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Prime Minister Narendra Modi privacy breach, the Centre on   ’s rebuff came on October 11-12.                   Thursday set a November 4  ! " !  $ after Beijing on Thursday Taking exception to the            ! deadline for the Facebook- ! % $ expressed reservations about Chinese objection, External owned messaging giant to $!L$%! $  creation of Union Territory of Affairs Ministry spokesperson does not expect other countries large tract of area in the Union explain the breach and list out  $ "  M Ladakh saying it was “unlaw- Raveesh Kumar said the J&K to comment on such matters. Territories of Jammu & (    " the measures that have been  ())!+  ful and void”, “includes” some reorganisation is entirely India’s India also said China con- Kashmir, and Ladakh. taken to safeguard privacy of $ ")!  of China’s territory into its internal affair and the nation tinues to be in occupation of a Continued on Page 4 millions of Indians. At the ! ! 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The case pertains to paralysed in different parts of ited for merger of over 560 Union Home Ministry offi- nications of Indian journalists 2017-2018 when the senior Kashmir amid continuous States into the Union of India. cials said, “Some statements and human rights activists and officer was posted in Gujarat. shutdown since August 5. Jammu & Kashmir High have appeared based on reports urging the Supreme Court to A Court of Inquiry (CoI) The new UTs came into Court Chief Justice Gita Mittal in media, regarding breach of hold the Centre accountable was ordered into the matter existence 72 years after then administered the oath of office privacy of Indian citizens on over the issue, Prasad retaliat- after the NCC girls complained ruler Maharaja Hari Singh exe- to the new appointees, first in WhatsApp. These attempts to ed by indirectly attacking the against the officer. cuted the Instrument of Leh and then later in . malign the Government of Congress’ first family. 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Attending a function at sary is celebrated as ‘Rashtriya eral steps have been taken to , Delhi, Haryana, of Chicago (EPIC) said. centrations of pollution in the amin B12 and vitamin D, said  !)!!     the Statue of Unity in Kevadiya, Ekta Diwas’ (National Unity ensure it, including improving Punjab, UP, and West Bengal. “By 2016, a 72 per cent rest of the country are allowing the report “Adolescents, Diets ).)! 4  !2  Gujarat, on Patel’s 144th birth Day) since 2014. The Prime vigil along borders and crack- From 1998-2016, the Indo- increase in pollution in the residents to live longer than and Nutrition: Growing Well in !!6)!)"!   ! anniversary, Modi led the gath- Minister offered floral trib- ing down on fake notes. Gangetic Plain region experi- region further shortened the those in the Indo-Gangetic a Changing World”. )$  !6 ering in taking the “national utes to the Statue of Unity, con- Continued on Page 4 enced particulate pollution that lives of residents by 3.4 to 7.1 Plain, the study said. Detailed report on P5 L )" )-/ !   ! .  !)  <= "    %% % $ !     '    %  )  !!M4 $   54!  44      ed to attract tourists.            !:$&+;<= According to sources, this      ' .$/;)  he Public Works plan is Delhi Lieutenant  345/$ 6(!6!)%!! ! Department (PWD) has Governor (L-G) Anil Baijal’s pet % )! 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He was 83 and is sur- !  ))!/ The PWD has submitted trust also provided a sample of vived by his wife Jayashri ($6 .""!  an actionable plan to the Delhi the re-development plan. Dasgupta and a daughter. cancer for quite some time.” %$$.$  Government for re-developing “The idea is ‘pedestriani- ings, central verge with green- thick fine chisel dressed sand water fountains are also on the Dasgupta, a former MP Though he continued to be a L$  )!M "" $ the 1.8 kilometre long stretch sation’ and de-congestion of ery,” said the official. stone and the railing and its plan. The boundary walls will from Panshkura and Ghatal member of the CPI national  //%: /  from Bhogal Flyover to Neela these stretch. 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mproving image of the police Iforces was the need of hour and internal security is the top priority of the Narendra Modi Government" said Union Home Minister Amit Shah while inau- gurating the new building of Delhi Police headquarters (PHQ) on Thursday. The Home Minister laid emphasis on several steps to ensure the internal security of the country. Vigil on the bor- ders has been intensified to stop infiltration and a crackdown has been launched on Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) smugglers. "Internal security is on the top of the priority list of the Modi Government. We have undertaken a lot of work to improve security on the borders and crackdown on fake notes," Shah said, adding that securi- made by them for securing the good. The Delhi Police now has a near-impossible task of sur- and try to imbibe his values in ty forces are working diligent- nation. its own headquarters." mounting tough challenges in their lives to understand India, ly towards accomplishing it. He cautioned the Delhi He added that the inaugu- a short time and creating a unit- as Sardar Patel embodied the Shah paid tribute to the % ,   /  * - , Police that new buildings do not ration could not have hap- ed India that we are proud of true spirit of India," he added. Delhi Police personnel who guarantee a reformed police pened on a more auspicious day today. Had he not been there, The new police headquar- lost their lives in the December Lauding the importance of "Such a kind of negative Narendra Modi to correct this force. "It can be achieved only than the birth anniversary of India would not have had the ters on Jai Singh Road in 13, 2001 Parliament attack and the police in the nation's projection demoralises our situation. by transforming the spirit of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, the kind of stature in the world that Lutyens' Delhi has been built in were conferred with Kirti progress, the Home Minister police force. The public image The Modi Government has policing towards being public country's first Home Minister it has today," he added. a public private partnership Chakra. He also paid tribute to said a stable law and order sit- of police needs to change". developed the National Police service oriented. Only then the and 'iron man of India'. He also remembered Patel mode at a total cost of 286 Inspector Mohan Chand uation is the most important for However, Shah also noted that Memorial in New Delhi which image would improve and the Commemorating the con- as being instrumental in reor- crore. Sharma who laid down his life economic growth and social the police needs to be proactive chronicles the sacrifices of over efforts that the force is making tribution of Sardar Patel in ganising the civil services in The new PHQ is spread in an encounter with Indian development of the country. and responsive towards redress- 34,000 officers and jawans who would achieve the intended national integration, Shah said independent India and said over an area of about eight acre Mujahideen terrorists in Batla Shah said police are always ing the public grievances. laid down their lives for the positive results," he said. he was known for his actions, successive Governments had and the building has 17 floors House on September 19, 2008. projected in negative light in the He added that Government country. He congratulated the Delhi more than his words, and for not recognised his contribution which will accommodate all the Inspector Shama was conferred media, but the sacrifices made is working with a vision and He urged the public to visit Police for its new headquarters integrating over 550 princely for many years after functionally required officers, with Ashok Chakra, the 'high- round-the-clock by officers and 'well-planned, time-bound and the memorial and witness first- and said, "Finally, after 70 years States at the time of Independence. control rooms, conference est peacetime gallantry award' jawans to ensure the safety of scientific strategy' under the hand the challenges faced by they got their own house. It was Independence. "The youth of the country rooms, control and communi- of the country. citizens are seldom highlighted. leadership of Prime Minister police forces and sacrifices delayed but it happened for "Sardar Patel accomplished must take his life as a case study cation centre.   !" # '&     !   .    )/!! $%%$&$' %$( *    . /. "!$!, #* -    40      12   " !!)    .,./0$*  :: !   ny.   (  $  6 292 9+ "The accused spoke  :: !    to the victim posing as  :: !     :: !    he Gurugram police Amit and filled the details  :: !    man in an inebriated state Thas arrested an MBA for booking air tickets n ambulance carrying a Aset his motorcycle on fire in he Delhi Police has recov- degree holder for siphon- with the names given by Apregnant woman and her nidentified burglars broke 's Saket on Thursday Tered 45 boxes of illicit ing off 83 thousand in the complainant. The relative overturned in south Uinto a house in Central after an argument with traffic liquor from a car in Delhi's the name of booking an accused also told her that Delhi's Saket area on Thursday Delhi's Chandni Mahal area police who fined him for ob- Madangir on early Thursday air ticket. The accused during booking air tickets, morning after the driver lost after opening its digital door structive parking, officials said. morning. used to work for an online online ticket is generated control of the vehicle, police lock and decamped with The man was issued a chal- Deputy Commissioner tour and travel company. before making the pay- said. around half kilogram gold lan of 500, they said. The of Police (DCP) Sharat Kumar The accused, who ment. He used to take a The incident happened at worth over 20 lakh and some motorcycle was towed away by Sinha said that the reportedly hails from vil- screenshot and send it to Khanpur T-Point on MB Road cash. an Assistant Sub Inspector patrolling team was noticed a lage Sihol of Bihar, has the customers and on the around 6.35 am. Police said the incident Rajender from Khoka Market in car parked under suspicious been identified as basis of which the cus- The pregnant woman took place on Tuesday evening. Saket for obstructing parking condition near H-1 Market, Suryakant Jha. He was tomer paid the amount via and the person accompanying According to police, the com- and brought to the temporary Madangir. living at Aya Nagar Paytm. The accused her were then rushed to plainant, who is a resident of Around 1.30 pm, when he holding area in Pushp Vihar, Before they could reach the Extension in New Delhi. duped the complainant by the AIIMS Trauma Centre, Daryaganj, lodged a report returned home, he found the police said. vehicle, three people got down According to the using same modus they said. stating that on Tuesday, at 7.30 almirah on the first floor After some time, the biker, from the car and ran in differ- police, a complaint was Operandi," Subhash During preliminary inves- pm, he went to his relative's opened and around half kilo- Mukesh, a resident of ent directions, he said. filed by Roli Bawa, a resident of received the money back nor Boken, the spokesman of tigation, it was found that the house in . gram gold jewellery missing, Satbari, reached the spot and Sinha further said that on Sector-5, Gurugram. In her she was given air tickets," the Gurugram police said. driver could not control the Later, his father went to officials said. started misbehaving with traf- checking the car, 45 boxes of complaint, she stated that she police said. "In this connection, an FIR ambulance after which it Golcha cinema to drop his The accused took the keys fic police staff. He was found to illicit liquor were recovered. had searched on Google for Following technical sur- under relevant sections of the flipped, said Atul Kumar mother at 7.40 pm and from another almirah to open be under the influence of alco- A case has been registered bookings of online air tickets, veillance and human intelli- Indian Penal Code including Thakur, Deputy Commissioner returned around 7.55 pm. the lock of the almirah from hol, said Deputy Commissioner and the car used in smuggling through "easeymytrips.com" gence, the probe team arrested the IT act has been registered of Police (South). When his father came back, he where the valuables were of Police (South) Atul Kumar illicit liquor has been seized, he and booked three air tickets of the accused Suryakant from against the accused at the The driver of the vehicle saw the main gate, which had stolen, police said. Thakur. added. Delhi / Kuala Lumpur. Aya Nagar Extension on Cyber Crime police station. received minor injuries. a digital lock, opened, a senior A case under section 380 Following the heated argu- The police had on "She had spoken to one Tuesday. The culprit was produced A case under sections police officer said. (theft in dwelling house) was ment, Mukesh set the bike Wednesday also recovered 35 Amit Kumar on behalf of During the investigation, before a local court on 279 (rash driving or riding He immediately called his registered at Chandni Mahal ablaze, he said. The traffic police boxes of liquor from a car at "easeymytrips.com" for book- the accused told the police Wednesday which sent him on a public way) and 337 wife and asked whether she had police station and investigation informed the local police and he Hirankhi village. The suspects ing of online air tickets and that he holds Master of three days police remand. The (causing hurt by act endanger- left the door open. initiated, they said. was handed over to them. after noticing speed up the transferred the amount Business Administration accused is being questioned. ing life) of the Indian Penal The victim's mother told The complainant has a A case has been registered vehicle but intercepted after a through an online payment. (MBA) degree and works for an Further, probe into the matter Code has been registered, they his father that the door was shop in Bhagirath Palace, police and he has been arrested, the brief chase, he added. 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   process of removal. be removed. Baijal had accord- wood, who are unfit to remain gave a detailed presentation *!'$*!, 3*!9'!*- # * 0*.#' Administratively, the power to ed to remove the deadwoods in the force. about how Union Finance n a massive cleanup opera- remove inspector and below from the force but he was more After through screening, Ministry removed around 100  :: !    ? ? ' ''( Ition, Delhi Police from their job lies with the worried how to remove the the committee identified 79 corrupt and deadwoods of the #(' )'(: 7@B2C Commissioner Amulya Patnaik Commissioner of Delhi Police alleged corrupt young Indian men of inspector rank and rank of commissioner. pplying zero tolerance on F $%11BC has decided to crack the whip and power to sack ACPs and Police Services (IPS) officers, below and three ACsP and Acorruption and non per- +>=E< against 81 of his uniformed above lies with Delhi adminis- who are destroying the basic submitted the report to Baijal. Gitanjali Gupta, Secretary forming dead woods of the city ( (0 (1 men by invoking compulsory tration and Ministry of Home fabric of governance through The Lieutenant Governor has Services at Delhi administration, the Delhi 34  8 3? ?> retirement clause. The majori- Affairs. their corrupt practices. been advocating weeding out Administration, had appraised Government has ordered com- ty in the list — 78 police per- Patnaik, who is to retire in The process for compulso- corrupt from the police, admin- Baijal that Delhi pulsory retirement to its 108 @4  + 3? @= ?< sonnel are of inspector and January, 2020, will forcefully ry retirement was going on for istration, corporations and Administration and corpora- civil administrative officers <4 ( )+ ?< 3? ?@ junior rank. retire these Delhi Police per- four months where it was found Delhi Development Authority tions are also in the process of under Fundamental Rules (FR) > !+ 8 ?3 ?= Besides three assistant sonnel under Fundamental that 16,000 personnel, out of as part of efforts to ensure high weeding out corrupts. Gupta 56(j) on Thursday. F4 ( !%$ 8 3> 8 commissioners of police Rule (FR) 56(J) and they will be total around 80,000 police per- integrity and standards. remained unavailable for com- These officials are from (ACPs), allegedly involved in paid three months pay and sonnel, were above 55 years of Sources said that the Delhi ment on the issue. Delhi Development Authority =4 !% %$ 8 ?F 8 corrupt practices and derelic- allowances in lieu at one time. age. Police will remove more dead- The Delhi Development (DDA), Municipal G4 (  8 ?3 8 tion of duty are also included, The Delhi Police comes under A three-member commit- woods but in phased manner. Authority appraised Baijal that Corporations, Services 54 H:%$ 8 ?3 8 sources in the Lieutenant Ministry of Home Affairs. tee, comprising of Special "Each case of removal has been they had already sacked more Department and other depart- Governor Office said on Sources said: "All these Commissioner of discussed and screened thor- than two dozen of corrupts in ments and autonomous bodies A4 -   8 ?3 8 Thursday. least 81 officials, including Administration and Special oughly," said the source. one go and are in the process of of National Capital Territory 3?4  8 ?3 ?= Besides, Patnaik has also ACPs, to be compulsorily Commissioner of Vigilance, The IPS officers -- Rajesh sacking another lot. (NCT) of Delhi. "14 officers of 334 2( 8 ?3 ?< identified eight more ACPs, retired in the public interest, was constituted to look for Malik and Sundari Nanda -- Other India's federal agen- DDA, 61municipal who will face the action once due to corruption and other deadwoods within the force. All who are heading the panel cies like Central Bureau of Corporation and others are  >; E> <$ the first round of sacking con- charges and CBI traps." the head of departments were feigned ignorance and refused Investigation (CBI), National from DUSIB, Transport and  >&% cludes. In a meeting, earlier this asked to submit the names of to comment on the matter. Investigation Agency (NIA) DJB departments are included," The Commissioner of month, headed by Lieutenant such personnel. During the meeting at Raj and Enforcement Directorate Delhi government said in a Governor, were constituted for necessary to do so in public Police had forwarded the names Governor Anil Baijal, the Delhi Out of around 16,000, the Niwas, Principal Home (ED) are also in process of iden- statement. assessment of Officers/Officials interest, a Government servant of three ACPs to the Delhi Police submitted the names of committee identified around Secretary of Delhi tifying corrupt officials for "In order to strengthen of the organised Cadres like under FR 56(j), FR 56(1) and administration to begin the the police personnel who are to 5,000 police personnel as dead- Administration Satya Gopal sacking them on priority. the Administrative Machinery DANICS, DASS, Steno as well Rule 48 (1) (b) of CCS for rendering citizen services in as Ex-Cadres under various (Pension) Rules, 1972 as the honest, efficient and effective departments of Govt. of NCT case may be. manner, vide his order dated of Delhi. Pertinently, the review '     "     (   July 04, 2019, had directed to The relevant instructions committees, with the approval review the functioning of the and guidelines of Government of the Lieutenant Governor ,  :: !     ' ."5" 3./!%" ' 7.! Government Officers/Officials of India, on the subject matter, were constituted for assess- in terms of FR 56(j) and Rule were reiterated to all Heads of ment of officials of the organ- evenue Minister Kailash 48 of CCS (Pension) Rules, Departments, with the request ised cadres like Delhi RGahlot on Thursday &*.&5!*8 3%."'$&9#*!! !!/' 1972, so as to enable the to take requisite action to facil- Andaman Nicobar services inspected several ghats of Delhi Government to weed out "dead itate the assessment of the (DANICS), Delhi to review the preparedness for   from Bihar and eastern Uttar wood" and "dark sheep", read Officers under the provisions Administration Subordinate the celebration of Chhath Puja Pradesh or Poorvanchal. a statement issued by the of FR 56(j) and Rule 48 of CCS Service (DASS), Steno as well festival. he Delhi Government has Chief Minister Arvind Lieutenant Governor's office. (Pension) Rule, 1972. as Ex-Cadres under various The Minister directed the Tissued an advisory to Kejriwal on Twitter said that the The "Review Committees", The appropriate authority departments of Delhi govern- regarding department to ensure Chhath Puja committees here to Aam Aadmi Party government with the approval of Lieutenant has the right to retire, if it is ment. that devotees enjoy the Puja ensure cracker and plastic-free has made "splendid arrange- and there should be no incon- festival at all 1,108 ghats set up ments" at all the ghats, asserting venience to them. by the city administration. that number of ghats has risen 9 !!% ! "The number of ghats at Government officials and to 1,108 from 72 in the last five :    which Puja will be performed civil defence volunteers deployed years. )! 6 this year is more than 1100. near ghats will encourage devo- Tirth Yatra Vikas Samiti This is a record for Delhi and *$   #  ,   tees not to use firecrackers and president Kamal Bansal said -). ! we are ensuring that no devo-     (  -      plastic during the four-day fes- the government has made prop- 8;   tee has to travel for more than tival which began on Thursday. er arrangements at ghats, includ- !).." ! two kilometres to perform the lets, tents, loud speakers, first that the devotees' celebrations On the last two days, devo- ing setting up of mobile toilets Puja," Gahlot said. aid kit etc., must be in place pass off smoothly. tees perform rituals and offer and dispensaries.      The minister said that the before the festival. The minister was accom- evening and morning 'arghyas' "We have issued an adviso-  :: !    Chief Minister The minister directed all panied by senior officers of the (offerings) to Sun God by tak- ry to Chhath Pooja committees directed us to ensure that all the officers to remain available department and chairman of ing a dip in a river or other water asking them not to use fire- am Aadmi Party (AAP) led facilities including electricity and alert over the weekend to the Tirth Yatra Committee bodies. The age-old festival is crackers and plastic during the Aby senior leader Gopal Rai connections, water, mobile toi- monitor the arrangements so Kamal Bansal. celebrated mostly by people festival," Bansal said. staged a protest outside the Punjab Bhawan and Haryana Bhawan on Thursday over the +&&*   increase in pollution in Delhi -    due to stubble burning in the neighbouring states. "    Addressing the gathering Rai said it is a 'Satyagraha'     against pollution as the air (    *  quality of Delhi suddenly  :: !    became "severe" due to the  :: !    #   ! 4 0  !?!:" stubble burning and this also ith the civic bodies set- !:    proves that stubble burning is olitical parties in Delhi Wting up various facilities 1"  # a major factor of increasing Pclashed over an issue of the including mobile dispensaries     pollution. construction of ghat in the and toilets for the devotees, "The Delhi government DDA flats area of Kalkaji to cel- Ghats in the National Capital ;> >&$7<7E ;@E;&% appealed to the Centre and the ebrate three days festival are being spruced up for ;& @E@&<% <<&@=> neighbouring states to pro- Chhath started from Thursday. Chhath Puja. <= >>&E=$= ;;7E&= vide facilities to the farmers to According to BJP leaders, a The four-day Chhath fes- stop burning stubble. But nei- large number of police have tival began on Thursday and on  :: !    tival of Bhai Dooj. ther the central government been deployed in the area to the last two days, devotees As per the data, a total nor the governments of neigh- avert the situation. perform rituals and offer elhi Government’s ‘free ride number of 1,045,257 persons bouring states took any step in While Aam Aadmi Party evening and morning 'arghyas' Dscheme for women and girls’ travelled in DTC and Cluster this regard," he claimed. (AAP) workers claimed that a (offerings) to Sun God by tak- in Delhi Transport Corporation buses, out of which 367,308 Rai also said that as part of ghat gets constructed at ing a dip in a river or other of mobile toilets, fumigation to among other places. Civic (DTC) and cluster buses has were woman passengers who the protest, women's cell of the Ambedkar park in DDA flat Meanwhile Delhi BJP parlia- water bodies. prevent spread of vector-borne agencies are also making tem- recorded a five per cent increase travelled via single journey pink Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will area of Kalkaji every year and mentarians said that AAP is The age-old festival is cel- diseases and deployment of porary ghats inside parks and in the women ridership in the passes. try to meet Home Minister demanded that it should be politicizing the issue. ebrated mostly by people from mobile dispensaries at ghats, big open public spaces. public transports. As per the Further, on 29th October, a Amit Shah on Friday. constructed at the park for this Meenakshi Lekhi, MP Bihar and eastern Uttar officials said. Mayor Anju official data, the percentage of total number of 6, 76 ,028 pas- "All the members of the year as well to carry out the fes- from New Delhi constituency Pradesh or Poorvanchal. North The mayor on Wednesday on Wednesday inspected women travelled in the sengers travelled, of which women's cell will give flowers tivities however BJP leader and said that politicizing Chhath Delhi Mayor Avtar Singh has took stock of Chhath prepara- ongoing work at Government bus through pink 2,20,691 were pink ticket pas- to Home Minister Amit Shah corporation councilor Subhash Festival by Kejriwal already directed officials to tions at various ghats in and other places in Dilshad ticket pass rose to 35 per cent. sengers. While, on 30th, total and request him that the cen- Bhadana said that the pooja is Government shows his hatred ensure proper facilities at Chhat Keshavpuram and Civil Lines Garden. While, before the implementation 1107949 passengers travelled tral government must intervene not held at Ambedkar Park towards the Poorvanchalis "No ghats, such as barricading and Zones. At Yamuna ghats falling Mayor Avtar of free ride scheme it was 30 pc. and out of that 3, 35, 709 were and take some strict steps as whereas at nearby permission was taken for proper sanitation. in South Delhi and East Delhi Singh while inspecting Bhalswa Delhi Chief Minister Arvind pink ticketed women. soon as possible so that the Janamashtami Park and the Chhath Ghats in ornamental There are 150 Chhath areas, the civic bodies are mak- Lake Ghat in Civil Lines Zone Kejriwal along with the Currently, there are 5500 incidents of stubble burning in permission to hold the pooja Ambedkar Park, MCD ghats under jurisdiction of the ing the arrangements for the directed that the area should be Transport Minister Kailash buses in Delhi, of which 3700 are the neighbouring states stop," has been granted for received an application for per- North Corporation, including devotees. cleaned and arrangement for Gahlot on 29th October comes under DTC and 1800 Rai said. Janamashtami Park only. mission from the SDM Office Qudsiya Bagh Ghat and In south Delhi, the most lights be made for the devotees. flagged off the free ride buses comes under cluster bus Rai and other party mem- He said that the Park has today itself and MCD has Wazirabad Ghat. The mayor prominent ghat is at Kalindi He also directed the officials to scheme for the women in bus services managed by Delhi bers were seen wearing masks been developed as a children's granted permission subject to has asked officials to make Kunj while in east Delhi, the clean a park adjacent to the lake and had said it's a gift to the sis- Integrated Multi Modal Transit outside the two state bhawans park over the year and it has NOC from RWA," Lekhi proper lighting arrangements ghats include Haathi Ghat near and improve sanitation facili- ter from their brother on the fes- System (DIMTS). to mark their protest. several swings as well. added. for evening rituals, installation ITO and Geeta Colony Ghat, ties at the ghat.   !"#$!%  )

6 (7R 8        (-     * +    !   *       .   1      1 witnessing violence every- <*+%! where.”  (  1  admonished the US for send- own in doldrums the Left wo days after five labourers “In Bengal there is no ing its the then envoy to India   (  -19 Speaking on the challenges in Dand the Congress have once Tfrom Bengal were shot lynching, no shootout, no he US has said that the visit Richard Verma to Arunachal developing renewable energy, again returned to alliance. The dead in Kashmir Valley, Chief encounter but in other States Tof its envoy to India to Pradesh, warning that a third ndia is showing political will Camera said, “naturally, in two sides will jointly contest the Minister Mamata Banerjee people are lynched, shot dead Arunachal Pradesh highlight- party’s meddling would only Ito develop renewable energy India it is not simple reality.” upcoming Assembly bypolls for launched a scathing attack on and looted,” Banerjee said ed America’s “support for complicate the dispute between despite challenges such as land “You have some problems Kharagpur, Karimpur and the BJP for failing to react to blaming the BJP for breaking Indian sovereignty”, a remark Beijing and New Delhi. regulations, a senior official of with the regulations of land and Kaliaganj seats, Left Front chair- the situation alleging people the society. The poor people are that could rile China, which the University of South Florida Rebuffing China for the the International Renewable the rights of the people and man and CPI(M) Biman Bose were being killed due to the saf- the worst sufferers of the divi- claims most of the northeast- and the Rajiv Gandhi objection, India had said that Energy Agency (IRENA) said many others,” the official said. said. fron outfit’s divisive politics. sive politics she said adding ern State as its own. University, she said. there was “nothing unusual” here. Prime Minister Narendra While the Congress’ “Why after such a brutal when the Centre was closing US Ambassador to India Wells also shared a tweet of about his trip to a state that was Francesco La Camera, Modi had announced at the Dhristashree and Udayan killing of Bengali labourers in down public sector units one by Kenneth Juster on Monday Juster in which he posted some an integral part of the country. Director General of the September United Nations Mandal will contest from Kashmir there is no word from one rendering the people job- visited the border town of photographs of the event and China considers Arunachal International Renewable Climate Action Summit that Kaliaganj and Kharagpur the BJP,” the Chief Minister told less “they have to migrate to Tawang in the state to partici- wrote, “Such an honour to be Pradesh as part of southern Energy Agency, made the India is increasing its renewable respectively, CPI(M)’s Golam an audience in Kolkata asking other places for work,” and so pate in the Tawang Festival. Chief Guest at the Tawang Tibet and routinely objects to remarks on Wednesday while energy target to 450 gigawatts as Rabbi will fight from Karimpur “if everyone has right to go and it is the duty of the The envoy’s “Tawang visit Festival and inaugurate the visits by the Dalai Lama, Indian releasing a report on “A a part of a stronger climate in Nadia. work everywhere in India then Government to protect these highlights resolute US support seventh edition of this won- leaders as well as foreign dig- Climate-Safe and Sustainable action plan, up from its present The TMC has fielded why the poor innocent work- migrant labouers. for Indian sovereignty and derful celebration. nitaries. Energy System” at the Asia target of 175 GW by 2022. Tapandeb Singh from Kaliaganj, ers from Bengal had to be Raising the issue of commitment to local partner- #USIndiaDosti.” India-China border dis- Clean Energy Summit here. Camera also expressed sat- Bimalendu Singhroy from killed.” National Register for Citizens ships”, Alice G Wells, Acting The Tawang Festival is pute covered 3,488-km-long “The most important thing isfaction with the cost of renew- Karimpur and Pradip Sarkar Claiming that Bengali Banerjee said “NRC is a ploy to Assistant Secretary of State in organised every year by Line of Actual Control (LAC) is the political will (of India),” he ables coming down. (tentative) from Kharagpur. workers had right to go any- selectively keepsome people the Bureau of South and Arunachal’s tourism depart- and the two countries have so said at a press conference, high- The USD cost of solar PV Speaking on the Left-Congress where for work like “those in India and throw others out Central Asia, said in a tweet on ment. far held 21 rounds of talks to lighting the Indian govern- in India has come down by 79 alliance senior Bengal Minister people from other States who of the country,” wondering “if Wednesday. Juster also appreciated the resolve the issue. ment’s commitment to achieve per cent per kilowatt hour and Subroto Mukherjee said “going come to work in Bengal and they will ask me for my US funding supports joint presence of sports minister China claims Arunachal its renewable energy targets as 24 per cent for onshore wind in by the voting pattern and polit- live here peacefully,” Banerjee birthcertificate from where will public health and social sci- Kiren Rijiju at the festival. Pradesh as part of its southern part of its stronger efforts to 2018 from 2010, according to ical trend in the State results are said “it is because of the divi- I produce one as I have no such ences work in Arunachal by In 2016, China had Tibet. manage climate change. the IRENA report. a foregone conclusion. sive politics of BJP that India is document.”   '    %%' 0 '  PO232 ! P

    +2+  12 to 15 portfolios to the Shiv support to form a new Sena, the Sena denied that it had Government in the State. !/. " -!!' 8 *0! 7$- he belligerent Shiv Sena received any proposal from the Speaking to a television Tappeared to be in no mood BJP on power channel, Chavan said:”The BJP to relent in its ongoing power sharing in the new has emerged as the single largest ' ,!&%.*! !' ,* 07' $/ .7. tussle with the BJP in Government. party in the State Assembly Maharashtra on Thursday as it Ahead of the Shiv Sena polls. If the BJP fails in forming     +2+  disapproved the Chief Minister Legislature Party, Shiv Sena MP the Government in the State, the Devendra Fadnavis’ recent state- and spokesperson Sanjay Raut Shiv Sena being the second delegation of newly elect- ment that the BJP had not denied that his party had soft- largest party will get an oppor- Aed Shiv Sena MLAs, led by given any undertaking to it on the latter’s residence “Silver about his displeasure over ened its stand on the con- tunity to form the Government. Aditya Thackeray and the the sharing of Chief Minister’s Oak”. Though Raut claimed Fadnavis’ statement that the tentious issue of sharing of If the Sena takes the lead, party’s group leader in the post on a rotational basis and that he had called on Pawar to BJP had not given any com- power in the new Government attempts to form the State Legislature Eknath said that he would be the Chief offer Diwali greetings, sources mitment to the Shiv Sena about and said: “There is no softening Government and formally Shinde, met Maharashtra Minister of the State for the next said that he and the sharing of the chief ministership or shift from our earlier stand. approaches us for support, we Governor Bhagat Singh five years. NCP president discussed cur- on a rotational basis and that he All I said was: the saffron will take up the take up the pro- Koshyari and urged him to In what came as a boost to rent political situation in the would himself hold the CM’s alliance is intact. The talks will posal with the Congress high declare a wet drought in the the Shiv Sena on a day when its State. post for the next five years. take place between the two saf- command which State owing to unseasonal rain MLAs elected senior party The day began with the Shiv “The Chief Minister should fron alliance partners. In my will take a final decision in the in various parts and provide leader Eknath Shinde as the Sena’s official mouth-piece not have said whatever he said statement, where have I softened matter” immediate relief to the farmers. compensation to the farmers, Apart from Aditya and party’s group leader in the State “Saamana” admitting in news during his informal interac- the Sena’s stand?”