RNI No.2016/1957, REGD NO. SSP/LW/NP-34/2016-18 Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 Published From WORLD 11 SPORT 15 DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL RETURN OF TROOP WITHDRAWAL FROM ANDY MURRAY HINTS TO BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR DAME DIKSHIT SYRIA HAS STARTED: US RETIRE AFTER AUS OPEN CHANDIGARH DEHRADUN *Late City Vol. 155 Issue 11 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable LUCKNOW, SATURDAY JANUARY 12, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 COMMITTED TO MY ART: RANVEER} } 14 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com CAPSULE PANDYA, RAHUL SERVED NOTICES; SUSPENDED New Delhi: Indian cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul BJP committed for Mandir: Shah were on Friday suspended pending an enquiry into their outrage-evoking comments on Ayodhya top on the agenda of BJP, party seeks 2nd term for Modi, meet hails Atal-Advani leadership women during a TV show, ruling them out of the ODI series DEEPAK K UPRETI n NEW DELHI against Australia starting on Saturday. P16 aking it clear that the MAyodhya issue would be GOVT PLANS INSURANCE one of the main campaign FOR SME TRADERS agenda in the Lok Sabha poll, New Delhi: Ahead of LS polls, BJP president Amit Shah on the Government is considering Friday said the party was com- an insurance scheme for lakhs of mitted for a “Bhavya Mandir” GST-registered small and and declared that the “2019 medium scale traders with a battle” between Narendra Modi view to address certain concerns and his “desperate opponents” of this segment. would be a decisive one and with a massive impact on com- CBI FILES CHARGESHEET ing times. Addressing thou- AGAINST PC’S WIFE sands of delegates attending the New Delhi: The CBI has filed a two-day National Council meet chargesheet against Nalini here, Shah asked party workers Chidambaram, the wife of former to ensure that Modi returns to Union Finance Minister P power with full majority and Chidambaram, alleging she had continues the “nation building” received `1.4 crore from without a break. Saradha group of companies, The tag line of the Council embroiled in a chit fund scam, was “Abki baar phir Modi BJP supporters shout slogans during the party's national convention in New Delhi officials said on Friday. P5 Sarkar” and the meeting venue Friday AP reverberated with a loud roar DELHI’S AIR SINKS TO when Shah mentioned Ram alleged rein of corruption. He The Modi Government has ‘VERY POOR’ CATEGORY Mandir in his speech. said the Congress was leveling “fulfilled” the dreams of crores New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality The meet was attended by charges in the Rafale jet fight- of youths with 10 per cent deteriorated to the “very poor” almost all top party leaders, er purchase as it was “frustrat- reservation in jobs and educa- category on Friday due to including Modi, LK Advani, ed” that there was no blemish tion for the general category reduced wind speed even as MM Joshi, Rajnath Singh, on Modi during his full tenure. poor, Shah said and described authorities have forecast rainfall Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, JP The election result would the Constitution Amendment in the next couple of days which Nadda, Chief Ministers of BJP- impact the future of India, he Bill as one of the most impor- they said might lower the ruled States, including UP’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, flanked by veteran BJP leader LK Advani, on the first day of BJP National Council meet at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Friday PTI claimed and went on to say that tant Bills passed by Parliament. pollution level. Yogi Adityanath, and former National Democratic Alliance Shah hailed the GST Chief Ministers Shivraj Singh In his speech, Shah praised temple and gave reference of its rivals having contrasting ide- Afghan ruler Ahmad Shah (NDA) would come back to Council’s decision to double the CHANDRAYAAN-2 LAUNCH Chouhan and Raman Singh. the leadership of Atal-Advani leader Kapil Sibal, who, he ologies glued together with Abdali and Marathas where the power with a thumping major- limit for exemption from pay- BY MID-APRIL: ISRO Yogi was greeted with loud which established and con- said, sought that the SC’s hear- the sole “oust Modi” agenda. defeat of the latter led to “gula- ity and in UP “the party would ment of GST to `40 lakh and Bengaluru: Declaring that India’s cheers by the BJP Council tributed to the rise of the party ing on the Ram temple issue be “Opposition parties know that mi” (slavery) for 200 years. increase its tally from 71 to 74”. announced that the higher second Moon mission is planned members when he arrived at at the national level, he said. fixed after the Lok Sabha polls. alone they cannot defeat “Lok Sabha polls are battle Shah said in last one week, turnover cap of `1.5 crore for for mid-April this year, ISRO on the stage. Shah said the BJP is com- Attaching huge signifi- Modi,” he said. of two ideologies: BJP stands the Modi Government took availing composition scheme of Friday said it is also gearing up The backdrop of the dais mitted for a “grand temple” at cance to the result of 2019 gen- Interestingly, the BJP pres- for cultural nationalism, poor, two major decisions of giving paying 1 per cent tax will be for its maiden human spaceflight had Modi and Shah on the two the disputed site in Ayodhya eral elections, Shah said it ident while pointing to the sig- while rivals together merely for reservation to economically effective from April 1. programme “Gaganyaan” by sides along with Swami and it would be accomplished would be a battle between nificance of “2019 LS battle” power,” said the BJP president. weaker sections in the general Modi would deliver the 2021-end that is likely to include Vivekananda and Atal Bihari “at the earliest”. He accused the Modi, who has brought “glory” made a reference to the third Shah also threw punches category and providing Goods concluding session of the coun- a woman astronaut. P6 Vajpayee. Congress of trying to delay the to India, and his desperate battle of Panipat between on the “one family rule” and its and Services Tax (GST) relief. cil on Saturday. Asthana has no immunity Court sets 10 Cong ready to go solo as SP-BSP deal today weeks’ time PNS n NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW our ability in Uttar Pradesh and we will surprise people,” he from prosecution, says HC for graft probe ith the Samajwadi Party was quoted as saying. W(SP) and the Bahujan The Gandhi scion’s com- PNS n NEW DELHI Samaj Party (BSP) all set to ments were the first indication announce the composition of of the party’s Plan B after the n a major blow to CBI Special Justice scuttled: Verma the Uttar Pradesh political regional players seemed to IDirector Rakesh Asthana, alliance on Saturday, the have deserted it. Rahul is the Delhi High Court on Friday Congress is ready with its plan expected to meet UPCC pres- ruled that he will be investi- to walk alone. ident Raj Babbar and AICC in- gated in the ongoing bribery in resignation letter AICC sources said the charge of party affairs in the case and no prior sanction party chief Rahul Gandhi, after State Ghulam Nabi Azad to was required to prosecute him, PNS n NEW DELHI due consultation with the State deliberate on the matter on implying he enjoys no protec- unit leaders, is prepared to go Sunday evening. tion against a possible arrest. lok Verma, who was it alone in the politically cru- “A decision on who to join Justice Najmi Waziri said Aremoved as CBI Director cial State. Amid talks of seat hands with always rests with that the allegation of “mala by the PM-led Selection Panel sharing for Lok Sabha polls the party high command, but fide” raised against then CBI on Thursday, has resigned from from which the Congress we have already shared that Director Alok Verma has not the service and claimed that he seems to be out, Samajwadi workers and supporters want been made out. was transferred on the basis of Party president Akhilesh Yadav the Congress to go it alone in Rejecting a clutch of peti- filed by Asthana, Kumar and “false, unsubstantiated and friv- and BSP chief Mayawati will ties like the Rashtriya Lok Dal joint Opposition candidates to UP where it still has its own tions for quashing of the FIR Prasad challenging the FIR olous allegations” made by address a joint Press meet at (RLD) and the Nishad Party are victory in Gorakhpur, Phulpur identity which is different from filed against Asthana, CBI DSP lodged against them. only one person, who was charges alluded by a com- Lucknow on Saturday. also likely to be in the alliance. and Kairana last year. these parties,” said the leader. Devender Kumar and alleged Asthana was booked on inimical to him. plainant who is presently under The top leadership of both In the 2014 Lok Sabha elec- A senior Congress leader He recalled that in 2009 middleman Manoj Prasad, the charges of criminal conspiracy, Verma was shifted as DG investigation by the CBI,” the parties had met in New tions, the BJP and its allies had said talk on a UP “mahagath- Lok Sabha polls, when the sit- HC set a 10-week deadline to corruption and criminal mis- Fire Services, Civil Defence Verma said in his resignation Delhi last week to discuss won 73 of the 80 seats in UP. bandhan” had been going on uation was apparently against complete the investigations in conduct under the relevant and Home Guards after oust- letter to the Secretary of broad parameters of an alliance Akhilesh and Mayawati for a while but Congress mem- the Congress, the party got 21 the case. sections of Prevention of ing as CBI Director. Department of Personnel and to take on the BJP unitedly in decided to bury their hatchet bers in the State are of the opin- seats in the State, paving the The court held that per- Corruption Act. “Natural justice was scut- Training. the Lok Sabha elections. and pool in their resources to ion that the party should go it way for the return of the mission for prior sanction to Verma and Asthana were tled and the entire process was Meanwhile on Friday, CBI Sources said both the SP contest three bypolls and won alone as it has an independent Congress-led UPA prosecute Asthana was not embroiled in bitter feud for sev- turned upside down in ensur- spokesman Abhishek Dayal and the BSP are planning to all raising their hopes that if identity among the people. Government at the Centre. required considering the facts eral months and had levelled ing that the undersigned was shunted as Director of contest on 37 seats each out of they team up, they can pull vot- Rahul in an interview to an The more indicative of the of the case. Asthana is likely to charges of corruption against (Verma) is removed from the Publication Division. His 80 in Uttar Pradesh and plan to ers away from the BJP. The international newspaper on Congress mind is the fact that challenge the HC verdict before each other. Both were divested post of the Director CBI. The tenure was till August 20, 2020. leave just two, Rae Bareli and mahagathbandhan arithmetic Thursday said the Congress Rahul had made it clear that the the Supreme Court. of their power and sent on leave Selection Committee did not New appointee Nitin Wakankar Amethi, the bastions of Sonia had worked in the bypolls as a idea is very powerful in Uttar Congress cannot be underesti- The HC gave its verdict on the night of October 23. consider the fact that the entire will take charge on Saturday. Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, consolidation of OBC, Dalit Pradesh. mated. while dismissing the petitions Continued on Page 7 CVC report is premised on Continued on Page 7 for the Congress. Smaller par- and Muslim votes powered “So, we are very confident of Continued on Page 7 More trouble in store for Dera chief convicted of Major martyred in Pak BAT’s journalist’s murder IED blast, jawan injured SP in illegal mining case n n PNS CHANDIGARH MOHIT KANDHARI JAMMU

PNS n LUCKNOW Sources said that the ED sleuths had era Sacha Sauda sect head wo Armymen, including ore trouble is in store for DGurmeet Ram Rahim Tone Major rank officer and Mformer Samajwadi Party sought a certified copies of documents Singh was on Friday convicted an Army porter, were martyred government as well as some and wealth recovered during raids from for the murder of journalist in two separate incidents along IAS officers, including B Ram Chander Chhatrapati. the line of control (LoC) in Chandrakala, as Enforcement the CB team so that they could move A CBI court in Panchkula frontier Rajouri district of Directorate sleuths are prepar- ahead with the registering of the case on Friday convicted Ram Jammu division on Friday. In ing to register a formal case of Rahim Singh and three others another attack on Friday, ter- money laundering in connec- for the murder of Chhatrapati, rorists hurling a grenade on tion with the siphoning off case under the Prevention of The CBI is probing illegal 16 years ago. The quantum of CRPF bunker in Jammu, but money earned through illegal Money Laundering Act will mining in the state between sentence for the four convicts there were no reports of loss of mining in the state. investigate whether the money 2012 and 2016 and had got a will be pronounced by Judge life, police said. Sources said that the ED has been spent overseas or the case registered on January 2 Jagdeep Singh on January 17. According to ground sleuths had sought a certified black money has been last and, subsequently, con- The same court had con- reports, a Major rank officer, copies of documents and siphoned off out of the coun- ducted raids at several places, victed the Sirsa-based dera along with a soldier, received wealth recovered during raids try and later brought back. including residence of IAS chief on two counts of rape on grievous injuries in an impro- from the Central Bureau of Besides Chandrakala, the officer B Chandrakala, along August 25, 2017 and sentenced vised explosive device explo- Senior security officers inspect the blast spot when a grenade was hurled towards a Investigation (CBI) team so ED will is also likely to look with Samajwadi Party MLC him to 20 years of rigorous ally exploited by the sect head sion and later succumbed while picket of CRPF at Lal Chowk in Srinagar on Friday evening PTI that they could move ahead into wealth particularly over- Ramesh Kumar Mishra and imprisonment. at the Dera headquarters. another Army porter was killed with the registering of the seas investment of former UP others. Sirsa-based journalist The 51-year- old dera chief in separate incident of ‘unpro- Team (BAT) of the Pakistan suspected that members of the case. In the case registered by Chief Minister Akhilesh Sources said that besides Chhatrapati was shot in appeared before the CBI court voked’ ceasefire violation by Army may have targeted an BAT team may have planted an CBI in connection will illegal Yadav, who was then Mining gold and cash, the CBI team October 2002 after a newspa- through video conferencing Pakistan Army in Sunderbani Indian patrol in the forward IED in the forward area before mining, B Chandrakala was Minister, along with Gayatri recovered several documents per owned by him published an from the Sunaria prison near sector. area taking advantage of the retreating towards Pakistani also named in the FIR. Prajapati, who later became regarding investment of anonymous letter narrating Rohtak, where he is serving the Unofficial reports, howev- inclement weather conditions side of the line of control. The ED after registering a the minister after Akhilesh. money by the accused. how women were being sexu- 20-year sentence. er, claimed a Border Action and undulating terrain. It was Continued on Page 7 LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | JANUARY 12, 2019 city 02 SP-BSP alliance will defeat CM inspects Tent City being developed for PBD conclave BJP in LS election: Akhilesh n PIONEER NEWS SERVICE VARANASI PNS n LUCKNOW ing cow sheds, the government has imposed 2 per cent cess on hief Minister, Yogi day before the alcohol,” he said. CAdityanath on Friday announcement of a Akhilesh said when the inspected the Tent City being Amahagathbandan BJP government came to power developed at Aedhe village here (grand alliance) to take on the in 2017, it closed all the slaugh- for the proposed 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Janata Party in the terhouses as it thought all of Bhartiya Divas (PBD) to be held Lok Sabha elections in Uttar them belonged to SP leaders. from January 21 to 23. Pradesh, Samajwadi Party pres- “The myth has now been bust- Yogi stayed at the venue for ident Akhilesh Yadav launched ed and it has been established about half an hour and went his poll campaign on Friday by that most of the slaughter- through the blueprint of the attending an e-chaupal with houses belonged to BJP leaders,” Tent City. He also issued sev- social media micro blogging he said. eral instructions to the officers site Twitter and raising a new The SP president also concerned. slogan of ‘Hamara kaam bolta announced that if his party Later, the Chief Minister hai, BJP ka dhoka bolta hai’ came to power in UP, the loans went to Lal Bahadur Shastri (Our work speaks, BJP’s betray- taken by youths under International Airport, al speaks). Kamdhenu scheme to open Babatpur, from where he left In the e-chaupal, the SP dairies by purchasing cows for Delhi to take part in a pro- president interacted with vil- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav addresses a chaupal as his wife and would be waived. gramme there. lagers and gave his views on Kannauj MP Dimple Yadav looks on, in Kannauj on Friday PTI He also questioned the Before the Chief Minister’s various issues, including the honest intention of BJP on visit, work at all the venues of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviews preparations at the Tent City for the proposed PBD meet in Varanasi Friday need for a mahagathbandan bandan would be announced in “We have gone for a new cleaning Ganga. “PM PBD conference, including and also about the alleged min- Lucknow. slogan ‘Hamara kaam bolta (Narendra) Modi took the Tent City, Bada Lalpur Stadium on for developing the Kashi with his Maharashtra counter- drains in Sarnath would be ing scam during his regime. “People of the country have hai, BJP ka dhoka bolta hai’ and broom to clean the country and and Trade Facilitation Centre Vishwanath Corridor. part Devendra Fadnavis had a developed after the construc- He said their (SP-BSP) already witnessed that when SP it will be our main slogan in the every citizen supported him. was done on a warfooting He asked the officers to cultural exchange. He also vis- tion of the Dhyan Centre. mahagathbandan would get and BSP joined hands, the BJP election to counter the misin- But now the situation has throughout the night as recent- remove the debris immediate- ited Kashi Vishwanath Temple The parking, vending zone, the math right in the upcoming lost its stronghold parliamen- formation campaign of the changed and there is filth every- ly during their visits, Chief ly from the sites after demoli- and offered prayers. Swagat Centre situated in front Lok Sabha election and the BJP tary seats of Gorakhpur and BJP,” he said. where but the PM is silent on Secretary Anup Chandra tion of the acquired buildings Yogi said the beautification of the statue of Maharaja would face defeat. Phulpur, represented by the The e-chaupal was held at this issue,” he said. Pandey and UP Minister of so that the devotees did not face and development of Buddhist Suheldev at the Sarnath trijunc- Akhilesh Yadav is all set to chief minister and the deputy Fakirpur village in Umarda Earlier, chaupals were held State for NRI, Swati Singh, any inconvenience. township of Sarnath would be tion would be removed from contest the Lok Sabha election chief minister. In the Lok Sabha block of Kannauj district on at tea stalls and other places in had pointed to several short- He asked the officials to completed in four phases under there. The parking and vend- from Kannauj. At present, his polls also, we will keep our flag Friday and it was attended by villages where people discussed comings. ensure that the corridor took the Swadesh Yojana in the next ing zones would be developed wife Dimple Yadav represents high and win majority of seats Twitter global vice-president political issues. But in the era of The Chief Minister told the shape by Mahashivratri. ten years. in the land available near the Kannauj in the Lok Sabha. (in UP),” he said in reply to a Colin Crowell and his team. IT revolution, now e-chaupals officers that all the works Yogi was in the city on a Under the beautification Buddha Theme Park while the Akhilesh was elected to Lok villager’s question. Kannauj MP Dimple Yadav have taken their place as now should be completed by two-day visit during which he and development project, the food plaza would be developed Sabha from Kannauj seat three Yadav said the BJP as well and former minister of UP, people are more active in polit- January 15. held a meeting with the spiritual identity of Sarnath near the water tank at Sarang times — 1999, 2004 and 2009. as the Congress were afraid of Abhishek Mishra, were also ical discussion on social media Earlier on Friday night, Tourism department officials would be maintained. talab (pond). A vending zone “The BJP has grown strong the new mahagathbandan in present on the dais during the Meanwhile, Twitter India in the Chief Minister had inspect- and attended a programme at Besides conserving would be developed near the by allying with smaller parties. UP and both these political par- e-chaupal. The Twitter officials a statement on Friday said that ed the development work going Piplani Katra in which he along Dhammek Sthal, roads and Sarnath railway station. Now we are doing the same and ties had already pressed their also apprised the villagers how the chaupals would facilitate are joining hands to make a for- panic buttons. to register themselves on direct engagement sessions midable opposition,” he said, Appealing to the people to Twitter and to run it. between the leader and citizens No. 7-2/2018 adding that everyone knew beware of the misinformation Akhilesh did not spare a on Twitter, and on-ground. Mahagathbandhan to waive farm loans Government of India about the political misuse of the campaign launched by the BJP word to hit out at Uttar Pradesh The question and answer CBI and in the mining scam in the country, the SP chief said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (Q&A) conversation with the if brought to power, says Ajit Singh Ministry of Health & Family Welfare case also it cannot be denied. the BJP had ditched the poor and accused him of trying to leader will also be broadcast live Department of Health & Family Welfare “If the CBI wants to ques- people of the country by giving create unethical ways to collect on the platform from the Mathura (PTI): Rashtriya Lok Dal president Ajit Singh said Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing tion me, let the election process false promises in the past and revenue.“The BJP government leader’s handle. Questions using on Friday that the loans of farmers would be waived if the maha- E-mail: [email protected] be completed and they can do was again trying to do it. He is promoting consumption of the hash tag #Chaupal gathbhandhan came to power. “Not only loan of the farmers it thereafter,” he said, adding also asked the people to leave liquor by saying that it will give OnTwitter will be sourced from would be waived but some other drastic steps would also be taken Tel Nos. 2643 6788,2643 5270 that Saturday would be a his- caste and communal politics for more revenue to the govern- Twitter users, leading up to the to improve the economic condition of the farmers,” Singh said Lajpat Nagar IV, toric day when the mahagath- a better development of society. ment and on the plea of mak- event. at a press conference here. Near Moolchand Metro Station, New Delhi 110024. ADMISSION NOTICE Cop’s bullet-riddled body found Phule slams Central govt MASTER OF NURSING COURSE 2019-20 Applications are invited for admission to Master of Nursing Course (2 years) commencing from 20th July, 2019. PNS n LUCKNOW The cops are also looking into husband at their home in Prescribed application forms with prospectus for the Session his mobile call records to find Jadoda village under Badgaon over upper caste quota 2019-2020 can be downloaded from college website www.rak- n a sensational murder some motive behind the killing. police station in Saharanpur con.com from 19/02/19 to 22/03/19 and should be submit- Ireported from Meerut, the In another incident report- district. ted (by hand or by post) in the college till 22/03/19 by 5:00 body of a police constable rid- ed from Banda, a 16-year-old The deceased, identified PNS n LUCKNOW tion for poor among upper p.m.on payment of Rs.550/- by Demand Draft in favour of dled with bullet was recovered girl committed suicide almost as Nilima (28), wife of Sanjiv caste, backward classes and Principal, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing payable from Falawda locality on Friday a month after she was alleged- Kumar, was shot when she ashing out at the Bharatiya Scheduled Castes in the private at Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi. In case of non-payment of morning. A country-made ly raped by a man of her village tried to stop her husband from LJanata Party-led National sector,” she said. demand draft along with the downloaded application form, the firearm and live cartridges in Chitrakoot district. having alcohol on Thursday Democratic Alliance for intro- The MP from Bahraich application form will be summarily rejected and no request will were also found lying aban- She hanged herself from evening, said SSP Saharanpur ducing 10 per cent reservation said that many parliamentari- be entertained in this regard. Application form of previous years doned at some distance from the ceiling fan in her room on Dinesh Kumar. The accused for the poor among the gener- ans had voted against the quota will be not be entertained. Last date for submission of appli- where the body was lying. The Thursday night in Pahadi area, used his licensed revolver in the al category, ruling party’s rebel bill in the Lok Sabha and the cation is 22nd March 2019 till 5:00 p.m. deceased constable was to get police station incharge Dinesh crime, the SSP added. and MP from Bahraich, Rajya Sabha but the Modi gov- The Candidate must have passed the B.Sc. (H) Nursing married later this month. Singh said. A murder case was regis- Savitribai Phule, said the ernment was unnecessarily Examination (12+4) years of the University of Delhi or a Degree Senior police officers who The girl was allegedly tered against Sanjiv, who is Narendra Modi government stressing on extending the 10 recognized as equivalent thereto with atleast 55% marks in rushed to the spot claimed raped by a man from her vil- absconding, the SSP added. had gone against the spirit of against the basic spirit of the per cent reservation to the the aggregate and completed one year experience in Nursing that it appeared to be a suicide lage on December 15 last year. Meanwhile, RTI activist the Constitution by extending Constitution. “The reservation upper castes. in a Hospital/Specialty Institute/Educational Institution or Public case. However, they did not After her family lodged a com- Kasim Saifi (32) who was miss- quota to those who were should be extended on the She also said that the BJP Health Agency. The experience will be calculated up to the rule out the possibility of it plaint, an FIR was registered ing from his home in already well-represented in the basis of educational, social, was preparing a political 22nd March, 2019. The basis of selection for admission is given being a well-orchestrated mur- and the accused was arrested, Moradabad since since social ladder. backward criteria,” she said. ‘khichidi’ (plan) in Delhi and in the Prospectus. Selection test will be held on 28th April, der. The body was sent for Singh said. The girl’s family December 27, was found dead Addressing the media at In a scathing attack on the other places which was an 2019 (Sunday) at 10.00 a.m. post-mortem and further alleged that the accused and his at Shahpur village under the VVIP Guest House here on Modi government, Phule said insult to the backward classes, Names of the selected candidates will be put on the College investigations are on. family were threatening to set Kandhla police station in Friday, Phule said extending that had the government real- Scheduled Castes and Notice Board and website www.rakcon.com on the dates as Reports said that on infor- her ablaze if the case was not Shamli district. reservations to the upper castes ly wished to do justice, it would Scheduled Tribes. declared in the prospectus. mation given to police control withdrawn, he added. During investigation, Vikas on financial basis was part of a have made arrangements for Appealing to like-minded No Correspondence/Telephonic information in this connec- room, the cops recovered the An FIR under Section 306 Choudhry, a property dealer, conspiracy so that reservations reservation in the private sec- organisations working for the tion will be entertained. body of a police constable, iden- (abetment of suicide) of the was picked up for questioning for Dalits and backward class- tor as well because most gov- betterment of the Scheduled NOTE: THE TIMINGS FOR SUBMISSION OF FORMS tified as Ankur (26) of 2015 Indian Penal Code has been and he confessed to killing the es could also be given on finan- ernment departments were Castes, Scheduled Tribes and WILL BE FROM 2:00 P.M. TO 5.00 P.M. ON ALL WORKING batch. Ankur was on duty when registered and investigation is RTI activist,” officials said. Saifi cial grounds in the future. now being given to private minorities, Phule said that it DAYS i.e. MONDAY TO FRIDAY EXCEPT GAZETTED he was found dead. He was underway, Singh disclosed. was shot dead by the accused Furthering her argument, players. was now time that they should HOLIDAYS. attached to Falawda police sta- In a separate incident, a with the help of one Kuldeep Phule said that providing reser- “The government should come together and put a brave davp 17149/11/0002/1819 tion. On early Friday morning, woman was shot dead by her on December 27. vation to the upper castes was immediately announce reserva- face against the ‘Manuvadis.’ his body was recovered from the field of one Dharamveer, in Mojipura hamlet. Govt directed to Senior officers who rushed Four members of turtle to the spot claimed that they provide foolproof were waiting for the constable’s family members to arrive to ascertain whether he was in smuggling gang held security to HC depression over some family issue as his marriage was to be Lucknow (PNS): Four transport these endangered PNS n ALLAHABAD solemnised later this month. members of an international species to West Bengal by a turtle smuggling gang were vehicle. seven-judge bench of arrested by the Special Task On getting specific tip-off AAllahabad High Court on Force of Uttar Pradesh in from one of their informers, the Friday directed the Chief Etawah on Friday. STF along with a team from the Secretary and Principal Senior Superintendent of Forest department intercepted Secretary (Home) to provide Police Abhishek Singh on a vehicle at Chaupala in foolproof security to the High Friday said that information Chaubia area of Etawah around Court. During the hearing, the regarding large-scale smug- 4 am on Friday. Chief Secretary, Principal gling of various species of The cops get success when Secretary (Home) and Principal turtles from Etawah was being 327 turtles were recovered Secretary (Law) were present. received for some time. from the possession of the The court fixed February 12 as Reportedly, several traders four occupants of the vehicle. the next date of hearing in the in the district were in contact They were arrested. case. with their counterparts in Those arrested identified The bench comprising West Bengal for the sale of themselves as Ram Saran Chief Justice Govind Mathur, these turtles after smuggling Prajapati aka Fauji, and Gopal, and Justices Vikram Nath, them. These turtles were then both residents of Friends’ Sudhir Agarwal, Bharti Sapru, sent to China, Hong Kong, Colony in Etawah, Rakesh Pal Pankaj Mithal, SK Gupta and BK Malaysia via Bangladesh and Singh of Civil Lines in Etawah Narayana was hearing a public Myanmar. and Anant, a native of interest litigation (PIL) related to An STF team was formed Rudrapur in Uttarakhand. the security of the High Court under the leadership of addi- Besides turtles, a car, five and other courts of the state. tional superintendent of police mobile phones, three driving When the bench expressed con- Satya Sen, and it received a tip- licences and Rs 2,159 in cash cern over delay in constitution off that several smugglers from were recovered from their pos- of gram adalat (village court), Uttarakhand had come to session. A case has been regis- the Chief Secretary said the Etawah with turtles in huge tered and further investigations government would constitute quantity and were planning to are on. them by June 30 this year.

