough to be an new tool of trade, seeking promising to be as see-through racy will be in peril. But distrust can grow when the machines fail. Given the of real innovators. This is not just setting graphically in a dulcet glow, a advisory for how we minions instant redemption by virtue of as long as the media kept her scale of Indian elections, some failures will be par for the course. The ECI should standards of an aspirational lifestyle that’s bigger hit than their films should run our lives, even being, for want of a better everywhere. This quid pro quo do its utmost to keep malfunctioning machines to a bare minimum. unattainable and impossible in most cases together, one that was idealised enhance them with meaning. word, human. Even their irrev- deal has now reached critical but one where celebrities, pretending to be and shareable at the same This communicability has erence is a matter of consumer mass and is about to explode. one of us by feeding everyday details of time. This intimacy got both made them easy role models to reverence. Are we then trans- The celebrity has acquired a their lives, have turned online media into their fans closer to themselves, follow. ferring our weight of expecta- new status in society and is the a giant performance space and are foment- who felt they were being Nobody typifies this com- tions on their lives, taking a new thought leader and life Heat is on ing elitism by legitimising their club rules embraced in the seeming can- plete capture of the Indian prurient interest in their pri- coach, articulating our fears as the only benchmark of social engage- did moments than being treat- mindset than Amitabh vate pursuits, deviant or oth- and concerns. Even politicians ment. Let’s take the #DeepVeer wedding ed like a fodder for their future Bachchan himself, who picks erwise, instead of looking at and spiritual leaders want to be As global temperatures increase year-on-year we as a case in point. It was beautifully chore- sustenance. Both may be indi- up the broom, hammers home our own? interviewed by them. That’s ographed and synced to charm all of us vidual stars but with social Government propaganda, oils As society has moved on debasing real worth for the need to reimagine our gizmo-oriented lives into submission, “head to toe” as it were. media granted a ringside view his head, clears farmers’ debts from manufacturing to con- misperceived one. More seri- By denying mainstream intrusion, it ele- of their projected divine union, and even pushes toddler carts sumerist, the celebrity, too, ously, it is about allowing the e didn’t really need a heatwave vated their shrouded and manicured pri- their fanbases merged and the suggesting winterwear for has moved away from being a cult of celebrityhood to dictate index to convince us that we are vacy into the most wanted commodity and countless hits and heart emo- babies. His pater familias act leader by virtue of his merito- every agenda of our national Won the road to perdition as far as kept their couple value going beyond the jis raised their dual and indi- has made him a real time Mr rious achievements to one that life, from culture, entertain- main event. If it had been available on a vidual brand worth substan- India, breathing down our is consumable and aspirational, ment, causes, sports and even the existence of the human race is con- mass scale, they would not have been able tially. New ads featuring both everyday moments. He himself largely fuelled by the media. Be tourism. At the time of writing, cerned. And though we may castigate US to sustain their cultivated mystique beyond were released immediately has become the gross nation- it positive or negative publici- Virat-Anushka’s proposed President Donald Trump for dismissing such the event horizon. And where did bits of after their wedding. With their al product instead of the caus- ty, the media has promoted, anniversary celebration at an that appear? On social media platforms relationship becoming a social es or brands he is promoting. created, deified and even sul- Australian retreat was being reports with a cursory wave of “I don’t from their personal handles and those of influencer itself via their photo Such is the pervasive celebri- lied the celebrities from enter- talked about. There we go believe it,” the fact is we ourselves go about their providers and friends. In a full-scale stories, they have negotiated ty culture in our country today tainment and sports, like com- again. pulling the wool over our eyes. What is wor- promotion of a mutual admiration soci- their shelf life even beyond that Andy Warhol’s prophecy modities on the stock (The writer is Assosiate risome is that global temperatures have ety, designer Sabyasachi even turned sto- films to advertisements, real- of “15 minutes of fame” has exchange. This extravagant Editor, The Pioneer) been rising continuously since 2015, year on year, which means that we haven’t downsized our resource needs enough to regrow the planet. Latest studies also S O U N D BITE show that there has been no mitigation of greenhouse gases in real terms, dots Indian Air Force will see US welcomes efforts by I am not going to say India is not going to of effort notwithstanding, and the polar ice caps are melting faster. the largest ever induction India and Pakistan to this feels like the begin- experiment with a failed The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) report for the first 10 months of indigenous aircraft in increase people-to-peo- ning of the end for idea for the fifth time. the country. The first ple contact with regard Trump. I want to say it. The mahagathbandhan of the year reveals that Earth was nearly a centigrade above the pre-industri- batch of Rafale jets is to Kartarpur Corridor. But he is like Star Wars. is a momentary idea that al baseline. The WMO warned that going by current trends, the Earth could likely to arrive in 2019. Keeps coming back. will collapse. US State Department very well heat up by five degrees by the end of this century. Which means IAF chief spokesperson Actor-comedian Union Minister that even the natural cycles of cooling ocean currents like La Niña are not enough —BS Dhanoa —Robert Palladino —Vir Das —Arun Jaitley to simmer down the Earth. While one would usually visually interpret rise in ocean levels to submergence of islands and low-lying coastal areas, fact is, as the WMO Deputy Secretary-General Elena Manaenkova rightly said, it makes L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR “a difference to human health and access to food and fresh water, to the extinc- tion of animals and plants, to the survival of coral reefs and marine life. It makes Determination needed terrorists. Unless cross-border terrorism comes to an end, India a difference to economic productivity, food security, and to the resilience of Pakistan must get the message loud and clear must not accept any peace dia- our infrastructure and cities.” This year, record temperatures were seen over Sir — This refers to the editor- logue initiative. parts of the Mediterranean Sea, New Zealand and areas across North America, ial, “Too clever by half” his refers to the editorial, "Too clever by half" In fact, we must now beef up Asia and Australia. At the other end of the climate spectrum, no land or ocean (November 30). Numerous (November 30). The opening of the Kartarpur cor- security at our borders, especial- attempts have been made in the Tridor is most welcome but for any talks to take ly around Punjab and keep a areas had recorded cold temperatures in the January to June period. It also past to improve the relationship place, a crackdown on terrorism is most essential. In close watch on the internal activ- explains why forest fires were reported all across the northern hemisphere. between India and Pakistan, this context, India has time and again made it abun- ities. Pakistan-sponsored ter- such as the Shimla Agreement, dantly clear to Pakistan that talks and terror cannot go rorists have found new areas to India itself has been at the receiving end with unprecedent heat waves and the Agra Summit, the Lahore hand in hand. Nevertheless, it was a nice gesture on enter into India. We need to be unexpected heavy rain events becoming much more frequent and intense than Declaration and the Samjhauta the part of Pakistan to have agreed to construct its por- extra cautious. they used to be. Europe, normally described as the cool clime, has been roast- Express, among others, but there tion of corridor to facilitate the Sikhs from India to visit Bal Govind ing under a massive high-pressure ridge that is trapping the tropical heat and has been no significant improve- Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur on the banks of river Noida ment till date. Ravi in Pakistan. Reference to Kashmir is unwarrant- tions. In doing so, India has conveyed the right mes- forcing it to move to the Arctic and impeding the chances of rainfall. Who would While laying the foundation ed in this pious occasion. Pakistan is under an illusion sage to Pakistan that it (India) cannot be carried away Awaiting the verdict have thought that Sweden would ever see a wildfire, something that nation stone for the historic Kartarpur if it thinks that it can snatch away Indian-administered by the blandishment moves of Pakistan. was completely unprepared for. Corridor, Pakistan Prime Kashmir by the ‘gesture' shown by it to India. While India is right in declining to accept the invite, Minister Imran Khan reported- External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has it is preposterous on the part of New Delhi to have Sir — This refers to the editor- Plant and animal ranges have shifted as have their blooming patterns and ly said, “We only need deter- rebuked Pakistan by expressing India's unwillingness expressed its view well before the invite came. ial, “Critical State’ (November behaviour. As far as India is concerned, we have already committed to keeping mined leadership on both sides” to attend the South Asian Association for Regional Co- KV Seetharamaiah 29). Results to Assembly elec- our temperature rise under 1.5°C as per the Paris Agreement. This is a chal- to resolve the Kashmir issue. operation (Saarc) summit in light of long strained rela- Hassan tions in five States — This shows that he is keen on Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Madhya lenge for all emerging economies in the middle of an infrastructural overhaul, improving relations with India. Pradesh, Rajasthan and paying for the sins of the developed world and marshalling resources wisely to But at the same time, Pakistan sion with Kashmir once again be brewing between the Inter- On the same lines, Imran Telangana — will set the tone keep development goals going. Being an agrarian economy, we are also look- must also stop its terror activi- came to the fore. Pakistan Prime Services Intelligence (ISI) and Khan will have to work in tan- and tenor for next year’s Lok ties against its neighbour. Minister Imran Khan has been Mumbai attack mastermind and dem with his Army. It must not Sabha poll. Who wins is a mat- ing at more droughts and fall in crop yields. A World Bank report recently men- Muhammad Tarique talking big but has not matched banned Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) be forgotten that it was the ter of keeping patience for polit- tioned that rising temperatures, coupled with erratic rain, could force rural peo- Mumbai his talk with walk. chief Hafiz Saeed. It is very con- Army over there that helped his ical pundits while both rivals ple into poverty, and lower living standards of 800 million people across South I agree with the views venient for Pakistan to revive rise to the Prime Minister’s (BJP and Congress) can make Conditions apply expressed in the editorial that Sikh militancy in the region with position. It is, therefore, an respective claims for victory. Asia. Cities will pay a heavy price as well with a micro heat bubble forming due pro-Khalistan extremist Gopal help form such people. It is an obligation for him to follow the Azhar Ali to pollution, haze and depleting green cover. Even our gizmo-oriented lives are Singh Chawla’s presence at the open secret now that any Prime advice of the military. Via web generating a huge carbon footprint to ensure our daily comforts. It’s not only Sir — This refers to the editor- inauguration of the Kartarpur Minister in Pakistan, who dared However, it is now up to Send your feedback to: ial, “Too clever by half” corridor was not merely a coin- to not follow its Army’s tem- Imran Khan to walk the talk and time to reimagine the future, it is time to live down our life as we know it today. (November 30). Pakistan’s obses- cidence. Something serious must plate, had to pay a huge price. take a decisive action against the [email protected] LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 1, 2018 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN POINTCOUNTERPOINT Power dynamics WHEN FRANCE AND GERMANY, WHICH HAVE FOUGHT FOR THIS IDEA OF COUNTRIES COMING TOGETHER, MANY WARS, CAN LIVE AS GOOD NEIGHBOURS PAKISTAN WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT ITS OWN INTERNAL & gender norms TODAY, WHY NOT INDIA AND PAKISTAN? SITUATION. IT HAS MADE ITSELF AN ISLAMIC STATE. To end violence among children, —PAKISTAN PRIME MINISTER —INDIAN ARMY CHIEF school-based comprehensive sex education is IMRAN KHAN BIPIN RAWAT a must. It's high time we change mindsets Powering fintech with enablers

NEHA CHAUHAN For India to be able to reap the benefits of digital financial services fully, it is ver the past many decades, ignorance and a conscious inhibition to prevent the young generation from accessing essential that the accompanying risks are understood and adequately addressed Ocorrect information have been persistent. While the pre- Internet generation was left on their own to deal with physical and emotional aspects of growing up and starting relationships, the present generations are left to explore the most important aspects of growing up through readily available information over the Internet, which may not always be correct. There can be no denial to the fact that young people are naturally curious about sex and sexuality and it is a right of every young person to receive Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) that facilitates well- informed choices in relationships and sexual lives. Unlike pop- ular myth, CSE does not increase sexual activity, sexual risk-tak- ing behaviuor or STI/HIV infection rates but focuses on young MOIN QAZI people’s well-being and their ability to make healthy decisions. This involves empowering the young ones, especially girls, so new dimension to financial inclusion as to address gender norms and power dynamics. is digital finance which is being Access to CSE has been a much-debated subject in India powered by Fintech or financial tech- ever since the launch of the Adolescent Education Programme nology. Technology is now the new (AEP) that was vehemently opposed and immediately banned mantra which India has embraced vigorously.A At the recent Fintech festival in by almost 12 States, some of which had the highest adolescent fertility and gender-based violence rates. Access to sexual and Singapore, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pro- claimed that India will be the new destination of reproductive health services and information for the young peo- financial technology or Fintech. ple is largely governed by the crude dichotomy of married and Three major technological developments unmarried. A recent report by UNICEF (2018) said that there has have changed financial services in profound ways: been a significant drop in the number of child marriage in India 1) The capability of machine learning and but the country also accounts for the highest number of child Artificial Intelligence to process huge amounts marriages. In addition, the fourth National Family Health Survey of data at ever-greater speeds and ever-lower (NFHS 4) reflected that 33.6 per cent of India’s population is born costs. BUILDING of adolescent pregnancies. Yet, owing to cultural and social bar- 2) The possibility to move that data back and forth through the Internet almost for free. INCLUSIVE DIGITAL riers, our decision-makers do not support full implementation of ECONOMIES CSE. Are our young ones too young for sex education but old 3) The ability to download and upload that data stream through smartphones. REQUIRES THE enough for marriage? The struggles of the young ones who are Fintech stands for financial technology or COLLECTIVE forced into child marriage or those who face reproductive or sex- technology used for the financial sector, and com- ACTION OF ual health-related issues can be prevented manifolds just by ensur- prises of multiple things — Artificial Intelligence, GOVERNMENTS, ing timely and correct information. At present, there is no man- virtual reality, blockchain, cloud-based software, INDUSTRY, has to do with technology. And this i) Balancing the regulatory frame- will have to walk that extra mile if they date for a compulsory curriculum for sexual education, which machine learning — all of which provide a FINANCIERS AND stems from their lack of trust in it. It work to support innovation and com- want to reap the harvest of these new makes it difficult to monitor its progress. The attitude of teach- mantra for financial institutions as they are pow- CIVIL SOCIETY. is also partly on account of lack of com- petition while ensuring safety, stabili- financial tools. The new revolution ers and trainers is another challenge in providing whatever lim- ering them with limitless reach. BEFORE SPEEDING fort with technology and literacy need- ty and soundness of the financial sys- will have better chances of success if ited information made available. The lack of skills and personal Fintech refers to the use of innovative tech- ed to fully use these services. Women tem. it is driven less by financial punditry nology to provide, enable and enhance financial AHEAD, WE NEED often face additional barriers: Less ii) Supportive regulations and and more by empathetic governance. inhibition to talk about sensitive subjects such as relationships, TO BUILD THE lack of encouragement to question prevailing social and cultur- services such as payment, money transfer, insur- access to mobile phone, lower literacy openness to banks and non-banks, People take to new technologies when ance, fund raising and so on. Fintech is a com- INFRASTRUCTURE, levels, less confidence in using technol- including fintechs, telecom-supported they see clear benefits; have greater al norms that support unequal gender and power structures, often bination of the words "financial” and “technol- ALIGN THE ogy and restrictions on travel or social financial players, crowd funding, and confidence in the markets and ser- leads to violence. ogy”. According to the World Economic Forum, POLICIES AND interaction. big data analytics. vices; find it convenient; and can The absence of sex education and counseling increases the it involves “the innovative use of technology in CREATE THE TOOLS When we design solutions that iii) Regulatory sandboxes to test afford it. The painful reality is that risk of acquiring Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and even the design and delivery of financial services and THAT WILL ENABLE recognise everyone as an equal part- new digital ideas and initiatives. providers, too, often focus on short- HIV among the young and adolescent. Estimates from NFHS 4 products” including things like cryptocurrency, THE POOR TO ners, we will have a real chance of iv) Adequacy of digital infrastruc- term incentives at the expense of long- suggest that around 31 per cent of India’s AIDS burden is con- blockchain, mobile and Internet banking. Fintech COMFORTABLY achieving our aims. Each society is at ture. term consumer trust and loyalty. tributed by young population between 15-24 years. Growing sex- is enabling us to shift towards a future where a different stage of digital financial v) Government support for digital The Reserve Bank of India has BOARD THE been rightly espousing a cautious ual aggression accompanied by the absence of CSE further communities are empowered to drive their own DIGITAL TRAIN inclusion and, thus, the solutions financial service adoption increases vulnerability of young people, especially girls. Growing financial security, resilience and freedom. “ needed to bring it up-to-date must be vi) Efficient and fast settlement sys- approach in addressing concerns number of cases of gender-based violence and child abuse are Innovations in technology are enabling pre- appropriate to the social, cultural and tems between financial service around consumer protection and law viously unbanked people to gain access to finan- economic context. By respecting the providers enforcement. The key objective of the becoming chronic issues and it is an indicator of a systemic fail- cial services at an unprecedented speed and scale. cultural outlook of the people and vii) Good national identification regulator has been around creating an ure and existing mechanisms to promote gender equality. High- Global revolution in mobile communications, embracing their concerns we enlist systems and the role of biometrics and environment for unhindered innova- quality, age-appropriate, and evidence-based comprehensive sex- along with rapid advances in digital payment sys- their support for the change, and that tiered know-your customer digital tions by Fintech, expanding the reach uality education is the only true, long-term solution to end gen- tems, is creating opportunities to connect poor is what will pave the way for lasting and solutions. India’s Aadhaar is the world’s of banking services for the unbanked der-based violence. Sexual violence doesn’t start with rape but households to affordable and reliable financial sustainable success. most revolutionary concept in this population, regulating an efficient is any kind of violence or aggression that is sexual in its expres- tools through mobile phones, and other digital The race to digitalisation, therefore, direction. electronic payment and providing sion or intention. This includes coercion within and outside rela- interfaces .Digital Financial Inclusion (DFI) has cannot be a sprint. India culturally For the financial inclusion indus- alternative options to the consumers. tionships, withholding affection or threatening violence until unwant- emerged as a new wave with hopes that it will believes in cash and a paradigm shift try to be able to capitalise fully on the Building inclusive digital ed sex is agreed to, abuse of power for sexual ends, forced sex- reach the last mile consumer in the most con- in thinking will need time and benefits of digital financial services, it economies requires the collective ual touching, et al. What we need is stronger preventive strate- venient and affordable manner. resources. It will actually involve a is important that the accompanying action of Governments, industry, Innovations in technology, such as mobile migration to new social and cultural risks are understood and adequately financiers and the civil society. Before gies which include an education system that promotes health banking, mobile payments and borrower iden- patterns and habits. There are marked addressed. Though these risks cannot speeding ahead, we need to build the and well-being, respect for human rights and gender equality, and tification using biometric data (fingerprinting and demographic and class issues built into be eliminated, they can be mitigated. infrastructure, align the policies and empowers children and young people to lead safe lives. iris scans among others), is make it easier and India's cashless transition. The tech We need to keep in mind the concerns create the tools that will enable the UNESCO’s International Technical Guidance on Sexuality less expensive for people to use financial services, class will have to get a better grasp of of security, affordability, and safety of poor to comfortably board the digital Education outlines the key concepts, topics and learning while also increasing financial security. Novel the impact on the ground. India speaks these new financial channels. With train. As Ghanaian diplomat Kofi objectives to help education, health, and other relevant author- mechanisms have broadened financial inclusion. 