. Prithviraj Chavan, it may be In a memorandum sub- fishermen, agricultural labour- Shinde, senior Sena leaders Legislature, the Opposition column that there was stalemate tion with media persons at a “When we said that equal recalled, had predicted on the mitted to the Governor, the ers and milk diary and garden Leeladhar Dake, Subhash Congress indicated that it would between the BJP and Shiv Sena Diwali get-together (two days sharing of power, it also includes very day of day of Assembly Sena delegation said that sev- workers. Desai, Ramdas Kadam, consider any proposal received over matters relating to the ago). Because of his statement, the sharing of the Chief polls results (October 24) that eral persons had been killed in The Governor assured the Diwakar Raote, Nilam Gorhe from the Sena seeking power sharing in the new the scheduled talks Minister’s post. The CM’s post he foresaw “some interesting the unseasonal rains, while the Sena delegation that he would and others were present in the its support for formation of Government in Maharashtra scheduled between the two par- is also ministerial position. It’s possibilities”. “Wait for 15 days. natural calamity had claimed speak to the Union delegation that met the Government in the State. and reiterating in its editorial the ties did not take place,” Uddhav not some NGO position. It is You will get to know,” Chavan the lives of 328 cattle. Government to provide quick Governor. In an apparent bid to spark need for its senior saffron ally said. also a position in the sharing of said. He had indicated that the “Thousands of acres of stand- relief and assistance to the Talking to media persons speculation on the possibility of implementing whatever had The Shiv Sena, it may be power,” Raut said. Shiv Sena would try to form an ing crops of paddy, cotton, farmers affected by unseason- after the meeting the Governor, his party cobbling an alternative been “agreed upon” between the recalled, had cancelled its sched- In an interesting develop- alternative Government in the Soyabean, onion, grapes and al rains in the State. Aditya said: “Pending the the BJP-led Government in the saffron alliance partners ahead uled power-sharing talks with ment which opened up the State. Informed sources, mean- other fruits were destroyed in The Governor said that he Government formation in the State and simultaneously mount of the Lok Sabha polls early this the BJP on Tuesday, following possibility of the emergence of while, said that some Congress the unseasonal rains,” the Sena would request the Centre to state, we — 63 MLAs belong- pressure on its senior ally to year. the remarks by Fadnavis’ state- a Shiv Sena-led Government in leaders, including Ashok delegates told the Governor. send a team of experts to assess ing to the Sena and those sup- have its way in the Government At a meeting of newly elect- ment. the state, Maharashtra’s chief Chavan, had met Pawar at the The Sena leaders urged the losses caused by the recent porting us — met the Governor formation process in the State, ed MLAs held at Shiv Sena Notwithstanding the spec- minister Prithviraj Chavan said latter’s residence the Governor to direct the spell of unseasonal rains in the and urged him to take imme- Sena MP and spokesperson headquarters “Sena Bhavan” ulation that the BJP had made that the Congress would con- “Silver Oak” and discussed the state administration to carry State, so that the affected farm- diate measures to provide relief Sanjay Raut on Thursday met here, Sena president Uddhav a proposal to it that it would give sider any proposal coming from current political situation in out an immediate survey of ers could be provided relief to the farmers affected by the NCP president Sharad Pawar at Thackeray made no bones deputy chief ministership and the Shiv Sena, seeking his party’s the state. affected areas and provide quickly. recent unseasonal rains.     555  P  +++  6() .   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PTI ).); )!)"  !   !)$ " )3G whose behest the phones of jour- wars” against India are trying to destroy its unity. “The 2 !!$.4 6 %  %)    " From Page 1 nalists and activists across the world country took the decision to scrap Article 370 (which pro- >A6    "" 6 2  !" )-/ ! “Those trying to make political were targeted. vided special status to J&K), which had only given sepa- !! .   ! .  !) capital out of it need to be gently Refusing to divulge identities or ratism and terrorism to that State,” Modi said. %  -/ ! $   ) !  <= "  reminded about the bugging inci- the exact number of those targeted “Patel had once said that had he handled the Kashmir "K!%   !$K"   %% %  dent in the office of the then emi- in India, WhatsApp said it had in issue, it would not have taken so long to resolve it,” Modi From Page 1  !  % @?3G4   $ !)  ! nent Finance Minister Pranab May stopped a highly sophisticated said in a veiled swipe at Jawaharlal Nehru, the country’s A veteran trade union leader known for one’s excellent ora- !$   ! !4K  Mukherjee during UPA regime. cyber attack that exploited its video first Prime Minister whom the ruling BJP often blames tory in Parliament, Dasgupta was a contemporary of articulate Also a gentle reminder of the spy- calling system to send malware to for the decades-old Kashmir issue. Left leaders like Somnath Chatterjee, Basudeb Acharya and Abani ing over the then Army chief Gen its users. But unconfirmed reports “North-East is now moving from separatism to Roy and was one of the tallest generals of Left politics in Bengal. VK Singh. These are instances of claimed that human rights lawyer attachment as decades-old problems are nearing resolu- Expressing his condolence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ,-.%%$  /' +++ breach of privacy of highly reputed Nihalsing Rathod, Chhattisgarh- tion,” Modi said, referring to his Government’s initiatives said, “Shri Gurudas Dasgupta Ji was one of the most commit- From Page 1 and Ladakh Union Territories individuals, for personal whims based activist Shalini Gera and for- to bring peace to the insurgency-affected region. ted and articulate proponents of his ideology. He was a strong “It (China) has also illegal- which included some of China’s and fancies of a family,” Prasad said. mer BBC journalist Shubhranshu Without naming Pakistan, Modi said that some ele- voice in Parliament, whose interventions were keenly heard across ly acquired Indian territories territory into its administrative In a statement he said that there Choudhary were among those who ments are trying to destroy the unity in diversity of India the political spectrum. Saddened by his passing away. May his from Pakistan-occupied jurisdiction,” China’s Foreign are specified rules for sanction and had admitted to being targeted by by spreading separatism and terrorism, but even after “try- soul rest in peace.” Kashmir (POK) under the so- Ministry spokesman Geng supervision by high ranking officials the spyware on WhatsApp. ing for centuries, nobody could annihilate us or defeat us”. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said in his condolence mes- called China-Pakistan Shuang told the media here on for interception in both Central and Denying allegations by “Unity in diversity is our pride and our identity, the sage that Dasgupta was an able parliamentarian. “My heartfelt Boundary Agreement of 1963,” Thursday. State Governments in national WhatsApp, NSO had said it pro- world is surprised by our unity despite so much diversi- condolences to bereaved family members, friend and well wish- he said. “China deplores and firm- interest. vides “technology to licenced ty,” Modi said. “The greatest challenge of the 21st centu- ers,” he added. Kumar said China is well ly opposes that. India unilater- WhatsApp had said it was suing Government intelligence and law ry for our enemies is to destroy this unity in diversity,” he Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, “Saddened at aware of India’s consistent and ally changed its domestic laws NSO Group, an Israeli surveillance enforcement agencies to help them said. “India is different from other countries. We celebrate the passing away of CPI leader Gurudas Dasguptaji,” adding, “He clear position on this issue. and administrative division firm that is reportedly behind the fight terrorism and serious crime” diversity. We do not see any contradictions in diversity. We will be remembered for his contribution to the nation as a par- “The matter of reorganisation of challenging China’s sovereign- technology that helped unnamed and is not “designed or licensed for see unity in it,” he said. At the function, the wife of Naseer liamentarian and trade union leader.” the erstwhile State of Jammu & ty,” he said replying to a ques- entities’ spies hack into phones of use against human rights activists Ahmed, a CRPF jawan who was killed in the February 2019 A doyen of trade union movement Dasgupta almost single- Kashmir into the Union tion. On the Kashmir issue, roughly 1,400 users spanning across and journalists”. Pulwama terror attack, presented Modi with a replica of handedly, transformed All India Trade Union Congress, lesser- Territories of Jammu & Kashmir Geng said, “China’s position four continents, including diplo- The controversy erupted after the National Police Memorial which commemorates over known trade union arm of the CPI, into a major force, almost and Ladakh is entirely an inter- on the Kashmir issue is consis- mats, political dissidents, journalists the WhatsApp informed a US court 34,000 State and Central police personnel who died in the matching the prowess of CPI(M)’s Centre of Indian Trade Unions nal affair of India,” he said. tent and clear, this is a dispute and senior Government officials. that it was suing NSO Group. line of duty. (CITU) in terms of membership. “We do not expect other left from history and it should countries, including China, to be properly and peacefully comment on the matters which resolved based on the UN char- ( 777 were enacted by the State Central Government which State Commissions by the one Lok Sabha seat. Kashmir are internal to India, just as ter, the relevant UNSC resolu- Legislature from time to time will administer the high alti- Government as per the provi- division has three Lok Sabha India refrains from comment- tions and other bilateral treaties From Page 1 on the lines of similar laws tude region through the L-G. sions of Jammu and Kashmir seats and Jammu two. However, ing on internal issues of other and relevant sides should resolve Senior administrative, passed by The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, uncer- the Rajya Sabha quota of J&K’s countries,” Kumar said. the dispute through dialogue police and Army officers either keeping in view the pub- Reorganization Act, 2019 says tainty is prevailing over the dis- four seats will continue. Term The latest round of objec- and consultations and uphold attended both the oath cere- lic demand or on the basis of the all India Services like the posal of nearly 4000 cases of the Legislative Assembly tion from Beijing came despite regional peace and stability.” ◆ CHANGE OF NAME ◆ monies in respective places. issues raised in the Legislature Indian Administrative Service pending in these statutory bod- will be five years instead of six External Affairs Minister S Since the revocation of With the creation of new by the legislators. (IAS) and the Indian Police ies in the absence of any offi- years previously. Meanwhile, Jaishankar, who visited China in Article 370, China, which in the I, KUNCHALA LAKSHMI Union territories, a total of 106 With the creation of two Service (IPS), of J&K cadre will cial word from the adminis- Lieutenant Governor, Girish August after the revocation of past stated that Kashmir issue spouse of V Rami Reddy Central Laws, which were new Union Territories of continue to serve in the two tration about the future course Chandra Murmu was present- Article 370 giving special status should be resolved between Kukkala resident of Vill - enacted by Parliament from Jammu and Kashmir and succeeding UTs while new of action. ed ceremonial Guard of to Jammu & Kashmir, and India and Pakistan, started Rajubangarupalem, PO - time to time, will become Ladakh, the radio stations too recruits of these services will be The Assembly will contin- Honour, when he visited Civil informed his Chinese counter- referring to the UN charter Chinnaganjam, Teh-Chirala, applicable to the Union have been renamed. Radio allocated in the Arunachal, ue to have two seats reserved Secretariat for the first time part the abrogation of special and UNSC resolutions for a set- Territory of Jammu and Station situated in Jammu is , Mizoram Union Territory for Women. While Scheduled after assuming office. The status was an internal matter tlement. China has backed its Distt - Prakasam, State - Kashmir and Union Territory renamed as the All India Radio, (AGMUT) cadre. The provin- Castes had seven seats reserved Lieutenant Governor interact- and sole prerogative of India. all-weather ally, Pakistan’s Andhra Pradesh have of Ladakh. Jammu. While stations in cial service officers will con- for them in the State Assembly, ed with Commissioner He also made it clear this has no attempts to call for an informal changed my name from KUN- Moreover, 164 State Laws Srinagar and Leh have also tinue serving in their current in the new House, the Secretaries and Heads of implication for either bound- meeting of the UN Security CHALA LAKSHMI to including Governor’s Acts will been renamed as the All India positions till a new order is Scheduled Tribes will also get Departments who briefed him aries of India or the Line of Council. However, the informal KUKKALA LAKSHMI for all automatically get repealed. Radio, Srinagar and All India issued by the Lt Governors for reservations. The Lok Sabha about the government func- Actual Control (LAC). “The UNSC meeting, in a rebuff to Among the 164 State Laws, Radio Leh, respectively. the two new UTs of Jammu and seats of Jammu and Kashmir tioning and developmental Indian Government officially Beijing and Islamabad, ended future purpose. which are going to become The UT of Ladakh will be Kashmir and Ladakh. UT have been reduced from six activities being carried in announced the establishment of without passing a resolution or PD(8657)C redundant, are those which under the direct control of the Due to winding up of seven to five as Ladakh UT will have Jammu and Kashmir. so-called Jammu & Kashmir statement.   !"#$!%  2

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Centre on Thursday sought to order in June withdrawing income- Headquarters is tweaking its rules adultery and scrapping Section 377 of The outgoing General said adultery downplay the controversy over tax exemption on disability pension, with bringing more checks and bal- the Indian Penal Code that penalised and gay sex do not figure as separate the tour organizer being a the Army is working out modalities ances into the system. To regulate the homosexuality, Adjutant General alleged acts of indiscipline in the Army. private international lobbyist to retain the exemption to some availed by officers who have served medical board, now Major General Ashwani Kumar said here on Thursday. Instead, any acts of moral turpitude or saying such delegations do not point was whether such an extent and tax the rest of the amount. their full tenure of service. However, and above in last two years of service, His observations came in the back- such actions are covered under section necessarily have to come engagement serves larger Moreover, the Service has the invalidated personnel were will have to get theirmedical done at drop of adultery and homosexuality 45 of the Army Act. It defines any such through official channels. national interests. In the first already implemented a rule that all allowed the exemption to the full the Armed Forces Clinic in Delhi or inviting severe punishment in the Army. action as unbecoming conduct and the Asserting this point here, visit by a foreign delegation, a officers above the rank of Major extent as per the order. to nearest Command hospitals. Moreover, while the Supreme Court rul- guilty are punished accordingly. Ministry of External Affairs team of 23 MPs travelled to General with two years of service left The CBDT note led to unrest Earlier they used to any nearest mil- ing is supreme, the Army so far is reluc- At present adultery, generally spokesperson Raveesh Kumar Kashmir on Tuesday on a two- before retirement undergo manda- amongst the Armed forces and the itary hospital, Kumar said. Very tant in implementing it to enforce dis- known as stealing brother officer’s said, “The important point day trip to have a first-hand tory medical check up at the com- issue also figured in Parliament and soon this provision will also apply for cipline. Army Chief General Bipin wife’s affection in the armed forces, is was whether such an engage- assessment of the situation mand hospitals all over the country. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh the Brigadiers and other officers also. Rawat some months back had also sug- dealt with strictly and some officers over ment serves larger national after the state’s special status This step was initiated to prevent assuring the agitated Opposition The Army Headquarters has gested that the Supreme Court order on the years have been dismissed from ser- interests. The visit was not at all was revoked in August by abro- misuse of availing disability pension that he had asked his officers to get sent some proposals before the decriminalization of gay sex may not be vice. internationalisation of Kashmir gating provisions of Article by retiring personnel even if they are in touch with the Finance Ministry. Ministry in this regard for further implemented in the Army adding such However, with women officer now issue. The views of MEPs 370. in top class physical condition. The He also said the interests of the approval. On the issue of levying tax actions are forbidden in the force joining the forces, adultery can also be reflected their understanding of “We feel that such income tax exemption for disability Services personnel will not be on disability pension, Kumar said Though stating that the Army is not defined as stealing affection of sister offi- ground realities and exchanges are part of people- pension is in force since 1922. harmed. “Not everyone with the disability above the law, Rawat during his annu- cers’ husband, Kumar said. threat of terrorism in Kashmir.” to-people contacts,” Kumar In fact, most of the cases of mis- Outlining the proposed mea- should be exempted and I feel there al press conference in January had said These acts invite severe punishment Commenting on the raging said adding the visit was not at use of disability pension pertain to sures, the outgoing Adjutant General, should be an upper limit for exemp- “we will not allow this to happen in the in the force, Adjutant General Ashwani controversy about the nature of all internationalisation of the officer cadre, Adjutant General who is responsible for maintaining tion.” Issue of levying tax on the dis- Army.” When asked about the apex Kumar said here on Thursday. the visit and its funding for the Kashmir issue. Ashwani Kumar said here on discipline and welfare measures like ability pension has been challenged court ruling on adultery, he had said the While the SC is supreme, the Army first time, the ministry also said Kumar also asserted that Thursday. His observations come in pension, said at least 70 to 80 offi- in the Supreme court by several vet- Army is conservative. “We can’t allow has been reluctant in implementing it the tour was not at all interna- the views of MEPs reflected the background of Central Board of cers retire ever month and 35 per- erans. The sensitive issue also saw the it to perpetrate into the Army,” Rawat in the force to enforce discipline. The tionalisation of the issue. their understanding of ground Direct Tax(CBDT)in June this year cent of them avail disability benefits Army Headquarters officially back- had said. Army Chief had some months back cat- Moreover, the visit was not ced- realities and threat of terrorism issuing a notice withdrawing income due to low medical category attrib- ing the decision to tax disability ben- Adjutant General Kumar, who is egorically rejected implementation of ing of ground on Kashmir, he in Kashmir. tax exemption on disability pension utable to service conditions. efits. solely responsible for maintaining dis- the order. said. On Wednesday, a section This counter came after of the visiting MPs also said the BJP’s NDA allies Shiv Sena and government should allow the .  