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VOTE OVER BREXIT SECURE R16 SPOT IN UCL CHANDIGARH DEHRADUN Late City Vol. 154 Issue 333 LUCKNOW,THURSDAY DECEMBER 13, 2018; PAGES 16 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable ARJUN RAMPAL TO MAKE DIGITAL} DEBUT} 14 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com Rahul to pick winners of CM race 3 booked for Aspirants for Raj, Chhattisgarh CM posts rush to high command; overt consensus on Kamal Nath for MP DEEPAK KUMAR JHA n NEW DELHI ‘Modi vs Yogi’ t is now Congress chief Rahul IGandhi’s call to decide the Chief Ministers for Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and hoarding Chhattisgarh as differences emerged in the legislatures party meetings of all these PNS n LUCKNOW Giving details, Hazratganj States where the Congress SHO Radharaman Singh said staked claim to form day after the BJP lost the that the poster faced the side of Governments. AAssembly polls in Madhya Raj Bhawan Road and so a case The Chief Ministers would Pradesh, Rajasthan and was registered at Hazratganj be declared in the Congress Chhattisgarh, a hoarding crit- police station under sections Legislatures Party (CLP) meet- icising Prime Minister 505 IPC (statements tanta- ings in all three States on Narendra Modi and praising mount to public mischief), Thursday morning and there- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath section 88 (disobedience to after the party leaders would came up at Bandariyabagh order duly promulgated by convey the decision to Rahul crossing in Hazratganj on public servant) and 2/3 Public following which he would take Wednesday, prompting the Property Act. The case was reg- the final call. Lucknow police to lodge an FIR istered against Uttar Pradesh Congress sources said the against the organisation. Nav Nirman Sena headed by high command may chose Working on war footing, Amit Jani. former Union Minister Kamal the police nabbed three It is reported that the police Nath to take over as Chief accused who had put up the brass was hauled up for laxity Minister in MP while poster late Wednesday night. by the state government. Rajasthan strongman Ashok Hazratganj CO AK Mishra Gehlot may be favoured over said the police arrested Sumit Sachin Pilot for the CM post in of Bahraich and Ikramuddin of Rajasthan. Unnao for putting up the SC dismisses Sources said after the CLP hoarding while Manish meet both Gehlot and Pilot are Agarwal of Madiaon was contempt plea likely to be in Delhi on arrested for printing the poster. Thursday to meet the party He said convenor of the UP against Yogi high command to iron out Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath, party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia and other leaders meet Governor Nav Nirman Sena Amit Jani differences. Anandiben Patel to stake claim to form a Government, at Raj Bhawan in Bhopal on Wednesday PTI had e-mailed Sumit and New Delhi (PTI): The In MP, Jyotiraditya Scindia Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee president Sachin Pilot waves at the crowd Ikramuddin instructing them Supreme Court on Wednesday is likely to take it easy and pro- while going to attend the Congress Legislature Party meeting at the party office in the party president will take a to get a hoarding prepared. dismissed a contempt petition pose the name of party heavy- Jaipur on Wednesday PTI decision after that. “Jani provided the content in filed against Uttar Pradesh weight Nath’s candidature for Rajasthan Congress MLA BJP ousted from Rajasthan the hoarding and later Sumit Chief Minister Yogi the CM post. Nath has already ed for the legislature party tion met Rajasthan Governor Vishvendra Singh has and Ikramuddin got it printed Adityanath and others for patched up with another meeting in the presence of Kalyan Singh to stake claim to expressed disagreement over by Manish who runs a printing non-compliance of the court’s Congress strongman and for- AICC observers Mallikarjun form a Government. A the process of seeking opinion by just over 1.7 lakh votes workshop in the Sheela earlier order on filling vacan- mer Chief Minister Digvijay Kharge, AICC incharge for the Congress MLA said there could of party legislators to select the IANS n JAIPUR NOTA (None of the Enterprises,” he said. The CO cies in agriculture boards and Singh, who has a strong base in State PL Punia and other senior be another meeting of the CLP Chief Ministerial candidate in Above) accounted for 4,67,781 said the police were hunting for marketing committees. the State. Congress leader leaders. on Thursday morning to Rajasthan when the party pres- total of 1,39,35,201 votes lakh votes, or 1.3 per cent of the Amit Jani. A bench of Justices UU Shobha Oza said in Bhopal, “All Making the choice of CM resolve the deadlock. ident will decide the face for the Awent into the Congress vote, Rajasthan Chief Electoral As per reports, some com- Lalit and DY Chandrachud the MLAs have unanimously in Rajasthan is going to be “We have full majority and coveted post. kitty in Rajasthan while the BJP Officer Anand Kumar said on muters spotted the hoarding said that no contempt is decided that a decision on the tough task for Rahul. have staked claim to form a Both Pilot and Gehlot, received 1,37,57,502 votes — a Wednesday. bearing photos of Narendra made out against the alleged Chief Minister (of Madhya Following the differences, Government. We will take both front runners for the marginal difference of over Independents got 9.5 per Modi and Yogi Adityanath on contemnor — Yogi Pradesh) will be taken by Congress Legislature Party along all non-BJP parties and post, were present in the meet- 1.70 lakh votes that ended five cent vote (33,72,206) and the different sides. Adityanath. Rahul.” (CLP) meeting in Rajasthan elected members who are ing. Congress observer KC years of the BJP rule. the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) As news reached senior “No contempt is made Bhupesh Baghel and TS passed a single-line resolution against the BJP and are willing Venugopal held consultation The Congress got 39.3 per 4 per cent (14,10,995 votes). police officials, an instruction out. The contempt petition is Singh Deo are locked in keen authorising the party presi- to support us,” Pilot said after with the party MLAs and feed- cent of the vote spread over 199 Overall, 74.69 per cent vot- was given to Lucknow police to dismissed. The state govern- tussle for the CM’s chair in dent to decide the name of the the CLP meeting in Jaipur. back will be shared with Assembly constituencies and ing was recorded in Rajasthan remove the poster and initiate ment has said that it is filling Chhattisgarh. Congress’ Lok Chief Minister. Asked about the choice of the party president and then the BJP 38.8 per cent vote. The on December 7. The statistics legal action. Subsequently, Park up the vacancies as and when Sabha member Tamradhwaj While the CM’s name was the Chief Minister, Pilot said the announcement of the narrow difference led to the show independents and BSP Road police outpost incharge they arise. On the face of it Sahu’s name also figured in the yet to be finalised due to dis- the party’s newly elected MLAs Chief Minister’s name would be ouster of Vasundhara Raje and played spoilsport for both Firoz reached the spot and appears there are no vacan- evening before the party decid- agreements, Congress delega- will debate the question, and made. her Government. Congress and the BJP. took the poster into custody. cies,” the bench said. CAPSULE Industrial growth SCHOOLS TO START FROM 9 AM Complete probe into 11 months high, Dalits, tribals drift apart from BJP for Cong Lucknow: Keeping in view the Saffron party In Rajasthan, 59 of 200 the Congress won 11. Sagwaraod Dungarpur. cold wave conditions prevailing inflation slumps Assembly seats are reserved for The SCs are spread across In Chhattisgarh, 10 seats in the state capital, District PDS supply racket, loses 71 SC/ST SCs/STs. Of them, 34 seats are seven divisions, especially are reserved for SCs and 15 for Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma reserved for the SCs and 25 for northern and eastern parts in STs (Adivasi). Besides, there are has given orders that all classes to 17-month low the STs. The Congress won 31 the State. The Congress won 7 14 seats where ST voters are uptill Class XII will start from 9 PTI n NEW DELHI seats it won in of these seats and the BJP’s tally out of 8 seats in Jhunjhunu, deciding factors. The BJP’s am from December 13 till came down to 21 from 50 in Sikar, Alwar, Jaipur and Dausa popularity in 29 tribal-domi- December 31. Alld HC directs STF ndia’s industrial output grew 2013 in 3 States 2013. The ruling BJP paid for districts. On the other hand, nated constituencies further Iat an 11-month high of 8.1 dwindled from 2013 level. The WILL TRY TO UPHOLD PTI n PRAYAGRAJ to keep a check on wrong dis- per cent in October mainly on RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI tribals in the State have voted RBI'S AUTONOMY: GUV tribution of fair price com- the back of mining, power and against the BJP this time Mumbai: RBI Governor he Allahabad High Court modities. manufacturing sectors coupled he BJP has lost its hold on around. Seats for SCs/STs Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday Thas directed the Special In this regard, the offices with higher offtake of capital as Tthe Assembly seats reserved together account for 43 per cent said he will try to uphold the Task Force (STF) to complete of the district food officer well as consumer durable for Scheduled Castes (SCs) of the State Assembly’s 90 seats. autonomy, credibility and the the investigation into the have been authorised for ver- goods. /Scheduled Tribes (STs) in The Congress won six seats integrity of the “great institution” alleged misappropriation of ification of Aadhaar cards to At the same time, retail Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and while the BJP managed to and take every stakeholder, funds in distribution of fair ensure distribution of fair inflation plunged to a 17- Madhya Pradesh. The retain only two of the 10 con- including the Government, along price commodities by wrong- price commodities to entitled month low in November at Assembly results indicate that stituencies reserved for SCs. in a consultative manner. ly verifying Aadhaar details of persons. 2.33 per cent, mainly on SC/ST and Dalit vote swung in The BSP also won two seats. beneficiaries in Uttar In the petition, it was account of decline in prices of favour of the Congress. As per The party won 9 out of 10 in INDIA TO INCREASE PUBLIC Pradesh. alleged that in collusion with kitchen essentials like vegeta- Election Commission (EC) the in 2013 against the 5 it won HEALTH SPENDING: MODI The bench comprising the officers of food supply bles, eggs and pulses. data, across Chhattisgarh, MP in 2008. New Delhi: India is set to Chief Justice Govind Mathur department, the fair price Industrial production mea- and Rajasthan, the BJP lost 71 As per results, the increase its public health and Justice YK Srivastava license holders used to sured in terms of Index of of 137 reserved seats won by it engaging people from the the STs are concentrated in Congress won 18 seats, spending to 2.5 per cent of its while disposing of a petition wrongly verify Aadhaar and Industrial Production (IIP) in 2013. There are 166 seats SCs/STs for the April 2 protests Udaipur, Dungarpur, equalling the number it had gross domestic product by filed by Sahkari Sasta Galla misappropriated crores of grew 1.8 per cent in October reserved for SCs/STs in these against perceived dilution of Banswara, Pratapgarh, won in 2013. 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Vitran Union, Meerut, direct- government fund in the name last year, as per official data three States. the SC/STs Act. A new tribal Rajsamand and Chittorgarh The Ajit Jogi-Mayawati Modi said on Wednesday, ed SSP, STF, Lucknow to of entitled person and used to released by the CSO. In Chhattisgarh, MP and party Bahujan Tribal Party districts that form the Mewar alliance, which was eyeing 13 asserting that women, children complete the investigation. sell commodities in the open The previous high IIP Rajasthan, where 43 per cent, (BTP) won two seats in region. Both the Congress and seats to play the kingmakers and the youth will continue to The petitioner had filed a market. growth rate was recorded in 36 per cent, and 30 per cent Dungarpur district. According the BJP focussed on the tribal role, fell short of its target. remain at the heart of every plea seeking court directions The state government November last year at 8.5 per seats are respectively reserved to the 2011 census, SCs con- heartland. Issues related to non-timber policy, programme and initiative to the STF to expedite the instituted an enquiry in this cent. During the April-October for SCs and STs, except for stitute 17.8 per cent and STs Chief Minister Vasundhara forest produce (NTFP) and of the Government. investigation. regard by a subsequent order period, industrial output grew Rajasthan, the BJP recorded its 13.5 per cent of the population Raje launched her campaign their relation to women also In Uttar Pradesh, fair dated August 29, 2018, after 5.6 per cent as compared to 2.5 worst performance in a decade, in the State. Of 25 seats from Charbhuja temple of seem to have played a role, 482 INDIAN FISHERMEN price cards have been linked which the investigation was per cent in the same period of while the Congress recorded reserved for Adivasis, the BJP Udaipur, while the Congress according to experts. LANGUISHING IN PAK JAILS with Aadhaar with a purpose handed over to the STF. the previous fiscal. its best. won 12 constituencies, while president held Sankalp rally in Continued on Page 7 New Delhi: A total of 500 Indian fishermen are languishing in various jails of Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the Lok Sabha was told on Wednesday. What Google furnished to inquisitive Indians in 2018 EX-ARMY CHIEF GEN JJ SINGH QUITS SAD PNS n NEW DELHI searched term. But politics, nating insights into what many in the entertainment tant the quadrennial event is to New Delhi: Former Army Chief predictably took the fourth Indians are trying to do. Even industry do not think of Tiger the globe. But the second- Gen JJ Singh on Wednesday s it does every year for the spot with “Karnataka elec- though the Supreme Court Shroff as a top star as yet, most popular search item was resigned from the Shiromani Apast decade, American tions”. The football world cup upheld the right to privacy and “Baaghi 2” was the top as a result of a tragic death of Akali Dal (SAD). tech giant Google released the topped the searches for news limited the scope of the Unique Bollywood movie searched this Swedish electronic musician most popular searches for 2018 items, and predictably sporting Identity document Aadhaar, year. Irrespective of movie’s Avicii. The British Royal wed- ED ON MALLYA: WHO DOES for both the world and India. events in the Winter Olympics the second-most popular how- failure the success of its songs, ding and Meghan Markle also MEETING WITH 300 BAGS? And the top search string for surprisingly came in as the to item searched by Indians was “Dilbar Dilbar” was the most filtered to the top of the search Mumbai: Who goes to attend a 2018 for India was for the fifth-most popular item despite “How to link mobile number to popular song searched for this pile showcasing how the world meeting with “300 bags”, the “World Cup 2018”, a sign of just India barely registering a pres- Aadhaar”. Of course, the most year. is still fascinated by the British Enforcement Directorate (ED) how popular football is becom- ence at the snowy games held popular item searched had to And the famous Malayalee Royal family. And even though asked Vijay Mallya's lawyer in a ing in this country. in South Korea earlier this do with social media and peo- “wink girl” Priya Prakash Stan Lee passed away recently, special court on Wednesday, And it is not as if cricket year. What is interesting is ple wanted to know “how to Varrier was the top-most the creator of so many super- countering the claim that the has lost its allure in India, as that these results are more send stickers on WhatsApp”. searched personality, closely heroes for the Marvel empire liquor baron had left India in “IPL 2018” was the third-most democratic since they consid- The most popular movie this followed by the new Mr must be laughing as four of the March 2016 only to attend an popular search stream, with er the entire country and not year, at least when it came to Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas. top movie searches this year event in Geneva and did not flee “Live score” which could be just a few cities; many Indians searches online, was the recent- Across the world too, the were for Marvel movies with the country. peculiar to cricket and other were curious in the “What is” Section 377 that barred homo- The Google search history ly released Rajnikanth-starrer World Cup dominated search- the list topped by “Black sports being the second-most section about the controversial sexuality. records also give some fasci- “Robot 2.0” and no matter if es highlighting just how impor- Panther”. 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BJP state unit suggests Conspiracy theory not without basis PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW BULANDSHAHR VIOLENCE of the local BJP unit Pramod tension like Bulandshahr. The Jindal threatened a police offi- PRO got a case registered with re-look into policies xtensive probes by ADG ly police intervention averted a While Ram Sewak Dikshit cer to unleash Bulandshahr- the local police station but no E(Intelligence) SB Shirodkar major communal clash but an has 18 criminal cases against type violence. Jindal called up follow-up action was taken. PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW animals. Despite the govern- this too,” he said. and also by Special inspector had to lay down his him, Mangal Dikshit is having Hapur SP Sankalp Sharma but Meanwhile, the ment having a special depart- The leaders decided that Investigation Team and Special life. There, while police officials a murder case and other the call was taken by his PRO. Bulandshahr police claimed to haken by the Bharatiya ment, farmers were angry the more interactions with vil- Task Force have so far failed to were handed out marching heinous crimes registered Jindal allegedly abused SHO of have arrested two more SJanata Party's defeat in way they lost crop to these ani- lagers at ground level were work out the Bulandshahr vio- orders, the mastermind of the against his name. Hafizpur police station for not accused, identified as Nitin Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan mals. Similar reports were needed. The party workers, lence which was termed as a sinister design remains at large. Gonda was also in the releasing a BJP leader and and Mohit, involved in the and Chhattisgarh in the just pouring in from almost all selflessly carrying forward the 'well-planned conspiracy’ by In Gonda, some residents news for cow smuggling in threatened to incite communal violence. concluded Assembly poll, the parts of UP. This is one area message down to the people, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of Bhatpurwa locality saw some 2013 when then SP Navneet state BJP unit held a closed- where the government and the should be awarded. “There are and DGP OP Singh. However, persons trying to slaughter a Rana carried out a sting oper- door meet to re-evaluate its party has to seriously look reports that the work of party recent developments buttressed calf earlier this week. They later ation on KC Pandey, an SP strategy for 2019 Lok Sabha into before the general elec- worker was not being done at the claims of both the CM and informed the police control leader enjoying the status of a elections and suggested that tion,” the leader said. the government level. The DGP that concerted efforts room and soon a Dial-100 minister in the Akhilesh Yadav attempts be made to placate the Another issue which was party brass will speak to the were made to disturb the com- Police Response Vehicle (PRV) government. upper castes vis -a-vis the the fulcrum of discussion was government regarding this,” munal fabric and incite large- rushed to the spot. The cops Pandey reportedly pres- SC/ST Act. amendments made by Modi he said. scale violence. found Ram Sewak Dikshit sured the SP to release some A senior BJP leader told government to the SC/ST Act. The state BJP unit, howev- Surprisingly, a develop- holding the calf while Mangal cattle smugglers involved in it. 'The Pioneer' that the parley The leaders opined that in er, derived confidence from the ment reported from Gonda Dikshit was trying to kill it. The At that time too, the govern- centred around similarities in Rajasthan and MP, upper caste fact that in Madhya Pradesh, indicated about a conspiracy inebriated duo was arrested ment took no action against policies and schemes between people were angry the way the BJP got around 60,000 similar to Bulandshahr, but and taken to the police station. Pandey, but Rana was shunted these states and UP which Modi government appeased votes more than the Congress timely police intervention Later, SP Gonda said that out. backfired. The leaders voiced Dalits. “The same anger is while in Rajasthan, the party averted any untoward inci- duo was trying to settle score Brazen actions by people concern about the agrarian simmering in UP. We have got 1.17 lakh votes less than the dent. What is surprising is with someone by slaughtering close to or linked to the party crisis and stray animal menace reports how the upper caste, Congress but NOTA votes were that instead of cracking down the calf and naming them. "It in power seem to be affecting that played havoc in Madhya particularly Thakurs and around 4 lakh. “In fact, NOTA on the orchestrators, the top is also possible that they were workers and leaders of the BJP, Pradesh. “We lost elections in Brahmins, came out openly proved the nemesis for the cops tried to hush up the inci- asked by someone to do the job which claimed itself to be 'a Madhya Pradesh because of the against the Modi government’s BJP in these states,” the BJP dent. and create trouble in the area," party with a difference'. anger of farmers due to stray decision. We need to look into leader said. In Bulandshahr too, time- he said. In Hapur, general secretary Congress win upsets regional Religion shows parties' poll arithmetic path of good

PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW these Assembly polls itself. conduct: Yogi Today too, she said that the early three decades after people voted for the Congress PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW relations, people from India feel Nthe emergence of caste- as an alternative with a heavy at home in Nepal. The open based identity politics in Uttar heart,” said a Uttar Pradesh hief Minister Yogi borders are the foundation of Pradesh and the gradual rise of Congress leader. CAdityanath said that religion our strong bonds,” the Chief the Samajwadi Party and During the last three was an inspirational source for Minister said. Bahujan Samaj Party that led to decades, it was in 1996 UP good conduct in life as religious Speaking on the progress the decimation of the Congress, Assembly poll that the stories centred around Lord that Nepal has made in recent the success of the grand old Congress and BSP fought in Ram and Janaki showed the path times, Yogi said that the party in the three states of alliance where the Congress of truth to people. Himalayan nation was trans- Hindi hinterland in the recent won over 40 seats. In the fol- Speaking at Janakpuri in forming into a new era of Assembly poll threatens to lowing elections, the BSP Nepal during Ram Janaki Vivah socio-economic development unsettle the poll arithmetic of refused alliance with any party Panchami on Wednesday, Yogi based on good governance and both regional parties in the saying its votes were trans- said that the character of Ma inclusive development. “India state. ferred to the electoral partner Janaki was the focal point of cul- under the leadership of Prime Before the Assembly polls while it never got the vote of tural consciousness. "Janakpur Minister Narendra Modi is in MP, Rajasthan and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav adressing a press conference at party office the ally. Dham was the centre of knowl- consistently moving ahead Chhattisgarh, both parties had on Wednesday Pioneer Meanwhile, on Monday, edge in ancient times. Learned towards inclusive development,” stated that they were not inter- Akhilesh Yadav said: “We wel- people came to Janakpur Dham he said. ested in accommodating The SP had offered only But with radical change in come the mandate. We didn't for discourse and lectures. Lord Yogi added: “It is important Congress in the grand alliance two seats —Amethi and Rae the Congress poll fortunes, perform well but we would like Buddha and Bhagwan Mahavir to increase the level of connec- in UP for the 2019 Lok Sabha Bareli to the Congress and both the SP and BSP have to thank the public of Madhya also travelled to Janakpur Dham tivity in order to enable Nepal polls. Besides the SP and BSP, both regional parties adopted extended unsolicited support Pradesh for supporting us. We in search of eternal truth," he to reap the actual benefit of Rashtriya Lok Dal, Nishad strident postures against the to the Congress in Madhya have decided to support the said. India’s economic progress. Party and Peace Party are the Congress. The BSP even forged Pradesh and Rajasthan. They Congress in MP. The BJP has Highlighting how the char- Therefore, we have accorded other constituents of the an alliance with former were now bracing for working spread hatred and deceived the acter of Lord Ram tied both priority to implementing pro- alliance. Chhattisgargh CM Ajit Jogi's out a seat-sharing formula public. They will be given a India and Nepal, the Chief jects linked to connectivity. Janata Congress and contested with the resurgent grand old befitting reply by the people in Minister said that the socio-cul- These are not only important the recent poll. party. 2019 Lok Sabha poll." tural relations between for socio-economic develop- Even as lofty claims were SP chief Akhilesh tweeted Asking the Congress to Ayodhya and Janakpur was ment of Nepal but reflects our being made about the emer- about his decision to support fulfill the promises made to the steeped in ancient linkages. committed partnership towards gence of anti-BJP grand the Congress in MP only after people of Madhya Pradesh “Ram Katha ties the people of trade, investment and ease of alliance in UP, the two castes- Mayawati addressed the media and other states, Yadav said India and Nepal with a single transportation for the people of based regional parties were in New Delhi on Wednesday that the farmers' loan waiver thread,” he said. the two countries,” he said. keen on protecting their and announced her party's announced by the Congress Yogi said that the founda- The Chief Minister said respective core voters, partic- support to the resurgent party. should be implemented. “The tion of relations was deep root- that economic development ularly Muslim vote bank. The SP has got one seat in alliance in Madhya Pradesh is ed in our ancient bonds, shared could be ensured by encourag- The two parties which had Madhya Pradesh while the an old matter and now every- customs and traditions. “My ing tourism in Janakpur. “In become used to dictating terms BSP bagged two seats in MP one is looking towards the visit reflects the long lasting view of this, the linking of to the Congress in UP for and six seats in Rajasthan. coming Lok Sabha polls where friendly relations nurtured by Ayodhya and Janakpur through fighting communal forces’ "Had Mayawati been a little a united Opposition would the people of both the coun- Ram Janaki Marg has been share a chequered history of reasonable, she could have give a benefiting reply to the tries. Because of close bonds initiated by Uttar Pradesh gov- ties with the Congress. easily stitched an alliance in BJP,” he said. and also lingual and cultural ernment,” Yogi said. SP, BSP fought polls only to weaken Cong: Shivpal Truck rams into tempo; 6 dead OBITUARY PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW parties played the role of priate decision at the right low for my party office by the spoilers and worked as the B moment,” said the PSPL chief state government. The Yogi Lucknow (PNS): Half a ragatisheel team of the BJP only to divide in Moradabad on Wednesday. government has done no dozen people, including three PSamajwadi anti-BJP votes. He said that Reiterating his anti-temple favour and I deserve the bun- women, were killed and five Party (Lohia) both were scared of the BJP stand, Shivpal said: “The BJP galow being the senior member others were injured when a leader Shivpal and wary of forging an never wanted the construc- of the UP Assembly.’’ truck rammed into a tempo in Yadav accused alliance in UP for 2019 Lok tion of the temple at Ayodhya. The PSPL leader said that Kerakat Kotwali area of the Sabha poll. If they are so adamant for the all Opposition parties would Jaunpur on Wednesday. Samajwadi Shivpal said that his party temple, they could construct it have to come on one platform SP of Jaunpur DP Singh Party and was the real Samajwadi Party anywhere except on the disput- for defeating the BJP in the said that the accident occurred Bahujan and the other one headed by ed site at Ayodhya.” 2019 Lok Sabha elections. He near Kursana village when one Samaj Party of contesting the his nephew Akhilesh was a Denying his proximity to said that the BJP had been pun- of the tyres of the truck burst Assembly polls in Madhya gang of sycophants and the BJP, Shivpal Yadav said: "It ished by the electorate of MP, and the driver lost control Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and unscrupulous elements. “Right is a canard being spread by my Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan before crushing a passenger- Rajasthan only to weaken the now, my party is neither with political rivals. The only thing for making false promises to laden tempo. Five passengers in Congress and benefit the BJP. the Congress nor with the that they have against me is the the people and playing divisive the tempo died on the spot Shivpal alleged that both BJP and we will take an appro- allotment of the official bunga- politics. while one succumbed later. Jani a controversial figure Cong leaders want quick decision on Babbar OBITUARY PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW times for showing black flag to man. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, In the poster which took the Lucknow (PNS): Buoyed by the victory in ven though the Hazratganj vandalising the office of Shiv centrestage on Wednesday, the three Hindi-speaking states, Congress leaders Epolice did not name the Sena and hindering cops in write-up praised CM Yogi. It in UP reiterated their demand before the party convenor of UP Nav Nirman executing duty in the past. In the read that the public had got fed brass to immediately end the confusion over Sena Amit Jani in the FIR, the recent past, he was arrested up with 'jumlebazi' of Modi. It the state leadership. The workers suggested that latter remains a controversial fig- from Bisahda village in October further read that had Yogi was a delay in decision-making would only ham- ure and has given pain to the for his controversial statement a star campaigner in the per the party’s prospects in UP ahead of the police on a number of times in and holding a panchayat there Assembly elections held recent- 2019 Lok Sabha poll. the past. without permission from the ly and had Yogi not canvassed "For the last one year after internal party’s Jani shot to fame in 2012 district administration. Last the BJP could have not got even elections, we all are waiting for the high com- when a statue of BSP chief year, he had announced a prize a single seat. It was also written mand to take a final call on the future of the Mayawati was found broken at to one who would chop the in the hoarding that if the state president as confusion is unnecessary tak- Ambedkar Park in Gomti Nagar tongue of a Samajwadi Party Central government did not ing its toll on the working of the party," claimed and his name surfaced in the leader. bring any law by January, a mas- one of the sitting MLAs. mischief. The incident took He was in the media lime- sive Dharma Sansad, consisting The leader, who did not wish to be named, place soon after the Samajwadi light after he announced giving of Hindus, would be held at said that though Babbar was continuing as the Party came to power. The police a ticket for Assembly election in Ramabai Ambedkar Park and in state president but as the party’s high command had slapped NSA on Jani then. Rajasthan to Shambhu who the gathering a demand to oust signalled to replace him, the committees Jani, who belongs to Meerut, had viralled a controversial Modi and elect Yogi as PM either at the state level or even at the district served jail terms on a number of video showing the murder of a would be raised. level were not announced.

