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Islands, he had to organise a Refuting Modi’s accusa- Madanjit Singh was com-          meeting of Island Development tion, Ramdas, who in 1987 was manding INS Ganga at that Authority in Kavaratti, one of the Southern Naval command time. These ships were part of     &  '     ! the islands of Lakshadweep. chief, said in a statement on the exercise and accompanied During this visit, the then PM Thursday, “Prime Minister the aircraft carrier. he Supreme Court consti-  " #  had to inaugurate the Island Rajiv Gandhi and Mrs Gandhi Ramdas said Rajiv Gandhi Ttuted three-member medi- Development Council. embarked on board INS Viraat and his wife did, of course visit ation committee, tasked with       fied her position on Thursday “After the meeting, Rajiv off Trivandrum enroute some of the Islands on short exploring the possibility of an      saying she had never spoken of  $  Gandhi decided to stay on for Lakshwadeep. The former trips by helicopter to meet local amicable settlement settlement    any “physical slap.” She said, “I a couple of days to take a hol- Prime Minister was at officials, as also the people in the decades-old, politically fter Tuesday’s “tight-slap”      did not talk of a physical slap.      iday with his family, and was Trivandrum as chief guest for there. “Prime Minister is sensitive, Ayodhya’s Ram Acame the Thursday’s “sit-    He is saying that I will slap him. joined by Sonia Gandhi’s sister the National Games prize dis- authorised to travel along with Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid ups.” Mounting a no-holds- But try to understand the lan- and her husband, friends, tribution. He was going to his spouse by service aircraft land dispute case, has submit- barred attack on Prime    guage. I only said that he will   including Amitabh Bachchan Lakshadweep on official duty, on official duties. From what I ted its interim report in a Minister Narendra Modi for       get a slap of democracy for and Jaya Bachchan. None of to chair a meeting of IDA know only Rajiv and Sonia sealed cover. linking some of Trinamool     telling lies.” day after Prime Minister them even went to Kavaratti. (Islands Development Auth- went ashore by helicopter and The matter has been listed Congress candidates to coal Mounting a counter attack ANarendra Modi accused They took the helicopter ser- ority). This meeting is held Rahul never accompanied for hearing on Friday. mafia, TMC chief Mamata    on the Prime Minister for his late PM Rajiv Gandhi of using vices from Kochi to Bangaram, alternately in Lakshadweep them. During his visit to The SC on March 8 had Banerjee on Thursday dared    “kartut” (misdeeds), Mamata aircraft carrier INS Viraat as he said, adding all those who and in Andamans.” Bangaram on the last day, a few referred the matter to media- the PM to prove his charges or !"    said she had the evidences to “personal taxi” during a holiday availed of the helicopter service The former Navy chief said naval divers had been sent tion for exploring the possibil- do sit-ups. show how some people got with his family in Lakshadweep of the State-owned Pawan Hans there were no foreigners with ashore for the Prime Minister’s ity of an amicable settlement. “I challenge you Mr Modi    themselves cleared of riot Islands in 1987, several top paid for it as the administration them. “I, as Flag officer safety,” he said. It had appointed former SC to prove what you have said  P $  charges. In an apparent refer- retired Navy officers, including did not get any bills for it. Commanding in Chief, Narrating the sequence of judge FMI Kalifulla, spiritual about my candidates accusing     ence to the Modi’s chief min- former Navy chief L Ramdas, “Neither did we get the bills for Southern Naval Command, events, he said these official guru and founder of Art of them of having links with the isterial days Mamata said she on Thursday refuted his claim their stay at the guest house in based in Cochin, boarded INS meetings and functions were in Living foundation Sri Sri coal mafia. Prove your charges   had a “pen drive that will tell and said no ships were divert- Bangaram. Rajiv Gandhi paid Viraat. Four other ships were December 1987. The western Ravishankar and senior advo- and I will withdraw all my 42   %  the story of how some people ed for Rajiv Gandhi and the for his family and the other with INS Viraat as part of fleet had planned its naval cate Sriram Panchu, a candidates from the electoral     used pressure to get them- trip was an official one. paid for theirs,” Habibullah Fleet Exercises. As command exercises with the aircraft car- renowned mediator, as mem- fray. If you can’t, then you will selves cleared of the charges of Ramdas said Rajiv had said. chief, I hosted a dinner for rier much in advance in the bers of the mediation commit- have to hold your ears and do riots against them.” boarded the aircraft carrier These reactions came after them on board INS Viraat. yearly exercise programme to tee. one hundred sit-ups before ings. “I respect you (Banerjee) She said Modi and the BJP with his spouse and son Rahul Modi, during an election rally “There were no other par- be held in that part of the A five-judge Constitution the public,” she said as Didi. But you offer me slaps were the biggest threat to the Gandhi and denied Modi’s at Ramlila Maidan here on ties held on board INS Viraat Arabian Sea. “This was an Bench comprising Chief justice Modi had said, “TMC in return. But that slap will nation and “if he was not charge that some foreigners too Wednesday, said Rajiv Gandhi or for that matter any other opportunity for the officers Ranjan Gogoi and Justices SA mafia raj is continuing in the come to me as blessings,” Modi removed from power then were on the ship. took his family members from ship in our fleet during that and men to interact with their Bobde, DY Chandrachud, neighbouring coal mines and said ruing, “Mamata Banerjee there will be no freedom, However, there is no offi- Italy for a personal holiday on time,” he said. PM. He addressed the men, Ashok Bhushan and S Abdul their leaders are minting does not accept me as the democracy, no religion or no cial reaction from the Indian INS Viraat. The then com- He clarified that the state- had ‘bada khana’ as per Naval Nazeer will now peruse the money while the coal workers Prime Minister as she is more free caste in the country,” Navy on the controversy. manding officer of the aircraft ment was issued after collating custom. report and decide the future are not getting their pays.” respectful for the Pakistani adding the Constitution and all Retired Indian Admi- carrier, Vinod Pasricha, denied email responses from his col- I then hosted a dinner for course of action. The matter Modi had added the TMC had Prime Minister than me.” the constitutional institutions nistrative Service (IAS) officer it and said the protocol was fol- leagues namely Admiral Arun the Prime Minister that night. will come up for the first time made mafia a part of its lead- He said that Mamata’s soar- would be destroyed by the saf- Wajahat Habibullah, who in lowed on the Prime Minister’s Prakash, Vice Admiral Vinod And there is a photograph to on Friday since the March 8 ership, prompting Banerjee to ing anger graph was propor- fron outfit. 1987 was the administrator of official visit. Pasricha and Vice Admiral confirm this,” he said. order of the top court. It had make the “slap” remarks. tionate to the fall in her popu- Mamata got Andhra the Lakshadweep Islands, Pasricha said the former Madanjit Singh. All of them Rejecting the charge that said that the mediation process A couple of days ago, the larity level. “Didi knows that Pradesh Chief Minister denied Modi’s charge that some Prime Minister was accompa- were serving in the Western some ships were deployed for would commence within a Chief Minister told a public the she is losing popularity fast Chandrababu Naidu by her friends of Rajiv Gandhi’s nied by his wife Sonia Gandhi, Fleet during the events referred personal use of the Gandhi week and the panel would sub- rally that Modi deserved a which makes her angry,” side calling upon the people of boarded the aircraft carrier. son Rahul Gandhi and two IAS to said, Ramdas. family, Ramdas said “no ships mit the progress report within tight-slap of democracy in his adding the remarks made by Bengal to vote for her. Since all the Ministers besides officers, and Vice Admiral on “I would like to state were specially diverted for the four weeks. face. her in anger were only the Addressing a rally at the Prime Minister were there board the aircraft carrier. unequivocally, that this was not personal use. Only one small The panel was asked by the Reacting to her Tuesday’s proof of her arrogant character. Kharagpur which has sizeable for a meeting, the aircraft car- Pasricha retired as Vice the case,” in an apparent ref- helicopter was left apex court to hold in-camera remarks, the Prime Minister Incidentally, the Chief Telugu population, Naidu said rier was stationed there for Admiral. Incidentally, the air- erence to Modi’s charge. at Kavratti to meet any emer- proceedings and complete told an election rally in Purulia Minister also leveled similar Mamata was the “Bengal tigress national security, he said. craft carrier was decommis- Prakash, who later became gency medical requirements of them within eight weeks. that he was ready to take a slap charges against the Prime and deserved to so that both The former bureaucrat said sioned in 2017 after 40 years of Navy chief was commanding the PM and his The Constitution bench from the Chief Minister which Minister. India and the State as the administrator of the service. INS Vindhyagiri while wife,” he said. had said that it does not find would come to him as bless- The Chief Minister clari- could prosper.” any “legal impediment” to make a reference to mediation for a possible settlement of the dispute. The Bench was told    (' P) earlier by Hindu bodies, except     for Nirmohi Akhara, and the Uttar Pradesh government that &    they oppose the court’s sug- gestion for mediation. The    Muslim bodies supported the '   (P proposal.     $  ) While opposing the sug- gestion of mediation, Hindu bodies had argued that earlier           attempts of reaching a com- )  *) +, -.    promise have failed and provi- ive people were killed and       hief Minister Raghubar sions of Civil Procedure Code Ffour were injured as the car CDas today launched a (CPC) require public notice to they were travelling in over- ,     /012 scathing attack on Congress be issued before the start of turned on National Highway- saying that it looted coal from process. 2, near Nimiaghat, here on  3    State. Addressing an election The top court had direct- Thursday evening. Eye wit- rally at Nirsa in ed that the mediation pro- nesses said a Xylo car turned     % constituency, the CM said that    #*+    #        *   * '   ceedings should be conducted turtle after the driver tried to the Congress that is contesting     ,'* !  * " ! with “utmost confidentiality” save a pedestrian but police   .  )  elections in the name of NYAY for ensuring its success and the have not ruled out the possi- %   )  * % for poor has been giving the of the country. not have any interest in pover- ment to people and bring hap- views expressed by any of the bility of the man at the wheel slogan of ‘Garibi Hatao’ The CM said that ty alleviation. The 2019 election piness in the area. My effort parties including the mediators having dozed off.       "/ in every election, but poverty ‘Mahagathandhan’ has been is between democracy and would be to make available as should be kept confidential Dumari SDPO, Niraj remained the same in the made by a group of thieves. autocracy,” he said. many jobs to the local people and not be revealed to any Kumar said that the accident      country. “This is an alliance of fear. They Later, addressing another as possible,” he added. other person. However, it had occurred near Nimiyaghat area “The party that has been know that when Modi will election rally in Baliyapur the “The PM gave a free hand refrained from passing any at around 5:30 pm. Local peo- doing dynastic politics since return JMM leaders, who have CM said that work is in to the army and they shot specific restrain order at this ple rescued the four trapped were headed for the Barachatti before crashing into the divider decades is unable to digest the fleeced tribal people will go to progress to build a memorial of down terrorists. After stage and instead empowered passengers - all residents of in Gaya district to attending and felled at least 10 feet down. fact that a poor man’s son has Hotwar jail similar to Lalu martyrs in the State so that Pulwama, Pakistan was fright- the mediators to pass necessary Kendua in Dhanbad - and Tilak ceremony from Dhanbad. The police, however, were not become the Prime Minister of Yadav, who is serving a sen- future generations can get ened. Those questioning the orders in writing, if so required, took them to Dumari Sub-divi- A witness said the driver sure what caused the accident. the country,” said the CM. tence after fodder scam verdict. information about the martyrs valour of Indian Army should to restrain publication of the sional Hospital, about 25km lost control of the vehicle while "Preliminary investigation Targeting former Congress Similar will be the fate of of . He said that the be given a befitting reply. We details of the mediation pro- from the accident spot. swerving right to save a pedes- suggested that the driver dozed president Sonia Gandhi, Das Congress leaders, who are 2019 election is not a general need to give proper reply to ceedings. According to the SDPO, trian. “The car was moving at off but we are not fully sure said that a journalist from the involved in land scam in election, but an election to Jaichands and sons of Meer    five of them - Lalu Bhuiyan, a high speed and the pedestri- about the cause of the accident," native place of Sonia has Haryana,” he added. choose the Prime Minister of Zafars of the country,” he said.        Gopal Bhuiyan, Budhan an suddenly appeared in front said SP, Surendra Kumar Jha. revealed that about 130-170 “Congress and allied par- the nation. Who can protest is MLA JP Patel, Phoolchand  M Bhuiyan, Jago Bhuiyan and the of it. The driver swerved right A police officer said pedes- terrorists were killed in the air ties are doing dynastic politics to be decided by the people, he Mandal, Leader of Opposition   N  driver- were declared dead at to save the man but couldn't trians were prevented from strike initiated by India at and family politics. They have said. in Chhattisgarh Dharmlal     the hospital. keep the car under control," a crossing highways except at Pakistan’s terror camps, yet a sole aim of putting their kin “The Sindri Fertiliser plant Kaushik along with other lead-      The survivors were shifted local at Nimiyaghat, who saw select points. However, people the Congress raises questions on important positions in State closed for years is now open- ers were also present in the    to a private hospital in the accident, recounted. "The living along the highways rarely on the valour of brave soldiers and Centre. These people do ing. This will provide employ- rally. Dhanbad. 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&   Pandey won by getting a margin of          more than 40,000 votes. he political battle of Giridih has He had defeated Jagarnath Mahto Tturned out to be prestige issue of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha between BJP lead NDA and Jharkhand (JMM). However, despite Pandey’s Mukti Morcha (JMM). The seat has popularity, this time BJP left the seat remained a saffron bastion with BJP for its ally partner AJSU party. Pandey winning the seat continuously since was upset after he was denied ticket 1996, barring once in 2004 when and there was speculations that he will JMM’s Tek Lal Mahto won the seat, join JMM , JVM or Congress, but at however, for JMM Giridih is Karma last hour BJP leaders were successful Bhoomi of its patriarch and founder in pacifying him. member Shibu Soren. Leaders from both Grand Alliance Shibu Soren began his life and and NDA camp are camping in political struggle from Tundi, which Giridih for smooth sailing of their is a part of Giridih Lok Sabha seg- candidates. JMM executive president ment. He set up an ashram there Hemant Soren is continuously camp- before shifting to Dumka, where trib- ing in the area. He is holding meet- al led a miserable life due to repres- ing at several assembly constituencies. sive attitude of moneylenders and On Wednesday junior Soren was in landlords. Under his leadership, many drinking water and sanitation minis- Giridih Lok Sabha seat has Gomia campaigning for Jagarnath. moneylenders and landlords were ter in Raghubar Das Cabinet. The remained a BJP bastion since 1996, as Also, on Tuesday, union road and punished and driven away from NDA has fielded AJSU leader sitting MP Ravindra Pandey has won surface transport minister Nitin Santhal region and other parts of Choudhary from the seat. the seat since 1996 barring once in Gadkari campaigned in Topchanchi. State. Both Jagarnath Mahto and 2014. In 2014, JMM’s Teklal Mahto For NDA the relief is that Jai The importance of Tundi for Chandra Prakash Choudhary are won the seat defeating Pandey. Prakash Bhai Patel, JMM lawmaker JMM carries importance as JMM from the same caste Kurmi having The Giridih Lok Sabha from Mandu (Hazraibag) has sup-  ' ' .               ' " ! kicks off most of its campaigns from sizeable population in the Lok Sabha Constituency, one of 14 Lok Sabha ported NDA. Patel’s father Teklal Tundi. The JMM this time has field- constituency. While Mahto, is bank- constituencies in Jharkhand, covers Mahato was JMM MP from Giridih.   Election Day in district on tion of Mock Parliament was ed its Dumri MLA Jagarnath Mahto ing on son of soil figure, Choudhary, six assembly segments - Giridih, Patel decided to support NDA as he May 12, witnessed a footfall of organised for the students of from the seat. Against Mahto is who hails from Ramgarh is focusing Dumri, Gomia, Bermo, Tundi and had demanded Giridih seat from t was an evening filled with over 20,000 throughout the high school were they spoke another Mahto from AJSU party on development work of Modi and Baghmara. In the 2014 Lok Sabha JMM, but the party gave the ticket to Ifun, music and dance for the day. out their mind about electoral Chandra Prakash Chaudhary, who is Raghubar Das government. elections, BJP’s Ravindra Kumar its MLA Jagranath Mahto. citizens of Dumka as the cul- The programme kicked reforms. tural night organised by the out with a cycle race in which The evening witnessed a district administration to more than 1000 people from huge crowd as a number of cul- spread awareness among voters various age groups participat- tural events were organized. O        P on Wednesday. People danced ed. The cycle race was followed From Nukkad Natak spreading to the tunes of latest songs by a tug of war event in which the message of voting to flash played by the bands which many teams participated. mobs and parody, a number of  --%-%  ment being prohibited in the punishments every month. leading to a decline in his or her complain, the concerned participated in the competi- “A huge board for Snake events entertained the viewers. schools under section 17 (1) of There was a case in one of the academic performance. "If a teacher starts bullying them on tions and enjoyed the delicious and Ladder and Ludo was pre- The highlights of the pro- student of Class six being Right to Education Act, a num- reputed private schools of the teacher is not able to instill con- a regular basis," she said. platters of cuisines put up at the pared for the entertainment of gramme were the live band Abrutally beaten up by the ber of incidents are still being city where a student committed fidence in a child or demean a Talking about how to put food stalls. PWD (persons with disability) performance and standup com- vice principal of a private school reported from schools of suicide after being beaten up in child in any way, they have an end to corporal punish- Dumka district witnessed voters,” said deputy develop- edy show. in city on Wednesday is the lat- Jharkhand on a regular basis. front of the entire school,” he failed as a teacher as their ment Kumari said, "There is a a fun filled day with the resi- ment commissioner of Dumka, “This programme helped est among the series of cases of Treasurer cum convener, said. responsibility is not just teach- need of a strong mechanism dents getting a chance to par- Varun Ranjan. us reach a huge crowd of peo- violence in school being faced corporal punishment, South Psychiatrists claim that ing the children particular sub- where people fear about the ticipate in a number of com- Cuisine competitions wit- ple all at once and we can by children. Over the years, a Asia Initiative to End Violence resorting to corporal punish- jects but also making them per- consequences of torturing chil- petitions and witness a variety nessed a huge turnout with appeal to them to cast their pre- number of cases have come to against Children (SAIEVAC), ment leads to the child losing sons with good character who dren. Putting an end to corpo- of cultural events during the many cooking lovers stepping cious votes on the day of polls,” light in which the children Sanjay Mishra said, “The teach- confidence in him or herself. can face the world with courage ral punishment is a collective grand Election Carnival organ- out to showcase their deli- Ranjan said. were subjected to torture in the ers either do not know the law Senior consultant Neuro psy- when they grow up," he said. effort. CWC can take legal ised at Gandhi Maidan by dis- cious food. Apart from this, a He added, “The voting school in form of corporal or think that they are above it. chiatrist at Ranchi Institute of Chairperson of Ranchi action but it is also the respon- trict administration on number of competitions like percentage in Dumka was 71 punishment across the State, Both the cases are dangerous for Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Child Welfare Committee sibility of the schools, parents Wednesday. photography, rangoli making, percent in the last election. one of the major cases being the children. Teachers lack the Sciences (RINPAS), Dr. (CWC), Rupa Kumari and the society to ensure that The election carnival, election quiz, matka phod, While this year we are target- death of 7 year old Sujit Munda sensitivity they should have Siddharth Sinha said, “When in informed that they deal with at the children are safe," she said. organised with the motive to election fancy dress and others ing 80 percent voting, we hope of Chanho block of Ranchi who towards children.” today's world a child is already least two-three cases of corpo- Meanwhile, Mishra spread awareness among elec- were organised on the occa- that the minimum voting succumbed to the beatings of He added, “A few cases facing so much stress be it the ral punishment every week. claimed that SAEIVAC is plan- tors to step out and vote on the sion. An interesting competi- would at least be 75 percent.” his school teacher in the year come to light if the parents are competition among peers or "Either the case comes directly ning to organize workshops in 2014. aware but in most of the cases scoring good marks, one should to us or we take suo moto if we government and private schools A few other cases include a parents themselves do not refrain from talking to them in get to know about it from any of the State to sensitize teach- class one student of Giridih know that such brutality is ille- a manner which can be harsh, source. The parents now fear ers about the RTE Act. "At pre- 0"    "" being beaten up with a cane by gal. While cases in the capital let alone hitting them. The the well being of their children sent, not many schools have a the class teacher of a private come to light, most of the cases mental trauma in such cases in school premise," she said. monitoring system. Our plan is school for playing in the class- in the interior areas go unre- goes unchecked and creates a Kumari pointed out that to ensure that every school room on August 31, 2018. In ported.” deep hole in the self confidence parents are still not aware that should have an RTE related 1    February 2018, principal of a Mishra served as a member and self respect of the child." a body like CWC exists where grievance management cell school in Chaibasa was booked of Jharkhand State Commission Dr.Sinha pointed out that they can take such grievances where a child for burning the hands of seven for Protection of Child Rights corporal punishment often and get justice. "Children also can talk about their problem," Bokaro: Public campaigning (BJP ally) candidate. porters of Congress and BJP students by forcing them to put (JSCPCR) from 2012 to 2015. affects the studies of children as do not come out openly if they he said. for sixth phase of election will Leader of opposition in organised several nukkad their hands on candle flame. “During this time I dealt with the child develops aversion face corporal punishment (This report is a part of conclude on Friday, with lead- State Assembly, Hemant Soren meetings in several areas of Despite corporal punish- at least 25-30 cases of corporal towards schooling module, thus because many a times if they NFI Media Awards 2019) ers from all the political par- addressed a public rally at two constituencies on ties sweating it out to ensure Topchanchi and appealed to Thursday. Meanwhile, visit of the victory of their candidate. vote for JMM candidate Congress General Secretary Campaigning has intensified in Jagarnath Mahato from Giridih Priyanka Gandhi is scheduled Dhanbad and Giridih con- Lok Sabha candidate. for Bokaro Steel City on stituency areas and politicians Shatrughan Sinha conducted Friday; she will be canvassing are in poll fray making their an election meeting at Bhuli in for the party’s Dhanbad LS last-ditch effort to woo voters. Dhanbad asking the voters to constituency candidate Kriti Both constituencies will go cast their votes in support of Jha Azad. for poll on 12 May. Congress candidate Kriti Jha The prominent candidates Both constituencies wit- Azad. in the fray from Dhanbad seat nessed hectic electioneering Subodh Kant Sahay, Nana include BJP sitting MP PN during the day despite scorch- Patole and Eklayab Singh Singh, Congress candidate ing heat. Campaigners of addressed a press meet at Kriti Azad and an independent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Sonetel Hotel in Dhanbad, candidate Siddharth Goutam Congress and Jharkhand Sahay told them if Congress (from Singh Mansion). While Mukti Morcha (JMM) con- gets a chance to form the next in Giridih seat there is a direct ducted series of rallies and government, they will waive contest between Chandra public meetings in both con- the loans of farmers. Prakash Choudhary AJSU stituencies. Chief Minister Targeting BJP, Sahay said, (BJP alliance candidate) and Raghubar Das conducted ral- despite Rajnath Singh and Jagarnath Mahato JMM lies at Nirsa, Baliapur, Jharia to Amit Shah’s rigorous efforts (Grand alliance candidate). garner support for BJP candi- and addressing number rallies 20 candidates are in the poll date and sitting MP PN Singh. in the area, the BJP govern- fray for Dhanbad Lok Sabha Das also addressed a rally in ment is not going to come to seat while in Giridih 15 can- Giridih in support of Chandra power again. didates are contesting Prakash Choudhary the AJSU Besides these rallies, sup- the election. PNS

