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For all  (!1 & Maoists which will boomerang ith just one night left for paign with new promises. political parties, the district upon them as common people Wthe poll battle in Bokaro Though, the election is administration has deputed he Central Military hold them squarely responsible and Chandankiyari Assembly expected to witness a neck-to- shadow teams, who are con- TCommission of CPI for the loss of lives and days are constituencies, all the candi- neck fight between AJSU can- stantly monitoring each of (Maoist) has embarked upon too near when villagers will hold dates have rolled up their didate Umakant Rajak, JMM their activities, he said. three major types of assault on them by their collar to know as sleeves to woo voters. candidate Bijay Rajwar and If any political parties do the security forces — attacking to why they killed the poor civil- Candidates who are in poll BJP sitting MLA Amar Bauri. any activity or campaign with from a distance, invading non- ians.” fray are on their last-minute While in Bokaro constituency the intention of influencing the LWE hit areas and using Agreeing with the Pioneer’s effort to woo the voters. it is expected a very close fight election or violate the model Improvised Explosive Devices, investigations about the para- Candidates and their support- between Congress candidate code of conduct, then sources said on Sunday. digm shift of strategy of the ers undertook door-to-door Shweta Singh and between prompt action will be taken, Sources said the Maoists Maoists like distant targeting of campaign to seek votes, BJP’s sitting MLA. AJSU can- said Kumar. have neither enough men nor security forces, invasion of non promising to end the problems didate Rajender Mahato is also “Our investigation teams machines left to attack any naxal areas and rampant use of faced by the people. hopeful of winning the seat tak- are conducting inspections, police station, outpost or pick- IEDs IG Singh said “Maoists’ Some of the candidates ing advantage of the two-cor- hotels, restaurants, dhabas are et straightway — the most com- new strategy is indicative of their remained busy to consolidate ner fight. being checked in the mid-night mon form of offensive by the desperate battle for their own their booths and polling agents Meanwhile, ‘Lure of money to avoid any kind of lapses, and ultras from 1990s to 2007. existence wherein control and while others worked with their in lieu of votes’ is on the rise in neither money power can be A head on collision with management of their territories teams to ensure a good voter the rural parts of both con- used in the election,” he said. security forces is avoided now by by cadres sitting atop have gone turnout amidst bad weather on stituencies. Candidates ram- There is a full prohibition the insurgents for the simple rea- astray as down the line cadres do Monday. pantly using ‘money power’ to on alcohol till 05:00 PM on 16 son that the Maoists have a not realize the consequences of Congress candidate Shweta lure the voters also in the slum December, during this period, strong depletion of their men their actions.’ Singh, AJSU candidate areas and in Khatals too; dis- all liquor shops, bars, clubs and teeth. They are not in any and looted their weapons and people to form Jan Chhapamaar shocked and concerned over the The IG did not deny that Rajender Mahato, JVM candi- tributed currency note filled would remain closed and strict position to carry their dead or again on NH 5 under Chandwa (people’s raid). killing of an innocent poor Maoists are refraining from date Dr Prakash, Janta Party buckets (in khatals), informed legal action will be taken injured cadre on stretchers, police station. Maoists’ use of anti person- civilian in the pressure IED laid using cell phones and have candidate Sunil Kumar includ- an eyewitness on anonymity. against the distribution or ille- sources said. At Pipra bazaar in Palamu nel IED has come under sharp by the Maoists in the forest of begun to depend on ‘courier’ ing other candidates today vis- Taking tough steps Mukesh gal collection of liquor, he said. Sources said the second where Maoists killed a criticisms from activists who Bulbul for which the Maoists system for exchange of infor- ited in the interior colonies of Kumar District Electoral Office “If any person has infor- strategy of the Maoists is to strike JMM block chief two days taking serious umbrage of the must come out to explain their mation. In this form of com- Bokaro distributed pamphlet, cum Deputy Commissioner mation about distribution or in non-Left Wing Extremism ahead of the Prime Minister killing of a primitive tribal Etwa aberrations and senseless act of munication, senior Maoists can slips and appealed for the vote. Bokaro promised to investigate storage of liquor at someplace, (LWE) affected areas with dead- Narendra Modi’s visit here in Parhiayya at Bulbul forest on violence which is now taking a be fed with wrong information While in Chandankiyari AJSU and take strict action. “Our sur- then kindly informs the district ly precision as they first did at Daltonganj police stumbled December 12. toll on civilians.” by lower rung just to cover up candidate Umakant Rajak, veillance teams are keeping administration officials imme- Kookoordeeh in Saraikela where upon a printed leaflet there Zonal Inspector of Police Singh added, “This is the their own folly like this loss of JMM Bijay Rajwar and BJP sit- eye on all activities,” he added. diately through C-Vigil App, in the market they killed 5 cops where the Maoists wanted rural Navin Singh said “We are too most nefarious design of the life at Bulbul forest. ting MLA Amar Bauri along The administration has a said Kumar. #  ,      !  

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Indigenous Though primarily focused to South Korea to see how K- one’s grandmother in the room, Bhutto, controversially killed in with bases across all continents. blondes”, Bhutto points out. Peruvians who migrated into on India, this book also briefly pop transformed the world of no lyrics have to be beeped out. a police encounter when his sis- At its height, in 1968, more Bollywood’s narrative took capital Lima from the Andean touches upon two other cul- popular music. K-pop has A Turkish dizi might as well be ter Benazir was at the helm in than one million American a paradigm shift notably highlands and who didn’t speak tural industries challenging become a $5 billion-dollar-a- watched with the entire fami- Pakistan, has chosen to write troops were deployed in 54 through the films of Karan English, they quite knew all the American soft power: Turkey year industry. In 2016 K-pop ly in attendance. on Hindi cinema, Turkish soap countries. They brought their Johar “that recast the NRIs as Hindi lyrics of Bollywood and South Korea. music videos were watched 24 American or Western pop operas and Korean pop, cultures with them; their films, the epitome of sophisticated songs. Campo de Marte, a park A dizi is a soap opera for billion times on YouTube, with culture is no longer a vaunted intrigued me no end. Educated their music, their tastes and modernity, as the masters of in downtown Lima, was filled television in Turkey. Often 80 percent of the views coming soft power. After President as she was at Bernard College their products. Global affinity global capital and internation- with people every Sunday adapted from Turkish literary from outside South Korea. Trump used ‘Game of Thrones’ in Columbia University and at to Coca-Cola, rock-n-roll, and al savoir faire”. No longer were dancing to Bollywood music. classics that run over two hours, Interestingly, YouTube didn’t imagery to announce renewed SOAS in London, Fatima blue jeans was in fact born out stories set in rural India but in Women turned shawls into every dizi has its original even know videos could be sanctions on Iran, Ayatollah Ali Bhutto, the author of New of American military bases. Indian mega cities, or else in saris and stuck sequins on soundtrack and can have up to watched over one billion times Khamenei, Iran’s supreme Kings of the World, focuses in With just under 2,00,000 per- American and European cap- their foreheads as bindis. fifty main characters. until Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ leader, dismissed American the book on the decline of sonnel overseas today, marking itals. Shah Rukh Khan epito- Bollywood films make the ‘Magnificent Century’, a dizi famously broke their counter. decision by highlighting America’s worldwide cultural the lowest American troop Rukh Khan. mized Bollywood’s nouveau Peruvians feel seen; they see based on the life of the tenth Indian films, Turkish tele- America’s declining cultural, supremacy and the concomi- deployment in six decades, it’s Fatima Bhutto does a riche aesthetic. The yuppie their struggles and their dreams Ottoman Sultan, Suleiman the vision dramas or Korean pop rather than military, cache: tant rise of a largely Bollywood argued that as troop numbers scholarly study of the evolution hero was carefully packaged in mirrored in the story lines. Magnificent, has reportedly songs have more universal “The United States is much driven new global pop culture. have decreased, so too has of Hindi cinema in the process. a flexibily secular modernity No wonder the Limenos been sold to over hundred appeal than a piece of weaker than it was forty years America’s pop culture — American cultural dominance. Bollywood’s early stars, Raj with traditional values in have been stirred by Khan’s countries and seen by over 500 American work. They look ago. The United State’s soft represented by Coca-Cola, jazz, The book tells us about the Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, and Dev urbanized settings. This hero, films that abound with themes million people. The previous modern and appealing in the power is worn out. It has been jeans, rock-n-roll and new global pop culture that has Anand, were all inspired by while driving Ferraris, buying of high family values. There’re Guinness World Record hold- same way that American film, destroyed”. Reading the book the Hollywood — was once the emerged from the East and has Nehru’s ideals of nation-build- clothes at the Gap, and keeping stories galore in Lima which ing American TV programme, soap opera or music looks. But Ayatollah’s words would appear only global pop culture avail- surpassed America’s monopoly ing, but the growing inequali- posters of Madonna and Micky follow a pattern of deep despair The Bold and the Beautiful, uniquely, these are all cultural utterly convincing, for sure. able and it catered mainly to of soft power since the end of ty and corruption of the 1970s Mouse in his bedroom, still being lifted by watching films watched by a peak of 26.2 mil- products set firmly in the realm Third World elites. The World War II. The primary led to the rise of the anti-estab- bends to touch his mother’s feet like Dilwale Dulhania Le lion people worldwide in 2008, of values. They are concerned (The review has been done American culture was spread focus here though is on lishment Angry Young Man every morning. Jayenge and Kal Ho Naa Ho. A looks like a run-of-the-mill with principles, with how one by Ajay K Singh, who is a Joint not just by its inherent coolness Bollywood and how it has personified by Amitabh Fatima Bhutto has traveled petite fortysomething house- show in comparison. The defeats temptation, greed, and Secretary rank Officer in the but also by the American travelled to over seventy coun- Bachchan. “It’s only in the extensively in course of explor- wife Marlid, for example, was behind-the-scene account of avoids dishonor. So, for the Government of Jharkhand. Defence Complex that helped tries riding piggyback on the 1990s that Bollywood’s his- ing popular culture emerging so inspired by Khan’s films that Turkey’s biggest TV extrava- most part, there is less violence, Singh is a bibliophile having a export this cultural power. unparalleled stardom of Shah toric left-of-centre ideal is final- from the East. Her most sur- she got rid of her old alco- ganza and the way it has no nudity and romantic rela- voracious appetite for reading)