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Transport dept Kukrail overbridge: PWD through with 70% work Doc, staff booked for Lucknow (PNS): The that the work was in different Public Works Department has stages at different locations. finished 70 per cent of the con- He said the six-lane flyover to float RFP for struction work of Kukrail over- would be supplementary to bridge. Out of the total length the portion being constructed culpable homicide (5.2 km), nearly one km is by Setu Nigam. “Ensuring being constructed by Setu direct connectivity from PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW 21 bus stations Nigam and the rest (approach Khurram Nagar to Samta 1-YR-OLD BOY SUCCUMBS AT HOSP roads on both sides of the Moolak crossing will decongest doctor and his staff in bridge) by PWD. A senior offi- Polytechnic crossing to a large AAliganj were on booked for stated that his son took serious- man was found dead under PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW stations will be built on patterns cial said that the work had extent,” he added. culpable homicide not amount- ly ill a day after he was admit- mysterious circumstances in where some area has to be used gained momentum and they portion from the points where PWD chief engineer ing to murder in connection ted to the hospital. “My wife his house in Talkatora police he Transport department for commercial spaces. This were expecting the construc- the bridge begins and ends, that Pankaj Bakaya said the work with the death of a one-year- and I requested Dr Rohatgi to area on Wednesday morning. Twill be floating the request conference will bring in the tion to be completed by March is Khurram Nagar on Ring which had been initiated in old boy. Police spokesman AK allow us to see our son, but to Though police denied foul for proposal (RFP) shortly for suggestions from these builders next year. Road and Samta Moolak in 2010 was stopped due to cer- Dwivedi said Gudamba resi- no avail. Around 6 pm on play, they could not explain the 21 bus stations to be built in the which may also make them “We are constructing the Gomti Nagar,” he said, adding tain issues regarding land dent Gagan Shukla had admit- Tuesday, we were told that our cause of death. According to a state on PPP model. Transport interested in the project,” he ted his son Dev to Neera son had died. I suspect Dev was police spokesman, Alok Shukla Commissioner P Guru Prasad, said. He added that the RFP Children’s Hospital under administered some wrong of Sitapur was living in a while talking to The Pioneer, was being made by their con- Aliganj police station on medicine which claimed his makeshift house on a plot said they would also be hold- sultants Ernst and Young. Monday morning. The child life. It is surprising that we were belonging to Putti Lal of ing a conference in this regard In Lucknow, there will be died on Tuesday evening after not allowed to see Dev even Alambagh. before floating the proposal to two bus stations coming up — which the kin and parents cre- when he was not in the ICU,” “He was found dead when invite all the major builders of one in Charbagh and the other ated a ruckus at the hospital. Gagan said. Putti Lal reached his room in bus stations. in Gomti Nagar. “In Gomti “Gagan Shukla gave a com- He alleged that Dr Rohatgi the morning,” the spokesman Giving further details, he Nagar, we have a workshop plaint to the Aliganj police did not reveal to him about the said. He added that the body said: “We need to get an idea of where we are planning to make and subsequently, a case was disease with which his son had been sent for autopsy and the terms and conditions which a bus station which will act as registered against Dr Sanjay was suffering from. “He took ill further investigations were on. we have to keep for these bus a hub for buses in the eastern Rohatgi and his staff. The case on Monday morning and com- “Alok had a shop outside stations and we also want to part of the state. We have a was registered under section plained of breathing problem. his room. There were no have a feedback from these workshop over here with an 304 of IPC (culpable homicide But he was not serious at all. He injuries found when the police companies involved in their extensive area of about 10 not amounting to murder),” may have been given some examined the body. However, construction. Hence a confer- acres,” he said, adding that Dwivedi said. wrong medicine,” he alleged. the autopsy report will clear the ence has been slated for it.” among the other places where In his complaint, Gagan Meanwhile, a 50-year-old cause of death,” he said. He said it was also planned the bus stations would be con- keeping in view the fact that structed were Agra, Kanpur, when the UPSRTC had float- Ghaziabad and Kaushambi. Opp flays mayor ed tenders for the construction Meanwhile, Prasad said of Alambagh and other bus sta- that the road safety awareness for LMC tions on PPP model last time, programmes in the state had they had not received any been kickstarted at the Indira celebrations response. “It was only one Gandhi Pratishthan where a company which had respond- debate competition was also Lucknow (PNS): Mayor ed and later constructed the organised for them. On being Sanyukta Bhatia came in for bus station at Alambagh which asked whether these awareness flak for holding celebrations to proved to be a successful ven- programmes would make a commemorate one year in the ture,” he added. difference, the Transport office on Wednesday. The Transport Commissioner said that it was Corporators belonging to the Commissioner said that inputs an important component. opposition parties boycotted were required regarding how “This is one of the important the celebrations in protest. the spaces in the land available components to reduce acci- The LMC HQ in Lalbagh could be divided. “These bus dents,” he added. was decked up to celebrate to celebrate the executive com- mittee's one year in office even as the opposition dubbed the event as a wasteful exercise by the mayor and others. Corporator Amit Kumar Chaudhary said despite criti- cism by the opposition, money was wasted on celebrations. The opposition had hit at the proposed celebrations claiming that the celebration was a waste of money when LMC had been unable to pay its con- tractors, workers, employees Governor Ram Naik and mayor Sanyukta Bhatia and Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma at on time. LMC celebrations on Wednesday Pioneer Liquor traders push hard for renewal of licences

PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW while we, in UP, get 16 per cent only. Out of this profit, we iquor businessmen across spend nearly 12 per cent in LUttar Pradesh are pushing running the business and pay- hard for their demand of ing charges for excise duty. This renewal of licenses for 2018-19 way, we earn 4-5 per cent out fiscal and redressal of hin- of the sales even though we drances in the business. They have to invest a minimum of Rs have warned to go on a mass 10 lakh for a shop,” he pointed strike if their genuine demands out. Maurya said that the lot- are not addressed. Their agita- tery system was introduced in tion is likely to delay the the current fiscal only. “There process of announcement of were no such system between lottery for new shops and Besides, the department is 2007 and 2016. Once in 2001, increment in quota to sell planning to increase the quota the then government had intro- liquor in the state. to sell liquor. Besides, the num- duced lottery but since it General secretary of ber of shops to be opened has adversely affected the busi- Lucknow Liquor Association also been slashed. To top this, ness, the government rolled KL Maurya said a delegation we have been getting low com- back its decision,” he said. had met Chief Secretary Anup mission as compared to our Sources said the Excise Chandra Pandey on Tuesday counterparts in other states,” he department was planning the and submitted a five-point lamented. Maurya said lottery between December 17 memorandum. “We have peti- Lucknow Liquor Association and December 19 besides plan- tioned our case to Excise min- had requested the Chief ning to increase the quota for ister Jay Pratap Singh and we Secretary to allow renewal of revenue boost. Deputy excise will also meet the Chief shops allotted in the last fiscal officer Janardan Yadav said Minister in this regard,” he said. without any condition. “We Lucknow Liquor Association Maurya said there were also asked the Chief Secretary wanted to avoid the lottery sys- 27,000 shops across UP and not to increase the quota to sell tem. “The system was imple- nearly 1.25 lakh persons, beer by 30 per cent, IMFL by mented to ensure transparen- including shopkeepers, were 40 per cent and country liquor cy in business and to end syn- engaged in liquor trade. “The by 6 per cent. We also demand- dicate. We have got no instruc- last fiscal started late as the ed increase in the commission tions as yet regarding the Excise department was imple- on sale of liquor,” he added. demand of the businessmen menting the new policy. They “Liquor businessmen in and we hope that the lottery have now initiated lottery sys- other states get about 25 per will commence in mid- tem in allotment of shops. cent commission in the sale December,” he added. Anti-encroachment drive in Aminabad soon Lucknow (PNS): Lucknow Development Authority is set to launch an anti-encroachment drive in Aminabad and adjoining areas. The aim is to remove unauthorised structures to give Lucknow oldest market a neat look. The LDA administration will seek the help of civic authorities and also LESA while PAC person- nel will accompany the teams for security rea- sons and to quell the protests, if any. The drive is likely to be launched within a month. LDA V-C PN Singh said efforts would be made to ensure transparency. A meeting with traders and shopkeepers will be held by Singh to seek their cooperation and suggestions within a day or two. Shopkeepers and vendors have occupied the pavements, making it diffi- cult even for pedestrians. There are roughly over 50,000 makeshift shops in Aminabad. Incharge of the anti-encroachment wing AP Singh said that the LDA administration had sought assis- tance of LESA to avoid any mishap as there were electricity wires dangling in every nook and cor- ner. He said the electricians would lead the squad clearing the high-voltage wires to ensure safe- ty of the squad members, followed by LDA engi- neers, employees and officials of LMC. The ini- tiative is said to be a part of the Smart City plan. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 13, 2018 city 04

Clean airport route: Registration for 3,000 shelters under PMAY DM meets officials to begin on January 1 PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW istration certifications issued by the SUDA administration egistration for 3,000 shel- along with Aadhaar cards and Rters under the Prime annual income certificates Minister Awas Yojana (PMAY) issued by the district adminis- will begin from January 1 next tration or revenue department. year. The decision was taken by It is a must for people to the Lucknow Development register their names with Authority administration after SUDA before applying for the seeking permission from State shelters to prevent any kind of Urban Development Authority misuse. The OSD said an indi- (SUDA) on Wednesday. vidual had to deposit Rs 5,000 Officer on special duty at the time of the registration. (OSD) RK Shukla said other A sum of Rs 45,000 has to legal formalities in this regard be paid at the time of taking would be completed soon. The possession while Rs 1.50 lakh registration 2.700 homes would will be paid in eight quarterly be done in Sharda Nagar installments online. The LDA Extension and that of 300 in administration has also taken PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW directed the officials to prepare rised parking spaces commer- Jankipuram, he added. an initiative to make the ben- a workplan. cially. The DM directed the The ODS said the appli- eficiaries aware about money n a bid to make the airport The DM directed the LDA officials to treat such people as cants would be given posses- transaction on the front paper Iroute from Transport Nagar officials to ensure proper clean- land mafia and take necessary sion of the shelters within eight of 4-page brochures and to Shaheed Path clean, District liness in Gomti Nagar action against them. months after registration. The posters. Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma Extension and gave the respon- Sharma directed the Ministry for Housing and Meanwhile, Vice- held a meeting of officials from sibility to a local level official. Airport Authority officials to Development has asked SUDA Chairman PN Singh said that the departments concerned. The DM asked the LMC ensure cleanliness inside the to monitor the progress of the LDA administration would SSP Kalanidhi Naithani inspecting Lohia Path for smooth traffic flow. In view of stunt-biking complaints, the top cop also got Officials from LMC, LMRC, officials to impose a fine of Rs premises and place covered work under PMAY. The offi- launch a housing scheme for barricades placed on the road on Wednesday Pioneer LDA, LESA, NHAI attended 50,000 on those found sticking dustbins, make arrangements cials have been asked to ensure the poor in Sarojini Nagar the meeting. posters on government proper- of façade lighting and address best quality of construction tehsil shortly. The buyers have The District Magistrate ty and lodge FIRs. He also the waterlogging issues. work. As per guidelines, the to pay Rs 2.50 lakh for the shel- said that the meeting was directed the officials to take LESA officials were direct- format of the application forms ters as there is no subsidy by the aimed at ensuring coordination stern action against illegal ven- ed to work on maintaining will also be approved by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Global meet on molecular among the officials so that dors and roadside parking. He proper electric supply on the SUDA administration. The Affairs. The LDA Vice- quick solutions could be asked the officials to identify route, to clean the poles and OSD said people had to to Chairman said banks had achieved regarding any prob- those running dhabas near the transformers and reduce the apply for the shelters online and agreed to give loans to the buy- medicine begins tomorrow lems related to the route. He main routes or using unautho- number of overhead wires. they would have to present reg- ers on easy installments. PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Development and department AIIMS, New Delhi, AIIMS, of Science and Technology. Bhopal, CCMB, Hyderabad, he department of Molecular The department is already con- BITS, Pilani, and BHU, LU V-C opens orientation TMedicine and tributing in patient healthcare Varanasi, will also deliver their Biotechnology, a translational by providing diagnostic support talks in the symposium. research wing at Sanjay Gandhi through investigation of high- Pro. Tiwari said “this scien- training programme Post-Graduate Institute of risk pregnancy, HPV testing for tific event will highlight key Medical Sciences, is hosting an cervical cancer screening and clinical issues and challenges in PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW psycho-social rehabilitation, international symposium on other disease-risk assessments,” the management of human besides brain and behaviour. molecular medicine from she said. “The department has diseases and unveil exciting ice-Chancellor of Director Madhurima Lall said December 14 to16. been recognised as a centre of new research which holds a VLucknow University SP that the CPC was established In a pre-symposium press excellence by the Government promise to address such issues.” Singh inaugurated an orienta- recently by the LU Vice- conference, head of the depart- of India and is well equipped Several young investigators, tion training programme of Chancellor with the intention ment Dr Swasti Tiwari said the with state-of-the-art facility for faculty members and research psychiatric social workers and to support the students in event would bring researchers diagnostics and biomedical fellows will showcase their counsellors on Wednesday. It their future job careers and for and clinicians together on a research,” she said. research works through oral was organised by the that reason they were also common platform in order to Dr Tiwari estimated that and poster presentations. Counselling and Placement providing them strong skill promote discussion and collab- around 200 delegates would be Towards the end of this Cell of LU in collaboration development and capacity- oration for a better under- attending the symposium. She symposium workshops on with the National Health building programmes to pre- standing of the human diseases. told the press that a galaxy of practical aspects of molecular Mission. The Cell has so far pare them to face the job “The theme of the sympo- distinguished speakers from medicine will be organised for covered various streams of market. “Since LU has various sium is molecular diagnostic India and abroad and eminent the budding scientists. The science, Applied Economics, streams therefore these train- and therapeutic strategies for researchers from institutes in planned programme is expect- Business Administration, ing programmes are organised diseases, including kidney-relat- the United States, including ed to help in establishing net- Commerce, Hindi, Political in various sections in order to ed ones, cancer, neurological Georgetown University, Tulane works and promoting collabo- Science, Public Administration cater to the needs of the conditions, maternal and University, University of Utah ration among clinicians and etc. This training programme respective departments. This neonatal disorders and other and the Mayo Clinic, researchers to identify and focused on candidates from workshop focuses on life-threatening diseases. The Rochester, would be presenting study newer molecular targets Psychology, Social Work, Psychology, Social Work, symposium is financially sup- their cutting -edge research which will help in better diag- Sociology, Anthropology and Anthropology, Allied Sciences ported by the Union Ministry work. Faculties from presti- nosis and treatment of human Allied Sciences. and Arts, Sociology etc. Our LDA team demolishing illegal structures in Tikaitrai colony during a drive on Wednesday Pioneer of Human Resource gious national institutes such as diseases. DGM (NHM) AB Singh aim is to give a start-up plat- and state nodal officer Sunil form to our students first in Pandey were the guests of various streams before pre- honour while the function senting them as job seekers. It CITYBRIEFS was presided over by dean, is important to strengthen Gardener trainees from HETC visit CISH Faculty of Commerce, SK their capacity and make them CLASSICAL MUSIC CONTEST Shukla. While speaking on stronger individuals before ‘Classical Voice of India 2018’, organised by Sangeet Milon, PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW the occasion, Singh said that they will be facing their career will kick off on Thursday and the grand finale will be held on the aim of this training was to challenges and therefore a December 15. Key organiser Arundhati Chowdhary told medi- nder Pradhan Mantri train the students for a poten- number of workshops and apersons that the competition was being held under the leader- UKaushal Vikas Yojana, 45 tial career in counselling and orientations are being organ- ship of founder Milon Debnath since 2011. It started as ‘Classical gardener trainees from in the psychiatric social ised by the CPC for our stu- Voice of Lucknow’ and graduating to an all-India competition Horticulture Experiment and streams. The orientation is dents,” she said. Chief organ- since 2013. “The primary vision and mission of this competi- Training Centre (HETC), based on three days of rigor- iser of the workshop, Dr tion has been to spread and promote classical music among the Malihabad, visited various ous training modules which Vaishali Gupta, said that the younger generation,” she said, adding that the competition focus- green house structures for include psychiatric assessment National Health Mission es on the performance of contestants in classical vocal and tabla demonstration of irrigation and diagnosis, psycho-social organised health programmes and Sangeet Milon team with its founder travels across the cities technologies and fruit packag- assessment and areas of psy- of the government country- over a span of six months, holding auditions and selecting the ing laboratory of Central cho-social intervention and wide. winners. As many as 15 cities were covered and over contestants Institute of Subtropical are competing in the finals. The prize distribution ceremony will Horticulture. also be held on December 15. “Exposure was given to the trainees on different tech- RETAIL EMPLOYEES’ DAY AT JIM-L nologies for vegetables and Jaipuria Institute of fruit cultivation developed by Management the institute. The trainees also (Lucknow) celebrated attended lectures on fruit pro- Retail Employees’ duction and fruit packaging,” Day on Wednesday. CISH director Shailendra Rajan This initiative is con- said. CISH organises various areas of Himachal Pradesh. plantation,” he added. ent laboratories and also inter- ceptualised by Trust training skill development pro- “The department of As many as 24 farmers, acted with scientists to gain for Retailers and grammes and entrepreneur- Horticulture is interested in along with two agriculture offi- information about different Retail Associates of ship workshops besides caters equipping the farmers with cers of the department of technologies developed by the India (TRRAIN). to the needs of various stake- the technical knowledge of Horticulture (Bilaspur, institute. During the training “December 12 is cel- holders by equipping them mango and guava cultivation. Himachal Pradesh) attended session, specific lectures were ebrated as Retail Employees’ Day to bring retail employees into focus with horticulture technologies. Guava holds promise in the val- the two-day training-cum delivered on various topics and thank them for their untiring efforts. It is an attempt to encour- Rajan said there was an leys of Himachal Pradesh, exposure visit at CISH. such as container gardening, age employers as well as customers to recognise the efforts of retail increasing demand of subtrop- hence many farmers collected “The farmers visited the high-density planting of mango associates across the country. The day aims at creating awareness ical fruit plants in the valley CISH varieties for commercial experimental fields and differ- and guava orchards,” he added. and empathy for their jobs and lives and the significant role they play in the lives of the customer,” a JIM faculty member said. Teams formed by DM SCHOOLSCAN CRIMELINE LOOT MISSING inspect shelter homes Unidentified miscreants A class IV student was Lucknow (PNS): The teams constituted by the drugged and robbed a youth in reported missing in Gudamba District Magistrate carried out surprise inspections Gosainganj police station area on Wednesday. Reports said at 33 protection homes across the city late on on Tuesday night. The incident the boy, identified as Aditya Tuesday night. The DM has asked for a detailed came to light on Wednesday (12) of Jankipuram Colony report to be submitted within two days. morning when some com- (sector H) in Gudamba police The ADM-1 inspected the protection home on muters spotted the victim and station area, studies in a pri- Parag Narain road where two boys and 66 girls were informed police. He was taken vate school near his house. On present. He found the conditions regarding the to CHC where he regained Tuesday, he left his house for menu and hygiene satisfactory. Women cops consciousness. The victim, the school but did not come interacted with the inmates and detected no identified as Shailendra of back. He parents kept search- major problems. The ADM-1 also inspected Nagram, works in New Delhi ing for him and later contact- Shishu Bal Griha which has 35 boys and 37 girls. and had reached Lucknow by a ed the police. “We were asked The general condition of the rooms was not found bus on Monday night. After to wait for Aditya to return to be satisfactory as there was problem of seepage alighting at the Kaiserbagh bus and also inquire from the while toilets were also not clean. Instructions were station, he left for his house in school authorities. We waited issued to the officials to take corrective measures. Nagram. On the way, the mis- till the night and went to the The ADM-2 visited All India Yateem Khana on ANNUAL PARENTS’ DAY were especially invited and they creants offered him snacks and school on Wednesday morn- Kazmain road. The shelter home has 32 boys. The City Montessori School (Gomti encouraged their children. Primary he fell unconscious after eating ing. We were told that Aditya condition of the food and security besides gener- Nagar Campus I) organised ‘Annual students also looked excited to show- them. He said the miscreants came to school on Tuesday. al maintenance was found to be satisfactory. He also Parents’ Day’ at Gomti Nagar case their talents. Earlier, the pro- looted cash, mobile phone, lap- Later, we lodged a complaint,” inspected the protection home on Sarai Mali Khan Campus II auditorium on gramme was inaugurated by secretary top and other belongings. He said Aditya's father Mahendra, which has 15 boys, nine girls and 16 senior citi- Wednesday. Tiny-tots in colourful to UP government (Finance) condition deteriorated while who is a native of Sitapur and zens. ADM-3 visited Holy Cross Welfare Society dresses won the hearts of their par- Alaknanda Dayal. She said such talking to the police and he was lives with his family in in Cantt where 16 girls were staying. It was found ents and grandparents with educa- programmes were significant for admitted to Civil Hospital. Lucknow. to be in an appropriate condition. tional-cultural items. Grandparents children’s all-round development. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 13, 2018 nation 05

Let CISF security man VIPs: House panel Akbar, Tejpal suspended INSHORT CBI BOOKS FORMER HEAD OTHERS OF SAINIK SCHOOL ASKS CENTRE TO RELIEVE from high risk protectees, to including Union Home guards) and X (2 guards). VIP The Parliamentary com- New Delhi: The CBI has booked the SSG. The committee rec- Minister Rajnath Singh. security entails an annual mittee on Home Affairs also from Editors Guild the then principal Col Nabarun BORDER GUARDING ommends that the ministry The counter-terror force expenditure of Rs 390 crore, expressed disappointment over PTI n NEW DELHI Roy, vice principal Sanjay Kumar should implement this plan at NSG has urged the Home officials said. “difficulties” being faced by and administrative officer Lt Col PARAMILITARY FORCES the earliest and put an end to Ministry to relieve it from VIP Following the Kargil mis- CRPF jawans fighting Naxals in he Editors Shishir Kumar along with teachers FROM THE DUTY the issue of multiple forces security duties. VIP protection adventure, a Group of Chhattisgarh in getting their TGuild of Dhananjay Kumar and being assigned the task of VIP assignments often hit the core Ministers had in 2002 recom- daily meals and some para- India on Manoranjan Pathak besides officer security,” the panel noted in its operational roles of the para- mended the designation of military personnel living in Wednesday sus- superintendent VK Trivedi of RAKESH K SINGH n NEW DELHI report tabled before the military forces. It also affects CISF for VIP security duties “sub-human conditions” in dif- pended the mem- prestigious Sainik School, Tilaiya Parliament on Wednesday. their reserve component of and also advised that one force ferent parts of the country. berships of for- for alleged leak of All India Sainik parliamentary panel has The CRPF provides secu- the forces leading to the lack of will guard one border but that “They (CRPF personnel) mer Union min- School Examination 2018 Aadvised the Centre to expe- rity cover to 76 VIPs including leave to the jawans. The CRPF has also been tinkered with and have to depend on local 'haats' ister MJ Akbar question papers. ditiously hand over VIP secu- BJP president Amit Shah and has deployed as many as six the border guarding paramili- and contractors for supply of and ex-Tehelka editor-in-chief a statement said. rity duties to the Special former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad battalions (6,000 personnel) tary forces are engaged in anti- raw material for their food. The Tarun Tejpal over allegations of A majority of the EC mem- SC ASKS JUDGE WHETHER Security Group (SSG) of the Yadav. ITBP protects 18 high of CRPF are engaged in VIP Naxal deployments and committee recommends that a sexual misconduct. bers suggested that Akbar and HE SHARED REPORT Central Industrial Security profile persons including security duty which adversely counter insurgency roles. foolproof mechanism should The Guild had sought the Tejpal's memberships be sus- New Delhi: The Supreme Court Force (CISF) and relieve bor- judges of the Supreme Court affects the reserve factor of the The home ministry pro- be developed for ensuring reg- views of its Executive pended. Office-bearers of the Wednesday asked former apex der guarding paramilitary and politicians from Jammu force. Under reserve category, vides security cover on the ular supply of nutritious food, Committee (EC) on what Guild discussed the EC's com- court judge JS Bedi, who chaired forces like ITBP and BSF as also and Kashmir. The ITBP that is the personnel are engaged in basis of threat assessment to including dishes/raw materials action should be taken against ments and concurred with the a committee monitoring the probe CRPF of personal protection the border guarding force for training and such postings are some individuals on the basis of different cuisines to all CRPF Akbar, a dormant member at view that Akbar and Tejpal into the Gujarat fake encounter roles. Indo-China frontier has been given after hard postings. of inputs of the Intelligence camps particularly those which present and one of its past pres- should be suspended from the cases, whether he had shared his “The committee takes note engaged in VVIP security Personal protection of the Bureau. The assessment is sub- have no access or difficult idents, Tejpal and senior jour- Guild, it said. final report with other members of of the (Home) Ministry's plan deployment since early VIPs is provided in four cate- ject to periodic review based on access to local market like nalist Gautam Adhikari “in The Guild decided it would the panel. to progressively assign securi- nineties. The National Security gories that include Z-plus (38 which it is continued/with- Bastar in Chhattisgarh,” the light of sexual misconduct alle- seek Adhikari's response before ty of all VIP protectees, apart Guard (NSG) protects 15 VIPs, guards), Z (24 guards), Y (11 drawn/downgraded/upgraded. panel added. gations levelled against them”, deciding on his membership. CHARGESHEET READY: CBI INFORMS APEX COURT New Delhi: The CBI Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that SC asks forensic auditors to chargesheet in the Muzaffarpur India to hike public health spending to 2.5% of GDP: PM shelter home sexual abuse case was ready but the agency was examine trail of homebuyers' PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n discussing whether to file a NEW DELHI consolidated final report or have a `3K cr diverted by Amrapali separate one on each victim. y 2025, India's public health PTI n NEW DELHI The bench after failing to Bspending will be 2.5 per SPORTS BIGGEST GIFT TO get a satisfactory reply asked the cent of the gross domestic SOCIETY: HRD MIN he Supreme Court on two forensic auditors Pawan product (GDP), up from the New Delhi: Sports and art are one TWednesday asked forensic Kumar Aggarwal and Ravi present 1.15 per cent with of the biggest contributions of auditors to examine the trail of Bhatia to examine the trail of women, children and the youth human beings to society and around `3,000 crore, the home- around `3000 crore. at the heart of every policy, nurturing students in these areas buyers' money allegedly spent “More than `2,990 crores programme and initiative of the right from the beginning should by the Amrapali Group on buy- were taken out from nine com- Government. be the focus of schools, ing shares of its sister companies panies of Amrapali Group in the Stating this at the 2018 Union HRD Minister Prakash and asset creation. name of assets creation and pur- Partners' Forum here, Prime Javadekar said Wednesday while Amrapali Group CMD Anil chase of shares of sister com- Minister Narendra Modi said addressing the gathering at the Sharma, directors Shiv Priya panies. You should examine high out-of-pocket expenditure inaugural session of “Kala Utsav” and Ajay Kumar returned to the the trail of the money as to how incurred by families to avail at Bal Bhavan here. court a total amount of `1.55 and where did it go, and the medical care in India worried crore of home buyers money assets created by the fund”, the his Government and to address DEFENCE MIN TO MEET “lying” with them. bench told the forensic auditors. the issue, it launched the RUSSIAN COUNTERPART The top court grilled several The court asked the com- Ayushman Bharat Yojana, New Delhi: Defence Minister accountants of the group as to pany to file the details of the which has a two-fold strategy. Nirmala Sitharaman will meet her how they have prepared the assets it created with `2,990 The Pradhan Mantri Jan Russian counterpart Sergei accounts statements which were crore and the board resolutions Arogya Yojana provides cash- Shoigu on Thursday during which submitted in the court and on which allowed `1,100 crore to less health insurance cover up they will discuss ways to what basis they created the be spent for purchasing share to `5 lakh per family per year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Health Minister JP Nadda and global representives releases a coffee-table book during the inauguration of the 4th Partners' Forum strengthen defence ties between accounts this year for financial capital. covering 500 million poor cit- 2018, a global meet on infant and maternal health in New Delhi on Wednesday PTI the two nations, officials said. years 2015-16, 2016-2017 and It directed the forensic audi- izens. 2017-2018. tors to also examine whether “This number is almost eases including hyper-tension, Modi informed that India's progress can be achieved”. Modi said that to deal SC COMMUTES DEATH It directed the forensic audi- any siphoning of funds was equal to the population of diabetes and three common immunization programme, The PM said that India was with the issue of malnutrition PENALTY TO LIFE TERM tors to ascertain the numbers of done by granting sub-leases or Canada, Mexico and the US cancers — of breast, cervix and “Mission Indradhanush”, will be one of the first countries, to among children, the govern- New Delhi: The Supreme Court flats which were 'benami' prop- any favours were doled out in taken together. We have already oral.The patients will receive featured as a success story, advocate focused attention on ment has launched “POSHAN on Wednesday commuted to life erty, doubly booked or booked such transactions. provided free treatment worth free medicines and diagnostic among 12 others from all over adolescence and implement an Abhiyan” and is also imple- imprisonment the death penalty on a nominal value by Amrapali The top court noted that `700 crore to 5 lakh families support close to their homes, the world, in the two-day extensive health promotion menting “Rashtriya Bal awarded to a man for hacking to Group. pursuant to its last order in under this scheme within 10 he said. forum. and prevention programme Swasthya Karyakram”, which death six members of a family in A bench of Justices Arun which one last window was weeks of its launch,” Modi At the event, Modi said the Under the “Mission for adolescents. has provided 800 million Kerala in 2001. Mishra and U U Lalit directed given to the directors and other said. government is set to increase its Indradhanush”, he said the gov- Modi said when his gov- health screening check-ups Debt Recovery Tribunal, Delhi officials of the company to The other arm of spending on public health to ernment reached 32.8 million ernment assumed office in and free referral treatment to INDIGO MOVES SC, to conduct the valuation of return home buyers money, Ayushman Bharat, Modi said, 2.5 per cent of the GDP. children and 8.4 million preg- 2014, “India was losing more 20 million children in the last CHALLENGES HC VERDICT Amrapali's five-star hotel Tech Sharma and two directors Shiv is the provision of providing “This will mean an actual nant women over the last three than 44,000 mothers”. The four years. He also talked New Delhi: Indigo airlines on Park in Greater Noida and sell Priya and Ajay Kumar returned comprehensive primary care at increase of 345 per cent over years while the number of vac- Centre then launched the about small deposit savings Wednesday moved the Supreme it by January end. `1.25 crore, Rs 20 lakh and `10 a facility near the community, the current share, in just eight cines has been increased from “Pradhan Mantri Surakshit scheme for girls called Court challenging the Meghalaya It also questioned Sharma lakh respectively. for which the Centre will start years.We will continue to work 7 to 12. Matritva Abhiyan”, as part of 'Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana' High Court direction to all about the sub-leases granted to The court sought an affi- 1.5 lakh health and wellness for the betterment of people. He said India's story was which doctors pledged one and the Pradhan Mantri Matru commercial operators and the the family members of davit from Sharma and the two centres by 2022. Women, children and youth one of “hope. Hope that road- day of service per month to this Vandana Yojana which is Ministry of Civil Aviation to Amrapali directors and where directors to declare that they do The community will also will continue to remain at the blocks can be overcome. Hope campaign and 16 million ante- expected to benefit more than urgently take a decision to start the Rs 3,000 crore of home-buy- not have any more money of be able to receive free screen- heart of every policy, pro- that behavioural change can be natal care check-ups were per- 50 million pregnant women flights from Umroi airport, 30 km ers' money has gone. home buyers lying with them. ing and care for common dis- gramme or initiative,” he said. ensured. Hope that rapid formed. and lactating mothers. from capital Shillong. Opp stalls both Houses, SC extends POLL RESULTS Haryana, 15 breeds of livestock time for It’s victory Punjab DGPs registered for better Parliament adjourned to continue in conservation of genes filing claims against BJP’s RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI (Surendranagar) of Saurashtra. office till Jan Kahmi is local name of the PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n It was second of urgent importance. Though for inclusion negative s many as 15 new breeds of two-coloured goat. NEW DELHI consecutive day he had not allowed the issues Alivestock and poultry have Interestingly, Halari breed to be raised under Rule 267 31: Apex court been registered in country with is the second donkey breed to arliament on Wednesday when House was (suspension of business to take in NRC politics: Sonia six of them of goat, three of be recognised in the country Pwas adjourned without adjourned after the up a matter), all issues would PTI n NEW DELHI buffalo, two of cattle and of a after Spiti - the donkey breed transacting much business after Winter Session be taken up for discussion, PTI n NEW DELHI PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n donkey giving them national which is indigenous to Spiti the Opposition stalled pro- Naidu assured members. NEW DELHI he Supreme Court recognition and paving way for valley region of Himachal ceedings in both the Houses on commenced on As the two parties contin- he Supreme Court on TWednesday allowed the their better conservation and Pradesh. Luit are found in a variety of issues including Tuesday. On the first ued to protest, Naidu said only TWednesday extended to uoyed by the electoral gains Director Generals of Police preservation of their genes. some areas of Mizoram, Rafale jet deal, Ram temple and day, both Houses on Tuesday people in some December 31 the deadline for Bof the party, UPA (DGPs) of Punjab and The breeds which have Manipur and Nagaland bor- Cauvery river water. However, states have shown their “confi- filing claims and objections Chairperson Haryana to continue in office been registered are two cattle dering Assam. Luit is a medi- the Rajya Sabha managed to were adjourned after dence in democracy” and asked for inclusion of names in the Sonia till January 31. breeds - Ladakhi (Jammu and um sized black coloured buf- pass the National Trust for the paying homage to members to respect sentiments National Register of Citizens Gandhi on The police chiefs -- Kashmir) and Konkan Kapila falo with compact body and Welfare of Persons with former PM Atal of the people. for Assam by those who have Wednesday Suresh Arora (Punjab) and B (Maharashtra and Goa); three strong built up. Forehead is Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Protests continued when been left out in the draft termed the S Sandhu (Haryana) -- were buffalo breeds - Luit (Assam broad with conical face and Retardation and Multiple Bihari Vajpayee the House met again at 2.00 NRC. Congress's due to retire on December 31. and Manipur), Bargur (Tamil wide muzzle. Disabilities(Amendment)Bill Ananth Kumar PM. Amid noisy scenes, The The draft NRC was pub- win in three The Punjab and Haryana Nadu), Chhattisgarhi Kahmi goat is native to amidst the din. National Trust for Welfare of lished on July 30 in which Hindi heartland States ruled by governments moved the apex (Chhattisgarh); one sheep Saurastra region of Gujarat. It It was the second consec- Ayodhya. Members belonging Persons with Autism, Cerebral names of 2.89 crore of the 3.29 the BJP as a victory against the court recently, seeking mod- breed - Panchali (Gujarat); six Coat color is unique - neck and utive day when Parliament was to the AIADMK raised slogans Palsy, Mental Retardation and crore people were included. ruling party's negative politics. ification of its earlier order goat breeds - Kahmi (Gujarat), face are reddish brown while adjourned after the winter ses- demanding justice for Tamil Multiple Disabilities The names of 40,70,707 people “I am happy with 3-0 score directing the states to manda- Rohilkhandi (UP), Assam Hill rear abdominal part is black, sion commenced on Tuesday. Nadu farmers living along the (Amendment) Bill, 2018 was did not figure in the list. Of line... It is a victory against BJP's torily take the assistance of (Assam & Meghalaya), Bidri locally called Kahmi. Ears are On the first day, both Houses Cauvery delta and TDP mem- passed. The proposed these, 37,59,630 names have negative politics,” Sonia said the UPSC in shortlisting the (Karnataka), Nandidurga long, tubular & coiled, locally were adjourned after paying bers demanded a railway zone amendments entail fixing the been rejected and the remain- talking to reporters outside names for appointing DGP. (Karnataka), Bhakarwali called veludi. Wattles are present homage to former prime min- at Vishkhapatnam. Speaker term of the Chairperson of the ing 2,48,077 are on hold. Parliament after results to five The states had said they (Jammu and Kashmir); one in majority of goat. These goats ister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Sumitra Mahajan tried to paci- National Trust for Welfare of A special bench compris- state elections were declared. have enacted separate laws for pig breed - Ghurrah (UP); one are used both for meat & milk. union minister Ananth Kumar. fy members and finally Persons with Autism and other ing Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi This was her first reaction the selection and appoint- donkey breed - Halari (Gujarat) According to Union On Wednesday, the Lok adjourned the House for the Disabilities. and Justice R F Nariman con- over the poll success and in over- ment of police chiefs. and one chicken breed - Uttara Agriculture Minister Radha Sabha was adjourned for the day. Moving the bill for con- sidered the plea of Assam gov- all also the first reaction to elec- A bench headed by Chief (Uttarakhand). Mohan Singh, these native day just after noon following The Upper House was sideration and passage, Social ernment that the deadline of tion results after she handed over Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it According to Ministry of breeds are renowned for heat protests by opposition mem- adjourned twice in the pre- Justice and Empowerment December 15, fixed for filing the party reins to her son Rahul will hear their pleas seeking Agriculture, the National tolerance, disease resistance and bers on various issues includ- lunch period and for the day Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot claims and objections by those Gandhi last year. She had served modification of the January 8 Bureau of Animal Genetic thriving on low input system. ing the Rafale deal, construc- around 2.15 pm as the two said a Chairperson could not left out in the draft NRC, be as the longest serving chief of the order and allowed the current Resources (NBAGR) has “The process of identification of tion of Ram Temple and main political parties of Tamil be appointed even after sever- extended by till January 15 next grand old party for almost two DGPs to continue in office till approved registration of record animal breeds and their docu- Cauvery river water. Nadu -- the AIADMK and al attempts since 2012 as a suit- year. decades and during the tenure January 31. 15 new breeds of livestock and mentation is not only important Immediately after the DMK -- staged protests on the able candidate meeting the Solicitor General Tushar she anchored two successive The top court had on July poultry this year alone taking in providing value to the inge- House was reconvened at noon, Cauvery river issue. In fact, the stringent selection criteria Mehta, appearing for Assam Congress UPA governments. 3 this year passed a slew of the total to 40 during 2014-18. nious animal breeds and intro- Congress, Shiv Sena, TDP and AIADMK made its intentions could not be found. Gehlot government, said that out of The Congress was edged directions on police reforms The NBAGR, the nodal agency ducing various development AIADMK members trooped clear right in the beginning said the amendments will ease 40.70 lakh left out persons, so out of Mizoram and didn't in the country and chronicled of the Indian Council of programs of the government for into the well with placards and after the proceedings began in the procedure related to far 14.28 lakh persons have make an impact in Telangana the steps for appointment of Agricultural Research (ICAR), their improvement but also started shouting slogans in the morning. The agitated appointment of a Chairperson filed the claims and objections despite a grand alliance with regular DGPs. for registration of new breeds plays a special role in preserv- support of their demands. members trooped into the well “Opposition parties, with the authorities for inclu- Chandrababu Naidu's TDP It had said the states will has recognized 55 breeds since ing the biodiversity of the coun- Similar scenes were earlier carrying placards reading “pro- including Trinamool, keen to sion in the NRC. and other parties. But in the have to send a list of senior 2010. Between 2010 and 2014, try,” Singh said. witnessed when Question Hour tect the lives of Cauvery Delta discuss all issues in #Parliament There has been surge in three politically-crucial BJP police officers to the Union only 15 breeds were given Rajasthan has 26 regis- began after obituary references farmers.” We want Parliament to run and such applications in last few states, the Congress is set to Public Service Commission national recognition. tered indigenous breeds and is to former MPs. Chairman M Venkaiah hold this Govt accountable. weeks and hence, the deadline form a government. (UPSC) at least three months Names of these breeds are the top in the list, followed by Congress members were Naidu tried to pacify the mem- However, BJP fielding its 'ally' be extended by one more The Congress was a clear prior to the retirement of the derived either from the origin Gujarat having 19 registered demanding a probe by a Joint bers and first adjourned till from TamilNadu to disrupt month, he said. winner in Chhattisgarh state, incumbent. of their tract or due to their dis- indigenous breeds and poultry. Parliamentary Committee into noon at 11.10 am and then proceedings,” tweeted Derek O' The apex court, however, and fell one seat short of a The commission will then tinct features. Officials said India has about 15 percent the alleged corruption in the again till 2 PM soon after the Brien, Trinamool Congress' said that it would extend the majority in Rajasthan and two prepare a panel and inform that both the Halari donkey of total cattle, 57 percent of Rafale aircraft deal while Shiv Question Hour started at 12 Parliamentary Party leader in deadline by another 15 days in Madhya Pradesh. Both the states, which in turn will and Panchali sheep are named total buffalo, 17 percent of Sena MPs staged protests pm. Earlier, Naidu said notices the Rajya Sabha with a hashtag and now the left out persons Chhattisgarh and Madhya immediately appoint one of because their origins are traced goat, 7 percent of sheep and 4.5 demanding immediate con- were received from several 'MatchFixing' peeved over the can file their claims and objec- Pradesh had been ruled by the the persons from that list, the in Halar region (Jamnagar dis- percent of chicken of the struction of the Ram temple in parties for discussion on issues adjournments. tions till December 31. BJP for 15 years. apex court had said. trict) and Panchal region world. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 13, 2018 nation 06