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  beaten up to lodge an FIR. Today, parents joined us at the   & '   & chool authorities on school and locked up the SThursday terminated the gates." services of Fr. Prem James Following the protest, the   Tigga, vice principal of a private principal apologized to the school Bishop Heartmann parents and immediately he residents of Harmu on Academy, for allegedly beating issued the termination letter to TThursday morning staged a up a Class VI student. his deputy. However, the vice- road blockade at Harmu The young boy was bru- principal is yet to be arrested. bypass protesting against the tally beaten up by the vice-prin- Father of the child, Dixit murder of a local youth. On cipal which left injury marks on said, “My son is in pain and Wednesday evening, Ahwab the thighs and the child ended traumatized. We want the cul- Khan, 28-year-old youth and up with severe body pain fol- prit behind the bars immedi- resident of Imli Chowk, Harmu lowing which he was referred ately. He cannot treat small Road under Argora Police   *' + **             to Sadar Hospital for medical children with such brutality.” Station was shot by some local *. 0561 . '7 ' #   " 4    attention. Talking about the delay in youths over trivial issue. Khan Father of the child, Neeraj payment of school fees Dixit who was admitted at Rajendra While consuming drugs a dent of Harmu road named Dixit lodged an FIR against the informed that he underwent a Institute of Medical Science minor scuffle occurred accused in the case,” said Lal. vice-principal at Tatisilway surgery in April and was dis- (RIMS) succumbs to his between them with two youths Lal said Khan succumbs to police station on Wednesday charged from hospital only injuries on Thursday early opening fire on Ahwab. The his injuries on Thursday early evening. The FIR was lodged on April 30. morning. youth sustained two bullet morning. The body was sent under section 341 and 323 of !28             / +               “I was unable to pay the Argora Police Station, offi- injuries one at stomach and for postmortem. As the news of IPC which talks about wrong-    48* * *  *       #   " #  , fees on time as I am still not in cer in-charge Rajiv Ranjan Lal another at chest. After hearing death of Khan spread large ful restraint and voluntarily the condition to move around said that the incident occurred the noise of bullet and scuffle number of people staged a causing hurt. much. When my son went to on Wednesday evening near some people rushed to the blockade at Harmu Bypass The FIR copy said, "When that other boys were also beat- After receiving the infor- school entrance on Thursday school on Wednesday the VP Kunwar Singh Chowk at spot. Khan was admitted at road on Thursday morning my son arrived at school at 7:30 en up by the said vice princi- mation about the incident, morning. first questioned him on delay Harmu Bazar when eight to ten RIMS and local police was demanding compensation and am he was beaten up by the pal while girls were forced to members of National Students’ Indrajeet Singh of NSUI of the school fees and then youths who had gathered at the informed,” he added. immediate arrest of accused. vice principal as his school fees kneel down. "The incident lead Union of India (NSUI)— stu- said, "On Wednesday around asked him to produce the spot to consume drug started “The Police have regis- The road blockade which con- for the month of April was not to fear and anger among the dents wing of Congress, came 70 students were punished by school diary. When my child fighting each other over some tered a case in this connection tinued for more than three paid. The incident happened at parents regarding the well out in support of the child and the vice principal so we took said he did not have it, the VP trivial issue. “All of them knew and has made two persons hours was lifted after police the school ground." being of their children," the FIR the parents following which a the lead and supported the par- started beating him up,” he each other and they used to Dharnendra Kumar and assurance to bereaved family The FIR copy further said copy mentioned. huge protest was staged at the ents of the child who was added. gather at the place regularly. Manish Kumar both are resi- members. P         !Q

  abused more than 50 times to PM, now people will answer all he State Bharatiya Janata such abuses with ballots,” he TParty (BJP) on Thursday added. alleged that Jharkhand Mukti All the spokespersons Morcha (JMM) leader and exuded confidence that not then Agriculture Minister, only in the Jharkhand, but in Mathura Prasad Mahto had entire country BJP will perform given nod to proposal of well with its candidates win- amendment in section 21 of ning the election with huge CNT Act and section 13 of SPT margin on the issue of devel- Act to convert agricultural opment and nationalism. “Now land in to non-agricultural the people of Jharkhand have land for levying rent on May, 2, understood that the opposition 2011. parties only use local and Addressing a joint press indigenous people as vote bank. meet of National Democratic   /('         0,(1 '   “However, the Centre and the Alliance (NDA) parties, State 2 " (  02 1    .  (2  State governments have includ- BJP spokesperson Pratul '   +    $    !     ed them with mainstream of Shahdeo said that JMM has no    0!1  /( 3  #   " 4    development,” said Shahdeo. moral right to talk on CNT and State Lok Janshakti Party SPT Act. “Hemant Soren had that time lakhs of people were ners parties of the alliance are spokesperson, Umesh Tiwary, pulled back support from debarred from the jobs. JMM working in coordination to State Janata Dal (United) Arjun Munda Government on is anti-local and anti-indige- ensure victory of every candi- Spokesperson, Shravan Kumar the issue of definition of local nous people,” he added. dates. “After a long time the and State AJSU Party policy. He did not define local Shahdeo said that NDA Country has got Prime Spokesperson, Hasan / (  0/(1#  ,    $        ,'    $ 4 $    # policy during his own tenure of will win all 14 seats of the State Minister like Narendra Modi. Ansari were present .$ /( 3    #   " 4    14 months as Chief Minister. At in this election as all the part- The Opposition parties have on the occasion. ,;75: (,)5:5+,(*5 *  "  " ,$ .%  , &&  .$ %  $  #! .02>. . -  $.  % /  '        //  .. &   +< $   daughter Shabana Khatoon in #%.. &  P    Singh and Alok Chaurasia today to issue notices to the six MLAs   electoral fray from Godda with -.4$.- --    appeared before the curt through and had asked them to appear fter much infighting and +   an eye to cut minorities vote. 6 .6 " their advocates Chandana and before the court after four weeks Ainternal bickering among 7-* $&  The Godda seat of Santhal  .. Rashmi Kumar respectively. to present their side in the case. Mahagathbandhan (Grand , (  Pargana has a sizeable presence #%.. ## $..#-%$ ./.%.:   “Today Randhir Singh and Alok The court had also asked to issue Alliance) partners over Godda      of Muslim. /-:/$-.-.$$" ./- ..: Chaurasiya were represented notice to Jharkhand Assembly seat, the Grand Alliance lead- &)  Sources said that if Furkan &* .$4--.  B he Jharkhand High Court on before the court by their advo- advocate Vinod Sahu and pre- ers for past one week are show- had contested the election than (B4$$& 4#($ /$4-- //$.  8> TThursday rapped four BJP cates but other four MLAs did sent his reply. ing united face, standing up in    he would have surely damaged - $$.$%-." MLAs –Amar Kumar Bauri, not appear,” said JVM’s advocate Notably, the Speaker’s tri- support of JVM candidate the prospects of Pradeep Yadav. Ganesh Ganjhu, Janki Prasad RN Sahay. bunal in Jharkhand Assembly Pradeep Yadav. The JVM and Along with Azad, JVM chief But Furkan keeping away from && "& $ " Yadav and Navin Jaiswal for “The court expressed had on February 20 validated the Congress were on loggerheads Babulal Marandi and Godda electoral fray is big relief for #4 .$ ignoring court notice and not anguish on the matter as the joining of six legislators elected over the seat, but Congress candidate Yadav were present. Yadav. &4###% appearing before the court on the Personal Assistants of the on the tickets of the JVM during party not only accepted the Azad sharing dais with Godda has traditionally ! !$. day of hearing. The court, gave remaining four MLAs had 2014 Assembly polls into the BJP. demands of its regional part- Marandi and Yadav assume remained as BJP bastion as BJP 4  &  them a day’s time to appear refused to accept the court The decision was taken after ners, but is campaigning for importance as Godda has wit- MPs have represented the seat   before it and extended the hear- notice. The court said that it was four-year long hearing at the Yadav. nesses much infighting. Furkan for maximum times. The sit- $-$"0> ing on the anti defection case to wrong not to accept the notice. Speaker’s tribunal that started in On Wednesday, senior Ansari former MP and senior ting MP, Nishikant Dubey has $/ #%- May 10. After much requests from the 2015. Congress man and leader of State Congress leader was been representing the seat for -.4$.- Six MLAs of the ruling BJP defence, the court gave one day Eight JVM leaders had opposition in Rajya Sabha, adamant of contesting the elec- two consecutive terms. Both --6. ," -- Randhir Kumar Singh, Amar time to the MLAs to appear become legislators after the 2014 Ghulam Nabi Azad addressed tion and he had even Yadav and Furkan had repre- %#%4%- Kumar Bauri, Ganesh Ganjhu, before it and fixed the date of Assembly elections in the State a public meeting in Godda and announced to contest as inde- sented the seat in 2000 and -4  #%-- Alok Chaurasia, Janki Prasad next hearing on May 10. The but soon six of them went to the Deoghar in support of JVM pendent if the Congress high 2004 respectively. In 2014 elec- $4 .: Yadav and Navin Jaiswal -- who court asked them whether they BJP taking the strength of BJP to candidate. Azad, addressing commands fail to accept his tions, all three—Nishikant .. : 4.4$%#.:#$% %.- : # had changed sides from JVM will appear in the court or an ex- 43 in the 81 member house. The the gathering urged the people demand. Dubey, Furkan and Pradeep &/" /.%--./-/#- %. after being elected to the State parte hearing should be initiat- MLAs who changed sides con- to thwart BJP and Prime Last month, Furkan was Yadav had contested the elec-  -:. #%- .  -.- .. -.% Assembly in early 2015 in the ed against them,” he added. tended that their party merged Minister Narendra Modi in called to Delhi by Congress tion separately, with Nishikant 4$  ./-...  /-% ./. State are facing charges of defec- “Hearing the case Justice with the BJP, however the JVM elections. He said that Modi High Command directing him winning the seat. Nishikant had %-.- .4-%.#-" tion after a petition was filed by Sujit Narayan Prasad said that chief filed a complaint with the government is only focused on to not to contest from Godda polled 36.25 per cent votes, JVM chief Babulal Marandi and MLAs’ PA’s should not have Speaker’s tribunal, which after a protecting some industrialists in larger interest of Grand while Furkan had received &  $ . "  " $ MLA Pradeep Yadav in the done this,” said Sahay. long hearing of the case validat- and due to Centre’s wrong Alliance. Furkan after being 30.47 per cent votes. Yadav who  %#.- . B 4#&/-% .$.// Jharkhand High Court. Notably, the Jharkhand High ed the cause of the six MLAs and policies poor people especial- denied ticket from Congress was in third had got 18.44 per !-#.4# $.4-$"$ .$. Notably, Randhir Kumar Court on March 28 had ordered dismissed Marandi’s petition. ly tribals are feeling cheated. had even threatened to put his cent votes.  $ -. #%..--.$-  $4/4. $///4%$.% -"-$ .$.  -.-4...##4#.-$$4/.% --"  -.4 . #% -#$.- .... (  ?       4$/4$$$4..$4 ..-$.$-"

--" - /  & ,  $%& $  sion was done on the basis of an 150 and around 350 seats for &. 4.. $#.$<& =-4 $ $ entrance exam held on April 11. Science. ) -#$& &D <%4 $-& - 4=: - ith the declaration of For the students who cleared At Delhi Public School -$-.4E4 # $.4-/-./.. WClass X board results by the entrance test, the cut off for (DPS) Ranchi, for stream sci- ..$4 .. %$ $-... -.4 ." Central Board of Secondary science was 82 per cent, com- ence, commerce and humani- %$4 ..-) - /.-..FF.F.# Education (CBSE) and Indian merce 75 per cent and arts 70 ties direct admission will be & O- &'&..0-.)$.-. -/#.- Certificate of Secondary per cent. After clearing for the granted to students scoring 90 //$)@H" Examination (ICSE), schools in entrance test, if a student failed per cent and above in class X State Capital have started the to score the required marks in boards on first come first serve , -$0   && admission procedure for Class class X the candidate admission basis. Provisional admission of -! $<  =:  ' /-$!-% XI in science, commerce and will be cancelled. students with 85 percent and % . 4$/..)&) -4- !- arts streams. At JVM, for home students above will be automatically 4-$.&.. %.")/:  :  ' :&B Jawahar Vidya Mandir no entrance test was conduct- granted. 4/4.$.%/##" $$--/././-$ (JVM) Shyamali has com- ed. However the cut off for At St. Xavier’s School ..)&)-/.#%. $%#.. 4." menced the admission process. these students is 80 per cent for Doranda, for those from CBSE $$.)/:  : B-$. 4# The cut - off in science is 92 per science, 70 per cent for com- an entrance test will be con- %-.. -" cent and above, commerce 90 merce and rest students will be ducted in May last week for per cent and above and for arts allotted in arts stream.          Science and Commerce aspi- $, - "   &%' 85 and above for students from At DAV Hehal, for external #   " #  , rants. As for the ICSE students,  ..4-%-.-.  -. . -- . various boards. Direct admis- students the aggregate for direct admission was granted to  $*$"--  ." ..0;HH## - sion in the school has started. English, Mathematics and the subjects will be allotted on DAV in April. The subjects for Mathematics and Social students with 90 per cent and  -...-.%-.%-$.: %-$.: There are around 700 seats in Science is 85 per cent for the basis of their preference and Science streams included Science, for arts it was English, above. The first list for those %-./- .:.%-.B.- .$%-. all three streams at Class XI in Science, 80 per cent for past performance. English, Mathematics and Social science and General granted admission in Science  .-4$---...-4"-  . the prestigious school. Commerce and 70 per cent for An aptitude test was also Science where as for Commerce Studies. The number of seats for and Commerce will be declared %-. 4. ##..## -" At JVM provisional admis- arts. For the internal students, conducted for the applicants at the subjects were English, Commerce is around 250, arts on May 18.      2!

953 )5*.+: +3(3 (75* "   )  (     '       & (    ) & &     *+ !!  "#$   )' )  8*$  enior Congress leader Dr              5  SC.K.Thakur on Thursday     +  attacked the BJP Government  -   $ n view of 6 hours 30 minutes    in centre for unemployment ITraffic-cum-Power Block on    and agrarian crisis. Thakur M N$  May 12, for launching of 2 @"$   who was in Balidih of Bokaro        Limited Height Subways   @"1A/%  + )& said that people frustration between Namkom and @"1AA  % against the Centre and State   , Tatisilwai in Hatia-Muri section he political parties have government at high. over Ranchi Division, the trains 7 %  8 Tbeen asked for to set up “Jharkhand particularly is badly     services will be canceled on *   5 their help desks 200 metres hit by many of Modi govern- scheduled date.     from polling booths at West ment’s wrong policies such as    ;8 The names of the cancel Singhbhum District. The dis- land acquisition act, weakening &    trains are train number 63598-    trict goes on poll on May 12. of tribal land rights, agrarian 63597 Asansol-Ranchi-Asansol     In a review meeting, L. crisis and others. These factors      MEMU, train number 58033 -   Khiangte, Chief Electoral are indicator that Jharkhand 58034 Bokaro Steel City- Officer, reviewed the prepara- voter is looking for a change Ranchi-Bokaro Steel City tions and took stock of num- and we hope they will bestow and residents at Balidih, es we make,” added Dr Thakur. Passenger, train number 68085 Some trains will be ber of personnel deputed in their confidence in us,” added Railway colony, Kurmidih, The party distributed - 68086 Garbeta-Ranchi- rescheduled such as train num- the voting process and their Thakur. Jhopro Shyampur, Katka and pamphlets which hit out at Garbeta MEMU, train number ber 13351 Dhanbad-Alappuzha training, EVM dispatch, model    7  (' ,.            “Contrary to Saffron par- Karaharia locality. Narendra Modi led govern- 13303 -13304 Dhanbad- Express will be rescheduled to conduct and expenditure of    * " ! ties policies, Congress has During Jan Sampark, ment at the Centre over infla- Ranchi-Dhanbad Intercity leave Dhanbad at 12.30 pm candidates etc. always respected the minorities Thakur said among them that tion, lack of jobs, alleged Express and train number instead of 10.30 am on May 12. He directed for provision Officer, said that the help desk sion.Necessary guidelines were and believes in inclusiveness of the main issue is joblessness, groundnut procurement scam 13319-13320 Deoghar-Ranchi- Train number 12817 Hatia- of medical facilities, drinking of political parties must kept also given regarding the ideal India,” said Dr C.K.Thakur. lack of “development”, no vis- in Gujrat and the Rafael deal Deoghar Express. Anand Vihar Jharkhand water and toilets for the deput- out of the radius of 200 meters polling station Also on the occasion, the ible change and tons of lies controversy among other The names of the trains will ed personnel and security of polling station. In the review meeting, Bokaro unit of Congress on being peddled by the Narendra issues. short terminated on May 12, rescheduled to leave Hatia at forces. West Singhbhum District Amitabh Kaushal, IG Thursday launched block wide Modi government. People are Those who were in Jan are train number 12365-12366 16.25 pm instead of 14.40 pm The medical team has Election Officer-cum-Deputy Operation Ashish Batra, West Jan Sampark to mobilise sup- tired of tall claims made by BJP Sampark Abhiyan are Pankaj Patna-Ranchi-Patna Jan on May, 12. Train number been instructed to make avail- Commissioner Arwa Singhbhum Superintendent of port in support of Kriti Jha Government as none of the Jaiswal, Hera lal Manjhi, Gopal will be short 18309 Sambalpur-Muri-Jammu able all emergency medicines Rajkamal and Deputy Police Chandan Kumar Jha, Azad. promises have been delivered. Thakur, Shankar Manjhi, Tara terminated originating from Tawi Link Express will be for poll personnel. Commissioner of East East Singhbhum SSP Anoop The senior Congress leader “We are offering an alternative Devi, Ambika Devi, Ghirodhar Muri. Hence the service rescheduled to leave Sambalpur Vinay Choubey, Singhbhum Amit Kumar were Birtharay were also present on on the occasion also met mem- and positive governance, where Naik, Bipin Chatterjee and between Ranchi and Muri will at 8.55 am instead of 7.55 am Additional Chief Electoral also present on the occa- the occasion. bers of the business community we will deliver on the promis- others. remain cancelled. on May 12.     P' 9

   & the Railways should keep in mind the upcoming Rath nion Minister of Yatra at Puri and make prop- UPetroleum Dharmendra er preparations as the major Pradhan on Wednesday load of incoming and outgo- reviewed the post-cyclone ing devotees and tourists to restoration of railway estab- Puri would fall on the lishments and resumption of Railways. Immediate steps on train services with East Coast war footing should be initiat- Railway (ECoR) General ed to provide platform shelters Manager Vidya Bhusan and at Bhubaneswar, Puri and other senior railway officials Khurda stations here. which have been badly affect- Pradhan was briefed ed. regarding pre-cyclone steps Pradhan also advised that taken for evacuation of the station areas should serve tourists by special trains as as a shelter for people of near- well as for post-cyclone by areas who have been badly restoration process at various affected by the cyclone, and, stations in the Khurda Road accordingly, facilities of drink- Railway Division. ing water, charging points, The Minister stated that neat and clean washrooms the Railways has stood out like example of crisis manage- He advised the Railways at the Puri, Bhubaneswar and should be ready and empty a beacon at a time of a major ment in a professional man- for immediate steps for prop- Khurda Road railway stations. places may be utilised to pro- crisis and this was the best ner. er cleaning and housekeeping Apart from this, he said vide shelter. 2        "   N  .