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YOUTH KILLED IN ROAD MISHAP friend as Sanjay Kumar, a head con- Lucknow (PNS): A youth was stable posted in Sidhauli (Sitapur). Mystery shrouds elderly couple’s death killed when an unidentified truck col- Milk vendors coming to the city in the lided head on with the car in which he wee hours spotted the victims and informed the police. They were rushed PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW and his friend were travelling near Rehman patrol pump on Unnao- to the CHC where Yadav was declared dead. Kumar was referred to Trauma n aged couple died under the Kakori road on the intervening night Lecturer found dead in car of January 10 and 11. The deceased was Centre when his condition was stated Amysterious circumstance and to be serious. their bodies were found at their PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW centre at Kapoorthala. He was and rushed him to Trauma Centre. identified as Suresh Yadav and his house located in sector-H, going from Kapoorthala to his The doctors suspected cardiac Paharpur area under the 42-year-old lecturer was house on Friday morning after arrest as the cause of death. He was Gudamba police station on Afound dead in his car (UP- taking classes at the coaching cen- identified from the Aadhaar card Friday morning. The locals said 32/DF-4015) parked in a service tre. He immediately stopped his kept in his purse. His wife was it was a premeditated murder lane at Khurramnagar crossing car. The attention of the passers- informed about his death. She told executed by their younger son under the Indira Nagar police sta- by and local vendors was drawn the police that he was a cardiac Akshay. However, the police tion. He was identified as when they noticed that a man on patient and was being treated at the denied the murder and said the eral merchant shop in the front Ashutosh Asthana, a resident of the driving seat was sleeping Lari Cardiology. The wife also couple ended their lives by con- portion. Interestingly, the Indira Nagar. He was rushed to motionlessly for an hour produced the prescriptions of the suming poison. younger son was missing from the Trauma Centre by the police with the ignition of the car engine doctor who was treating him and They were identified as Ram the house for the past 10 days. where the doctors declared him on. They informed the UP Dial as well as copies of pathological Shanker Tiwari, aged 70, and his The police registered a case of ‘dead’. The police said he was a lec- about a person lying in the car tests conducted on the advice of wife Sarita Tiwari, aged 65. They missing after the father lodged a turer at SMS College located at with no motion. the doctor. He was married in 2009 were living with their younger complaint at the Gudamba police Bakshi-ka-Talab and he was also The quick response team and had a son from the son Akshay while his elder son station four days ago. Hectic teaching at Genuine coaching reached the spot within 10 minutes wedlock. Ajay is working with a private searches were carried out by the firm in New Delhi. The police police, along with locals, to trace 9.30 am. They tried to contact alarm which drew the attention of son a day before the latter left the said the younger son was unem- his whereabout. him on his mobile phone but it others. One of them informed the house. The police informed the ployed and a drug addict and Tiwari used to open his shop was found to be switched off. Out police. The shutters and the main elder son about the incident. He used to pick up quarrel with his at 5 am and customers would start of curiosity, one of his immediate door was broke open in the pres- is expecting to arrive here on parents several time in the past coming there to purchase milk, neighbours scaled the wall to ence of the police. No suicide note Friday night. The police suspect- when they refused to give money bread and other eatables. The enter the room. He was surprised was found in the rooms or with ed to be a suicide but the post- to him to buy the harmful sub- locals got alarmed when they to see their bodies lying on the bed them. The locals said that there mortem report is awaited to ascer- stance. Tiwari was running a gen- saw shutters of the shop down till in different rooms. He raised an was fight between Tiwari and his tain the cause of the deaths. Signalling & integrated trials on LMC to float bonds soon PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW LMC officials said on Friday. Municipal Commissioner Indramani TP Nagar-airport stretch today ucknow Municipal Corporation Tripathi said that over 20-25 street- Lwill be registering itself at the lights were not working because of Bombay Stock Exchange on January underground cabling work being 20 this year. Municipal carried out by Lucknow Electricity Commissioner Indramani Tripathi Supply Administration. “There has said that financial bonds worth Rs been disruption of electricity in this 200 crore of the LMC would be avail- area but we will restore the lights in able from January 28 for the public. the next two days so that people do Tripathi said that the gong for the not face any inconvenience,” he said. Lucknow Municipal Corporation Passenger boarding trains at the will be struck on January 20. He cabway have been facing a major added that they would be eight problem because of this. A resident municipal corporations which would of Indiranagar said he faced a lot of be floating financial bonds. “There problems when he tried to board a are seven municipal corporations train from here a couple of days back. from across the country which have “All the major trains such as Shatabdi already floated financial bonds. In start from here and there is a large our state, we are the first ones to float number of people from eminent the bonds,” he said. On being asked professions who board the trains what kind of a response bonds float- from here. The display board is also ed by government agencies get, he not working and it is difficult to said that it depended primarily on the manoeuvre one’s way through the credit rating. “Our credit rating will darkness,” he added. be clear in a few days. We are expect- Yet another regular visitor said ing a good response,” he added. that he often came to the cabway to Meanwhile, the problem of street- drop and pick up his relatives and he PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW being simultaneously carried Organisation for lights near the cabway at Mawaiyya had faced a lot of problem because of out by the company, Bureau Standardisation (ISO) will be resolved in the next two days, the absence of proper lights. ucknow Metro Rail Veritas. “Normally the agency 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 LCorporation (LMRC) will conducts the assessment after and the Occupational Health be carrying out the signalling the signalling and integrated and Safety Assessment Series and integrated trials on the 2.8 trials have been completed. But (OHSAS) 18001:2007 certifi- km -long Transportnagar to in order to save time we organ- cates in recognition of the Airport stretch of the North ised them simultaneously and operation and maintenance of South Corridor on Saturday. after every step of signaling its priority corridor (from LMRC managing director trial the safety assessment is Transportnagar to Charbagh) Kumar Keshav, while talking to being carried out by the and Metro Depot. The Pioneer, said that the agency. This is being done so In a ceremony held at the stretch had two stations and that once the assessment is company’s administrative one cross-over only and hence over we can make changes as office, Ankur Sangal, director, the trials would take just a few per the last observation of the United Registrar of Systems, hours. This stretch has the agency.” He said that once the handed over all the three cer- underground Chaudhary signalling and integrated tri- tificates to Kumar Keshav. ISO Charan Singh Metro Station, als were over the report would 14001 is awarded in recogni- Amausi Elevated Metro Station be submitted to the tion of the organisation’s and Transportnagar Elevated Commissioner, Railway Safety. Environmental Management Metro Station. This part of the “They will then carry out the System while the ISO 9001 is North South Corridor was trials. We have already sub- awarded for the organisation’s constructed later. mitted the necessary docu- Quality Management System. Keshav said that along ments to them regarding Moreover OHSAS 18001 is with the signalling and inte- them,” he added. awarded in recognition of the grated trials, an independent Meanwhile, LMRC was organisation’s Health and Safety safety assessment was also awarded the International Management System. Students taking part in a competition at Islamia Degree College at Lalbagh on Friday Pioneer ‘84 per cent girls have started negotiating for higher education’ PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW changes had been witnessed in key aspects of lives of ado- midline survey conduct- lescents such as education, Aed by an organisation, marriage and their aspira- Breakthrough, has revealed tions. “We have observed that that 84 per cent girls have education acts as a tool to started negotiating for their delay marriage but education higher education whereas in till class 12 is considered suf- 2015, this figure was only 61 ficient and girls who drop out per cent. Encouraging results after that are prepared men- have also been achieved tally for marriage. About 35 regarding the age of mar- per cent girls have started riage. About 56 per cent girls expressing their likes and dis- have started raising their likes related to the choice of voice against early marriage in life partners whereas earlier, their families whereas in discussion on such issues was 2015, this figure was merely a rarity. At individual level eight per cent. these changes have been wit- Sohini Bhattacharya nessed, but the social norms from the organisation said the and perceptions have not results showed that they were changed markedly,” she point- moving in the right direction ed out. but concerted efforts must Bhattacharya said as far as continue. The organisation the aspirations in adolescents is working on the issue of was concerned, there had adolescent empowerment in been 42 per cent increase 514 gram panchayats, 715 since 2015 and of those, 35 schools of 21 blocks of seven per cent had reasserted their districts of Uttar Pradesh aspirations and dreams before (Lucknow, Gorakhpur, their family members. “Their Siddharthnagar, Maharajganj, education is now being linked Ghazipur, Varanasi and to employment possibilities Jaunpur) through its ‘De which is a very positive Taali-Banegi Baat Saath Saath’ change. About 95 percent programme. girls have begun negotiating The programme focuses on the class to which they on improved individual wel- desire to study whereas in in fare in domains such as edu- 2015, only 50 per cent cation, healthcare, gender expressed this desire within parity and works against ills families. Now, 38 per cent such as early marriage and girls discuss these issues with- gender discrimination. in families on a regular basis” Bhattacharya said many she added. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | JANUARY 12, 2019 city 04

LDA gears up for PM visit Dog bite cases First trials of e-bus on Jan 19 PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW of different varieties would be planted to welcome the PM. he first trials for the electric he Lucknow Development The flower pots, which are on the rise Tbus is likely from TAuthority (LDA) adminis- available with the garden PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Alambagh to Gomti Nagar on tration is gearing up to accord department, are being painted January 19. Managing director an arousing welcome to Prime while more will be bought tray animal bite cases are on of Lucknow City Transport Minister Narendra Modi, who from the market in case of Sthe rise and patients are Bus Services Limited Arif is likely to visit the city on shortage. Interestingly, the flocking to hospitals for vacci- Saqlain said they would get the January 20 and attend an event saplings which are going to be nation. Over 200 cases have first electric bus by that time. at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan. planted will be from the nurs- been reported at Balrampur Saqlain said they were sup- The LDA Vice-Chairman ery located at Janeshwar Mishra Hospital and over 100 cases at posed to get the buses in called an emergency meeting of Park. The street lights will be Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee August last year but they had engineers and officers and varieties are placed between replaced with bright illumi- Hospital. According to hospi- not received a single bus as yet instructed them to keep the Golf Club crossing and IPG nated bulbs for better look tal doctors, the number is on by the company which had area between Golf Club cross- complex, a stretch of six kilo- and vision. Over 200 LED the rise since the beginning of been assigned the job. ing and IPG complex. The top metres. Incharge of garden SS lights will replaced with the the year. about the problem of stray “We have also imposed a priority will be given to Sisodia said plants would be existing ones which are said to Krishna Gupta, aged six, dogs in his area. penalty of Rs 3.40 crore on the removal of illegal structures. trimmed aiming to give them obsolete in design or in was bitten by a stray dog at Ekta Balrampur Hospital is wit- company for not supplying the Flower pots of different a smart look and 1,000 saplings technology. Nagar in Balaganj. He was nessing a surge in number of buses to us in time. The com- rushed to Balrampur Hospital patients as other hospitals are pany has assured us that once for vaccination. His father said referring stray animal bite cases the prototype is okayed, they that the boy was bitten by to it. “We are providing vacci- will supply us all the 39 buses,” stray dog while he was tried to nations to patients who are vis- he said. The managing director offer it a biscuit. iting here for treatment,” stat- said that once the trials were Rakesh, aged three, was bit- ed ARV incharge Dr Ram carried out, all the shortcom- ten by a stray dog at Triveni Lakhan. Dr Shyama Prasad ings would be looked into after Nagar, while he was playing. Mukherjee Hospital is also which the buses would be Firoz, a resident of Tedhipulia, witnessing a long queue of pressed into service. be still established in this electric buses could not func- was bitten by a dog while he stray animal bite patients. The e-buses, he said, would regard,” he said tion in India. “The reason for was walking down a street. “There is no respite this year be charged at their workshop in He said that the e-buses this is that the panel gets cov- Ashish was bitten by a stray dog too as cases are on the rise and Dubagga. “There is a facility for would have 39 seats and would ered with dust in India which while he was playing in are being reported from adja- charging the buses at the be noise-free. Asked whether is not the case with e-buses Faizullaganj. Rohit, another cent to far-flung areas,” stated Alambagh bus station also but the buses had a solar panel too, running in European coun- resident of Aliganj, complained ARV incharge. the electric connection has to Saqlain said the solar panel tries,” he added. Man killed in CITYBRIEFS Effective policing, prompt group clash action curbing crime: DGP Lucknow (PNS): A 35- year-old was killed in a group Lucknow: The crime graph 22.1 per cent. There were 4,131 clash which occurred at Gaura of Uttar Pradesh has recorded loot cases in 2017, which came village falling the Mohanlalganj a downward trend in 2018 in down to 3,218 in 2018. Cases police station on Friday night. comparison to 2017 figures, UP related to kidnapping for ran- The deceased was identified as top cop OP Singh said on som came down by 30.43 per Employee protesting at the Lucknow zoo gate over not being allowed to take their vehicles inside Pioneer Brahmanand Rawat. The police Friday. “Certainly, graph of key cent from 2017 to 2018. said the motive for the clash crimes has seen a downward Other cases like road hold- was the land dispute. movement in the state in past up, dowry deaths, clashes also m0 iz0 ikoj VªkUlfe'ku The immediate provoca- two years. Maintaining law and went down, as per the official dkjikjs 's ku fy0 &”kqf) i=& tion was that the deceased order is top priority of the pre- figures. 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The action,” the DGP told PTI. it rose by 10.15 per cent to 151@fo0ik0e0@ xk.Mk@2018&19s ds PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW ing an examination for all the comment did not go down well ISCBC-2019 will culminate at Ramakrishna As per official figures, key 3,42,355 in 2017. This rise is [kqyu s dh frfFk foLRkkfjr dj nh x;h gS] schools to see if the students with his son Mardana, who was Indian Society of Chemists Math in Nirala Nagar. There crimes including rape, murder, being credited to availability of vc ;g fufonk fnukda 18-01-2018 dk s 14%00 he Education department had shown any improvement following his father. The son and Biologists is organising the will be an address by Singh on kidnapping and loot have come e-FIR and other facilities. “After ct s rd viykMs ,oa Lohdkj dh tk;xhs Tis carrying out the project or not. “If there is no improve- strongly objected to 25th ISCB International the significance of ‘National down in 2018 as compared to the Yogi Adityanath govern- ,oa fnukda 19-01-2018 dk s 12%00 cts ‘Complete School’ in all the ment in the students then an Brahmanand for using bad Conference (ISCBC-2019) on Youth Day’ while the presi- 2017. While there were 4,272 ment came to power in 2017, lkoZtfud :i l s [kkyhs tk;xhAas fufonk blocks of Lucknow district for explanation will be sought language for his father and that ‘Trends in Chemical and dential address will be by rape cases in 2017, the figure the police has been given a free dh vU; fu;e o 'kr Zs ;Fkkor jgxhAas fufonk the primary and junior schools from the teachers,” he added. led to an altercation. After Biological Sciences: Impact on president of Ramakrishna came down by 7.63 per cent to hand. Many hardened crimi- d s vU; fooj.k www.etender.up.nic ij in a bid to improve both the Singh said that once this was some time, Mardana’s cousin Health and Environment’ in Math Swami 3,946 cases in 2018. Similarly, nals have been nabbed. This n[ks s tk ldr s gSA v/kh{k.k vfHk;Urk fo|qr infrastructure as well as the successfully carried out at the Bachcha arrived at the spot and Lucknow. Around 300 dele- Muktinathananda. murder cases have come down has helped in checking the ikj"k.ks e.My 220 d0oh0s midUnzs ifjlj quality of teaching. BKT block they would carry both starting beating gates from India and different by 7.08 per cent from 4,324 in crime rate,” BJP spokesman tys jkM]s xk.Mks l[;k]a 2292@fo0ik0e0@ Talking to The Pioneer, the same programme to the Brahmanand. parts of the world are attend- MODERN COACH FACTORY 2017 to 4,018 in 2018. Shalabh Mani Tripathi said. As xk.Mk@s Dt: 11.01.2019 ^jk"Vª fgr e as fctyh Basic Shiksha Adhikari other blocks. Brahmanand raised an ing the mega event. Scientist Modern Coach Factory is There were 251 dacoity per official figures, since March cpk; as Lkk/kkj.k cYc d s LFkku ij ,y0bZ0Mh0 Amarkant Singh said they Regarding the infrastruc- alarm which drew the attention Pradeep Srivastava said that achieving new heights under cases in 2017 which drastical- 2017, 7,502 criminals were cYc dk iz;kxs dj**as had started with the BKT ture of the schools, he said that of members of his group and ISCB would honour various the leadership of general man- ly came down by 42.63 per cent nabbed in police action while block and would go to the out of the 1,841 primary and they rushed to rescue him. scientists and researchers for ager Suneet Sharma. On Friday, to 144 in 2018. Loot cases also 72 of them were killed in such other blocks after completing junior schools which they had Mardana and his cousin ham- their outstanding contribu- it added a new feather in the came down in this period by encounters. it there. “There are 303 schools in the district about 40-50 mered Brahmanand in which tion. A total of 14 plenary lec- cap by manufacturing the first in the BKT block and we which were in the city limits he sustained multiple injuries. tures, 37 invited lectures will be LHB DSLR coach which has kickstarted the function with were not in a good shape. “The In the meantime, other delivered. under slung a 500 KVA diesel an orientation programme reason is that these schools are villagers came to the spot to generator set releasing space on which witnessed the partici- run in rented buildings and restore normalcy and man- BIRTH ANNIVERSARY board accommodating pas- pation of teachers of the the repair work is not carried aged to bring the situation On the157th birth sengers and luggage. The coach schools who shared their expe- out. In the villages funds are under control. Mardana, along anniversary celebration of has seating arrangement of 6 riences with each other. There available for the school build- with his father and cousin, Swami Vivekananda, a colour- differently abled with a spe- were some schools which had ings from the MNREGA. escaped without any one notic- ful procession will be flagged cially design laboratory keep- done well for themselves by However, no such funds are ing it. Brahmanand was rushed off by Pro Chancellor of Noida ing in mind the special require- getting the support from the available for the schools with- to the community health cen- International University and ment of these persons. Besides, locals and this fact was told to in the city limits and we have tre in a private van but was former UP DGP Vikram Singh the coach will accommodate 30 the other schools also,” he said. to manage through the CSR referred to Trauma Centre on Saturday from Reserve general passenger in a He further said that after this activities because no funds are where the doctors declared Police Lines ground. The pro- separate area with a dedicated exercise they would be hold- allocated under LMC,” he said. him “brought dead”. cession with various tableaus laboratory. Kumbh: Shuttle buses for free travel to pilgrims PNS n ALLAHABAD city from other states will be would last for 48 days, had Sankranti). During the January 15, Makar Sankranti halted at six satellite bus stands been announced. Shuttle buses Kumbh fair, the buses coming i.e. January 14, 15, and January he shuttle buses of in the Kumbh area from where would be made available from four directions to 16, January 21, Paush Purnima TRoadways will provide free the shuttle buses will be pro- free of cost for the devotees up Prayagraj will be stopped on its (January 20, 21 & January 22), travel to the pilgrims for 18 vided free of charge to the to the mela area for three days, outer periphery. To take the February 4, Mauni Amavasya days till the Kumbh Mela devotees going to the mela he said. passengers to the Kumbh Mela (February 3, 4 and 5), beginning here from January area. On other days, the devo- During this time 500 shut- the services of 500 shuttle February 10, Basant Panchami 15. UPSRTC has set six small tees will have to pay if they tle buses would be operated for buses will be made available in (February 9, 10 and 11), and big bathing dates. Shuttle wanted to travel by shuttle the passengers which would the mela area. February 19, Maghi Purnima buses will be run free a day buses. Additional managing stop at the temporary satellite The work of sending shut- (February 18, 19 and 20), prior to the main bathing day director, UPSRTC, BRD Tiwari bus stand built on the outskirts tle buses to Prayagraj had also March 4 - Mahashivratri and a day after it. has made it clear that the of the city, he added. The first begun. The days on which the (March 3, 4 and 5). During this period, the dates of the six bathing days shahi snan of Kumbh will start facility of shuttle buses will be Roadways buses reaching the during the Kumbh fair, which on January 15 (Makar provided free of cost, include Seers from various akharas perform Ganga pujan PNS n ALLAHABAD cores of seers associated Swith various akharas, including Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad president Narendra Giriji Maharaj, per- formed ‘Ganga pujan’ on the banks of Sangam on Friday. Mela incharge Vijay Kiran Anand represented the admin- istration at the religious ceremony. The highlight of the cer- mony was that it was per- formed on the Jhunsi side of the Ganga. Seers said the prac- tice signified that the Sangam was not confined to the con- fluence of the three rivers — Ganga, Yamuna and the myth- ical Saraswati. Mahant Jamuna Sadhus taking part in a procession towards Sangam on Friday Puri of Mahanirvani Akhara, said that they performed the iting the Kumbh they did not sweets to the river. Friday. Commissioner of practice on the Jhunsi side as want them to think that they Meanwhile, to provide Prayagraj division Ashish they wanted to propagate the would get punya only by banking facilities to the pil- Kumar Goel inaugurated the message that Sangam spread bathing at the Sangam rather grims, the HDFC Bank has bank and the ATM booth by across an area which was five than the entire mela area or in opened its branch at Sector 20 cutting the ribbon. He asked kilometres from the meeting any other river, he pointed out. in the tent city here. The the employees to provide point of the three rivers. As During the ceremony the seers bank along with its ATM world-class facilities to the crores of devotees will be vis- offered milk, flowers and started functioning from pilgrims. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | JANUARY 12, 2019 nation 05