438 languages, according to The many opportunities provided by Annan had said in 2004, “In manag- ities to develop and implement sexuality education pro- ATMs, cellular phones, personal digital assistants, Economist, each with multiple dialects groundbreaking technology and inno- ing, promoting and protecting the grammes. There are also several other guidelines and toolk- handheld computers and smart cards are attempt- and scripts. vative business operations also comes Internet's presence in our lives, we need its from various Government, UN and international organi- ing to dramatically reduce the cost of service pro- A major headway has been made new risks. The risks related to imple- to be no less creative than those who sations for the implementation of CSE in different settings. vision in rural areas. largely due to the JAM trinity (Jan menting digital financial services invented it. Clearly, there is a need for Financial institutions are using social media Dhan Yojana, Aadhaar and mobile extend far beyond operational and governance, but that does not neces- All we need is a commitment from national and local author- data, bill payment patterns, mobile call data phone respectively). Block chain tech- technical risks. The fintech revolution sarily mean that it has to be done in the ities to recognise the importance of CSE, strong monitor- records and psychometric testing to establish nology holds the potential to stream- is no different. Loss of privacy is the traditional way, for something that is ing and feedback mechanisms for teachers and students as credit profiles and target previously invisible con- line land records and asset registries. most obvious risk; indeed, despite so very different.” well as a well-funded programme. sumers. India has to contend with a geographi- To create the right conditions and con- efforts to create safeguards, it is all but (The writer is Member, NITI (The writer is a Senior technical advisor - Advocacy and cal and cultural divide of a great magnitude. The text to facilitate a seamless transition inevitable. Aayog’s National Committee on Accountability, International Planned Parenthood Federation - South aversion of the 'other India' to digital finance has in digital financial services we have to Changing the financial frame- Financial Literacy and Inclusion for Asia Regional Office) more to do with their aversion to everything that enable the following: work is also not enough. Consumers Women) The politics of laddu FOREIGNEYE The traditional sweetmeat has a long history in the sub-continent but its political history is suprisingly short. Its status has now been enhanced. It has now become a norm to offer and eat laddus to celebrate a political victory

festivals is linked to them first being become a norm. But surprisingly, the a report about some students distrib- writes that reports of groups of Sikhs ing on laddus appeared after the used in this manner during religious tradition in this context — though uting laddus in Karachi the day Ayub distributing laddus and dancing after Supreme Court restored his occasions. By then the laddu had common in the region today — is not Khan resigned in March 1969. The the assassination of Indian Prime Government. But by October 1993, the evolved from being a medicinal item as old as one would expect. For exam- report was published in the April 1969 Minister, Indira Gandhi (by her Sikh laddus were back in the PPP’s hands to becoming a popular sweet. ple, during my research, I was unable issue of the now defunct monthly, The guards) instigated violent riots against after Benazir won that year’s election. The Sultans of the Delhi Sultanate to come across even a single news in Mirror. the Sikh community. SJ Iqbal, in the The laddus then slipped back into the and the Mughals, too, played a role in any of the major pre-Partition Indian Laddus, in this context, become December 1988 issue of Third World possession of cheerful PML-N support- MAKING LIFE NADEEM PARACHA enhancing the status of the laddu. English and Urdu newspapers of the easy to find in newspaper reports after International, writes that laddus were ers after Benazir’s second Government According to Dash, they introduced the laddu or any other sweetmeat being dis- 1969. For example, various Urdu news- enthusiastically distributed in some was dismissed in 1996. BETTER... addu, the yellow ‘sweet ball’ made “Shahi laddu” by adding to it dates, figs, tributed during a political win. papers carried photos of winning can- areas of Punjab and Sindh after Zia per- Gen Musharraf’s October 1999 from butter/oil, gram flour and fruits and vegetable seeds brought from In reports on the results of the cru- didates being offered a laddu after their ished in a plane crash in August 1988. coup could not stop the laddu madness. Mims Davies, the Minister Lchopped nuts is perhaps one of Persia. The immediate ancestor of the cial 1946 election, for example, there is victory in the 1970 election. Then, a After 1988, the political usage of In fact, Mathew Joseph — in who replaced Tracey the most popular sweetmeats in the modern-day laddu is about 300 years no mention of laddus being enjoyed by report published in a 1974 edition of laddu transcends morbidity and Understanding Pakistan — and Feroz Crouch, announced that subcontinent. And there’s a good rea- old, when the British colonialists first the winning candidates of the Indian the Bangladesh Times mentions how becomes outright absurd. Newspapers Khan — in Eating Grass — wrote that tech giants would be called son why this is so. It originated in South introduced white sugar in India. National Congress and the All India laddus in their thousands were distrib- carried photos of PPP supporters dis- newspapers then were full of reports Asia. According to the food and cul- According to Dash, the locals called the Muslim League. What’s more, no lad- uted on the streets of Dhaka after East tributing laddus after Benazir Bhutto about how hundreds of Pakistanis were to account for their role in ture historian, Madhulika Dash, the sugar “white poison”, but this did not dus can be found even in the most Pakistan broke away to become was elected Prime Minister in late 1988. seen distributing laddus and dancing exacerbating loneliness. All laddu was probably introduced thou- stop them from adding large amounts detailed reports of the celebrations that Bangladesh in December 1971. But the Such images are followed, just two years on the day of Musharraf’s coup. So this is refreshing. When our sands of years ago. In a feature for the of it to their beloved laddu. broke out with the respective indepen- politics of laddus suddenly becomes later, with images of Nawaz Sharif sup- there is a reason why on July 17, 2016, politics has been November 18, 2018 edition of The So, for centuries the laddu has been dence of Pakistan and India. The first rather morbid after 1977. JC Batra — porters distributing laddus after the current Prime Minister, Imran completely taken over by Indian Express, Dash wrote that the ori- the leading sweetmeat offered during mention of laddus being distributed for in his 1979 book, “The Trial and Benazir’s regime was dismissed by then Khan, was quoted by newspapers as gins of laddu were medicinal. They various Hindu and Muslim festivities political reasons only exists in the shape Execution of Bhutto” — and Christina president Ghulam Ishaq Khan, in saying “People will distribute sweets if Brexit to the exclusion of were used as a cure for various ailments, in South Asia. These include weddings, of anecdotes of those who were alive Lamb — in “Waiting for Allah” — 1990. Then in April 1993, photos of the Army takes over.” He was in the almost everything else, it is and also given to teenaged girls ‘to keep Diwali, Eid, the birth of a child, pro- during Pakistan’s first military coup in wrotes that men in Lahore and Karachi PPP supporters treating each other with Opposition at that time. Was this a a relief to see evidence that their raging hormones in check.’ fessional and educational successes, the 1958. They say that many people cel- were seen distributing laddus after for- laddus can be found in various news- clever way to use the political laddu the Government has some AK Sinha, in his book, urs of saints, birthdays of holy figures, ebrated the coup by distributing laddus, mer Prime Minister, ZA Bhutto was papers after the Nawaz Sharif regime imagery to tempt the sweet tooth of the ideas about how to make ‘Anthropology of Sweetmeats’, wrote that et al. So it was natural that the practice even though there is no published evi- hanged in April 1979. was dismissed by Ishaq. ‘umpire’? I am sure he is not thinking (in India) the tradition of sweetmeats of offering and eating laddus to cele- dence to substantiate this claim. A similar thing happened in India However, in May the same year, the same now that he is in power. people's lives better. being distributed and enjoyed during brate a political victory would also However, ironically, I did come across in 1984. SJ Tambia in Levelling Crowds pictures of Nawaz supporters munch- (Courtesy: Dawn) (The Guardian editorial) LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 1, 2018 money 10

‘Govt can claim up to ` 7 t Governance lapses led RBI to trim BUSINESS CORNER Kapoor’s term at Yes Bank: Sources from RBI's excess capital’ SAMSUNG INTRODUCES LINE-UP FOR HOSPITALITY TV SEGMENT New Delhi: Consumer electronics maker Samsung India on Friday extend- PTI n MUMBAI PTI n MUMBAI ther details on the RBI’s communica- ed its product range in the hospitality TV segment by introducing a new UHD other central banks choose a risk a new economic capital frame- tion. (Ultra-high-definition) line-up with personalised interface and other features. tolerance level of 1 per cent and work for the central bank. he RBI has cited “serious lapses” in Sources citing the RBI’s letter said The company is eyeing the growing hospitality business and new hotels com- ormer chief economic advi- when we apply this tolerance Stating that the range of Tgovernance and a “poor compliance the central bank also wrote about its ing up in the luxury and budget segment across the country to boost its busi- Fsor (CEA) Arvind level to the risks facing RBI, the RBI’s actual capital position culture” at Yes Bank as reasons for its “concern” relating to a steep hike in ness in the segment. “We do see a good potential in the segment when it Subramanian has made a strong formula shows that RBI has an reflects an ambiguity, he says the “regulatory discomfort” in allowing Kapoor’s remuneration by the board comes to hospitality,” said Samsung India VP Consumer Electronics pitch to the government to excess capital amounting to `4.5 ratio of shareholder equity to Rana Kapoor to head the private sec- while seeking a three-year reappoint- Enterprise Business Puneet Sethi. The company, however, declined to share claim `4.5-7 trillion in excess trillion”. As per the RBI’s annu- assets “varies from over 40 per tor lender, sources said, citing a com- ment, saying it was in defiance of its its market share in the segment, in which it competes with other TV man- capital from the Reserve Bank of al report for FY18, its balance cent in the case of Norway to munication from the central bank. earlier recommendations to bank ufacturers.” “We are leading the market and would take the position forward,” India (RBI). RBI is an outlier sheet stood at `361.75 trillion, negative capital in the case of Asking the Yes Bank board to boards to cut CEO bonuses. he said. All eight models of hospitality TV introduced, run through Samsung among its peers as it is keeping up 9.5 per cent from FY17, Israel, Chile and Thailand, with appoint a successor to Kapoor latest by The central bank said these hap- Tizen operating system and would have facilities as interface, soft access point, close to 28 per cent of its bal- boosted by rising foreign invest- a median holding of 8.4 per cent February 1, 2019, the RBI in its letter penings reinforce its “grave concern LAN Out etc. Besides, there is an option to play content via Bluetooth con- ancesheet in the reserves, against ments and growth in foreign for 54 major developed and dated September 17 to the lender's then and regulatory discomfort with the role nectivity from any handset - Android, Tizen, Windows, Ubuntu and iOS, an 8.4 per cent global average, exchange reserves. On June 30, emerging market economies for chairman Ashok Chawla also said the of the incumbent MD & CEO in the the statement added. Hospitality TV, which are sold through B2B channel Subramanian, who was the CEA 2017, its balance sheet stood at 2016-17”. But he also underlines bank has displayed "highly irregular" governance, management and super- are identical in looks with the normal TV, but are loaded with several fea- from October 2014 to June `330.4 trillion. that any change in the captial credit management practices. intendence of the affairs of the Yes tures and are customised as per the customer’s requirement. 2018, writes in a soon-to-be- The RBI follows a July-June position of the central bank While Chawla, who resigned from Bank”. published book ‘Of Counsel: fiscal year. The note-ban of involves many risk such as mar- the board earlier this month, was not Rejecting Yes Bank’s request for GOVT EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR FILING TDS RETURNS FOR The Challenges of the Modi- November 2016 had shrank the ket risk that captures the risks reachable for comments, an e-mail sent reappointment of Kapoor, the RBI said OCT-DEC TO JAN 2019 Jaitley Economy’. central bank’s balancesheet by arising out of change in the value to the RBI on the matter remained there have also been other serious vio- New Delhi: The government has extended the due date of filing tax Stating that the swelling close to `15.8 trillion. of their assets like forex reserves, unanswered. lations of statutory and regulatory deducted at source (TDS) returns under GST laws for the October- captial base of the RBI needs to Admitting that counting gold and government securities; Despite repeated queries from PTI, guidelines during the past three finan- December period till January 31, 2019. The TDS provisions under the goods be held accountable, he pegs the RBI balance from the 1 per cent credit risks in the form of loss- Yes Bank did not comment on specif- cial years at the bank. and services tax (GST) were brought into effect from October 1, 2018. excess capital that the apex bank risk ratio perspective as a “too es arising due to default by ic “concerns” raised by the RBI in its Ever since the RBI curtailed According to the Central GST (CGST) Act, the notified entities are required holds from `4.5 trillion from the crude a way of calculating it”, counterparties; operational risk; letter, saying that “any communication Kapoor's tenure at Yes Bank, its stock, to collect TDS at 1 per cent on payments to goods or services suppliers ratio of shareholder equity to Subramanian says central banks and contingent risks among exchanges between the Bank and its which used to be a top pick of many in excess of Rs 2.5 lakh. Also, states levy 1 per cent TDS under state laws. assets, and at `7 trillion from a across the world are using the others. But he also adds that regulator (RBI) are secret, confidential brokerages, has taken a massive beat- The Finance Ministry, through a notification, extended the due date for BIS-mandated average based analytical framework based on none of these risks can justify the and privileged”. ing. In the two trading sessions after the filing TDS returns under GST for the October-December 2018 period, till on 1 per cent of risk cover ratio. economic capital framework to large capital that RBI sits over as Sources close to the bank, howev- RBI move, the stock crashed over 40 per January 31, 2019. “The RBI is an outlier arrive at the optimal level of cap- the sovereign’s security is more er, said several of the concerns raised cent and it is now down to its 33-month among major central banks. It ital, which essentially involves important and credible than by the RBI have already been addressed low. The Yes Bank board had written to JLR TO LAY OFF STAFF TEMPORARILY AT UK PLANT TO ADJUST holds about 28 per cent in conducting a value-at-risk analy- that of its central bank. and the same were reflected in its com- the RBI on May 31, seeking reappoint- VEHICLE PRODUCTION reserve capital, which is the sis for the various sources of “Central banks are part of munication. They also claimed that the ment of Kapoor for three years with New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) fifth largest amongst all major potential risk for a central bank. the government, and it is the bank has complied with all corrective effect from September 1. Friday said it is undertaking adjustment of vehicle production at its plant at central banks Compared to the The book, to be published broader government balance actions sought by the RBI, most of Earlier, the RBI had in an April 11 Wolverhampton, central England, as a result of which 250 temporary jobs typical central bank (8.4 per cent by Penguin Random House sheet that matters, not that of them having been done before the letter said it had found a number of will be affected. The company further said it will undertake a two-week pro- ratio), it has excess capital of India, comes at a time when the any of its constituents. As long September 17 missive. “serious lapses in the functioning and duction pause at the plant in December and has asked 500 workers to stay about `7 trillion," he writes. recent spat between the gov- as overall conditions are rea- In a BSE filing on September 19, governance of the bank”, which are mat- at home although they would continue to draw salaries during the period. He goes on to argue that ernment and RBI over a host of sonable, the stream of profits will Yes Bank had said it has been intimat- ters of “utmost concern”. The regulator Terming the external environment as challenging, the company said it is tak- “when looked at the practices of issues including this capital eventually make up for any cap- ed by the RBI vide a letter dated had also flagged these issues to the then ing decisive actions to achieve the necessary operational efficiencies to safe- all the major central banks and demand, ended up RBI ceding ital shortfalls because central September 17 that Kapoor may con- chairman Ashok Chawla, and had said guard long-term success. “To deliver a growing range of electrified cars for the Bank for International ground and agreeing to set up a banks have a unique ability to tinue as the MD and CEO till January that the corrective actions initiated at the our customers we are making tough decisions, but the transformation of the Settlements (BIS), nearly all the panel to look into the details of generate income,” he says. 31, 2019, but did not disclose any fur- bank were “post-facto”. business relies on this,” JLR said in a statement.