&   &  % his family in a dwelling house sit- in the house terrorising his fam- team led by Sub-Inspector ) ' uated on a patch of Government ily, including kids, alleged Verma. Damadhar Bihari called Sekhar $%..- land in the street of old SBI road. She further said that on being to the police station and forced uman rights activist Ranjana On last Friday evening, six per- informed by Sekhar about his him to give in writing to vacate HVerma has brought an alle- sons came in a car and forcibly ordeals, she called the Umarkote the house and land on or before .N& O gation against the Umarkote entered the house of Sekhar and PS IIC over phone but found May 12. police about the violation of threw away household articles scant response from him. The police further threat- human rights while dealing with and scolded him in Thereafter, she called the ened him in front of the culprits -.-O a land dispute case. filthy language and further man- Nabarangpur SP and narrated the that if he failed to vacate the land Verma, who is also vice-pres- handled him and his family whole issue, but the SP did not and the house before the dead- ident of the National Human members. do anything. line, he and his family would face     Rights Citizens’ Commission Though Sekhar rushed to The police gave enough time the consequence and the intrud- (NHRCC), a social organisa- the local police station and to the culprits so that they could ers would be given a free hand to housands of ‘Sabar’ tribals tion, in a letter addressed to the lodged an FIR against the cul- manage to damage some por- enter the house again, Verma Tand landless people under Director General of Police (DGP) prits, the police neither took any tions of the house and removed added. the banner of the Odisha has stated that one B Chandra prompt action nor registered the tin roofs compelling the Speaking to the media, Bhumihina Praja Samiti led by Sekhar, an inhabitant of the FIR, as a result of which the family of Sekhar to live in the Verma said the entire episode is its president Er Debashisha Umarkote, is residing along with intruders stayed the whole night open, Verma said. Later, a police a case of blatant violation of Hota gheraoed the Sub- human rights by the police. Any Collector’s office at sale and purchase of Government Kamakhyanagar demanding land is forbidden by law and any correction of land patta (record dispute arising in this regard is of rights) by deleting caste the lookout of the revenue name ‘Saara’ and putting ‘Sabar’ authorities. instead. Showing so much special The protestors came in a interest by the police to eject the rally from Mahimatungi and family of Sekhar from his house gheraoed the Sub-Collectors without any court order is a big office for a few hours from 7 question about the motive of the am. police, she said. They also demanded early distribution of ‘gunthikia pat- tas’ to all landless people according to a Government let- ter issued on June 19, 2015. “Due to mistakes of Government officials, in many RoRs ‘Sabar’, a ST tribe, has been wrongly spelt as ‘Saara’, which is a general caste. Thousands of ST people have been deprived of their rights for the mistakes of the Government officials,” alleged Hota. He further alleged that many landless people have not been given possession of land even as patta has been issued to them as per Government guidelines. Similarly, many slum dwellers have also been deprived of their genuine land right, he lamented. ‘If the Sub-Collector does- n’t fulfill the two demands, we will be compelled to intensify agitation for indefinite days from July 8, 2019,” threatened Hota. *  $              $       2/ % &  " ' ())$ '  '      

  (Congress chief Rahul Gandhi)  *#:     will remove poverty by giving ith two rounds of polling Rs 72,000, then what did Pandit    Wayanad in Kerala. pany named Backops Limited Wleft, the BJP on Thursday Nehru, Indira Gandhi, The plea, filed by was registered in the stepped up its offensive against Manmohan Singh do? That is he Supreme Court on advocate Barun Kumar Sinha, United Kingdom in 2003 with the ‘first family’ of the why the political credibility of TThursday dismissed a had also sought a direction to Rahul Gandhi as one of its Congress by reiterating Prime the Congress in removing plea seeking direction to the the EC to remove Gandhi’s directors. Minister Narendra Modi’s alle- poverty has ended,” he said. Centre and the Election name from “electoral roll till the The Home Ministry had gations that former PM Rajiv He further alleged that the Commission to debar Congress decision of the question of said Swamy’s letter mentioned Gandhi misused INS Viraat for Congress had a history of injus- President Rahul Gandhi from acquisition of his British citi- that in the British company’s a family vacation. At the same tice and since 1947, it had been contesting Lok Sabha elections zenship”. annual returns filed on October time, the BJP also questioned responsible for “wrong eco- till the issue of his citizenship In a recent letter to Gandhi, 10, 2005 and October 31, 2006, Congress’ ‘NYAY’ scheme in nomic policies, bad and cor- is decided. the Home Ministry had said it Rahul’s date of birth has been the backdrop of its “ low cred- rupt governance and visionless A bench headed by Chief has received a representation given as June 19, 1970 and had ibility” in practicing what it leadership”. Justice Ranjan Gogoi rejected from Swamy in which it has declared his nationality as preaches. “So, ‘Nyay’ will not happen, the contention of the petition- been brought out that a com- British. Going hammer and tongs because with justice, the person ers, who said that in a form against Congress, BJP leader doling it out should also be along with the annual data of Arun Jaitley said while trustworthy,” he said. a UK-based company in 2005- *   (3 $  “Kaamdars” (self-made hard- Gadkari also lashed out at 06, it was allegedly mentioned working like Modi) used India’s the opposition party for the that Rahul Gandhi is a British naval fleet to strike at terror, abuse it had meted out to citizen. '     “naamdars” (dynast like Rajiv) Modi during its poll campaign “If some company in some used them for personal reasons. and said he had a list of 56 such form mentions his nationality     Modi, during an election abuses. as British, does he become a rally on Wednesday, had “One, fear is their biggest British citizen,” the bench also accused Rajiv and his family of capital. Create fear in the minds comprising Justices Deepak    to various apex court using warship INS Viraat as of Dalits, minorities, SCs and Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna told judgments and said its “personal taxi” for a holiday STs. Two, ensure that a discus- the petitioners. he Supreme Court election petitions can only be when Rajiv Gandhi was sion on the work done in five The plea had said that the TThursday rejected sacked filed after polls are over as it India’s prime minister between    !                 / '  *' ,' years, which had not happened petitioners were “dissatisfied” BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav’s would vitiate the electoral 1984-89. * / ' " "8 in 50 years, does not take with the “inaction” of the plea challenging the Election process. In a separate tweet, Jaitley place. If the discussion revolves Centre and the poll panel in Commission’s decision to Advocate Prashant said that the Congress which from the United Front gov- tion of Rajiv Gandhi that the tion from performance, work around development, then they “deciding the question of vol- reject his nomination papers Bhushan, appearing for Yadav, had blamed DMK for Rajiv’s ernment on this ground. 28 1984 anti-Sikh riots happened. and development, which should know they will be in trouble,” untary acquisition of British from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat said that as per earlier verdict assassination has now tied up years later, today a desperate Senior BJP leader Nitin have been the issues in the he said. citizenship” by Gandhi in spite to contest against Prime of the apex court, the election with the regional party in Congress has discovered a BJP Gadkari too alleged that ongoing Lok Sabha election. “Last time during the of a November 2015 commu- Minister Narendra Modi. petition can be filed during Tamil Nadu during the ongo- role,” Jaitley said. Congress has lost all “The Congress has no Kumbh, the prime minister of nication by BJP leader A bench headed by Chief enforcement of the Model ing general election. Rajiv Jaitley’s remark came in political credibility when it credibility. After 1947, (then Mauritius could not go for a Subramanian Swamy in this Justice Ranjan Gogoi Code of Conduct (MCC). Gandhi was assassinated on response to senior Congress comes to addressing the issue prime inister Jawaharlal) Nehru bath in the Ganga.... This time, regard. said, “We do not find any At the fag end of the hear- May 21, 1991, at leader Ahmed Patel’s assertion of poverty. said he will remove poverty. 20 crore people visited the The petitioners — Jai grounds to entertain the plea ing, Bhushan sought liberty Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu. that the BJP-backed V P Singh Gadkari took a dig at Then Indira Gandhi said this. Kumbh and took bath in the Bhagwan Goyal and C P Tyagi of Yadav.” from the court to file an elec- “From December 1990 government had refused to Rahul’s proposed “Nyay” She used the slogan of remov- river. For the first time, the — had alleged that since prima Yadav had moved the top tion petition after polling is till May 1991, when Shri Rajiv provide Rajiv Gandhi with scheme by invoking Congress ing poverty and won elec- Ganga was pure and clean. facie evidence in this regard has court challenging the decision over. Gandhi was assassinated, the additional security and left the prime ministers, who, he tions), but poverty did not go. “We did what we promised. been produced before the of Returning Officer (RO) to “We have done what we Congress Party-supported former prime minister with claimed, had vowed to eradi- Then Rajiv Gandhi repeated We made the waterways and Home Ministry and the EC, reject his nomination papers could have done. We find no Chandra Shekhar government one PSO despite credible intel- cate poverty and failed. that, then Sonia Gandhi and that is why (Congress leader) Gandhi should not have from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, grounds to entertain this peti- was in power. “From May 1991 ligence inputs and repeated Addressing a press confer- then Manmohan Singh, but Priyanka (Gandhi Vadra) could been allowed to contest the saying it was intended to “give tion,” the court said. till 2004, the Congress blamed requests ence, Gadkari further alleged poverty did not go. travel from Prayagraj to ongoing Lok Sabha elections walkover” to PM Modi. The top court had its present ally the DMK for The BJP, for its part, alleged that the Congress had deliber- “Now, even Panditji’s Varanasi on a boat while abus- from Parliamentary con- Senior advocate Rakesh Wednesday asked the poll Shri Rajiv Gandhi’s assassina- through its official Twitter han- ately created “fear” in the minds (Nehru) great-grandson is say- ing us continuously,” he said stituencies he has decided to — Dwivedi, appearing for the panel to examine grievances of tion. It even withdrew support dle that it was on the instruc- of the minorities to divert atten- ing the same thing. If he hitting out at them. Amethi in Utter Pradesh and Election Commission, referred Yadav.  &    ,!- . &  )   0112 " #   *

  Centre BJP paid a total of 1.4 said it proves his “imminent L Ramdas and other Naval offi- own frustration on knowing        crore to the IAF for 240 “non- defeat”. cers of the time said that Gandhi their defeat”. he Congress on Thursday official domestic trips” made by Congress’ social media was on an official visit then. Singhvi said the BJP   Citing his speech in Sh- Taccused Prime Minister Modi since the start of his strategist Divya Spandana Congress accused Modi of attacked former PM Rajiv ahdol, Madhya Pradesh on April Narendra Modi of making tenure as prime minister till slammed Modi for allegedly “demeaning” the office of Prime Gandhi on Bofors omitting to he Election Commission 23, the EC had, on May 1, issued Indian Air Force (IAF) jets his January 2019. taking Canadian citizen Akshay Minister and said “you have even mention about the 2004 T(EC) has allowed Congress the show-cause notice to Rahul “own taxi” and paying “as low “In some cases, the amount Kumar with him onboard regressed far from progressing”. judgement, which the BJP never president Rahul Gandhi to , highlighting a provision of the as” 744 for using IAF aircraft paid seemed to be quite low. For Indian Navy warship Sumitra. He asked what relation does appealed. In 2018, the case was submit his respond till Model Code of Conduct that for election trips. The grand old example, the BJP paid 744 for Her attack on Modi came a day Rajiv Gandhi’s visit to a Naval dismissed by the Supreme Friday on a show-cause notice barred “unverified” allegations party also hit back at Modi for a ‘H/P Balangir-H/P after he accused late prime ship have “in 2019, to the issue Court. issued to him over his remark against political opponents and alleging that the late Rajiv Patharchera’ trip by Modi on Viraat as a “personal taxi” on a minister Rajiv Gandhi of using of jobs he promised in the air Senior Congress leader that the Narendra Modi asked him to submit response Gandhi used INS Viraat as January 15, 2019,” Surjewala family vacation, the party point- warship INS Viraat as a “per- and to agricultural distress or Ahmed Patel said abusing a Government had enacted a within 48 hours. “personal taxi” on a family claimed about the news report. ed that a scared Modi is now sonal taxi” for a family holiday. demonetisation which crushed martyred Prime Minister is the new law that allowed tribals to However, it extended the vacation, saying he is a “serial “Distraction and fakery is shamelessly pointing fingers on Congress leader and Rajya our MSMEs”. sign of “ultimate cowardice”. be shot at. deadline to Tuesday on his liar” who does not have the your last resort. You have made others. Sabha member Abhishek Singhvi also said that peo- “Rajiv ji lost his life due to their On Tuesday, Rahul had appeal. The notice has been courage to fight elections on Indian Air Force jets your own A day after Modi accused Singhvi alleged that PM Modi ple know when a party revives hatred and is no longer here sought time till the weekend to issued based on allegations issues such as unemployment Taxi! You have paid as low as late PM Rajiv Gandhi of using was spreading disinformation a citizenship issue in the mid- amongst us to answer the base- respond to the notice. The that during the impugned and demonetisation. 744 for using IAF jets for warship INS Viraat as a “per- and lies about former Prime dle of elections after five years less allegations and abuses Congress chief had sought time speech, the Congress chief said Citing a media report based election trips!” Surjewala said. sonal taxi” for a family holiday, Minister Rajiv Gandhi taking in power, “without a shred of which are being unleashed on till May 7 to respond to the that Narendra Modi had on facts from a RTI, Congress’ In an apparent reference to Congress alleged that Prime his family on INS Viraat when legal or factual finding against him. Abusing a martyred Prime notice, following which the brought in a new law under chief spokesperson Randeep Modi’s allegation that the late Minister is spreading canards he was in office and quoted for- Congress President Rahul Minister is the sign of ultimate EC had granted him an exten- which tribal people could be Surjewala said, ruling party at PM Rajiv Gandhi used INS and lies during elections and mer Navy chief Admiral (Retd) Gandhi, it is only proving their cowardice,” Patel tweeted. sion last Friday. shot at.      (  / /       !      ' .  ' ):'

   the aforementioned recom- the Bombay High Court and basis of Chief Justices and   “high priority-1” and “high and I sat together and decided The NHAI had earlier mendation dated 12th April, Justice Kant is the incumbent senior puisne Judges of High priority-2”, placing the state in that whatever the cost for the asked the Left Democratic ejecting the Government’s 2019, especially since nothing Chief Justice of the Himachal Courts, apart from their com- enying any discrimination the second category. development of the state, we Front (LDF) Government in Robjections, the Supreme adverse regarding competence, Pradesh High Court. petence, conduct and integri- Dagainst the southern State, The CPI(M) leader had would have to do it. This pri- Kerala to stop the land acqui- Court Collegium has reiterat- conduct or integrity of Justices “While recommending the ty,” said the Collegium, also Union Minister for Road also said the NHAI had issued ority 1 and priority 2 is wrong sition process for the expansion ed its recommendation to ele- Aniruddha Bose, and A S names of Justice B R Gavai and comprising Justices S A Bobde, Transport and Highways Nitin directions to all its regional news. of National Highway 66. vate Justices Aniruddha Bose Bopanna, has been pointed Surya Kant, the Collegium has NV Ramana, Arun Mishra and Gadkari on Thursday said that offices to suspend the land All the Bharatmala projects Following the order, the work and AS Bopanna to the apex out,” the Collegium said in its taken into consideration com- RF Nariman, in its May 8 res- an order that virtually stalled all acquisition process of all pro- are underway and detailed had to be stopped all over the court, observing that nothing May 8 resolution. bined seniority on all-India olution. highway development works in jects under the “priority-2” project reports will be made. state except in Kasaragod. adverse has been found regard- The government had ear- Kerala had been revoked. category. There will be no injustice Only the Thalapady- ing their competence, conduct lier returned the names of the His remarks came amidst “The notification has been towards Kerala. Clarification Chengala and the Chengala- or integrity. two judges, citing seniority .%$4$4% 4. allegations from Kerala chief cancelled. There is no dis- for the same will be issued on Neeleswaram stretches in The collegium has also and representation of regions as minister Pinarayi Vijayan that crimination against Kerala. Friday,” Gadkari said. Kasaragod district come under recommended names of the reasons. the move was “politically moti- The problem in Kerala is that He added that Union the “priority-1” category. Justices BR Gavai and Surya Justice Bose, whose parent . .4   vated”. the cost of land acquisition is Tourism Minister Alphons The political row over the Kant for elevation to the apex high court is Calcutta, is the Vijayan had claimed that very high and there are hous- Kannanthanam, who hailed stalling of projects has been court. Chief Justice of Jharkhand $ .:%..- #& the National Highways es on the roadside. from the southern state, had going on for some time. The The two resolutions of the High Court and is at number Authority of India (NHAI), as So road widening is an explained the situation to him Communist Party of India Collegium were made public 12 in all-India seniority of part of its policy guidelines issue and this is Kerala’s biggest and he had also spoken to (Marxist) had accused Kerala on the apex court’s website on judges.    the Supreme Court on issued on April 15, had cate- problem. the NHAI chairman on the BJP chief Sreedharan Pillai of Thursday. Justice Bopanna, whose Thursday. gorised highway projects into “The Kerala chief minister issue. trying to derail the projects. The 5-member Collegium parent high court is , he Centre misled and In a rejoinder affidavit headed by Chief Justice Ranjan is the Gauhati High Court Tplayed fraud upon the filed in the apex court, they Gogoi had met on Wednesday Chief Justice and stands at apex court to obtain said the December 14 verdict and deliberated on the issue of number 36. favourable order in the Rafale in the Rafale case should be ! ;5<<8 elevation of the four high court The government had fighter jet case last December, reviewed as the judgement was judges. returned Justice Bose’s name to former Union ministers obtained through “multiple      “In view of the above, on the Collegium last year as well Yashwant Sinha and Arun falsehoods and suppression due consideration of all aspects when he was recommended to Shourie and activist lawyer of material and relevant infor- mentioned in the file, the head the Delhi high court. Prashant Bhushan claimed in mation”.    Collegium resolves to reiterate Justice Gavai is a judge of  &      .--#-..-/.    early 1,200 officers of NIndian Police Service (IPS)   chelating agents, leukocyte fil- marrow transplant (BMT) can transplant (BMT), they can have come under the scanner ters and infusion pumps free of help them live a healthy and live a healthy and normal life,” of the Home Ministry for non- rafted last August, the pol- cost to the poor patients. normal life. More important is said Dr Nezih Cereb, Co- performance, an official said Dicy for prevention and Sources in the Union Carrier Genetic Test (CGT), as founder, and Chairperson of Thursday. control of Hemoglobinopathies Health Ministry said that the proposed in the policy, that can DATRI. The ministry has reviewed — Thalassemia, Sickle Cell States have been consulted in be conducted before pregnan- Cereb further informed service records of a total of Disease and variant the matter and almost all are on cy, which can help make out if that while a blood stem cell 1,181 IPS officers in the past Hemoglobins — is all set to see the same page, infact many the baby will stand the risk of transplant provides the only three years to check deadwood light of the day within the next have already started strength- having any of the serious dis- hope for a cure and normal life from the Government, he said, fortnight, paving the way for ening existing public health eases including thalassemia, for Thalassemia patients, not all adding the numbers of officer the much-needed genetic facilities for patients with they adds. of them have an eligible fami- under the lens could go up as screening of all pregnant hemoglobinopathies. “The blood transfusion ly blood stem cell donor. such a review is a continuous women to prevent the inherit- A day after the World process these patients do He said that his organiza- process. ed disorders. Thalassaemia Day, experts said through now and then is tion has already joined hands The review of The enforcement of the that India is the Thalassaemia painful and expensive. The life with various Thalassemia asso- service records was carried out national policy would also capital of the world with 40 expectancy of these patients is ciations across India and has under Rule 16 (3) of All India ensure putting in place million carriers and over generally not more than 25 to appealed to masses to come Services (Death-cum- advanced facilities for com- 1,00,000 thalassaemia majors 30 years. forward and register as a vol- Retirement Benefits ) Rules, prehensive care of such patients under blood transfusion every But if they find an HLA unteer Blood Stem Cell donor 1958 during 2016 and 2018 to besides making provision of month. Matched Unrelated Blood Stem to save the lives of Thalassemia check non-performers, the offi- medicines, including iron Experts said that a bone Donor and get a bone marrow Children. cial said. 9 8    $*  $ /(     2    ! :'  !8     2A *R - ?     '     $   R sabka vikas’,” he said. The PM claimed that the    # * local Bhojpuri dialect and cul- ture have got an identity in the O *  P   world in past five years.   J )  parties were in power, they took He mentioned Ravi into account the “caste, creed Kishan, Nirahua and Manoj    &    and the Congress, Shah said, ccusing the “mahamilavati” and religion” of the terrorists Tewari — all of them BJP can-   )  “For almost 55 years, there was AOpposition parties of before taking action. didates in the Lok Sabha elec- a Congress government in the putting the nation’s security in Modi said the terror tag has tions — among those who have JP chief Amit Shah on country. The SP and the BSP peril, Prime Minister Narendra now been removed from helped. “Bhojpuri cinema is BThursday asked the had ruled UP for years, but the Modi Thursday urged people Azamgarh and terrorism is today available on the mobile Opposition parties who will be condition of the poor did not not to vote for a “khichdi” coali- confined only to Jammu & phone, reaching the poor the Prime Minister if the ‘gath- improve. On the contrary, tion that will only bring in Kashmir and the border areas. through YouTube,” he said. bandhan’ is voted to power, Modiji in a time span of five “anarchy and instability”. “Earlier, all terror activities The reason, he said, is that raising the issue of possible dis- years gave gas ovens, toilets and “These are the parties had links to Azamagarh. But smartphones have become agreement among them on houses to poor people”. indulging in politics of vote what happened after 2014 is for cheaper as they are now made their PM candidate. The BJP chief said, “After the bank and caste equations, these all of you to see,” he said. in the country. Internet data is “On Monday, Mayawati Balakot air strike, Rahul Baba, ‘mahamilavatis’ had put the Incidents of bomb explosions the cheapest in India, he will be Prime Minister. On Bua-Bhatija became sad (chehre country in danger,” he said. in big cities are under control, claimed. “Because of the 2G Tuesday, it will be Sharad Pawar latak gaye). They thought that “These people had allowed he added. scam, mobile phones were not and someone else on their vote bank had become Pakistan to dominate India,” he Modi said his Government within the means of the com- Wednesday,” Shah said at an angry. Why was disturbance in said at a rally in the con- has put the national interest mon people,” he said recalling election rally in Siddharthnagar. their camp when the IAF had stituency where Samajwadi first and “stormed” the terror    !       /(P     ,>         a UPA-era controversy. He claimed many of the killed terrorists in Pakistan? Party president Akhilesh Yadav hideouts inside Pakistan.   ,'*   " "8 Buoyed by the turnout, Opposition leaders are in pol- Were they (terrorists) their is the SP-BSP-RLD alliance “This is the new India Modi predicted that his itics only to “realise” their vest- maternal-paternal brothers?” candidate. which takes on the enemy country the world over,” he said, today on the issue of Masood basis of caste. Government will return. ed interests, hide corruption “The security of the coun- Modi has been referring to right in its hideouts,” he said. referring to allegations of cor- Azhar it is with us,” he said. He “All this discrimination “Wherever I go, I find a simi- and for their families. try is of top priority to us. If a the opposition alliance in UP “Be wary of a ‘khichdi’ ruption which surfaced during claimed that the previous UP was stopped by our lar mood of ‘Phir ek baar...”, he He contrasted the situation bullet (goli) comes to us from and possible coalitions else- Government,” he said, claiming the UPA Government’s term. Government extended even Government which is working said, as the crowd chanted in the Opposition camp with Pakistan, our people will retal- where in the country as that a ‘mahagathbandhan’ vic- “In the 10 years of the basic facilities to people on the on the motto of ‘Sabka saath back, “Modi sarkar.” the BJP, saying his party has iate with a shell (golaa),” he said “mahamilwati”, or adulterated. tory will only lead to “anarchy Congress-led Government, declared Narendra Modi as its amidst applause from the He said before the BJP and instability” in the country. there was not a single area prime ministerial candidate. crowd. came to power Azamgarh used He referred to the years where there was no scam,” he “If voted to power, He said that the BJP is to be linked to terror attacks by when frequent elections took claimed. He mentioned the     "  Narendra Modi will become working to make Uttar the investigating agencies. place because of instable UN’s designation of Jaish-e- prime minister. But I want to ask Pradesh a developed State. This is because the SP and Governments at the Centre. Mohammed chief Masood Rahul Baba, bua-bhatija Siddharthnagar, which comes BSP leaders in Uttar Pradesh “Between 2004 and 2014, Azhar as global terrorist, and   "  * 4  (Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati), under Domariyaganj parlia- used to give patronage to those the country saw another said only a strong could ensure as to who will be the leader of mentary constituency, goes to who helped terrorists, he alleged. ‘mahamilavati’ Government this. “Earlier the world was your gathbandhan?” Shah said. polls on May 12. He claimed when Opposition which earned shame for the hesitant to stand with us, but          accept Narendra Modi as the to the rule of extortionists in Shah was addressing election Earlier at a rally in prime minister of the country the State. rallies in Siddharthnagar and Balrampur, Shah accused the rime Minister Narendra describing him as the “expiry “Didi’s tolabaj are not leav- Balrampur during his day-long SP and the BSP of favouring PModi on Thursday said PM” and that she will talk to ing poor MNREGA workers, visit to Uttar Pradesh to woo certain castes and working for West Bengal Chief Minister the new Prime Minister after the extortionists are even tak- voters for the remaining two them and said the BJP, on the Mamata Banerjee is insulting the election results. ing away their job cards,” Modi phases of Lok Sabha polls on contrary, believed in the the Constitution by saying that “The Chief Minister is not said. He said the Centre sends May 12 and 19. mantra of ‘Sabka Saath, she is not ready to accept him interested in the betterment of money so that people get food Attacking the SP, the BSP Sabka Vikas’. as the Prime Minister of the the State, but that of her fami- grains at low prices, but these country. Addressing an election ly, nephew and tolabaj (extor- are also being looted by the rally at Bankura, Modi said tionists) of her party,” the PM extortionists of TMC. “Didi (Banerjee) is publicly said. Modi said how much the He alleged that TMC lead- saying that she is not ready to TMC supremo is worried can ers are making money from accept the country’s PM as the be understood by the language open cast coal mines, while head of the nation, but she feels being used by her. “She is now labourers are not getting their proud in acknowleding talking about stones and slaps wages. “Didi gets angry when Pakistan PM as that country’s against me,” the PM said. when Modi talks of these atroc- Prime Minister.” “I am used to abuses, I have ities of TMC, but Modi is not He said out of anxiety of now got the ability to digest worried about her anger, losing the general elections, the abuses from dictionaries from because the love of 130 crore Chief Minister is insulting the around the world,” he said. populace of the country is Constitution. The PM claimed that with him,” the PM said. The PM said Banerjee had Banerjee has destroyed Bengal He said the Chief Minister not received telephone calls in her “lust for power” and now should rather be worried about when he tried to contact her in she is bent on destroying it fur- the anger of those who were the aftermath of cyclone Fani. ther in the “fear” of losing duped by chitfund companies, “She did not take calls power. He said the young people who are jobless from me during the cyclone. Government of the state is despite being qualified and The Central Government being run by the TMC in name Government employees who wanted to sit with officers of only, while the actual business are not getting adequate DA the state to discuss the situa- is conducted by the syndi- and salaries. He claimed that tion, but didi did not allow that cates. He claimed that every- Banerjee “should worry about too,” Modi said. body — from teachers to intel- the Kali, Durga bhakts in the /(   ' !                  $ Banerjee had said in a rally lectuals, businessmen to poor state who have to perform puja "  on May 6 that she does not people — are in distress owing with fear in their minds.” 8 (        /( .  Q-R 