CBI chargesheets PC's RENUKAJI MULTI-PURPOSE DAM IN SHORT KUMAR RAJESH CHANDRA 6 States sign pact for dam project TAKES CHARGE AS SSB DG New Delhi: IPS officer Kumar PNS n NEW DELHI Rajesh Chandra on Friday took over as the new Director General (DG) of wife in Saradha scam the Sashastra Seema Bal, a fter a delay of several years, AChief Ministers of six paramilitary force that guards Indian Centre allows Saradha chit fund case, for north Indian States — borders with Nepal and Bhutan. accepting a bribe of `1.40 crore. Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandra, a 1985-batch IPS officer of agency to act The chargesheet, which Uttarakhand, Delhi, Rajasthan the Bihar cadre, took charge from was filed in the special CBI and Uttar Pradesh — signed an his batch senior SS Deswal who has against 5 babus court in the Barasat court in agreement for Renukaji Multi- been holding the charge of SSB DG Kolkata, has alleged that “she Purpose Dam project on in an additional capacity since in Aircel-Maxis entered into a criminal con- Friday, in the presence of October 31, after the latter was spiracy with Sudipta Sen, the Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. appointed as the chief of Indo- PNS n NEW DELHI/KOLKATA proprietor of the Saradha Besides supplying 275 million Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). group, and other accused per- gallons of water to Delhi every he Centre has granted sanc- sons with an intention of cheat- day, the dam will generate 40 AMITY INSTITUE Ttion to prosecute five offi- ing and misappropriation of mega watt of electricity for ORGANISES SEMINAR cers including former bureau- funds of the Saradha group of Himachal Pradesh. New Delhi: To present an overview crats, who are co-accused with companies,” a CBI spokesper- The projects were con- and deliberate upon the National former Finance Minister P approving the foreign invest- son in New Delhi said. ceived in 2008. The dam is con- issues, Amity Institute of Defence & Chidambaram in the Aircel- ment clearance to Malaysian The CBI alleged that ceptualised as a three-way pro- Strategic Studies, Maxis probe, the CBI on Friday firm Maxis to acquire mobile Manoranjana Sinh, estranged ject to be constructed along the Amity University in association with informed the 2G court. The phone operator Aircel. Ashok wife of former Union Minister Yamuna and two of its tribu- United Service Institution organised CBI also filed chargesheet in a Chawla is currently Chairman Matang Sinh, introduced Sen to taries, the Tons and Giri in Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari speaks to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot as Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister one-day seminar on “Youth- the Kolkata court against of National Stock Exchange Nalini Chidambaram to man- Uttarakhand and Himachal Jai Ram Thakur, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Uttarakhand Chief Custodians of Future India and their Chidambaram’s wife Nalini in (NSE). Chidambaram’s lawyers age probes by various agencies Pradesh. The project has been Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat look on during the signing of Renukaji Lake Multi-Purpose project in New Delhi on Friday PTI perceptions on India’s Strategic Saradha scam for accepting Kapil Sibal and Abhisehk like Sebi and RoC against him conceived as a drinking water Security Challenges & National bribes of `1.40 crore from the Singhvi argued against the for which she allegedly received supply scheme for the nation- per cent. water needs of Delhi and other water needs of Delhi and other Response” on Friday. The seminar chit fund owner Sudipto Sen. CBI’s demand for custodial `1.4 crore during 2010-12 al capital and envisages the The agreement was signed basin States up to some extent basin states up to some extent was attended by three former Chiefs The Sanction Prosecution interrogation of Chidambaram. through his companies. The construction of 148 m high by Arvind Kejriwal, Ashok in the lean period,” Gadkari in the lean period,” officials of Army Staff including Gen VP request of CBI was pending in The Special Public Prosecutor chargesheet, the sixth in the rock fill dam on river Giri at Gehlot, Yogi Adityanath, said. added. Malik (Retd). the Finance Ministry for the Tushar Mehta said that the Saradha scam, was filed in a Dadahu in Sirmaur district Manohar Lal Khattar, Jai Ram The States had already The power project is pro- past six months. The co- agency needed custodial inter- special court in Kolkata. and a powerhouse at toe of the Thakur and Trivendra Singh signed an agreement in respect posed to be executed by MEASLES VACCINATION accused officers with rogation of the former Finance The Saradha group had dam. Rawat — the Chief Ministers of of sharing of cost and benefits Himachal Pradesh Power CAMPAIGN HELD Chidambaram and son Karti Minister in the light of new evi- raised `2,500 crore from peo- According to the Ministry, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar of Lakhwar project in August Corporation Ltd (HPPCL). New Delhi: Delhi Directorate of are former Finance Secretaries dences procured. ple by luring them with attrac- the total cost of the project esti- Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal 2018. Renukaji Dam project The live storage of Renukaji Family Welfare with support from Ashok Jha and Ashok Chawla The submissions were tive interest rates and the bor- mated on price Level 2015 is ` Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, has been conceived as a storage project is 0.404 MAF and total UNICEF, WHO and partners and two serving IAS officers made before Special Judge OP rowed money was not repaid. 4,596.76 crore out of which the respectively. project on the Giri river (trib- submergence area is about organised a National Media Kumar Sanjay Krishnan Saini who extended till Sen had closed operations of cost of irrigation/drinking The projects include utary of the Yamuna) in 1,508 hectares in the territory Engagement Workshop on Measles (Assam Cadre), Deepak Kumar February 1 the interim protec- the company in 2013 after fail- water component is `4,325.43 Lakhwar project on the Sirmour district of Himachal. of Himachal. Stored water of Rubella Vaccination campaign in Singh (Bihar Cadre) and retired tion from arrest granted to ing to pay returns. crore and the power compo- Yamuna in Uttarakhand, Kisau It envisages construction if 148 Renukaji Dam will be used by Delhi on Thursday. Under Secretary Ram Saran. Chidambaram and Karti in In this chargesheet, nent `277.33 crore. The share on the Tons in Uttarakhand m-high rock-filled dam for the signatory states. The objective of the workshop was Ashok Chawla has the Aircel-Maxis cases filed by Anubhuti Printers and of water among the States will and Himachal, and Renukaji on supply of 23 cumec water to The Centre will bear 90 per to sensitise media about the resigned. The CBI in the the CBI and the ED. Publications Private Limited be: Haryana-47.8 per cent; the Giri in Himachal. Delhi and other basin States. cent of cost of irrigation/drink- ongoing Measles Rubella chargesheet accused these offi- Meanwhile, in the evening and Sen are co-accused along Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand- “After construction of the “After the construction of the ing water component, and the Vaccination campaign in India and cers, then working in the in another embarrassment to with Nalini Chidambaram, 33.65 per cent; Himachal-3.15 dam, the flow of river Giri will dam, the flow of river Giri will balance cost will be borne by State’s preparedness for introducing Foreign Investment Promotion Chidambaram, wife Nalini was who could not be reached for per cent; Rajasthan-9.3 per increase by about 110 per cent increase by about 110 per cent the states as per the MoU the Measles Rubella Vaccination Board (FIPB), of illegally chargesheeted by the CBI in the a comment. cent and NCT of Delhi: 6.04 which will meet the drinking which will meet the drinking inked by them in 1994. (MRV) campaign. Faulty hip implants: SC takes Navy deploys SC notice to Centre, SC nod to construction of ongoing note of compensation scheme, remotely operated vehicles to rescue TN Govt against roadside closes case against US firm projects under Chardham plan Meghalaya miners banners by political parties PTI n NEW DELHI The top court, dented rainfall between June PTI n NEW DELHI SC was hearing the PIL of PTI n NEW DELHI 14-17 in 2013 and the Arun Kumar Goenka alleging PTI n NEW DELHI The Madras High Court he Supreme Court on however, said the Chorabari lake there had col- he Supreme Court on that “faulty” and “deadly” he Meghalaya Government had on December 19 last TFriday gave its nod to ongo- stay on stalled lapsed due to cloudburst result- TFriday closed the case seek- hip implants have been fitted Tinformed the Supreme he Supreme Court on issued an interim order ing projects under the ing in a major flash flood. ing action against US-based into the bodies Court on Friday that the Indian TFriday sought response Government’s ambitious projects under the Several roads, buildings pharma major Johnson and Arya respectively, on determi- Navy has deployed five remote- from the Centre and the Tamil restraining political parties Chardham development plan, plan would continue and other structures were Johnson for allegedly fitting nation of quantum of com- ly-operated vehicles (ROVs) Nadu Government on a plea from putting up digital which proposes to provide all- washed away and, according to faulty hip implants, and said pensation payable to the vic- in the operation to rescue 15 seeking to restrain political banners on roadside weather connectivity to the till further orders the state government, the esti- that steps have been taken by tims of faulty hip implants miners trapped inside an ille- parties from erecting digital four holy towns of mated death toll was around the Centre to provide com- and the government has gal coal mine in East Jaintia banners on roadside across prising Justice SK Kaul, said. Uttarakhand. Centre’s response on why it 10,000, with over 3,000 persons pensation of up to `1.22 crore accepted them. Hills district since December the State. The plea had sought pre- The top court, however, should not stay the NGT order missing. to patients who have been The committee “recom- 13. A Bench headed by Chief venting encroachments via reli- said the stay on stalled projects clearing the project. On September 26, the impacted. mended that compensation up The State Government told Justice Ranjan Gogoi sought the gious symbols and political under the plan would contin- Advocate Sanjay Parekh, green tribunal had constituted A Bench comprising Chief to the extent of `1.22 crore a bench of Justices AK Sikri response within six weeks on graffiti, advertisements by pri- ue till further orders. A Bench appearing for the petitioner, a committee to monitor the Justice Ranjan Gogoi and approximately can be granted and S Abdul Nazeer that one the petition filed by a charita- vate parties on natural of justices RF Nariman and NGO Citizens for Green Doon, ambitious road project while Justice SK Kaul took note of the and also the principles/formu- crore litres of water had been ble trust ‘In Defence of resources like mountains, hills, Vineet Saran asked the Centre had said that if the project was giving its nod with some safe- steps taken by the Union la for grant of compensation pumped out from the illegal Environment and Animals’ and hillocks, avenue trees and on to file its affidavit on a plea allowed to go on, an irre- guards in view of larger public Ministry of Health and Family have/has been recommended, mine, but seepage from near- asked as to why the plea should national and State highways. seeking a stay on the order the versible damage would be done interest and the country’s secu- Welfare on award of compen- which recommendations have by rivers was creating hurdles not be kept open, enabling the The Madras High Court National Green Tribunal to the ecology which would be rity. The committee headed by sation to the aggrieved persons been accepted by the Ministry in the rescue operation. Madras High Court to monitor had on December 19 last issued (NGT), which had cleared the equal to damage done by 10 former Uttarakhand High and said that there was “no jus- of Health and Family Welfare,” The Bench sought to know the developments in the case. an interim order restraining projects and set up a commit- hydro power projects. Court Judge Justice U C tification” to keep the petition the bench noted in the order. from the State’s counsel as to “Issue notice, fixing a political parties from putting tee to oversee it. He had added that moun- Dhyani will oversee the imple- pending. The apex court was hear- whether any action returnable date within six up digital banners on roadside The Chardham project tains in Uttarakhand were very mentation of the Environment The apex court was ing the PIL of Arun Kumar had been taken against those weeks, to show cause as to why unless the State Government intends to connect four towns fragile and if environment con- Management Plan (EMP) of informed by Solicitor General Goenka alleging that “faulty” indulging in illegal mining the writ petition should not be and local bodies came out with of the hilly state — Yamunotri, cerns were not taken care of, a the project. Tushar Mehta, representing and “deadly” hip implants have activities. kept open to enable the High a clear undertaking that the Gangotri, Kedarnath and tragedy like the Kedarnath The petitioner NGO had the Centre, that certain modi- been fitted into the bodies of The counsel told the court Court to monitor the develop- rules and various orders passed Badrinath — by all-weather flash flood of 2013 can happen said that the environment fications were suggested by 4,525 Indian patients who had that the person running the ments that may take place in by the court would be strictly roads. again. clearance was must for the two panels, headed by doctors undergone the replacement illegal mine where the incident the subject matter from time to implemented and no violation The top court had on The Kedarnath area in the project and the ongoing work Arun Kumar Aggarwal and RK surgeries since 2005. took place had been arrested. time,” the bench, also com- would take place. November 26 sought the state had received unprece- was “blatantly illegal”. GUJARAT ENCOUNTERS Justice Bedi panel Consular access granted to recommends prosecution Christian Michel, says MEA PTI n NEW DELHI of cops in 3 out of 17 cases ndia has granted consular Iaccess to Christian Michel, a No seriousness in PTI n NEW DELHI Dealing with the case of British national who was Sameer Khan, the committee brought here from the UAE last he Justice HS Bedi com- has recommended prosecu- month in connection with the Pak’s talks offer: India Tmittee, which investigated tion of two inspectors K M `3,600-crore AgustaWestland several cases of alleged fake Vaghela and T A Barot for the chopper deal. New Delhi: India slammed Pakistan on Friday for its statement encounter in Gujarat from offence of murder and other The British High that New Delhi was not responding to its peace overtures, say- 2002 to 2006, has recom- relevant offences. Commission had sought con- ing there was “no seriousness” in Islamabad’s offer for talks as mended prosecution of police According to the police, sular access to Michel after he it continued to extend “explicit support” to terror organisations officials in three out of the 17 Sameer along with his cousin was arrested in the first week of and was now trying to mainstream them. India’s sharp reaction cases probed by it. had stabbed a police constable, December. comes days after Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan accused In its final report filed in who had died on the spot in “He has been granted con- it of not responding to his peace overtures. Responding to Khan’s the apex court, Justice Bedi has May 1996. While his cousin sular access. A second secre- comments, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh said three persons — Sameer was arrested, he had fled from tary-level officer from the Kumar said, “I don’t understand these statements. Even before Khan, Kasam Jafar and Haji spot. The police had alleged British High Commission has Imran Khan became Prime Minister, our Prime Minister had Haji Ismail — were prime facie that later he went to Pakistan met Christian Michel based on called and congratulated him on his election win.” PNS Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Harivansh Narayan Singh shakes hands with a member of Japanese Parliamentary killed in fake encounters by the and took training from terror the request we received last delegation in New Delhi on Friday PTI Gujarat Police officials. organisation Jaish-e- month,” External Affairs The committee has indict- Mohammad (JeM) and re- Ministry Spokesperson ed a total of nine police offi- entered India via Nepal. Raveesh Kumar said at a media No Change in India’s position in AF: MEA cials, including three inspector The report noted that as briefing. The consular access to New Delhi: A day after Army Chief General Bipin Rawat stat- Pravasi Bhartiya Divas to rank officer. per police, after the 2002 Michel was given on Thursday, ed India cannot be left out of the “bandwagon” when a number It has however not recom- Akshardham Mandir attack, he said. of countries are reaching out to the Taliban, the External Affairs mended prosecution of any Sameer was directed by a Asked about Michel’s plea Ministry on Friday said there is no change in the position on IPS officer in these cases. Pakistan-based JeM operative in the Delhi court Thursday Afghanistan and New Delhi supports the process which is “inclu- be held from Jan 21-23 The court had appointed to go to Ahmedabad and kill seeking permission to make sive” towards achieving peace. External Affairs Ministry Justice Bedi, ex-Supreme Court the then Chief Minister calls to his family members and spokesperson Raveesh Kumar also said that India has made it PM to attend External Affairs V K Singh, pitality’ under which local peo- judge, as chairman of the mon- Narendra Modi. his lawyers abroad, Kumar “very clear” to the US that the peace and reconciliation in while announcing the details of ple will host the Indians living itoring committee probing 17 It noted that Sameer was said, “We have shared in the Afghanistan should be Afghan-owned, Afghan-led and Afghan- inaugural session the event here, said the Pravasi abroad at their homes as “fam- encounter cases from 2002 to arrested by the Crime Branch past that he has been allowed controlled. PNS Bhartiya Divas is held on ily guests”. 2006 in Gujarat and the panel in a case related to waging war to communicate with his fam- PTI n NEW DELHI January 9 every year to mark The Youth Pravasi Bhartiya had submitted its report to the against the country and when ily members. I have not seen the chopper deal case. At pre- June 2016, had alleged that he Mahatma Gandhi’s return to Divas will be the highlight of top court in a sealed cover in he was taken at the spot where the plea which he has entered sent, he is lodged in the Tihar had received 30 million euros he 15th Pravasi Bhartiya India in 1915, but this year it is the first day, while Prime February last year. the constable was stabbed in on this matter (now).” jail here. (about `225 crore) from TDivas will be held in Prime delayed keeping in mind Minister Narendra Modi will On January 9, a bench 1996, he snatched the loaded Sources, however, said that Michel is one of the three AgustaWestland. Minister Narendra Modi’s par- requests from members of the take part in the official inau- headed by Chief Justice Ranjan revolver of inspector Vaghela if the British High Commission middlemen — the two others The CBI, in its charge liamentary constituency Indian diaspora to attend the guration on January 22. The Gogoi had rejected the Gujarat and fired at him and ran away. requests that he be allowed Guido Haschke and Carlo sheet, has alleged an estimated Varanasi from January 21-23 Kumbh Mela and the Republic chief guest for that event will be government’s plea to maintain As per police, the other two more communication, it may Gerosa — being probed by the loss of 398.21 million euros and the Indian diaspora attend- Day Parade. Mauritius Prime Minister confidentiality of the final inspectors — Tarun Barot and be considered. CBI and the Enforcement (about `2,666 crore) to the ing the event will also have the Singh, at a media briefing, Praveen Jugnauth. report of committee and AA Chauhan (since dead) — Michel, 57, was brought to Directorate in the case. exchequer in the deal that was opportunity to participate in said Uttar Pradesh will be the On the third day of the ordered that it be given to peti- fired at him and he was later India following his extradi- Michel has denied the signed on February 8, 2010 for Kumbh Mela and attend the partner state for the event and event, President Ram Nath tioners, including poet and taken to a hospital but was tion by the United Arab charges. The ED, in its charge the supply of VVIP choppers Republic Day parade. a novel feature this year will be Kovind will award the Pravasi lyricist Javed Akhtar. declared dead. Emirates in connection with sheet filed against Michel in worth 556.262 million euros. Minister of State for the concept of ‘Varanasi hos- Bharatiya Samman. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | JANUARY 12, 2019 nation 06 Willing to join electoral ISRO gears up for human spaceflight programme Chandrayaan-2 launch by mid-April politics, says Faesal Bengaluru: Declaring that lier planned to launch the rover. After a controlled descent, India’s second Moon mission is spacecraft sometime between the lander will soft-land on the KHURSHEED WANI n SRINAGAR indulging in such activities for planned for mid-April this January and February but it lunar surface at a specified site electoral gains in rest of the year, ISRO on Friday said it was could not materialise because and deploy a rover, according to escribing his resignation country. “The rise in lynch also gearing up for its maiden certain tests could not be con- the Indian Space Research Dfrom the elite Indian mob nationalism in our coun- human spaceflight programme ducted, Sivan told reporters as Organisation (ISRO). Administrative Service (IAS) as try also dejects me. There are ‘Gaganyaan’ by 2021-end that he laid out ISRO’s programmes. The six-wheeled rover will ‘small act of defiance’, Shah also attempts to play one region is likely to include a woman “If we miss April, it will go move around the landing site Faesal on Friday announced to of the Jammu & Kashmir astronaut. to June,” he said in response to on the lunar surface in a semi- join the electoral politics to against another,” he said. The space agency had ear- a question about the next autonomous mode as decided transform the system of gov- He said his protest was lier said Chandrayaan-2 will be launch window available, by the ground commands. ernance in the embattled against failure of the Central launched in a window from adding that “but, we will be tar- The instruments on the ISRO Chairman Kailasavadivoo Sivan gestures during a Press conference at their Jammu & Kashmir. Contrary to Government in facilitating the January-February 16, 2019. geting April”. rover will observe the lunar headquarters in Bangalore on Friday PTI perception that he was joining homecoming of Pandits. “You “Right now Chandrayaan is Chandrayaan-2 mission, surface and send back data, the National Conference (NC), need to create favourable envi- scheduled from March 25 to costing nearly Rs 800 crore, is an which will be useful for analy- The payloads will collect agency said. he said he would meet with ronment for the return of April end. Most probably, the advanced version of the previ- sis of the lunar soil. scientific information on lunar It might take 35 to 45 days stakeholders before taking a Pandits who are inalienable normal targeted date is April ous Chandrayaan-1 mission The 3,290-kg topography, mineralogy, ele- to reach the Moon after the final decision. part of Kashmiri society,” he middle,” ISRO Chairman K about 10 years ago. It is a total- Chandrayaan-2 will orbit the mental abundance, lunar exos- launch, as ISRO plans six- Faesal, 35, topper of the said adding that he was also Sivan said. ly indigenous venture and com- Moon and perform the objec- phere and signatures of hydrox- stage orbit raising manoeu- 2009 IAS batch, resigned ear- pained over the loss of life of The space agency had ear- prises an orbiter, a lander and a tives of remote sensing it. yl and water-ice, the space vres, Sivan said. PTI lier this week shortly after limb of border residents, espe- completing a fellowship on cially in Jammu region. governance in US based He said the Centre under- Harvard University. He said he opportunity as they don’t mined the national institu- BJP-led Manipur Govt seeks would always take pride in his believe in electoral politics,” he tions and attacked personal, nine-year association with the said. He said he was enough religious and ideological liber- exemption from Citizenship Bill’s elite service. qualified to become a legislator ties. “The culture of under- Addressing his maiden or a Parliament member. mining the institutions like purview, agitators hit streets Press conference Faesal said He said he was inspired by CBI, NIA are part of the provo- that he resigned to remind the Imran Khan and Arvind cations that have resulted in my Imphal: The BJP-led Citizenship (Amendment) Central Government of its Kejriwal but differentiated his decision to resign from the Government in Manipur has Bill, 2016. duties towards Kashmiris. “I space on the basis of being in a IAS,” he said. decided to urge the Centre to Police had to fire teargas am protesting against lack of conflict zone. “I wish if young- He rued over the constant exempt the State from the juris- shells to disperse the agitators, credible political initiative by sters give me support then I will attacks on the identity of J&K diction of the Citizenship who joined the mass rally joint- the Centre. It is important that be very happy to do a retake of during the present dispensa- (Amendment) Bill, the latest ly organised by six students’ right to life of Kashmiri people Imran Khan and Kejriwal,” he tion. “The Article 370 and voice from the North-East organisations and the women is respected,” he said. said. He said his motive was to 35A must be guarded to against the proposed legislation. vendors of the Khwairamban He said that he will not join make people believe that elec- strengthen the bond between Protesters hit the streets Bazaar. A police officer, who separatist Hurriyat Conference toral politics was credible insti- India and J&K,” he said. against the bill on Friday. Three did not want to be quoted, said because they do not believe in tution. “We want to destroy pol- He said he would approach persons, including a woman some unidentified student agi- the electoral system and their itics the way it has been hap- the people of India to come to and a police officer, were tators threw mineral water bot- public support is unproven. “I pening,” he added. the rescue of Kashmir. He said injured in a clash between stu- tles at the police personnel, in am a man from the system and Faesal also criticised the he would try to build consen- dents, women vendors and the which a sub-divisional police I would be happy to change BJP Government’s attacks on sus in the entire state and dis- police at the Khwairamban officer (SDPO) got injured on things by being in the system. the State’s “special position and courage the politics of pitching A view of Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji Patna Sahib Gurdwara illuminated to celebrate the 352nd birth anniversary of tenth Bazaar, the main market here, his face and he was hospi- Hurriyat doesn’t give me that identity”, and said it was one region against the other. Guru Gobind Singh in Patna on Friday PTI during a mass rally against the talised. PTI Fadnavis used police to ‘spy’ on party rally, says NCP Mamata stands by Manmohan, Mumbai: The Sharad Pawar- State NCP president Jayant ‘Parivartan Yatra’ to highlight you videos. Hope you will also Ratnagiri district. led NCP on Friday said Patil said the party would on its alleged failures of the BJP-led notice the public anger towards Speaking at the rally, NCP Maharashtra Chief Minister own send videos of its rallies to Central and State Governments your Government in these leader Ajit Pawar said police says film is vile taste Devendra Fadnavis ‘spied on’ the government, which he ahead of the 2019 general polls. videos. Don’t misuse the Police have been filming the party’s the party’s rally by video- alleged was “misusing” police “Fadnavis instructed police Force!” Patil tweeted. public meetings at a time when SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA will be reflected back on you,” graphing it through police, machinery. to record videos of our He shared on the micro- neither elections were being she warned. and accused the BJP-led gov- The NCP has been holding #ParivartanYatra to keep an eye blogging site the photo of a held nor the model code of n a gratis display of courtesy Though she would not ernment of imposing ‘emer- rallies as part of its public out- on us! Instead of such hidden policeman filming the NCP’s conduct was in force. Iand political civility — a name the senior BJP leader, she gency’ through back door. reach programme called the spying, we will personally send rally at Khed in coastal PTI rare species in today’s politics compared him with the villain — Bengal Chief Minister of a super hit film of 1970s, say- Mamata Banerjee on Friday ing “he can’t even talk and Ready for Assembly RLD chief Ajit Singh stood out and stood by ageing smile properly” and people are former Prime Minister scared of his appearance. polls in J&K: Guv describes Modi, Manmohan Singh vehemently Attacking the Modi questioning the vile taste that Government for making a Jammu: Jammu & Kashmir Yogi, Irani as went into the making of the “drama” out of reservations Governor Satya Pal Malik on Accidental Prime Minister. for upper castes Banerjee won- Friday said the administration ‘cattle’, triggers row Without referring directly dered “where is the job that you was ready for Assembly elec- to Prime Minister Narendra will give o the people” adding tions in the State and a call in Mathura: Rashtriya Lok Dal Modi for inspiring the movie, the whole reservation gim- this direction should be taken president Ajit Singh has Mamata advised the makers mick was a drama enacted to by the Election Commission referred to Prime Minister and viewers to also see “The win votes before the elections. and New Delhi. Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Disastrous Prime Minister.” what they are doing is a dis- Asking the people to “Whenever, they (EC) tell Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Even as a group of tortion (of facts) which is “ignore the letter of Ayushman us, we are ready for the polls (to and Union Minister Smriti Congress men protested the wrong” Banerjee said asking Bharat” as the State assembly),” he told reporters Irani as “bull, calf and cow”, launch of the movie at a North the people to see another “film” Government was not backing here after the oath-taking cer- triggering a row.Calling the Kolkata multiplex, Banerjee the story of which had started it the Chief Minister said, “they emony of sarpanch of Jammu remarks “undignified”, a BJP thundered before a cheering unfolding already — “The are unleashing the Government region. On IAS officer Shah leader demanded an apology crowd at Barasat “look what Disastrous Prime Minister.” schemes with logos resembling Faesal’s resignation, Malik said from the RLD chief. During his they are doing in the name of She would not however their party’s insignia and he himself was a Government ‘Kisanon se Samvad’ (dialogue the Accidental Prime Minister,” name Dr Singh’s successor. hence.” Ayushman Bharat was employee and did not wish to with farmers) event at Kosi expressing the hurt she felt in “Those who are doing a one such scheme. “The State comment on the matter. Kalan here, Singh said it is the hearing how Dr Singh was drama before the elections over Governments pay for them The EC had in November virtue of democracy that the being lampooned. Accidental Prime Minister, and the Centre reaps political last said fresh elections in J&K people have the right to change “You know I am from a dif- should also see another film — mileage out of it. So we are out will be held within the next six a Prime Minister after five ferent party. I came out of the ‘The Disastrous PM’,” she said, of it. We have other health months, even as the body did years if they get a “wrong” one. Congress and formed the adding the film would soon be schemes in place like free med- not rule out the possibility of “I read in newspapers these Trinamool Congress with your shown in coming days. ical treatment in the hospitals holding the State polls before days that your cows, bulls and blessings because I had differ- “No one will be spared. and Swasthya Saathi scheme. the Lok Sabha polls due this calves (gai-bail-bachhde) are ences with them. But that is a Today you are misrepresenting So, I appeal to the people to year. PTI Young girls walk over a snow-laden wooden bridge after a light snowfall in Srinagar on Friday PTI roaming around a lot,” he said. different issue. Now I think someone. Tomorrow things avail of the State schemes.” Sorry Mr Modi, you are ‘10% quota for poorer sections doesn’t Centre can take up Kashmir not Vajpayee: Stalin in issue with Hurriyat: Abdullah violate basic structure of Constitution’ PTI n KOLKATA “There is mistrust rebuff to PM’s ‘invitation’ between Delhi PTI n NEW DELHI party showed only lip sympathy for the ational Conference presi- KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n remembered that the DMK measure and grudgingly supported it Ndent Farooq Abdullah has and Kashmir and CHENNAI was a constituent of the BJP- inance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday while poking holes in the same,” the min- said that lasting peace can be an atmosphere of led NDA during 1999 to 2003 Fsaid the 10 per cent reservation for eco- ister said. He also highlighted other gov- achieved in Kashmir only hate has been MK president MK Stalin and the party’s representatives nomically weaker sections in govern- ernment’s initiatives like housing for every through dialogue and the Centre Don Friday declared that like late Murasoli Maran, T R ment jobs and educational institutions does rural poor, universal health scheme - should hold talks with the created in the his party will never forge any Baalu, A Raja were members not contravene the basic structure of the Ayushman Bharat, and interest subvention, Hurriyat leaders. country,” Rawat kind of alliance with the of the council of ministers led Constitution and termed the move the sin- for economic upliftment of the poor. Referring to Army chief said “Narendra Modi-led National by Vajpayee. It was after the gle greatest recognition for the poor in the On relief measures for the middle class, Bipin Rawat’s comment a day Democratic Alliance” in the announcement of the 2004 general category. Jaitley said that in the last five years, not earlier on engaging with Taliban upcoming Lok Sabha elec- Lok Sabha election the DMK He also accused the main opposition a single tax has been increased, GST has without any preconditions, the mistrust between Delhi and tions and shut the doors on the quit the NDA and joined the party Congress of only paying “lip sym- been brought down on most commodities, former Jammu and Kashmir Kashmir and an atmosphere of Prime Minister for his ‘invita- Congress-led UPA. pathy” and grudgingly supporting the and income tax relief has been provided. chief minister Thursday said if hate has been created in the tion to old friends to join the In a scathing rebuff, Stalin Constitution Amendment Bill, passed by Commodities have been made cheaper, the Army could suggest it, then country,” he said. Rawat had on NDA’. said that Narendra Modi was Parliament earlier this week. even though the revenue sacrificed now the Centre should also talk with Wednesday said that at a time Stalin’s statement was in not Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Caste in India was considered as a key after the rates revision would be close to the Hurriyat leaders to solve the when the US and Russia are response to a comment made there was no possibility of the determinant of either social or historical Rs 1 lakh crore, he said. Kashmir issue. Speaking at a dis- reaching out to the Taliban in by Prime Minister Narendra DMK joining hands with the oppression as in the case of the Scheduled “This is the first time that during the cussion on “J&K The Road Afghanistan, the terror outfit Modi during an interaction “Narendra Modi-led National Castes and Scheduled Tribes or a deter- five-year tenure of a government a Rs 2 Ahead”, organised by the Centre should be engaged with but talks with BJP’s booth level workers Democratic Alliance”. minant of social and educational back- lakh crore annual tax rebate for both direct for Peace and Progress here, should be held without any pre- from five districts in Tamil “In the last four and half wardness as in the case of the Other and indirect taxes is given to the middle Abdullah said the leaders of conditions. The Army chief’s Nadu through video-confer- years Modi has been only Backward Classes, he said in a Facebook class tax payer without a single tax being Hurriyat have Indian passports comments at the Raisina encing. “Twenty years ago the speaking and has not taken blog. “Poverty, however, is a secular crite- increased,” Jaitley said. and in the past, leaders such as Dialogue, on engaging with visionary leader Atal Bihari any steps to strengthen India’s ria” and it cuts across communities and reserved categories for 10 per cent of their The Finance Minister further listed former prime minister Atal Taliban, were the first such pub- Vajpayee had ushered in a integrity… I categorically state religions,” he said adding that “poverty as poor in any way get restricted by the 50 out measures taken by the present gov- Bihari Vajpayee have held dia- lic remarks by a senior func- new culture in Indian politics, that the DMK will not ally a criteria for a carve out does not in any per cent reservation embargo placed by ernment for the upliftment and econom- logue with them. tionary of the government. that of successful coalition with the Narendra Modi-led way contravene the basic structure of the the Supreme Court,” said the senior BJP ic empowerment of the poor. “There is a “The Army and use of force Former Army chief Shankar politics,” Modi had told one of BJP which has been governing Constitution”. leader. In the Indra Sawhney case, Jaitley method for economically empowering the can never be a solution to the Roy Chowdhury raised the issue the booth level worker who the country without giving The Union minister noted that the said the Supreme Court had categorical- poor. Their purchasing power has Kashmir crisis and lasting peace of resignation of Shah Faesal, an asked the Prime Minister credentials to the core ideas original Constitution (unamended) in its ly mentioned that 50 per cent criteria improved. This helps trade and business- can be achieved only through IAS officer who topped the civil whether the BJP would have like secularism, social justice, Preamble mentions equality of opportu- applies only to the caste-based reservations es which impacts positively on the econ- dialogue,” he told the gathering services examination in 2009. electoral alliance with the equality, alliance dharma and nity and justice for all whether political, envisaged in Article 16(4) of the omy. “This is the first five year tenure of which included retired senior “We are shocked to hear about AIADMK, DMK or other federal rights. It should be social or economic to be ensured by the Constitution. a government where India has consistently army officers and academicians his resignation. He should not political entities in the State. noted that the DMK was part state. Nonetheless, the Prime Minister’s remained the fastest growing economy in from the city. Expressing hope have resigned,” Roy Chowdhury Modi replied that the BJP of the NDA during the 1999 The preamble expresses the intent of decision to force an agenda for poverty the world,” he said. This indeed helps that dialogue on the Kashmir said. “One positive thing that has always cherished its old Lok Sabha Elections and sup- the Constitution framers, he added. “It is based reservation is “the single greatest every Indian – the poor, the neo-middle issue could start after the Lok surfaced from Kashmir in the friends. “Our doors are always ported the Atal Bihari an aid to the interpretation of what con- recognition/concern” for poor across the class, the middle class and, of course, the Sabha polls, Abdullah said each past few years is that youths open for parties,” he had said Vajpayee government until stitutes the basic structure. Nor does the general categories and the need to elimi- large business community, the minister election has divided the country from the region have joined the on Thursday. It may be 2003,” said Stalin. carve out amongst the general non- nate poverty. “The principal opposition added. instead of uniting it. “There is Army,” he added. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | JANUARY 12, 2019 nation 07