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NOCIL 169.55 0.55 0.33 SOLARINDS 1038.00 43.65 4.39 TECHM 688.80 709.90 686.95 706.80 19.30 M&M 778.00 796.00 776.70 790.95 17.75 ABB 1395.05 12.55 0.91 CRISIL 1501.65 9.10 0.61 GRUH 296.20 10.75 3.77 JBCHEPHARM 297.80 3.10 1.05 NTPC 139.95 -2.35 -1.65 SOMANYCERA 293.45 -8.75 -2.90 KOTAKBANK 1209.00 1238.40 1197.70 1235.00 22.05 ABBOTINDIA 7440.00 81.05 1.10 CROMPTON 216.25 1.15 0.53 GSFC 105.85 2.30 2.22 JCHAC 1751.90 -46.40 -2.58 OBEROIRLTY 445.00 15.20 3.54 SONATSOFTW 306.60 1.30 0.43 HDFC 1970.00 1998.75 1962.80 1992.00 35.70 ABCAPITAL 105.00 0.35 0.33 CUB 173.95 -3.05 -1.72 GSKCONS 7245.00 57.05 0.79 JETAIRWAYS 305.80 -4.95 -1.59 OFSS 3444.25 33.20 0.97 SOUTHBANK 16.11 0.16 1.00 IBULHSGFIN 718.95 725.00 708.10 712.95 11.70 ABFRL 180.95 -4.55 -2.45 CUMMINSIND 805.75 1.25 0.16 GSPL 186.65 -1.80 -0.96 JINDALSAW 81.85 0.60 0.74 OIL 187.75 -15.30 -7.54 SPARC 258.75 7.00 2.78 GRASIM 855.00 872.75 850.80 864.00 12.10 ACC 1483.75 21.05 1.44 CYIENT 598.70 -1.95 -0.32 GUJALKALI 565.00 7.80 1.40 JINDALSTEL 153.90 -0.90 -0.58 OMAXE 209.50 -0.15 -0.07 SPICEJET 81.50 1.35 1.68 INFY 661.00 672.00 660.95 670.00 8.95 ADANIPORTS 365.90 -3.45 -0.93 DABUR 410.60 -2.95 -0.71 GUJFLUORO 892.00 9.60 1.09 JISLJALEQS 66.60 0.45 0.68 ONGC 140.20 -0.55 -0.39 SREINFRA 31.70 -0.10 -0.31 MARUTI 7574.00 7727.00 7570.05 7649.00 102.25 ADANIPOWER 55.40 -0.05 -0.09 DBCORP 177.45 -0.55 -0.31 GUJGAS 643.65 6.35 1.00 JKCEMENT 709.85 9.30 1.33 ORIENTBANK 89.30 1.45 1.65 SRF 2150.15 2.50 0.12 SUNPHARMA 486.95 493.95 481.75 490.80 6.40 ADANITRANS 224.90 -2.05 -0.90 DBL 459.45 5.85 1.29 GULFOILLUB 738.00 -19.00 -2.51 JKIL 135.80 1.15 0.85 ORIENTCEM 78.30 -2.85 -3.51 SRTRANSFIN 1154.25 -22.45 -1.91 HEROMOTOCO 3025.00 3061.80 3020.00 3055.00 38.20 ADVENZYMES 183.80 2.00 1.10 DCBBANK 156.60 0.65 0.42 HAL 789.65 -3.00 -0.38 JKLAKSHMI 271.10 1.40 0.52 PAGEIND 26888.65 1598.80 6.32 STARCEMENT 97.95 -0.05 -0.05 ZEEL 486.05 496.70 485.00 487.65 5.50 AEGISLOG 209.80 -13.75 -6.15 DCMSHRIRAM 354.55 -3.00 -0.84 HATSUN 622.90 9.00 1.47 JKTYRE 98.95 0.05 0.05 PARAGMILK 243.60 -4.20 -1.69 GAIL 342.20 348.25 337.75 342.55 3.35 STRTECH 347.30 5.75 1.68 BAJFINANCE 2538.00 2564.40 2507.05 2531.35 24.85 AIAENG 1697.40 80.90 5.00 DEEPAKFERT 160.90 -1.85 -1.14 HAVELLS 681.15 -7.95 -1.15 JMFINANCIL 87.95 1.55 1.79 PCJEWELLER 68.75 -0.25 -0.36 SUDARSCHEM 343.10 -6.15 -1.76 HINDALCO 224.45 227.40 220.70 226.20 1.70 AJANTPHARM 1175.00 53.00 4.72 DEEPAKNI 257.50 9.25 3.73 HCC 11.66 -0.09 -0.77 JPASSOCIAT 6.92 0.29 4.37 PEL 2200.05 38.55 1.78 SUNCLAYLTD 3530.60 80.60 2.34 TCS 1966.00 1991.00 1959.85 1974.80 14.25 AKZOINDIA 1577.40 -6.80 -0.43 DELTACORP 238.70 1.70 0.72 HCLTECH 1014.40 -0.90 -0.09 JSL 37.20 -1.10 -2.87 PERSISTENT 604.90 11.05 1.86 SUNDRMFAST 512.40 6.70 1.32 BAJAJ-AUTO 2721.00 2769.70 2702.00 2743.00 19.00 ALBK 48.40 1.10 2.33 DENABANK 15.95 0.05 0.31 HDFC 1983.70 28.15 1.44 JSLHISAR 89.40 -0.95 -1.05 PETRONET 212.45 -1.05 -0.49 SUNPHARMA 492.30 8.90 1.84 LT 1425.15 1438.15 1410.00 1430.00 7.55 ALKEM 1907.10 41.20 2.21 DHANUKA 423.50 -2.30 -0.54 HDFCBANK 2117.15 -12.85 -0.60 JSWENERGY 68.30 0.25 0.37 PFC 86.35 -5.60 -6.09 SUNTECK 339.90 -0.90 -0.26 HINDUNILVR 1770.95 1798.30 1742.25 1774.30 5.80 ALLCARGO 104.60 -2.85 -2.65 DHFL 212.40 11.85 5.91 HDFCLIFE 396.15 3.75 0.96 JSWSTEEL 314.55 -2.70 -0.85 PFIZER 2710.00 -55.75 -2.02 SUNTV 591.35 -23.35 -3.80 HCLTECH 1018.00 1026.30 1004.25 1015.10 1.65 AMARAJABAT 709.25 -14.75 -2.04 DISHTV 38.00 -1.00 -2.56 HDIL 20.30 0.10 0.50 JUBILANT 768.70 29.00 3.92 PFS 15.60 -0.10 -0.64 SUPPETRO 204.35 -2.55 -1.23 IOC 135.50 135.90 132.40 135.00 0.15 AMBUJACEM 218.00 1.00 0.46 DIVISLAB 1437.20 -20.50 -1.41 HEG 4182.50 5.45 0.13 JUBLFOOD 1254.60 28.50 2.32 PGHH 9682.40 414.10 4.47 SUPRAJIT 207.05 -3.80 -1.80 BAJAJFINSV 6019.70 6100.00 5960.00 6011.00 0.25 ANDHRABANK 28.60 0.55 1.96 DLF 177.95 -1.60 -0.89 HEIDELBERG 152.00 4.10 2.77 JUSTDIAL 497.15 0.05 0.01 PHILIPCARB 212.60 0.70 0.33 SUPREMEIND 995.00 -0.40 -0.04 TITAN 929.95 931.00 918.00 930.50 -0.90 RELIANCE 1172.30 1186.00 1162.30 1167.10 -1.40 APARINDS 615.35 -0.30 -0.05 DMART 1488.30 49.30 3.43 HERITGFOOD 513.00 -0.05 -0.01 JYOTHYLAB 186.00 -1.65 -0.88 PHOENIXLTD 616.20 16.25 2.71 SUVEN 241.50 1.05 0.44 ASIANPAINT 1352.80 1361.75 1342.15 1348.65 -1.65 APLAPOLLO 1276.60 -11.70 -0.91 DRREDDY 2713.35 60.55 2.28 HEROMOTOCO3058.20 36.95 1.22 KAJARIACER 438.00 -3.30 -0.75 PIDILITIND 1163.00 -17.95 -1.52 SUZLON 5.15 0.05 0.98 POWERGRID 181.00 183.55 178.30 180.20 -0.30 APLLTD 616.70 47.55 8.35 ECLERX 1020.40 -36.70 -3.47 HEXAWARE 323.20 8.95 2.85 KALPATPOWR 355.20 4.15 1.18 PIIND 816.20 -7.85 -0.95 SWANENERGY 102.95 -0.50 -0.48 ITC 289.50 290.00 284.80 286.20 -1.35 APOLLOHOSP 1262.30 19.80 1.59 EDELWEISS 169.40 2.90 1.74 HFCL 18.15 -0.25 -1.36 KANSAINER 458.00 -5.35 -1.15 PNB 69.75 0.10 0.14 SYMPHONY 998.00 24.50 2.52 HDFCBANK 2130.00 2137.55 2110.00 2120.45 -10.60 APOLLOTYRE 238.40 2.85 1.21 EICHERMOT 23405.20 -96.55 -0.41 HIMATSEIDE 215.95 1.75 0.82 KEC 292.25 8.00 2.81 SYNDIBANK 34.95 0.20 0.58 COALINDIA 247.00 248.40 239.05 245.35 -1.55 ASAHIINDIA 261.10 0.90 0.35 KEI 355.00 -4.40 -1.22 SYNGENE 540.05 -3.25 -0.60 ULTRACEMCO 4030.00 4081.00 3985.90 4003.00 -27.40 ASHOKA 129.95 -2.65 -2.00 KIOCL 150.50 -0.10 -0.07 TAKE 133.35 0.05 0.04 BHARTIARTL 319.00 324.30 310.70 315.00 -2.20 ASHOKLEY 112.25 2.35 2.14 KNRCON 193.00 2.30 1.21 TATACHEM 696.00 -3.45 -0.49 EICHERMOT 23500.00 23739.95 23310.00 23350.05 -171.25 ASIANPAINT 1344.90 -7.75 -0.57 KOTAKBANK 1232.35 22.20 1.83 TATACOFFEE 94.15 -0.35 -0.37 BPCL 329.10 331.80 320.40 326.05 -2.45 ASTERDM 152.05 7.50 5.19 KPIT 209.45 1.90 0.92 TATACOMM 536.50 7.20 1.36 JSWSTEEL 318.60 322.80 313.45 315.00 -2.45 SBIN 288.80 290.90 283.20 284.05 -2.35 ASTRAL 1022.00 -43.00 -4.04 KPRMILL 582.20 -4.30 -0.73 TATAELXSI 1022.90 23.75 2.38 ONGC 141.60 143.70 138.50 139.40 -1.20 ATUL 3470.80 1.15 0.03 KRBL 297.60 2.25 0.76 TATAGLOBAL 219.00 0.00 0.00 ADANIPORTS 369.80 374.60 363.60 366.50 -3.30 AUBANK 568.15 -14.80 -2.54 KSCL 518.50 -2.65 -0.51 TATAINVEST 849.15 -4.15 -0.49 TATASTEEL 535.00 536.80 525.50 528.30 -5.25 AUROPHARMA 810.30 18.90 2.39 KTKBANK 103.10 0.70 0.68 TATAMETALI 621.60 -7.70 -1.22 AXISBANK 633.00 635.25 624.00 624.45 -6.95 AVANTI 340.45 0.45 0.13 KWALITY 11.14 -0.58 -4.95 TATAMOTORS 171.95 -5.35 -3.02 INDUSINDBK 1664.50 1674.45 1623.00 1640.90 -19.65 AXISBANK 625.75 -4.60 -0.73 L&TFH 144.20 0.60 0.42 TATAMTRDVR 93.95 -2.15 -2.24 VEDL 200.80 201.00 194.85 196.05 -2.75 BAJAJ-AUTO 2736.80 11.75 0.43 LAKSHVILAS 90.00 3.05 3.51 TATAPOWER 76.25 1.15 1.53 ICICIBANK 365.00 365.00 353.80 355.25 -6.95 BAJAJCORP 362.45 7.45 2.10 LALPATHLAB 845.95 -28.75 -3.29 TATASTEEL 530.25 -3.20 -0.60 NTPC 142.00 142.60 137.55 138.70 -3.55 BAJAJELEC 471.90 -0.35 -0.07 LAOPALA 224.00 -10.60 -4.52 TCS 1970.60 11.15 0.57 UPL 780.15 785.50 755.05 759.20 -19.90 BAJAJFINSV 6007.30 -6.50 -0.11 LAURUSLABS 383.00 7.25 1.93 TEAMLEASE 2800.00 17.65 0.63 TATAMOTORS 172.00 174.90 170.35 172.15 -5.10 INFRATEL 262.60 265.95 255.30 255.95 -9.50 BAJAJHLDNG 2990.00 -21.55 -0.72 LAXMIMACH* 5845.00 16.95 0.29 TECHM 705.50 15.80 2.29 HINDPETRO 242.95 246.30 230.30 232.20 -10.70 BAJFINANCE 2528.40 22.70 0.91 LICHSGFIN 466.25 -3.00 -0.64 TEJASNET 224.80 -2.80 -1.23 BALKRISIND 958.90 -10.95 -1.13 LINDEINDIA 680.00 15.35 2.31 TEXRAIL 56.05 -0.65 -1.15 NIFTY NEXT 50 BALMLAWRIE 187.65 -1.60 -0.85 LT 1429.65 7.25 0.51 THERMAX 1032.50 -7.60 -0.73 BALRAMCHIN 100.85 2.55 2.59 LTI 1569.60 -21.55 -1.35 THOMASCOOK 230.40 4.15 1.83 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE BANDHANBNK 480.70 -5.70 -1.17 EIDPARRY 209.35 -6.65 -3.08 HINDALCO 225.45 1.20 0.54 LTTS 1548.45 24.30 1.59 PNBHOUSING 910.60 -24.60 -2.63 THYROCARE 545.35 4.95 0.92 NIFTY NEXT 50 27449.20 27604.80 27391.35 27593.70 203.15 BANKBARODA 104.70 -0.30 -0.29 EIHOTEL 194.90 8.30 4.45 HINDCOPPER 48.10 0.25 0.52 LUPIN 884.50 19.35 2.24 PNCINFRA 148.00 0.00 0.00 TIFHL 523.95 15.75 3.10 MCDOWELL-N 636.25 675.00 636.25 670.25 36.65 BANKINDIA 84.85 -0.15 -0.18 ELGIEQUIP 247.00 9.85 4.15 HINDPETRO 232.40 -10.55 -4.34 LUXIND 1470.00 -13.00 -0.88 POWERGRID 180.10 -1.10 -0.61 TIMETECHNO 107.00 -0.75 -0.70 PGHH 9275.00 9799.00 9256.05 9650.00 378.25 BASF 1594.50 -14.35 -0.89 EMAMILTD 438.05 -0.50 -0.11 HINDUNILVR 1771.80 6.45 0.37 M&M 790.20 17.10 2.21 PRESTIGE 215.75 17.35 8.74 TIMKEN 532.15 9.75 1.87 ICICIGI 812.90 840.00 812.90 831.05 29.60 BIOCON 606.00 626.40 602.65 624.10 21.70 BATAINDIA 1039.75 40.70 4.07 ENDURANCE 1117.05 38.10 3.53 HINDZINC 266.30 3.55 1.35 M&MFIN 447.35 4.50 1.02 PRSMJOHNSN 84.00 -1.45 -1.70 TITAN 928.50 -1.40 -0.15 DMART 1438.00 1500.00 1438.00 1487.00 48.90 BAYERCROP 4230.00 40.85 0.98 ENGINERSIN 116.70 -0.95 -0.81 HONAUT 22142.00 569.55 2.64 MAGMA 112.00 2.20 2.00 PTC 81.00 1.10 1.38 TNPL 251.95 3.35 1.35 BRITANNIA 3040.90 3197.00 3040.80 3132.80 100.45 BBTC 1381.75 49.30 3.70 ENIL 613.00 1.00 0.16 HSCL 131.85 0.20 0.15 MAHABANK 12.96 -0.16 -1.22 PVR 1438.50 -12.35 -0.85 TORNTPHARM 1768.75 61.05 3.57 SIEMENS 927.50 957.60 910.55 951.20 30.10 BEL 83.20 -2.20 -2.58 EQUITAS 107.75 1.20 1.13 HSIL 206.80 -4.55 -2.15 MAHINDCIE 259.10 2.25 0.88 QUESS 721.80 1.25 0.17 TORNTPOWER 270.15 11.15 4.31 AUROPHARMA 788.00 814.95 788.00 809.45 17.30 BEML 753.70 -11.15 -1.46 ERIS 621.05 10.00 1.64 HUDCO 43.05 0.40 0.94 MAHLIFE 395.80 0.65 0.16 RADICO 414.90 20.35 5.16 TRENT 333.35 -7.65 -2.24 CADILAHC 356.00 367.45 354.35 363.90 7.00 BERGEPAINT 319.50 -0.40 -0.13 ESCORTS 704.45 10.15 1.46 IBREALEST 78.45 2.70 3.56 MANAPPURAM 85.75 1.05 1.24 RAIN 133.20 -2.50 -1.84 TRIDENT 64.70 0.85 1.33 PEL 2169.00 2224.00 2153.00 2200.05 42.05 ASHOKLEY 110.25 112.65 110.25 112.10 1.95 BHARATFIN 1018.30 -11.80 -1.15 ESSELPRO 90.00 1.75 1.98 IBULHSGFIN 715.15 14.20 2.03 MANPASAND 93.00 -1.90 -2.00 RAJESHEXPO 571.55 0.70 0.12 TRITURBINE 114.80 -0.70 -0.61 ICICIPRULI 321.00 328.35 316.60 325.10 5.50 BHARATFORG 564.30 -7.85 -1.37 EVEREADY 196.55 -4.20 -2.09 IBVENTURES 400.45 -6.10 -1.50 MARICO 356.00 -3.80 -1.06 RALLIS 161.70 -1.10 -0.68 TTKPRESTIG 7151.00 -104.50 -1.44 HINDZINC 263.00 268.80 263.00 267.00 4.50 BHARTIARTL 313.55 -3.30 -1.04 EXIDEIND 261.65 4.35 1.69 ICICIBANK 355.00 -7.25 -2.00 MARUTI 7664.60 114.60 1.52 RAMCOCEM 604.40 4.40 0.73 TV18BRDCST 35.75 0.70 2.00 ACC 1463.20 1498.00 1463.20 1487.45 23.65 BHEL 68.80 0.75 1.10 FCONSUMER 45.95 -0.90 -1.92 ICICIGI 832.15 31.10 3.88 MAXINDIA 60.70 -1.05 -1.70 RATNAMANI 890.00 3.60 0.41 TVSMOTOR 557.35 8.35 1.52 LUPIN 870.00 891.60 866.00 881.30 13.05 BIOCON 622.25 19.70 3.27 FDC 189.00 -2.00 -1.05 ICICIPRULI 325.35 6.70 2.10 MCX 733.95 29.50 4.19 RAYMOND 815.00 -8.95 -1.09 TVSSRICHAK 2509.90 26.70 1.08 NMDC 94.50 96.20 94.20 95.80 1.35 BIRLACORPN 620.40 -3.85 -0.62 FEDERALBNK 85.30 0.35 0.41 ICIL 62.75 1.10 1.78 MEGH 59.45 0.90 1.54 RBLBANK 551.25 7.15 1.31 TVTODAY 382.00 -0.15 -0.04 HDFCLIFE 393.30 400.00 392.55 396.90 4.20 BLISSGVS 151.00 -5.10 -3.27 FINCABLES 460.00 1.25 0.27 IDBI 59.60 -0.30 -0.50 BOSCHLTD 18900.00 19043.25 18650.00 18970.00 187.30 MFSL 446.75 -1.00 -0.22 RCF 58.25 0.25 0.43 UBL 1240.20 2.85 0.23 ABB 1390.25 1412.10 1374.05 1398.25 11.95 BLUEDART 3132.60 -20.70 -0.66 FINOLEXIND 549.90 11.40 2.12 IDEA 35.45 -2.30 -6.09 MGL 833.75 16.80 2.06 RCOM 14.27 1.52 11.92 UCOBANK 18.70 0.50 2.75 GODREJCP 750.00 753.00 745.00 751.20 6.15 BLUESTARCO 668.00 9.85 1.50 FLFL 404.00 18.65 4.84 IDFC 40.85 0.35 0.86 MHRIL 204.95 -2.95 -1.42 RECLTD 100.05 -6.70 -6.28 UFLEX 273.50 -7.60 -2.70 SAIL 55.00 55.85 54.45 55.15 0.40 BOMDYEING 99.30 -2.55 -2.50 FORBESCO 2543.00 79.05 3.21 IDFCBANK 38.40 0.05 0.13 MINDACORP 138.50 -1.10 -0.79 REDINGTON 91.60 3.60 4.09 UJJIVAN 217.80 0.60 0.28 SHREECEM 16400.00 16750.70 16380.00 16499.00 94.30 BOSCHLTD 18860.10 59.35 0.32 FORCEMOT 1676.95 -26.90 -1.58 IEX 159.80 1.05 0.66 MINDAIND 322.60 -1.75 -0.54 RELAXO 747.40 -10.20 -1.35 ULTRACEMCO 3992.85 -36.20 -0.90 OFSS 3417.95 3449.90 3348.10 3420.00 14.35 BPCL 323.00 -6.65 -2.02 FORTIS 147.60 0.30 0.20 IFBIND 867.20 12.10 1.42 MINDTREE 876.25 26.95 3.17 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High tension Modi, Prince Salman agree to G20 opens, scale up investments in India dominated by PTI n BUENOS AIRES three years, he said. said. The prime minister boost economic, cultural and Trump quarrels Prince Salman said that stressed upon the importance energy ties,” the prime minis- Buenos Aires (AFP): G20 rime Minister Narendra Saudi Arabia will be finalising of having stable and pre- ter wrote on Twitter. In recent powers open two days of sum- PModi and Saudi Crown an initial investment into the dictable energy prices and years, the Kingdom of Saudi mit talks on Friday after a Prince Mohammed bin National Infrastructure Fund. some discussion took place Arabia has been a valuable stormy buildup dominated Salman have decided to set up He also referred to the future between the two leaders how partner. The relationship has by tensions with Russia and a mechanism at the leadership prospects for investment in the Saudi Arabia can contribute expanded beyond the Indian US President Donald Trump’s level to scale up the oil-rich technology sector, the agri- and help in stabilising energy community to issues related to combative stance on trade kingdom’s investments in culture sector and energy sec- prices, particulary for India. the economy, energy and secu- and climate fears. Trump and energy, infrastructure and tors, Gokhale said. “Two lead- Saudi Arabia is India 4th rity. All issues of bilateral and his Russian counterpart defence sectors in India as they ers have agreed that we will largest trade partner and is a regional interest will be dis- Vladimir Putin will be among met on the sidelines of the G- now set up a mechanism at the major source of energy as the cussed, sources in the Prime the world leaders gathering 20 summit here. During the leadership level