  )   + ) was literally a fight to stay alive,”    seem to be very fond of, “ now seeking to retain Patna 12345343-3#.46451&174 Mahato said. In this election, Sinha, also called ‘Shotgun’, Sahib on a Congress ticket. n the former Maoist strong- 1.16541 415"1641('!, TMC has nominated Congress ctor-turned-politician said in an obvious dig at Prime When senior BJP leader Ihold of Jangalmahal in West 2114167410,1661716 defector Manas Bhunia from AShatrughan Sinha, who Minister Narendra Modi. and Bihar minister Nand Kishore Bengal, it is the substantial vote- 461L34,.2554 Medinipur. He is locked in a quit BJP and joined the The prime minister while Yadav had announced Shahs bank of the Left Front, along 74112174 close fight with BJP state presi- Congress, on Thursday lashed replying to complaints of job programme at a press conference with that of the far-Left parties, dent Dilip Ghosh. out at the saffron party over crisis, had said that selling frit- here Wednesday, questions were which is likely to push the BJP to a minor player this election. Purulia districts. In Jhargram, TMC has field- reports in a section of the ters should also be seen as an raised as to whether the starting ahead of the TMC in the 2019 The shift towards the BJP Jhargram, traditionally a ed Beerbaha Soren and he is media that party president employment. But I have learnt point has been decided to tease general election. has become more pronounced Left bastion, was won by TMC’s likely to find his match in Amit Shahs proposed road- that some people say he is com- Sinha since there are many wider Once a formidable fort of in the past two years. In Uma Soren in 2014. Soren CPI(M) candidate Deblina show here later this week would ing here to show me my aukaat streets which could have been the Left, Jhargram and Jhargram, BJP has won all for- wrested the seat from Pulin Hembram. The TMC candidate show him his aukaat (worth). (worth). This is going to back- chosen. Medinipur seats in Jangalmahal mer Maoist strongholds in Bihari Baske of the CPM, end- from Medinipur, Bhunia, how- Shah is scheduled to hold fire. Seems the BJP has not Yadav, who represents one were won by Trinamool recent polls. It won Lalgarh, ing the Left’s 42-year domina- ever doesn’t agree that people are a roadshow on Saturday learnt its lessons from the of the Assembly segments Congress in 2014. But discontent Belpahari, Jamboni, Gopibal- tion. Medinipur seat was a upset with his party and says the evening. It is slated to com- assembly polls of 2015 when falling under Patna Sahib, had with the ruling party in West lavpur, Nayagram and Sankrail stronghold of the CPI until inroads made by the BJP was mence from Kadam Kuan the DNA remark (by the prime BJP had lost the election and dismissed the questions saying Bengal is again sweeping the gram panchayats. 2014, when the TMC defeated because the Congress and the locality, where Sinhas ancestral minister) had cost the NDA Kumar had gone on to form the Who cares about the Congress region. Several people PTI spoke “It is tragic, but true,” said it. TMC’s Sandhya Roy defeat- Left abdicated their responsi- house is situated and criss-cross dearly, he told PTI here. government along with allies candidate without mentioning to alleged only those who are Mohisho Mahato, once a ed CPI’s Probodh Panda, who bility. BJP’s Ghosh sees the saf- several narrow streets in dense- Modi, while attacking RJD and the Congress. Sinha by name. Reports have associated with the TMC get CPI(ML) supporter in Lalgarh had represented the constituen- fron surge as the end of the ly populated localities before Nitish Kumar at a rally in They (BJP) are once again surfaced in a section of the benefits of the programmes run village in Jhargram district. cy since 2001. Before Panda, the beginning of the TMC. concluding near the historic Muzaffarpur in July 2015 ahead insulting a dharti putra (son of media here quoting BJP by the Centre and the West He said he will vote for the CPI held the Medinipur (gen- In Medinipur, a CPI(ML) Gandhi Maidan. of the Bihar assembly polls had the soil). The people of Bihar sources that the route has been Bengal Government. Others BJP. “The enemy of an enemy is eral) seat since 1980. “Most leader said he understands that “I have heard that Shah is said that it seemed that there in general and Patna in partic- deliberately chosen to show said the State Government is a friend.” Both Jhargram and people here are basically far-Left Left voters have nowhere to go, coming to Patna. He is wel- was some problem with Nitish ular have been hurt and they Sinha, who had been critical of apathetic to them and this has Medinipur, which go to polls on by ideology. We voted for TMC but he and his party are work- come as every guest is. He Kumars DNA, referring to the will give a befitting reply on the the leadership of Modi and led to a shift in the loyalty of vot- May 12, form the Jangalmahal last time because we had to sur- ing in interior areas to resurrect would be served tea and also frequent change of political day of polling, said Sinha, who Shah even while within the BJP, ers as the Left has reduced itself region along with Bankura and vive. Things are different now. It the ideology. pakodas which he and his ilk allegiance of Nitish Kumar. The quit the BJP last month and is his aukaat (worth).     " & " $   Q  "R

  & +   from politicians who come and place on September 19, 2008, in day all the youths are acquitted? real face of politicians”. capital as he took people from go. There are no issues before the national Capital. How and who will they return “We have learnt a lot in the past here on train said, “The inno- eople in this Muslim-dom- us but we only want authorities The prosecution claimed their golden years,” Tariq asked. 11 years with our experience. cent youths’ release will pave Pinated village in Azamgarh to ensure release of innocent Saif had disclosed he was After 2009, politicians like We know that we can get jus- way for removing the stigma. district, which hogged the youths caught by security agen- involved in causing serial blasts Samajwadi Party founder tice from legal fight,” he says. Our demand for unbiased limelight as a “terror hub” after cies,” Mohammad Shadab alias in the national Capital on Mulayam Singh Yadav, Shivpal Legendary Urdu poet Kaifi probe remains.” the 2008 Batla House Mister, whose son Saif is lodged September 13, 2008, in which Yadav, Congress leader Azmi was born in this district. Azamgarh Lok Sabha con- encounter in Delhi against sus- in Jaipur jail, told PTI. 26 people were killed and 135 Digvijay Singh and others vis- His actor-daughter Shabana stituency goes to polls on May pected Indian Mujahideen ter- He said when accused of injured. Tariq Shafiq, a local ited the village promising to Azmi is developing his birth- 12 in the sixth phase of voting, rorists, do not have any expec- Samjhauta Express and and founder member of Rihai take up the case, but nothing place Mizwaan. The area is also with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav tations from politicians. Malegaon blasts have been set Manch, said the village will be happened and stigma famous for the Shibli College, trying to retain his father’s seat. They just want to get rid of free for lack of any proof, the exercising their franchise to remained, he said. which was set up before the ‘terror tag’ on their village. “innocent” youths arrested elect it’s representative expect- For social activist Independence. In the encounter, two suspect- from their village “should also ing they will do something. Mahisuddin Sanjari, “no one Sanjarpur is a big village ed terrorists, Atif Amin and get the similar justice.” About About their choice in the on takes politicians seriously here. with over 6,000 voters includ- Mohamed Sajid were killed Saif’s involvement, his father going polls, he said, “We will There are no issues here. There ing Muslims, Dalits, Yadavs and and two other suspects Mohd said, “Undoubtedly he is inno- vote for the less harmful one is an undercurrent of pro- and Gutpas. The village has a pri- Saif, Salman and Arif were cent. The case is going on. though no one has yet taken up anti-Narendra Modi on which mary madarsa, a Government- arrested. All of them belong to There is no eye witness. All the the cause of the youths of this voting will be done”. run primary school and junior Sanjarpur village, which is over witnesses are policemen. The village. Everytime elections When asked about Chief high school, a primary health 25 km from the Azamgarh dis- matter should be raised by come, politicians and media Minister Yogi Adityanath’s centre and recently some roads trict headquarters. politicians contesting polls. We visit us but no one really comes statement that Azamgarh was were made by local MLA, vil- “We want to get rid of the ter- are waiting for justice.” for the help.” made terror hub by the SP, lagers said. ror tag on our village that has In the chargesheet, police “The people here never Sanjari said, “Attempts are Rashtriya Ulema Council been given by the media after claimed Mohd Saif was also expected such an allegation and underway to polarise voters. President Maulana Aamir the Batla House encounter. We present in the flat in which the label of terror on our village. But there is no reaction here as Rashadi, who organised don’t have any expectations Batla House encounter took We are fighting and what if one people have faced a lot and seen protests in national and State     2C  -  -   

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Amethi, without power con- stituency, Varanasi, in the last 6$!4#:-!$   !../ “I have not seen a more cow- nection, a lady showed a Rs- five years, he could not even $ .-$.$% " ardly and weak Prime Minister 35,000 electricity bill, while spare five minutes to visit the than him (Modi) in my life,” she another person showed a bill for people in the villages, ask them ; --+,   &%) told an election meeting here, a Rs 50,000,” the Congress gener- how they are and what are their %/0?%/ .-#$4)0;-  day after Modi fired yet anoth- al secretary in-charge of eastern problems,” she said.  --..$-.%-$/ -./..#.. er salvo targeting her father Uttar Pradesh said. Polling for the ongoing 6)-$./.--#%%.$. and former Prime Minister Rajiv She claimed that loans of big Lok Sabha election will be .:.-.. .' -$4-$"%-$/ Gandhi, accusing him of using industrialists were waived, “but held in 14 seats of Uttar  --#%/ .-/.. ..-%$. warship INS Viraat as a “per- when (Congress chief) Rahul Pradesh, including Pratapgarh  . ./# -<6)=$4/.# !%/$ sonal taxi” for a family holiday. (Gandhi) asked for farm loan and Jaunpur, in the sixth phase . .4%/....$%%4$. Priyanka claimed that Modi waiver, he was told there was no on May 12 and the results will .<66 =:'&. .&.$#$" . had failed to answer people’s money”. Priyanka also claimed be announced on May 23. ##--$$F%$.$ 4-$4/. questions on his “unfulfilled” that farmers’ insurance money The war of words between 4./.-:$$$" promises about generating two was never paid to them and they the ruling BJP and the Congress crore jobs and doubling farmers’ were battling the stray cattle has turned shriller with Modi , -,.$ &$"  - "  --,  income. “The power of politics menace. “If the PM is so pow- raising the issue of alleged cor- +$/.%% $. .##--<= does not come from big cam- erful, he should say why he ruption during the tenure of 4-$-!/0@@% . /  . -%/ paigns and television shows. could not solve your problems. Rajiv Gandhi as PM, saying his .--./O- -..4 - -.... People are the biggest in democ- In every speech, he mentions life had ended as “bhrashtachari -.%-&4$"L  .-.%-- racy. One should have the power Pakistan, but he should also tell no. 1” (corrupt number one). .!& %--./:$#$..0@@% . to listen and redress people’s you what his Government has Later, addressing a rally at .--4$  $$%. .$ .. #$  problems. He (Modi) should done and will do in the next five Jaunpur, Priyanka Gandhi * -< *=:M.+-$.- #%..." have the power to listen to the years. We are here due to you alleged that under the current Opposition. Leave aside listen- people and you have made us BJP-led Government, those who ,. -   ---   &  &<          ':  4                 ing to you, this PM does know leaders. People are bigger, not asked for their rights were 6./--$4 /4-$ #$...     $     " "8 how to reply to you,” she said. us,” she said. termed as “traitors”. +-B4-.%...-!&  .F..- .#%/.6)-: .%%-.%.-/" #/...-%.-..$-$. -..-.$-4. $:.# --# #-.-$ *(*56 $  ../#.... #$..-4%%. ./--" O " ,%  P- $   -- <"  2*4&  6.-$%%/../ -. %./.-$# !% $.. / $  ## #. . #/. .-$/%0?%/-..-# Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president and RLD alliance had so much power that it $4)0;: .' &. .&-$ former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav defeated ‘Baba’ in his own home turf and 4-$" -#-/. .-/4$.#%4 said that the Bharatiya Janata Party, which this time too, the ‘Baba’ would suffer a !&  -..4 :.-%$ $$4 ....%/ relies on politics of deceit and hate, would humiliating defeat. He was referring to the /.-.$-$../ #%.#./...- be wiped out from Uttar Pradesh as the bypoll to Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat last # --:.$%.-:E4./.#%4 SP-BSP-RLD alliance was going to sweep year in which the BJP lost to SP. Akhilesh $-. . . 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  ' fielded its old war-horse Dr Gandhi by holding a roadshow Sanjay Singh from Sultanpur in Sultanpur on Thursday. She  P    he electrifying electioneer- against Maneka Gandhi. also addressed poll meetings in Ting for the crucial sixth The BJP has continued its Jaunpur and Pratapgarh. phase polls to 14 Lok Sabha campaigning in a big way. There are 174 candidates in seats in the Purvanchal region Prime Minister Narendra the fray in this phase of Lok   )  of Uttar Pradesh will come to Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah, UP Sabha elections. The con- an end on Friday evening. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stituencies going to polls in this Polling in these con- and several Union ministers phase are: Sultanpur, stituencies will be held on May and senior party leaders have Pratapgarh, Phulpur, 12. The key constituencies in addressed rallies in almost all Allahabad, Ambedkar Nagar, this phase of election include the 14 constituencies. The Shravasti, Domariyaganj, Basti, Allahabad, Sultanpur and Prime Minister addressed elec- Sant Kabir Nagar, Lalganj, Azamgarh. The run-up to the tion rallies in Pratapgarh and Azamgarh, Jaunpur, sixth phase poll has witnessed Basti on Saturday last, while on Machhlishahr and Bhadohi. intense campaigning by the Thursday, he addressed three In the 2014, the BJP had BJP, the SP-BSP-RLD alliance meetings in Azamgarh, swept these seats barring 2   >                  ,> /(     and the Congress, with their Jaunpur and Allahabad. Azamgarh from where SP patri- , $   !   '     ,'*       " "8 leaders leaving no stone Amit Shah also cam- arch Mulayam was declared elect- unturned to woo the voters. paigned in several constituen- ed, defeating BJP’s Ramakant Polling in this phase cies and addressed four public Yadav. But this time, Mulayam  R      )  assumes importance as the fate meetings on Thursday. has shifted to Mainpuri and his of Union minister Maneka Yogi Adityanath, who is son and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav Varanasi: The Modi Kerala as Prime Minister towards terrorism. But, now, Gandhi (Sultanpur), Samajwadi camping in Varanasi, has also is contesting from Azamgarh. The Government has shown zero- Narendra Modi is “extremely there is zero-tolerance policy Party chief Akhilesh Yadav been criss-crossing the state to highest number of 20 candidates tolerance towards terrorism, popular”. “In the past five years, against these activities,” he said. (Azamgarh) and UP Cabinet address poll meetings along are in fray from Jaunpur followed unlike past dispensations no terrorist attack took place in Highlighting the developmen- minister Rita Bahuguna Joshi with his colleagues. The SP-BSP- by 15 each in Sultanpur, Lalganj, which were “soft” on it, Uttar UP this is possible only because tal works carried out in the tem- (Allahabad) will be decided by RLD alliance held joint rallies in Azamgarh and Machhlishahr, Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi of PM Modi,” CM said. ple town of Kashi, the chief min- the voters. Azamgarh and Jaunpur and 14 each in Phulpur and Adityanath said on Thursday. “Earlier, whenever any ter- ister said it is due to the good Bhojpuri actor Dinesh Lal also campaigned in several con- Allahabad, 12 in Bhadohi, 11 each He also said the BJP will rorist incident took place in the governance of the prime min- Yadav ‘Nirahua’ is the Bharatiya stituencies separately. in Ambedkar Nagar and Basti, 10      ! **!        get good results in the country’s country, people were killed and ister, that the city has “evolved”, Janata Party candidate against Congress general secretary in Shravasti, 8 in Pratapgarh and          *?  /       / $  eastern States, including West brave soldiers were martyred. and now, everyone is witnessing Akhilesh Yadav from Priyanka Gandhi Vadra cam- 7 each in Sant Kabir Nagar and      ,'*             " "8 Bengal and Odisha, and in The governments were soft PM Modi’s “new Kashi”. PTI Azamgarh, while Congress has paigned against her aunt Maneka Dumariyaganj.      country but West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ndhra Pradesh Chief taught him a lesson. ‘Didi’ is a AMinister N Chandrababu Bengal tigress,” Naidu said         4 Naidu on Thursday hailed his here, speaking in Bengali which West Bengal counterpart evoked loud cheers from the Mamata Banerjee as a “Bengal Trinamool supporters. . &   service personnel have been 45?12 Polling duty staff is also con- ballot from anywhere outside tigress” and said she had He said West Bengal will enrolled as Service Electors in 24 sidered as service voters. Where their constituency. The recipi- “taught a lesson” to Prime play an “important role” in n election season, when all the country in the electoral roll 415157 the number of voters allotted to ent has to download and print Minister Narendra Modi. forming the new government at Ieyes are either on the polling 2019. In 2014, the corre- A71633B# a polling station is thousand or the ballot paper. After casting The Telugu Desam Party the Centre after the 2019 poll or the counting day, little do peo- sponding figure was 13,27,627. L2O42 less, the polling party will nor- the vote, the ballot paper can be (TDP) chief attended Banerjee’s results. “I have come here from ple know that there’s an intricate The Ministry of Defence led 4L4 mally consist of one Presiding sent back as prescribed by the election rally in West Andhra Pradesh to meet you and comprehensive exercise with 10,16,245 service voters, 4674 Officer and three polling officers EC. This time, the postal bal- Midnapore district’s industrial people. What Bengal thinks before the casting of the ballots followed by the Ministry of 43434 and where the number of vot- lot will be sent to the record city of Kharagpur in support of today, the country thinks to ensure the polling staff, Home Affairs with 7,82,595 ers exceeds one thousand, the office of the respective service her party Trinamool Congress’ tomorrow. Bengal will play an including the security personnel, and Ministry of External 3716 party will consist of a Presiding voter through ETPBS, unlike in Lok Sabha candidate Manas important role in this Lok are not left out of the biggest Affairs with 3,539, according to Officer and four Polling past elections when postal bal- Bhunia. Sabha election. You people will electoral process in the world. the latest data. Officers. lots were sent through post. “Prime Minister Modi is decide who will come to power From jawans to school Postal ballot is a special People Act (Amendment) Bill, their vote. Those deployed on While personnel of the Secrecy is maintained through creating problems across the at the Centre,” he added. teachers to State Government voting arrangement for people 2017, passed by Lok Sabha election duty are handed over Armed Forces, Central Armed the use of OTP and PIN and no employees (polling duty staff), who are employed with the and pending in Rajya Sabha, their postal ballots on the last Police Forces and state police duplication of casted they all — called the ‘service armed forces, paramilitary relates to spouses of service vot- day of their training for the personnel deployed outside Electronically Transmitted voters — as their votes through forces, diplomats residing ers. As of now, an armyman’s elections. In some cases, EC their constituencies are con- Postal Ballot (ETPB) is possi- postal ballot three or four days abroad along with wife is entitled organise special camp to sidered as service voters. ble due to the unique QR Code before the date of polling. their spouses and to be enrolled polling staff to cast their vote Diplomats and other support EC officials said the system According to EC, there those who are as a service which is kept protected in staff serving in embassies is based on a relational database has been a substantial increase deployed on elec- voter, but a respective district offices. abroad are also service voters. with registration and accep- in the number of service vot- tion duty. The postal woman army For polling staff, the EC According to EC, postal ballot tance of forms for Service ers enrolled ahead of the 2019 ballot is sent to the officer’s hus- provides ‘election duty certifi- papers is sent to the voters 10 Voter. Deputy Election LokSabha elections as com- service voter within band is not. cate’ which makes them to cast days before the polls through Officer will assign the pared to 2014. As on May 6, 24 hours of the Sources in their vote at its place of duty in Electronically Transmitted Assembly Constituency to when the fifth phase of Lok withdrawal of nom- EC said that the area of same parliamentary Postal Ballot System (ETPBS). Service Voter, then the form Sabha elections concluded, ination papers in special train- constituency. If any employee is Postal Ballots were trans- will be displayed to Election nearly 18 lakh employees had their particular con- ing camps are put on poll duty out of parlia- mitted electronically.ETPBS Returning Officer(ERO) of that enrolled as service voters. In stituency. A provi- organised to mentary constituency, he or helps an entitled service voter assembly constituency and February this year, the EC had sion in the polling duty she belongs to the employee has to cast their vote using an ERO will accept or reject or said that a total of 16,62,993 Representation f the staff to cast the facility to cast postal ballot. electronically received postal reassign the form.       2D 3   3   !" #$%  -./#" #$%  #2.345 3$( 1   -     7  $ "     "       #R   "          -    $$4:## $/.-$# #/$-."4.  .: #          O                 .O- .!/..O--$$%4/$-$4 .-.--                     (                              !  0  #          (                      4               (,45 &9+*9            ( n many ways, the Supreme Court       6787            ( probe panel’s summary dismissal of     87                the sexual harassment charges against   #                the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi is but a natural corollary of the       0  0           presumptuousI sexist attitude towards work-                  ( ing women in this country. A mindset that                0    ( sees them as encroachers in a so far restrict- ed space and, by virtue of laying claim to that                       space, considers them liberated and bold   0               enough to bend all kinds of rules and worse,  (               use feminine guile as a negotiation tool. Individually, the men may be endearing in                          their wisdom of welcoming diversity, even         S          making a point in doing so. But collective- -             ly, there’s a beehive thinking that’s seared deep enough and always doubts this other-   S     ,              ness. Worse sees it as a threat. And that’s sad.               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Especially when the subject herself to a thorough to. The victim’s inconsistency or       to be morally invincible and not capable of pre-judged regardless of her offender almost always happens probe. The complainant in the vulnerability always makes human frailty or monstrosity. Unless tempt- courage to challenge a systemic to be familiar and legalities CJI case just wanted to do that, news, not the offender’s trans- #                  ed or trapped. Nobody looks at it as either shrine rather than an individual. demand specifics as to when knowing full well that he could- gressions. If we want true jus-                     ( opportunistic or situational from their end. And a litany of her past legal and how the line was crossed in n’t be subjected to existing legal tice, be it nailing the accused or                    And if they have a profitable career graph, cases was bandied about for intimate encounters. Then there structures. All she wanted was exposing the fakery of the com- that worth far outweighs a lone woman’s dig- every claim that she made about is the larger threat of her eco- a level-playing field in the plainant, any judgement has to             *     ( nity. being punished and intimidat- nomic sustenance, the loss of inquiry process with the pres- be based on thorough investi-               O   It may sound incredulous but no mat- ed for daring to stand up. Then job as a hitback strategy by the ence of her lawyer, a neutral, gations and procedural propri-                     ter how many capable women have proven the questions kept floating male superior on something as apolitical observer and a right ety rather than latent bias. The their mettle, how many have broken the around: Why did she take so whimsical as non-performance to a shared, not one-sided, pro- last is easy to give in to. But then