Apex court collegium Lawyers move SC for live streaming Paswan: 10 pc recommends elevation of HC judges Khanna, of Ayodhya, Sabarimala hearing Maheshwari to SC New Delhi: Two lawyers have all women inside Sabarimala forms throughout the country. quota will stand separately urged the Supreme temple, on January 22. Upadhyay’s plea also said pro- New Delhi: The Supreme Court Court to ensure live streaming On Thursday, former RSS ceedings are often misquoted by Collegium has recommended of its proceedings in politically ideologue KN Govindacharya panelists during debates on the names of Justice Dinesh sensitive cases of Ayodhya land had written a letter to the Centre news channels and since the judicial scrutiny Maheshwari, the chief justice of dispute and Sabarimala issue, seeking live streaming of the top Ayodhya matter was politically the Karnataka High Court, and saying justice should be made court proceedings in the sensitive, a wrong quote may Patna: Union Minister Ram Justice Sanjiv Khanna of the “accessible” to common man. Ayodhya land dispute case. He create turbulence in the society. Vilas Paswan on Friday assert- Delhi High Court for elevation BJP leader and lawyer Ashwini had asked to make arrangements “Therefore, until a full- ed that the Narendra Modi as judges of the apex court. Upadhyay has written to Chief before the next date of hearing fledged module and mechanism Government has taken The five-member Justice Ranjan Gogoi and four in the case to ensure that citizens for live streaming of the court Adequate precaution by amend- Collegium headed by Chief other judges seeking live stream- get the opportunity to witness proceedings is evolved in spir- ing the Constitution for provid- Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi ing of Ayodhya case scheduled the proceedings in the “nation’s it of the above stated judgment, ing 10 per cent reservation to took the decision in its meeting for hearing on January 29. oldest litigation having a lot of my Lord may direct the the economically backward in on January 10 to recommend The National Ayyappa confusion and peculiarities”. Ministry of Law and Ministry of unreserved category so that it the names of justices Devotees’ Association, repre- Petition filed by Upadhyay Information and Broadcasting stands the judicial scrutiny. Maheshwari and Khanna for sented by lawyer Mathews J sought directions to ministries to take appropriate steps for live Addressing a Press confer- their elevation to the Supreme Nedumpara, has also sought of law and information and streaming of the Ayodhya case ence here, he said when the VP Court. The decision of the video recording and live stream- broadcasting to take appropriate by Doordarshan, which is free Singh Government provided Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan Collegium, comprising justices ing of hearing on the petitions steps for live streaming of the to air and available on all plat- A woman enters a train through an emergency window in Hyderabad on Friday. reservation to the OBCs, quo- addresses a Press conference in New AK Sikri, SA Bobde, NV seeking review of top court’s Ayodhya case by Doordarshan, forms throughout the country,” Railway platforms and trains were overcrowded with many people travelling to their tas to the poor among the Delh Ranjan Dimri | Pioneer Ramana and Arun Mishra, was September 22 verdict allowing which is available on all plat- the plea said. PTI hometowns to celebrate Makar Sankranti that falls on Monday AP upper castes was also contem- made public on the apex court’s plated, but the then Attorney edly, struck down, he said. website on Friday. General Soli Sorabjee was of Since the Modi Government The apex court, which has the view that since the has taken adequate precaution a sanctioned strength of 31 SP-BSP ALLIANCE Pak fishing boat Constitution did not provide through a constitutional judges, is presently functioning for reservation on an econom- amendment, Opposition par- with 26 judges. The decision put seized by BSF ic basis, it would not be upheld. ties like the Congress and RJD on the website noted the issue Very dangerous mistake to ignore us: Cong However, the Narasimha had been jolted out of their of elevation of judges was delib- in Kutch district Rao Government still sought to sleep. They will know the real- erated on December 12, 2018, PTI n NEW DELHI ident Akhilesh Yadav’s and in the near future,” he told On BJP chief Amit Shah’s give the poor a lollipop by pro- ity when they go to voters in when Justice MB Lokur was also BSP chief Mayawati’s joint press reporters when asked about the remarks of winning the Bhuj: The Border Security viding reservation through a the coming Lok Sabha elec- a member of the Collegium. gnoring the Congress in meet in Lucknow Saturday. possible SP-BSP alliance. upcoming Lok Sabha election, Force (BSF) on Friday seized a notification which was, expect- tions, Paswan said. PTI PTI IUttar Pradesh can be a “very The presser will be the first “Those who - in any man- the Congress leader said, Pakistani fishing boat in the dangerous mistake”, the party after the two parties gave broad ner - do not do it will be “These jumlas have become so Indian territory at Vyanvari asserted on Friday, a day before contours of an electoral alliance blamed ultimately by the pub- stereotyped and so repetitive Creek in Kutch district near the the Samajwadi Party and the ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha lic, which knows everything. that the party president speaks India-Pakistan border, an offi- Bahujan Samaj Party are like- election. Therefore, it is an obligation on in almost auto-pilot and no one cial said. The fishermen on the Prabhu says zero tolerance ly to announce their alliance for “I don’t think anybody each one of the parties to do so believes them (rhetoric).” boat fled to the Pak side after Lok Sabha elections in the should underestimate the (defeat the BJP),” Singhvi On Shah’s remarks about spotting BSF patrol boats, said politically crucial State. strength, extent and reach and asserted. formation of “unholy alliances”, officials. Several Pak fishermen for any safety violations Congress spokesperson vote share, presence and sup- Asked about Karnataka Singhvi said it was reflective of have been caught while fishing Abhishek Singhvi said the port of the Congress in a state Chief Minister HD the “very grave frustration and in the Indian side of the creek PTI n NEW DELHI objective of all Opposition par- like Uttar Pradesh. Kumaraswamy saying he was fear and absolute chaos” in the in the past. P&W ENGINE ISSUE ties should be to defeat the rul- “We may have fallen on merely a “clerk” and did not ranks of the BJP. Given sensitive nature of ith airlines in the coun- ing BJP and eliminate “autoc- difficult times. But I think to have a say in running the state He also took a dig at Union the area, even Indian fishermen Wtry facing issues in Pratt racy, misgovernance” at the ignore us can prove to be a very government, Singhvi said the Minister Piyush Goyal over are barred from catching fish in & Whitney-powered Airbus Centre. He, however, accepted dangerous mistake. Since remark might have been made his remarks against Mallikarjun the creek. However, Pakistani planes, Aviation Minister that the Congress has “fallen on everybody realises that, I think in the heat of the moment and Kharge, alleging the leader of fishermen often venture into Suresh Prabhu Friday said pas- difficult times”. Singhvi’s state- we will have a happy and har- that the two parties were “hap- Opposition is habitual to giv- Indian waters to catch fish and sengers’ safety has to be para- ments came ahead of SP pres- monious solution sometime pily married”. ing dissents. prawns the official said. PTI mount and there is zero toler- ance for any violation of rele- vant guidelines. He said that ensuring safety is a responsibil- Meera Sanyal no more ity of the Directorate General Two foreign nationals held of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and New Delhi/Mumbai: “we have already directed them Banker-turned-politician that at any cost, safety has to be with `32 crore heroin Meera Sanyal died on Friday paramount”. after a brief illness. Sanyal, 57, “(There is) zero tolerance STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI had joined the Aam Aadmi for any violation of safety Party after quitting her job as issues,” the minister said dur- he Delhi Police on Friday the country chief executive of ing a Twitter livestream when Tclaimed to have arrested 27 Royal Bank of Scotland, and asked about the issues faced by year-old Afghan national and contested the Lok Sabha elec- P&W engines, which are pow- 30-year-old Ivory Coast nation- tion in 2014. ering many A320 Neo aircraft al on the charges of supplying AAP leader and Delhi’s in India. The A320 Neos are heroin in the national Capital Deputy Chief Minister Manish manufactured by the Airbus. and Northern India. Police Sisodia confirmed her death in The GoAir has 49 planes in the said it will issue within a week issues are not segregated from have recovered 8 kg heroin a tweet, saying the country has fleet, 30 of which are Airbus an additional safety protocol the present challenges for Air from the possession of the lost a “sharp economic brain A320 Neos. “We have already directive to the airlines, which India, we will not be able to accused, estimated to be and a gentle soul”. “You will for- plunging into politics, the given them complete freedom have been facing issues in address the problem,” he said. around `32 crore in the inter- ever remain in our hearts,” Kochi-born Sanyal had also to operate. They (DGCA) have P&W-powered Airbus planes. The loss-making Air India national market. Sisodia said in the tweet. served as the head of corporate been directed to conduct safe- Speaking about the Air is estimated to have a debt bur- The accused have been A police team laid trap and the accused was “Extremely sad to hear this. No finance and chief operating ty audit not just of airlines but India’s problems, Prabhu said den of more than Rs 48,000 identified as Asadullah (27), an words to express...,” AAP chief officer for ABN Amro for Asia. also all aspects of aviation, Friday that future revenues of crore and the government’s Afghan national, presently apprehended with 6 kg of heroin in his and Delhi Chief Minister She unsuccessfully contested including aviation infrastruc- the company cannot service its efforts for strategic disinvest- residing at Hauz Rani, Delhi possession. On his instance, a receiver Arvind Kejriwal tweeted. the 2014 Lok Sabha election ture. So, they are doing it,” “massive” debt and this legacy ment of the carrier failed in and Moussa Zie (30) and an Moussa Zie was also nabbed by police In her 30-year-old banking from Mumbai south con- Prabhu added. issue has to be segregated from May last year. Ivory Coast national, present- career before surprising all by stituency. PTI The recurring glitches on the present challenges of The Air India has been ly residing in Nihal Vihar, with 2 kg of heroin in his possession the P&W-powered Airbus national carrier. making losses since the merg- Delhi. According to Pramod planes have forced the Wadia “If you feel that future er with Indian Airlines in Singh Kushwaha, Deputy “During interrogation the period of 6 months but did group-run budget carrier revenues can actually service 2007. “We have prepared a Commissioner of Police accused Asadullah disclosed not return even after the expiry GoAir to ground seven A320 the debt, it is not possible for plan... we are trying to profes- (DCP), Special Cell, in view to that he used to visit India on of visa. He was lured by a Neos. P&W engine woes had the simple reason that the sionalise the entire manage- deal with the smugglers indulge medical visa and smuggled Nigerian national for smuggling forced both GoAir and the debt is so massive,” he said dur- ment of Air India, right from in smuggling drugs suspects consignments of heroin in heroin and he acted as carrier larger rival, IndiGo, (which ing the livestream held on the the CEO downwards so that indulge in supply of heroin in Delhi from Afghanistan and of heroin for him for 6 months. operates 57 such planes) to topic ‘Flying for All: Global there will be a proper manage- Delhi and north India were handed over the same to many Thereafter he developed his ground some of the A320 Neos Aviation Summit 2019’. ment structure so that Air identified when specific inputs African nationals, one of whom own network and since then on earlier occasions too. “Also, the cost of interest India can reach to newer were received regarding one of is Moussa Zie. He further dis- has been smuggling of heroin In a three-hour meeting on the debt, when you try to heights,” he said. “But any- the accused Asadullah who closed that many other Afghans independently,” said the DCP. Tuesday evening, the civil avi- service it from your revenues, body, who comes in, will ask would be coming near are also involved in smuggling “He also disclosed that various ation ministry sat with senior the Air India can never be in this question ‘how do I deal Geetanjali Bus Stop in Malviya of heroin in India by swallow- persons of North India were executives of P&W, Airbus, profit. Therefore, we have to with the legacy’. The same Nagar area to supply consign- ing heroin filled capsules. In the involved in supplying drugs and Indigo and GoAir to review address the debt issue. We are question I had to address when ment to a person. “A police past, many Afghan nationals frequented Delhi to receive frequent on-ground and mid- proactively working with the I took over as a minister. The team laid trap and the accused with this modus operandi were supplies from him. He also air glitches that the P&W Ministry of Finance to make it same question, Air India’s new was apprehended with 6 kg of arrested by the various law further revealed to have sup- engines, powering certain happen,” he added. managing director or the new heroin in his possession. On his enforcement agencies,” said the plied the heroin to other coun- Airbus planes, have been fac- “There is a financial CEO or new board of directors instance, a receiver Moussa DCP. “During interrogation, tries including Canada, ing since their induction in restructuring plan in place. would have to address - how Zie was also nabbed by police Moussa Zie has disclosed that England, France and South early 2016. Unless you deal with the lega- do I deal with the past?” he with 2 kg of heroin in his pos- he arrived in India in July 2017 Africa through courier compa- The DGCA Wednesday cy issues, and till these legacy added. session,” said the DCP. on a tourist visa for a nies,” said the DCP.

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JUSTICE SCUTTLED... ated with effect from today.” deputy Asthana were on forced he later succumbed to the gun- Pradesh and Rajasthan seeking reserved the judgment on “Institutions are one of the Meanwhile, Interim CBI leave. While Rao was barred shot wounds.” The Army support from BSP and SP after December 20, 2018 on various strongest and most visible sym- Director M Nageshwar Rao from taking any major policy authorities have promised all the party fell short of majority petitions after hearing sub- bols of our democracy and it is cancelled all transfer decisions decision during the 77-day possible assistance to the fam- and later both Akhilesh and missions of the counsel for CBI, no exaggeration that the CBI is taken by his ousted predeces- period when Verma was on ily of martyred Army Porter, he Mayawati expressed reserva- the Centre, Asthana, Kumar, one of the most important sor Alok Verma during the forced leave, no such condition added. tions in the Congress’ “attitude” Verma and Joint Director AK organisations in India today. period of two days after applies on his present tenure as by ignoring their legislators. Sharma. Kumar, arrested on The decisions made yesterday being reinstated by the interim director. Rao had taken CONG READY... Both the former UP CMs had October 22, was given bail on (of ousting Verma) will not just Supreme Court. The position charge of the agency at 9 pm on “Congress has 45 seats in questioned the “attitude” of October 31. Kumar, earlier the be a reflection on my function- of officials has been restored as Thursday, a CBI spokesperson the present Lok Sabha which is Congress when they were look- investigating officer in a case ing but will become a testimo- on January 8. Verma, after said in a statement on Friday. more than any regional players. ing forward for an alliance in involving meat exporter Moin ny on how the CBI as an insti- being reinstated by the A ‘mahagathbandhan’ in the MP, Rajasthan and Chhatisgarh Qureshi, was arrested on the tution will be treated by any Supreme Court on January 8, MAJOR, ARMY... Lok Sabha elections need to be were assembly elections con- allegations of forgery in record- Government through the CVC, had undone all the transfers Defence PRO in Jammu built around the party having cluded last month. ing the statement of Sana. who is appointed by majority done by Rao through separate Lt-Col Devendra Anand later a national face. We are still Prasad was arrested on members of the ruling orders from January 9-10. clarified, “An Improvised open to take along likeminded ASTHANA HAS NO... October 17, 2018 and he was Government. This is a Verma had also appointed a Explosive Device explosion parties and they can come Verma, who was ousted as granted bail on December 18 as moment for collective intro- new investigation officer to took place near LoC in together with us,” said AICC CBI Director by a three-mem- the CBI could not file the spection, to state the least,” probe the case against Special Naushera Sector (J&K) around leader. He said the party is over ber high powered committee chargesheet against him with- he said. Verma further said Director Rakesh Asthana. 3.00 pm in which an Army century old and has an intact headed by Prime Minister in the stipulated 60 days. “…it may be noted that the A high-powered selection Officer and a soldier got griev- organisation that could be Narendra Modi in a 2-1 deci- Verma had in an affidavit undersigned (Verma) would committee headed by Prime ously injured. Immediate resus- revived by going alone in the sion on Thursday, asked the said that there were sufficient have already supernnauted as Minister Narendra Modi and citation and medical aid was polls. However, sources said the Government to treat him incriminating documents and on July 31, 2017 and was only comprising Justice AK Sikri provided, however, they suc- Akhilesh-Mayawtai combine “deemed superannuated” with evidence against all the accused serving the Government as and Leader of Opposition in cumbed to the injuries.” could field “weak” candidates immediate effect. Verma’s two- — Asthana, Kumar and Prasad Director, CBI till January 31, the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Defence PRO said, “In on nine Parliamentary seats year tenure as CBI chief was to — with the CBI, and the FIR 2019, as the same was affixed Kharge had transferred Verma another incident of unpro- where maximum number of end on January 31. Hyderabad- had been lodged after the tenure role. The undersigned is out of the CBI in a split verdict voked ceasefire violation by the Congress contestants can based businessman Sathish Preliminary Enquiry (PE) dis- no longer Director, CBI and has on Thursday. Following this, Pakistan troops in Sunderbani sail through while on rest of the Babu Sana, on whose com- closed cognisable offences. already crossed his superannu- the Government assigned the Sector, an Army Porter Hemraj 80 Lok Sabha seats the grand plaint the FIR against Asthana He had claimed that ation age for DG Fore Services, charge of the agency to was shot at and grievously old party will field candidates and others was lodged, had Asthana’s plea is misconceived, Civil Defence & Home Guards. Additional Director Nageshwar injured. The individual was who could cut into the BJP alleged having paid bribe to get premature and not maintain- Accordingly, the undersigned Rao who was also in charge for provided immediate resuscita- vote bank. The Congress relief in the Moin Qureshi able as investigation in the may be deemed as superannu- 77 days when Verma and his tion and medical aid, however, returned to power in Madhya case. Justice Waziri had matter is at a nascent stage. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | JANUARY 12, 2019 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Saving the parrot Return of Dame Dikshit CBI is a political tool and hardly an investigative agency. Now it needs to rebuild the trust of the people it serves he premier investigative agency in any Elections are also much about chemistry than arithmetic. Given that she certainly has a country runs on trust and when the Tagency, in this case the Central past history of working magic with Delhi, her big challenge will be consolidation of votes Bureau of Investigation (CBI), loses the trust of the people it is meant to serve, there is a problem. At the core of the problem is simply this fact — the CBI is supposed to serve the citizens of India but it has over the years become an instrument of the Central government. Although, it has to be said that in this regard it is like any other police force in India, completely politicised RINKU GHOSH and corrupt down to its core, if not mon- etarily almost certainly morally. In fact, the overall lack of trust of the police in he first thing that 93-year-old Mahathir Mohamad said when India has reached endemic proportions and is universal across all social stra- voted back as Malaysian Prime ta, with possibly the exception of politicians. That is not to say that there are no Minister was, “Yes I am alive…and good cops, there certainly are some very earnest officers and constables doing the country’s youth voted for me.” TThe grand patriarch’s return by an electorate, their best but when the premier police force of the country is bent, one should 40 per cent of which is young, was an not expect other forces to be straight. It is now imperative for the Central Government endorsement of his past experience as a and the Supreme Court to restore a sense of confidence in the CBI. While it undoubt- robust builder who had made modern Malaysia as the world knew it, enough to edly has become a tool of political oppression, the fact is that almost every politi- overlook the ghosts from his past. Voters may cian has skeletons in the cupboards and the CBI can be used to ferret them out. not have forgiven his autocratic and mono- So how can faith be restored? Possibly by making the appointment process a lithic ways of functioning but realised he was still worth placing a bet on for the greater whole lot cleaner. It is no secret that several officers lobby hard for the job of good. This analogy perfectly fits the return effectively being the top cop in India. Like such appointments in the United States, of former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit it may not be a bad idea for the next CBI boss to at least be vetted by Parliament as president of the state Congress to steer it in mission mode for the general elections. before he or she gets the job. This is how every major position is filled in the Yes, she is 80, in good health having United States with Congressional committees clearing each candidate. Even though recovered from her heart condition, and is that process is also liable for majoritarian abuse, an open discussion will at least back in the familiar saddle. Of course, she has the “Mahathir” advantage if one may call it allow the public to make up their minds. that. Having been the Delhi Chief Minister By becoming a ‘caged parrot’ in the Supreme Court’s own words, the CBI for 15 years, winning three rounds of elec- has become almost openly partisan and that also impacts the way it looks at tions between 1998 and 2008, she is undoubt- criminal cases, with evidence emerging of certain officers trying to scuttle cases edly responsible for reshaping Delhi as a world capital with her brand of development tomline was that full statehood didate for the Uttar Pradesh she managed to stay inside the ering the combined voteshare of by sheer incompetence or egregious negligence. It has been suggested that the politics. In fact, much of the template of or not, to the people of Delhi, polls. But sensing she could be ring of fire without singing her- both parties can indeed squelch Supreme Court oversee the CBI but that would be a breach of the function of Delhi’s governance has frankly been reset by the Chief Minister signified the a scapegoat here given the self too much, Kejriwal would the BJP for Lok Sabha, she her- the judiciary and the fact that judges are appointed by themselves in a thorough- her. Whether it is road safety, which she pio- face of governance. They would Congress’ dismal voteshare and not have spiralled to legitimacy self has been blowing hot and neered with the “wear the seat belt” campaign, not have much patience for a saffron tide, she was wise the way he did. Little wonder cold over AAP given her own ly undemocratic process will basically just transfer ownership. It might be impos- clean air, which she committed to by chang- chief minister trying to explain enough to bow out of the race. then that soon after the tumultuous history with that sible to remove political interference from the CBI or for that matter any large ing the city’s traffic fleet to CNG, the an underwhelming ‘report card’ This time she has the trade announcement of her anoint- party. However, she is known to institution in India, and that has been the way in every democratic society from engagement and stakeholdership with locals, by enumerating all the areas that winds in her favour. The recent ment as Delhi Congress chief, fall in line with the high com- which she started with the Bhaagidari fell outside her jurisdiction. victories of the Congress in the Kejriwal raked up her tainted mand and given the AAP’s ancient Greece to today. But giving the CBI more independence, like the US gives scheme, prioritising education in government There are two ways of dealing Assembly elections in the three past, saying the party clearly had irrelevance outside Delhi and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and some suo moto powers to investigate schools and improving their performance, with such situations. One can crucial heartland States have a “leadership deficit.” the resurgent Congress in states, certain types of cases can be a start. There could be a dedicated staff instead cleaning up the city and taking advantage of throw up one’s hands and say it proved again that leaders with However, Dikshit is up for this may not yet be a priority. the Delhi Metro’s progress, she did give the is impossible to perform under a depth of grassroots experience, the challenge. Yes, there’s the Dikshit’s big challenge will of officers on secondment from state cadres and parliamentary vetting for all city a reloaded version of the post-Asiad these circumstances or negoti- deft political management and Kejriwal barrage, his claims of be consolidation of votes. Can senior officers. The selection of the next CBI chief should be beyond reproach. makeover. Her grandmotherly image cut ate one’s way through innumer- ready to plunge deep can deliv- slum development and reduc- she break into the larger com- across sections of society. To the lesser priv- able minefields in the belief that er the goods. Even make the ing power bills, but the more munity of businessmen, traders ileged, she appeared as one they could com- the primary aim is to deliver on Young Turks sit up and take important one is tying up the and Poorvanchalis, which is miserate and share their burdens with, to the the promise of governance.” notice. Besides, Dikshit has an party together. Present party strongly in the BJP’s grip? Can upper crust, she was the erudite thinker who True, Dikshit had not seen added advantage. Delhi voters, president Ajay Maken may have she, most importantly, win back Just another trope could rationalise her priorities and to the success as a politician in UP, tormented by the endless power bowed out citing ill-health and the crucial Dalit and Muslim young, she was the aunt who could be trust- where she was aided by her tussle between the AAP govern- publicly even given her the votes, which have quite easily Films have always been used as propagandist tools ed to address their concerns and more impor- illustrious father-in-law and ment and the Centre, are now vote of confidence but Dikshit’s migrated to the AAP? Can she tantly, had the farsightedness to factor in their veteran Congress leader Uma tired of the stasis when it comes job will be to keep him in the “broom” them back and of the establishment. Why the noise now then? future. And despite the faction fights and Shankar Dikshit. But the aura to civic issues plaguing the city. scheme of things, considering become the mohalla queen? If competitive voices in her party unit, she did never worked for her electoral- Many neutral voices have even he did helm the party during we go by the 2017 municipal ilms they say are a mirror of who we manage to hold it all together. Even earn a ly. Till she sought to rescue it in compared the present scenario troubling times and solidify an polls, AAP’s vote share is down are and have since their evolution tacit acknowledgement from the Opposition 1998 with Delhi. Within the with the better times of Dikshit’s anti-AAP narrative. She needs to 26 per cent while the reflected society and history from the parties then. Whatever her shortcomings, it state unit, she had to do a tough Delhi. So she has an edge in per- him to shore up the Congress Congress is up to about 22 per F is this legacy that has held her in good stead, balancing act with several aspi- ception, something that she votebase to make an electoral cent. But elections are also time-bound context of the story-teller, in this enough to be called back to the only politi- rant leaders. Many claimed that had worked on in the early years difference and at least establish much about chemistry than case the fillmmaker. And as they began to cal turf that worked for her. she survived because she had with the deft management of a bargaining advantage. arithmetic. And Dikshit certain- capture popular imagination and assume Track record shows she could do it with the party high command’s the media. There is a lot of talk in the ly has a past history of working elan. While current AAP Chief Minister endorsement and never quite This time, Dikshit too refus- power corridors about Congress magic with Delhi. larger than life proportions as the most visu- Arvind Kejriwal claims how his hands are tied heeded the grassroots cadre. But es to be a foregone conclusion and AAP having a broader Besides, she is not alone in al form of mass entertainment and a pop- in executing his vision and his public spats even that relationship, though and is itching to claim her rele- understanding to defeat the surviving and winning. ulist document of contemporary events, the with the LG are common knowledge, Dikshit some might have taken for vance. But there is the shadow BJP in the Lok Sabha polls. Octogenarians around the wrapped her head around partial statehood granted, has had a rocky run of corruption charges over the Maken has been a known oppo- world, from politics to perform- political establishment discovered that issues with equanimity and conducted her- with highs and lows. Yet Dikshit conduct of the Commonwealth nent of this formula for short- ing arts, are delivering and still such a spectacle could become a propa- self without making a public spectacle of her was able to get beyond her Games during her regime. And term gain and hates risking a going strong. So much so that gandist tool, be it of assent or dissent. It problems but working within limitations. As gubernatorial assignments post- had it not been for the scale of long-term revival of the party. trend forecasters are wondering she writes in her memoirs, “This cumber- defeat and find her way back to the scam, where Central party And though many predict that if 80s are the new 40s for 2019. was during World War I that the British some process of requiring so many levels of relevance, with the party nam- leaders like Suresh Kalmadi Dikshit has been brought in to (The writer is Associate realised the power of films to change public opinion. The Soviets followed up approval was unique to Delhi. But the bot- ing her as chief ministerial can- were directly implicated while ease this arrangement, consid- Editor, The Pioneer) on that template in the 1920s but it was Nazi Germany which perfected it, Joseph Goebbels being the inventor of newsreels that had to be screened mandatorily before a film. Of course, there was a slew of films which showed the Germans S O U N D BITE as having a charmed life compared to its neighbours. Post-war, there was a counter- If Pakistan is ready for dia- Those who are doing I want to protect the Granting citizenship on the basis movement of the Jewish narrative, war movies extolling Allied efforts to defeat logue, why hasn't it taken any drama before the elec- sanctity of my craft and of religion is appalling and dis- action against terror attack tions over Accidental my love for cinema. I gusting in equal measure. We Hitler and the travails of persecuted Jews. Even now Hollywood indulges in these perpetrators? Pakistan should Prime Minister, they have followed a certain are full of venom when it comes war films and builds the American saviour narrative through sci-fi, space films be the last country to lecture should see another film ethos that has brought to Pakistan but are matching or the usual Gulf and Afghan war tropes. Then there have been biopics, all of us on plurality. — The Disastrous PM. me to this position. some of its policies. which attempt an understanding of historical personalities and their conflicts through MEA spokesperson West Bengal CM Actor PDP leader rather tinted glasses in retrospect. The point of citing all these examples is that —Raveesh Kumar —Mamata Banerjee —Ranveer Singh —Mehbooba Mufti we have no reason to circle out The Accidental Prime Minister or Uri or Thackeray as sudden propagandist films that have been unleashed on our national con- sciousness, extolling the virtues of the protagonist as representative of hyper L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR nationalist times. And if the latest groupfie of Bollywood’s young brigade with Uncalled for situation ‘adultery’ as “stealing the affection Prime Minister Narendra Modi is anything to go by, they have willingly offered of a brother officer’s wife.” This is themselves to contribute to his brand of nation-building, probably in gratitude Huge controversy amid resounding glory quite a convincing definition that for his move to lower GST for the industry. So that’s the give and take. Over the Sir — This refers to the editori- can deter our Armymen from al, “Career suicide” (January 11). his refers to the editorial, “Career suicide” (January perpetrating the crime. last five years, Bollywood has voluntarily propagated three of the government’s Cricket all-rounder Hardik 11). Amid the glorious Indian triumph on Australian But at the same time, the initiatives, Swachh Bharat, menstrual health and Make in India through Toilet: Ek Pandya and his team buddy KL Tsoil, ‘on-playing stars’ are making headlines for all Army Chief, while respecting Prem Katha, Padman and Sui Dhaga and claimed tax breaks. Rahul, more known for their the wrong reasons. What was the need for Hardik Pandya the country’s law, said, “ We are exploits on the field, are now go to a headline-grabbing chat show at all, make misog- not above the country’s law. But Besides we needn’t worry. Our biopics on political leaders are never the drawing infamy off it. And where ynistic and sexually offensive remarks and ruffle feath- when one joins the Indian Army, researched but the perceived reality which reduces them to being caricatures. is Karan Johar, who started all ers. Injury-ridden as he is , his career is now at the cross- some of the rights and privileges Spiced up with creative liberties, depending on whom the narrator wants to please, this? Since this was not a live roads. Obviously, Pandya and KL Rahul had not taken one enjoys must be forfeited as a these films usually end up being crass crowd-pleasers than great classics. Second, show, he could have surely edit- permission from the Board of Control for Cricket in India true Indian soldier.” So consider- ed them. Questions raised by him (BCCI) to appear in the show. Also, on the question as ing the entirety of the gay sex the Congress, which is claiming that the portrayal of the then Prime Minister were heavily sexist, making it to who was a better batsman among Sachin Tendulkar answered in a different way. Apparently, he is not a issue in the Army, Rawat has set Manmohan Singh and his uncomfortable relationship with the party high com- mandatory for those replying to and Virat Kohli, Hardik plumped for the latter. diplomat. But some excessively hyped film person- his own strict code of conduct mand was based on “incorrect facts and bias”, should remember its own intol- answer in the same vein. But It is common sense, no serving cricketer would ality-cum-television hosts tend to derive vicarious and with lofty ideals that can hold the entertainment being the leitmo- like to antagonise his present skipper though Kohli vicious pleasure in prodding and poking men and Army in high esteem. erance, for want of a better word. Even a mature filmmaker like Shyam Benegal, tif of the idiot box, both cricketers himself would have cared little if the answer had gone women from various fields and make them stumble TK Nandanan while trying to rescue the historical worth of Subhash Chandra Bose from the and Bollywood stars now come in the other way around. Time and again, the Indian skip- over their words. Pandya could not escape. The con- Chennai Nehruvian stranglehold, had to pass through many hurdles during filming of Bose, the same bracket. per has made it clear that there was absolutely no com- cerned chat show got TRPs but Pandya took the hit. Hardik Pandya’s comments parison between himself and Tendulkar. The Mumbai Ganapathi Bhat Escaping problems The Forgotten Hero. In the 1970s, a serious filmmaker like Gulzar had to face were crude. As role models, legend was a class apart and Pandya could have Akola red tape releasing Aandhi, as it was too close to former Prime Minister Indira cricketers need to be far more Gandhi’s life. Satirical films critiquing the Emergency like Kissa Kursi Ka and respectful. But while Pandya is multi-millionaire with an incred- taught how to deal with the Contradictory statement Sir — Reservations cannot erad- being punished for it, question ible number of fans looking up media and conduct themselves icate poverty, solve agrarian cri- Nasbandi were released only after it was lifted. While the NFDC arthouse films now is: How can we ensure that to him as a role model. People in the public, even on TV shows. sis or generate employment. At a were allowed to dissect social and economic ills, and the broader Bollywood all of this doesn’t happen in the seek him out for autographs, They need to understand where Sir — It is indeed welcome that time when systemic responses to stayed clear of politics to birth a series of champions of the have-nots, one can- future? For, young athletes, deal- want to pose for pictures with to draw the line. For some, like Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat did these problems are warranted, ing with stardom isn’t easy. him and share the same social Sachin Tendulkar or Rahul not mince words while giving a choosing the easy way of reserva- not say that they did not have a hidden agenda sometimes in promoting the estab- Money, glamour and fame aren’t space with him. He is an Indian Dravid, things came naturally. stern warning to his Armymen. tion amounts to escapism. lishment line of thinking. So if the Congress regime strengthened propaganda easy to handle and there are national team cricketer, which For others, like Pandya, we need Nobody in the Army is permit- Ratna by cracking down on dissent films, one may say the BJP went a step further, many who aren’t ready to deal almost literally is one in a billion. to make them more sensitive to ted to indulge in gay sex or adul- Via email with it all. Pandya is a classic It is a heady world. people’s sentiments. tery as the conduct of personnel supporting positive films that popularised its agenda in an entertaining format. example. In the course of the last Our cricketers need to be J Akshobhya is governed by the Army Act, Send your feedback to: Both are equally guilty of plying an old tool of trade. two years, he has become a mentored. They need to be Mysuru 1950. The Army finds the act of [email protected] LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | JANUARY 12, 2019 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN POINTCOUNTERPOINT Fast-track the THE CBI WILL NOW REQUIRE PERMISSION OF THE CHHATTISGARH CHIEF MINISTER’S STATEMENT STATE GOVERNMENT TO CONDUCT RAIDS AND PROBE THAT WITHOUT HIS PERMISSION, CBI CAN’T ENTER missing links IN CHHATTISGARH THE STATE, CLEARLY SHOWS HIS FEAR. Not all is lost for the BJP. The politics of —CHHATTISGARH CHIEF MINISTER —FORMER CHHATTISGARH CHIEF MINISTER development alone may not be enough for the party BHUPESH BAGHEL RAMAN SINGH that needs to strengthen its core leadership base Legacy of a lyrical genius