which will go country imports around 19 per Minister’s Office said. amid high tension over an meeting, the two leaders dis- into the possibilities of con- cent of its crude oil require- The G-20 summit is the array of world issues includ- cussed ways to further boost crete actions in terms of ment from the kingdom. first international forum ing the Ukraine conflict, trade economic, cultural and ener- investment, in terms of tech- “Prince Salman was mindful of attended by the Saudi Prince’s with China and relations with gy ties. nology, in terms of manufac- the contributions that Indians since the crisis over the grisly Saudi Arabia. “It was a cordial and warm turing across various sectors have made in the building of murder of Washington Post But the two will not sit meeting,” Foreign Secretary from energy to food security Saudi Arabia over the years columnist Jamal Khashoggi down together after Trump Vijay Gokhale said after the and to infrastructure to and he specifically expressed in the Saudi consulate in abruptly cancelled a planned meeting in Argentina’s capital. defence,” he said. appreciation for this,” Gokhale Istanbul on October 2. meeting, citing Russia’s recent Prince Salman spoke of India “This mechanism will be said. “Had a fruitful interac- The Saudi insider-turned- seizure of Ukrainian ships as an important partner. worked out shortly and we will tion with Crown Prince critic was killed in what Saudi and sailors. Protesters have There was specific discussion expect that in the next two to Mohammed bin Salman Al Arabia said was a “rogue” vowed mass rallies to on How Saudi Arabia can three years there will be sig- Saud. We discussed multiple operation and denied any harangue the world leaders enhance its investments across nificant scaling up in the Saudi aspects of India-Saudi Arabia involvement of Prince Salman Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the sidelines of G20 Summit, gathering in crisis-hit number of sector in two to investments in India,” Gokhale relations and ways to further in the murder. in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Thursday. AP Argentina, where recent vio- lence between rival football fans raised questions about the police’s ability to control unrest. Trump landed in India to play responsible role at climate Buenos Aires on Thursday PM Modi meets Prez Xi, discusses after stoking tensions by call- ing off the Putin meeting over negotiations in Poland: Modi to UN chief the Ukrainian ships. ways to strenghten bilateral ties “I look forward to a Buenos Aires (PTI): India will play have money those which need meaningful Summit again as its “due and responsible” role at the money — to come up with certain Buenos Aires (PTI/AFP): minister said, adding that there Merkel set for late G20 arrival soon as this situation is climate change negotiations in solution which would eventually Prime Minister Narendra Modi “have been two review meetings after ‘serious’ plane malfunction resolved!” Trump wrote on Poland next week, Prime Minister feed into the climate change sum- on Friday met Chinese President — in Qingdao and in Germany’s air force on Friday was Twitter. His decision came as Narendra Modi has assured UN mit that the UN chief is planning Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Johannesburg.” “I express my investigating a serious technical a US probe into Russia’s role chief Antonio Guterres during a in 2019, he said. G-20 summit here and discussed heartiest thanks to you mishap on Chancellor Angela in Trump’s election campaign meeting on the sidelines of the G20 “It was a good meeting. The how to strenghten the bilateral (President Xi) for taking out Merkel’s plane that forced an emer- intensified. Investigator Robert Summit here. prime minister assured the ties between the two neigh- time for this meeting,” he said. gency landing and delayed her Mueller revealed that former Foreign Secretary Vijay Secretary General that India plays bours. After the meeting, the PMO arrival at the G20 summit by more top Trump aide Michael Gokhale said the main topic of an important role in climate change The two leaders have met tweeted that the two leaders than 12 hours. The latest embarrass- Cohen had admitted direct Prime Minister Modi’s discussion negotiations and that it is part of the twice after their informal sum- held productive discussions. ing glitch for the German military forced communications with Putin’s with the UN chief was the forth- Indian culture and civilisation to mit in the Chinese city of US, Mexico, Canada sign Merkel to instead take a commercial flight office. The Kremlin said it coming COP24 climate change preserve the environment and that Wuhan in April — once at the new USMCA trade deal: The to Buenos Aires with a vastly reduced del- “regrets” Trump’s decision to meeting in Katowice, Poland from he could be rest assured that India Shanghai Cooperation leaders of the United States, egation and miss scheduled talks with sev- scrap the meeting. December 3. “The Secretary would play its due and responsible Organisation (SCO) summit Mexico and Canada on Friday eral world leaders.It was not yet clear Trump aimed to start the General has said India plays a role at COP24,” he said. According held in June in China’s Qingdao signed a new trade deal replac- whether Merkel could hold her planned summit with a victory for his major role in climate change nego- Swachh Bharat campaign having an to PMO sources, the UN Secretary and the second time at the ing the old NAFTA in a triumph talks at a later stage with US President “America First” trade agenda, tiations. He acknowledged that impact on the environment,” he said General has reached out to prime BRICS summit in South Africa’s for President Donald Trump Donald Trump, Russia’s Vladimir Putin by having trade negotiators Prime Minister had taken a num- It was the Secretary General’s minister Modi twice in the last two Johannesburg in July. who insisted on what he said and Xi Jinping of China. Shortly after take- sign a successor to the North ber of concrete steps towards sincere hope and expectation that months. They said the meeting on Modi told Xi that he was were better conditions for US off from Berlin on Thursday, Merkel’s American free trade pact addressing climate change,” in the forthcoming meeting in Thursday signifies the importance looking forward to host him for workers. Airbus A340-300 was forced to turn back NAFTA, the US-Mexico- Gokhale said. “He mentioned the next week in Poland, India will pay that both leaders attach to the an informal summit next year. “This is a model agreement over Dutch airspace, and make an emer- Canada Agreement International Solar Alliance. The a uniting role, will play the role of issue of climate change. “Today’s meeting will be impor- that changes the trade land- gency landing in Cologne. The plane had (USMCA). Secretary General also said that a good Samaritan. It reflects the respect in which tant in proving a direction in scape forever,” Trump said at the suffered a complete breakdown of the on- Trump declares it a victo- when he was in Delhi last month he He hoped that India would the prime minister and his initia- terms of strengthening our rela- signing ceremony in Buenos board communication system, a problem ry on behalf of the US work- had seen for himself the manner in bring together the various groups tives are held globally to take the tions,” Modi said. “Such ini- Aires, on the sidelines of a sum- described as extremely rare, which forced ers he claims were cheated by which other campaigns the prime of developed countries and devel- lead on issues of global importance, tiatives are helpful in maintain- mit between the leaders of the the pilot to communicate via a satellite NAFTA. Trump also has minister had led including the oping countries — those which the sources said. ing the momentum,” the prime G20 countries. phone instead. China in his sights as he pre- pares to meet President Xi Jinping on the G20 margins. The United States has cast talks Saturday with Xi as a World shares mixed ahead of Trump-Xi meeting deadline for China to cave on ‘Very close to China trade deal’ key trade concerns of Trump. Bangkok (AP): World share prices meeting between Trump and Xi its monthly purchasing managers’ The US leader has slapped are mixed ahead of a meeting could bring a breakthrough in a index declined to 50 from Washington (PTI): The US is very USD 250 billion in tariffs on between Presidents Donald Trump bruising trade war that has the US October’s 50.2 on a 100-point scale close to a trade deal with China, the Asian power and threat- and Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 and China imposing punitive tar- on which numbers above 50 indi- President Donald Trump has said, but ened more to come in January. summit this weekend. The DAX in iffs on billions of dollars’ worth of cate activity is increasing. It blamed remained noncommittal to its final The G20 summit will be Germany fell 0.6 per cent to each other’s exports. weak domestic demand for the lat- outcome ahead of his meeting with accompanied by an array of 11,235.69 and France’s CAC40 lost Analysts are not optimistic est decline. But investors often see Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in diplomatic initiatives with 0.5 per cent to 4,981.48. Britain’s about prospects for improvement such news as a signal more market- Argentina on the sidelines of the G- several bilateral meetings, FTSE 100 sank 0.8 per cent to a month before US tariffs on boosting stimulus may be coming. 20 Summit. Trump’s remarks came as including ones involving 6,983.30. The outlook for US Chinese goods are due to ramp up. South Korea’s central bank lifted its he prepared to depart for the sum- Putin, Japanese Prime trading was clouded, with the “As investors shift their attention to benchmark rate by a quarter of a mit. Trade and tariffs have been top- Minister Shinzo Abe and future contract for the Dow Jones the upcoming G-20 Trump-Xi per cent to 1.75 per cent despite a ics of increasing tension between the Indian Prime Minister Industrial Average down 0.2 per meeting this weekend, Trump has sluggish job market and tepid US and China. The Trump admin- Narendra Modi. cent at 25,337.00 and S&P 500 hinted that he is very close to ‘doing growth. istration has imposed tariffs on more German Chancellor futures down 0.3 per cent at something with China’ on trade,” The Bank of Korea’s governor, than USD 250 billion worth of Angela Merkel was to miss the 2,735.20. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index Mizuho Bank said in a market note. Lee Ju-yeol, said the rate increase Chinese imports. More than USD 50 File photo summit’s opening after her climbed 0.4 per cent to 22,351.06 “Though a comprehensive agree- would help stabilise financial mar- billion of that total is subject to a 25 plane was forced to make an and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong ment is still unlikely, agreeing on kets amid government efforts to per cent duty. Another USD 200 bil- emergency landing in added 0.2 per cent to 26,506.75. a framework for future talks togeth- contain surging housing prices in lion has been hit with a 10 per cent ing into the United States in the form said the two countries are exploring Cologne due to what she The Shanghai Composite index er with a delay in implementation capital Seoul and rising consumer tariff with plans to increase that to 25 of tariffs or taxes. So I really don’t a trade deal in which the US would called a “serious” a technical jumped 0.8 per cent to 2,588.19, of a 25 per cent tariff hike on USD debt levels. Benchmark US crude per cent on January 1. Trump has also know,” Trump told reporters at the hold off on further tariffs through the problem. She eventually took while India’s Sensex was flat at 200 billion of Chinese imports” lost 22 cents to USD 51.23 per bar- repeatedly threatened to impose tar- White House. spring in exchange for new talks look- off on a flight from Madrid 36,153.04. South Korea’s Kospi fell would “constitute a good out- rel in electronic trading on the New iffs on all remaining imports from The annual summit of leaders of ing at big changes in Chinese eco- bound for Buenos Aires on 0.8 per cent to 2,096.86 while the come.” A measure of China’s fac- York Mercantile Exchange. It rose China. China has retaliated with tar- the top 20 economies of the world is nomic policy. As of now there is no Friday. Her temporary absence S&P ASX/200 in Australia tumbled tory activity slipped to its lowest 2.3 per cent to finish at USD 51.45 iffs of its own on US imports. being attended by Prime Minister certainty on the deal, the daily said could complicate French 1.6 per cent to 5,667.20 on heavy level in more than two years in a barrel on Thursday. “I think we’re very close to Narendra Modi. However, all eyes are citing unnamed governmental President Emmanuel Macron’s selling of financials and consumer November, adding to pressure on Brent crude gave up 8 cents to doing something with China, but I on the Trump-Xi dinner meeting on sources. Trump argues that the mas- attempts to build a European goods companies. Shares rose in Beijing amid the tariff battle with USD 59.83 per barrel. It edged up don’t know that I want to do it Saturday, wherein the current trade sive balance of trade in China’s front against Trump at a meet- Taiwan and Singapore but fell in Trump. The China Federation of 1.3 per cent to USD 59.51 a barrel because what we have right now is tension is expected to dominate the favour is not sustainable for the ing of EU leaders attending the Indonesia. The working dinner Logistics & Purchasing said Friday in London. billions and billions of dollars com- proceedings. The Wall Street Journal American economy. G20 on Friday morning.