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Facross four districts — in the constituencies that do clude on December 20. The Sindri, Nirsa, Dhanbad, Tundi mostly Left Wing Extremism not fall in LWE affected areas, first two phases of polls — on and Baghmara constituencies  ##  (LWE) affected — in said Choubey. November 30 and December 7 have polling stations in urban Jharkhand will go to polls in Sufficient security forces — witnessed a fair share of as well as rural areas. As many the fourth and penultimate have been deployed in the con- LWE menace. CPI (Maoist) as 1367 differently-abled and    +-0 phase of elections here on stituencies to ensure peaceful rebels blew up a culvert voters above the age of 80 Sunday. Out of the 6,101 polling on Sunday. Jawans of in Gumla on November 30, years cast their votes through n a bid to strengthen its hold polling stations in the phase, Central Reserve Police Force while rebels attacked a postal ballot in the fourth Iin tribal-dominated Santhal 1,133 have been marked as (CRPF), Central Industrial polling party in Khunti and phase of elections in Paragana area the Jharkhand hypersensitive and 3,070 sen- Security Force (CISF), State torched a bus in Chaibasa on Jharkhand. Mukti Morcha (JMM) has inten- sitive, Chief Electoral Officer police and Railway Protection December 7. However, no Elections for the 81 sified its campaigns for the (CEO) Vinay Kumar Choubey Force (RPF) have been casualties have been reported Assembly seats in Jharkhand penultimate and final phase of  
   +  said on Sunday. deployed in the constituencies in LWE incidents on any of the began on November 30 and polls in the State.           “At least 587 of the 1,133 to thwart any attempts by the polling dates here so far dur- will conclude on December 20. Santhal Pargana has been a    )  )    ) hypersensitive booths and 405 LWE outfits to sabotage elec- ing this election. No LWE The votes will be counted on JMM stronghold since the days    "     of 3,070 sensitive booths fall in tions, officials said on incidents were reported in the December 23. Some parts of of unified Bihar. The party won    LWE-affected areas,” said Saturday. Besides, polling per- third phase of polls on the State witnessed a sudden 7 seats in 2014 State Assembly Choubey, adding that the sonnel and security forces December 12. rise in minor LWE incidents Elections out of total 18 seats in Chief Minister said that in the remaining sensitive and hyper- were airdropped in highly At least 4296 polling soon after the Election the region despite the Modi last five years a large number of sensitive booths are in areas sensitive zones on Saturday. booths in the fourth phase fall Commission of India (ECI) wave that swept the rest of the youths of the State have become where LWE groups are not Nearly 48 lakh voters will dates in the 15 constituencies “Foolproof security arrange- in rural areas while the announced elections in country. JMM had won 10 of 18 unemployed due to misrule of active. decide the fate of 221 candi- spread across Deoghar, ments have been made to con- remaining 1805 booths come Jharkhand on November 1. seats in 2009 State Assembly the incumbent State elections here. Government as in last five years Santhal Pargana will go to the Government has not been polls in the fourth and fifth able to conduct Jharkhand ."      /,   0 $$ phases of election slated on Public Service Commission December 16 and December 20. (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff  +-0 JMM Supremo, Shibu Soren Selection Commission (JSSC) and his son JMM Executive exams. “There are huge vacan- harkhand Pradesh Congress president and former Chief cies in all departments of the JCommittee (JPCC) on Minister, Hemant Soren are State Government but the Sunday claimed that the Grand extensively campaigning for the Government did not try to fill Alliance will win in all 15 con- party candidates in the region to them. The youths of the State are stituencies going to polls on reclaim their throne from the forced to migrate to other states Monday in the fourth phase of saffron brigade. for their livelihood,” he added. Assembly elections in Addressing an election rally He also addressed an elec- Jharkhand. at Pakur for Indian National tion rally in Dumka, where he Addressing a press meet,   $  1  %   $$   %   Congress (INC) candidate is the candidate of JMM. Soren JPCC In-charge RPN Singh 2   "      )    ))  %   Alamgir Alam – the sitting is also contesting from Barhait said that the Grand Alliance will         MLA from the seat—senior seat. Soren had won the Dumka win in all the seats where polling Soren said that people are per- seat in 2009. However, in 2014 is to be held in the fourth and word on present condition of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). turbed by the Bharatiya Janata he had contested from Dumka fifth phases of elections. The Jharkhand, he only spoke Under the seat sharing pact with Party (BJP) Government; be it at and Barhait Assembly seats and UPA alliance, he added, will against Congress Party. We the alliance partners, JMM is the Centre or in the State. He represented the fourth assembly dominate in the fifth phase of never said anything obnoxious contesting 43 seats, INC got 31 addressed the rally in Santhali from Barhait after losing to polls in Santhal Pargana. against him but he is wasting seats and RJD is contesting 7 language. He appealed to the minister Louis Marandi in Attacking the Centre led by time in criticizing Congress seats. people to vote for the INC can- Dumka, which has been a tra- Prime Minister Narendra Modi Party,” said Singh. Mocking the Prime didate to make Hemant Soren ditional seat for the party, rep- and the State Government led Singh said that cases of Minister, the JPCC In-charge the Chief Minister of the State. resented by Stephen Marandi by Chief Minister Raghubar rape are displaying the actual said that PM said in Santhal JMM is contesting the State several times in the past. Das, the JPCC In-charge said law and order situation of the Paragana that he will protect Assembly elections in alliance The JMM put up a brave that a large number of youths State and the Government has water, land and forest of the with INC and former Chief fight as it gained a seat over its are becoming unemployed completely failed to prevent State but he should clarify that Minister of Bihar, Lalu Prasad 2009 performance. However, it every day but the Centre and the such kinds of incident. “In how his Chief Minister Yadav led Rashtriya Janata Dal failed to keep all its seats in State Government are not doing every six hour one girl is being brought amendments to (RJD). Under the seat sharing Santhal Pargana, losing four anything to provide them raped but the Prime Minister Chhotanagpur Tenancy Act pact with the alliance partners, seats from its 2009 tally of 10. employment. did not say anything on this and Santhal Paragan Tenancy JMM is contesting 43 seats, BJP used Modi’s charisma to “The PM visited the State issue,” he added. Act (CNT and SPT Act) which INC got 31 seats and RJD is con- snatch three seats from JMM’s and addressed an election rally Congress is contesting the provides shelter to water, land testing 7 seats. share in the tribal belt, taking its but he did not say a single word elections under Grand Alliance, and forest. On Sunday, junior Soren tally to seven of the 18 seats. on cases of rape which is regu- which consists of INC, JPCC Spokesperson Lal addressed five election rallies. JMM managed to retain larly taking place, he did not say Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Kishorenath Shahdeo and State Addressing an election rally at only Barhait, Littipara, $)   %              )  ))   )   "     a single word on growing unem- (JMM) and former Bihar Chief Spokesperson, Alok Dubey Poraiyahat seat for JMM candi- Maheshpur, Shikaripara, Nala -      ployment and he did not say any Minister; Lalu Prasad Yadav-led were present on the occasion. date Ashok Kumar, the former and Jama in the tribal belt. $    $     ##   %
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They students to maintain peace,” read the state- officer Braj Mohan Kaviya said. out the body from the pond and He, however said, climate change is having impact in var- alleged that “local elements” joined the ment issued by the University. On Saturday, the girl and her for getting her pen back but an argu- dumped it in an open ground, ious other ways also. For instance, up to 93 per cent of green protest and “disrupted” it. “Police have entered the campus by parents were arrested by police in the ment led to a fight, the SHO said. Kaviya said. After the 12-year-old did turtle hatchlings could be female by 2100, as climate change “The students of Jamia Millia Islamia force, no permission was given. Our staff case, he said. The accused girl attacked the not reach home, her parents lodged causes “feminization” of the species, he said citing a study disassociate themselves from the violence and students are being beaten up and forced The incident happened on other with an iron rod in which the a missing complaint and the body conducted by the Researchers at the University of Exeter in that has erupted today. We have time and to leave the campus,” said Waseem Ahmed December 11 when the victim had victim sustained critical injuries on was recovered on Thursday, the the UK and the Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre again maintained that our protests are Khan, Chief Proctor, Jamia Millia Islamia gone to the girl’s house after school her head, ribs and stomach leading officer said. PTI in Portugal. peaceful and non-violent. We stand by this University. According to various studies, if we do not reduce our approach and condemn any party involved With the protest getting more violent carbon emissions and instead allow global temperatures to in the violence. We have maintained clam in the parts South East Delhi, the Delhi rise by 4.5?C, up to half the animals and plants in some of even when students have been lathi-charged Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) also the world’s most biodiverse areas could go extinct by 2100. and some women protestors have been closed the entry and exit gates of Sukhdev  !  "#   444 “In fact, even if we are able to limit global warming to badly beaten up. Media personal are a wit- Vihar metro station on Magenta Line and the Paris climate agreement goal of 2?C, areas such as the ness to these events. Violence by certain ele- Gate Number three of Ashram Metro sta- From Page 1 already become an Act, so at least opposing the contentious Act. Amazon and the Galapagos could still lose one quarter of ments is an attempt to vilify and discredit tion on Pink Line. He demanded that the the Brahmaputra valley should be “Though we are a part of the their species,” noted the studies dwelling on the effects of genuine protests. We appeal to everyone to “As advised by Delhi Police, entry & exit Brahmaputra valley, where violent excluded and it may be imple- NDA, our stand has not changed. climate change on 80,000 plants and animals in 35 areas. share this message,” said a group of students. gates of Sukhdev Vihar and gate no. 3 of protests have been happening over mented in the Barak valley. The We still do not want this Act to be Another study has found that local extinctions (when a While the teachers association of Ashram have been closed. Trains will not the amended Citizenship Act, Barak valley, which has a significant implemented in Assam and North species goes extinct in a particular area, but still exists else- Jamia, issued a statement saying, “Jamia be halting at Sukhdev Vihar,” the DMRC should be excluded from its Bengali population, has not seen East,” he said. The Citizenship where) are already occurring in 47 per cent of the 976 species Teachers’ Association condemn the violence tweeted. Entry and exit gates of Jamia Millia purview. any major agitation. (Amendment) Bill, which was studied, in every kind of habitat and climatic zone. in south Delhi, outside Jamia Millia Islamia. Islamia, Okhla Vihar and Jasola Vihar Addressing a press conference AGP leader and Assam minis- cleared by the parliament on (This article has been published with support from the JTA is not part of any such violence. JTA Shaheen Bagh have also been closed with at Guwahati, Bora, also a state min- ter Keshab Mahanta said the party Wednesday and became an Act on Nature India/India Alliance India Science Media Fellowship). also appeals to students, if any, to keep away no trains halting at these stations. ister, said as the legislation has has not left its “old stand” of Thursday.