BJP’S ATTACK ON NEHRU-GANDHI FAMILY Let’s welcome true devotees to Sabarimala, It boomeranged on BJP: Pawar says Kerala's literary Bheeshmapitamah TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI tions is there for everybody to the NCP president said. KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n KOCHI Darkness is happiness”, pointed out Nair, see. First of all, four senior most Holding that the people who has been a close associate of the poet CP president Sharad Pawar Supreme Court judges had had accepted the Congress’ erala’s political skyline which has for more than five decades. “These are the Nsaid here on Wednesday come out openly to address a decision to hand over the lead- Kbeen turned tumultuous due to the lines from Epic of the Twentieth Century Prime Minister Narendra press conference. Then, it was ership to the new generation Sabarimala controversy and has been which has no parallel in contemporary Modi’s frequent attacks on the the turn of Government (read Rahul Gandhi), Pawar vitiating by the hour is waiting for the literature. That’s why people in Kerala Nehru-Gandhi family mem- appointed RBI Governor Urjit said that there may not be a fed- counsel from the State’s have accorded him the status of an bers had not gone down well Patel who resigned. We are still eration opposition front at the Bheeshmapitamah. The solution to the iconic figure irrespective of their caste, with the public, leading to the to resolve the mess created by Centre, but the Opposition par- issue arising out of the Supreme Court creed and political ideologies. BJP’s debacle in the Assembly the Govt in the CBI. There have ties should rise over their dif- verdict of September 28 allowing women Literary critics like late Prof M polls in three States. been attacks on the Constitution ferences and come together to of all age into the holy shrine in Western Krishnan Nair had described Akkitham “During the recent from the Government’s side take on the BJP during the 2019 Ghats lies with 93-year-old Akkitham as a poet who integrated spirituality, phi- Assembly poll campaign, Modi chief said. from time to time”. Lok Sabha polls. Achuthan Nampoothiri, (Akkitham for losophy and humanity in his works. His forgot all the promises he had Slamming the Modi “We were thinking that the “We may not have a UPA or short) the States’s last word in all spiri- latest poetic work is the Malayalam made during the 2014 polls. All Government for its questionable BJP would suffer a jolt from a third front during the Lok tual cultural and literary issues. translation of Shrimat Bhagawatam, com- he did was to talk about one governance during the last four Adivasis and farmers. But, the Sabha polls. But, the Opposition But the celebrated nonagenarian prising 14,613 verses spread across 2400 family. Here is a man who had and a half years, Pawar said: BJP has suffered 50 per cent set- parties should sink their differ- poet (the one and only Mahakavi or the printed pages. The respect commanded not seen Pandit Nehru and “Such is the nature of interfer- back even in urban areas. The ences and come together to fight great poet in the State) is silent on this by Akkitham could be understood from Indira Gandhi. But he contin- ence of the Modi dispensation process of change in govern- the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls,” controversial issue and refuses to speak the fact that his is the only poems from ued to attack one family all in various established institu- ment at the Centre has started,” Pawar said. out his mind. “Of only Akkitham opens Malayalam which has been translated into through the campaign. The BJP up his mind, people belonging to all sec- Akkitham Achuthan Nampoothiri French and published in “Europa”, the is paying for the Modi’s folly,” tions will fall in line,” said S Rameshan quarterly literary journal in France. Pawar said. Nair, the Tamil Nadu-born Malayalam also fought for eradication of untouch- “Poetic images built out of drops after Talking to media persons Poll results, warning for BJP: Hazare poet who was honoured with this year’s ability and was engaged in teaching drops of tear and laughter after laughter on the occasion of his turning Sahitya Akademy Award for poetry. Vedas to the members of the depressed that will not burn down to ashes in the 78, Pawar said the non-BJP par- PNS n MUMBAI Sabha polls. exposed the Modi Government Akkitham refused to divulge what and oppressed classes in the society. efflux of time, that will not dissolveand ties were happy with the out- Talking to media persons at and its false promises,” Hazare was in his mind about the Sabarimala “I am against segregation or dis- not washed away in the torrential flow of come in the State Assembly erming the defeat in the Ralegan-Siddhi, Hazare said: said. stand off which has affected millions of crimination of devotees based on their time and that will not be thrown away polls in five States. “Through TAssembly polls in three “Before and after coming to “The Assembly poll verdict Lord Ayyappa devotees all over south gender or caste or religion. But customs and shattered to pieces in the swirling their verdict in the Assembly States as a wake-up call for the power at the Centre, the BJP is a wake-up call for the BJP. If India. “It is a matter of belief, custom and and traditions considered as sacred by the typhonic drift of time are the essential polls, the people have voiced BJP, noted social activist Anna sold dreams to the people. the Modi Government does not tradition. But I don’t want to speak any- society should not be violated. Let’s basic characters of Akkitham’s poetry,” their displeasure towards to the Hazare said on Wednesday But, all the promises made by fulfil its promises made in the thing about it. The sentiments and feel- welcome the true devotees,” said says Prof M Leelavathi, the legendary lit- ruling BJP. All the non-BJP that if the ruling party at the the BJP and Prime Minister run-up and after the 2014 ings of devotees should be respected,” the Akkitham while speaking to this news- erary critic who is also a nonagenarian parties are happy with the ver- Centre did not keep its various Narendra Modi have remained polls, then the people would poet told The Pioneer. This scholar, paper on Wednesday. like Akkitham. dict. The Congress has now made in the previous elec- on paper. Through their man- teach a lesson to the ruling BJP internationally accepted as the father of There is not a single Malayalee any- It is time Kerala society listened to his proved be an alternative to the tions, the people would teach date in the Assembly polls in in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls,” modernism in Malayalam poetry for his where in the globe who has not heard his words of wisdom, at least in the BJP in the country,” the NCP a lesson to it in the 2019 Lok five States, the people have Hazare added. work Epic of the Twentieth Century, has lyric “Light is sorrow, dear child; Sabarimala issue. CONG WINS 3 STATES Will try to uphold RBI Boost for Cong-JD(S) in K’nataka Cong sees victory autonomy, credibility, KESTUR VASUKI n BENGALURU BJP has been democracy in all these States.” must work out a new strategy coming in Bengal says Governor Das trying to finish off Former Chief Minister and to take on both the JD(S) and he coalition Government of all Opposition chairman of the coordination the Congress. However Tthe JD(S) and Congress in committee Siddaramaiah Yeddyurappa who is in the win- PTI n MUMBAI “The RBI is a great institution, Karnataka which was always on parties through tweeted “A wind of change is ter session of the Assembly has a long and rich legacy,” he the threat of being poached by dubious means. sweeping across the country. attacking Kumaraswamy BI Governor Shaktikanta added. the BJP through operation Now, the people Kites of false campaign are Government with many RDas Wednesday said he The Government is the Lotus is rejoicing after the saf- falling down. This is not a time impending issues which will try to uphold the auton- key stakeholder and the owner fron defeat in the Hindi heart have shown them to boast about victory. We include farmers loan waiver, omy, credibility and the which run the nation, he said. land. The Congress victories in the door and need to become ideologically has said Modi is still a popular integrity of the “great institu- Das parried queries on dif- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan restored stronger and fight till the end.” and tall leader in the party and tion” and take every stake- ferences with the Government and Chhattisgarh have given However a senior Congress said “ we lost because of the holder, including the that led to his predecessor’s res- the coalition Government in democracy in all leader on the condition of anti incumbency.” Yeddyurappa Government, along in a con- ignation Monday. Karnataka a shot in the arm to these States anonymity said “with the a Lingayat strongman still bets sultative manner. “I wouldn’t go into the take on the BJP in the 2019 resounding victory why should on to become Chief Minister. The former bureaucrat, issues between RBI and elections. —HD Kumaraswamy we piggyback on the JD(S).” Former Prime Minister and who took over the reins of the Government but every institu- The Kumaraswamy Karnataka is the only State JD(S) supremo HD Deve Reserve Bank earlier in the day tion has to maintain its auton- Government which came into Hindi heart land has given an in South India where BJP scored Gowda who is batting for West Bengal Congress president Somen Mitra waves during a rally in Kolkata on following the resignation of omy and also adhere to existence was a master initiative aggressive political posture to well in 2014 by winning 17 of the Congress president Rahul Wednesday PTI Urjit Patel, said he will take accountability,” Das said. by the Congress to stitch a take on the BJP in the run up 28 seats. Now, as the Congress- Gandhi as the next PM candi- measures which the economy “I don’t know whether the Mahaghatbhandan to take on to the general elections. JD(S) looks to regain ground, date has said in a tweet that peo- requires in a timely manner Government-RBI relationship the Modi – Shah Combine in Chief Minister HD BJP may find it tough to retain ple have made the nation arro- SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA Mitra, a septuagenarian and as the first step, will meet is blocked, but I feel stake- the ensuing general elections Kumaraswamy who is till now its seats. The victory is also an gance free. He called the BJP’s veteran who had joined the the heads of public sector holder consultations have to go sometime in 2019 and the con- riding a fragile coalition said in eye opener for the BJP which is Congress Mukt Bharat slogan as uoyed by heartland victory Trinamool Congress to become banks. on,” he said. On the gress victory has given more Belagavi that it is the clear indi- planning to get more number of arrogance and said people have Bthe Bengal Pradesh its MP in 2009 before return- Addressing media hours Parliamentary mandate on RBI teeth to this initiative of cation of what will happen in seats and also planning to top- made the nation "arrogance- Congress — otherwise a divid- ing to the parent organisation after taking over as the 25th as an inflation targeting central Opposition unity with minor 2019. He said on the sidelines ple the JD(S)- Congress free" through their verdict in the ed house — on Wednesday said “the election results of Governor of RBI, the former bank, he said it’s heartening to and local parties like that of JDs. of the winter session of the Government in the State Assembly elections in five States. projected a united face and Tuesday has shown that The JD(S)- Congress com- Assembly “ BJP has been try- through poaching which is "At least now, the BJP should put floated a comeback dream Congress’ acchhe din is back,” bine which notched up an ing to finish off all Opposition called operation Kamala(Lotus). some efforts to make this nation before an impressive rally in adding “low tide should not be emphatic victory in the recent parties through dubious means. A senior BJP leader said 'problem-free' and stop the Kolkata. mistaken for a dry river. bypolls in Karnataka and the Now, the people have shown there should be an introspec- unwanted 'travel-spree', he said The Pradesh Congress Congress has not dried up and route of saffron party in the them the door and restored tion at the national level and in another tweet. leaders led by PCC president will soon witness tidal waves in Somen Mitra, his predecessor Bengal.” Adhir Chowdhury, State Calling upon workers and Opposition Leader Abdul leaders who had left the party Zoramthanga Mannan — all leaders pulling to join the Trinamool Scribe murder case: Shahabuddin produced at different directions — told a Congress and more so the to be sworn in rally that “the victories in the BJP, to return to the party fold before court through video-conferencing Hindi heartland has once again the PCC chief said, “we are as Mizoram CM proved that Congress is the waiting for your ghar wapsi. Muzaffarpur: Controversial The CBI is probing the case the court due to ill-health, name of a ‘way of life’ and can- You must return to strength- RJD leader Mohammad and has named Shahabuddin defence lawyer Sharad Sinha not be obliterated from people’s en your parent party from on Saturday Shahabuddin and five others and seven others as accused in said. heart.” where you had one day start- Aizawl: Mizo National Front were on Wednesday produced its charge sheet. The court has completed the Those who feel that the ed your political career and (MNF) president Zoramthanga before a court here in journal- The other accused are hearing on two discharge peti- party is dead and gone “must restore it to its former glory. would be sworn-in as the Chief ist Rajdeo Ranjan murder case. Azahruddin Beig alias Laddan tions filed by Sonu Kumar Sony take a lesson from the The days are not far when the Minister of Mizoram at the Raj Shahabuddin, who is cur- Mian, Vijay Kumar Gupta, Rohit and Rohit Kumar Sony, he said. Assembly election results in Congress too will come back Bhavan here at 12 noon on rently lodged in Delhi's Tihar Kumar Sony, Rajesh Kumar, It fixed December 19 as the the three heartland States. to power in Bengal.” Union finance secretary who know that inflation is on target Saturday, officials said on jail, was produced before the Rishu Kumar Jaiswal, Sonu next date of hearing for framing We will definitely come back The Congress will howev- was the pointsman for the with a benign outlook. Wednesday. Governor court of Additional District and Kumar Gupta and Sonu Kumar of charges against all the accused in Bengal one day,” Gaurav er not demand a BJP-less Government during the “Inflation targeting is an Kummanam Rajasekharan for- Sessions Judge Birendra Kumar Sony. persons in the case. Gogoi the Congress’ observ- Bengal he added. “We don’t demonetisation in November important function as it is a mally invited Zoramthanga on through video conferencing. Beig and Vijay Kumar The accused have been er for the State said adding the want a BJP-less Bengal as they 2016, describing the bank as a mandated requirement of RBI Wednesday to form the next The five other accused were Gupta, who are lodged in charged under sections 120B party would soon hit the had envisioned (a Congress- “great institution”. now,” Das said. Government after receiving present in court. Two other Bhagalpur jail and Muzaffarpur (criminal conspiracy) and 302 streets with its various pro- mukt Bharat). In our political “I will uphold the autono- The RBI central board the signed notification of the accused persons could not be jail, respectively, and undergo- (murder) of the Indian Penal grammes and visit door to schemes plurality will be the my, integrity and credibility of meeting will take place on result from EC officials, Raj produced in the court due to ill- ing treatment at different hos- Code and section 27 of the door with its policy propos- buzz word as it had always RBI as an institution. I will December 14 as scheduled, he Bhavan sources said. PTI health. pitals, could not be produced in Arms Act. PTI als. been,” he added. ensure that it is intact,” he said. said. Who’s who from all walks of life attend Ambani wedding

TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI colourful lights and festoons many celebrities, including Kamath, Deepak Parekh, Sashi wedding date of Isha and country’s leading real estate to welcome the guests to the former US Secretary of State and Anshuman Ruia were Anand, through a joint state- companies. Piramal Realty is rominent personalities wedding. The video clips of Hillary Clinton,Union among those who made it to ment. the second start-up that Pfrom various walks of life, both lit-up and decorated Ministers Rajnath Singh and the wedding. The much-awaited wed- Anand founded after passing including, former President road went viral on social Maneka Gandhi, Gujarat and The grand wedding cele- ding announcement comes out of the Harward business Pranab Mukherjee, former media all through the day. Maharashtra CMs Vijay brations began a few days nearly one and a half months school. US Secretary of State Hillary The 27-storied Antilia, Rupani, Devendra Fadnavis, pre-wedding parties in after the two business families Anand – who is also the Clinton, business tycoons, which is believed to be the film personalities Amitabh Udaipur, Grammy award win- celebrated the couple’s formal Executive Director of the film stars, sports celebrities most expensive private resi- Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, ner singer, Beyonce Knowles engagement in Italy’s Lake Piramal Group –had earlier turned out for the “royal wed- dence in the world, was Rajinikant and Aamir Khan performed and former US Como, where Isha and Anand launched Piramal Swasthya, a ding” of scions of two top decked up tastefully to wel- had already arrived at the secretary of state Hillary exchanged rings. The event rural healthcare initiative that business conglomerates — come the guests. wedding venue. Clinton was seen dancing was attended by several treats 40,000 patients a day. Isha Ambani and Anand Mukesh Ambani, Anant Prominent invitees who with Shah Rukh Khan. A Bollywood personalities. Anand served as the Piramal — here on Ambani, Akash Ambani and made it to the wedding were four-day special ‘Anna Seva’, It may be recalled that in youngest president Youth Wednesday. Shloka Mehta accorded a Jaya Bachchan, son Abhishek and expo on traditional Indian May this year, Anand Pirmal Wing of the Indian Merchant The celebrations began in grand welcome to the groom and daughter-in-law handicrafts, besides other had proposed to Isha at a tem- Chamber. Isha, twin sister of the afternoon with the tradi- family members. Aishwarya, Karan Johar, events were held to com- ple in the hill station of Akash Ambani, is on the tionally attired groom Anand Ahead of Isha tying a Aamir Khan’s wife Kiran, memorate the wedding. Mahabaleshwar in western Boards of Reliance Jio and arrived in a “baraat” (wedding nuptial knot with Anand, the SRK’s wife Gauri, Salman Ahead of the wedding Maharashtra. Both the Reliance Retail and is credit- procession) at the Ambanis’ parents — industrialist Khan, Katrina Kaif, Priyanka ceremony, the bride’s gor- Ambani and Pirmal families ed widely with instilling a cul- Cumballa Hill palatial man- Mukesh Ambani and his wife Chopra and her husband Nick geous pictures were released have known each well for ture of youthful dynamism in sion ‘Antilia" in south Nita, tycoons Ajay Piramal Jonas, Deepika Padukone and by her make-up and style than four decades now. the business. Mumbai. The Piramals were and his wife Swati personally Ranveer Singh, Vidhu Vinod crew as she got ready for the Anand, who holds a Isha holds a Bachelor’s seen dancing enthusiastically welcomed the high-profile Chopra. "Maha Aarti". In a bright pink Bachelor’s Degree in Degree in Psychology and when they arrived at the wed- guests at “Antilia”. Legendry cricketer Sachin lehenga designed by Manish Economics from University of South Asian Studies from Yale ding venue accompanied by Former President Pranab Tendulkar, Harbajan Singh Malhotra, bride Isha —with a Pennsylvania and a Masters in University. She will be com- some professional dancers. Mukherjee was received several top sports personali- diamond necklace — looked Business Administration pleting her Master in Business Former president Pranab Mukherjee with industrialist Anil Ambani arrives for the The road leading up to warmly by Mukesh Ambani’s ties, prominent persons from stunning. degree from Harvard Business Administration programme wedding ceremony of Mukesh Ambani's daughter Isha at Antilia in Mumbai on “Antilia” was decorated with younger brother and indus- business and corporate world Ambanis and Pirmals had School, is the founder of from the Graduate School of Wednesday PTI multi-hued fresh flowers, trialist Anil Ambani. By then, like Sanjiv Goenka, K V on October 30, announced the Piramal Realty, one of the Business, Stanford by June. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 13, 2018 nation 07

India joins elite club with PMO returns Who goes to attend meeting money order of submarine rescue vessel farmer who got with ‘300 bags’? ED on Mallya TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI pittance for PTI n MUMBAI court in London Monday Magistrate Judge Emma ndia joined a select league of ordered the extradition of Arbuthnot ruled that the Inations worldwide with the ho goes to attend a meet- Mallya, wanted in India for “flashy” liquor baron had a sovereign capability in fly away onions Wing with “300 bags”, the alleged financial irregularities. “case to answer” in the Indian configuration to search, locate Enforcement Directorate (ED) Responding to another courts on allegations of fraud and rescue crew from a disabled Mumbai: A money-order sent asked Vijay Mallya’s lawyer in claim of the defence, Singh said and money laundering submarine, as Admiral Sunil by a farmer in Maharashtra's a special court here on the application to declare the amounting to nearly `9,000 Lanba, the Chief of Naval Staff, Nashik district, who had got a Wednesday, countering the former MP a fugitive was filed crore, the decision now lies formally inducted the Deep princely sum of `1,064 after sell- claim that the liquor baron had before the court after all means with Home Secretary Sajid Submergence Rescue Vessel ing 750 kg of onions, has been left India in March 2016 only to bring him back failed to yield Javid to formally order the (DSRV) and its associated equip- returned by the Prime Minister's to attend an event in Geneva any result. extradition. ment at the Naval Dockyard in Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of the Naval Staff unveiling the plaque inducting Deep Office (PMO). and did not flee the country. Despite issuance of sum- Javid, the senior-most south Mumbai on Wednesday. Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSRV) and its associated equipment (Right) The DSRV being put Sanjay Sathe, a farmer from Amit Desai, Mallya’s monses and three NBWs (non- British-Pakistani Minister in Speaking at the induction into sea for a demonstration, after its induction into the Indian Navy Pioneer photo Niphad tehsil of Nashik district, lawyer, had on Tuesday told bailable warrants), Mallya the UK Cabinet, has two ceremony, Admiral Lanba, the had sent `1,064, his earnings special judge for Prevention of refused to join the probe months to make that decision Chief of Naval Staff, who is also from onion sale in the wholesale Money Laundering Act against him, the ED lawyer but the extradition process the Chairman of Chiefs of Staff market, to Prime Minister (PMLA) cases M S Azmi that said. The extradition process is itself would take longer if the Committee, said: “I wish we Advance Indian Naval Dental Narendra Modi on November his client did not leave the a proof enough that he is not entire appeals process is taken should not use it, but in case we 29 as a protest. country secretly as claimed by willing to return, he said. into account. The UK Home need to use, the intention is to A few days ago, the local the ED. “There was no secret “He is fighting not to come Office said on Tuesday it has rescue each and every life". Centre Commissioned at Colaba post office informed him that departure. He left the country to India. Mallya claimed that he said anything about his return received the Westminster "The induction of the vehi- the money-order was not to attend a planned meeting (of doesn’t want to return as the case to India. “Neither during their Magistrates’ Court verdict for cle has put the Indian Navy into PNS n MUMBAI Girish Luthra, Flag Officer accepted. World Motor Sport in Geneva, was ‘politically motivated. “He reply or arguments they have Mallya’s extradition to India. a small league of navies that have Commanding-in-Chief, "I went to the office of India Switzerland)),” he had said. complained the condition in the said anything. Even now (after “If after considering the an integral submarine rescue ndian Naval Dental Centre Western Naval Command and Post in Niphad Monday and However, ED counsel DN jail, where he is supposed to be the extradition order) he has case, the Home Secretary capability...It is a red-letter day for IDanteshwari, a first of its Lt General SM Londhe, received the amount of `1,064," Singh countered Desai’s claim. kept, is bad. A video of prison not made any statement that thinks extradition should go the Indian Navy and its subma- kind dental centre providing Director General Dental Sathe told PTI on Wednesday. “They don’t have anything was sent and UK court (which when he is coming or how he ahead he has to order the rine arm...we have acquired it world class multi-speciality Services, while Mrs Preeti "My only intention was to to show that he left India to ordered his extradition) was is coming,” the ED counsel extradition within two months after years of focussed effort," dental facilities under one roof, Luthra, president NWWA WR prompt the Government to take attend a meeting.... Who goes satisfied with the same,” he said. added. Mallya, facing charges of the date the matter was Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, the was commissioned at Colaba unveiled the commissioning some steps to ease the financial to attend a meeting with 300 The ED counsel also coun- brought by the CBI and the ED, referred to him,” said a Flag Officer Commanding-in- in south Mumbai. plaque. stress farmers are suffering from bags and huge cargo,” he said. tered Desai’s claim that FEOA is wanted in India for alleged spokesperson for the Crown Chief of the Mumbai-head- Mumbai Surgeon INDC Danteshwari because of the crashed prices," Singh made the submission was “draconian”. It is not a “dra- fraud and money laundering Prosecution Service (CPS), quartered Western Naval Commodore (D) Bireshwar became the first commissioned he said. while arguing before the court conian” law but just an Act to amounting to an estimated which argued on behalf of the Command (WNC), said. Mukherjee read out the com- dental unit of the Indian Navy Sathe, who had taken his on the Central agency’s plea to bring back a person to India to `9,000 crore. Indian Government. The first DSRV's first vessel, missioning warrant as the first in order to meet the growing onion crop to Niphad wholesale declare Mallya a “fugitive” join probe and face trial for Meanwhile, the UK Home “Whatever that decision, inducted on Wednesday, would Commanding Officer of INDC demand for quality dental market, had received a paltry under the Fugitive Economic offences listed under it, Office has confirmed the the losing side has up to 14 days be based in Mumbai, while Danteshwari in the presence of health care facilities in the rate of `1.40 per kg. Offenders Act (FEOA). Singh said. Singh said Mallya’s receipt of the Westminster within which to approach the another similar one is expected Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of armed forces, at par with inter- His act of donating the The beleaguered business lawyers, during their argu- Magistrates’ Court verdict in High Court and seek leave to to join the Indian Navy in the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral national standards. money to the disaster relief had left India on March 2, 2016, ments and replies in the court favour of Vijay Mallya’s extra- appeal,” the spokesperson next and it will be based in fund of the PMO by making a and is now based in Britain. A on the ED application, have not dition to India. After Chief said. PTI Visakhapatnam, the headquar- Containers with the help of nuclear powered submarines. money-order had made head- ters of Eastern Naval Command Remotely Operated Vehicle The operating medium and the lines. "I wanted to draw the (ENC). (ROV) and thereafter rescuing nature of operations undertaken Government's attention to our Women must be The newly inducted DSRV the crew of the submarine using by submarines expose them to problems. I am not associated ISRO to launch communication has a Side Scan Sonar for locat- the DSRV itself. high degree of inherent risk. In with any political party," he treated with dignity ing the position of the submarine Currently, the Indian Navy such an eventuality, traditional said. "I hope the Union and State in distress at sea, providing currently operates submarines of methods of search and rescue at Governments will take some satellite, GSAT-7A on Dec 19 at workplace: HC immediate relief by way of post- the Sindhughosh, Shishumar, sea are ineffective for a disabled steps so that onion growers ing Emergency Life Support Kalvari Classes as well as the submarine. earn more," he said. New Delhi (PTI): Women should PTI n BENGALURU be honoured and treated with dignity at workplace, the Delhi ndia will launch its latest High Court said Wednesday and Icommunication satellite, observed that employers must be GSAT-7A from Satish Dhawan considerate and sympathetic Space Centre at Sriharikota towards a pregnant employee. onboard the Geosynchronous The high court said the employer Satellite Launch Vehicle GSLV- must realise the physical F11 on December 19, Indian difficulties that a woman would face in performing her duties at Space Research Organisation the workplace while carrying a said on Wednesday. The 2,250 baby in her womb or looking kg GSAT-7A is the 35th Indian after the child after birth. Communi-cation satellite built The court’s observations came by ISRO. It is configured on while directing the Delhi ISRO’s standard I-2000 Kg (I- government to include a woman 2K) Bus, the space agency said. in the panel for guest teachers The satellite with a mission and utilise her services as and life of eight years is built to pro- when required by any school vide communication capabili- here, subject to her medical ty to the users in Ku-band over fitness. “Women who constitute the Indian region, the ISRO almost half of the segment of our added. Geosynchronous society have to be given due Satellite Launch Vehicle weightage and honoured and (GSLV), in its 13th flight, will treated with dignity at places inject GSAT-7A into a where they work to earn their Geosynchronous Transfer livelihood. To become a mother is Orbit (GTO). The satellite will the most natural phenomena in be placed in its final the life of a woman,” Justice Geostationary Orbit (GEO) Suresh Kait said. “Whatever is using the onboard propulsion needed to facilitate the birth of system, ISRO said, adding child to a woman who is in GSAT-7A will take a few days service, the employer has to be after separation from the considerate and sympathetic launcher to reach its orbital towards her and must realise the slot. GSLV-F11 is ISRO’s fourth physical difficulties which a generation launch vehicle with working woman would face in three stages. performing her duties at the The four liquid strap-ons workplace while carrying a baby and a solid rocket motor at the ond stage is equipped with high website. The Cryogenic Upper in the womb or while looking core form the first stage of the thrust engine using liquid fuel, Stage forms the third and final after the child after birth,” the launch vehicle, while the sec- the space agency said on its stage of the vehicle, it added. court added. 8.7K traders under lens for `262 cr cyber-tax fraud

STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI Preliminary amount investigation, around 8,700 official letters were sent to involved is `9.97 crore. traders are involved in the some banks in order to verify he Delhi Government has Complaint is being examined fraud. It is a very serious issue the veracity of few credits of Tunearthed a cyber-tax at EOW, said Mittal that should be investigated payments shown in the VAT fraud worth `262 crore com- “Delhi Govt tax authorities thoroughly,” he said. and CST returns of some deal- mitted by over 8,700 traders have unearthed a big cyber-tax “The authorities were on ers. who were found showing fraud. More than 8,000 regis- high alert for three months fol- “In response to our letters, fraudulent tax deposits into 13 tered dealers have been found lowing some hints received by these banks have confirmed banks since 2013, Delhi Deputy showing fraudulent tax the department during verifi- that the said payments have not Chief Minister Manish Sisodia deposits into 13 banks. The cation of the credit of the pay- been credited to the said on Wednesday. matter has been handed over to ments made by the dealers Government exchequer,” the Sisodia, who also holds EOW, Delhi Police. The AAP registered with the depart- note stated. During further the Finance portfolio, said the Government believes in zero ment,” he said. scrutiny, it was noticed that the Trade and Taxes Department tolerance to any corrupt prac- According to the note fraud was happening since has registered a complaint with tices,” Sisodia tweeted. issued by Delhi’s VAT/GST September 30, 2013. The scam the Delhi Police’s Economic Earlier in the day, the Commissioner Rajesh Prasad, continued to happen during Office Wing (EOW) for regis- Deputy Chief Minister said “During the verification of the financial years 2013-14, 2014- tration of FIRs into the matter. during the scrutiny of sus- payments made by the dealers, 15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 According to Delhi Police pected fraud transactions, it the system branch of the and 2018-19, it reads. “ It fur- spokesperson Anil Mittal, was noticed that such kind of department found that some of ther noticed that during the “Reena Toppo, VAT officer fraud had been continuing the payments claimed to have period between September 30, Delhi, has given a complaint since 2013 and it was going on been made through banking 2013 and September 26, 2018, against some business firms until it was detected by the channel were received by the a total number of 8,758 dealers which had claimed input tax department. Government exchequer.” have been identified who made credit under GST on the basis “The Government has The note stated that the 31,027 transactions amounting of fictitious documents and detected cyber-tax fraud of system branch scrutinised the to `262,62,73,327,” the note non-existent bank accounts.” `262 crore. As per our initial available records and necessary said.

gained 26 seats from these cat- Barwani where it trumpted ment against the BJP among Dalits, tribals drift egories this year over 2013. BJP in eight constituencies. tribals month before the polls The BJP won 13 seats, 15 Obviously anti-incumbency were declared. Of 678 seats in down from the 28 it had won went against the BJP in the MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, apart from BJP in 2013 and 25 in 2008. region. Congress wooed tribal Telangana and Mizoram -- the Congress this time made voters — most of whom are Congress won 305 seats and the for Cong major gains in tribal-dominat- indebted small land owners by BJP has won 199 seats. The From Page 1 ed Dhar, Jhabua, Alirajpur, focusing on new jobs and loan Congress won Chhattisgarh In MP, there are 82 seats in Barwani and Khargone dis- waiver. As per reports, many with 67 of 90 seats (from 39 in reserved category. Of them, 35 tricts. It wrested four con- farmers stopped repaying loans 2013) and Rajasthan by win- are reserved for SCs while 47 for stituencies from BJP in Dhar soon after Congress president ning 99 of 199 (from 21 in STs. The BJP recorded its worst and wiped out BJP from Jhabua Rahul Gandhi announced plans 2013), MP went to the wire with performance in these con- and Alirajpur districts. to waive farm loans up to two the Congress on 114 (from 58 stituencies, losing 25 of 82 The impressive show was lakh in 10 days after coming to in 2013) and the BJP on 109 reserved seats. The Congress repeated in Khargone and power. There was strong senti- (from 165 in 2013). LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 13, 2018 op nion 08 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION New dilemma Tango or foxtrot? The Congress has to now deal with its old coterie and be decisive about leadership issues How the Congress' win in the three Hindi heartland States informs the dance of he Congress celebrations, now that everybody has labelled the democracy and steps gingerly around the mahagathbandhan TAssembly results as the nose-in- the-ground anointment of its new chief Rahul Gandhi, need to simmer down and its top brass should get working on the troublesome issue of State leadership at hand. Should the party go with the old guard or prop up the new, if only to demonstrate that Rahul Gandhi is indeed capable of ISHAN JOSHI bringing the vigour of youth instead of relying on handed down logic? Besides, he very creditable electoral suc- Gandhi has to dispel the myth that he cess of the Congress in Madhya would still love to be cushioned in Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan has justifiably given princeling comforts and not be overshadowed by talented challengers. If the Grand Old Party a spring in he has to send out a message of a new-found sense of purpose and appeal itsT collective step. But the thing is that this to the younger demographic of voters, then he indeed has to accommo- achievement, and it is a major one to come back virtually from the dead against mul- date his young leadership and peers in power positions. A clearer ver- tiple-term incumbents from a dominant dict would have no doubt given him the muscle but now that the Congress ruling dispensation, has also caused some has slender margins of victory, it cannot afford to alienate the older and consternation among the bevvy of region- al political heavyweights arrayed against the more importantly, the loyal watchguards of the organisation. Dissenters BJP in their respective States who are cru- in the Congress are notorious for harming the party and in the two States cial players in a putative Opposition grand could even shop in Opposition camps. Unlike the monolithic grassroots alliance or mahagathbandhan. To use an matrix of the BJP, the Congress votebank is harvested in pocket borough analogy from the dance floor, it takes two to tango but when one partner breaks into style by regional leaders. At this point, when the party needs to work on a foxtrot the other tends to get breathless its organisational depth for 2019, it could hardly afford to crank up the keeping pace. senior leaders. In Rajasthan, a young Sachin Pilot worked the ground but Messrs K Chandrashekar Rao, Naveen Patnaik, Mamata Banerjee, MK Stalin, was tasked with the superhuman feat of pulling up seat strength from 21 Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav, Sharad Pawar, to 100 plus. And though he staked his strengths, he has yet to reach the Deve Gowda, Arvind Kejriwal and, over-arching and harmonising capabilities of the seniority and experience arguably, the BJP’s perennially suspect ally regional parties to prevent The DMK and Kamal Hassan in In States where it is still the Nitish Kumar would clearly prefer a non- anti-BJP forces from splinter- Tamil Nadu ought also to be main Opposition to a ruling of an Ashok Gehlot. The Congress does need his expertise to keep the BJP, non-Congress Federal Front which ing in the run-up to 2019 firmly in the close dance regional party and has some flock together. Though the two leaders chose to brief the press from their could control a substantial chunk of over while, in the medium term, re- embrace. Ditto, the Nationalist organisational heft albeit with residence, it was the senior Gehlot who was pragmatic enough to call on 250 MPs that will be elected to the Lok building the party on the lines Congress Party in Maharashtra the BJP breathing down its Sabha from their respective States of oper- of the Pachmarhi resolution and Janata Dal (Secular) in neck, the Congress may have his junior for the right optics. ation as opposed to a UPA kind of arrange- which senior party leaders IF INDIA IS TO HEAD Karnataka. to dump its potential dancing In Madhya Pradesh, where the Congress is tipping on needle point, ment with the Congress as primus inter understandably do not find it TOWARDS A TWO- Next, the Congress needs to partners for the 2019 Lok and where Jyotiraditya Scindia is an equal claimant to leadership, the expe- pares. Even N Chandrababu Naidu, often politic to mention in public jump generations and look at a Sabha poll even while main- compared to the late CPI-M general sec- these days. This is obviously PARTY/ALLIANCE breakdance where one can do taining surface camaraderie. rience of the old guard has to be banked upon. A strategist like Kamal retary HKS Surjeet who played the role of not lost on the leaders of the SYSTEM, THERE IS one’s own thing but in one’s The CPI-M in Kerala and Biju Nath was needed to begin talks with post poll allies like Mayawati’s Bahujan a good-faith mediator in setting up non- putative Federal Front whose partner’s vicinity who is prob- Janata Dal in Odisha are two Samaj Party (BSP), the Samajwadi Party, Gondwana Gantantra Party and Congress non-BJP coalitions at the Centre support base and ideological NO BETTER TIME FOR ably more adept at it; and if the such. in the 1990s for his current efforts at build- orientation precludes any IT TO COME TO number is well-choregraphed, it There will surely be some independents. The party needs 116 to form the Government. For Mayawati, ing Opposition unity, could easily be co- adjustment with a Narendra can give the illusion of both in the Congress and among it is a shot at relevance as she has realised that a pre-poll partnership opted into this arrangement if and when Modi-Amit Shah controlled FRUITION THAN IN dancers being in sync. Telugu those simpatico who will think would have worked far more for mutual benefit and that tricky territory push comes to shove. BJP but replace the duo, if you Desam Party (TDP), Trinamool of the above as a very cynical Rahul Gandhi’s perfectly valid com- will, with a collective leadership 2019. WITH THE Congress, and AAP all proba- assessment of the political lay needs delicacy and soft-treading of ego issues which the senior leaders ment during his Press conference on the of more moderate faces and all REGIONAL PARTIES bly fall in this category. of the land as India heads into are expectedly more adept at. One doesn’t deny the imperatives but do evening of December 11 as the results of bets are off. After all, apart ON EITHER SIDE The temptress’ dance — a General Election. They would the old warhorses have the maturity to be the margdarshak and give up the Assembly polls came in, speaking of from the Congress and and the phrase used here is a be right. But they would be the hot seat instead? The Congress has to deal with its coterie clout and the ‘resurgence’ of the party he heads, has Communists, there is not a sin- STRONG ENOUGH TO gender-neutral political sense naïve to think that the region- therefore been seized upon by those in the gle regional party not counting obviously — is of the essence for al parties that constitute the seem to be decisive about leadership issues, give credence to the bot- Opposition ranks with a deep vein of anti- the comparatively recently COMMAND RESPECT the Congress to perfect for the opposition to the BJP in many tom-up approach rather than the one handed down by the high command. Congressism running through them as founded AAP and TRS, which AND DEMAND likes of the Janata Dal (United) States will be working in any- evidence of the latent hegemonic ambi- has not, at some stage over past and possibly even the YSR one’s interest but their own, as tions of the Congress finding play. And three decades, been a BJP ally. AUTONOMY FROM Congress of Jaganmohan Reddy it’s their right. that is the crux of the matter. Not So, what can the Congress THE NATIONAL PARTY in Andhra Pradesh if the TDP If India is, at long last, to because the AICC does not have an do and how should it go about number goes awry in those head towards a two- Privacy pitfalls unalienable right to build its organisation- doing it? Well, back to the THEY ALIGN WITH, parts. Samajwadi Party, too, party/alliance system, there is al strength, reposition aspects of its phi- dance floor for answers. THE PROSPECTS OF would perhaps need a bit of the no better time for it to come to losophy to stay in tune with an overar- The first step: A close old Vera of the Seven Veils treat- fruition than in 2019. Because Pichai appeared far more confident than Zuckerberg, but ching sense of an Indic heritage and make cinch in a slow dance is strong- SUCH A BIPOLAR ment, as it were, in conceding with the regional parties on a concerted effort to recover lost electoral ly recommended on the princi- POLITY LASTING AND a few seats to it in States other either side today strong enough tech companies need to be regulated on privacy matters ground over vast swathes of India, but ple that one keeps one’s friends than Uttar Pradesh. to command respect and because the political landscape today close and enemies even closer; TAKING ROOT ARE But it can’t just be one demand autonomy from the oogle Chief Executive, the means these attempts will run into oppo- think BSP. The temptation to MUCH BRIGHTER happy-hippy beach party grind national party they align with, Indian-born Sundar Pichai, sition not merely from the BJP, which is break into a waltz will be ever- for the Grand Old Party if it is the prospects of such a bipolar appeared confident and the other pan-India political party in the present but needs to be resist- THAN EVER BEFORE serious about reclaiming its polity lasting and taking root are G fray, but regional forces that militate in ed; remember what happened position as the second pole of much brighter than ever before. answered quite succinctly all questions theory and practice against the unitary to the Congress in Uttar national politics, the BJP hav- (The writer is a senior jour- posed by United States Congressmen impulse of the Indian state. Pradesh in the 1990s when the ing firmly ensconced itself as nalist, an independent media at a hearing. His hearing was not the The immediate task for the Congress late Narasimha Rao first tried it the other despite the electoral consultant and commentator is to assuage the apprehensions of the on with the late Kanshi Ram. setbacks in the Assembly polls. on contemporary affairs) media circus that the hearing of Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg was, because Pichai did S O U N D BITE not appear shifty or deflect questions the way Zuckerberg did. But that does There has to be a free, The friendship between India I have seen the worst BJP indulged in a vicious not take away the persistent concerns fair, objective and frank and Myanmar is not driven and highest of times in campaign in the five States, discussion between the by short-term goals, but by a the last few years but I even making personal that users and Governments have Government and RBI. All lasting quest for mutual just feel really fortunate attacks on the Nehru- about the power of the American tech- issues can be resolved peace and prosperity. Our for everything that I have Gandhi family. This was not nology giants such as Amazon, Facebook and Google. And these com- through discussions. destinies are inter-twined. gone through. approved by the electorate. panies have been lax in responding to these allegations, with hopes that RBI Governor President Actor NCP president they will pass through. So much so that Facebook sent a middling exec- —Shaktikanta Das —Ram Nath Kovind —Katrina Kaif —Sharad Pawar utive with little knowledge of the issues at hand to a multinational par- liamentary hearing recently in London. Far too many people have been bothered by the flippant way America’s L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR technology giants have treated privacy concerns, but the fact is that almost every technology company or service provider has been treating data Securing throne Political pundits have opined that results to the Assembly elec- irresponsibly. As some have commented that ‘Data is the new Oil’, the Obsession with casteism tions were the semi-finals for problem is that we are burning that oil irresponsibly and spilling it all over Sir — This refers to the editor- 2019 that set the tone and tenor the place. The practice of deep packet inspection by some Indian tele- ial, “Rahul’s day dawns” his refers to the article, “High cost of reservations” for the crucial parliamentary (December 12). Congress pres- (December 12) by Prafull Goradia. It is an irony that election. Looks like the grand com companies of their Internet traffic is disturbing as is the fact that ident Rahul Gandhi must be Ta large section of the population continues to iden- finale will be played between the Facebook and Google mine information from your phone calls and mes- congratulated for his party’s tify itself on the basis of caste. This is the very reason UPA and the NDA teams. sages to suggest friends and new services to you. Even more worrying performance, especially in the why caste credential forms the very basis of the Indian However, politics is said to be a Hindi heartland States — election process. Right from the Lok Sabha poll to pan- game of surprises. It can take is the use of a phone microphone at all times to ostensibly listen for the Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh chayat elections, candidates are offered tickets after a bizarre twists and turns. name of their artificial intelligence driven assistant, something that is even and Rajasthan. He has proved careful analysis of the demographic picture of the con- Therefore, we must wait. There’s being copied by car companies today in their latest models. Can this infor- that he can emerge as a leader. cerned constituency is done. Even poll promises and long way to go. It is now largely felt that sops bear shrewd caste angles. Will casteism ever get Azhar A Khan mation be weaponised? Several Chinese handset manufacturers have election victories to these States uprooted if in the name of caste such muscle-flexing is ers, who enjoy the fruits of electoral dividend by play- Rampur become popular in India. Can they burrow through conversations and will help the grand old party entertained? When a large section of the population has ing on caste factors, would continue bringing more such emails to compromise Indian democracy? Have the actions and inac- emerge as a ‘fighting force’ been delivered the taste of gaining entry into a partic- groups under the ambit of reservation. Unless our lead- Don’t be mistaken against the BJP for the 2019 gen- ular sector based on caste, they would never give up ers and the electorate rise above petty barriers, tions of Facebook already compromised elections? These are questions eral elections. With the Congress this unfair practice that they enjoy over their meritori- casteism and reservation will continue to gain more that we hope our smarter legislators can ask, but across the world, thanks rising to the occasion it is only ous counterparts. strength in this supposedly united country. Sir — This refers to the editori- in no small part to the power of these technology companies, populists clear that India will not be It is, therefore, unlikely that reservations can be abol- Kajal Chatterjee al, “Rahul’s day dawns” Opposition-mukt. All political ished abruptly or even in a phased manner. Our lawmak- Kolkata (December 12). Certainly, the with limited education and knowledge are being elected, which serves parties must take lessons from Congress has reasons to cheer but the interests of the technology companies to keep doing what they are these election results and pre- the present wins cannot be con- doing with little or no regulation. pare well for 2019. Government in Madhya Pradesh. Unpredictable results The Congress’ coming out sidered as ‘victory’. And if the M Ratan She also assured that her party with flying colours in these party believes so, it is deluded. Indeed, it has been very disappointing that the Indian legislature has Via email would provide support if needed Assembly elections has justified For, the election results have not done much to further the Supreme Court’s landmark Right to Privacy in Rajasthan too. This is the Sir — This refers to the editori- that its president Rahul Gandhi come out as a result of people’s judgement and gone after the technology majors for the way they use Welcome gesture spirit of unity that is required on al, “Rahul’s day dawns” suits well as a prime contender to anger against the ruling BJP. data from India and data of Indians. Not just the American tech giants, the part of all Opposition parties (December 12). The much-hyped Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They are not a reflection of love to take on the BJP. Post election achhe din seem to have come for Rahul Gandhi deserves to be at for or confidence in the Congress. but Chinese handset operators, Indian telecom operators as well as com- Sir — It is laudable that sinking results to five States, they must all the Congress even as all exit polls the helm of the proposed grand Radha Subramanian panies that have started under the Digital India initiative, have to be ques- all differences Bahujan Samaj work in tandem for the 2019 gen- predicted that the grand old alliance — the mahagathbandhan Chennai tioned by our legislators in public hearings. Otherwise, we are just sell- Party supremo Mayawati has eral election. party would have an edge over the of non-BJP parties — that aims to Send your feedback to: readily offered her party’s support Shalini Gerald BJP in the five States that recent- take on the BJP-led NDA in the ing souls online. to the Congress to form a Chennai ly went to polls. 2019 Lok Sabha polls. [email protected] LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 13, 2018 analysis 09 www.dailypioneer.com FIRSTCOLUMN POINTCOUNTERPOINT Ramblings in CAPT AMARINDER SHOULD REFRAIN FROM DOING OR BADAL'S STATEMENT IS IN LINE WITH HIS APPROACH OF SAYING ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BECOME A PRETEXT EXPLOITING RELIGIOUS ISSUES TO FURTHER winter FOR BLOCKING THE KARTARPUR SAHIB CORRIDOR. HIS POLITICAL INTERESTS. It is not just the chill but the chilling future —SAD PATRIARCH —PUNJAB CHIEF MINISTER that must send down shivers PARKASH SINGH BADAL AMARINDER SINGH

HIRANMAY KARLEKAR Enjoyment not for business f autumn, pace Keats, is a season of “mist and mellow fruitful- ness”, winter, some say, is one of discontent. One would per- Ihaps not be presuming too much if one believes that they have The capitalist market economy is investing in generating suspicion and addiction purloined their description from either or both works of literature that are widely known. The Eng lit types must have taken it from through the social network that seems to be a profitable business of human emotion the Bard of Avon, William Shakespeare’s play Richard III, which contains the line, “Now is the winter of our discontent made glo- rious by the sun of York.” Of course, the reference was not to the Yorkshire weather, which is not celebrated for its sunshine, but the House of York, one of the dynasties fighting the House of Lancaster in the Wars of the Roses which wracked England from 1455 to 1485 (according to some historians 1487). It does not take a great leap of imagination to realise that all that intermittent, but terrible, blood-letting was for England’s crown, which the Yorkists and the Lancastrians fought under the symbols of the white and rose respectively. At the end of it, the prize went to Henry Tudor, who became king under the name of Henry VII. MOHIT KUMAR All this was a long time ago. But Shakespeare is an eternal lit- erary eminence and the source perhaps of the majority of literary lavoj in a film argues quotes in English that make the rounds even now. The one cited that “in postmodern society, has had a second coming in the form of the title of Nobel Laureate we are obliged to enjoy. (literature) John Steinbeck’s last novel, The Winter of Our Discontent, Enjoyment becomes a kind published in 1961, which, I believe is the secondary source of the of wired perverted duty.” description. Though not a towering, perennial icon like Shakespeare, SThese lines point to the existence of Steinbeck was a literary stalwart of his time known for novels like new means of profit in human emo- The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden. tions invented by the prevailing That, however, is another matter. An important reason why capitalist economic structure. the description has come to stay is that winter brings, in some Capitalism in its course has devel- parts, bone-chilling cold that sends shivers down to the extrem- oped more effective and violent means of controlling human emo- ities even when one is swaddled in warm clothes. No wonder tions through Facebook, Twitter, the Bard associated the season with rough weather and wrote WhatsApp and many more. It is per- in As You like It, “Under the greenwood tree/Who loves to lie tinent to any individual attempting with me, / And turn his merry note/ Unto the sweet bird's throat, to understand contemporary times /Come hither, come hither, come hither:/ Here shall he see/ No to know how social networking enemy/ But winter and rough weather.” sites, like Facebook, Twitter, The perennially constipated who scan sentences and para- WhatsApp, have fashioned and inter- graphs for their most uncharitable interpretation, might claim nalised new rules of enjoyment. that the stanza’s underlying idea is that winter and rough weath- It is relevant to ask ourselves a er are our enemies. While one cannot rule that out, I would rather few questions: Do these new medi- ums of expression actually address believe that this would be stretching matters a bit too far and the question of human liberation or what we are really witnessing is no more than yet another exam- simply re-structure our very under- ple of poetic hyperbole. standing of liberation? That this is so would become clear if one looks at the next The systematic deployment of stanza: new rules of morality or immorali- “Who doth ambition shun/ And loves to live i' the sun, / ty, good or evil, and right and wrong Seeking the food he eats, / And pleased with what he gets, / has given enough reason to its user Come hither, come hither, come hither:/ Here shall he see/ No to believe that the discovery of enemy/ But winter and rough weather.” Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp internalised as a factor that domi- a good care of all and it is in common there is nothing wrong to have it. But There is here no trace of anger and rancor that one asso- has been a great source of entertain- nates the activities of its users. It is interest. The maker and the giver of my problem is with the pretence of ment and symbol of a blissful life. It important to know that suspicion enjoyment ask the taker of enjoyment enjoyment. ciates with enmity. Instead one finds an invitation to an idyllic seems as if these social networks of and addiction go hand-in-hand. The not for their opinion but their confor- The moment we open our existence in the enchanted Forest of Arden, which, in entertainment have empowered capitalist market economy is invest- mity and through their conformity, Facebook account, we become sub- Shakespeare’s As You Like It, transforms every person who them by providing absolute charge to ing in producing suspicion and they make enjoyment as a part of their ject to certain rules which put lim- arrives, making him or her mellow and relaxed through contact its user on control of its handling that addiction through the social network duty and not of their right. itations on the self-mastery or indi- with nature. In fact, the focus is on the charms of such a life seems to be a spectacular phenom- that seems to be a profitable business The sense of enjoyment shifts viduality of enjoyment. For example, and the reference to winter and rough weather as the only ene- enon. Though the user has a monop- of human emotion. THE NEED OF THE HOUR from the self to the others. Here, I sometimes we like those photos or mies one would have to face there, is purely incidental. oly on the use of social network Another hidden rule that needs IS TO EXAMINE THE mean we need others to make our- posts of friends that we do not want account in the sense that they can critical reflection is how social net- selves believe that we are happy. In to like but have to like because we Life like the one in Arden, with its simplicity and relaxed pace, UNEXAMINED RULES doubtless has its charms for many, particularly those long in write and post whatever they feel, works have imposed new under- post-modern society, we have also want to get our posts and pho- city pent. Advance of civilisation, however, is constantly expand- these domains have also constrained standing of enjoyment. It means we OF ENJOYMENT, TO become the seller of enjoyment. tos liked. Therefore, we create a mar- or more importantly violated indi- have reached a stage where we have CHALLENGE THE The interesting psychological fact ket for those products which give us ing the web of demands for essentials, comforts, luxuries and viduals in several manners. confirmed certain ways of enjoyment about the seller is that s/he never a sense of enjoyment. entertainment, arising from production for commerce. It is a web The social networks have which define whether we are enjoy- PRODUCERS OF consumes or relishes little of what It is because of a discourse that from which it is most difficult for the trapped to extract them- encroached into the personal domain ing or not. If one is not part of the ENJOYMENT DISCOURSE he/she produces or sells. It is because Facebook is always treated as an selves, particularly in the current age with the growing incidence of an individual’s secrecy as confirmed scheme of enjoyment, WHO HAVE PLAYED AN of the burden or duty of selling that instrument of spreading happiness. of psychic manipulation through advertising, the cutting edge WhatsApp and Facebook give its s/he is not performing his moral we compromise our basic and nat- But with a closer psychological of market economy and culture. user an option to know whether a duty. Scientifically and psychologi- AUTHORITARIAN ROLE IN ural instinct of enjoyment. analysis we will find that it is at the The web is increasingly drawing humankind into a pattern person is online or when s/he was cally, sense of enjoyment is associ- GIVING MEANING TO OUR Friedrich Nietzsche, in his work same time an instrument of spread- of existence that is as bland and pleasurable as it is artificial. last seen. This created a new addic- ated with the mood of an individual. EMOTIONS WITHOUT OUR “Thus Spoke Zarathustra”, argued ing jealousy, enmity, and unhappi- Even now, people remain, as Desmond Morris has shown in tion among its user for its use to It is interesting to note that enjoy- CONSENT. WE NEED TO that “ever since there have been ness. The problem with this new The Naked Ape, members of a hunting tribe in their defining judge the action, reaction, trust and ment becomes kind of a burden humans, the human being has market and its product of enjoyment loyalty of others. because mood does not have an PRESERVE AND PROTECT enjoyed himself too little: that alone, is that it tells us how we can make character orientation. This is the way they first emerged and Behind the screen, one plays the independent identity. It has to func- my friend is our original sin.” I think ourselves happy, and not how we can survived on earth and this is the way in which they had lived THE INDIVIDUALITY OF role of a detective to watch over the tion in relation with the social fac- ENJOYMENT TO MAKE IT that this statement is relevant to the make ourselves worthy of happiness. for hundreds and thousands of years before urban civilisation behaviour of their loved ones. It cre- tors eg morality, good, bad and evil. present context of post-modern The need of the hour is to exam- began taking giant strides in time. Palliatives like creating social, ated a kind of suspicion which If we study history carefully then WORTHY society. Now the question arises: ine the unexamined rules of enjoy- economic, cultural and political groups that resemble tribes, resulted in animosity and secret we will find that the process of defin- Where do we sell or buy our enjoy- ment, to challenge the producers of have not helped much. A life in an unnatural and claustropho- revenge that oblige its user to use it ing, inventing and forming morali- ment? Today, we have created sever- enjoyment discourse who have bic environment makes homo sapiens fractious and irritable, not for the communicative purpose ty, good and evil, is undemocratic al means or networks where we can played an authoritarian role in giv- sometimes setting off sub-conscious accumulation of resent- but as a mean of surveillance. They because few were assigned this task. buy and sell enjoyment eg Facebook, ing meaning to our emotions with- ment in explosions of individual and mass violence. start playing the role of a watchman If it is so, how can something that Twitter, Linkedin and Whatsapp. out our consent. We need to preserve The winter of our discontent, therefore, arises, at the soci- carefully watching the suspicious comes out of an undemocratic It is interesting to note that we and protect the individuality of activities of a concerned person on process be democratic? are no longer free to enjoy but we are enjoyment to make it worthy. etal plane, from discontent over our existence. The latter needs these platforms. But it does happen because all forced or obliged to enjoy. We check (The writer is Assistant Professor to be addressed seriously, which, unfortunately, does not seem The complex system of these those who are not given a share in our Facebook and Twitter account to at Department of Political Science, to be happening. social networks designed its feature defining enjoyment are made to get some enjoyment. The desire of Bhagini Nivedita College, University (The writer is Consultant Editor, The Pioneer, and an author) in such a way that suspicion gets believe that the list of enjoyment keeps enjoyment is very natural to us and of Delhi) Advent of inevitable water wars FOREIGNEYE Water is largely limited and has no alternative. Global demographics are changing and population is spiking like never before. These factors call for a cohesive international effort to forestall the water shortages of the future. And by so, we will be able to forestall the conflicts as well