(mid photo shows )President Donald Trump, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Mexico's President Enrique Pena Neto, left, participate in the USMCA signing ceremony and China's President Xi Jinping, behind left, enters for the start of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Friday. AP LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 1, 2018 world 12

US welcomes opening Gabbard to hear from Indian-Americans Pak arrests on possibility of a Hindu Prez candidate 22 Indian of Kartarpur corridor PTI n WASHINGTON indicates the desire of the tion bid. However, political fishermen Americans to have more pundits say her eyes are on 2024 ulsi Gabbard, the first women in elected offices. Ohio presidential election. She is THindu lawmaker in the US Senator Sherrod Brown is the highly popular across the Karachi (PTI): Twenty two Congress, is seeking views from only Democratic leader to have nation and considered to be a Indian fishermen have been eminent Indian-Americans come closer to announce the rising star of the Republican arrested by Pakistani authorities from across the country on the presidential bid. Along with party. Bobby Jindal, the two- for allegedly straying into the possibility of a Hindu running Gabbard there are more than a term former governor of country’s territorial waters, a for American presidency amid dozen other Democrats who Louisiana was the first Indian security official said Friday. They reports that she is considering are seen as a potential 2020 can- American to have ever entered were arrested on Thursday by to run for the White House in didate for the party. the presidential race. Jindal, personnel of the Pakistan 2020. Those familiar with the After a grilling primary who converted to Christianity Maritime Security Agency 37-year-old Democratic law- that begins in early 2020 and in childhood, was unable to (PMSA) during an operation. maker from Hawaii said that a lasts for about six months, the make an impact despite the best The security official said formal announcement could be Democratic presidential nom- of his effort and withdrew from that three boats of the fishermen weeks away or even before the inee would be challenging the race as Trump’s campaign were also confiscated. The fish- end of the year. incumbent Donald Trump in gained momentum. Both ermen who were handed over to If she announces her can- the November 2020 presiden- Harris and Haley are now the Docks police were presented didature, she would be the first listening mode. During a con- tial elections. Among other Christians. Gabbard, who con- in a magistrate’s court on Friday ever Hindu to be seeking pres- ference call, scheduled for potential Democratic candi- verted to Hinduism early in her and remanded to judicial custody. idential ticket from either of the Sunday, community members dates are Indian-origin Senator life, is highly popular among “They will now be sent to the two major political parties of are expected to share their Kamala Harris, who as of now Indian Americans and has nur- Landhi jail,” the official said. the US – Democratic and the thoughts with Gabbard on the is seen to have a much wider tured this constituency quite Since October, this is the third PTI n WASHINGTON State Department deputy Pakistan every year to celebrate Republican. On Thursday, over possibility and chances of a base and support in the party well ever she announced her time that a batch of Indian fish- spokesman Robert Palladino the birth anniversary of Guru half-a-dozen eminent Hindu- Hindu woman running for than Gabbard. candidacy to run for House of ermen have been arrested and he United States said on told reporters. Nanak. Replying to another Americans wrote an email to American presidency. Other Democratic presi- Representatives from Hawaii in their boats seized by the PMSA. TFriday that it welcomes Palladino was responding question on President Donald some of the top members of the In addition, they are also dential aspirants said to the 2012. Earlier this month, the efforts by India and Pakistan to to questions on the construc- Trump’s tweets on stopping community from across the expected to talk about the 2016 nominee Hillary Clinton, Gabbard is not an Indian. PMSA arrested 12 Indian fish- increase people-to-people con- tion of the much-awaited cor- aid to Pakistan at a time when country to share their fund-raising potential of the and Senators Bernie Sanders She was born in American ermen. tact, days after the two neigh- ridor that will connect Darbar the US is seeking its coopera- “thoughts” with Gabbard on community and what kind of and Elizabeth Warren, in addi- Samoa to a Catholic father In October, another batch of bouring countries laid foun- Sahib in Pakistan’s Kartarpur — tion on Afghanistan, the State “the possibility of a Hindu run- logistics or voluntary support tion to the former Vice (Hawaii State Senator Mike 12 Indian fishermen were arrest- dation stones for a corridor the final resting place of Sikh Department Spokesperson ning for the US Presidency” for the community can provide to President Joe Biden. Gabbard) and her mother, ed and were handed over to the linking two revered gurdwaras faith’s founder Guru Nanak stressed the need for Islamabad the first time in history and the her in case she decides to run. It would be a big dilemma Carol Porter Gabbard, is of Docks police. on both sides of the border. Dev — with Dera Baba Nanak to build confidence in bilater- “impact” that could have on the An Iraq war veteran, Gabbard, for Indian-Americans if both Caucasian descent who pro- Pakistan and India regular- “I’m aware of reports on shrine in Gurdaspur district al relations. Hindu-American community herself have maintained silence Senator Harris and fesses Hinduism. ly arrest each other’s fishermen this Kartarpur corridor. I and facilitate visa-free move- “The Secretary (of State) at large. on this issue, but her team have Congresswoman announces Gabbard moved to Hawaii who inadvertently enter into understand that it’s kind of a ment of pilgrims. The has emphasized the need for According to a copy of the been touching bases with their candidacy. Another when she was two and their waters due to absence of any visa-free way for Indians to visit Kartarpur corridor, which Pakistan to deliver outcome email accessed by PTI, potential supporters across the Indian-American Nikki Haley, embraced Hinduism as a proper technology to confirm the this important Sikh site. And India had proposed to Pakistan and build confidence and trust Gabbard, who was this month country. The just concluded the outgoing US Ambassador to teenager and is well-versed in coastline border between of course, the United States around 20 years ago, is expect- between our two countries, re-elected for her fourth con- November mid-term polls that the UN, has already said that the scriptures. Currently she is Pakistan and India near Sir Creek would welcome efforts to ed to be completed within six and our policy towards secutive term in the House of elected a record number of she is not running for 2020 the Co-Chair of the powerful in the Arabian Sea. They languish increase people-to-people ties months. Thousands of Sikh Pakistan is clear,” Palladino Representatives with a record women to the Congress seems presidency and that she would House Caucus for India and in jails until they are set free on between India and Pakistan,” devotees from India visit said. margin, is expected to be in a to be a motivating factor as this support Trump in his re-elec- Indian Americans. certain occasions. SL Parl bars ministers from using state funds Israel in first Syria strikes since air defence upgrade PTI n COLOMBO AFP n BEIRUT ment Al-Watan daily said “the against the rebels. – comprising members of the aggression, despite its intensi- The accidental downing of ri Lanka’s Parliament on UNF, JVP and TNA – filed a sraeli bombs have hit sever- ty, was not able to implement a Russian transport aircraft by SFriday barred ministers and petition in the Supreme Court Ial positions south of any of its goals and all enemy Syrian ground batteries during their private staff from using against the former president, Damascus, its first such strikes bodies were downed.” Initial an Israel air strike on state funds amid a political challenging him to prove on since Syrian air defences were reports by the Observatory September 17 killed 15 service standoff in the country after what authority he is holding upgraded following the acci- suggested there were no casu- personnel. Moscow pinned President Maithripala Sirisena office as the prime minister dental downing of a Russian alties. The Israeli military responsibility for the downing in a controversial move sacked after the Parliament voted plane in September. denied any of its assets were on Israel, saying its fighter jet Prime Minister Ranil twice to defeat him on Damascus claimed its air hit but stopped short of deny- used the larger Russian one for Wickeremesinghe. November 14 and November defence systems shot down all ing it had conducted strikes at cover, an allegation Israel dis- The move comes a day 16. The November 16 session “hostile targets” late Thursday. all. puted. Russia subsequently after Sri Lankan Parliament witnessed unprecedented vio- Israel did not confirm carry- “Reports regarding an IDF upgraded Syrian air defences overwhelmingly passed a lence as lawmakers threw fur- ing out raids but denied any (Israeli military) aircraft or an with the delivery of the motion to suspend the expen- niture and chilli powder at losses.According to the Syria airborne IDF target having advanced S-300 system, which diture of the Prime Minister’s each other. Observatory for Human been hit are false,” it said in an Damascus had said last month Office. Lanka is witnessing a Jayasuriya had called the Rights, the strikes hit two itor said. In Kisweh, “the English-language statement. would make Israel “think care- political crisis since October police into the House as law- positions in the south of depots that were targeted are It said a Syrian surface-to-air fully” before carrying out fur- 26 when President Sirisena makers were seen breaking Damascus province, including used to temporarily store rock- missile was fired in the direc- ther air raids. The move sacked Wickeremesinghe and furniture to attack the police, an area believed to be an ets until they are taken some- tion of an open area of the raised fears in Israel that its replaced him with former tail funds to the Cabinet min- still holds a majority in the while there were video images Iranian weapons depot near where else,” Abdel Rahman Israeli-occupied Golan ability to rein in its arch foe strongman Mahinda isters, deputy ministers and 225-member Parliament. of some MPs carrying sharp the capital. “Israeli forces said. “It appears the Israelis Heights but it was unclear if it Iran’s military presence in its Rajapaksa. state ministers, was passed in Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has objects and an MP was seen bombarded for an hour,” had intelligence that weapons had hit Israeli-held territory. northeastern neighbour would Sirisena later dissolved Parliament with 122 MPs vot- officially conveyed that the throwing chilli powder mixed Observatory chief Rami Abdel had arrived there recently,” he Israel has carried out hun- be sharply reduced. Parliament, almost 20 months ing in favour of it. No vote was House does not recognise with water at the policemen. Rahman said. said. dreds of air strikes in neigh- Israeli Prime Minister before its term was to end, and cast against the motion as Rajapaksa as the legal prime The violence had left some Two missiles hit Kisweh, The state news agency bouring Syria against what it Benjamin Netanyahu had told ordered snap election. The lawmakers of the controver- minister until he proved his lawmakers injured. where he said there are said the attack was foiled and says are Iranian targets, many Moscow his government Supreme Court overturned sially-appointed government majority in the House. The Speaker Thursday “weapons depots belonging did not admit to any losses. of them in the area south of would continue to hit hostile Sirisena’s decision to dissolve boycotted the Parliament ses- The United National Front announced he has appointed a to the Lebanese Hezbollah “Our air defences fired on Damascus. Iran and Russia targets in Syria to prevent Parliament and halted the sion. Both Wickremesinghe led by Wickeremesinghe has committee to probe the vio- (militant group) as well as hostile targets over the Kisweh are the government’s key allies Iran from establishing a mili- preparations for snap polls. and Rajapaksa claim to be the moved three motions of no lence in the Parliament. The Iranian forces”. Another mis- area and downed them,” in the civil war that has raged tary presence across the bor- Friday’s motion, submitted prime ministers. trust against Rajapaksa. final verdict on Sirisena’s sack- sile hit the area of Harfa, SANA said, citing a military Syria since 2011, and der. He added that Israel by Wickeremesinghe’s United Wickremesinghe says his However, he refused to step ing of parliament is expected where there is a Syrian military source. A military source Moscow’s intervention in 2015 would “continue security coor- National Front (UNF) to cur- dismissal is invalid because he down. The parliamentarians to be delivered next week. base, the Britain-based mon- quoted by the pro-govern- dramatically turned the tables dination” with Russia. Scottish brewery withdraws Avoidance of double taxation treaty Ganesha branding between India, HK comes into effect London (PTI): A brewery based in the Scottish border town of PTI n BEIJING release. The agreement was Bambawale, who is retiring from Galashiels on Friday confirmed signed on March 19, 2018. Both service, told PTI here that the it will remove all references to double taxation avoidance sides have completed required Indian community in Hong Ganesha from one of its beer Aagreement between India formalities for the agreement to Kong has welcomed such a treaty brands following protests by and Hong Kong has come into come into effect, it said. as it would facilitate easy two-way Hindu groups. Tempest Brewing effect from Friday, which officials “Accordingly the agreement investment process. Co. from the village of say would stimulate more the has entered into force on Also on November 26, India Tweedbank had been selling its two-way flow of investments November 30, 2018,” the release and China have amended the India Pils beer with a colourful and help curb fiscal evasion with said. “The Double Taxation bilateral tax treaty which will help image of the Hindu God along- respect to taxes on income.The Avoidance Agreement will stim- prevent tax evasion by allowing side a message calling on cus- agreement between India and the ulate flow of investment, tech- exchange of information. The tomers to “channel your inner Hong Kong Special nology and personnel from India Indian Finance Ministry said Ganesha and overcome all Reliance Mutual, Renault, IDFC Administrative Region (HKSAR) to HKSAR and vice versa, pre- both the countries have signed a obstacles with our hoppy pil- bank have also utilised Ganesha of People’s Republic of China for vent double taxation and provide protocol on November 26, 2018, sner”. for advertising and marketing, the Avoidance of Double for exchange of information to amend the Double Taxation However, the company has which is why, at the time, we did Taxation and the Prevention of between us. It will improve trans- Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) now modified its messaging not think that there would be an Fiscal Evasion with respect to parency in tax matters and will for the avoidance of double tax- following objections by the US- issue,” said Meiklejohn, who taxes on income has become help curb tax evasion and tax ation and for the prevention of based Universal Society of said the intention was not to operational, the Indian Consulate avoidance,” it said. Indian fiscal evasion with respect to taxes Demonstrators, called the yellow jackets, protest against the rising of the fuel taxes as French interior minister Christophe Hinduism. “Tempest Brewing stray into any religious territo- in Hong Kong said in a press Ambassador to China Gautam on income. Castaner visits a police barrack in Cenon, near Bordeaux, southwestern France on Thursday. AP Co. as a whole embraces equal- ry and the route was taken in “all ity and diversity therefore, we are innocence”. “Our artwork has saddened to hear that our ‘India always been bold and bright, and Pils’ has caused upset within the our inspiration has always been Dieting linked with higher death risk Turmeric may help boost heart health Hindu community and we driven from many different would like to offer our apolo- avenues. Our passion is to cre- PTI n SEOUL person’s risk of death,” said Washington (PTI) :Consuming exercise or exercise intoler- vation of Nrf2, on a mouse gies,” said Gavin Meiklejohn, ate a product that people will Hak C Jang, a professor at curcumin — the active com- ance is another significant model of heart failure with Founding Director of Tempest enjoy together, not to cause eight cycling or the Seoul National University pound in turmeric — may characteristic of heart failure, reduced ejection fraction. Brewing Co. upset along the way,” he said. Wconstant losing and (SNU) in Korea. improve exercise capacity in according to the study pub- One group of mice with “India Pils is one of our The company’s website has gaining of weight is associat- “However, we also con- patients with heart failure, a lished in the Journal of Applied heart failure received daily most popular beers and is already removed all references to ed with a higher risk of death, cluded that weight loss as a study claims. Curcumin has Physiology. doses of curcumin for 12 already programmed into our Ganesha and refers to India Pils a study claims. By some result of weight cycling can been used as a traditional Asian The researchers the- weeks, and another group did schedule for next year. However, simply as a “delicious hoppy pil- estimates, 80 per cent of peo- ultimately reduce the risk of medicine for centuries, pri- orised that a reduction in the not receive treatment. we are happy to immediately sner” with a crisp, fruity hop ple who lose weight will grad- developing diabetes in people marily to treat gastrointestinal normal signalling of Nrf2, a The heart failure groups remove all written references to flavour and great drinkability. ually regain it to end up at the with obesity,” Jang said. ailments and skin wounds, protein that regulates the were compared to a control Ganesha from our marketing of The Universal Society of same weight or even heavier In the 16-year