  O      )              glass barrier or how many have brought their much time to report this alleged or wrongdoing. ceedings. It would be silly to that is not law. That is what           (         unique skill sets and multi-tasking abilities misbehaviour? Why did she Undoubtedly, there is legal assume that a woman would young women lawyers are say-                 =     to dynamic management, myths about a release statements? What’s the redress in the form of the stake her entire reputation and ing in their silent campaign of woman’s role and place in society are price of vilifying a CJI? Will she Sexual Harassment of Women career path to pursue a case sending snail mail letters to           (   >>     embedded far deeper in our cultural DNA. be decimated in an out-of- at Workplace (Prevention, legally, at the cost of her limit- Supreme Court judges from   S     8?           #   And a woman in a leadership role is either court settlement? Why had not Prohibition and Redressal) Act, ed resources, only to wangle an across the country with print-             @ >8      perceived as circumscribed by able male other women staffers seen this 2013, but even the prosecution out-of-court deal that could outs of the Sexual Harassment advisors (remember former Prime Minister coming? Why should an edu- process needs to be free from have been done informally any- Act.  S       ( *         Indira Gandhi’s coterie) or almost a man cated woman like her feel fright- biases that are shaped by the way. It is because there are And in their appeal on                    herself (remember UK Prime Minister ened and vulnerable if she is so common worldview. Any stereotypes that any inquiry social media, they have point-   "             )     Margaret Thatcher). Working women are empowered? Our line of ques- inquiry process that does not process needs to be above ed to this very mindset of subjected to unending innuendos and sup- tioning has no empathy but make the victim feel safe and board, honouring the intended assumption: “Independence of                positions and cannot get clemency from this only discredits the victim’s sure is inherently flawed and not spirit of the law. Even around the judiciary was never envis-         $  S      ( mental stranglehold. So much so that some account and shows how we are neutral. We may not realise but the world as here, any sexual aged to mean a complete lack of           <           women play by the rules of the game and hardwired to dismiss the allega- a formulaic who-where-what- harassment case automatically accountability and existence                 even overturn them to suit their trajectory. tions rather than probe them. why format and an accusatory implies that the complainant is above the law. For an institution, That’s there, too, as a collateral damage of As a society we are yet to buy tone seem to discredit the vic- assigned an advocate trained in which is meant to be the saviour -              ( this uncodified warfare at the workplace. into the idea — in this case as tim’s account and automatical- sexual assault cases, who may in of the rights of all citizens and         )        ( That is why the day the allegations in the others — that a woman ly prepare the ground for the turn lead her to more support the final interpreter of the                    against CJI Gogoi surfaced, there was a ready might be traumatised, threat- rejection of allegations. services. 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(84)(7      67  :AA:     0        3 ifteen years ago, in 2004, giant waves turned 55-year-old Sundari’s world upside down. +         3        Gushing water crashed into her hut in Nochi         # S     ( F Nagar located near the Marina beach in Chennai,     3          - H  Tamil Nadu, and had she not grabbed her five-year-          #   3  old grandson by his hair, he would have been swept  P (      Q ,      :E6I away. The next few days were spent in fear, in near- 3            3 $  by makeshift shelters along with hundreds of oth-  3 .3$3/             ers whose homes along the Marina beach were  3      :E:? D       destroyed by the tsunami. As the days stretched          3       into months and months into years, there were    # S           many moments when Sundari and other tsunami- affected families despaired they might never be able       3 to shift out of the temporary shelters. 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The abil- itor the progress of the houses promised coastal communities on the basis of 3  S      $  ,    ,  necessities, houses and livelihoods, with many stand-   * ') ity of the Nochi Nagar community, par- to them by the Tamil Nadu Slum their occupation. $   J 9         R 4 S ing crops destroyed. But considering the swiftness    ticularly its women, to bring about a Clearance Board (TNSCB) during the Women didn’t stop here. They used      #             of the Odisha Government’s response, the rehabil- ' ('* 6  design change in their housing, inspired time the Nochi Nagar residents lived in the opportunity to demand that they be               ( itation process is expected to be smooth.   ) residents of the adjacent fishing commu- temporary shelters from 2009-2014. This treated on par with the fishermen. They     Comparisons between Cyclone Fani and the tsuna- nity living in Nochikuppam. They allowed way she kept the community in the infor- argued that the role of the fishermen mi cannot be made. Unlike Fani, the tsunami came '*)  the State Government to make new mation loop and ensured design changes ended once they returned from the sea. * :E:B 3         # S )) "    9          )    ( unannounced and caught everyone unawares. But houses to replace their existing dilapidat- like attached bathrooms for each flat were The fish was cleaned and sold by the even though the Tamil Nadu Government was * & ) '* ed tenements only after ensuring they, too, implemented. women. Nearly 75 per cent of the total      # S  "     understandably unprepared, its slow and apathet-  &)'6 & would get attached toilets. The triumph She also used it to access information catch is marketed by women fish work-     (         * ic post-tsunami rehabilitation process added to the *   of the coastal community of Nochi Nagar on the TNSCB’s housing project for the ers but they are not covered under any              *  misery and woes, forcing those affected to run from ')&  boosted their confidence. coastal communities, like hers, living along welfare scheme or given equal rights in 3              pillar-to-post to claim their rights. 6 ' For the fisherwomen of the Irula the Marina stretch. It was through an RTI Government entitlements for the fishing          ! .      / This is why the long and hard struggle by community, a nomadic tribe living near that she got to know that TNSCB planned community. These women wanted their  "   .       / Sundari and others affected is important and offers the sea, this was the first time they got a to relocate the non-fishing community, to labour in the fish trade to be recognised. +  # S          ( lessons on how disasters can be turned into oppor- proper roof over their heads. But more which Sundari and 500 other such fam- According to an estimate, women engaged             D      tunities for community development and women’s than that, getting ownership of a flat in ilies belonged, to areas quite far from the in fishing-related activities constitute 55          -   D    empowerment. It illustrates the vital role played by their name gave them an identity of their sea. Further, the RTI also revealed that per cent of the workforce in Tamil Nadu      R  S       women in reclaiming their land and rights. Whether own. “Acquiring an identity was some- only the fishing community would be pro- and 65 per cent at the national level. it was resorting to cooking food in the middle of thing so emotional that it was hard to vided housing near the coast. So, women leveraged their collective R   S         ( the road to protest against the delay in delivering explain what it meant,” said Usha, a 45- This was unacceptable for Sundari as strength by organising a rally that was      (        ( housing promises or forming a human chain to year-old Irula fisherwoman. Now, no one their predominant livelihood activities attended by over 500 women from 16       D         *  ( block wrongful land acquisition by the Government, can evict them, not even their husbands. were related to fishing and they needed federations from across the State. They                 women showed heart and courage to stand up for Both the Irula fisherwomen and to stay close to the coast to survive. A sat outside the office of the Chennai  #              ( their rights. Their determination forced the State other women from the non-fishing com- meeting to discuss the issue was attend- Collectorate, demanding they be given      -          # Government to make several critical changes. munity like Nochi Nagar resident Sundari ed by over 500 other Dalit women living the same compensation as given to men     R  S   The biggest gain was ensuring the allotted flat were helped by the Forum for Securing along the Marina stretch. As protests grew during the off-season for fishing. They = # S             was jointly owned by the husband and wife — a Lives and Livelihoods Rights of Coastal louder, other Dalit community leaders continued their protests until compen- big change from the earlier policy of giving it in Communities (FLLRC), a collaborative joined hands, leading to the formation of sation was increased from the existing 3     * #       (     K (0   0        -(* the name of the male member. The first impact platform of four community-based organ- the Chennai Dalit People’s Federation 4,000 to 6,700. Although the women of this move was a fall in domestic violence. isations supported by ActionAid India, a (CDPF), to give voice to the marginalised could not convince the Government to 3  -     #   .3     /  Women began to understand that they no longer civil society organisation. They provided community. Sundari, who was elected pay separate compensation, they man- -        ,    # needed to fear being thrown out of their houses the guidance, training and hand-holding president of the CDPF, led the women’s aged to get the payment in the joint H(         *S    and this awareness boosted their confidence. the women and communities needed to campaign to expose the Government’s bid name of the husband and wife. This, too,  3           *    “Earlier, women were afraid of complaining rebuild their lives. to divide the fishing and non-fishing com- was a big achievement.   3        * $  ) 0  against their husbands. But now, they approach Their 10-year struggle also showed munities. They received a big boost with As we approach the 15th anniver-  $  4    #  *      the police for help,” said Sundari. The police, too, that given the opportunity, women use it the participation of national Dalit leaders sary of the deadly tsunami some       #      P    Q  ( have been cooperative. to further community development from several organisations, including the months from now, a lookback at the                 ( Another critical change the community move- through collective action. Once the National Dalit Women Movement, who impressive panorama of achievements     )  )           ment brought was ensuring each flat, albeit small, women learnt about land and gender addressed rallies against the Government’s by coastal women in Tamil Nadu 3S       9 J $ 0 had an attached toilet. This is a big boon for women rights and were trained to use tools like discriminatory policy. When the TNSCB underline their resilience and ability to    #     -(*    and girls. State tenements built at the Government’s the Right to Information (RTI) Act, realised that the storm of protest was turn disasters into opportunities for relocation site, where several families were shifted there was no stopping them. Sundari used unlikely to end, it was forced to declare community development. $    %   & ' "   ()*+ soon after the tsunami, are one-room flats and have this training to file several RTIs to mon- that it would no longer differentiate the (The writer is a senior journalist) '                                          

brown smokers unable to procreate. may come under some duress if ing stuff but it is neither history nor manner. But such a disposition Meera Nanda, the Indian historian Two in-depth studies conduct- Shahzad had a fantastic theory more of us began asking him awk- science. But Haroon, who was a becomes a problem when it mutates of science, writes that the glamouri- ed in 2018 and published in the about almost everything. And most ward questions (instead of simply rather wretched student, had found into becoming a widespread phe- sation of the whole post-modernist Journal of Individual Differences of these theories had to do with nodding in awe), Shahzad intro- something that he thought (and we nomenon, affecting the thinking of narrative about how the ideas of identified “schizotypy” as a promi- some nefarious grand plan to duced us to the books by Erich von thought) made him sound smart. adults. modernity were tyrannical because nent reason behind the growth in subjugate or harm certain groups of Däniken. He knew something that even our In the age of “fake news” being they rudely sidelined “local knowl- the acceptance of fantastical claims people. This Swiss writer had become a respected history teacher didn’t digested by millions of adults — of edge” encouraged Hindutva nation- and conspiracy theories. According Being teens, and often in woozy sensational bestselling author in know. Beat that. widespread panics about supposed- alists to make fantastical claims, to professor of psychology Joshua states of consciousness, we would the late 1960s and 1970s, especial- Eventually, as we entered our ly tainted vaccines; of ‘scientists’ which saw ancient Hindus in pos- Hart (in Live Science, September ! (7(9( simply lap up what Shahzad was say- ly among the purveyors of counter- late teens and early 20s and expand- claiming they can extract energy session of whatever the modern sci- 2018) the word ‘schizotypy’, though ing without ever bothering to ask culture and ‘New Age’ spiritualism. ed our reading and thinking beyond from jinns; or cure cancer with cow ences discovered centuries later. derived from the condition called n the early 1980s, I had an where on earth he got all his infor- Most of his books were about how what simply sounded “awesome”, dung/urine; and increasingly The same thing happened in ‘schizophrenia’, does not imply a acquaintance, Shahzad, who at mation from. However, one day, a “ancient astronauts” or extra-terres- each one of us would giggle about warped and unsubstantiated polit- certain Muslim quarters when, in clinical diagnosis. According to Ithat time seemed to be one of the mutual friend did exactly that. trial beings from far away planets what we had so easily believed to be ical and historical narratives — 1976, Maurice Bucaille, a general Hart, people with schizotypy have most fascinating characters in our I remember he questioned had visited earth and helped ancient fact. Shahzad’s spell was broken and psychologists and sociologists have physician serving the Saudi royal an elevated need to feel unique but group of friends. We were all in our Shahzad only because he was feel- earthlings shape various religions he now seemed to be nothing more begun to take more interest in the family, was funded by his employ- at the same time, take refuge in a mid-teens at that time. He used to ing agitated; his girlfriend had and technologies. We were awed so than a nut. whole phenomenon of fantastical ers to write a book which tried to community of like-minded indi- tell us the most fantastical stuff in dumped him. But even for this, much that we began to question the But to his credit, to shake off this theories and claims than ever before. demonstrate that the many cosmo- viduals. Such an individual or the most convincing manner. For Shahzad had a theory: “It’s because science being taught to us at school. label, he went on to become a pro- According to professor of psy- logical and biological discoveries community was more likely to example, if we were all lying around of her father,” he announced. “He’s For example, Haroon, another ductive physicist in Belgium. But to chology Chris French (BBC, made by science in the 20th centu- judge nonsensical statements as and listening to a rock record, he an important employee of XYZ common friend, once stood up in become that, he had to graduate February 12, 2019), “We see coin- ry were mentioned in Islam’s holy profound. They often believe in would tell us that if we listened to bank…” I forget which bank it was, our O-level history class and told the from reading Daniken to learning cidences around big events and texts! Whereas 19th century Muslim things for which there is no empir- that same record backwards, we but clearly remember him adding, teacher lecturing us about the Einstein and then Stephen Hawking. make up a story out of them.” Such scholars, such as Sir Syed Ahmad ical evidence. The most recent psy- could hear “hidden” and often dia- “XYZ is run by an important tribe Egyptian pyramids that the Most young minds are suscep- stories find traction because they Khan, implored his compatriots to chological term for this is actual- bolical “messages.” If we were smok- of Jews.” But what did this have any- pharaohs were instructed by aliens tible to believing and reiterating fan- contain “goodies” and “baddies” — appreciate God’s many creations by ly ‘Bull***t Receptivity.’ The high- ing cigarettes and they happened to thing to do with a Pakistani teen’s on how to build those massive tastical theories because this makes the latter being responsible for all understanding them with the help er this is in a person the more like- be mentholated, he would explain girlfriend leaving him? Nobody structures. Interestingly, this very them feel knowledgeable about the things we don’t like. We need to of science. Some 20th century ly he or she is to believe in conspir- that menthol cigarettes were specif- cared. theory can be found in the film, things they do not have the patience, create villains to explain away our Muslims claimed there was no need acy theories, fantastical claims ically formulated by Western tobac- Perhaps anticipating that his Alien vs. Predator (2004). Some sci- the discipline or the training to actu- many failures. for ever visiting a lab or thoughtful- and fake news. co companies to make black and distinctive position in the group ence fiction is made of this fascinat- ally grasp in a more substantiated In a December 2003 essay, ly gazing at the stars. (Courtesy: The Dawn)     @2