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Special awareness cam- freight vehicles. The volume of freight movement should be the quality of life of all. The The Citizenship The party has affirmed paigns would be launched by both personal and freight vehi- regulated/fixed keeping in average speeds have been Amendment Bill, 2019, which that the CAA was not against the party in the North-East cles is gradually increasing. As mind the material being carried reduced to 5 to 10 km/hr dur- was passed last week by Muslims as has been “orches- which has been the first to wit- per the study conducted by by it like whether it is perish- ing peak hours even on the Parliament which has now trated” by the Opposition par- ness public protest after the bill Central Road Research able item like food or vegeta- major arterial roads of the city turned effective as an act with ties, particularly the Congress. was passed by Parliament with Institute (CRRI) namely the neighbouring States when as increase in road network and bles or building materials, etc,. leading to the loss of time of the Presidential assent has trig- “There is no provision in this the apprehensions that giving “Megacity Logistics: Metrics, the roads of the city are already upgradation of road infra- As per the data, there has working population, fuel gered public protest in the law that even a single right of citizenships to migrants across Tools And Measures For reeling under heavy stress structure. been an average growth of 3 per wastage and environmental North-East, Bengal and the our Muslim brothers and sisters the borders and those already Sustainability”, the number of because of traffic congestion The Committee observed cent in overall vehicular move- pollution,” it said. national Capital with police will be taken away. Instead there in the region may impact vehicles entering to Delhi rose and other related issues. that freight traffic on Delhi ment on the roads of Delhi in Furthermore, the problem and army called out at the epi- rights will be provided to those the demography of the region from 6,13,797 to 6,19,946 The Committee also roads contribute more than 18 the last decade. Also, during the of traffic congestion has been centers of the violence. who are living in India without and may also affect their social everyday. The respective figures expressed its strong displeasure per cent of the total vehicular year 2018, 21.35 per cent of the aggravated by the rapidly The ruling BJP has sought any rights facing religious per- and cultural identity. for the year 2009, were 4,72,852 on the fact that freight man- volume on Delhi Roads. The freight vehicles entering Delhi increasing population of Delhi, to “dispel” the Congress and a secution in countries like In the BJP Parliamentary and 5,50,841. agement plan for Delhi has not committee, therefore, strongly used the roads of Delhi just to geographical expansion of section of other Opposition’s Bangladesh, Pakistan and party meet last week which was A Parliamentary Standing been formulated till now. The recommended that after due bypass Delhi and there was no Delhi, inadequate expansion of campaign that the Citizenship Afghanistan,” Patra said. also attended by Prime Committee on Home Affairs on committee was informed by the study and assessment of man- plan as of now to regulate or public transport, improper Amendment Act (CAA) was He said party functionar- Minister Narendra Modi, the “the management of worsening representative of the CRRI that agement of freight traffic in restrict the to and fro vehicu- parking on roads and lack of a unconstitutional as it seeks to ies from 11 States were briefed central leadership had traffic situation in Delhi”, the road traffic demand has other major cities, Government lar movement from the neigh- central coordination mecha- exclude Muslim persecuted by the national leadership on directed all party MPs to expressed concern as there is no increased exceptionally and is of Delhi along with other agen- bouring States to Delhi. nism for formulation and minorities from Bangladesh, the law’s provisions here on counter political campaign planning to regulate or restrict not in keeping with the growth cies should formulate a suitable Therefore, the Committee implementation of traffic man- Pakistan and Afghanistan from Sunday before they start a launched by the Opposition the vehicular movement from in the supply side factors such plan for the freight traffic man- also recommended that there agement policies in Delhi. the provisions of CAA and is campaign in their respective against the Bill. 5 4    
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The quote by UN Secretary executed 2001 Indian Nadu and Delhi. ‘rape-in-India’ barb, the BJP a public rally in Jharkhand. 32.2 per cent despite laws deal- “They are mostly ill- General António Guterres Parliament attack Afzal Guru. he Nirbhaya fund — set up While Karnataka used 7 on Sunday asked him to drop Rahul had made the com- ing with sexual assault being equipped, inexperienced, seems convincing, but over 50 Death penalty is in focus in Tby the Centre in 2013 to be per cent of the fund allocated his surname as it was “stolen” by ment saying the Modi- made stringent in the aftermath power gets to their head and in countries still allow capital India with a plea in the used towards ensuring women’s to it by the Centre (the fund his family for political gains. Government’s “Make-in-India” of the incident. most cases they are extremely punishment and gruesome Supreme Court by one of the safety — has seen a dismal nine allocated to Karnataka was The party’s riposte came a day has rather turned into “rape-in- According to the National corrupt,” Jain said. crimes such as the Nirbhaya four death-row convicts in the per cent utilisation with States 191 crore and utilisation after the former Congress pres- India”, indicating spate of rape Crime Records Bureau “A sub-inspector is the gang rape-and-murder case Nirbhaya gangrape-and-mur- such as Maharashtra and 13.62 crore), Tamil Nadu used ident, in a public rally here, cases in the country. A furious (NCRB) data available for 2017, highest-level officer who files a serve as a reminder that the der case, seeking review of the Meghalaya not spending a sin- 3 per cent of the amount allo- refused to apologise for his BJP had sought an apology the total number of rape cases chargesheet, so one can imag- issue of doing away with death court’s 2017 judgement award- gle rupee from it, according to cated to it under the Nirbhaya “rape in India” remark saying he from Rahul with Defence that went to trial in that year ine the quality of the content,” penalty is not a settled one. ing him the capital punishment. Government data. fund (the fund allocated was is not “Rahul Savarkar”. Minister Rajnath Singh in Lok was 1,46,201 but only 5,822 of said Jain. Fifty countries that still A three-judge bench will In total, just 147 crore 190.68 crore and utilisation Addressing a Press confer- Sabha saying the comment was them resulted in conviction. Similarly, the prosecutors allow death penalty include hear the plea filed by convict out 1,649 crore sanctioned by 6 crore). ence on Sunday, BJP unbecoming of a member of What is perhaps more wor- who deal with the cases at the India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Akshay Kumar Singh, whose the Centre has been Six States and UTs — spokesperson Sambit Patra said Parliament. risome is that while the con- district level are of low caliber Nigeria, the US, Iran, Japan, lawyer has questioned in the spent by the State and Union Maharashtra, Manipur, former Prime Minister Indira An unapologetic Rahul viction rate in rape cases has and less driven, she said, Kuwait, Bangladesh, Iraq, review petition as to why give Territories (UTs) Governments, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tripura Gandhi had called Savarkar responded saying he has not increased marginally in recent adding that all these factors Indonesia and the UAE, capital punishment at a time life Parliament was recently and Daman & Diu — have not “son of soil”, while her grand- done anything wrong and years, the charge-sheeting rate make up badly investigated according to information in is getting “short” due to rising informed by Women and spent a single rupee from the son was referring to him in a blamed the BJP Government has gone down — which means cases which results in low con- public domain. pollution. The apex court had Child Development Minister fund allocated by the Centre, derogatory note. “They stole for not protecting women and cases are not going to court. viction rate. The US-based Death on July 9 last year dismissed the Smriti Irani. according to data shared by the the Gandhi name for political ruining country’s economy. The charge-sheeting rate in A 23-year-old paramedic Penalty Information Centre, a review pleas filed by the three Uttar Pradesh and Minister in Parliament in gains. He should give up the In a counter attack, BJP has rape cases dropped to 86.6 per student, who came to be non-profit organisation, States other convicts — Mukesh (30), Telangana, the two States which response to a question. name of Gandhi. You (Rahul now accused Rahul of hiding cent in 2017 from 95.4 per cent known as Nirbhaya, was gang that there are 146 countries that Pawan Gupta (23) and Vinay were in the news recently for The data also showed that Gandhi) are a political desert- behind his surname Gandhi in 2013, the NCRB statistics raped on the intervening night have totally abolished it in law Sharma (24) — in the case, say- horrific incidents of rape and Delhi, where the brutal inci- er,” Patra alleged. and seeking to attack a patriot show. Shilpi Jain, who was the of December 16-17, 2012, in a and practice. India executes ing no grounds have been made murder, were among the high- dent took place, saw utilisation On Saturday , Rahul has like Savarkar and demanded defence lawyer in the Alwar running bus in south Delhi by criminals only in extreme cases out by them for review of the est recipients of the of less than 5 per cent of the stressed on his surname and that he gave up his surname rape case wherein a foreign six people. and only 26 executions have 2017 verdict. Nirbhaya fund alongside fund allocated to it. unleashed a barb that he was a that the family has `stolen`. ! "  
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This let her hang the rapists convicted in the in the country with a “different kind of society” said it’s the duty of judiciary to President’s Colour and said. has to be understood by one Nirbhaya rape and murder case, a day before the where women need not live in an atmosphere ensure that justice is delivered Standard, including special flag Appealing to and all,” he said. victim’s seventh death anniversary. In the letter, of fear. without “constant delays” and emblem, to the Gujarat judiciary, Naidu Recently, Telangana Police she has sought permission from Union Meanwhile, Tihar jail authorities in Delhi though there cannot be “instant Police, at the State Police said judicial had killed four suspects arrest- Home Minister Amit Shah to execute the said they have been receiving requests from sev- justice”. Academy in Karai village in enquiry should be ed for the rape and murder of rapists. eral people who are ready to volunteer as hang- He also said that the crime Gandhinagar district of concluded at the a Hyderabad-based veterinar- Speaking to reporters here, Singh said, “I man. of rape should be curbed with- Gujarat. earliest and pun- ian in an alleged encounter. have a letter in my hand that is written to Union Earlier in the week, S Subash Srinivasan, a out any discrimination or giv- The Gujarat Police became ishment be handed After the ‘encounter’, Chief Home Minister Amit Shah. I have written it with head constable from Tamil Nadu’s ing it a political hue. the seventh such police force to this and give it a political to culprits at the earliest so as Justice of India (CJI) Sharad my blood. I have written that I should be allowed Ramanathapuram district, wrote to the Director- The vice president’s com- be conferred with the symbol colour,” the Vice President said. to “curb” such criminal ten- Bobde had said that justice can to execute the convicts in the Nirbhaya case. This General of Tihar jail stating his willingness to ments came on the eve of the of excellence and pride. He said rape is a crime dency. never be instant and it “loses its will reinforce the concept that women are viewed serve as an executioner. 