study, said researchers from the expression of antioxidant group of healthy mice that this beer and will alter the art- Hinduism had said in a state- than they were before they researchers examined 3,678 University of Nebraska in the enzymes, may play a role in the received curcumin and an work before its next release,” he ment that “symbols of any faith, went on a diet, researchers men and women and found US. impaired expression of antiox- untreated control group. The said. Meiklejohn has reached larger or smaller, should not be said. weight cycling was associat- Studies increasingly sug- idant enzymes. They examined team measured the exercise out to Rajan Zed, president of mishandled”. Last month, The study, published in ed with a higher risk of death. gest that the compound may the effects of curcumin, which capacity of all the mice before the Universal Society of Wishbone Brewery in West the Journal of Clinical People with obesity who prevent or limit muscle wast- is known to and after curcumin treatment. Hinduism, for further dialogue Yorkshire region of England Endocrinology & experienced more weight ing associated with a number promote The researchers also exam- over the issue. The company had been forced to withdraw Metabolism, found this was cycling were less likely to of health conditions, including acti- ined muscle fibre samples to stressed that the colourful art- similar branding of its beer because once an individual develop diabetes than other heart failure, they said. People assess enzyme expression lev- work used for its beer brand was brand ‘Ganesh’. The brewery loses weight, the body typi- study participants. with heart failure have a els. They found that expression chosen for its stand-out colours had claimed that the name was cally reduces the amount of The health benefits of reduced function of the left of Nrf2 increased and levels of and not intended to cause chosen to reflect the beer’s energy expended at rest, dur- hunger creates a “perfect weight loss overshadowed the ventricle — the chamber of antioxidant enzymes offence. “Indian flavour profile” but was ing exercise and daily activ- metabolic storm” of condi- adverse effects of weight the heart that pumps blood improved in the animals “We are not the first com- only brewed as a limited run for ities while increasing hunger. tions for weight gain. cycling for individuals with out to the rest of the body with heart failure that were pany to have been drawn a beer festival and was never This combination of “This study shows that obesity looking to lower their — called reduced ejection given curcumin. towards Ganesha, as Mercedes, intended to be sold widely. lower energy expenditure and weight cycling can heighten a diabetes risk, researchers said. fraction. A decreased ability to vivacity {48 hours} 13 LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 1, 2018

IMMERSIVE 60 MINUTES YARNS WITH A TWIST Naayab exhibition brings together the young and the old, the contemporary and the edgy for their latest edition at The Lodhi. By ASMITA SARKAR

ell, seems textile of her youth in Africa. Started by engineering is the Anupama Sukh Lalvani and Sonal buzzword for Sood, the brand is cutting edge, quite reimagined fashion. literally since many of the necklaces Studios like Akaaro, are inspired from African tools. The whichW define themselves as organic sharp edges of the cold metal sur- chic, have looms and create their tex- face entwined with jute and horse tile, which can take months. In one hair is an amalmagation of the old of the pieces, a crop top, the place- and the new, the rustic and the indus- ment of the design was woven as a trial. A-line or straight silhouette pieces creations are not for an occasion single piece and there were no While brands like Akaaro by with sarees or dresses. “You can dress alone. It’s a lifestyle. If somebody repeats in it at all. Gaurav Jai Gupta and Urvashi Kaur them up or dress them down, they enjoys a Chanderi or Banarasi, they There is much that is happening stood apart for being contemporary are versatile,” Kaur, a Delhi-based should be able to wear it all through in India towards celebrating the tra- in their silhouettes, there were fun- designer, said. the day,” he said. ditional textile craft of the country damental differences in their colour Meanwhile, designer Karan The exhibition also has pashmi- but like they say the more the mer- palette. Gupta’s collections were Torani, who dressed in a kurta and na shawls, ornate and subtle rier. And when there are innovations divided into sections for the winter, pashmina and stayed barefeet Banarasis and cotton sarees. like merged fabrics, new silhouettes festive, engineered textiles and sarees. indoors, was passionate about his Sood and Apparao believe that or engineered fabrics, all under one Straight and A-line cuts ruled the col- creations, which according to him are those working with Indian textile roof, options for the buyer are galore. lection mostly but the use of metals meant for women of all sizes, shapes, crafts have been chosen for the The diversity in the textile can also was also heavy. The studio has its colours and ages. Heavily inspired exhibition but they chose designers be seen from the different regions own loom and a single piece could by his grandmother, who would call young and old, doing conventional they come from — Kashmir to take up to four months of time to go kalamkaari artists to her home in and contemporary for it to create Tamil Nadu, West Bengal to Baroda. from start to finish. Bhopal to do up her walls, and his diversity in choice. From Kanjeevarams to Balucharis, Kaur brought her winter and fes- mother, who made him realise that “India is the only country with the Naayab exhibition curated by tive collections, but the contempo- fashion has erroneously become such a vast textile heritage. The focus Rupa Sood, a former designer, and rary winter pieces were what caught focussed on the youth alone. So, he of Naayab is Indian textile quality Sharan Apparao, both members of our eye for their European colours, creates oversized Persian influenced crafts, people who are working with the Yarn Club, which was facilated subtle and sometimes dark, with jackets for all seasons, which he calls artisans,” said Apparao. by The Lodhi to encourage textile minimalism being the overarching the Choga jacket, which according to On being asked what they wore lovers. tone. She wanted to create pieces that him are much like the Kimono but to the occasion, Sood said that since At the current exhibition, among can be worn daily or while travelling have more definition. they like to encourage the artists the many fabrics stood a lone En Inde since the Indian woman has begun “I love the sarees and I have whose works they curate they wore that had stainless steel and jute acces- to choose travel as essential to well- many in my collection but those in their outfits. She was dressed in an sories inspired from tribal designs being. With multiple jackets and my mother’s generation shouldn’t be Bodhi outfit while Apparao was in since the designer spent a large part drapes, she believes in layering the restricted to sarees alone. Also, my a Perro outfit. EVENT 10 MINUTES WELLNESS 10 MINUTES ithout ambition one starts hero,” added he. Super Sikh Run is cen- cated but I consider her as a very edu- nothing. Without work one tered around the philosophy of, One cated woman. I want to tell all the par- Wfinishes nothing. The prize will Race Human Race. ents not to underestimate their children not be sent to you. You have to win it.” Super Sikhs Recalling his past, Jagwinder said with disabilities as every child has his or So said Ralph Waldo Emerson, whose though he had to face difficulties in life, her own unique qualities. My mother motivational words continue to inspire it wasn’t as if his life had turned upside also saw my desire to draw. She taught Jagwinder Singh, a national award- down, as are in the cases of people who me to draw and I have even won a gold winning paracyclist. And he continues lose their body parts due to unfortunate medal in drawing,” added he. to ride his difficulty levels to inspire National award-winning paracyclist incidents. “I do not have both my Major Devender Pal Singh, a Kargil those less fortunate. “We have to be JAGWINDER SINGH talks about how his hands since birth. So I did not have to war veteran, also known as India’s first motivated and work hard to achieve our deal with any traumatic situation phys- blade runner and Super Sikh Run goals. Nothing will just be handed over parents were the originating point of his ically, as I did not even know how it feels Ambassador said, “We are proud of the to us. The only thing we get from life is to be a person with hands. However, it fact that the run is today the most pres- what we put into it. I have now learnt strength of character. By AYUSHI SHARMA was a cause of concern and problems for tigious cause led Half Marathon race in this through experience. I realise that we my parents.” New Delhi. This has been achieved due must have the courage to do anything Thanking his parents for all the to the support and guidance that the in life, be it cycling or may be reciting pains that they have taken in bringing event receives from the administration, a poem.” him up, the armless cyclist said that his patrons and participants alike. He is primed in time to run for parents had always been an inspiration Furthermore we are taking a step for- humanity as Delhi is all set to host the of his life. “The problem for people like ward, and this edition would also wit- third edition of the Super Sikh Run, a me arises when parents do not accept ness an addition special category, that marathon organised for all participants the situation. My parents were different. is, Sahas, for differently-abled athletes.” beyond the feeble barriers of caste, creed, Though our neighbours kept on dis- Some other prominent people at the religion, sex, race and the challenges couraging them as to how would they conference included Pritam Rani thrown by life. The run will start from raise me, they hardly paid heed to their Siwach, former captain of the Indian the heritage site of Gurudwara words. After I started understanding the women’s hockey team and Sohinder Rakabganj Sahib in Lutyen’s Delhi, and society, I also had to face these problems. Singh Gill, CEO, Hero Electric India. ‘I am not well’ will have a special category for differ- However, my parents were of the view Super Sikh Run consists of 5 km Chardi ently-abled athletes. This year, the that their child should see the world, Kala run, 10 km One Race and the most theme of the marathon is Run-De-Dilli. know the world whether they had to popular Half Marathon race for those Singer-songwriter BRUCE “It’s a great honour for me to be a part feed me for rest of my life,” said who like to go the long way. All cate- of this run. As the motive is to inspire Jagwinder, adding that his father works gories are chip-timed and every runner SPRINGSTEEN opens up about everyone to be a superhero by believing in a boutique and does petty jobs to feed receives a finisher’s medal and electron- his mental health struggles in themselves, I am sure it will ignite a his family. ic certificate. new flame among the millions of differ- “My mother taught me to write and (The Super Sikh Run will be held on ock star Bruce Springsteen says he knows he ently-abled people to live like a real draw with legs. She is not that well edu- December 9.) Ris not completely well. In an interview he discussed two emotional breakdowns he suffered — one when he was 32 and FLASHBACK 10 MINUTES another when he was in his 60s. “I have come close INTROSPECTION 15 MINUTES enough to (mental illness) where I know I am not completely well myself,” said Springsteen. “I’ve had to deal with a lot of it over the years, and I’m on a variety of medications that keep me ‘CAN’T WATCH Old tale with a new spin on an even keel; otherwise I can swing rather dra- matically and... just... the wheels can come off a lit- tle bit. So we have to watch, in our family. I have ANY OF MY FILMS’ A new animated series is inspired by Indian culture and customs for the young ones to watch my kids, and I’ve been lucky there. It ran in my family going way before my dad.” ira, Royal Detective, an ani- inspiring world around them weave authentic music, dance and cus- Springsteen also spoke about his late father, Mmated mystery-adventure and appreciate the little toms into two 11 minutes stories. Doug Springsteen, who wrestled with his own Filmmaker SHEKHAR KAPUR says that he can series inspired by the culture details that make life In addition to Ladnier, the Mira, demons and was diagnosed with schizophrenia later and customs of India, is slated extraordinary,” Joe Royal Detective voice cast includes in his life. only find scope of improvement in his past works to debut on Disney Junior D’Ambrosia, Senior Vice Freida Pinto as Queen Shanti; Hannah “All I do know is as we age, the weight of our channel and program- President, Original Simone as a young commoner named unsorted baggage becomes heavier... much heav- eteran filmmaker Shekhar ming blocks around Programming, Disney Pinky; Jameela Jamil as Mira’s Auntie ier. With each passing year, the price of our refusal VKapur says that he cannot watch the world in 2020. Junior, said. Pushpa; Kal Penn and Utkarsh to do that sorting rises higher and higher. Long any film he has directed because The production has As a royal detec- Ambudkar as Mikku and Chikku ago, the defences I built to withstand the stress of then he can only see what he could already begun. tive, Mira travels respectively, Aasif Mandvi as Mira’s my childhood, to save what I had of myself, out- have done better. Set in the magical throughout the king- lived their usefulness, and I’ve become an abuser “I have not seen Masoom since Indian-inspired land of dom helping roy- of their once lifesaving powers,” said he. I made it. I can’t watch any of my Jalpur, the series follows als and common- FOR THE FIRST TIME, A “I relied on them inaccurately, to isolate films because I only see what I could the brave and ers alike. Along myself, seal my alienation, cut me off from life, con- have done better. I still cannot resourceful Mira, a with her friend YOUNG INDIAN trol others, and contain my emotions to a damag- watch as an outsider. So cannot fath- commoner who is Prince Neel, a tal- COMMON GIRL WILL ing degree. Now the bill collector is knocking, and om why it has such a following all appointed to the role of ented inventor, his payment will be in tears.” these years after its first release,” royal detective after solving a creative cousin PLAY A ROYAL Springsteen said that although he has never Shekhar wrote on social media. mystery that involves saving the Priya, and comical DETECTIVE IN THIS been hospitalised, he thinks maybe he should have The filmmaker is known for kingdom’s young prince. mongoose sidekicks been.The second breakdown, which he also dis- directing films like Masoom, Mr. The role of Mira will be Mikku and Chikku, WHODUNIT SHOW cussed in his 2016 memoir, Born to Run, was espe- India, Bandit Queen, Elizabeth and voiced by 15-year-old newcom- she will stop at cially crippling. Elizabeth: The Golden Age. er Leela Ladnier. nothing to solve a “All I remember was feeling really bad and call- Shekhar is known for his works “We are eager to introduce case, taking father, Sahil; Sarita Choudhury as ing for help,” he said. in Bollywood and international cin- kids and their families to the young viewers on Prince Neel’s Great-Aunt Rupa; Aparna “I might have gotten close to that and for brief, ema. He gained international recog- rich, diverse cultures and adventures that Nancherla as Mira’s cousin Meena; brief periods of time. It lasted for — I don’t know. nition with the 1994 Bollywood film customs of India through highlight critical Kamran Lucas as Prince Neel; Karan Looking back on it now, I can’t say. Was it a cou- Bandit Queen, based on Mala Sen’s Mira, a young girl who looks at thinking and Brar as Prince Veer; Karan Soni as ple weeks? Was it a month? Was it longer? But it biography of infamous Indian ban- the Directors Fortnight section of things with her own unique lens to encourage deduc- twins Ranjeet and Manjeet; Sarayu Blue was a very bad spell, and it just came. dit and politician Phoolan Devi, the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and gain different perspectives and help tive reasoning. as the palace tailor; Parvesh Cheena “And it came out of the roots that I came out which won the National Film Award was screened at the Edinburgh Film others in her community. Rooted in and Sonal Shah as bandits, Manish and of, particularly on my father’s side, where I had to for Best Feature Film in Hindi. Festival. “We hope that she will India’s vibrant Poonam, respectively; and newcomer cope to the fact that I also had things inside me that The film was also premiered in —IANS encourage our audience to heritage, each Roshni Edwards as Mira’s cousin Priya. could lead me to pretty bad places,” added he. actively engage with the episode will —IANS —IANS vivacity {48 hours} 14 LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 1, 2018

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ANUSHKA SHARMA SANYA MALHOTRA ISABELLE KAIF KEVIN BRIDGES AMY SCHUMER When I took up my role in I had a really good experience Sooraj (Pancholi) is a really I have been ill for a few days The last few days have Zero, it was an opportunity to working with Ritesh Batra and good dancer. We had a great but I didn't want to cancel been tough. I'm grateful know and get into the mind of Nawaz sir. It was a huge thing time shooting for our film Time the gigs as I felt the adrena- as hell and know it's a character with a certain for me to work with Nawaz sir to Dance. Everyone working in line of performing. People temporary but tough physical condition that I do because he is my favorite actor. the film was very passionate shouting nonsense through- just the same. Please if not know anything Initially, I was a bit nervous out the gig is something I'm about it. As this is my debut in you don't mind post about…that's what excites working with him. But then I well used to after 15 years in pics of your kids and tag the Bollywood, My sister me, an opportunity that watched all his interviews to stand-up, but tonight I hit a me #amyschumer. My allows me to reinvent the know how he prepares for his (Katrina Kaif) advised me to wall physically and maybe friends sending me pics actor in me, whenever I come roles so that I could chill out keep my head down and work mentally and I'm sorry to of their kids is making on-screen. working alongside. hard to sustain in the industry. everyone who I let down. me feel so much better.