deficits and water crisis. While the ing water, 97 per cent is saline and a thing of the past as exploding pop- all set to become even scantier. matters of rights over waters and concept of water stress is relative- a little less than three per cent is ulation, worsened by climate Apart from this, many other adopt a humanitarian approach ly new, it may refer to the difficul- hard to access. change, is forcing the neighbours to countries across the world are and let the other side survive ty in obtaining fresh water sources Though there is sufficient fight for every bit of the natural already locked in conflict over through the tough period by getting and the deterioration and depletion amount of freshwater on the glob- resource. So much so that even water resources. The Nile basin access to more water. of the available water sources. al scale, due to unequal distribution cross-border terrorism is now a water, for instance, has been a In order to allow humanitarian HARPING ON BIAS SRIRAJ Water shortages may be caused and worsening climate change, subject of discussion around which source of dispute between Egypt spirit guide the water matters, KOTA due to climate change factors such some geographic locations have the sharing of waters is concerned. and Ethiopia as is the Turkey, Syria Governments must be strong ALLEGATIONS ach one of us have already as altered weather patterns, includ- ample availability whereas the rest This was bound to happen. and Iraq conflict over the waters of enough to allow mature dialogue experienced the impact of ing droughts or floods, increased are exceptionally dry. This accom- Where there is sufficient Tigris-Euphrates. These conflicts between stakeholders. This will Google has gotten ahead of Ewater shortages at some point pollution, rise in human demand panied by a sharp rise in global resource, there is never a conflict seem to be only rising. surely dissuade conflicts and dis- the impending debate by of our lives and definitely expressed and overuse of water. Water crisis freshwater demand in recent but when the same becomes scarce, Even within the country, India courage warmongers who tend to signaling its support for a our gratitude when the scarcity is a situation where the available decades, driven by industry, is it brings conflicts of scale. Tired of has seen ample disputes between accelerate resource clashes into passed. However, these instances of potable, unpolluted water within a causing humanity to experience one-way courtesies from its side in various States, such as the Cauvery bigger conflicts for certain gains. federal privacy framework, water shortages might come back region is less than that demanded water crisis like never before. If this the face of relentless cross-border river dispute between Karnataka This, unfortunately, results in but it’s up to lawmakers to sooner than expected and might, by the region. Many countries continues, the demand for water is and state-sponsored terrorism by and Tamil Nadu. As climate gets armed engagements which results turn vague protection perhaps, stay permanently. Water across the world are already grap- expected to outstrip supply by 40 Pakistan, India is now changing worse, aided by global warming, in loss of lives. Water is largely lim- principles into meaningful scarcity is the lack of sufficient pling with different manifestations per cent by 2030. This is bound to gears and water has become a these face-offs will only get worse. ited and has no alternative. Global policy. That means ensuring available water resources to meet of water problems. give rise to conflicts. diplomatic leverage weapon. India The solution is to change the focus demographics are changing and the demands of water usage with- Given the sensitivity of the The ongoing tussle between recently fast-tracked hydropower from right-based claims on waters population is spiking like never users know and have some in a region. It affects every conti- issue of water scarcity, the World India and Pakistan over Indus projects worth $15 billion in to need-based claims. before. These factors call for a say in what data companies nent and around 2.8 billion people Economic Forum has already list- waters is an apt example of the con- Kashmir. Projects in the form of Countries need to appreciate cohesive and united international are collecting from them, across the world at least one month ed this problem as one of the flict that we are increasingly bound nine dams will be completed follow- that some regions have more need effort to forestall the water exactly what it is being out of every year. More than 1.2 bil- largest global risk in terms of to notice in other parts of the world ing the due procedures and requi- for water than the other, purely due shortages of future. And by so, we lion people lack access to clean potential impact over the next as well. For decades, the Indus site clearances. These dams will help to the punishing impact of climate will be able to forestall the used for and who else is drinking water. decade. Currently, a mere 0.014 per Waters Treaty kept the two coun- Pakistan understand that the act of change, population explosion or a conflicts as well. getting to see it. Water scarcity can manifest cent of all water on Earth is fresh tries from entering into a full- abetting terrorism has led to a cost recent drought. In these circum- (The writer is an environmental (The Washington Post itself as water stress, shortage or and easily accessible. Of the remain- fledged conflict but that seems to be where an already scarce resource is stances, stakeholders must put aside journalist) editorial) LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 13, 2018 money 10

Sensex soars 630 points, Nifty Mutual funds log `1.4L BUSINESS CORNER ZOMATO TO INTRODUCE TAMPER-PROOF TAPES crore inflows in Nov New Delhi: Online food ordering firm Zomato has said it will intro- New Delhi: Investors pumped in over Rs 1.4 duce tamper-proof tapes for its packets and take other measures after a video reclaims 10,700-mark lakh crore into various mutual fund schemes in showing its delivery partner in Madurai eating food from ordered boxes for November, with liquid schemes accounting for customers went viral. In a statement, Zomato said the video was shot in most of the inflows. With the latest inflow, the total Madurai and the person in the video is a delivery partner on its fleet. “In PTI n MUMBAI Major gainers in the Sensex off with the government over crore on a net basis Tuesday, infusion in mutual fund (MF) schemes reached our commitment towards mitigating any possibility of tampering with food, pack were Hero Motocorp, issues related to governance while domestic institutional about `2.23 crore in the first eight months (April- Zomato will soon introduce tamper-proof tapes, and other precautionary mea- enchmark indices defied which rallied 7.01 per cent, fol- and autonomy of the central investors bought equities worth November) of the current fiscal, latest data with sures to ensure we safeguard against any chances of tampering of food,” it Bgravity for the second lowed by Bharti Airtel (6.69 per bank. On the appointment, Rs 2,255.68 crore, provisional the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) added. The company has a zero-tolerance policy for tampering of food, straight session on Wednesday cent), Yes Bank (5.30 per cent), SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar data showed. showed. Zomato said. It also said the incident is highly unusual and a rare case and as investors gave a thumbs-up Adani Ports (4.90 per cent), said: “This will ensure conti- Brent crude oil futures was “We appreciate the maturity shown by retail the person concerned has been taken off its platform. “This incident only to the prompt appointment of Tata Steel (3.75 per cent) and nuity in monetary policy mak- trading 1.86 per cent higher at investors in staying invested in the markets, in makes our commitment to fleet training, scheduling and process even stronger. former bureaucrat Shaktikanta Bajaj Auto (3.70 per cent). ing and regulatory measures USD 61.32 per barrel. spite of the volatility over the last few months,” We stand behind our extensive fleet who do the right thing across many hours Das as the new RBI Governor. Analysts said the quick even as the global economy is Elsewhere in Asia, Korea’s Amfi chief eExecutive N S Venkatesh said. of the day,” the statement said. The BSE Sensex zoomed appointment of the new RBI passing through uncertain Kospi rose 1.44 per cent, Japan’s “Overall, both inflows and AUM have shown 629.06 points, or 1.79 per cent, governor and expectations of times. The financial markets Nikkei soared 2.15 per cent, an upward trend. The industry added over 1.5 lakh PRIME VENTURE PARTNERS INVESTS `6 CR IN FOODYBUDDY to end at 35,779.07, while the more steps to ease the liquidi- will also significantly benefit Hong Kong’s Hang Seng surged unique investors last month,” he added. New Delhi: Prime Venture Partners on Wednesday said it has invested broader NSE Nifty rallied ty situation bolstered trading from the appointment of newly 1.61 per cent and Shanghai According to the data, investors poured in a `6 crore in FoodyBuddy, a platform that enables consumers to sell home- 188.45 points, or 1.79 per cent, sentiment. appointed Governor given his Composite Index inched up net `1,42,359 crore in MF schemes last month, cooked food. FoodyBuddy plans to use the proceeds from the pre-series A to 10,737.60. Former economic affairs rich prior experience in fiscal 0.31 per cent. In Europe, compared to an investment of Rs 35,529 crore in round to expand into new geographies, and build the network in Bengaluru, All the 30 Sensex stocks as secretary Shaktikanta Das policies and trade. This will Frankfurt's DAX rose by 1.04 October. a statement said. The company is currently operational in Bengaluru with well as BSE sectoral indices fin- Wednesday assumed charge as also ensure a convergence of per cent and Paris' CAC 40 However, they had pulled out `2.3 lakh crore plans to expand to five other cities in the next 12 months. The platform brings ished with gains, led by realty, the 25th governor the RBI. He domestic and external policies.” jumped 1.57 per cent in early in September, which market participants attrib- together home chefs and consumers in the same neighbourhood. Residents auto, metal, capital goods and replaces Urjit Patel, who Meanwhile, foreign funds deals. London’s FTSE too uted to nervousness among corporate investors of over 100 apartment communities in Bengaluru are using the platform that financial counters. abruptly resigned amid a face- sold shares worth `2,421.06 soared 1.11 per cent. following the IL&FS default. has sold more than 2,50,000 meals. Founded by Akil Sethuraman, Rachna Rao and Anup Gopinath in June 2015, FoodyBuddy has been piloting the service since early 2017. “Today, close to 20,000 households use FoodyBuddy and more than 1,000 people are selling. We believe that food brings people GST evasion worth `12,000 cr detected between Apr-Nov closer and encourages a friendly, healthy and interactive community,” FoodyBuddy co-founder Akil Sethuraman said. The aim is to foster this by providing both sellers and buyers with a network through which they can PTI n NEW DELHI sion measures from April onwards, cials. Goods and Services Tax whether a change in government the case of Malaysia.” He said the address their requirements, he added. and from April-November we have (GST), which subsumed 17 local might lead to an overhaul of the GST Council, comprising the he government has detected detected `12,000 crore of GST eva- taxes, including excise duty and GST process, Joseph said: "With all Centre and states, had taken all EASE OF DOING BIZ: DIPP TO HELP STATES IN RANKING DISTS TGST evasion worth `12,000 sion. This is huge compared to service tax, was introduced on July the apprehensions that you have, decision relating to the new indi- New Delhi: The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) crore in 8 months till November, what happened in central excise or 1, 2017. Since it was a new tax, the whether the election results are rect tax regime. The CBIC mem- of the commerce ministry will help states undertake a ranking exercise of a senior tax official said service tax side. There is huge eva- government had decided to go slow going to be bad for the GST or not, ber also said the new GST return districts to promote ease of doing business in the country, an official said. Wednesday. sion. There are smarter guys out- on enforcement action in the ini- I can tell you very clearly that the forms will have a beta version ini- After carrying out the exercise for States, DIPP has suggested it for districts. Central Board of Indirect Taxes side who knows how to pocket the tial months of its implementation. same politicians whether in oppo- tially, so that industry has enough The department has developed a district-level reform plan that has been shared and Customs (CBIC) member money,” Joseph said addressing an Joseph said only 5-10 per cent sition or ruling party, they all time to suggest what could be done with the state and union territory governments for implementation. They John Joseph said despite the elec- Assocham event. of the 1.2 crore assessees are evad- came together to conceive this. to improve the quality of returns. have been requested to evaluate districts on the basis of achievements in imple- tronic way or E-way bill mecha- Joseph, who looks after inves- ing GST and bringing a bad name “There may be some changes In July, the CBIC had put up in mentation of this plan on the basis of users' feedback. “We have circulated nism there has been rampant eva- tigation in the CBIC, said almost to the industry. “We need to in law, some procedural changes public domain draft GST return 218 points to all States. They should be implementing these points. We will sion and there is a need to increase Rs 8,000 crore worth GST evasion improve compliance mechanism.” can definitely happen, but it will forms ‘Sahaj’ and ‘Sugam’ and help them in capacity building to implement this reform plan for ranking compliance. “We started anti-eva- has been recovered by the tax offi- On industry concerns as to not be lock, stock, and barrel as in sought public comments. purpose,” a senior official from the ministry said.