7th anniversary of the “The rise in the number of against women which should The country had witnessed character as justice” if it as goddesses in India.” The hangman at the Meerut prison has also December 16, 2012 Nirbhaya crimes against women and be “curbed with all might with- a huge outrage with the recent becomes revenge. “This message should go to the entire world. indicated that he is ready to carry out the exe- gang-rape case that shook the children, especially heinous out any discrimination”. incidents of rapes and murders Stating that 2013 Justice The rapists should know that in India, a cution of the convicts. Pawan Jallad, a third-gen- nation, though he didn’t men- crimes, troubles me deeply. “Police should be people in Hyderabad and Unnao. Verma Committee report on woman can execute them. I have sent the letter eration hangman, said his grandfather had car- tion the incident in his speech. We have been hearing incidents friendly and women friendly He said while police should crimes against women be through registered post and also tweeted it,” she ried out the hanging of the two men involved Recently, Union Home here and there across the coun- and deal with crimes against do speedy investigation and file implemented “in the letter and added. in the assassination of then prime minister Indira Ministry had sent to President try. women with agility. Police a chargesheet at the earliest in spirit”, the vice president said, The shooter urged all women soldiers, Gandhi besides notorious criminals Ranga and Ram Nath Kovind the recom- “I want political leadership should register every com- such crimes, judiciary should “We simply cannot let the sit- actresses, public representatives and organisa- Billa. PTI mendation of the Delhi of the country not to politicise plaint without any distinction, ensure that there are no “con- uation to continue”. PTI *    7     E F (-      ; R   -    .    1   +   &"")    ")"0 anniversary of her father and senior ond term that he issued work orders party leader Gopinath Munde on for the start of the construction of a DIG rank officer of Central Reserve aharashtra’s sidelined BJP leader Friday, Khadse had made no bones Gopinath Memorial at Aurangabad,” APolice Force, currently posted in MEknath Khadse’s recent cryptic about admitting the manner in which Khadse said, adding that if Fadnavis Srinagar, was killed along with his driver comment that there is no guarantee he was side-lined within the party and so chose, he could have constructed while his personnel security officer (PSO) that he may continue to remain in the the party had created such a situation the memorial for late Munde during received critical injuries when their vehicle party has sparked speculation in the where he would have to decide on the first tenure as the Chief Minister. was hit by a boulder near Digdol in Ramban State political circles that he might quit continue to remain in the party in Khadse revealed that when he met district around 8.00 p.m on Sunday. the Amit Shah-led party during the such a troubled atmosphere or quit the Maharashtra’s new Chief Minister According to CRPF authorities in next fortnight. party. Uddhav Thackeray, latter readily Jammu, “the DIG rank officer, Shailendra Informed sources said here on “While Pankja will remain in the agreed to allocate money for the con- Kumar, holding the charge of DIG, North Sunday that Khadse might announce BJP, there is no guarantee about me,” struction of a memorial for late (Srinagar) was travelling in a Scorpio vehi- his resignation from the BJP either Khadse had said. Gopinath Munde at Aurangabad. cle along with his driver and PSO when their during the Winter Session of the Singled out former Chief Minister “When I met him recently and vehicle was hit by a large boulder near Digdol Maharashtra Legislature beginning on Devendra Fandaiv for a vicious attack, broached the issue of the memorial for on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway Monday or when Chief Minister Khadse had charged that Fadnavis late Munde, Uddhav readily agreed to around 8.00 p.m.” Uddhav Thackeray visits Aurangabad “ungrateful” towards late Munde. allocate money for the memorial. He “Both DIG and his driver died on the to lay foundation stone for the “Gopinathrao did not stab anyone in also told me that he wanted to the spot while critically injured PSO was rushed construction for a memorial of late the back. It was Gopinathrao who location in Aurangabad where late to the nearby hospital”, police said. BJP leader Gopinath Munde in the made Fadnavis the State party presi- Munde’s memorial is to be con- Local police authorities along with res- near future. dent. When I was the Minister in the structed,” he said. cue workers immediately rushed to the spot Sources said that Khadse — who BJP-led Government, I had allotted With the possibility of Khadse to shift the injured to the hospital. had met NCP president Sharad Pawar the land for constructing a memori- quitting the BJP looming large over The rescue workers struggled hard to in the national capital on December al after Gopinathrao. But, Fadnavis the state political arena, spotlight retrieve the injured PSO from the mangled 9 and Chief Minister Uddhav completed one full term as the Chief will turn on him during the course of remains of the vehicle while dead bodies of Thackeray on the following day in Minister and came back briefly as the the winter session of the Maharashtra DIG and the driver were shifted to the local Mumbai — was toying with the idea Chief Minister. Legislature. This is despite the fact the hospital. of joining the Shiv Sena. “Nothing happened during Khadse, who was denied party ticket Traffic on the Jammu Srinagar National Speaking at public rally organised Fadnavis’ five year-term. 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CAA, the NCP is seeking consen- oblige the Opposition as his state- Bengaluru: As Karnataka Chief demand for at least two more Deputy Session of the Maharashtra State Legislature are: the tabling of The treasury benches will also sus over the CAA implementation. ments will have a bearing on the sta- Minister BS Yediyurappa plans Chief Minister’s posts and also talk Legislature beginning in Nagpur on a white paper on the State’s current try to exploit the statements by dis- The Shiv Sena, which had sup- bility of the MVA Government, expansion of his Ministry, specula- of such a position being removed all Monday, by trying to corner former fiscal position and unveiling of a gruntled BJP leader Eknath ported the Citizens Amendment The winter session will witness tions are rife within the state BJP together. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis relief package for the unseasonal Khandse and upset Pankaja Munde Bill (CAB) in the Lok Sabha and nomination of a new Leader of the about creating more posts of Deputy Noting that there have been among other things over the piled rain-hit farmers in the State. and delay on the part of the previ- staged a walk out in Rajya Sabha Opposition (LoP) in the Chief Minister or the coveted posi- instances in the past when Deputy up the State’s debts amounting to a Through the white paper on the ous Devendra Fadnavis before the bill was put to vote in Maharashtra Legislative Council tion being removed altogether, given Chief Ministers were appointed by staggering  6.71 lakh crore and his current fiscal position of the state, Government to construct a memo- Rajya Sabha, has not made it stand in place of NCP leader Dhananjay the growing number of aspirants. the high command, he said “three of failure to implement properly the the ruling MVA will attempt to put rial for Gopinathrao Munde at clear on the CAA. Munde. With the change in the gov- There are already three Deputy us are DCMs now... Whatever the farm loan waiver scheme. the previous Devendra Fadnavis Aurangabad, to project the BJP in The BJP has already laid bare its ernment in the State, Munde has Chief Ministers in the Cabinet- party leadership decides next, we will The Sena—NCP—Congress Government over the “mishan- a poor light. game plan to corner the Shiv Sena moved to the ruling side and the Govind Karjol, CN Ashwathnarayan abide by it. Government will also try to embar- dling” of the State’s finances. It may In the brief session, there will over CAA issue. Advising its erst- LoP’s position has fallen vacant. and Laxman Savadi. While there is talk within BJP rass Fadnavis, who is now the also speak about stalling of certain be no customary question hour. while ally Shiv Sena to go ahead and In the normal course, the then Amid speculation that at least that newly elected BJP MLA from leader of the Opposition in the State development projects, including There will be debates on Governor implement Citizenship BJP’s group leader Chandrakant two more such posts would be cre- Gokak, Ramesh Jarkiholi, who was Assembly, by raking up the issue of the construction of a car shed for Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s address to Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 in Patil would have become the LoP in ated during the coming cabinet earlier disqualified as Congress leg- questionable decision of invoking Metro phase-III at Aarey Colony in joint session of the two houses of Maharashtra, the BJP said on place of Munde in the Upper expansion, Savadi on Sunday termed islator for his instrumental role in the controversial provision in the south Mumbai and bullet train State Legislature delivered in Saturday said it was ready to make House. Since Patil was elected to the it as a ‘creation of the media’ and said bringing down the Congress-JD(S) schedule of rates for irrigation pro- project. Mumbai on December 1, supple- a “political compromise” and sup- State Assembly in the recent elec- there was no confusion within BJP coalition Government, was being jects to reguilarise payments for The ruling front leaders will mentary demands of the budget, port the Sena in the event of the tions, Patil is no longer a member on this. considered for the post, health additional works worth several also try to needle Fadnavis over BJP official and unofficial bills and Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas of the State Legislative Council. Everyone in the party would minister Sriramulu is reportedly hundred crores of rupees, taken by MP from Karnataka Ananta Kumar passing of a resolution congratu- Aghadi (MVA) Government’s col- There are three contenders from the abide by the high command’s deci- sulking with his chances looking him days ahead the State Assembly Hegde’s claim that during his 80 lating Sharad Arvind Bobde, who lapse over the implementation of BJP — Bhai Girkar, Dr Parinay sion on the matter, he said. dim. polls. hour-tenure as Chief Minister of hails from Nagpur, on his appoint- CAA in the State. Rahul Gandhi’s Purke and Prvain Darekar — LoP’s “There have been no such dis- Sriramulu, who had earlier open- Chief Minister Uddhav Maharashtra the former “moved ment as the Chief Justice of “My name is not Rahul Savarkar, I post. It remains to be seen as to who cussions, its only a creation of the ly expressed his desire for the post, Thackeray has already stayed back  40,000 crore” to the Centre. India. am Rahul Gandhi” comment has — among these three leaders — will media. On such issues, the party’s has not been attending official Fadnavis’ decision. The treasury Fadnavis will have to face the On its part, the Opposition BJP given fodder to the Opposition to become the LoP in the Upper state and national leadership will engagements for the last few benches will in all likelihood go for music despite the fact that he has will try to drive a wedge between target the Shiv Sena. House. decide,” he said to a query about the days. PTI   !"# ' 6 , % ", "  '  2%  6(      2% 2 2;$<8!2%%17 8-