  5E   / ;   "34      -%-  -   2    .?$%.-P    '     063  ) &$ R   (' xpressing serious con-   )) ed reducing their position oogle will never sell any Ecerns over spiralling      ahead of the election outcome Gpersonal information of airfares, traders’ body alling for the fourth straight scheduled on 23rd May 2019,” its users to third parties, CEO CAIT on Thursday wrote to Fsession, the rupee depreci- said V K Sharma, Head PCG Sundar Pichai has said, amidst Civil Aviation Minister   <8< ated by 23 paise to 69.94 against and Capital Markets Strategy, growing global concern over Suresh Prabhu seeking the US dollar Thursday on HDFC Securities. the misuse of personal data by introduction of a price con- unabated foreign fund out- The dollar has hit four- some social media giants.  &             O# *      trol mechanism to cap the    grappling with financial woes. flows amid simmering US- month highs against the yuan In an opinion piece  * " '  ?       P  *4 $  upper limit of fares. The full service carrier has China trade tensions. and the Australian dollar on Tuesday in The New York      #     0+ 1   “It has been seen that ortgage lender HDFC defaulted on various pay- Firming oil prices and a pro- trade tensions, he added. Times, he also said that priva- . #   +  2 !  7   A # after the shutdown of Jet Mhas put up crisis-hit Jet ments, including salaries to longed spell of weakness in the Foreign investors remained cy cannot be a “luxury good” .      / '       ? A  Airways, other airline carri- Airways’ office space for sale employees. equity markets also weighed on net sellers in the capital mar- that is only available to people             ? A     ers are taking advantage of with a reserve price of 245 As part of a resolution the domestic unit, dealers said. kets, offloading shares worth who can afford to buy premi- :  8  A   '    ((,#?((/2! the demand and raising their crore, as part of efforts to plan, State Bank of India-led At the interbank foreign 655.36 crore Thursday, pro- um products and services. ?        8       !:7 prices illogically. Even the recover outstanding dues. consortium of domestic exchange market, the rupee visional exchange data showed. The 46-year-old Indian- '      budget airlines are more Jet Airways, which tem- lenders have sought bids for opened marginally lower at The dollar index, which origin CEO of Google said he forward in raising the porarily shuttered operations stake sale in the airline. 69.70 and slipped further to gauges the greenback’s strength believed that privacy was “one prices,” the Confederation of on April 17, owes around 414 Four entities — Etihad breach the 70-mark, touching against a basket of six currencies, of the most important topics of All India Traders (CAIT) crore to HDFC. Airways, TPG Capital, Indigo a low of 70.03, before finally inched up 0.02 per cent to 97.64. our time.” said in a letter to Prabhu. “The borrower (Jet Partners and National settling at 69.94, down by 23 Brent crude futures, the People today are rightly Running into a debt of Airways) has failed to repay Investment and Infrastructure paise over its previous close. global oil benchmark, rose 0.17 concerned about how their more than 8,500 crore, Jet the amount (414.80 crore) Fund (NIIF) — are learnt to The rupee has now lost a per cent to $70.49 per barrel. information is used and shared, Airways has shut down due to HDFC Ltd. have shown interest in picking hefty 72 paise in four sessions. “From the high of $75.60 yet they all define privacy in operations temporarily after Accordingly, HDFC Ltd has up stake in Jet Airways. The Globally, the Japanese yen registered on April 25, Brent their own ways, he said. lenders decided against become entitled to enforce its details of the bidders are rallied to three-month highs crude has witnessed a correc- “To make privacy real, we extending emergency funds mortgage over the immov- expected to be known on against the dollar as investors tion of 7 per cent till date. give you clear, meaningful choic- for its survival. able property,” it said in a pub- Friday. retreated to safe haven assets fol- However, for last four sessions, es around your data. All while “We believe the lic notice. Earlier this week, a group- lowing the fresh flare-up in ten- it has been holding a level staying true to two unequivocal Government can recom- The office, spread over ing of Jet Airways’ pilots sions between the US and China. above $69 in futures. Breaking policies: that Google will never mend the upper limit for 52,775 square feet carpet area, moved the Supreme Court Ahead of the next round of $69 in Brent crude would help sell any personal information to fares. This will not only pre- in Mumbai’s suburban finan- seeking direction to the SBI to talks aimed at ending the trade domestic currency to recover third parties; and that you get to     8  , 08,1   *  " "* vent airlines from charging cial centre Bandra Kurla provide the assured interim conflict between the world’s recent losses against dollar,” decide how your information is  8, B#0   8,  1       3 exorbitant fares but will also Complex (BKC), is on the finance for restarting opera- two largest economies, China Sharma added. used,” Pichai said.  *           *       go a long way in fulfilling fourth floor of the building ‘Jet tions. said it will retaliate if US rais- Meanwhile, the domestic Pichai said he has seen this           C"       " "**   the vision of Prime Minister Airways Godrej BKC’. The petition filed by the es tariffs on Chinese products. equity markets nursed losses first-hand as he talked to peo-     & &  &   8,P887   ;       Narendra Modi to make fly- The e-auction of the office, National Aviators’ Guild has “The uncertainty related to for the seventh straight session. ple in different parts of the           ing affordable for every with a reserve price of 245 also sought a direction to the election outcome and US- The 30-share BSE Sensex world. common citizen and crore, is scheduled for May 15, Centre and the Director China trade deal have been closed 230.22 points, or 0.61 He noted that privacy was enhance ease of doing busi- according to the public notice. General of Civil Aviation weighing on the rupee. per cent, down at 37,558.91, personal, which makes it even ness,” CAIT Secretary The distressed airline, (DGCA) to disallow slots of Jet Overseas investors have turned while the broader NSE Nifty more vital for companies to give General Praveen Khandelwal which had more than 120 Airways to other airlines on cautious for the domestic equi- shed 57.65 points, or 0.51 per people clear, individual choices said. planes in its fleet, has been the permanent basis. ty and debt market and start- cent, to 11,301.80. around how their data is used. #/8  .P* % 9!,#      7     '     @F '   .-.     & $      * '    ./4# -       *-6      8,A9 O P           &      ! 8        &           ' ?       ' ,P '   ))    ))       He was replying to a spe- RSI Delhi Chapter has :  ,  2.C"     ' ?   & cific query on whether the Pplanned to start a Samvaad                      ollowing an NCLAT order, mid concerns over data row over data credibility came AIL (India) Limited has mirates Airline reported a 69 series of Knowledge sharing  '                     & Fthe Reserve Bank of India Acredibility, the 15th finance up at the meetings with econ- Gbeen creating awareness Eper cent drop in net profits initiative for the benefit of PR           (RBI) has withdrawn its circu- commission chairman NK omists here as part of its two- and inducing behavioral changes on Thursday on high fuel prices and Media Professionals. A lar asking banks and financial Singh Thursday said the panel day visit that concluded to ensure a greener and cleaner and a strong dollar in what it renowned veteran British institutions to declare details of is embarking on a prudential Thursday. tomorrow through its move- described as a “tough” year. Journalist and former BBC +&-  . .- their exposure and provisions measure of reconciling all pub- Singh said while the issue ment Hawa Badlo. This move- The Dubai carrier posted India Correspondent, Sir related to the crisis-hit IL&FS. licly available data and arrive at did not feature in the meeting ment has been actively working $237 million in net profits for William Mark Tully will launch Last week, the National the best conclusion. with economists, and suggest- towards educating the Indian the financial year ending in the series on May 10th, 2019 .HH2 # 6 Company Law Appellate He, however, made it clear ed that the panel took the masses against air pollution March compared to $765 mil- and will address the gathering Tribunal (NCLAT) had allowed that the reconciliation exercise decision of data reconciliation through events, short films, lion in the previous year, it said on “Creative Listening”at   banks to declare their default- to be carried out over the next proactively. contests, raahgiri, pledges etc on in a statement. SCOPE Convention Centre, ing accounts of Infrastructure two days by senior panel offi- Asked if the panel regular- advocacy against air pollution, “2018-19 has been tough, New Delhi. Renowned PR indal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL), India’s only private man- Leasing & Financial Services cials, has nothing to do with data ly carries out such reconcilia- problems caused due to air pol- and our performance was not &media professionals repre- Jufacturer of rails, has won an order from (IL&FS) and its group compa- computation methods which tions, he said the exercise will lution & solutions for curbing it. as strong as we would have senting leading public and pri- Limited (RVNL) to supply 89042 tonnes of UIC 60 kg IRS T-12 nies as non-performing assets. have raised many eyebrows. “be within the bounds of Hawa Badlo will be launch- liked,” the chairman and chief vate sector, corporates from 880 grade 13 meter rails for its upcoming projects. The order is “In view of the NCLAT “We will try to reconcile acceptable and appropriate ing a four episode web series executive of Emirates Group, Delhi-NCR will attend valued at approximately 665 crore. A notification of award for order dated May 2, 2019...The and come to a conclusion on prudence to do so”. over a premium OTT platform Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al- the event. the same was issued to JSPL on 8th May 2019 by the RVNL. instructions contained in (April what we would consider reli- It can be noted that a to subtly ingrain the message of Maktoum, said in a statement. The Public Relations “It is a privilege to be awarded this contract which reflects 24) circular stand withdrawn,” able data in the public domain,” group of over 100 top econo- a better lifestyle for a better “Higher oil prices and the Society of India (PRSI) is a non- the confidence have developed on us based on the RBI said Wednesday. Singh told reporters, adding the mists, from the country and environment. The web series strengthened US dollar eroded profit national association of PR our recent performance. We are grateful to the RVNL for repos- The circular had asked exercise will be carried out with outside, had earlier this year will be first of its kind that is our earnings, even as compe- practitioners which was estab- ing trust in our capabilities to deliver for the nation. This con- banks and financial institutions the CAG and the Reserve Bank. held a presser expressing con- being produced in India on tition intensified in our key lished in 1958 to promote the tract will provide an important foundation for our future rail busi- to disclosure their exposure to “We may or may not suc- cerns over “political interfer- such a serious topic where markets,” he said. recognition of public relations ness. This order is indicative of JSPL’s strategic commitment to IL&FS and its group entities as ceed, but at least we must ence” in statistical data, and had entertainment meets serious The airline said that the as a profession and to formulate growing its footprint in the domestic Rail segments. It is a great the NCLAT verdict was pending. come to a conclusion that this called for restoration of “insti- messaging. This web series strengthening of the US dollar and interpret to the public the endorsement of our products and services, and securing anoth- The cash-strapped IL&FS is what we believe is the most tutional independence” and would lead to amplifying the against most of the currencies objectives and the potentialities er important rail contract from railways in less than a year is a group is sitting on a debt of credible before accepting it,” he integrity of statistical conversation around better of its key markets eroded $156 of public relations as a strategic source of great pride”, said, Naushad Akhter Ansari, Joint about 94,000 crore. added. organisations. environment. million from profits. management function. Managing Director, JSPL.     @@

$:-/ 5"64 17 879 ::! -     %.  %. $    the statement said. The com- Net interest income (NII)  /! pany had given a revenue registered a growth of 13 per   $ 0JI     # T major HCL Technologies growth guidance of 9.5-11.5 cent to 609.7 crore from 540.8 Asian Paints on Thursday Ion Thursday posted a 14.3 per cent in constant currency crore, it said. The net interest reported a 1.7 per cent decline per cent increase in its consol- basis for 2018-19. margin for the quarter stood at in consolidated net profit to    idated net profit to 2,550 In dollar terms, the net 3.18 per cent, compared to 3.59 487.45 crore for the quarter   )) Bajaj Auto, HCL Tech, Infosys, a few phases left of the general crore for the quarter ended profit rose 5.9 per cent to USD per cent a year ago. For full year, ended on March 31, 2019. SBI, M&M, ICICI Bank and elections and the ongoing ndia and China Thursday March 2019. The company 364.3 million for the March the net profit of the company The company posted a net enchmark indices nursed Tata Motors also rose up to 1.65 Q4FY19 earnings season will Isigned a protocol for export had registered a net profit of 2019 quarter, while revenue grew 42 per cent to 1,191.5 profit of 495.91 crore in the losses for the seventh per cent. keep the market volatile in the of Indian chilli meal to the 2,230 crore in the year-ago was higher by 11.8 per cent to crore from 841.2 crore in the year-ago period, Asian Paints Bsession on the trot on On the global front, equities short term.” neighbouring country, the period as per the Indian USD 2.2 billion as compared to previous financial year. said in a filing to BSE. Thursday as risk sentiment bore the brunt of fresh flare-up Sectorally, the BSE energy Commerce Ministry said. Accounting Standards (Ind- the year-ago period as per the PNB Housing said its However, total income dur- stayed subdued amid the US- of tensions between the US index dropped 2.63 per cent, fol- It was signed after a meet- AS), it said in a statement. US Generally Accepted board of directors recom- ing the period under review China trade tensions and elec- and China. lowed by metal, telecom, power ing of Commerce Secretary HCL Technologies saw its Accounting Principles mended final dividend of 9 increased 11.99 per cent to tion season volatility. Ahead of the next round of and bankex that shed up to 1.49 Anup Wadhawan and General revenue growing 21.3 per cent (GAAP). per equity share for 2018-19. 5,075.08 crore as against Sustained foreign fund out- talks aimed at ending the trade per cent. Administration of Customs of to 15,990 crore in the quarter HCL Technologies board On asset quality, the gross 4,531.52 crore in January- flows and a declining rupee war between the world’s two Teck, IT, realty and con- China (GACC) Vice Minister Li under review from 13,178 has declared an interim dividend non-performing assets (NPA) March 2018. also dampened the market largest economies, China said it sumer durables indices rose up Guo here. Both the sides “dis- crore in the January-March of 2 per share for 2018-19. stood at 0.48 per cent of the Total expenses rose 15.65 mood, traders said. will retaliate if US raises tariffs to 0.44 per cent. cussed trade-related issues of 2018 quarter. The company The company added loan assets as on March 31, per cent to 4,340.64 crore in The 30-share BSE Sensex on Chinese products. In the broader markets, the pending Indian request for clear- expects its 2019-20 revenues to 14,249 people (gross) during 2019, as against 0.33 per cent the quarter as against 3,752.94 closed 230.22 points, or 0.61 per The comments came after BSE Midcap and Smallcap ance of agricultural products”. grow between 14-16 per cent in the quarter to take its total head at the end of March 2018. Net crore in the year-ago period. cent, down at an over two- US President Donald Trump indices too ended in the red. “At the end of the meeting, constant currency basis. count to 1,37,965 at the end of NPA stood at 0.38 per cent Revenue from the paints seg- month low of 37,558.91. threatened to hike tariffs on Foreign institutional a protocol was signed for export “We once again, for the the March 2019 quarter. against 0.23 per cent. ment was 4,899.09 crore and Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty USD 200 billion worth of goods investors (FIIs) net sold equities of chilli meal from India to third time this year, set a new Attrition in the IT services The company’s asset under 119.12 crore from the home shed 57.65 points, or 0.51 per earlier this week. worth 701.50 crore on China,” the ministry said in a bookings’ record. These num- business on the past 12-month management (AUM) is at improvements segment. cent, to settle at 11,301.80. “Global markets continued Wednesday, while domestic statement. Both the sides also bers are an emphatic testimo- basis was 17.7 per cent. 84,721.9 crore as on March 31, The company posted a net The Sensex has now lost to slide ahead of trade talks institutional investors (DIIs) agreed to resolve market access nial of the brilliant execution of 2019, up from 62,252 crore a profit of 2,211.91 crore for 1,472.64 points or 3.77 per cent between the US and China. purchased shares to the tune of issues expeditiously in order to our chosen market strategy , /! year ago, it added. Loan asset 2018-19 as compared with in seven sessions, while the Though Indian markets are 232.95 crore, provisional data achieve the vision of the lead- and our ability to provide an   .&HI grew 30 per cent from a year 2,097.52 crore for 2017-18. Nifty has declined by 446.35 down almost 3 per cent in the available with stock exchanges ers of both India and China by annual guidance and deliver to PNB Housing Finance on earlier to 74,023.0 crore. Total income for the previous points or 3.79 per cent. last one month, MSCI India is showed. promoting a more balanced it for three years in a row,” HCL Thursday reported a 51 per “FY19 was a challenging financial year was 19,576.89 Index heavyweight Reliance still outperforming emerging The Indian rupee depreci- trade. Technologies president and cent jump in its consolidated year with tight liquidity, which crore as against 17,482.85 crore Industries was the biggest loser markets over the past one ated 22 paise to 69.93 against the The meeting assumes sig- chief executive officer C net profit to 379.77 crore for impacted the overall Indian in 2017-18. in the Sensex pack on Thursday, month and three months. US dollar intra-day. nificance as India is seeking Vijayakumar said. the fourth quarter ended financial and real estate sectors. In a separate filing on ending 3.41 per cent lower. “Investors will have to be Global oil benchmark Brent greater market access for its For the full year, net prof- March 2019. The company’s Amid such environment, we Thursday, the company said that It was followed by Coal prepared for volatility in glob- crude was trading 0.10 per cent manufactured and agricultural it was higher by 16 per cent to net profit stood at 251.58 continued our focus on main- its board has approved a final India, Asian Paints, NTPC, al equities until some clarity lower at USD 70.30 per barrel. products in the Chinese market 10,120 crore, while revenue crore in the corresponding taining adequate liquidity, bal- dividend of 7.65 per equity Kotak Bank, Bharti Airtel, emerges on US-China trade Bourses in other Asian to bridge the widening trade grew 19.4 per cent to 60,427 quarter of 2017-18. anced asset-liability manage- share of the face value of 1 each Vedanta, PowerGrid and HDFC talks,” said Sunil Sharma, chief countries ended significantly deficit. Recently, India has iden- crore from 2017-18. Its total income (consoli- ment, efficient operations and for 2018-19. “An interim divi- twins, which shed up to 2.53 per investment officer, Sanctum lower, with Shanghai Composite tified and shared with China a In 2018-19, HCL dated) during the quarter rose robust asset quality. This result- dend of 2.85 per equity share cent. Wealth Management. Index falling 1.48 per cent, list of 380 products, including Technologies delivered rev- to 2,148.19 crore, up by 31 per ed in double-digit growth was distributed in financial year On the other hand, Yes Hemang Jani, head of advi- Hang Seng 2.39 per cent, Nikkei horticulture, textiles, chemicals enue growth at 11.8 per cent cent as compared with across all the businesses and 2018-19. Thus, the total divi- Bank gained the most, spurting sory, Sharekhan by BNP 0.93 per cent and Kospi 3.04 per and pharmaceutical products, as year-on-year in constant cur- 1,638.48 crore in the year-ago financial vectors, Sanjaya dend announced for 2018-19 5.94 per cent. Bajaj Finance, Paribas, said: “May continues to cent. European stocks were also their shipments hold huge rency (CC) exceeding the quarter, the company said in a Gupta, managing director, PNB will be 10.50 per equity share,” Hero MotoCorp, TCS, HUL, be an eventful month with just trading weak in early trade. export potential. upper end of its guided range, regulatory filing. Housing Finance, said. the company said.