NIFTY 50 BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 10591.00 10752.20 10560.80 10737.60 188.45 Script Last Abs Change COLPAL 1271.00 30.00 2.42 GRANULES 86.80 4.05 4.89 JSWSTEEL 302.40 1.30 0.43 BHARTIARTL 294.00 311.00 291.50 311.00 20.75 Traded Price Change % CONCOR 651.95 -10.00 -1.51 GRAPHITE 881.00 -6.85 -0.77 JUBILANT 750.90 -2.95 -0.39 IBULHSGFIN 709.00 743.00 708.00 740.80 47.90 3MINDIA 22400.00 1396.65 6.65 COROMANDEL 412.00 5.85 1.44 GRASIM 812.10 10.10 1.26 JUBLFOOD 1234.20 -21.05 -1.68 HEROMOTOCO 3055.00 3274.25 3040.60 3248.00 209.20 8KMILES 162.90 7.75 5.00 CORPBANK 28.40 0.95 3.46 GREAVESCOT 122.25 4.25 3.60 JUSTDIAL 479.40 10.15 2.16 ADANIPORTS 357.00 376.15 355.55 374.85 19.10 AARTIIND 1464.65 58.10 4.13 CRISIL 1525.05 20.05 1.33 GREENPLY 132.50 -0.80 -0.60 JYOTHYLAB 193.05 9.85 5.38 UPL 750.10 794.30 750.10 785.50 37.55 ABB 1432.15 29.75 2.12 CROMPTON 223.75 3.95 1.80 GRINDWELL 505.15 15.80 3.23 KAJARIACER 456.70 12.50 2.81 YESBANK 182.00 187.50 181.55 186.50 8.65 EICHERMOT 22640.60 23850.00 22640.60 23643.00 1002.40 ABBOTINDIA 7510.00 160.85 2.19 CUB 177.95 1.25 0.71 GRUH 295.05 9.95 3.49 KALPATPOWR 366.20 24.20 7.08 TATASTEEL 506.00 522.50 505.50 520.75 20.00 ABCAPITAL 98.50 0.35 0.36 CUMMINSIND 805.15 23.95 3.07 GSFC 109.35 3.40 3.21 KANSAINER 457.10 -6.65 -1.43 M&M 725.00 753.00 721.25 750.50 28.15 ABFRL 200.30 16.55 9.01 CYIENT 632.10 14.55 2.36 GSKCONS 7713.00 164.60 2.18 KEC 285.00 4.50 1.60 TATAMOTORS 159.50 167.10 158.00 164.00 5.90 ACC 1481.10 47.00 3.28 DABUR 430.05 17.15 4.15 GSPL 177.40 -0.95 -0.53 KEI 362.75 2.75 0.76 BAJAJ-AUTO 2742.00 2858.00 2738.65 2839.25 99.65 ADANIPORTS 374.40 17.50 4.90 DBCORP 174.55 0.25 0.14 GUJALKALI 541.55 18.40 3.52 KIOCL 151.95 3.70 2.50 GAIL 335.00 345.50 331.10 343.75 11.20 ADANIPOWER 52.70 1.75 3.43 DBL 453.90 14.60 3.32 GUJFLUORO 891.15 -9.15 -1.02 KNRCON 192.00 2.50 1.32 IOC 132.00 136.90 131.65 136.35 4.40 ADANITRANS 216.00 6.10 2.91 DCBBANK 157.55 4.50 2.94 GUJGAS 632.00 1.60 0.25 KOTAKBANK 1236.40 17.90 1.47 ONGC 139.50 142.50 138.85 142.50 4.40 ADVENZYMES 175.90 2.85 1.65 DCMSHRIRAM 368.75 12.55 3.52 GULFOILLUB 814.60 23.10 2.92 KPIT 214.60 2.55 1.20 BAJAJFINSV 5851.00 6023.60 5851.00 6001.00 173.85 AEGISLOG 206.00 1.85 0.91 DEEPAKFERT 146.55 4.55 3.20 HAL 773.35 17.15 2.27 KPRMILL 574.70 9.00 1.59 AXISBANK 604.75 622.00 603.00 622.00 17.75 AIAENG 1678.00 52.90 3.26 DEEPAKNI 236.80 7.05 3.07 HATSUN 619.10 -1.55 -0.25 KRBL 290.50 -2.00 -0.68 VEDL 194.55 200.75 193.55 199.20 5.65 AJANTPHARM 1095.60 21.20 1.97 DELTACORP 241.75 7.55 3.22 HAVELLS 704.90 14.30 2.07 KSCL 554.60 19.50 3.64 LT 1368.60 1407.65 1365.50 1399.00 37.60 AKZOINDIA 1546.25 17.80 1.16 DENABANK 16.85 0.70 4.33 HCC 10.91 0.13 1.21 KTKBANK 107.00 3.85 3.73 CIPLA 522.90 534.30 521.10 532.05 13.35 HINDALCO 218.00 222.90 217.00 221.55 5.30 ALBK 46.25 1.95 4.40 DHANUKA 440.00 11.95 2.79 HCLTECH 969.15 12.15 1.27 KWALITY 9.20 0.43 4.90 BAJFINANCE 2445.00 2514.90 2434.35 2485.40 58.65 ALKEM 1896.05 -30.60 -1.59 DHFL 214.20 6.90 3.33 HDFC 1939.20 33.75 1.77 L&TFH 144.15 6.45 4.68 HINDUNILVR 1796.00 1845.05 1795.95 1838.15 43.25 ALLCARGO 106.00 1.55 1.48 DISHTV 36.95 1.85 5.27 HDFCBANK 2085.35 24.55 1.19 LAKSHVILAS 87.90 1.10 1.27 NTPC 137.95 141.60 136.90 140.45 3.10 AMARAJABAT 731.95 16.05 2.24 DIVISLAB 1529.20 51.55 3.49 HDFCLIFE 392.75 8.70 2.27 LALPATHLAB 962.65 11.80 1.24 MARUTI 7340.00 7507.30 7295.00 7464.50 159.15 AMBUJACEM 216.30 3.90 1.84 DLF 179.30 7.50 4.37 HDIL 23.70 2.85 13.67 LAOPALA 223.50 0.95 0.43 COALINDIA 241.50 247.75 239.80 247.05 4.95 ANDHRABANK 28.15 1.35 5.04 DMART 1554.75 12.95 0.84 HEG 3966.20 64.15 1.64 LAURUSLABS 388.50 1.20 0.31 PFS 16.20 0.30 1.89 SUPPETRO 207.45 0.95 0.46 SUNPHARMA 426.70 433.70 423.10 430.80 8.50 APARINDS 616.35 -3.15 -0.51 DRREDDY 2582.10 -127.10 -4.69 HEIDELBERG 151.60 1.15 0.76 LAXMIMACH* 5795.00 173.40 3.08 PGHH 9700.00 136.30 1.43 SUPRAJIT 220.00 17.25 8.51 ICICIBANK 342.80 351.70 339.40 349.15 6.35 APLAPOLLO 1320.00 36.70 2.86 ECLERX 1070.00 -7.15 -0.66 HERITGFOOD 510.10 11.45 2.30 LICHSGFIN 448.30 12.10 2.77 PHILIPCARB 209.35 10.45 5.25 SUPREMEIND 999.40 26.25 2.70 ULTRACEMCO 3886.90 3950.00 3873.85 3940.30 66.20 APLLTD 616.00 -2.15 -0.35 EDELWEISS 177.35 5.20 3.02 HEROMOTOCO3248.30 212.85 7.01 LINDEINDIA 683.95 -2.20 -0.32 PHOENIXLTD 623.50 21.30 3.54 SUVEN 237.25 6.25 2.71 INDUSINDBK 1565.00 1589.70 1555.00 1578.90 26.10 APOLLOHOSP 1216.00 35.65 3.02 HEXAWARE 330.00 -1.15 -0.35 LT 1400.35 35.65 2.61 PIDILITIND 1149.90 28.95 2.58 SUZLON 5.28 0.00 0.00 TECHM 700.00 711.20 690.55 706.95 11.65 APOLLOTYRE 237.45 3.55 1.52 HFCL 19.15 0.45 2.41 LTI 1620.00 96.25 6.32 PIIND 851.00 29.10 3.54 SWANENERGY 106.75 2.35 2.25 HDFC 1912.00 1946.80 1904.25 1937.00 31.75 ASAHIINDIA 261.75 6.60 2.59 HIMATSEIDE 207.55 0.55 0.27 LTTS 1570.00 15.95 1.03 PNB 70.80 2.20 3.21 SYMPHONY 1078.05 37.60 3.61 SBIN 283.75 285.85 282.20 285.30 4.05 PNBHOUSING 960.40 60.90 6.77 SYNDIBANK 33.75 2.40 7.66 HCLTECH 965.00 974.00 943.30 970.35 13.50 ASHOKA 130.00 3.15 2.48 HINDALCO 221.35 5.10 2.36 LUPIN 821.85 -13.50 -1.62 PNCINFRA 130.65 2.45 1.91 SYNGENE 534.00 1.95 0.37 KOTAKBANK 1229.40 1261.00 1224.20 1234.00 15.30 ASHOKLEY 105.40 2.50 2.43 HINDCOPPER 47.60 1.40 3.03 LUXIND 1513.00 30.10 2.03 HDFCBANK 2066.95 2089.80 2060.10 2084.60 25.05 ASIANPAINT 1328.70 4.75 0.36 HINDPETRO 219.90 -0.45 -0.20 M&M 749.35 25.95 3.59 POWERGRID 182.30 2.15 1.19 TAKE 135.75 2.75 2.07 RELIANCE 1099.00 1113.50 1087.75 1110.90 13.35 ASTERDM 152.00 1.75 1.16 HINDUNILVR 1842.00 46.80 2.61 M&MFIN 438.20 23.15 5.58 PRESTIGE 200.00 4.75 2.43 TATACHEM 685.15 13.75 2.05 POWERGRID 180.90 183.80 180.70 182.35 2.05 ASTRAL 1065.90 35.20 3.42 HINDZINC 274.70 1.10 0.40 MAGMA 110.00 7.45 7.26 PRSMJOHNSN 85.80 6.75 8.54 TATACOFFEE 92.45 1.30 1.43 GRASIM 805.00 816.00 797.30 809.65 9.15 ATUL 3270.40 -3.95 -0.12 HONAUT 22604.00 -147.25 -0.65 MAHABANK 13.65 1.01 7.99 PTC 85.40 2.55 3.08 TATACOMM 529.60 10.95 2.11 ITC 275.70 277.70 272.60 277.25 2.55 AUBANK 614.65 20.70 3.49 HSCL 132.10 -0.40 -0.30 MAHINDCIE 251.90 -1.35 -0.53 PVR 1542.80 43.10 2.87 TATAELXSI 1028.45 25.10 2.50 TCS 2001.10 2022.00 1984.95 2016.50 16.50 AUROPHARMA 740.10 3.75 0.51 HSIL 198.70 5.35 2.77 MAHLIFE 386.55 5.05 1.32 QUESS 680.00 3.15 0.47 TATAGLOBAL 212.20 9.55 4.71 WIPRO 329.80 332.00 327.95 330.45 2.45 AVANTI 348.55 5.10 1.48 HUDCO 42.50 1.40 3.41 MANAPPURAM 89.15 4.15 4.88 RADICO 407.00 26.25 6.89 TATAINVEST 860.20 10.10 1.19 JSWSTEEL 303.40 307.50 299.45 302.60 1.65 AXISBANK 619.35 15.10 2.50 IBREALEST 78.70 7.15 9.99 MANPASAND 94.05 12.35 15.12 RAIN 134.60 6.40 4.99 TATAMETALI 644.00 12.10 1.91 ZEEL 480.05 483.95 476.25 481.55 2.65 BAJAJ-AUTO 2847.30 101.50 3.70 IBULHSGFIN 733.70 39.10 5.63 MARICO 372.10 13.85 3.87 RAJESHEXPO 567.50 -3.25 -0.57 TATAMOTORS 163.90 5.70 3.60 INFY 677.10 680.65 670.60 678.10 3.60 BAJAJCORP 350.10 7.25 2.11 IBVENTURES 395.75 57.05 16.84 MARUTI 7487.05 177.20 2.42 RALLIS 167.30 -4.80 -2.79 TATAMTRDVR 89.60 3.50 4.07 BPCL 326.70 330.25 324.40 328.40 1.65 RAMCOCEM 614.25 15.60 2.61 TATAPOWER 79.00 0.00 0.00 ASIANPAINT 1323.00 1337.20 1311.85 1330.00 6.40 BAJAJELEC 475.00 3.95 0.84 ICICIBANK 350.40 7.65 2.23 MAXINDIA 62.50 0.50 0.81 RATNAMANI 904.00 30.00 3.43 TATASTEEL 520.40 18.80 3.75 TITAN 937.50 938.10 921.00 929.50 -3.65 BAJAJFINSV 5985.35 144.95 2.48 ICICIGI 910.80 18.25 2.04 MCX 725.05 29.10 4.18 HINDPETRO 221.00 221.30 216.60 218.90 -1.20 BAJAJHLDNG 2966.20 28.45 0.97 ICICIPRULI 313.55 6.85 2.23 MEGH 56.90 0.85 1.52 RAYMOND 812.70 23.75 3.01 TCS 2018.70 20.35 1.02 INFRATEL 253.90 256.30 250.00 251.20 -1.95 BAJFINANCE 2483.55 52.20 2.15 ICIL 56.70 0.15 0.27 MFSL 430.00 -5.55 -1.27 RBLBANK 573.60 15.20 2.72 TEAMLEASE 2844.40 -9.10 -0.32 DRREDDY 2670.00 2711.55 2534.10 2597.05 -119.10 BALKRISIND 933.00 40.00 4.48 IDBI 61.15 0.25 0.41 MGL 870.10 24.40 2.89 RCF 61.75 2.80 4.75 TECHM 704.60 9.10 1.31 BALMLAWRIE 181.30 0.25 0.14 IDEA 34.60 0.35 1.02 MHRIL 198.00 0.65 0.33 RCOM 15.63 0.27 1.76 TEJASNET 200.00 -0.35 -0.17 NIFTY NEXT 50 BALRAMCHIN 105.85 5.90 5.90 IDFC 38.75 1.55 4.17 MINDACORP 140.70 3.25 2.36 RECLTD 102.05 -0.60 -0.58 TEXRAIL 57.45 3.05 5.61 BANDHANBNK 473.35 4.45 0.95 IDFCBANK 37.70 1.35 3.71 MINDAIND 331.05 11.85 3.71 REDINGTON 86.15 -1.20 -1.37 THERMAX 1118.00 3.05 0.27 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE BANKBARODA 113.10 4.35 4.00 EICHERMOT 23745.55 996.15 4.38 IEX 156.20 1.00 0.64 MINDTREE 875.00 13.50 1.57 RELAXO 743.00 9.40 1.28 THOMASCOOK 232.55 9.25 4.14 NIFTY NEXT 50 26967.10 27471.65 26950.45 27440.85 598.20 BANKINDIA 85.70 5.95 7.46 EIDPARRY 204.45 6.90 3.49 IFBIND 837.20 23.20 2.85 MMTC 27.90 1.25 4.69 RELCAPITAL 213.25 8.00 3.90 THYROCARE 549.20 10.20 1.89 MCDOWELL-N 615.00 643.00 610.70 642.50 31.80 BASF 1585.80 35.25 2.27 EIHOTEL 201.70 8.90 4.62 IFCI 13.54 0.87 6.87 MOIL 174.00 2.00 1.16 RELIANCE 1110.50 14.30 1.30 TIFHL 518.00 7.85 1.54 L&TFH 138.00 144.40 138.00 143.80 6.30 RELINFRA 296.60 4.55 1.56 TIMETECHNO 101.00 2.25 2.28 GODREJCP 750.05 779.35 744.00 775.35 31.30 BATAINDIA 1085.00 15.85 1.48 ELGIEQUIP 240.60 8.60 3.71 IGL 250.80 2.30 0.93 MONSANTO 2666.55 36.60 1.39 DABUR 414.15 432.95 413.70 429.15 16.70 BAYERCROP 4271.00 -36.55 -0.85 EMAMILTD 432.65 18.95 4.58 IL&FSTRANS 11.65 0.55 4.95 MOTHERSUMI 156.70 6.90 4.61 REPCOHOME 330.40 3.30 1.01 TIMKEN 541.80 21.05 4.04 SHREECEM 16080.00 16719.25 16050.00 16622.00 628.10 BBTC 1311.00 72.95 5.89 ENDURANCE 1156.10 10.90 0.95 INDHOTEL 150.95 6.45 4.46 MOTILALOFS 618.10 23.65 3.98 RNAM 170.95 0.00 0.00 TITAN 929.80 -3.75 -0.40 MOTHERSUMI 152.50 159.35 151.05 155.25 5.80 BEL 80.30 1.25 1.58 ENGINERSIN 113.15 0.65 0.58 INDIACEM 92.45 4.55 5.18 MPHASIS 965.95 -0.10 -0.01 RNAVAL 13.59 0.81 6.34 TNPL 257.00 6.25 2.49 DLF 172.80 181.30 171.10 178.00 6.55 BEML 744.70 17.15 2.36 ENIL 601.00 3.30 0.55 INDIANB 227.70 6.30 2.85 MRF 67906.25 1964.20 2.98 RPOWER 27.65 0.65 2.41 TORNTPHARM 1762.20 73.85 4.37 MARICO 359.00 374.60 356.30 371.80 13.15 BERGEPAINT 317.65 5.75 1.84 EQUITAS 116.00 5.60 5.07 INDIGO 1022.20 -1.50 -0.15 MRPL 73.60 1.75 2.44 SADBHAV 198.50 1.50 0.76 TORNTPOWER 259.80 13.05 5.29 BANKBARODA 110.00 114.65 109.40 112.90 3.85 BHARATFIN 989.25 4.15 0.42 ERIS 625.25 -7.15 -1.13 INDUSINDBK 1579.00 26.40 1.70 MUTHOOTFIN 477.65 9.40 2.01 SAIL 52.40 1.80 3.56 TRENT 340.00 6.20 1.86 OFSS 3518.60 3660.00 3518.60 3635.00 116.40 BHARATFORG 512.25 13.95 2.80 ESCORTS 657.60 32.50 5.20 INFIBEAM 46.65 5.10 12.27 NATCOPHARM* 714.30 14.80 2.12 SANOFI 6327.55 240.00 3.94 TRIDENT 66.05 2.25 3.53 ACC 1441.25 1489.95 1430.20 1480.00 47.15 SBILIFE 570.50 6.55 1.16 TRITURBINE 117.00 0.90 0.78 SAIL 51.00 52.90 50.90 52.35 1.65 BHARTIARTL 309.50 19.40 6.69 ESSELPRO 105.20 5.80 5.84 INFRATEL 252.00 -0.35 -0.14 NATIONALUM 64.40 2.30 3.70 MRF 66272.00 68490.00 66222.00 68300.00 2128.30 BHEL 66.35 1.70 2.63 EVEREADY 188.05 -1.85 -0.97 INFY 678.70 4.45 0.66 NAUKRI 1576.70 30.80 1.99 SBIN 285.25 4.05 1.44 TTKPRESTIG 7670.20 241.90 3.26 LICHSGFIN 437.20 451.70 437.20 448.80 12.70 BIOCON 637.00 7.60 1.21 EXIDEIND 261.25 11.35 4.54 INOXLEISUR 222.05 0.55 0.25 NAVINFLUOR 701.40 2.10 0.30 SCHAEFFLER 5479.00 67.75 1.25 TV18BRDCST 35.85 1.65 4.82 NMDC 91.55 94.20 91.30 93.85 2.50 BIRLACORPN 585.00 -0.35 -0.06 FCONSUMER 46.35 2.75 6.31 INOXWIND 74.10 1.80 2.49 NAVKARCORP 46.90 2.35 5.27 SCHNEIDER 103.40 1.10 1.08 TVSMOTOR 570.50 18.90 3.43 PIDILITIND 1134.90 1156.20 1112.90 1151.75 30.50 BLISSGVS 142.70 -1.15 -0.80 FDC 179.55 0.20 0.11 INTELLECT 232.75 7.05 3.12 NAVNETEDUL 105.10 1.40 1.35 SCI 43.25 0.20 0.46 TVSSRICHAK 2451.65 65.85 2.76 BHEL 65.00 66.95 64.60 66.35 1.75 BLUEDART 3100.00 42.00 1.37 FEDERALBNK 87.85 4.25 5.08 IOB 14.79 0.67 4.75 NBCC 52.25 2.10 4.19 SFL 1470.00 -19.15 -1.29 TVTODAY 375.90 6.85 1.86 PETRONET 208.45 212.90 207.60 212.55 5.60 BLUESTARCO 649.70 11.30 1.77 FINCABLES 450.00 0.00 0.00 IOC 136.45 4.15 3.14 NBVENTURES 118.60 2.25 1.93 SHANKARA 520.25 24.75 4.99 UBL 1238.95 1.00 0.08 ICICIPRULI 307.40 315.35 307.40 314.85 8.25 SHARDACROP 270.50 5.35 2.02 UCOBANK 19.30 0.60 3.21 COLPAL 1246.00 1279.50 1237.00 1277.10 33.20 BOMDYEING 94.90 4.50 4.98 FINOLEXIND 518.00 1.25 0.24 IPCALAB 793.00 13.75 1.76 NCC 84.15 3.55 4.40 PEL 2128.00 2156.65 2092.00 2142.00 54.40 BOSCHLTD 19197.95 99.45 0.52 FLFL 413.95 14.10 3.53 IRB 153.45 9.05 6.27 NESTLEIND 10842.00 208.70 1.96 SHILPAMED 382.50 5.40 1.43 UFLEX 279.25 11.45 4.28 SIEMENS 939.40 972.70 939.25 961.90 24.30 BPCL 329.45 3.45 1.06 FORBESCO 2470.00 -27.60 -1.11 ISEC 267.10 2.10 0.79 NETWORK18 39.00 1.90 5.12 SHK 182.10 8.40 4.84 UJJIVAN 227.40 9.60 4.41 ICICIGI 890.00 927.00 888.20 918.00 22.60 BRITANNIA 3058.70 58.10 1.94 FORCEMOT 1650.50 47.90 2.99 ISGEC 5239.90 28.75 0.55 NH 208.00 -1.45 -0.69 SHOPERSTOP 503.10 5.40 1.08 ULTRACEMCO 3942.00 58.45 1.51 CADILAHC 348.00 354.90 348.00 353.10 7.45 CADILAHC 352.70 6.65 1.92 FORTIS 152.75 2.25 1.50 ITC 277.00 2.35 0.86 NHPC 26.10 0.05 0.19 SHREECEM 16750.00 763.35 4.77 UNICHEMLAB 192.65 1.40 0.73 ABB 1422.00 1449.00 1397.30 1430.00 30.05 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and wounded a dozen others at Wednesday triggered by her perately trying to rescue her the famed Christmas market in own party lawmakers over her Brexit deal and making efforts Strasbourg, with the French handling of the controversial to convince European Union government raising the security Brexit deal, as she vowed to (EU) leaders to offer some alert level and reinforcing bor- fight the latest challenge to her concessions to convince der controls. Some 350 people, leadership with “everything I Britain’s MPs to vote for it on including police, troops and have got”. May is set to face a Tuesday, a day after she post- helicopters were on the heels of vote of no-confidence in her poned a crucial parliamentary the attacker who had “sowed leadership after the required 48 vote scheduled for this week terror” in the city, Interior MPs from her Conservative over the Withdrawal Minister Christophe Castaner Party filed letters with the Agreement struck with the EU. said. influential 1922 Committee, She was due to travel to The killer opened fire at which represents rank-and- Dublin on Wednesday but will around 8pm (1900 GMT) on French soldier of France's anti-terror 'Vigipirate' plan, dubbed 'Operation Sentinelle' patrols next to Notre-Dame cathedral of file Conservative MPs in the now remain in London to con- one of the city’s busiest streets, Strasbourg, seen in background, following a shooting in the city of Strasbourg, eastern France on Wednesday. AP House of Commons. test the no-confidence vote. In sending crowds of evening “I will contest that vote A sculpture depicting Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May stands opposite her defiant statement, May shoppers fleeing for safety. forces, already on high alert asking not to be named. “One Strasbourg gunman cried with everything I have got,” Parliament as the protest against Brexit continuous in London on Wednesday. AP said changing the Conservative Castaner said the gunman had after a series of terror attacks of them fell down, I don’t ‘Allahu Akbar’: Prosecutor: May said in a statement at Party leader would “put our killed three people and wound- since 2015, are particularly know whether it was because The gunman who carried out Downing Street, warning that her leadership cannot be chal- across the pro and anti Brexit country’s future at risk and cre- ed 12. Soldiers patrolling the stretched at the moment due to she was tripped up or if she was a mass shooting in Strasbourg the leadership challenge will lenged for at least a year under wings within the Tory party. If ate uncertainty when we can area as part of regular anti-ter- anti-government protests that hit,” the witness said. cried “Allahu Akbar” (“God is delay or even cancel Brexit. “I Tory party rules. According to there are multiple candidates, least afford it”. She said: “A lead- ror operations exchanged fire have swept the country. President Emmanuel Greatest”) as he opened fire, stand ready to finish the job,” some reports, so far at least 147 Conservative MPs hold a series ership election would not with the suspect and wounded “I heard shooting Macron expressed on Twitter France’s anti-terror prosecutor the 62-year-old prime minister Tory MPs have publicly said of votes to choose two to go change the fundamentals of the him, but could not stop him and then there was pandemo- the solidarity of the whole Remy Heitz said Wednesday, said. they will vote for her, with forward to a vote of all party negotiation or the escaping, police sources said. A nium,” one witness, who gave nation after holding a crisis adding the attack was being May, who has been prime many of her Cabinet ministers members. As leader of the Parliamentary arithmetic. soldier was slightly injured by his name as Fatih, told AFP. meeting with cabinet officials investigated as a terrorist inci- minister since shortly after the coming out in her support. largest party in the House of “Weeks spent tearing our- a ricohet from a shot by the “People were running every- in Paris. Two separate securi- dent. UK voted to leave the 28- However, if she loses, the Commons, the new selves apart will only create gunman. where.” He said he had seen ty sources told AFP on condi- The gunman was still on member European Union in party will have to elect a new Conservative leader would more division just as we should Castaner also said France three people injured on the tion of anonymity that the the run, but four people con- June, 2016, has faced criticism leader who will then go on to then be expected to be asked to be standing together to serve had raised its security alert level ground only a few metres (feet) shooter was believed to be a 29- nected to him were detained in her party for the Brexit plan become the next British Prime form a government and our country. None of that to “emergency attack” with from the giant Christmas tree year-old from the city, whose overnight in the eastern French she has negotiated. The vote, Minister. Some possible fron- become Prime Minister, with- would be in the national inter- “the implementation of rein- in the centre of the city. name was given as Cherif, and city, Heitz told a news confer- triggered amid ongoing divi- trunners being named in the out the need for a general est.” She said she was making forced border controls and Shortly after the who was set to be arrested on ence. The shooting is being sions over her Brexit deal, will UK media include former for- election. progress in her talks with EU tightened controls on all shooting, lines of police vehi- Tuesday morning. He was investigated by the anti-terror- take place in the form of a eign secretary Boris Johnson, The challenge to May’s leaders and vowed to “deliver Christmas markets in France to cles and ambulances streamed being investigated over an ist section of the Paris prose- secret ballot on Wednesday current foreign secretary leadership has been brought by on the referendum vote and avoid the risk of a copycat” into the market area, under fes- attempted murder, one of the cutor’s office because of “the evening. Jeremy Hunt, home secretary Conservative MPs who think seize the opportunities that lie attack. The gunman has been tive lights declaring the city the sources said. Several areas place targeted, the way the May will need to convince Sajid Javid and work and pen- May has watered down the ahead”. The Conservatives had identified and was on a watch- “capital of Christmas.” “We neighbouring the Christmas attack was carried out, the a majority of MPs (158 out of sions secretary Amber Rudd. Brexit voters were promised in to build a “country that works list of suspected extremists, a heard several shots, three per- market were sealed off on gunman’s profile” and reports 315 Conservative MPs) to be But there does not seem to be the landmark referendum held for everyone” and deliver “the statement from local security haps, and we saw people run- Tuesday night and residents of his shouting Allahu Akhbar, able to win the vote and then a candidate with consensus in 2016. May had seen off an Brexit people voted for”. services said. France’s security ning,” one witness told AFP, were being told to stay indoors. the prosecutor added. Oil producers India’s negative attitude unhelpful Blow to Sirisena as Lankan Parl adopts to review cuts in improving ties: Pak FS Janjua confidence motion on ousted PM PTI n impact in April, COLOMBO later adjourned the Parliament PTI n ISLAMABAD policy on India, Janjua spoke of resulting in civilian casualties. ri Lanka’s ousted prime min- session until December 18. says UAE Prime Minister Imran Khan’s The foreign secretary also crit- Sister Ranil Wickremesinghe Meanwhile, UPFA MP ccusing India of perpetu- first address to the nation after icised India for “spending mas- emphatically proved his major- Keheliya Rambukwella said that AFP n DUBAI Aating “dynamic rivalry”, the July elections in which he sively on force modernisation” ity in Parliament on Wednesday, they do not accept the motion of il producers who agreed Pakistan Foreign Secretary had offered to take two steps and questioned the support weeks after being sacked by confidence presented and passed Olast week to trim produc- Tehmina Janjua has said New for every single step that India being extended to it by the President Maithripala Sirisena in in support of Wickremesinghe in tion to boost prices will meet Delhi’s negative attitude was would take for normalisation of world powers in its acquisition a controversial move that Parliament, Daily Mirror report- in April to review the impact not only unhelpful for improv- ties with Pakistan. of weapons. plunged the island nation into a ed. and sign a long-term pact, the ing bilateral ties, but was also She said Khan in his letter “Recently held India-US political turmoil. Legislators supporting UAE minister said Wednesday. stopping South Asia from mak- to his Indian counterpart 2+2 dialogue provides India As many as 117 out of 225 Sirsena and Rajapaksa have been OPEC and some non-OPEC ing progress and attaining Narendra Modi expressed will- access to advanced and sensi- lawmakers in Parliament voted boycotting Parliament since producers decided to cut out- peace. Speaking at a confer- ingness to discuss all issues that tive US military hardware, to pass a confidence motion in November 17 when there were put by 1.2 million barrels per ence on ‘Conflict and were part of the ‘Composite technology and weaponry,” she his leadership. The motion’s violent scenes of fighting, break- day for six months from Cooperation in South Asia: Dialogue’. “Unfortunately we said. She also took a jab at approval could be seen as a blow If the Janatha Vimukthi ing up of furniture and throwing January after world prices shed Role of Major Powers’ hosted ing progress and attaining haven’t seen the kind of recip- Russia for signing a deal with to President Sirisena who has Peramuna (JVP)’s six lawmakers chilli powder. a quarter of their value in just by the Islamabad Policy peace”. India, which blames rocation that was required,” she India for providing it advanced steadfastly refused to reappoint had voted in his favour, Two key court orders on the a few weeks. Research Institute (IPRI), Pakistan for several terror said. S-400 air defence systems. 69-year-old Wickremesinghe Wickremesinghe would have legality of Sirisena’s action await Prices currently hover Janjua said that India, by refus- attacks in the country, has The ties between India and “This would undermine due to his personal dislike of the commanded an unassailable delivery. The one on Parliament’s around $60 a barrel, down ing to attend the South Asian firmly told Islamabad that ter- Pakistan nose-dived in recent the delicate strategic balance in ousted prime minister. Sri Lanka majority in the House despite the sacking is expected this from more than $85 a barrel in Association for Regional ror and talks cannot go togeth- years with no bilateral talks tak- the region and beyond,” she is going through a major politi- president’s refusal to reinstate week.Sirisena, after sacking early October in the face of Cooperation (SAARC) summit er. She regretted that India ing place. The ties strained after said. Reiterating Pakistan’s posi- cal crisis since October 26 when him. Wickremesinghe on October fears of weaker demand and an in Islamabad, was holding the tried to drown in controversy the terror attacks by Pakistan- tion on the Indian arms build- President Maithripala Sirisena, in Sirisena’s United People’s 26, dissolved Parliament and increase in supplies. “In April, regional body’s summit process Pakistan’s gesture of agreeing to based groups in 2016 and up, she said: “Pakistan is con- a controversial move, removed Freedom Alliance (UPFA) con- called for a snap election on we will have a meeting to hostage. the Kartarpur Corridor, for India’s surgical strikes inside cerned that such an arms race Wickremesinghe and installed tinued its boycott of Parliament January 5. However, the Supreme review the decision,” United Referring to India’s facilitating Sikh pilgrimage to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. will be detrimental to peace ex-strongman Mahinda when Sajith Premadasa, Court overturned his decision. Arab Emirates Energy Minister approach on ties with Pakistan, one of their holiest sites, due to The sentencing of alleged and stability of the region. Rajapaksa in his place. Wickremesinghe’s deputy, Sirisena said that he has always Suhail al-Mazrouei told Janjua said India was “spinning its domestic politics, but Indian national Kulbhushan Pakistan doesn’t subscribe to Rajapaksa has so far failed to moved the motion in the morn- taken decisions in the best inter- reporters on the sidelines of a hatred” and perpetuating Islamabad ignored the Indian Jadhav to death by a military any nuclear or conventional prove his majority in Parliament. ing. Premadasa urged Sirisena to est of the country and the peo- conference in Dubai. Mazrouei “dynamic rivalry”, according to negativity and decided to “stay court in April over espionage arms race in the region.” Janjua The main Tamil minority party end the October 26 unconstitu- ple. United National Party said that national oil company Dawn newspaper. This, she the course”. “We are con- charges last year further dete- said Pakistan would continue TNA voted in favour of the con- tional action and reinstate (UNP) leader Wickremesinghe ADNOC has already informed maintained, “was not only vinced that we will continue to riorated bilateral ties. to pursue its policy of “credible fidence motion. However, the Wickremesinghe to take the last week urged the President not clients that it will cut produc- unhelpful for improving try for peace and stability in the The two sides often accuse minimum deterrence” to main- Marxist JVP, which has protest- country back to the pre-October to “be like Hitler and some of the tion by 2.5 percent from Pakistan-India ties, but was also region,” she said. About the each other of ceasefire viola- tain strategic stability and cater ed Sirisena’s extra constitution- 26 position. other dictators who used the ref- January. The UAE, OPEC’s stopping South Asia from mak- new Pakistan government’s tions along the Line of Control, for its interests. al action, abstained from voting. Speaker Karu Jayasuriya erendum”. fourth largest producer, has been pumping around 3.0 mil- lion bpd. He said that the producers GLOBE TROTTING decided to meet in April UK takes U-turn on suspension of ‘golden visa’ instead of June “to allow us to London (PTI): In a U-turn, the UK trol of the funds for at least two reversal, which it said is believed to vious recipients will be carried out,” take the required decision,” government on Wednesday put on years. However, the Home Office be the result of opposition from she said. Miranda Kerr wants to have more kids before the six months are up. hold plans to suspend “golden visa” said that the plans are on hold, with- other government departments. “It The group said that any new The minister said the cuts will category in reference to its use by out an explanation behind the deci- is vital that government has a joined investor visa system must be water- Los Angeles: The 35-year-old model - who has sons Flynn, help restore balance to the super-rich foreign nationals, includ- sion. “The Tier 1 (Investor) visa is up approach to fighting corruption tight, and subject to independent seven, with ex-husband Orlando Bloom, and Hart, six world market in 2019. “We ing Indians, to acquire fast-track set- not currently suspended, however with departments working togeth- checks to ensure it does not become months, with spouse Evan Spiegel - thinks being a par- expected there will be a slow- tlement rights in Britain. The Tier we remain committed to reform- er in unison. We are concerned to a “red carpet” for those who seek ent is very "rewarding" and can't wait to expand her brood down in demand for oil and 1 Investor Visa, used by many high ing the route. A further announce- hear conflicting messages on gov- to use the UK as a safe haven for even further. She said of the prospect of being pregnant accordingly decided to cut pro- net worth Indians over the years, ment will be made in due course,” ernment action on this important their “ill-gotten gains”. Under the again: "Not right this second, but yeah, definitely at some duction,” Mazrouei said. The was to be suspended from mid- a Home Office spokesperson said. issue over the past week,” said scheme under review, a 2 million point. I love being a mum. It's just the most rewarding producers will also sign a long- night last Friday over fears of its Transparency Rachel Davies Teka, Head of pound investment bought a visa thing." But if she does have another baby, Miranda will term agreement in April to for- misuse. International UK, a Advocacy at Transparency and indefinite leave to remain take care to ensure her sons don't feel left out as she admit- malise the cooperation between The UK Home Office had said non-profit International UK. “We call (ILR) after five years. ted Flynn confided in her that he felt "frustrated" not to OPEC and non-OPEC parties last week that the route would be anti-cor- on the government to An investment of 5 million get to spend as much time with her as he used to after to the cuts, the minister said.He suspended until new rules are put ruption urgently clarify its pol- pound cut down the eligibility peri- Hart was born. She recalled to Australia's Marie Claire said the alliance with Russia in place next year, under which body which icy towards the Tier 1 od for ILR to three years and 10 mil- magazine: "About a month after Hart was born, Flynn said and other non-cartel producers independent, regulated auditors will had welcomed Visa Scheme, as well as lion pound meant the investor to me, 'Mum, I'm a little frustrated.' He said, 'I know I was has made the Organisation of assess such high net worth appli- the crack- set a timetable for could be eligible for permanent set- the one who wanted a baby brother - like, I know it was Petroleum Exporting Countries cants’ financial and business inter- down, con- when and how the tlement within two years along with my idea...But I'm feeling a little frustrated that I don't get stronger and more effective. ests and check they have had con- demned the promised review of pre- his or her dependents. as much time with you as I used to.' "I was like, 'I know, but honey, you know it's not going to be like this forev- er.' " As a Victoria's Secret model, Miranda was known for her toned torso but the Kora Organics founder has embraced her "mum-bod" and doesn't mind that she might I was born in the same state as you: Jayapal tells Pichai never get her old body back. She said: "It's really impor- PTI n WASHINGTON tant as women that we're gentle with ourselves and don't Jayapal, 53, too was born in sibility to moderate hate speech. feel like we have to snap back into shape after a baby...it's or Congresswoman Pramila Chennai and came to the US as You know, we have defined hate OK, I've got a mum-bod and it's fine! I don't mind. It's FJayapal, it was an occasion to a student. Both passed through speech clearly as inciting vio- all part of it. "I took nine months - well, 10 months - to celebrate as Indian American a similar immigration pathway, lence or hatred towards groups grow a beautiful child and it might take 10 months to feel Sunder Pichai, the Google CEO, involving H-1B visa and Green of people,” Pichai said. good in a swimsuit again. Or longer. Or never!" appeared before a Congressional Card, before becoming US cit- “It is absolutely something committee for a grilling by law- izens. which I think we need to take a Jonah Hill supports Lady Gaga over makers on the search engine’s During the hearing, Jayapal very strict line on and we have data privacy. asked questions to Pichai on sex- stated our policies clearly and we The two, now holding rep- ual harassment and hate speech. are working hard to make our viral ‘100 people in a room’ quote utable positions in different “Do you agree with the UN high enforcement better and we have Los Angeles: Jonah Hill has defended actor-singer Lady Gaga, who was subjected to memes spheres of lives — one in poli- commissioner for human rights gotten a lot better. But it is not and jokes online for her repetitive answers during the festival season.Gaga, 32, was savagely roast- tics and the other in the corpo- of personal privilege to say that Mr Pichai,” she told the Google assessment that social media enough and so, we are commit- ed for using variations of the same phrase — “There could be 100 people in a room, and 99 rate world — were born in the I was born in the same state as CEO. played a role, for example, in ted to doing more here,” he don’t believe in you. But all it takes is one” — over and over again during the “A Star Is Born” same Indian state of Tamil you in India and I am excited to Pichai, 46, was born in perpetuating genocide against added. press tour. According to Vulture, 34-year-old Hill batted for Gaga and praised her ability to give Nadu. Jayapal, the first ever see you leading a company and Chennai. A graduate from the the Rohingya and what is In her remarks, Jayapal sincere answers during a GQ Live talk. “When it (memes and jokes) was going around, I think Indian American continuing to show that immi- IIT Kharagpur, he joined Google Google’s response ability to expressed her deep concerns about it was from a place of mean intent,” the actor said. “But I thought to myself, damn, she really Congresswoman made this grants to this country contribute in 2004 and in 2015, was moderate hate speech on your employers mandating forced arbi- is an incredible actor. She’s delivering those same talking points every night and making them point during the Congressional great value, in spite of some of appointed the Chief Executive platforms?,” she asked. “We feel tration rather than allowing for peo- sound new. That’s acting,” he added. hearing. “Let me just take a point the rhetoric we hear. Thank you Officer (CEO) of the company. a tremendous sense of respon- ple to pursue justice. 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Pak rejects US blacklisting over China, US begin talks to sort out trade dispute PTI n WASHINGTON Treasury Secretary Steve op officials from the US Mnuchin and Commerce Tand China have begun talks Secretary Wilbur Ross to religious freedom violations to sort out their trade differ- explain how a Chinese state- PTI n ISLAMABAD ences, in particular to identify owned firm was able to use off- steps that address the con- shore companies to potential- akistan on Wednesday cerns of US President Donald ly acquire restricted American Prejected as “unilateral and Trump on intellectual proper- technology. politically motivated” the US’ ty and reduce the balance of According to a December decision to place it on its annu- trade, a media report said. 4 article in the Wall Street al list of nations that infringe on Treasury Secretary Steven Journal, the China Orient used religious freedom. Mnuchin and US Trade tariffs on Chinese products. reported. It was not clear when subsidiaries and offshore third The Trump administra- Representative Robert “Very productive conver- the change would take effect, parties to evade US export tion on Tuesday designated Lighthizer held a tele-confer- sations going on with China! but Washington was pushing control laws and acquire a Pakistan, China, Saudi Arabia ence with Chinese Vice Watch for some important Beijing to make the concessions majority stake in a US compa- and seven others as countries Premier Liu He Monday night, announcements!,” Trump said as soon as possible, it added. ny seeking to purchase a US- of particular concern for hav- The Wall Street Journal report- in a tweet the morning after the The Wall Street Journal made satellite. ing engaged in or tolerated ed. Tuesday morning, Trump, first of the talks between the said the US was preparing Menendez sent to the sec- “systematic, ongoing and egre- without referring to the tele- officials of the two countries. additional measures against retaries a list of 13 detailed gious violations of religious conference, reported that great According to The Wall Street China. Some of those being questions about the transaction freedom. “Pakistan rejects the progress was being made. Journal, sharp differences using export controls, indict- and urged them to provide US State Department’s unilat- About two weeks ago, remain between the two coun- ments and other tools to briefings on any review of the eral and politically motivated Trump and his Chinese coun- tries, but China has agreed to counter the theft of intellectu- deal. pronouncement released in the terpart Xi Jinping met in take a few measures like reduc- al property. Meanwhile, “Failure to review this and context of its annual religious impartiality of the self-pro- er, including around 4 per cent dinal principle of the Argentina on the sidelines of ing auto tariffs and buying Democratic Senator Bob other similarly-situated trans- freedom report,” the Foreign claimed jury involved in this of Christians, Hindus, Constitution of Pakistan, the the G-20 Summit. During their more American products. “On Menendez, senior member of actions, in which Chinese state- Office said in a statement. unwarranted exercise,” it said. Buddhists and Sikhs, it said. statement said. It also called for dinner meeting, the two lead- the auto front, Mr Liu said the Senate Committee on owned entities may gain “Besides the clear biases Pakistan is a multi-reli- Ensuring equal treatment an honest self-introspection to ers agreed to come out with a Beijing would reduce tariffs on Banking, Housing, and Urban footholds in sensitive tech- reflected from these designa- gious and pluralistic society of minorities and their enjoy- know the causes of exponential solution in the next 90 days. Till US autos to 15 per cent, down Affairs and Ranking Member nologies, poses a significant tions, there are serious ques- where people of diverse faiths ment of human rights without rise in Islamophobia and anti- then, Trump agreed to give a from 40 per cent, said people of the Senate Foreign Relations threat to the US national secu- tions on the credentials and and denominations live togeth- any discrimination is the car- Semitism in the US. pause to his additional import familiar with the call,” the daily Committee, Tuesday asked rity,” Menendez said. ‘India-Myanmar friendship driven by Huawei executive gets bail in case rattling China ties quest for mutual peace, progress’ AFP n VANCOUVER/ BEIJING case. “It is a kind of declaration to AFP n NAY PYI TAW Canadian court has grant- the Canadian government,” the Aed bail to a top Chinese tele- finance student told The he friendship between com company executive want- Associated Press. “This makes TIndia and Myanmar is not ed in the United States, as diplo- sense. China cannot sit and driven by short-term goals, matic tensions turned to the await its fate, and let them make but by a lasting quest for mutu- detention of a former Canadian ambiguous accusations against al peace and prosperity, diplomat in Beijing. Chinese citizens.” Meng was President Ram Nath Kovind Meng Wanzhou, the chief detained Dec 1 at the request of has said as he extended New financial officer of Huawei, was the US, which accuses Huawei Delhi’s support for preserving released on USD 7.5 million bail of using a Hong Kong shell com- the unity and territorial integri- on Tuesday in a case that has rat- pany to sell equipment to Iran ty of the neighbouring country. tled relations between China, the in violation of US sanctions. Speaking at the State United States and Canada. After three days of hearings, Banquet hosted by his Meng, who faces a US extradi- a British Columbia justice grant- Myanmarese counterpart U tion bid on charges related to ed bail Tuesday of 10 million Win Myint on Tuesday, Kovind alleged violations of Iran sanc- Canadian dollars (USD 7.5 mil- stressed that India’s partnership tions, was also ordered to sur- lion) to Meng, but required her with Myanmar is at the impor- render her passport and will be Supporters hold signs and Chinese flags outside British Columbia Supreme Court during the third day of a bail hearing for Meng to wear an ankle bracelet, sur- tant intersection between subjected to electronic moni- Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, in Vancouver, on Tuesday. AP render her passports, stay in friendship, neighbourhood and toring. Vancouver and its suburbs and shared core interests. He appre- President Ram Nath Kovind and his wife Savita being presented a memento during “The risk of (Meng’s) non- confine herself to one of her two ciated Win Myint, First Lady their visit to Rice Bio-Park in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar on Wednesday. AP attendance in court can be welcome them,” Chinese foreign During a pause in proceed- Minister Chrystia Freeland. Vancouver homes from 11 pm Daw Cho Cho and State reduced to an acceptable level by ministry spokesman Lu Kang ings, Martin said Meng looked China had warned Canada to 6 am. While declining to con- Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu “The government and peo- an organic link between the imposing the bail conditions said Wednesday at a regular forward to spending time with of “grave consequences” over firm Kovrig’s detention, Foreign Kyi for the generosity and hos- ple of India stand by you. We two countries, the president proposed by her counsel,” a briefing. family, reading novels and Meng’s arrest as it demanded her Ministry spokesman Lu Kang pitality accorded to him, the are in full support of your peace said. judge in Vancouver said, Huawei is a strategically maybe applying to a doctorate release, although Canada said no said the International Crisis Ministry of External Affairs process and in preserving the “Our anti-colonial strug- prompting the courtroom key company for China’s global program while the extradition link between the two cases had Group, where Kovrig is a Hong- said in a statement. unity and territorial integrity of gles and our shared aspirations packed with her supporters to high-tech ambitions but some of case plays out. been established. Kong-based analyst, was not reg- “Because our destinies are Myanmar, all of which are fun- bring us together as well. We erupt in cheers. its services have been blocked in Huawei said in a statement Chinese welcome Huawei istered in China and its activi- inter-twined and inter-linked, damentally in our own interests gave home to each other when Meng, who later left in a the United States, Australia, it was confident that the courts executive’s release in Canada ties in the country were illegal. our friendship is driven not by as well,” Kovind said, adding force and fate defeated us. black SUV, will be allowed to New Zealand and Britain over would “reach a just conclusion” China’s Foreign Ministry “I do not have information short-term goals, but by a larg- without that, India cannot suc- King Thibaw spent his days in stay at a luxury home owned by security concerns. in the case and stressed that the on Wednesday denied knowl- to provide you here,” he said. “If er and lasting quest for mutu- ceed in its effort to bring devel- Ratnagiri and Emperor her husband, Liu Xiaozong, in Meng, who is the daughter company complies with all laws edge of the detention of a former there is such a thing, please do al peace, progress and pros- opment, prosperity and con- Bahadur Shah Zafar in Yangon. Vancouver. of Huawei’s founder, is accused and sanctions. Canadian diplomat, as Chinese not worry, it is assured that perity,” Kovind, who became nectivity to its citizens in the We have, indeed, been friends Her December 1 arrest in of lying to bankers about the use While Meng secured her citizens rejoiced over a Canadian China’s relevant departments the first state guest after Win Northeast, which borders in prosperity and as much in Vancouver has shaken China’s of a covert subsidiary to sell to release, the International Crisis court’s decision to release a top will definitely handle it accord- Myint assumed office as the Myanmar. adversity,” Kovind said. relations with Canada and the Iran in breach of sanctions. If Group (ICG) think tank said its Huawei Technologies executive ing to law.” Because Kovrig’s President of Myanmar, said. He said that the two coun- The propagation of vipas- United States, and raised con- convicted, she faces more than North East Asia senior adviser, on bail. The release of Huawei organization is not registered as He said both the sides are tries are bound together by sana, a meditation technique cerns that it could derail a US- 30 years in prison. former Canadian diplomat Technologies’ chief financial a non-governmental organiza- working tirelessly to enhance shared waters, forests and hills, developed and practiced by China trade war truce. The extradition process, Michael Kovrig, was detained by officer, Meng Wanzhou, tion in China, “once its staff the intensity of the bilateral by culture, cuisine, language Lord Buddha, owes so much to US officials have said the scheduled to start on February Chinese state security in Beijing prompted an outpouring of sup- become engaged in activities in engagement through increased and history. “And more pro- the pioneering work of Satya arrest was unrelated to the trade 6, could take months, even on Monday and has had no port on social media for her and China, it has already violated the connectivity, capacity-build- foundly, by the blessings of Narayan Goenka, who received talks, but President Donald years, if appeals are made in the information about him since her company, which is based in law,” Lu said. He repeated China’s ing and growing commercial Lord Buddha. These are the his initial lessons from Sayagyi Trump told Reuters he “would case. then. the southern Chinese city of demand for the immediate and cultural exchanges. “We are bedrock of our relationship, U Ba Khin, he said. certainly intervene” in the case Her lawyer, David Martin, Canadian Prime Minister Shenzhen. release of Meng, whose father aware of the challenges which provide it strength and “We fondly remember Daw if it can help strike a deal with argued that she was not a flight Justin Trudeau voiced concern Zeng Yuan, a university stu- founded Huawei, a leading Myanmar faces in taking for- a unique emotional connect,” Tint Tint, or Usha Narayanan, China. “If US officials and the risk because it would otherwise over the detention. “This has our dent in Beijing, was among telecommunications equipment ward the peace process, nation- he said. The vibrant Indian-ori- the daughter of Myanmar, who US government want to make “embarrass China itself”. She had attention at the very highest level many who believe the detention maker that has strong connec- al reconciliation and econom- gin community, which has became the First Lady of India,” positive efforts towards the right also cited health reasons for of our government,” said of former diplomat Michael tions to the Chinese government ic recovery. made Myanmar their home, is Kovind said. direction about the issue, we requesting bail. Canadian Foreign Affairs Kovrig was related to Meng’s and military. Malaysian ex-PM Najib Palestinian child dies of wounds slapped with new charge after border clash: Gaza ministry over 1MDB scandal Gaza City (Palestinian He said Abu Abed was forefront of the violent riots, AP n KUALALUMPUR Territorie (AFP): A four- injured by shrapnel when his terrorist attacks and the terror year-old Palestinian boy has father was shot during regular of arson, demonstrating their ormer Malaysian Prime died after being injured during Friday protests along the bor- contempt for human life,” the FMinister Najib Razak was clashes between the Israeli der. It was not clear why the army said in a statement on charged Wednesday with army and protesters along the child had been taken to the Wednesday. tampering with the final audit Gaza border, the health min- border protests and there was “Facing this reality, the report on a defunct state istry in Gaza said. no independent confirmation IDF (army) does everything investment fund, adding to a “Ahmed Abu Abed, aged of the circumstances. possible to avoid harming chil- long list of corruption allega- four years and eight months, His funeral will take place dren.” Palestinians have been tions against him since his died as a result of the wounds on Wednesday. protesting along the Gaza bor- ouster in May elections. he received last Friday east of The Israeli army said it was der at least weekly since March Najib was charged along Khan Yunis,” health ministry reviewing the incident, while 30, triggering repeated clashes with Arul Kanda Kandasamy, spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra accusing Gaza’s Islamist rulers with the army. the former head of the 1MDB said in a statement late Tuesday. Hamas of using residents as At least 235 Palestinians fund, which is being investi- The statement did not pro- cover for attacks. have been killed by Israeli fire, gated in the US and other vide further details on how the “The Hamas terrorist the majority during clashes on In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, South Korean army Col. Yun Myung-shick, right, shakes hands with countries for alleged cross- child was injured. In the hos- organisation cynically uses the border but others in air North Korean army Lt. Col. Ri Jong Su before crossing the Military Demarcation Line inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to border embezzlement and opment, but the fund amassed pital where the boy died, 38 Gaza residents, especially strikes or by tank fire.Two inspect the dismantled North Korean guard post in the central section of the inter-Korean border in Cheorwon on Wednesday. money laundering. billions in debts. year-old Bassem told AFP he women and children, as human Israelis have been killed over Dozens of North and South Korean soldiers crossed over the world's most heavily armed border Wednesday as they inspected Najib pleaded not guilty US investigators say was the child’s uncle. shields and places them at the the same period. the sites of their rival's front-line guard posts to verify they'd been removed, part of inter-Korean engagement efforts that come to abusing his power in order- Najib’s associates stole and amid stalled U.S.-North Korea nuclear disarmament talks. AP ing the modification of the laundered USD 4.5 billion report in February 2016 from the fund, including before it was presented to the some money that landed in Lost stars and World Cup hot Female-led Hollywood films outperformed Public Accounts Committee, Najib’s bank account. Public in order to protect himself anger over the scandal led to from disciplinary and legal the defeat of Najib’s long- topics on Google in 2018 movies fronted by men, finds study action. ruling coalition in May 9 AFP n SAN FRANCISCO Kandasamy, who was elections and ushered in the actress Meghan Markle, who New York (PTI): Women stars agent who was part of the detained overnight by anti- first change of power since he World Cup topped a list married British Prince Harry, may still be fighting for pay-par- research team. graft officials, pleaded not Malaysia gained indepen- Tof this year’s hottest Google and a “Black Panther” film that ity and inclusivity in Hollywood The study by C.A.A is part guilty to abetting Najib. dence from Britain in 1957. search topics that turned quick- debuted this year. but a new study has revealed that of an effort to pressure The charges came after The new government ly to lost stars such as Avicii, The Royal Wedding was the films fronted by them are Hollywood into putting more the auditor-general revealed reopened the investigations Mac Miller and Stan Lee. An ranked the fourth hottest better earners at the box office women and people of colour last month that some details stifled under Najib’s rule. annual summary of “top trend- trending topic in news, after the than those led by men. onscreen and behind the scenes, had been removed from the Najib, his wife and several ing searches” released Tuesday World Cup, Hurricane The study, conducted by with proponents arguing that 1MDB report. Kandasamy top-ranking former govern- by the world’s most popular Florence, and the results of a talent agency Creative Artists have a conversation other than greater diversity improves the led 1MDB from 2015 until he ment officials have been online search engine was meant searches for the year globally Mega Millions lottery. Agency (C.A.A) and tech com- a man) were better at the box bottom line. was terminated in June. charged with multiple counts to reflect fresh subjects or centered on rising stars or Sizzling general search top- pany shift7, analysed a sample of office than those which failed the The recent success of diver- The two men were of corruption, criminal breach names in which interest rock- established icons who passed, ics in the United States to a 350 movies from 2014 to 2017, test, the New York Times report- sity projects such as “Wonder released on bail, and face up of trust and money launder- eted this year.The top term for among them Anthony large degree reflected global out of which 105 were led by ed quoting the study. “The per- Woman”, “Big Sick”, “Get Out”, to 20 years in prison if found ing. general search as well as in a Bourdain, Stephen Hawking trends at Google this year, but women while 245 featured male ception that it’s not good busi- “Black Panther” and “Crazy guilty. Najib set up 1MDB Najib, 65, has accused the news category was “World and Kate Spade. the Top 10 list here included stars. The films which passed the ness to have female leads is not Rich Asians” has made the stu- when he took power in 2009 new government of political Cup” football. But, seven of the The list of top trending “election results” from keenly Bechdel test ( which measures true. They’re a marketing asset,” dios sit up and take notice of the to promote economic devel- vengeance. 10 most keenly pursued new searches globally included US watched midterm elections. whether two female characters said Christy Haubegger, a C.A.A. saleability of such projects. usp 13 LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 13, 2018 HAIL AND ‘HEARTY’