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This kicked in a fevered discussion and                    even found its way into the Parliament                     where several MPs, across party lines, argued in favour of lynching of the rapists. .    ; .    ?          ( Not a State-sanctioned death penalty but                  public lynching.                   The irony, at a time when people are talking about bringing anti-lynching pro-        *  ? .     ( visions into the law, was not lost on some.       (        . .      37$   People’s anger stemmed, in no small part,                     ( due to the fact that December 2019 marks seven years of the horrific gang-rape in          .      ( South Delhi, where a young physiothera-              ! A       pist was brutally assaulted and left for dead.               .  @2   The perpetrators of this horrific crime, despite being convicted and given the death                    penalty, have successfully eluded the sen-    (                 tence that was handed down to them. This                   ;  is death of our conscience by using every crimes are committed in such around the judiciary and the including that of the legal pro- available aspect of the law to delay their a brutal manner and scale, Union Home Ministry for years fession, has completely broken                     execution. there is an expectation of pun- is plainly ridiculous. If some- the criminal justice system in                But isn’t this the right of every prison- ishment matching the act. India one has been sentenced to the country. $             ( er? The ability to use every possible means is not Norway, where a mass death for a heinous crime, the So when incidents like the to prove his innocence or mitigate his sen- murderer can be allowed to live death penalty should not be Hyderabad rape case happen,       /@B2    C2       tence or even delay it, particularly when it and also fight the State for /.-?.13 handed out like candy by the there is public anger. The same        #               is a matter of death? The only other major human rights. No, we are India, -1/.?.3$. lower judiciary. If the sentence sentiments run across among         .       democracy that regularly executes prison- where we have a very specific .?.70 !. has been confirmed by the the local population when           5      #   ers is the US, which has several provisions set of criminal issues. We Supreme Court, the Home alleged child snatchers or cat- in its statute books. Even the Governor of should not pretend to be a 10!. Ministry and the President tle hustlers are lynched. We 5 S : +5:,                a State can issue a last-minute pardon to socially developed State. should get on with their jobs. know how people get worked                      prisoners if appeals to the US Supreme Indeed, it can be argued that .+)017 We have had Presidents up over vigilantism.                   37$ Court fail. To deny them that would India’s social problems will ".).1 who have delayed the signing Our justice system has potentially mean convicting an innocent likely get worse before they get of death warrants because it failed us completely and needs   4  #              man or woman to death. In college and better and the country will have .?.-. went against their conscience. to be revved up with meaning-                    school debates, we have held discussions little choice but to execute cer- 100!071> Fair enough, but Presidents ful implementation of process-    5      .           on justice delayed is justice denied but it tain citizens. should come out and be vocal es. Increasingly, people have is almost certain that a rushed judicial We have to, however, take 01+. about it instead of delaying started taking matters into         #      7 :    process is dangerous. It is gratifying that every single possible precau- "2/1" matters until the next head of their own hands. If this isn’t a                   the Chief Justice of India, Sharad Arvind tionary measure to prevent the the State assumes power. sign of a banana republic, no           #      7  Bobde, realised this. While commenting on possibility of an innocent 10 1-. This is a peculiar Indian one really knows what is. It is, the murders of the four undertrials in the man/woman going to the gal- !!1/ /. issue — putting off tough deci- therefore, imperative for the :           A4       Hyderbad rape and murder case, he said, lows. We cannot accept even sions instead of acting on them. executive and the judiciary to          .    * ?   “Justice should not be revenge. I believe jus- one wrongful death sanctioned +1++.  It took a century to bring nat- work towards fixing this.  3   3         ? 9  S     tice loses its character as justice if it by the State. That said, when it ural justice to the Ayodhya While policing is a State sub- becomes revenge.” is proven beyond any iota of .?.1. case. On top of that, the fate of ject, there needs to be a com-       *       Those — including not just liberal ide- doubt that an accused is guilty /1 >)! the Delhi rapists is still hang- prehensive federal re-evalua-           4       #  ologues in the country but also Right-wing of those “rarest of rare” cases, (.- ing in the air. This is one tion of policing and the judicia-     (             thought leaders — against death penalty where State-sanction is justi- major reason why there is so ry, just like the indirect taxation have a simple argument: Who is a man to fied, then the executive and the +01.(7 much pendency in courts. system was overhauled to the               S    judge a crime? But how do you explain this judiciary both should ensure Forget about the failure of the Goods and Services Tax sys- .           (        in the Indian context, because at our core, that the punishment is deliv- -.. bureaucracy and the executive tem. 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The    protests showed results and the then Government #                 introduced the Nirbhaya Fund in the Budget for the Financial Year 2013-14, for the safety and pro-         .  "       tection of women.                 Circa 2019. It has been seven years but the      .  #      situation remains unchanged and women con- (. 0.                    tinue to be unsafe in public spaces. On November ?      3 < :    G    27, a 27-year-old veterinarian was gang-raped 0+..0        .           and burnt to death, her charred body recovered +0". 0            F  # %     the next day. This was followed by reports of a /1".( .    3 <    <        nine-year-old girl being raped and strangled to +-0!(..?.7   F2/E   #       .  3 < death in Karnataka, the rape and murder of a six- 7.30/                year-old in Rajasthan, a 37-year-old being gang-  !!0 1 #  . %           ( raped in Odisha, the Unnao rape victim being !.- burnt to death by the accused out on bail and 1.1>-.           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Questions were once again raised in the 7.:C9G have spent only six per cent of the funds viding safety and security to women in the POCSO Act; launch of the fast track  !  5 5  #          Parliament on the utilisation of the Nirbhaya -1+$0 !73 allocated to them. In Uttar Pradesh, public places. Some major schemes, special courts (FTSC) scheme for expe- Fund, following which, the Minister of Women where the Unnao rape victim was where the States were supposed to use ditious disposal of cases of rape and the                "-- and Child Development, Smriti Irani, present- -(>0!.(1 burnt to death, 79 per cent of the funds the funds, included the establishment POCSO Act, 2019 (which calls for      #         ( ed data in the Lok Sabha on its use. had remained unspent. The highest of an Emergency Response Support establishing 1,023 FTSCs), much more          F  ).0 !. The Nirbhaya Fund was created with a cor- ) ..!!1.( utilisation of funds, which was 50 per System, Central Victim Compensation needs to be done. #    .         pus of 1,000 crore in 2013 and this was cent, was done by just two States, Fund, Cyber Crime Prevention against The KSCF has also been working  (             increased to 3,600 crore in the last six years. Of 103/-0!. Mizoram and Uttarakhand, with just Women and Children, One Stop Centre relentlessly for the last several years to  #              this, 2,264 crore, which is 63 per cent of the cor- 0 )( three States, Haryana, Nagaland and Scheme, Mahila Police Volunteers, and raise awareness against these crimes,                pus, was allocated to various States and Union "0!()-( Chhattisgarh showing spending of Universalisation of Women Helpline demanding that India be made a coun- B0222 .   F0    .      : $   Territories (UTs), by various departments, &) . more than 30 per cent of the funds allo- Scheme. try safer for women and children. A  :             5  including the Ministry of Women and Child -.. .+. cated. However, meagre spending of the major step taken was the launch of #            Development, Home Affairs, Justice and Road 1>-.>)( The report shows that crimes fund has resulted in the sub-optimal Bharat Yatra, a national march against Transport and Highways. against women and children have been operationalisation of these schemes, sexual abuse of children in 2017 and the                   "0 )-( To understand the ways the disbursed  .>1) on a constant rise from 2015 to 2017. with the country failing to achieve, even Rape Free India campaign before the                 ( money had been used, the Kailash Satyarthi The total crimes against women report- partially, the objectives for which it has Lok Sabha elections, earlier this year.              %      .  .+.( Children’s Foundation (KSCF) carried out an ("O(0)3 ed in 2015 were 329,243 which been created. The recent incidents of rape and  (     S          analysis of its utilisation by States/UTs. It increased to 338,954 in 2016 and Over the years, there have been other crimes against women are a       #          ( revealed that despite an increase in crimes against /.. !3 359,849 in 2017. Similarly, crimes demands for setting up special courts, wake-up call for State Governments.    #  -  3    9  women and children every year, the overall util- )&( against children went up from 94,172 appointing more women police officers, There is a need for States/UTs to for- 4               isation of Nirbhaya Funds allocated to States/UTs (.!-0 .>0?. to 106,958 and 129,032 in 2015, 2016 installation of CCTV cameras and mulate schemes for the safety of women                   till date was a mere 11 per cent, which is only .+.1>-. and 2017, respectively. The latest annu- street lights in every nook and corner and girls and implement them on a war            (            252 crore of the 2,264 crore sanctioned. It was 1!>)( al Crime in India, 2017 report issued by and taking other measures to make the footing. They need to utilise the               ( appalling to learn that none of the States/UTs !!1+.(1 the National Crime Records Bureau streets safer for the fair sex. Nirbhaya Fund placed at their dispos- could spend more than 50 per cent of the funds -." (NCRB) showed that in 2017, 32,559 There is a need for strengthening al, and if necessary, allocate a budget       "          ( allotted till the financial year 2019. Shockingly, cases of rape were reported, of which the judiciary through the appoint- from their funds for implementation of           #  "    the BJP-ruled Maharashtra had failed to use a sin- 17,382, (53 per cent) were those of ment of more judges, public prosecu- these schemes.            gle rupee allotted to it, while Tripura and Tamil minors. A review of the report from tors and other officials for time-bound The women and children of the 5                 - Nadu had just spent three per cent of the funds. 2013 onwards shows that every year disposal of sexual assault cases. It is country have remained unsafe for                   Manipur had spent four per cent and Daman & over 30,000 women and girls fall vic- imperative to train police officers to long. It is high time that steps are taken       #         ( Diu, West Bengal, Gujarat and Delhi used five tim to the heinous crime. ensure timely filing of strong to make them feel secure as they go                   per cent of the total funds allocated to them. The huge non-utilisation of the chargesheets against criminals with a about their daily business, at home and #                  Further, out of the 36 States/UTs for which data fund, especially set up for the protec- diligent investigation to make water- outside.               is available, the utilisation in 18 States/UTs has tion of women, is a testimony to the tight cases, among other things. (The author is Executive Director, +     , been less than 15 per cent, which is a testimo- complete lack of political will and utter While recently, some policy devel- Programmes, at Kailash Satyarthi ny of their utter disregard towards women’s safe- disregard for the importance and seri- opments have taken place, including Children’s Foundation)       ''                               8 9