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There is sion” at Nanda Devi East Pratap, Devendra Singh and besides an Indian who was acting Moreover, the Congress some kind of disbalance, the (Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand) ear- Manjeet Singh. as a liaison officer from the Indian had demanded answers from Government should somehow lier this year and successfully “The operation was conduct- Mountaineering Foundation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi address it.” retrieve seven bodies of foreign ed under direct supervision of The body of the team leader on the foreign MPs’ visit But the delegation MPs mountaineers after 500 hour high DIG, Sector Headquarter, ITBP, and noted British mountaineer terming it as the “biggest diplo- took exception to them being altitude operation spanning 15 Bareilly, APS Nimbadia. It was Martin Moran was not located. matic blunder” in India’s his- billed as “fascists” and called days. conducted in most difficult, inhos- Instituted in 2018, the Medal tory. And Congress leader in the media coverage on Kashmir The 15-member decorated pitable and trying conditions. The aims to promote high profession- the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan “biased”. ITBP mountaineering search team operation was globally recognized al standards of Investigation of Choudhary even wrote to the Questions have also been was led by Ratan Singh Sonal, as one of the toughest of its kind,” Crime in State/UT Police and PM suggesting him to send an raised about the funding of the Secondnd In Command. The other ITBP spokesperson Vivek Kumar Central Investigating Agencies all-party delegation to Kashmir tour of the visitors and allega- members included Deputy Pandey said. The operation was (CIAs). 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After all, Wleader Rahul Gandhi was polls held in April-May from resident Sonia Gandhi on amendments in Parliament and Government to allow Tthe Modi Government has been BJP Govt- (1) Fought against our right to on a “secret operation”, the BJP on Amethi, a stronghold of the PThursday accused the Modi will continue to oppose them in Chancellor Angela Merkel to “caught snooping” after WhatsApp said privacy. (2) Set up a multi crore Thursday targeted him for his Congress. But former Congress Government of launching the practice. We condemn this piece- remain seated while the nation- that journalists and human rights activists Surveillance Structure until stopped by “frequent” foreign visits and president was elected to the Lok “final assault” to decimate the his- meal destruction of our democra- al anthems of both countries in India have been targets of surveillance, SC. SC must take immediate cognisance accused him of not informing Sabha from Wayanad in Kerala, toric Right to Information (RTI) tic institutions and will continue to are played during a ceremoni- as it urged the Supreme Court to and issue notice to BJP Government,” Parliament about his tours as the second Lok Sabha seat he con- Act, diluting the powers of the fight the Modi Government in al reception at Rashtrapati hold the Centre accountable over the Congress’s chief spokesperson Randeep was mandated by the protocol tested from with a big margin. Information Commissioners these self-serving actions which are Bhavan on Friday as she is suf- issue. Surjewala said in a tweet. “A Government meant for the MPs. Rao quoted from a letter through amendments to the legis- the very opposite of national inter- fering from a medical condi- Congress chief spokesperson that spies on Maintaining that Rahul’s fre- written by the Parliamentary lation and enforcing their “majori- est,” she said. tion. Randeep Surjewala said India woke up journalists/activists/Opposition leaders quent foreign visits were a matter Affairs Minister on July 3 to tarian agenda without being held The RTI Act, she said, was a It is learnt that certain today (Thursday) to a bone chilling and treats its own citizens like criminals of public interest as he was a pub- inform the members of accountable to people”. historic legislation that gave birth provisions of the order relating news of “flagrant abuse” of privacy by has lost the right to lead in our democ- lic representative, BJP spokesper- Parliament about the norms for In a statement posted on to an institution that in the last 13 to the National Anthem of agencies of the present BJP Government racy. We urge the SC to take suo motu son GVL Narasimha Rao claimed them. Twitter, the Congress president said years has become a “sentinel of India will be invoked to allow “We urge upon the Supreme Court to take cognizance of these illegal activities and that the Congress leader had The Minister had informed that the amendments passed by the democracy, transparency and Merkel to be seated when the suo moto cognisance of this brazen and to hold this government to account,” he travelled abroad on 16 occasions the members that they should, in government will ensure that no accountability to the common national anthem is played. blatant illegal hacking of telephones and said in another tweet. in the last five years, which was advance, inform Parliament of Information Commissioner shall man.” Merkel, during her two- introduction of spyware by the BJP Tagging a media report which more than the number of his vis- their foreign visits, even if those be free from interference and sig- RTI activists across the coun- day visit here, will hold exten- Government agencies and claimed that 1.3 million Indian payment its to Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, were purely for private purposes, nalling by the Modi Government. try, Sonia said, have used the law sive talks with Prime Minister conduct a court-monitored inquiry,” he card details are up for sale on the dark which used to be his Lok Sabha he said. Rao claimed that the Lok “The BJP Government has to tackle corruption, to measure Narendra Modi on further said. web, Surjewala also alleged that “data theft constituency. Sabha secretariat had not received now launched its final assault to the effectiveness of Government expanding overall bilateral ties. “We suspect that many opposition and data fraud” has become the norm Addressing a press conference any information from the decimate RTI. To further erode and policies and to illuminate the defi- Chancellor Merkel’s difficulties leaders and judges of the Supreme Court since Modi Government came to at the party office here, Rao said, Congress leader about his foreign dilute its effectiveness, the Modi ciencies in processes such as in standing without support are and high courts are on this list,” Surjewala power.”Is this why Modi ji calls Data the “This is also one of the reasons the visits. Government has passed amend- demonetisation and elections. known and lately, she has been said. new Oil (for BJP Machine?). 1.3 million people of Amethi rejected him Taking a swipe at the former ments which diminish the office of She said the Modi Government seen seated at ceremonial The Congress leader said the BJP Indian Payment Card Details are up for (Rahul). Of the 16 visits (abroad), Congress chief, Rao said the the information commissioner in has seen this remarkable institution events, both at home and Government has maintained a “conspir- sale on Dark Web putting the card hold- on nine occasions, the destination entire world came to India for a manner that it leaves them at the as an obstacle to enforcing their abroad, which would have nor- atorial silence” on the entire issue with the ers vulnerable to yet another synchronised was not known. meditation but he was travelling mercy of the very government it is majoritarian agenda without being mally required her to Information and Broadcasting Secretary fraud,” he said. “Why was it not revealed? abroad frequently. required to hold accountable,” held accountable to people. stand. PTI + ! !!   $ ) !L9%  (  :        Addressing this gap will be   monary disease (COPD), can- decrease in the number of swine critical to addressing early cers, mental health disorders flu cases/deaths in the year 2014 alf of India’s adolescents (10 to 19 adolescent nutrition issues. hile increasing accessibili- and injuries.” as compared with 2012 and 2013. Hyears) — almost 63 million girls The report also recog- Wty to healthcare facilities Out of 6.51 crore patients However, the number of cases and 81 million boys — are either short nizes the how important it is have led to the increased life who attended NCD clinics under and deaths has been drastically or thin, overweight or obese, as per the that meals and snacks at home expectancy of Indians from 49.7 the National Programme for increased in 2015. The numbers findings of a report on adolescents be nutritious. Campaigns on years in 1970-75 to 68.7 years in Prevention and Control of decreased in 2016 but again released in a high-level meeting at the healthy food choices should be 2012-16, at the same time poor Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular increased significantly in 2017 NITI Aayog, together with UNICEF centred around the promotion lifestyle is resulting into swelling Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) and 2018. India on Thursday. of a variety of items in appro- burden of non-communicable in 2018, around 4.75 per cent There has been consistent Over 80 percent of adolescents also priate proportions at home. diseases, according to the people were diagnosed with dia- decrease in the birth rate, death suffer from ‘hidden hunger’, i.e. the defi- Risks for non-communi- National Health Profile (NHP) betes, 6.19 per cent with hyper- rate and natural growth rate in ciency of one or more micronutrients cable diseases are established 2019 compiled by the Union tension, 0.30 per cent with car- care. Dengue outbreaks have India since 1991 to 2017. As on such as iron, folate, zinc, vitamin A, vit- in childhood and adolescence. Health Ministry. diovascular diseases, 0.10 per continued since the 1950s but 2017, India has registered birth amin B12 and vitamin D, said the report For example, diabetes, car- Alarming suicide number cent with stroke and 0.26 per cent severity of disease has increased rate of 20.2 per 1,000 population ‘Adolescents, Diets and Nutrition: diovascular diseases and (44,593) was also reported with common cancers. in the last two decades. However, and death rate of 6.3 per 1,000 Growing Well in a Changing World.’ hypertension among adoles- among young adults, between the Taking account of the vector the reported cases of population while the natural Based on the recently released lescent girls, compared to 18 per cent of cents is increasing. The second decade age group 30-45 years in 2017, as borne diseases in India, the sur- Chikungunya in the country has growth rate was 13.9 per 1,000 Comprehensive National Nutrition boys, and worsens as they get older. of life (10 to 19 years), is therefore crit- per the NHP report. A total 1.33 vey pointed out in 2018, maxi- shown a slight decrease from population in India. The birth Survey (CNNS), the report should Focusing on adolescent girls, before ical to intervene in early adolescence to lakh people died because of sui- mum number of cases and deaths 67,769 to 57,813 in 2018 as com- rate in rural areas was higher serve as a wakeup call for the they become mothers, is critical to break prevent such diseases. cide. due to malaria have been report- pared to 2017,” said the NHP than in the urban. Similarly, the Government as it provides unparalleled India’s intergenerational cycle of mal- All girls and boys are unable to meet Showing that women live ed in Chhattisgarh (77,140 cases prepared by the Central Bureau death rate and natural growth new insights into all types of macronu- nutrition. One of the goals of POSHAN the 60 minutes per day recommended longer than men, the NHP stat- and 26 deaths). “The overall of Health Intelligence (CBHI). rate were also higher in rural trient and micronutrient malnutrition, Abhiyaan (National Nutrition Mission) outdoor sports and exercise time. ed that for the same period, the prevalence of the disease has “Data is an important source areas as compared to the urban. dietary habits, life skill behaviours, is to reduce anaemia among adolescent On an average, girls in late adoles- life expectancy for females is 70.2 diminished in 2012 and 2013 but of understanding the needs and “The infant mortality rate access to services (school, health and girls by 3 per cent per year. Ensuring that cence spend only 10 minutes per day on years and 67.4 years for males. At there was a slight increase in 2014 issues of the population. It helps has declined considerably (33 per nutrition) and physical activity through- school and community-based inter- such activities. Boys do relatively better, the same time, the report noted and 2015 before it again started in understanding the goals, our 1,000 live births in 2016), how- out adolescence (10-19 years) for both ventions reach all is essential to achieve with exercise time of 40 to 50 minutes that “decline in morbidity and decreasing from 2016. Dengue strengths and weaknesses and is ever differentials of rural (37) and girls and boys. this goal. per day. The report recommends that mortality from communicable and Chikungunya, transmitted also an important means to urban (23) are still high. The The new report reveals that almost The findings reveal that nearly 25 adolescents themselves be supported as diseases have been accompanied by Aedes mosquitoes, are a cause strategize area specific interven- Total Fertility Rate (TFR) for the all adolescents in India have unhealthy percent of girls and boys do not receive mobilizers and co-implementers at by a gradual shift to, and accel- of great concern to public health tions,” said Harsh Vardhan, country was 2.3 whereas in rural or poor diets. This is the main cause for any of the four school-based services schools and other platforms they access, erated rise in the prevalence of in India,” the report said. Union Health Minister after areas it has been 2.5 and it has all forms of malnutrition. It notes that (mid-day meal, biannual health check- to spread the right nutrition messages chronic NCDs such as cardio- “Every year, thousands of releasing the survey. been 1.8 in urban areas during more girls suffer from shortness than ups, biannual deworming and weekly to aid India’s Jan Andolan to end mal- vascular disease (CVD), dia- individuals are affected and con- According to the report, 2016 as per the latest available boys; anaemia affects 40 percent of ado- iron folic acid supplementation). nutrition. betes, chronic obstructive pul- tribute to the burden of health there has been considerable information,” the report said.   !"#$!%  4 *6 . R !    :  B(.=   

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Your duel with the BJP as Prime said she felt happy seeing the Minister Indira Gandhi on attendance at the ceremony. iron resolve and fearless deci- Minister Narendra Modi BJP's attempts to "adopt" the her 35th death anniversary Wayanad MP and former sions continue to guide me at offered floral tributes at Patel's "Iron Man of India" as it and remembered her contri- Congress president Rahul every step of my life." mammoth statue at Kevadia in showed that the saffron party bution to national security, Gandhi paid tribute to his Recounting the first 'shlo- Gujarat and Home Minister did not have a great freedom economy and foreign policy. grandmother and former ka' that Indira Gandhi taught Amit Shah flagged off a 'Run fighter of its own. In a series Congress President Sonia Prime Minister Indira Gandhi her and her brother Rahul 6$!   *@, %      A99  for Unity' in Delhi. of tweets in Hindi, Priyanka Gandhi, former President on her death anniversary on Gandhi, Priyanka Vadra said in    3     %,     Taking a swipe at the said: "Sardar Patel was a stal- Pranab Mukherjee, former October 31. Rahul , who is not Hindi that she was reminded Congress leader, BJP wart of the Congress who was Vice-President Hamid Ansari, in India at the moment, wrote of the last line of the hymn. New Delhi: Union Home The flag off also saw the 'Rashtriya Ekta Diwas' or spokesperson Shahnawaz devoted to the ideology of the former Prime Minister an emotional post on Twitter The 'shloka' means: "From Minister Amit Shah on presence of Union Ministers National Unity Day to com- Hussain said that the stal- party". Manmohan Singh and about how his "Dadi's" (grand- ignorance, lead me to truth; Thursday flagged off a run to Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', memorate the birth anniversary warts of this Congress are "He was a close compan- Rajasthan Chief Minister mother's) principles are still From darkness, lead me to commemorate the 144th birth Hardeep Singh Puri, RK Singh, of Sardar Patel. Sonia Gandhi and P ion of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Ashok Gehlot were among instrumental in guiding him. light; From death, lead me to anniversary of Sardar Kiren Rijiju, G Kishan Reddy, Modi Government has Chidambaram. "The Congress first Prime Minister of the those who paid floral tributes Sharing a photo of Indira immortality. Aum peace, Vallabhbhai Patel in the nation- Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal been observing Patel's birth during the freedom struggle country, and was strongly to the late Prime Minister at a Gandhi from his official peace, peace". al Capital. and home secretary Ajay K anniversary as 'Ekta Diwas' or The 'Run for Unity', which Bhalla on the dais with the National Unity Day since 2014. began from the Major Dhyan Home Minister. Patel was born on October  *   Chand National Stadium, saw Shah also administered a 31, 1875 at Nadiad in Gujarat. & :      the participation of a large unity pledge to the participants India's first Home Minister, . (  *  number of people, including of the run. Patel is credited for merger of sports personalities, sports Earlier, the Home Minister over 560 States into the Union   enthusiasts and personnel of visited Patel's statue located at of India.  "   ; 8"  : central police forces among the the national Capital's Patel As part of celebrations,  !. others. Chowk and offered floral trib- various programmes are being  21 need of the hour was to The Chief Minister said  21 The 1.5-km run in Delhi utes. The Central Government organised across the country, expose such forces and thwart that the youth should adopt : Gujarat Chief takes place at the C- observes October 31 across the recalling Sardar Patel's contri- n the 144th birth anniver- their evil designs. the ideals and values of Sardar amajwadi Party chief Minister Vijay Rupani accused Hexagon-Shah Jahan Road radi- country as a day of special bution to unification of India. Osary of Sardar “Today many anti-nation- Vallabhbhai Patel. SAkhilesh Yadav said that the Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi al. People wearing white T- occasion to foster and reinforce Prime Minister Narendra Modi Vallabhbhai Patel, Uttar al forces are active. They are Yogi said that numerous country needed another Sardar and Rahul Gandhi of not show- shirts and bearing Patel's photo the Government's dedication to is attending a special function Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi constantly conspiring to people made sacrifices for the Vallabhbhai Patel who could ing "basic courtesy" of paying assembled at the national sta- preserve and strengthen unity, being organised in Kevadia in Adityanath said that some divide the nation. We must independence of the nation. restrict divisive forces like tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai dium and India Gate round- integrity and security of the Gujarat, where a giant statue of anti-nationals were trying to expose such forces and thwart “Let us make a resolution Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Patel on his birth anniversary about for the run. nation by celebrating it as a Patel is located. PTI divide the country and the their evil intentions. Sardar today to keep this freedom (RSS) so that the country could on Thursday. Patel, as the first Home intact. It is our duty to pay develop without any bias. The BJP leader said such Minister of the country, suc- respect to this great leader and “Sardar Patel might be "contempt" for a national icon cessfully did this work. Merger fulfil his dream,” Yogi said, remembered by the country for is "beyond belief". of 563 princely states after disclosing that Sardar Patel different reasons. But for me, he Rupani, however, said he Independence is proof of his came to Lucknow on January would be remembered for ban- was not surprised by Congress competence. Present day India 6, 1948 and planted a tree at ning the RSS,” Akhilesh said chief Sonia Gandhi and her is because of his futuristic Raj Bhawan premises. while paying tributes to Sardar MP-son Rahul Gandhi "not vision,” the Chief Minister To mark the birth Patel on his 144th birth anniver- paying" tributes to independent said after flagging off a Run anniversary of Patel, the Chief sary in Lucknow on Thursday. India's first Home Minister. For Unity in Lucknow on Minister paid floral tributes at The SP chief said that today, "When entire nation is Thursday morning. his statue at GPO Park and a person like Sardar Patel was bowing to the great Sardar “To propagate the impor- flagged off the Run for Unity required in the country to take Patel on his Jayanti, sad but tant role played by Patel for from there. It culminated at action against divisive forces try- not surprising to see Congress the integrity and unity of the KD Singh Babu Stadium. ing to divide society in the President Sonia Gandhi & Mr country, Prime Minister UP ministers Brajesh name of religion. Rahul Gandhi not having even Narendra Modi constructed Pathak, Gopalji Tandon, Dr The SP had directed all basic courtesy of paying trib- the world’s tallest statue at Mahendra Singh, Additional party units in the districts to utes to the great stalwart! Sardar Patel’s birthplace. This Chief Secretary Awanish hold functions on Sardar Patel’s Such contempt for a national was to make people aware of Awasthi, DGP OP Singh and birth anniversary. icon is beyond belief!" Rupani Sardar Patel’s contribution to several other dignitaries were On the occasion, Akhilesh tweeted. the nation. In order to involve present on the occasion. The Yadav also attacked the Yogi However, Rahul Gandhi, in every citizen of the nation, Chief Minister also adminis- Adityanath Government over a Facebook post earlier on iron was collected from tered a pledge to the people to the misrule in the state and Thursday, paid respect to the households to build the stat- work for the unity and integri- claimed that law and order was first Deputy Prime Minister of $%   $        !   &! '        #-   ! ue,” Yogi said. ty of the country. at its lowest point. the country. PTI 6 ! :  9 34! ,567/89/:/8;< ;   !       ( .*        Kolkata: West Bengal Governor    * Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday "  1 44   house in Cuddalore district. gone down and it is not DMK too has offered the fam- said the bypolls to three  In both the cases, the par- uncommon to find bore wells ily a solatium of 10 lakh from Assembly seats in the state on ents/guardians of the children with a depth of 200 feet and the party coffers. : Bihar Chief Minister talks have taken place. November 25 must be free ithin hours after the State were away visiting relatives in more,” said Kattumannarkoil The North East Monsoon Nitish Kumar on Thursday This is all nonsense) said from violence to erase memo- Wbade a tearful farewell to connection with Diwali holi- Kannan, a farmer-turned- is already on in Tamil Nadu rubbished speculation about Kumar with a glum face ries of the 2019 Lok Sabha elec- Sujith Wilson, the two-year-old days. They had left the children author in Cuddalore district. and the heavy downpours are fresh negotiations being on for when he was asked about the tions in the eastern state which boy in Tiruchirappalli district under the care of guardians Meanwhile, a war of words expected to last till December. the inclusion of his JD(U) in JD(U) having "expressed the had created a "different" kind of who lost his life after falling whose carelessness resulted in is on between the Opposition Instances like drowning of the Narendra Modi desire to join the Central impression. into an abandoned borewell the tragedies,” said a police offi- DMK and the ruling AIADMK children reach a peak during Government at the Centre, Government" after a function Asked to comment on the near his house on Friday, two cial. over the death of Sujith. While the season and one is certain to the offer of which he had held here to celebrate the birth forthcoming bypolls, Dhankhar more toddlers died in different The Tamil Nadu Water DMK chief M K Stalin accused hear more such incidents, said declined earlier. anniversary of Sardar told reporters here, he was parts of Tamil Nadu during the Supply and Drainage Board the State and Cetral govern- RV Giri, president, Kumar termed as "faltu" Vallabhbhai Patel. hopeful that the bypolls would last 24 hours in similar cir- (TWAD) had issued an order ments for their indifference Consortium of Indian Farmers (nonsense) queries about his The queries emanated be a milestone and show the cumstances. on Tuesday asking its officials and callous attitude, Chief Association (CIFA). A contro- party having expressed the from a statement to the world that "most peaceful elec- Rudran, a three-year-old to convert the unused and Minister Edappadi versy is on in Tamil Nadu desire to join the Union effect made by JD(U) tions are held in West Bengal". boy, was drowned in a pit dug abandoned borewells into Rain Palaniswami said the admin- about the responsibility of the Council of Ministers in the national general secretary "The by-elections must be up for constructing a rain Water Harvesting Structures istration had deployed optimal closure of the abandoned wells. event of Prime Minister and chief spokesman KC violence-free. Last Lok Sabha water harvesting (RWH) struc- with immediate effect. efforts in the rescue operation. As per the Panchayat Raj Act, Narendra Modi and BJP chief Tyagi on the previous day in elections created a different kind ture in a village in Villages in Tamil Nadu, The chief minister handed the onus on closure of such Amit Shah coming up with an the national capital soon of impression. We need to get Virudhunagar on Wednesday facing severe shortage of water over a cheque of Rs 10 lakh to wells are with the owners while offer that was commensurate after Kumar had addressed away from that," the governor, while Pavalavalli, a three-year- are dependent on bore wells to the kin of Sujith. He also there are people and organisa- with the JD(U)s strength in the partys national council, who had been recently involved old girl, died on late Tuesday meet the drinking water offered the family another 10 tions demanding that the local Parliament. a day after getting formally in a war of words with the State when she fell into a septic tank requirements. “Over the years lakh from the AIADMK fund. body officials should be made "Aisi koi baat nahin hui elected for his second term as Government, said. PTI in an under-construction the depth of bore wells have Not to be left behind, the responsible. hai. Sab faltu baat hai" (no such the national president. PTI ( Q'  <       79;;8;7# = /8   .$"     1/ "   3'  "   over Lakshadweep area and Later, Maha is very like- "=2  “If they are not reporting the demands by the doctors. adjoining southeast Arabian ly to intensify into a very back before 2 pm on Thursday, But he warned that the agita- <    he India Meteorological Sea will be high to very high severe cyclonic storm over     we will consider their posts tions crippling the public health TDepartment (IMD) on during the next 24 hours and east central Arabian Sea dur- vacant and new doctors would services was not proper on the Thursday said that cyclonic rough to very rough in the ing 24 hours, it said. As the >    be appointed against the vacan- part of the doctors. Chennai: The National strom 'Maha' in the Arabian subsequent 24 hours. cyclone intensified, the IMD cies,” said C Vijayabaskar, Tamil Vijayabaskar said quoting from Investigation Agency (NIA) Sea has intensified into severe "The cyclonic storm said gale winds very likely to  5  Nadu Minister for Health. Government records that a on Thursday carried out cyclonic storm. Under its MAHA over Lakshadweep increase upto 100-110 kmph He disclosed that more doctor joining the Government searches across Tamil Nadu as influence, Lakshadweep was and adjoining southeast gusting to 120 kmph over ? '   than 10,000 doctors have service gets a take home part of its probe into a plot to likely to receive extremely Arabian Sea moved further eastcentral Arabian Sea from applied for the vacancies which monthly pay of 80,247/- in the kill Hindu activists in heavy rainfall, even as the north-northwestwards and midnight. may arise if the services of the first year itself. Coimbatore. IMD has issued "red mes- intensified into a severe During the next 24 hours, "  1 44   agitating doctors are termi- “On the 8th year, the Tamil The agency said searches sage" for the island. The "red cyclonic storm and lay cen- gale wind speed reaching 80-  nated by the Government. Nadu Government doctor were carried out in message" technically refers to tered over east central Arabian 90 kmph gusting to 100kmph Doctors owing allegiance draws a pay of 97,900/- while Coimbatore, Sivaganga, "take action," meaning the Sea and adjoining was likely to prevail over s the strike by the to the Federation of doctors with 15 years service Tiruchirapally, Nagapattinam State Government machinery Lakshadweep area about 90 northern parts of AGovernment doctors Government Doctors draw a monthly pay packet of and Tuticorin districts, where has to remain on standby. km north-northeast of Lakshadweep area and adjoin- entered the seventh day on Association are on a path of 1,22, 919/-. On completion of electronic gadgets and docu- According to IMD, tidal Aminidivi (Lakshadweep) and ing southeast Arabian Sea Thursday, the State adminis- agitation since last 16 years, the doctors in Tamil ments were seized. wave by about one metre 25 km east-north east of during the subsequent 24 tration has started tightening Thursday demanding pay hike, Nadu service draw a monthly The agency conducted height above the astronomical Chetlat(Lakshadweep). It hours and decrease gradually. the screws giving out enough 50 per cent quota in post-grad- salary of 1,35,365/- and those searches at six locations in tides is very likely to inundate is "very likely" to continue to Fishermen were advised not to indication that enough is uate courses among other with 20 years experience earn these districts as part of further low lying areas of move north-northwestwards venture over eastcentral enough and it was time for the things. 1,53,027/-,” said Vijayabaskar investigation in the ISIS Lakshadweep Islands during across north Lakshadweep Arabian Sea till November 4, agitating doctors to get back to The Minister said the while speaking to reporters on Coimbatore Case, according to next 12 hours. Sea conditions Islands," IMD said. IMD said. work. Government would consider Thursday. a spokesperson of NIA. PTI              #   !"#$!%    > =,.$%3$ /!!*=& - ". /4 $  %  B -  !$4 $  %  .8.7*)1<.8 #/ *        .  *       R               "                  9!)! "! ) "!!$. ! +! "  .                       .S    #  ( " !  )  %  % ! !)!%                              (        "   (        #       S               #                 ? .7                  (                 899   ne of the interesting things that  . 5     "             ( happened during the recent                     Assembly elections in  #         S      Maharashtra was the fact that in at least two Assembly con-  :               ( Ostituencies, NOTA (None of The Above) was      0 (;          #  ( the runner-up. This phenomenon, while inter-     +               ( esting, is ultimately inconsequential when it comes to declaring a winner. Even if NOTA                   was to get a majority of the vote, the candi-    #              date with the second highest votes would still            0   ;     be declared the winner. NOTA does, howev- er, fulfil the role of showcasing disinterest or 3  +       : 3       more typically the lack of options for a voter.                     ( Another way in which this can be gauged in            :        an election is the voter turnout. The most recent round of Assembly elections in                % 5    Maharashtra and Haryana recorded disap-           (        pointingly low numbers, showcasing once               + !  again that there is a need for challenging par- ties to show their best selves.           :  "    ( However, the fault does not lie with just      "    <9           the political parties. In this week’s article, I will                    talk about the phenomenon of opinion polls and exit polls. The latter refer to polls that are play during the last few years. It such circumstances that one tions that have been made.          4           conducted after voters have cast their ballot is unfortunate that these media must look at the opinion/exit Opinion polls, too, must be             7     and have left the polling stations. An opin- organisations are also the ones polls that are showcased during regulated or made more account-       ion poll, on the other hand, is a survey that who examine and showcase these elections. Television news chan- able. This because some biased is used to predict and/or gauge voter behav- opinion and exit polls as a mea- nels spend a large amount of their opinion polls often claim a no- .                     iour and involves talking to people, who may sure of “electability.” time displaying these opinion and contest and therefore, nudge     ( (  4            S or may not cast the ballot, before voting takes The inevitable consequence exit polls, each of which have voters into staying home rather     .       S   "      place. During the recent Assembly elections, of the biases and assumptions their own biases and assump- than suffering in the sun to cast 2                    exit polls got the picture completely wrong. that form a part of the poll num- tions. Rarely is the Indian pop- their votes. Due to our first past Most polls overestimated the Bharatiya Janata bers is that they tend to favour the ulace educated about these the post system, even if 5,000 #                   Party (BJP) and its allies in the States of present Government and rein-     assumptions and biases. Instead, people are affected by these polls,                      Maharashtra and Haryana. The ABP-C voter force the notion that there is no 1(E21: we have hours of TV studio the impact on who ultimately                    poll predicted 70 seats for the BJP, while the Opposition in the country. If a experts (this writer included) that wins is massive. CNN-IPSOS and Times Now polls went one person is watching an opinion or  (( examine and justify exit and There were some steps that                "  step further to forecast 75 and 71 seats for exit poll on television and is made opinion polls as if they are God’s were taken in this regard. For   -      :       the BJP, respectively. to believe that it is almost certain ((2+- 1( holy truth and unimpeachable. example, in November 2013, the                 = There is a theory that if a monkey is given that the BJP will retain power in :19+ The results in the last round Election Commission of India enough darts, he’ll beat the market. This the- Maharashtra and in Haryana, of Assembly elections reinforce (ECI) consulted with political             * 5       : ory emanates from a research article that sim- there is little, to no incentive, for -91: the notion that this is hardly the parties to put a restriction on   <>       %         =   ( ulated results of 100 monkeys throwing darts that person to cast his vote. -12+ 9( case. The impact of such analy- opinion polls as well. All parties             ?         at the stock pages in a newspaper. It was found Therefore, even if a potential sis is huge. Just image how the except for the BJP endorsed the that on an average, the monkeys outper- voter is largely unhappy with the ( battle in close to 62 seats in ECI’s suggestion to ban opinion                      formed the index by an average of 1.7 per cent incumbent Government and is Haryana and Maharashtra would polls from the date of notifica-                     ( per year since 1964. Applying the same logic frustrated with issues of unem- 1 have played out if there wasn’t tions until the end of polling.       @ 5             to the recent exit polls may seem harsh but ployment or the lack of power, :129 hours of TV news coverage that Such a step should be welcome the fact that a majority of them got the results there is little incentive for him/her repeated ad nauseum that the as it can lead to a more free and  S                 wrong does not lend too much credibility to to step out of the house if he/she -9( Government in power will stay. fair election. The BJP must                    them. believes that his vote will not real- 19+  While there are certain explain why it is not in favour of       5               The question, however, is what impact do ly count. Such an outcome has an -19:2 restrictions that have been put in a step that can help ensure                  ( these opinion and exit polls have on a democ- enormous impact on the work- place in relation to the exit and greater transparency and lesser racy if they are left unchecked? At the end of ing of a healthy democracy. 1 1 opinion polls, they are hardly manipulation in an election.               S      the day, any poll is driven by a variety of fac- A look at the results of the enough. Under Section 126A of We must remember that       +  %  ;        tors, including the interview set and the tim- Assembly elections in 9 (1 the Representation of the People’s some vested entities know all too ing. Other than these variables, there are also Maharashtra and Haryana shows 1--1(  1  Act, 1951, exit polls are banned well just how unscientific some                 #   other assumptions that primarily comprise of that in as many as 25 seats in the from the beginning of the polls of these polls are and have read          :             guesswork and bias (or ideology). The latter and in 37 seats in the for- 129 until half an hour after the final how dart throwing monkeys    3       (  impact of these assumptions and biases is mas- mer, the victory margin was less phase of voting has been held. outperform the market. sive. This is because poll numbers — whether than 5,000 votes. Of these seats, While this is one step, there are Sometimes, it seems that some of in an opinion or exit poll — serve as a kind interestingly, at least 10 seats in still many more to go. For one, these entities are conducting of democratic currency or a measure of “elec- Haryana and nine seats in before conducting a their own experiments with such  R    tability”, as Richard Seymour from The Maharashtra saw the margin of full-blown analysis on TV on the polls and think we are the mon- Guardian put it. In India, there are certain sec- victory fall below 2,000 votes. verdict these polls throw-up, keys. Let’s prove them wrong. tions of the media whose lack of desire, will- Therefore, in a large number of there must be a clear explanation (The writer is a former IPS        !@ ingness and mettle to question the seats, the margin of victory is and breakdown of the method- officer, an MP and currently a    "    "    Government in power has been on sharp dis- often excruciatingly slim. 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TRAI’s approach encouraged +-191         technology transition for the telecom industry 1- #               ED999 and facilitated communications for consumers, -9  -(8 (   A               B while the executive branch is delaying technol- --911 platforms providing streaming ser- radio stations hassle-free acquisition of access to mainstream content, the pain       @ +  "       ( ogy transition in content industries and creat- 19  vices and the centering of new business music for broadcasting. Policymakers point that new technology addresses is ing barriers for investment in quality content that models around personalisation. With are considering extension of this pro- consumers’ access to variety. Fully             #      consumers can now access online. 11  traditional broadcasting, latent demand vision to internet streaming, high- leveraging the technology for person-     +  1  - S A+1-B     (  Let’s consider the progressive approach ( for a wide variety of content is seldom lighting a fundamental gap in their alised content provision will transform            P2        adopted in telecom first. In 2017, TRAI reduced -1 1 realised, given the incentives for broad- understanding of the market barriers the listening experience for consumers,                 Interconnection Usage Charges (IUC) from 14 9 casters to cater to popular preferences. today and the opportunities that new offering them music that they do not  Q -                paisa per minute to six paisa per minute to 914 Online platforms employ new technolo- technologies offer. even know they may enjoy. India’s vast %  S        2  5   ( encourage transition from legacy 2G and 3G net- 9  gies to incorporate user feedback and Copyright law is generally designed cultural diversity that currently has lim-  .          P  Q works to modern 4G networks. Interconnection 1+ facilitate better matching of listeners to help content owners licence their ited reach can potentially change the #          "    lets telcos access each other’s networks and the +9(6 and viewers with content producers, works for public dissemination at mar- music market in a way that listeners       4            IUC is a compensatory mechanism to enable this. 9  thus changing the shape of the content ket-determined prices. Voluntary cannot imagine going back to old      ;   .      ( Older 2G and 3G networks are based on circuit 11  market. licencing under the law is a key mech- ways of accessing content. switching technology, which requires a dedicat- On the other side of this new and anism to enable such access while pro- Involuntary or statutory licensing               .  ed connection for the period of communication 1 14 exciting online content market, a seg- tecting the commercial and moral will only prove to be a backdoor for 5              ( between two networks.  ( 18+9( ment of smaller players have a known interests of content owners. Section global music streaming giants to access            (      Costs of interconnection reduce dramatical- +2(9 history of struggling to monetise their 31(D) was specifically created as an vast vernacular music libraries of              4  ly in modern Internet Protocol (IP) based 4G net- :91+19 niche content. For smaller producers exception to voluntary licensing, to pro- Indian music labels for a pittance. By     (            works. IP-based networks rely on packet-switch-   creating vernacular content, demand vide wider access to content through extending 31(D) to online streaming       (         ing that allows rerouting of communications ( (:91+ may be in pockets or scattered. For traditional broadcasting. This meant platforms, policymakers will inadver- .                from capacity deficit parts of a network to parts -8- example, communities of overseas that TV and radio broadcasters could tently keep the local industry from               @ with a surplus. This dynamic optimisation   Indians have demand and willingness seek statutory licencing in the event that using exclusivity as a negotiating chip    .               ( reduces network congestion and improves effi- 9 2 1(6 to pay for quality music content in sev- voluntary licencing negotiations with for earning greater value in a market    (         @ ciency, reducing costs. A lower IUC dilutes the (-   eral regional languages, but the small- content owners failed. where content supply is not a challenge. incentives to run legacy networks and encour- er labels that produce this type of con- Involuntary or statutory licensing This move would limit the future #      (        ages transition to the superior technology. This 9- 1  tent have not found means to reach is a legacy framework that was only rel- investments of smaller producers who %                   has led to greater consumer access, borne out by  +9( these audiences through traditional evant when radio and television indus- have already suffered under the previ- #                the spike in data consumption in the country. channels. Such labels now have an tries were developing. Without radio ous regime where mainstream content          -         The increased data consumption enabled by opportunity via online platforms to stations being able to source music, dominated. It will reduce the impact of                  IP-based networks has driven demand for reach users in dispersed domestic and consumers did not have access to con- new technologies on improving the    %  =   # A%=#B #     online streaming services. This is best illustrat- global markets. tent. The original objectives of con- experience of listeners.               >8    ed by the fact that over 90 per cent of music is With smaller producers being able sumer access have been met. TRAI At a time when India is struggling  %  S         =   consumed digitally today. More than 80 per cent to monetise their content, online plat- reported All India Radio (AIR) as hav- to stimulate economic activity, it is  P Q      %      ( of total music record label revenues come from forms will be able to take more diverse ing 420 radio stations in 2017, cover- important to adopt a principles-based               digital music and streaming grew by 50 per cent content to their consumers to match ing almost 92 per cent of the country approach to governing technology that in 2018 to reach 150 million listeners, excluding individual tastes. Leveraging the key by area and more than 99.2 per cent of has the potential to generate growth.     YouTube. This growing preference for online ser- benefits of the new technology the country’s population. India has 369 TRAI led the way in telecom markets, :           %      vices over previously available television (TV) and improves both sides of the market. private radio stations on top, including leveraging technological innovation.             ( radio broadcasts reflects consumers’ access to a However, policymakers appear in smaller cities and towns. In addition, Decision-makers must learn from each          $  0 S -    wider choice of content, personalisation and oblivious to the benefits of new tech- the push by TRAI for adoption of mod- other and actively desist from path-          #        interactivity. nologies and lean towards legacy reg- ern network technologies has led to an dependence and legacy regulations,        (        (( TV and radio broadcasting are over-reliant ulations. Public policy decision-mak- exponential jump in access to content especially in rapidly evolving digital                ( on advertising revenues, which has led to dissem- ers are considering imposition of relative to when TV and radio were markets.  (    !          ination of homogenised and formulaic content. licencing rules made for TV and radio dominant. Today, when consumer (Patnaik is an Esya Centre Fellow                  The primary benefit online subscription services broadcasts to online streaming. Section access is no longer a problem, extend- and Assistant Professor at the Indian      provide is access to niche, personalised content, 31(D) of India’s copyright law, also ing the provision of statutory licensing Statistical Institute and Sharan is an that users are willing to pay for. This is clearly known as the provision for statutory to internet streaming is not justified. 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are listed on the stock exchanges get even some major Asian nations, the two largest economies of the world Indian bonds remained volatile cut, though it indicated that the traded by buyers and sellers. At any yields on long-term bonds are lower is creating uncertainty and investors over the past year or two on uncer- moves to ease policy could be near- point in time, a bond would carry than those for shorter tenure debt are rushing to buy US bonds, large- tainties over the maiden offshore ing a pause. Meanwhile, cash con- a yield or a likely rate of interest or instruments. Therefore, the yields ly considered a safe haven. sovereign bonds issuance. India’s ditions are in surplus of 1 trillion 19(  return that an investor is likely to curve now would be ‘inverted’. However, the problems beset- benchmark ten-year bond yield fell and are likely to stay so ahead of the 2-9   generate if the bond is held till So why is the yield curve invert- ting the Indian economy are differ- below 6.40 per cent (in the previous advance tax payments. maturity. ing? ent. Its financial sector is grappling year it was 6.48 per cent) after The inversion in the bond yield   O!  !!$ However, the yield keeps chang- Much of the blame has been put with trillions of rupees in bad debt Finance Minister Nirmala is an indication that recession is  !)! "  7, ing based on the prevalent interest on the US-China trade war. When and resolution of most cases is still Sitharaman assured that the offshore coming. But somewhere we need to % )  !4 rate scenario, prospects for econom- it started over two years ago, there slow. Fear of probe agencies over bond issuance plan was on track. be cognisant of the fact that com- ic growth, tenure of the debt, cred- was hope it would get resolved as fresh bad debts and a liquidity The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) modity prices have remained low for %/ O!  ata analysis suggests that it ratings and inflation. both sides kept the talks going. But crunch are hampering lending by board met in mid-August to discuss a long time and if global liquidity " 4  !  historically an inverted yield A yield curve is a plot or graph- a deal hasn’t come through even as banks. Even as the world talks the issuance plan. moves into soft commodities, which    ! $  Dcurve has been a precursor to ical representation of the yields of US President Donald Trump has put about negative interest rates, India Foreign Portfolio Investors have been slightly benign, all the ! $   . an economic slowdown. So, there bonds growing across maturities — off the latest round of tariffs on continues to see high interest rates (FPIs) shifted from equities to debt assumptions of Indian recession )% $.4 are fears that the economy might say from three months to 30 years. Chinese imports (video games, and the country is still the second- in August-September as FPIs turned will go. The Central Government is enter into a recession in the next few All listed bonds issued by smart phones, laptops, toys) to fastest growing large economy of the net sellers in equities for the first trying its best to tackle the econom- ! "! .! quarters. Governments across the world, cor- December 15. world. time since January. Tax proposals ic slowdown. They have come up     %!!! We have to look at the possibil- porates and financial institutions The delay affects about half of So the question arises, why outlined in the Budget, including with a stimulus package for the  ;) " ! ity of a massive crisis in the world carry certain yields. the $300 billion target list of Chinese negative yields and interest rates? higher tax incidence on FPIs and beleaguered automobile sector, they ! .    4 ! ! economy in the backdrop of Usually, bonds with a longer goods. However, tariffs on tools, Investors are willing to buy high-net-worth individuals have announced mergers of banks, unprecedented technological dis- tenure carry higher interest rates as apparel and some footwear took bonds at any price to protect them- (HNWIs), in addition to levy on corporate tax cuts and so on but will  % $ 6.) ruptions worldwide, global trade compared to ones that are issued for effect on September 1. Trump selves against sell-offs in other risky buybacks, dampened and punc- this much save the Indian economy %   "$  wars and the shift away from fossil shorter time frames. The idea is that apparently backed off his September assets in case the fear of a recession tured some of the optimism in the from a recession or will the slow- !$! . 4  fuels. the later the redemption or gratifi- 1 deadline for ten per cent tariffs on materialises. The rise in bond prices equity markets. down continue further? The answer !$.  $  But first, let’s look at what an cation of the bond, the higher remaining Chinese imports, in the pushes yields downward. Holding Global cues are under watch lies in the future and all we can do  4 inverted yield curve is and why is it should be the interest offered to the hopes of blunting their impact on cash can be an alternative. But that even as the US Federal Reserve on is wait and watch. so important? investor. US holiday sales. too may not work, as in the case of October 30th approved the expect- (The writer is an author and I      J Bonds or Debt instruments that In many western countries and But the trade tiff between the many western countries. ed 25-basis point (BPS) interest rate GST and economics specialist)   !"#$!% "