The state-of-the-art condition, Dr Jothi, along with team of expert cardiologist, anaesthetist and inten- technology and expertise of sivists, decided to perform the five hour-long surgical procedure on the child the doctors at the “Considering the weight of the child being 2.2 kg, the surgery had a high risk. We had Indraprastha Apollo Hospital performed many such surgeries before, but this patient weighed the lowest and we gen- ensured that a 20-day old erally don’t perform a surgery on a patient baby boy underwent a with this low weight. I had quoted a risk of about 25-40 per cent, which is a huge risk, successful arterial switch but considering the child’s condition and only after the family’s consent, we performed Rooting out child surgery for the treatment of the surgery. In order to treat the disease we performed an Arterial Switch Operation, in ‘transposition of great which the aorta and the coronary arteries are disconnected from their place and are marriages in Bihar arteries' adjusted in the right place. Along with the arterial switch, the closure of VSD and ASD India continues to be home to the highest number of ust like any other parent, Meena and Vinod were done,” explained Dr Jothi. were delighted after the birth of their son, Post the surgery, the child recuperated under age brides globally and Kishori Clubs are trying Jbut their joy didn’t last for long. Soon after enough to be sent home after 10-12 days to address the issue in Bihar, says PRIYANKA SHAH the birth of their baby boy, they got to know which is not usually the case. The child is that their child is suffering from ‘transposi- now doing absolutely fine and is also gain- dolescent-led girls’ groups in tion of the great arteries’, which is a congen- ing weight gradually, informed the doctor. ABihar have shown leadership ital heart defect where the large blood vessels, Dr. Muthu Jothi The father of the baby boy, Vinod, com- to deal with an issue that affects that carry blood from the heart to the lungs mented, “We cannot thank Dr Jothi enough them directly—child marriage. and to the body, are connected exactly oppo- nected to the right ventricle, and the pul- for the miracle that he has done. He success- Over 3,000 girls are a part of the site as that of a normal heart’s structure. monary artery is connected to the left ven- fully performed the surgery even when our Kishori Clubs set up by the Adding to the criticality, the 20-day old child tricle, which is the exact opposite of a normal child was underweight and today, he is alive, Population Foundation of India, in also had two big holes in his heart (VSD and heart anatomy.” all because of him. Our child has got a new four blocks of the Nawada and ASD) along with the Patent Ductus Arteriosus At the time of admission at the life at the Apollo Hospitals.” Darbhanga districts in Bihar. The (PDA), causing breathlessness. However, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, the child was Identifying some of the causes to such groups have been galvanised as with the boon of technology and state-of-the- on ventilation and weighed only 2.2 kg. The a disease, Dr Jothi elaborated, “There is no part of a programme to improve art medical facilities, now available in the doctors had earlier decided to allow the child specific cause behind this disease. However, the health and rights of the ado- years. Mausam says that her life country, the child underwent a successful to grow a bit and weigh at least 2.8 to 3 kg factors such as, an elderly primi i.e. moth- lescents. changed after joining the Kishori surgery at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, before performing the major, open heart er is of an old age, consanguineous marriage The adolescent girls of the Kishori Club. “Earlier, we were not allowed which has been at the forefront of medical surgery. For the same, the baby was kept in i.e. marriage with a close cousin or within Clubs raise awareness in their to leave the house but now, we technology and expertise. critical care on ventilation for a week, but the family, poor nutrition during pregnan- communities and families, and travel more freely. We have had to The critical surgery was performed by the unfortunately his condition didn’t improve and cy, or if the mother catches an infection and take action to stop child marriages. be stubborn and fearless to deal Senior Consultant, Pediatric Cardiothoracic His body was turning blue so, the parents took he was not able to come off the ventilator. is on antibiotics in the initial three months They have successfully prevented with the people judging us, but we Surgeon, Dr Muthu Jothi, and his team. him to a local doctor in their area where his Every time the doctors tried to take him off during foetus development, or women who at least 92 child marriages in their have been able to convince others Explaining about the case, Dr Jothi said, echo was done. The reports revealed that he the ventilation or lower the ventilation, he smoke or drink excessively, have higher villages. to join the Club as well. The “Within a week after the child’s birth, the par- has transposition of great arteries. In trans- would experience breathlessness and turn chances of giving birth to babies with this Mausam Kumari, a Club allows us to talk ents witnessed discoloration in his skin tone. position of the great arteries, the aorta is con- blue. Considering the criticality of the baby’s condition.” Kishori Club member about issues we cannot from the Nawada dis- discuss at home. It has trict, recounts one given us confidence instance where they to be self-reliant,” adds NSIC EMPOWERS THE YOUTH WITH TECH intervened to stop a Mausam. child marriage. She Child marriage robs says, “One day, I one of their childhood, he Chairman cum received a call from my an education and the TManaging Director the mother while in college, ask- right to live a healthy and safe National Small Industries ing me to come home early. She life. Despite child marriage being Corporation (NSIC), Sudhir told me that a 16 year-old girl, in a criminal offence, India is home Garg, inaugurated the new the neighbouring area, was being to the highest number of child training programs for the ‘married off’ and that we should brides in the world. youth and budding entre- intervene to stop it. After reaching Approximately 20 per cent girls preneurs at the NTSC the venue, we found that all prepa- (15-19 years) in Bihar were mar- Advance Training Centre rations for the wedding, including ried off before the age of 18 (Okhla) titled— ‘Augmented the DJ, had already been set up. We years, according to the ‘India Reality (AR) Program’, tried to intervene by explaining to Child Marriage and Pregnancy which is based on technol- the family that child marriage is Report’ based on the National ogy enriching the real world illegal and that nobody will be Family Health Survey-IV (NFHS) with digital information and happy after the marriage. We said, data. Despite all odds, Mausam media such as 3D models don’t get your daughter married for and her friends continue to exem- and videos, overlaying in your selfish reasons. Giving birth plify valour in the face of deep- real-time, the camera view at a young age will put your seated prejudice and violence. of the smartphone, tablet, daughter’s life at risk.” Safe spaces, like the Kishori Clubs, PC or connected glasses. When the families refused to call play an important role in harness- The other programme, off the wedding, the girls involved ing youth leadership in hard-to- titled—‘Virtual Reality (VR) environment, that incorpo- to these, another certified was also inaugurated which the police. They then managed to reach communities and empow- Training Program’, is based rates mainly the auditory program, titled—‘Cisco would help the youth in vices for networks. This skills of the entrepreneurs prevent the marriage, along with er girls to have a voice of their on interactive, computer- and the visual, and also Certified Network installation, configuration NSIC-Technical Services and the youth working in a signed undertaking, stating that own. generated experience, taking other types of sensory feed- Associate/Professional and operation of LAN, Centre initiative aims to the various Information and the family will not get their daugh- —The author is programme officer, place within a simulated back like haptic. In addition (CCNA/CCNP) Certified’, WAN, and dial access ser- enhance the professional Technology sectors. ter married before she turns 18 Population Foundation of India CORPORATE BRIEFS

SCOPE ORGANISES WORKSHOP ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH EAST HIMALAYAN EXPO TO SCOPE organised a national workshop BOOST TRADE IN THE on occupational safety and health REGION titled—‘Strengthening Safer and The 10th edition of the East Himalayan Healthier Workforce’ at Lucknow. The Expo-2018 is being organised by the workshop was organised with the India Trade Promotion Organisation support of the Ministry of Labour and (ITPO) with the support of the Employment (DGFASLI) and the Commerce and Industries Department, International Labour Organisation. The Government of Meghalaya from director general of SCOPE, Dr U D December 10 to 17 in Shillong, Choubey, while inaugurating the Meghalaya. The expo, inaugurated by workshop, highlighted the importance the Governor of Meghalaya, Tathagata AAI'S WOMEN WING-KALYANMAYEE LAUNCHES of occupational safety and health in the Roy, aims to widen trade horizons and MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PROJECT public sector enterprises. He suggested enhance business links in the Eastern The Airports Authority of India Women's Welfare Association, has that a board level review should take Himalayan region especially when The secretary of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) launched ‘Kalyanmayee’, a sanitary napkin usage and menstrual hygiene place periodically on all the initiatives there is a focus of the Government on Rashmi Singh, gave away the Swachhta Award for the month of project. This three-year project aims to create awareness about taken by the company. ‘Act East Policy'. With over 200 October, November and December to 42 safai sevaks, four menstrual hygiene practices and bursting the myths and taboo attached leading companies from the North East beldars, six school children and 12 drivers at the Convention to menstruation. The project provides alternative low cost, lab tested CONFERENCE ON SMART CITY NTPC BAGS 7 AWARDS BY region, this year, the expo elicited triple Centre of the NDMC headquarter at New Delhi. The chief medical napkins. The project also includes installation of sanitary napkin vending STANDARDISATION PRSI FOR 2018 response as compared to the last officers, Dr Ramesh Kumar, Dr R N Singh and Dr S Shrivastava, machines and incinerators in schools in 20 cities and conducting edition. were also present on the occasion. awareness camps in the slum areas. Some of these locations include The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and the International NTPC has bagged seven awards in Amritsar, Varanasi, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Trivandrum and Electrotechnical Commission jointly organised the ‘BIS-IEC different categories at the 40th All Mangalore. International Conference on Smart City Standardisation' on India Public Relations Conference, 1ST MEDIA SCHOOL FOR DALITS AND TRIBALS December 10 in Varanasi which was inaugurated by the which was organised by the Public The Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Durga Relations Society of India (PRSI) Thaawarchand Gehlot, announced the commencement of RUMI'S WORK NOW Shanker Mishra. Mishra stated that the standardisation from December 8 to 10 at Dehradun. nationwide admissions in the Dr B R Ambedkar School of Media CONSOLIDATED IN efforts in India need to be prioritised with habitat being top The NTPC Corporate Communication Empowerment, to train Dalit and tribal youths. This, first-of-its- INDIA priority, followed by mobility, smart infrastructure and ICT received the second prize for NTPC kind school to train these communities in journalism, is and governance. He assured the participation of the CSR Coffee Table Book as a Special/ supported by the Indian Institute for Mass Communication The Kala Nidhi Division of the MoHUA officials and the CEOs of the smart cities in this Prestige Publication and for the (IIMC). The school will have its branches in Pune, Assam, Indira Gandhi National Centre effort of the BIS. internal communication Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and other parts of India. for the Arts (IGNCA), organised application—SAMVAAD and the the launch of the book—‘A third prize for its company website. Descriptive Catalogue of the The NTPC Projects and Regional Manuscripts and Editions of Head Quarter received four Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi's Works in India’, by Prof S H Qaseami and Dr awards—the NTPC Vindhyachal won Ramesh C Gaur. This is the first such catalogue on Rumi's works in the first prize for ‘Best CSR' for child India. His Excellency Ambassador of Republic of Turkey, Sakir Ozkan care; second prize was awarded to Torunlar, and His Excellency Ambassador of Iran, Dr Ali Chegeni, along NTPC Rihand Corporate Film (Hindi); with the director of UNESCO New Delhi Cluster office, Eric Falt, and the the third prize was awarded for the MS of IGNCA, Dr Sachchidanand Joshi, formally released the book. ‘Best e-newsletter NTPC-NR' and the ‘Best Public Awareness Campaign' NAQVI PATS NHRC'S BACK award was given to NTPC- Rihand. The Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi praised the work done by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to NTPC'S SINGRAULI STATION promote a culture of human rights since its inception. He was speaking RECORDS 100% PLF IN NOV at the Human Rights Day Function organised by the NHRC in New Delhi The flagship power station of the NTPC, To raise awareness on the Polycystic Ovarian which was attended by the NHRC chairperson, Justice H L Dattu, senior The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, led the nation in paying Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station, Syndrome (PCOS) and its rising incidence officials and a large number of intellectuals from different fields. Naqvi homage to the Bharat Ratna Baba Saheb Dr B R Ambedkar, on his 63rd has achieved 100.32 per cent plant load amongst women in India, the Bayer Zydus said, “The NHRC has always played an active role in protection of human Mahaparinirvan Diwas at the Sansad Bhavan Lawns in the Parliament factor (PLF) in the month of November. Pharma, in association with the Delhi rights of the people of the country. The NHRC also organises Camp House complex. The Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime The 2000 MW station has five units of The World Travel and Tourism Council, India Initiative Gynecologist Forum (South), organised the Sittings and Open Public Hearings in different state capitals at regular Minister, Narendra Modi, and the Speaker, Lok Sabha, Sumitra Mahajan, 200 MW and two units of 500 MW. The (WTTCII) has announced the appointment of its new office ‘Face of Confidence' Walkathon in New Delhi at intervals to ensure speedy disposal of cases.” He further added that it is offered a floral tribute to the Father of the Indian Constitution. Other NTPC-Singrauli continues to deliver the bearers for 2019. Rajeev Talwar, the chief executive officer of the Major Dhyanchand National Stadium. encouraging that the NHRC has selected 28 most backward districts in leaders present included the Union Minister of Social Justice and rated performance even after 36 years DLF, has been appointed as the Chairman of WTTCII while Around 250 gynecologists and health experts the country to spread awareness about human rights in the Empowerment, Dr Thaawarchand Gehlot, Ministers of State for Social of operations. The first 200 MW unit of Ajay Singh, the chairman and managing director of Spicejet attended the event to initiate a conversation on administration and to monitor the effectiveness of the various socio- Justice and Empowerment, Ramdas Athawale and Vijay Sampla. the station was synchronised in 1982. Limited, has been unanimously appointed as the Vice this hormonal disorder. economic welfare programmes of the government. Chairman of the association. 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he tech industry is sitting on the edge of a major turnaround with Tnew breakthroughs happening every third day. At this time, it becomes important that we look-out for what the future of industry would be like. We MILLENNIUM TECH haven’t seen an era in which such fast- paced and rapid technological changes GDPR aim to provide a huge layer of took place every day. In 2018, there were From facial recognition to autonomous driving, technology has been data protection to various users. As of overnight transformations in domains now, data protection and safety is still not Arjun to make like artificial intelligence (AI), cloud backed by some overnight changes in the past year. Here are a few the priority of various organisations such digital debut computing, machine learning and more. as news reporting companies, which deal The year 2019, however, is bound to IT trends that are predicted to grow big in 2019. By SUMIT PEER with huge amounts of information. In Actor ARJUN RAMPAL bring even better hopes and prospects for 2019, however, it would be common as will make his digital the industry. Moreover, since technolo- informed customers will understand, The Final gy is directly connected to trade and require and seek the companies which debut with growth in industry, it is bound to have truly protect their data and can be relied Call, a web series implications on business development on upon. which is an adapta- a global scale. Here are six major IT trends to watch out for in 2019. C-SUITE PROFESSIONALS WILL tion of author Priya TAKE CHARGE Kumar’s book I CHATBOTS WILL GET MAINSTREAM Will Go With You. C-Suite professionals are bound to Owing to Machine Learning, start taking charge according to the Arjun said, “I am Natural Language Processing (NLP) is demands of digital transformations. thrilled about my taking multiple strides forward. NLP The management will make it a priori- digital debut with allows companies to gain immense ty to hire and take steps in the direction The insight into the users and customers so of alignment with the digital transfor- ZEE5 for that the customer services can be mation. Final Call. This improved and better products can be Furthermore, they would have to story is special and built. It is predicted that more than 40 understand that they require a critical you will see me in a per cent of the companies will adopt it nature in their organisation that ensures very different avatar. by the end of 2019 for better services and that is geared for change and reforma- products. tion as and when required by the tech We just wrapped up industry. our first shoot sched- CONNECTED CLOUDS WILL GROW ule in Kashmir and I There seems to be a growing depen- DUELLING AI cannot wait to present dence on cloud support for services such AI and Machine Learning have the final product to the as storage, data analytics, optimisation been growing in the past couple of years and much more. Organisations such as and Duelling AI is possibly the next big viewers.” The series is Amazon and Alibaba have been provid- breakthrough. This concept is termed as slated for an early 2019 ing these services for a while now and “generative adversarial networks” which release. they are only bound to grow branching essentially makes use of two separate into many different domains and verti- THE ESSENCE OF BLOCKCHAIN blockchain still requires a lot of clean-up and in a couple of years, we will see the learning networks that make each other cals. Multi Clouds and Hybrid Clouds Blockchain technology has been before it can be implemented in main- traction that it has promised. learn and in the process train each other seem to be the buzzwords and the under the limelight for quite some time stream markets, especially in financial to become more efficient. ‘I am very major things they provide include seam- now and has been projected to be the next sectors. This might be the year of realis- DATA SAFETY AT FRONTLINE (The writer is Founder and CEO of happy to be less, secure and streamlined services. big tech break. Although it does seem like ing the better potential of the block chain Data protection regulations such as Aurelius Corporate Solutions.) receiving the Norwegian award. It's ‘Acting skills aren’t such an honour. Any type of award especially this, really means a technical’ lot to me. Any Kannada actor YASH tells CHAHAK MITTAL how encouragement means the world to diving into the mindset of the audience helps me. I hope to keep him select his roles and films on doing good work here may be a difference in dal aur guages including Hindi, Kannada, which makes my Troti and sambhar aur dosa, but Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu on audience happy.’ North and South India is united in its December 21. choice of films. People love everything The actor is known for his roles in —Janhvi Kapoor — Bollywood, Tollywood and numerous Kannada films like Googly, Kollywood. The popularity of South Lucky, Gajakesari, Modalasala, Actor SUNIL GROVER, who will Indian cinema has peaked in north, with Thamassu, Jaanu. be next seen in Ali Abbas Zafar's films like Baahubali and Kaala breaking So how does he select his roles? Yash Bharat, all box office records. explains that understanding the audi- directorial has said that Actor Yash, who will soon be seen ence’s mindset is the most important he doesn’t know any human being in Prashanth Neel’s KGF: Chapter 1, thing while choosing a particular role. and artist who is as disciplined as believes that South Indian cinema “I don’t just pick up a certain char- Salman Khan in the film industry. has a lot to offer and with its grow- acter to play. I first try to become Sunil was interacting with the ing popularity, it is gaining world- one among the audience, re-read wide acclaims. the scripts over and over, under- media at the 18th edition of Indian The film, set in the 1980s in stand what they will think about Television Awards (ITA) 2018. the Kolar Gold Fields of Mysore, the character and the film, and Sunil said: “I haven't seen a more Actor-turned-director, PAAKHI A TYREWALA’s unusual viewpoint comes showcases him as Rocky, who is then choose any particular role. disciplined human being and artist “highly ambitious, loves his The audience’s point of view forth in her film Pahuna, The Little Visitors that talks of displacement and wife while his mother is is really important than Salman. He does a lot of his greatest inspira- because eventually they work at one time. He does shoots identity. By SAIMI SATTAR tion. He is someone are the ones who judge for his current films and at the who isn’t bothered a film and determine same time, he listens to scripts hat are you telling children when they director. One has to get the best out of peo- about the world.” its popularity. which he will be doing in the year Wsee Bollywood? You go, fall in love ple and every department,” says Paakhi. The film focusses Humans and their and that is the end of life. Or that you While she has worked in different on slavery and emotions are univer- 2032. He is a very busy artist.” should go find a villain and beat the crap aspects of filmmaking, her family was far- oppression of the sal. So when you out of him. We are constantly reiterating removed from it. “My mother was a the- downtrodden understand the that either you are a hero or a cricketer or atre actor in Delhi with a group called sections of the audience’s perspec- you are no one,” says Paakhi A Tyrewala, Abhyant. Then she became a lecturer at society who tive, you under- director, Pahuna, The Little Visitors, a film NSD. My father was a journalist and my worked at the stand the film too.” that looks at displacement from the point brother went to FTII. So I had always been gold fields. The actor who of view of two young children and an surrounded by a creative atmosphere. Yash always “wanted to infant. She feels that her upbringing in Plus I was a child actor in Doordarshan explains that be a hero,” holds a Delhi’s Press Enclave, where “Bollywood serials and advertisements,” says the direc- even though he similar approach was never a part of the conversation, rather tor who acted in a movie called Dance of could relate to when it comes to we heard about Nelson Mandela and the Wind with Rajan Khosla. the character being an actor as Africa, academics and theatre music, Paakhi is also keen to explore the dig- who is ambitious well. He says, “It’s a which made for a rich experience while ital format. “The format is longer and it is and stylish, filmy story. I always growing up,” has influenced the subject as much more satisfying. For both the writer strong and lov- wanted to be an actor well as the sensibilities of the films that she and the director, it is amazing to develop able, there were a number of since childhood. But I prefers to make. a story over seasons while the film is two challenges that he faced. “The realised that understanding Pratt lost a little “The whole reason for creating content Sikkim was a disturbed state while it is one and a half hours long. It also gives you a biggest challenge while playing life is the key to becoming an for children is to put forth that it does not of the most peaceful ones in the country. platform to tell stories where you can play any character is to understand actor. Acting skills aren’t weight with fasting matter whether you are a hero or a super- Paakhi says that she is glad that the issue with the shades of the characters,” she says. it deeply. I related to some of technical. You just need Actor CHRIS PRATT says intermit- hero but if you are yourself, you are spe- came up because it helped to bring the state However, many of the digital formats Rocky’s elements, emotions, and maturity to contain them.” cial. This inculcates self-worth and also on the national TV and map. “Do you have been garnering negative publicity for style, that was not it. Portraying He laughingly tells how his tent fasting has helped him to lose gives them good values. My film is about know that the average footfall of Sikkim the lack of censorship and explicit con- his laidback attitude towards parents were against sending a little weight. peace,” she says. The idea of displacement tourism off season was the highest this tent. “Initially when they were making the world, which I had to express him to an acting school. The star, 39, is is enmeshed with that of identity as well as year? So we are not complaining, neither content, they were only focussing on through my body language, was The actor believes that famously fit after communal disharmony. “The fear of the is Sikkim. It was a mistake she made and delivering sex and it did not do well. a challenging task. It had to be the Indian industry has years of training for other — that of Muslims, Hindus or sometimes that is a good thing,” she says. Indians do not like their women naked. subtle yet strong. There were evolved to a higher discourse Christians — gets transferred to children.” Paakhi has been a child actor who went They will watch porn if they want to. Now, minimal but very impactful dia- from the ‘boy meets girl or his various super- The film tackles all these issues — commu- on to star opposite actor John Abraham in everybody is making edgy content with logues.” girl meets boy’ film era. hero roles, and this nal fear, displacement or different language, Jhootha Hi Sahi (2010). She was an assis- alcohol, cigarettes and violence but not The film’s trailer, that was “There is a very high level of time around he discord in society and how children suffer tant director. She believes that each of her sex,” she says. released in November, presents exposure today. Its source is is trying out on account of it. It was the opening film profiles added to her craft. “I did not go to So does she see content finally hav- high definition visuals, that more international con- the popular at the Smile International Film Festival for a film school. Each of my job was my ing its place in the sun as opposed to the would remind one of Rajamouli’s tent that is now coming in. diet plan, Children and Youth (SIFFCY) 2018. schooling. When I directed my first song intense focus on superstars? “I hope the Baahubali, which was the most The films are based on a The film is shot in Sikkim, which in Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, it gave me con- story will in the spotlight one day. Even expensive film in South Indian cin- more realistic content these which makes for a gorgeous backdrop. Paakhi fidence to direct my first short film, Kajal. actors like Rajkummar Rao, Sushant ema. KGF is also projected to be one of days, either on a famous per- involves says, “Like every beautiful woman, it is dif- Acting made me more sensitive to actors. Singh Rajput or Vicky Kaushal have the largest Kannada productions. So will sonality or any historical event. KGF is fasting for ficult. The oxygen level is low, the weath- It is not easy to be natural in front of the now become stars. The producer says that it be as big as Baahubali? a fictitious film but is based on the realms most of the er is inhospitable and every location is at camera. Costumes, lighting, everything if you can’t get the Khans, you can at least Yash says, “It’s great that the trailer of the Kolar gold fields which were a day and eat- least one to two hours away. It wasn’t easy takes time and since I have worked in each cast them. No one is ready to take first was received so well by the viewers. But great heritage of India.” but was worth it.” of these, I understand what goes into every timers. Once that happens, I’ll believe since the themes and background vary, He believes that with the advent of ing only dur- The film courted controversy on department. This has given me not only content is king. So that way things both the films cannot be compared.” KGF digital space, “variety of films and gen- ing a shortened account of its location as its producer patience but also taught me how to man- haven’t really changed,” she says as she will be released pan India in five lan- res have expanded.” time period. Priyanka Chopra inadvertently said that age people which is the primary job of a signs off to further expand her horizons. “I'm doing intermittent fasting; don't ZERO WILL CONNECT WITH CHILDREN eat till noon, try irector-producer Anand her heart in the right place. She went through a rigorous to get my car- DL Rai believes that chil- She is full of life despite her three month prep and worked dio in in the dren will enjoy the film Zero disabilities, which is a hugely with two professional trainers morning. It's and Anushka Sharma’s char- positive angle in the film and — an occupational therapist super exciting acter is the primary reason. the director always felt that it and an audiologist — to get Anand Rai, throughout will be one of the strong into the skin of her character, actor stuff,” the shoot, used to tell us on emotional reasons why peo- who is suffering from cerebral Pratt joked the sets that Anushka’s char- and always called Aafia a ple, especially children will palsy. She used wheel-chair all on his acter will have a huge connect very special character. She is love Aafia,” reveals a source. the time on set to stay in her Instagram with kids. When he wrote the a very lovable and smart per- Anushka has gone all out character. The film releases on story. character, he had this in mind son, she is a genius and has to prepare for her role in Zero. December 21. TODAY’S FIXTURES GER vs BEL 4:45pm IND vs NED 7:00pm LIVE ON STAR SELECT NETWORK 15 LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 13, 2018 INDIA CHASE SLICE OF HISTORY Manpreet & boys look to capitalise golden opportunity against Netherlands and seal semifinal spot PTI n BHUBANESWAR We are ready to answer call of heir shoulders are burdened with weight of expectations but Tit won't be easy for India to end 1.3 billion Indians: Harendra a 43-year long wait when they take on mighty Netherlands in the quar- PTI n BHUBANESWAR terfinal on Thursday. Boasting a rich hockey legacy, tanding on the verge of creating history, Indian hockey coach India last played in the semi-final of SHarendra Singh on Wednesday said his team is ready to take the World Cup way back in 1975 on any challenge thrown by the Netherlands and answer the call when they went on to lift their maid- of "1.3 billion" Indians in the quarterfinal. en title. World No 5 India are set to take on World No 4 Netherlands Of late, the game has witnessed in the last quarterfinal here on Thursday, and Harendra said they an upward trend in the country but have left no stones unturned and their preparation for the cru- the history does not favour the cial clash are spot on. hosts against the mighty Dutchmen, "Hoga to wahi jo hum chahenge (Eventually, it is what we whom the Indians have never beat- want that is going to happen)," Harendra declared when asked en in the World Cup. about Thursday's vital encounter. In the six earlier meetings at the "We want what 1.3 billion people want. Indian team is men- quadrennial event, Netherlands tally and physically ready. We have done our homework on Dutch defeated India five times while one aggression. Whatever challenge they throw, we are ready to solve ended in a draw. that, not just accept it," he added. And if Manpreet Singh and his India has never defeated Netherlands in the history of the men get past the Dutch on Thursday, World Cup, but Harendra refused to dwell on the past. they will not only break a jinx but "History is only to read, not to understand," he quipped. also rewrite history and ink their "They (Netherlands) have come prepared, Every team comes names in the one of the golden chap- Indian players celebrate after scoring goal against Canada in the last pool C group fixture. India beat Canada 5-1 in the final game to seal direct place in World Cup quarterfinal Hockey India to win. Indian team has made history in the last six months. You ters of the Indian hockey. have to face every team, it is World cup. You are bound to play Going by present form and rank- INDIA AGAINST HOLLAND IN HOCKEY conceded three, the With the Kalinga Stadium the top team," he added. ings, there is hardly anything to dif- Type P W L D GF GA Success% Dutch have expected to be packed to its full Harendra said it will ferentiate between the two sides. pumped in 13 goals capacity, there will also be tremen- be an equal contest on While Netherlands are placed Overall 106 33 48 25 216 238 42.92 and conceded five. dous pressure on the Indian team Thursday and whoever fourth in the current world rankings, World Cup 6 — 6 — 11 26 100.00 In the likes of and the Dutch will be more than takes their chances will India are a rung below in the fifth captain Billy happy to exploit any mistake. come out winners. position. INDIA-HOLLAND IN WORLD CUP Bakker, Seve van "This will be not be the first time. "We won't do any- The last time India and Ass, Jeroen We have played in front of big crows thing different. There are Netherlands faced each in the Year Venue Result Score Hertzberger, Mirco in pool games and in the past as well. some minor adjustments. Champions Trophy earlier this, the 1973 Amstelveen Holland beat India 2-2 (4-2 Pruijser, Robbert We are used to playing in front of big They love to play attack- match had ended in a 1-1 draw. penalty shoot out) Kemperman, crowds," Netherlands coach Max ing hockey, so do India. The over-all head-to-head record 1982 Mumbai Holland beat India 4-3 Thiery Brinkman, Caldas said. It is an equal contest. In belongs to Netherlands. In the 105 because Netherlands have a the Dutch have got "We always try to play in our Thursday's match, you games played between the two sides better result against us. But, we 1990 Lahore Holland beat India 5-3 plenty of experi- own pace, whether it is fast or slow. can't afford to miss even so far, India have won 33, lost 48 have played well against them 1994 Sydney Holland beat India 4-2 ence in the midfield We like to dictate. We are not con- 25 per cent chances," he while the rest ended in draws. recently. We have also beaten 1998 Utrecht Holland beat India 5-0 and its strike force. cerned about India because we can't said. However, the two sides have them, drew against them at the It will be a real test influence what India will do." Harendra said penal- shared the spoils since 2013. India Champions Trophy. Indian 2006 Mönchengladbach Holland beat India 6-1 for the Indian Netherlands skipper Bakker ty corner conversions is and Netherlands have faced each hockey has improved a lot. Faisel Features defence on added: "The Indian team also has lot an area of concern for the other nine times since 2013, winning The match will be tough and Thursday. of pressure. They need to perform in Netherlands which they four apiece while one game finished whichever team plays better will heavily relying on their goal scoring The Indians too would be rely- front of their home crowd. So I feel will try to explore. in a draw. win," Manpreet said. abilities to come out winners. ing on their strikers - Mandeep the pressure is more on the Indian "When we analyse a match, we study grey areas of the oppo- And for India captain Manpreet The India-Netherlands duel is Both India and Netherlands have Singh, Simranjeet Singh, Lalit team than us." nents. Penalty corners is their grey area. We don't ignore Holland Singh past results hold significance. expected to be a fast-paced, attack- scored heavily in the poll stages. Upadhyay and Akashdeep Singh - to Meanwhile in the first quarter- outright. From 1971 to 2018, their base of hockey is penalty cor- "The past results matter a lot ing encounter with both the teams While India have scored 12 goals and continue their good work. final, Germany will take on Belgium. ners. We can't ignore that. India is ready to solve that challenge," he said. It is expected to be a full house on Thursday at the Kalinga Stadium like any other India match, and Harendra said "crowd ENGLAND SHOCK ARGENTINA 3-2 support" will provide India extra motivation to go for the kill. "I think they are forgetting that whenever the crowd is behind us, it becomes 12th man, extra energy. As a coach I like that," PTI n BHUBANESWAR Stadium. penalty corner in the 17th but failed to get past Argentina's he said. Argentina, the Bronze minute and drag-flick expert crowded defence. "There is no chance that opponents can easily sit on their ngland stunned Olympic medallist in 2014, had them- Peillat scored with a powerful Argentina, on the other back. I think it's not pressure, it's your thought how you enjoy Echampions Argentina 3-2 selves to blame for the defeat as flick to take the lead. hand, adopted a wait and watch it. So far in any tournament, not just the World Cup, we have to book their place in the semi- they missed chances galore and Thereafter, the Los Leones policy to launch counter-attacks. learnt how to go with the crowd. We are enjoying." finals on Wednesday. got into panic mode after con- surprisingly adopted a defensive But it was not to be as Harendra said India cannot afford to drop their intensity at England, who conceded the ceding the third goal. approach and that worked in England striker Zachary Wallace any point of time during the match. lead in the 17th minute, staged Both Argentina and England's favour. made an impressive run into the "I agree that we have dropped our intensity during the course a superb come back to make England were levelled 1-1 till Mark Gleghorne's fine run Argentine circle and was of a game, which we cannot afford against a team like Holland," their third successive semi-final 45th minutes but three goals in down from the right flank and brought down inside, which he said. appearance in the history of the the last quarter changed the his subsequent cross was cleared earned the Los Leones back-to- "I have told them to keep that intensity not just for 60 min- tournament. whole scenario. by England defenders which laid back penalty corners but they utes but 74 minutes, including half-time and quarter-breaks. We England scored three field Will Calnan made it 2-1 for in front of an unmarked wasted both. have discussed and they have agreed." goals through Barry Middleton England before Peillat drew Earlier, realising that slow Luke Taylor's effort from the Middleton, who slotted home In the last quarter, India captain Manpreet Singh said they are determined to (27th minute), Will Calnan parity in the 48th minute. pace is not helping them, resultant set piece earned them with a powerful shot past goal- Argentina equalised through create a history. (45th) and Harry Martin (49th), But a minute later Martin England raised their tempo and another penalty corner imme- keeper Juan Vivaldi to level the Peillat's corner conversion "If you talk about Olympics it was two years ago. The team while Gonzalo Peillat (17th, shocked the Los Leones with a that paid dividends as they diately but Argentina defended scores. before Martin struck a minute has improved, especially since Harry sir (Harendra) has come. 48th) struck both the goals for field strike to hand England the earned their first penalty corner stoutly to keep their rivals at bay. Buoyed by the equaliser, later with a field strike to hand We are playing attacking hockey. We want to change history. The the losers at the Kalinga decisive lead. in the 11th minute. Argentina secured its first England went on the offensive England the unexpected winner. focus is that we don't leave out even the 50:50 chances."