SUDHANSU R DAS In an illustrious career spanning over a few decades, there was no dearth of awards but the real he Congress-led UPA lost the 2014 Lok Sabha election mis- reward is the adulation of the people which kept Majrooh Sultanpuri going till a ripe old age erably due to people’s anger and disillusionment over a series Tof scams. While the Congress could not appease the vot- ers with massive social sector spending, the BJP-led NDA cashed in on this situation and rode to power with a thumping majori- ty. The BJP neutralised the influence of caste. Wings of region- al parties like the Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal and Nationalist Congress Party were clipped as they were tossed against the power of oratorical nationalism and, hence, lost a huge votebase. The BJP created a wave with a powerful rhetoric. It raised hopes and people looked at Narendra Modi as a harbinger of change. The BJP and the Sangh Parivar got the golden opportuni- KK PAUL ty to build strong Indians and spread the core Hindu philoso- Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam Sarve Sukhinah phies of and he song, Chah Barbaad Karegi Bhavantu. But the party could not sustain its popularity although Hemen...’ from KL Saigal’s film, slogans such as Har Har Modi Ghar Ghar Modi became a shrill Shahjehan (1946) and ‘Papa kehte cry. One year after assuming power at the Centre, the party lost hain...’ from Qayamat Se Qayamat the New Delhi Assembly election miserably in February 2015 Tak (1989) happen to be among the — its number declined from 31 to three in just a few months. mostT popular songs of the era in which they Then came the Bihar election rout where it could not form a appeared. Separated by more than four Government of its own, despite Nitish Kumar’s lacklustre per- decades, one is full of expectations and hope formance. In Karnataka election, too, the saffron party won 104 besides uncertainties of future, while the other reflects a mood of despondency and Assembly seats but fell short of the halfway mark. It lost by a being on the abyss of a deep depression. Both margin of less than 3,000 votes in at least 10 constituencies. the songs stand in complete contrast to each In Gujarat, it just managed to retain power. Though it clinched other in style as well as meter. But despite the victory by bagging 99 Assembly seats, it lost 16 of its tradi- obvious generational gap, they have an organ- tional constituencies. Results to the three heartland States of ic commonality and that is the genius of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh were the worst Majrooh Sultanpuri. it could have taken. The party’s chintan baithak, too, could not Even as a student at Lucknow, Majrooh’s trace the root cause of its decline. talent had become well-recognised on the In fact, one of the flaws for the party was that it did not Mushaira circuit. Inspired by poet Jigar appreciate constructive criticism from its well-wishers, with- Moradabadi and under the guidance of Rashid Ahmad Siddiqui of the Aligarh Muslim in and outside the party. It failed to take intellectual inputs University, he was able to hone his skills as a from experienced leaders like LK Advani and Murli Manohar ghazal writer and had almost become a Joshi. Ultimately, senior leaders stopped giving any valuable celebrity at a very young age with invitations advice to the party. Navjyot Singh Sidhu’s exit was a huge from all over the country. loss for the party which even failed to manage Arun Shourie It was his lucky break that during one such and Yashwant Sinha, who could have been effective brand mushaira in Mumbai, the famous film produc- ambassadors in the intellectual space. The Sangh Parivar’s er of the 1940s, Abdur Rashid Kardar, was pre- core issues — Ram Mandir, Article 370 and Common Civil sent. Kadar could immediately sense Majrooh Code — could not mature and reach a logical conclusion. It Sultanpuri’s potential as a superbly talented is also a fact that though the RSS will support the BJP in the poet and offered him the lyrics of Shah Jehan (1946). This was virtually a dream debut for 2019 election, its workers do not have the same enthusiasm Majrooh Sultanpuri beyond imagination as it as they had in the 2014 general election. was a Kardar film with music by Naushad. The Jewel Thief (1967) with his song, ‘Yeh dil na public which kept Majrooh going even till a All kinds of reform and development programmes yield results icing on the cake, however, was that his lyrics hota bechara’, becoming a chartbuster or ripe old age. The usual Bombay film politics only when a nation has enough bravehearts. In order to groom were to be given the voice on-screen by none Panch rupaiya barah aana from Chalti Ka made sure that he got just one Filmfare award a honest and fearless breed, the BJP should have planned metic- other than KL Saigal himself. Naam Gaadi (1958), both composed by SD for Dosti (1964) but his crowning glory was ulously. Instead, it resorted to tokenism. Patriotism is a virtue Majrooh Sultanpuri’s lyrics for Shah Jehan Burman. Incidentally, Dada (as everybody the official recognition and the very first Dada that comes through different programmes and activities conduct- was not only able to capture the mood of the called SD lovingly) and Majrooh shared a com- Saheb Phalke Award (1993) as a lyricist. Later, ed in a dedicated manner. Sloganeering and singing patriotic songs character but also reflected the overall atmos- mon date of birth and GETTING UNDER a postage stamp was also issued by the cannot plant patriotism in young minds. Policy measures like pherics of the film. Saigal became so obsessed made a hit pair in films like Solva Saal, Kala THE SKIN OF A Government in his honour. demonetisation and Goods and Services Tax only made mat- with the song, ‘Jab dil hi toot gaya toh ji kar Pani, Baat Ek Raat Ki, Teen Devian and many Some of his Majrooh’s breezy hits include kya karenge’ that as willed by him, this song more. CHARACTER, Jab Dil Hi Toot Gaya from Shah Jehan (1946); ters worse. The RSS demanded for a Ram Mandir through the was played at the time of his cremation. After Dada, it was RD Burman who ush- Kahe Agar Jeevan Bhar from Andaz (1949); Ordinance route and the plot reached its climax for the BJP. Majrooh’s language skills sharpened over ered a new wave in film music. Undaunted, VISUALISING THE Chand Phir Nikla, Magar Tum Na Only now has the BJP woken up for course correction. Its a six-year period at Lucknow. This coupled Majrooh fitted into the new paradigm. It was SITUATION IN THE Aaye from Paying Guest (1957); Jalte Hain Jiske recent decision to provide 10 per cent reservation in jobs and with his natural talent as a poet helped him as if they were made for each other. After Dada Liye from Sujata (1959); Chahunga Main educational institutions to the economically weaker section in fine-tune his knack for penning down situa- and RD, Majrooh had the distinction of CONTEXT OF THE Tujhe Saanjh Savere from Dosti 1964 for which the general category will make reservation policy inclusive. Equally, tional lyrics, befitting the character transiting and working with the new genera- he got the best lyrisist award; Rahe na rahe hum the BJP wisely shelved the idea of a cashless economy and dig- on screen and in line with the meter of the tion wth effortless ease. For instance, he STORYLINE AND mehka karenge from Mamta (1966); ital currency, keeping in mind socio-economic conditions, edu- music and tune. He, in a way, became the pio- worked with Rajesh Roshan after Roshan and THEN WRITING Yaadon Ki Baaraat from Yaadon Ki Baaraat cational standards and diverse small economic activities based neer in the field of writing lyrics to an Anand Milind after Chitragupta. This signi- (1973); Ek Din Bik Jaayega Mati Ke on local culture and traditional skill sets. A cashless economy already prepared tune, a trend which has con- fied his strength as well as LYRICS ON A TUNE Mol from Dharam Karam (1975); Kala Pani tinued ever since. flexibility to meet this youthful change with- Hum Bekhudi Mein Tumko Pukare works only when the nation takes the responsibility of educat- It was this felicity of Majrooh that endured out compromising on the core philosophy of CAN BE A Kala Pani (1958); and Papa Kehte Hain ing its citizens. When people voted the NDA to power, they did- him for over five decades and a few thousand his poetry. FORMIDABLE Bada Naam Karega from Qayamat Se Qayamat n’t want to compare them with the UPA so much as they want- lyrics to give us some memorable ghazals, Like all youngsters, Majrooh of the late Tak (1989). ed to better their lives. They just wanted performance at the ground songs on foot-tapping beats as well as pure 1940s was a firebrand poet and soon came at CHALLENGE. Having led the famous celebrated quartet level and a solution to their day-to-day problems. The BJP should classicals. Getting under the skin of a charac- the forefront of the Leftist movement. In fact, of Shakeel Badayuni, Kaifi Azmi and Qamar hunt for genuine thought leaders who can guide and contribute ter, visualising the situation in context of the the Bombay film world and the Indian People’s NEVERTHELESS, Jalalabadi (unfortunately Sahir passed away towards an integrated development of the country — a dream storyline and then writing lyrics on a tune can Theatre Association (IPTA) of the 1940s and MAJROOH very young, way back in 1980) Majrooh was the BJP leaders once nurtured. There should be ground-level be a formidable challenge. Nevertheless, the early 1950s had several towering person- one of those Urdu poets who not only enter- engagement and a system of inputs and feedback. Though it is Majrooh not only handled it all with aplomb alities like Balraj Sahni, Chetan Anand, Kaifi HANDLED IT ALL tained but enriched the Indian cinema and its known to rely on an effective cadre base, the leadership must but went on to perfect this art as was seen in Azmi and KA Abbas, who keept the Leftist culture. In the current scenario, except for Mehboob’s works like Andaz, Bimal Roy’s movement alive. However, Majrooh was a step WITH APLOMB Gulzar and Javed Akhtar, who are carrying the send a clear message to its candidates that party tickets will Sujata, Suchitra Sen starrer Mamta, Nassir ahead of them in activities and had to even torch forward, this rich legacy appears to be be distributed on the basis of performance. Finally, rather than Hussain’s Yaadon Ki Baaraat, and Teesri spend a brief period in Byculla jail. clearly in danger of being lost. resorting to populism, the BJP should hard-nosedly push a solu- Manzil and Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Abhimaan. In an illustrious career spanning a few (The writer is a retired Delhi Police tion-based model of governance. He was very well-equipped even to han- decades, there was no dearth of awards for him Commissioner and former Uttarakhand (The writer is a freelance commentator) dle the inimitable yodelling of Kishore as in but the real reward was the adulation of the Governor) Fighting fire with fire FOREIGN EYE The Pakistani state has attempted to counter one dogmatic ideology it has fostered by promoting another, with disastrous consequences by these groups in the past. eties in Muslim countries to be as god- of modern-day Sufism in Pakistan, mid-1960s by Sindhi and Punjabi Barelvi groups. According to Gugler, The irony is that the same radical less as the Soviet soldiers that they had Katherine Ewing, a professor of religion nationalists. They, too, described the after 9/11, when the Musharraf regime Deobandi segments were created by the faced in Afghanistan. One of the worst at Columbia University, wrote in saints as enlightened and tolerant but was once again flexing the state- State itself from the 1980s onwards to hit was Pakistan, the country that had Arguing Sainthood that in the 1960s, gave them indigenous ethnic identities. backed and urban version of Sufism to facilitate some of its rather imaginative become a willing broker-state between intellectuals close to the regime Phillipon’s study mentioned another counter rising incidents of ‘Islamist’ vio- ‘strategic’ ambitions rooted in the the US/Saudi funding and the insur- described the ancient Sufi saints of the brand of Sufism, but one which oppos- lence, the influential think-tank, the post-1979 civil wars in Afghanistan. In gents. The home-grown sectarian and region as men who held an enlightened es the version formulated by the State. RAND Corporation — in a paper titled NADEEM PARACHA hindsight, most political historians insurgent groups raised by the Pakistani outlook of Islam and were teachers of This brand of Sufism has been for- “Civic-Democratic Islam” — suggest- IGNORANCE and analysts had lamented that the State for this purpose turned inwards. progress. She explained that the person- mulated by Barelvi religious parties ed that the traditionalist Barelvi should he Director of the Pak Institute whole process of forming and funding And as the militant mindset formulat- alities of the saints were shaped accord- such as the Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan be facilitated to counter the militant IS BLISS of Peace Studies (PIPS), Amir radical religious groups to fight an ed to inspire ‘jihad’ in Afghanistan ing to the ‘modernist’ ideas of the Ayub (JUP) and, more recently, by the Sunni Deobandi narrative. According to the Negotiations to end the Rana, wrote in his December 30, insurgency against the Soviet-backed flooded society, the militants found regime. According to her study, during Tehreek (ST) and the TLP. It rejects the January 12, 2012 issue of Express T shutdown prompted by 2018 article for daily Dawn that the regime in Afghanistan was a disaster. apologists and supporters within the the ‘left-leaning’ ZA Bhutto regime, the idea that Sufi saints were entirely Tribune, the US gave the Barelvi Sunni State’s romance with radical Barelvi It was perhaps at par with the manner body politic of the country. Faced by same saints were given a more populist peaceful and views Sufism as a militant Ittehad Council $36,607 in 2009 to Trump’s wall fixation have groups was short-lived because it in which the rise of fascism in Germany this dilemma and also the fact that, by disposition. They became men who strand of faith which was embroiled in organise anti-Taliban rallies. gone nowhere and his failed to build a counter-narrative to and Italy in the 1920s and 1930s was the late 1980s, the country’s had stood up against economic a theological, doctrinal and political war The move backfired when a radi- show at the border won’t that of the Deobandi militant groups. initially ignored by the US and the UK. Constitution had lost much of its exploitation and the dogmatic clergy. with ‘deviant sects’. It champions the cal Barelvi shot dead former Punjab change that. The growing This is an accurate observation. But Some lessons were learned by civic-nationalist dimension, the State Ewing wrote that the saints then imposition and continuation of the Governor Salman Taseer for criticising Rana only explores it in the context of Western powers after the end of World attempted to enhance the country’s his- became “learned ulema” during the 1974 Second Amendment and 1986’s the country’s blasphemy laws. Yet, six sense is that to break the the swift rise and equally rapid collapse War II. Consequently, much was done torical link with Sufism to undermine conservative Zia dictatorship. But, as Blasphemy Laws in the country’s years later, the State decided to bypass impasse Trump will need to of a nexus between the State and the to limit and erase any lingering impact the onset of the more intransigent the French cultural anthropologist Constitution. It is willing to use violence its own version of Sufism and use a rad- find a way to at least claim Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). of Nazism and fascism. But the narra- strands of faith. Alix Philippon noted in the antholo- against even the thought of introduc- ical Barelvi outfit to aggressively counter to be building his wall Rana is correct in seeing the above tive built during the anti-Soviet insur- But this was not the first time. The gy State and Nation-Building in ing minor reforms to these laws. the more severe non-Barelvi groups. without Congress, possibly as an experiment that was initiated to gency in the 1980s was allowed to run only difference is that, this time, the Pakistan, there was never one version Goethe University’s TK Gugler in This experiment, too, crashed when counter the militant narrative of the amok and permeate both the States and State tried to tap into the more con- of Sufism in Pakistan. As mentioned, Faith-Based Violence in Pakistan wrote this group began lashing out against by attempting more dogmatic Deobandi groups. The societies of many Muslim countries. frontational aspects of ‘Sufism’ through there is the Sufism, which was formu- that even though the Zia regime bol- state institutions. But as Rana notes, the constitutionally suspect necessity in this context arose when, From the 1990s onwards, Muslim- a populist Barelvi outfit (TLP), where- lated by the State and mainly appeals stered Deobandi militant outfits, the State now wants to move forward with tactic of declaring the between 2015 and 2017, the State was majority realms such as Pakistan, as in the past the State had banked more to the urban middle classes. It describes JUP, too, was given a free hand to rad- a new and more ‘controllable’ religious border situation a national largely successful in overcoming the Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, on the concept of Sufism that it had Sufi saints as people who were enlight- icalise Pakistan’s Barelvi majority. But narrative. This is yet to be fully under- more belligerent expressions of these Sudan, Algeria, Egypt and Nigeria were formed with the help of progressive ened and had spread Islam through tol- this saw JUP split into various factions stood. But it does need to be clearly emergency requiring groups, but struggled to counter the ravaged by militant religious insurgen- intelligentsia and urban middle-class erant means. Then there is the version and a manifold increase in the incidents articulated and discussed. military intervention. impact of the radical mindset fostered cies that now saw the States and soci- enthusiasts. During her in-depth study of Sufism which was formulated in the of violence between Deobandi and (Courtesy: Dawn) (NewYorkTimes editorial) LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | JANUARY 12, 2019 money 10

Tata Motors group ` Equities extend slide; TCS global sales dipped Infosys announces 8,260 crore 14 pc in December tumbles post Q3 results New Delhi (PTI): Tata buyback, to offer special dividend Motors on Friday reported 13.9 PTI n MUMBAI too slipped by 26.65 points to revenues, but tepid EBIT mar- per cent decline in group glob- PTI n NEW DELHI announce the process, time- close at 10,794.95. gin. Higher other income al wholesales, including that of lines and other statutory he BSE Sensex retreated On a weekly basis, the helped PAT, which was in line Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), at nfosys on Friday said it Q3 net profit falls details of the buyback in due for the second straight Sensex gained 314.74 points, with estimates,” Centrum 1,00,551 units in December Iwould buyback shares worth course. Tday on Friday, led by while the Nifty rose by 67.60 Broking said in a note. 2018. up to `8,260 crore and offer Infosys also announced a index heavyweight TCS which points. On the macro front, rupee Tata Motors’ group global shareholders a special divi- 30% to `3,610 cr special dividend of `4 per skidded following lower-than- IT bellwether TCS slipped on Friday weakened by 8 paise wholesales in December 2017 dend of `4 per share as part of share which would result in a expected margins for the third 2.45% after it reported 24.1 per to close at 70.49 against the US stood at 1,16,677 units. Global the company’s `13,000 crore- payout of about `2,107 crore quarter. cent growth in net profit for dollar on rise in demand for the wholesales of all Tata passenger capital allocation policy. PTI n NEW DELHI in the year-ago period. (approximately USD 302 mil- The markets opened high- the December quarter but dis- American currency from vehicles last month stood at The board has also The company has revised lion). er but failed to sustain the appointed on the margins exporters coupled with unabat- 59,898 units, lower by 14 per approved the re-appointment T major Infosys on Friday upwards its FY2018-19 rev- It fixed January 25, 2019 momentum as investors were front. The results were declared ed rise in global crude oil cent from the year-ago period, of Kiran Mazumdar–Shaw as Isaid its net profit declined by enue guidance in constant cur- as record date and January 28 skittish about corporate earn- post market hours on prices. Tata Motors said in a statement. the lead independent director nearly 30 per cent to `3,610 rency to 8.5-9 per cent, it said. as the payment date for the ings season and preferred to Thursday. Brent crude futures were JLR sales were at 45,474 units. for the second term from crore during the December “With increased client rel- special dividend of `4 per take money off the table, Other losers in the Sensex trading 1.10% higher at USD While Jaguar wholesales for the April 1, 2019 to March 22, 2018 quarter. evance, we saw double digit share. traders said. pack included IndusInd Bank, 62.36 per barrel. month were 14,088 vehicles, 2023. The country’s second- (10.1 per cent) year-on-year “After the execution of The 30-share Sensex Tata Motors, TCS, Yes Bank Meanwhile, foreign port- that of Land Rover stood at Infosys, in a regulatory fil- largest software services firm growth in Q3 on a constant the above, along with the opened on a strong note at and L&T, falling up to 3.26%. folio investors (FPIs) sold shares 31,386 units. The company fur- ing, said its Board had had registered a net profit of currency basis,” Infosys CEO special dividend (including 36,191.87 but succumbed to Among the gainers were worth a net `344.58 crore on ther said its global wholesales of approved buyback of up to `5,129 crore in the October- and MD Salil Parekh said. dividend distribution tax) of robust selling in afternoon ITC, ONGC, Vedanta Ltd, Thursday, while domestic insti- all Tata Motors commercial 10,32,50,000 equity shares, December 2017 quarter, He said the company also Rs 2,633 crore (USD 386 mil- trade. It finally settled 96.66 Infosys, Axis Bank and HDFC, tutional investors (DIIs) were vehicles and Tata Daewoo range comprising approximately Infosys said in a BSE filing. had another strong quarter in lion) already paid in June points, or 0.27%, lower at spurting up to 2.02%. net buyers to the tune of `10.98 stood at 40,653 units last month, 2.36 per cent of the paid-up The Bengaluru-based its digital business with 33.1 2018, the company would 36,009.84. “TCS delivered a mixed crore, provisional data available down 14 per cent from capital of the company as of firm’s revenue, however, grew per cent growth and large complete the distribution of The broader NSE Nifty bag for 3QFY19, with inline with BSE showed. December 2017. December 31, 2018 for up to 20.3 per cent to `21,400 crore deals at USD 1.57 billion, `13,000 crore, which was `8,260 crore. in the December 2018 quarter which gives it confidence announced as part of its cap- The shares, which will be as compared to `17,794 crore entering 2019. ital allocation policy in April purchased through the open 2018,” it added. market route via Indian stock maiden buyback of `13,000 “comprising the chief operat- As of January 9, 2019, Industrial growth fell to 17-mth low of 0.5 pc in Nov exchanges, will be bought for crore in December 2017, com- ing officer, the chief financial promoter and promoter a price not exceeding `800 per prising 11.3-crore equity officer, the deputy chief finan- group held 12.82 per cent New Delhi (PTI): Industrial output The growth for October 2018 was sector output also grew by 5.1% from 3.9% share, it added. shares at a price of `1,150 per cial officer, the general coun- share in Infosys, while Indian growth dropped to a 17-month low of 0.5% revised upwards to 8.4% from 8.1%. a year ago. Capital goods output declined by Also, ADS (American share. sel and the company secretary financial institutions, banks in November on account of contraction in During the April-November period, 3.4% compared to 3.7% growth a year ago. depositary share) holders are The buyback scheme — a of the company”. and mutual funds held 12.88 manufacturing sector, particularly con- industrial output grew 5% as compared to Consumer durables output also dipped by permitted to convert their first in the company’s over The buyback is subject to per cent shares. sumer and capital goods. Factory output as 3.2% in the same period of the previous fis- 0.9% as against a growth of 3.1% a year ear- ADS into equity shares, and, three decade history — had the approval of the members Over 52 per cent shares measured in terms of the Index of Industrial cal. The manufacturing sector, which con- lier. Consumer non-durable goods also saw subsequently opt to sell such seen participation from Sudha of the company by way of a were held by FII/FPI/ Production (IIP) had grown by 8.5% in stitutes 77.63% of the index, recorded a con- a contraction of 0.6% as compared to 23.7% equity shares on the Indian Gopalakrishnan, Rohan special resolution through ADRs/foreign nationals and November 2017, as per data released by the traction of 0.4% in November as against a growth a year ago. In terms of industries, 10 stock exchanges during the Murty and LIC among others. postal ballot and all other OCB, while the remaining Central Statistics Office on Friday. The pre- growth of 10.4% a year ago. The mining sec- out of 23 industry groups in the manufac- buyback period, the filing Infosys, in its Friday fil- applicable statutory/regulato- 22.21 per cent was held by vious low was in June 2017, when IIP growth tor posted 2.7% growth during the month turing sector showed positive growth dur- said. ing, said the Board had con- ry approvals. Indian public, corporates and contracted by 0.3%. as against 1.4% in November 2017. Power ing November 2018. Infosys had completed its stituted a buyback committee Infosys said it would others.