ENCOUNTER 30 MINUTES ‘ACTORS, STUNTMEN CONVERSATION 20 MINUTES NEED TO HELP EACH OTHER’ VLADIMIR FURDIK, the Night King from The Game of Thrones, talks about his love for India, horses and an early start in the movie business. By ASMITA SARKAR

ladimir Furdik’s character, acter has come to be known as one of the Night King, in The the most brutal villains in a fiction Game of Thrones has come series. Unbreakable spirit to be one of the pivotal ones. “I was offered to play the role as I When the show began, the had prepared and created a lot of stunts As mallakhamb practitioner RAJESH MUDKI VNight King was almost a myth but of for the production in the past. I think epic proportions.While humans strug- working on any project is the same but becomes the only Indian to be associated with gled for thrones and waged bloody wars, the people you work with are different. Cirque Du Soleil, he tells CHAHAK MITTAL how the king of the winter rode long and Some are better prepared and some are hard to overtake the human civilisation worse. On GOT people were super his hard work helped him traverse struggles with his army of zombies. ready and everyone knew what to do,” And while fans are waiting with he said. ndia has always been a hub of sports “My team and I started thinking about bated breathe for April 2019, which is How then was the transition from and has harboured a well-entrenched what and how we take it forward. We when the final and eighth season of the THE LAST being a stunt supervisor and per- Itradition of indigenuous games — started a website to create awareness epic fantasy show comes to an end, TIME, I SAW former to playing one of the central gilli-danda, kho-kho, teen-patti, kanche, about the sport through it,” he says. either in tragedy or in heroic victories, THE characters in GoT? kabaddi, mallakhamb, pahalwani or even However, success still didn’t knock at Furdik is making a detour to India and BEAUTIFUL “I have been working on movies shatranj. A believer and practitioner of his doors as there were no responses. He will soon head to the country for the since I was 15-years-old. First, I helped this is Rajesh Mudki, a mallakhamb artist didn’t hear from anybody for a year and Delhi Comic Con. COUNTRYSIDE with horses because horse riding was from Santa Cruz, who was introduced to then they finally started getting some No stranger to India having visited AND TASTED my hobby at that time I loved doing the traditional Indian sport at a tender queries. “We then started teaching them two decades ago for filming the movie TRADITIONAL that. I trained horses, cleaned their sta- age of six. This is a sport in which a gym- through online classes and people began Alisea and the Dream Prince, he said, “I INDIAN FOOD. bles, groomed and cared for them dur- nast performs yoga aerially by keeping a inviting us to their countries and cultur- was in India for almost two months and I AM LOOKING ing the shooting. That was my first con- grip on a vertical stationary or hanging al programs.” met a lot of nice people. I also had the FORWARD TO tact with the movie business. The next wooden pole, cane, or hanging rope. The Since the act doesn’t involve any tra- opportunity to see the beautiful coun- A SIMILAR 15 years I watched and learned. Of artist is now all set to deliver a power- ditional musical elements, Rajesh stringed tryside and to taste traditional Indian EXPERIENCE course I still do that. Every new film packed performance with other interna- his performance to a few beats to give it food. I am looking forward to a simi- NOW. I’VE project gives me a new experience. I tional artists in the Canadian company an entertaining touch when he performed lar experience. I’ve never met such NEVER MET never forget that it’s because others, Cirque Du Soleil’s current production it at the reality TV show. friendly people as I have in India. After especially teachers helped me that I am Bazzar, debuting in India. Talking about how he joined Cirque’s Comic Con I only have two days, then SUCH successful. Stuntmen and actors are If you ask Rajesh about what it takes Bazzar, he tells us that the company first I have to go back. But I promise to come FRIENDLY close and need to help each other,” he to be a mallakhamb artist and prepare for contacted Rajesh during December 2017. back soon for at least four months.” PEOPLE AS I said. it, he will tell you that all it takes is a “I had applied there but never received To look his part in the film based HAVE HERE The Comic Con will have multiple sportsman spirit that an artist should a response until last year. They told me on George RR Martin’s novel, the entire experience centres such as an Amazon never leave as well as a lot of “concentra- that they wanted me to join their team transformation process takes almost six zone, and cosplay remains one of the tion that would only help one to analyse of acrobats and gymnasts. That is how all laborious hours. “My make -up consists biggest attractions. This year there will and plan out things for the future.” He the talks and experiences began,” says he, of eight parts which stick to my face. It be professional cosplayers and regular adds, “It’s after many years of practice, adding, “It was surreal. I have always fol- is not that hard to wear and it also pro- folks will also be encouraged to dress many bone-breaking experiences and lowed Cirque. I saw it as a great oppor- tects you from the cold and wind,” he up as their favourite fictional charac- body aches that you reach a certain level tunity to bring alive my dream of mak- said. That is certainly a blessing as they ters. It might not be a surprise if the reel of expertise.” ing the sport international.” shoot in extreme conditions. Night King chances upon someone The artist has also showcased his tal- He believes that with time, the However, Furdik was not the first playing it in real life. ent at the reality show India’s Got Talent, prominence and popularity of the act has choice for the role and was asked to step (Delhi Comic Con will be between grabbing eyeballs and gaining applause. surely “increased.” When he began, not in later. But as it developed, the char- December 7 to 9.) He believes that such shows provide a many people knew about it or attempt- huge platform to aspiring artists. “It’s not ed to learn it. Now that it is being per- CHAT 30 MINUTES only a tool to showcase your talent and formed and viewed by so many people, reach out to masses, but also a stage “there has been a lot of dialogue about the challenges he faced issue in the industry. to boost your confidence. I never around it. We started with theatri- while making independent songs. “Indian singers have been thought about sports seriously. cal performances and champi- ‘Non-film music allows “Creating non-film songs, in a fighting for the royalty of the But soon I realised that it is some- onships, I am sure people noticed. country where everyone is fond of songs for long time. Obviously it thing that can help reach a large That is a great development.” Bollywood, is quite challenging. hurts when you don’t get due audience,” says Rajesh. He says that while practising for Reaching the mass audience credits for your own songs. In inde- Indeed, art connects you to a Cirque, there have been both tears singers to explore’ through singles is a little bit diffi- pendent music, there is no such larger part of the society domes- and smiles, “We have cried and cult but such a scenario is also issue...It’s your own loss and your tically and also globally. He laughed. We have had broken changing in our country as now own profit.” feels that in 27 years of his bones, but hardly did we let Bollywood has given ANKIT TIWARI his identity people have started following inde- Asked if he is not interested in practice, countless tour- our spirits break down. No and success but he seeks novelty pendent artistes,” he said. working in Bollywood projects naments and champi- matter how difficult the Despite the challenges and anymore, the Galliyan hitmaker onships, there was only elements were, we kept fter creating a niche in the not only gives them a freedom to difficulties in creating non-film said: “No, it is not that I am one thing that was calm and smiled to Bollywood music industry, create songs in their own way but music, Ankit will continue making pulling away myself from lacking — “taking mal- entertain the audience.” AAashiqui 2 fame singer Ankit also gives them a facial identity music independently as it gives Bollywood. Whoever I am today is lakhamb outside the The artist has an Tiwari is now on a roll with his non- which is taken away from them by him creativity to play with the because of this industry only. It is country.” It was only indomitable spirit that film songs and says that the latter the stars,” Ankit said. songs. just that I wanted to do something after he relieved his high- says that the show must have given him a new identity. The 32-year-old, who Also, while talking about the new and that’s why I started creat- est award, Shiv go on! “Non-film music allows launched his new single titled film industry, Ankit expressed ing my singles.” Chhatrapati Award, that (Cirque Du Soleil’s singers to explore themselves... It Naina earlier this month, spoke anger over the prevailing ‘royalty’ —IANS he decided to take the performances in Delhi sport to global frontiers. will begin in December.) DIALOGUE 40 MINUTES

This is not your first swing at own skin and their own imagination Harry Potter. You actually audi- and brilliance; she writes these scripts tioned to be the young Voldemort. with such detail, and they’re formi- How hard was it to not get that and ‘Rowling is extraordinarily talented’ dable. But then she hands it over to how exciting was it to then get this? you and says, “Go play with it.” So, like Eddie Redmayne: Yeah, thanks for those tracking scenes we did, all of bringing up the painful elephant in Actors EDDIE REDMAYNE and KATHERINE WATERSTON talk about the difficulties of shooting with imagined ‘fantastic beasts’ those things you just get to invent. the room (laughs). Honestly, I was at university at the time that they were that a compliment. He’s sort of this like, “Of course. It’s him.” (laughs) ing it up in the air and catching it Out of all of the fantastic beasts in starting to make those films. And incredibly talented school boy/hero, on weird parts of their bodies, and these films, which beast would you they were doing a full-on search of the formidable at sport, and a wonder- With such a big visual effects com- it becomes like this weird dance. say is most like you in real life? world for the young Voldemort, ful human being. And there was a ponent in this film, what would you And I had that idea that catching the Eddie Redmayne: That’s a much Tom Riddle. So, this was an audition moment when James came to the set say was the craziest or most chal- baby Nifflers should be like that, more interesting question than what that came to the university. I walked where I just sort of looked around the lenging scene for both of you to which is one of those lovely kind of we normally answer, which is our in the room, I think I said three lines corner and found Callum and him shoot? whimsical ideas you have, but the favorite. I think I’m probably most and was asked to leave. So, it wasn’t having this sort of quite deep and Katherine Waterston: Actually, most reality of it is kind of… (laughs). So, like Pickett, a bit needy. like I had much of a chance. But, no, meaningful conversation. I felt like of it was practical, and when we’re I spent about four days just seeing Katherine Waterston: But very now I look back, and Jude’s the same, saying something like, “Whoa whoa dealing with the creatures, they’re if I could catch one of these little reliable. actually. Jude (Law) and I were com- whoa, wait a second, step away from usually being performed by one to green hacky sacks in my pocket, but Eddie Redmayne: What are you? miserating with each other the other the vehicle.” But the amazing thing three amazing puppeteers. So, we’re I ended up having to mime it. It was Katherine Waterston: I mean, I day about how basically every British about Callum and me, weirdly, is we not just staring at a spot on the wall quite funny to watch if you were wish I was like the Thunderbird. actor in the world ever was in Harry grew up about a hundred meters and trying to imagine that it’s a real- there because there was nothing in Eddie Redmayne: Yeah, noble, Potter at some point, and we never from each other. It’s sort of surreal that ly cool creature. We’re just looking the air, and I just looked like I was elegant. Interesting. Who’s the got the invite. But now we feel like we we come from the same part of at three dudes acting like a really doing some bonkers dance. Chinese dragon, do you think? The lucked out by playing the long game London. cool creature. But that really helps. Zouwu? (laughs). When Eddie was chasing the baby The Harry Potter universe is icon- Katherine Waterston: Dan Did he kiss you on the forehead in Nifflers, I imagined they weren’t ic; everybody loves it. Do you feel (Fogler)? In this film, we meet Newt’s broth- his audition? really there. So that probably was like as actors you still have creative Eddie Redmayne: Dan, yeah, er, Theseus Scamander. You have Eddie Redmayne: It got him the part! Eddie Redmayne: BBC did an handsome.’ (laughs) really hard. freedom with these characters, even because Dan can be incredibly strong two brothers in real life. How was Except, what almost didn’t get him adaptation of it recently, which Eddie Redmayne: So when Eddie Redmayne: That scene was so though they’re already part of this and powerful, and then he can sud- it recreating that dynamic with the part was the fact that he did this Callum was in. I was watching it with Callum was auditioning for this, much fun. But, basically, they were established universe? denly turn into a complete softy. Callum Turner, who plays Theseus? brilliant thing called War and Peace, my wife Hannah, and when he came David Yates said, “I’ve got this love- using hacky sacks. I went down like Eddie Redmayne: The amazing thing Yeah, that probably is Dan. That’s a Eddie Redmayne: Weirdly, my older a book you may have heard of. on screen, Hannah went, ‘Oh my ly actor who’s coming in to audition a whole YouTube rabbit hole of about JK Rowling is that she’s one of good point. brother James is a bit like Theseus — Katherine Waterston: It’s really God, that guy looks like you, but he’s with you.” And Callum literally extraordinarily talented people who these people who are so extraordinar- (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of and James won — James won’t find well written. (laughs) just taller and darker and maybe more walked through the door, and I was like play hacky sack games of keep- ily talented and sort of content in their Grindelwald released earlier this month.) LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 1, 2018 sport 15 ‘IT'S NOW OR NEVER FOR INDIA' Dean Jones feels that India will be able to seal the upcoming Test series against Australia with a big win

PTI n SYDNEY ormer Australian batsman Dean Jones Bowl in tandem doesn't foresee the current team beating FIndia in the upcoming Test series and feels the hosts will be better off without "provoking" and knock them opposition skipper Virat Kohli. Australia are a depleted unit in the absence of Steve Smith and David Warner, providing India their "best" over: Ashwin chance of winning a maiden Test series Down Under. PTI n SYDNEY "If India doesn't win this series, they will never win in Australia. India is artnerships will hold the key not just in batting miles better than Australia in all formats but do Pbut bowling as well during India's Test clashes they have the belief, and will their fast bowlers with Australia as the hosts cannot really be blown last the distance?" Jones was quoted as saying by away in a single burst, visiting off-spinner R the 'Sydney Morning Herald'. Ashwin said on Friday. Despite India having a poor overseas record, "You have to stitch together partnerships even Jones has backed the visitors to win the four-Test when bowling and it's very important to ascertain series starting December 6 at Adelaide. your role to get what you can out of the game," "With India's history, maybe this series will Ashwin said. not be a fait accompli. I do feel the result will go ing good for them on paper. Another positive for India, according to "It's very important to soak India's way to the tune of a 2-0 or 3-0 result, as The Test rivalry, which has risen in stature Chappell, is their pace bowlers, who did quite together good partnerships as a I just can't see Australia winning a Test anywhere. and intensity over the years, will be renewed well in England. bowling group then try and "Normally when Australia play at home they with the latest assignment starting December "They got the ball to move around. I'm not knock them over. You won't are very hard to beat. But now there is no Steve 6 in Adelaide. sure they will get the same kind of assistance blow oppositions away, it might Smith and David Warner, who consistently "I am going to pick Australia, but don't ask in Australian conditions, so I'm interested to happen once in a while - but make 40 per cent of Australia's runs. For me why I am picking them. I think see how they bowl, and I think those two you have to get your noses Australia to win, who is going to fill those shoes?" the only reasonable reason I can ‘’If things could tell a big story in the ahead and keep it ahead," he asked Jones, who played 52 Tests and 164 ODIs. give is that I was disappointed India doesn't series," he said. said. Jones also said not engaging Kohli in a ver- the way India played in Asked about Ashwin said he expects bal battle will serve them well. England and I thought they win this series, India coach Ravi the wickets to be flat, which "Do not talk or provoke him. Make him your should have won that they will never win in Shastri's recent assertions of would require his teammates best mate." series," Chappell told Australia. India is miles this being the best travelling to play "smart cricket through On how to contain Kohli the batsman, 'ESPNCricinfo'. Indian team in the last 15 the series." Jones added: "Trying to find a weakness in Kohli's "Certainly, on talent, better than Australia in years, Chappell said there are He also added that bowling in game is like trying to find something wrong with they should beat this all formats but do reasons to agree with it to an partnerships will be of para- the Mona Lisa. Teams must stop his cover drive Australian side, but there they have the extent. mount importance especially and bowl in different areas. might just be something miss- "I think it is one of the bet- since India will be missing a fifth "At the start of Kohli's innings, quicks need ing. The other thing is the belief?’’ ter teams to come from India, and bowler in injured Hardik to bowl at a fourth-stump line and make him play Australian attack. certainly, as far as the fast bowlers are Pandya. on the back foot. Do not give him width and "It is a very good one. It is proven concerned, they are better suited to However he refused to call length outside off-stump. under Australian conditions and the Indian Australian conditions than any other pace- India the favourites going into "Bowlers must try to set him up with attack is not proven under Australian condi- bowling attack I have seen come from India. this series. short stuff first and then the odd wide ball tions. So it is pretty flimsy evidence but I am Chappell said India will be handicapped sig- "...Even when Australia on the drive to find the edge. Slips and gully going to pick Australia," he added. nificantly by the absence of all-rounder Hardik came to India they were talking stay on high alert." Chappell nonetheless expects Indian skip- Pandya. Pandya is out nursing a back injury. us up, and it looks like more of per Virat Kohli to score heavily in the series. "...Because he was the balance to the team. a strategy for us. I personally think you have to go ‘I AM PICKING AUSTRALIA OVER INDIA’ "...I'm particularly looking forward to the If you had Pandya there under Australian con- one day at a time. It's never easy to come over to He can't really figure it out yet but Ian competition between Australia's pace bowlers ditions, he could perform as your third seam- Australia and win series. Chappell believes India would be "missing" and Virat Kohli. That should be a great contest. er and you could play two spinners in places "In the Ashes they almost whitewashed England, something in the Test series against Australia and Virat Kohli plays a shot during the tour match against Cricket Australia XI, Last time he was here, Kohli played really well," like Adelaide and Sydney, where I think it is very knocked them over, and so as far as I'm concerned will end up on the losing side despite things look- (right) Indian players celebrate after taking a wicket AP he said. handy to have five bowlers," he said. they are starting favourites," he signed off. SINGLES Indian Eves hope for SL RECALL THIRIMANNE, PRADEEP FOR NZ TESTS CA XI FRUSTRATE INDIAN BOWLERS Colombo: Pacer Nuwan Pradeep and left-hand batsman Lahiru Thirimanne on Friday were recalled to the Sri Lanka PTI n SYDNEY off 91 balls, inclusive of 11 fours. four wickets for 21 runs in the controversy-free future squad for the two Test series against New Zealand starting Max Bryant (62), Harry Nielsen second session to reach the tea in Wellington on December 15. Both Thirimanne and largely frustrating outing for (56 not out) and Aaron Hardie break at 246-6. Ashwin ran out PTI n NEW DELHI Pradeep are making a comeback to the Sri Lankan Test Amost of the Indian bowlers (69 not out) were the others to Param Uppal for 5 runs, while side after a year. The 29-year-old Thirimanne played his was made worse for the team by score half-centuries in response Yadav had Whiteman caught he feud between senior India woman last Test against India in Nagpur while Pradeep played batting sensation Prithvi Shaw's to India's first innings' 358 runs. behind for 35. Tcricketer Mithali Raj and Ramesh Powar against Pakistan in Dubai. Spinner Akila Dananjaya, who is injury setback on the third day India didn't start the day two Ishant Sharma (0-57) and is heading towards an end without any inter- awaiting the results of a reported suspect action, has been of the tour game against Cricket well as the new ball pairing of Ravindra Jadeja (0-37) also vention from the administrators with the omitted from the squad. The first Test will be played in Australia XI. Umesh Yadav (1-81) and bowled a couple of spells during coach's three-month interim tenure ending on Wellington from