pened, or was perceived to have hap- text from the negative perception Iran. During my research in 2015, find- What gets missed in this urge to reports speak about a growing youth pened, than just a handful of students associated with student politics. But I ings showed that there were just three keep a lid on student politics, is the bulge in the country, with over 60 per- marching and raising slogans. Prime would like to share here an incident in incidents of gunfire in the country’s stu- important underlying fact behind stu- cent of the country’s population being Minister Imran Khan tweeted that he which Khan actually faced the violence dent politics between 1951 and 1977. dent uprisings and violence. For exam- under the age of 30. was in favour of restoring the student he was talking about. During the The first was recorded at Karachi ple, most scholars who studied the The reports’ findings warn that dis- unions. But by the time the tweet was Indian cricket team’s tour of Pakistan University in 1968, in which a student global rise and fall of student activism illusionment among the youth would posted, his own Government was in 1982-83, the fifth Test match of the was arrested for possessing a pistol but between the 1960s and 1970s, point out continue to grow due to political and arresting certain prominent student series at Karachi’s National Stadium one that was never actually fired. that student violence and agitation economic instability, and this might /.-1)!(!! leaders and booking them for sedition. was repeatedly invaded by student Then a pistol was used for aerial firing mushroomed in the 1960s when uni- lead many young people to adopt . . +22!  Twitter trends such as activists agitating against the growing during a student union election at the versities and colleges failed to accom- extreme measures. #StudentsSolidarityMarch and Government curbs on campus politics same university in 1974. There were no modate the large influx of middle-class We have already seen the growth %  3    he ‘Students Solidarity March’ on #StudentsMarchExposed began to in Karachi. Khan was bowling and casualties. A pistol was also fired dur- students in that decade. of incidents in which educated young %    
 3  November 29 seems to have ruf- compete against each other. Some some students charged towards an ing the union elections at Lahore’s The students’ anger towards the people have been involved in commit- +1 :K  % 3 Tfled some feathers. It was being commentators on TV were hailing the Indian batsman on strike. Others ran Punjab University in 1975 in which a logistical and administrative prob- ting crimes or joining extremist organ- thought and even hoped by some that march; some were cynically dismissing towards the batsman on the non-strik- student was killed. lems caused by this influx boiled over isations. The pouring out on to the  %    the march would draw nothing more it as an “elitist” one-off; while others er’s end who was standing with Khan. However, between 1981 — the year and was expressed through political streets of students on November 29 can %     %   than the kind of negligent attention were warning that the restoration of Khan pulled out a stump from the Pakistan fully joined the so-called action. Student activism receded when, also been explained and seen in this     
  candle vigils attract. But this wasn’t the unions would again prompt violence ground and threatened to use it against “Afghan jihad” — and 1984, all hell in the 1970s, colleges and universities context. %       case and thousands of students from on campuses. the charging students. However, before broke loose and dozens of students lost (in the West) managed to better In fact, this should actually encour-       assorted universities and colleges The latter is the most frequently he could do this, cops entered the fray their lives in gunfights between oppos- accommodate the students. age the Government to restore the poured out in almost every major city used reason against the demand for and chased away the students. ing student outfits — both from the The same thing happened in unions. Because unions can once  '   '3 of Pakistan, mostly demanding the restoring the unions. In fact, Khan, Indeed, campus politics, especial- Left and the Right — and between stu- Pakistan in the 1960s. Pakistani univer- again become conduits for the students 
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  in 1984 by the General Zia dictatorship got banned in 1984, had become vio- due to the brutalisation of politics and cumstances violence became a norm in the 1990s, when most students began than become despondent, cynical and and then restored in 1989 by the first lent. This is the perception that has society by the Zia dictatorship and the in student politics. to join private educational institutions, desperate; or worse, join clandestine      Benazir Bhutto regime. However, they overshadowed the fact that, till the late steady introduction of sophisticated Second, ever since student activism politicised student unions fell out of extremist groups which, ever since the 
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(&9(;/- nomic intruders, tax offenders sources. The import of mobile The government thus and Oil and Natural Gas inventory is always dangerous tioning normally. All our ly holds 54.03 per cent stake in 8(7((E' &7(& and policy & law violators”, the phones (push button types) imposed basic customs duty of Corporation (ONGC) on because of its highly flammable tankers and trucks are moving the diversified engineering Confederation of All India decreased to $400 million in up to 15 per cent on imports of Sunday said their gas output character,” he said. On Saturday, under heavy police protection company. * Traders (CAIT) in a letter sent 2018-19 from $935 million in more than half a dozen com- have totally stopped, while oil the OIL appealed to people of and we are not taking chances,” The Cabinet Committee to Commerce Minister Piyush 2019-18. Smartphone imports ponents and 20 per cent duty production is down by over 75 the state in local papers to Bhattacharyya said. on Economic Affairs in but the number of such large Goyal demanded early enforce- have also fallen from $2,602 on fully-made phones. per cent after protests erupted allow it to carry out day-to-day A Numaligarh Refinery October, 2016 had given an in- corporate is not many,” he said. ment of e-commerce policy million in 2017-18 to $1,216 In the last few years, the tar- in the State. “Our gas produc- operations, which the firm said, spokesperson said that their principal approval for strategic The government has set an and national retail policy. million in 2018-19. iff structure has been ratio- tion has completely stopped. In have been “severely impacted”. employees could not go to the disinvestment of 26 per cent all-time high disinvestment It also called for constitut- The production of mobile nalised to promote domestic the crude oil segment, we were An official of the ONGC plant from the township as equity shares in BEML Ltd. target of 1.05 lakh crore, up ing an e-commerce ombuds- handsets has gone up from manufacturing of electronic producing 9,000 tonnes per said that its daily oil output has their vehicles were torched a “The Government will from 90,000 crore projected in man and a Retail Regulatory 18,900 crore (six crore units) goods, including cellular hand- day, which came down to just fallen to 1,650 tonnes from few days ago. An official of the divest 28 per cent of its stake in the Interim Budget 2019-20 in Authority. in 2014-15 to 1,70,000 crore sets. Specified capital goods for 1,000 tonnes,” a senior official 2,200 tonnes. state-run power major NTPC’s the company through strategic February. CAIT also criticised the (29 crore units) in 2018-19, as manufacture of mobile handsets from the OIL told PTI from its “Our gas production has Bongaigaon plant said that disinvestment and there is no In 2018-19, the Centre Ministry of MSME’s reported per the commerce ministry are permitted for import at the field headquarters at Duliajan completely stopped. Drilling coal from Margherita mines in plan to demerge the business raised 84,972 crore from move to join hands with some figures. zero duty. To promote domestic in upper Assam. The company facilities have also come to a Tinsukia district is not reach- verticals,” a senior company CPSE disinvestment, while in prominent e-commerce com- Almost all foreign mobile value addition in mobile hand- is operating only around 50 halt after the protests started. ing the plant. official told PTI. 2017-18, the figure was 1, panies for onboarding of small phone makers — Vivo, Oppo, sets and their sub-assem- wells out of its about 400 oil and The situation is grim as our “However, our production The Centre has already 00,056 crore. retailers on their platforms. Nokia, Samsung and Xiaomi — blies/parts manufacturing, a gas producing wells, he added. central tank can stock fuel is not affected as we also get “initiated preparatory work” for The Cabinet Committee This is highly deplorable have set up units in India and phased manufacturing pro- The crude supply to Digboi only for 3-4 days,” he added. coal from Raniganj in West the disinvestment, he said. on Economic Affairs has and the traders of the country are manufacturing handsets gramme was notified. As a refinery has gone down to 800 The PSU major Indian Oil Bengal,” she added. BEML, a mining equip- recently approved strategic dis- will not accept and not just assembling. result, India rapidly started tonnes instead of 1,800 tonnes Corporation said vehicle fuel Violent protests had erupt- ment maker, has diversified investment of its equity shares such collusion with these firms, According to Telecom attracting investments into this of daily plan, while the same to and LPG supply in Tinsukia, ed in the city and other parts of into manufacturing of rail in five PSUs - BPCL, Shipping it added. Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, sector and significant manufac- Numaligarh refinery has total- Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Golaghat the state earlier this week after coaches and defence produc- Corporation of India, Their business model is Apple Inc, world’a largest and turing capacities have been cre- ly stopped, he said. and Jorhat districts in upper the Citizenship (Amendment) tion that already accounts for Container Corporation of greatly hampering ‘Make In most advanced telecom tech ated during the past four years. “Besides, drilling of our Assam have been severely Bill was passed in Parliament, almost half of its current India, Tehri Hydro India’ program as domestic firm, has started making its lat- The Government has per- wells has fully stopped for the affected. “As per our informa- with agitators engaging in topline, the official said. Development Corporation and producers are unable to com- est iPhone XR in India and is mitted 100 per cent FDI for last six days. Our oil collection tion, petrol depots in these five pitched battles with the police, “There are private sector North Eastern Electric Power pete with their predatory pric- also expanding operations. manufacture of mobile hand- stations have also been shut by districts have dried up. LPG forcing the administration to players who are into diversified Corporation. ing and deep discounting tac- In the budget 2018-19, the sets and their sub-assem- people protesting against the distribution is also affected as impose curfew. engineering including defence tics, CAIT said. basic customs duty was blies/parts. B />&    2  "## $5 - - +   