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10390.00 ASIANPAINT 1384.95 1393.65 1346.55 1350.00 -35.70 GRAPHITE 385.00 386.00 369.30 372.35 TAKE 133.50 138.80 133.10 136.25 DCAL 203.80 209.25 203.10 208.05 IEX 155.80 155.80 153.30 154.90 COALINDIA 249.10 250.65 241.15 242.50 -6.60 RAIN 112.05 114.80 109.15 110.80 NATCOPHARM* 535.40 547.00 531.45 545.00 MOTILALOFS 679.00 679.00 662.90 676.00 DBCORP 185.85 188.30 183.30 186.75 SIS 883.00 883.00 856.10 856.10 BPCL 379.60 379.60 366.55 367.70 -12.10 HCLTECH 1125.65 1144.20 1111.05 1132.10 INDIANB 240.00 241.95 236.55 238.80 SREINFRA 23.10 23.60 22.50 23.45 M&M 620.00 628.00 616.60 625.80 IBULISL 258.55 267.80 255.60 263.70 COFFEEDAY 248.95 253.95 248.00 249.75 CARBORUNIV 353.25 357.35 353.25 356.85 RELIANCE 1288.80 1288.80 1251.75 1253.15 -46.30 BHEL 62.00 62.85 61.50 62.55 TATACOFFEE 84.35 86.75 84.35 85.80 ATUL 3530.75 3575.00 3516.25 3573.85 HAL 640.50 647.95 630.00 641.25   BEL 86.10 91.10 86.10 89.80 LAKSHVILAS 75.05 76.35 74.15 74.65 REDINGTON 87.50 92.90 87.25 92.90 SADBHAV 229.55 230.70 221.25 226.60 HINDUNILVR 1685.00 1710.20 1676.05 1699.45 WELSPUNIND 52.60 52.75 51.25 51.80 ANDHRABANK 23.65 24.00 23.50 23.95 CCL 259.05 266.00 258.90 264.45 DLF 168.10 170.75 166.55 168.00 NESTLEIND 10320.00 10409.70 10222.00 10379.00 ASHOKA 115.45 116.75 115.05 115.70 DHANUKA 374.10 374.10 360.00 365.50 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE DCMSHRIRAM 463.00 504.30 463.00 492.65 SYNDIBANK 36.45 36.90 35.80 36.75 JBCHEPHARM 322.65 331.50 320.05 327.00 HATSUN 715.00 725.00 711.00 725.00 NIFTY NEXT 50 26649.25 26727.95 26463.65 26632.60 -75.15 HEROMOTOCO 2516.70 2552.00 2497.00 2530.00 HFCL 21.95 22.35 21.80 21.80 ALLCARGO 103.70 105.30 102.25 104.35 GRINDWELL 585.20 587.75 576.00 585.00 ICICIGI 1065.45 1094.00 1063.70 1090.00 30.65 BHARTIARTL 322.50 326.00 312.95 318.45 INFRATEL 264.20 269.85 261.60 267.30 GODFRYPHLP 1025.20 1032.25 1016.10 1026.00 ITDC 250.40 250.40 246.05 246.85 LUPIN 847.00 868.00 835.00 866.05 15.10 INDUSINDBK 1487.70 1488.00 1469.60 1476.65 KANSAINER 434.00 437.40 423.80 431.10 TNPL 181.00 186.10 181.00 186.00 WABCOINDIA 6219.00 6220.05 6177.00 6177.00 CADILAHC 284.25 292.45 282.30 291.30 4.70 HDFC 1933.00 1933.00 1901.15 1915.65 UBL 1349.65 1376.00 1347.65 1372.70 VTL 1134.00 1135.35 1106.55 1120.00 MONSANTO 2450.05 2517.90 2450.00 2517.90 L&TFH 118.75 122.35 118.40 120.65 1.90 JSWSTEEL 288.70 290.45 280.60 283.90 SIEMENS 1092.90 1098.95 1077.00 1091.80 SUDARSCHEM 313.05 319.85 310.55 313.00 GSKCONS 7001.15 7107.90 6982.75 7089.00 BHEL 61.80 62.85 61.55 62.70 0.95 EVEREADY 87.30 91.40 86.15 86.85 BBTC 1180.20 1200.50 1172.05 1184.00 CENTRUM 29.30 29.65 28.40 29.50 CORPBANK 25.50 25.75 25.45 25.65 ICICIPRULI 358.00 367.60 355.00 360.60 3.70 HDFCLIFE 411.65 411.65 406.55 409.15 CROMPTON 228.00 230.50 221.80 224.05 FINOLEXIND 465.00 465.00 445.05 451.00 KIOCL 123.60 126.90 121.00 122.30 HAVELLS 727.55 745.70 724.65 741.50 7.35 IDFCFIRSTB 49.60 49.65 48.05 48.45 JMFINANCIL 83.05 83.50 81.60 81.85 MAHSCOOTER 3660.80 3781.50 3652.80 3699.70 LAXMIMACH 5555.00 5560.00 5483.00 5520.00 MRF 54400.00 54679.95 54000.00 54551.00 433.25 WIPRO 291.40 293.10 290.60 291.00 PVR 1750.00 1769.00 1740.55 1760.05 NLCINDIA 64.80 65.40 64.70 65.35 UNITEDBNK 10.75 10.80 10.63 10.66 SBILIFE 651.05 656.50 641.00 655.65 5.10 JUSTDIAL 562.00 563.55 542.25 554.05 SHANKARA 482.70 491.90 479.55 480.00 CENTURYPLY 160.60 161.75 158.50 161.75 GREENPLY 147.90 148.70 146.00 146.00 UBL 1359.00 1378.00 1345.25 1371.25 9.75 SAIL 52.95 53.35 51.85 52.05 TATAGLOBAL 202.00 202.00 195.00 199.40 BIRLACORPN 554.50 559.00 534.30 550.00 JKLAKSHMI 353.10 355.00 348.40 351.15 SOMANYCERA 380.30 382.80 375.00 375.50 COLPAL 1147.00 1152.75 1131.00 1150.00 7.60 BOMDYEING 119.00 121.35 116.95 117.75 BATAINDIA 1351.55 1374.20 1345.90 1351.00 HINDCOPPER 43.35 44.20 43.15 43.15 SHREECEM 19757.05 19757.05 19204.15 19316.75 TIMKEN 539.00 541.85 530.45 534.00 OFSS 3440.00 3469.00 3439.85 3461.90 21.55 NTPC 131.30 131.30 126.50 127.95 MANAPPURAM 114.65 116.05 112.50 115.00 NAVKARCORP 29.90 30.05 29.40 29.85 NAVINFLUOR 674.40 677.50 673.00 673.00 JKCEMENT 831.80 846.85 831.75 836.05 PETRONET 235.90 238.00 234.40 237.20 1.30 ACC 1585.10 1605.05 1566.20 1595.85 JISLJALEQS 49.15 49.35 48.30 49.00 PETRONET 236.40 237.75 234.85 236.90 MOIL 147.95 147.95 146.05 146.60 GALAXYSURF 988.35 1006.00 988.35 1006.00 GODREJCP 632.90 644.00 631.00 639.45 3.35 PEL 2184.00 2205.00 2143.20 2179.00 CHOLAFIN 1275.95 1327.50 1263.00 1320.15 HSIL 264.90 276.50 264.90 274.70 KNRCON 228.95 229.05 224.05 226.60 THERMAX 943.65 960.00 943.65 960.00 SRTRANSFIN 1008.00 1043.00 991.00 1032.50 5.25 INDIGO 1580.00 1580.00 1531.15 1539.35 CIPLA 558.05 560.20 549.10 558.45 SWANENERGY 99.10 102.55 99.00 101.60 UCOBANK 17.50 17.50 17.05 17.10 MAXINDIA 71.10 73.00 71.10 71.50 BANKBARODA 111.15 112.65 109.90 111.40 0.45 AUROPHARMA 762.70 766.80 751.00 754.80 PIDILITIND 1166.75 1178.25 1156.05 1160.75 MEGH 62.05 62.90 61.60 61.95 ISGEC 530.00 530.00 510.00 525.00 CERA 2740.25 2770.35 2699.40 2770.35 PAGEIND 21299.00 21565.00 21160.00 21438.95 83.55 STRTECH 184.00 187.00 183.40 185.10 KTKBANK 121.10 121.70 119.20 120.25 SCHAEFFLER 4867.85 4961.60 4769.80 4837.00 AIAENG 1650.65 1708.60 1650.65 1700.00 STARCEMENT 107.50 110.00 106.75 108.40 DMART 1256.00 1262.00 1240.00 1250.10 4.55 COALINDIA 249.40 250.60 241.55 242.60 BALKRISIND 824.50 848.60 824.50 845.00 TORNTPOWER 250.80 253.05 247.20 247.50 CRISIL 1412.05 1412.05 1400.00 1400.00 HERITGFOOD 445.35 450.00 442.00 442.00 AMBUJACEM 212.50 214.75 210.55 213.55 0.20 TATAMTRDVR 88.25 90.30 87.30 88.60 J&KBANK 54.65 55.10 51.10 52.90 INOXLEISUR 309.20 321.20 307.40 318.00 TATAMETALI 595.20 604.50 592.10 602.90 MHRIL 231.25 231.25 227.80 229.20 DABUR 367.00 368.50 364.40 367.30 0.05 MRPL 67.00 67.00 63.00 64.75 ADANIPORTS 369.65 369.65 361.60 363.85 GODREJIND 477.05 477.05 464.30 470.85 GPPL 82.95 84.70 82.00 84.50 VMART 2621.30 2621.30 2571.00 2586.05 SIEMENS 1080.30 1099.45 1076.25 1089.00 -0.05 MOTHERSUMI 130.40 130.75 128.35 129.10 JAICORPLTD 103.00 104.90 102.00 102.45 JKTYRE 84.00 84.00 82.75 83.40 BAJAJHLDNG 3104.70 3119.90 3054.00 3095.45 SYMPHONY 1336.00 1347.15 1321.50 1322.05 IDEA 14.20 14.50 13.95 14.30 0.00 IBVENTURES 256.55 268.70 255.95 260.85 POWERGRID 190.00 190.00 186.40 187.80 NHPC 23.00 23.10 22.55 22.65 WABAG 266.70 269.00 263.25 269.00 GICHSGFIN 241.20 244.95 240.35 240.40 MARICO 355.10 357.45 350.15 355.10 -0.05 BPCL 378.55 379.90 366.50 368.75 MGL 925.00 942.00 924.35 938.80 LINDEINDIA 495.00 508.05 493.00 506.20 FINCABLES 424.05 424.40 412.60 418.00 SUPPETRO 200.75 204.00 200.00 204.00 HDFCAMC 1628.00 1639.90 1621.05 1631.75 -1.90 TATACOMM 538.00 559.15 535.00 552.45 ICICIPRULI 360.00 367.25 355.30 361.00 GSPL 173.85 177.50 168.80 175.10 ADVENZYMES 176.15 177.50 174.00 177.50 MAGMA 126.35 128.75 126.30 126.30 BANDHANBNK 568.30 581.00 564.80 569.95 -1.30 BAJAJFINSV 7335.00 7499.00 7270.00 7460.20 DIVISLAB 1665.00 1665.00 1619.00 1619.00 GODREJCP 636.10 644.00 631.25 640.55 FDC 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460.00 VINATIORGA 1773.00 1812.85 1734.00 1788.90 PHOENIXLTD 603.75 604.05 592.70 592.70 ASTERDM 140.05 143.75 140.05 140.95 MOTHERSUMI 129.00 131.10 128.20 129.40 -1.10 DMART 1252.15 1263.55 1243.30 1252.70 DCBBANK 211.45 216.50 211.45 215.55 TORNTPHARM 1707.00 1707.00 1663.60 1663.60 PNCINFRA 156.25 156.25 152.10 155.55 ABBOTINDIA 7310.00 7325.00 7255.00 7280.00 CONCOR 473.65 478.15 470.00 473.00 -4.20 BRITANNIA 2640.00 2689.90 2640.00 2665.00 ABB 1440.50 1440.50 1379.00 1385.50 FRETAIL 406.95 419.40 406.95 413.50 BASF 1261.45 1269.00 1245.50 1249.50 TVSSRICHAK 2119.90 2159.00 2090.00 2090.55 NMDC 95.85 96.70 94.55 94.90 -0.95 BLUESTARCO 761.65 784.40 740.00 758.85 FORCEMOT 1550.00 1575.00 1541.00 1562.60 BERGEPAINT 304.70 306.10 298.95 302.00 RELAXO 864.00 870.95 862.50 868.35 LAOPALA 200.25 207.00 194.00 205.20 ASHOKLEY 85.60 85.95 83.00 85.05 -0.90 WOCKPHARMA 386.10 390.30 381.05 383.60 NAUKRI 1933.00 1936.20 1888.70 1907.60 INDHOTEL 148.60 148.90 145.40 147.80 SONATSOFTW 335.05 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8(33(,<(3(;(&9(**(75      '            * *   "       Q R      ' Vatican City: Pope Francis “easily accessible systems”. Pope Francis admitting on Thursday passed a measure “Though this obligation publicly in February that Beijing: China has threatened conclude the talks to end the to oblige those who know was formerly left up to indi- priests have used nuns as “sex- to retaliate if US President trade war at the earliest. about sex abuse in the Catholic vidual consciences, it now ual slaves” — and may still be Donald Trump raises tariffs In a late-night announce-       Church to report it to their becomes a universally estab- doing so. on $200 billion worth of ment on Wednesday, the superiors, following a global lished legal precept” within the Victims’ groups have long goods ahead of the crucial Chinese Commerce Ministry clerical paedophilia scandal. Church, said Andrea Tornielli, called for Francis to put in 11th round of talks aimed at while expressing regret over London: Prime Minister Every diocese in the world editorial director of the place concrete measures to ending the trade war between the planned measures by the Theresa May has repeated the will now be obliged to have a Vatican’s communications tackle clerical child abuse, the world’s two largest US to raise tariffs on import- UK Government’s deep regret system for the reporting of department. including immediately firing economies. ed Chinese products, said it over the Jallianwala Bagh mas- abuse, under a new law pub- The law only applies with- any cleric found guilty of even The talks are due to be would launch retaliatory mea- sacre to mark the 100th lished by the Vatican — but the in the Church and has no a single act of abuse, or of cov- held on May 9-10 in sures in kind. anniversary of the British colo- requirement will not apply to force to oblige individuals to ering it up. Washington between trade Stating that escalating nial era attack in on secrets revealed to priests in report abuse to civil authori- They also want all abusers delegations headed by Chinese trade frictions is against the Vaisakhi. the confessional. ties. or suspected abusers to be Vice Premier Liu He and US interests of the two peoples as The massacre took place at It is time to learn from the Under the new measure, reported to police, and any Trade Representative Robert well as people of the world, Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar “bitter lessons of the past”, every diocese around the world abuse-related files handed over Lighthizer and US Treasury the Ministry said: “China (undivided Punjab) during the Francis said in the text of the is obliged by June 2020 to cre- to them. Secretary Steven Mnuchin deeply regrets this, and will be Vaisakhi festival on April 13, legal decree. ate a system for the reporting Some have called for amid accusations by forced to take necessary 1919, when troops of the It follows a series of cleri- of sexual abuse by clerics, the priests who hear of abuse dur- Washington that Beijing is counter-measures if the US British Indian Army under the cal assault cases in countries use of child pornography and ing confessions to be forced to backtracking from consensus side puts the tariff measures command of Colonel Reginald ranging from Australia to cover-ups of abuse. report it. The new law stops reached on key issues in the into effect”. Dyer opened fire at a crowd of Chile, Germany and the US. The document focuses short of that. earlier rounds of talks. However, there appears to people holding a pro-indepen- The “Motu Proprio”, a legal particularly on the sexual or Catholics believe that with- Ahead of the talks, US be no change from the dence demonstration, leaving document issued under the psychological abuse of children in the confessional the penitent President Donald Trump said Chinese side in its participa- scores dead. pope’s personal authority, and vulnerable adults, but also is talking to God, and every- that he would raise tariffs on tion in the trade as the At a Vaisakhi reception at Indian lives. “There were some great declares that anyone who has targets sexual abuse and vio- thing in the confession is secret. $200 billion worth of Chinese announcement neither made Downing Street in London “I do not understand why contributions made during that knowledge of abuse, or sus- lence resulting from an abuse A priest who reveals such goods from 10 per cent to 25 any reference to the 11th Wednesday evening, Prime the British Government has not debate — and it was a timely pects it, is “obliged to report (it) of authority — such as the secrets is automatically expelled per cent as of May 10 in a bid round of talks nor Liu’s par- Minister May repeated words to this day agreed to say sorry,” reminder of the hard work, promptly” to the Church, using exploitation of nuns by priests. from the Church. AFP to pile up pressure on China to ticipation in it. PTI from her House of Commons said Lord Loomba, who has compassion, and generosity of statement last month as she also called for an investigation Sikhs in communities up and referred to the “shameful scar” into whether General Dyer down the country and abroad.” on British Indian history. instigated the “huge atrocity” of May admitted that while 2        P Q “We deeply regret what his own accord or was follow- she had never attended a happened and the pain inflict- ing orders from higher author- Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan, she ed on so many people,” she told ities during the British Raj. had heard that they were “fan- a gathering of the Indian dias- Most recently, during a tastic events” when the Sikh      '    pora. Westminster Hall debate in community came together to She said: “No one who has the House of Commons to commemorate the birth of the Washington: The White House comply with Chairman Nadler’s “abrupt resort to a contempt heard the accounts of what mark National Sikh History Khalsa. invoked executive privilege on unlawful and reckless vote” that “has not allowed happened that day can fail to Awareness Month, a number of She added: “But although I = R Wednesday, claiming the right demands,” she said. sufficient time for you to con- be deeply moved. No one can British Indian MPs had repeat- haven’t yet been to one of to block lawmakers from the Though the White House sider fully whether to make a truly imagine what the visitors ed calls for a formal apology these parades — I have been full report from special coun- initially hesitated on invoking conclusive assertion of execu- to those gardens went through and expressed the hope that lucky enough to be a frequent Seoul: The US Air Force has The Air Force moved a sel Robert Mueller on his privilege, Trump told his staff tive privilege.” that day one hundred years perhaps the Downing Street guest at gudwaras in my con- tested a missile on the same day Minuteman 3 missile from a Trump-Russia probe and esca- and political advisers in recent Barr told Trump the pres- ago. reception would be the appro- stituency and across the UK – that North Korea is suspected of launch silo controlled by the lating the battle between weeks to refuse to cooperate ident he should assert privilege “It was — as the former priate moment for it. and can not only imagine having launched two short- 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren President Donald Trump and with Democrats, believing the now, “pending a full decision on Prime Minister HH Asquith However, the only refer- warm Punjabi welcome at this range missiles. Air Force Base in Wyoming to Congress. party’s goal was simply to dam- the matter.” Democrats on the described it at the time — ‘one ence to the debate made by time of year — but just how The Air Force says it the launch site at Vandenberg. The administration’s deci- age him politically going into committee said the Trump of the worst outrages in the May noted: “I am delighted that good the food must be. launched a Minuteman 3 inter- North Korea’s launch was its sion was announced just as the his re-election campaign. The administration was trampling whole of our history’.” last week a debate in “This of course is a partic- continental ballistic missile on second in five days and a possi- House Judiciary Committee coming legal battle could on Congress’s duty to conduct However, it fell short of a Westminster Hall focused on ularly important year for the Thursday from Vandenberg Air ble warning that nuclear disar- was gaveling in to consider stretch to 2020, and the White oversight. formal apology demanded by a the contribution of Sikhs to the whole of the Sikh community Force Base in California. mament talks with Washington holding Attorney General House is aiming to tie up con- “This is a moment in his- cross-section of British parlia- UK – following on from the — 2019 marks the 550th It says the launch was part could be in danger. South Korea’s William Barr in contempt of gressional probes until Election tory,” said Rep. Sheila Jackson mentarians and Sikh activists to launch of Sikh History and anniversary of the birth of of regularly scheduled tests of military says North Korea has Congress over failure to release Day. Lee of Texas. “The president mark the centenary of the mas- Awareness month by Seema Guru Nanak, the first Sikh ICBMs to ensure they are ready fired two suspected short-range the full report. The president’s decision now seeks to take a wrecking sacre that affected thousands of Malhotra MP in April. guru, in 1469. And I am sure for potential combat. It said the missiles. South Korea’s Joint Committee Chairman was weeks in the making, the ball to the Constitution of the we will see many events to cel- test was unrelated to any world Chiefs of Staff earlier said North Jerrold Nadler of New York next inevitable escalation United States.” But the top ebrate this later in the year.” events. It was the second such Korea fired at least one projec- declared the action by Trump’s between the White House and Republican on the panel, Rep. The Downing Street cele- test in a little over a week. The tile from its western province on Justice Department was a clear Congress over a number of Doug Collins of Georgia, called bration involved a shabad kir- Air Force normally does four or Thursday afternoon. The Joint new sign of the president’s probes, including over materi- the majority’s decision to push tan performance by students five such tests each year. Chiefs of Staff said later that the “blanket defiance” of Congress’ als and witnesses from the spe- ahead with a contempt resolu- of the Nishkam School in The ICBM test launches North fired what appeared be constitutional rights. cial counsel investigation. The tion “cynical, mean-spirited, west London. PTI are planned months in advance. two short-range missiles. It says “Every day we learn of new White House has rejected all counterproductive and irre- they flew 420 kilometers (260 efforts by this administration to efforts to probe Trump’s busi- sponsible.” miles) and 270 kilometers (167 stonewall Congress,” Nadler ness dealings or tax returns as Nadler said earlier miles), respectively. AP said. “This is unprecedented.” well the West Wing’s security Wednesday the Trump admin- White House Press clearance procedure. istration’s refusal to provide Secretary Sarah Sanders said the In a letter on Wednesday to special counsel Robert Mueller’s action was rather a response to Trump, Barr explained that the full Russia report to Congress the “blatant abuse of power” by special counsel’s files contain presents a “constitutional crisis,” Democratic Rep. Nadler. millions of pages of classified leaving the panel no choice but “Neither the White House and unclassified information. to move forward with a con- nor Attorney General Barr will He said it was the committee’s tempt vote against Barr. AP -         $