December 15 while the second Test will Cricket Australia XI were Mohammed Shami (3-67) was the day, but didn't pose any major Friday. begin from December 26 at the Hagley oval in 356/6 in 102 overs at stumps in taken for runs. threats to the batsmen in the 27 With the conclusion of Powar's term, fresh Christchurch. response to India's 358 all out at Ashwin though was India's overs they sent down. applications will be invited by the BCCI for the Sydney Cricket Ground on best bowler on the day, at least in India tried a few other bowl- the job and in all likelihood, the former India BHULLAR MOVES UP TO TIED-8TH IN GOLD COAST Friday. terms of control, finishing with ing options with Hanuma Vihari spinner will not be considered even if he Gold Coast: Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar squandered a AP Opener D'Arcy Short top- figures of 1-63 in 24 overs. (0-33) and skipper Virat Kohli applies. superb start to turn in a two-under 70 to lie tied 8th at the Umesh Yadav, left, fields off his own bowling during the match scored for the hosts with 74 runs Cricket Australia XI lost (0-6) also turning his arm over. "His contract is coming to an end today halfway stage of the Australian PGA Championship here. and there is little chance that he will be brought Bhullar fired three birdies on the front nine, but he gave away back," a top BCCI official said. much of those gains on the journey home on the back nine. The Indian women's team has had its fair However, his card was good enough to see him rise two share of controversies and the latest one was places. The Indian had two birdies on 12th and 15th on back Setback for India: Shaw out of first Test with ankle injury triggered after Mithali was dropped from the nine, but bogeys on 10th, 14th and 18th pulled him back. playing XI for the World T20 semifinal Bhullar had his breakthrough win on the European Tour at Fiji PTI n SYDNEY ers in the first Test. The BCCI did not Australia. He will undergo an inten- which the side lost to England by eight wick- International last year and is looking to consolidate his position name any replacement for the sive rehabilitation program to hasten ets. early in the season with a start in Australia as it counts towards ndian opener Prithvi Shaw was on Mumbai teenager. the recovery and be available for selec- After Powar's departure, it remains to be European season for 2019. Defending champion Cameron IFriday ruled out of the first Test "Opening batsman Prithvi Shaw tion at the earliest," it added. seen how T20 captain Kaur and ODI captain Smith carded a brilliant 65 on day two to take a one-shot lead against Australia after suffering an suffered a left ankle injury while Shaw picked up the injury in the Mithali bury their differences. India's next into the weekend at RACV Royal Pines Resort. ankle injury during the ongoing tour attempting a catch at the boundary 15th over of Cricket Australia XI's assignment is the tour of NZ in January and WOODS MAY RETURN TO INDIA IN 2020 game against Cricket Australia XI. ropes in the tour game against CA XI innings, when Max Bryant latched on under a new coach, the team would hope to Gold Coast: His injury is a massive setback for at The Sydney Cricket Ground," said to Ravichandran Ashwin's delivery steer clear of more controversy. "I will be back," said Tiger Woods, triggering the visitors as the 19-year-old was the BCCI in a statement. and hit him for a six at midwicket. "It will be interesting to see how Harman speculations of the golf legend's return to India for a full- expected to open in the first Test "Shaw underwent scans this Shaw was visibly in pain and did- and Mithali get along after whatever happened fledged tournament sometime in 2020 or 2021. The 14-time beginning December 6 at Adelaide. morning and the reports revealed a n't get up immediately. He was carried in the West Indies. It is imperative that they Major winner had been to India in 2014, but that trip lasted just With Shaw unavailable, K L Rahul lateral ligament injury. Shaw will be off the field by two members of the get along well for the team's sake," an official 36 hours. Now that Woods has renewed his relationship with and Murali Vijay will be India's open- unavailable for the first Test against Indian support staff. said. Hero MotoCorp, there is a lot of talk about his coming to India Prithvi Shaw is carried by support staff AP for an entire tournament. The visit will happen, depending on the schedule of the legend. Munjal, who seems to have struck R A N J I T R O P H Y up a good relationship with Woods, said, "I have been asked when is Tiger coming to India many times in India . All I can say is that he is coming back for sure.” Rajasthan secure BAJRANG, VINESH GET GRADE A CONTRACTS; Punjab maul Delhi by 10 wickets Bijoy spins Bengal comeback 1st innings lead PTI n NEW DELHI PTI n CHENNAI MUMBAI EARN 1ST LEAD KANPUR: Rajasthan secured Hosts Mumbai eked out a cru- a crucial first innings lead unjab pummelled Delhi by ff-spinner Writtick Bijoy cial 16-run first innings lead after against Uttar Pradesh after P10 wickets for their maid- OChatterjee on Friday bowled they bundled out Gujarat for 281 in bundling out the hosts for 214 en win of the season here on Bengal back into contention in the their Elite Group A Ranji Trophy in their Elite Group C match Friday while handing the hosts Elite Group 'B' match against Tamil game here on Friday. here on Friday. their first loss at home in five Nadu with a five-wicket haul at the Hosts Mumbai eked out a cru- The visitors rode on splen- years. M A Chidambaram stadium. cial 16-run first innings lead after did performance by left-arm With Punjab controlling Trailing by 74 runs in the first they bundled out Gujarat for 281 in pacer Aniket Choudhary (5- the game from day one, it was innings, Chatterjee's efforts (5 for 22) their Elite Group A Ranji Trophy 64) at the Green Park Stadium only a matter of time before helped Bengal dismiss Tamil Nadu game here Friday. here after posting 311 in their they scored an outright win, for 141 in 62.5 overs, leaving the vis- Mumbai had posted 297 in first essay. Thus, the visitors fetching seven points. itors a target of 216 to secure its first their first innings at the Wankhede took 97-run first-innings lead Delhi, who were gasping at win of the season. Chatterjee Stadium. Gujarat resumed the and then extended it to 233 GONDA: Star wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat were 106 for six in their second removed the first innings centurion penultimate day of the four-day runs as they ended the penul- included in the top Rs 30-lakh Grade A along with Pooja innings and trailing Punjab by Baba Aparajith (21) and N match on 232/8 with wicket-keep- timate day of the four-day Dhanda as the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Friday 69 runs at stumps on day two, Jagadeesan (38) while fellow spinner er Dhurv Raval unbeaten on 60. game at 136/4. Choudhary got rolled out its revolutionary central contracts system for the ended up with 179 courtesy Pradipta Pramanik dismissed captain Raval added 39 runs to his tally, excellent support from co-pac- grapplers. It was expected that Bajrang and Vinesh, who won Pulkit Narang (31) and Pulkit B Indrajith (4). Some late order resis- but missed out on a deserving ers T M Haq (3-55) and Nathu the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games gold medals Sood (25). tance by J Kousik (10) and M hundred after he fell on 99 and was Singh (2-47). For Uttar this year, will be kept in the top grade. Pooja had become only Punjab needed just five Mohammed (23 not out) helped the the last man to be dismissed. Pradesh, only wicket-keeper the fourth Indian woman to win a medal at the World runs for a big win and and they home team stretch the lead. For Mumbai, Shivam Dubey (3- Upendra Singh showed some Championship recently. Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil knocked it off in 2.1 overs with Bengal began the chase cau- 50), Dhawal Kulkarni (3- 71) and resistance with a valiant knock Kumar and Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik, who Jiwanjot Sharma and Abhishek tiously with left-handed opener Royston Dias (3-74) shone with the of 67, But he was devoid of are struggling with form for quite some time, could not make Sharma in the middle. Abhishek Kumar Raman, who made ball. However, Mumbai had a dis- partners. Rajasthan have won the top Grade. They will figure in the Grade B, which will offer With the emphatic win, 98 in the first knock and Kousik astrous start in their second essay all their three games so far and a financial support of Rs 20 lakh for one year. The contracts Punjab have revived their Ranji Ghosh (13) seeing off the early as Gujarat bowlers lead by medium would be hoping to record will be reviewed after one year. WFI is the only Indian campaign after having col- Vinay Choudhary celebrates with his teammates after taking a wicket AP threat from T Natarajan and pacer Chintan Gaja (4-50) wreaked their fourth successive victory Olympic Association-affiliated National Sports Federation to lected just two points from the Mohammed. Abhishek Raman and havoc. At one stage, Mumbai were when they take the field offer contracts to its athletes and only the second after the previous two games. innings lead against Delhi's batting let them captain Manoj Tiwari (13 batting) reeling at 6-66 as Akhil Herwdkar Saturday. In the second innings, BCCI. The announcement was made by WFI President Brij On the other hand, Delhi's Hyderabad and could not dis- down again though they did a added 35 runs before the former fell (10), Jay Bista (0), Siddesh Lad (17), Rajasthan opener Amitkumar Bhushan Sharan Singh in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Chief troubles have increased with miss Himachal Pradesh in tad better than the first to Kousik for 53. Bengal requires 129 Surya Kumar Yadav (1), Arman Gautam continued his good Minister Yogi Aditya Nath, who inaugurated the senior National their first loss of the season. their opener for an outright innings, in which they were more runs on the final day Saturday Jaffer (5) and Dhawal Kulkarni (6) form as he remained unbeaten Championship at Nandini Nagar here. They had conceded the first- win. bundled out for 107. to secure a much-neeed win. fell in quick succession. on 66 at close of play. TODAY’S FIXTURES NL vs MY 5:00pm GER vs PAK 7:00pm Live on STAR SPORTS SELECT 1 16 LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | DECEMBER 1, 2018 Pak hope for positive Australia struggle past Ireland 2-1 start against Germany ner and Charter came to Australia's rescue and kept out O'Donoghue's PTI n BHUBANESWAR Trophy in Oman. Title holder Aus start attempt. Despite boasting of a rich Towards the end of the second our-time champions World Cup history, few people with a hard-fought win; quarter, Australia secured back-to- FPakistan would look to are counting Pakistan in the back penalty corners but wasted both shrug off years of disappoint- tournament as their last world China draw with as the two teams went into the ment and a chaotic build up title came way back in 1994. halfway break locked at 1-1. when they take on higher- But in the last eight years, England 2-2 in debut Australia restored their lead four ranked Germany in their open- Pakistan hockey has slumped to minutes after the breather through ing match of the men's hockey the lowest ebb, having returned Brand. Corey Weyer's workmanship World Cup here on Saturday. with the wooden spoon (12th) PTI n BHUBANESWAR in the midfield finally helped Australia The most successful team from New Delhi in 2010 and when his inch-perfect through ball in the history of the World Cup then failed to qualify for the last ustralia's quest for a record hat- found Brand unmarked inside the box with four titles, the last of edition at The Hague, trick of titles started with a and the striker scored from his sec- which came in the early 90's, Netherlands in 2014. Ahard-fought 2-1 win over ond attempt. Pakistan hockey has witnessed Pakistan have been going Ireland in the opening Pool B match a steady decline in the last two- through a bleak period in recent of the men's hockey World Cup here CHINA HOLD ENGLAND 2-2 and-a-half decades. times. They stuttered in quali- on Friday. Eighteen brave men from Inner Once a formidable force in fying, but somehow managed to Having won the back-to-back Mongolia Autonomous Region pro- world hockey, Pakistan have finish seventh in the Hockey World Cups in 2010 and 2014, world duced a gritty performance to help now slumped to 13th position World League Semifinals in no.1 Australia came into the ongoing debutants China register a fighting 2- in world rank- London to tournament as a firm favourite but 2 draw against higher-ranked England ings, mainly secure their they were far from impressive and in a Pool B match of the men's hock- due to lack of place in the were made to toil hard by Ireland in ey World Cup here Friday. exposure and World Cup their opener. Unusual it may sound, but very mismanage- The compo- World no. 10 Ireland gave few people know that China's entire ment and years sition of the pool Australia a run for their money with 18-member men's hockey team mak- of apathy by the also doesn't impressive display in both attack and ing its debut in the World Cup national feder- favour Pakistan defence. The Kookaburras were dis- belongs to just one province — Inner ation (PHF). as they are placed in a tough mal with penalty corners, converting Mongolia Autonomous Region. China Such is the condition of Pool alongside three-time just one out of five. is made up of 34 provinces. Pakistan hockey that their par- champions Netherlands and Blake Govers (11th minute) and These 18 brave hearts fought ticipation in the ongoing two-time winners Germany. Tim Brand scored for the winners, hard and stunningly held World World Cup was in serious The other side, Malaysia while Ireland's lone goal came from No 7 England with a last-minute doubts due to lack of funds and have made steady progress over the sticks of Shane O'Donoghue. From the resultant penalty corner, goal to eke out a point from the it took a last minute interven- the years and is placed above Ten places might separate the Australia secured another and this encounter. tion from Haier Pakistan to Pakistan at 12th in the rankings. two teams, but the Irish fought time Govers' flick found the back of China's men's hockey team's ensure the team's appearance in Pakistan coach Dar said valiantly and matched the title hold- the Irish net. best result in the sport till date is a the tournament. their aim would be to win one ers stick-for-stick in the first two quar- But Australia's lead lasted just two Silver medal finish at the 2006 The home appliance com- match and ensure a spot in the ters. minutes as Ireland drew level when Doha Asian Games but they sprung pany came in as a last-minute cross-overs. In fact, it was Ireland who had the O'Donoghue scored after he was set a surprise in its maiden World Cup sponsor and released nine mil- "Germany is a tough team first shot at the goal and Australia up by Murray, who dribbled past two match. lion Pakistani rupees to cover and we haven't played them for goalie Andrew Charter had to come defenders to pass the ball on to the England started the match as the team's expenses in the tour- a long time. But the Germans up with a double save to deny Sean goal scorer. overwhelming favourites, but the nament. too haven't played any big tour- Murray and then Matthew Nelson The second quarter too produced Chinese stunned their opponents Pakistan's build up has nament in last 2 years. We had from the rebound in the fourth exciting hockey as both the teams early in the game when Xiaoping Gao been far from rosy as Tauqeer a few hiccups before the tour- minute. went on the offensive and it was (5th minute) scored a brilliant field Dar, a member of 1984 World nament but we never lost Australia grew in confidence as Australia who came close to scoring, goal from a tight angle after dribbling Cup winning side, took over the focus," he said. time passed by and earned a penalty but Ireland captain David Harte made past three defenders. reins of the team only earlier "Despite the uncertainty stroke in the 11th minute but the a fine save in front of the post to deny China's persistence finally bore this month after Roelant we kept on preparing to the best umpire's decision was changed to Dylan Wotherspoon. fruit and the brave men broke Oltmans quit from the position of our abilities. We just need to penalty corner after Ireland asked for Five minutes into the quarter, England's heart just a minute from the just four months into the job win one match to survive in the video referral. Ireland secured their first penalty cor- final hooter. before the Asian Champions pool," Dar added. Charlesworth : India need to It has been a dream start revive HIL to continue growth for India at WC: Sardar PTI n BHUBANESWAR es threatened to withdraw claiming PTI n GREATER NOIDA financial losses in the five seasons it or Indian hockey to capitalise on the played out. ormer skipper Sardar Singh is impressed with Fgains made in the past decade, the Charlesworth, who has also played FIndia's "dream" start to their campaign at the national federation must revive the cricket at the first-class level for hockey World Cup and Friday hoped the hosts will "revolutionary" Hockey India League, Western Australia besides serving as the continue the superb run to reclaim the coveted title feels legendary Australian coach Ric High Performance Manager of New after 43 years. Charlesworth. Zealand Cricket in the past, said India registered a comprehensive 5-0 win Charlesworth, who has worked Indian hockey will find it difficult to against South Africa to make a sizzling start to the with Indian hockey as the men's and sustain the rise without HIL. World Cup — a tournament the hosts won only women's teams' Technical Advisor for "The Hockey India League made a once — in the 1975 edition at Kuala Lumpur, four months in 2008, is a widely big difference. It played an important Malaysia. respected coach around the world. role in the re-development of hockey "It has been a dream start for India at the hock- "I think India have been making in India," he said. ey world cup. We played simple hockey and it is steady progress. A decade ago they were "The foreign coaches helped. always important to win the first match," Sardar said 10th in the world, now realistically 5th. The HIL saw foreign coaches and for- on the sidelines of HCL Foundation Annual My view always is that it would take a eign players mixing with Indian play- National Sports Meet - 'Sports for Change'. decade to climb into the medal posi- ers and that was important. It created "However, the tournament has just begun and tions," the 66-year-old said. a deeper pool of players but also gave a lot of matches are yet to be played. I hope India "But I am not sure the domestic the Indian players confidence that continues the momentum," added the 32-year-old, competition is deep enough in India. they could play against the best of who had retired from international hockey last India need to get the Hockey India the world," added Charlesworth, September. League (HIL) going. That's been the who guided title-holders Australia to Over 500 students across 120 schools and 72 principle reason for the change," he back-to-back World Cups in 2010 and Gurukuls were part of the 'Sports for Change' ini- said. 2014. tiative and more than 350 under privileged children "India is playing in this tournament Stating that the hosts have the fire- were shortlisted for the national qualifier round without Sardar (Singh), Rupinder (Pal power to recreate history for the first across different sports. Singh), SV Sunil and they still have a time since 1975, the former politician Sardar, who was the chief guest in the event, good team. India now has more depth," said the World Cup title will go to one interacted with the participants and encouraged added Charlesworth on the sidelines of of the top six teams. them for active participation in sports. the ongoing men's hockey World Cup "The winner will come from to six "It gives me immense pleasure to see these chil- here. teams and I have said that before. I dren excel in sports with passion and enthusiasm. The cash-rich HIL's future looked think Germany, Holland, Argentina, I congratulate HCL for recognizing its importance. uncertain when Hockey India post- Belgium and India are favourites. One Inculcating the spirit of sportsmanship in these poned the 2018 edition because of of them will be the winner," young children will lead to better and brighter future financial issues. Some of the franchis- Charlesworth said. for these budding sporting talents," he said. LOCAL EVENTS

HARYANA BAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP under-16 trophy in the 18th RS Sagar Memorial AITA Talent Series on Friday. However, Yati also managed to annex the win- ners’ trophy, beating Shagun Kumari 6-4, 7-5 in the Under-14 category. Arjun Singh and Abhijit Singh won the U-14 and U- 16 titles respectively. RESULTS: BOY’S (U-16) Abhijeet Singh bt Daksh Singh 6-3, 6-1 (U-14) Arjun Sharma bt Shaurya Singh 6-2, 6-4 GIR’L’S (U-16) Arshia Ahmed bt Yeti Bisen 6-3, 6-0 (U-14) Yeti Bisen bt Shagun Kumari 6-4, 7-5 (U-16 DOUBLES) Abhijit Singh/Daksh Singh bt Aaron Samuel/Aryaman Mehta 6-3, 6-0 TANISHA IN SEMIS Tanisha Singh of UP Badminton Academy defeated Ashi Rawat of Delhi 21-19, 21-10 to enter the Under-17 semifinals of National Sub-Junior Badminton Championship underway at Bengaluru. SOUND IMAGES BEAT UP TIMBER Sound Images Club beat UP Timber by seven wickets in a Haryana won the greeco-Roman and freestyle championships league match of the 15th BBD League at LDA Stadium on Friday. while Uttar Pradesh settled for second place in both the cate- In a C division match, Kalpana Cricket Foundation thrashed RKB gories in the 32nd All-India Postal Wrestling Championship, con- Cricket Club by 99 runs. cluded at KD Singh ‘Babu’ Stadium on Friday. DGP OP Singh BRIEF SCORES: gave away the prizes to the winners. Also present were UP Postal UPT: 178 (Karan 49, Prabhanoor 30, Shubhang 24; Ali Murtaza Sports Board president and chief postmaster general Vinay 24/3, Muninder 41/3) Prakash Singh. MAnjeet Singh of Haryana was given ‘Dak Kesari SIC: 179 (Siddharth 60, Mritunjay 44, Anurag 25, Anushuman Award’ while Jai Prakash and Kuldeep were adjudged best greeco 23; Hasan 21/2, Atif 32/1) roman and freestyle players respectively. KCF: 202 (Rohit 66, Jai 18, Gopesh 17, Sanket 17; Ankit 27/2, ARSHIA, ABHIJEET WIN Nitin 28/2, Adarsh 29/2) Arshia Ahmed crushed Yeti Bisen 6-3, 6-0 to lift the girl’s RKB: 103 (Krish 36, Parvej 12, Nitesh 11; Ajay 23/4, Gopesh 20/4).