Kookaburras in semis PTI n GUANGZHOU lympic Silver medallist shuttler PV Winning start for Sindhu OSindhu eked out a hard-fought win PTI n BHUBANESWAR over world number two and defending as both the shuttlers fought tooth and on her knees at the forecourt. She then champion Akane Yamaguchi in the nail for supremacy. Sindhu was trailing went long but the Japanese too erred as wo-time defending champi- opening women's singles group A 6-11 at the first internal but she fought it was 9-9. Tons Australia are well on match of the World Tour Finals, here on back to catch up with the Japanese at 19- At the break, Yamaguchi held a slen- course to create a rare history as Wednesday. 19 with a smash on her rival's back hand. der 11-10 lead after Sindhu could not they defeated France 3-0 to Sindhu, who had finished runner- A battle of mind and body ensued properly connect at the forecourt. progress to the semi-finals up at the last edition in Dubai, dished as leads changed hands but it was Sindhu took a 14-11 lead after the Wednesday. out a superb game, mixed with patience Sindhu who showed better mental for- break, following two mistakes from the World No 1 Australia scored and aggression, to defeat the Japanese titude to claim the opening game after Japanese and a superb disguised flick at all their goals from penalty cor- 24-22, 21-15. a stretched Yamaguchi sent her forehand the back court. ners through Jeremy Hayward However, Sameer Verma, who is the return at the net. Sindhu dominated the proceed- (4th minute), Blake Govers second Indian men's player after In the second game, Yamaguchi ings after the break, grabbing a six-point (19th) and skipper Aran Kidambi Srikanth to qualify for the tour- tried to put pressure on the Indian's cushion at 18-11. Zalewski (37th) at the Kalinga nament, couldn't adjust to the pace of backhand but Sindhu was up to the chal- Yamaguchi took two points before Stadium. world No 1 and world champion Kento lenge as she made some superb retrieves another long shot gave Sindhu another However, the final scoreline Momota, going down 18-21, 6-21 in the to lead 3-1 initially. point. The Indian grabbed six match was far from convincing from opening group match. Making her third successive appear- Persistent pressure worked as points when Yamaguchi hit the net Australia's point of view, espe- Sameer, who defended his title at the ance at the tournament, Sindhu, who Yamaguchi levelled par and went to a 4- again. The Japanese saved one before fal- cially against a side which Syed Modi International to qualify for had a 9-4 head-to-head record against 3 lead when Sindhu made a judgement- tering at the net to hand over the match ranked lowest in the tournament converting the opportunity to ner with a variation. the $ 1,500,000 event, will have to beat Yamaguchi, produced a controlled game error and soon moved to 6-3. to Sindhu. at 20th. hand his side the early lead. The Australians kept up Thailand's Kantaphon Wangcharoen in the slow conditions, never letting go Sindhu however soon grabbed the The top two players from each The Frenchmen played Australia continued to dom- the pressure on the France and Indonesia's Tommy Sugiarto in the despite lagging behind many times in lead at 8-7 after her rival went wide and group will qualify for the semifinals, good hockey in bits and pieces inate the proceedings with defence and secured another other group B matches to salavge hopes the match. then hit the net. after which a knockout draw will be con- but were undone by the repeated forays as the French penalty corner in the 41st of qualifying for the knockout stage. The first game clocked 27 minutes A fantastic rally ended with Sindhu ducted. Kookaburras' vast experience defence found itself in shambles minute but this time they failed and skills. to keep the Kookaburras at bay. to make use of the chance. Despite the loss, the Soon after the start of the The final quarter witnessed Gujarat made a two-point raid Frenchmen would return home second quarter, Jake Whetton a neck-and-neck fight between in the 27th minute to extend with pride, especially with the earned Australia its second the two teams as France tried Fortunegiants crush Steelers hopes their lead to 32-19. Gujarat superb show here that includes penalty corner and Govers fully hard to forge a comeback into Fortunegiants inflicted anoth- a shocking win over Olympic obliged by smashing his flick the match but the Australians PNS n NEW DELHI Sunil Kumar led the defence for raid in the second minute as seven points and trailed 12-19. er all out in the 29th minute to champions Argentina in the into the back of France's net to defended in numbers to deny Gujarat and contained Haryana they led 4-1. Haryana Steelers But the raiding duo of lead 36-20. pool stages. take a 2-0 lead. any inroads. ujarat Fortunegiants con- raiders throughout the match. crumbled under Gujarat's fast Prapanjan and Sachin were The last 10 minutes were Australia will play the win- Just at the stroke of half The Kookaburras too tried Gtinued their fine form as Haryana Steelers are now start and suffered an all out as relentless in the first half. more about Haryana Steelers ner of Thursday's last quarter- time, France earned their first to extend their lead over their they beat Haryana Steelers 47- out of contention of making the early as the 4th minute. Monu Gujarat's defence joined the reducing the margin of defeat. final between India and penalty corner which they wast- less-fancied opponents but failed 37 in Vivo Pro Kabaddi Season playoffs and suffered through- Goyat tried to restore some par- scoring with a super tackle in Vikas Kandola made a two- Netherlands in the semi-finals ed as Australia went into the to create any real scoring oppor- 6 clash at Vizag. out the match as their defence ity in the first half with a cou- the 18th minute. At the end of point raid in the 35th minute as on Saturday. halfway break with a comfort- tunities. The raiding duo of K couldn't get going. ple of good raids. After 10 min- the first half, Gujarat Haryana Steelers trailed 27-40. Four minutes into the able 2-0 lead. Australia eventually defend- Prapanjan and Sachin led the Monu Goyat top scored for utes of play, Gujarat Fortunegiants enjoyed a 12- Monu Goyat made a two-point match, Australia earned their Seven minutes into the third ed their 3-0 lead and now wait charge for Gujarat and both Haryana Steelers with 11 points. Fortunegiants led 18-9. point lead. raid as Steelers inflicted an all first penalty corner when the ball quarter, Australia tripled their for a mouth-watering semi- achieved a super 10 each to K Prapanjan kickstarted Naveen made a super raid Haryana Steelers defence out in the 36th minute to found Francois Goyet's foot and lead when Zalewski converted final clash against either India or score 22 points. the proceedings for Gujarat in the 12th minute as Haryana struggled in the first half as they reduce the deficit further by Hayward made no mistake in Kookaburras' third penalty cor- Netherlands. Parvesh Bhainswal and Fortunegiants with a two-point Steelers reduced the deficit to scored just two tackle points. eight points. LUCKNOW | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 13, 2018 sport 16 SALAH, ALISSON SEND REDS THROUGH

Mohamed’s first-half strike prove decisive as Liverpool manage to beat Napoli 1-0 in final group fixture to avoid early exit; Spurs leapfrog Inter after Barca stalemate

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ohamed Salah's first-half goal and a stunning late Msave from goalkeeper Alisson saw Liverpool edge into the Champions League knockout stage after a tense 1-0 win over Napoli on Tuesday, while Lucas Moura's late strike saw Tottenham progress with a draw at Barcelona. Last year's runners-up Liverpool knew victory by two goals or a 1-0 triumph would put them through to the last 16 from Group C, and Salah's ly liked the reaction after Belgrade's PSV in their fourth group match cool 34th-minute strike proved goal. We controlled the match," before rallying to win and then beat- enough as they finished ahead of PSG coach Thomas Tuchel told ing Inter, continued to push and Napoli on goals scored. RMC Sport. Moura met Harry Kane's low cross "Wow, what a game. I am not in the 85th minute to cap a dramatic sure a manager could be prouder of SPURS COME BACK group-stage revival. a team than I am," Reds boss Jurgen Spurs went into their final "I always believed it was possi- Klopp told BT Sport. Group B game at the Camp Nou ble to win the game," Spurs manag- Paris Saint-Germain reached needing to match Inter Milan's er Pochettino told BT Sport. "We the knockout rounds as group win- result against PSV Eindhoven in fully deserved to go through with ners thanks to a 4-1 victory over Red Italy, but Mauricio Pochettino's side Barcelona. We were the best (two) Star Belgrade, with Neymar, Kylian fell behind in only the seventh teams in a difficult group." Mbappe and Edinson Cavani all on minute as Ousmane Dembele scored Borussia Dortmund snatched the scoresheet. a wonderful individual goal. top spot in Group A with a 2-0 win Liverpool grabbed the crucial Hirving Lozano gave PSV a over rock-bottom Monaco, as goal at a raucous Anfield, as Salah shock early advantage at the San Siro, Atletico Madrid were held to a jinked past Kalidou Koulibaly inside though, to leave Tottenham heading goalless draw at Club Brugge. the area and slotted the ball beyond put the game to bed, but Red Star, through as it stood. Raphael Guerreiro tapped in goalkeeper David Ospina. who had already beaten Liverpool The English club had plenty of Maximilian Philipp's low cross in the Salah, who had already wasted and held Napoli in Serbia earlier in half-chances against a much- 15th minute against Thierry Henry's an earlier chance with a heavy the campaign, pulled one back changed Barca, who had already won crisis-hit Monaco, before slamming touch, continued to run Napoli Premier League leaders continued to moments. PSG went into their match in before the hour mark through the group, but Philippe Coutinho in a second late on. ragged early in the second half, but miss opportunities, with Ospina The ball fell for substitute strik- Belgrade knowing that victory would Marko Gobeljic. almost made it 2-0 when his low shot "It's a perfect evening. On the Ospina saved from Jordan springing to his left to tip away er Arkadiusz Milik unmarked in the send them through, and Edinson But PSG finally sealed their struck the post. whole it was a deserved victory," said Henderson and James Milner curled Salah's attempted lob before deny- area, but Alisson raced from his line Cavani gave the French champions spot in the last 16 as Marquinhos Mauro Icardi levelled for Inter Dortmund coach Lucien Favre. wide as Carlo Ancelotti's men stayed ing Mane from point-blank range. to keep out the Pole's strike with his the perfect start by tapping in after headed in Angel Di Maria's free-kick against PSV with 17 minutes left to Earlier on Tuesday in Group D, a goal from turning the group on its Senegal forward Mane was legs. an excellent run and pass by Kylian with 16 minutes to go and Mbappe leave Spurs needing to score at least Galatasaray secured a Europa League head. guilty of two further snatched efforts "I have no idea how Alisson Mbappe. added further gloss to the scoreline once. last-32 place despite losing 3-2 to The atmosphere around Anfield in front of goal, and Napoli almost made a save like this," gushed Klopp. Neymar's strike five minutes in added time. Tottenham, who were facing Porto in an entertaining game which became increasingly tense as the made the Reds pay in the dying "It was amazing." before half-time appeared to have "We made mistakes, but I real- an early elimination when trailing saw two of three penalties scored. LOCAL EVENTS OPERATING ARROWS WIN ‘Dhoni must play domestic cricket to be eligible for India selection’ LUCKNOW: Operating Arrows beat Personnel Warriors by six wickets to enter the semi-final of Inter- Department T20 Cricket Tournament at NER Stadium PTI n NEW DELHI well. I think they (BCCI) should on Wednesday. In another quarterfinal, Mechanical change this policy altogether. A lot ‘AUS WILL GIVE TOUGH FIGHT’ Fuels edged past Engineering Daredevils by five runs. ormer India all-rounder and of senior players don't play domes- Fselector Mohinder Amarnath tic cricket," Amarnath said on side- PNS n NEW DELHI LPS, ST ANNS ENTER QFS feels M S Dhoni and other senior lines of an event organised by Royal LUCKNOW: LPS Vrindavan Yojana defeated LPS players must play domestic cricket Stag in collaboration with the ICC. alking about the ongoing Test series in South City by 21 runs to enter the quarterfinals of to be eligible for selection in the "The BCCI should make it an TAustralia, former great Mohinder Amarnath the 2nd Inter-School Champions Trophy at Seth national team. eligibility criteria. Not only a num- feels India are a superior unit but the depleted Anandram Jaipuria School on Wednesday. In Having being dropped from ber of games, you should be playing hosts are capable of giving them a run for their another match, St Anns Public School beat LPS Red the Twenty20 side recently and regularly for your state if you are not money. by 166 runs. retired from Tests long ago, Dhoni playing for India and not only just "Australian cricketers think differently. It is BRIEF SCORES: now is a certainty in only ODI crick- before the India selection. Then only not the first time they are going through this LPS: 121 (Aman Yadav 49, Archan Singh 19; Ayush et. you can judge how good the guy is kind of phase. They are in the process of build- Mishra 25/3, Shreyansh Dwivedi 22/2) Despite having the time, the for- playing. Whatever you have ing a new team. But from what I watched in the LPS SC: 100 (Ayush Mishra 14, Ayush Bhatri 13, mer captain did not play the 50-over achieved is all in the past. What is first Test, some of the players are really good. How will India do in the second Test start- Shashank 10; Astitwa Singh 10/4, Ashutosh 4/2) Vijay Hazare Trophy this year and important is current form," said the You can't just rule Australia out of the series. Of ing Friday in Perth? will go into the three-match series hero of India's World Cup triumph course India are more superior but again they "It depends on nature of wicket. If the wick- St Anns: 211 (Shubham Shukla 111, Tanmay Yadav in Australia next month without any in 1983. have to continue playing good cricket. et is doing a bit, some of the batsmen struggle 79; Archisman 40/2) match practice. "Even if you are playing one for- "First Test was a fantastic Test match from with their technique. It is not how aggressive you LPS Red: 45 (Prateek Singh 10; Tanmay Yadav 3/5) "Every individual is different but mat, you should be playing all for- a cricketing point of view. The only difference play, the key in Test cricket is that only when one thing I have always believed in mats at least in domestic cricket to was Cheteshwar Pujara. It shows we are here for you leave good deliveries, you occupy the crease CHAVAN UPSET SHAMBHAVI is that if you want to play for India be considered for selection," the for- a thrilling series with advantage India," said the for a long time. It is not that they don't have that LUCKNOW: Chavan Pari upset top seed Shambhavi you have to play for your state as mer selector said. 68-year-old, who played 69 Tests and 85 ODIs. in them but they have to adapt." Tiwari 6-4, 6-3 to enter the girl’s U-18 final of All-India Tennis Association Championship Series at La Martiniere facility on Wednesday. She will now face Chahana B, who pipped Tanushree Pandey 7-6(5), 6-0. OTHER RESULTS: (Semis doubles) Boy’s: Pacers need to be protected India never miss chances: Harris Arnav/Kanishk bt Devansh/ Torus 6-3, 6-4; Vaibhav/Pranjal bt Siddhant/Mohit 7-5,4-6,(10-4); Girl’s: Tanisha/Shambhavi bt Chahana/Harshali 6-3, like race horses: Arun PTI n PERTH Outwitted by R Ashwin and to take responsibility from the 6-4; Yati/Tanushree bt Pari/Sachi 4-6,6-2,6-1 Mohammed Shami in the two batting exploits of their tail- PTI n PERTH "It's very simple work. Each time ustralian opener Marcus innings, Harris said he is work- enders. TEAM ANNOUNCED they come to the net and they AHarris said he didn't feel out ing on his plans to tackle the "I think we took some good LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh team for the 12th Sub- he impressive Indian fast bowlers bowl, they need to be aware of of depth during his debut Test at Indian bowlers at the Perth Test confidence from the fight we Junior National Soft Tennis Championship to be held Tare like race horses, who need to their plans and what they Adelaide even though there was beginning on Friday. showed, it got down to 30 runs. at Bhubneshwar has been announced on Wednesday. be protected and handled carefully, need to execute. Each time it's hardly any margin of error "I worked hard in between I know when I looked at it as a RSO Jitendra Yadav distributed the kits to the players. says India's bowling coach Bharat a little different of what they against a quality side like India in the first and second innings on batter I thought 'I wish I could've TEAMS; (Boy’s) Pranav Mishra, Sanidhya Dhar, Arun, who avowed that the current lot need to execute. We just test the opening match. some plans against Ashwin and got 60 or 70'. So we got pretty Vanshaj Parihar, Sajal, Aditya, Shubh Mishra, Om is one of the best the country has seen. as to how far they've execut- "You always doubt yourself as now I'm just working on guys close and hopefully we could take Yadav, Praveen Rajan (Girl’s) Tanushree Pandey, The Indian pacers, and the entire ed each time. That feedback a person, you're not sure if you're coming around the wicket and some momentum into the game Apoorva Chauhan, Neha Gupta, Neha Yadav, attack as a whole, has been impressive allows them to be more con- going to fit in Test cricket. So, it stuff like that to work on plans on Friday," he said. Jhamjham, Shasa Katiyar, Vartika Gupta, Ankita. on all overseas tours this year. sistent," said Arun. was good to spend time in the India will use against me," he "I think the wicket will suit Coach: Yogita Kumari, Neetu Sharma. "I can say that not only now for The second Test begins at middle in both innings. I didn't said. us a little bit more with the con- what they did in Adelaide but what the Optus Stadium on feel out of my depth at all," said "It has given me great confi- ditions, that's taking nothing they've done over a period of time in Friday, and will be the first Harris, who scored a matching 26 dence to be able to bat a decent away from India, but I just think South Africa, in England and now in Test to be in both the innings on debut. period of time and occupy the a little bit of momentum. Australia. This is probably one of the staged here "But I realised pretty quick- to it, it's probably just a decision- crease for a bit." "We would've loved to win best group of fast bowlers India has with reports ly they don't bowl any crap and making thing and being able to Australia lost the first Test the game, but the boys bowled ever had," Arun said ahead of the that pitch will they don't miss any chances that occupy the crease for long peri- narrowly by 31 runs and Harris really well and they also batted second Test against Australia. plenty of pace you give them. So you've got to ods of time, but I didn't feel like said the hosts will take confi- really well. It's probably on us bat- "Fast bowlers are a pre- and bounce. be switched on from ball one. I was out of my depth at all," he dence from the close finish and ters to take a bit of the weight cious commodity and they Arun said that "I felt like my game stood up added. the onus will be on the top-order from them." need to be taken care of, like bowling at the new what you do with a racehorse Perth Stadium and that's exactly what's pitch would be a happening," he said. temptation for their Arun said the pacers current attack, which is WFI upgrades Sushil, Sakshi's contracts — Jasprit Bumrah, capable of adapting to Mohammed Shami, any conditions across the MUMBAI: Terming it as a mistake, the WFI's change of mind. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and world. Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on "So I would like to admit that it was a Ishant Sharma — have "Obviously the bowlers Wednesday announced that the contracts mistake (on our part) and we are rectify- improved because they would love to bowl on those of star grapplers Sushil Kumar and Sakshi ing the mistake and are now including have found consistency. type of wickets. Whatever is in Malik have been upgraded to Grade A both the players (Sakshi and Sushil) to A "Consistency was a bit the offing, we are happy with. from B. grade, added the WFI President. issue (on previous tours) We haven't really taken a look When the WFI announced the con- "After Singh's announcement in Grade and that's something we've at the wicket. tracts, both Sakshi and Sushil, Olympic A, there are five wrestlers Bajrang Punia, addressed with the bowlers. "Irrespective of what the medallists were given grade B contracts. Vinesh Phogat, Pooja Dhanda, Sushil It's something we've really conditions (are), we said we'd However, rectifying the error, an Kumar and Sakshi Malik. The players in worked hard on. We insist on come here and look at it as our announcement to upgrade their contracts "We all unanimously agreed that such Grade A will get ` 30 lakh annually. one-person form factor even home conditions whatever condi- was made by WFI President Brijbhushan players like Sushil (Kumar) and Sakshi "Players did not complain about it during practice, and the bowlers tions we get. We are up for it and Sharan Singh on Wednesday. Malik, who gave the country the first (grades), neither the media did. But we Uttar Pradesh star player Suresh Raina during a practice have responded exceptionally we are prepared for any conditions "With your support, we implemented medal when Indias medal tally (at the Rio have rectified the mistake," Singh session at Ekana Stadium on Wednesday. UP will take on well. That's showing dividends that may exist at the ground," he the grading system for the players A, B, C, Olympics was empty) should not be kept informed. Jharkhand in their Ranji Trophy tie from Friday right now. added. D, E and F grades. in B grade," Singh said while explaining the Now there are no players in Grade B.