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468.80 468.80 452.00 452.45 -19.10 ASTRAL 1183.25 1183.25 1169.60 1177.60 LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | JANUARY 12, 2019 world 11 Trump tours US-Mexico border ... repeats threat to declare emergency PTI n WASHINGTON Wednesday said that imposing the party stands behind the ment of national emergency. “If a national emergency is the last president, although some and when the President does S President Donald Trump option and threatened to use it Republican lawmakers have that, you’ll find out how we will Uon Friday appeared to be if the Democrats did not allo- spoken out in favour of ending react, but I’m not going to that inching closer to imposing a cate USD 5.7 billion funding the shutdown. place now. national emergency that could for the wall. The opposition Democrats, But I think the president allow him to bypass Congress The president’s inclination who are now in majority in the will have problems on his own to fund a controversial wall towards declaring a national House of Representatives have side of the aisle for exploiting along the US-Mexico border emergency has gained momen- refused to support such a move the situation in a way that that has led to a bitter political tum after he walked out of a arguing that building the wall enhances his power. But not to impasse and a 21-day govern- meeting with top Democratic is a waste of taxpayers’ money. go there. Let’s see what he ment shutdown. leaders — House Speaker Referring to his meeting does,” Pelosi told reporters at Trump has asked for USD Nancy Pelosi and Senate with Reggie Singh, the broth- the Capitol Hill. 5.7 billion from Congress to Minority Leader Senator er of Indian-origin policeman Democratic construct the border wall, Chuck Schumer — on Ronil Singh killed in California Congresswoman Grace Meng which he said is crucial to stop Wednesday following their recently allegedly by an illegal from New York on Thursday the flow of illegal immigrants refusal to allocate funding. immigrant during a border announced that a legislation and smuggling of drugs into During an interaction with patro, Trump said, “Reggie, I would be introduced in the the country. media personnel in Texas on got to know him today a little House of Representatives on The Democrats have Thursday, Trump said, “I would bit. This shouldn’t be happen- Friday to prevent Trump from repeatedly refused to approve like to do a much broader form ing in our country.” declaring a national emer- any legislation to fund the of immigration, and we can do “This shouldn’t be hap- gency. wall. The standoff led to the immigration reform. It’ll take pening. And what you see of Some others said that they partial government shutdown. longer. It’s been complex. It’s the border, that’s not as much will file a lawsuit against During his visit to the been going on for 30-35 years, of a problem as they (illegal national emergency.Trump said southern border state Texas on they’ve been talking about immigrants) come through the he is ready for the lawsuit and Thursday to push for the wall immigration reform. But before border and they go out asserted that he will win it. “I plan, Trump was asked if he is we do that, we have to create a throughout our nation,” Trump am prepared for anything. The closer to declaring an emer- barrier. That we could do very said. lawyers tell me, like, 100 per gency — an action that would quickly.” “As hard as we work, and as cent,” he told reporters. likely face legal challenges. Contending strongly for well as we’re doing nationwide As the government shut- “We are. I would like to construction of a barrier, con- on crime, a lot of it is caused by down neared the end of its look it broader. I think we crete or steel, along the south- people that come in through third week, the president left could do this quickly, because ern border with Mexico, the the southern border. Washington with no addition- this is common sense and it’s president has been claiming So, and you know, if we al negotiations scheduled with not expensive. We will save the that illegal immigrants cause had the barrier, it wouldn’t hap- congressional leaders over a cost of the wall every year but USD 250 billion drain on the pen,” he told reporters.But the possible compromise that could much more than that,” the American economy. Democrats appeared to be both provide border security President Donald Trump turns as he talks to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at McAllen International Airport as he prepares to leave after a visit to the southern president said. Trump had on Republican leaders insist unconvinced by Trump’s argu- and open the government. border on Thursday. AP Rahul takes jibe at PM Brother of slain ‘Troop withdrawal from Syria has started’ cop supports over plans to implement that have fought with us and Trump’s pullout order and it’s important that we do Modi, says does not want threats from Turkey to attack everything we can to ensure Trump’s plan to the Kurds, who have been that those folks that fought to tell his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ America’s partners on the with us are protected,” Pompeo bolster border ground in the war against the said of the Kurds while visit- PTI n DUBAI ly radio broadcast Mann Ki Islamic State group in Syria. ing Irbil, the capital of Iraq’s Baat where he address the There are 2,000 American semi-autonomous Kurdistan aking a jibe at Prime nation on various issues.“All security troops in Syria. Trump’s abrupt region, after talks in Baghdad. TMinister Narendra Modi, these massive developments Washington (PTI): Reggie decision in December to pull After initially tweeting Congress President Rahul you see here, tall buildings, Singh, the brother of Indian- them, declaring in a tweet the about the decision to bring Gandhi on Friday told Indian large airports and metro, would origin police officer Ronil defeat of IS, sent shockwaves back US troops “now,” Trump workers here that he wants to not have been built without “Ron” Singh killed in California across the region and a flurry this week said “we will be leav- listen to their problems instead your contribution,” he said and described a “national hero” of criticism from some of his ing at a proper pace while at of telling his “Mann Ki Baat”. while praising the workers.“You by Donald Trump, has said his generals and national securi- the same time continuing to Gandhi, who is in the UAE on have given your sweat, blood family fully supported the ty advisers, and led to the res- fight ISIS and doing all else a maiden visit, was accorded a and time for the development President’s efforts to bolster ignation of US Defense that is prudent and necessary!” warm welcome by the Indian of this city and you have made border security so that others Minister James Mattis and the Kurdish officials, meanwhile, diaspora at the Dubai airport Indians of all backgrounds do not experience what they top US envoy to the anti-IS have demanded clarifications on Thursday. He lauded the proud,” he said. have been going through since coalition. It also led to major from the US over its inten- Indian workers here for mak- “You have illuminated the the tragedy. criticism that the US was tions. ing the country proud by their names of every religion, every In this Wednesday (April 4, 2018 file photo) a U.S. soldier, left, sits on an armored vehicle behind a sand barrier at a newly abandoning its local Kurdish A US troop pullout leaves hard work in the UAE. state and every caste,” Gandhi installed position near the front line between the U.S-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council and the Turkish-backed fighters, in allies amid Turkish threats of the Kurds exposed to Turkish He said his party was said. Manbij, north Syria. An American military official said on Friday that the U.S.-led military coalition has begun the process of an imminent attack. attacks from one side, and aware of the difficulties faced Gandhi told them that he withdrawing troops from Syria. AP On Sunday, US national Syrian government troops on by the labourers and wants to is a common man like them security adviser John Bolton the other. help them. and would always stand by AP n BAGHDAD of our deliberate withdrawal The Britain-based Syrian said American troops will not The withdrawal benefits “I realise you face several them.“The battle has from Syria” has started.“Out of Observatory for Human leave northeastern Syria until Syrian President Bashar Assad hardships. You work all day, begun...and we are going to fter days of back and forth concern for operational secu- Rights, which monitors the IS is defeated and American- and his international backers, send money to your family win,” he said, hinting at the Aover US President Donald rity, we will not discuss specific conflict in Syria through a net- allied Kurdish fighters are Russia and Iran, who are back home. We want to talk to upcoming general elections in Trump’s decision to pullout timelines, locations or troops work of activists on the protected, signaling a slow- primed to move into the you,” he said. “Main yahan India. He was accompanied by Corporal Ronil Singh, 33, American troops from Syria, a movements,” the Baghdad- ground, said the withdrawal down in Trump’s initial order region to fill a vacuum left apne mann ki baat kahne nahi Kerala Congress leader of the Newman Police US military official said Friday based official said in a state- began Thursday night. for a rapid withdrawal. behind by the Americans. aaya hun..main yayan aapke Oommen Chandy and Indian Department was shot and the process of withdrawal has ment emailed to The It said a convoy of about Secretary of State Mike US troops have been mann ki baat sunane aaya hun Overseas Congress chairman killed, allegedly by an illegal begun, declining to comment Associated Press. 10 armored vehicles, in addi- Pompeo, who is on a tour of involved in Syria’s war since (I have not come here to speak Sam Patroda, as he was wel- immigrant, during a traffic on specific timetables or There were no other tion to some trucks, pulled out the region, has also sought to 2014 when the first elite force my mind, I have come to listen comed to loud cheers from the stop on December 26. During movements. Col Sean Ryan, details, and it was not imme- from Syria’s northeastern town reassure the Kurds that they arrived in the country to to your heart),” he said in his labourers gathered in the a high-profile visit to the south- spokesman for the US-led diately clear how many vehi- of Rmeilan into Iraq. will be safe after U.S. troops advise Kurdish-led fighters address at the Jabel Ali labour camp.Earlier Gandhi met with ern border state of Texas on coalition fighting the Islamic cles or whether any troop Confirmation of the first with- withdraw from the country. who were involved in battles colony. He was referring to the business leaders in the Thursday to push for his con- State group, said “the process units had withdrawn. drawals comes amid confusion “These have been folks against the Islamic State group. Prime Minister Modi’s month- country. troversial US-Mexico border wall plan, Trump attended a border patrol roundtable at McAllen, where Reggie Singh was seated next to the presi- Ghosn hit with more charges, release unlikely dent. AFP n TOKYO “I watched a family right Prosecutors also filed months before the case comes around Christmas time... suf- okyo prosecutors on Friday charges Friday against Nissan before a judge. Ghosn has fer and I’d like to ask Reggie, Tfiled two new charges of and Ghosn aide Greg Kelly over appeared in public just once maybe you could say a few financial misconduct against the additional three years of since his shock November 19 words about your incredible former Nissan chief Carlos under-reporting pay.“We took arrest, during the Tuesday court brother, the job he was doing. Ghosn, meaning the auto these steps today because we hearing called after his lawyers He was so beloved by the peo- tycoon is unlikely to be leaving believed that they are cases wor- requested judges explain the ple of the department and his jail cell soon.Lawyers for the thy of indictment and going to tycoon’s ongoing detention. beyond the department,” the former jet-setting executive trial,” said deputy chief prose- One of the most recognis- US president said. filed a bail application hours cutor Shin Kukimoto. able foreign executives in Japan, To this, Reggie Singh told later, but have acknowledged A prosecutor’s office Ghosn was led into Tokyo Trump, “The way he (Ronil that he will probably be spokeswoman said charges District Court in handcuffs Singh) was killed, what my detained until a trial. allege that the under-reporting against Ghosn carry a maxi- and with a rope around his family is going through right Ghosn denies any wrong- continued for another three mum prison sentence of 15 waist and was noticeably thin- now, I do not want any other doing and argued in a dramat- years. years.The breach of trust charge ner. family, law enforcement person ic first court appearance on And they include a charge is regarded as particularly seri- He spoke in a strong voice to go through that.” Tuesday that he has been of “aggravated breach of trust” ous, and Ghosn’s lawyer and said he had acted “hon- “Whatever it takes to min- “wrongly accused and unfairly over a complex alleged scheme Motonari Otsuru admitted ourably, legally and with the imise... put a stop to it, my fam- detained.” in which Ghosn is said to have Tuesday it would be “very dif- knowledge and approval of the ily fully supports it,” Reggie He was already facing a tried to transfer losses on for- ficult” to secure bail for his appropriate executives inside Singh said. first charge for allegedly under- eign exchange contracts to client. the company”. In the last few days, Trump reporting his compensation Nissan’s books. As part of the “In general in such cases in The judge said his ongoing has made it a point to mention over five years to the tune of five scheme, he is accused of also Japan, it is indeed the case that detention was justified because Protestors wearing yellow vests stand next to a fire in a makeshift camp on a roundabout near Senlis, north of Paris, Thursday, the killing of Singh by an ille- billion yen (USD 46 million) in using company funds to repay bail is not approved before the he poses a flight risk and could Jan. 10, 2019. With its makeshift grocery, camp beds and community spirit, the large central island about 60 kilometers north of gal immigrant to build a strong official documents to share- a Saudi acquaintance who put first trial does take place,” he tamper with evidence if Paris has been transformed over the past two months into an encampment where dozens of yellow vests protesters gather day in case in favour of a stronger bor- holders.The charges filed today up collateral for the contracts. said, adding that it could be six released. day out to organize their long-standing fight against the French government. AP der security to prevent entry of illegal immigrants. “We are deeply moved to have with us Reggie Singh, whose brother, Ronil Singh, Intake of dietary fibre, whole grains may cut risk of non-communicable diseases incredible guy. I mean, I watched, and I’ve rarely felt PTI n MELBOURNE results suggest a 15-30 per cent Organization to inform the which foods to recommend for years and 58 clinical trials worse and watching news of decrease in all-cause and car- development of new recom- protecting against a range of involving 4,635 adult partici- our nation than watching your eople who eat higher levels diovascular related mortality mendations for optimal daily conditions,” said Professor Jim pants. family and the love that you Pof dietary fibre and whole when comparing people who fibre intake and to determine Mann from the University of They focused on premature have for your brother,” Trump grains may have a lower risk of eat the highest amount of fibre which types of carbohydrate Otago. deaths from and incidence of said.During the roundtable developing non-communica- to those who eat the least. provide the best protection “Our findings provide con- coronary heart disease, cardio- meeting, Reggie Singh said he ble diseases, according to a Eating fibre-rich foods also against non-communicable dis- vincing evidence for nutrition vascular disease and stroke, as and his brother are originally review of studies published in reduced incidence of coronary eases (NCDs) and weight gain. guidelines to focus on increas- well as incidence of type 2 dia- from Fiji. The Lancet journal. heart disease, stroke, type 2 dia- Most people worldwide con- ing dietary fibre and on replac- betes, colorectal cancer and “He (Ronil) always wanted Observational studies and betes and colorectal cancer by sume less than 20 grammes of ing refined grains with whole cancers associated with obesity: to be in law enforcement. So clinical trials conducted over 16-24 per cent. dietary fibre per day, researchers grains. This reduces incidence breast, endometrial, legally we migrated to America nearly 40 years reveal the health Per 1,000 participants, the said. “Previous reviews and risk and mortality from a broad oesophageal and prostate can- to fulfil his dream of joining the benefits of eating at least 25 impact translates into 13 fewer meta-analyses have usually range of important diseases,” cer. The researchers only includ- law enforcement,” he said. grammes to 29 grammes or deaths and six fewer cases of examined a single indicator of Mann said. The researchers ed studies with healthy partic- “English is our second lan- more of dietary fibre a day, said coronary heart disease, suggested that increasing fibre terol, compared with lower carbohydrate quality and a lim- included 185 observational ipants, so the findings cannot be guage. He worked on that, got researchers from the University researchers said. In addition, a intakes was associated with intakes. The study was com- ited number of diseases so it has studies containing data that applied to people with existing his education, applied for law of Otago in New Zealand. The meta-analysis of clinical trials lower bodyweight and choles- missioned by the World Health not been possible to establish relate to 135 million person chronic diseases. enforcement agency and he was asked to get his citizenship. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | JANUARY 12, 2019 world 12

US lawmakers, Pompeo takes US anti-Iran Ex-Trump lawyer to testify friends mark 100 days since message to Gulf Arab states publicly before Congress Khashoggi AP n WASHINGTON AP n CAIRO resident Donald Trump’s murder S Secretary of State Mike Pformer lawyer, Michael Washington (AFP): US law- UPompeo brought the Cohen, will testify publicly makers from both parties, Trump administration’s anti- before a House committee next friends of murdered journalist Iran message to Gulf Arab states month in a hearing that could Jamal Khashoggi and press on Friday, arriving in Bahrain to serve as the opening salvo of a freedom groups on Thursday continue a nine-nation tour of promised Democratic effort to marked 100 days since the the Middle East aimed at reas- scrutinize Trump, his conflicts Saudi dissident’s assassination. suring America’s partners that of interest and his ties to Russia. Featuring a portrait of withdrawing troops from Syria The House Oversight and Khashoggi against a back drop does not mean Washington is Reform Committee announced of American flags, the cere- abandoning the region. Thursday that Cohen will mony began with a moment of Pompeo was travelling to appear before that panel silence. Bahrain and the United Arab February 7, a little more than a “The murder of Khashoggi Emirates where he will call for month after the Democrats is an atrocity and an affront to increasing pressure on Iran and took the House majority.The humanity,” said Speaker of the push for unity among Gulf hearing marks the latest step in Cohen added, “I look forward and is a witness in ongoing House Nancy Pelosi during neighbors still embroiled in a Cohen’s transformation from a to having the privilege of being investigations. the event in Washington. festering dispute with Qatar. trusted legal adviser to the afforded a platform with which “This makes clear that Khashoggi, a Washington Post He’ll also be promoting a U.S.- president to a public antagonist to give a full and credible Chairman Cummings and the contributor who lived in the backed initiative to form what who has cooperated extensive- account of the events which Democrats will do whatever it US, was killed in October at the some have termed an “Arab ly against him. have transpired.” takes to attack this President,” Saudi consulate in Istanbul, NATO” that would bring the Although Democrats say Trump has denied wrong- Jordan said in a statement. A where he had gone to pick up region together in a military Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center, is greeted by Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, center left, after the questioning will be limited doing and sought to minimize spokesman for Mueller paperwork needed for his alliance to counter threats from arriving in Manama International Airport in Manama, Bahrain on Friday. AP to avoid interfering with open Cohen’s statements by painting declined to comment. upcoming marriage to his Iran.In Bahrain, the UAE and investigations, the hearing is him as a liar. Cummings has signaled that his Turkish fiancee. later Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman al stability: the Iranian regime,” that Obama had outlined in a tiness but also to its lack of a still likely to pull back the cur- Asked by reporters in Texas committee is more interested in Over three months later, and Kuwait, Pompeo will also be the State Department said. 2009 address to the Arab and strategic vision for America’s role tain on key episodes involving on Thursday about Cohen’s investigating the president’s his body’s whereabouts remain making the case as he did on At each of his stops in the broader Muslim world. in the region and its abdication Trump’s personal life and busi- appearance, Trump said he’s involvement in the campaign unknown. previous stops in Jordan, Iraq Gulf, Pompeo will be urging In a speech entitled “A Force of America’s values,” National ness dealings, including hush- “not worried about it at all.” violations to which Cohen Turkish and US officials and Egypt that President Donald progress on creating the Middle for Good: America’s Security Action group, a group money payments to women Cohen acknowledged in pleaded guilty last year. accuse Crown Prince Trump’s decision to pull US East Strategic Alliance, which Reinvigorated Role in the of former officials, said in a state- and a proposed Moscow real the Mueller investigation that Cummings has sent docu- Mohammed bin Salman of troops from Syria is not a sign would join GCC militaries with Middle East,” Pompeo accused ment. estate deal, that federal prose- he lied to Congress by saying ment requests to the White orchestrating the killing — an Washington is retreating from those of Egypt and Jordan to the former president of “mis- Pompeo blamed the previ- cutors have been dissecting for negotiations over a Trump House and the Trump allegation Saudi authorities the fight against the Islamic serve as a counter-balance to guided” thinking that dimin- ous administration’s approach to months. Tower in Moscow had ended in Organization that seek to deter- categorically refute. In State group. Iran, which they all accuse of ished America’s role in the the Mideast for the ills that con- Cohen is a pivotal figure in January 2016 when he actually mine why Trump, who reim- Washington, US President US partnerships with the fomenting unrest and rebellion region while harming its long- sume it now, particularly the rise investigations by special coun- pursued the project into that bursed Cohen for the hush- Donald Trump’s response to members of the Gulf throughout the region. time friends and emboldening of the Islamic State group in Iraq sel Robert Mueller into poten- June, well into Trump’s 2016 money payments, omitted that Riyadh — a key trade partner Cooperation Council “are crit- Pompeo told Fox News Iran. and Syria and Iran’s increasing tial coordination between presidential campaign. In New debt on his public financial dis- — provoked outrage among ical to achieving shared region- before departing from Cairo He unloaded on the Obama assertiveness, which he said was Russia and the Trump cam- York, he acknowledged his closure form. lawmakers across the political al objectives: defeating ISIS, that there would be an interna- administration for being naive a direct result of sanctions relief, paign and by federal prosecu- involvement in payments to Cummings is also request- spectrum. countering radical Islamic ter- tional conference on Iran and and timid when confronted since rescinded by the Trump tors in New York into campaign porn actress Stormy Daniels ing a raft of potentially reveal- “If we decide that com- rorism, protecting global ener- the Middle East in Poland on with challenges posed by the administration, granted to it finance violations related to and former Playboy model ing communications about the mercial interest should override gy supplies, and rolling back February 13-14. Pompeo during revolts that convulsed the under the 2015 nuclear deal. payments to buy the silence of Karen McDougal. payments and other legal ser- the statements that we make Iranian aggression,” the State his trip will also call for boost- Middle East, including Egypt, He said Obama ignored the a porn actress and a former The chairman of the over- vices Cohen provided for the and the actions that we take, Department said in a statement ing efforts to end the conflict in beginning in 2011. And, he growth of the Iranian-backed Playboy Playmate who say they sight panel, Democratic Rep. president and his company. then we must admit that we released as Pompeo departed Yemen, where a Saudi-led coali- said the Trump administration Hezbollah movement in had sex with Trump. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, The oversight hearing may have lost all moral authority to Egypt for Bahrain, which is tion has been battling Iranian- was taking action to repair the Lebanon to the detriment of Federal prosecutors have said the committee is consult- not be Cohen’s only appearance. talk about any atrocities any- home to the US Navy’s 5th backed rebels in what the UN damage. Israel’s security and not doing said Trump directed those pay- ing with Mueller’s office about House Intelligence Committee where, any time,” Pelosi added. Fleet.But the now 2-year-old cri- says is now the world’s worst “The age of self-inflicted enough to push back on Iran- ments during the campaign. the testimony. He told reporters Chairman Adam Schiff, D- The newspaper’s CEO Fred sis between GCC members humanitarian crisis, the depart- American shame is over, and so supported rebels in Yemen. Trump has denied having the on Thursday that “there will be Calif., said he welcomes Cohen’s Ryan said Khashoggi’s death Saudi Arabia and UAE and ment said. are the policies that produced so Since withdrawing from the extramarital affairs.Cohen has limitations” on the topics cov- testimony before the oversight had “touched his Washington Qatar has hampered US UN-led peace efforts in much needless suffering,” nuclear deal last year, the admin- pleaded guilty in both investi- ered in Cohen’s testimony. panel, but “it will be necessary, Post colleagues deeply.” attempts to forge a unified front Yemen, along with attempts to Pompeo said in the speech, istration has steadily ratcheted gations and was sentenced last “We don’t want to do any- however, for Mr. Cohen to “Yet this story is not just against Iran. Washington’s efforts broker a political solution to the which was itself denounced by up pressure on Tehran and rou- month to three years in prison. thing to interfere with the answer questions pertaining to about the murder of one inno- to ease the dispute, begun by for- war in Syria that “expels every former Obama administration tinely accuses the nation of An adviser to Cohen, Lanny Mueller investigation — the Russia investigation, and we cent journalist,” he added. mer Secretary of State Rex last Iranian boot from the coun- officials for pandering to auto- being the most destabilising Davis, said shortly after he was absolutely nothing,” Cummings hope to schedule a closed ses- “Jamal’s killing is part of an Tillerson have thus far failed and try” and promoting reconcilia- crats, ignoring human rights influence in the region. It has sentenced that the former polit- said. The panel’s top sion before our committee in escalating attack against press took another hit this week when tion in Afghanistan will also be concerns. vowed to increase the pressure ical fixer wanted to testify and Republican, Rep. Jim Jordan of the near future.” Cohen testi- freedom that is being waged by the former general tasked to high on Pompeo’s agenda, the “That this administration until Iran halts what US officials “state publicly all he knows.” Ohio, said Cohen’s appearance fied before the House intelli- tyrants around the world.” broker a solution stepped down. State Department said. Pompeo feels the need, nearly a decade describe as its “malign activities” In a statement released on shows that Cummings is using gence panel in a closed-door Meanwhile Margaux Ewen, “A united GCC is the back- kicked off the Gulf portion of his later, to take potshots at an throughout the Mideast and Thursday, Cohen said he had the “committee as a venue for hearing in 2017, before his role North America director for bone for regional peace, pros- tour after a stop in Cairo, where effort to identify common elsewhere, including support accepted the invitation “in fur- political theater rather than in the federal investigations Reporters without Borders, perity, security, and stability, he delivered a scathing rebuke of ground between the Arab world for rebels in Yemen, anti-Israel therance of my commitment to legitimate oversight,” noting was fully known and when warned that “journalists, blog- and is essential to countering the former President Barack and the West speaks not only to groups, and Syrian President cooperate and provide the how Cohen has admitted Republicans controlled the gers, and media workers are single greatest threat to region- Obama’s Middle East policies the Trump administration’s pet- Bashar Assad. American people with answers.” knowingly lying to Congress committee. under threat” every day. ‘Canada, Aus willing to Myanmar Reuters journalists lose The Jeff Bezos divorce: $136 bn accept Saudi woman’ AP n BANGKOK appeal against 7-year sentence recent years and returned and Amazon in the middle home. Human rights activists AFP n YANGON everal countries including say many similar cases have ing from US Vice President SCanada and Australia are in gone unreported. Myanmar judge dismissed Mike Pence. AFP n NEW YORK talks with the UN refugee By Friday, Alqunun had Aan appeal Friday by two Outside the country, the he announcement by agency to accept a Saudi asylum closed down her Twitter Reuters journalists jailed for two men have been hailed as TAmazon founder Jeff seeker who fled alleged abuse account. Sophie McNeill, a seven years while investigating media freedom heroes and Bezos, the world’s wealthiest from her family, Thai police reporter with the Australian atrocities committed against jointly named Time man, and his wife that they will said Friday. Broadcasting Corporation who the Rohingya, dashing slim Magazine’s Person of the Year divorce has captivated the Thailand’s immigration has had exclusive access to hopes that the pair could be 2018, alongside other perse- imagination - how will they police chief, Surachate Alqunun, said Friday in a freed early. Reporters Wa cuted and slain journalists. split his giant fortune, esti- Hakparn, told reporters the Twitter posting that Alqunun Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, But they have gained lit- mated at USD 136 billion? U.N. was accelerating the case, “is safe and fine.” “She’s just 28, were arrested in Yangon in tle sympathy within Myanmar. And what will happen to the though he gave no indication of been receiving a lot of death December 2017 and later The violent military cam- Internet retail giant - will his when the process would be threats,” McNeill wrote, adding jailed for violating the state paign in 2017 forced more soon-to-be ex get a significant complete. Rahaf Mohammed that Alqunun would be back on secrets act, a charge Reuters than 720,000 Rohingya across stake, and how would that Alqunun was stopped at a Twitter after a “short break.” said was trumped up to muz- the border to Bangladesh, affect his control of the com- Bangkok airport on Saturday by Alqunun had previously said on zle their reporting. with refugees bringing pany? The former MacKenzie Thai immigration police who Twitter that she wishes to seek Prosecutors say the two File photo of Wa Lone, 32 accounts of murder, rape and Tuttle knew the 54-year-old denied her entry and seized her refuge in Australia. had classified information arson. Bezos before fame and wealth passport. Australia’s Foreign Minister regarding security operations UN investigators have came calling. ly to become the richest woman Solomiany, the location will not While barricading herself Marise Payne met with senior in Rakhine state, from where pair to continue their stay at called for top generals to be The couple met in 1992 in the world. According to matter so much. in an airport hotel room, the Thai officials in Bangkok on hundreds of thousands of Yangon’s notorious Insein investigated for genocide and when he was a hedge fund celebrity news outlet TMZ, the “Some states have com- 18-year-old launched a social Thursday. She later told Rohingya Muslims fled during prison, where they have been singled out civilian leader manager on Wall Street, before Bezoses did not have a prenup- munity property, some states media campaign via her Twitter reporters that Australia assess- an army-led crackdown the held for the last 13 months. Aung San Suu Kyi for criticism he became an entrepreneur tial agreement - which could have equitable division which account that drew global atten- ing Alqunun’s request for reset- United Nations has dubbed The two men — who were for failing to stop the crack- who changed the way hundreds mean an even split of assets. means fair division, but even in tion to her case. It garnered tlement, but there was no spe- “ethnic cleansing”. not present for the decision — down. of millions of people live. They They were married in those states, it usually comes enough public and diplomatic cific timeframe. Aung Naing, a judge at the have insisted they were vic- The image of the former- married less than a year later. Florida in September 1993, out 50-50. That’s the starting support to convince Thai offi- Payne said she also raised Yangon Regional High Court, tims of a police set-up, point- ly renowned champion of She was by his side for the according to documents seen point,” he said. Bezos, who was cials to admit her temporarily Australia’s concerns with Thai said Friday the original verdict ing to testimony from a serv- human rights has been further entire Amazon adventure, from by AFP. But their last place of once Amazon’s primary stake- under the protection of UN officials about Hakeem Al- was “not wrong according to ing officer who said a superi- damaged by the Reuters trial, the company’s humble begin- residence would be the decid- holder, now owns about 16 per officials.The UN High araibi, a 25-year-old former the law” and was a “reasonable or ordered others to entrap and she has yet to speak up in nings in his Seattle garage in ing factor in any divorce pro- cent of the company - the bulk Commissioner for Refugees member of Bahrain’s national decision”. them. their defence. Reacting 1994 to its mammoth success ceedings. of his net worth. At mid-day eventually granted her refugee soccer team, who was granted “The court decides to dis- At the time of the arrest to the verdict outside the today. They have four children The couple has numerous Thursday, that stake translated status on Wednesday. refugee status in Australia in miss the appeal,” he said. they were probing a massacre court the European Union - three sons and an adopted residences: in Seattle, where to about USD 130 billion. Any Alqunun’s case has high- 2017 after fleeing his homeland, Lawyers can now appeal to the of 10 Rohingya. ambassador to Myanmar daughter - aged up to their late Amazon is based, but also in divorce settlement would lighted the cause of women’s where he said he was persecut- Supreme Court in Myanmar, The original trial was Kristian Schmidt said he teens.As of Wednesday, when Washington DC, Texas and include his stock portfolio. If it rights in Saudi Arabia. Several ed and tortured. a process that could take an widely regarded as a sham and looked to the president of the couple formally announced Beverly Hills, California. were split in half, that would female Saudis fleeing abuse by Hakeem’s case is being con- estimated six months. The seen as punishment for their Myanmar to “correct” the they would divorce after a long According to Randall Kessler, leave Bezos - who still runs the their families have been caught sidered by Thailand’s justice reporters’ wives cried after the investigation, sparking out- injustice with a possible par- separation, the 48-year-old a founding partner at Atlanta company - with an eight per trying to seek asylum abroad in system, she said. decision which condemns the rage around the world includ- don. MacKenzie, a novelist, is like- family law firm Kessler and cent stake. Fast fashion hurting environment, society: Study PTI n WASHINGTON ing and textiles than any other buy more clothes for less, supports and resources neces- he overabundance of fast country in the world, the those who work in or live near sary to develop and enforce Tfashion — readily avail- researchers said. textile manufacturing facilities environmental and occupa- able, inexpensively made “From the growth of bear a disproportionate bur- tional safeguards to protect clothing — has created an water-intensive cotton, to the den of environmental health human health,” Ekenga said. environmental and social jus- release of untreated dyes into hazards,” they said. The aim of the research is tice crisis, a study claims. local water sources, to work- Increased consumption to highlight the environmen- Globally, 80 billion pieces er’s low wages and poor work- patterns have created millions tal and occupational hazards of new clothing are purchased ing conditions, the environ- of tonnes of textile waste in during textile production, par- each year, translating to USD mental and social costs landfills and unregulated set- ticularly for those in LMICs, 1.2 trillion annually for the involved in textile manufac- tings. and the issue of textile waste. fashion industry, according to turing are widespread,” said This is particularly applic- The researchers said a the study published in the Christine Ekenga, an assistant impacts of fast fashion warrant fast-fashion supply chain have able to low- and middle- number of potential solutions, journal Environmental Health. professor at the Washington its classification as an issue of created a global environmen- income countries (LMICs) as including sustainable fibres, The majority of these University in the US. global environmental injus- tal justice dilemma, much of this waste ends up in corporate sustainability, trade products are assembled in “This is a massive prob- tice,” Ekenga said. The study researchers said. second-hand clothing mar- policy and the role of the Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, right, walks with an unidentified companion in Bangkok, China and Bangladesh, while lem. The disproportionate shows that negative conse- “While fast fashion offers kets, according to the study. consumer should be Thailand on Friday. AP the US consumes more cloth- environmental and social quences at each step of the consumers an opportunity to “These LMICs often lack the embraced. vivacity {48 hours} 13 LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | JANUARY 12, 2019