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As /I1@58 @6 After scaling a new peak of while metal, energy and capi- many as seven of eight core @?3AJ ! 40,392.22, the 30-share index tal goods fell up to 0.51 per industries saw a contraction in    pared some gains to settle at cent. Broader BSE midcap and output in September. Coal pro- )!4 40,129.05, up by 77.18 points, smallcap indices ended up to duction fell steeply by 20.5 :)  "+  ! "9 !! 9  or 0.19 per cent. 1.14 per cent higher. per cent, crude oil by 5.4 per ;)1""    )!4()$6   The broader NSE Nifty Foreign institutional cent, and natural gas by 4.9 per  $$ !! ! " )!  ! !  ! too advanced 33.35 points, or investors pumped in a net cent. Refinery products (-6.7 .6 $69  6   0.28 per cent, to close at 7,192.42 crore into the capi- per cent), cement (- 2.1 per $$.!6! 9  ""  !!""4()$  11,877.45. tal market on Wednesday, cent), steel (-0.3 per cent), and $  L ! /M6:$ "!% ! Both the key indices main- while domestic institutional electricity (-3.7 per cent) out-   )%.4 $69  4)$! )  tained their winning run for investors sold shares worth A  ! 38 !    put too declined.   ! ) ! "9   9 $ the fifth session on the trot. 185.87 crore, data available The only infrastructure LML$ +M!% 4 Robust quarterly earnings, with stock exchange showed.    '    segment to post growth in strong foreign fund inflows Elsewhere in Asia, bours- September was fertilizers where  9 0 ##0 "!#  !4# 44 and expectations of steps by the es in Hong Kong, Seoul and New Delhi: The Government is not considering any gold amnesty production increased by 5.4 per #   government to shore up growth Tokyo ended on a positive scheme as part of efforts to unearth unaccounted wealth stashed cent year-on-year. The eight !!$%  ! buoyed market sentiment, note amid, while Shanghai in the form of yellow metal, official sources said on Thursday. core sectors had expanded by ). traders said. closed in the red. The clarification comes amidst media report indicating the 4.3 per cent in September 2018, $ "  " $ The US Federal Reserve’s Exchanges in Europe were Government move to launch amnesty scheme that will allow indi- according to official data Industrial Production (IIP) to 1 .@5  $.@4 decision to cut its benchmark trading on a negative note in viduals and entities to declare their unaccounted gold holding released on Thursday. report a contraction of 2.5-3.5  +/ !"! % interest rate for the third their respective early deals. without risk of being prosecuted. During the April- per cent in September. “In par- $% !)!!")6 straight time added to the Meanwhile, the Indian There is no such gold amnesty scheme under consideration September period, the growth ticular, the YoY decline in the -).(  /6 momentum. However, the rupee depreciated 12 paise to of Income Tax Department as being reported in media, the of core industries fell to 1.3 per output of coal, crude oil and R 1"" 8 ) indices turned volatile in the 71.02 against the US dollar sources said. As the budget process is on, typically these type of cent against 5.5 per cent in the natural gas, is likely to weigh ! % "R  last hour of the session as intra-day. speculative reports do appear ahead of budget process, they said. year-ago period. Commenting upon the performance of the + -(  October futures and options Brent crude futures, the Reports indicated that scheme would try to overcome limited on the data, India Ratings and mining index of the IIP in  !   contracts expired, they added. global oil benchmark, slipped success of an earlier amnesty scheme Pradhan Mantri Garib Research, said that such low September. Moreover, manu- !!4  !6!"" "R 1"" !"" " "" SBI, Infosys, Tata Motors, 0.13 per cent to USD 60.16 per Kalyan Yojana post-the demonetisation exercise. PTI growth in core sector industries facturing may report a YoY con- .!%  %4$!! " ! )% " Bharti Airtel, HCL Tech and barrel. has not been witnessed so far traction in September,” it added. !  !!% 4:)6% % ) "  HDFC too rallied up to 7.69 in either 2011-12 base or 2004- Earlier this month, the RBI  ! )%  " $   )%   per cent. On the other hand, 05 base series. revised downwards its GDP " $.     )"4 Tech Mahindra, Axis Bank, “This clearly indicates the growth forecast for the current Tata Steel, M&M and ICICI ;  *   C"B#D severity of the ongoing indus- fiscal to 6.1 per cent from the ! 1  +1 :+ !# !0 8   # Bank fell up to 2.09 per cent. trial slowdown,” it said adding previous estimate of 6.9 per # World stocks surged to 20- even on a cumulative basis, the cent after the first-quarter eco-  )%6 month highs after the US Fed E=7B  "  CC performance is “dismal”. nomic growth slipped to over 9-:6  slashed interest rates, even as it ICRA expects the Index of six-year low of 5 per cent.   dimmed hopes of another rate .! cut in December.   shares zoomed 34.94 per cent is natural that investors are  2  “Market is slowly marching to 76.65 apiece on the BSE. finding it attractive to invest in )    ;" R  ./  towards the all-time high sup- hares of Yes Bank on On the National Stock the stock for a stake. Further % 1 .<3 !9-:$%)!  $$$ .  ported by quarter earnings SThursday rallied over 24 Exchange (NSE), the scrip set- developments will depend on       ! "(. -4 !$  !  and government’s measures to per cent after the lender said it tled 23.77 per cent up at 70.30. who the investor is and the reg- "" ! !. 2%6 $$6 9-:6 attract equity investments. has received a binding offer for During the day, the stock ulatory approvals,” VK !>?! !-@-=  ! 4 $  ! %6 $$ Additionally, strong economic USD 1.2 billion (about 8,500 soared 38.55 per cent to 78.70. Vijaykumar, chief investment *7.    $%! !  " ! "     factors like favourable inflation, crore) funding from an over- “Yes Bank is badly in need of strategist, Geojit Financial  +2+  %!!) 6  6!)  " ) 4 interest rate and benign oil seas investor. capital for growth. Absence of Services, said.    $  ! 8"" $ !!   " ) prices will support the market Shares of the private sector positive news on this front led The bank’s market capital- ndian banks are at risk of los-    !)%  ! ) 6 sentiment in the long term. lender closed at 70.45 apiece, to bear hammering in the stock isation increased by over 3,500 s Prime Minister Narendra Iing over USD 9 billion in rev-  6!)  " ) )4 ! !. 6%! " $ “Strengthening rupee along up 24.03 per cent. Intra-day, the taking the stock below 30. It cr to 17,967.09 crore. AModi is set to visit Bangkok enues over the next six years  )%  ! %  % % $$N9) for the ASEAN summit from because of the changes in the " 2 O+  ( )$6 4 November 2-4, Indian negotia- payments landscape, a consul- ;&!   !  O 4 /  4 1: P $ : *6   tors are discussing critical aspects tancy firm said on Thursday. of the RCEP mega trade deal to Payments will become #- $+  !+  !)"   ! ensure it is “fair and transparent”, “more instant, invisible and  )! %! .! $!! ".  ")!  1D   # %(! before committing to sign it. free” in the next few years, ! 8)!%! .!4-    -+O!  Vijay Thakur Singh, which will put the revenues of !%  ! !!).+  ! "  $6: !   WagonR, Santro and the Secretary (East), Ministry of the lenders at risk, despite an  $ .%! % ) FF  % !$ Redigo and as a result only the External Affairs, said: “India evident growth in the seg- 6$.6$ !6).6  6 )$6 aruti Suzuki India’s pop- Ertiga was fitted with at least will wait for the outcome of the ment, the survey said.  %6 ).!6 )6 )6 6 6 $. 6 ular hatchback WagonR two airbags as standard while negotiations on the Regional It can be noted that the last )6 .)6 $%)6 6 /%)6 6 ) 6 M $%6  6 .%)6 $6  %)6 $$)6 %)6 6 and rival Hyundai’s Santro the other models offered only Comprehensive Economic few years have seen a massive 6) 6 /66)/ 6+) 6+ 6 received only two stars while a driver airbag. Partnership. Some critical issues surge in digital payments, -6-   6-6-)69$)69/ 69 %)6 Datsun RediGo got only one “The results highlight sig- are outstanding.” “We will only which will be giving a conve- 9 6( 6( 6()6)   6 ) %% 6 )% 6 star in crash tests conducted as nificant differences in adult participate in a fair and trans- nient alternative to users has  )$62 %)6 6! 6 H part of the safer occupant protection in cars that parent trading environment,” presented banks with an attrac-  !/%$.N( 82!-! : %  cars for India initiative, accord- meet the latest Indian govern- she said at a media briefing here. tive revenue stream. $ !O ))!>.  ! "(.. -6  $ utting in place a stricter framework, Sebi on Thursday direct-   "  O!: $+ $4 Ped all listed banks to disclose any divergence in bad loan pro- visioning within 24 hours of receiving RBI’s risk assessment report,     " #3 !0 8 #143 rather than waiting to publish the details in their annual finan- 12L cial statements. In recent months, there have been several   instances of under-reporting of bad loans by lenders, prompt-   $   /! ing regulatory action by the RBI. Sebi’s latest decision has been IJ  ! take in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). 92:192  In a circular, Sebi noted that disclosures in respect of diver-  $$$  gence and provisioning are in the nature of material events and .  "   hence necessitate immediate disclosure. Further, this information + "  6/  is also price sensitive, requiring prompt disclosure by a listed enti- !1 ty. Accordingly, the regulator has decided that “listed banks shall -292(6 make disclosures of divergences and provisioning beyond speci- .. -  !  "9! / !  fied threshold, as mentioned in aforesaid RBI notifications, as soon $  1  )49$-/!6-! 6(% ! as reasonably possible and not later than 24 hours upon receipt !!   H-" ""<+9)" (""1"" !4 of the Reserve Bank’s Final Risk Assessment Report (RAR), rather 1"" !6$% !  "$  !$$.! 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 19 two gas cylinders exploded The train, Tezgam gers, including women and R   while some passengers were Express, was on its way to children, at Liaquatpur near massive fire broke out on cooking breakfast, killing at Lahore from Karachi when Rahim Yar Khan, some Aa moving train in least 74 people, mostly Islamic the fire broke out early morn- 400 kms from Lahore,   from both the state and the youth and student wing siding Pakistan’s eastern Punjab preachers travelling to attend ing, gutting three bogies authorities said. defence. However, the bench with the Pakistani troops in province on Thursday after a religious congregation. which had over 200 passen- District Emergency he Supreme Court in completed the hearing and 1971. He was accused of presid- Officer RYK Baqir Hussain TBangladesh on Thursday deferred the matter as a Case ing over the killing of over 1,400 has confirmed that 74 upheld the death sentence to top Awaiting Verdict (CAV) on people, rape of many women, passengers lost their lives in Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM July 10. abduction and torture. the fire. Azharul Islam for committing Islam’s case was the eighth The Tribunal sentenced him Most deaths occurred war crimes during the 1971 one to reach the final verdict as to death on December 30, 2014 from people jumping off the Liberation War by siding with Bangladesh’s Awami League gov- for committing crimes against train, the authorities said, Pakistani troops. ernment of Prime Minister humanity while he subsequent- adding that the toll could rise A four-member Bench of Sheikh Hasina initiated the ly challenged the verdict before further as more than 40 pas- the Appellate Division rejected process to expose to justice the the apex court. sengers have suffered severe Islam’s appeal against the capital suspected war criminals of 1971. According to the legal pro- burn injuries. punishment handed down by a Six of the convicts were by visions, Islam could now seek a Railway Minister Sheikh high powered tribunal. now executed with five being review of the judgment by the Rashid Ahmad said that most “Rejected,” pronounced leaders of Jamaat, which was Appellate Division itself, and if of the victims belonged to the Chief Justice Syed Mahmud opposed to Bangladesh’s 1971 rejected could beg a presidential Tableeghi Jamaat (Islamic Hossain as he read out the ver- independence. The sixth was a clemency. President Abdul preachers) who were going to dict summery of the apex court leader of BNP of ex-prime min- Hamid has binned such appeals Lahore to attend a major bench. On January 28, 2015, ister Khaleda Zia, who is now in previous such cases involving annual congregation at Islam filed his appeal challeng- serving a 10-year imprisonment the war crimes. Raiwind. ing the International Crimes on graft charges. Islam was arrested from his The Railways Minister Tribunal verdict that sentenced A former Jamaat assistant Moghbazar home in Dhaka in said two gas stoves carried by him to death for war crimes. secretary general, Islam was a top 2012 on the war crimes charges some passengers blew up Earlier on June 18, the leader of notorious Al Badr and now languishes at the high when they were preparing Appellate Division started hear- militia force, manned mainly by security Kashimpur Jail on the *          /     C!  breakfast on the speeding train ing arguments on the appeal the extreme right-wing party’s outskirts of the capital.           P -  ! in violation of rules. 1P1P .     !/'.0 / *!%!."!"   O! :! '   !  $,! # .07,.,$ *.$, (%/;) ! : 11 more delay and more uncer- but he has failed and that fail- tainty for families and ure is his alone. You can’t trust   ! rime Minister Boris business.” a word,” the veteran socialist  (  1 by the US forces running for life “About Baghdadi’s last PJohnson sought Thursday Pro-EU campaigners said. in a tunnel, American troops moments. I can tell you this, he London: John Bercow stepped to blame the Opposition breathed a sigh of relief that The fourth new Brexit he Pentagon on Wednesday killed five ISIS members, crawled into a hole with two down on Thursday after 10 Labour leader for his failure to Britain had been given a stay of deadline of January 31 will Treleased short videos of the including four women who small children, blew himself up years as speaker of Britain’s deliver Brexit, as both men execution to avoid a Halloween inevitably loom large in cam- US forces’ raid in northwestern engaged with them in fire, while his people stayed on the House of Commons — a role stepped up campaigning on Brexit nightmare, after stark paigning for what is the third Syria that resulted in the death Mckenzie said. ground. So, you can deduce that rocketed him into the heart the day Britain had been due predictions of chaos and dis- general election in four years of ISIS leader Abu Bakr He said two children, what kind of person it is based of the Brexit battle, and won him to leave the EU. ruption. and the first in December since al-Baghdadi. appeared to be under 12 years on that activity,” he said but European fans. Johnson is riding high in Johnson had vowed he 1923. Baghdadi, 48, died on old, were killed in the raid, not refused to confirm or deny any- The man in the middle of opinion polls ahead of the would rather be “dead in a But Corbyn is seeking to Sunday after he blew up his sui- three as believed earlier. thing else about his last seconds. more than three years of fiery December 12 election but risks ditch” than tolerate another shift the debate onto more cide vest following the US raid parliamentary debates has a backlash over failing to keep extension to the tortuous domestic subjects such as on his compound in Syria’s Idlib proved a controversial figure, his “do or die” pledge to take process, which began in 2016 health and social care, and province, some four miles from loathed by pro-Brexit supporters Britain out of the European after a knife-edge public education. Turkish border.   )! )" and hailed by its foes. 56-year-old Union on October 31. referendum. More than three years after Releasing a few short Bercow has yelled “Order! “Today should have been But he was forced to ask the referendum that has videos of the strike, US Central   L2(  Order!” more than 14,000 times the day that Brexit was deliv- the EU to delay Brexit until increasingly divided Britain, Command Commander Gen. during his tenure as the 157th ered and we finally left the EU,” January 31 after MPs in the Labour remains split over Kenneth Mckenzie told Washington: A US service Commander General speaker. His detractors call him the Conservative leader said in House of Commons refused Brexit. reporters at a Pentagon news dog who was injured during Kenneth McKenzie told pompous — one MP even a statement. to approve the withdrawal Its promise of a new pub- conference that after the raid, the raid at the hideout of Abu reporters at a Pentagon news branded him a “sanctimonious “Despite the great new deal terms he had struck with lic vote within six months of Baghdadi’s compound looks Bakr al-Baghdadi in north- conference on Wednesday. dwarf”— but his backers say he I agreed with the EU, (Labour Brussels. election has not been matched “pretty much like a parking lot western Syria has returned to “He was injured by has bolstered the rights of back- leader) Jeremy Corbyn refused Labour leader Corbyn laid with details on how it would with large potholes.” service, a top American gen- exposed live electrical cables benchers to hold the to allow that to happen — the blame squarely at Johnson’s campaign. The compound was eral said. in the tunnel after Baghdadi Government to account. AFP insisting upon more dither, door, ridiculing the prime min- “We’ll let the people decide destroyed in a way to ensure The dog is a four-year detonated his vest beneath ister’s past remarks. whether to leave with a sensi- that it would not be a shrine or veteran of the SOCOM the compound,” the general Johnson “said that he ble deal or remain. It really isn’t otherwise memorable in any Canine Program and has said, adding the dog, whose would rather be dead in a that complicated,” Corbyn told way. “It’s just another piece of been a member of approxi- name was not revealed, has ditch than delay beyond today, the London rally. ground now,” he said. mately 50 combat missions, returned to duty. Before Baghdadi was found US Central Command PTI +D     !    /   % $ ! Washington: President Donald “some time.” Trump’s former top adviser for He has been in the spotlight Russian and European affairs since August when a govern-  %  arrived on Capitol Hill on ment whistleblower said multi- Thursday to testify to House ple U.S. Officials had said Trump Beijing: China’s Communist impeachment investigators , a was “using the power of his Party elite concluded a key day after leaving his job at the office to solicit interference from meeting in Beijing Thursday White House. a foreign country in the 2020 with a promise to protect Tim Morrison, the first US Election.” the “stability” of Hong Kong, White House political appointee Morrison will be asked to which has been rocked by to testify, didn’t respond to explain that “sinking feeling” he months of unrest. reporters’ questions about his got when Trump demanded The Fourth Plenum of testimony, which takes place that Ukraine’s president investi- the Party’s Central behind closed doors, but his gate former Vice President Joe Committee is a closed-door information might be central to Biden and meddling in the 2016 meeting of high-ranking a push to remove the president election. officials where the country’s from office. Morrison was brought on future direction is discussed, Morrison, who served on board by then-national securi- and this week’s meet was the the National Security Council, ty adviser John Bolton to address first since February 2018. stepped down from that post arms control matters and later This plenum came as Wednesday, and a senior shifted into his current role as a Chinese President Xi administration official said he top Russia and Europe adviser. Jinping battles a number of “decided to pursue other It was there that he stepped international and domestic opportunities.” into the thick of an in-house challenges, including The official, who was not squabble about the activities of months of pro-democracy authorised to discuss Morrison’s Trump’s personal attorney Rudy protests in Hong Kong, a job and spoke only on the con- Giuliani, who had been con- slowing economy, and a lin- dition of anonymity, said versing with Ukrainian leaders gering trade war with the Morrison has been considering outside of traditional US diplo- United States. leaving the administration for matic circles. AP AFP /    ! )       F ! !  6/    (       R     % Q R