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The US-China trade a major thaw in their trade war Act as it undertook various the law has been initiated. official said. Air India currently which is going to takeover the truce and Boris Johnson’s win Friday. steps to improve the ease of As part of de-criminalisa- operates a flight to Stansted company bringing to an end to in the UK general elections China will suspend the doing business in the country, tion of technical and proce- from Amritsar. It also has oper- the much-prolonged resolu- drove global markets higher planned addition of 10 percent including de-criminalisation dural violations under compa- ations to London Heathrow tion process. late last week. The US and and 5 per cent tariffs on some of various penal provisions nies law and reducing the bur- from Mumbai. The SBI may settle the 13,000 crore, while the mark in the 3-year-old China have suspended addi- US imports, and “continue to under this law. den on criminal courts as well British Airways and Virgin dues of all the other lenders on amount approved by the com- Insolvency and Bankruptcy tional tariffs on each other’s suspend additional tariffs on Listing out the measures as the National Company Law Atlantic are the two other air- Monday. mittee of creditors (CoC) stood Code (IBC). A major road- goods after reaching a ‘phase US-made autos and spare taken, the corporate affairs Tribunal (NCLT), the govern- lines flying to London from The development followed at 12,161 crore. The other block in the resolution was one’ trade deal after prolonged parts”, China’s finance min- ministry said it has set up the ment has shifted 16 offences Mumbai. Air passenger traffic the tabling of the Insolvency lenders of Essar Steel included removed by the Supreme Court negotiations. istry announced Sunday. Central Registration Centre sections to monetary penalty on Mumbai-London route has and Bankruptcy Code (Second IDBI Bank, Canara Bank and on November 15 as it set aside “The recent developments The move follows US for name reservation and regime. spiked 25 per cent in the last Amendment) Bill, 2019, in the Punjab National Bank. the National Company Law on the global front have sub- President Trump’s cancellation incorporation of companies India has improved its five years. It is expected to go Lok Sabha on Thursday, which Both ArcelorMittal and Appellate Tribunal’s (NCLAT) sided the fear of prolonged cri- of new tariffs on Chinese prod- and LLPs within 1-2 days as ranking on the World Bank’s up by 27 per cent this fiscal fol- also provides for protection of SBI, however, are yet to ruling that provided for equal sis and that cheered the par- ucts as part of a “phase one” opposed to an average of at ‘Doing Business 2020’ report, lowing the resumption of ser- buyers from criminal pro- respond to questions sent by distribution of proceeds ticipants across the world mar- trade deal. least 15 days earlier. moving up 14 positions to the vices on the route by Virgin ceedings against previous pro- IANS. between financial and opera- kets including ours. And, we China’s commerce min- “During the last three years 63rd spot. Atlantic in October, despite the moters of the bankrupt firm. As per the resolution pro- tional creditors. feel the positive momentum to istry said on Friday it had more than 1,25,000 companies As per the latest report on grounding of Jet Airways which ArcelorMittal had kept the posal, banks would recover The Essar case, which was extend further in the coming agreed with the US a mini-deal have been incorporated every the Resolving Insolvency Index, used to have three daily flights promised 42,000 crore in an over 90 per cent of their claims among the first 12 cases to be week too,” said Ajit Mishra, VP that includes a progressive roll- year in the country in this man- India’s ranking jumped 56 to London Heathrow from the escrow account, but didn’t against Essar Steel, amounting referred by the Reserve Bank of -Research, Religare Broking. back of tariffs and the protec- ner, as compared to 50-60,000 places to 52nd in 2019 from city. release it immediately after the to over 40,000 crore. The India (RBI) for resolution, The current market tion of intellectual property companies in earlier years,” 108th in 2018, the release said. “There is a need for more Supreme Court’s order in the operational creditors would faced several hurdles as its momentum can sustain this rights. the ministry said in a release. “Recovery rate increased traffic to London region. case last month, as the compa- initially get 196 crore, and promoter Prashant Ruia also week as well, provided there is The two sides have yet to Among others, the min- from 26.5 per cent in 2018 to However, due to the slot con- ny wanted immunity for Essar another 1,000 crore later, tried to bid for the company more clarity on the US-China sign the agreement, which rep- istry has made the process 71.6 per cent in 2019 and time straint issues at the London Steel’s assets from probe against allowed by the CoC, taking the and moved the appellate tri- trade settlement, said resents a major breakthrough transparent and non-discre- taken in recovery improved Heathrow, we are not able to its previous promoters. total repayment to 1,196 crore. bunal for rejection of the Siddhartha Khemka, Head - in the 21-month standoff tionary for dematerialisation of from 4.3 years in 2018 to 1.6 add new flights on the The SBI had the largest The resolution of Essar ArcelorMittal’s 42,000 crore Retail Research, Motilal Oswal between the world’s two largest securities of unlisted public years in 2019,” it added. 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The northeastern malls dramatically exposed the  -1 $1 region fell to the Tories in a gen- deep gulf between pro-and eral election Thursday that anti-establishment camps ong Kong's immigration turned into a re-run of the 2016       carved out by six months of Hdepartment said on EU membership referendum in demonstrations that have shak- Sunday they have received which Johnson championed the en and split the semi- reports a man went missing on Brexit cause.       autonomous Chinese territory. a cross-border mega bridge to Johnson told cheering cam- Truncheon-wielding riot the gambling hub of Macau paigners that he understood  !1(1 suffered its worst election result officers fanned out at a shopping          +     " that currently hosts a Chinese how difficult it was for tradi- since the 1930s. mall where demonstrators spray- mainland police checkpoint. tional Labour voters to switch ollowing his landslide vic- On Friday night, Symonds painted protest slogans on the played "Glory to Hong Kong," described protesters as rioters ed in June against a proposed The disappearance first sides and back his right-wing Ftory in the December 12 cooked the spicy dish for an polished stone floor and a protest anthem, on a har- and terrorists and police officers extradition law, Cheng said she emerged on Saturday when the government. general election, UK Prime elated Johnson in no.11 smashed glass panels. monica. as gallant heroes. They directed was among the hundreds of man's son told local media his "I can imagine people's pen- Minister Boris Johnson cele- Downing Street, The Sun news- Watched by shoppers, offi- The scene was completely thumbs-up signs and shouted thousands who marched. father had texted to say he was cils hovering over the ballot brated his win by tucking into paper reported. "Boris was cers pepper-sprayed bystanders different at a waterfront park on words of thanks at officers who But she said she later felt being detained while passing paper and wavering before com- a spicy chicken curry made by exhausted but elated on Friday and made several arrests, pinning Hong Kong Island, where a policed the sidelines of the rally. repulsed by violence that increas- through an artificial island ing down for us and the his girlfriend Carrie Symonds, night - and Carrie treated him detainees to the floor and march- large crowd showered love on the One woman yelled that they ingly accompanied protests. She manned by Chinese police Conservatives," he said. accompanied by a glass of by cooking him his favourite ing them away. 30,000-strong police force, looked handsome in uniform. said she didn't demonstrate on his way to the semi- "And I want the people of wine, it was reported on chicken curry, nice and spicy Roaming groups of youths broadly criticised as heavy-hand- "I'm not against the protest- again until Sunday, when she autonomous city of Macau. the northeast to know that we in Sunday. the way he likes it," a source in black popped up at other ed by the protest movement. ers. It's OK for them to speak, but came out to support police, who The man, surnamed Chan, the Conservative party -- and I In the December 12 elec- said. shopping malls, too, shouting The rally echoed the Hong in a peaceful way," said Max have shot 26,000 tear-gas and was travelling by bus on Friday -- will repay your trust." tion, Johnson gained a This was also the slogans. Kong government's view that Cheng, an IT worker who took rubber-baton rounds and arrest- afternoon along the bridge and The working class north of Commons majority of 80, his first time he drank alcohol At one mall, a small group protesters have become unac- part. ed more than 6,000 people dur- tunnel network linking Hong England dropped its longstand- ruling Conservative Party's since the election campaign adapted a Christmas carol into ceptably violent. When mass anti-govern- ing the six months of snow- Kong, Macau and mainland ing support for Labour and rel- largest since 1987, and in con- began at the beginning of a protest song and a woman Pro-police demonstrators ment demonstrations first erupt- balling protests. city Zhuhai, his son said. egated the century-old party to trast, the opposition Labour November. ; %   .  - ##  + )  ( E E       
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Though the gen- their siblings, the children doubled eration gap is not seen as a seri- up as household help, baby-sitters ous issue but it often becomes one. and chipped in whenever their par- It is a known fact that the ents needed them. Most were either youth are filled with energy, sta- too distracted or extremely exhaust- mina, strong will and zest. But cer- ed to pay attention in class. There tain other valuable characteristics was a general sense of indifference of youth, which can be great tools indifferent to their spiritual her- towards education. Their parents, for social transformation are not itage which is responsible for the unfortunately, just didn’t have the fully realised or utilised by the crisis of morals and values. This, time or energy to pay attention to society, as a result of which they in turn, has created an ever- them or to their future for there were get confused and disturbed. One widening emotional gap and an more immediate existential chal- such important personality trait of atmosphere of violence in the lenges that they faced. story. “They are part of Banjo Party at me. I was being defeated daily. I like small and big dhols, dholki, payment?” I inquired. the youngsters is that they strong- society. But, with over 28 years of teach- (musical group). They are called for realised that these boys needed sticks, khanjira, and also t-shirts and “Ma’am, during the Ganapati ly aspire to do something new. An impartial analysis of the ing experience, I was prepared to events and festivals like Dahi Handi vocational training more than trousers. We’ve already prepared the festival, we were invited to play on They want to initiate change and present Indian conditions would engage with my students. During the on Gokulashtami, Navaratri and bookish knowledge. So I came up budget.” The boys were excellent at all 10 days. In fact, we played dur- are open to new challenges. Hence lead us to the conclusion that, to roll call, I chatted with them as they birthday parties in the basti. They with a plan to make sure that they calculations, I discovered. “We need ing the procession on the first day it is easier for them to adapt to any some extent, both sides are right. introduced themselves. Around 10 are also called for playing dhol,” s ai d got both. I gathered some students around 6,000,” they announced when the Ganpati idol was placed. kind of change as compared to the The more relevant question here students were absent that day. Apart their friends from Anand Nagar. I and went to meet them again. and added, “But we don’t have the That honour is normally reserved older generation. The latter is is: How can this gap be bridged? from three girls who were visiting learnt that each one earned 300 per “How about forming a Banjo Party cash. Making a list is okay but one for a well-known musical party. We undoubtedly more experienced Who will work as the link between their native place and were supposed event, although sometimes they of your own?” I suggested to Amol, needs money at the end.” have made so much money that but most of their ideas have the two generations? Who will to be back in school in two or three were not paid the entire amount. Krushna and company. “But how is I said, “Don’t worry, I will give even after paying you, each one of already been applied to real-life sit- catalyse this change? days, there were six boys, namely, “They earn and have a good time. it possible?” asked Krushna. “You you the money. You can repay me us has 3,000 left. Additionally, we uations and they may not have Everyone would agree that, to Amol, Krushna, Amit, Pandhari, Why would they attend the school?” work for someone else and they in instalments. But I have one con- have kept aside 2,000 in the new concepts and enthusiasm to bridge this ever-widening gap Prakash and Kishan, who missed the my informants exclaimed. don’t even pay you enough. They dition — you have to attend school group’s joint kitty,” they shared work for a change. So the old order between the two generations, the class. What did they mean by ‘good avail all the benefits and you get every day.” They agreed readily. The with delight. has to transform, giving place to formal and informal educational Things quickly fell into a routine time’, I asked. “Don’t tell them that hardly anything in return,” I said. next day, I gave them the start-up The boys had brought kilos of the newer generation who will centres and institutions should and the girls came back as expect- we have told you all this but they “Yes ma’am, but how can we go money and a day later, they bought peda, which were more than play an active role in social evo- inculcate higher principles and ed. However, the boys continued smoke, drink and...” they said and about it? We don’t have enough the instruments. The group proud- enough for the class of 29. Instead lution. It has, therefore, rightly ideals among the youth. The insti- skipping school. Every day, I thought started giggling. I was taken aback. money to buy musical instruments,” ly showed off their talent after of distributing more than one peda been said that if the youth are tutions should provide a new they would come, only to be disap- My children are into all this? Yes, I he said. class while their classmates danced each, I requested them to cut them awakened, the whole world will interpretation of society where pointed. I felt sad while marking considered them ‘my children.’ They “Let’s discuss this in class to their tunes. into quarters and distribute them follow their lead including the there is no violence and everyone them absent. When a week went by were kids, who had been forced into tomorrow. We will work out a The boys not only started to the entire school. “While doing generations that follow their lives peacefully in the family of and the six didn’t turn up, I decid- child labour, they had taken to sub- plan,” I told them. Amol, Krushna attending school regularly, they so, please tell them that we are tal- example. They will prepare them- mankind. These educational cen- ed to visit them in Anand Nagar. As stance abuse, they were truanting and others were elated and made also practised music under a banyan ented businessmen but we are selves mentally and physically for tres should have people of noble I reached the slum and asked for from school and they have a trou- sure that all six came to school tree near the local railway station. studying, too,” I said. the dawn of new era. But have the character, pleasing manners and Amol and Krushna, I was directed bled life. They had been deprived of before the first call for morning Many of their classmates visited That was one of my most youth’s potential been utilised for loving demeanour who can utilise towards a gym in a narrow lane. a childhood and parental care. prayers. “Ms Naik, your ‘heroes’ them. I, too, dropped by a few times. rewarding days in the school. My national reconstruction so far? Is the youth’s potential and also They were surprised to see me but Clearly, they were not afraid to work have showed up,” remarked the As their peers and elders encour- small experiment had changed the it given the opportunities and the enable the older generation to con- quickly assured me that they would hard but their circumstances had other teachers. I felt a sense of sat- aged them, their confidence and lives of these amazing, gifted boys. guidance to fulfill their dreams of tribute in nation building. Unless show up in school the next day. They denied them the chance to shape isfaction when I marked ‘P’ (pre- self-esteem grew. The ‘P’ against From being labelled as ‘absentees’, taking the world into a new era of the youth is given this new vision even apologised for not coming ear- their life through education. They sent) against their names. their names in the roll call shone. ‘ruffians’ and ‘child labourers’, they peace and prosperity? Well, with and co-operation to work towards lier. We had a warm interaction and were carrying the cross of their life The whole class was eager to A few days later, the school had had transformed themselves into reference to our country we can this goal, the society will remain I treated them to vada pav. on their young shoulders. discuss the formation of the Banjo been shut for 10 days for Ganesh shining examples of hard work and say that the youth is restless and split by various divisive forces and I went back home peacefully. I But how could I reach out to Party. After the prayer, we returned Chaturthi. When the school enterprise. What’s more, they start- disappointed because it is not acts of violence. And the youth thought, perhaps, home visits were them, earn their trust and let them to the class. The boys started off ani- reopened, I came back to find a ed attending the school regularly. provided enough channels for will continue to be exploited by the answer to bringing in the absen- know that I cared? These questions matedly, “Ma’am, we will have to packet of money, a box of sweets (The author is a retired BMC self expression. Today the youth various sections of the society for tees. But I was wrong. They didn’t troubled me constantly. If I could purchase instruments from Parel and flowers on the table. The teacher. The article has been trans- complains about the society and their parochial ends and narrow show up and I felt let down. I dis- just get them to come to school, I and Lalbaug (South Mumbai local- beaming Banjo Party greeted me. lated from Marathi to English by people in power. It believes that its objectives. cussed their absence with my class was sure I could teach them many ities). We have prepared a list of the “You don’t have to pay me back so Alka Gadgil.) energies, both mental and physi- We are aware of the fact that and that’s when I got to know their things. The empty benches scoffed things we require — instruments soon. Have you received proper L$  6   cal, are not fully utilised for the population of the young is national development because the higher than the middle-aged and older generation denies the young the elderly. So they should be seen adequate participation, thinking as effective instruments of social that they are inexperienced and change. Otherwise they will drift )/../!02(3 immature. 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? %*+ %  .- ustralia recorded one of +))") " *(% +$ Atheir biggest wins over New Zealand on the fourth day of the first Test at Perth Stadium on )" $ @ "  /! 0(0 Sunday. Having trailed by 250 runs   .- pener Abid Ali became the first batsman to score on the first innings the Kiwis Ohundreds on both Test and one-day debuts as were set a mammoth 468 to win kipper Tim Paine believes Pakistan’s first home match in the long form of the game — which would have been a SAustralia is climbing back since the 2009 attack on the visiting Sri Lanka team ended record chase in Test cricket — on towards the top of Test crick- in a tame draw against the same opponents Sunday. a deteriorating pitch after et after a third successive On 95, the 32-year-old hit paceman Vishwa Australia declared at 217 for nine powerhouse victory at Perth Fernando for a boundary and then drove him through in their second innings. Stadium on Sunday. cover for two to complete his hundred, raising his hands The visitors were never in The home side went into in jubilation before kneeling on the ground to offer a contention after losing their the Perth Test ranked fifth on prayer of gratitude. first wicket with just six runs on the International Cricket His hundred came in 267 minutes, laced with 11 the board and were unable to Council rankings, while New boundaries, and was the highlight of a Test badly affect- push the match into a fifth day Zealand were second. ed by bad weather. after Mitchell Starc and Pat “We are getting there, '    )   Pakistan finished at 252-2, with stylish batsman Babar Cummins cleaned up the Kiwi but we can get better,” he *  P    Azam knocking his third Test century with a boundary tail under lights in Perth’s first said. off spinner Dilruwan Perera. ever day-night Test. “We are still improving, Azam ended with 102 not out, which came in 151 New Zealand were dis- but certainly over the last 18 For the first time in his minutes of punishing batting spiced by 14 crisp bound- missed for 171 and were beaten months there has been dras- career Smith has gone three aries. by 296 runs, the last five wick- tic improvement in this Tests without a half-century, But the day belonged to Abid, one of 15 batsmen to ets falling in a hurry for just 17      )    )   P  *      cricket team. but Paine actually views that score a hundred on their one-day international debut - runs. “We’ve got some players as a positive. - against Australia in It was just one run shy of back, which are helping, but “We touched on at the Dubai in March his their biggest losing margin to gully by Nathan Lyon (4-63) Paine to give the left-arm quick Paine off the bowling of Starc we have also seen some real end of the Ashes,” he said. year -- since the incep- Australia — in runs — in a from the bowling of Starc. his seventh wicket of the match. after umpire Nigel Llong had improvement in the guys “We needed other guys tion of limited over match where both teams batted Star batsman and captain Tom Latham showed plen- turned down the appeal — a dis- who got a chance 18 months to stand up and can’t be cricket in January twice. Kane Williamson then made just ty of application to face 68 balls missal that signalled the end of ago, and the experienced reliant on Steve. 1971. Australia’s biggest win, other 14, before falling to Lyon’s first for his 18, but was given out leg the Kiwi resistance. guys have come back and put “Obviously Marnus None of the oth- than innings victories, was 297 ball of the innings. before wicket to Lyon after an Earlier, Australia’s second a bit of icing on top. (Labuschagne) has been ers also scored a cen- runs in Auckland in 1974. Williamson got off to a fast Australian DRS review, with innings fell away dramatically “We are moving in the unbelievably good, and tury on their debut in Starc (4-45), who claimed start with boundaries from the umpire Aleem Dar initially giv- after being 131 for one at one right direction and happy Davey (Warner) and Joe Test cricket, which nine wickets for the match, and first two balls he faced, but was ing him not out. stage on the third day. with the way we've played in Burns have been scoring started in 1876. Cummins (2-31) used the pink caught at short leg fending a ball BJ Watling attempted to The home team lost seven the last three or four Tests.” runs. Abid is the 11th ball to good effect under lights that bounced and turned sharply stem the tide with a gritty 40 and wickets for 58 runs, as they Paine said it was also “If we want to be one of Pakistani batsmen to to bring the match to a quick off his glove into the hands of enjoyed a bit of luck as Australia struggled against a sustained pleasing to see other players the better teams in the world score a century on conclusion after none of the Matthew Wade. didn’t review when he got a faint barrage of short-pitched bowl- stepping up, after Smith guys have got to stand up Test debut. recognised Kiwi batsmen offered Ross Taylor was their last outside edge through to Paine. ing on another hot Perth day. almost single-handedly and we can't be reliant on too Abid's feat spiced significant resistance. real hope of making a revival but Smith then dropped a tough Tim Southee again retained the Ashes for few. up the historic Test, The chase started poorly, on 22 he tried to pull a Starc chance off the bowling of Lyon impressed with 5-69, after also Australia with his batting “We are really happy the first in Pakistan with opener Jeet Raval making delivery and got a bottom edge at first slip. He was given out on picking up four wickets in the heroics in his first series with how our batting has since the 2009 attacks just one before being caught at through to wicketkeeper Tim review caught down leg side by first innings. after suspension. developed.”" on the Sri Lankan team bus left interna- tional cricket sus- pended in the coun- -   (#  try. !""  %99   Only 91.5 overs were possible on the 

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