IMMERSIVE 60 MINUTES ‘PERFECTION IS EPHEMERAL’ As Australian director ANDY PACKER adapts Erich Kästner’s play, Emil and the Detectives, in India, he tells that for an audience to engage with a story, it must in some way address an anxiety deep within them. By CHAHAK MITTAL

hy did you only choose Erich cence wonderfully. She is an adult (we are Kästner’s Emil and the Detectives a touring company so it is very difficult to Wfor your direction? tour with child artists) but is able to This production is Slingsby’s seventh. embody that discovery of the world with- Previously, we have adapted a Grimm out overplaying it. And it is more about Brother story (The Mouse, The Bird and the playing the character and not the age. Sausage), an Oscar Wilde story (The Young King) and created four completely original Are there any particular additions that works including an opera. I was first attract- you have made in your script to suit the ed to the story of Emil and the Detectives Indian audience? because it is often referenced by great con- We keep our focus on the audience. We temporary children’s authors like Philip have not adapted anything specifically for Pullman as a real point of inspiration for India. I believe that the audience is simi- them. The story is a great adventure for lar across the world. We have toured 11 children and families but it also has some other countries and have had similar dark, truthful moments about the world we responses wherever we tour. We are very live in. The story is very honest for children excited to be in India for the first time. about the wonder and strangeness of life. This mirrors Slingsby’s approach to mak- The play is a funny as well as a smart story ing theatre for an audience that includes about how a group of children finds their children and adults. way. Given its universality, how did you Slingsby is particularly interested in end up choosing costumes and crafting bringing ‘coming of age’ or ‘getting wise’ sto- dialogues? ries to the stage. We find that these stories Often is it the action and the fun of a sit- often have the power of being immediate- uation that makes an audience laugh, rather ly relatable to our multi-generational audi- than just the dialogues or jokes. The show ence (aged eight+ including adults attend- has a lot of physical action — children and ing on their own and in groups) as well as adults often find this to be a lot of fun. We being philosophical enough to be open to have not modernised the story at all, we still infinite interpretation. refer to and use rotary telephones and the When I read Erich Kästner’s Emil and design is inspired by the 1930s. We find that the Detectives, I was excited by the way the young audience really enjoy being invit- Kästner presents a world filled with good ed into a world that is strange, mysterious as well as flawed people. Even though this and new to them but full of details. If the is a story for children, he had presented a story is relevant to their emotional lives, it complex world where happiness and sad- holds their attention. ness co-exist. This really struck a chord with what we are trying to explore with Slingsby’s Are there any particular literary plays or work. To show that there is darkness in the playwrights that you take inspiration world — but that it serves to make the light from? moments even brighter and more wonder- For this production, I have been very ful. engage with a story, it must in some way space with our audience. the room to contribute ideas and music as score and the integration of that into show inspired by Hitchcock and Buster Keaton. address an anxiety deep within us. This is In the final stages of this process, we the piece develops. The scoring is forged control. The final stage is balancing all of We began by trying to tell this story with- What was the challenge in setting up and why coming-of-age stories are so potent for will often invite our ‘critical appraisal as the piece is being blocked. There is then these elements. Meticulous attention is out any words, but we discovered that we creating an atmosphere of the late 1920s us. As humans we are constantly evolving group’ to see the very early period of this a constant dance and conversation between given to balancing sound, image, text and still needed narration and some dialogues for the stage? How have you transformed into a new phase of our lives, leaving part work in development. It is a small group text, music and image as we make the work. live performance. This is when a new to drive the story forward. However, much the play to suit to the current generation? of our old selves behind and forging new of peers and individuals that we respect and This second stage of development can vary Slingsby show is born. The audience is the of it is non-verbal. The design of our production is inspired grounds. are confident in their ability to provide an in duration between three days to two final and most important ingredient. With by several leading Australian visual artists Once I have selected a book, an image outside eye to the development of each new weeks — depending on budget, artist each successive one our understanding of Anything that you ideally look for in a of the 1930s, including John Brack and or an idea to adapt to the stage, we bring show. This group will generally include a availability and how ambitious we are being the show grows and we continue to refine play and try to incorporate in yours as Charles Blackman. These artistes emigrat- together a team of artists to forge a loose Board Director of Slingsby, a theatre with the form of the piece. Geoff Cobham the production after each performance. well? ed from Europe to Australia — in much the idea into a new theatre production. The maker, an educator and from time to time and Wendy Todd (and other design cre- Even with The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy, It’s great to see the audience moved emo- same way the story did. Using these process for each of our seven productions a young audience member. This group will atives) are always welcome in the room dur- which we have performed, well over 250 tionally by our performances. I also try to artistes as inspiration gives the production has varied but for the last two shows (The see showings at various stages of the mak- ing this phase and collaborate equally in a times we still refine moments following make that happen. I want Emil and the a distinctly Australian look and feel with Young King and Emil and the Detectives) we ing of a new work and the final production very open and integrated way. As a team every performance. Perfection is ephemer- Detectives to be fun and full of laughs but a European heritage. have commenced our development with a — meeting with me at each stage to offer we are all trying to find the best and most al if not an illusion. at the same time want the people to pos- process we call ‘Paths Less Travelled’. insights and feedback and to ask questions impactful and interesting way to stage each sibly relate to the sadness and perhaps shed What goes into transforming a written This ‘theatre laboratory’ brings together our of me and for me to ask questions of them. moment. Emil’s character is very young. How did a small tear. If something like that happens play into a stage performance? core team, Quincy Grant, Geoff Cobham The next phase of development will Where possible, we try to bring pro- you script the role in such a way that peo- through a theatre performance, it surely Each new show has its own discoveries — and Wendy Todd along with one or more often include commissioning a playwright duction and design elements into the ple find it relatable? implies that we are watching something we continue to explore new ways to work actors and sometimes a writer and other to write a script informed by the initial idea, room as early as possible – with ideas being As soon as I decided to adapt Kästner’s important. as a team and to refine our theatre mak- design collaborators. Through this two- image or story along with the discoveries generated and refined throughout the story, I decided I wanted to cast Elizabeth I want to give the people a surprising ing process. The starting point for a new week-long process, we experiment with the from the ‘Paths Less Travelled’ process. process. This differs from some other Hay. It was because I feel that the charac- and delightful experience, and something Slingsby show is an image, an idea or a story theatrical possibilities of the story or Following the first few drafts of the processes where the design may be set ter of Emil is a hero and that the gender that moves them. And through this, I want that moves me. Something that I feel is epic image. We really try to discover a new way script, we will undertake a second creative before rehearsals begin. of the character is not relevant. This is a them to feel connected to each other, to our enough to have a universal appeal across to share this with an audience and dig into development with the cast — often involv- The final rehearsal phase for our pro- child’s story of discovery and not a boy’s or production and to have developed a greater a wide age range. We need to find a story the philosophy of the piece. Through this, ing a reading of the script to a young audi- ductions is when all of the elements come a girl’s — simply a child’s. Emil’s gender is empathy for each other. The play is all about or an idea that has enough at risk for us to we hope to find failure as well as success. ence — to gauge their interest in the story together, final design and Geoff Cobham’s never mentioned. I hope this allows both meeting people, becoming a community, really care about and identify with the char- This is where we can take real risks. The and the language of the piece. This second lighting are the culminating pieces to the boys and girls to identify with the charac- and being there to support each other. acter in a high stakes way. Theatre is a com- aim of this process is to push theatrical stage development will always include puzzle. It is in this final process that Quincy ter. Elizabeth is a wonderful actor and has (The play will be staged on January 13 pressed moment in time. For us to really form and find new ways to share time and Quincy Grant as composer, joining us in Grant will coordinate the recording of his the ability to convey the wide-eyed inno- at Siri Fort Auditorium.) CHAT SHOW 30 MINUTES JUKEBOX 30 MINUTES

strikes are definitely one of the most important events in the history of ‘Keep the Indian Army. Because it is the On a musical note first time we took such an initiative and it is also one of the most bril- liantly planned and coordinated British-Indian singer-songwriter RESHRICH believes that composers attacks and that is why I think it’s are choosing the rap and pop genres due to business-driven it real’ vital for every individual be it a child, to know what actually hap- perspective. By TEAM VIVA pened.” Actor The film shows what it means to ven though music is some- grandparents listening to it in the YAMI GAUTAM tells step into the army men’s shoes, who thing that doesn’t need an ini- house.” are ready to take a bullet for us. Yami Etial push, it just comes from The “mostly self-taught” artist AYUSHI SHARMA that interestingly shares an incident of within. For British-Indian singer- says that his recently-released which she’s proud of, “When we songwriter, Reshrich, the great tracks have been inspired from she was her own self screened the film for the Indian Indian heritage plays a huge role in the “sounds that I like and vibe Army, an officer came to me and providing him the right inspiration with when I’m in the studio with while playing the said ‘we really loved the film, the way for his music. The singer, whose the producers. I don’t like to character of an it’s written as well as executed it’s father originally hails from India, copy other artists or rip off a tune, really commendable.’ He praised me hopes to capitalise on the trend I just make music that I enjoy intelligence officer by saying that my acting matched among Indian composers to exper- because I know, originality is that of an intelligence officer’s iment with the Western culture and what makes it the best. I believe or decades, India-Pakistan rela- demeanour. And that it appeared to sonics. it will also my listeners enjoy it.” tion has followed a set pattern be exactly the way they are in real The singer, who has had two hit He adds, “Music is a trial and Fof diplomacy. After every major life. Getting a compliment from such releases previous year and is ready error journey that an artist has to terror strike, both the countries start dignitaries meant the world to me.” with a third offering, believes that go through.” the blame game. Almost two years The Indian Armed Forces are India is at a point where music sce- When his forthcoming work, ago the moment of reckoning selflessly guarding the borders and nario is really diverse and people are Gasoline, is released, he believes, it arrived when special commandos of make so many sacrifices for us. She slowly moving away from the tra- will make people realise the direc- Indian Army crossed the Line of sees Uri as a very small and hum- ditional sounds and are experiment- tion he his headed towards. Control (LoC) to hit targets in ble way to pay tribute to the Indian ing more with the Western culture. making his way to the global music He says, “It’s going to be matur- Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Army. So, is the current youth drifting industry wasn’t an easy one. He er than before , both in terms of Surgical strikes require not just Ask Yami, how did she under- more towards rap and pop music? believes that it takes “a lot of dedi- music and visual. So when it comes detailed and exhaustive planning but stand the incident better after doing Has the traditional music lost its cation and patience” to learn and out next year, people will be sur- need to be carried out with absolute the film, she says, “When the Uri charm over the years? He says, “I grow as an artist and for other peo- prised.” He explains that the song precision to achieve the objective of attack happened, I was just aware as don’t believe that it has lost its ple to recognise and notice the shows how in a fruitful and true taking down targets. The film Uri: as any layperson. Back then I did- charm, classical music in potential. relationship, there’s no need to go The Surgical Strike starring Yami n’t even know the meaning of sur- Bollywood, or music from the 80s, He feels that it is important for anywhere else or seek for other Gautam as an intelligence officer screen, she says, “I asked Aditya to make a movie which not only gical strikes properly. So when I 90s will always be an inspiration for every artist to connect with the things for inspiration. depicts the Uri attack that had led (Dhar), what should I do to get com- interests the audience but also of read the script, it gave me an inside today’s music industry, in both wider audience to grow. The singer, who was featured in to widespread anger against terror. pletely into the role? Should I watch which the Indian Army is proud of.” out of what actually happened and Western and Indian society. “Commercial music is a great way BBC Asian for his previous hits — The film follows the one carried something? He said, you just have to She also says that as an intelligence what our soldiers have gone However, if viewed from the busi- for artists to get their name into the Buy Me love and Moonlight — feels by the Indian army against Pakistan be real Yami, you have to find the officer, it’s her job, to foresee the through. I remember that there was ness perspective, the demand for public. Constantly being in a niche that making his first two singles has after the latter attacked the Indian character within you. So it’s better unseen. It was an interesting only one sentiment that everybody classical music has declined over the as an artist will not allow someone been a very different and an inspir- Army camp at Uri. if you rely on your own instincts. approach for Yami as an actor, was angry, everybody was hurt as an years, especially among the youth, to grow and connect with a wider ing journey for him. The surgical strike stunned Intelligence officers are absolutely because she had to be natural when Indian. The way this attack was car- due to which there is an increase in audience. It’s also a great way for He says that while making Pakistan and before it could even real and unpretentious. You won’t it came to expressions and dialogue ried out on our soldiers, who were demand for pop and rap music them to experiment with bringing Buy Me Love, he wanted to create understand what happened in its even get a single hint if an intelli- delivery. She says, “The whole idea sleeping at that time was really very among the youth.” their niche sound to the public and song that would combine and own backyard, the Indian Army’s gence officer is sitting next you, they was to keep it as real as possible.” bad.” He believes that this causes con- by doing so develop better versions experiment with tablas and the special commandos had come back are that real. Their identities are clas- Yami shares that this is the film “Patriotism cannot be shown tent creators like producers, song- of themselves and their sounds.” Indian vocals to give a “tradition- to their side of the LoC. sified. My excitement was on very close to her heart, not just as only on two particular dates; it writers and artists to want to cater The singer says that he is al touch.” So when asked Yami, How did account of the subject of the film an actor, but also as the citizen of needs to go beyond that. I feel cin- to that kind of market and make rap quite open to accepting offers He says that he has been she manage to get in the character which was reasonable and sensible. India. She says, “I absolutely love my ema, in that way, is a very power- or pop music more than other clas- from Bollywood. He says, “I’ve inspired by musicians like Ed of the skin as this the first time she Another thing that attracted me was character, I play a pivotal role in the ful tool and can successfully influ- sical forms. loved the industry since my child- Sheeran, Arijit Singh, Enrique and portrays something like this on that Aditya told me that he wanted entire operation. And the surgical ence young minds,” adds she. For Reshrich, the journey of hood. I have always seen my Drake the most. vivacity {48 hours} 14 LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | JANUARY 12, 2019

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RANVEER SINGH VIKRANT MASSEY JAVED AKHTAR ALFONSO CUARON LIESL TOMMY I want to be committed to I love working with women Pakistan produces many good There are some movies that The story of Aretha Franklin’s protecting the integrity that I directors because of their emo- shows. And they should be are not recognised, and later journey from child prodigy in have towards my art. I don’t tional functionality. I can undeni- able to telecast them in India they become masterpieces. Or Detroit to international super- want to start with making ably connect with them on a but they don’t. Even our good some films win many awards nova is rife with struggle and choices that have nothing to fairly personal level. I don’t real- programmes should be tele- and are forgotten later. But triumph, making her life the do with honesty because that ly know how women see the casted there. Which culture is when a film like Roma is greatest American stories. As a will be the death of me. Being world, but it seems to be quite getting damaged? Neither the best entertainer is my sin- different than how men do. recognised for global awards, I filmmaker, there is no greater gift gle-point agenda. I want to Women are far more compas- theirs, nor ours. Banning feel that opens a dialogue on than to be able to bring this tran- protect my sanctity of my sionate, empathetic, sensitive Indian content in Pakistan is a diversity in which people scendent chronicle of a woman’s craft and my love for cinema. and emotional than men. very wrong thing. embrace human experiences. fight to visual life.

ENCOUNTER 30 MINUTES THE ACCIDENTAL ACTOR

EMRAAN HASHMI does not mince his words when he sits down to talk to SAIMI SATTAR about what is wrong with the education system, his kissing-star image or his personal life

did cheat in my what you want to be. If you work hard, you 10 blockbusters couldn’t even though it was to figure out how to finish the shoot within perspective it has on scams and cheating. It Economics exams. I had will get dividends. But you see jobless peo- not a hit. It gave me a perspective that I could a given time. You are a part of the entire deci- is in a pathetic state. I often call it the ‘sense- an invigilator who let ple and kids committing suicide,” says the play a characters in films rather than the star,” sion-making process and you are not limit- less censor board’”, he says. the entire class cheat. I actor. which was a revelation to him as at that point. ed to your performance on screen,” he says. Arguing his case further, he points to a am not proud of that,” It is not as if he is just critical. Emraan He goes on to explain the difference between Having started the process, he has film like Simmba which had a UA certifica- Isays actor Emraan Hashmi does have ideas on a system that could be the two. “A star means that you change and decided to start producing more films. Next tion. “Children can watch this film which with great candour. He is in more holistic and inclusive and enable a child adapt the script to suit your star quotient but one up is Father’s Day, which is starting in talks about rape and putting cocaine in a the capital to promote his to develop to his full potential. “Universities an actor is someone who adapts to fit into May, and another by the end of this year. He school child’s bag with parental supervision. film, Why Cheat India, might move out of the brick and mortar the script. That is what the film did and it will also be seen in Body, directed by Jeethu A 13-year-old might understand it but a and unlike many from the building. They are now in the internet as one paid huge dividends. A huge section of the Joseph, the director of Malyalam Drishyam, seven-year-old might not. Why can’t they fraternity who prefer to be can get more information there rather than cinema-going audience, which was slightly which co stars Rishi Kapoor and two fresh make it more elaborate and change it with politically correct, the 39- sitting for eight hours in the class where you more evolved, felt that he can act.” faces. He will also be seen in Bard of Blood, more grades,” he says, shrugs and adds, “But year-old’s no-holds-barred are told facts that are of no use. Everything The winds of change had started blow- a Netflix show which should be out in August. I don’t know if it is effective because what is discussion is certainly wel- is a click away. In the school and college of ing and have come to a head. “There is a It is based on on a book of the same name. PG 13 or PG 15 by their logic might not come. Nothing is off limits, the future, you can learn from the comfort change in content which is helping everyone “It is about an English literature teacher who work.” whether it is nepotism or his of your home. And at the physical building, as one can engage with a lot more creative teaches Shakespeare and is an ex spy. He is Talking about children, one can’t help but child’s battle with illness or there can be case studies, projects and dis- material than was done 10 years ago. You thrown back into the battlefield and goes to talk about Emraan’s boy who battled and suc- even a political gaffe (deliber- cussions rather than sitting like a robot in a couldn’t have made Why Cheat India 10 years Balochistan to rescue agents,” he divulges. cessfully overcame cancer. “It is very tough. ate or otherwise about one classroom. Children need to learn things that back because either it would not have been Talking of web content, he agrees, It is more palatable to hear that you have an ‘Modi’ being the biggest cheater, have real world application — communica- made or it would not be a box office success,” “There is better content as the audience has illness but when you hear that a three year which he later clarified as being tion skills, emotions, responsibility, discipline, he says. evolved because of the many diverse influ- 10 month-old-kid has that illness, it shatters Nirav) that he made at a recent managing your mind that comes in the ences. This keeps us on our toes and makes you,” he says. While they battled cancer as a press conference. domain of spirituality. Do you know the aver- us test our creativity because we cannot take family, there was learning involved. “It is close “I don’t mince words. Over the age depression age is 15? It is alarming,” says ‘I’VE CHANGED AS AN ACTOR the audience for granted. There are a lot more to five years. We lied to him as we had to take course of the year, I have learnt so the actor. DURING THE PAST 18 YEARS THAT I options including cinema, OTT platforms, him to the hospital. We realised only when much about what is wrong with There is no hint of the swagger that was TV and YouTube. It has become a con- we took him for treatment to Canada that we education in the country that it common in his earlier movies. Emraan comes HAVE BEEN IN THE INDUSTRY sumers’ market now. Films with stars crashed should have told him that there is a mon- enrages me. So much can be done across as an ordinary person who just hap- BECAUSE OF LIFE EXPERIENCES, last year as mediocre content and shoddy sto- ster in his body and that we need to fight it. and should have been done but is pens to work on the big screen. Talking about ries don’t work,” he says. We could have used that narrative and added not being attended to,” he says and his course of action, he elaborates further and MATURITY AND THE EVOLUTION OF For making better content and charac- a philosophical aspect to it,” he says. Emraan goes on to talk about how only a says, “It is not necessary that I will only do MY CRAFT. FROM 10 KISSES IN A ters that are more evolved involves a lot more wrote a book, Kiss of Life about how to fight minuscule amount of the GDP, socially-relevant films. But there is essential- research than goes into playing a lover boy the disease effectively which he hopes would about 2-3 per cent, is being ly a departure from the kind of things that FILM, I AM DOWN TO ONE AND or an action hero. For Why Cheat India, he help anyone fighting cancer. ploughed back into education as I was doing. I have changed as an actor dur- THAT IS SOME PROGRESS’ researched a lot as it factually based on a sys- Talking of his child also brings us to the compared to other countries where ing the past 18 years that I have been in the tem. “I spoke on the phone to a lot of peo- question of nepotism in the industry. He it is as high as 25 per cent. He elabo- industry because of life experiences, matu- ple who are a part of the cheating mafia to agrees that he would not have been in the rates, “When you do not have enough rity and the evolution of my craft. From 10 He feels that the film is like starting afresh understand how it works and is organised. industry had he not been related to Mahesh money to pump into the education sector, kisses in a film, I am down to one and that even if it does not make big money. “I know They refused to identify themselves but I tried Bhatt. “On the flip side, you still have to work you don’t get qualified teachers or good is some progress,” he laughs hinting at the that it will build on the fresh different per- to understand their take on education and hard. The family can’t make you work as only schools. Then at the University level, there moniker of ‘kissing star” on account of the sona of myself,” he says. if they are looking for a justification for doing the audience can. It is their acceptance that are not enough seats and the justification that content of his films like Murder, Aashiq Not just in himself, he also wants a what they were doing. I had to completely governs if you will be a star or you will be is given is that unless you get a 98 per cent Banaya Aapne and more. change in the way films are classified. “I firm- immerse myself,” he says. chucked out. It is that which makes or breaks you cannot get a seat in college. Even if you But there has been an attempt to break ly believe that films should not be slotted on He goes on to add that the tonality of the you. On the other hand people expect a lot are a 90 per cent holder, you will still be a fail- out of that image, he believes, successfully. the basis of budget but on the basis of the idea. film is very realistic. “In that sense, it is a from actors who have successful fathers and ure. But the reason is that there are not “Once you do another genre, it is a step in The big films should be the ones which have departure from my earlier work. It is like you if they can’t match up, they are overshadowed enough seats,” he says. It was while research- the right direction. I couldn’t do that for the the bigger ideas. This year a lot of big bud- have placed a camera in a home in Lucknow by legacy,” he says. ing for the movie that he learnt how the cheat- rest of my life. A 45-year-old snogging with get films did not do well,” he says, driving or in a college where you see these charac- Emraan acted in about 20-25 advertise- ing mafia in different states is eroding and a 20 something. How sick is that? Of course, home the point. ters come alive. We will pull you into this ments as a child for brands like Goodnight eating the system. “As it is, there is 60 per cent I couldn’t do it overnight for it is a gradual The change is also evident in him turn- world and hopefully teach you how cheat- Rasna, Bournvita and more in the eighties. reservation — 50 per cent for the lower caste process,” says the actor dressed in a tan jack- ing producer with the film. “I have seen the ing works,” he says. “I was trying to get hold of the material to and 10 per cent for the economically weak et and matching shoes paired with jeans and process from its infancy, starting with the Coming back to the film, it ran into trou- put on my website but it was all damaged. I upper caste. Of the minuscule per cent left, black-rimmed glasses. story, script, screenplay right to marketing. ble with its initial name of Cheat India. “I got pushed into acing later and took it as a the cheating mafia is spreading its net over Dibakar Banerjee’s Shanghai was one of While it does not help in the craft of acting, don’t look for logic. The Censor Board looks summer job and things happened. I was an that too. So where do the deserving students the seminal movies that set him on the path it does give you a bird’s eye view of where the at the negative connotation without looking accidental actor!” he says with a laugh and go? The systems promises that you can be that he is trying to chart out. “It gave me what film is going. If it starts raining then we need at the overall context of the movie and the walks off. (The film releases on January 18.) DIALOGUE 40 MINUTES