: (12 Beijing: China’s three major Tehran: Iran said on state telecom operators rolled out Thursday it hopes the UN orth Korea fired two pro- 5G wireless technology nuclear watchdog will act Njectiles on Thursday, the Thursday, as the country races to “neutrally” under its new South’s military said, with narrow its technology gap with head and vowed to maintain nuclear talks between the US amid a bruising trade war. cooperation with its inspec- Pyongyang and Washington at China Mobile, the country’s tors monitoring a landmark a deadlock. largest carrier, announced its 5G 2015 nuclear deal. The weapons were launched services were available in 50 cities Argentina’s Rafael from South Pyongan province in — including Beijing, Shanghai Grossi took the helm of the an easterly direction over the sea, and Shenzhen — with packages International Atomic Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said starting from 128 yuan (USD 18) Energy Agency on Tuesday in a statement, without specify- a month. following the death of his ing the type of device involved. Rivals China Telecom and predecessor, Yukiya Amano “We are maintaining readi- China Unicom are also offering of Japan, in July. ness and monitoring in case of services at comparable prices in The UN agency is additional launches,” they added. major cities, according to notices tasked with monitoring It is the latest in a series of on their websites. Tehran’s nuclear activities to launches by the North but the The ultra-fast mobile inter- assess its compliance with first since October 2, when it net service — which is 100 the 2015 agreement with fired a sea-launched missile in times faster than existing 4G major powers, which has a provocative move — a sub- networks— allows consumers to been severely undermined marine-based missile capabil- download full-length films with- by Washington’s abandon- ity would change the military in seconds, or use apps with vir- ment of it in May last year. balance. tual reality. AFP AFP   "(   !"#$!%

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was as spicy as it could get. The dish could be eaten without the 7! .5$/0 * .%' dips too but for me it was the other way round, for I was eating the peanut chilli with Aloo sadeko. & :   *      It was the spice quotient that remained a constant from the  :     * * beginning to the end of the meal. The spiciness escalated quickly which isn’t a problem for me. I can eat spicy food through my tears. But go easy on the dips if you don’t fancy a hot tongue. The beverage I picked for this dinner was blushing mojito — a perfect complement to peanut chilli – a sweet-tasting concoction. Next up we had Chilli chick- en which was hot and spicy or in my opinion, as good as it gets. It was tossed with bell peppers and onions and proved to be one of my best choices of the evening. Even the portion size was appreciable. The servers, quite helpful, readi- ly guided us through the menu. In fact, it was a struggle to recall if anything had gone wrong with the dinner. Till now, not much. We decided to order both veg- etarian and chicken Yeti special kothe-styled momos. The dish f there is such a thing as baking royal- ; 5.; . certainly made me sure about one Ity, Apollonia Poilâne might be its thing — one cannot ‘not try’ queen. momos while one is at Yeti. They The 35-year-old is a third-generation are too ideal to be missed. The baker for the world famous Poilâne in ?9-6 & ?&.         >  chicken ones were big and juicy Paris. It was founded in 1932 by and I smothered them with Apollonia’s grandfather Pierre and has     ( *   "       peanut chilli dip. Again, one of the inspired chefs, musicians, poets, and best momos I have ever had. artists worldwide for nearly 90 years: f I have to describe my visit to when I sat at a posh South-East The only dish that wasn’t Surrealist icon Salvador Dalí commission- the Yeti in Connaught Place in Asian cuisine restaurant for din- spicy, according to me was vege- ing a bedroom suite made completely out Ione word, it would be ‘worth- ner. But I was quite confident tarian Wai Wai noodles. They of bread for a 1971 exhibition. While it while.’ The restaurant isn’t the about Yeti’s food. I even said as were loaded with vegetables and started in Paris, it has a location in London most extravagant place in town. much to my friends who accom- tasted fine, but I wish I had and a pop-up in New York City until Rather, it scores in its simplicity. panied me to dinner. And I was ordered the Chow Chow instead. November 3. Whether in its décor or the cui- proved right. For desserts, we wanted to Now, Apollonia Poilâne is opening the sine that it serves, it is the Tibetan We don’t usually order soups, order the Yomari, dumplings company’s oven doors wide with her first and Nepali culture that dominates. rather purposely skip it. But it served with nutella but we were English-language cookbook, Poilâne: The A dim-lit place but lively nonethe- never hurts to take the road less- informed that it usually takes 25- Secrets of the World-Famous Bread Bakery, less. The ambience is relaxed and travelled, so we decided to order 30 minutes to prepare it. It’s spe- a weighty collection of nearly 100 recipes. the predominant feeling is that a tomato and chilli chicken. We cial so if it’s something you don’t Speaking at the bakery’s hub under a one can come here to unwind. weren’t disappointed. The vegetar- want to miss, order it while you replica of the Dalí bread chandelier, the Maybe, I am looking too closely ian soup had tiny chunks of have the main course. soft-spoken CEO is reluctant to discuss into this but the restaurant is not tomato which added to the taste. The service was impeccable, her celebrity clientele, which includes looking to impress, it is true to its Next up, we decided to order though not the quickest but cer- Oprah I Love Bread Winfrey, Robert De roots without having a pretentious Aloo sadeko, a Nepali snack to our tainly worth the wait. I am prob- Niro, and Natalie Portman. But she quick bone. The only disappointing first round of dishes. It was served ably going to make another trip to to praise the women she calls her thing about the dinner was that I with three dips, the restaurant to experience the “guardian angels” — TV chef Ina Garten, couldn’t try more things from the peanut chilli, rest of the menu. One dinner isn’t cookbook author Dorie Greenspan, and menu and I’ll have to visit again schezwan nearly enough, especially if the the owner of Chez Panisse, Alice Waters, for that. And about this, I don’t chilli and variety demands for several of the latter of whom provides the book’s which the loaves are baked (unless they have any qualms. sesame them. The food was undoubted- foreword. have a wood-fired oven that can reach Before my dinner at Yeti, I had chilli. The ly amazing and if I am allowed to “They’re ladies I look up to for what 500 degrees Fahrenheit), Poilâne is happy never had experienced Tibetan or first is, be corny — it was absolutely lip- they have accomplished. They inspire me, with the final product that the book’s Nepali food and so I went over the hands smacking! It made us realise how and I refer to them as my guardian angels recipe produces, saying she was “able to menu several times to acquaint down, the even a few good dishes can make for their words of wisdom,” says Poilâne. duplicate the elusive balance of acidity myself with the dishes. I didn’t best one an evening meal scrumptious, Those words of wisdom have proven and sweetness” of the bread which has want my lack of research to cause that I have while a huge spread with average very important to Poilâne, who took over influenced countless bakers including another crisis like the one I faced ever had. It ones might not work. the family business at 18 after her father Acme Bread Company founder Steve Lionel and mother Irene were killed in a Sullivan. helicopter crash in October 2002, leaving Sullivan calls the original Poilâne loaf !   her and her younger sister Athena “giant, rich and tangy” and “completely   T!%  T orphaned. unlike anything I had ever tasted.”  !  $-/!6 “I was incredibly fortunate to be sur- Another fan is Tartine’s Chad rounded by a fantastic team, let alone the Robertson. “I love that really mild acid-  % $ !! )$ !   friends of my parents who helped me also ity that is very balanced that you get with   "K-/8 go through those times,” says Poilâne. the Poilâne bread,” says Robertson, who 8<4?%49 !$)! 6 The day after the tragedy, Apollonia is acknowledged as one of America’s !  ).!!)$% )! headed straight to the bakery, says she sat finest bakers. “That bread never sort of  /! /   !/! )6   at her father’s empty desk and resolved to followed trends. 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   1-@    ;R 3 !  he national capital’s air quality is in “severe” category right now but ! (+  TIndia’s stand-in captain Rohit     Sharma on Thursday said he doesn’t  +2+  expect any pollution-related problem during Bangladesh T20 on Sunday even   D *    P / OP   angladesh have a huge opportunity to upset as BCCI president Sourav Ganguly Bformidable India in their den due to “depth promised “practical scheduling” in near in their batting”, former India batsman VVS future. A.P  12J# O    P Laxman said on Thursday as the teams gear up Bangladesh batsman Liton Das was for the Twenty20 series, beginning Sunday. briefly seen wearing a face mask during “This is the best opportunity for Bangladesh his team’s first training session at the Feroz to beat India in their home soil since they have Shah Kotla ( stadium) but he depth in their batting line-up. However, in their later clarified that it was not due to air pol- bowling department pressure will be more on lution. Mustafizur (Rahman) to deliver since the fast- “No, no it was nothing to do with pol- bowling line-up looks in-experience compared lution. I just wore it myself as I had some to their spin bowler in the team,” Laxman said problems,” Liton told reporters. on Star Sports show Game Plan. Rohit on his part felt that it won’t be “Mustafizur would need to play key-role in a problem as they had not faced issues dur- picking-up early wicket with the new ball. Since *   H 3     ! ing the Sri Lanka Test, where the opposi- Virat is not there in the side, team India seems tion players were wearing masks and some to be little inexperienced in the middle order,” fell ill. he said.  5    “We didn’t have any problem when we Laxman though predicted that India can win played the Test match here (against Sri the series 2-1. Lanka). We are not aware of the exact dis- “I feel the series will be 2-1 in favour of India.   <*  cussion and I haven’t had any problem,” Also with the form Rohit (Sharma) and KL Rohit said during a promotional event in Rahul are in right now, with (Shikhar) Dhawan   the capital. looking at establishing himself, I am backing the Ganguly acknowledged that deterio- Indian batting power to win the series,” he said. ohit Sharma enjoys the leadership role but rating air quality in NCR is an issue dur- Ris not bothered if he will be handed the reins ing post Diwali days but said it’s too late of the Indian team for the white-ball formats to change the itinerary. is to be played on November 3 and will be played,” permanently or not. “It’s too late to do anything, because Rohit, who will lead the side in the three-match In the absence of , the opening a lot of preparations go into matches like series in the absence of a rested Virat Kohli, said. batsman is set to lead India against Bangladesh tickets, crowds everything. So it’s not pos- The game Rohit was referring to took place in the Twenty20 series. sible to cancel things at the last minute. in 2017 when the visiting Sri Lankan players sport- There was a debate recently that perhaps it’s Fingers crossed,” Ganguly said at Eden ed face masks during the third Test. Play was also time that India embrace the idea of split cap- Gardens. halted for about 20 minutes due to haze and the taincy and Rohit should be asked to lead the The newly-elected BCCI boss said in “very poor” air quality. side in the limited overs formats. future they would be more “practical”. Delhi’s air quality, at this time of the year, The stylish Mumbaikar, though, refused to “I think we will do that (consultation). remains either poor or severe owing to Diwali and be drawn into the debate, saying he is happy to In future, when we schedule, especially in stubble burning in the neighbouring states of fill in whenever situation demands. the northern part of India during the win- Punjab and Haryana. “These (captaincy) things are not in our ter, we will have to be a little bit more prac- On Thursday, at the start of Bangladesh’s train- hands. Whether you captain one or 100 match- tical.” ing, Liton, for a period of 10 minutes, wore a face es, it is an honour,” Rohit said at a promotion- When Liton was further asked if he mask. al event. had asthma-related issues, he replied: However, no other Bangladeshi player was seen “When we were growing up, it was all about “Nothing like that. I was just wearing it as wearing the mask even though a thick layer of smog playing for the country. I have captained the I wasn’t feeling well. No problems as such.” could be seen at stadium. team and the experience has been good and I Probed whether Bangladesh team Liton didn’t wear any mask when he batted at don’t think about for how long I should be made was worried about Delhi’s poor air qual- the nets. captain. Whenever I get the chance to captain ity, Liton answered in negative. “No prob- “We are well prepared for the series as we had the team, I try and enjoy that,” he said. lems.” a training camp in Bangladesh and a couple of days Rohit gave a thumbs up to the idea of host- With a thick Delhi smog hovering of training here. It’s a good opportunity to adapt.” ing a Pink ball Test match against Bangladesh over stadium, Liton was asked if sighting Questioned why Bangladesh can’t win close at next month. an aerial white ball was a problem in smog matches against India, Liton said: “I don’t know “I am very excited as it is the first time. I while trying to catch, the player said that what kind of question is this. We have not finished can’t say about others, but I played one match under lights, it will be fine. well against India and hopefully we will turn things in with pink ball and it was a “I don’t think when floodlights are on, around this time.” good experience. The opportunity has come and it will be such a problem,” he said. It has also been learnt from team sources that will try to do well and win the game,” Rohit, The BCCI has already made it clear Bangladesh’s Test specialists including new skip- who recently made an impression as Test open- that the match will go ahead as scheduled per Mominul Haque and talented spinner Mehidy er, said. despite the issue of air quality being raised Hasan Miraz will be arriving in on “I always try to do well and for me, the by environmentalists and cricketer-turned- November 8. thought is to not stop. My job is to keep per- politician . “They will be arriving in Nagpur and start with forming and I see it that way. Be it Bangladesh “I have just landed and haven’t had pink ball training straightaway in between their red or West Indies after that or when we go to New time to assess. As far as I know the game .   12  $       !=   %,     ball practice.” Zealand,” he said. /+7   - # LAKSHYA, KIRAN ENTER QUARTERFINALS B !"' 0 , - ! $# ,! 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:  9-11 QUARTERFINAL DRAW iverpool reached the League LCup quarter-finals in !   %  thrilling style as their incredible 5-5 draw against Arsenal was   !  followed by a 5-4 penalty shoot- +!2  out triumph, while Manchester United won 2-1 at Chelsea on  !2  Wednesday. Both Liverpool manager 1" +!  Jurgen Klopp and Arsenal boss Unai Emery made 11 changes Ozil picked out Bukayo for the fourth round tie, but the Saka in space and when his shot understudies served up one of was saved, the unmarked Lucas the most entertaining games of Torreira slotted home. the season at Anfield as the Gunners squandered multiple ORIGI HEROICS leads. Emery’s team took the lead In the shoot-out, Dani in the 26th minute through Ceballos’ penalty was saved by Gabriel Martinelli. 20-year-old Irish keeper Martinelli struck again 10 Caoimhin Kelleher before minutes later with his seventh Liverpool-born 18- goal in seven appearances year-old Curtis Jones this season. converted the winning James Milner reduced kick. Liverpool have Liverpool’s deficit with a won the League Cup a 43rd minute penalty, record eight times and before Ainsley Maitland- they remain on course Niles got Arsenal’s fourth to lift the trophy for the goal in the 54th minute. first time since 2012. Oxlade-Chamberlain “We were too open at got one back for Liverpool times. We can talk about tactics with a thunderous long-range but who cares on a night like drive four minutes later. this? I hoped for the boys they And Divock Origi equalised would have a game to remem- with an even better strike in the ber,” Klopp said. 62nd minute as the Belgian “It’s like a dream for them to spun sharply before blasting play for the first time at Anfield. into the top corner from the All our goals were wonderful.” edge of the area. After Granit Xhaka’s aston- But Willock restored ishing outburst at Arsenal fans Arsenal’s lead in the 70th minute during Sunday’s traumatic with another contender for goal Premier League draw with of the night, the midfielder Crystal Palace, this was anoth- sprinting away before unleash- er body blow for Arsenal, who ing a 25-yard rocket. lost despite leading 3-1, 4-2 It was only the second time and then 5-4 with seconds to go. Liverpool have conceded five “A crazy match. At the end goals in a home match in the last we were winning until the last 66 years. action. Penalties are 50-50 and Remarkably, Origi acrobat- we lost. We are sad but we ically volleyed Liverpool’s deserve more,” Emery said. equaliser in stoppage-time, set- With an average age of 23 ting the stage for their shoot-out years and 122 days, it was success. Liverpool’s youngest starting At Stamford Bridge, Ole eleven in any competition since Gunnar Solskjaer was rewarded January 2017 as teenagers Neco for naming a strong team as Williams, Harvey Elliott, Rhian United beat Chelsea to contin- Brewster and Sepp Van Den ue their recent revival. Berg all featured. After Marcus Rashford and Liverpool’s rookies went Anthony Martial both missed ahead after just six minutes as penalties in United’s win at Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain sent Norwich on Sunday, Solskjaer’s over a low cross and Arsenal team went in front thanks to a defender Shkodran Mustafi, successful spot-kick in the 26th sliding in to clear, accidently minute at the Bridge. deflected it onto his knee and Michy Batshuayi equalised into the back of his own net. from long-range in the 61st Arsenal drew level in the minute, but Rashford’s superb 19th minute via an assist from 30-yard free-kick won it for the rarely used Mesut Ozil, who United in the 73rd minute. was making his only his third Aston Villa moved into the appearance of the season and his last eight with a 2-1 win over first since September 24. local rivals Wolves.