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Investing in cre-  explains how can biodegradable ative and innovative ways of deliv- packaging among more Indian ering products to people without   *$ P companies can be promoted. Krish Iyer, president and collected more than 20,000 tonnes cult. “We cannot say how many generating plastic waste can help    She says, “It’s a new plastic econ- CEO, Walmart India, says, of plastic laminate waste in part- companies have actually changed solve the challenges involved.   omy in India and a lot of com- “Recognising plastic pollution as nership with NGOs and start-ups their design policy today. There is Companies ought to design their panies are moving towards a critical issue, we have pledged to in more than 20 cities across no proper data on how much plas- packaging keeping in mind what    biodegradable packaging. remove single-use shrink wrap India.” tic consumption has been reduced happens to it after use. 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A collabora-    from the linear ‘take-make-dis- country in a phased manner.” remains — how much percentage Institute of Packaging (IIP) Delhi, tive reduction of plastic protocol     pose’ model of consumption.” The Body Shop India has of the packaging material actual- talks about how banning plastic should be defined to provide    ( She says that companies launched its first ‘Community ly decomposes? use at various levels really helps. common direction. 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It improves digestion and Gurugram, suggested that ground- Consequently restaurants are intro- managed to sell their edible oil appetite by stimulating digestive at-home mustard oil has fatty acids ducing these often times as side miso and yoghurt due to their Research suggests that fer- worldwide, which in return has juices and bile in the liver and that are important in “getting bad dishes which accompany a more health benefits. Locally-grown pro- mented food and drinks introduce contributed to their economy. Indian spleen. It is seen that while cooking, cholesterol” down. familiar main. duce, farm-raised, organic meat, beneficial bacteria into the diges- mustard oil has the potential to the oil behaves differently when The good old sarson ka tel also Heading into the harsh sum- artisan cheese and handcrafted tive system and help to balance it reduce imports of edible oil and can heated, it changes texture, colour has a high smoking point, almost as mers, it becomes all the more beers appeal more to consumers, in your body. Probiotics are known save valuable foreign exchange. and taste; it also has nutritional high as 250 degrees celsius. What’s so important to eat things gut friend- who like to know where their food to help in slowing down some What palm oil is for Malaysia, olive properties. So, while cooking, we good about that? ly and healthy. The probiotics pro- is coming from and this leads to a specific diseases, improve bowel oil for Italy and soya oil for America, should take care not to overheat it Because it doesn’t burn so easily, duced during fermentation restores connection being made between health, aid digestion and improve mustard oil can be for India.” as over cooking may destroy useful it’s ideal for Indian cuisine obsessed the balance of friendly bacteria in consumers and their food source. immunity. There is also evidence to “Mustard oil has both culinary nutrients and form harmful com- with deep frying and heating. your gut and may not only allevi- Even if it is a beer or a side of pick- suggest that having a good balance and therapeutic uses. It contains pounds. It is also known to be one As for its therapeutic values, ate some digestive problems but led cabbage, fermented foods offer of gut bacterial and digestive omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids of the healthiest oils in the market. mustard oil is considered a natural also give your immune system a a unique twist to normal dishes. enzymes, helps to absorb more and has low content of saturated fats. It has multi-purpose usage, you use sunscreen when applied externally; boost and reduce your risk of People like quirky trends that nutrients from the foods you con- Mustard oil not only enhances the it for cooking, in medicine, or as an mixed with coconut oil, it makes for infections like the common cold. are at the same time beneficial. In sume. Most of the fermented foods taste and flavour of food but it also ingredient in your beauty routine, a complete head massage and acts as Studies have shown that ferment- such a scenario, it is not surprising are low in calories when compared cures many diseases related to skin, and you will not be disappointed,” an anti-bacterial. ed foods may also promote men- that fermented foods continue to with other dishes. joint, muscles and heart. In cooking, Khanna added. At the bottom line, let’s not for- tal health, weight loss and heart gain popularity. As an example, it is used for marination, in salads, For those who have grown up or get that mustard oil has been a health. only a few people would recom- %"!"+ *   $  for frying and for the purpose of lived in places like Bengal, Bihar, perennial hit in the rural areas due to Chef Dipna Anand, co-owner mend the awesome pickled cucum- ( &#  %(""%%*  preservation,” Shimomura Kazuya, Kashmir, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, its easy availability and ease of pro- of London based Brilliant ber that came as a side with their !"+&# +, head chef at Megu, the Japanese fine mustard oil is a familiar taste. But cessing. Restaurant is among the top five chicken tikka burger to their I do not have dishes on the diner at the Leela Palace New Delhi, in the last decade or so, many non- “Nothing can beat it when it Indian women who are shaking up friends, however, they are more N* )*''& menu that fall in to the special fer- said. traditional mustard oil consumers comes to traditional Indian cooking. London’s food scene. She explains inclined to tell their friends about  ' mented food category as yet. “A few people avoid it because have started using this oil, attract- Indian cooking takes time and mus- how fermented food is good for the delicious masala kimchi However, there are of course dish- of its pungent flavour and smell and ed by a positive buzz circulating tard oil is the ideal medium as the health. coleslaw served with their burger *    es that use yoghurt and we also it takes a while to get used to it. As across various media and on social food has to stay on the fire for a longer as it is quirky and has health ben- ' & 6 have a tandoori soya dish which is far as I know, this oil is used in both media. time,” Dushyant Singh, who runs the *"$"$+ & &  efits. &(&) ' a part of our vegan menu. Maybe Lebanese and Mediterranean cui- This can be traced to a study OTH and Rustic Kitchen in Jaipur, ( &#  %(""% #"' in the future, it would be beneficial sine. 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It contains rich was published in the American ml of mustard oil per month is ideal. major reasons for the popularity is black tea, bread and chocolate. low food costs offering a great way amounts of monounsaturated and Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Taken daily, it comes down to one tea- the willingness of consumers to Recently, more traditional fer- ') '' to offset the classic menu items like polyunsaturated fatty acids (MUFA The initiative examined Indian spoon a meal. It’s good for your heart.” experiment with something new. mented food including kimchi and  &&O a chicken tikka masala or chick-pea and PUFA). These fats are good as dietary habits and their correlation Gupta said. 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June 1. +4.4-" The last-gasp victory on the away goals 1@0;#%-/4 . rule — the tie finished 3-3 overall — came ..$#B4% 24 hours after Liverpool had destroyed @-...4./- & $&< Harry Kane says he is on Barcelona with an unlikely 4-0 victory. .#-:..0;91* 4% course to be fit for Tottenham's Champions Ajax, a team captained by outstanding <&%4---=$1@@>#%- League final clash with Liverpool after the 19-year-old defender Matthijs de Ligt, /4<).$--=" joined his team's celebrations following their seemed set for the final as they grimly held /-.#- ##. astonishing victory over Ajax. on to a 3-2 lead on aggregate deep #/- $.- Kane is recovering from an ankle liga- in stoppage time in the second : --#%-/4 ment injury, but he was watching from the leg of the semi-final at the -.K 4#. 4 - stands in the Johan Cruyff Arena as Johan Cruyff Arena. .." Tottenham recovered from 2-0 down to win Then Lucas, a Brazilian 3-2 in the semi-final second leg. who was released by Paris 4 -)4-  #B4-.. The incredible comeback sent Saint-Germain and sold .$.%.- .F Tottenham through to their first Champions 9. !#%-/4-#F to Spurs for a cut-price League final and Kane is confident he will fee, delivered the killer :. --$:  ' : be ready to feature when Mauricio  .$-!$-. blow. $" Pochettino's men face Liverpool in Madrid When the ball broke to on June 1. him in the box, Lucas shot beyond Ajax ')--<>=-  "We'll see. So far so good, so if it car- goalkeeper Andre Onana to seal the come- $ .$#/-. ries on as it should I would hope to be. 9#%-/4! !4.-./- back, making it 3-2 on the night. ,   *   "  +     $    ?     29    ,        There's still a few weeks to go," Kane told The Ajax players slumped to the turf .!#J .---<2F. BT Sport. /-$.---.-=" after having a first Champions League final U#%-/4-$# U Q#%4$.-.#$ ken up before the new season begins — "Rehab is going well. I start straight line since 1996 snatched away from them. Frenkie de Jong has already signed for )..B-$/.-.4../ running this week which is why I was OK #"&  - $ $#$ ...#$..-" Leading 1-0 after the first leg, the Barcelona and De Ligt could reportedly .- #%-/4 to run on at the end.  .- ##. $    .- $/.4"U <-#F:.$.<0;;H: thrilling Dutch side appeared to have killed join him at the Camp Nou, although "We beat Man City and Ajax so I have the tie after De Ligt and Hakim Ziyech ##."$.B."!. K 4K16 Manchester United are among a host of B=:' #).-<1@@?: .)= to start training even harder to prove scored in the first half in Amsterdam. #K .Q-. -.##.#: other suitors. $ ) %%<1@09:) =" myself to the gaffer." AFP That left Tottenham needing a come- # "U U-%-./." . Both teams were deprived of key back to match that of Liverpool against K-2&4 B4-./-.-.Q-. players — England striker Harry Kane Barcelona the previous night, but in an even 4..Q-"U was missing through injury and Ajax suf- Tadic cut the ball back for Ziyech, whose pounced when substitute Fernando shorter timespan. fered the blow of losing Brazilian winger shot flew into the far corner. Llorente's effort was saved, the Brazilian Two goals in quick succession from U.4. #%% K$11  David Neres to injury just before kick- Few observers could have foreseen deftly hooking the ball into the corner. Lucas early in the second half gave them .!/  4. & <4/F#=: 4. off. what was to come as Spurs echoed what Ajax came so close to securing vic- something to cling onto, before he struck .$.-4 -)4- $ U . -  $ 44- /#"  But the Dutch side shrugged off his Liverpool had done at Anfield 24 hours tory as Ziyech twice nearly scored again the decisive blow. ./-".-$....# $$.$ loss as De Ligt's header put them ahead earlier. and Jan Vertonghen crashed a header Erik ten Hag's team must now lift - # #%.. .  #" . /.  !"   B4-. on the night. Spurs scored their first in the 55th against the bar at the other end. themselves to try to complete a Dutch $-.%:.%-"U 4 !"M Spurs did threaten an immediate minute, Lucas combining with Dele Alli Just when it looked like Ajax would league and Cup double. reply as Son Heung-min hit the near post and slotting past Onana. hang on, Lucas sent his teammates into Their team is then likely to be bro- K&4221 K"41 4K1 before Ajax got their second when Dusan Four minutes after that Lucas raptures. 3(6# /&.# -..  ,       $;)"-,, $0 $ New Delhi:  $F0;. .#-  4 $ . -.- &4$  :  !-. $ /-.  4% *  . * F0; %%.$ $     )4  $' #%-% D4- .  %$ . #  1 $ 0@"  1@09: . $ F0; .# - - $ / . &4$      ■    ■  6 '' -.$./4%E4-"$  *$. -$:U .-.4/$4-$ roatia's World Cupper and irgil van Dijk believes Liverpool are close . -./.- 4 %%.- %----" 4. . . former manager Igor Stimac to rediscovering the fear factor that -#.#. --... /. Cis set to become Indian foot- Vmade the club such a dominant force for /-.-#. -..#-< F/4=$ ball team's head coach after the nearly two decades as they target European  %4  4 E4 .  -" U  AIFF's Technical Committee on glory. . ..%4/#.E4 Thursday recommended his name Between 1973 and 1990 the Reds claimed #.-/4%:U$$$" for the top job. 11 league titles and a quartet of European Cups, The 51-year-old Stimac, a all four won in an eight-season spell. $;  &-" $ , member of the Croatian team that Liverpool, who will face Tottenham in the New Delhi:  $F0H. .#-  finished third in the 1998 World Champions League final in Madrid on June 1, 4 $ . -.-  !-.:  $ Cup, got the nod from the Technical were the most feared side on the continent and 4!#-.  4%   . * F0H Committee which interviewed four the benchmark for the rest of Europe. #%-%D4-. $#&%.#  shortlisted candidates on Thursday. The Anfield side fell behind domestic and 0>.11"/.# /4% "We have recommended Igor European rivals but Tuesday's remarkable 4-3 $ .E4 ..4 -.- $F% $ Stimac's name to the All India aggregate win over Barcelona secured back-to- -$--$ ..1@1@*-#. Football Federation's Executive back Champions League finals and Van Dijk D4-" &4$ . -. 4.  . *- Committee after interviewing all the Buriram in Thailand on June 5. A The newly-appointed Technical believes they are starting to re-establish their -- .  .%  . /4%  #/ . four candidates. We found him as national camp is expected to begin Director Doru Isac was also present standing in the game. still have an outside chance of winning their -. 4 - $F% $ .#-: . . <.= best suited to become India coach," here from May 20. during the interview process. "Hopefully. That's something we work first domestic title since 1990. - $F% $.#.!/#//4%- Technical Committee Chairman The India head coach's position Stimac's impressive credentials towards," said the Dutch captain. "I feel that They need to beat Wolves on Sunday and E4-.$" Shyam Thapa said. has been lying vacant after Stephen as former player and manager (Manchester) City already have that bit of sta- hope City drop points at Brighton to pip their The AIFF is likely to officially Constantine quit the post following clinched the issue in his favour. tus because they have been dominating last year rivals in an extraordinarily tight title race.       0" announce Stimac's appointment as India's AFC Asian Cup campaign "His (Stimac's) experience as so much. "If it happens, it happens. We have no influ- New Delhi: -. Q- B4 $ 4%  India coach on Friday. Stimac's con- earlier this year. former player and manager is huge, "Hopefully we can keep going and make it ence on that. They have it in their hands," added #$-. #. &!  $  4-$ tract is likely to be for three years Stimac was the only candidate so the Committee was unanimous very difficult for any team in the world. the Professional Footballers' Association play- .4$ . B. .$F -. -   . #Q- initially and his first assignment will who turned up in person for the in the decision to pick him. Salary- "We have a great age group. Between 20 and er of the year. &!. . . .- Q- .$ &&* $ 4% be the Kings Cup international interview while the other three — wise and in every aspect I feel he 27, 28, so hopefully we can do it all together "We're still in this season and still anything &./4 -./ 1  /" &! -.  tournament in Thailand. South Korean Lee Min-sung, is best suited. Indian football will for the next couple of years at least and grow is possible. If it doesn't happen then it's not the $ 914.92E4 .$. Stimac's first match as India Spaniard Albert Roca and Hakan be in safe hands under him," as a team and hopefully get a lot of success." end of the world. We've had a fantastic season, -.2HF-./$"#4$-12 coach will be against Caribbean Ericson of Sweden — were inter- Thapa, a former India player him- With a place in Madrid secured, Liverpool, both of us. Man City have been outstanding as -.- - $4$$. ..%F nation Curacao in the Kings Cup at viewed via Skype. self, added. who last won the Champions League in 2005, well." -#!...4$:-- $4$$ .  *$" -$-  .$ &&* $ 4% #$:.-.!1@1@'#% E4. % -. .."1- . -. $  E4/  . )Q- &!. .: 6     +3         $Q-)B #$ : /$6&/ B$&&! /./#$- $E4.% -"  ■ )   won the Miami title in March. Halep regained control with  &   /L - ovak Djokovic defeated a break of serve for 6-5 as her New Delhi: $Q-.%-/-% !.  Jeremy Chardy 6-1, 7-6 opponent returned wide. She %/--$..E4.-.VH@:@@@ * (7/2) on Thursday at the wrapped up victory with an #Q-.4:.-./.-.- N (4(44-$"1HFF$:!$ Madrid Open to extend his dom- untouchable forehand to the ination of French opponents. corner. 092: $-%. $  -  HF1 HF?  . The Serb top seed needed "For me, it's a huge victory, - $4$..4#."U/<(4=- less than 90 minutes to reach the it's a huge match I played today,"  .. !/ $ //-- 4.  %$ -#." quarter-finals at the Caja Magica, Halep said.  .4/ . -  !- F-$$: . #.  beating Chardy for the 13th "It means a lot that to win. It -.-:U !.-$#4" !.-  time in as many attempts. Marin Cilic next after the was on clay so I liked my chances, /$4-- -$.F.# Djokovic holds an over- Croatian put out Laslo Djere 4- but still, it was very difficult and $ &# #% &#. &.-4 . . V 012!.4#. /$-#$. whelming record against the 6, 6-3, 6-2, winning 11 of the last every point was important. H@!. -. 4"&. -/ /Q- French, standing 66-2 against 13 games. 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with repeatedly and there would be no better stage than Qualifier 2 to come up with another match-wining knock and carry his bat through. Another young gun Prithvi Shaw too played an important innings of 56 and was happy to be back among the runs after low-scores in the previous three innings.   *     Delhi, having already played a game here, will have the advantage of knowing the the conditions better.     ) Their fast bowlers, Trent Boult and Ishant Sharma, did a decent job in the  ■ 6 &    ) play your game and chose absence of Kagiso Rabada and were well bowlers that we want to hit supported by Keemo Paul, who picked elhi Capitals opener first and obviously Nabi and up three wickets. Prithvi Shaw heaped Rashid were the best bowlers Veteran spinner Amit Mishra was Dpraises on teammate on their side. It was an inter- frugal again and also picked up an Rishab Pant, calling him the esting game and I'm happy important wicket. best finisher among young- that we won." The batsmen would be rather sters after the 21-year-old On how he plans to tack- relieved that they would not have to face helped Delhi Capitals beat le Chennai Super Kings the spin threat of Imran Tahir and Sunrisers Hyderabad by two bowlers in the Qualifier 2, to Harbhajan Singh on a turner in wickets in a nerve-wracking be held on Friday, Shaw said Chennai but it would be a challenge IPL Eliminator. the Delhi players have faced nonetheless. Chasing a target of 163, the defending champions in Another thing Delhi would have to Delhi Capitals were brought previous IPLs and they be wary of is stage fright though the to cusp of victory by Pant, understand the game. Eliminator surely prepared them for who smashed 49 off 21 balls "The team will have a the tougher battles ahead. with five sixes even as West plan after reaching Chennai. CSK, on the other hand, are used Indies' Keemo Paul finished How to face which bowler to playing the big matches, having won it off in the penultimate ball like Harbhajan (Singh) bhai, three titles besides being runners-up of the innings with a bound- Jaddu (Ravindra Jadeja) sir or four times. ary off Khaleel Ahmed on (Imran) Tahir sir. We will They were hammered by Mumbai Wednesday. have to plan. We will look to Live on Star Sports 1& 2 HEAD Indians in Qualifier 1 but expect CSK "In these T20 games, do what we've done earlier."  ■ 6 &    ) LEAGUE MATCHES TO to bounce back in style. there's a lot of pressure. I was Shaw said that it is not HEAD Dhoni will be expecting an praying that we win. Pant did about who plays who but elhi Capitals, who have  Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets at Delhi improved performance from his bats- a brilliant job. I have said that depends on how prepared the finally come together to  & ' men after the disappointment against he is the best finisher among team is for the game. play like 'Daredevils', will Chennai Super Kings defeated Delhi Capitals by 80 runs at Chennai "; *" Mumbai Indians. the young players. He always "Personally, whichever have to produce another "-. Opener Shane Watson has not been opens up the game for us. He ball is lose, I will smash that special effort to beat the FOR THE RECORD 48.+"! among the runs ever since smashing a has been doing very well. ball. Even with Harbhajan $"/ Dconsistent Chennai Super Kings for the  *  (  9P?@) 53-ball 96 against Sunrisers on April 23. Unfortunately, he could not bhai and Tahir sir is bowling, Shikhar Dawan is the highest run getter for Delhi Capitals this sea- first time this season and make their son. He scored 503 runs at an average of 35.92 and a strike rate of The talismanic skipper admitted finish it for us, but Keemo did I will obviously smash it," maiden IPL final here on Friday. 135.94 in 15 innings of as many matches. It is third time when he that they could have read the conditions well in the end," Shaw said at Shaw added. It was CSK who denied Delhi a top- game reignited the debate on social better against Mumbai at home and the post match press confer- When asked about two spot in the league standings with scored over 500 runs in an IPL season after 569 runs in 2012 and media over his non-selection in India's asked his batsmen to be careful with ence. Delhi's tendency to lose wick- 501 runs in 2016 . a crushing 80-run win at Chepauk and  World Cup squad with former England shot selection going forward. The 19-year-old top- ets at the most crucial the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side Harbhajan Singh who claimed 148 wickets at an average of 26.41 captain Michael Vaughan saying it was "These are the best batsmen we scored with 56 off 38 balls on moments, the batsman said, stands in their way again, only stakes in 155 innings of 158 matches, needs just two wickets to become "bonkers" to not have the young-wick- have got, it looks like we are are batting a "sticky wicket" to give Delhi "I think we like to make are much higher in the Qualifier 2. fourth bowler to take 150 wickets in IPL. etkeeper batsman in the mega event. well, but at times, they pull off shots that a great start. every game interesting. Every The tense win in the Eliminator, set  Chennai Super Kings will become the second team after Mumbai His sensational effort made all the shouldn't be played. These are the play- Shaw said while playing time things are going well, we up by their star player Rishabh Pant on Indians (108 wins in 186 matches ) to complete a century of wins difference in the run-chase but he got ers who we have banked on, they have in the middle he concentrates give away two-three wickets. Wednesday night is bound to provide if they beat Delhi Capitals. They have won 99 out of 163 matches out when his team was very close to the the experience and they should know on choosing the bowlers who "But I think that's the an extra dose of motivation going into in IPL so far. finishing line. to assess the conditions better," said he can hit. charm of T20 cricket. Till the the knock-out game at Vizag. 98,99"2# Not being able to finish games is Dhoni after the six-wicket loss to "While you're playing in time you don't feel the pres- Pant's 21-ball 49 in a high-pressure one criticism that he has had to deal Mumbai. the middle it is simple — just sure, its not as much fun." ) - &0'&5*>'5-%0'-)&-*2

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But he has to hit right from match series. plays no part in this season's Ashes series Richardson is out of the World It has been seen that dur- ball one, if he drops down at Barbados-born Archer was not even though the fast bowler has yet to Cup, but Kane Richardson has ing death overs, it is Dhoni 5 or 6. Then he has to take included in England's preliminary make his Test debut for England. been brought in. Look, any side who takes over the field place- risks," he reasoned. squad for the World Cup but could "I would be absolutely staggered if that goes to the World Cup will be ments with Kohli manning Dhoni would turn 38 dur- force his way into their final 15 via his he's not taking part in the Ashes series very well prepared. It's all about the deep. ing the upcoming marquee displays in this five-match series. as well as the World Cup," Vaughan told who adapts well to the English "In terms of match-reading event in England and when "He's obviously a class act," reporters in London on Thursday. wickets," Lee said. and forming strategies, Dhoni asked whether his famous Plunkett, one of England's estab- "He's just got a gift and when you Pacer Jhye Richardson had is still unparallel. Even Kohli ward would call it quits after lished quicks, told reporters after- get that kind of quality you have to get suffered a dislocated shoulder doesn't have that. So Kohli the World Cup, he dismissed wards. those players involved in all formats of during the series against Pakistan needs to take some advice. If it with a laugh. "He showed today, he's rocked up the game," the former England captain in the UAE and is only expected to Dhoni would not have been "Do you want him to and bowled really nicely with pace and added. return to full fitness for the Ashes part of the Indian team, there retire? Haven't you seen his fit- smashed the right good areas, picked "He'll win England World Cup ■  tour that takes place after the would be nobody to help him." ness level," the former games up a wicket in the first few overs, beat- games, he'll win them T20 games and World Cup. "Virat still needs time as teacher of Jawahar Vidya ing the left-hander (Imam) on the out- I'm very, very confident that he'll have win World Cup-winning Lee also stated that one captain and advice from Mandir Ranchi, said. side edge." a big say in winning Test matches this pacer Brett Lee believes that shouldn't be tricked into thinking Dhoni would only help him," "Fitness is everything. But Plunkett added: "It looks easy for summer as well as down the years." Tdefending champions that pacers will have a great time Banerjee told reporters during I cannot say about his retire- him, he ambles in and bowls 93 Joe Root, the current England Test Australia have got it in them to go at the World Cup simply because the summer camp launch of ment, not even his father or mph, he makes it look effortless." captain, was understandably more the distance in the upcoming 2019 it is in England. "We've got to keep MS Dhoni Cricket Academy wife," he said, citing example Questions have been raised about guarded when asked about Archer's Test World Cup in England and Wales in mind what time the tournament Clinic. of Dhoni's surprise Test retire-  ■ '' the effect on team morale of catapult- prospects. starting from May 30. will be played. It is in June and July India will open their cam- ment announcement on ing Archer, only recently qualified on "When you watch him play in these Speaking about it Lee said and the wickets over there aren't paign in the World Cup December 30, 2014 in the iam Plunkett said England would residency grounds, into England's games, you are always looking towards that an injury to fast bowler Jhye really conducive to fast bowling at against South Africa on June middle of their away series be a "better team" if Jofra Archer World Cup squad. the Ashes," he said. Richardson shouldn't cause the that time of the year," the pacer 5 and there's been a lot of talk Down Under. Lmade it into their World Cup But Plunkett said: "With him in "It will be interesting to see how he Aaron Finch-led side too much explained. about a weak middle order, Banerjee also spoke about squad after his fellow fast bowler again your squad, you're going to be a bet- develops throughout these games and trouble as the likes of former "So a lot of people think it will especially with no specialist at young Rishabh Pant's omis- impressed on international duty. ter team. how he handles everything but so far I skipper Steve Smith and David be a bowler's wicket, but it's not No 4. Dhoni is the answer to sion from the World Cup Archer continued his late bid for "Whoever performs best should think he's been fine." Vaughan acknowl- Warner have returned to bolster necessarily the case. I think they the No 4 riddle, Banerjee squad and said: "It's too early a World Cup berth with a hostile be in the squad. If it wasn't Jofra, edged that Root, in his position as skip- the squad. will be okay with the brand new opined. to give him a chance. Our opening spell against Pakistan at The someone else would be knocking on per, had to be more guarded as he thinks "They can go as far as they ball, but once the shine goes from "I feel Dhoni should bat at bench strength is huge and his Oval on Wednesday. the door... If they come in and bowl ahead to the five-match series against want to go. They are a good team. the ball it's going to be hard work No 4 in the World Cup. It is a (Pant's) chance will come." He took one wicket and conced- well, they deserve to be there." Australia. There has been an injury for one for the fast bowlers," he said.