o working after Season One, you saw the pictures of people what’s your experience like wearing Handmaid’s costumes at Sworking on a very important the Women’s March? What was show? Did you learn anything dif- your feeling when you saw that? ferent? Do you feel any more pres- A story of perseverance It was definitely surprising, in the best sure for the second season? way possible. You know when you’re Yeah, definitely, I feel like when you working on something, whatever it is, start a project, when you start a show, The Handmaid’s Tale. you always hope that it impacts there’s no way to know how it’s going Actress SAMIRA WILEY says that her character of Moira is more about nature versus nurture in By TEAM VIVA whoever’s going to watch it. Whether to be received. There’s no way to that’s one person or a bunch of peo- know what it’s going to look like when Moira to go through. has the conversation with June, I ple. You want them to have a conver- you put it all together. It’s like you’re think she comes back to herself in that sation they wouldn’t have had other- in a bubble, meaning that everyone Moira still picks Jezebels over the moment, in that conversation with wise. I want people to think about that’s working on the show thinks it’s colonies at some point. What are her best friend. June is able to say, something they wouldn’t have great, but who knows how it’s going your thoughts on that decision? basically where are you, where have thought about without seeing the pro- to be received. I think that it’s this dichotomy of you gone? This is not you. Don’t let ject. We knew we were doing some- what’s the lesser evil? And Moira the bad people grind you down. So to see that, and to see how the thing important. We knew that we knows for a fact that if she goes to the And I think in that moment she show has impacted the whole world, wanted to make something with a lot colonies she will die. She’s weighing comes back to herself and she realis- and also Hillary Clinton quoted the of integrity. But to have it released to going to the colonies, and you know, es, oh, I’m not a victim, or I don’t have show... all of those things are very the world, and have them receive it doing drugs every day, and drinking to be a victim. overwhelming and also very hum- in the way that they have, to have alcohol and making herself complete- I can be proactive and I can fig- bling to know that something that everyone talk about how timely the ly numb to it all. ure out how to get out of here. you’re doing is out there in people’s show is... we definitely didn’t see all In that moment she had to make For me, in terms of bringing life consciousness. of that coming. I think for Season a decision and, thank God she did to the character, I think a lot of that Two, there’s a sense, at least for me, because now she’s in Toronto. has to do with all the things that make You’ve been in shows that are of a new-found responsibility to get her a minority. She’s black, she’s gay, very female-driven. Do you think the story right. To make sure that Can we expect Moira to be in she’s a woman. Me being all of those placing women behind the camera we’re giving, you know, our audience Canada in Season Two? things in my life as Samira, I can tell as well as in front of the camera what they have come to know and Yes, Moira’s going to be there in you that definitely influences the way makes television more relevant and love about the show. And stay con- Season Two. I’ll tell you that much. that I move through the world. So I actually more interesting? sistent with that. She’s reunited with Luke. And they think that’s one of the things that I can Yes, I’ve been really blessed to be on And yeah, it does feel like a lit- have to kind of form this makeshift point to. The Handmaid’s Tale and Orange is tle more pressure, especially with all family, and move to a place in the New Black, to be surrounded by the awards the show has received. It’s Canada called Little America. This is a very dark show but the so many women in power... the like guys, we got to do that again. She gets a job at the embassy theme of empowerment is also women in the cast, the directors. Even because she was so affected by that very present. Do you feel that there in The Handmaid’s Tale last season, What do you think is the worst moment when she first got into is a lot of hope in this story? every single director we had was a aspect of what Moira has to go Canada and how much the embassy Honestly, in the last episode of the woman, except for one. through in Gilead? helped her. From misogyny to refugees, this in terms of what attracts me to of people’s conscientiousness. first season, doing the escape scene I do feel really naive and lucky to To be honest, I think coming from the So she has in turn taken that and show has a never ending list of something, is the heart of the char- we had drones following me. I was be in this position because I haven’t perspective of my character, one of is helping refugees in the refugee cen- important topics. You’ve been in acter. And what their essence is, what A major theme of the show is sur- like, this is awesome. It’s was a been surrounded by a bunch of the things that is obviously horrible ter. another show that was also packed they’re fighting for. And just from vival. What do you think drives moment of almost too much joy to men. And I do think that is complete- is the rape. But I think for Moira, and And when you think about with very important subjects. The reading something, I say to myself, do Moira? How does she find the even take because Moira’s escaped to ly a reflection of the time that I am for people, women who are gay, it is Moira being a refugee, you think choices you make as an actress, are I feel I can bring that person to life? strength to go, to escape? And how Canada. It is a story of survival. It is working in. You know, thank God an affront that is indescribable and about how wonderful that is. She’s they politically motivated? And if the answer is no, it’s going do you bring life to the character? a story of perseverance. And I think that I am working in this time. I think just the worst thing that could ever escaped, and she’s in this new place. You know, I wish that I could sit here to be too hard of a challenge then I We always talk about nature versus that a lot of times people focus on it’s our job really as artists to reflect happen to you. To be violated in that But, as a refugee, it’s also terrible and tell you yes. But I think for me don’t want to do that because I feel nurture. And I think Moira’s nature how dark the show is but the message the time that we are living in so that way. Any woman, but of course, a because you don’t know the land. as an actor, the thing that pulls me like it’s a disservice to the actress could is a person that’s just a bull dog. Like that we want to keep beating, the people can look back and say that was women who doesn’t even have inter- You’re not with your people. And it’s toward projects is the heart of the do a really good job. But I’ve been she’s a tough person, she’s got that under beat of the whole show, is this going on. course with men by choice, I think it’s this rollercoaster that I think we’re character. First and foremost, before really, really lucky in terms of the pro- ingrained in her. message of hope. (Watch Handmaid’s Tale indescribably horrible. That’s what I going to see with her, the good and the project, and of course the project jects that I’ve been involved in, that In the scene, where she’s at Season 2 every Monday at 10 pm feel is the most horrible thing for the bad of being a refugee. is very important itself. But for me, as you say, have been on the forefront Jezebel’s and she’s been broken and Were you proud or surprised when on AXN.) LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | JANUARY 12, 2019 sport 15 End in sight for magnificent Murray Former World Number 1 hints to call it time after Australian Open following poor recovery and severe pain from hip injury CAREER HIGHLIGHTS GRAND SLAM TOURNAMENT FINALS 11 (3 titles, 8 runner-ups) Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score Loss 2008 US Open Hard Roger Federer 2–6, 5–7, 2–6 Loss 2010 Australian Open Hard Roger Federer 3–6, 4–6, 6–7(11–13) Loss 2011 Australian Open Hard Novak Djokovic 4–6, 2–6, 3–6 Loss 2012 Wimbledon Grass Roger Federer 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 4–6 Win 2012 US Open Hard Novak Djokovic 7–6(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2 Loss 2013 Australian Open Hard Novak Djokovic 7–6(7–2), 6–7(3–7), 3–6, 2–6 Win 2013 Wimbledon Grass Novak Djokovic 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 Loss 2015 Australian Open Hard Novak Djokovic 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 0–6 Loss 2016 Australian Open Hard Novak Djokovic 1–6, 5–7, 6–7(3–7) Loss 2016 French Open Clay Novak Djokovic 6–3, 1–6, 2–6, 4–6 Win 2016 Wimbledon (2) Grass Milos Raonic 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2) Andy Murray speaks during press conference ahead of Australian Open tournament AP YEAR–END CHAMPIONSHIPS Singles: 1 (1 title) AFP n MELBOURNE tain I am able to do that," he said. Win 2016 Tour Finals Hard Novak Djokovic 6–3, 6–4 "I've been struggling for a long tearful Andy Murray on time. I'm not sure I can play through OLYMPIC MEDAL MATCHES Friday announced he would the pain for another four or five Singles: 2 (2 gold medals) Alikely retire this year due to months. Gold 2012 Olympics Grass Roger Federer 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 severe pain from a hip injury, saying "Pretty much done everything next week's Australian Open could that I could to try and get my hip Gold 2016 Olympics (2) Hard Martín del Potro 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 be the last tournament of a glitter- feeling better and it hasn't helped ing career. loads." He pulled out of last year's "I'm going to play. I can still play to Murray was an example of the never- The former world number one Australian Open to have hip surgery a level, not a level I'm happy playing at," say-die attitude that separated the best and three-time Grand Slam winner and only returned in June at Queen's he said. from the average. broke down at a press conference in Club in London. "When you search for examples of Melbourne as he said the pain had He ended the season at ‘LEGEND OF A BLOKE' 'emptied the bucket to be as good as they become almost unbearable. Shenzhen in September after only a One of the so-called Big Four, could be' there should be a picture of "I can play with limitations. But handful of appearances to concen- along with Federer, Djokovic and Nadal, Andy Murray sitting under that quote," having the limitations and the pain trate on working his way back to full who have dominated the game for years, he tweeted. is not allowing me to enjoy com- fitness. Murray's ranking has slumped to 230. "Remarkable discipline for training, peting or training," the emotional But he was knocked out in the He hasn't reached a Grand Slam competition, sacrifice, perfection, a lit- Scot said. second round on his return at final since winning his second tle crazy but a legend of a bloke." Former Thirty-one-year-old "Sir Andy" Brisbane last week and called it quits Wimbledon title in 2016, but has nev- star Andy Roddick also paid tribute on said he would like to finish at his on Thursday after less than an hour ertheless enjoyed a glittering career since Twitter. home Grand Slam in Wimbledon, of a practice match in Melbourne turning professional in 2005, with not "I tip my cap to @andy_murray! but ruefully admitted he might not against Djokovic, with his movement only three Grand Slam titles, but two Absolute legend. Short list of best tac- make it that far. clearly hampered. Olympic Gold medals and 45 ATP ticians in history. Unreal results in a bru- He will be remembered as the "I think there is a chance the crowns. tal era. Nothing but respect here. I hope first British man to win Wimbledon Australian Open is my last tourna- Notably, in 2013 Murray became he can finish strong and healthy," he in 77 years and as a player who bat- ment," he said. While he intends to the first British man to win Wimbledon said. tled his way to the top in a golden begin his opening-round match for 77 years, ending the nation's obses- Murray said he had an option of era for the game alongside Roger against 22nd seed Roberto Bautista sion with finding a champion to follow another operation on his troublesome Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Agut next week, how his body with- in the footsteps of Fred Perry. hip, but it was more about his quality Nadal. stands potentially gruelling five-set Top Australian coach Darren Cahill, of life after hanging up his racquet. "Wimbledon is where I would clashes in energy-sapping heat who until recently was mentoring "That's something I'm seriously like to stop playing, but I am not cer- remains to be seen. world number one Simona Halep, said considering right now," he said. SINGLES Norrie, Sandgren to BARTY, SEPPI STORM MORE MEDALS FOR UP JUDOKAS LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh judo team continued the good show at Khelo India, as they added two silver and three contest Auckland final INTO SYDNEY DECIDER bronze medals in their kitty at Pune. Aakash Yadav of Saharanpur and Armaan Siddiqui of Kanpur bagged the AFP n AUCKLAND silver medal while Rahul Verma of Saharanpur Hostel, AFP n SYDNEY Mukul Singh of Bulandshahar and Rohan Vishnoi of ew Zealand-raised Briton Moradabad won the bronze medals. NCameron Norrie and ustralia's Ashleigh Barty American Tennys Sandgren Prajnesh enters Aus Aclaimed another top 10 HOCKEY CAMP will contest the ATP Auckland scalp to power into the Sydney LUCKNOW: National Coaching Camp in Hockey for Junior Classic title after winning International final on Friday, Women will be held at SAI Regional Centre, Lucknow from their semi-finals in contrast- Open main draw while veteran Andreas Seppi January 24 to Febryary 17. The camp will be attended by ing fashion on Friday. upset third seed Diego 33 players and seven coaches. Norrie outlasted MELBOURNE: Outlining his Schwartzman to reach the CAMPERS: Bichu Devi Kharidam, Khushboo, Simran Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff growth as a player, a consistent men's decider. Chopra, Priyanka, Salima Tete, Gagandeep Kaur, Antim, in a three-set battle of the big Prajnesh Gunneswaran sealed The 22-year-old Barty is Ishika Chaudhary, Priya, Philicia Toppo, Gurleen Grewal, servers 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 while his maiden appearance in the main draw of a on a hot run, stretching her KL Marina, Reema Baxla, Baljeet Kaur, Chetna, Reet, Sandgren comfortably had Grand Slam by qualifying for the Australian unbeaten streak to seven Mariana Kaur, Preeti, Prabhaleen kaur, Jiwan Kishori the measure of Philipp Open men's singles event here on Friday. matches dating back to her Toppo, Rozy Bharti, Ajmina Kujur, Upasana Singh, Kohlschreiber 6-4, 6-2. The 29-year-old from Chennai came from career's biggest title at the Lalrindinki, Mumtaz Khan, Sharmila Devi, Deepika Soreng, Sandgren and Norrie have behind to beat Japan's Yosuke Watanuki 6-7(5), WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai. KM Arya, Deepika, Savita, Pinki Ekka, Beena Pandey, played each other six times in 6-4, 6-4 in the third and final qualifying round. She is one of the form Sangita Kumari. Coaches: Baljeet Singh, Asunta Lakra. the past, with Norrie winning Prajnesh is only third Indian in five years players heading into the Support staff: Erik Wonik, Wayne Lombard, Sonika Sudan, four of their encounters. to feature in the men's singles main draw of a Australian Open next week, as recently as last August good match today and Amutha Prakash Perumal, Radhikha Bhikan Chaudhari. "Three times in a row he Grand Slam, the other being Somdev but had to dig deep to scram- in Montreal. was happy to close it out. beat me. In consecutive tour- Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri. ble past world number nine Seppi edged past "I'm trying to keep CHARLIE AUSTIN BANNED FOR 2 GAMES naments in the fall of 2017, While Yuki played in all four Grand Slams and seventh seed Kiki Bertens Schwartzman 7-6 (7/3), working hard and I Southampton: Star striker Charlie Austin has been which wasn't a lot of fun," Even when a touch of in 2018 before a knee injury cut short his sea- (6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 7-5). 6-4, a day after derailing always play well in suspended for two matches after making an offensive Sandgren recalled. nerves while serving at 5-3 son, Somdev, who is now retired, last played at Her reward is a clash with the hopes of top seed Australia. My last final gesture towards Manchester City fans. Austin admitted Norrie, who was born in saw him down 0-30 he was the 2013 US Open. either 2015 champion Petra Stefanos Tsitsipas, prov- was in 2015, so excited making the two-fingered action as he was substituted in South Africa and raised in able to steady himself to take "It's obviously huge for me. First time ever Kvitova, who beat Belarusian ing he still has what it takes at to be on another one," he the second half of Southampton's 3-1 defeat against City at New Zealand before moving the match. in a Grand Slam main draw, something I have qualifier Aliaksandra age 34. added. St Mary's in December. "The striker admitted his gesture in to Britain, broke Struff at 6-5 Sandgren, ranked 63 in always dreamt of. I am really happy, don't have Sasnovich 6-1, 6-2 in the other The Italian, seeded eight, Australia has been a happy or around the 68th minute of the game against Manchester to take the first set. the world and the last player words to describe it but it's big deal for sure," semifinal. had made three previous semi- hunting ground for Seppi. City on 30 December 2018 was abusive and/or insulting," Struff took the early ini- accepted into the main draw Prajnesh said. Barty had already account- finals in Sydney — the first way As well as his deep runs in an FA statement read. Austin's absence will be a blow to tiative in the second set, with of the tournament, picked up "I am very proud that I stuck to it and put ed for world number one back in 2006. But he had Sydney, he has a trio of round- struggling Southampton as they battle to avoid relegation. Norrie dropping a serve for a deciding break early in each in all this work. I got here much later than most Simona Halep and former never gone further and was of-16 appearances at the the first time this week. set against the 34th-ranked people do. I had the tennis to reach here, now French Open champion Jelena delighted to get a crack at Australian Open, when he In 2013, Jack Wilshere, then playing for Arsenal, showed There was a further ser- Kohlschreiber and was never just need to rest and recover for the main draw," Ostapenko before beating 10th another ATP title to add to pulled off upsets against Marin the middle finger to Manchester City fans in a 4-2 defeat at vice break each before Struff under pressure. Prajnesh added. seeded Belgian Elise Mertens three he already owns. Cilic in 2013, Roger Federer in the Etihad Stadium, resulting in a two-game ban. held on to take the set. Kohlschreiber managed Prajnesh will open his campaign American in the quarter-finals. "It was never easy, he is a 2015 and Nick Kyrgios in 2017 BAYERN APPEAL FOR MUELLER SUSPENSION However, Norrie was not to save two match points at 2- world number 39 Frances Tiafoe and if he She came into the match great fighter and makes you He will play either exciting to be denied in the decider as 5 in the second set before los- crosses the opening hurdle, he is likely to face with the advantage of having play a lot of balls and you have young Australian Alex de Mumbai: Bayern Munich said on Friday they will appeal the he raced to a 3-0 lead and ing the match with a double fifth seed and Wimbledon finalist Kevin twice beaten Dutch star to run a lot," said Seppi of the Minaur or veteran French star two-match Champions League suspension handed to stayed in control from there. fault. Anderson. PTI Bertens previously, including Argentinian. "But I played a Gilles Simon in the final. Thomas Mueller which means the Germany international will miss both legs of their last-16 tie against Liverpool. European football's governing body UEFA handed Mueller a two-match ban on Friday following his sending-off in the 3-3 draw away LEVANTE SHOCK BARCA to Ajax in their final group game last month. Mueller was ‘Need to get ready for next game' shown the first straight red card of his career for kicking Ajax defender Nicolas Tagliafico in the head. The 29-year-old will PTI n ABU DHABI missed several opportunities, hit- IN COPA DEL REY TIE definitely miss the away leg at Anfield on February 19, but ting the bar twice and eventually Bayern hope a successful appeal would mean Mueller could tressing that India has the poten- going down 0-2. AP n MADRID The hosts kept threatening play the return at the Allianz Arena on March 13. Stial to win and enter the knock- Referring to the last match, throughout the match, taking outs, football coach Stephen Constantine explained: "I said to arcelona could not overcome advantage of a Barcelona defense KOHLI, SHASTRI RECEIVE SCG MEMBERSHIP Constantine on Friday said the team the boys you did not lose this game. Bthe absence of Lionel Messi that was without Gerard Pique and Sydney: India skipper Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri on needs to get its act together ahead You have shown what you are and other regular starters on Jordi Alba. Newly signed Friday received the honorary membership of the Sydney of the clash with Bahrain in the capable of. Even they Thursday, losing 2-1 at Levante in Colombian player Jeison Murillo Cricket Ground (SCG) for their contribution to the sport of AFC Asian Cup. (UAE players) were sur- the first leg of the Copa del Rey's was making his club debut in cen- cricket. "The SCG congratulates Team India for securing its India went down to hosts prised and did not round of 16. tral defense. United Arab Emirates 0-2 in their believe that we were Barcelona's second-stringers Without Messi and Luis Suarez first Test series win on Australian soil. It is wonderful to see second group stage match after they this good." struggled from the start in in attack, the Catalan club had dif- the world's largest cricketing nation putting its focus firmly on had defeated Thailand in their "We are only going Valencia, escaping an even greater ficulties creating scoring opportu- Test cricket - a step that will reinforce the pre-eminence of opening game. to get better with these defeat only because Levante's for- nities. The trio of Philippe Tests in the global cricketing landscape," SCG Chairman Tony "We have to pick ourselves up kinds of games. The team has an wards squandered some clear Coutinho, Ousmane Dembele and Shepherd was quoted as saying on their official website. and get ready for the next game. We average age of 25. The players will scoring chances. Malcom was largely ineffective, need to aim for a win and get some- get only better from here. We had The return game is next and the team's lone goal came late UDINESE SIGN ZEEGELAAR ON LOAN thing from that game. Hopefully, we four clear chances to score but UAE Thursday at Camp Nou Stadium with a penalty kick converted by London: Dutch defender Marvin Zeegelaar has joined can get the result to qualify," also echoed Constantine's words. scored with the half chance they in Barcelona, when the four-time defending Coutinho in the 85th after substitute Denis Serie A side Udinese on loan from Watford, just days after Constantine said. "We are still in the running. We had," he said. champion is expected to have some of its starters Suarez got past a defender and was fouled inside the arrival of striker Stefano Okaka from the Premier India face Bahrain on Monday are ready to face Bahrain. As a team, Skipper Chhetri added: "It was back in action after they were rested this week. the area. League club. The Italian side on Thursday confirmed the in their final group stage match and we are united. We are ready to fight. a tight game. If we could have taken Levante took the lead early with a close-range "In the second leg hopefully we will take deal until June 30, 2019, without revealing whether there a victory will ensure the Blue Tigers That's our game plan against our chances it could have been dif- header by Uruguayan defender Erick Cabaco in advantage of Coutinho's goal," Murillo said. was an option to buy. a spot in the Round of 16. Bahrain," Chhetri said. ferent. UAE are a good side, and the third minute, and striker Borja Mayoral scored Barcelona routed Levante 5-0 in Valencia in Talismanic striker Sunil Chhetri Against UAE, the Indians they converted their chances." the second goal with a low cross shot in the 18th. a league match in December. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | JANUARY 12, 2019 sport 16 AFTER TEST TRIUMPH, INDIA EYE ODI SERIES Men in Blue set to give final touch to World Cup preparations against Australia

PTI n SYDNEY Australia vs India Mohammed Siraj trains during nets session ahead of first ODI in Sydney BCCI it hard by an unexpected con- Live from 7:50am IST troversy after the high of the SONY SIX & TEN 3 NETWORK HTest triumph, India will look to fine tune their World Cup prepa- Not stressed about Pandya, rations in the three-match ODI series against an under-fire Australia, begin- ning here on Saturday. team has Jadeja: Kohli On the eve of the opening game, the BCCI suspended Hardik Pandya PTI n SYDNEY and K L Rahul pending an inquiry for their unsavoury remarks on women ndian captain Virat Kohli on ‘Won't pick up during a TV show, effectively ruling IFriday said he is not too them out of the series. stressed about ban on all- bat again after While Pandya was a certainty in rounder Hardik Pandya for his the playing XI, an out-of-form Rahul "inappropriate" comments on retirement' was not in contention to play on women as the side has a ready Saturday. replacement in Ravindra Jadeja. Pandya's presence as the all- "We played in India against rounder provides crucial balance to the West Indies with a finger the ODI side with his ability to bowl spinner and a wrist spinner. So 10 overs as well as bat in the middle it's good that we have someone order. like Jadeja who can do the all- Pandya's absence means that India rounder's role if a scenario like will have to rejig their attack. Jasprit that occurs," Kohli said on the Bumrah has already been rested for eve of the first ODI. this series, as well as the tour of New With the two openers, and Kohli INDIA-AUS ODI ENCOUNTERS World Championship and 2008 CB Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell lined up "So we are not too stressed PTI n SYDNEY Zealand, and this allows the think- at number three, the remaining bat- Series wins, they have lost 35 out of at numbers six and seven, albeit as a team because you'll always Venue P A I N/R tank to conduct one final experiment ting line-up picks itself. Jadhav, MS 48 ODIs played against Australia on their pace attack seems weak on have things that you can do in etired cricketers plying with their bowling attack. Dhoni and Ambati Rayudu will form In Aus 48 35 11 2 their home soil. paper. With Siddle returning to the terms of creating that balance for Rtheir trade in T20 leagues Bhuvneshwar Kumar is a shoe-in, and the middle order, and there will be In Ind 56 26 25 5 The absence of David Warner format after eight years, left-arm the side. And hence, we keep might be a global trend right thereafter it depends if Kohli wants to keen interest in the latter duo's form (220 runs in three matches in 2016) pacer Jason Behrendorff will make his players who can provide balance now but India captain Virat go in with a three-man pace attack to here. Total 128 73 45 10 and Steve Smith (315 runs in five ODI debut on Saturday. with bat and ball as a backup Kohli says he wouldn't even compensate for Pandya's loss. Dhoni had an off-colour 2018, D/N matches 72 39 27 6 matches in 2016) might help them anyway," he added. be "seen around the scene" In such a scenario, Mohammed managing 275 runs in 20 ODIs at Last 5 matches 5 1 4 — again though, as also the absence of SQUADS Kohli has distanced the the day he is "totally spent" to Shami and Khaleel Ahmed are expect- average 25 without a half-century. At Sydney 16 13 2 1 Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh India: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit team from the controversy by pick up the bat again. ed to get the nod, as India continue While this is a meagre return for a Hazlewood, with the trio rested from Sharma, KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, saying that the side does not Responding to a query zeroing on the pace quartet for the batsman of his stature, the worrying Faisel Features this series. Ambati Rayudu, Dinesh Karthik, stand by the duo on the issue. on whether he would con- World Cup squad. There is a sprin- aspect is Dhoni's strike-rate of 71.42, Australia have named their play- Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik "I don't think we will have sider playing in the kling of grass on the SCG pitch and which is remarkably lower than his While he put in a more consistent ing eleven ahead of the first ODI, with Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra too much of trouble if we have Australian Big Bash league it could push the Indian skipper to opt ODI career strike-rate of 87.89. showing than any of the other previ- Nathan Lyon featuring as the lone Chahal, Ravindra Jadeja, to change our combinations. We after retiring or if the BCCI for a three-pacer and two-spinner India brought in Rayudu for the ously tried contenders, this run came spinner and Peter Siddle returning to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel are pretty comfortable as a side lifts the bar on its players, combination. all-important number four role, and in conditions different from those in this format for the first time since Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, and any combination that we go Kohli said he would certain- Kohli also stated that, in Pandya's since the Asia Cup last September, England. As such, how Rayudu fares 2010. Keeper-batsman Alex Carey Mohammed Siraj. in with," he said. ly not be around for such a absence, Ravindra Jadeja would step have given him a long run in the mid- on this twin tour of Australia and New will open in ODI cricket for the first Australia (playing XI): Aaron Kohli said he is pleased stint after retirement. up as the all-rounder. He would part- dle order. In this interim, Rayudu Zealand will be a closer representation time, and will pair up with skipper Finch (c), Alex Carey (wk), Usman with the current team's combi- "Look I don't know ner up with left-arm wrist spinner scored 392 runs in 11 ODIs in the Asia of whether the Indian team has final- Aaron Finch, while Usman Khawaja, Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter nation and there isn't too much whether that stance is going Kuldeep Yadav as India's five-pronged Cup and against West Indies at aver- ly cracked the number four quandary. Shaun Marsh and Peter Handscomb Handscomb, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn room for tinkering with this to change in the future. As far attack, with Kedar Jadhav fulfilling any age 56 including a hundred and three India's ODI record in Australia is will form the middle order. Maxwell, Nathan Lyon, Peter Siddle, squad in the build-up to the ODI as I am concerned, playing part-time bowling duties if needed. half-centuries. quite poor. Apart from the 1985 The hosts bat deep with Marcus Jhye Richardson, Jason Behrendorff. World Cup in England starting more cricket when I am May 30. done, I don't think I am in "The fact we have not many that zone to be honest," the games left before the World Cup 30-year-old said. Suspended Pandya, and hence we want to play the "I have played enough ‘We will target India’s top three’ side that more or less will feature cricket in the last five years in the World Cup. The excep- and I cannot comment on PTI n SYDNEY look at that otherwise there's some- tional case of Jasprit Bumrah even the first thing I do Rahul to be sent home one else that will catch you off-guard being rested is purely because of when I retire because I don't ustralian skipper Aaron Finch on and get the job done as well," said the workload in the Test series. feel like I am going to pick up AFriday said Indian batting is Finch. "But apart from that I don't the bat again," he said. heavily reliant on its top-three and his Like India, Australia will kick off think combination-wise we are "I will be spent, the day team will be looking to exploit that their 2019 World Cup preparations in going to look to tinker too I finish I will be totally spent weakness in the three-match ODI Sydney, albeit they have a Test series much," he said. and that's the reason I am series beginning here on Saturday. against Sri Lanka in between. However, Kohli did admit going to stop playing cricket. Finch said his side's target will be The hosts announced their play- that form and fitness could be So I don't see myself coming to dismiss India's top-three batsmen ing eleven for the series opener as per decisive for a couple of spots. back and playing again. Once — Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma norm, with keeper-batsman Alex "...A couple of spots which I am done, I will be done, and and Virat Kohli — cheaply. Carey set to open the batting with might need rectification will be I won't be seen around the "Over the last 12 months Virat's Finch. The batting runs deep with looked at but apart from that the scene," Kohli said. averaged 133, Shikhar 75, and Rohit Glenn Maxwell at number seven. idea is to make that combination 50; so there's a lot of runs and balls "It's just an opportunity to see and that team play together for Bhuvneshwar Kumar is coming faced from their top three. It's impor- Alex play in a position he's done quite the whole period left before the back into the scenario. He's tant to get them as early as you can bit in Big Bash and one-day cricket. World Cup," said Kohli. been working hard during the because once they get in, they score He's been shuffled around the order Pandya and Rahul might Tests. Khaleel Ahmed has done fast and they don't seem to get out too a bit in the last little while... We are try- not be available for the start of well when given the opportuni- easily," said Finch on Friday. ing to search for that process and right this three-match series, and ties. With the success of the top-order, balance of the side. combined with Bumrah's "Mohammed Shami has the the middle-order comprising M S "We've got three games here absence, Kohli said this is an skill to provide you break- Dhoni has not been tested enough. which will be very tough then straight opportunity to experiment with throughs with the new ball. So "Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Jadhav, to India for five ODIs then Pakistan a few more pacers before final- he has the chance to establish Dhoni these are the guys that can all so that's a very tough 13 games, then ising the preferred attack for the himself as the member of the play their part as well. The top three a few warm-up and practice games World Cup. pace quartet or how many ever Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul pose for photo with Koffee With Karan host Karan Johar during episode shoot are very important but you can't just against New Zealand." "What's exciting is that will go to the World Cup. PTI n NEW DELHI/SYDNEY inquiry, is yet to be ascertained," the official said. ardik Pandya and K L Rahul will Pandya has regretted his com- Hbe sent home on the first avail- ments twice since the show went on Bracewell, Kuggeleijn set up NZ T20 win able flight from Australia as the air on Sunday — first on his official BCCI suspended them on Friday for Twitter page and then in response to their outrage-evoking comments on the BCCI show cause notice on AFP n AUCKLAND for seven with Bracewell (44) and Kuggeleijn's third delivery while Sri Lanka did with the toss and women, hours after the duo's on-field Wednesday. Kuggeleijn (35 not out) as the key Niroshan Dickwella, who smacked a put New Zealand into bat with leader Virat Kohli expressed his dis- Rahul, on the other hand, is yet he recalled Doug Bracewell and contributors. four and a six from the first two balls impressive early results. approval. to react to the controversy. Tdebutant Scott Kuggeleijn starred Although the target was not of the innings, went for 18 with the With a more disciplined bowling The under-fire players have been The decision to hand them sus- with bat and ball for New Zealand to daunting and Sri Lanka easily kept up first ball from Bracewell. attack than was seen in the ODIs, and suspended pending an inquiry into pensions came after Rai's CoA col- beat Sri Lanka by 35 runs in the one- with the required run rate to be four Kuggeleijn and Bracewell also with astute field placements, Sri their sexist comments on a TV show, league Diana Edulji recommended off Twenty20 match in Auckland on for 118 after 12 overs. took the catches to dismiss Kusal Lanka ripped through the New ruling them out of the three-match the same till further action against the Friday. But their last six wickets fell for Mendis (17) and Thisara Perera (43). Zealand top order to have them four ODI series against Australia begin- two. This was after the BCCI's legal It ended a dismal tour for the Sri the addition of only 26 more runs and The first game all tour for Sadeera for 27 midway through the fourth ning Saturday in Sydney. team refused to declare the com- Lankans with the drawn first Test fol- the innings folded for 144 with 19 Samarawickrama was a short-lived over. "Both Pandya and Rahul have ments a violation of the code of con- lowed by a succession of losses in the balls remaining. affair when he was bowled first ball But then, Bracewell clubbed 44 off been suspended pending an inquiry," duct. second Test, three one-dayers and the Kuggeleijn and Bracewell both by Lockie Ferguson. 26 balls including five sixes and a four the Committee of Administrators Edulji had initially suggested a Twenty20. took wickets in their opening overs. Ferguson finished with figures of while Kuggeleijn only faced 15 deliv- (CoA) chairman Vinod Rai said. two-match suspension for the duo New Zealand, sent into bat, recov- Kusal Perera, who raced to 22 off three for 21 while Ish Sodhi took three eries to be not out 35 with four sixes A few hours later it was con- but referred the matter to the legal ered from 55 for five to finish on 179 12 deliveries was removed by for 30. and a four. firmed that a decision has been taken cell after Rai agreed with her and rec- to send them home from Australia. ommended the same. "It's confirmed. The duo is being In Sydney, on the eve of the ODI AFP n AUCKLAND and new cap Zubayr Hamza sent back. If they can book tickets series, captain Kohli condemned the (41) both batted brightly in a then tomorrow they will be leaving two for what he termed "inappro- akistan's bowlers changed Pak pacers fight back to defy SA fourth wicket stand which (for India) or latest by day after," a priate" comments but said he was not Pthe course of the third and was worth 72 at tea. senior BCCI official said. too stressed about the possibility of final Test against South Africa lectively hit 37 fours and a six been dismissed in the But De Bruyn was out in He added that at this point their a ban on the all-rounder. when they engineered a dra- before tea on what looked the nineties. the third over after tea and chances of making the squad for the "...It's good that we have someone matic collapse on the first day best batting pitch of a series Markram, who had to Hamza, who scored 38 off 46 New Zealand tour are also "bleak". like (Ravindra) Jadeja who can do the of the third and final Test on already won by the hosts. pass a fitness test after suffer- balls before tea, could add The 'Koffee with Karan' episode all-rounder's role if a scenario like Friday. But the runs dried up ing a badly bruised right only three more runs off 22 featuring the cricketers has since that occurs," Kohli said. From being in control on after the interval as South thigh while fielding in the sec- deliveries before he was been taken down by the channel's Days after their historic maiden 226 for three at tea, South Africa were able to add only ond Test in Cape Town, caught behind off Amir. online platform. Test series triumph, Kohli asserted Africa were bowled out for 36 for the loss of seven wick- looked set for his fifth Test Left to negotiate a tricky On the show, Pandya had boast- that the side does not stand by the 262 at the Wanderers ets in 19.4 overs, hitting only century until he glanced a ball 40 minutes before the close, ed about hooking up with multiple "individual opinions", which have Stadium. four more boundaries. from the medium-paced Pakistan lost Shan Masood, women and being open about it with triggered a social media storm. Vernon Philander struck Mohammad Amir and Faheem and wicketkeeper their top scorer in the series, his parents. Rahul was, however, a The likes of Rishabh Pant and back for South Africa, taking Mohammad Abbas set the Sarfraz Ahmed dived to his for two when a successful shade more restrained in his respons- Manish Pandey will now be in con- two wickets off successive tone after tea, taking two and left to take a good catch. review showed he had got a es on relationships and women. tention to be their replacements. balls as Pakistan reached 17 one wickets respectively. Both Hashim Amla (41) faint edge to a ball angled A source in the BCCI said the two While Pandya was a certainty in the for two at the close. bowlers gained reverse swing helped Markram put on 126 across him. will be issued fresh show cause playing XI, an out-of-form Rahul was A polished innings of 90 and tightened up their lines to ankle but Hasan Ali and Markram hit 16 bound- for the second wicket after Azhar Ali received a notices before a formal enquiry not in contention to play on Saturday. by Aiden Markram, coupled make run-scoring difficult. Faheem Ashraf continued to aries off 124 balls in an stand-in captain Dean Elgar superb first delivery which begins. It is speculated that the BCCI with some wayward bowling Amir left the field four put pressure on the batsmen. innings marked by crisply- was caught behind off seamed way from him and "Whether it will be an internal might bar players from appearing on by Pakistan, laid the founda- balls into his 16th over after Ashraf finished with three struck drives and firm clips to Mohammad Abbas for five in found an edge for wicket- committee of the BCCI or an ad hoc entertainment shows owing to the tion for some attacking bat- falling in his delivery stride for 57, while Amir, Abbas and leg. It was the third time in his the second over. keeper Quinton de Kock to ombudsman who will conduct an ongoing furore. ting by South Africa, who col- and appearing to twist his left Hasan took two wickets each. 15-Test career that he had Theunis de Bruyn (49) take a second catch.